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There are 26 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. The Paris Sisters
From: Mick Patrick
2. Rocio Durcal´s "Camino de la felicidad" in Musica.
From: Julio Niño
3. Re: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update / Bobby Vee
From: Gary Myers
4. Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop / Frankie Laine
From: Gary Myers
5. Connie Stevens; Ann-Margret; April Stevens
From: Dave O'Gara
6. Re: Has Anyone Ever Noticed...
From: Margaret G. Still
7. now playing: Wood & Hickey
From: Phil X Milstein
8. "I'm Happy That's Me" by Little Frankie
From: John Grecco
9. Re: John Carter - Producer & Songwriter
From: Margaret G. Still
10. Phil Spector's "Blue Hawaii" Project
From: Margaret G. Still
11. Re: "Telstar" with Words by "Kenny Hollywood" (Geoff Goddard)?
From: mantanhattan
12. Answering to Gene Pitney and Phil Spector
From: David A. Young
13. Re: April Stevens
From: Mick Patrick
14. Re: upcoming fun in Gnashville
From: Bob at North Shore Soundworks
15. Re: Pitney & Sedaka
From: Joe Nelson
16. Re: now playing: Wood & Hickey
From: Bill Reed
17. Re: Silver Throat / Larry Bright & Mojo Workouts
From: Gary Myers
18. Re: Everly Brothers - The Ferris Wheel / Lord of the Manor..
From: Mikey
19. Re: Has Anyone Ever Noticed...
From: mantanhattan
20. Re: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update / Bobby Vee
From: Dave Heasman
21. Re: Ann-Margret
From: Laura Pinto
22. Re: "Telstar" with Words by "Kenny Hollywood" (Geoff Goddard)?
From: Margaret G. Still
23. Re: Ann-Margret
From: Brent Cash
24. Re: Donnie/Neil; Goddard/Bolan; Paris Srs./Paris Srs.
From: Phil X Milstein
25. Re: The Paris Sisters
From: Rodney Rawlings
26. Re: The Paris Sisters
From: Patrick Rands
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:31:55 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: The Paris Sisters
Margaret G. Still wrote:
> Where can I find some details on the seamier side of the Paris
> Sisters?
Clark Besch:
> Not sure if you'll find more "seamier" info, but the new Eric
> Records Cd, "Paris Sisters Sing Everything Under the Sun" Cd
> has a 16 page booklet and true stereo music on the disc...
It's hard to fault this CD. Soundwise, it's superior in every
way to the original LP, itself something of a Girl Group Holy
Grail. The story of the Paris Sisters is told by Greg Adams in
quite some detail in the booklet, via exclusive interviews with
all three sisters, including the recently departed Priscilla.
Plus, there is a cornucopia of illustrations, some of them from
the personal scrapbook of Sherrell Paris, including two ultra
rare shots of the group at the piano with Phil Spector in 1961.
$14 well spent, if you ask me. Read more and/or place your order
here: http://www.ericrecords.com/paris_sisters.html
The original "Sing Everything Under The Sun" LP is reviewed by
Ian Chapman on S'pop's Jack Nitzsche pages. If you've not
investigated it yet, click here before Martin finds out:
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/recordreviews.htm#parissisters
Furthermore, as those who have been paying attention might be
aware, a Priscilla Paris obituary, written for S'pop by Bill
Reed, can be found at the Remembers section. Just scroll down
and click on Priscilla's beautiful image:
http://www.spectropop.com/remembers/index.htm
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:40:08 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: Rocio Durcal´s "Camino de la felicidad" in Musica.
Hola Everyone.
I've played in Musica Rocio Durcal's " Camino de la felicidad",
included in the 1964 Spanish EP Phillips 430988, a very optimistic
song composed by Augusto Algueró and Antonio Guijarro.
Rocio was one of the main and earliest pop teenager singers here
in Spain. She was the most important rival of Marisol in that
period and like her was the star of many films. In the late sixties
she married Junior, a famous singer and musician here in Spain who
had been a member of Los Brincos (the best Spanish beat group in my
opinion) and later Juan y Junior. That wedding produced a lot of
gossip and malicious speculations about the femininity of both,
the groom and the bride.
In the last decades Rocio has had an enormous success in Latin
America, as a singer of Rancheras.
Finally, a little curiosity. In the early eighties, two children of
the couple, Antonio y Carmen, released an LP, which today is highly
regarded among pre-teen pop collectors here in Spain.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:49:21 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update / Bobby Vee
Martin Roberts:
> While on the Home page listening to (Bobby Vee's) "Like Someone
> In Love" ...
I'm sure it's due to my own ignorance, but I haven't been able to
find this. At any rate, I assume it's *not* the song done by Bing
Crosby?
gem
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 14:38:38 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop / Frankie Laine
I was interested to see Frankie Laine's "Don't Make My Baby Blue" on
the Nitzsche page. Our vocal group, the Sounds of Swing, opened for
Laine at the Orange Co. Musician's Union Bash about 5-6 (?) yrs ago.
I got to talk to Laine briefly and told him I always liked that
recording and even did the song for a while. That conversation, and
the whole gig, was a great pleasure for me, as I heard a great deal
of Laine's stuff as a kid. One of my older brothers was a Frankie
Laine nut and we had many of his 78s. BTW, Laine was 85 the year of
that show, and he sounded great.
gem
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:57:38 -0000
From: Dave O'Gara
Subject: Connie Stevens; Ann-Margret; April Stevens
I'm looking for some info on the following girl singer singles. Since
I've only heard them and not been able to look at a label for writing/
producing credits, I'm hoping someone here can help:
Why Do I Cry for Joey - Connie Stevens
What Am I Supposed to Do - Ann-Margret
Teach Me Tiger - April Stevens
Thanks in advance,
Dave 0'
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:20:04 -0000
From: Margaret G. Still
Subject: Re: Has Anyone Ever Noticed...
Dr Mark, Can you or anyone here i.d. what Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki"
came from? His LP credits the song to "R. Ei - H. Nakamura".
Margaret G. Still
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:57:53 -0400
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: now playing: Wood & Hickey
Now playing in musica is a track by a famous actress whose talents as a
vocalist remain (to my knowledge) otherwise unheard:
Natalie Wood: The Sun Is Gray
To my ears, Miss Wood displays a sweet, affecting voice on this lovely
folk-pop number. Although the soundtrack was composed by John (known in
his pre-Spielberg days as "Johnny") Williams, since I don't own the LP
I can't affirm that he wrote the song. (Since Leslie Bricusse, Anthony
Newley's usual partner, contributed lyrics to the film's title song
(sung by "The Pennypipers"), "The Sun Is Gray" may well be a
Williams-Bricusse collaboration.)
What I can tell you, though, is that "The Sun Is Gray" is from the 1966
flick "Penelope," directed by Hollywood hack Arthur Hiller (most famous
for "Love Story"), a long-forgotten caper comedy in which her co-stars
include Dick Shawn, Peter Falk, Jonathan Winters, Ian Bannen and Lou
Jacobi.
Jumping genres a bit, now playing in Photos is a triptych of images of
the late Ersel Hickey: http://tinyurl.com/3oszn
* the iconic, legs-akimbo stance
* backstage with J.C.
* the hands of time
Dig,
--Phil M.
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:37:21 -0000
From: John Grecco
Subject: "I'm Happy That's Me" by Little Frankie
Hi Group,
Was wondering if there were some experts out there that can help me
with info on a 45 rpm that seems to be eluding me.
The 45 is: "I'm Happy That's Me" by a female singer named "Little
Frankie".
I believe (but could be wrong) that this was originally released in
the U.K. in the first half of the '60s.
If anyone is familiar with this record and can fill me in on who the
writer of the song is, the publisher and the label with the release
number, that would be great!!
Thanks to all and rock on!!
John G.
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:39:29 -0000
From: Margaret G. Still
Subject: Re: John Carter - Producer & Songwriter
There is a Carter-Lewis song called "That's What I Want" - a sweet
little minor song that I still hear in my head done with urgent, folk-
rock or early Beatles "Love Me Do" vocal harmonies. Who did this
cover of the song? This is not the Marauders version, and it is not
either of the more punk Aussie versions I know of.
Who else covered this song, and who did the sweet version I remember?
Margaret G. Still
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:48:56 -0000
From: Margaret G. Still
Subject: Phil Spector's "Blue Hawaii" Project
None of the 3 Phil Spector bio's has done more that titillate me
about Phil's songs for the Elvis movie "Blue Hawaii".
Is Phil's demo of "Night Rider" available anywhere? What kind of
music did he write or offer for this project?
Margaret G. Still
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:11:32 -0000
From: mantanhattan
Subject: Re: "Telstar" with Words by "Kenny Hollywood" (Geoff Goddard)?
Roy Clough wrote:
> When Joe decided to release a vocal version of 'Telstar' he turned
> to Kenny Hollywood. Who was Kenny Hollywood? No one knows for
> certain though one theory purports that it was a young Marc Bolan.
> Whoever it was, the song, 'Magic Star', was a resounding flop.
This song has just been posted in Musica. Please judge for yourself.
Special thanks to Mick for all the help!
-MantanHattan-
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:53:20 -0000
From: David A. Young
Subject: Answering to Gene Pitney and Phil Spector
Tying two current threads together ("golden throats" and Gene
Pitney) and resurrecting the "answer record" one from a couple of
months ago, I've posted a rare 45 to musica: "I'm Your Rebel" by
Paul Thornton. I assume that it's scarce since, according to a
Google search I just did, the only reference to the disc on the
World Wide Web is right here on Planet Spectropop! To learn more
about the record, click below and then scroll down to the sixth
listing on the page.
http://www.spectropop.com/PPS/PPSpart7.htm
The link will take you to Part 7 of my eight-part reference work on
discs related to Phil Spector. That section pertains to answer
records and parodies of Spector hits ("He's a Rebel," written by
Pitney, is, of course, one of the very few in which Phil doesn't
share publishing credits). I hope you'll take some time to poke
around the other chapters of the article while you're there; to get
an idea of what's covered, just click on "Contents" at the bottom of
Part 7. The indulgent folks at Spectropop Central have been kind
enough to upload a dozen more entries since the piece debuted in
December, so even if you looked at it when it was launched, please
take a moment to see what's new.
A special thanks to those that have already assisted with
suggestions and scans; more are always welcome!
David A. Young
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 23:25:27 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: April Stevens
Dave O'Gara:
> I'm looking for some info on the following girl singer singles.
> Since I've only heard them and not been able to look at a label
> for writing/producing credits, I'm hoping someone here can help:
> Teach Me Tiger - April Stevens
We've been here before. In short, the answer to your question is
Nino Tempo. For the not *quite* so short version, check out the
message below from July 2002.
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>
> To my knowledge, there are three different versions of "Teach
> Me Tiger" by April Stevens. The first, released on Imperial
> 5626, was a #86 hit on Billboard in 1959. It's very readily
> available on the CD "Early Girls, Volume 2". This compilation
> also contains such fab tracks as "Forgive Me" by early
> Bacharach muse Babs Tino and Terry & the Tunisians "The Street".
> Click here for further information:
> http://216.15.202.119/MoreInfo/CDCHD657.html
> or here for a full tracklist:
> http://216.15.202.119/cgi-bin/SearchCatNo.asp?lngID=165696
>
> Early in 1965 April recut the song for Atco who issued it on a
> single, catalogue number 6346. This is the version with the
> tagged on car crash and spoken introduction. The mix contained
> on Nino & April's "Hey Baby" LP, Atco 33-180, is minus that camp
> intro. Is a person allowed to say camp on Spectropop? As the back
> of the package clearly states, it's the Atco single version that
> is contained on the CD "Where The Girls Are, Volume 4".
>
> Y'all obviously lurve April & Nino. Fancy a few paragraphs from
> the booklet, purely out of the kindness of my heart? OK then.
>
> ************************************
>
> She was sultry, gorgeous and something of a comeback kid. Carol
> LoTempio and her brother Antonio were just youngsters when the
> family upped sticks from Niagara Falls and headed west to
> Hollywood. In true Lana Turner fashion, the luscious teen was
> noticed while shopping. "You look like a singer, are you?", was
> the line that reeled Carol into a studio for her first recording
> date in 1950. So suggestive was the result that she changed her
> name to April Stevens for fear of 'No, No, No, Not That' being
> banned. Her sole release on Laurel was followed by a gaggle of
> less controversial sides cut for Society. These brought April to
> the attention of RCA who propelled the ambitious singer into the
> Top 10 with her label debut 'I'm In Love Again', a feat she
> repeated with her next outing. Post-RCA, April pacted to King but
> left showbusiness shortly after that for romantic reasons.
>
> She started from scratch in 1959 when her romance turned to dust
> and joined Imperial for whom she made some chart noise with 'Teach
> Me Tiger', a sexy piece of fluff from the pen of brother Antonio -
> now well-known musician Nino Tempo. The pair thought it would be
> fun to record together and following a false start at United
> Artists were signed to Atco by long-time admirer Ahmet Ertegun.
> Their first effort sold a bundle in California but 'Sweet And
> Lovely' couldn't break out of the West Coast and reached only #77
> nationally in the summer of 1962. It would be a frustrating year
> before the unique sounding twosome's off-the-cuff 'Deep Purple'
> soared to chart-topping supremacy. Had it bombed, Ertegun had
> pledged to release the pair so they could sign with Phil Spector.
> Who knows what Philles treasures might have resulted. If the sole
> April/Spector union - 'Why Can't A Boy And Girl Just Stay In Love',
> which escaped from Phil's vault a decade later - is anything to go
> by, we wuz robbed! Pausing only to accept a Grammy for best single,
> the Tempo/Stevens pairing saw their follow-up stall just outside
> the Top 10 at the end of 1963 by which time the Kennedy
> assassination had sobered the national mood and left the back door
> unguarded. We all know what effect the invasion of the long-haired
> hordes had on local talent. April & Nino landed three further
> oldies, revamped in their idiosyncratic fashion, on the charts in
> 1964 and then sat through a hitless year despite producing some
> inventive material including our brace of April solos. 'Teach Me
> Tiger 1965' - minus the camp Chad & Jeremy-type intro - was
> featured on their third album, while 'Lovin' Valentine' is a scarce
> non-LP track highlighted by April's overlapping double-tracked
> vocals.
>
> The next port of call for the underrated siblings was White Whale
> with whom they returned to the charts with the sort of records they
> would have cut for Uncle Phil. April & Nino recorded all through
> the 1970s and into the next decade, both as a duo and separately,
> only varying their style to acknowledge the disco jackboot. In the
> 1990s they both released comeback albums, as well as recording
> fresh material together to complement a CD "Best Of". At last count
> this incorrigibly showbiz brother and sister were living close to
> each other in Arizona.
>
> ************************************
>
> Right, that's that matter done and, indeed, dusted. But I still
> won't be able to rest until someone tells me the difference, or
> otherwise, between the Carrolls, the Carolls and the Carolines.
> Ian?
>
> Mick Patrick
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Two years down the line, I'm still no wiser on the Carrolls/Carolls/
Carolines.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:48:43 -0400
From: Bob at North Shore Soundworks
Subject: Re: upcoming fun in Gnashville
Al Kooper reported:
> FROM THE GNASHVILLE PAPER:
>
> Al Kooper joins the Long Players in celebrating one of rock'n'roll's
> most influential records... originally recorded right here in Nashville.
> Rumors persist that there may be some more special guests who also
> played on the original album!
Too cool! "Leopardskin Pillbox Hat" is so chock full of sexual double
entendre and innuendo - definitive Bobby Zimmerman tongue-in-cheek (and
maybe elsewhere). Could this become a Funky Faculty or ReKooperators
repertoire standard? Two of my fave B on B tunes.
Hearing Tracey Nelson do "Stuck inside of Mobile" would be a kick to see
and hear as well.
Bob
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:21:22 -0400
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: Pitney & Sedaka
Al Kooper:
> It was a demo and they went back one generation and removed Neil's
> lead and popped in Gene's. No way to make it stereo, though....
Where's that underdub? Synchronized to the finished product it would
create a stereo version (a la "School Is Out"). If the synch pulls off
well enough, the underdub could be replaced with Gene's version minus
the underdub which would put Gene in the center. Also Gene's voice is
multitracked here which suggests there's liable to be a three or four
track tape somewhere. If they just put on one Gene, then that other
voice is Neil's which confirms the original post.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:25:35 -0000
From: Bill Reed
Subject: Re: now playing: Wood & Hickey
Phil X Milstein wrote:
> Now playing in musica is a track by a famous actress whose talents
> as a vocalist remain (to my knowledge) otherwise unheard:
> Natalie Wood: The Sun Is Gray
> To my ears, Miss Wood displays a sweet, affecting voice on this
> lovely folk-pop number.
According to Gavin Lambert in his new Natalie Wood bio, the actress
didn't not know that she was going to be voiced by a ghost singer
until filming of West Side Story was completed. She lip-synced to her
own tracks. The singer was Ghostess with the Mostest, Marni Nixon,
who must haave had to then sing over Wood's tracks to get a screen
match. On the suplementary material on the DVD of WSS there are clips
from the film of Wood singing to her own tracks.
Bill Reed
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:11:29 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Silver Throat / Larry Bright & Mojo Workouts
S.J. Dibai:
> Larry Bright's real name is Julian, hence the credit of "J. Bright,"
> but none of this explains why the CD "Hey Look What I Found Vol. 11"
> says "Triune" in the composer's credit for the Larry Bright track!
That's interesting. "Triune" was the collective name for the three
partners (or whatever their relationship was) in Tide Records - Ruth
Strathborneo (aka Christy), Paula De Pores (aka Cathy Saunders, aka
Paula Sapp, and maybe one or two other names), and Orena Fullmer (aka
Rena Wright). Bright was a heavy drinker (and remained one, I think)
and, as he said "signed everything". The Tide people (mainly Ruth)
pretty much took credit - or co-credit - for nearly everything they
put out. Bright never got a dime of writer's royalties from "Mojo",
not even when the Kingsmen put it on their "Louie Louie" LP.
> I noticed that there's a Larry Bright compilation CD out there. Gary,
> since you seem to know a lot about Bright, would you recommend it?
Yes, I would. If you like "Mojo", you'll probably like a lot of Larry's
stuff. BTW, if it's the legit Del-Fi CD, I'm acknowledged in the liners.
I know Ruth and Paula are gone, and it's probable that Rena is, too
(she had a falling out with them and left long ago). I've also heard
that Larry is no longer with us, but I haven't been able to confirm that.
I last spoke with him a coulple yrs ago.
BTW, Ruth did some earlier recording on Vita and her first Tide release
was also on Liberty. Tide/Edit had a surprising number of releases, and
I'm interested in any possible discog additions.
gem
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:20:23 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Everly Brothers - The Ferris Wheel / Lord of the Manor..
JJ wrote:
> Just got the ´93 Double Set on Warner Archives; WALK RIGHT BACK - The
> Everly Brothers on Warner Bros. 1960-1969.........and what a BLUNDER
> they made by not including the AWESOME ´64 45, "The Ferris Wheel"
> (which must be rated as one their FINEST MOMENTS!)....
Mike McKay:
> I've always liked this song, too, and I can remember Dan Ingram playing
> it on WABC in the summer of 1964. But according to the EB biography I
> read recently, The Everly Brothers themselves didn't care for it. So
> that may be why it wasn't included in the compilation.
Speaking of that 2 Cd set, I believe they used the wrong version of
"Donna Donna". Great song too, but the other version is better!!!
Mikey
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 19:07:35 -0000
From: mantanhattan
Subject: Re: Has Anyone Ever Noticed...
Mark Hill wrote:
> Has Anyone noticed...???
> The theme from TV's "HIGH CHAPPARAL" (NBC Western. 09-67 to 09-71),
> sounds just like THE TORNADOS- "Telstar" (01-62) Produced by Joe
> Meek. Could there be any connection???
You are not alone. I've noticed the similarity before. According to
the fan site highchapparal.com, the theme was written by Harry Sukman
and arranged and produced by David Rose. In 1968, United Artists
released a 45 of the theme by Al Caiola (UA 50471)supposedly for radio
airplay only. The B-Side was "Master Jack" from the movie "Billy Jack."
Capitol Records also released (#P-2094) a David Rose version on 45
with "Merci Cherie" on the flip.
I often think I detect swipes in songs when none exist. Late last night
-after playing "Telstar" one too many times during the afternoon- I was
positive that Van Dyke Parks had appropriated the bridge for two of his
songs: "John Jones" from DISCOVER AMERICA and the title song from CLANG
OF THE YANKEE REAPER. Upon actually playing the songs, however, the
similarities proved to be fleeting ...at best.
I was a fan of this show when I was a kid. The theme does seem to be
a direct lift from the Mighty Meek's "Telstar" even though it is
credited to Harry Sukman and produced and arranged by David Rose.
According to the show's fan site, thehighchaparral.com, there was a
single released by Al Caiola on United Artists (UA 50471) with the
HIGH CHAPPARRAL theme on one side and "Master Jack" from the movie
BILLY JACK on the other. According to the same site, David Rose also
released a version of the theme song on Capitol Records #p-2094. Side
Two is "Merci Cherie".
I have recurring problems with detecting little "thefts" that turn
out to be non-existent. For instance- late last night, after having
played "Telstar" repeatedly in the afternoon- I began to suspect
partial use of that song's bridge in two Van Dyke Parks songs: "John
Jones" from DISCOVER AMERICA and the title track from CLANG OF THE
YANKEE REAPER.
It's an illness, I suppose.
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Message: 20
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:13:40 +0100
From: Dave Heasman
Subject: Re: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update / Bobby Vee
Martin Roberts:
> While on the Home page listening to (Bobby Vee's) "Like Someone
> In Love" ...
Gary Myers:
> I'm sure it's due to my own ignorance, but I haven't been able to
> find this. At any rate, I assume it's *not* the song done by Bing
> Crosby?
It certainly is. It takes a second or two to notice, through the wall,
so to speak.
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 23:39:11 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Re: Ann-Margret
Dave O'Gara wrote:
> I'm looking for some info on the following girl singer singles. Since
> I've only heard them and not been able to look at a label for writing/
> producing credits, I'm hoping someone here can help:
> What Am I Supposed to Do - Ann-Margret
I have the Ann-Margret box set (1961-1966) and can help with that part
of your question:
"What Am I Supposed to Do" was written by Helen Carter. The recording
session, which took place in Nashville on November 30, 1961, was
produced by Chet Atkins and R.H. Pierce. The personnel list reads like
this (typing directly from the notes):
ANN-MARGRET: vocal; JERRY GLENN-KENNEDY, guitar; VELMA E. WILLIAMS SMITH:
guitar; BOB L. MOORE: bass; NORRIS WILSON: harpsichord; DOROTHY ANN
DILLARD, MILDRED KIRKHAM, LOUIS DEAN NUNLEY, WILLIAM GUILFORD WRIGHT,
JR.: vocal chorus.
(Hope I got this right - that print is TINY!)
Laura
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:07:19 -0000
From: Margaret G. Still
Subject: Re: "Telstar" with Words by "Kenny Hollywood" (Geoff Goddard)?
Previously:
> Joe Meek re-christened Geoff Godddard Anton Hollywood when they first
> met
...we'll never know how Anton became the "Kenny" persona; some kind
of Meek code, probably. Sure sounds like Geoff to me.
> sure it is a Joe meek production released here in '62 on Decca F 11546
Was the B side "The Wonderful Story of Love" on the Decca 45?
Margaret G. Still
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Message: 23
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:07:22 -0000
From: Brent Cash
Subject: Re: Ann-Margret
Dave O'Gara wrote:
> I'm looking for some info on the following girl singer singles. Since
> I've only heard them and not been able to look at a label for writing/
> producing credits, I'm hoping someone here can help:
> What Am I Supposed to Do - Ann-Margret
I have 'What Am I Supposed To Do" by Ann-Margret on the "On The Way Up"
LP (this one's an Italian RCA, but has US #,LPM-2453). The song was
written by H. Carter, produced by Chet Atkins & Dick Pierce, according
to the label & sleeve.
Hope this helps,
Best to all,
Brent Cash
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Message: 24
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 14:11:22 +0000
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Donnie/Neil; Goddard/Bolan; Paris Srs./Paris Srs.
Tom wrote:
> I typed the following directly from the hardcover book inside the
> "Oh Carol" Neil Sedaka Bear Family Box Set. Hopefully, it will clear
> up some issues concerning "It Hurts To Be In Love". ... Kirshner
> took the demo to Gene Pitney, and they erased Neil's vocal, and
> sped up the track for Pitney. When Neil was asked about how the
> success of the record affected him, he replied, "I was furious -- I
> could have had my comeback five years earlier!"
I wonder if Pitney had a hard time telling Kirshner from Sedaka. To my
eyes they are near-doppelgangers. Has anyone ever seen them both in
same place at the same time?
Mantanhattan wrote:
> I can post my copy of this single - a dj copy, unavailable on CD to my
> knowledge - if anyone is interested. I thought it sounded a lot like
> some of the Geoff Goddard tracks that used to be available on one of
> the Joe Meek sites. It would be very cool if this "Kenny Hollywood"
> turned out to be Marc Bolan, however. I'd like for others to hear it
> and judge.
Yeah, I dig this track real much! But man, is it ever sped-up, more even
(it seems to me) than Meek's usual amount. I would think that digitally
slowing it down might provide the answer to the Goddard vs. Bolan
controversy.
I don't understand, though, why Meek would speed up the (otherwise)
finished master, rather than doing so to the backing tracks only, and
adding the vocal in real-time. Had he done it the latter way, his boy
singers wouldn't have sounded like girl singers, and his girl singers
wouldn't have sounded like Chipmunks. But, he (usually) knew what he was
doing, so I suppose he had his reasons for wanting it that way.
Mick Patrick wrote:
> It's hard to fault this CD. Soundwise, it's superior in every
> way to the original LP, itself something of a Girl Group Holy
> Grail. The story of the Paris Sisters is told by Greg Adams in
> quite some detail in the booklet, via exclusive interviews with
> all three sisters, including the recently departed Priscilla.
Sounds like a keeper. In attempting to place an online order for this'n,
I noticed another Paris Sisters CD, titled "Best Of," scheduled for
release by Curb on July 27. List price is only $5.98, so I can't imagine
it'll be very comprehensive. Anyone know any more about it?
Dig,
--Phil M.
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Message: 25
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:27:31 -0000
From: Rodney Rawlings
Subject: Re: The Paris Sisters
There is a lot of info on the Paris Sisters' history in HE'S A REBEL
by Mark Ribowsky. I wouldn't sum this up by saying the Sisters have
a "seamier side."
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Message: 26
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:45:10 -0000
From: Patrick Rands
Subject: Re: The Paris Sisters
Is the Eric Records cd of The Paris Sisters the same one listed at
Collector's Choice website? The Eric page says it's got a 16 page
booklet, while the Collector's Choice site says it's got a 12 page
booklet. Please let me know if anyone knows, thanks.
:Patrick
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