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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Fading Yellow CDs
From: Mark
2. Re: Collector's Choice, Beau Brummels' "Triangle"
From: Art Longmire
3. Martin Scorcese's "Blues"
From: Art Longmire
4. Re: Playboy Records
From: Mark Wirtz
5. Re: Kenny Young's Seagulls
From: johnnycymbal
6. "The (?) I'm Gonna Marry"
From: Andrew Jones
7. Re: Joey Levine/Joey Edwards
From: johnnycymbal
8. See For Miles / Reissue Labels
From: Mark Frumento
9. Re: Richard Perry
From: Shawn Baldwin
10. Re: Playboy Records
From: James Botticelli
11. Free 27 track Da Doo Ron Ron CD
From: Chris King
12. Re: Goffin / King's "Wasn't It You"
From: Don
13. Re: Freakbeat and Other Categories
From: Ken Bell
14. Re: Lillian Roxon
From: Frank
15. Re: Collectors Choice Music / Playboy
From: Frank
16. Bernadette Carroll
From: Tom
17. Re: Collector's Choice
From: Andrew Hickey
18. Re: Martin Scorcese's "Blues"
From: Mike Rashkow
19. Re: See For Miles / Reissue Labels
From: John Berg
20. Re: Bernadette Carroll
From: Tony Leong
21. Re: Martin Scorcese's "Blues"
From: Richard Havers
22. Sherman Edwards
From: Andrew Jones
23. The intriguing Suzi Jane Hokum
From: Kurt Benbenek
24. Re: Oh . . . Kaye!
From: Michael Coxe
25. Playboy Records, Rainy Daze, Beaus
From: Bob Rashkow
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 20:41:59 -0000
From: Mark
Subject: Re: Fading Yellow CDs
I just picked up Volume 1 and I have to say I'm not impressed. My usual
way of judging something is if I keep grabbing for the CD case and
looking to see who did a song that sounds really good. CD 1 - No grabs.
I was hoping for something as good as the Melody Goes On CDs or the
Ripples series. Do they get better with subsequent volumes or am I
looking for a sound (sunshine/harmony pop) that is not there?
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 22:52:42 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Collector's Choice, Beau Brummels' "Triangle"
Previously:
> And don't forget they've reissued Jack Nitzsche's "Lonely Surfer"
> album, a pretty essential Honeys collection and the Rose Garden
> CD discussed here recently.
I must have missed the discussion on the Rose Garden...I have just
the "Next Plane to London" 45 and would like to hear more!
> For my money this is a stronger album than "Triangle" and I'd
> strongly recommend it. It's a shame that it usually gets overlooked
> when the story of country rock is told. For those wanting more
> Beau Brummels, CC have also released Ron Elliott's solo album,
> "Candlestick Maker" and the first Stoneground album featuring
> Sal Valentino.
Regarding "Bradley's Barn", I keep getting mixed reviews. I've never
heard a single track from this, but I'm almost certain I would like
it once I hear it. I also have heard "Candlestick Maker" praised. The
one review I saw called it brilliant, but sometimes I'm a little
skeptical until I get more than one opinion!
Art
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:03:31 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Martin Scorcese's "Blues"
I've been checking out the PBS series hosted by Martin Scorcese on
the Blues-I never miss a chance to see the priceless old footage of
great musicians. Last night's installment was interesting in that it
covered the British 60's blues scene with many of the original
participants. I was interested to see, among others, Van Morrison,
whose record "Domino" was the very first record I ever bought.
Strangely enough, I realized I had never seen Van interviewed before-
his speaking voice was quite different than I expected it to be!
Also was surprised to see an old favorite of mine, Peter Green,
talking about buying his first guitar. Great stuff!
Art
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:30:12 -0000
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Playboy Records
Arguably, Playboy's most notable (pop/rock) release was an album
by the Hudson Brothers, signed to Playboy during the short A&R
"reign" of Bob Cullen.
mw
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:51:24 -0000
From: johnnycymbal
Subject: Re: Kenny Young's Seagulls
Art Longmire wrote:
> Thanks to Terry Rutledge for posting the Fading Yellow sites
> with track listings - I see that Volume 3 has one of my all-
> time favorite tunes, "The Times To Come" by the London Phogg.
> I've had the 45 for many years but I need it on CD!
>
> Now if I could only get "27 Hours in the Day" by the Royal
> Groove and "Anabel" by the Seagulls...then I'd really be happy!
That's Kenny Young's Seagulls, right? I love all those Seagulls 45s,
and by extension, all the Kenny Young stuff actually. San Francisco
Earthquake(s), Rasberry(sic) Pirates, his solo 45s like "Shine On
Ruby Mtn." and "Tangerines Tangerines"... His solo LPs were a bit
less poppy, and for me, less fun. I sure liked what he did for
Noosha Fox in her day though. I know there are a few Seagulls cuts
on the Bubblegum M**********r and BubblePOP M**********r CD comps,
but I'm unsure about Anabel.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 21:07:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Andrew Jones
Subject: "The (?) I'm Gonna Marry"
Y'know, I could've sworn I'd asked this before, but a search of the
S'pop message archives showed me that I didn't. So... Does anyone know
of any male singers or male groups remaking Darlene Love's "(Today I
Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"? (Changing "Boy" to "Girl," obviously.)
Thanks!
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 01:13:50 -0000
From: johnnycymbal
Subject: Re: Joey Levine/Joey Edwards
Guy:
> Thanks to Jeffrey Glenn both sides are now posted at Tweedlee Dum's
> Drive-In at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TweedleeDumsDrive-In
> for all to hear - very nice they are too.
I'm confused. Went to Tweedlee Dum and joined, and still no Joey
Edwards. Where are those tracks? Thanks, JC
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 02:03:43 -0000
From: Mark Frumento
Subject: See For Miles / Reissue Labels
All this talk of Collectors Choice has me thinking of See For Miles.
I heard earlier this year that they are no longer in business. Is
this true? I assume it is true because many of their releases are
getting hard to find.
What label(s) deserves the biggest credit for quality reissues as we
know them today? I'm thinking Ace? I also thought Rhino was great in
the early days but tended toward the esoteric (I still credit then
with the funniest reissue ever: the Jim Hendrix LP where the hole for
the spindle was in Jimmy's middle region).
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 20:59:41 -0500
From: Shawn Baldwin
Subject: Re: Richard Perry
He Produced Martha Reeves first solo albums for MCA!
Shawn
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 22:11:06 -0400
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Playboy Records
Bryan wrote:
> Joey Stec (hi Joey!) recorded for the label, in 1975, releasing
> his self-titled debut (Playboy 412) in '76... Mickey Gilley,
> Jimmy Webb and others also recorded for Playboy.
so did soul singer Al Wilson, "I've Got A Feeling" in '76
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 03:43:45 +0100
From: Chris King
Subject: Free 27 track Da Doo Ron Ron CD
Dear fellow UK-based Spectropoppers -
To celebrate Da Doo Ron Ron's fifth Birthday on Saturday 18th October,
we are giving away a specially compiled 27 track CD compilation -
featuring many Da Doo fave raves - to the first 20 (twenty) paying
customers to arrive on the night. Doors open at 9pm. As our extra
special guests - glittery all girl dancers The Actionettes - are also
performing an early set (10pm approx), it's definitely worth arriving
early.
To reserve entry & thereby save money (it's just £4), please mail me
your names here dadooronron.club@ntlworld.com
For more info check the DDRR web-site:-
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dadooronron/
Oodles & many thanks for your indulgence,
Regards, Chris Da Doo
Da Doo Ron Ron - Saturday 18th October
5th Birthday shindig
@ the Sussex Arts Club, 07 , Ship Street, Brighton, BN1.
Tel:-01273-727371
FREE 27 track Da Doo CD compilation to the first 20 paying customers!
Special guests:- glittery all-girl dance troupe The Actionettes
9pm - 2am
£4 if names are reserved in advance dadooronron.club@ntlworld.com
or phone 012373-778020 / 727371
£5 on the door on the night
DJ's - Chris 'Da Doo' King & Si Bridger spin 60s girly sounds a-go-go.
>From The Ronettes, Dusty, Supremes, Marvelettes, Lesley Gore, Barbara
Lewis, Chris Clark, Petula, Shangri-Las, Lulu, Helen Shapiro, Vandellas,
Brenda Holloway, Shirley Bassey & so on.
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 03:21:41 -0000
From: Don
Subject: Re: Goffin / King's "Wasn't It You"
JJ:
> ....I have an "obsession" with another Action related track,
> "Wasn't it you", i.e. orig rel as a German only b-s.(a-s. ==
> "Harlem Shuffle"). This AMAZING Goffin-King tr was orig recorded
> by Petula Clark, 1966, and is a much more Produced version,
> opposed to the more "demo-like" Action recording......so far
> I've found cover versions of this song, by the following acts;
> (if anyone can add more versions, PLEEZ lemme know!) 3's a Crowd
> - Dunhill '68 LP track Peggy Lipton - Ode ´68 LP track Billie
> Davies - UK Decca '67 45 Gloria Lynne ??(here I'm not so sure,
> if it's the same song; any info, much appreciated)
I have this song by Hamilton Streetcar and Spanky & Our Gang. I'm
not sure about Gloria Lynne. I want to say it's not the same. I
don't have it by Billie Davis, if you could post that one, it would
be great. It was also reported here some time back that the song was
done by Lynne Randell. I see a song with that title by 2 other
artists, Lee Tippa and Catbird Seat. I have no idea whether or not
those are the same song.
DonNJ
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 23:17:06 -0500
From: Ken Bell
Subject: Re: Freakbeat and Other Categories
I have always thought of Freakbeat as "British garage bands" as was
stated by someone earlier. However, I also am the one that though
"sunshine pop" "psyche pop" was all about the same :)
Peace
Orion
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 08:43:16 +0200
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Lillian Roxon
Great story, Bill. I didn't realize we might just well be the only two
people to be both on Spectropop and Songbirds. I think this should
remain a well concealed secret....
Lillian Roxon was a major figure for all rock lovers of our generation.
In any case she was for me and she prompted me to write a sort of
French version of "Rock On" called "Pop Music" which came out in 66/67.
I remember that the first Vanilla Fudge LP was released in France with
a cover that was designed from the cover of my book. Think it was the
only place in the world where they did not keep their original cover.
Now I see that Lillian Roxon's book was published in 69. I have to check
when mine was published. I kind of remembered 67 .I could have sworn she
was first.
Frank
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 08:51:29 +0200
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Collectors Choice Music / Playboy
John Briggs:
> Although much of the CC Music reissue catalog is mundane MOR schlock
> of no interest to most of us, listening to Dean Martin has always
> been a guilty pleasure of mine. I have not yet been able to obtain
> the German Dean Martin Bear Family boxes. But, I have managed to
> acquire several of the CC reissues. Recorded with our friend Carol
> Kaye, Hal Blaine and most of the LA session regulars, these
> recordings still hold up well over a quarter of a century after
> their initial releases. Never heard that mama's boy Frank do any
> Merle Haggard!!
We share the same guilty pleasure about dean Martin. And you should
definitely get the Bear family boxes. Absolutely first class. As for
Playboy records they did have a label back then with a few releases
including the then Mrs Hefner : Barbi Benton. This label has been
revived lately with among a couple of other releases a Mel Torme jazzy
live concert and the all star cast instrumental soundtrack of the TV
film : Blonde.
Frank
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 08:49:39 -0000
From: Tom
Subject: Bernadette Carroll
Hi everyone,
I'm one of those guys that can't resist the cutesy voiced girl singers
of the '60's. I think that my favourite of these singers is Bernadette
Carroll. Her voice to me is like heaven. I saw a picture of her on
the Ace Records CD Kiss and Tell and I can see that her looks matched
her voice, she was extremely beautiful!
Anyway, does anyone know where in the world you can get all of her
recordings? I have tried so hard to find them all but all I have are
Party Girl, Happy Birthday, Don't Hurt Me, Nicky, I Don't Want To Know,
and My Heart Stood Still. I would be oh so grateful to anyone who could
tell me where you can attain or hear her other recordings. I did a
Yahoo search but didn't find too much, mostly just links to CDs that
have the songs I already possess.
As a side note, does anyone know of any more pictures of her or have any
idea what happened to her or have any biographical details at all? I
know hardly anything about her.
Tom (who obviously has a crush on Bernadette Carroll)
P.S. I would have asked about video footage but I realize that would be
darn near impossible to find if there even was any.
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 13:30:38 +0100
From: Andrew Hickey
Subject: Re: Collector's Choice
Guy Lawrence wrote:
> And don't forget they've reissued Jack Nitzsche's "Lonely Surfer"
> album, a pretty essential Honeys collection and the Rose Garden
> CD discussed here recently.
I wouldn't say the Honeys CD was essential - it was for about a year
before the Pet projects CD came out, but almost every worthwhile
track on the Honeys CD is on Pet Projects (all the songs Brian Wilson
produced for them, and the Gary Usher and Glen Campbell tracks they
did backing vocals on), which also has a couple of the Spring tracks,
the Sharon Marie tracks and so on. I bought the Honeys CD when it came
out, but would never have bought it if there'd been a legit BW
Productions CD available at the time...
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 08:19:36 EDT
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Martin Scorcese's "Blues"
Previously on Spectropop:
> I've been checking out the PBS series hosted by Martin Scorcese on
> the Blues-I never miss a chance to see the priceless old footage of
> great musicians. Last night's installment was interesting in that it
> covered the British 60's blues scene with many of the original
> participants. I was interested to see, among others, Van Morrison,
> whose record "Domino" was the very first record I ever bought.
> Strangely enough, I realized I had never seen Van interviewed before-
> his speaking voice was quite different than I expected it to be!
>
> Also was surprised to see an old favorite of mine, Peter Green,
> talking about buying his first guitar. Great stuff!
Totally agree about the series in general --- but, BUT, the second film
was chaoctic and the fourth segment about the kid traveling south to
live with his uncle was a travesty. While the idea of using seven
different directors has merit and provides a larger canvas, it also
seems to cause a lack of continuity and consistency.
At worst it's still very good and at its best it is miraculous. Some of
the footage is so great--some of the personalities so intersting. I
found the sub-plot story line following Bobby Rush very compelling.
Altha Turner and the reed playing revelatory.
Now Jimmy Shine seems to beg some questions. He seems far too young and
way too far urbane to have been a contemporary and traveled around with
Robert Johnson.
Also how could they mention Guitar Slim without mentioning that Ray
Charles did some of his arrangements---and where oh where and when oh
when do we get to Ray Charles.
What happened to dudes like Amos Milburn, Lowell Fulsom., etc--and did
just playing a piece of Bright Lights without mentioning the name Jimmy
Reed suffice?
These complaints are minor. What is important is that the thing was done
and that it exists.
Rashkvosky
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 11:00:31 EDT
From: John Berg
Subject: Re: See For Miles / Reissue Labels
The See For Miles did indeed bite the dust, and other labels are on
the edge. I was in London for the summer and spent a couple days
visiting Bill Allerton at his shop (geared to '60s psych heads) just
off Portobello Road. He told me that he has stopped carrying "beat"
music CDs as those who were buying that have dropped off the map, and
he is contemplating closing his shop as he is not doing much more
than breaking even -- and that by being open just 2 days a week
(Friday/Sat).
Ace and its family of labels makes it in part due to the fact that
the label is run by fans who also understand how to run a business.
They are fanatic for excellent mastering, are committed to value-per-
pound (dollar) in the form of great liner notes and "bonus" tracks,
and cover several genres of music, ensuring a broad customer base.
Yet rampant illicit copying of CDs could kill Ace too.
Other excellent labels include the Cherry Red family of labels
(including RPM and Rev-Ola), the Castle Music family of labels, and
the Proper Music family of labels. Oh, but did you notice that in
most cases these "families" consist of a bunch of once-independant
labels that were forced to merge under a few umbrellas or go broke?
Again, the fact that CD copying is hurting all labels is irrefutable.
I'm not too concerned about "the major labels" but when I see how
copying is hitting even the collector labels run by true enthusiasts,
I have to ponder....
John Berg
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 16:34:06 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Re: Bernadette Carroll
Tom wrote:
> I'm one of those guys that can't resist the cutesy voiced girl
> singers of the '60's. I think that my favourite of these singers
> is Bernadette Carroll. Her voice to me is like heaven. I saw a
> picture of her on the Ace Records CD Kiss and Tell and I can see
> that her looks matched her voice, she was extremely beautiful!
> Anyway, does anyone know where in the world you can get all of her
> recordings? I have tried so hard to find them all but all I have
> are Party Girl, Happy Birthday, Don't Hurt Me, Nicky, I Don't Want
> To Know, and My Heart Stood Still. I would be oh so grateful to
> anyone who could tell me where you can attain or hear her other
> recordings. I did a Yahoo search but didn't find too much, mostly
> just links to CDs that have the songs I already possess. As a side
> note, does anyone know of any more pictures of her or have any
> idea what happened to her or have any biographical details at all?
> I know hardly anything about her.
Tom: Hi, if you look on various girl group or girl singer rarities
Cd's, you'll find a Bernadette Caroll cut or 2. The one I remember
best is "Please Don't Hurt me". There is a photo of her in the
booklet--she was an attactive blonde. There is also a photo of her
in John Clemente's book along with her first group the Starlets
(including the Allbut sisters from the Angels). According to Denise
Ferri (an old friend of Bernadette's), Bernadette still lives in New
Jersey. I don't know if she is still singing.
Tony Leong
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 17:51:18 +0100
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Martin Scorcese's "Blues"
Mike Rashkow wrote:
> At worst it's still very good and at its best it is miraculous. Some
> of the footage is so great--some of the personalities so interesting.
> I found the sub-plot story line following Bobby Rush very compelling.
> Altha Turner and the reed playing revelatory
Forgive me Mike but I have not as yet had the benefit of seeing the
Scorcese series, reception here in the UK is a little fuzzy! But a few
comments. I think Altha is probably Otha Turner who died earlier this
year. His fife and drum band was a sight to behold, live they recreated
what it must have been like on a saturday night fish fry.
> Now Jimmy Shine seems to beg some questions. He seems far too young
> and way too far urbane to have been a contemporary and traveled around
> with Robert Johnson
Jimmy Shine is probably Johnny Shines who travelled with Johnson and
appeared on a Detroit radio show with RJ in 1937. Shines died in 1992,
so I assume the footage is old stuff.
> Also how could they mention Guitar Slim without mentioning that Ray
> Charles did some of his arrangements---and where oh where and when oh
> when do we get to Ray Charles.
Again, forgive me for not seeing the show but it seems a strange choice
of artist to feature. Guitar Slim had only the one record of note ('The
Things I Used To Do' with Ray Charles on piano).
> What happened to dudes like Amos Milburn, Lowell Fulsom., etc--and did
> just playing a piece of Bright Lights without mentioning the name Jimmy
> Reed suffice?
The problem with any such series is the things that are left out.
However I agree that leaving out Fulsom is strange. None too
surprising though as so often in things about the Blues the west coast
scene gets shorts shrift. It's as though if it didn't come from the
Delta or Chicago it's somehow less significant. There is a good case to
be made for the huge influence that many of those who lived and worked
predominantly on the west coast. Jimmy Reed is another whose collateral
these days has taken a hammering. His influence on the Stones and
others was very significant. It maybe is the case that his deceptively
simple songs and style are just out of fashion at the moment. Couldn't
agree more about Amos Milburn, if anyone wants three minutes of piano
magic look no further than 'Down The Road Apiece'. Milburn makes Chuck
Berry sound pedestrian, and that takes some doing!
Having said all that I can't wait to see the series.
Richard
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 13:57:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: Andrew Jones
Subject: Sherman Edwards
There have been passing mentions in this forum, and on the
Bacharach-David page, of songwriter Sherman Edwards. Although
he helped pen such hits as "Wonderful! Wonderful!", "See You
In September", "Johnny Get Angry" and "Broken-Hearted Melody",
he's probably best-known for writing the Broadway musical "1776".
Did anyone here know Edwards, or work with him? I know he and
Artie Wayne shared at least one songwriting partner. Thanks.
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 12:32:43 -0700
From: Kurt Benbenek
Subject: The intriguing Suzi Jane Hokum
Phil M:
> Suzi Jane Hokum is Suzi Jane Hokum............
> Nancy Sinatra is Nancy Sinatra -- a whole other story entirely.
Thanks Phil...and Rat Pfink,
I knew the SJH info I had was somehow screwy.
I had read an article a while ago (on the web) about Mort Garson's
"Wizard of Iz". The article mentioned that "Nancy Sinatra AKA Suzi
Jane Hokum" had played the role of Dorothy on the record. I think
I even read that info on the official Mort Garson site(?) So, for a
couple of years now I've been under the impression that NS was SJH.
I will never, ever believe anything I read on the internet again
(except postings here and articles on the Spectropop site)
Kurt B.
PS - By the way, "The Wizard of Iz" IS a real good, funny album.
Kind of like L. Frank Baum meets Stan Freberg meets Joe Meek
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 13:14:17 -0700
From: Michael Coxe
Subject: Re: Oh . . . Kaye!
James Botticelli scribed:
> Carol was on this list for a long time in the late 9T's and
> early 00's.
> Ed. - Carol Kaye now has her own comprehensive website:
> http://www.carolkaye.com
Norman,
I suggest you mine the Spectropop archives for Carol's posts.
She was a prolific (epic? :>) contributor from late 1998 until
late 2001, when I think she'd covered most issues Spectropopish
and settled into her own space.
SP searchable archives: http://www.spectropop.com/archive/index.html
What I miss are her comments that cut through much of the emotional
ties to music, hearsay and legend to deliver the facts, like this
one from what might be her first Spectropop post:
from http://www.spectropop.com/archive/digest/m228.html
> Phil was responsible for a lot of innovations in recording --
> the use of earphones, the barriers to cut down on mike leakage,
> the placement of mikes, uses of the echo systems, and the muting
> of drums, etc.
That kind of info is golden, and gets to the heart of *why*
Spector was so far advanced. I'd love to see more of that kind
of historical coverage here. I mean, the Spectropop world is the
studio world, is it not?
- michael
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Message: 25
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 16:34:30 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Playboy Records, Rainy Daze, Beaus
TRIANGLE is a pretty cool album. It contains at least one
Randy Newman song, Lenny Waronker being the possible connection
there. Valentino's voice used to most poetic, moving advantage
on tracks like "Magic Hollow" (IMHO one of the BB's best ever)
and "The Wolf of Velvet Fortune." Am also curious about BRADLEY'S
BARN but have heard before that it's pretty nice EARLY country-rock.
Always suspected the BBs had more unreleased tracks. Still trying
to locate their '67-'68 WB singles, all of which I understand are
great. The Rainy Daze of the delightful "That Acapulco Gold", "Blood
of Oblivion", "Make Me Laugh" etc. are not to be confused with at
least 1, maybe 2 or 3 6Ts bands known as "The Rainy Days". However,
I'm quoting Osborne and Neal Umphred here and know nothing about the
latter group(s) so perhaps another of us could offer some info......
Joey Stec was on the Playboy label! ! ! Gosh, guys and dames, what
fascinating people we have on this group indeed. Two 45s I used to
have on that short-lived label (recognizing that this is just this
side of S'Pop territory!) were an intriguing (but nowhere near as
exciting!) remake of "Runaway" by one Charlie Kulis, whoever he was,
and a minor hit by one Lois Fletcher (whoever she was!) from 1974
entitled "I Am What I Am". The B-side was even better, though Lois
sounded like she should have been in a 6Ts girl group....or was she!!!
That record falls somewhere between Max Fleischer's "Popeye" and the
Broadway musical of "La Cage aux Folles", I suppose!
Bobster
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