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There are 6 messages in this issue of Spectropop.
Topics in this Digest Number 228:
1. Re: Cryan Shames
From: Billy Spradlin
2. The Avons
From: Paul Urbahns
3. The Unreal Reparata
From: "Ian Chapman"
4. Reparata
From: John Clemente
5. Teenager remake
From: Doc Rock
6. Re: latter-day Reparata
From: "Tony Leong"
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 08:03:27 -0000
From: Billy Spradlin
Subject: Re: Cryan Shames
"Kingsley Abbott" wrote:
> Interesting to see the Shames being discussed - leaving
> aside the obvious confusion between the Chicago group
> and the UK one, the US group certainly did more than
> just the rather weak version of "Sugar and Spice".
The Shames version of "Sugar and Spice" has been a
favorite of mine for a long time since I first heard it
on one of Columbia's "Our Best To You" compilation LP's.
I don't think its "weak" at all. I especially like the
strange key change near the end of the song.
The Shames also did a excellent version of "If I Needed
Someone" that beats the Hollies lukewarm cover, IMHO.
Their second album "A Scratch In The Sky" is a great
album, it was re-issued on Columbia in the mid 80's and
its pretty easy to find.
(BTW: The Shames original 3 Columbia albums are still
not on CD at least here in the USA...hey Sundazed WAKE
UP!!)
Many Chicago garage bands like the Shames, The Ides Of
March, The New Colony Six (PS: Check out their awesome
'66 single "Love You So Much") and the Buckinghams were
greatly inspired by the Byrds, Hollies and Searchers
during the mid 60's. If you dig hard into comps from
these groups you will find some Jangly Harmony-rich gems!
Billy
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 18:02:23 EDT
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: The Avons
The Avons was a Nashville Based girl group that recorded
for RCA's Groove records among other labels. Their
records show up on ebay every now and then. One on there
now is co-written by Ronnie Wilkin (of Ronny & Daytonas)
Does anyone have history on this group, including
members names?
Paul Urbahns
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 00:04:27 +0100
From: "Ian Chapman"
Subject: The Unreal Reparata
David wrote:-
> In 1976, RSO released a Barry Manilow-and-Ron
> Dante-produced LP called "Beauties in the Night" (#3002
> in the U.S.) by an all-female disco trio called Lady
> Flash, of which Reparata was the caucasian third (the
> other members were Monica Burruss and Debra Byrd).
> Manilow co-wrote about half the album, including the
> brilliant doo-wop tribute (its disco leanings
> notwithstanding) "Street Singin'".
David,
That is a good album, especially "Street Singin", and
their Pointers-inspired crack at "Jumpin' At The
Woodside" is fun. However - and I'm sure John will
point this out too - the Reparata in Lady Flash wasn't
Mary Aiese - it was ex-Delron Lorraine Mazzola who
hi-jacked the name Reparata and only relinquished it
when legal action from Mary forced the issue.
Ian
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 12:36:14 -0400
From: John Clemente
Subject: Reparata
Hello All,
When I interviewed her for the book, Reparata told me
that she was not part of Lady Flash. That was Lorraine
Mazzola, who fought Reparata over the name because
Reparata went solo for a while and Lorraine remained in
the group until she went to sing with Barry Manilow, but
wanted to use the moniker "Reparata" because she thought
it had some clout. Despite what we all think of Delrons
records, by the 70s, at least in America, there wasn't
much interest until the new revival in NYC in the early
80s.
Regards,
John
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 10:20:16 -0400
From: Doc Rock
Subject: Teenager remake
> In 1974, a year before her marginally successful solo
> single "Shoes," already discussed here, Reparata cut
> a solo remake of the group's smash "Whenever a
> Teenager Cries," once again with John Abbott
> arranging and with Steve and Bill Jerome producing. I
> only have this on a DJ copy with the same song in
> stereo on one side and in mono on the other; does
> anybody know what was on the flip, assuming that
> there was ever a commercial release of
> the disc (North American Music Industries 2024)?
I've been collecting Reparata since the '60s. The '74
single you mentioned is not a re-record, but the old
track with a Country guitar overdub, IMHO.
Doc
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 03:33:26 -0000
From: "Tony Leong"
Subject: Re: latter-day Reparata
"Spector Collector" wrote:
>
> In 1976, RSO released a Barry Manilow-and-Ron
> Dante-produced LP called "Beauties in the Night" (#3002
> in the U.S.) by an all-female disco trio called Lady
> Flash, of which Reparata was the caucasian third (the
> other members were Monica Burruss and Debra Byrd).
To David and all the "Reparata" fans out there. There
are actually 2 women that used the name "Reparata".
Mary Aiese IS the original Reparata. That name was
taken from a nun in her school (and it DOES make a
cool stage name). Mary Aiese was the lead singer of
the group from the early-60's until the start of the
'70's. In '66, Lorraine Mazzola joined as a Delron.
By the mid-70's Mary had a solo record under the name
"Reparata", BUT THEN, Lorraine was singing with Barry
Manilow and Lady Flash, and SHE also tried to use
"Reparata". She billed herself as such in credits and
on Barry's LP's. So, the "Reparata" that sang "Shoes"
was NOT the "Reparata" that sang with Lady Flash!!!
There's more to this story, but you can read it in
John Clemente's book!!! Anyhow, Mary Aiese from the
mid'70's until recently kept the Delrons performing in
the NY area. Nanette Licari (a Delron since '65) was
on and off, and the other ladies were local friends(
the first group of Delrons on World Artist dropped out
of the act after their first tour of the US in '65,
and Mary has had no contact with them since). Now,
the entire group is defunct. And as for
Lorraine---well, maybe she's assumed another alias???
Maybe she's a Shangri-La now?? Or a Token?? :>) Tony
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