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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Monkee Sugar
From: Bob Rashkow
2. Hep Spoons
From: Steve Harvey
3. Re: Hothouse Smiles
From: DPW
4. Timi Yuro R.I.P.
From: phoenixcanada2001
5. Paul Atkinson of the Zombies R.I.P.
From: David Coyle
6. Jerry Tawney
From: markt439
7. Re: Manhattan label
From: Ed B
8. Re: Larry Knechtel
From: Mark Wirtz
9. Re: Cartridge controversy continues ...
From: Ed B
10. Re: Since I Fell For Since I Fell For You
From: Orion
11. Girl Group songs about the Beatles
From: Louis
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 14:44:48 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Monkee Sugar
Albabe:
> ...can't a boy make a girl's life "so sweet"?
Absolutely! ! ! It just seemed to me that this sort of thing wasn't
the stuff hits were made of in 1967-69--i.e., would it have gotten
past Don Kirshner? I automatically assumed either Kirshner or the
song's penners possibly would have "suggested" that a female voice be
thrown in if the lyric was to remain "I'm gonna....." But please,
come up with examples of guys (artists) of the era who sang lyrics
like this, I'd love to know about it! Weren't lyrics in which men
associated themselves with qualities such as sweetness more prevalent
in soul music in those days? I can't come up with any examples myself
--anyone? Bobster
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 19:31:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Hep Spoons
>From another source:
> Subject: lovin spoonful vs. hep stars
>
> Hi!
> I´m from Sweden and I think I can tell you the story about Lovin
> Spoonful vs. the Hep Stars. "Once upon a time......" No, Lovin
> Spoonful was guesting a swedish tv-program (This was around ´66
> when television was in black and white) They were the BIG act that
> week, coming from USA and they had many hits here in sweden and
> they were HUGE!!!!! At the same bill was our swedish guys called
> The Hep Stars,( from that group came Benny Andersson, later he
> became one of the B´s in ABBA, the rest of that group is history)
> one of sweden´s biggest group at that time, and in the rest of
> scandinavia (Norway, Denmark & Finland) They was plugging there
> latest hit "Sunny girl" John Sebastian fell in love with that song
> and talked with the Hep Stars of a possible release of the song
> sung by Lovin Spoonful. (the song "Sunny girl" and "Rain on the
> roof" have simulares!) The Hep Stars said NO! The TV-show was a
> great event and John Sebastian bought a copy of the song and went
> back to the states......"and they all lived happy ever after." The
> reason I know it so well is that John Sebastian was performing in
> Stockholm back in ´81-82 and he told that story on the press
> conference. (I was there) That night I saw him live and he even
> sang half the song and told the story to us all. And now comes the
> best, I recorded the show so I have the story and the song on
> tape!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Stefan E. Asplund
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 14:56:50 EST
From: DPW
Subject: Re: Hothouse Smiles
Hi GEM,
There are two Capitol releases by Marc(k) Wirtz: Hothous Smiles
and Balloon. Both are available on RPM records as Dreamer of Glass
Beach/Hollywood Years as CD with bits of his unreleased Cartoon/
Lost Pets-album. It's solo Marc(k) Wirtz at his best.... Now his
last solo-effort is the Love is Eggshaped album, coming out any
minute on the DREAMTunes-Label.....
DPW
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 20:11:01 -0000
From: phoenixcanada2001
Subject: Timi Yuro R.I.P.
In about 1980 I heard Timi Yuro for the first time. Who or what was
he or she I asked myself. She could have been a black male, it was
oddly a voice which blurred gender and colour lines. To discover
that she was an Italian American was a shock! Of course the first
song I ever heard was `Hurt' and as great as that was I thought
`What's a Matter Baby' was even better! A voice on the edge of
losing control, but just maintaining enough to let the tale of love,
loss and revenge be told. This wasn't over emoting this was the real
thing. I managed to find a couple of vinyl LPs of this very gifted
but largely forgotten singer. Imagine my surprise when I traveled to
Amsterdam in 1983 and in browsing record shops found that she appeared
to be quite popular among the Dutch. I've since acquired a couple
more CDs that captured this brilliant voice at its best. I'd never
heard the song `Johnny' now on musica, but I can tell you what an
incredible song! Shivers up the spine and tears to the eyes; if I
thought I'd heard Timi Yuro's voice before, I can easily say nothing
compares to this incredible song. Any notes on it, ie. When she
recorded it, etc.
Shame that she's gone and seemed to not to get anywhere the
recognition she deserved.
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 14:04:28 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Paul Atkinson of the Zombies R.I.P.
This may be old news to everyone on the list, but I just found out
that Paul Atkinson of the Zombies passed away the other night.
He'd been ailing for sometime, and I think it was a benefit
concert for him that the remaining Zombies reunited for recently.
Sad news in the wake of the losses of Timi Yuro and Estelle Axton...
David
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 22:20:28 -0000
From: markt439
Subject: Jerry Tawney
What more can you tell me about Jerry Tawney and what he recorded?
Here is what I know so far:
Solo records on:
Liberty
Bell
Groups:
The Portraits
Yellow Hand
Angus
Posse
Produced:
Michael Brennan (1 single on Capitol)
Anything else that you know of that he has done? From some of what I
heard he did some great Gary Puckett sound-alikes.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 00:24:18 -0000
From: Ed B
Subject: Re: Manhattan label
I believe Manhattan and Dover records were an operation out of
New Orleans in the mid-'60s.
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 15:19:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Wirtz
Subject: Re: Larry Knechtel
Doug Carey wrote:
> I've mentioned this before on a separate thread, but Larry Knechtel
> lives in my town of Yakima, Washington... Perhaps those of you who
> know him will be able to let me know if it would be intrusive of me
> to approach him about sitting down to talk about his work. I'm a
> music teacher in town, but I don't know if that would carry any
> weight. I don't want to offend him, just pick his brain.
So far as I know Larry, you don't need "clout." In fact, he'd probably
appreciate your no bullshit "fan" approach (especially from his now
home town) far more than a biz "referral." He's a very human "regular
guy" and pisses and shits and bleeds and cries like the rest of us. In
fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't ask you out to a pub to have
beer with you. Having said that, and if it makes you feel more confident,
tell him that a "ghost from the past," namely Mad Mark Wirtz, told you
to bang his door down, to ask him to put on some pants and have a chat
with you.
Warm best,
Mark W ;)
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 00:29:30 -0000
From: Ed B
Subject: Re: Cartridge controversy continues ...
Don't forget the Billy Meshel album on ABC-PROBE may shed a
little light on the Flip Cartridge controversy.
Ed
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 23:56:24 -0600
From: Orion
Subject: Re: Since I Fell For Since I Fell For You
I agree with you Mr Rashkow, Lenny Welch's record is one of my all time
favorites. I have made a CD of my favorite all time songs and it is
included. I have heard several renditions of the song since but none can
compare.
Orion
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 03:36:54 -0000
From: Louis
Subject: Girl Group songs about the Beatles
Do you know of any girl group songs about the Beatles?
Here are the three that I know about:
Do you remember a 1960's song by Gigi Parker and the Lonelies
called "Beatles, Please Come Back" on the compilation "Growin' Up To
Fast." Do you know anything about what inspired that song for them?
I am also curious about 2 songs by Silver Convention, "The Boys From
Liverpool" (similar to Stars on 45) and "A Song About The Boys From
Liverpool" where they ask: "John, Paul, George and Ringo, where are
you, where have you gone?" Have you ever heard these songs?
You can hear the Silver Convention Songs at
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/silverconvention/files/ They
were only released on a 7" and not on any of their albums.
I am an avid Silver Convention fan (see my website
http://surf.to/silverconvention ) who had their biggest hit with the
song "Fly, Robin, Fly."
Hope to hear back from you.
Thanks,
Louis in West Hollywood, California
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