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Volume #0362 December 26, 1999
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Subject: Christmas Trackin'
Received: 12/25/99 4:05 pm
From: Ian Chapman, iaxxxxx.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Hi everybody, and Seasonal Greetings,
I was wondering which Christmas tracks Spectropoppers have
been playing for their own enjoyment lately.....here's ten
of mine, in no particular order:
Brenda Lee - Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day -
sadly always overlooked in favour of "Rockin' Around The
Christmas Tree", this is more in the girl-group
beat-ballad mold
Crystals - Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers - a highlight of
the Spector album for me, but seems to miss out on plays,
I guess because it has no direct reference to Christmas
Surfer Boys - I Told Santa Claus I Want You - obscure
Scepter 45 that uses the riff from "Santa Claus Is Comin'
To Town", and dig these lyrics: "The Beach Boys want five
shiny cars, the Beatles want some new guitars and a set of
drums for Ringo too....Jan would like a new surfboard, Dean
would like a souped-up Ford, but me, I want you......"
Great!
Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - for me,
the all-time perfect Christmas track
Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas - and almost 30
years later, she did it again with a knockout
Erect-a-Spector production and a more contemporary lyric.
Ironic that this later outing made the UK charts, whereas
"Christmas Baby" never did on any re-release.
Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick - I guess it had to be in
there somewhere
Roy Wood/Wizzard - Ring Out The Old, Bring In The New -
great Spector cop that "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every
Day" is, it does get played to death - this later 45 makes
a nice alternative, as does "Rock & Roll Winter" - both
bear that WOS influence
Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman - hard to pick one out of
their three tracks, but this is the one that does it for
me.....had one been chosen for 45 release, this would've
had the most potential, IMO
Mike Love & Dean Torrence - Jingle Bell Rock - contrived B.
Boys sound as you'd expect, but fun just the same
and finally... Dancer, Prancer & Nervous - The Singing
Reindeer - for those of us who never grew up!(actually, if
you slow this down to 33rpm, you get a great Lettermen/4
Preps sound!)
Wishing you all a Happy Christmas and the very best for
2000,
Ian
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Subject: Happy Holidays!
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: Jimmy Cresitelli, Jimxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
I'm picturing all of us Spectropoppers dressed in winter
finery, posed in giant Holiday packages, smiling out at
the world... Happy Holidays and a blessed Year 2000 to one
and all!
Very sincerely,
Jimmy Crescitelli
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Subject: Los Yaki?
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: Matthew Kaplan, Twxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
What insights can anybody give to a group called Los Yaki?
Yes, it is a group that sings in Spanish, whether that
means that they were from Spain, Mexico or some other
country I'm not sure but I can say that I've got a fab
four song seven inch which includes "El Submarino Amarillo",
or I'm more likely to call it "Yellow Submarine"
(Capitol Records EPEM10109) as well as a great little ditty
called "Las Estatuas De Marfil". Can anybody tell me about
the group and what year this single came out?
Matthew Kaplan
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Subject: Re: Goffin & King
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: Francesc Sole, xxxxx.es
To: Spectropop, spectxxxxxities.com
I've got a cd called "Goffin And King Songbook" -
Connoisseur Collection. VSOP CD134. It's a UK release from
1989. It features 24 songs:
Will you love me tomorrow- Shirelles
The locomotion - Little Eva
Some of your lovin' - Dusty Springfield
Some kinda wonderful - Jay and the Americans
Chains - The Cookies
He's in town - The Rockin' Berries
Pleasant Valley Sunday - the Monkees
Oh no not my baby - Maxine Brown
I can't hear you no more - Betty Everett
Let's turkey trot - Jan & Dean
One fine day - The Chiffons
Just once in my life - The Righteous Brothers
Goin' back - The Byrds
Up on the roof - Laura Nyro
Hi de ho (that ole sweet roll) - Blood Sweat & Tears
It might as weel rain until September - Carole King
Don't say nothin' bad about my baby - The Cookies
No easy way down - Jackie De Shanon
I can't stay mad at you - Skeeter Davis
I've never find another you - Billy Fury
Take good care of my baby - Bobby Vee
Don't ever change - The Crickets
Halfway to paradise - Bobby Vinton
(You make me feel like a) Natural woman - Peggy Lee
best,
Francesc
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Subject: spector xmas cd
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: James, JAMESxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
I thought I would get the spector xmas cd by christmas but I guess
you sent it late.
Let me know...
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Subject: The Jerry Ross Girl Groups
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: Claudia C., xxxxxv.net
To: Spectropop List, Spectxxxxxities.com
I recently bought a CD, "Slow Fizz: Here Come the Girls
Vol. 8, the Jerry Ross Girl Groups" and it is quite
entertaining.
It features groups such as the Swans ("Boy with the Beatle
Hair", "You Better be a Good Girl Now"), the Sapphires
("Slow Fizz", "Let's Break Up for Awhile"), Candy and the
Kisses ("Do the 81" ,"Two Happy People"), the Yum Yums
("Gonna be a Big Thing"), Honey Love and the Love Notes ("We
Belong Together") and other songs by the groups the
Devotions, and the Devonnes.
The more I hear it the more the songs grow on me.
I know all I have to do is ask, so here's what I want to
know - Can someone elaborate on the history of these
groups, Jerry Ross, and perhaps what became of the groups.
Anyone? Thanks..
Claudia
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Subject: Zappa
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: Carol Kaye, caroxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Don Richardson said
>By all accounts I have read and learned of, and
>by his own admission, Zappa never learned how to write music
>in conventional format.
I recorded the first two albums playing elec. 12-string
guitar for Frank Zappa, along with Tommy Tedesco and
Dennis Budimer. What we had to read were normal notes,
nicely-written noted music, as usual. And I spoke to
George Duke later on (recording at Fantasy Records, some
nice jazz dates together, early 70s) as he went on the
road w/Zappa, and being astute, George would not lie about
this...said he had great admiration for Zappa and the way
he arranged his charts etc. So that's from what we've
experienced about Zappa.
I stopped recording for Zappa, and he respected this, on
the 2nd album as I saw the pron lyrics and being a mother
raising 3 children, didn't want to be a part of that
anymore. He was really nice about it, understood, was very
nice to work for. Don't know anything about what Don says
above....just what I experienced.
Frank and I kept in touch, sending "hello" messages to
each other, and it really was awfully sad about his
illness at the end.
I sent him my herbal list but never heard back.....he was
a good guy, didn't use drugs from what I saw etc. and very
respectful to studio musicians and from what George Duke
said (George btw, is an excellent fine jazz musician) was
great to work for on the road too.
Happy Holidays!
Carol Kaye
http://www.carolkaye.com/
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Subject: Liquid Room Happy Holidaze
Received: 12/25/99 4:04 pm
From: Ponak, David, david.xxxxxcom
To: Spectropop, spectxxxxxities.com
The Liquid Room airs every Saturday Morning (Friday night)
from 3-6 on 90.7 FM KPFK. (98.7 in Santa Barbara County).
Also check out my show The Nice Age at
http://www.spikeradio.com Monday and
Wednesday evenings from
8-10, PST.
I've been on vacation, so I've missed sending out the last
couple of playlists, so we'll catch up now. I'm being
pre-empted on Saturday, January 1st, so I'll see y'all
back on the airwaves on 1/8/99 with my top ten for 1999.
12/18/99
This was my birthday, so I did a purely self-indulgent show
featuring sets by my favorite artists:
The Fifth Dimension-California My Way/The Girl's Song/The Worst That Could
Happen/The Magic Garden
The Aluminum Group-Chocolates/Miss Tate/Sweet Child O' Mine
Burt Bacharach-Knowing When To Leave/Something Big/Bond St.
The Four Seasons-Opus 17/C'mon Marianne/Bye Bye Baby
Scott Walker-Montegue Terrace (In Blue)/The World's Strongest Man/Thanks
For
Chicago Mr. James
Kraftwerk-Expo 2000/The Model/Airwaves
Serge Gainsbourg-69 Anne Erotique/Bonnie & Clyde/Elisa
Pizzicato Five-Loudland/What Now Our Love/Catwalk
The Beach Boys-We'll Run Away/The Night Was So Young/You're So Good To Me
The Divine Comedy-Everybody Knows/Make It Easy Of Yourself/Becoming More
Like Alfie
Neil Diamond-Sunday Sun/Done Too Soon/The Grass Won't Pay No Mind
Cornelius-The Theme From First Question Award/The Love Parade/The
Microdisneycal World Tour/Rock '96
The Bee Gees-Birdy Told Me/Red Chair Fade Away/First Of May
Rupert Holmes-Who What When Where Why/Our National Pastime/I Don't Want To
Hold Your Hand
Saint Etienne-Jack Lemmon/You're In A Bad Way/Flight To Tashkent
Lou Christie-If My Car Could Only Talk/She Sold Me Magic/Beyond The Blue
Horizon
Paul Williams-Old Souls/Morning I'll Be Moving On
12/25/99
We'll, since I had to do a show on Christmas morning from
3-6AM, I thought I should make the most of it and get
seasonal:
1.The Mistletoe Disco Band-Sleighride
2.Lord Douglas Byron-Surfin' Santa
3.Chisato Moritaka-Jin Jin Jinglebell
4.Merle Haggard-If We Make It Through December
5.The Free Design-Christmas Is The Day
6.69 Boys, the Quad City DJ's, and K-Nock-What You Want For Christmas
7.Chocolat-Wonder Christmas
8.Burt Bacharach-The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
9.Manfred Mann-Got Rest Ye' Merry Gentlemen
10.Beck-Little Drum Machine Boy
11.The Rotary Connection-Silent Night
12.Can-Silent Night
13.Charo-Mamacita, Donde Esta Santa Claus?
14.The Enchanters-Mambo Santa Mambo
15.Beatmas-Jingle Bells
16.Roy Wood & Wizzard-I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
17.Pizzicato Five-Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
18.The Ventures-Rudolph The Red Nosed Reigndeer
19.The Mistletoe Disco Band-Silver Bells
20.Snoop Doggy Dogg-Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto
21.Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66-The Christmas Song
22.The Malibooz-It's Just Not Christmas
23.The Beach Boys-Santa's Got An Airplane
24.B. Bumble And The Stingers-Nut Rocker
25.Lisa Marie-Listen To The Bells
26.Flaming Lips-Christmas At The Zoo
27.The Glad Singers-Deck The Halls
28.Man Or Astroman?-Frosty The Snowman
29.Gilbert O'Sullivan-Christmas Song
30.Saint Etienne-I Was Born On Christmas Day
31.Steve Lawrence-That Old Christmas Spirit
32.David Bowie & Bing Crosby-Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy
33.Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass-Winter Wonderland
34.Buck Owens & Susan Raye-All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy
35.Shonen Knife-Space Christmas
36.Esquivel-Here Comes Santa Claus
37.Wendy & Carny Wilson-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
38.The Marquees-Christmas In The Congo
39.Captain Kangaroo-I Want A Hippopatamous For Christmas
40.Darlene Love-Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
41.Jim Reeves-Senior Santa
42.The Go Bangs-Rock In Roll Santa Claus
43.The Sonics-Santa Claus
44.Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker-Jingle Bell Imitations
45.The Salsoul Orchestra-Little Drummer Boy
46.Douglas Leedy-Good King Wencalis
47.Ray Anothony-Christmas Trumpets
48.The Platters-Christmas Time
49.The Cold Chillin' Juice Crew-Cold Chillin' Christmas
50.The Three Wise Men (XTC)-Countdown To Christmas Party Time
51.The Three Suns-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
52.The Dickies-Silent Night
53.Miharu Koshi/Haruomi Hosono-Belle Tristesse
54.The Surfaris-Surfer's Christmas List
55.The Beach Boys-Merry Christmas Baby
Merry Christmas everybody! See you next year!
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