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There are 10 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: "San Francisco" in Bel Air?
From: Steve Harvey
2. Re: Just Four Men
From: Don
3. Re: Motown goes Karaoke
From: Steve Harvey
4. Re: be sure to wear some flowers ...
From: Austin Roberts (georgerobertson@aol.com>
5. Re: "San Francisco" in Bel Air?
From: Bryan
6. Re: Soulful Northern Beach Music
From: Mark
7. Re: Goldmine
From: Robert
8. Re: Dan Fogelberg
From: Eddy Smit
9. Re: Goldmine
From: Ed Salamon
10. Brian on Larry
From: Jens Koch
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: "San Francisco" in Bel Air?
Austin Roberts wrote:
> I think Gold Star's reverb was the best I've ever heard. I think Scott
> McKenzie told me they had cut San Francisco there. Does anyone
> know for sure? (I've lost track of Scott.)
The tune was cut as a Mamas and Papas tune. John wiped the vocal track
and put on Scott's and he had the hit. Always loved the B-side, "What's
The Difference", which I recall being done as two B-sides, parts 1 and 2.
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 21:29:27 -0000
From: Don
Subject: Re: Just Four Men
I have been looking for a song by Four Just Men, a Goffin/King cover
(surprise!) of "What A Sweet Thing That Was". Does anyone have that
one? Was that the B-side?
DonNJ
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:16:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Motown goes Karaoke
Speaking of Motown, I just got the deluxe edition of Standing In The
Shadows Of Motown CDs. Read about it in a Ron Jones article in Bass
Player. The second disc is the instrumental version of various hits.
Most sound like the original, but I think there are a few recreations
by The Funk Brothers. Will have to read the liner notes. Should be
fun to run through on my Bass Trainer to decipher Mr. Jamerson's
basslines.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:30:39 EDT
From: Austin Roberts (georgerobertson@aol.com>
Subject: Re: be sure to wear some flowers ...
Bryan wrote:
> I believe he still lives in the Hollywood Hills.
Thanks for the info on Scott. I know he did a lot of good with drug counseling
in Virginia back in the '70s. He sounded great then, too. Didn't know him
well, but liked him.
Austin R.
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:47:10 -0700
From: Bryan
Subject: Re: "San Francisco" in Bel Air?
Dennis Diken wrote:
> I'm not 100% sure but it's always been my understanding that
> "San Francisco" was cut at John Phillips' home studio (in Bel Air?).
Holmby Hills, which is part of Bel Air, I think. Coincidentally enough,
Phillips leased (?) or sold his home to Sly Stone, who moved a bunch
of his buddies into the place ... including a recent topic of interest on
this list, Jim Ford.
Bryan
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 03:02:12 GMT
From: Mark
Subject: Re: Soulful Northern Beach Music
Hi Austin!
You mentioned that many Northern soul records fit in nicely on the beach
scene. I just wanted to let you know that the reverse is also true!
The guys over in the UK have played a number of Embers tunes ("First
Time" is a very sought-after record there), as well as songs by Frankie &
the Damons, the Tams, Cannonball and Harry Deal and the Galaxies, to
name a few beach acts that have gotten Northern club play.
That's one of the reasons I love both Northern soul and beach music: the
diversity of the stuff played (same with the Belgian popcorn scene as well).
Best,
Mark
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 03:47:44 -0000
From: Robert
Subject: Re: Goldmine
My subscription runs out in October and I definitely won't renew. It's
definitely not as good as it was even in the '80s. Even a recent Glen
Campbell piece wasn't very in-depth. And so much of the buying is
online now, there aren't that many classifieds in the mag anymore.
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:15:58 +0200
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Dan Fogelberg
With the recent postings on Dan Fogelberg, I thought I'd let you know that
he has cancelled his fall tour due to advanced prostate cancer.
Eddy
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 03:45:38 EDT
From: Ed Salamon
Subject: Re: Goldmine
Bob Beason asked:
> I haven't seen an issue in years -- has this sad situation changed any?
IMHO, you haven't missed anything. I have subscribed to Goldmine
since the '70s, and Discoveries since it began, and have hung in hoping
things would get better, but when my current subs run out, I'm gone.
They must believe that they can attract a younger (and larger)
audience by writing about more recent music, which, regardless
of its merits, is just not as collected.
In recent years I have made constructive suggestions, and offered
to write articles about projects that I've been involved in, but current
editorial seems biased against the types of music we discuss in this
forum. In my business (radio), I've seen this many times: the attempt
to be bigger and younger with the resultant loss of the core audience
and subsequent implosion.
Ed Salamon
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:02:06 +0200
From: Jens Koch
Subject: Brian on Larry
>From brianwilson.com:
Brian and Melinda Wilson Interview with Larry King to air August 20 on
CNN Brian and Melinda Wilson will the sole guests on the Larry King
show on Friday, August 20. Perhaps the most extensive interview of
his career, transcripts of the show will also be made available online
for those unable to access CNN.
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