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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Gary Le Mel
From: Simon White
2. Re: format wars
From: Al Kooper
3. Re: Cameo-Parkway
From: Frank Murphy
4. Re: lives in legacy
From: Mike Rashkow
5. Re: Al Caiola
From: Al Kooper
6. Correction or Ejection?
From: Al Kooper
7. Re: Georgie Young & The Rockin' Boys/"9 More Miles"
From: Gary Myers
8. Re: Hayley ... sigh
From: TD Bell
9. Re: Bernie Schwartz
From: Gary Myers
10. Re: P.F. Sloan
From: richard.williams@guardian.co.uk
11. Scott Walker/Black Sheep Boy
From: Christian Steiner
12. Re: Terry Slater
From: Al Kooper
13. METROPOLITAN SOUL PLAYLIST 21ST MARCH 04
From: Simon White
14. Re: Priscilla Paris's passing
From: Gary Myers
15. Shindig / Where the Action is
From: Jim Shannon
16. DJ name
From: Bill George
17. Etta James "At Last" - Riley C. Hampton
From: Mick Patrick
18. Nillsson / The Point
From: Alan "Albabe" Gordon
19. Reparata & the Delrons
From: Tony Leong
20. Guess Who
From: B Brown
21. RE: Al Caiola
From: Joel Sanoff
22. Re: Jeanne Thomas
From: Mike Rashkow
23. Re: Cameo-Parkway and ABKCO
From: STEVE FUJI
24. Re: Terry Slater
From: Steve Harvey
25. Re: Dream Boy, vol. 1-3
From: Sean
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:39:11 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Gary Le Mel
Can anyone give any info on Gary Le Mel / Lemel? I have a Vee Jay 45
with his very over-the-top version of "On Broadway", which is well worth
hearing if you like that kind of thing ... and I do. I understand he now heads
the film music department of a major movie company.
Simon
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:49:05 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: format wars
Billy G Spradlin wrote:
> The new Rolling Stones re-issues were all SCAD/DSD "hybrid" CDs,
> which I have never bought before, nor understand the technology
> behind. Are they supposed to sound better played on a another kind of
> playback unit? Which kind? I played them on my DVD and they played
> back as a regular audio CD. Someone please explain this to me, thanks.
There are two formats at war: SACD vs DVD-A. The SACDs have to to be
played on SACD-compatible players -- hence the hybrids, so they'll play
"something" on a regular CD player.
DVD-A's are strictly playable in DVD players. Most are in 5.1 surround and
need receivers that can handle that, and six speakers. SACDs either come in
2-track stereo or 5.1 surround but are only playable on SACD players. Does
this make sense ??
Also: the remastering technology is in constant upward flux. I can remaster a
record at home the way it sounded ten years ago. But I can't compete with
Bob Ludwig's Gateway Studios in Portland ME, which are considered the
best and are
tate of the art. Also Pro Tools offers many plugins that will help old records
sound much better than they could have sounded ten years ago.
Al Kooper
Getting his surround sound remixing & remastering feet wet in SACD
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:23:14 +0000
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Re: Cameo-Parkway
Billy Spradlin wrote:
> I would like to see a nice big 4-CD box covering all of Cameo/
> Parkway's biggest hits and some rarities, then some separate CDs
> for the label's most popular artists (Chubby, Bobby, Dee Dee,
> Orlons, ? & The Mysterians), and then maybe some compilations
> featuring Doo-Wop, Teen Idols, '60s Dance Craze, Girl Groups, and
> Garage Bands.
You missed out the selection that would have sold the most in the UK and
that's the Cameo-Parkway records played on the Northern Soul scene. A 4-CD
set was bootlegged on CD a couple of years ago and did quite large numbers.
IMO the reason that ABCKO have not reissued the Cameo-Parkway catalogue
is that they don't believe they would get the return they think they deserve.
I would like to see the replies Rhino and Ace got when they made enquiries.
Frankm
reflections on northern soul Saturdays at 14:30 or listen now
www.radiomagnetic.com/archive/rnb.php
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:05:28 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: lives in legacy
> Mary Ann Fisher -- R&B singer who toured in the 1950's and 60's with Ray
> Charles, B.B. King, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Percy Mayfield and Bobby
> Bland, and who had a minor chart hit in 1961 with "I Can't Take It",
> died March 12 at a hospice in Louisville, Kentucky at the age of 81.
Was it Mary Ann Fisher who did the girl counter lead on Tell The Truth
or was it Margie Hendricks? I know Ray wrote a song titled Mary Ann.
She was definitely one of the early Raelettes.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:29:48 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Al Caiola
Mac Joseph wrote:
> Is this the same Al Caiola that did "Theme from the Magnificent 7",
> aka "The Theme from Marlboro Country"? I have him also doing the
> "Theme from Bonanza".
Oh yeah -- big NYC studio guitarist, real nice guy. Went out & made it
hisself!
Al Kooper
who didn't (as a guitarist)
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:00:04 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Correction or Ejection?
I made a Teen Queen goof. I hope I will be forgiven as I am 60 years of
age. "Only Jim" was NOT by The Teen Queens but by the Six-Teens.
Unless there were six Teen Queens. But Spectro says there were only
two and that they are deceased ... soooooooo ... Are The Six-Teens still
alive??????????
I care.
"Old" Al Kooper
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:12:31 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Georgie Young & The Rockin' Boys/"9 More Miles"
Boy, I don't think I've ever heard anyone else mention that record! One of
the only chart records to ever gradually speed up.
gem
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:56:48 -0500
From: TD Bell
Subject: Re: Hayley ... sigh
Artie Wayne wrote:
> Back when Haley Mills starred in "The Parent Trap" they had a premiere
> at the Loew's State theater in NYC. I did get into trouble with Larry Tisch,
> who owned Loew's theaters before he bought CBS, for pitching one of
> my songs to Haley, who then was in the Top Ten with "Let's Get
> Together".
Double sigh -- nuthin' could be greatuh / than "Hey Alligatuh".
-- TD
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:07:57 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Bernie Schwartz
> Gary, in what issue of Goldmine was your article?
It was in issue #264, 09 /7/90, about the Tide/Edit labels (for which I also
recorded). Thanks for your interest.
gem
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:26:37 +0000
From: richard.williams@guardian.co.uk
Subject: Re: P.F. Sloan
Frank Young wrote:
> Sloan is a really nice guy, and if you want to know more
> about him, try the Yahoo P. F. Sloan group. He posts on
> there every so often.
The story -- recently posted on Spectropop -- about how Lou Adler
manoeuvred P.F.Sloan into writing "Eve of Destruction" was from an
interview I did with Adler for the Melody Maker (RIP) in, I think, 1972. I've
always wondered whether Adler was embroidering the truth in order to
get a better anecdote, and what Sloan's version would be. Could somebody
who checks out the Sloan website please put it to him, to see if there's a
response?
Richard Williams
Admin. note: the post to which Richard refers, a Dan Hughes original,
can be found at http://tinyurl.com/25ywm
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:49:15 +0100
From: Christian Steiner
Subject: Scott Walker/Black Sheep Boy
Hi there!
Does anybody know if anywhere in the world there is a 45 vinyl
single with "Black Sheep Boy" by Scott Walker on it?! I know
that it has not been an official single, but maybe there's a very
limited Malaysian-only 45 or something like this ;)
Your help is appreciated!
Thanks a lot,
Krischan!
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:26:18 EST
From: Al Kooper
Subject: Re: Terry Slater
Country Paul wrote:
> While I don't have the 45 next to me, the song was co-written by
> Terry Slater. (Slater wrote many songs for the brothers.) Both Everly
> Brothers produced the 45.
Terry Slater was the bass player in their live band, late '60s, early '70s.
He also co-wrote the incredible Everlys track "Lord Of The Manor".
Al Kooper
Lewd -- WhatsTheMatter?
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 06:59:07 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: METROPOLITAN SOUL PLAYLIST 21ST MARCH 04
HENRY LUMPKIN - SOUL IS TAKING OVER - BUDDAH
JAY AND THE TECHNIQUES - HERE WE GO AGAIN -SMASH
EDDIE WILSON - TOAST TO THE LADY - CHARLY CD "UP ALL NIGHT 2" (TOLLIE)
SHIRLEY VAUGHN - STOP AND LISTEN - FAIRMOUNT
TEMPTATIONS - YOU GOT TO EARN IT - GORDY
MARVELLOS - WHY DO YOU WANT TO HURT THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU -LOMA
ERNESTINE ANDERSON - YOU CANT BUY LOVE -MERCURY
IKE AND TINA - BEAUTY IS JUST SKIN DEEP -HMV
IKETTTES - PEACHES AND CREAM -MOJO
SWEETHEARTS - THIS COULDN'T BE ME -KENT
NEIL SEDAKA - LET THE PEOPLE TALK -RCA
ADS
PLATTERS - WITH THIS RING - PYE
JACKIE PAYNE -I FOUND MYSELF -BARAK
SVEN ZETTERBERG - HEARTAHES WAS ALL YOU GOT -LAST BUZZ
OTIS LEAVILLE - LET HER LOVE ME - BLUE ROCK
MAHATTENS - I CAL IT LOVE -CARNIVAL
FESTIVALS - GEE BABY CASTLE CD -"FLYING HIGH" (COLLOSSUS)
BOBBY TAYLOR - BLACKMAIL -VIP
JOYCE RAINER - THE BRIDGE -GMG
ADS
BOB BRADY & THE CON CHORDS - EVERYBODYS GOING TO THE LOVE IN - CHARIOT
THE MIRACLES - WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN -TAMLA
BOB BRADY & THE CON CHORDS- SAVIN MY LOVE FOR YOU -CHARIOT
BOB BRADY & THE CON CHORDS -GOODBYE BABY -CHARIOT
MAGNIFICENTS - JUST WALK IN MY SHOES -COUNSEL
SONNY CRAVER - I'M NO FOOL -ROCKET CD ! (TERRI DE)
O'JAYS - HOW DOES IT FEEL - IMPERIAL
WONDERLETTES - SO WONDERFUL -BAJA
POOKIE HUDSON - JEALOUS HEART -DOUBLE L
ADS
SCREAMIN JAY HAWKINS - I PUT A SPELL ON YOU -DECCA
KOKO TAYLOR - FIRE - CHECKER
LORRETTA WILLIAMS - BABY CAKES -ATLANTIC
ERROL DIXON-THE HOOP -DIRECT
WITCHES AND THE WARLOCK - BEHIND LOCKED DOORS -SEW CITY
WITCHES AND THE WARLOCK - WHERE DID HE GO -SEW CITY
VONETTES - TOUCH MY HEART - GOLDMINE CD "ALLNIGHTER" (COBBLESTONE)
KENNI WOODS - THAT GUY IS MINE -PHILLIPS
JAY LEE WATKINS - HEAR MY SONG - MARVAC
JIMMY WILLIAMS -WALKING ON AIR - ATLANTIC
WITCHES AND THE WARLOCK - HEAVENLY LOVE -CALLA
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:04:56 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Priscilla Paris's passing
FWIW, I can add a little personal trivia. In 1966-67 our band, The Portraits,
was signed to Mike Curb and managed by Clancy Grass, who was (and still
is, last I knew) married to Albeth Paris. Priscilla was dating guitarist/arranger
Don Peake (formerly with Everly Bros. & Ray Charles), who arranged the
sweetening for our version of "Over The Rainbow" (on Sidewalk).
With the record out, we appeared on TV-8 Dancetime in San Diego and
Priscilla was on the same show with her current single (which, IIRC, was
on York).
BTW, I'm new in here (as of a few days ago), first learned of the group
from Jeff Lemlich, and was encouraged to join it by Phil Milstein, both
long-time online friends.
Gary Myers / MusicGem
http://home.earthlink.net/~gem777/
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:33:11 -0000
From: Jim Shannon
Subject: Shindig / Where the Action is
The better pop music shows were Shingdig and Where the Action is.
"Action" was in the afternoon but they moved it on my local network
to mornings at 11AM during the summer months. Speaking of Paul
Revere, anyone recall the song "Undecided Man"? I believe it was a
"b" side but recieved significant airplay at liberal Top 40 stations.
Jim Shannon
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:52:42 EST
From: Bill George
Subject: DJ name
> The Get your DJ Name Quiz!
> http://quizme.stvlive.com/djname/quiz.php
William Allen George spins tunes as DJ Penetrating Crack.
hmm...
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 01:23:32 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Etta James "At Last" - Riley C. Hampton
Albabe wrote:
> And every nanosecond of "At Last" by Etta James. Accept no
> substitutions.
Rashkovsky:
> Second that emotion! Who wrote those string parts?
That would be the great Riley C. Hampton, III, Chicago-based
arranger extraordinaire. The Chess catalogue is crawling with
his work - Mitty Collier's "I Had A Talk With My Man" and
"Selfish One" by Jackie Ross, just for starters.
Although I have no knowledge of music theory - music fans tend
not to, I reckon - I do find it not too difficult to recognize
vocalists. Maybe it's something in my genes - my mother and
grandmother were both professional singers. The string lines of
arrangers are like their voice to me. Riley Hampton's style was
individual to him - delicate, skipping little runs, usually with
just a few players. Those lines speak to me. The strings on
Etta's "I Just Wanna Make Love To You" (the studio version, of
course) are sensational, and typical of his style.
Arrangers are as important as producers to me. Producers need
no musical knowledge. Arrangers *do*. Kind of imperative in the
making of a good record, yes? Well, sometimes (says he who has
been immersed in the groovy world of femme garage bands for the
last week or so).
Soul or R & B with strings, you cannot beat it.
Right, where's my "James Brown Ballads" CD?
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 18
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:36:33 -0800
From: Alan "Albabe" Gordon
Subject: Nillsson / The Point
Harry's cool cartoon, The Point is supposedly available today (3/23/2004):
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=BMD097109
~albabe
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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 07:14:17 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Reparata & the Delrons
Phil H:
> BTW, I caught the picture of you with Reparata (Mary Aiese) on
> another site. Are you still in contact with her, and how's she
> doing?
Hi Phil: I haven't seen Mary Aiese in years, but she lives in
Queens, and she has probably retired from teaching grade school. A
friend of mine went to her son's wedding. Mary does not sing anymore.
I most recently was in touch with Nanette Licari who also lives in
Queens, but she is still a teacher. She also wants to try to
reconnect with Lorraine Mazzola who I heard lives in LA. Shelia
Reilley sent me an e-mail a while ago, and she is a School Principal
in Seattle. I don't think she has sung since her Delrons stint. BTW
Phil, were you at the last Spectropop Party in New York?? I think I
met you??
Tony
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Message: 20
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 03:24:23 -0000
From: B Brown
Subject: Guess Who
While I am longtime fan of the Guess Who in their many incarnations,
I agree completely with Jim Shannon's assessment of "Sour Suite," which
is one of Burton Cummings' best compositions and one of his best vocal
performances. Sadly, I think the Guess Who became streotyped by
their late sixties hits; most of their albums of the 70's were
overlooked, and actually contained much of their best music
(including "Sour Suite") which covered a lot of musical styles. More
related to this group, however, is the more pop oriented music they
put out in Canada in the mid-sixties, including "Shakin' All Over,"
the only song from that era that became a hit in the United States.
They do a great version of Neil Young's "Flying on the Ground Is
Wrong," among others, and these early albums are well worth
searching out.
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Message: 21
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:51:06 +0000
From: Joel Sanoff
Subject: RE: Al Caiola
Ed Rambeau:
> The guitarist on Concrete and Clay was Al Caiola (not sure
> of the spelling of his last name so I spelled it phonetically).
> He has a few albums of his own that are available. He's quite
> a famous guitarist.
And you certainly can't mention Al Caiola without reference to his
memorable recording of the theme from "The Magnificent Seven!'
Nice to see a reference to Eddie Rambeau. I'd heard his version of
'Concrete and Clay' before the one from Unit 4+2.
Joel Sanoff
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Message: 22
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:24:31 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Jeanne Thomas
Simon White:
> Mention of Jeanne Thomas promts me to ask the following question.
> I have a 45, My Heart Has Told Me What To Do/Say Something Sweet
> To Me (Strand 25026, 1961) by Jeanie Thomas. Does the team think this
> is the same person, or a different, similarly named chantuese?
Who wrote the tunes and who produced? If Don Thomas or Bill Symszyck
were on the label anywhere I'd guess yes. But better men than I will
provide more precise information.
Di la,
Rashkovsky
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Message: 23
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 23:28:22 -0000
From: STEVE FUJI
Subject: Re: Cameo-Parkway and ABKCO
Billy:
> I would like to see a nice big 4-CD box covering all of Cameo/
> Parkway's biggest hits and some rarities, then some separate CDs
> for the label's most popular artists (Chubby, Bobby, Dee Dee,
> Orlons, ? & The Mysterians), and then maybe some compilations
> featuring Doo-Wop, Teen Idols, '60s Dance Craze, Girl Groups, and
> Garage Bands.
I hope this happens soon. The Cameo-Parkway catalog includes a lot of
important recordings that have been unavailable for too long. I have
burned CD-R's from my original records, but many of these are
scratchy 45's and I have been unable to even locate any better vinyl
sources of many of the late-60's releases.
Steve Fuji
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Message: 24
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:49:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Terry Slater
Al Kooper:
> Terry Slater was the bass player in their live band,
> late '60s, early '70s. He also co-wrote the incredible
> Everlys track "Lord Of The Manor."
Terry Slater also wrote their often overlooked hit,
"Bowling Green".
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Message: 25
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:13:36 -0000
From: Sean
Subject: Re: Dream Boy, vol. 1-3
After a very quick search I found Vol. 2 at www.vvmo.com for $27!
Try searching the internet using apostrophies like this- "dream boy"
CD - (I didn;t have time too go through all the results).
So are these just US Girl Group comps? Terrible title!
Best,
Sean
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