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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: CCM
From: Art Longmire
2. Re: Other Covers / the Holmes boys / Mike Smith
From: Phil Milstein
3. Re: CCM
From: Mark
4. Re: Other Cover Versions
From: Fred
5. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
From: Orion
6. Re: James Brown on PBS American Masters
From: jerophonic
7. Old Time Radio Convention; Spaniels; musica music; other notes
From: Country Paul
8. CD releases
From: Guy Lawrence
9. Musica Happy Together and Valleri (first version)
From: Clark Besch
10. Simon & Garfunkel
From: David Mirich
11. Re: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
From: Mike Nathan
12. Billie Davis
From: Mike Bennett
13. Re: Ilonya Knopfler
From: Andrew Jones
14. Re: Ilonya Knopfler, etc
From: Steve Grant
15. Foreign language versions: Sandy Posey & Liliane Saint-Pierre
From: Patrick Rands
16. Re: the Diamonds
From: John Fox
17. Re: Happy Together and Valleri (first version)
From: That Alan Gordon
18. Re: Bobby Sheen
From: Mick Patrick
19. Re: B-52s & Y.O.
From: Phil Milstein
20. Re: Billie Davis
From: Paul Bryant
21. Re: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
From: Jeff Lemlich
22. Re: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
From: Phil Chapman
23. Re: Happy Together and Valleri (first version)
From: Christian Gordon
24. Re: L.A. DJs / originals & covers of originals / Does Anybody etc.
From: Phil Milstein
25. Re: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
From: James Botticelli
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:44:49 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: CCM
I agree with Stewart in that I think Collector's Choice is doing a
relatively good job on its reissues. I noticed that at least one CD I
have by them, Fred Neil's "The Many Sides of Fred Neil", does feature
a number of Fred's early non-LP 45's. The Rhino Association
compilation I mentioned earlier seemed to miss the boat by including
a number of relatively recent tracks by the "reformed" Association at
the expense of key songs from their late '60s lineup that I felt
should have been placed on the CD instead. What's strange is that I
hear the British issue of this CD did include all the tracks I
wanted, including "Rose Petals, Incense, and a Kitten" from
the "Birthday" LP. Hopefully I'll be able to get my hands on the U.K.
version eventually!
Art
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:29:03 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Other Covers / the Holmes boys / Mike Smith
David Coyle wrote:
> Someone mentioned the Diamonds remake of "Little Darlin'," and I have
> to admit I've never heard the Gladiolas original. On the Diamonds
> version, I always thought the lead singer was imitating Jackie Wilson,
> while the bass singer was imitating one of the Drifters or Ink Spots.
> Always thought of it as a tribute, rather than satire, but I'm
> probably wrong.
In one or another of the quickie rocknroll flicks of the period The
Diamonds are seen lip-syncing to their version of Little Darlin'. In it
they skillfully parody many of the doo-wop cliches, although these moves
can just as easily be read as coming from a place of love rather than
derision.
> When the '60s rolled around, I think the tendency in remakes was to up
> the tempo and crank up the volume, rather than to sanitize or satirize.
And what to make of Blue Cheer's bombastic rendition of Summertime
Blues? Talk about "upping the tempo" and "cranking the volume"! I'm
still not sure if the bass-voice spoken parts were omitted by choice or
by error.
Clark Besch wrote:
> Man, Rupert Holmes has been into everything! All the songs he wrote.
> Producing the semi-cool TV show "Remember WHEN" about a 30's/40's
> radio station. Then, my girlfriend tells me she is reading a book by
> him yesterday! Anyway, I really enjoyed the late 70's/early 80's
> post-"Him" 45s like "Morning Man" , "I Don't Need You" and "The End".
> All 3 follow unsual methods and ideas like most of his songs, but
> turn out very good!
I don't mean this as a knock, but I think Holmes' stock-in-trade has
been his cleverness more than any of his other abilities. It's certainly
the one strand that threads through all his works in varying media and
genres. I really enjoyed "Remember WENN." While its humor relied mostly
on puns, they were usually clever (that, again) ones, and the acting was
superb. (I believe Holmes, who created, produced and wrote the entire
series, did some spot appearances, but was not an acting regular in it.)
The series, which lasted two seasons, was buried in a poor time slot on
a little-watched cable network, but perhaps one day there'll be a DVD
edition.
Clark again:
> ... Was Casey friends with Jake and bent the rules when he realized
> the song was about to fall off? Did Casey love the song so much, he
> bent the rules? Did he somehow follow the footsteps of Alan Freed,
> Dick Clark and numerous others in .....?
Perhaps he figured, "Well no one besides Clark Besch is gonna notice
this, and it's gonna take him over 30 years to rat me about about it at
that, so what the hell ..."
> I tried playig the clip to Musica, but it's too full. If anyone
> wants to hear it, I'll try again later. Odd but true!!!
Eager to hear this song again, as well as the one J. Lemlich is waiting
to post, I've just removed a couple of my posts from the board. That
leaves, as of this writing, just under 3mb available -- perhaps not
quite enough for both of the new ones but if there's one virtue we
retrovisionists do not lack it is patience.
once more for Clark:
> Hi, an update on Dave Clark 5 lead singer Mike Smith's recovery
> efforts came this week. Unfortunately, a fall in September injured
> some vertabrae in his back and he had surgery.
Didn't his son get killed in some sort of accident over this past
summer? Yowza, what a horrid lot for that family, and I only hope there
was no correlation between the two events.
--Phil M.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:46:05 -0000
From: Mark
Subject: Re: CCM
Stewart Mason:
> I think you're misstating who the bad guy is in this scenario, and
> I believe that Collector's Choice is doing fine work.
No, I'm not. If you checked you would see that they release CDs from
other labels, not just Warners and they do the same thing across the
board. We Five was on A&M, which was MCA or Universal when CCM issued
the CD. So that theory may hold water for some of their stuff but
what's the excuse on the We Five? Why didn't they include more non-LP
tracks on the Pozo Seco Singers when obviously they were allowed
bonus tracks. I'm sorry but I'm not so inclined to cut them a break.
They took the unissued EMI Lengendary Masters that was compiled on
Peter and Gordon with 28 tracks and they chopped it down to 20. If
they are doing "fine work" as you say, I don't see it.
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:26:09 -0000
From: Fred
Subject: Re: Other Cover Versions
David Coyle wrote:
> ...While the original Isley Brothers version of "Twist And Shout"
> may be more danceable than the Beatles version, there's no question
> that the latter is a stomping powerhouse.
The original "Twist And Shout" was by the Top Notes on Atlantic in
1961. The Isleys' version came in second.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 18:44:18 -0600
From: Orion
Subject: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
This may not quite reach Spectropop, however, I THINK I remember in the
summer of '69 while I was doing so guest DJing in KC, that a group named
Copper Kettle or Copper Penny, something like that came out with the
above title song. It flopped and 4 or 5 months later it was a hit for
Chicago Transit Authority (at the time, I believe). I may be delusional
but I don't think so. Can anyone help me on this one?
Orion
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:28:14 -0000
From: jerophonic
Subject: Re: James Brown on PBS American Masters
Neb Rodgers wrote:
> James Brown, American Master.... yeooowwww! This episode comes on
> Wed night 10/29/03 at 9:30pm, on most PBS stations.
Saw the show last night. The old clips are great, and I thought the
commentary was insightful.
But too much sociopolitics, not enough music. And where were Maceo,
Bootsy, Clyde, Jabo and everybody else? As I recall, the Ray Charles
American Masters program at least acknowledged the musicians. I
suspect JB exercised some degree of editorial control, and kept some
of his co-creators off the show. Am I right?
James's body of work is still stunning. Can anyone (pop, soul,
whatever) match his 20 years (1956-76) of commercial and artistic
vitality?
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 23:36:11 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Old Time Radio Convention; Spaniels; musica music; other notes
I'm behind again, so if Mike Edwards didn't yet post a note about what a
superb time we had meeting Eddie Rambeau, Bud Rehak, Rupert Holmes and Diane
Renay (plus our own Ronnie Allen and Brian Gari) at the Old Time Radio
Convention in Newark, I will. That night I also wound up at a UGHA event -
the 50th anniversary of The Spaniels! ("Goodnight Sweetheart," "Peace of
Mind," "Stormy Weather"). 4 of the 5 are still together - the bass, Gerald
Gregory, passed on recently. Pookie Hudson still has that magic velvet
voice, and the group was delightful!
I'm listening to the Chants' "Choo Choo" on musica - Artie Wayne, is the
same group that covered the Isley Brothers' "Respectable" on Tru-Eko? That
(and its doowop ballad flip, "Please Kiss Me Goodbye") were exceptional -
and actually, I'd take their "Respectable" over the original, although I
confess to hearing the Chants first. And I really like the Lollipops' "Naked
When You Come" - thank you, Martin of Denmark. I haven't read far enough
ahead to see the background on these - but I'm getting there!
Hugo M:
> a two-sided Sonny Bono imitation called "Bad Scene/I Protest".
> Extremely funny, though I'm not sure if the humor was intentional...
Phil M:
> Woah! That record sounds promising. Are you able to play it to musica?
Trust me, it's THAT bad.
Peter Lerner wrote:
> But I say Barbara West's version [of "You're No Good"] (Ronn Records)
> is the very best.
Could it possibly find its way to musica, please?
Mike Edwards:
> Bobby Day's "Over And Over" is indeed a gem and far better than the a-
> side, "Rockin' Robin"....
FYI, Collectors Choice (www.ccmusic.com) has a clearance page with a Bobby
Day CD - solo and other, including the Hollywood Flames and Bob & Earl, real
cheap. Some other good stuff, too. (Not a commercial - I just came across it
and thought someone might be interested.)
Billy G. Spradlin:
> One UK cover that beats a USA original hands down is the Merseys' cover of
> the McCoys "Sorrow".
Agreed - and I'd always thought it was the other way around! Thanks for the
straight info.
Joe Somsky:
> Thank You ALL for attending the Lou Christie Show at the Bottom Line in
> Manhattan on Tuesday night. Among the audience celebs were the Shepherd
> Sisters! Billy J. Kramer, Jay Seigel....
Wish I'd known about it! And wow - the Shepherd Sisters! What else did they
do besides "Alone," a great single? And is Billy J. Kramer living in the US
now?
Thank you Martin Roberts for the Jerome Brothers info. I knew "Real Good"
was them, but not the others.
I'm listening to the Chants' "Choo Choo" on musica - Artie Wayne, is the
same group that covered the Isley Brothers' "Respectable" on Tru-Eko? That
(and its doowop ballad flip, "Please Kiss Me Goodbye") were exceptional -
and actually, I'd take their "Respectable" over the original, although I
confess to hearing the Chants first. And I really like the Lollipops' "Naked
When You Come" - thank you, Martin of Denmark. I haven't read far enough
ahead to see the background on these - but I'm getting there!
doowopdaddy:
> Tony Pass, who was a founding member of the doo-wop group the Fascinators??
> He also recorded under the name of Tony Richards.
...and Tony Passalacqua. He's been discussed here before, but if you aren't
up on it, he's touring with the Florida Legends a/k/a The Legends of Doo
Wop, including the leads of the Passions and Imaginations. Catch them when
Ronnie I brings them into the NY/NJ area for a UGHA show; they're
exceptional!
Back to being "just" six days behind....
Country Paul
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:10:32 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: CD releases
Another month, another superb selection of releases from Ace Records
( http://www.acerecords.co.uk ). Great news for fans of novelty
records (and I know you're out there!) is that the latest instalment
of the essential "Golden Age Of American Rock'n'Roll" series is a
novelty special. I can't wait to get my hands on a great quality,
fully annotated compilation where the Detergents and Ran-Dells rub
shoulders with the Dynasores and the Five Blobs! I don't work for Ace
- I just think it's worth shouting about those labels that KNOW how
to do reissues.
If I may be allowed one plug however, over at Tweedlee Dum's Drive-In
we're currently celebrating our hundredth member with Halloween songs,
rare Bonner & Gordon, Bubblegum and a nice bit of Lee Hazlewood - the
party's at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TweedleeDumsDrive-In/
Guy
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 07:33:09 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Musica Happy Together and Valleri (first version)
Hi all, it's Mr. "stuck in the 60's radio". Playing to Musica for a
short time, a small "That Alan Gordon" tribute to his skills. If you
are like me, music didn't get much better than 1967. This short
aircheck is of Humble Harv (whom is on my oldies station here in
Lincoln every night via satellite!) on KHJ counting down "Boss Radio"
KHJ Los Angeles' Top 93 of the year in late December, 1967. "Happy
Together" is #2 for the whole year in LA!! Quite a testiment to Alan
and Barry. The titles it bests are amazing themselves: #9 Respect,
#22 For What It's Worth, #26 Somebody to Love, #29 Incense &
Peppermints, #36 Society's Child, #40 Too Much to Dream, #47 San
Franciscan Nights, #49 Live (Merry Go Round), #59 Pretty Ballerina,
#61 Back on the Street Again (Sunshine Co), #62 Sgt Pepper's Lonely
Hearts Club Band, #81 She'd Rather be with me (hey, a double
tribute!!), #83 Connection (Stones!), etc etc! I'll let you listen
for the one anthem that beat it out of #1.
On the same line as my recent post about first versions of hits being
better than the "hit" versions, at the start of this aircheck is the
TV version of the Monkees' "Valleri" at an incredible #32 for the year
of 1967!!!! Not 1968. Many stations played this early version in
spring 1967, which was unavailable until the 80's on vinyl. Their
tape sounds a little slow to me. Anyway, many of you may have liked
this version better than the 45 which came out a year after KHJ was
playing the TV version! I like the cold ending, which is now available
for the released 45 version too i believe.
Anyway, I beleive I owe thanks to MopTop Mike for this aircheck many
many moons ago. Thanks buddy! Enjoy, and thanks again Alan Gordon!
Clark
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 06:41:32 -0700
From: David Mirich
Subject: Simon & Garfunkel
I saw Simon and Garfunkel play to a worshipping packed house at the
Pepsi center in Denver last night. Quite the show of shows - don't
miss it. Read the review online at Rocky Mountain News.
Dave Mirich
Wouldn't they be considered one of the top 5 acts of the 60s? and
maybe the biggest pop duo worldwide of all time?
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 06:00:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Mike Nathan
Subject: Re: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
I wrote:
> Who knows anything about the late Tommy Boyce's involvement in the
> late 70's with production of a band called "The Pleasers".
David A. Young:
> He hasn't come forward on the topic yet, Mike, but I suspect that our
> own Phil Chapman might have some info; he's credited as arranger on
> one of the two Boyce-produced singles I have by The Pleasers, "Precis
> of a Friend" (I have one earlier 45 as well, but it's not produced by
> Tommy). All are great Merseybeat-type efforts; which'll explain the
> title of their out-of-print, apparently complete, 17-track 1996 CD
> anthology "Thamesbeat.
Tommy Boyce also produced the great (well, I like it anyway) and
highly uncharacteristic Iggy Pop album "Party," also on Arista, in
1981, three years after the Pleasers singles. Was he a staff producer
for the label, perhaps? If so, judging from the high quality of the
Pleasers 'n' Pop material, it'd be worth searching out any other
projects with which he might have been involved.
David
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 09:18:15 -0600
From: Mike Bennett
Subject: Billie Davis
Howdy -- first time poster -- thought I'd inquire among all of you
experts about the Brit mod queen Billie Davis. I only have a couple
tracks off of comps. And there doesn't appear to be representative
CD of her work (I think she re-recorded stuff a few years ago...) So,
does anyone here know of any good source to get more of her material?
Mike Bennett
Fave Austin Roberts jam: "Ricky Ticky Ta Ta Ta"
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:23:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Andrew Jones
Subject: Re: Ilonya Knopfler
David Coyle: Ms. Knopfler gets quite a bit of airplay and good reviews
on the "Music of Your Life" radio network. Wonder if she's related to
Mark, of Dire Straits?
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:46:33 -0500
From: Steve Grant
Subject: Re: Ilonya Knopfler, etc
David Coyle:
> Anyone heard of Ilonya Knopfler?
That surname is distinctive enough to raise the question -- is she
related to the Knopfler brothers in Dire Straits?
Bryan:
> Subject: Re: Rose Garden CD. Nothing irks me more than when some
> A&R guy decides to leave CHART records off a comp in favor of Lp
> tracks!!
The obstacle can be as trivial as a mere change of medium. The
B-52's vinyl and cassette issues of "Whammy!" contain the Yoko Ono
song "Don't Worry," but the CD version substitutes "Moon 83." Mildly
surprising since they are apparently on good terms -- Yoko showed up
as a special guest at the B's 25th anniversary show in New York, for
example.
Steve
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:56:21 -0000
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Foreign language versions: Sandy Posey & Liliane Saint-Pierre
Does anyone have a copy of the Liliane Saint-Pierre song Je suis une
fille toute seule or know if it is available on a cd compilation? I
understand this is a French version of Sandy Posey's Single Girl.
Liliane Saint-Pierre may have even sung an Italian version of this
song as well.
On this same note: is anyone aware of any other Sandy Posey foreign
language covers? Did Sandy sing any of her songs in French? I know
she did sing Born a Woman (Nata Donna) and A Single Girl (Sempre
Sola) in Italian but I'm unaware of any other languages she may have
sung in.
:Patrick
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Message: 16
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:29:32 EST
From: John Fox
Subject: Re: the Diamonds
Previously:
> Someone mentioned the Diamonds remake of "Little Darlin'," and I
> always thought of it as a tribute, rather than satire, but I'm
> probably wrong.
What I've heard about this is that The Diamonds up until that time
were a legitimate jazz/pop vocal group (a la the Four Freshmen) and
did "Little Darlin'" as a spoof of the new rock & roll "fad". It
became a success, so they threw up their hands and joined the
bandwagon. But, as one last attempt to see how far they could go in
terms of put-ons, they recorded the over-the-top "She Say Oom Dooby
Doom", which while not as big a success as Little Darlin' was a hit
nonetheless!
John Fox
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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:33:40 -0700 (MST)
From: That Alan Gordon
Subject: Re: Happy Together and Valleri (first version)
Clark was nice enough to play to musica Humble Harv doing the
countdown for boss radio 1967. What was #1, Light My Fire?
anyway Thank you Clark.
Spop RULES!!!
Best, That Alan
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Message: 18
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 20:57:04 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Bobby Sheen
Charles Sheen:
> Well, from what I understood, Billy Storm (my cousin's father)
> had left the Alley Cats when they were with Phil, and went to
> Buena Vista Records (Disney). I do know for a fact that dad
> (Bobby Sheen) sang the bridge on "Puddin' 'n' Tain". He was
> real proud of that. Also, Rip Spencer might have done the song.
> He came by the house a few weeks before my dad died and gave
> us a copy of an article that was on him and the Alley Cats in
> Discoveries, I think. He noted how dad was a part of Marvin
> and Johnny, and how he was apart of the recording sessions
> with the Alley Cats. I wonder if Billy Storm and or the
> Valiants ever backed up Sam Cooke while at Keen?
Hey Charles, I had the pleasure of meeting your dad in London
back in the '80s when he was on tour with the Coasters. He
signed my Philles copy of the Bob B. Soxx & the Blue LP. Have
you heard the tracks he recorded as lead singer of the Ding
Dongs, released on Johnny Otis's Eldo label? They're really
great.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 19
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:02:32 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: B-52s & Y.O.
Steve Grant wrote:
> The obstacle can be as trivial as a mere change of medium. The
> B-52's vinyl and cassette issues of "Whammy!" contain the Yoko Ono
> song "Don't Worry," but the CD version substitutes "Moon 83." Mildly
> surprising since they are apparently on good terms -- Yoko showed up
> as a special guest at the B's 25th anniversary show in New York, for
> example.
When John Lennon first heard The B-52s doing "Rock Lobster" on
a NYC radio station during his Dakota retreat of the late '70s,
he exclaimed to his wife, "Yoko, they're doing you!" After all
those years of intense international hatred of her music, he
felt that the tide against her had finally turned, and that his
appreciation of it had been vindicated at last. Although I have
no further anecdotes along these lines until Steve's story above
picks up the thread in more recent years, I would assume that
Eureka moment was the beginning of an ongoing interaction between
those two camps.
--Phil M.
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Message: 20
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 13:31:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Re: Billie Davis
Mike Bennett wrote:
> Howdy -- first time poster -- thought I'd inquire among a
> all of you experts about the Brit mod queen Billie Davis.
> I only have a couple tracks off of comps. And there doesn't
> appear to be representative CD of her work (I think she
> re-recorded stuff a few years ago...) So, does anyone here
> know of any good source to get more of her material?
Another first time poster replying to a first time post -
short answer is no! But Billie Davis can be added to the
list of Great British Covers - Tell Him and Angel of the
Morning give the originals a strong run for their money.
By the way - has anyone ever posted a list of
"Covers better than the Originals"? Might be fun.
Paul Bryant, Nottingham, England
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Message: 21
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:33:20 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Orion wrote:
> This may not quite reach Spectropop, however, I THINK I
> remember in the summer of '69 while I was doing so guest
> DJing in KC, that a group named Copper Kettle or Copper
> Penny, something like that came out with the above title
> song. It flopped and 4 or 5 months later it was a hit for
> Chicago Transit Authority (at the time, I believe).
Sounds like the version by Copper 'N Brass, on the Amazon label.
It actually got some Northern soul spins in the 70s.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 22
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:30:01 -0000
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Re: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
Mike Nathan wrote:
> Who knows anything about the late Tommy Boyce's involvement
> in the late 70's with production of a band called "The Pleasers".
> I vaguely remember a great tune with the line "You made me cry
> last night, when you told me that you were leavin'....".
I worked extensively with Tommy Boyce (& Richard Hartley) from the
mid-70s on, and had some of the most exciting sessions of my life,
although I think I would probably have a heart attack if I had to
repeat the experience:-)
I remember mixing The Pleasers "The Kids Are Alright", but don't
remember much else, it was one of 'those' periods! I liked the
lead singer, who had a Lennon-esque vocal quality and delivery.
I've played to musica the rather nice flip of "the Kids.....",
called "Stay With Me", which opens with lines you quote.
David A. Young:
> He hasn't come forward on the topic yet, Mike, but I suspect
> that our own Phil Chapman might have some info; he's credited
> as arranger on one of the two Boyce-produced singles I have
> by The Pleasers, "Precis of a Friend"
Hi David, I'd love to hear this. I only have the other 45. I might
have the entire unreleased album on tape somewhere, but I wouldn't
know where to look right now.
Thanks
Phil
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Message: 23
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 16:38:07 -0500
From: Christian Gordon
Subject: Re: Happy Together and Valleri (first version)
> Playing to Musica for a short time, a small "That Alan Gordon"
> tribute to his skills. If you are like me, music didn't get
> much better than 1967. This short aircheck is of Humble Harv
> (whom is on my oldies station here in Lincoln every night via
> satellite!)
Humble Harv! There's a classic name I haven't heard in a while.
I remember him on KRLA back in the '70s and '80's. One of the
best DJ's I've ever head. Remember "Huggy Boy"? Another great
voice from "The Coast".
Clark, thanks for the kind words about That Alan Gordon. I'm
"the Son-of-AG" so your praise (and that of so many others)
is very much appreciated.
I must say this site and forum are just fantastic. As someone
who has been weened on the songs (and stories) from the Brill
Bldg/1960s era, I very much enjoy going back in time.
Thanks again,
Son-of-AG
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Message: 24
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:37:14 -0500
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: L.A. DJs / originals & covers of originals / Does Anybody etc.
Christian Gordon wrote:
> Humble Harv! There's a classic name I haven't heard in a while.
> I remember him on KRLA back in the '70s and '80's. One of the
> best DJ's I've ever head. Remember "Huggy Boy"? Another great
> voice from "The Coast".
Speaking of classic L.A. DJs, I just noticed this page promoting the
forthcoming memoir of Magnificent Montague. Looks like a good one,
including a chapter documenting M.M.'s 6000-piece collection of
African-American memorabilia. The site, by the way, includes a sound
file (in RealAudio, I believe) of M.M.'s 1963 interview with Sam Cooke.
http://www.magnificentmontague.com/
Paul Bryant wrote:
> By the way - has anyone ever posted a list of "Covers better than
> the Originals"? Might be fun.
Or how about "Actual Originals of Covers That Were Generally Thought To
Be the Original"?
Jeff Lemlich wrote, of "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is":
> Sounds like the version by Copper 'N Brass, on the Amazon label.
> It actually got some Northern soul spins in the 70s.
I always figgered that to have been a CTA original, in fact assumed it
to have had some sort of thematic connection to "25 Or 6 To 4." So, if
not one of them, who wrote the thing? Or, "does anybody really care?"
--Phil M.
(who can be heard applauding on the Chicago 4-LP "Live At Carnegie Hall")
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:53:26 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Tommy Boyce and The Pleasers
Phil Chapman com wrote:
> I worked extensively with Tommy Boyce (& Richard Hartley) from the
> mid-70s on, and had some of the most exciting sessions of my life,
> although I think I would probably have a heart attack if I had to
> repeat the experience :-) I remember mixing The Pleasers "The
> Kids Are Alright", but don't remember much else, it was one of
> 'those' periods! I liked the lead singer, who had a Lennon-esque
> vocal quality and delivery. I've played to musica the rather nice
> flip of "the Kids.....", called "Stay With Me", which opens with
> lines you quote.
Were the Pleasers sort of a "Pub Rock" meets "Punk" band? I have a 45
by them that I've had since they sold those hard covered indie 45's
from about '77. Is it the same band?
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