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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
From: Martin Roberts
2. Rubin Williams Capitol 4769
From: Ed B
3. Bee Gees' Odessa
From: J. Stewart
4. "Shocked"
From: Al Kooper
5. Re: Glimmer Twins Medley
From: Al Kooper
6. Re: Bee Gees' Odessa
From: Denis Gagnon
7. Midnight Cowboy
From: Matt
8. Inner Dialogue
From: Lyn Nuttall
9. Re: Info on Austin Robers
From: Austin Roberts
10. 'Four On The Floor'
From: Al Kooper
11. Re: Eddie Rambeau Shindig Video from 1965
From: Mikey
12. Re: Austin Roberts & Horizon
From: Austin Roberts
13. Good & Plenty
From: S.J. Dibai
14. Re: Eddie Rambeau Shindig Video from 1965
From: Frank W
15. ER Shindig appearance #2
From: Ed Rambeau
16. Re: b/w c/w
From: Phil X. Milstein
17. Forget Cathy, it's the Bonzos, kids!
From: Steve Harvey
18. Re: What happened to those "Hits"
From: Austin Roberts
19. Re: Bobby Vee's "Gates, Grills & Railings" LP
From: ACJ
20. Jerry Naylor Interview
From: Bob Celli
21. Re: Spector sessionography
From: Al Kooper
22. Less tar, more cement
From: Charles G. Hill
23. SH not HP
From: Phil X. Milstein
24. Re: The Charmaines
From: Phil X. Milstein
25. Re:"Dio, Come Ti Amo"
From: Julio Nino
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 22:30:14 -0000
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
Judy Henske's "Bye Bye Blackbird" on Reprise is playing at
this weeks ROTW. If you miss giving it a listen you're a clod.
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
I'm pleased to report that the guest reviews have started to
come in. Next week's pick is by a chap that may be familiar
to you, Mick Patrick. He's a fair writer with an excellent
taste in musicand has chosen "Baby That's Me" by The Cake, on
Decca.
Jack Nitzsche's radio interview continues with a comparison of
Phil Spector and Leiber & Stoller's enduring reputations. And
recording with Willy DeVille whilst keeping Phil out of the
studio. http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/radio.htm
Enjoy!
Martin
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:22:35 -0000
From: Ed B
Subject: Rubin Williams Capitol 4769
Hello, while going through my collection of 45's purchased
over the years in various yard sales, flea markets etc, I
came across an interesting 45, Capitol 4769 by Rubin Williams
"Blow Out The Sun"/"Burning Memories" both sides produced by
Bright Tunes Productions. A Side wr. Artie Resnick/ Jeff Barry
B Side Margo/Medress. Any information on Rubin Williams would
be appreciated. Thanks.
Ed B
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 04:27:05 -0000
From: J. Stewart
Subject: Bee Gees' Odessa
Jim Shannon wrote:
> I don't recall the movie "Melody"
"Melody" was also known as "S.W.A.L.K." (Sealed With A Loving Kiss).
Details: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067418/combined
J Stewart
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:09:33 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: "Shocked"
> re hearing in the TV commercials for Yoplait yogurt here
> in the States. Yes, that's Ron singing "Itsy Bitsy Teenie
> Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini".
> Not to take anything away from Ron's very credible cover,
> but did the producers know that Paul Evans, the original
> artist, is alive?
Ya mean Brian Hyland wasn't the original artist?
"Shocked" Al Kooper
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:06:23 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Glimmer Twins Medley
Al Kooper wrote:
> .......The Glimmer Twins Medley - a whole continuous side of
> Stones tunes at 120 BPM! ... The album was called Four On The
> Floor and I think thats how many people bought it.
Phil M
> Ever play it for Keith?
No, but the blackmailer did that early on
AK
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 22:45:35 -0500
From: Denis Gagnon
Subject: Re: Bee Gees' Odessa
I don't particularly care about singers. Otis Redding, Robin Gibbs
and Roy Orbison are the only ones that stands out, IMHO. Holyday
is my favorite Bee Gees tune.
Denis
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 17:24:58 EST
From: Matt
Subject: Midnight Cowboy
Mike Dugo writes:
> 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?
P. A. Ferra writes:
> Am not entirely sure myself whether the Groop was in that
> party scene[....]I think if they were on-screen, they were
> in the nightclub/party scene toward the end of the movie.
Elephants Memory ("Jungle Gym At The Zoo" & "Old Man Willow"),
The Groop ("A Famous Myth" & "Tears and Joy"), Nilsson
("Everybody's Talkin") and Leslie Miller ("He Quit Me"
written by Warren Zevon) are all featured on the soundtrack.
None of the artists actually appear onscreen however.
Matt
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:37:24 -0000
From: Lyn Nuttall
Subject: Inner Dialogue
A mint copy of the self-titled album by Inner Dialogue has just been
sold at eBay for $US67.00. (About 90 bucks Australian.)
As far as I can see, there's no reissue available, though I'd be
happy to be corrected. If there isn't, it's about time someone put
one out, innit?
This is wonderful music, inventive and witty; I guess we're in the
Free Design area here.
There's not a lot of info about them around (e.g. they're not listed
at AllMusic Guide as far as I can see). Anybody here have anything
enlightening about the musicians and/or the possibility of a reissue?
Lyn
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:30:37 EST
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Info on Austin Robers
Steve Fuji:
> Austin,
> I just recently joined Spectropop and it was a pleasant
> surprise to find you on this group, since I was also trying
> to do some internet research on Arkade and your early solo
> recordings. Can you give some background information on the
> forming of Arkade, who the other members were and direct me
> to finding photos and discographies?
Steve, Welcome aboard. It's a great site!
Arkade was put together by Dunhill producer Steve Barri who
wanted to create a group (3) that wrote and sang well together
and could write for his other acts too.
He put me in as lead singer and Dan Walsh and Michael Price.
Price and Walsh had already written Temptation Eyes and Heaven
Knows for the Grassroots and I had just moved to LA from NYC.
We put out a record called Sing Out The Love, that I personally
liked a lot, though it barely scraped the bottom of the charts.
We then put out The Morning Of Our Lives which went top 15 AC
and top 60 pop. Not long after the record had peaked, it became
the Bridal Fair commercial for several years. If the timing had
been better the record would have been bigger I'm sure.
As far as photos and discographies, you'll find there are folks
on this site that are way ahead of me on my music as well as
many others. Wait til you see some of the info they know on almost
any record that's EVER been released, plus some that haven't!
Best to you,
Austin Roberts
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:13:47 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: 'Four On The Floor'
Al Kooper:
> I have an embarassing Stones tribute tale to tell.
Frank J:
> Nice story. I guess Casablanca was flying so high then they even
> would've put out country songs in Disco style........
> Anyway do you remember your bands name?
Four On The Floor......natch
AK
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:22:28 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Eddie Rambeau Shindig Video from 1965
Hi Eddie, Question for you.
On that Shindig episode, were you sidelining (miming to the 45s)
to those two songs, or were you really singing live to a backing
track?
All the best,
Mikey
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 19:12:13 EST
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Austin Roberts & Horizon
Peter McCray:
> Could I ask, where you also involved in a studio group called
> Badge around the same time as Horizon? I've got a single by
> them (Gettin In Over My Head/It's Straight Ahead) with the
> A-side written by Belletiere/Welch/Meshel and the B-side by M.
> Chase/Welch Meshel.
Peter,
Badge was a Ghost group as well,with Buddy Randall (Crandell) of
Knickerbockers and ,I think,Royal Teens fame (you'd have to verify
that one with Al Kooper). Billy Meshel had put together 3 production
deals, Horizon, Badge and a group called Newport News (a group from
my hometown in Virginia). Chris Welch and I wrote and produced When
The Bell Rings with Newport News on RCA.The thing almost happened.
ALMOST is an elusive word.
> Austin - is there anything in the works to bring all the great
> music you've been responsible for over the years out in some sort
> of CD anthology?
Varese Sarabande had put together a double CD anthology on me, with
the first CD being songs I had sung that were hits and misses. The
second CD was hits I had written for other artists (which, thank God,
was a lot longer than my own hits). The project was put on hold when
the man who had done most of the work putting it together left. I only
hope it wasn't me that caused it.
Best,
Austin Roberts
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 00:33:46 -0000
From: S.J. Dibai
Subject: Good & Plenty
Hello, again! As if I haven't been asking enough questions
around here, I have another one. Yesterday I stumbled upon
an LP by an enigmatic male-female duo with the ridiculous
names of Douglas Good and Ginny Plenty.
With the psychedelic cover art and the hippie-isms that took
the place of liner notes ("Who are Douglas Good and Ginny Plenty?
Children of the world. Where do they come from? Life.), it was
impossible for me not to buy it.
But my question is: who the hell ARE these people??? I can't
find any info on them in my usual sources. Since Tony Romeo
wrote or co-wrote and co-produced every track, could Douglas
Good be Tony Romeo himself?
Thanks!
S.J. Dibai
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 01:20:16 -0000
From: Frank W
Subject: Re: Eddie Rambeau Shindig Video from 1965
Ed Rambeau wrote:
> A fellow Spectropopper was kind enough to send me a DVD
> from my appearances on Shindig in 1965. It features
> "Concrete & Clay" and "My Name Is Mud". I was all of 22.
> A mere baby. LOL.
For those of you who would like to view it, go to:
http://66.34.56.217/shindigshow1.wmv
Ed, Thanks so much for sharing this historic Shindig clip. You
looked just as great at 22 as you do now. I immediately noticed
Darlene Love and the Blossoms backing you up, but who is the male
trio on the left of the stage?
Frank W.
Jukebox Rambeau member
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 03:08:58 -0000
From: Ed Rambeau
Subject: ER Shindig appearance #2
To view my 2nd appearance on the SHINDIG Show from 1965 with
guest host Hedy Lamarr go to:
http://66.34.56.217/shindigshow2.wmv
On this show I sing "Concrete and Clay" and "The Train".
A special thanks to Bob Wallis for hosting these 2 shows.
Hope all is well with the Spectropoppers.
Ed Rambeau
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:15:38 -0500
From: Phil X. Milstein
Subject: Re: b/w c/w
Steve Grant wrote:
> It was Maxine from whom I learned what "b/w" on 45 sleeves stands
> for ("backed with," as I'm sure everybody here knew long before me).
Can anyone explain what the British equivalent, "c/w," stands
for? (First wiseguy who replies "Country & Western" gets it!)
I'm guessing "coupled with," but could be "combined", "conjoined",
"commingled," or, for all I know, "crammed." I was about to ask if
"c/w" is even still in use, but then I remembered that NOTHING
having to do with flipsides is, present company excluded, still
in use ...
--Phil M.
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:07:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Forget Cathy, it's the Bonzos, kids!
Frank Murphy wrote:
> Cathy McGowan is alive nd well and taking nothing to
> do with any
> nostalgia. You can find her here:
> http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/itvlondon/redprogs-new.html
At that same site, if you scroll down, you'll find
another bit about the Bonzo's TV show (which they
shared with the Monty Python game).
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 18:57:38 EST
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: What happened to those "Hits"
Dave O'Gara:
> Long before I knew anything about you, I loved "Mary and Me".
> It's still a frequently played song at home in my computer
> jukebox. "Something's Wrong with Me" was/is a great vocal and
> deserved to chart much higher nationally. But my question to
> you would be about "Rocky". To this day, my wife practically
> gets tears in her eyes when she hears it. What was the
> inspiration for the song? And why the name Rocky? As a consumer
> and not a creator of music, I'm always fascinated by the story
> behind the story, so to speak. Thanks for all your good works.
Thanks Dave,
Something's Wrong With Me topped out at #9 in Record World and 10
Cashbox and 12 in Billboard, but we got a tremendous amount of
airplay on it; LA and New York came in late, which hurt us numbers-
wise.
Rocky was written by a writer named Jay Stephens from Springfield,
Missouri. I'm not really sure what his inspiration was;certainly
hope it wasn't a personal experience. The songs seemed to catch on
very quickly and was fun to sing live, except people thought it was
true about me because some pictures went to some magazines that had
me with my wife and first child (Shelly) followed by a picture with
just my daughter and me. Had to explain to a lot of people.
Best,
Austin Roberts
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 22:45:15 -0500 (EST)
From: ACJ
Subject: Re: Bobby Vee's "Gates, Grills & Railings" LP
S.J. Dibai:
> Couldn't agree more about "GG&R"; I think it's one of
> Bobby's all-time best. I've had the album on cassette for
> quite some time, but now I've won a vinyl copy on eBay and
> I'm waiting patiently for it.
However, about those arrangements: Years ago, in the newsletter
of Bobby's American fan club, I read a British critic's review
of the album - the critic was normally a Vee fan, and while he
liked the album, he couldn't stand the arrangements; the kindest
thing he said about them was that they were "dated." This critic
didn't identify the arranger by name, but the newsletter's editor
inserted a note to the critic: "Are you starting an Artie Butler
fan club anytime soon?"
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 12:17:04 -0000
From: Bob Celli
Subject: Jerry Naylor Interview
I've posted the part four of the Jerry Naylor Interview in
the Files area. I will post the others in the next several
days!
Bob Celli
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 10:13:32 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Spector sessionography
Phil M:
> Anyone know of a Phil Spector sessionography -- I mean
> of his performing work, either as guitarist, pianist,
> vocalist, etc.?....Any guidance toward that end would be
> most Spectorifically welcome!
Maybe we can piece it together here. I'll start with the
guitar+solo on "On Broadway" by The Drifters
Al Kooper
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 09:34:11 -0600
From: Charles G. Hill
Subject: Less tar, more cement
Mick Patrick asks, anent Verdelle Smith's big hit:
> Is the short version (as issued on 45 in the UK and USA)
> available on CD?
Eric's "Hard to Find 45s on CD, Vol. 7: More Sixties Classics"
(11513-2) contains a lovely stereo mix (by the late Bob Hyde)
of "Tar and Cement" which runs 3:13; I believe the 45 was
labeled 3:09.
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 13:38:33 -0500
From: Phil X. Milstein
Subject: SH not HP
As if I'm not having enough of a problem getting the Tokens
and Paris Sisters articles to image properly in the Photos
section, I also misstated the name of the magazine they come
from. As one could easily tell from the cover shot I included
there -- and which thankfully none of you embarrassed me by so
doing -- the publication was not Hit Parader, as I'd claimed,
but Song Hits. In my defense the two are easily mistaken for
one another, since they were published by the same company and
had virtually identical formats. So look for the scans now in
the folder entitled "2-62 Song Hits."
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/lst
--Phil M.
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 12:44:26 -0500
From: Phil X. Milstein
Subject: Re: The Charmaines
Julio Niño wrote:
> There is a revealing article about the Charmaines in this direction:
> http://www.cincypost.com/2003/09/13/wecker091303.html
What a lovely article! It makes ne wonder whether the local
dailies aren't a great untapped resource for stories on the
older-era performers. Also, it may be the first time I've
ever heard an artist call a record company owner "one of the
most wonderful people I've ever met."
--Phil M.
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Message: 25
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:56:10 -0000
From: Julio Nino
Subject: Re:"Dio, Come Ti Amo"
Hola Everybody.
Steve Crump wrote about Verdelle Smith:
> "...By the way, Miss Smith's Capitol LP features a song
> "God How Much I Love You", which was O Dio Come Ti Amo
> from San Remo in 1966..."
It seems that Verdelle or her producers had a little fixation
with Italian songs. "Dio, Come Ti Amo" was composed by the
incomparable Domenico Modugno. The song was performed in
San Remo 1966 by Domenico and Gigliola Cinquetti, and it was
the winner of that Song Contest. Personally I prefer Domenico's
version to Gigliola's (I must confess that I sometimes find
Gigliola's singing a little bit insipid). It must be difficult
to translate the ultra-Italian lyrics into English words. Are
the English lyrics a more or less direct translation of the
Italians like in the version of "Tar and Cement"?.
You are making me feel anxious writing about those songs I've
never heard. I'm going to take a shower to calm down.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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