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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: New Aussie girlie collection (Canetoad)
From: Lindsay Martin
2. The Carolines
From: John Fox
3. Snappy Jackets - album graphics site
From: Kurt B
4. Happy Birthday to Ron Dante
From: Mark
5. Enough Lurking - Here's the Intro!
From: Mark
6. Re: Joey Levine
From: Scott Charbonneau
7. Re: Roy Orbison/Del/ 4 seasons in the late 60's
From: Jeffrey Glenn
8. La La and the La-larettes
From: Will Stos
9. Re: Roy Orbison/Del Shannon
From: Steve Harvey
10. Shirley Ellis - Shy One
From: jerophonic
11. Re: Joey Levine
From: Bob Rashkow
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:57:19 +1000
From: Lindsay Martin
Subject: Re: New Aussie girlie collection (Canetoad)
Kingsley, you're right: Canetoad doesn't seem to have an
official website, though there is an unofficial site with
a catalogue at http://canetoadrecords.hypermart.net/cir.htm
One place to order Canetoad releases is Timewarp (Glenn A.
Baker's shop) in Sydney. Go to
http://www.timewarp.com.au/html/canetoad_records.html
for a list; their ordering details are at the link "What
We're About" at the foot of the page.
Canetoad is an interesting reissue label: some of this stuff
is unavailable elsewhere. If I want to clear the room here I
put on their compilation from the W & G label. It's pre-Brit
Invasion instrumentals, mainly in the style of the Shads & the
Ventures. Some of it is fairly excruciating but it's all of
irresistible historic value.
There are some gems amongst it, though, such as the local hit
version of the Rebels/Rockin' Rebels' "Wild Weekend" by the
Thunderbirds from Melbourne (and a fine version it is, too).
And where else are you gonna hear the Saxons' instrumental of
"Pedro the Fisherman"?
The Canetoad label's name, by the way, is from an ugly and
much-despised introduced pest in northern Australia.
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:41:42 EDT
From: John Fox
Subject: The Carolines
I have a British-issued girl group compilation CD called
"Run Mascara" that includes a great song, "Can't Stop Loving
The Boy" by The Carolines. It was issued on the Roulette
label but did not chart. Does anyone know who was in this
group or what their story is? The lead vocal is tremendous.
The liner notes barely mention anything.
John Fox
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:11:02 -0700
From: Kurt B
Subject: Snappy Jackets - album graphics site
Grand opening of a new site.
Snappy Jackets explores LP and CD graphics, inserts,
45 sleeves, labels, etc. Snappy Jackets contains 100
percent art, with zero percent commentary. Album art
submissions encouraged (JPEG, 500 kb and below only)
Snappy Jackets
http://houseplant.bravehost.com/
Kurt B.
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:38:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark
Subject: Happy Birthday to Ron Dante
Hi Gang-
Want to wish the best to Ron Dante (Archies/Cufflinks)
celebrating his birthday today (8/22).
If you'd like to add your greetings for Ron on a
special card I will present to him here in Cleveland,
send them on to plumcrazy4ron@yahoo.com or post them
on the Ron Dante Fans Forum. I will be seeing him
Saturday and Sunday and will be giving him all the
greetings (including Tommy Roe, Tommy James, Donna
Marie, Sid Fischer [Brill songwriter], Nancy Richards
[8th Day], Wedge Michaels [Fang & the Gang] and
others) that we've collected so far. You can view the
collection of greetings at the Plum Crazy for Ron &
the Archies site.
Cheers,
Mark
http://rondantefans.hyperboards.com
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 02:49:52 GMT
From: Mark
Subject: Enough Lurking - Here's the Intro!
Hey Guys!
Decided to take the plunge and finally join this group after
hearing about it on other lists!
A little about me: I'm 39, a lifelong record collector/music
buff from Cleveland, with a collection of over 6,000 45s, 02 ,000
LPs and hundreds of CDs (I have cassettes, but don't really count
those as they are not my preferred music medium--too fragile).
I have extremely broad tastes in music, but my main interests
over the past few years have been Northern soul, garage punk,
celebrity recordings, and older country, but I can converse
about quite a lot of different musical genres.
I have written liner notes for two Collectables CDs at the request
of my friend, Outsiders guitarist Tom King: "Roots of the Outsiders"
by Tom King and the Starfires and "30 Years Live" by the Outsiders
feature my writings in the liners.
If any of you have MSN or Yahoo Messenger, feel free to add my
name to your contact list. My handle on both is elvimark; I use
my Hotmail address for MSN (elvimark@hotmail.com) and this here
address for my Yahoo.
Looking forward to participating. There's quite a lot of things to
weigh in on over the past week--best get to it! :)
Best,
Mark
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:24:31 -0000
From: Scott Charbonneau
Subject: Re: Joey Levine
Ken Bell wrote:
> I the the LP by the Third Rail which list Joey Levine as
> the lead singer. It is really a pretty good LP, of course,
> I love bubblegum music from the late 60 to the early 70s.
> If you would like to hear some or all of it, let me know.
> I have already transferred my LP and it sounds really good.
This has just been reissued by Rev-Ola in the UK, with bonus
tracks from non-LP 45s.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 01:14:39 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: Roy Orbison/Del/ 4 seasons in the late 60's
Richard:
> Lots of early 60's artists attempted the move into prog and
> psych and most of them failed commercially despite the quality
> output which is a shame. I guess people at time just pigeon-
> holed them into the previous era and did not want to hear that
> from them. Now we can look back and hear what great music it
> was without the hangup of is it fashionable.
I've got a 1967 Tommy Sands 45 on Imperial called "Candy Store
Prophet" that quite simply rocks, driven by a combination of
fuzztone and horns. You'd never guess who it was from hearing it!
Jeff
http://lostjukebox.tripod.com
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:27:09 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: La La and the La-larettes
Does anyone know anything about this group, La La and the
La-larettes? I've never heard them, but their name has always
struck me as quite peculiar. Any relation to La La Brooks?
Or are there really two La Las?
Will : )
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:11:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Roy Orbison/Del Shannon
Claudette, Roy's wife, died in a motorcycle accident in 1966.
Two years later he lost two of his three sons when his
Nashville home caught fire.
Del did a great tune called "Thinkin' It Over" on Liberty,
where he did a lot of cover tunes at the time. Great anthem
like tune that builds, but none of his stuff was psych.
There was a CD of his Liberty stuff out a few years back.
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 05:08:57 -0000
From: jerophonic
Subject: Shirley Ellis - Shy One
Although I'm not sure how high it charted on local radio
playlists at the time of release, Shirley Ellis' "Shy One"
was a staple of high school dancesin the Philadelphia area
through the mid-sixties. The lyric made it the perfect
"ladies' choice" slow drag, and I have strong memories
of hearing it echo inside cavernous gymnasiums along with
"Thank You and Goodnight" and "Town Without Pity". It was
also included on "30 Boss Hits"-type LP collections from
local stations like WIBG. I didn't realize the applause on
"Shy One" might be fake until years later.
Several years ago Rhino issued a various artists collection
which included a version of "Nitty Gritty" without the applause.
It sounded really empty. But I'm curious: does a similar version
of "Shy One" exist?
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:12:29 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Joey Levine
Third Rail was a super group (though not a "supergroup"!!)
"Invisible Man" is one of my favorite cuts. It takes a playful
swipe at the typical commuter businessperson suburbanite way
back in '67. "Run, Run, Run" (one of God knows how many songs
by that name!) charted at #53 in early Fall '67. I never owned
the single--is "No Return", the B-side, the same tune so
wonderfully sung and played by Storybook People on Dunhill
(which I do have)? Sloan-Barri, perhaps?
Bobster
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