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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. i'm new (and i don't use upper case) :-)
From: jason "tinks" tinkey
2. Re: Commercial radio - robbing our collective memory?
From: Phil Milstein
3. Re: Backcomb'n'Beat: Dream Babes 3
From: Phil Milstein
4. Re: Babysitter Boogie
From: Norman
5. Re: The Knack on musica
From: Jeffrey Glenn
6. Re: Jack "Specs" Nitzsche at Spectropop
From: Ian Slater
7. Toni Wine
From: Stuffed Animal
8. Re: Babysitter Boogie
From: Jan Kristensen
9. Mary Weiss-Stokes
From: Tommy
10. Re: Babysitter Boogie
From: Ken Silverwood
11. Volunteers needed
From: Team Spectropop
12. LOVE & PAYNE IN NEW YORK
From: Mick Patrick
13. Re: Alexys
From: Jeff Lemlich
14. Re: Toni Wine
From: James Botticelli
15. Re: Toni Wine
From: Jeff Lemlich
16. Re: Toni Wine
From: Mike Rashkow
17. M seeks trivia
From: james botticelli
18. Re: Toni Wine
From: Phil Milstein
19. Re: Babysitter Boogie
From: Norman
20. Re: Mary Weiss-Stokes
From: Tony Leong
21. Boss Radio
From: Ken Levine
22. Re: M seeks trivia
From: Phil Chapman
23. Fancy That!
From: Martin Roberts
24. oldies radio on net?
From: Lindsay Martin
25. Re: M seeks trivia
From: Phil Chapman
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 19:27:29 -0000
From: jason "tinks" tinkey
Subject: i'm new (and i don't use upper case) :-)
hello all, i'm new to the list. i've been reading the digest
for a couple of weeks now and getting into the flow of things.
i found the list after doing a websearch for info on the
majorettes and the spectropop website came up. i was instantly
hooked. so, here is about me:
my name is jason, i'm 24, i live in portland, oregon. i am
currently unemployed (yay america!) and the closest thing i
have to a job is listening to records all day long and the
occassional dj gig. i'm into a lot of the stuff you folks
talk about around here...especially the beach boys, sonny
bono, the association, lee hazlewood and a wide array more.
if you want, you can look at my website, which is at
http://www.geocities.com/beppo38 it's not very good. also,
you can read some of my reviews (user name "tinks") at
http://www.musicaltaste.net
i shall leave you with a bit of self-promotion. hope you
don't mind.
tinks.
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ever thought that double-barrelled soul might have been better
if the drinks were cheaper and stronger? or if there were more
people? or ifit had been on a weekend instead of a wednesday?
well, my children, your prayers have been answered by the gods
of soul, because we are back with loads of new 45s to play for
you.
on every other saturday beginning at 10pm september 14, chazz
madrigal and i will take to the decks for double-barrelled soul
at that den of iniquity that is chez what?'s whatever!? lounge
and bring you the finest in 60s soul, garage, beat, psych and
r&b.
the drinks will knock you flat and surely make you want to move
your ass, so a small dancefloor will be provided for your
pleasure. and for those who wish to avoid the throng in the bar,
there is now seating in the restaurant until closing.
so, here 'tis.
double-barrelled soul! with djs chazz madrigal & jason tinkey
at chez what?'s whatever!? lounge, 2203 ne alberta st.
every other saturday night from 10pm-2:30am; free; 21+ (they
card)
begins next saturday!!
thanks for listening. i hope to see all of you out, and please
forward this to anybody that you think might care.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 08:36:50 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Commercial radio - robbing our collective memory?
John Solocinski wrote:
> In Detroit they always play "It's the same old song" ;)
> and don't forget DC 5's "Over and over and over again"....
I shudder to imagine the sardonic smirks playing across the
program directors' faces as they hear these tracks spin over
and over and over again on their stations.
--Phil Milstein
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 08:43:18 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Backcomb'n'Beat: Dream Babes 3
> Three great tracks by the McKinleys are out on CD at last.
> Not to mention some of Mark Wirtz's best distaff productions
> and a bounty of other Brit Girls. Could RPM's "BACKCOMB'N'BEAT:
> Dream Babes, Volume 3" be the best comp of its kind since
> "Here Come The Girls"? St. Etienne's Bob Stanley reckons so.
The album is indeed a revelation: to the McKinleys, to
Wirtz, and to the uniquely kinetic approach to the girl
group sound which are all captured so effectively on it. Is
this style a British specialty, or have a few isolated
examples simply been pulled into one place by the compilers?
My only complaint is with the awkward title -- somehow I can
only remember it as "Flashbulbs 'N' Hair Buns." But that's
splitting hairs, and this collection is to be missed at your
own risk.
--Phil Milstein
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 23:40:05 +0930
From: Norman
Subject: Re: Babysitter Boogie
Re: Tom Taber
Ahh! Babysitter-Boogie...Udo Spitz und der kleine Peter!
Who did the English version?
Norman
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 08:19:52 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: The Knack on musica
For those who wanted to hear them I've played both sides of the first Knack
45 to musica:
Time Waits For No One (Mike Chain-Dink Kaplan)/I'm Aware (Mike Chain-Dink
Kaplan) - The Knack, Capitol 5774: 1967, Produced by Nick Venet
The A-side here is a cult classic; the flip's pretty cool as well. I'll
leave these up for a week and then replace them with the third and then the
fourth 45s (and the second one - "Softly Softly"/"The Spell" if I can
locate a copy).
Jeff
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 19:56:51 -0000
From: Ian Slater
Subject: Re: Jack "Specs" Nitzsche at Spectropop
Peter Lerner:
> I've just spent the first part of my weekend totally immersed
> in Martin's superb site. There's so much in there. Nitzsche
> was a part of my growing up in the 60s but I didn't realise
> how much - or how much else there was.
I concur. I've just taken my first steps around 'Jack Nitzsche
At Spectropop', a fascinating place! Good to have a website
devoted to one of the greatest names in our type of music. Most
famous perhaps (well, to me anyway) for his association with
Phil Spector, he was a major force over a long period in his own
right. Martin's site contains a continually evolving discography,
loads of information, some great reminiscences, and is
particularly well indexed. I'd recommend a look at:
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
You will be there for some time!
Thanks to everyone involved.
Ian Slater
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 16:19:15 +0000
From: Stuffed Animal
Subject: Toni Wine
Mike Rashkow:
> Is she [Toni Wine] still married to Chips Moman?
> She had perfect pitch - absolute.
Toni Wine divorced Chips Moman several years ago. I hear
she's remarried and is once again a New York resident.
Lest anyone forget . . . Toni Wine was the first prominent
female vocalist to be featured on Archies records, and she
also did the great backing vocal on Gene Pitney's "It Hurts
To Be In Love."
Stuffed Animal
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:21:31 +0200
From: Jan Kristensen
Subject: Re: Babysitter Boogie
Norman:
> Ahh! Babysitter-Boogie...Udo Spitz und der kleine Peter!
> Who did the English version?
I always thougt that Buzz Clifford had the original
"Babysittin' Boogie" and Ralf Bendix the German cover?
Jan K
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 16:59:51 -0000
From: Tommy
Subject: Mary Weiss-Stokes
Hi - Just joined up. Loved the sound of Mary's voice when I
was a teen. Excellent harmony in the entire Shangri-La's group.
Anyhow, is there a fan club out there for Mary? Does she respond
to correspondence of any sort? How a about a forwarding address
or talent agency that may handle anything? Best wishes to all
Thanks.
Tommy
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:07:12 +0100
From: Ken Silverwood
Subject: Re: Babysitter Boogie
Norman:
> Ahh! Babysitter-Boogie...Udo Spitz und der kleine Peter!
> Who did the English version?
Yikes !!!!!! That would be Buzz Clifford, but who can put a
name to the English version(as in UK)?
Ken On The West Coast
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 17:47:39 -0000
From: Team Spectropop
Subject: Volunteers needed
Dear Members,
Do you have time on your hands and enjoy cruising the net?
The Spectropop Team, wilting after a rush of recent activity,
need your help. What we require is a volunteer to search the
internet and download images to illustrate a major article
currently being readied for publication on the Spectropop
site. Can you handle that job in exchange for nothing but
gratitude? If so, please email admin@spectropop.com and
we'll get back to you with more details.
Thanks in advance,
The Spectropop Team
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:18:54 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: LOVE & PAYNE IN NEW YORK
Hello All,
Spotted recently at http://www.darlenelove.com
SEPTEMBER 17 TO OCTOBER 15
Darlene Love and Freda Payne launch their world premier of
"LOVE AND PAYNE"
at Feinstein's At The Regency
540 Park Avenue at 61st
TKT. RSV. (212) 339-4095
LOVE & PAYNE, what a great name for a show! I sure wish I
could be there. Alas, I cannot. Doh!
However, I am confident that an obliging New York Spectropopper
will attend and tell the rest of us all about it.
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 18:41:01 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Alexys
Michael wrote:
> I have a single by Alexys on Dot ("Freedom's Child" b/w
> "Evolution of Alexys"). I gather she did an LP on Dot as
> well, that I'd love to hear.
I haven't seen an Alexys album but I can tell you she was
the lead singer of THE CANTERBURY TALES on Dot.
I do have a single by them:
THE CANTERBURY TALES - Gretl/A Broken Piece Of Crystal
(Dot 16893), issued in May 1966.
Bonnie Guitar, of "Dark Moon" and Dolphin/Dolton Records
fame, gets producer credits.
Jeff Lemlich
http://pub64.ezboard.com/blimestonelounge
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 14:43:46 -0400
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Toni Wine
Stuffed Animal wrote:
> Toni Wine was the first prominent
> female vocalist to be featured on Archies records, and she
> also did the great backing vocal on Gene Pitney's "It Hurts
> To Be In Love."
I play, to this day, her Colpix 45 "My Boyfriend's Coming Home
For Christmas". It's great, especially when she talks in the
middle of the record in her native New Yorker accent about how
'hawd' it is to be without him the rest of the year.
Jimmy Botticelli
Taking The E-Z...Way Out!
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:06:03 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Toni Wine
Stuffed Animal wrote:
> Lest anyone forget . . . Toni Wine was the first prominent
> female vocalist to be featured on Archies records, and she
> also did the great backing vocal on Gene Pitney's "It Hurts
> To Be In Love".
Toni Wine is an amazing talent, though officially, to the
"good times great oldies" set, she is a no-hit wonder! Yet
she's had a hand in writing so many hits ("Groovy Kind Of
Love", "Candida", "Black Pearl", etc.) and has been featured
on so many hit records -- the ones mentioned above, plus the
early Dawn records (before Telma & Joyce from the Debonaires
came aboard). "Angel Baby" by Dusk is another moment of fine
Wine. I am looking for her Atco single of "He's Not You", a
song that was also recorded by Gwen McCrae (in one of her
finest deep soul moments). If anyone has Toni's version to
play to musica (or to sell/trade) please speak up!
Jeff Lemlich
http://pub64.ezboard.com/blimestonelounge
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:22:38 EDT
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Toni Wine
Stuffed Animal:
> Toni Wine divorced Chips Moman several years ago.
Thanks. It lasted longer than many.
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 19:38:05 -0400
From: james botticelli
Subject: M seeks trivia
Hi Spectropoppers
I'm hoping that some of the collectors among us can shed
a little light on these long held 45's from my collection that
I am curious about. I know nothing about any of these records.
Do you?
Arkade Sing Out The Love Dunhill
Bazooka Look At You Now White Whale
The In Crowd Questions & Answers Viva
The Fourmyula Nature Bell
Group Called Us Promise Me Patty
The Knack Pretty Daisy Capitol
Kock Robyns That's The Way It Is Monument
The Power Plant I Can't Happen Without You Diamond
The Stained Glass How Do You Expect Me RCA
The Original Caste Live For Tomorrow TA
The Lamp Of Childhood First Time, Last Time Dunhill
The Troys Gotta Get You Into My Life Tower
The Schillings Children And Flowers Three Rivers
United Fruit Co. On The Good Ship Lollipop Laurie
The Scene Scenes (From Another World) B.T. Puppy
The Daily Flash The French Girl Uni
The New Society Do Not Ask For Love RCA
The Judge 'N' Jury Try Me Verve
They span the soft rock, folk-rock w/strings, pop sound overall.
Thanks in advance...
--
Jimmy Botticelli
Taking The E-Z...Way Out!
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 20:07:04 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Toni Wine
> > Toni Wine divorced Chips Moman several years ago.
> Thanks. It lasted longer than many.
I think the relationship was doomed from the start. I mean,
Chips & Wine? What an unsavory combination!
--Phil Milstein
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 10:24:11 +0930
From: Norman
Subject: Re: Babysitter Boogie
> I always thougt that Buzz Clifford had the original
> "Babysittin' Boogie" and Ralf Bendix the German cover?
> Jan K
Thanks Jan,
Actually, that sounds more like it. 1961 Ralf Bendix
written by American J Parker in 1960 with German Lyrics
by Joachim Relin.
I think I will melt my Udo Spitz version into an ashtray.
Norman
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 05:23:17 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Re: Mary Weiss-Stokes
Tommy wrote:
> Hi - Just joined up. Loved the sound of Mary's voice when I
> was a teen. Excellent harmony in the entire Shangri-La's group.
> Anyhow, is there a fan club out there for Mary? Does she respond
> to correspondence of any sort? How a about a forwarding address
> or talent agency that may handle anything? Best wishes to all
> Thanks.
> Tommy
Hi Tommy:
There IS a yahoo group gdawg6788 that is dedicated to the
Shangri-Las. Unfortunately, Mary has nothing to do with the
music business, so she is not affiliated with any talent
agency of any sort. The Shangri-Las that perform today in
the US contain neither Mary or Betty. Mary works in Manhattan
for a furnishing design company. The guy that produced that
Brill Building documentary was real lucky that Mary granted
him the interview because she is less than accommodating to
journalists or any one else that contacts her at work to talk
about her former singing career. Plus, some fans that I know
got her number at work and called her and the woman went
ballistic!!!!! And that's called--sad!! On the other hand,
I saw her at the screening for the Brill Building documentary,
and she was posing for photos with everybody and was the life
of the party!!!!! And that's called--glad!!!
Tony Leong
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Message: 21
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 22:44:16 -0700
From: Ken Levine
Subject: Boss Radio
For my money, the best Top 40 station ever was KHJ Boss Radio,
Los Angeles from 65-69. Robert W. Morgan and the Real Don Steele
were incomparable!! Not to mention the music, great contests
(e.g. the Big Kahuna), and those Johnny Mann Singer jingles.
By the way, KHJ had a whole instrumental package as well.
Twelve or thirteen one minute cuts featuring the logo in
different arrangements -- all custom made by Jack Nitzsche.
Ken
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 08:14:48 -0000
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Re: M seeks trivia
james botticelli wrote:
> I'm hoping that some of the collectors among us can shed
> a little light on these long held 45's from my collection
Hi Jimmy, dunno much, other than the New Society contained
pre-Monkees Mike Nesmith, and the In Crowd's "Questions And
Answers" is a great little Linzer-Randell-style rip of
Tchaikovsky's 5th.
However, seven on your list (see below) are referenced in
Vernon Joynson's book "Fuzz Acid & Flowers", accessible
online via the Spectropop side menu, '60s 70s Beat Psyche'
http://www.spectropop.com/psyche1.html
[Stained Glass, Troys, United Fruit Co., Daily Flash, New
Society, Judge 'N' Jury, In Crowd]
Phil
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 12:53:37 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Fancy That!
Well how odd. Here I am writing about 'Soft Rock'!
In reply to Jimmy's request for record info:
The Three Rivers 'Shillings' with Jackie DeShannon's
"Children And Flowers", could be the same group as the
Fontana "Shillings", known for their version of "Just For
You, Baby" (the cover version without the PS writing credit)
- sure sounds similar.
"The Barrock Sound Of The New Society" album lists all the
info (and more!) that you could possibly wish to know about
them.
Produced by Randy Sparks (New Christy Minstrels, Back Porch
Majority etc) who seems to have conceived the project. The
group members were: Carol Stromme 'Sally Sincere', Del Ramos
'Red Cloud' (brother of New Christy, Larry), Ted Anderson
'The Handsome Stranger', Gary Miller 'Crazy Gary Miller',
Carol Kimzey, Alan Parker & Larry Hickman 'Blue Eyes'.
Most of the LP arranged by Lincoln (Wonder Boy) Mayorga, with
Jack (Specs) Nitzsche on a couple and one by Mort (The Raging
Bull) Garson. The music? It's well-crafted 'Sunshine Pop', not
really my taste but…
The Stained Glass: I have one other 45 by them, (bought for the
strange hope it would be 'surfy'), "My Buddy Sin" this and the
B side wr Jim McPherson, produced by Danny Davis. Ditto last
comment!
Martin
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 16:54:35 +0800
From: Lindsay Martin
Subject: oldies radio on net?
Does anyone have a decent oldies station in their area that
can also be heard live on the Net?
You know, that impossible fantasy station that doesn't play
the usual chestnuts ad nauseum...
I prefer to listen to real, live free-to-air stations via
the Net: they have more of the feel of real radio about them.
When I was a kid I used to dream of pulling in stations from
all over the world, and there's still something thrilling about
being able to do just that over the Net.
Lindsay
in Australia
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Message: 25
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 12:18:37 -0000
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Re: M seeks trivia
james botticelli wrote:
> The Schillings - Children And Flowers - Three Rivers
As Martin suggested, these Shillings (without the 'c')
appear to be the Fontana 'Shillings'. [Martin, do you have
the "Just For You Baby" 45?]
From "Fuzz Acid & Flowers":
Hailing from Allentown, Pennsylvania their "Laugh" is a
melodic and plaintive punk ballad with ringing guitars.
A cover of the Beach Boys "Barbara Ann" also made it onto
a Fontana acetate. "Children And Flowers" was a cover of
The Critters track.
45s:
1 Just For You Baby/Laugh (Fontana 1543) 1966
2 Children And Flowers/Lying And Trying (Three Rivers 701) 1966
3 Goodbye My Lady/The World Could Stop (Three Rivers 6778/9) 1967
4 Strawberry Jam/Wild Cherry Lane (Virtue 2504) 1968
Compilation appearances include: "Laugh"
on The Psychedelic Sixties, Vol. 1 (LP) and
The Cicadelic 60s, Vol. 3 (CD).
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