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There are 18 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Sonny Curtis @ musica
From: Bob Celli
2. Re: Horizon / Lew Merenstein / Neil Bogart
From: That Alan Gordon
3. The 2 Of Clubs / Sugar & the Spices
From: Mick Patrick
4. Wondering.... / Groop / Dante / Wirtz
From: Bob Rashkow
5. Re: Horizon / Lew Merenstein / Neil Bogart
From: Peter McCray
6. Re: FGG / Bob Feldman
From: Bob Celli
7. Scott Walker signs to 4AD
From: Neb Rodgers
8. Re: The Covered Man - David Soul
From: Frank
9. Re: Horizon
From: Peter McCray
10. Nashville in color; Pantomime UK; Admirations; Adam Wade and Coed
From: Country Paul
11. Re: Girl's Go Zonk: New Rpm Cd
From: Mikey
12. Re: Girls Go Zonk!! New RPM CD
From: Liam Hughes
13. Re: Horizon / Lew Merenstein / Neil Bogart
From: Artie Wayne
14. "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
From: Mike
15. Re: Bob Feldman / FGG / The Beach Nuts
From: Mike McKay
16. Re: The 2 Of Clubs
From: Joe Nelson
17. Dick Clark & Al Kooper
From: "hawkeyes95"
18. Re: Girls Go Zonk!!: New RPM CD
From: Mick Patrick
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:26:54 -0000
From: Bob Celli
Subject: Sonny Curtis @ musica
Hi,
The Sonny Curtis commercial for Olympia Beer is now on Musica.
Bob Celli
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 15:39:51 -0700 (MST)
From: That Alan Gordon
Subject: Re: Horizon / Lew Merenstein / Neil Bogart
Hi Artie, the Horizon story really made me laugh. Neil Bogart
might have caught the plane, but he wasn't flying higher than
you and Lou! Any chance of posting it on musica?
Best, That Alan
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 01:25:16 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: The 2 Of Clubs / Sugar & the Spices
Dan N. replied:
> Sugar & the Spices were Corky Casey (producer-guitarist Al Casey's
> wife) and Carol Roberts (the first Mrs. Duane Eddy). The same bunch,
> including Al, also recorded an LP for Time as the Raintree County
> Singers....
Speedy, excellent and concise information - very many thanks, Dan.
Now, if I may, I'd like to switch my attention to another pair of
guitar-toting lovelies, the 2 Of Clubs from Cincinnati. Can anyone
out there assist me in locating a photo? It's for a CD due soon on
Big Beat. Did I read somewhere that the duo are still active today?
Thanks in advance.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 19:30:48 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Wondering.... / Groop / Dante / Wirtz
First off, I enjoyed Austin R's comment about "IWWSDT" by both
DeVorzon/Chandler and Boyce/Hart. Now I should confess that the
'68 recording was one of the first 45s I ever purchased with my
own allowance money!!!! (But Barry & The Tamerlanes win.)
My error about The Groop in MIDNIGHT COWBOY; they do also perform
a song entitled Tears and Joys in addition to Comanor's song. Do
they actually appear in the Hansel and Gretel McAlbertson party
sequence? Maybe I'd better just see it again!!!! Seems like I
missed somethin' there!!!!
Ron Dante, I was listening to The Spirit on Roulette earlier today.
You co-wrote a great, great song called "No Time To Rhyme" in
approximately 1967? I've always loved this record, at least as
much as I love the group of the same name with Jay Ferguson, Mark
Andes et al.
Mark Wirtz! ! ! I finally spun my recently bought copy of Rubble 3
and you're all over it! ! ! I love everything!!! Delightful "He's
Our Dear Old Weatherman", the mystic and haunting "10,000 Words in
a Cardboard Box" by The Aquarian Age, and ooh-la-lah--the tremendous
"Revolution" by Tomorrow. Fan-groovy-tastic stuff! Can't wait to
find more of your work! May I mention too that The Pink Fairies'
"Never Never Land" is another of my favorite albums. All one
can say is W O W.
Bobster
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 20:51:39 +1100
From: Peter McCray
Subject: Re: Horizon / Lew Merenstein / Neil Bogart
Artie Wayne:
> I put together a medley of Stone songs and told Lou that I
> had an idea for a concept record called "Tribute" that had a
> chorus of monks slowly singing "Paint it Black" in Latin.....
> while a Cello was playing the guitar riff from "Satisfaction"
> [which Brian Jones created]........evolving into an uptempo
> "Ruby Tuesday".......with a mixed chorale and most of the N.Y.
> Philharmonic Orchestra!!
Great story Artie! The "Tribute" concept is terrific and from your
description most certainly SHOULD have been a hit. Would love to
hear it someday. Do you know, has it ever surfaced anywhere on CD
- this one should be heard!
Regards
Peter
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:19:16 -0000
From: Bob Celli
Subject: Re: FGG / Bob Feldman
Tom Adams wrote:
> I've been in frequent contact with Bob Feldman (he used to live
> here in Boulder, CO), and have been forwarding him the recent posts
> concerning his work (both alone and as a member of the FGG team).
> He would love to contribute... SO.. Feel free to post any greetings,
> messages, questions or comments regarding his work, and I'll make
> sure he reads them all.
Tom,
As a forty years plus fan of Bobby Vee, I've come to appreciate the
talents of the songwriters who contributed the many wonderful pieces
of pop music that Bobby recorded. Among them were FGG, whose "A Letter
>From Betty", and "Bobby Tomorrow" graced the "b" sides of two of
Bobby's singles. In fact, to me, they were every bit as good as the
"a" sides. A few years ago we discovered and released another FGG gem
titled "Willingly". Why this song was never issued is amazing to me! I
would like to ask Bob about the demo session the Strangeloves did with
Bobby in the mid sixties. Recorded were "Rhythm of Love", "Something
About You", "How About You" and perhaps one more that slips my mind at
the moment. I know that Bobby did a finished version of "Rhythm of
Love" that remains unreleased, but the rest of the session never went
past demo stage to my knowledge. My questions are: did FGG write all
the songs I mentioned? Was the session intended to be more than a demo
session and if it was, what happened? Last question is do you have a
copy of that session?
Bob Celli
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 17:13:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Neb Rodgers
Subject: Scott Walker signs to 4AD
Best news I've heard in weeks!
Scott Walker signs to 4AD... http://www.nme.com/news/107686.htm
-Neb
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 12:56:54 +0100
From: Frank
Subject: Re: The Covered Man - David Soul
Phil,
Thanks a lot for the link to Soul's website. I didnīt know that he
was kind of a fixture on the Merv Griffin Show. Are there any
chances to see him perform on it? Do the tapes still exist? That
would be to good to be true.
Youīre absolutely right with your thesis. I now had the chance to
listen to the song. When The Covered Man sings of all the girls and
boys who have to wear a mask because they were told how to be and
what to do I think these lyrics apply today more than ever. Though
teens nowadays hide behind masks made by plastic surgery.
Btw, isnīt it ironic that someone wearing a mask on TV gets the
chance to become an actor.
Finally, does anyone know any other masked singers from the 60s? I
remember one rockīnīroll guy disguised as a superhero but forgot
his name. Would be fun to do a pre-KISS masked compilation.
Frank
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 21:52:37 +1100
From: Peter McCray
Subject: Re: Horizon
Austin wrote:
> Horizon (not the earlier one) was a studio group that Billy Meshel
> put together for Jubilee in the early 70's. I was the lead singer
> and Billy, Gene B., Chris Welch and I wrote the songs......I did
> hear that a couple of the Horizon records had done pretty well in
> other countries. Hope so.
Austin - thanks for getting back to me!
Yeh, Looking at the Third Window / What We Got Between Us was a
solid Top 40 chart hit in Australia for Horizon in 1972, and well
deserved too. The A-side is a delicious slice of good fun pop and
the B-side (What We Got Between Us - which you co-wrote with Billy
and Chris of course) is another gem. There's a great uptempo intro
to What We Got that has me tapping my feet within about 5 secs!
I know a little about what Billy Meshel's up to these days, but do
you have any contact with Gene Belletiere or Chris Welch? Those
guys had a hand in writing so many great tracks from that time
(often in tandem with you!) for lots of different projects. Do you
know are they still writing or performing or anything?
And if its not giving away too many trade secrets, besides your
great lead work, who else was on the playing/performing side of
Horizon?
Regards
Peter
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:16:19 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Nashville in color; Pantomime UK; Admirations; Adam Wade and Coed
Nick Archer:
> Nashville's Country Music Foundation is releasing a compilation
> CD of Nashville Black Music, pop and soul, in conjunction with a
> new exhibit> opening in March. Read a great article about it in
> the Nashville Scene this week: http://tinyurl.com/ysudq
I'm impressed - what a well-written and thoughtful piece of work.
It was indeed a far more colorblind time, especially in progressive
rock; it's nice to see how that colorblindness extended into
Nashville's musical culture as well. And it is indeed rather
amazing to consider the number of major hits that crossover scene
produced. I checked the CMH site; at
http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/programs/nttn_program_.html
there's a list of events at CMH featuring panels with "names we
know'; The track listing is at http://www.sitemason.com/page/e6f1VC.
Thanks for bringing this up, Nick.
(And am I the only person who sees "tinyurl.com" and wonders what
a tin yurl is? (As opposed, perhaps, to a copper yurl?)
John Stewart, Re: Pantomime
> Pantomime is a traditional Xmas show - a distant cousin of
> The Commedia Dell'arte....[A] brief description of pantomime:
> http://www.davekorman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cpchome.htm
OK, I read the "history" part. I have only one question: Why?!?
(I'm obviously displaying yankee insensitivity....) It was
interesting to see Cilla Black's name mentioned, though.
Previously:
> Does anyone know of a version of "Closer To The Aisle" other
> than the one by the 5 Satins ?
Andy:
> 1977 by the Admirations (on Jason Scott # 05 w/ only 500 copies
> made) ..... this may be the version you're looking for.
Is this the same Admirations who did the beautiful "The Bells of
Rosa Rita" on Mercury (1959)? Incidentally, there's a really nice
legitimate stereo 45 re-release of it out there - worth finding.
Phil M, re: Adam Wade's "Point of No Return":
> A great song, from writer Robert Mosely. He too was referenced
> here recently as being the author of "Goodbye My Love".
Very "pop"/middle-road on this one. I remember his "Tell Her For
Me" on Coed, a very fine early Johnny Mathis-type ballad. Mosely
also had a fun song called "Just A Little More" on Coed. There
was more going on with that label than just the Crests.
What a thread on Scott English! Thanks, Jim Shannon for bringing
him up, and Ed Salamon for getting his post. (Is this a cool
group of folks or what?!?) And Jim, again, nice Lance Drake
history!
Country Paul
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 07:58:13 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Girl's Go Zonk: New Rpm Cd
Mojo:
> Released In The UK Last Month On The Rpm Label
> Girls Go Zonk A Colection Of Hard To Find
> U.S Beat Girls And Harmony Groups Of The 60's
> Comes With Exellent Fold Out Info Booklet
> Enjoy
Can we get this in the States?
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 05:28:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Liam Hughes
Subject: Re: Girls Go Zonk!! New RPM CD
Mojo:
> Released In The UK Last Month On The Rpm Label
> Girls Go Zonk A Colection Of Hard To Find
> U.S Beat Girls And Harmony Groups Of The 60's
> Comes With Exellent Fold Out Info Booklet
> Enjoy
Mikey:
> Can we get this in the States?
Is this on vinyl as well?
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 05:17:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Horizon / Lew Merenstein / Neil Bogart
Peter........How ya' doin'? As soon as I locate a copy of "Tribute"
I'll post it to musica.........I'm anxious to hear it again myself!!
regards, Artie Wayne
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 07:44:46 -0500
From: Mike
Subject: "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"
Just wanted to give MY take on the "I Wonder What She's Doing
Tonight" wars.
While I like the Barry and the Tamerlanes version, I don't like
the way it's produced. It should have had a nice 4/4/ rock beat,
ala "Blue Moon". Just when you think it's gonna take off, it
stays on the ground.
Mikey
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:47:51 EST
From: Mike McKay
Subject: Re: Bob Feldman / FGG / The Beach Nuts
Tom Adams wrote:
> I've been in frequent contact with Bob Feldman (he used to live
> here in Boulder, CO), and have been forwarding him the recent posts
> concerning his work (both alone and as a member of the FGG team).
> He would love to contribute... SO.. Feel free to post any greetings,
> messages, questions or comments regarding his work, and I'll make
> sure he reads them all.
I would love for Bob to tell the story of how "Out in the Sun (Hey-O)"
by The Beach Nuts came about. From what I understand, it's a sort of
upersession involving The Strangeloves and The Angels. I really love
the arrangement on this tune!
Mike
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 09:25:36 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: The 2 Of Clubs
Mick Patrick:
> Now, if I may, I'd like to switch my attention to another pair of
> guitar-toting lovelies, the 2 Of Clubs from Cincinnati. Can anyone
> out there assist me in locating a photo? It's for a CD due soon on
> Big Beat. Did I read somewhere that the duo are still active today?
Not much to be found on them, but the last time I searched I came up
with a news item about a Cinci area R&R festival they were booked at.
It said both of them still live in the area. I don't have the link
availible, but if you can find the radio station that sponsored the
show you could probably connect the dots to locate the ladies
directly.
I take it there's no release date. Any stereo tracks turn up? Keep me
posted.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:42:02 -0000
From: "hawkeyes95"
Subject: Dick Clark & Al Kooper
Hi, on my way to work ysterday, I heard an odd thing. Altho I'd not
heard this before, our local AM station apparently has a one minute a
day thing by Dick Clark where he comments on this day in music
history. He started out playing "You've Made me so Very Happy" by
Brenda Holloway and (heaven forbid we ever hear a full song these
days!!) quickly segued into the comment that the song was given to Al
Kooper's group Blood, Sweat & Tears who on this day in history
released their version which went straight to the top! Kinda odd
twist on facts there.
Funny, but later I was watching a tape of a Bandstand 68 show in
which Dick played an interview answer made supposedly by Ringo (as
Dick said, ("maybe you'll recognize Ringo's voice here") it was Ringo
answering, when it was clearly Paul's voice. Dick is a legend, but
he makes mistakes like all of us. Clark
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:37:45 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Girls Go Zonk!!: New RPM CD
Mojo:
> Released In The UK Last Month On The Rpm Label
> Girls Go Zonk A Colection Of Hard To Find
> U.S Beat Girls And Harmony Groups Of The 60's
> Comes With Exellent Fold Out Info Booklet
> Enjoy
Mikey:
> Can we get this in the States?
Sure - take a look here, scroll down a little, and click on
the cover image: http://www.geocities.com/antlion7/tammys.htm
Liam Hughes:
> Is this on vinyl as well?
No. The market is too small. Own up all S'poppers own DON'T
own a turntable.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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