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Volume #0031 01/17/98
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Subject: "Babe, I Need Your Love"?
Sent: 1/14/98 6:17 AM
Received: 1/17/98 1:16 AM
From: DANIEL LEGA, LEXXX@XXXXXX.bobst.nyu.edu
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXX@XXXXXXies.com
Hey, can anyone tell me who did this song, "Babe,
I Need Your Love"? I don't know if that's the correct
title. I remember it from years ago, but recently have
heard it on a gasoline commmercial, the one where the
guy is leaving his car in the airline parking lot and
runs back and inflates a rubber gasoline pump to keep
his car company while he's away.
The lyrics go something like this:
Babe, gonna need your love
The minute you walk out that door
Please don't go
Don't go-o-o-o-o
I want you to stay
Thanks for any help,
Dan Lega
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Subject: Re: Bryan Maclean
Sent: 12/13/97 1:45 AM
Received: 12/13/97 3:36 AM
From: BashPop, BashXXX@XXXXXXm
<< On Thu, 11 Dec 1997,Jamie LePage wrote:
> Speaking of Love, I heard that a Bryan Maclean album was
> recently released, and that the recordings were all
> original 60's tapes exhumed from Maclean's mother's
> garage. Does this exist? Is it available? Has anyone
> heard it? Is it as good as one might expect from the
> description?>>
Hi Jamie,
The album is called "Ifyoubelievein" and it's on
Sundazed records. It's pretty bare bones, and upon
first listen I didn't think the melodies were strong
enough to overcome the spare production. I'll give it
another shot.
--
Spectropop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David
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Subject: HDH-What Happened?
Sent: 1/13/98 10:53 PM
Received: 1/14/98 12:16 AM
From: David Marsteller, davebXXX@XXXXXXlin.org
Hi everybody! Hope you enjoyed your vacations. This
morning, I'm having a bit of a Honey Cone festival at
home-"Want Ads" should be coming up any moment. What
this leads me to is to wonder what exactly happened to
Holland-Dozier-Holland? After their break with Berry
Gordy, they started up both the Invictus and Hot Wax
labels and had hits with Chairmen Of The Board, Freda
Payne, Eighth Day and Honey Cone, many of which were
other's compositions and productions. It looked like
they were ready to give Motown a run for the money. Then,
it went kaput, and although HDH continued to write and
produce, their hitmaking days were behind them. Any
ideas? Lawsuits? Payola?
Later
Dave
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Subject: Psychedelic Rock
Sent: 1/12/98 10:14 AM
Received: 1/13/98 12:27 AM
From: D mirich, DmirXXX@XXXXXXm
First of all I want to thank Jamie LePage and Jack Madani
for recommending some of the most astounding music that I
can imagine. Quite some time ago Page told me about the
music of Gary Usher and Curt Boettcher from the groups
called Sagittarius, and the Millennium. Present Tense,
from Sag -- and Begin, from the Mil, have given me
countless hours of musical ecstasy (ever wonder where the
Byrds learned what to do? Even some very Zepplinesque
stuff as well).
Recently, Madani spoke of the Flowerpotmen who are from
this same 1967 -- 68 time frame and are also currently
blowing my mind (I must admit that the flawless 5 minute
classic, Beach Baby is a very guilty pleasure of mine!).
Also, obviously I worship the Love classic, Forever
Changes (more pre-Byrds stuff) -- and even the first side
of De Capo.
Now, I'm asking the members of this list to help me to
find more of this magical music from this, the Golden Age
of psychedelic rock and roll. What other LPs (CDs) belong
alongside these beautiful works?
BTW, thanks Jack before recommending the Andrew Gold
records. I always hated the song Thank You for Being a
Friend (my local TV news station used it as their jingle
and burned it to the ground! I didn't even know who
wrote this song but I wanted to see him to pilloried in
the town's square!) However, it turns out of the this
Brian-O-Phile is very talented and has a catalog of
highly listenable music.
Dave Mirich
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Subject: The Move
Sent: 1/12/98 9:12 AM
Received: 1/13/98 12:27 AM
From: Scott Bauman, scottbauXXX@XXXXXXmsn.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXX@XXXXXXies.com
"To help get things off to a good start, perhaps listers
would like to share any new finds or rediscoveries from
the recent holiday season."
Well, I haven't been on this list long enough to know if
The Move has been discussed here, but I'd like to
heartily recommend their recent 3-CD collection entitled
Movements. As many of you probably know, The Move was
the brainchild of Roy Wood, who later formed the
Electric Light Orchestra with future Wilbury and fellow
Move member Jeff Lynne.
This collection contains everything The Move released
commercially until they signed with Harvest. Thus, it
contains their first three albums in their entirety (The
Move, Shazam, and Looking On) as well as all of their
early singles. Also included is all of their live EP
"Something Else," which contains covers of songs by The
Byrds ("So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star") and Love
("Stephanie Knows Who").
Although they never had much success here in the U.S.,
the group had several top 5 hits in the U.K., including
the fantastic Flowers In the Rain and Blackberry Way
(which is best described as a combination of Penny Lane
and Strawberry Fields Forever).
It is fascinating to listen to the development of the
band through the collection. On the first disc, the band
concocts twisted little pop songs, like I Can Hear The
Grass Grow and Cherry Blossom Clinic. On the second disc,
the band starts stretching out into longer, more
ambitious cuts (the Shazam album, contained on this disc,
only contains six songs). By the third disc, the band
loses some of its steam (some of their songs sound like
Humble Pie or Black Sabbath with David Bowie on lead
vocals), but is still able to crank out great proto-pop
like Brontosaurus and Lightning Never Strikes Twice.
It's obvious that bands like Cheap Trick (who have
covered two songs by The Move) and Jellyfish were
heavily influenced by this great band.
-- Scott
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Subject: Holidaze (re)discovery
Sent: 1/17/98 2:35 AM
Received: 1/17/98 1:16 AM
From: LePageWeb, le_page_XXX@XXXXXXies.com
Over the holidays I had the chance to relisten to a few
fave LPs and even get copies of a few previously unknown
(to me) gems that I thought worth mentioning.
FREE DESIGN
I got a tape of their Christmas show done for Armed Forces
Radio, and hearing that a few times over the holidays made
me go back to their albums. This is a band that is surely
worth rediscovering. Chris Dedrick's writing and
arrangements are wonderful. Kites Are Fun. Proper
Ornaments, etc. A good CD retrospect in U.S. is long
overdue.
THE CAKE
Baby That's Me is absolutely priceless. It's got the
coolness of Jackie DeShannon, the Nitzsche groove with a
perfect example of his ethereal strings, and great Gold
Star ambiance; it's everything. So I seek more. I managed
to find two Decca singles, both under the direction of
Green(e) and Stone. None of the four sides has that
"latter day Philles/Gold Star" sound as does Baby That's
Me. The Cake have at least one album, which I have never
heard. Is there anything else as magnificent as Baby
That's Me?
btw, what's the story on Charlie Greene and Brian Stone?
Wasn't York their label? They did the early Buffalo
Springfield records, and I believe they were connected
with Priscilla Paris after the Spector/Gregmark releases.
What I know by them was recorded at Gold Star. I've never
heard Green and Stone mentioned as Spector protoge, but
the indirect connection to Spector is obvious on much of
their work.
JIMI HENDRIX
Well, over the holidays I heard the new CD. I forget the
title. It has Chas Chandler's original All Along The
Watchtower which was very interesting. Also on the CD is
the rather obscure Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's
Dice, but a strange (Eddie Kramer!) remix circa 1972. Why
didn't they use the original Chas Chandler mix? It was far
better - it was right where it was supposed to have been.
At last, a legit "Definitive Remastering" re-release of
this rare B-side, and a stereo remix is used...hmm.
GORDIAN KNOT
I know little about this except that when a friend played
it for me one late-December evening I thought it was
quite good. I was surprised to find the Clark Burroughs
credit. From the Hi-Lo's to the Gordian Knot. An
impressive scope. Any other Clark Burroughs "soft rock"
recommendations?
All the best,
LePageWeb
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Subject: Re: Spectropop V#0029
Sent: 12/14/97 4:50 AM
Received: 12/14/97 11:45 PM
From: Kentaur, KentXXX@XXXXXXm
>You realize how amusing this dance's name would be to
> any British person, since "to shag" in BritEng means to,
> erm ... have intercourse of the sexual kind. However, I
> believe there is also an American or Canadian term
> "shaggin' wagon," meaning a van featuring special
> accoutrements designed to facilitate sexual congress,
> which makes me wonder if this use of "shag" is indeed a
> trans-Atlantic phenomenon... I think we should be told.
The Tams ("What Kind of Fool Do You Think I Am," "Be
Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy," etc.) had a rather large
hit in the UK, in late 1987. It was called "Do You Like
Shaggin' With the One You Love," I think. And, yes, I
was told by the guys at Radio Luxembourg about the
"British" definition of the word, "shag." They seemed
to be amused by the title.
--KFW
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