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There are 23 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Winfield Scott @ musica
From: Claire Francis
2. Coffee With Santa Claus
From: Julio Niņo
3. Donnie Elbert British recordings - backing singers
From: Philip Hopson
4. Get Easy Xmas CDs
From: Doug Richard
5. Terry Melcher's Mother
From: Steve Harvey
6. Re: "I've Got a Wife"
From: Tom Taber
7. Re: Who killed your song
From: Phil X Milstein
8. Re: Get Easy Xmas CDs
From: Dave Monroe
9. Re: Terry Melcher and Curt Boettcher
From: Bob Hanes
10. Re: Ivanhoe Records
From: Gary Myers
11. Re: Donde Esta Santa Claus
From: Gary Myers
12. What is the best Vinyl to Computer software........
From: Barry Margolis
13. Kenny Young
From: Brent Cash
14. Re: Who killed your song
From: Bill Craig
15. Re: Terry Melcher's Mother
From: Dave Monroe
16. Pixies Three and Bobby Pickett
From: Michael B Kelly
17. Re: Donde Esta Santa Claus
From: Tom Diehl
18. Speaking of Twiggy
From: Mick Patrick
19. Re: What is the best Vinyl to Computer software........
From: Norm D
20. now at musica: Billy Dawn (Smith)
From: Phil X Milstein
21. Re: Little Pattie
From: "Paul Lewis"
22. Re: Donnie Elbert British recordings - backing singers
From: Phil X Milstein
23. Re: Ivanhoe Records
From: Bob Rashkow
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:41:40 EST
From: Claire Francis
Subject: Re: Winfield Scott @ musica
Al asks for a translation of:
> hunkies, hunkies peices bites
> I'm gonna see my baby tonight
My psychic vibe says: Winfield said the first thing that came to his
mind because he forgot the words, and he sang his thoughts about
making love to a white chick? Is there a lead sheet on this song. I
would like to know if I am right, or just a crazy mixed up psychic!
Love & Light,
Claire Brightwater (the psychic)
http://www.clairefrancis.com (almost finished website)
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:48:34 -0000
From: Julio Niņo
Subject: Coffee With Santa Claus
Hola Everybody.
Iīve just gotten up (itīs half past one), after being tortured
all throughout the night (by the night performance of my cats,
I declare). Iīm having breakfast, listening to "Donde Esta Santa
Claus" by Toni Stante, with a very big smile in my face, the
coffee and the pleasure of listening to this lovely song makes
me feel happy. Itīs the same song, and I love it, but I must say
that I find Augieīs version (who by the way, Mick, sounds totally
"Rockyfellerian") even more charming. He sings half of the song
in a kind of Chicano Spanish, which combined with the "Ole" in
the song (Andalusian expression, usual in flamenco, but never
used in the rest of Spain) sounds so Spanishplotation that amused
me a lot.
Have a nice Sunday.
Julio Niņo.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:06:00 +0000 (GMT)
From: Philip Hopson
Subject: Donnie Elbert British recordings - backing singers
I have a British made recroding by Donnie Elbert, released in 1967
on CBS: "Get ready" (Somkey Robinson) and "Along came pride" (R.
Murphy). Both sides arranged by Keith Mansfield and produced by
Mervyn Conn and Donnie Elbert. Does anyone know who sang back up
on these two sides. Certainly on "Pride" the bg. vocals are very
"clipped" and English sounding.
Phil Hopson
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:36:23 -0000
From: Doug Richard
Subject: Get Easy Xmas CDs
James Botticelli wrote:
> By the way, Frank may not toot his own horn, but the Get Easy
> Christmas compilation #2 is out. I just picked it up and it is a
> killer. Pixies Three with "Cold Cold Winter". And that Bing Crosby
> track from '71 is so good you'll stop what you're doin'. The
> remastery is awe-inspiring.
Are these collections available in the US? I did a Google search
and it looks like they are German only issues.
Doug
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:32:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Terry Melcher's Mother
Bob Rashkow wrote:
> I've seen the film "Move Over Darling" on TV a long time ago.
> I think Doris' song plays over the opening credits. This wasn't
> pop, was it? Just another of her pretty MOR movie themes.
> At least I don't particularly recall any drumbeat.
Actually the song was very poppy. Enough for Tracey Ullman
(the British actress, name right?) did a cover for a single
and her album on Stiff. Maybe it was her version you heard.
The video had her driving off in a car driven by Paul the Beatle.
Steve Harvey
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:32:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Tom Taber
Subject: Re: "I've Got a Wife"
With the recent discussion of the song and group, I thought I'd
send in a line from the book "The Day the Music Died" by Larry
Lehmer, that I recently acquired at a record show's "3 for $10"
music book table.
page 222 - "Rock 'n' roll returned to the Surf Ballroom in Clear
Lake on February 24, 1959, when the Mark IV Quartet performed
their hits "I've Got a Wife," "Goose Bumps," and "The Shake."
The book is excellent, and I spotted only a couple of errors.
Any Spectropopper who doesn't know who preceeded the Mark IV
at the Surf Ballroom should turn in his secret decoder ring now.
Tom Taber
Almeron Records
"268 CDs Sold!"
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:26:13 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Who killed your song
Al Kooper wrote:
> I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know by Donny Hathaway was
> magnificent, but they changed a key line in the song. "I could be
> President of General Motors" was relegated to "I could be king of
> everything" by producer Jerry Wexler ...
What do you suppose was the reason for that? A similar sort of thing
as why Ray Davies had "Coca Cola" changed to "cherry cola" in England?
Or was Wexler trying to turn the song into one about himself?
--Phil M.
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 08:38:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Get Easy Xmas CDs
James Botticelli wrote:
> By the way, Frank may not toot his own horn, but
> the Get Easy Christmas compilation #2 is out.
Doug Richard:
> Are these collections available in the US? I did a
> Google search and it looks like they are German only
> issues.
Try Dusty Groove America (Chicago) ...
http://www.dustygroove.com
Dave
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:40:29 -0800
From: Bob Hanes
Subject: Re: Terry Melcher and Curt Boettcher
Bill Reed:
> Also there are the terrific recordings that Melcher and Bruce
> Johnston did with Curt Boettcher, most (some?) of which are
> available on the Poptones CD, California Music.
The recordings that I believe were being referred to were the
California Music singles (released) and the Passion Fruit (unreleased,
save a sort of gray area release or three) California Music album.
I'm not convinced that Melcher had any hands on to do with that
material. I think Curt sort of took over the name from Melcher,
Johnston, Wilson, whomever and started doing his own thing with it.
The Right Reverend Bob, dumb angel chapel,
Church of the Harmonic Overdub
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:10:08 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Ivanhoe Records
Bob Rashkow:
> Ivanhoe label ... I only own one specific 45, Bobby Trend
> ("Good Day"--does anyone know if this is Ormandy's 1970 song?)
Bobby Trend is Rudy Von Ruden of the Shy Guys (see "Do You Hear
That Beat", p.319). I became aware of this record after I published
the book, so it will be a discog. addition for the 2nd Wisc. book.
The flip side of the record should be "Judy", right? That's the same
flip as Ivanhoe 503 (in the book).
BTW, I think the Shy Guys were booked by Al Schultz, the Waukegan
agent I mentioned who seemed to have a connection with with Mascari
& Wenzlaff.
gem
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:58:13 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Donde Esta Santa Claus
Mick Patrick:
> I've never heard of Augie Rios
"Donde Esta Santa Claus" charted up to #47 in 1958. Whitburn says
he appeared in the Broadway musical "Jamaica".
gem
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:28:25 -0600
From: Barry Margolis
Subject: What is the best Vinyl to Computer software........
Hey gang,
I have Musicmatch 9.0 and it's lousy for copying vinyl records
to the computer since it records at its own level and there's
quite a problem with distortion.
I would be love to hear (off-list) what the rest of you use to
create mp3s or better quality from your rare 45s and LPs.....
Barry in Minneapolis
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Message: 13
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 02:41:55 -0000
From: Brent Cash
Subject: Kenny Young
Hi everyone,
I have enjoyed chatting with many of you regarding the interview.
Before too much time passes,I have a couple of side notes to add:
Through what I've heard so far of Kenny's musical endeavors, I
have the opinion that he had/has a *very* good singing voice.
It's already there on the MGM offering from '63("Thumbin'/Don't
Waste Your Arrows")where a very confident switching from "regular"
voice into falsetto is very plain to hear. (This brings to my mind
Mickey Newbury who was a respected songwriter, but not known enough
for his own great singing voice).
Also evident seems to be an ability to vocally mimic or imitate.
The "Mrs.Green's..." single has him pulling off a credible British
accent (perhaps UK members can detect some innacuracies). At least
to me he sounds like Herman. The Rasberry Pirates song "Good Morning
Baby" has a credible vocalisation of a horn of some sort taking a
solo. Beautiful song, too. And of course,there's some great humor/
humour scattered through a lot of his work as well.
My final note is that in the heralded book by John Clemente, "Girl
Groups", there are some nice details from KY in the chapter on The
Charmettes, "those singing nurses".
Best wishes to all of you,
Brent Cash
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 03:17:34 -0000
From: Bill Craig
Subject: Re: Who killed your song
Rob Pingel:
> It must be terribly frustrating to write a song, go through
> the agony of trying to get someone to record it, and then...
> when somebody does, they butcher it..........
Al Kooper:
> I was NEVER a fan of Gary Lewis's This Diamond Ring. It
> was written as an R&B song and I was incredulous when I
> first heard it - pissed off & BEYOND disappointed. I calmed
> down when it went to #1.
Al,
What did you think of Billy Fury's version? I like Gary's and
Billy's both, but it would have been interesting to hear The
Drifters do it for sure. It just proves that a good song is
hard to kill.
Bill Craig
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:44:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Terry Melcher's Mother
Steve Harvey wrote:
> Actually the song was very poppy. Enough for Tracey
> Ullman (the British actress, name right?) did a
> cover for a single and her album on Stiff. Maybe it
> was her version you heard. The video had her driving
> off in a car driven by Paul the Beatle.
Wasn't that instead the video for her cover of Kirsty MacColl's
transcendent "They Don't Know"? But she did of course record
"Move Over Darling" as well, and maybe Macca reprised his cameo
in the video for that, which I can't recall having seen. It
seems to have been the follow-up single to "TDK", whereas here
in the States we got "Breakaway" of Irma Thomas fame. All sorts
of fantastic covers on her You Broke My Heart in 17 Places LP,
though, as well as on the attendant 45s...
Dave
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:51:30 -0500
From: Michael B Kelly
Subject: Pixies Three and Bobby Pickett
Last Minute Reminder for All Pixies Fans. Please Pass the Word!
Please visit the website at http://www.thepixiesthree.com and go
to the "Contacts" page. There is a link to the "New England Audio
Theatre", http://www.makingwavs.com, which will give you information
on the group's appearance this Sunday, December 5, 2004. You can
hear the radio broadcast live from the Colonial Theatre on the
internet at http://www.neaudiotheatre.org/. Please tune in for a
night of fun. The show airs from 6-8 PM. It will be followed by
a 45-60 minute show by The Pixies Three which will not be part of
the broadcast. If you're in the area, come by and see them live.
Doc
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 06:24:06 -0000
From: Tom Diehl
Subject: Re: Donde Esta Santa Claus
Mick Patrick:
> I've never heard of Augie Rios
Gary Myers:
> "Donde Esta Santa Claus" charted up to #47 in 1958. Whitburn
> says he appeared in the Broadway musical "Jamaica".
As soon as some space clears up in Musica, I will post the B
side to Donde Esta Santa Claus, called Ol' Fatso, by Augie Rios.
It's just as good as the A side. I found a copy of the Metro
single in a "grab bag" of 45s I picked up at an antique market
for $3.75, I spotted it through the plastic bag the 45s were
sealed in which was one of the reasons I bought the bag. Too bad
neither side ever turned up in stereo, they wouldve been among
the first recorded by MGM in that format, but the multi's are
long gone, thrown out over 30 years ago.
--Tom Diehl
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 08:50:43 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Speaking of Twiggy
Frank Jastfelder:
> Speaking of Twiggy, does any of you 'Poppers know of or even
> own the Chris Montez 7" on A&M with a song called "Twiggy"?
> I think the tune refers to the model we all know but I'm
> not sure.
So, the Kenny Young-penned "Twiggs" by the Seagulls is not a
song about Twiggy, after all. Oh well. And I've never heard
"Twiggy" by Chris Montez. However, I do have (on cassette) a
track that definitely IS about the legendary model, although
not in a particularly complimentary fashion. I've posted it to
musica. Details are: Barbara Windsor "Don't Dig Twiggy"
(Parlophone R 5629, 1967); Arranged by Mark Wirtz. Our dear
pal Mark W. denies all knowledge of this track. Curious, that.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:23:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Norm D
Subject: Re: What is the best Vinyl to Computer software........
Barry Margolis wrote:
> I would be love to hear (off-list) what the rest of you use to
> create mp3s or better quality from your rare 45s and LPs.....
Can I ride on the back of this one, Barry, and also ask what
folks might use for Macs, as I can't use Windows-related software.
RSVP (off-list), all help appreciated.
Cheers!
Norm D.
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:34:37 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: now at musica: Billy Dawn (Smith)
Now playing at musica, courtesy Michael Greenberg, is the sixth
installment (halfway home!) in the "We Wrote 'Em And We Sing 'Em"
series, Billy Dawn performing "The Angels Listened In."
Note that the writer-singer is "Bill"ed differently in the various
parts of the record, listed as Billy Dawn in some spots and Billy
Dawn Smith in others. I'm not familiar with either person, nor can
I recall offhand in which elements he's which, but a photo and bio
are available in the "We Wrote 'Em" folder at the Photos section.
Upon completion of the series I'll reiterate the track order for
those who would like to listen to the album in its original form.
I've also scanned the album artwork, so if anybody would like a
copy please contact me.
Happy listening,
--Phil M.
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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:10:09 +0000
From: "Paul Lewis"
Subject: Re: Little Pattie
Mick patrick:
> Little Pattie Amphlett was an Australian pop princess, equal
> parts Annette Funicello and Lesley Gore. She was aged just 14
> at the time of her first record, 1963's "He's My Blonde Headed
> Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfin' Guy".
In 2001 EMI Australia released a compilation CD entitled 20 Stompie
Wompie Hits. I haven't seen the LP Mick refers to but the CD is a
good coverage of her EMI period. My favourite song is "Pushing A
Good Thing Too Far". The CD has 20 songs and it was budget priced.
Not sure of its availability?
Paul
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:39:39 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Donnie Elbert British recordings - backing singers
Philip Hopson wrote:
> I have a British made recroding by Donnie Elbert, released in 1967
> on CBS: "Get ready" (Somkey Robinson) and "Along came pride" (R.
> Murphy). Both sides arranged by Keith Mansfield and produced by
> Mervyn Conn and Donnie Elbert. Does anyone know who sang back up
> on these two sides. Certainly on "Pride" the bg. vocals are very
> "clipped" and English sounding.
Jeez, either I'm a dope, or that's OBSCURE. Don't answer that.
Who is Keith Mansfield, and who is Mervyn Conn? And who is Somkey ...
oh, never mind. Any chance you could allow us to eavesdrop on one or
both of these precious examples of Elbert Across The Pond? Cute
enticement: If so, you stand a better chance of finding someone who
could help you ID the singers, as some of us here (not me) have ears
like carefully-calibrated and recently-lubricated hi-fi components.
--Phil M.
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:54:40 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Ivanhoe Records
Right! Trend was Rudy von Ruden and Rudy recorded "Judy" on
a couple of different singles. According to FA&F, Judy was
originally slated as the A side. Joynson also confirmed for
me last night, after I had sent the Ormandy question, that
"Good Day" is the same tune that they recorded. Can't remember
the penner: did von Ruden write it too? Trend's take cracked
Top 30 in Chicago but disappeared pretty quickly. When I bought
the 45 I actually hadn't heard it since 1970.
Bobster
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