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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Richest Man Alive
From: Barry Tunney
2. Re: Bobby Hatfield
From: Bill Reed
3. Flamma Sherman
From: Barry Tunney
4. Re: Bobby Hatfield
From: That Alan Gordon
5. Re: Miss Cathy Brasher
From: Mikey
6. Re: Beverley
From: Steve Harvey
7. R.I.P. Bobby Hatfield
From: David Coyle
8. Sonic Past Music reissues
From: David Goodwin
9. Bobby Hatfield
From: Mark Wirtz
10. Re: Lesley Gore
From: Paul Bryant
11. Re: Phil's Spectre
From: Paul Bryant
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 20:18:19 -0000
From: Barry Tunney
Subject: Re: Richest Man Alive
Phil Chapman wrote:
> Talking of Simon Napier Bell, does anybody know anything about
> Flamma Sherman, technically a girl-group, but not in the usual
> mould. They had a near hit in 1968 on his label, SNB, with the
> self-penned "No Need To Explain", based on Bach's "Air On A G
> String" (sim. "Whiter Shade Of Pale"). Have a listen -
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica
Phil - I'm a 'newbe' in Spectropop but have been desperately seeking
Flamma Sherman's "No Need To Explain" since I discovered mp3s a couple
of years ago. Can't find it from your link. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Barry
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:02:20 -0000
From: Bill Reed
Subject: Re: Bobby Hatfield
Richard Williams wrote:
> Spectropoppers will be saddened to learn of the death of
> Bobby Hatfield in his sleep on Wednesday in Kalamazoo,
Perhaps a better time for this story might be a few days down
the line after the shock has worn off. Still, I feel impelled
to render it now, and it's simply THAT, according to legend,
when Phil Spector was producing "Unchained Melody" by the
Righteous BROTHER---Hatfield---Bill Medley became a touch rankled
at being shut out from most of the recorded proceedings. He
supposedly asked Spector, "What do you want me to do while he's
singing?" PS reportedly replied, "Carry all the money the TWO of
you are going to be making off of this record to the bank."
An apochryphal "true" story? Very likely. But a fairly amusing
one, I think.
Bill Reed
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 21:26:15 -0000
From: Barry Tunney
Subject: Flamma Sherman
I'm new here and not sure if this is the 'done thing' but I
believe a song by Flamma Sherman called "No Need To Explain"
(1967) was once on musica but is no longer! I've hankered after
this for many years since losing my original copy in the early
70s - sad I know. If anyone could play it back there I'd be
glad to reciprocate with their 'wanna-get' if I can!
Thanks,
Barry
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 14:54:48 -0700 (MST)
From: That Alan Gordon
Subject: Re: Bobby Hatfield
With the passing of Bobby Hatfield, we lost a beautiful soulful
man. His soul touched all of our souls. He was and always will
be a very important part of all that our music means to us.
God bless you Bobby.
That alan
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 19:44:27 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Miss Cathy Brasher
Tony Waitekus wrote:
> Anyone have any information on Miss Cathy Brasher or her song
> "Only When I Dream". I have the song on a couple of "gray area"
> CDs, but that song sounds like they used a cheap microphone held
> up to a record player. It sounds worse than a disc dub. Anyone
> know where I could be a better sounding copy of this song? With
> all the talk of Spector copycat sounds, this great record came to
> my mind.
"Only When I Dream" is a good tune, but nothing compares to
Cathy's "I'll Remember Jimmy". Total, early 60s, Teen Idol Pop,
even tho' it's from 1964. Actually, it sounds like it may have
been recorded much earlier.
Mikey
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 17:24:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Beverley
Paul Underwood wrote:
> Now, the thing I remember about this Beverley is an
> article in Record Mirror by Tony Hall (supposed to be
> the man who invented the term "wall of sound") in which he
> raved about a demo he had received from a mysterious singer
> called Beverley, who was going to be signed to the new
> Deram label......
Yeah, same chick we're talking about and it's on the
Deram Daze LP. Just burnt it onto CD for my little
buddy, Markie Frumento.
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 17:51:03 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: R.I.P. Bobby Hatfield
It's sad to hear about the death of Bobby Hatfield.
Although I never really appreciated the Righteous
Brothers' music as much as I should have, I did
respect that they kept the Righteous Brothers name
intact and active all these years. If I'm not
mistaken, wasn't it Bobby who always stayed a Brother,
while Phil Medley struck out on his own a couple times
over the years?
Imagine singing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
every night for almost 40 years...Bobby was a real
trooper.
If there's a rock and roll heaven...then you know,
today, they've got a hell of a singer.
David
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 00:56:31 -0600
From: David Goodwin
Subject: Sonic Past Music reissues
Anybody here have the Millennium "Pieces" set and the new
Boettcher set? If yes, how are they? How do they compare
to the old Dreamsville/Poptones sets? Anything on these that
isn't available on the old ones?
Thanks,
-D
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 12:22:21 -0000
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Bobby Hatfield
I sadly join the silent chorus of millions of music fans all
over the world to whom Bobby Hatfield continues to live on
as an unforgettable voice; whose hearts and lives have been
consciously or unconsciously touched by Bobby's generous
talent, to resonate forever. Far transcending the ground
stones of skill and craft, Bobby possessed the magical
attribute that, singularly, is the the ultimate key to profound
success in any artistic medium: Charm.
My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Bobby's family and
friends.
Respectfully,
Mark Wirtz
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 04:58:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Re: Lesley Gore
Mike Hinstridge wrote:
> Re Lesley Gore:
> She is remembered if at all in Britain for only one
> hit, "It's My Party", maybe "You Don't Own Me" and
> nothing else.
Not quite true - "Maybe I Know", from 1965. Great
record, top 20. Same year as Brenda Lee's last pop
gasp, "Is It True". They were trying to do the new "beat
group" sound, and they did too.
pb
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 05:04:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Re: Phil's Spectre
Monophonius wrote:
> I believe the Spector Influence is in the grooves of
> every pop record recorded subsequent to Phil's big
> year of 1963! Is my thesis a bit exaggerated? Maybe,
> but let's think about it. Here's a list of twenty-five
> other tracks that could fill another CD. Many of these
> were big hits, too. Everyone of them exhibit some phase
> of the Spector approach....
> All I Really Want To Do--CHER
Even more, "Sunny" by Cher. There's a quiet voice &
acoustic guitar intro, then a breathless pause, & then
WHOMP - in comes the wall of sound like a crashing
tidal wave. Would this have been the work of Phil's
former gofer Sonny?
> Stay Awhile--DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
Dusty loved the Wall of Sound and consciously tried to
replicate it. Articles I have read suggest that whilst
there was a nominal male producer of her early solo
records, Dusty herself took charge in the studio. You
could add "Your Hurtin' Kinda Love" and "I Just
Don't Know What To Do With Myself" and a few others
too.
pb
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