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There are 17 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Reparata and the Delrons Discography
From: Louis
2. Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
From: Simon White
3. Re: Denise Ferri/Lou Christie
From: Ian Chapman
4. Re: Edwards on Hyland
From: Ken
5. Re: Connie Francis on musica
From: Stuffed Animal
6. Re: Reparata and the Delrons Discography
From: Ken Mortimer
7. Re: Reparata and the Delrons
From: Ian Chapman
8. Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
From: Will Stos
9. Righteous Brothers and Johnny Wimber
From: Stuffed Animal
10. The Ivories
From: Martin Roberts
11. Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
From: Simon White
12. Re: Brian Hyland - Save Your Heart For Me
From: Billy G. Spradlin
13. John Kongos, Schrag
From: Art Longmire
14. Re: Connie Francis' "Souvenirs"
From: Ian Chapman
15. Re: Paisley Pop
From: Ken Bell
16. Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
From: Ian Chapman
17. Re: Reparata and the Delrons
From: Louis
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 09:27:26 -0000
From: Louis
Subject: Reparata and the Delrons Discography
I have been enjoying listening to the 3rd CD I got on
Reparata and the Delrons called "Magical Musical
History Tour."
It even has 3 previously unreleased songs on it.
Any idea where those songs would fit into John Clemente's
"Girl Groups" discography on page 93?
Regarding the 1st CD, on Collectables, which covers
the World Artists years, and some of Reparata's later
recordings, I noticed that I have the Collectables CD with
the song "Jesabee Lancer" but now the CD does not have that
song on current issues of it.
Do you know where this song would fit in Reparata and the
Delrons discography?
Furthermore, the CD has a great song called "A Love For
You and Me" which I do not see listed in that discography.
And finally, they have the song listed as "Summer
Thoughts." Is this the same song you list as "A Summer
Thought" ?
Does anyone have an updated discography on Reparata & the
Delrons by any chance?
Thanks,
Louis
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:58:33 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
Will Stos wrote:
> Anybody know anything about this girl group, or the song? It
> sounds very weird. Probably mid-late 60s, mix between soul and
> psychedelic styles. The lead vocal is very wobbly in places.
> Still, it's extremely catchy.
As played on the Metropolitan Soul Show 5th May! It's a classic
in Northern Soul Circles. Lead singer was Anita Anderson
apparently. It has a wonderful piano in it and is very atmospheric.
Kev Roberts' essential book "Northern Soul Top 500" lists it at
number 332 and values it at £200 for the original Despanza release
and £600 for the release on Wand!
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:37:46 -0000
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Re: Denise Ferri/Lou Christie
Denise Ferri wrote:
> "Lightning Strikes" and the entire "Lightning Strikes" album
> was not backed up by The Tammys. The songs "Trapeze", "Diary",
> "Cryin' in the Streets", Jungle", "Baby We Got to Run Away",
> "Heatwave", "Goin' Out of My Head", "You've Got Your Troubles"
> were all sung by three back-up singers: Denise Ferri,
> Bernadette Carroll and Peggy Santiglia (The Angels).....also,
> on "Baby We Got to Run Away", Denise, Bernadette and Peggy
> spoke the words..."I Love You Lou".
Hi and welcome to Spectropop, Denise -
Thanks for the first-hand info - that album is a firm
favourite here at Spectropop, and in no small part due to the
great backing vocals all over it. I always thought "You've
Got Your Troubles", with you girls way up in front, was more
like a girl-group record, with Lou just singing alongside you!
John Clemente, in his "Girl Groups" book, also put us straight
regarding you, Peggy and Bernadette backing "Lightnin' Strikes".
You were with Peggy in the Delicates before then, right? John's
book has a couple of pics of you with Peggy and also with Arlene
Lanzotti.
Do you have any memories of other sessions you did that you might
like to share with the group? How about solo stuff - did you ever
make any records under your own name?
Ian
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 9:28:46 -0400
From: Ken
Subject: Re: Edwards on Hyland
Bobster wrote:
> I'll look for the 1963 single with "Save Your Heart....." on
> the B side. I love most of what I've heard by Brian H.
If you can't find the "Save Your Heart For Me" by Brian Hyland
(I saw him with Freddy Cannon and Paul Revere at Central Missouri
State College back in 1968), let me know. I have it on a CD I
created from all the singles I have by him. I would be glad to
save that with you.
Ken
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:57:05 -0000
From: Stuffed Animal
Subject: Re: Connie Francis on musica
Mike Edwards wrote:
> I knew Connie Francis did rock and roll songs for 45s and
> standards for albums but it was not until I got the 1987
> Polygram CD, "Rocksides (1957-64)" that I realized what a
> strong contribution she made to the girl-group genre. The best
> track has to be "Don't Ever Leave Me"; Brill Building pop at its
> finest.
Small wonder ... with Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich writing and
production credits, and Artie Butler arranging! Check out the
UK single, too ... it's an alternate mix that brings La Franconero's
vocals out front-and-center.
The US b-side,
> "We Have Something More (Than a Summer Love)" has not made it
> to CD
Yes, it has, albeit an out-of-print CD. Bill Levenson and I chose
it for inclusion on the 1996 Polydor box set CONNIE FRANCIS SOUVENIRS.
> I hope you get to enjoy "We Have Something More (Than A Summer
> Love)" but it will take a couple of spins
It won't take that long ... you'll love it immediately! It's got a
fabulous Bert Keyes arrangement ... Latinesque soul rhythms a la
Leiber and Stoller circa 1961.
A few other great Connie Francis rock performances are:
"Gonna Git That Man" (flipside of "Second Hand Love")
"Over-The-Hill Underground" (shortlisted for inclusion on SOUVENIRS)
"It's A Different World"
"Fallin'"(Connie's greatest rock performance)
DO THE TWIST (entire album, but especially "Mister Twister")
Stuff
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:21:54 +0100
From: Ken Mortimer
Subject: Re: Reparata and the Delrons Discography
Louis wrote:
> I have been enjoying listening to the 3rd CD I got on
> Reparata and the Delrons called "Magical Musical History
> Tour."Does anyone have an updated discography on Reparata
> & the Delrons by any chance?
I've just read somewhere that the Reparata who was a member
of Lady Flash (Barry Manilow's vocal backing group) is not
the same person who sang 'Captain Of Your Ship'. Is that true?
Ken
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:41:42 -0000
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Re: Reparata and the Delrons
Ken Mortimer wrote:
> I've just read somewhere that the Reparata who was a member
> of Lady Flash (Barry Manilow's vocal backing group) is not
> the same person who sang 'Captain Of Your Ship'. Is that true?
Yes Ken, it's quite well-documented that the Reparata in
Lady Flash was ex-Delron Lorraine Mazzola, who appropriated
the name from the original Reparata, Mary Aiese. Mary won
out in the end, Lorraine withdrawing her claim to the name
before the case came to court. However.....
The subject's been recently discussed over at the Legendary
Girl Group Singers site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/legendarygirlgroupsingers/
There, regular Spectropop contributor Ray, who knew both Mary
and Lorraine, has added a little more background info on the
current situation of Lorraine. The relevant message in their
archives can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/legendarygirlgroupsingers/message/2016
To Louis:
"Jesabee Lancer (The Belly Dancer)" - to give it its full title -
was issued in 1976, and was the follow-up to "Shoes". Its b-side
was "We Need You".
Ian
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 15:07:19 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
Simon White wrote:
> As played on the Metropolitan Soul Show 5th May! It's a classic
> in Northern Soul Circles. Lead singer was Anita Anderson
> apparently. It has a wonderful piano in it and is very atmospheric.
Thanks Simon. Do you know what the B-side sounds like? And if they
recorded anything else?
Will : )
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:24:09 -0000
From: Stuffed Animal
Subject: Righteous Brothers and Johnny Wimber
I've been revisiting my Righteous Brothers album collection,
and once again I've fallen in love with their Moonglow sessions!
They're so raw and wild and fun. Bill Medley, undoubtedly
producing sessions for the first time, created a wonderful body
of work at Moonglow. My favorites include "Fannie Mae," "I Still
Love You," "Burn On Love," "Gotta Tell You How I Feel" and "If
You're Lyin', You'll Be Cryin'." Does anyone know what became
of Johnny Wimber, the arranger on these early sides? Why did he
stop working with the Righteous Brothers? And did he arrange for
any other artists?
Stuff
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:43:04 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: The Ivories
Perhaps I'm missing the point regarding Will and Simon's
'Ivories'(!) but I've played the Ivories' "I'm In Love",
Mercury 6291, released Nov 19th 1957, to musica.
Now honestly, has anyone heard a sweeter piece of doo-wop
this week?
Martin
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:30:21 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
Will Stos wrote:
> Thanks Simon. Do you know what the B-side sounds like? And
> if they recorded anything else?
I only have a reissue Will, different artist flip. I don't know
of any other recordings....that nice Ian Chapman fellow might..?
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:46:02 -0000
From: Billy G. Spradlin
Subject: Re: Brian Hyland - Save Your Heart For Me
Did "Save Your Heart For Me" ever appear on any of Brian's
albums in true stereo? The version on MCA's "Greatest Hits"
is in mono. It also sounds like it was recorded in Nashville.
Billy
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 22:09:53 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: John Kongos, Schrag
I've been listening to a CD called Paisley Pop for several
months now and it features a group called Schrag doing
"Lavender Popcorn" and "I Wish I Was Five" - both terrific
psychedelic pop songs. I tried to research the group today
and was surprised to learn that the group's leader was a
musician named John Kongos...who had a song out way back in
1971 that I have been looking for called "He's Gonna Step On
You Again".
This tune got a lot of airplay on my local a.m. station in
Southern California. I'll never forget how I tried finding it
in all the local stores with no success...like there was a
jinx on it or something! It may have been a hit in the U.K.
as well. Anybody else remember hearing this? I never came close
to hearing it again, but I did get the song on a compilation LP
about six years ago.
Art Longmire
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 23:39:12 -0000
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Re: Connie Francis' "Souvenirs"
Mike Edwards:
> "We Have Something More (Than a Summer Love)" has not made
> it to CD.
Stuffed Animal:
> Yes, it has, albeit an out-of-print CD. Bill Levenson and I
> chose it for inclusion on the 1996 Polydor box set CONNIE
> FRANCIS SOUVENIRS.
Don,
Can I assume that Connie's "Souvenirs" was the title track of
your box set? I really like that track, which always seems to
get overlooked when talk turns to Connie's Brill Building-type
stuff. Even though Ellie & Jeff didn't write that one, Ellie
is so "all over it" on the intro. My copy is on a German 45,
which lists only the writer credits (Mark Barkan/Dick Heard)
Who produced it?
Ian
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:39:12 -0500
From: Ken Bell
Subject: Re: Paisley Pop
Art Longmire wrote:
> I've been listening to a CD called Paisley Pop for several
> months now and it features a group called Schrag doing
> "Lavender Popcorn" and "I Wish I Was Five" - both terrific
> psychedelic pop songs.
The CD you are talking about is overall an excellent CD. It
has several little known groups with some really good songs.
I can't answer any part of your question, but wanted to throw
my nickel opinion out there about the CD.
Peace,
Noiro
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 23:58:18 -0000
From: Ian Chapman
Subject: Re: The Ivories - Please Stay
Will:
> Thanks Simon. Do you know what the B-side sounds like? And
> if they recorded anything else?
Simon:
> I only have a reissue Will, different artist flip. I don't
> know of any other recordings....that nice Ian Chapman fellow
> might..?
'Fraid he can't - all he can tell you is that there was an
Ivories on Jaguar in '56, but as that was a New York label,
unlikely to be the Chicago group of 11 years later on Despenza/
Wand.
There's also the Ivories that Martin's just played to musica,
on Mercury, from '57 - obviously a boy/girl group - don't know
if they're the same as the Jaguar outfit (?)
And there were two more releases, both in '62 - one on the Darla
label (billed as the Ivories) and one on Sparta (spelled as
Ivorys, but the same group) - again, no idea if this group bore
any relation to those on Jaguar or Mercury.
BTW, Simon, did you catch Bobby Rydell's version of "The River
Is Wide" that was played to musica a fortnight ago by Den? It's
stormin' northern, Norman - right up your alley!
Ian
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 00:55:07 -0000
From: Louis
Subject: Re: Reparata and the Delrons
Ian wrote:
> "Jesabee Lancer (The Belly Dancer)" - to give it its full title -
> was issued in 1976, and was the follow-up to "Shoes". Its b-side
> was "We Need You".
Is the correct title of the song "We Need You" or "A Song For All"
because it is listed as track 18 on Collectables CD COL-CD-0527
as "A Song For All"?
Do you know what the label and number of the record is?
Thanks,
Louis
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