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There are 2 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Skip Battin
From: Dan Hughes
2. Jack & Jill / Van & Kendra
From: Mick Patrick
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 09:29:35 -0500
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Skip Battin
Scott asks,
> Anyone hear Skip Battin's pre-Byrds outting - The Evergreen
> Blueshoes?
No, but I truly love his baseball song The St. Louis Browns, which
was on his Signpost album and also on the Rhino comp Baseball's
Greatest Hits Vol 2.
---Dan
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 16:37:58 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Jack & Jill / Van & Kendra
Me:
> Playing now at musica is "Two Of A Kind" by Jack & Jill (Maxx
> 330, 1964), a rather delicious song written and produced by
> Van McCoy. Jack and Jill are actually Van McCoy and Kendra
> Spotswood.
Julio Niqo:
> Thank you Mick, I love it. I'm getting completely obsessed
> with Van McCoy. I already loved his perfect songs, but now
> I'm fascinated with his voice. The song is a little jewel
> that reminds me of some Smokey Robinson's tracks.
How right you are, it's a bit like "I'll Be Available" and would
have been simply ideal for Mary Wells. The b-side, "Just As You
Are", is nice too. The lovely Jill/Kendra/Kenni/Sandi is more
prominent on this side. It's currently playing over at musica:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
> His demos (if they exist) must be heaven.
I do have one Van McCoy demo, one of his most famous '60s songs.
I'll play it to musica when space becomes available. More details
then.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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