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There are 8 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Andrea Carroll
From: Keith
2. Re: Mark Wirtz turns...
From: Mark Wirtz
3. Re: "Timothy" by the Buoys
From: Mark Chadbourne
4. Re: Smokey and His Sister
From: Art Longmire
5. Re: Smokey and His Sister, Joey "Levine" Edwards
From: Jeff Lemlich
6. Proctor Amusement Company, "Heard You Went Away"
From: Art Longmire
7. Re: Smokey and His Sister
From: JJ
8. Ronnie-related news and Bronze Chiffonze
From: David A. Young
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 08:06:14 -0400
From: Keith
Subject: Re: Andrea Carroll
Speaking of Andrea Carroll, I had a conversation recently
with Rusty at BT Puppy, and they're doing an official CD
reissue of the Andrea Carroll & Beverly Warren LP! Now, THAT'S
a tough to find LP.
Cheers,
Keith
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 10:44:44 -0400
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Mark Wirtz turns...
Thank you kindly, Spectropop, Mark F, Paul R. and all fellow
Popper friends who remembered me on my birthday!
> ...For me and for others I've spoken to about Mark, it still
> seems incredible that a significant musical force takes the
> time to talk about his past when in fact he'd probably prefer
> to talk about his future...(MF)
** I am an entertainer at heart, and, as such, the "audience"
has always been, and always will be, my first concern and primary
focus, rendering it a priority for me to remain in touch and
personally accessible.
> ...takes the time to talk about his past when in fact he'd
> probably prefer to talk about his future...
** Indeed, I spend little time thinking about the past, unless
momentarily reminded. To wit, you wouldn't find a single past
trophy, or gold record, or whatever, displayed in my home - I
don't like to live in a museum. That is why I couldn't be happier
that fellow Popper Mark Frumento has emerged as a virtual curator
of my archives (significantly contributed to by much admired and
respected audio maestro Phil Chapman), because I don't take very
good care of my old stuff. Not that I don't care - to the contrary.
My works are like my babies, and I'm their quietly proud Papa.
But, like a parent, we need to let go of our children once they
are raised, and let them live their lives, loving them from a
distance. And if we gave them enough of the right nurturing and
dedication as they grew up, they'll do just fine out there in the
world :) In that spirit, it fills me with much joy and deep
appreciation, that so many of you out there have so kindly embraced
them. I can only wish that you might show similar, open hearted
kindness to my future "brats" ;)
Again, thank "y'all," guys! Your acknowledgment and wishes have
added a special meaning to my birthday, majorly motivating me
to continue kicking some rocking ass!
Very best,
Mark Wirtz
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 12:04:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Chadbourne
Subject: Re: "Timothy" by the Buoys
Tom Taber wrote:
> How could anybody's stomach be "full as it could be" after
> sharing a bleeping canary???
Well let's face it, the lyrics are pretty fantastical ...I
suppose what it was they consumed, whether it was "just a piece
of meat"- canary, mule or Mr. O'Leary himself, they also ate
the skin, hide, beak, hooves, feathers and bones since:
"Nobody ever got around to finding Timothy".
Since the singer claims he blacked out, methinks there was a
bit of Timothy O'Leary's special seasoning salt around. Don't
mushrooms grow in caves? LOL!
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 18:43:26 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Smokey and His Sister
Art:
> Until I read the post I never knew they had made an album,
> and I too would be interested if other Spectropoppers have
> heard it. I'm not a huge fan of the "Creators of Rain" song,
> to me it was just "OK" but nothing to get excited about.
JJ replied:
> **It´s a Small('net)World.....have u got the "Creators Of Rain"
> 45 with the SAME title on both sides? This seems to be the most
> common rel 45 version; actually i´ve never seen a US copy 45
> with "In A Dream Of Silent Seas" on the b-s.....a buddy in
> Holland have the UK CBS 45 with both trax! The US Columbia 45
> was also rel in a VERY SCARCE PS! (never seen it though..)
Hello JJ,
I have a U.S. stock copy of "Creators of Rain" on Columbia records.
The b-side is a different song and I'll have to dig the record out to
see what it is...I got this record in the mid-eighties and haven't
listened to it since then! I wasn't aware that the duo had recorded
other 45s. Did this tune make the Billboard charts?
The magazine picture I have shows the two of them from the chest up
looking directly at the camera, with Smokey wearing a suit and a
moody expression on his face, and his sister (a blonde who looks
about 15) with a sort of impish Mona Lisa smile.
Art
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 19:39:40 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Smokey and His Sister, Joey "Levine" Edwards
JJ wrote:
> The US Columbia 45 was also rel in a VERY SCARCE PS! (never
> seen it though..)
I've posted the Smokey & His Sister U.S. picture sleeve in the
photos section. The Joey Edwards Columbia sleeve is now posted
there, too.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 21:23:17 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Proctor Amusement Company, "Heard You Went Away"
I was just checking out a site at http://www.60sgaragebands.com
and found quite a bit of info on a Florida group called Proctor
Amusement Company, whose excellent 45 "Heard You Went Away" I am
lucky enough to possess. This song is described as a "Pet Sounds
clone" by Fuzz Acid and Flowers and according to the article it
was a good-sized hit in Florida. Anyone else heard this tune
before?
Prior to getting the (original) version by Proctor Amusement Co.,
I had purchased the cover version by Mercy on Warner Bros.
records (I have it on a 45 and also on Mercy's LP) and liked
their version so much I put it on a mix tape - it's a beautiful
harmony pop number as performed by Mercy. The Proctor Amusement Co.
performs it in a more "garagey" style but still with excellent
harmonies and a melodic feel.
As a long-time collector of "garage" bands I've always found it
interesting that so many of these groups recorded soft and melodic
material like this - which I frequently like as much or more than
the harder stuff!
Art
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:13:16 -0000
From: JJ
Subject: Re: Smokey and His Sister
Art:
> I have a U.S. stock copy of "Creators of Rain" on Columbia
> records. The b-side is a different song and I'll have to dig
> the record out to see what it is... The magazine picture I
> have shows the two of them from the chest up looking directly
> at the camera, with Smokey wearing a suit and a moody expression
> on his face, and his sister (a blonde who looks about 15) with
> a sort of impish Mona Lisa smile.
**Perhaps you can attach the mag pic in the files section?
When you find the 45, lemme know if it's the "In A Dream Of Silent
Seas" track tucked away on the b-side.....I betcha it is!
JJ
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:16:54 -0000
From: David A. Young
Subject: Ronnie-related news and Bronze Chiffonze
Hi, all,
Some of you may be interested to know that Ronnie Spector is
heard on harmony vocals on The Misfits' cover of "This Magic
Moment." It's the lead-off track on their new CD, "Project 1950."
Secondly, David Bowie covers the George Harrison song "Try Some,
Buy Some" on his new CD, "Reality," out September 13. As most of
you probably know, George's version came out on an LP a couple
of years after Ronnie's did on a 45, using the same Phil-produced
backing track. Both the arrangement and the vocal delivery borrow
tremendously from from the original version(s), right down to
Ronnie's "woh-oh-oh"s.
Finally, a few weeks ago someone mentioned that his copy of The
Chiffons' Ace CD "Greatest Recordings" had "bronzed" and advised
others with the disc to burn a CD-R copy while we still could. I'd
never heard this expression and had no idea what it meant, but
being sufficiently (albeit belatedly) frightened, today I finally
got round to trying to do what the writer of the post suggested.
To my horror, the immaculately cared-for CD hopped, skipped, and
jumped like crazy, so I assume that's what "bronzing" means (though
I can't guess why). Cleaning it (yes, I know the correct way) only
made it worse. My attempts to search the discussion archives for any
form of the word "bronze" yielded no relevant fruit, so would someone
please explain what this means, how it happens, and whether anything
can be done to prevent/correct it? It's such a brilliant CD, and I'd
hate for it to be lost and gone forever.
David
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