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There are 21 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Nino Tempo/April Stevens 1969 45 to Musica
From: Clark Besch
2. Re: I went looking for a jingle -- from clear cola to linguini to Barbra
From: Alan Gordon
3. Questions for That Alan
From: Jim Allio
4. Tradewinds
From: Phil Hall
5. McCoys "Beat the Clock"
From: Jim Shannon
6. Question for Alan Gordon (That)
From: Clark Besch
7. You're Ready Now girls
From: Simon White
8. Jackie Shane
From: riverone69
9. Brian Wilson 'Smile'
From: Lor
10. Moon Stones; Skyla; Rumores; Clusters; Bobby Freeman
From: Country Paul
11. Exclusive interview with BlueBeats
From: Jim Shannon
12. Re: The Daughters Of Eve
From: Art Longmire
13. Re: Doris Troy "Just One Look"
From: Mick Patrick
14. Re: Astors and More For Art
From: Art Longmire
15. Re: Children - Robert John
From: Austin Roberts
16. Relic Records; Edsels live show; new S'pop posts; thanks
From: Country Paul
17. Austin Roberts posted to Musica
From: Clark Besch
18. Re: The Daughters Of Eve
From: S'pop Team
19. Re: You're Ready Now girls
From: Mike Miller
20. Coca Cola jingles
From: Shawn
21. John Beland at musica
From: Clark Besch
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:27:34 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Nino Tempo/April Stevens 1969 45 to Musica
Just played a really old request for post-White Whale Nino
Tempo and April Stevens songs. I have 2 Bell 45s from 1969.
The first, "Yesterday I Heard the Rain (Esta Tarde Vi Llover)"
is kind of a throw back to the Rene & Rene style on White Whale.
I guess Nino & April tried reviving the "Lo Mucho" styled song.
That was Bell 769 from March, 1969.
A few months later came a medley, "Sea of Love/Dock of the Bay",
which is a throw back to the "Deep Purple" style. Its' B side
is another old styled Tempo/Stevens song. This time it's a quite
upbeat rendering of the ballad "Twilight Time". Of the 4 45 sides,
I chose to post "Did I Or Didn't I" because it best represents the
"All Strung Out" styling of the duo. Maybe this is a standard too
that I don't know?? Written by Alan Bernstein/Victor Milrose.
Produced by Nino Tempo for Deep Purple productions! Wonder if
there's a 1969 lawsuit in there somewhere? Anyway, hope whoever
wanted it enjoys it!
Clark
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:06:10 -0700 (MST)
From: Alan Gordon
Subject: Re: I went looking for a jingle -- from clear cola to linguini to Barbra
Just to set the record straight, Mr Ronzoni was really wearing
a nice ordinary suit, I was just having a "Walter Mitty" moment.
I mean imagine seeing in the flesh a Mr. Chrysler, ir Mr Dell
or Mr Pillsbury. The rest of the story was entirely factual.
Best,
That Alan
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 13:14:45 EST
From: Jim Allio
Subject: Questions for That Alan
Questions for That Alan:
What were the sessions like with Jackie De Shannon and
Lesley Gore, who recorded some of my favorite songs of
yours? Do you know what happened to the tapes of those
sessions or are they still around?
Jim Allio
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:34:10 -0000
From: Phil Hall
Subject: Tradewinds
I was listening to some Tradewinds tunes recently, and while
a lot of it was the familiar East Coast surf 'n' hot-rod stuff
(The Girl From Greenwich Village, Party Starts At Nine, etc.),
some it was a very different, doo-wop sound. According to
allmusic.com, the are the same group, but I don't think so.
Angletone records, who the doo-wop Tradewinds recorded for,
did most of their work in the 50's. Can anyone provide any
further enlightenment?
Thanks,
Phil Hall
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:57:56 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: McCoys "Beat the Clock"
All:
Anyone remember the minor hit from the McCoys (on Bang)
called "Beat the Clock". Released in the autumn of '66.
Song had a progressive edge to it unlike some of their
previous top 40 fodder. This is a good one. Rick Derringer
(real name Zeheringer) Currently ives in Connecticut.
Jim Shannon
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:00:12 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Question for Alan Gordon (That)
Hi, some of you may be into 60's radio jingles. Ken R has
some of the top PAMS packages available to the public on CD
these days. He has written 2 books over the past 5 years too.
His latest is on sale now, titled, "Up And Down the Dial".
In chapter 38, he lists comments from his 1992 family Christmas
letter they sent out. At the end he comments:
"Talk about a strange coincidence. I was speaking to a chap
at a party about a recent jingle I'd written that "borrowed"
from the popular song "Happy Together" by the Turtles. You could
have knocked me over with a feather when I found out he was the
guy who had written that tune. We all had a good laugh over that
until we received a subpoena last Tuesday. Well, life is full of
little surprises...."
Well, Alan, was that you? Do you remember that? How many times
do you think people have used that song in similar fashion?
Clark
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 19:39:58 -0000
From: Simon White
Subject: You're Ready Now girls
Just listening through a few 45s (while I should be working)
and played, amongst other things, Frankie Valli's truly
wonderful "You're Ready Now". Are the fantastic girls in
the background The Toys or other Bob Crewe ladies ?
Simon
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:06:43 -0000
From: riverone69
Subject: Jackie Shane
If anyone knows anything about Canadian singer Jackie Shane
from the 60s, pls let me know. He had one hit, "Any Other Way".
In 1963 he put out a live album. Any info would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 20:34:36 -0000
From: Lor
Subject: Brian Wilson 'Smile'
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that I have just seen the
'Smile' concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
What can I say, it was awesome! All the hype is true, it
was just one of the best musical experiences of my life.
The band were brilliant and were treated to a feast of hits
plus of course the legendary lost album 'Smile' put together
at last! My 30 year old son summed it up perfectly "It was
like going to church and seeing the light!" Thank you Brian
Wilson and the everyone who made this happen !
Cheers,
Lor
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:53:21 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Moon Stones; Skyla; Rumores; Clusters; Bobby Freeman
I may have mentioned this previously, but now come armed
with new information. Once upon a time, a fire at my home
reduced the first 15 seconds of this 45 to a mass of
plastic. The artist is The Moon Stones, Dolton 70, prod.
by Bob Reisdorf. The alleged A-side is "My True Love" [wr.
Don Wilson-Bob Bogle] a would-be Rooftop Singers "Walk
Right In" clone loosely based on "Black Is The Color Of My
True Love's Hair." It sounds a tad dated these days. The
flip, however, "Love Call" [wr. Dick Glasser], sounds way
ahead of its time, and still cool. So, the questions:
- Who are The Moon Stones? I know Wilson and Bogle from
The Ventures (labelmates on Dolton); could this be a vocal
project of theirs?
- Does anyone have a clean copy of "Love Call" they could
play to musica or othgerwise get to me? Or better yet, is
this track on CD anywhere?
Austin Powell:
> Skyla Records was part of the Raystar group of
> companies, owned by Starla Kaye Rendoni. Jerry Naylor,
> the ex-Crickets lead singer recorded for the label just
> prior to joining the group. His "Stop Your Crying" was
> Skyla 1118. He's been in poor health over the past year
> but is still active in TV production and may be able to
> give us the full story.
Looking forward to it. I'd love to know if they were
primarily country, rockabilly, rock, etc., and how big a
catalog they had - also if it was of similar quality. Do
you have know the release date for the Naylor or "Bob Lee"
[Bobby Lee Trammell] 45s? And please wish Jerry Naylor
good health and speedy recovery.
Julio Nino:
> Country Paul wrote about "Son Rumores" by David Soto.
> ...Paul, I think I have it on an old cassette. I'll play
> it in a few days. Stay tuned to musica.
Gracias, senor! (And now I've exhausted about half of my
Spanish!)
Me, earlier,
> That would properly be The Clusters [backing Linda
> Lawrence], who did "Darling Can't You Tell" (Tee Gee,
> 1958) that Al and I were raving over a few months ago.
Phil C:
> Hi Paul, we need to know:-) Is there anything you can
> play to musica so that we could compare?
Circumstantial evidence leads me to assume it's the same
group, as Al Kooper co-wrote the song and the Clusters
had a 45 on Epic as well. I don't have the latter, but I
can forward a cassette of "Darling Can't You Tell" and
the doo-wop ballad flip, "Pardon My Heart," to someone
in the US who can digitize it and post it to musica.
Contact me off list for fastest response. (International
respondents welcome, but it's faster in the US, where I
am.) By the way, The Clusters still exist as an active
group based in the New York area, but I don't know how
many original members are in it.
Eddy:
> I only know of a King label LP (King 930) called
> Lovable style of Bobby Freeman. It's a 1965 LP, but I
> don't even have a track listing.
Thanks - I'll keep an eye out for it; might this output
be on CD anywhere?
Country Paul
(still caught up - two days in a row!)
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:32:55 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: Exclusive interview with BlueBeats
Just to see where it would lead, I e-mailed Lance Drake
of the Blue Beats on February 21st:
> Your group and name has been mentioned recently on a
> pop/rock site called Spectropop.com....Lot of talk about
> the #1, too....Could you give me an overview of how the
> group came to be, how you managed to get a record deal
> with Columbia, the Ken Griffen (DJ )factor, and, how
> "Extra Girl" charted in other markets? Were you part of
> the group Moovees? Any information and help would be
> appreciated .
> Thanks,
> Jim Shannon (WHCN-FM 1972-78)
Lance replied:
Hi Jim - oh man...WHCN:- Ever the coolest radio station ever!
Congrats on your legacy as on the hip-trip-and-that's-no-lip
crowd. Lots of BlueBeats images at blind link:
http://www.drake.org/BBs/fotos.html
The group was the last in a string of H.S. bands I was in. It
all started in Westport,Ct with Mike Hayden-can't remember,
I was 12 at the time-then to Sarasta Florida (The Villagers),
then to Ridgefield,Ct (The Cobras) and finally in Danbury, CT
as the BlueBeats-from a Jerry Kennedy 45 I heard on WICC
(Bridgeport,CT) called "BlueBeat"-it was a ska tune that had
name that struck me.
Original lineup: Lance Drake, Peter Robbins, Bruce Boege and
Andy Gaeta. Then Kit Miller subbed for Andy and Jack Lee
(http://www.jackleemusic.com) for Bruce Boege. Two years later,
Jack went off to college after an altercation at the Southington
KofC dancehall gig wher things were going badly that night. The
band was never the same. Dick LaFreniere came aboard and shortly
therafter I left.
We were signed to 7 years with Columbia when they were
signing Hot dog stand vendors with a harmonica. Teo Macero
was our executive producer (you see his name on "everything"
classy that Columbia ever did-Brubeck, Steisand,etc) We
released a single, "Extra Girl"-written by me (when I had the
flu) about (girlfriend) Claudia Connors and her cousin from
Norwalk, CT.
How we got signed? - Ken Griffen had lots of connections and
we were making lots of noise in Connecticut-appeared with the
Four Tops, Byrds, Soupy Sales, Angels, Gary Bonds, Little Eva,
Herman's Hermits and others I can't remember. We cut our
musical teeth playing six nights a week in a well known bar
in Brewster, NY, 'The Brewster Lanes". Several other sides
were cut - can't remember if they were ever actually released
- as the management situation was flaky. The producers of our
tunes got nothing of the sound we made when live- it's embarassing
to listen to the recordings- we were so much better than what
ended up on tape. (Really!) BTW - never got a penny for any
recording ever made.
A Fellow named Chris Covall replaced me the group became
The #1-dropping BB moniker. Then they became "The Moovees" -
produced by Joey Reynolds (WKBW-now WRKO/NYC). The #1's
song "The Collector" was really well done. Don't have a copy
but Peter Robbins, Post Office Box 250, Reed Road, Marlo, NH
03456 probably does. He's a great guy!
For the record, I've been thru several careers - printer,
advertising writer and producer (2 years WLIX, Islip, NY; DJ
for 4 years WTGR, Myrtle Beach and allnite at WDRC-FM, Hartford,
CT. Then out to California for Apple for four years, now do
contract work.
That's all the news that fits! Good to hear from you.
Best Wishes,
Lance Drake
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:47:23 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: The Daughters Of Eve
> Attention girl group anoraks! Chicago's very own Daughters Of
> Eve are the subject of the latest S'pop feature article. The
> piece was put together by their drummer Debi Pomeroy and girl
> group aficionado Mick Patrick. Take a look at this URL:
> http://www.spectropop.com/DaughtersOfEve/index.htm
Very interesting article - I've heard of the Daughters of Eve,
but never knew they were from Chicago. I've heard a number of
songs by The Luv'd Ones, another Chicago girl band who were on
the Dunwich label.
I guess everyone knows that the Jenny Jones referred to by Debi
in the article is the rather infamous future talk show host!
Art Longmire
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:12:11 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Doris Troy "Just One Look"
Artie Wayne:
> The first time I met Doris Troy was really a special occasion.
> Ben Raleigh and I were at Broadway Studios to do a piano/voice
> demo on a new song......and were waiting for the clients in
> front of us to finish. 10 minutes go by.......15 minutes.......
> 20 minutes later Ben and I were getting annoyed. Artie Ripp
> runs outside to apologize to us for running over and begs for
> our indulgence and 10 more minutes to finish up.
> Artie, barely able to contain himself, then invites us in to
> listen to Doris Troy put the last harmony part on "Just One
> Look".....an experience I'll never forget!!
Hi Artie, great story, as always. Thanks.
As you probably know, the version of "Just One Look" released
by Atlantic was the actual original demo version, with some
overdubbed vocal harmonies. I guess it was the overdub session
you witnessed. Artie Ripp must have been beside himself with
glee because Award Music had just sold the master to Atlantic.
Phil C:
> I loved the style of her first three Atlantic releases. Really
> distinctive keyboard and guitar work. "Just One Look" itself
> always stood out to me as sounding different from the others
> in that the drums are right up front and played with brushes,
> giving it a chunky, seductive feel. The line-up sounds the same,
> but as it appears that JOL was originally presented as a demo,
> I wonder if they used the same team to record the rest?
Last year I inherited some books from a deceased friend;
Atlantic Records, A Discography by Michel Ruppli, a four
volume set published by Greenwood Press in 1979. Volume 1
lists the recording date of the "Just One Look" session as
March 5 1963, and the musicians as Napoleon "Snaggs" Allen
on guitar, Barney Richmond on bass, Bruno Carr on drums, and
Horace Ott on piano. Doris Troy confirmed this information
when I met her in 1995. She also confirmed that the track was
recorded at Allegro Sound Studios, in the basement of 1650
Broadway, over the road from the Brill Building.
Her second Atlantic 45, "Tomorrow Is Another Day" b/w "What'Cha
Gonna Do About It", was cut at the same studio on July 29. Eric
Gale and Chauncey Westbrook replaced Snaggs Allen on guitar;
other than that, the other musicians were the same.
According to the label of my copy of the record, "Just One Look"
was:
Arranged and Conducted by Horace Ott.
Supervised by Artie Ripp.
An Award Music Production.
Here's what Doris had to say about it all:
"We used to do sessions for Juggy Murray at Sue. We showed him
'Just One Look' but he thought it was too white (laughs). At the
time everybody had strings and more strings and we just had four
little pieces. We thought it was a cute song - Juggy thought it
was too clean. So in the meantime we took it over to Goldie
Goldmark at Premier. Award Music was a production company which
was a part of Premier and I was signed to Atlantic Records
through Award.
"'Just One Look' and all those songs were made at 1650 Broadway,
downstairs in the basement at Allegro Studios. There was just two
tracks at the time (laughs). It might have been four later, but
all I remember is two. It was no problem, we just laid the band on
one track and the vocals on the other.
"Artie Ripp was a guy that worked in the office, O.K.? He just was
there on the scene. It was me and Gregory (Carroll) and Horace Ott
that did all the work. Artie Ripp just happened to be sitting in
the control room. I'm not taking nothing away from Artie, he did
later become very big at Kama Sutra - on the strength of 'Just One
Look' and a couple of other things. I don't hold nothing against
him because down through the years he tried to be fair with me. We
didn't ask for credit because we didn't know that we were supposed
to. He got the credit, so good for him. He got lucky. We've stayed
friends through the years."
Doris Troy wrote "Just One Look" with her friend Gregory Carroll.
Let's hope the royalties helped pay some of her medical bills in
recent years. Doris was buried yesterday.
R.I.P.
Mick Patrick
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:55:30 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Astors and More For Art
Mark:
> If you really like the Astors' music, you need to get your
> hands on the 9 CD Complete Stax/Volt Singles box set.....
Hello, Mark, and thanks for the very detailed info on the Astors.
I've been aware of the Stax singles box for quite awhile now, just
have never had the dough to spring for it! You are right about the
doo-wop influence of the Astors being somewhat un-Memphis-like; the
Mad Lads also had this great doo-wop tinge to their style, having
Frankie Lymon as a primary influence.
> And while I have your attention, I need to ask a favor of you.
> You mentioned a single on Amy a while back by the Innervision
> or Innersection or something like that entitled "Your Time is
> Gonna Come". It was written or produced by Ellie Greenwich, so
> I guess it's good (never heard it).
The Ellie Greenwich-produced group I mentioned is called the
Innovation, the record I have by them is Amy 11032 and is
titled "Your Time's Gonna Come". It's kind of a psychedelic bandwagon-
jumper in my opinion, and sounds a bit like the Vanilla Fudge, only
garagier. Needless to say I don't know if it's an actual group or a
band of studio musicians. I'll send you the matrix numbers in the
next few days.
Art Longmire
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:23:23 EST
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Children - Robert John
The song "Children, We're All Children" was a cut on an album
I produced and sang, somtimes with Robert John who helped a
lot with his partner at the time, Mike Gately,who died not too
long after that. The album,done in Brooklyn in 1974 was called
'Eight Days' and was in a classical rock vein. That may be what
you're thinking of. The single of Children was top ten in Germany
or France. Hope that helps, but it might not be the one you mean.
Bobby Pedrick PKA Robert John had one of the most interesting
falsettos I've ever heard. I miss seeing him; we wrote a bit
towards the beginning of the 90s and I presume he still lives in LA.
Austin Roberts
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:14:42 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Relic Records; Edsels live show; new S'pop posts; thanks
Matthew Kaplan, Re: Relic Records in Hackensack, NJ:
> This was a really specific store, and if you were not into
> doo-wop> and the like it just was not the place for [you].
> I did find a great Billy Wright reissue called "Let's Go
> Crazy Crazy Baby".
I've found that many specialty stores also carry stuff around
their "fringes," and can be fascinating that way; one can
also get some good deals on the product at their defined
margins. For example, I've picked up some cool rockabilly
CD's at Clifton Records (doo-wop heaven) for relatively cheap.
Phil Milstein:
> Sad news, indeed! But, does this mean they'll be having a
> going-out-of-business sale?
I don't know - Depending on my work schedule, I hope to get
there tomorrow. I'll post what I find.
Fred Clemens:
> On my first visit [to Relic Rack], I'd seen a copy of "Lama
> Rama Ding Dong" by the Edsels on the Dub label for the hefty
> sum of $30! That was way out of my league, so it was out of
> the question, and I'd already spent over $100 on about 50
> records. But after thinking about it when I got home, I made
> up my mind to pick it up on my next visit (a week later)....
> I made the 45 minute trek the following Saturday, with the
> Edsels record in mind, but when I got there the record was
> gone!
I passed on that one for a buck when it was new! Boy, my error.
(The Dub copies were being dumped as Twin had picked it up.)
By the way, Fred, The Edsels will be performing at UGHA this
Saturday night in Lodi, NJ. (Maybe we can request "Shaddy Daddy
Dip Dip"!)I'm planning on being there. If you are (or any other
S'popper is), please contact me off list. Maybe we can meet.
(Details at www.ugha.org; at the hole page, click on "This
month's meeting-show." Also appearing: The Passions ["Just To
Be With You"], apparently with original lead singer Jimmy
Gallagher, and a seven-person acapella group, Mixed Company.)
> Relic was a grand store in its day, what some older
> collectors would think of Times Square Records 10-15 years
> earlier....
In that case, it was a great place! It's still been fun on
my last few visits.
My golly, Mick - where DO you find all these groups?
http://www.spectropop.com/DaughtersOfEve/index.htm
Actually I'd seen the Daughters of Eve's page at "My First
Band"'s website; its interesting to get the full story.
And thank you for the Doris Troy obituary:
http://www.spectropop.com/remembers/DTobit.htm
I was unaware that she wrote "How About That" which
Dee Clark recorded - cute little song.
I'm already so oversubscribed to discussion lists, and
have been lurking at some (and ignoring others), but the
special releases at the Ron Dante site seem too good to
pass up. Thus, I'm joining at
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/RonDanteMailingList/
(address reposted for those who may have missed it).
Thanks, Laura.
And thanks, Dan Hughes, for the Barry & The Tamerlanes chart
position, and to Dan and Alaz Zweig for Mars Bonfire's real
name(s). I honestly don't remember which John Kay told me,
although the Edmonson name rings a bell....
Country Paul
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 06:37:02 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Austin Roberts posted to Musica
Played to musica is Austin Roberts' first Dunhill 45,
as he states in his great interview with Mike Dugo at
http://www.lancerecords.com. A precursor to his great
"One Word" vocal style of 1973 (in other words, he belts
it out!) - here's one for Grass Roots fans again.
With a great organ break and a double beat reminiscent of
the GRoots' "Heaven Knows", this cool self written song
predates the Arkade 45s only slightly. In fact, checking
releases, I'd say "Sing Out the Love" by Arkade was actually
released BEFORE "Life Is for Living". Anyway, here's the
rare stereo DJ 45 version. Released about the same time as
"Temptation Eyes", I'd say about December, 1970?
Austin, who does the great organ work? Anyway, great song.
Also, is it me or does anyone else think of the Association's
intro of "No Fair at All" when putting the Arkade's "Morning
of Our Lives" on the turntable? Both great songs!
Take care,
Clark
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:59:14 -0000
From: S'pop Team
Subject: Re: The Daughters Of Eve
We announced:
> Attention girl group anoraks! Chicago's very own Daughters Of
> Eve are the subject of the latest S'pop feature article. The
> piece was put together by the group's drummer Debi Pomeroy and
> girl group aficionado Mick Patrick. Take a look at this URL:
> http://www.spectropop.com/DaughtersOfEve/index.htm
A message from a Daughter Of Eve:
Dear Mick, I absolutely love the article!! You did a fantastic
job! I hope one day that I can buy you a beer or a cup of coffee
or something so that I can meet such a great guy who took such an
interest in a sleeping dog and brought it back to life again. I
have forwarded it on to the rest of the girls and to my brother,
Justin. I am sure they will all be very pleased by your hard work.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Debi Pomeroy
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 06:29:13 EST
From: Mike Miller
Subject: Re: You're Ready Now girls
Simon,
My understanding is that it was the Angels on backup
vocals for "You're Ready Now" by Frankie Valli.
Doowopdaddy
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Message: 20
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:47:28 -0000
From: Shawn
Subject: Coca Cola jingles
I'm doing a collection for release on J.B. And The Playboys,
a Canadian group from the '60s and am wondering if anyone here
happens to have their Coca Cola jingles...it was a very limited
Canadian pressing so it is very rare. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Shawn
SuperOldies
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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:55:46 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: John Beland at musica
Now playing on Musica is John Beland's great 1969 version
of Jesse Lee Kincaid's "Baby, You Come Rollin' 'Cross my Mind".
I got the great longer DJ version when it was released and
having known the Peppermint Trolley Company's version, I was
immediately impressed with this longer version as well. It's
almost like a bonus track on a CD. It'd be interesting to know
if this intro (abot 50 seconds) was a Kincaid-written part too.
Just another in many reasons that growing up in Kansas was so
great. In 1969 alone, KLEO Wichita made this song a top 10 hit
there as well as Sagittarius' "Another Time" (a little late on
that one) and Brian Hyland's went to #1! Altho' I have not played
that many songs to musica, this has got to be about the best I've
ever played. Thanks for listening and check out John's website!
Clark
http://members.chello.at/thomas.aubrunner/beland.htm
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