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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: My Girl The Month Of May
From: Steve Harvey
2. Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs
From: Mikey
3. Re: Glen Campbell mugshot
From: Art Longmire
4. These Boots Are Made For Talkin'
From: Steve Harvey
5. Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
From: Phil Milstein
6. P J Proby's 'I Can't Make It Alone'
From: Martin Jensen
7. New Bobby Vee Christmas CD
From: Bob
8. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Steve Harvey
9. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Paul Bryant
10. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Steve Harvey
11. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Art Longmire
12. Memfist
From: Steve Harvey
13. Re: Glen Campbell mugshot
From: Laura Pinto
14. Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
From: Laura Pinto
15. Andy Kim/Baron Longfellow
From: Laura Pinto
16. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Steve Grant
17. Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
From: Paul Bryant
18. Re: Sonny Curtis
From: Shawn
19. Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs
From: Orion
20. Kathy McCord; first folk-rock?; Del(l) Vikings; Janet "Deane"; El Paso; more
From: Country Paul
21. Re: Re: Rusty York
From: John Berg
22. Gaudio/Holmes; more random notes
From: Country Paul
23. Delicates -- "Comin' Down With Love"
From: John C
24. Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs - Robbs
From: Patrick Rands
25. Re: Shortest Track of all time/Short elpees
From: Mike McKay
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:07:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: My Girl The Month Of May
Steve Harvey:
> The standouts are "My Girl The Merry Month Of May"
> by the Belmonts (sans Dion, I think)
Dave Heasman:
> "My Girl The Month Of May" was the b-side of
> "Berimbau" and also on "Dion & The Belmonts
> Together Again" from 1967. It's a brilliant
> and very clever song, just made for Dion, his
> cracked agonised voice..
I know I saw it once on an LP of just the Belmonts.
However, to this day I have yet to hear it. Musica,
anybody? The Bunch version is brilliant. Some of their
covers were very basic covers, but this and "Learning
The Game" are fab gear to say the least.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 17:00:15 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs
Mark makes some excellent points, and I couldnt have said it
better myself.
The son threatening to sue over the bootleg is just INSANE.
All that does is push his dads work further into obscurity
where NO ONE will ever hear it. Much like Mark, I obtain
bootleg CDs in many different ways, and that's how I get
introduced to new artists, and the ones I really like, I go
looking for their other work, and will certainly buy it if
its out there at a reasonable price.
Marks comment about the reissue downloading is interesting.
About a year ago, I had a meeting with Sony in which I
proposed that Sony create a "Sony Classics" website at which,
every week, 100 songs from their catalogue, which were NOT
available on CD, be available to download for 2.50 each.
Their comments were that they make their money selling
current artists and top catalogue sellers. In other words,
they dont care.
What a shame, as Sony owns some really great hard to find
stuff, like the entire Mainstream Catalog, which they bought
in the 70s. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that most of the
execs at Sony in the catalogue dept DONT EVEN KNOW what they
really own....and dont really care because what they do know
are the top sellers like The Byrds and Springsteen and Paul
Simon and Billy Joel.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:10:06 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Glen Campbell mugshot
Phil Milstein wrote:
> Glen Campbell fans will not appreciate the excruciating
> mugshot taken during his recent arrest in Phoenix, but,
> in the name of the truth, should probably take a look at
> it anyway. I'm sure there are many versions of it already
> on the Internet, but the one link I have (from a newspaper
> in New Zealand) is at:
> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2739470a1860,00.html
> I saw Glen perform this past August. Apart from opening his
> (polyester) shirt and twirling his (right) nipple in time to
> his (quite excellent) impression of Elvis doing Don't Be Cruel
> -- which left co-star Andy Williams, with whom he'd been
> bantering, utterly speechless -- he seemed in fine form, and
> in fact I loved the show. Were it not for the caption underneath,
> I would not have recognized him from the aforementioned mugshot.
Since Glen was a major influence on my musical "formative years",
it was indeed painful to see him in his recent difficulties. I
read his autobiography several years ago and he seemed to imply
that his days of alcohol abuse were behind him. Maybe this event
will "straighten him out" in the way that George Jones overcame
his drinking problem.
Unfortunately, today's 24-hour a day media coverage will take its
toll - I must have seen Glen's arrest clip five times or more this
weekend.
Art
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:54:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: These Boots Are Made For Talkin'
Actually their name came from the original Mrs. Peel,
Honor Blackman, who had a record out at the time called
"Kinky Boots". Ray and Dave, ever the dedicated slaves
of fashion.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:32:49 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
Lapka Larry wrote:
> Why is there a dearth of Hannukah songs in popular music
> --whether it be rock and roll, pop, or any other manifestation
> of the two?
I too am puzzled everytime my eyes happen to fall upon one or
another of the several Barbra Streisand XMas albums (always
against my wishes, of course, but these things happen), to cite
just one prominent offender. But I can certainly understand it
from a marketing perspective, as the audience for a Chanukkah
release would amount to but a minuscule fraction of that for an
XMas one (And add to this the fact that the secularization of
XMas means its target audience is not only Christians
but virtually everybody).
The dynamic is comparable to a pop musician from, say, Finland
or Portugal having to consider whether to record their next
album in their native tongue or in English. Of course there is
a market for the native tongue, but it pales in comparison to
what's available when aiming at the much wider mark English presents.
I imagine there is plenty of Channukah music available, but,
since it would be pitched at a niche market, would require a bit
more effort to find than XMas music does. Places you may wish to
look are the many Judaica stores in the U.S., and music websites
from Israel.
Happy hunting ... and (in advance) happy Channukah,
--Phil Milstein
P.S. Was Mel Torme really Jewish?
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:32:21 -0000
From: Martin Jensen
Subject: P J Proby's 'I Can't Make It Alone'
Hi
I recently purchased the Phil's Spectre CD, and P J Proby's
'I Can't Make It Alone' has been the song I've listened to
the most. I had heard this fantastic song before, but in a
version without Proby's overdub, allowing him to duet with
himself – an amazing improvement! It really adds some soulful
tension…
Can anyone give some insights on the B-side of 'I Can't Make
It Alone'? Is it just as good? I seem to remember the book
'Collecting Phil Spector' listing the B-side as yet another
Spectorized effort from the hands of Nitzsche?
With regards
Martin, Denmark
PS. On another note: 'Hold On' by The Wall of Sound. Vocally,
that has to be the most convincing Righteous Brothers imitation
EVER! Wow, if I had been told it was Bill and Bobby on that
recording, I would not have doubted it one second.
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:52:40 -0000
From: Bob
Subject: New Bobby Vee Christmas CD
Bobby Vee has just finished his new Christmas cd and it will
be available shortly. The tunes will include a mix of new ones
along with some standards. I e-mailed him about ordering info
and here was his reply:
> The Christmas CD can be ordered by writing to
> Rockhouse Productions
> PO Box 757 St Joseph, MN
> post paid cost is $15.00 for USA and $18.00 for Overseas
> and Wyoming. Heeyaw...BV
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:56:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Not to mention, "Guess I'm Dumb", did nothing
for Glen Campbell over in the UK.
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:46:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Paul Bryant:
> Dear all, I have a list of these is anyone's interested -
> they all made No 1 in the US but didn't chart at all in the
> UK. It's a weird list as you may imagine,
Tony Leong:
> The biggest US #1 that was a UK flop that I know of
> was Lulu's "To Sir With Love"!! Even the movie was a
> flop in the UK!!!!!!
It wasn't a UK flop, it was released as a B side to
"Let's Pretend" which made No 11 in the UK. In many
cases in the 60s records had different A & B sides in
Britain and the US, & this was one of them.
Likewise, Herman's Hermits had 2 American No 1's
which weren't issued as A sides in the UK, Mrs Brown &
I'm Henery the Eighth. Mrs Brown is OK but why anyone,
even teenyboppers, bought Henery the Eighth is beyond
me.
pb
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:01:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Phil M:
> By the way I have heard varying versions of which
> Columbia producer was responsible for electrifying
> Sounds Of Silence.
> Anyone have any inside info on this issue?
Tom Wilson (a guy definitely worth an article)
generally gets credit for electrifying Tom and Jerry.
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:03:43 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Bob Rashkow wrote:
> That "Sound Of Silence" didn't chart at all in the
> UK DOES surprise me!
Phil Milstein wrote:
> Especially since S & G were camped out (albeit separately)
> in England at the time the song broke in the U.S.
> By the way I have heard varying versions of which Columbia
> producer was responsible for electrifying Sounds Of Silence.
> Anyone have any inside info on this issue?
It was the very intriguing Tom Wilson, a black staff producer
at Columbia and Verve (among others). I am extremely interested
in Wilson, since he had a hand in many great recordings, including
the first Velvet Underground and Mothers of Invention albums, as
well as being the initial producer on Dylan's "Highway 61" LP.
I have a double LP by the Japanese artist Harumi (he just went
by one name) that was produced by Tom Wilson on the Verve label
in 1968. I'd definitely be interested in hearing from anyone else
who has this LP and what you think of it. Also have a 45, also on
Verve, called "I'm In Trouble" by a black soul group called the
Ambers that was produced by Wilson and is my favorite Tom Wilson
production.
Art
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:17:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Memfist
I was never sure if Memphis was sung from a father's
point of view or a small boy pining (my uncle took the
message and he wrote it on the wall) for his lost
love. There was a funny dj bit (Imus maybe?) where
this dj called information and just said the lyrics to
the bewildered operator in reply to her questions
("I'll need more info than that, sir.")
Met Clive when he was in Any Trouble. Cool cat. He
just did a house concert near here last summer.
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:32:15 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: Glen Campbell mugshot
Phil Milstein wrote:
> Glen Campbell fans will not appreciate the excruciating
> mugshot taken during his recent arrest in Phoenix, but,
> in the name of the truth, should probably take a look at
> it anyway. I'm sure there are many versions of it already
> on the Internet, but the one link I have (from a newspaper
> in New Zealand) is at:
> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2739470a1860,00.html
Hi,
The color version of this mugshot plus a bunch of other
"arresting images" of famous folks can be found on Smoking
Gun.com. Just go to:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/index.html
Laura
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:35:30 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: Hannukah is My Time of Year
Larry Lapka wrote:
> ...with all the major talents in the recording industry
> who are Jewish, why do Jews release Christmas albums? Why
> do Jewish performers not acknowledge that their holiday is
> as special as Christmas.
Frank:
> Perhaps you have just answered the recent question of why
> Lesley Gore never released a Christmas record. Being Jewish
> never stopped those such as Streisand, Neil Diamond, and even
> Phil Spector from joining the Christmas bandwagon.
Hi,
This would make a good trivia question ... how many Jewish
performers have released Christmas recordings?
Along with Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond and Phil Spector,
there's Barry Manilow and even Neil Sedaka, who recorded
"Deck the Halls" for a Christmas compilation a few years back.
Who else?
Laura
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:47:00 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Andy Kim/Baron Longfellow
Hi, fellow Spectropoppers,
I recently won auctions on two Baron Longfellow albums from
eBay. Baron Longfellow, for the uninitiated, is actually
Andy Kim, a rose by another name smelling just as sweet.
The first album, from 1981, is self-titled, the second, from
1984, is called "Prisoner By Design."
These LPs are awesome! I feel as if I've uncovered a treasure
trove. The tracks from both albums showcase Andy's immense
songwriting talents. The first song (and single release) on
the earlier album, the beautiful and romantic "Amour," features
Andy singing in French on the chorus. There's also an intense
psychological exploration courtesy of "The Couch," and some fun
with famous female names in "Femme Fatale." Topping off the
eponymous LP is Andy's own version of "Sugar, Sugar."
The second album is mellower and more romantic than the first,
with an understated but very sexy front and back cover. Few male
singers can torch like Andy Kim, no matter what name he goes by!
Anyone else have these albums? What do you think of them?
Laura
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 20:42:41 -0500
From: Steve Grant
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Tony Leong:
> The biggest US #1 that was a UK flop that I know of was
> Lulu's "To Sir With Love"!!
But isn't that comparison slightly misleading? If I have my
facts right, Lulu did well in the UK with "The Boat That I Row"
-- which was the B-side of the US single "To Sir With Love."
I distinctly remember -- perhaps incorrectly -- that Billboard
suggested at the time of release that "The Boat That I Row" was
the side that would become a hit.
Re: the movie -- all I remember about it was Judy Geeson ::drool::
Steve
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 15:54:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Paul Bryant
Subject: Re: USA No 1s which were UK chart failures
Bob Rashkow wrote:
> That "Sound of Silence" didn't chart at all in the
> UK DOES surprise me! How did Simon and Garfunkel
> do overall in the Kingdom? Were any of their
> recordings widely popular?
They had a peculiar career in the UK. They were
critics darlings but only had 4 top 20 hits until
the release of Bridge over Trouble Water. The single
and the album were huge No 1 hits, especially the
album, which created longest-chart-run-ever records
of its own (until Dark Side of the Moon I think). So
S & G became universally loved by the British public
at exactly the time they broke up.
> Much of the American folk-rock such as the Byrds and
> the Mamas & Papas was successful in Britain at least
> to a certain extent, wasn't it?
Yes, we loved them!
> Records such as "Windy" and "Crimson and Clover"
> probably bored the English DJs out of their gourds
> with their Oh-So-American-Teeny-Bopper sounds and
> lyrics.
I don't get this - Britain in the 60s was drenched
with great American pop music - why would these two
singles be considered "too American"?
pb
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:52:01 -0000
From: Shawn
Subject: Re: Sonny Curtis
Michael Gessner:
> One of my favorite Sonny Curtis compositions is "My Way
> of Livin'". I read that Sonny had a hit with it in England
> but I never heard it. In central Florida, where I grew up,
> the Dave Dudley version was on the radio about 1967. Does
> anyone have or know where to get or hear Sonny's own version.
Of course there is the ol' eBay standby, but
http://www.sonnycurtis.com is up - he is good about
answering his e-mails, I'm sure he could direct you
to which LP/CD it is on.
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Message: 19
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 21:41:23 -0600
From: Orion
Subject: Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs
Mark wrote:
> I happen to think that bootlegs serve a legitimate purpose. How many
> recordings are there that are being held hostage in major labels
> vaults? So many things are just not commercially viable for them to
> reissue. That leaves scouring the world for the vinyl or if you're
> lucky enough, picking up a bootleg. That guy from Marginal did a great
> job of issuing stuff. I don't care if they were legit or not. If the
> record companies don't like it, let them put these things out.
Mark, play it again Sam. If it had not been for those
"bootleg" (non) Japanese Bubblegum CDs, I would not have
purchased about 8 LPs that has helped some record dealer
out there stay in business. I had never heard of these
groups until along came these Bubblegum CDs.
Orion
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Message: 20
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:44:04 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Kathy McCord; first folk-rock?; Del(l) Vikings; Janet "Deane"; El Paso; more
Before playing catch-up (again) from mid-November, I must
start by praising a new (re)discovery in the dark reaches
of my collection;
Kathy McCord (Rainy Day 45-8006, 1968; arr./pr/ Chip Taylor
& Al Gorgoni)
I'll Give My Heart To You (wr. Taylor)
I'll Never Be Alone Again (wr. Taylor-Gorgoni)
Oddly enough, the "A" side ("Heart") is a virtual duet with
Taylor and McCord. A gorgeous folky melody for four long bars
over Gorgini's finger-picked acoustic guitar gives way to some
counterpoint with Taylor in McCord's double-tracked chorus. I
found the Taylor parts off-putting at first, but the very
innovative arrangement grew on me. The structure is somewhat
like "You Lost That Loving Feeling" produced "light." The flip
has McCord doing a very soulful vocal over a track whose production
predicts Daniel Lanois' darker moments 20 years earlier. Sadly,
I'm out of touch with Al Gorgoni, or I'd ask him more about this.
McCord also sounds remarkably like Evie Sands at some moments.
Does anyone have any further info on the record or Kathy McCord?
Do these tracks exist in stereo? And is there a Rainy Day discography
available? I know Chip Taylor had a 45 on the label, and James
Taylor's "Flying Machine" (pre-Apple) was its first album.
Paul Bryant:
> ...[T]here might be a good case for [Lonnie Donegan] being the
> father of folk rock. Then there are the Weavers or the Everly
> Brothers. When 'Tom Dooley' won the Grammy for best C&W record
> the Everly's 'All I Have To Do Is Dream' was nominated in the
> same category.
A case could be made for the Everlys' LP, "Songs Our Daddy Taught
Us," a folk/country project released a year or so into their career
on Cadence.
TD:
> Ward and Hank Ballard represent two reassons why Martin
> Scorsese should have dumped the Marshall Chess "Godfathers
> and Sons" segment of his PBS series and gone to King Studios
> in Cincinnati...
FYI, the current issue of "Discoveries" pretty much pans the
entire series, especially the hour cited above.
Allan Rinde:
> Gus Backus, one of the original members,...had a hit there
> with his own cover of Elvis's "Wooden Heart, (released in
> the U.S. by Carlton), which was eclipsed Stateside by Joe
> Dowell's.
I seem to remember the Backus version was originally on a little
label called Fonograf; Carlton may have picked it up and reissued
it. I didn't know the rest of the Del/Dell Vikings' cloudy history,
either your original or revised versions, except that lots of people
came and went in that group; sadly, a couple of years ago I saw a
very disappointing current incarnation. Thank you for the excellent
overviews, Allan, and thanks, Bill Reed, for the Gus Backus follow-up.
John Fox:
> ..."Since I Don't Have You" (where Phil Spector] marveled at
> the soprano voice at the end)...."
The voice of course belonged to the late Janet Vogl, who had a
beautiful ballad on Gateway in '63, "Another Night Alone," under
the name Janet Deane; it was a regional hit in Pittsburgh. Lots
of subtle soul in her lead vocal. Someone might want to post this
to musica (hint hint).
Bill George mentions "Johnny Are You Queer" by Josie Cotton.
A hurrah from this corner for a seriously under-rated song.
Paul Bryant:
> I recently for the first time heard Marty Robbins' great cowboy
> ballad El Paso, an American No 1 from 1959 - this clocks in at
> four and a half minutes. And since it's a ballad, it would seem
> unlikely that an edited version could have been issued (I could
> be wrong there).
'Fraid you are wrong, Paul, but not as wrong as the edit which
came in at something like 2:59. I loved the song, but turned it
off the radio whenever it came on since not only was the story
abridged but the splices sounded like boxcars coupling in the
night. I believe the commercial copies were full-length, as of
course was the album track.
Michael's article for Fufkin on butchered albums was great reading.
Thanks; fascinating research, much of which I dodn't know or had
forgotten. You've even managed to eclipse the length of my posts! :-)
Finally, from albabe:
> Country Paul: I always sorta feel like I'm on the radio when
> you quote me. I kinda like it.
As Britney sang, "Oops, I did it again!" (My last reference to
her ever, I promise - but I couldn't resist!)
Country Paul
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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:25:49 EST
From: John Berg
Subject: Re: Re: Rusty York
I've had a number of phone conversations with Rusty York,
mainly concerning early Lonnie Mack and some stuff they
cut in the early '70s including some 45s released on small
labels. Thanks to a midwest business trip, I eventually
managed to visit Rusty's studio just outside Cincinatti and
found him to be a very nice guy to hang out with and hear
some stories. He gave me a casette with some unissued
acoustic demos by Lonnie cut by Rusty during the early '70s
after Lonnie had gotten fed up with his LA stay ( where he
worked as a recording artist and later an A&R man for Elektra)
and headed for the back woods of Indiana to run a fishing resort
of sorts that also served up some downhome music -- including
Rusty's contributions on harp and other instruments. A few of
the songs turned up on the two Capital albums by Lonnie, while
another one ("A Song I haven't Sung") surfaced on his second LP
for Alligator. Rusty was rather astounded -- and quite pleased
-- by all the interest in his rockabilly era recordings amongst
European collectors and labels, which reissued just about all his
'50s material on LP and later CD. When I last spoke with him (at
least 6 years ago) he was still running his studio, but I assume
that by now he may be retired (?)
John Berg
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Message: 22
Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 23:44:23 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Gaudio/Holmes; more random notes
Paul Bryant wrote:
> So this sounds like the second concept album in one years to fail
> spectacularly in which Bob Gaudio had a major hand - the other was
> "Genuine Imitation Life gazette" by the 4 Seasons - this also divides
> fans.
Phil M.:
> And, speaking of hands, didn't Jake Holmes have one of his in that
> project, as well?
Yes. FYI, the song "G. I. Life" is on one of the Tower LPs.
Billy G. Spradlin:
> ["Phil's Spectre"] is outstanding, my only gripe is the compilers
> should have gone "back to mono" and used all mono versions instead
> of stereo.
Forgive my disagreement - I vote for stereo where available; if
anything, it makes the wall even bigger when done right. aired
just Part I.
Kurt, thanks for the review of the Simon & Garfunkel concert.
All shows in this area have been sold out for weeks. Darn.
Mike Rashkow:
> Okay, okay, okay, but what was the LAST rock &roll record?
> Answer me that.
Hasn't been made yet.
Mike R. again:
> I'm listenting to Alison Krauss and Patty Loveless--talk about
> some pure girl voices and great harmonies.
I'm convinced that if Alison Krause had been around in the 60's she
would have been a huge top 40 star with that voice. If you have
a country leaning in you, check the album "New Favorite" and
especially the haunting title track - it's amazing the different
kinds of music you can make using bluegrass instrumentation.
David Coyle wrote:
> I'm surprised that I haven't seen more discussion of the newly
> released Beatles album "Let It Be...Naked.
Will someone who likes the "Spectorized" versions like the "Naked"
CD? For one, I think "Across The Universe" is perfect as is.
Country Paul
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Message: 23
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:06 -0500
From: John C
Subject: Delicates -- "Comin' Down With Love"
Hello All,
I recently acquired a copy of "Comin' Down With Love/Stop
Shoving Me Around" by The Delicates on Challenge 59304
(black label with swords). I had heard the song years
ago when I bought a copy of the "Girls About Town" LP on
Impact. When I put the record on my turntable, lo and behold,
it was a different version than the version I knew on the LP.
This version is also wonderful, but much more "girl group"
sounding than the Northern sounding version on the LP. What
version is the LP version? Is it the Soultown version? Was
it an "accident" that a previously unreleased version wound up
on the LP? I would appreciate any light anyone can shed on this.
Thanks.
Regards,
John Clemente
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Message: 24
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 05:25:56 -0000
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Re: Japanese Bubblegum CDs - Robbs
Mark wrote:
> What are these 2 WRIT tracks you speak of? I compiled my own Robbs
> CDR with all of the singles plus the album. Is WRIT a label they
> recorded a single on? Or a radio station?
WRIT was a Milwaukee radio station, perhaps they had a label.
I think it was a compilation which had the Robbs.
I recently did a Robbs radio show spotlight which you can hear here:
http://www.zbconline.com/tp-archive.php
Here's what I played that night.
The Robbs Broadcast - 06 /6/03
Early Songs/B-Sides
Bye Bye Baby - Dee Robb (1963 - b-side to The Prom)
I Don't Feel Alone (1966 - b-side to Next Time You See Me)
End Of The Week (1966 - b-side to Bittersweet)
LP - 1967 - Originals
Race With the Wind (1966 - a-side to In A Funny Sort Of Way)
Cynthia Loves (1967 - b-side to Rapid Transit)
See Jane Run (1967 - album track)
Girls, Girls (1967 - a-side w/ Violets of Dawn)
Next Time You See Me (1966 - a side w/ I Don't Feel Alone)
In a Funny Sort of Way (1966 b-side to Race With The Wind)
LP -1967 - Covers
Bittersweet (1966 - a-side to End Of The Week)
Rapid Transit (1967 - a-side to Cynthia Loves)
Singles
Last Of The Wine (1970 - a-side to Written In The Dust)
I'll Never Get Enough (1970 a-side to It All Comes Back)
I Don't Want To Discuss It (1968 b-side to Castles In The Air)
A Good Time Song (1968 - b-side to Changin' Winds)
Movin' (1969 - a-side to Write To You)
I Wasn't Born To Follow (??)
LP - 1967 - Cover
Violets of Dawn (1967 - b-side to Girls, Girls)
The Robbs - Single Original
Castles In The Air (1968 - a-side to I Don't Want To Discuss It)
LP - 1967 - Cover
Jolly Miller (1967 - a-side to ??)
Unreleased Demo
So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star
The Robbs song later released on
Nuggets, Vol. 5: Pop, Pt. 3 by Cherokee
Girl, I've Got News For You (1971 - b-side to All The Way Home)
The Robbs are aching for a legit CD reissue.
:Patrick
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Message: 25
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:38:41 EST
From: Mike McKay
Subject: Re: Shortest Track of all time/Short elpees
Clark wrote:
> Then the terrific Mamas & Papas B-side "Once Was A Time I
> Thought". At around :32, it was the first REALLY short song
> I heard on the radio. I have WLS' Ron Riley playing the B
> side of "Look Thru My Window" taped from when it was released.
Actually, "Once Was a Time I Thought" clocks in at :58. But
this track did occur to me as a good nomination for the shortest
45 (albeit a B-side) put out by a big-name group.
Duane Eddy's "Some Kind of Earthquake" has already been mentioned
as the shortest song to make the Billboard Top 40. For the sake of completeness, the shortest song to make the Billboard Hot 100 is
"Little Boxes" by The Womenfolk (1:05), which reached #83 in 1964.
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