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SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
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There are 17 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Linda Perhacs
From: Kim Cooper
2. Re: Ginny Tiu & The Few
From: Patrick Rands
3. Re: Sugar Shoppe
From: Bob Rashkow
4. Peggy Lipton's album
From: G. Monteleone
5. Re: George Harrison in Benton, U.S.A.
From: Steve Harvey
6. Re: Beverley Jones
From: Darren Wheldon
7. Phil Spector on A and E
From: Charles A Sheen
8. A&E Spector Bio
From: Mark Wirtz
9. Gale Garnett and the Gentle Reign
From: Art Longmire
10. Re: Gale Garnett
From: Phil Milstein
11. Re: Phil Spector on A & E
From: Scott
12. Re: Phil Spector on A & E/Bobby Sheen
From: Mikey
13. Re: Gale Garnett
From: Art Longmire
14. Re: Gale Garnett
From: Robert Beason
15. Re: Gale Garnett
From: Phil Milstein
16. Re: The (1967) Knack
From: John Berg
17. Re: Gale Garnett
From: Mike Stachurski
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:01:26 -0700
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: Linda Perhacs
Country Paul,
Linda Perhacs didn't drop out of sight so much as make that one record,
then move on to other pursuits. But yes, I have been talking with her,
and we plan to sit down soon for a taped interview.
Kim
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PO Box 461626
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http://www.scrammagazine.com
Scram #18 out now with Emitt Rhodes, the Ramones, Marty Thau, Smoosh
and more.
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 16:59:50 -0000
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Re: Ginny Tiu & The Few
Hi Ian,
Thanks for the response, I knew my info was a little bit sketchy. So
I'm excited to learn that there is a second Ginny Tiu girl group 45
out there (Amaret 104, which I guess I've never heard). I guess our
only hope that Lesley recorded a version of the Michael Gore/Carole
Bayer song is if she herself kept the demo version to herself -
something to ask her if I ever meet her in person :). My
understanding is Lesley does have a bunch of her early demos still in
her possession (something I gathered from an interview she gave last
year on the PMP website). The Ginny Tiu song also left me wondering
if there were any other Michael Gore songs that Lesley didn't record
(as well as the question how did Ginny get a hold of it to begin
with?).
:Patrick
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 14:55:16 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Sugar Shoppe
The dialogue at the conclusion of "Skipalong Sam" is classic 6Ts stuff.
Laurie Hood is not only beautiful but she has just the right style for
her and Garber's "hip rap" before the other two come in and start
giggling away. "You been trippin'?" (She thinks about it a second.)
"Skippin'!" "Cool," replies Victor, which sends both of them into
giggles of flowery ecstasy. Only in '67.
Bobster
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:45:01 -0000
From: G. Monteleone
Subject: Peggy Lipton's album
Hi, all!
I'm new to the group and just had a question for you:
Does anyone have Peggy Lipton's album, titled Peggy Lipton, in their
possession? I've looked on the web endlessly for the credits--All
Music Guide and Artist Direct both have incomplete lists. Here's
what I'm looking for: what did Carole King & Charles Larkey do on
the album? Did they play instruments on any of the tracks, produce,
arrange, what? I'm hoping someone can look at the liner notes and
get this information.
I know that Carole had a hand in writing five of the tracks on it--
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "It Might as Well Rain
Until September", "Wasn't it You", "Lady of the Lake", and "Who
Needs It"--maybe they played or sang on them.
Any help, or any websites that you could refer me to, would be
GREATLY appreciated!
-GM
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:12:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: George Harrison in Benton, U.S.A.
Previously:
> I don't live in St. Louis or Benton, but this guy used to in Rockford
> and reviewed the book on George's first visit:
> http://billionbrads.home.att.net/harrison.htm
>
> Funny this should come up. I DO live in Benton, IL. Got this book
> autographed by the author a few months back. Neat little story about
> Harrison's visit here 40 years ago.
Brad Harvey used to live in Moline, but is now down around Nashville.
He did the review for Mojo and got paid, but they never ran it. No
relation to me. It would make a neat flick or tv show.
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:45:44 -0000
From: Darren Wheldon
Subject: Re: Beverley Jones
The Beverley Jones Story:
http://www.spectropop.com/BeverleyJones/index.htm
Just like to say a massive thanx to everyone who put together The
Beverley Jones Story. With a big thankyou going to Mick Patrick.
It's a really good interview. Love & thanx
Darren (Beverley's son)
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 04:07:41 -0000
From: Charles A Sheen
Subject: Phil Spector on A and E
I thought they could have gone more into detail on a lot of stuff, other
than that I liked it. Does anyone in the group know any way that I can
contact Phil (lol, I know , a real difficult task) but I would like to
get in touch with him (like a lot of people). Anyways, one detail I wish
they'd mentioned is the fact that Fanita James and my father were also
in the studio when He's A Rebel was recorded, it wasn't just all Darlene
(I know I'm picky, but hey, that's my dad, lol). Hope all is well with
everyone.
rock on,
Charles Sheen
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:32:32 -0000
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: A&E Spector Bio
Apart from the chilling interview with Ronnie, a dehydrated, lo-cal,
low-carb glossary, mostly distinguied by an annoyingly repeated
close-up byte of a tone arm lowering itself onto the opening groove
of a non-Spector LP.
I can only hope that perhaps E's "True Hollywood Stories" might get
motivated to do a more revealing job.
mw ;)
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:24:24 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Gale Garnett and the Gentle Reign
Another Canadian artist I have a bit of interest in-I have a Columbia
45 of Gale Garnett and the Gentle Reign called "Breaking Through"
that is pretty good and quite different from her big Grammy-winning
hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine". It's a soft, somber number with
sort of Gregorian chant backup singing and an Indian influence,
including a sitar. I wondered if anyone on Spectropop had heard any
of her three LPs with the Gentle Reign? I've never seen any of the
LPs and as far as I know nothing has been released on CD by this
group.
Art Longmire
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:08:08 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Gale Garnett
Art Longmire wrote:
> Another Canadian artist I have a bit of interest in - I have
> a Columbia 45 of Gale Garnett and the Gentle Reign called
> "Breaking Through" that is pretty good and quite different
> from her big Grammy-winning hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine".
I'd always thought her to be Australian.
--Phil M.
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:09:39 -0000
From: Scott
Subject: Re: Phil Spector on A & E
Mark Wirtz wrote:
> Apart from the chilling interview with Ronnie, a dehydrated, lo-cal,
> low-carb glossary, mostly distinguied by an annoyingly repeated
> close-up byte of a tone arm lowering itself onto the opening groove
> of a non-Spector LP.
> I can only hope that perhaps E's "True Hollywood Stories" might get
> motivated to do a more revealing job.
Indeed. Obviously it was quite painful for Ronnie to retell the story
of how she left Phil; you really do feel for her. Otherwise Spector
was portrayed as perhaps expected: brilliant artist, but a seriously
dysfunctional human being. Seemed to me that one hour was just not
enough time to cover everything.
Scott
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:11:07 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Phil Spector on A & E/Bobby Sheen
Yea, it was a bit whitewashed, but how about that clip of the
Teddy Bears on American Bandstand!! Boy, I wish they had
used that entire clip!!!
Charles, it seems your dad was on a lot of Spector sessions,
even tho' uncredited....a great talent!!
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:06:05 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Gale Garnett
Phil Milstein wrote:
> I'd always thought her to be Australian.
Hello Phil,
You're close - she was born in New Zealand and moved to Canada
with her family at age 11. As far as where her records were
recorded - I have no idea.
Art
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:12:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Robert Beason
Subject: Re: Gale Garnett
Art Longmire wrote:
> Another Canadian artist I have a bit of interest in - I have
> a Columbia 45 of Gale Garnett and the Gentle Reign called
> "Breaking Through" that is pretty good and quite different
> from her big Grammy-winning hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine".
Phil Milstein wrote:
> I'd always thought her to be Australian.
Ms Garnett is originally from New Zealand but moved to Canada with
her family at the age of 11. She now lives in Toronto, where she
is a full-ime writer and a part-time actress. She had a bit part
in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" as one of the bride's aunts.
Bob Beason
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:23:35 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Gale Garnett
Art Longmire wrote:
> You're close - she was born in New Zealand and moved to Canada
> with her family at age 11. As far as where her records were
> recorded - I have no idea.
Oops. I stand corrected. I believe she formed a new band once she moved
to L.A. Members of it were subsequently drafted by Sean Bonniwell to
become The Music Machine.
--Phil M.
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:56:08 EDT
From: John Berg
Subject: Re: The (1967) Knack
I am a new member to this group, which I discovered recently while
googling around in search of information on The Knack (the Mike
Chain/Dink Caplin group, not the later one nor the UK one.) Thanks
to your older postings I discovered that the band released 3
further singles -- I've had the first one since it was released
back in the late '60s, as I grew up in LA and tried to follow the
local scene pretty closely. Alas that I never knew of their later
45s -- guess Capital didn't put as much marketing effort into those
releases?
In any case, thanks to Spectropop I now know the titles of all 4
Knack singles, and over the past couple weeks was able to obtain all
but their last 45 via a search on the Gemm website. No sign yet of
"Freedom Now"/"Lady In The Window".
NOW FOR MY QUESTION: How do I find "Musica" to listen to stuff your
group members post? And how do I get in touch with Jeffrey Glenn
and the others who posted information about The Knack?
My buddy Neal Skok here in Seattle tells me that he thinks The Knack
cut a whole LP, which was never released. Presumably it would have
included at least some of the 8 cuts on the 4 singles? I plan to
contact Alec Palao to see what he might know -- he has lots of
"insider" contacts and usually can find out if something exists and
is available to the reissue crowd. I will also contact Joe Foster
at Rev-Ola, who recently has been in touch with me for some help on
the forthcoming CD reissue of the second "Them" album on the Tower
label from 1968.
John Berg
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:13:19 +1200
From: Mike Stachurski
Subject: Re: Gale Garnett
Art Longmire:
> (Gale Garne)t was born in New Zealand.
Hello Art, Not quite - she was born on a ship in Auckland Harbour... ;)
Since her parents are/were not Kiwis - she is ours only by the accident
of birth.
Mike Stachurski,
Librarian-in-training
DUNEDIN, NZ
"Learn everything, a narrow education displeases." Hugh of St. Victor
(c.1090-1141)
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