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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Sandy = Sandie?
From: Eddy Smit
2. Re: Python Lee Jackson
From: Various
3. Re: Bend Me, Shape Me
From: Davie Gordon
4. Re: Kenney Buttrey, R.I.P.
From: Jeff Lemlich
5. Re: interviewee
From: Michael Godin
6. Re: American Breed
From: Austin Roberts
7. The Distant Cousins lineup
From: Leonardo
8. Re: Skeeter Davis, R.I.P.
From: Mick Patrick
9. Re: All's Quiet On West 23rd; Boom logo
From: Phil X Milstein
10. Re: They All Wanna Sound Like Dion
From: Austin Roberts
11. Lecia & Lucienne
From: Mick Patrick
12. Re: If You Wanna Be Happy
From: Dave Heasman
13. Re: Andantes' "Nightmare"
From: Billy G Spradlin
14. Re: All's Quiet On West 23rd
From: Gary Mollica
15. Re: All's Quiet on West 23rd
From: Jeff Lemlich
16. Re: Run Dean Run
From: Eddy Smit
17. Re: Scooby Doo
From: Austin Roberts
18. Re: All's Quiet on West 23rd
From: Clark Besch
19. "Waiting On The Corner" (for my Daddy).
From: Julio Niņo
20. Cat Stevens
From: Clark Besch
21. Re: "I Love New York"
From: Claire Francis
22. Just in case you were wondering about Bob Rashkow.........!!!
From: Bob Rashkow
23. Robert Mitchum; Python Lee Jackson; Croce & Maury; West 23rd
From: Country Paul
24. Any Canadian visitors here? + Frank Pizani
From: Shawn Nagy
25. The new "Zombies" album
From: David Coyle
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 07:55:21 +0200
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Sandy = Sandie?
Sandy = Sandie, that was my first thought as well when I bought the 45,
but what threw me off was the fact that the girl on the picture sleeve looks
nothing like Sandie! In view of the fact that Sandie did indeed also release
both songs sung in German, maybe you guys are right about this and they
possibly just used a model for the picture sleeve. Still, rather unsual. I've
put up a scan of the pic sleeve and the labels in the Photos section.
Eddy
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:14:46 -0500
From: Various
Subject: Re: Python Lee Jackson
Some responses to Phil M.'s inquiry about Python Lee Jackson:
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Eddy Smit:
I believe it was just one person, rather than a band. If memory serves, he
was a friend of Rod Stewart's, and asked Rod to sing on a few demos for
him. Without Rod's knowledge it was then decided to release the demo.
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Dan Hughes:
According to the book Rock Record (Terry Hounsome & Tim Chambre,
Facts On File), the group did one album titled In A Broken Dream.
Members were Dave Bentley (keyboards, vocal), Dave Montgomery (drums),
Mick Liber (guitar), and Tony Cahill (bass). The album was released in
1974 in the UK as Youngblood 3001, and in the US as GNP 2066.
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S.J. Dibai:
Oh, they were a real band, alright. I ran across an LP by them once. I didn't
buy it, but it listed personnel individually and with a picture of each member.
Tony Cahill was their bass player; he had previously taken over the drum seat
in The Easybeats after original beatmaster Gordon "Snowy" Fleet left. He
didn't play on much of The Easy's stuff, though. After Snowy departed, they
recorded quite a few tracks with a session drummer. Cahill came in, but the band
dissolved not long afterwards, with most of the final "Easybeats" album being
Harry Vanda/George Young demos. It would be interesting to know exactly
what Easybeats tracks DID feature Cahill.
S.J. Dibai
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:41:08 -0000
From: Davie Gordon
Subject: Re: Bend Me, Shape Me
Mark wrote:
> Tom King of The Outsiders is a good friend of mine (I think I've mentioned
> this before), and he told me that Weiss and English pitched "Bend Me, Shape
> Me" to The Outsiders. They recorded it, though they weren't too keen on the
> song (Tom says it's slower than the American Breed's version), but decided
> not to put it out as a single due to the American Breed releasing it.
Isn't the original version the one by The Models (MGM 13775), from late July '67?
Anybody know who they were? They were a girl group made up of ex-models
(of course).
Davie
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:48:45 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Kenney Buttrey, R.I.P.
Ed B. wrote:
> Having read of the recent passing away of Kenney Buttrey a name
> I wasn't familiar with until I picked up Flatt and Scruggs Nashville
> Airplane LP at a yard sale and Kenney was listed as drummer on
> the session.
Buttrey was also the drummer for the Neon Philharmonic.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 11:50:50 -0700
From: Michael Godin
Subject: Re: interviewee
Martin Roberts wrote:
> Michael Godin's mention of interviewing Ron Dante and the show being
> archived on his site http://www.TreasureIslandOldies.com jogged my
> memory. ...
Actually it was Andy Kim that I interviewed on www.TreasureIslandOldies.com
Ron sang Andy and Jeff Barry's composition "Sugar Sugar."
Cheers,
Michael
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:47:57 EDT
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: American Breed
Bob Rashkow asked:
> Austin, which song is The American Breed cutting (of yours)?
They cut a song of mine called Too Hot To Handle, with, I think, the same
original guys -- I know the lead singer was the same. Great track, super vocals
(lead and backgrounds). This was five or six years ago, and I don't know what
happened with it. They were good guys to talk to on the phone, but we never
met.
Best,
AR
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:06:12 -0000
From: Leonardo
Subject: The Distant Cousins lineup
Hello Everybody!
Just inquiring if anybody knows the group lineup of The Distant
Cousins, on Dynovoice/Date. I always assummed that they were a
studio creation for Brown and Bloodworth's music. Prove me right or
prove me wrong! Any and all information is greatly appreciated.
Please e-mail offlist if you'd like.
Cheers,
Leonardo
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:50:15 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Skeeter Davis, R.I.P.
Phil Milstein:
> A great website for all things Skeeter can be found at
> http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/skeeterdavis/ .
Great website; everything you ever wanted to know in one handy
location. What a shame she died before I found it.
Carl:
> What a loss. Skeeter's RCA albums are favorites of mine - her
> sound is one-of-a-kind. The song "Optimistic" is included on
> the new Collectables CD Blueberry Hill/The End of the World I
> was just playing this past week. It includes a number of
> Skeeter's singles not available on other CD compilations.
> Hopefully, more of Skeeter's music will be issued on CD in the
> coming months.
Thanks for the tip. I've removed "Optimistic" from musica and
ordered myself a copy of the CD. Ain't "one click" grand?
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:33:41 +0000
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: All's Quiet On West 23rd; Boom logo
Dave O'Gara wrote:
> I recently did a search for All's Quiet on West 23rd Street by Julie Budd
> and ended up with a copy (mp3) of the song by Jet Stream instead.
I love the Jet Stream version of this song, which was introduced to me
as an "East Coast version of 'For What It's Worth'." Haven't heard the
Julie Budd, but did manage to find a pic sleeve for it posted on the
Web, which I have "reassigned" to our Photos section.
I also posted a scan there of the Boom label sleeve (with the label to
The Sheep's "Hide And Seek" inside). I like the art a lot, and also don't
know of too many other companies of that size that went to the expense
of printing up logo sleeves.
--Phil M.
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:00:41 EDT
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: They All Wanna Sound Like Dion
Fred Clemens wrote:
> It was more the other way around. Dion has stated on more than one
> occasion that he modeled his solo vocals after Vito Picone of The Elegants,
> particularly on the vocals on The Elegants' "Please Believe Me".
I have never heard that. It's very possible, given the time period. It's a shame
that they sounded so much alike that Vito P. and group never had another
hit. I loved Dion's records with and without the Belmonts, but I think I prefer
Little Star to all of them, although I did think Abraham Martin And John was
incredible.
Gary Myers wrote:
> Another good one is the Mystics "Hushabye".
I agree with you -- a killer. Also Baby Blue by The Echoes.
Country Paul wrote:
> Agreed. Another of the best: Dean Christie's only hit, "Heartbreaker," on
> the new Ace comp "Teenage Crush 4". Two more on the same album: "Dickey
> Lee's "I Saw Linda Yesterday" (the track is "Dionic"; the vocals are more
> country-pop) and Tommy Boyce's early "I'll Remember Carol." Also, Laurie
> Records, trying for another "I Wonder Why," issued Dino & The Diplomats'
> "I Can't Believe," which was like the original re-written sideways.
You guys kill me. It's great. But don't your brains bulge with all that info in it?
Austin R.
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:06:52 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Lecia & Lucienne
Martin Jensen:
> In 64 the two sisters Lecia & Lucienne issued 'Waiting on the
> Corner', a nice little girl group single now playing at Musica.
> It was written by the 'Danish Elvis', teen sensation Otto
> Brandenborg, who also penned the B-side, the Beatle-esque 'Wishing
> to Kiss You'. If anyone's interested, I can also upload that one.
Beatle-esque? Teenage girl group from Denmark? If anyone's interested?
OF COURSE WE ARE! Next you'll be telling us Lecia & Lucienne were
twins! Danish girl group records are something I've never gotten
around to investigating. Now's my chance. Anyway, when there's room
at musica - yes please, Martin. Thanking you.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 23:42:29 +0100
From: Dave Heasman
Subject: Re: If You Wanna Be Happy
previously:
> I always wondered if there had been a calypso version before -- or after.
> Anyone know?
Definitely a mid-'50s calypso. Likewise for "Twist Twist Senora", which
originally was "Jump Up Senora".
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:40:56 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: Andantes' "Nightmare"
The Andantes cut a great "Heat Wave" knock-off called "(It's Like A)
Like A Nightmare", on VIP. One price guide has it for $2000 in mint
shape!
I wonder why it's so super-rare. Did Gordy pull it off the shelf to keep
the group in the studio; the group refuse to promote/tour; or it stiffed
regionally and few copies were pressed?
Billy
http://listen.to/jangleradio
P.S. I'm putting together another Girl Group comp and am looking for
good copies of the following singles:
Hollywood Jills - He Makes Me Mad (Capitol)
Mona Thomas - There He Goes (USA)
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:47:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gary Mollica
Subject: Re: All's Quiet On West 23rd
Beautiful song. I remember WBZ in Boston playing it when I was a kid. I
found a copy after years of looking. I'm not home now, so I can't look it up,
but I seem to remember that this was actually the first single by Artie
Resnik and Joey Levine just before they became The Third Rail. Their
version is called All's Quiet On West 23rd, Julie's adds the word "Street",
which is interesting as "street" isn't in the lyrics. Never heard Julie's
version, but I will now -- I did google & found a promo copy with pic sleeve!
All the best,
Gary Mollica
Pasadena CA
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:46:22 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: All's Quiet on West 23rd
Dave O'Gara:
> I recently did a search for All's Quiet on West 23rd Street by Julie Budd
> and ended up with a copy (mp3) of the song by Jet Stream instead.
The Jet Stream version was the hit here in Miami, reaching #29 on the local
charts in the summer of '67. I believe Joey Levine is singing lead on the Jet
Stream version, and it's likely the same gang that also recorded as The Third
Rail on Epic around the same time.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 07:48:05 +0200
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Run Dean Run
Andres Jurak wrote:
> I also heard that he was the member of the US Olympic team in the
> late '50s (track and field). Interesting person.
I can't find any evidence of Reed participating in Olympic Games, but he
sure could run ...
Newsweek, August 6, 1956
COMPETITION: Triumphant Man
The argument was friendly, but it had a touch of the zany. Can a man run
faster than a mule? Bill Smith, a wrangler at the VC-bar dude ranch, 55
miles from Gunnison, Colo., maintained that a mule would win every time.
Dean Reed, a former Denver track star working at the ranch as a cowboy
singer, disagreed.
Finally, they challenged each other to a race from a rodeo arena in
Gunnison to the ranch and back, 110 miles. Smith set out on a big mule
named Speedy; Reed on foot in shorts and tennis shoes. Behind them
was ranch cook in a truck to fix their meals.
Smith and Reed kept careful track of time out for meals and camp. If
Smith and the mule were four minutes ahead when they reached a
designated camping site, they got a four-minute head star when they
resumed the race. Reed dogtrotted and walked until the last 9 miles,
which he ran.
Last week, 47 hours after the race stared, Reed, his feet blistered,
struggled into the rodeo arena and collapsed. Three minute later, Smith
pulled up on Speedy. The racing time had been 22 hours, for an average
of 5 miles an hour.
Reed's reward: 25 cents he won from Smith on a bet.
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:31:25 EDT
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Scooby Doo
Joe Nelson asked:
> As I write this, my 4 year old is watching an old episode and they're
> playing Austin Roberts' classic "Daydreamin'". I know that's him
> singing, but I had to ask: did HB speed up your voice on these things?
Hey Joe,
You're on the money again. On a couple of the Scooby songs, Danny Janssen
(the producer) and I tried doubling, which I don't think we did, as well as
speeding everything up a hair, but a music detective like yourself saw through
it. Most of the songs we left like they were, but Daydreamin' and I think one
other one we did speed up for edge.
Take care,
Austin R.
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 16:50:09 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: All's Quiet on West 23rd
I have both versions of "All's Quiet On West 23rd". I could not
locate my Jet Stream version, but I really like it a lot. It is on
Smash records. I was turned on to this cool version via a S'Popper
Mike Markesich (MopTop Mike) aircheck of his great radio days in the
early 80's. From there I went out and got it eventually. If I
remember, Julie Budd is Babs Striesand's sister. "That" Alan would
know I would think. Anyway, Julie's was on MGM 13925 and came with
a really cool pic sleeve. It was a black sleeve with title and
artists names at top. Below was an outline of Julie's profile and
inside the outline was a an empty intersection street scene from what
might be a large city? I can pick out names on the signs of this
likely 23rd street somewhere. There is a vertical sign "Bronco
Burgers" and at the top of a building is a sign for YMCA and
"Broadway Savings Bank". On the other side of the street is
"Automat". Very cool sleeve idea! I did not like her version nearly
as well as Jet Stream's, but I can tell you that here in Lincoln,
Ne., it was a huge hit! First charting on KLMS on May 25, 1968, it
had a very long chart run for KLMS standards. It finally reached #2
peak on August 3rd, replacing "Angel of the Morning" while being held
out of #1 by "Lady Willpower". Oddly enough, she did not chart with
a followup on KLMS. The bad thing is that my recorder I use for
transforming vinyl to my computer has gone nutso, so unless someone
else steps up, it will be awhile before I can post it to Musica. If
no one else posts this, I will try to when I get my recorder working
again.
Thanks, Clark
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Message: 19
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:22:48 -0000
From: Julio Niņo
Subject: "Waiting On The Corner" (for my Daddy).
Hola Everybody.
I looked at myself in the mirror and the bags under my eyes make
me look like a sleepless racoon; getting up early canīt be healthy.
I would like to join Phil Milstein thanking Martin for playing
"Waiting On The Corner" by Lecia and Lucienne in musica. Itīs a
very nice song and Iīve found it very amusing because for Spanish
people (a friend of mine assures me that is not the same in
English), the refrain "....waiting on the corner looking (or
waiting) for my daddy ..." has evident connotation of being a
prostitute, and the lively way the girls sing make it really fun.
Chao.
Julio Niņo.
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Message: 20
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 18:01:38 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Cat Stevens
I was amazed to hear Cat Stevens was stopped from entering the U.S.
Is he really a threat to the U.S.? I assume FBI files showed he once
stated "I'm Gonna Get me a Gun". Since then, the FBI began following
him "like a Moon Shadow" and found out he has been "Hurt" and is the
creator of "Bannapple Gas", which is of major concern. That was
nearly 30 years ago, but maybe now he's "Ready"? Are they reading
too much into "Father and Son"? Does "Where do the Children Play"
and "18th Avenue" hold clues to the place of attack? Just proves the
first hit (U.S.) always gets remembered better than the later ones.
He now knows it's a "Wild World" and is not being allowed on the
"Peace Train". Is it really possible that the guy that gave us a hit
of the religious classic, "Morning Has Broken" be a security risk?
Can't it be that Cat Stevens and Yusef Islam are really "Two Fine
People"? All this makes me want to "Remember the Days of the Old
School Yard".
How bout you? Clark
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Message: 21
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:44:08 EDT
From: Claire Francis
Subject: Re: "I Love New York"
Thank you so very much for playing "I Love New York" in the musica
room and "But I Don't Care". My daughters made me a cd of them both,
and today I sent them off to Ahmet Ertegun, who was one of my true
mentors. He never heard those and it is just great that I am able
to send them to him with a big hello.
When I was working for Polydor in London, I would fly in to New York
with a stack of records and bring them to various record companies
to sub-license them. I took "I've Got My Own Thing Going" to United
Artists because Murray Deutche, who was head of Publishing was also
a mentor to me.
The writer of the song, Eddie Reeves was signed to U.A. during the
sixties. When Eddie played me "I've Got My Own Thing Going" he sang
it with a twang and kind of country. I really like the tune and when
I was producing my own records at Polydor, I decided to record it. I
haven't heard it in thirty years!!!! If you get a chance to play it
in the musica room, will you let me know so that I can have my kids
burn a copy for me? That would be so cool!
Also, I am dying to hear my record by Dave Rich "The Last Two People
on Earth", especially because to my memory Dave fainted on the
studio floor after he sang the song. If my memory serves me well, I
think there was a lot of brass on that record, and every time the
brass tried to hit a certin note, they "Clamped" on the horns.
Finally after 36 takes (I think they wanted to kill me by then),
they got the note, and Dave sang his chops off and then fainted. I
am pretty sure these memories are about the record "The Last Two
People on Earth". If I heard the record again, I probably would
remember a lot more about that session.
As far as "But I Don't Care" goes, I think Eric Clapton and Bill
Wyman from the Stones are playing on that session, as well as on
"I've Got My Own Thing Going". When I was in London I often hired
them to play on my sessions along with other names in the biz. I
used to buy them stacks of food, pizza and beer. The musicians
always loved to do my sessions because I was "the American who
loved the Phil Spector sound".
The drummer on "I Love New York" is Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. I am
going to email him soon and tell him to join Spectropop. I think he
would love it. When my daughter Kiva was in Los Angeles last year
photographing the NAM convention for a magazine, Bernard Purdy was
there doing a drum work shop. Kiva said "You know my mom" and she
told him who I was. Kiva said he really flipped because he was
wondering about me and where I was. We exchange emails now, and I
will be sure to tell him about the S'pop group. He played on some
of my other demos that I produced back then as well.
As far as my writing with Herbie Hancock, I wrote lyrics to several
of his tunes. But "I Love New York" was a favorite. In those days
they would give me his albums and say "Claire, can you write words
to these?" Naturally I said yes! At that time I worked for
Transglobal Music/EMI records. Transglobal Music placed the Beatles
with Capitol and many of the U.K./EMI recording artists on American
Labels. Boy do I have stories about those days!
I hope this is what you mean by "some cool stores about my days in
the rcord biz". I have some more to share as time goes on. Right
now, I have a lot of emails that I want to respond to from people
that have written about my songs and to me. I am overwhelmed with
gratitude and love to everyone for the comments and for being
played in the musica room. Again, never in a million years did I
think anyone ever knew my name, let alone my work. The is so
mind-blowing.
Love & Light,
Claire Francis
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Message: 22
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:07:42 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Just in case you were wondering about Bob Rashkow.........!!!
HURRY, HURRY!
COME ONE, COME ALL!
Where? ***THE CAFE***
When? Tues., September 28, 2004
What time? 8 P.M.
Location? 5115 North Lincoln Ave.,
Chicago, Illinois
W H Y ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
the poetry of
B O B R A S H K O W
a.k.a.
"The Bobster"
Donation Requested
(bring as MUCH AS YOU CAN!)
I will be featured poet
Open mic to precede; all poets and
spoken-word artists welcome.
Hosted by the coolest Beat poet in Chicago,
C H A R L I E N E W M A N
DON'T MISS THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!!!!
Be There!!!!!!!!
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Message: 23
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 01:13:02 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Robert Mitchum; Python Lee Jackson; Croce & Maury; West 23rd
Joe Foster:
> There's a pretty good version [of "If You Want To Be Happy"]
> on Robert Mitchum's calypso album, which he always claimed was
> pretty much like the original writer's (or at least as credited
> on his album) version. Take a look www.revola.co.uk (shameless
> plug).
There's a 45-second sample on the website of another calypso song;
darned if he doesn't sound fairly credible! Who woulda known?!?
Phil M.:
> I recently revisited the Python Lee Jackson hit "In A Broken Dream,"
> to see if I'd still like it as much as I did when I first discovered
> it in Sire's "History Of British Rock" series about a quarter-century
> (yikes!) ago.
There was an LP at the time, I believe on GNP; I remember little or
nothing about it. My favorite early Rod-the-Mod was the Sam Cookian
"I've Been Drinkin'", which also holds up well.
Artie Wayne wrote:
> It's hard to believe that it's been thirty years since my friend Jim
> Croce went down in a plane crash.
Austin Roberts:
> ...He and his guitarist Maury were great talents.
My best man, Roy Walker, was a friend and occasional roadie for them
when they were all in the Glassboro, NJ area around Glassboro State
College (now Rowan University).
Dave O'Gara re: "All's Quiet on West 23rd":
> It's the [Julie] Budd version I remember from the radio but I was
> unfamiliar with the Jet Stream version. Anyone have any recollections
> on these two versions?
The Jet Stream's version, on Smash, was the one that got the airplay in
Providence. I actually heard of the Julie Budd pretty far after the
fact, but they did compete in the market. My contemporaneous nod went to
the Jet Stream; I don't know what I'd think in a head-to-head comparison
now.
Country Paul
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Message: 24
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:44:28 -0000
From: Shawn Nagy
Subject: Any Canadian visitors here? + Frank Pizani
Previously:
> ... With 28 well-selected tracks; the representation of under-
> exposed classics; the outstanding liner notes (scholarly and fun
> simultaneously); and the amazing photos, ads and label scans which
> are included, my hat is off to this soundtrack of a significant
> part of my musical youth ... (Country Paul Payton)
>
> Read Paul's full review of the brand new CD Teenage Crush, Volume
> 4 (28 clean-cut pop rockers and teen ballads from the late '50s
> and early '60s) at the Spectropop Recommends section:
> http://www.spectropop.com/recommends/index2004.htm#TeenageCrush
I have located master tapes for a number of Canadian 50s & 60s
labels and will be issuing CD collections on both Art Snider's
Chateau & Winnipeg's Eagle Records labels in the New Year. Anyone
with info or memorabilia on either, please give me a write. The JB &
The Playboys collection is coming along, and their 2 Gary Paxton
produced tracks from the masters sound great.
I am proud to have been responsible for Frank Pizani's "Angry" track
being added to the recent Teenage Crush Volume 4 CD. I have also
suggested & sent in a number of charted, yet "unissued on CD"
tracks for Ace to consider. Frank was very proud to have his track
issued on a new CD. He's alive & well in the Chicago area, still
perfoming in fact at 70+ years young!
Shawn Nagy
www.superoldies.com
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Message: 25
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 10:44:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Coyle
Subject: The new "Zombies" album
Has anyone on the list heard the new "Zombies" album, "As Far As I
Can See"? It was recorded by Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent, a
followup to their first "reunion" album "Out Of The Shadows," which
was credited only to their names.
No one can expect Blunstone and Argent to sound like the old Zombies.
I think the others in the group helped to contribute to the original
sound, and Chris White's influence can also not be ignored.
That said, it's really not a bad album. "Time To Move" sounds the most
like the original group's more R&B-slanted material, like "Sometimes"
or "Indication." Nothing really matches "Odessey And Oracle," although
that album in namechecked in the new CD's opening track. It's
interesting to hear the new version of "I Don't Believe In Miracles,"
which sounds little different from Blunstone's original solo recording.
In fact, the album sounds more like Blunstone's solo output than
anything the Zombies did together. There are some Argent (the group)-
like moments as well, but then a lot of Blunstone and Argent's solo
projects have ended up sounding like updated Zombies material.
"Southside Of The Street" is interesting in that it is a duet between
the two, with Argent singing a few verses on his own. Other than that,
it's not that remarkable.
Overall it's a pretty good album, even if it isn't exactly 21st-
century. It seems a lot of times when people from the '60s reunite to
record new material it ends up still sounding about 20 years old.
Still, I commend them for coming together, doing their tours and
releasing two albums in about as many years.
I'd like to know what Al Kooper's thoughts are on this "Zombies"
reunion, since he was the one who got the ball rolling on "Odessey"
all those years ago. At that time they scored their biggest hit ever
and still stuck to their guns about keeping to their separate ways.
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