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There are 19 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. The Metropolitan Soul Show on Soul 24-7.com
From: Simon White
2. Leaders Of the Pack girl group CD
From: Austin Powell
3. Re: Larry Knechtel
From: Doug Carey
4. The Landlord soundtrack
From: Al Kooper
5. Re: Barry DeVorzon
From: Al Kooper
6. Songwriter Robert Mosely
From: Al Kooper
7. Re: A rainy afternoon with The Diplomats
From: Mick Patrick
8. S'pop London Party - March 27th
From: S'pop Projects
9. Re: Mike Gately
From: Orion
10. Running after the ball: D.C. Playboys / Kenni woods / Shandi Sheldon / Van McCoy
From: Julio Niño
11. Re: Leaders Of The Pack - new sixties girls CD
From: Laura Pinto
12. Re: Tommy Scott
From: Scott Swanson
13. Re: Gene Hughes in today's "Nancy" comic strip
From: Paul Balser
14. Re: Horizon
From: Peter McCray
15. Re: The Groop - Midnight Cowboy
From: P. A. Ferra
16. Re: Barry DeVorzon
From: Mike Rashkow
17. Phil Spector, "Things Are Changing" and Lucecita Benitez
From: S'pop Projects
18. More Coke ads @ musica
From: S'pop Projects
19. Songwriters Robert Mosely, Ronald Moseley & Ronald Mosley
From: Mick Patrick
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 08:31:45 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: The Metropolitan Soul Show on Soul 24-7.com
TODAY !
This SUNDAY on SOUL24-7.COM http://www.soul24-7.com
THE METROPOLITAN SOUL SHOW AT 2pm - 4pm GMT
This week -- OUR SPECIAL GUEST - JAZZMANS RECORDS'
very own SHING-A-LINGER KYM FULLER
You go down the discotheque
to watch her shing - a - ling
you stand there stoned and can't believe how she swings
she's a sexable mover
you came to see her dance....
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:20:33 -0000
From: Austin Powell
Subject: Leaders Of the Pack girl group CD
Guy:
> Here, as promised, is the tracklisting for Universal TV's new
> double CD, "Leaders Of The Pack - Sixties Girls", released in
> the UK on Monday:
But, beware! The Crystals track is licensed from K-Tel and
therefore, probably a re-recording. A couple of others are also
licensed from that source, but they may be the real deal.
Austin
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 22:24:44 -0800
From: Doug Carey
Subject: Re: Larry Knechtel
Austin Roberts wrote:
> re: Larry Knechtel/Bridge Over Troubled Water session: Yes,
> Larry is on Bridge. He was also a good guitar player. I think
> they recorded the keyboard to Bridge, as well as Hal Blaine's
> monster crashing drums on the Boxer and others, in the hallway
> of Columbia LA.
Just an aside, Larry Knechtel lives in my podunk Central
Washington town of Yakima. The local news just did a feature on
him last week and he's starting to play around town.
I'm amazed that anyone with his resume would end up in Yakima. I
didn't realize all the session that he recorded (Pet Sounds,
Monkees, Simon & Garfunkel, and a member of Bread). Oh, lest I
forget, a member of the Wrecking Crew.
I'm hoping to be able to pick his brain some day soon.
Doug
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 06:47:53 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: The Landlord soundtrack
James Botticelli:
> As long as you're reminiscing Al would you care to try to recollect
> the story behind your writing of the soundtrack for "The Landlord"?
This guy cold-called me out of the blue in 1969 when I lived in NYC.
He wanted to fly me to LA to view a rough cut of his directorial debut
produced by Norman Jewison. I flew out, enjoyed the film (it was
extremely New Yorky) and he asked me to stay an extra day at his
expense while he made up his mind between me & someone else. I said
"Fine" and went out that night to visit my friend, English expatriate
record producer Denny Cordell. Denny was working on Leon Russel's debut
album and we stayed up late enjoying. In the a.m. I went to Hal Ashby's
office (the debut director) and he told me I had the job. I asked who
my competition had been. "Leon Russell" he replied. I told him the
story of the night before and the fact that I had told them why I was
in LA and they did NOT tell me they were the competition. Other than
the fact that I was a full on New Yorker and Leon was from Tulsa, I
think he karmically lost the gig by not revealing to me what I had to
him. BTW I believe Murphy's law follows me like a stalker - "The
Landlord" was the ONLY film Hal Ashby directed that wasn't a monster
media movie. "Harold & Maude". "Shampoo", "Being There" and many more
followed. Hal never used the same scorer twice either. I loved the
time we spent together. He died young.
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 06:56:31 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Barry DeVorzon
Fred Clemens:
> Barry DeVorzon was a talented writer before that Tamerlanes came
> along, but few realize he also gave singing a shot before too. He
> recorded a number of sides for RCA Victor beginning in 1957, and
> then Columbia, before setting up his Valiant label especially for
> his latest discovery, Shelby Flint ("Angel On My Shoulder").
At a recent Apple/MAC convention I stopped in a booth that was
proclaiming the all time songwriting software (lyrically) called
Master Writer. I had received it gratis in the mail, but wanted to
see it work with people who knew how to operate it. I sat down and
the guy who wrote the program took me on a guided tour. Liked the
program and asked for his card. As I walked away from the booth
squinting for his name I barely made out: Barry DeVorzon. I turned
back around, but the booth was way crowded, so now I wonder: Is this
a valiant man???????
Al Kooper
Soft...where??????
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 07:15:54 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Songwriter Robert Mosely
> A great song, from writer Robert Mosely. He too was referenced
> here recently as being the author of "Goodbye My Love".
Mosely also wrote an oft-covered ditty "Crazy 'Bout My Baby" which
is similar to "Goodbye My Love Goodbye" in eseence musically.....
AK
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 13:06:16 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: A rainy afternoon with The Diplomats
Julio Niqo:
> I've spent this rainy afternoon in Madrid listening to songs
> by The Diplomats. What a great group they were. I love
> "There's Still A Tomorrow", "Here's A Heart", and others, but
> maybe my favourite (with " Can't Get You Off My Mind") is
> "He's Got You Now" (Arock 1004/B-side). It's a gorgeous song,
> as perfect and beautiful as a good equation. I've read that it
> was produced by Van McCoy but I don't know who wrote it. Could
> anybody inform me please?
Hola,
"He's Got You Now" was written by Buddy Smith, a songwriter with
whom I'm unfamiliar. If you like the Diplomats, might I also
recommend the D.C. Playboys, another Washington-based group that
Van McCoy produced at Al Sears' Arock label. In fact, I'm a little
suspicious that the Diplomats and the D.C. Playboys might be one
and the same group.
As I said before, there is a Diplomats CD in the pipeline. With
any luck, all your favourites will be included. I hear that it's
also likely to contain some previously unissued tracks.
While we're on the subject of the great Van McCoy... As you're a
bit of a new boy here at S'pop, Julio, you might not have spotted
"When Van Met Kenni: The Sandi Sheldon Story", an article in which
he is featured quite heavily. Here's the URL, whatever that means: http://www.spectropop.com/SandiSheldon/index.htm
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:34:50 -0000
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: S'pop London Party - March 27th
The venue is booked, Mark Wirtz has reserved his table, the
Actionettes are perfecting their routines, guest vocalists
Emma Wilkinson and Elisabeth K are frantically rehearsing
some specially chosen new numbers...
Don't miss this year's Spectropop Party, to be held in
London on March 27th. All S'pop members and their friends
are welcome. Admission is FREE but a guest list policy
applies. To get your name on the list simply respond to this
message, or email projects@spectropop.com
More info soon...
The S'pop Team
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 10:09:08 -0600
From: Orion
Subject: Re: Mike Gately
Al Kooper wrote:
> Mike Gately was my best friend. I got him a record deal with
> Janus Records and we cut his album in the UK in the early 70s.
> It was the first multi-track album I ever mixed and sounds it.
> Great players on it, though: Paul Kossoff, Herbie Flowers,
> Barry Morgan, etc. Gately died in 1980, Was a big loss for me.
> He wrote many songs with Robert John.
I have a 45 by Mr Gately, it is on the flipside of a Robert John
song. It was a demo I believe. I always thought it weird that the
sides had different singers on it. I believe it was probably from
69 but not sure.
Orion
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:28:06 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: Running after the ball: D.C. Playboys / Kenni woods / Shandi Sheldon / Van McCoy
Hola Everybody.
Mick Patrick wrote:
> If you like the Diplomats, might I also recommend the D.C.
> Playboys...
Thanks Mick, I really like people to recommend songs to me (like
a good doggie I love running after the ball). It's true that the
Arock single of The D.C. Playboys sounds very similar to The
Diplomats.
Mick again:
> While we're on the subject of the great Van McCoy... As you're
> a bit of a new boy here at S'pop, Julio, you might not have
> spotted "When Van Met Kenni: The Sandi Sheldon Story":
> http://www.spectropop.com/SandiSheldon/index.htm
Thanks again Mick, very interesting story. I love Kenni Woods'
"Back With My Baby" and "Can't He Take a Hint" (I always think
maliciously that maybe Kenni's beloved in "Can't He Take a Hint"
is busy thinking about his male friends). I also really like Sandi
Sheldon's "You're Gonna Make Me Love You" but I prefer the B-side,
the sublime "Baby You're Mine", a quintessential Van McCoy song,
in my opinion.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:12:06 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: Leaders Of The Pack - new sixties girls CD
Guy Lawrence wrote:
> Here, as promised, is the tracklisting for Universal TV's new
> double CD, "Leaders Of The Pack - Sixties Girls", released in
> the UK on Monday:
Hi,
WOW! What a monster track listing. Will this be released in the
States?
Laura
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:18:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Scott Swanson
Subject: Re: Tommy Scott
Richard Williams asks:
> Semi-urgent request on behalf of a friend who manages bands:
> Anybody out there know whether Tommy Scott, one-time producer
> of Them, is still with us? And if so, how to get in touch?
Last I heard he was living in his native Scotland, performing
traditional Scottish music. I don't have any contact info, but
if you try a few Google searches you might come across his record
label.
Hope this helps,
Scott
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:18:26 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
From: Paul Balser
Subject: Re: Gene Hughes in today's "Nancy" comic strip
Skip Woolwine wrote:
> Today (Friday 2/27) is the day that The comic strip "Nancy"
> pays homage to Gene Hughes (Casinos - Then you can tell me
> Goodbye). Check your local paper. It's cute. Here's to you, Gene.
I missed the Nancy strip. As a DJ in Cincinnnati I had the pleasure
of working with some of the guys in the band but did not work with
Gene himself. From what I have heard about him he was a great guy.
You're right a lot of great artist did record here. James Brown
being one of the biggest. I remember back in the 70's when he came
to town he stayed at the Quality Inn in Norwood where I worked when
I was in college. I had the pleasure of waiting on him a number of
times.
AJ
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:57:04 -0000
From: Peter McCray
Subject: Re: Horizon
Artie Wayne (back in September last year):
> various acts on Buddah/Kama Sutra. I'm sorry but I don't
> know anything about the acts you mentioned. The only "official"
> involvement I had with the label was representing Joey Levine
> and Artie Resnick publishing company and producing a couple of
> singles on a group called Horizon...
Artie - can I take you back to this post from last September, and
ask about those Horizon singles you mentioned in your post back
then. Just been doing a bit of research on Horizon. I guess these
singles would be have been from 1969 in the main, ones like
Americas/Back Street Woman and Paint it Black/Ruby Tuesday/Back
Street Woman on Buddha and maybe another called Some Words of Love
on Kama Sutra?
Can you recall who was involved on the writing and performing side
of these singles? I'd be most interested.
There was a band Horizon that I'm pretty sure Austin Roberts might
have figured in a few years later (Austin?) that also released
several singles on Jubilee - I've got a Horizon 45 with a terrific
track, Looking At the Third Window, on the A-side that was a minor
hit in Australia in 1972, written by Billy Meshel and (?)
Belletiere. I think Austin and Chris Welch wrote several tracks for
this Horizon as well.
But I wonder is there any cross over at all - writers or performers
- between Austin's Horizon (if I may!) and the band recording on
Buddha a few years earlier? Maybe it was the same group?
Thanks
Peter
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:33:04 -0800 (PST)
From: P. A. Ferra
Subject: Re: The Groop - Midnight Cowboy
Mike Dugo:
> I must admit...I've never seen MIDNIGHT COWBOY. Does The Groop
> actually appear on screen...or do they provide songs on the
> soundtrack only? If they appear...I need to add them to the
> Cameos section of 60sgaragebands.com. Does anybody know which
> songs they performed?
Mike - I think if they were on-screen, they were in the nightclub/
party scene toward the end of the movie. Researched this a little,
and found they are on the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack. The song
they did for the soundtrack was "Tears and Joy".
This is one movie you MUST see. I found a few links on the
soundtrack you may want to check out, too:
http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Reviews/john-barry-midnight-cowboy.htm
Also found a site for Aileen Thomas, one of The Groop's members:
http://www.aethomas.com
Hope this is helpful...
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:01:51 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Barry DeVorzon
Al Kooper:
> At a recent Apple/MAC convention I stopped in a booth that was
> proclaiming the all time songwriting software (lyrically) called
> Master Writer. I had received it gratis in the mail, but wanted to
> see it work with people who knew how to operate it. I sat down and
> the guy who wrote the program took me on a guided tour. Liked the
> program and asked for his card. As I walked away from the booth
> squinting for his name I barely made out: Barry DeVorzon. I turned
> back around, but the booth was way crowded, so now I wonder: Is
> this a valiant man???????
It is. I own the program and it is some kind of wonderful.. Anyone
who wants the demo can get it from me. I can also obtain some
beneficial pricing on purchase if you wish to buy it.
Di la,
Rashkovsky
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:12:36 -0000
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: Phil Spector, "Things Are Changing" and Lucecita Benitez
Plucked from the S'pop Public Bulletin Board
Subject: Phil Spector, "Things Are Changing" and Lucecita Benitez
Two years ago Dave Thompson, an author from England, wrote to me.
He was writing a book on Phil Spector, a record producer that I
became friendly with as a teen in NYC. Thompson and I exchanged
emails and he even called me twice. He then became interested in
Lucecita Benitez. He had been told that I knew her and that her
manager had been involved in a scandal involving the non-payment
of royalties for Lucecita's versions of Spector's songs "Be my
baby" and "Then he kissed me" (Aunque se caiga el mundo, entonces
me beso). The scandal resulted in Phil's lawyers asking Lucecita's
manager to record her on the public service song "Things are
Changing". I think Javier Santiago, who I also know, may have the
only known copy of Lucecita's version of that song. Well, a few
weeks ago I was with my friend Ramon shopping and he saw the book
and I brought it. I was surprised to see that the author did
actually write the book and he mentions Lucecita in a paragraph.
I was very honored as he had promised me that he would write about
her. I told him I didn't need to be given credit as long as he
credited Lucecita...
Thanks!
Roberto Tirado
Lucecita Benitez Fan Page: http://geocities.com/westhollywood/7415/
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:23:47 -0000
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: More Coke ads @ musica
Members are recommended to avail themselves of two more Coke ad
demos, rescued from Rashkovsky's vault and freshly installed @
musica. Both were written and performed by Ellie Greenwich, Mike
Rashkow and Steve Tudanger:
"So Many Things We Shared Together" - vocal by Ellie Greenwich
"Say Hello" - vocal by Mike Rashkow
Now being served here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
Enjoy!
The S'pop Team
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:23:37 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Songwriters Robert Mosely, Ronald Moseley & Ronald Mosley
Mike Edwards:
> A great song, from writer Robert Mosely. He too was referenced
> here recently as being the author of "Goodbye My Love".
Al Kooper:
> Mosely also wrote an oft-covered ditty "Crazy 'Bout My Baby"
> which is similar to "Goodbye My Love Goodbye" in essence
> musically
ROBERT MOSELY - now there's a songwriter who has yet to receive
much recognition. Did any of our "celebrity" contributors ever
work with him? Is he still around?
Unfortunately, it can prove a little difficult to differentiate
his compositions from those of the similarly-named RONALD MOSELEY.
To add to the confusion, both writers' names are sometimes mis-
spelled on record labels. Then, of course, there's RONALD MOSLEY,
a songwriting member of Ruby & the Romantics. To make matters
worse, BMI (who should know better) seem to have these writers
confused with one another. Who knows, maybe they are all the same
person, but I doubt it. Whatever, the three of them wrote some
really good songs. Maybe Alan Warner can help us sort one from
th'other??
Oh dear, I can sense one of my <<>> coming on. I shall now
lie down in a darkened room with my copies of "How Can I Get Over
You" by Alvin Robinson and the Dixie Cups' "No True Love".
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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