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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Hey Jughead, where are you?
From: Phil X Milstein
2. Re: Gregmark
From: Phil X Milstein
3. New book on Coventry Rock & Pop
From: Ian Slater
4. Re: Mark Lindsay
From: Joe Nelson
5. Re: Oliver Norman
From: Scott Swanson
6. Re: Chiffons Stereo
From: Billy G Spradlin
7. Coventry Music Scene
From: Ian Slater
8. New Scram, Absolute Grey CDs for subscribers
From: Kim Cooper
9. Attention girl group fans: The Angelettes @ S'pop
From: S'pop Projects
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:39:52 +0000
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Hey Jughead, where are you?
Can someone please explain to me who the hell is drumming on
"Everything's Archie (Archie's Theme)." The whole point of the song's
lyric is to say that they can't find their drummer Jughead, yet drums
still can be heard. Yes, I realize that he does finally show up before
the song's end, yet there is drumming heard THROUGHOUT the song. I am
confused.
And Hot Dog, too,
--Phil M.
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:07:23 +0000
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Gregmark
Country Paul wrote:
> Also, are there any other unissued Gregmark-era Paris Sisters recordings?
> I would think there might be, but have never heard of any.
Legend has it that an entire Paris Srs. album was lost in the shuffle of
the Phil Spector-Lester Sill dispute that essentially ended Gregmark*.
Some parties have implied (if not outright claimed) that Sill withheld
the LP masters as collateral until the situation was resolved, but they
never did rematerialize, and now are believed to be lost for good. I
believe the girls themselves regarded this non-release as having crushed
their career momentum, which they were never able to get back again.
--Phil M.
*I might be off on this point; Gregmark was Sill's project with Lee
Hazlewood (with "Greg" being Sill's son, and "Mark" Hazlewood's), so I'm
not sure that a dispute with Spector could've ended it.
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:57:21 +0100
From: Ian Slater
Subject: New book on Coventry Rock & Pop
A great new book has just been published about the music scene in
Coventry and surrounding areas of Warwickshire in England.
"Godiva Rocks" is written and published by Pete Chambers and can be
bought from him at: Pete Chambers, 110 Richmond St, Coventry, CV2 4HY,
UK for £7 inc. P&P within the UK. For overseas rates, please contact
Pete at: tencton@hotmail.com
It's a great read with articles on familir names to Spectropoppers such
as Beverley Jones, Johnnny B. Great and of course, my favourites, the
Orchids. But there are many more: the Specials, Lieutenant Pigeon, the
Sorrows, Pinkertons' (Ass'td.) Colours, Shel Naylor, Vince Hill (!),
Frank Ifield (yes - Coventry's famous Aussie!), as well as outsders who
made things happen like Shel Talmy & Larry Page.
Oo Chang-a-Lang,
Ian Slater
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:07:21 -0400
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: Mark Lindsay
John Berg:
> I was chatting yesterday with my buddy Neal Skok, who is a huge fan of
> Paul Revere & The Raiders and has personal contact with most of the
> members. He told me that in the late '60s the band members, Columbia
> Records and their manager Roger Hart came up with a very intentional
> plan to market the individual members to specific audiences, apart from
> their continuing efforts as "the Raiders".
I remember reading that Columbia originally intended to release "Indian
Reservation" as a Mark Linday solo single, yet the lead vocal is Freddy
Weller! How were they going to pull that one off?
Joe Nelson
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:41:39 -0700
From: Scott Swanson
Subject: Re: Oliver Norman
Previously:
> Does anyone have any info on (Oliver Norman) who recorded three
> singles from 1967 to '68, all produced by Shel Talmy?
I don't know much about the guy except that I think his real name was
Norman Oliver, and I'm pretty sure he's the same Norman Oliver who co-
wrote the Nashville Teens' "Searchin'" (among other songs). I have no
idea if he was related to the author of the same name?! I would bet
that he was British and that all his records were recorded in England.
I know of three Oliver Norman 45s, but I haven't been able to confirm
if they were all released on both sides of the Atlantic:
1. Drowning In My Own Despair/Your Love Counts (US: Decca 32209, 10/67)
2. Don't Make Promises/Reach Out (US: Decca 32354, 1968)
3. People People/You'll Find It Will Come (UK: Polydor 56247, 1968)
I would imagine that the 3rd 45 was also released in the U.S. but I've
never seen a copy. Anyway, I hope this helps!
Scott
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 04:31:59 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: Chiffons Stereo
George Schowerer wrote:
> I was the engineer on Chiffons "He's So Fine," which was produced
> by Hank Medress and The Tokens at Allegro Studios, 1650 Broadway.
> The tracks done at Allegro are in monaural only as we didn't have a
> stereo machine at that time, only two mono Ampex units, and a Gates
> Dualux console (modified).
That's interesting, "He's So Fine" appears in remixed true stereo on
Verse Sarabande's "Dick Bartley Presents Collectors Essentals - The
All-Time Greatest Girl Groups" CD. It sounds to me like the engineer
(Dave Daugherty - "New Stereo Assembly") did a synch-up of mono tapes
to create it.
Billy
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:09:57 +0100
From: Ian Slater
Subject: Coventry Music Scene
Further to my rave about Pete Chamber's book, anyone who is interested
in the music of Coventry should also check out Rex Brough's excellent
Coventry Music Scene web-site which covers similar ground:
http://www.rexbrough.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/coventry.html
Ian Slater
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 14:34:50 -0700
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: New Scram, Absolute Grey CDs for subscribers
Scram #20 is freshly home from the printer and ready to come fill your
brain with unpopular culture delights. This ish comes wrapped in a
lovely undersea cover by Andrice Arp of Hi-Horse Comics fame, and
features Devendra Banhart talking with his muse Linda Perhacs, Jay
Ferguson of Sloan, Elliot "Simon Says" Chiprut on life during and after
bubblegum, schoolyard memories of Johnny Thunders and Gene Simmons, live
photos of PF Sloan from the last Scram party, the story of East Coast
Paisley Undergrounders Absolute Grey, plus the usual scads of reviews.
We also have Absolute Grey double CD "Greenhouse" anniversary editions
free for new and renewing subscribers (ltd offer).
Scram #20 is $5 postpaid in the US, $8 overseas from the address below.
Info on subscriptions, back issues, paying online and on the many "Lost
in the Grooves" book parties, concerts and readings coming in November
and December is at the link below.
regards,
Kim Cooper
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 13:49:31 +0100
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: Attention girl group fans: The Angelettes @ S'pop
Attention girl group fans
New @ S'pop
Don't Let Him Touch You
The Angelettes Story
by Julie Abbott Hammersley
The Angelettes were a young British quartet from the Manchester
area. Although they played their own instruments, they were too
smooth, melodic and professional to be regarded as a garage
band. Their beautiful harmonies were the most characteristic
feature of their music. These are well displayed in most of
their records, notably their first: "Don't Let Him Touch You",
which should have been a big hit. But for the fault on their
Top Of The Pops TV outing, maybe it would have been. This song,
like much of their output, was written and produced by Jonathan
King, the multi-talented extrovert who was behind so many
British hits of the late '60s and the '70s. Later, they worked
with Bryan Ferry, doing the vocal backings on his "These
Foolish Things" LP. This is Spectropop's tribute to this
talented early 1970s group. We are very grateful to original
member Julie Hammersley (née Abbott) for most of the material
in the article. (Ian Slater)
Full story: http://www.spectropop.com/Angelettes/index.htm
Those who have already read the article might care to take
another look as some improvements to the visuals have been made
in recent days.
The group's second 45, a version of the Murmaids' "Popsicles
And Icicles", is currently playing @ musica. Click to listen: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
Enjoy,
The S'pop Team
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