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There are 15 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Marty Cooper
From: Martin Roberts
2. Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
From: Charles Ulrich
3. Re: Joshie Jo Armstead
From: Simon White
4. Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
From: Martin Roberts
5. Re: Statues
From: Martin Roberts
6. Re: So Goes Love
From: Don
7. Anybody know anything about Panhandle
From: Rich
8. Re: NYC Record Shops
From: Fred Clemens
9. Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
From: Denis Gagnon
10. Re: The Aquatones Story
From: Martin Roberts
11. Re: Gig in Jersey
From: Bill Craig
12. The Girls From Bahia (Americanized Bossa Nova)
From: Patrick Rands
13. Booker & the MGs
From: Steve Harvey
14. Re: NYC Record Shops
From: Rat Pfink
15. Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
From: Billy G. Spradlin
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 08:47:17 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Marty Cooper
Country Paul asked about Marty Cooper's musical history:
I'm no expert on Mr Cooper but from memory, so excuse any mistakes;
His first 'hit' was The Marathons "Peanut Butter"; he was involved
with Bobby Day as producer/songwriter on most of his records,
including the RCA 45s that mostly featured Jack Nitzsche as arranger;
worked with Jack on many early instrumentals including Jack's later
Reprise stuff; produced and or wrote all the 45s by The Victorians
aka Vik E Lee aka Gloria Melbourne; along with Lee Hazlewood he was
the 'mastermind' behind The Shacklefords; oodles of one-off 45s on a
variety of labels, usually his own; produced Jennifer Warnes first
two LPs; wrote "A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock N Roll" and
plenty more besides!
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 11:29:20 -0700
From: Charles Ulrich
Subject: Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
Howard suggested:
> I'd like to nominate "She's A Heartbreaker", a great Inez & Charlie
> Foxx composition.
I remember it well from the AM radio (KFRC, 1968). A Web search
suggests that it reached #16 on the charts. I always loved that
song too.
--Charles
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:37:06 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: Joshie Jo Armstead
jerophonic wrote:
> Anyone familiar with a record by Jo Armstead called "I Feel an Urge
> Comin' On"? Is it currently available in any format? And are Jo
> and Joshie Armstead the same person? Thanks.
They are indeed one and the same. How great she is! Her name is often
tied with Ashford and Simpson's early writing efforts. She appears in
"The Strange World Of Northern Soul" DVD (re)singing this song and has
the biggest most infectious smile you ever saw! The track you mention
(which for those unfortunates who have never heard it is a storming
dancer that found favour on the Northern Soul scene) is available on
the Goldmine CD GSCD61 "THE GOLDEN TORCH STORY" . It maybe out of
catalogue but shouldn't be hard to find.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 09:48:02 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
A nice easy question from Al Kooper, the sort that any time it's
asked the answer will be different. But as it's Tuesday evening
and I don't think it's been mentioned by favourite obscure Gene
Pitney track is "Half The Laughter, Twice The Tears".
Martin
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 08:47:31 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: Statues
Country Paul asked on the members of the Statues. Gary Myers and
Austin Roberts gave the gen but it's worth adding Stephen McParland's
comments on the group's personnel:
"Initially formed as backing singers for Nashville sessions, the trio
of James "Buzz" Cason, Richard Williams and ex-Jordanaires' bass singer
Hugh Jarrett were subsequently picked up by Liberty Records in early
1960. Signed by the label's vice-president Al Bennett and placed under
the production of Tommy "Snuff" Garrett, The Statues' first release,
Blue Velvet b/w Keep The Hall Light Burning (Liberty 55245), hit the
national charts during August 1960 after some six months of push and
play."
This extract is from Stephen's Book "Sound Waves And Traction - Surf
And Hot Rod Groups of The '60s", Volume 2, chapter 8, Gary Paxton-Buzz
Cason-The Eligibles, this ties in neatly with chapter 12, Ronny Dayton-
Bucky Wilkin. It is now possible to buy Stephen's books by PayPal. I'd
suggest no home should be without them!
Regarding the Statues, I have a later 45 by them, "White Christmas"
backed with "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair", which is co-written by
the three group members.
Martin
PS I'm pretty sure that the Richard Williams is not "that" Richard
Williams :-)
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:00:36 -0000
From: Don
Subject: Re: So Goes Love
Besides the Turtles, The Monkees and Shirley Abicair, "So Goes Love"
was also done The Reigning Sound and Dave Berry. I thought I read
somewhere that John Walker of the Walker Brothers did this song too,
but I've never been able to find it.
Don
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:18:15 -0000
From: Rich
Subject: Anybody know anything about Panhandle
Filing a song I just got: "Hey Girl" by Panhandle. Released on
Happy Tiger label in 1969 and it bubbled under hiting #122. Not a
bad sounding pop song. Anybody know anything about them?
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:50:32 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: Re: NYC Record Shops
Country Paul wrote:
> In New York City: Downstairs Records on 6th Avenue ("Avenue of the
> Americas" for out-of-towners) is actually upstairs, somewhere in
> the 30s.
Downstairs Records moved out to Long Island a few years ago. Not sure
exactly where, but they do have a web site (or used to):
downstairsrecords.com?
Fred Clemens
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:36:59 -0400
From: Denis Gagnon
Subject: Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
For me, it's an easy pick. "That girl belongs to yesterday", Jagger/
Richard's first song. But only the 45' version, as all the versions
I have heard from albums, are different than the one on 45'.
Denis
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 09:59:30 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: The Aquatones Story
Thanks Country Paul for a super interview with Dave Goddard of the
Aquatones. I have their Relic CD and it is work of great beauty.
Martin
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 03:11:30 -0000
From: Bill Craig
Subject: Re: Gig in Jersey
I wrote:
> Hi all, Just wanted to let my fellow 'poppers know that my band The
> Legendary Rinaldo Brothers have a gig coming up wherein we will be
> doing a fair amount of Spectropop relevant material. Stuff like:
> Concrete and Clay, I Can't Find The Time To Tell You, The Sun Ain't
> Gonna Shine Anymore, Romeo And Juliet, Walk Away Rene, etc. in our
> own "bar band with the best of intentions" manner. The date is
> Friday June 4th, 09 :30 to 1:30 at Smith Brothers Saloon on Broad St.
> in downtown Ridgewood NJ, across from the train station. No cover,
> no mimumum, no shirt no shoes no service, no mas. Anyone interested
> please contact me off list.
I'm re-posting this as per Country Paul.
C.P.- Hope you and any other S'poppers can make it.
Bill Craig
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:52:46 -0000
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: The Girls From Bahia (Americanized Bossa Nova)
For my next radio show in July I'm working on collecting together as
many recordings by the Quarteto Em Cy I can get a hold of (from the
early 60s to the late 1970s) - and I had a hope of including their
Americanized bossa nova records recorded as The Girls From Bahia. I
think it'll be the perfect music for the heat of the summer.
The group was comprised of sisters named Cyva, Cybele, Cynara, and
Cylene. I got a hold of one lp called Pardon My English, but the other
has alluded me called !Revolucion con Brasilia! The Exciting New
Sounds of The Girls From Bahia. The LP comes up for auction every so
often but so far I've been outbid, so I thought I'd see if anyone has
this lp per chance.
They do songs like The Sunny Side of the Street, Road To Nowhere, The
Old Piano Rolls, The Day It Rained and Manhattan on !Revolucion con
Brasilia! and Makin' Whoopee, Tup-A-Tup Tears, Oh Susannah, Bye Bye
Blackbird, The Face I Love, Surfin' In Rio, and Useless Landscape on
Pardon My English - and I have to say the songs I've heard so far are
mighty cool (if anyone wants anything played from Pardon My English to
musica let me know - the rewrite of the brasilian tune and title track
from that lp and Bye Bye Blackbird are great). Also if anyone can help
me out with the Revolucion lp please let me know about that too.
Were there any other Americanized Bossa Nova acts from the mid-60s who
aren't remembered today?
:Patrick
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 16:31:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Booker & the MGs
John Fox wrote:
> Why Booker T. & The MGs including both Lewie Steinberg (who?) and
> Duck Dunn...
Lewie played bass on "Green Onions". Duck joined shortly after that.
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 18:39:47 -0400
From: Rat Pfink
Subject: Re: NYC Record Shops
> Calling all your collective experience: what are best record stores
> in New York for 60s pop/pop-sike/psych 45s, boots, comps even cdrs?
> Wowsville off St Mark's Place in the East Village is a treasure trove,
> as is Midnight Records on W.23rd St near 8th Ave for the above
> mentioned genres.
Midnight Records closed recently, they're now mail-order only:
http://www.midnightrecords.com/
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:43:19 -0000
From: Billy G. Spradlin
Subject: Re: Favorite obscure Pitney track??
How bout one you wrote? "Hawaii" which was the flip of "It Hurts to
Be in Love" has been a favorite of mine for years. It could easily
have been a A-side. What girl group sings the intro? ("Palm Trees
reach out to the sky up above, surfin' and swimmin' in a wonderland
of love..." Nice intro!)
Another favorite is Pitney's version of Tommy James & The Shondells
"Gettin' Together". Pitney sounds like drank a gallon of Pepsi
before the session..
Billy
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