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There are 3 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. "Ricky Ticky Ta Ta" / Buddy Randell
From: Austin Roberts
2. Charles Calello on "Every Step Of The Way"
From: Mike Miller
3. Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
From: Martin Roberts
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:27:04 EDT
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: "Ricky Ticky Ta Ta" / Buddy Randell
Dave the Rave:
> One of my favs which I would call a shoulda-been-a-hit, or bigger
> hit, was Austin Roberts Philips 45, Ricky Ticky Ta Ta. I would
> assume that all on this board know that song well. Right?
Hey thanks Dave. We (the Jerome Bros.) cut that song in 1968 at
Olmstead Studio in NYC. The studio was reputed to be haunted so those
of us who were non believers had the engineer put a mic way up in a
corner of the studio where it looked like there were moving shadows.
I'm a believer now! The mic picked up what we all swore were voices
talking to each other. It was 3am. and no one was in that part of the
building. Who knows? I hope the ghosts liked the song. Glad you do.
ACJ:
> Last I heard, Buddy Randell died in 1999 or thereabouts.
That's sad news to me.
Austin Roberts
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 15:24:02 -0400
From: Mike Miller
Subject: Charles Calello on "Every Step Of The Way"
I did contact Mr. Calello. He told me that this was the very first
record that he worked on with Bob Crewe. He said that he in fact
never met Eddie Quinn (aka: Kevin McQuinn) because the track and
all background vocals were done in advance. Later, Crewe would have
the lead do the final vocals. Mr. Calello also said that Valli and
Gaudio were in the studio with him, (as if this was a group effort).
I am positive the voice that hear in the background is that of
Frankie Valli and others form the 4 Seasons. Not all backups
contained every member of the group however. For instance, on "Nicky"
by Bernadette Carroll, you can hear ar least Gaudio and Massi vocals.
I do not hear Valli on this record though. On the flip side of "Ev'ry
Step Of The Way", it sounds like you can hear Valli at a pretty high
vocal pitch sort of wailing the melody on "Keep Me On Your Mind".
Mike Miller, doowopdaddy
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 21:26:20 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
Last week's Jack Nitzsche's Home page featured a super soul number.
This time it's a spiffing pop song by the Vulcanes, "My Heart Won't
Believe It", written by Jerry Riopelle & Deane Hawley, produced by
Steve Douglas and arranged by Jack Nitzsche. Hear it playing on:
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
Part five of Jack's interview with Karel Beer is playing On The
Radio: http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/radio.htm Jack's
chat is on Neil Young, "Expecting To Fly", and a new way of
recording in the studio with The Rolling Stones.
Martin
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