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There are 12 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Trying to reach ...
From: David L. Gordon
2. Re: Fever authorship
From: Phil X Milstein
3. I never knew
From: Mike Rashkow
4. RE: Spanky & Our Gang boxset
From: David Ponak
5. Re: Re: Trying to reach ...
From: Dan Hughes
6. Re: Goffin-King's "adult" period
From: Frank Jastfelder
7. Re: I never knew
From: Gary Myers
8. Re: I never knew
From: Mikey
9. Re: Lewis & Clarke to Musica
From: Frank Jastfelder
10. Re: Phil Kaye
From: George Robertson
11. Mark Five / Peppermint Trolley Co.
From: mrshawnn
12. Re: Re: flips turned hits
From: Orion
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:00:39 -0000
From: David L. Gordon
Subject: Re: Trying to reach ...
--- In spectropop@yahoogroups.com, Richard Campbell wrote:
>
> I would also like to get in touch with songwriters M. Segal or S.
English,
> who wrote "Welcome To The World" for Mama Cass Elliot in 1969. I am
> working on liner notes and I'd like to interview them.
>
> Richard Campbell
> http://www.casselliot.com
Richard, BMI gives the writers as MARTIN SIEGEL and SCOTT ENGLISH
Publisher : HELIOS MUSIC COMPANY
C/O CLAUS OGERMAN
OTTO STR. 19
MUNICH 80333
tel. (212) 581 0280
They should be able to put you in touch with the writers.
Davie
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 23:08:43 -0400
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Fever authorship
Eddy Smit wrote:
> From Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks:
> In 1961, M-G-M released an album called "We Wrote 'Em And
> We Sing 'Em" (MGM SE 3912), containing songs written and sung
> by six songwriters. Each writer sings one hit tune and one new
> song (with the other writers doing back-up work). Included are:
> Billy Dawn Smith ("The Angels Listened In"), Eddie Cooley ("Fever"),
> Otis Blackwell ("All Shook Up"), Winfield Scott ("Tweedlee Dee"),
> Ollie Jones ("Send For Me"), and Lincoln Chase ("Jim Dandy").
> From both an artistic and historical viewpoint, it's an album
> worth having.
Now playing at musica, courtesy of Michael Greenberg, is Eddie Cooley's
version of his own co-composition (with Otis "John Davenport" Blackwell),
"Fever," from the abovementioned "We Wrote 'Em And We Sing 'Em" LP.
It'd be interesting to compare this to Blackwell's own version.
At the same time, and also courtesy of Michael, I've posted a detail of the
LP cover art, featuring photos of Cooley, Otis Blackwell and Lincoln Chase,
as well as its liner notes, including the musician credits for this fascinating
NYC session.
Never knew how much I cared,
--Phil M.
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:54:57 EDT
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: I never knew
According to a Wayne Newton interview I saw on TV, Bobby Darin
produced all his early records including "Danke Schoen". I never
knew it, but listening to "Danke Schoen" is sure is obvious.
Di la,
Rashkovsky
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:40:47 -0400
From: David Ponak
Subject: RE: Spanky & Our Gang boxset
Message: 3
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:44:06 -0000
From: Richard Campbell
Subject: Re: Spanky & Our Gang
J.K. wrote:
> One of my top 5 albums of all time, Spanky and Our Gang --
> Anything You Choose b/w Without Rhyme Or Reason, is apparently
> coming out as part of a Spanky And Our Gang 4CD Boxset --
> The Complete Mercury Recordings
Wow! This is exciting news. Is this coming out through Hip-O select? (I
can't imagine Universal would do such project through their normal retail
division.) I've had this album on a Japanese CD for some time, but I'll
certainly spring for the box.
David Ponak
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:05:02 -0500
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Re: Trying to reach ...
Write to Scott English here:
http://www.ampcast.com/music/11848/contact.php
Dan Hughes
> I would also like to get in touch with songwriters M. Segal or S.
English....
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:12:50 +0200
From: Frank Jastfelder
Subject: Re: Goffin-King's "adult" period
What a great idea! Next in line would be the Nichols & Williams
collaborations. There's already a japanese CD with their songs. But in
my opinion it doesn't feature the best versions. And don't forget all
these beautiful Bergman lyrics. One of the best husband and wife teams
ever.
I might play Eydie Gormé's version of "Goin' Back" to musica
over the weekend. It's so adult. I love it.
Frank Jastfelder
> Julio:
> Gee....I wish someone would compile a legal CD of all the
> "grown up", "adult" songs written by Goffin-King later in
> their career.
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:43:47 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: I never knew
>> According to a Wayne Newton interview I saw on TV, Bobby Darin
produced all his early records including "Danke Schoen". <<
I did a story several years ago on Kenny Chandler, who competed with Newton on the song "Heart". He told of interesting story of how he heard the song and how angry Bobby Darin was about his (Chandler's) version getting out.
gem
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:18:34 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: I never knew
Yup, Wayne was NOT signed to Capitol, he was signed to Bobby Darin's Company,
RWC Productions.
The company had an open deal with Capitol Records.
Bobby not only produced Wayne's early records, but Darin HIMSELF was going to
cover "Danke Schoen," but he decided to give it to Wayne.
Mike Rashkow wrote:
> According to a Wayne Newton interview I saw on TV, Bobby Darin
> produced all his early records including "Danke Schoen". I never
> knew it, but listening to "Danke Schoen" is sure is obvious.
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:00:02 +0200
From: Frank Jastfelder
Subject: Re: Lewis & Clarke to Musica
Clark,
Do you know if the song was released on an album by L&C? (How many are
there?) Since I only know this song by them, is it typical for their
sound? To speak with Harpers Bizarre: I love "soft soundin' music".
Frank Jastfelder
Clark Besch wrote:
>
> It took 200 years of exploration, but the Lewis and Clarke
> Expedition has finally discovered Musica! Now playing is
> their October, 1969 release, "Why Need they Pretend?".
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 03:55:47 EDT
From: George Robertson
Subject: Re: Phil Kaye
Rbcsoup@aol.com wrote:
> Does anyone know how to reach 60s session guys Phil Kaye or Ben Benay?
Richard,
Is that the same Phil Kaye that was head engineer at ABC\Dunhill and early
mentor to Roger Nichols, who was second engineer? If so, I worked with them
both several times. Great engineers and fun people.
Austin R.
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 02:07:35 -0000
From: mrshawnn
Subject: Mark Five / Peppermint Trolley Co.
The Faragher Brothers recorded as the "Mark Five" before forming the
Peppermint Trolley Co. I just got their "I'm Through With You"
single on Impression. They supposedly had 3 more 45s. Anyone have info about them? They did not release as Mark "IV."
mrshawnn
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:43:04 -0500
From: Orion
Subject: Re: Re: flips turned hits
Living in Kansas City, MO at the time, I recall that the Smoke Ring version of "No Not Much" charted as well as the Vogues'. I personally am an avid fan of the Vogues. However, I like the Smoke Ring's version of this song a tad better.
Orion
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