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There are 23 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: "C'mon, Let's Live A Little"
From: Mikey
2. Re: Motown UK
From: Barry Margolis
3. Re: Private Stock masters
From: Austin Powell
4. Re: Hit Records Memphis sleeve
From: Tony Waitekus
5. Re: The Nightriders - It's Only The Dog
From: Scott Charbonneau
6. Re: "C'mon, Let's Live A Little"
From: Larry Watts, Jr.
7. Lurker surfacing
From: Larry Bromley
8. Mark Thatcher's "Do The Blue Beat" at Musica
From: Lyn Nuttall
9. Cynthia Muse on Dot -- any info?
From: Kees van der Hoeven
10. "American Dreams" about to be cancelled??
From: Clark Besch
11. Re: Dino, Desi & Billy / Regional Hits
From: Bob Rashkow
12. KFWB charts continue.....
From: Clark Besch
13. Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
From: Martin Roberts
14. Re: HIT Records question
From: David Gofstein
15. The Grammies
From: Clark Besch
16. Re: Dino, Desi & Billy / Superman
From: Frank Jastfelder
17. Re: duelling Dick Dales
From: Phil X Milstein
18. Re: The Gentrys on HIT
From: David Coyle
19. Re: X Records
From: Stephen C Propes
20. Re: "Roller Coaster" question
From: Sandy Revers
21. Re: Marcie and Merrilee
From: Jim Allio
22. The Chantays
From: Mikey
23. Re: Bobby Russell on Hit
From: Phil X Milstein
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:37:09 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: "C'mon, Let's Live A Little"
Dave Feldman wrote:
> For those Spectropoppers with access to American Movie
> Classics, don't miss "C'mon, Let's Live A Little," showing at
> the felicitous time of 4:15-5:45 a.m. this Sunday morning.
Anyone know if this will be reshown? I missed it.
Mikey
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:11:00 -0600
From: Barry Margolis
Subject: Re: Motown UK
Mick Patrick wrote:
> Top of my play list this weekend is "Brenda Holloway: The
> Motown Anthology", a double CD newly released on UK Motown.
I've been looking for a UK Motown website -- is there one?
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:54:29 +0000
From: Austin Powell
Subject: Re: Private Stock masters
Mark had asked about Private Stock masters. The UK group Mud (or
at least their management company) owns their material, and I've seen
David Soul material licensed via Celebrity in LA. I think Rupert Holmes
got his stuff back too, so it seems anything with any life left in it has
reverted to the producers, artists and licensors.
Austin.
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:30:41 -0600
From: Tony Waitekus
Subject: Re: Hit Records Memphis sleeve
The Hit Records release of "Memphis" didn't have a special sleeve, but
rather a cardboard type insert that went in the sleeve with the record. That
insert told of the musical heritage of Memphis. I know because I got that
single, along with two other Hit Records, for Christmas the year it came
out. I no longer have the insert.
Tony Waitekus
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:49:50 -0000
From: Scott Charbonneau
Subject: Re: The Nightriders - It's Only The Dog
Clay Stabler wrote:
> Check eBay item 4074083223 for a nice scan of this rare
> Claire Francis produced 45.
> http://tinyurl.com/4z3x4
This was Jeff Lynne's first vinyl release. Shortly after this The Nightriders
changed their name to The Idle Race.
Scott
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:44:38 -0500
From: Larry Watts, Jr.
Subject: Re: "C'mon, Let's Live A Little"
Chris Brame wrote:
> Thanks a bunch to the fine folks at AMC who chopped the
> movie down to 70 minutes to run in that time slot, losing
> Jackie's performance of "For Granted" and Jackie and Kim
> Carnes' "Baker Man."
Thanks for clearing that up for me. I'd never seen the movie, and had
carefully set my VCR and woke up at 5:30a to watch it, but was a bit
confused when it was all done. I didn't know for sure if the Kim Carnes
part was in it but I was sure that "For Granted" was supposed to be
included. Could anyone give me a clue as to at what point it was supposed
to occur? From there I'll just use my imagination when I watch it again.
pres
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:03:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Larry Bromley
Subject: Lurker surfacing
Hello. I'm a lurker surfacing for a few notes. Since I started getting the
digest, I have enjoyed reading about some nearly-forgotten artists and
songs, not to mention the tributes to the recent passing of people like
Ray Peterson.
Back in the '60s my parents bought a radio/phonograph via mail order.
The offer included 50 free 45s. When the first order turned out defective,
it was returned for a replacement. To our surprise, another 50 records
was included. These records included some obscure artists and songs,
though some names would turn up later. I had the Righteous Brothers
"Fannie Mae" / "Bring Your Love To Me" on Moonglow, plus a Sonny &
Cher record, Don Covay & The Goodtimes' "Snake In The Grass," and
Curly Putnam's version of his own "My Elusive Dreams." Due to numerous
relocations I no longer have any of those records, but reading all these
discussions help me recall some great times I had listening to some
surprisingly good music by people no one outside of their families has
heard of.
Good day!,
Larry Bromley
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:01:32 -0000
From: Lyn Nuttall
Subject: Mark Thatcher's "Do The Blue Beat" at Musica
Following the good response to my previous posts about the Mark
Barkan-Ben Raleigh song "Do The Blue Beat (The Jamaican Ska)" I've
posted Mark Thatcher's 1964 version to musica, having just acquired
the 45. It was on United Artists, #734, produced by Jack Gold.
It's possible this is the original version, although Ray Rivera also had a
single of it on RCA in '64 which could be the original, and for all I know
there could be other versions.
Interestingly (and perhaps significantly), the B-side of Mark Thatcher's
single is another Barkan-Raleigh song, "Joanie", which I believe was
also the title of the B-side to Ray Rivera's "Blue Beat"(apparently quite
a rare single).
"Do The Blue Beat" was also recorded by Dinah Lee (NZ '64), Virginia
Lee (South Africa '65), Los Sonor (Spain '65, an instrumental) and Billy
(France '84, as "Ma Bloopie").
There are other songs with "Blue Beat" in the title, for example by The
Bon-Aires, Jerry Kennedy, The Beazers and Myriam Martin, but they are
different songs (and there are probably others).
Lyn
at http://PopArchives.com.au
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:57:57 -0000
From: Kees van der Hoeven
Subject: Cynthia Muse on Dot -- any info?
I have a 1962 record by a Cynthia Muse (Dot 45-16335), "Kangaroo" b/w
"High School Play." "Kangaroo" was written by John D. Loudermilk, the
other side by B. Vaughn. The record was produced by Nashville veteran
Beasley Smith. It's typical early 1960s pop, no country.
I could not find any more information on this Muse. It seems this was the
only record she ever made.
We would like to use this "Kangaroo" song, a hilarious dance craze pop
song, for a scheduled CD with obscure covers of John D. Loudermilk
songs. John D. himself did not have info on Miss Muse, he did not even
remember the song anymore ("does it have my name as the writer?!").
If wanted, I can upload the songs to musica.
Can anybody give more info on Cynthia?
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:49:02 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: "American Dreams" about to be cancelled??
Is another American dream about to bite the dust? I just read in
Sunday's entertainment section of our local paper, that "It appears
NBC's 'American Dreams' won't be around next season. NBC has
shortened its' order from 19 to 17 episodes. A typical order is 22
episodes." With that, I decided to delve deeper and see if the show
can be saved from the axe.
The last time I ever tried to save a show was 1968. I walked into
church school one Sunday in Dodge City, Kansas, and some kids had a
petition to save "The Monkees" from the NBC hatchet. I laughed at
them and said it would never happen. I knew alot at age 12, y'know?
At that time, "Vallleri" was huge. In a couple months, the show was
axed and "D.W. Washburn" had spelled the demise of their superstardom.
Anyway, I went looking. At the NBC website, they weren't much help,
except to send me to J.J.'s website, where I found the "American
Dreams Fan Club" site which is below:
http://www.americandreamsfanclub.com/dreamalive.htm
Here, you will find many many ways to help save the show. NBC only
accepts postcards (no letters, due to Anthrax scare), but that's
where to start. You can get addresses at the site and many other
ways to get thru to the right people.
The fact that they still have 17 shows to air that could raise the
ratings is not a big help, since NBC has tried to kill the show more
than I thought. It will not air at all this month, but comes back
next month on March 9--that's WEDNESDAY at 7 PM. Hmmm. Oh yeah,
that's when I watch the "other" show I watch every week, "Lost"!
WONDERFUL! At least "Lost" will likely be reruns during that period--
I hope. I found out about the new time on the NBC site. Funny, but
they don't really have a good response place for this situation, but
in their "Frequently asked questions" section, most are about, you
guessed it, "American Dreams"!
Anyway, this show has helped promote 60's music and hopefully many
SPoppers watch it. If you do and like it, you might go to that site
above and try to save it. I laughed off the cancellation of "The
Monkees" and look how long it has lived on in reruns. Maybe we can
get more for those rerun days than 3 seasons of "American Dreams".
Let the dream live on......Clark
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:20:32 EST
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Dino, Desi & Billy / Regional Hits
They never even play "Not The Lovin' Kind" which is a total groove.
Superb piece of pop and tell Billy Hinsche I said so.
Bobster
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:21:58 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: KFWB charts continue.....
David Feldman wrote:
> I definitely bought Surfin' in a record store, and it would almost
> certainly have been at one of two places -- a small independent
> store near my home in Mar Vista, or the famous Wallach's Music City
> in Hollywood.
Phil Milstein wrote:
> This might've been a consignment situation, with Murry or the boys
> personally supplying a handful of local stores, which, if true, would
> reconcile both accounts.
Altho Murray or the boys or the stores sold those 500 "X" copies
fast, the first week "Surfin'" charted on KFWB, it was on Candix.
More researching and ramblings this week about KFWB chart findings of
the LA scene. As mentioned, Dick Dale's "Let's Go Trippin'" was
falling off as "Surfin'" was just making the grade, as well
as "Surfer's Stomp" by the Marketts. These 2 songs may have helped
catapult Dale, in kind! Shortly after "Surfin" died on KFWB, Capitol
signed the Beach Boys and Dick Dale! KFWB charted the BBoys' first
Capitol single, "Surfin' Safari", a little ahead of the national
charts, debuting at #35 on 7/27/62. It had taken "Surfin'" 8 weeks
to reach #3 on KFWB. It took 6 weeks to get the Capitol followup to
#1. For the rest of the year of 62 and 63, every Beach Boys "A" side
went to #1.
"Bustin' Surfboards" by the Tornadoes (referred to as "Our Tornadoes"
when the UK group hit with "Telstar" soon after), started up the
chart on 9/1/62, same week the Beach Boys took over #1 for the first
time. "Bustin'.." would reach #2 in late October, 1962. The long-
awaited Dale "Trippin" followup(s) came with "Peppermint Man" on
11/24/62 and "Miserlou" on 12/1/62. These two played tag heading up
the KFWB charts with both songs peaking on KFWB the same week:
January 5, 1963. "Miserlou" was #1 and "P Man" at #5. At this time,
another legendary record, "Boss" by the Rumblers hit KFWB reaching #8
on 1/19/63. This was a period of local surf songs and surf
instrumentals making a big mark. Car songs were also heading our way.
First came "Surf Rider" by the Lively Ones (debut 3/2/63), "Pipeline"
by the Chantays on the legendary Downey label (3/9/63), "Soul Surfer"
by Johnny Fortune (4/6/63), "Granny's Pad" by the Viceroys
(5/11/63), "RPM" by the 4 Speeds (5/11/63). With mixing in "Surfin
USA" by the Beach Boys and the beginnings of all the Jan & Dean
surf/car hits with "Surf City", the "real" beach music was here to
stay!
Dick Dale was back with "King of the Surf Guitars" (5/25/63),
and "Wipe Out", the Surfaris (6/29/63) huge hit went straight to #1
after the first two weeks listed on Princess records and then the
move to Dot ala the Chantays and Rumblers previously. "Surfin'
Hootenany" by Al Casey was next (7/13/63)and the Denver surfers, the
Astronauts' "Baja" (7/20/63) would reach #5 in August. Our Jack
Nitsche was up with "The Lonely Surfer" (8/3/63) and "Our Surfer
Boys" by the Surf Bunnies (9/14/63). Nebraska's Robin
Ward's "Wonderful Summer" (11/9/63) reached #13 by the time she was
thanking her boy for a wonderful summer in December! Apologies to
the Raiders, but is was the Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie" that would
break on KFWB (11/30/63) and spend 5 weeks at #1 while the
Trashmen 's "Surfin' Bird" and the Pyramids' "Penetration" (both
12/28/63) would be the last surf/car record to chart in 63. Just
before the unthinkable would hit, Dick Dale's "The Wedge" would chart
on 1/11/64.
That's when all hell broke lose on KFWB. By the Beach Boys 3rd
single, the KFWB chart was referring to them as the "K-F-W-Beach
Boys". After 5 straight weeks at #1, "Louie, Louie" was displaced by
a phenomenon. The Beatles' "I Want to Hold your Hand" was #1 its'
first week on KFWB! That was 1/25/64. It took the Beach Boys 3
records to be given the KFWBeach Boys tag. In the Beatles' 3rd week
at #1, they were the "K-F-W-Beatles"! As wild and successful as the
surf/car songs had been and would continue to be, the chart action
for the Uk moptops at KFWB was amazing. From the first week they
charted on KFWB (1/25/64) until 6/13/64, they did not relinquish #1!
10 straight weeks at #1 followed by "Twist & Shout" (2 weeks), "Do
You Wanna Know a Secret" (1 week), "Can't Buy me Love" (2 weeks),
and "Love me Do" (5 weeks). In that time they had 14 weeks when they
had #1 and 2. 12 of those they had #1,2 and 3! Twice they had the
top 4 songs!
Who suffered not making the top uring that period? Those songs that
charted above in December, 63 for some. "Louie, Louie" dropped like
a rock, "Hey Little Cobra" was at #4 when the Beatles
charted, "Surfin' Bird" quickly dropped after hitting #7 and Dick
Dale's "The Wedge" got wedged completely, peaking at #10. Others
that would come and fall included Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me"
(they did, tho) and "Penetration", only peaking at #8. One can
imagine where this would have peaked, had the Beatles not
intervened. The previously unstoppable 4 Seasons were haulted at #4
by 3 Beatles records. One week, it was mistakenly listed
as "Swan"!! California's hereos, the Beach Boys, had not been out of
#1 since "Surfin'" (except for "10 Little Indians" and "Farmer's
Daughter" which did not chart on KFWB at all!), yet their first
Beatles battle left "Fun Fun Fun" at #4 for 2 weeks behind 3 Beatles
records. Elvis' "Kissin' Cousins" was no match at #7, our own "Navy
Blue" Ed Rambeau song by Diane renay made #8. The DC5's "Glad All
Over" made #4 behind (you guessed it) 3 Beatles hits. Both the 4
Seasons and DC5 were back quickly with "Ronnie" making #4 after being
#5 behind 4 moptop singles, and "Bits & Pieces" making #5.
Finally, the Beatles' streak was broken by.....Billy J. Kramer's "Bad
to me" (a Beatles tune!) backed with "Little Children"! Finally on
June 27, the Beach Boys got revenge by knocking Billy J off and
holding Beatles tune "A World Without Love" off #1 with "I Get
Around/Don'ty Worry Baby"! The spell was broken...temporarily. On
July 25, #1 was "I Get Aound", #2 "Little Old Lady from Pasadena",
#3 "Rag Doll and #4 "Can't You See That She's Mine"! In 2 weeks, "A
Hard Day's Night" was #1 and the Beatles were here to stay.
I love those local charts!
Clark
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:14:09 -0000
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
One of my favourites is playing as the ROTW on the Homepage,
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
Tammy Grimes "Nobody Needs Your Love More Than I Do". Just the
one 45 came from Jack and Tammy's time together but apparently
others remain in the can. Anyone have contact info for Ms. Grimes?
Included in my mini review is a link to a Tammy fan site which,
if you dig around, includes the most over-the-top interview,
which is great fun and well worth finding.
Also on the home page is a pop-up listing the tracks to Ace's
"Hearing Is Believing - The Jack Nitzsche Story" CD. (Just in
case you missed Mick's message to Spectropop.)
The discography page has an addition (supplied in a roundabout
way from Alan Gordon - thank you Mick) and an alteration or two.
(Oh the wonder of the web and amendments on the fly!)
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/discography.htm
Nitzsche on the Radio is playing the KHJ jingle No. 4
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/radio.htm
The Terry Melcher piece is 'finished'. It now goes off to the
'big guns' so that what I wrote can be more easily understood
by all and, in particular, sundry. So watch this space.
Martin
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:35:23 -0800 (PST)
From: David Gofstein
Subject: Re: HIT Records question
Hey All: THANX for all the replies on those pesky little HIT
Records! Lots of interesting reading ahead of me.
Thanx again,
dave gofstein
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:54:26 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: The Grammies
I saw very little of the Grammies last night, but a couple of things
struck me. It was interesting to see and hear James Brown. He's
still got it, despite his less than stellar social life (to say the
least!). Wonder if he felt slighted by not being invited to join in
on the superstar version of "Across the Universe". Of course, to
make completists want everything by their faves (Tyler, Brian Wilson,
Stevie Wonder and all the "younger artists"), they threw a lot of
people into the singing mix, ala "We Are the World". The result was
not brilliant, but it is for a great cause: Downloading from iTunes
to help tsunami victims.
That brings up my next point. Instead of breaking into his
own "Isn't She Lovely" (in this case, "Isn't It Lovely"), Stevie
Wonder should have said "Across the Universe" is the John Lennon song
that just keeps on giving". As explained in Mark Lewisohn's "Beatles
Recording Sessions" book, the Beatles first recorded the song on
Sunday, February 4, 1968 (a mere 37 years ago last week) and
began "giving" before it was even finished! In the late afternoon of
taping (there are pictures of the session in the book), it was
decided the song needed female falsetto harmonies. Paul had only to
step outside the studios where girls were always hanging around EMI's
studios. He eventually invited two teenager fans, Lizzie Bravo and
Gayleen Pease, to sing high harmonies of "nothing's gonna change our
world" and then were ushered out. It was the first and only time
fans had been specifically invited to contribute to a Beatles
recording. The song began giving right away!
Three songs were being recorded that week for a next Beatles single.
It was decided that George's "Inner Light" would be the B side.
Because Lennon still wasn't comfortable with "Across the Universe",
Paul's "Lady Madonna" became the next Beatles smash. "Universe" was
set aside for a charity album idea conceived by comedian Spike
Milligan in December, 1967. The Lp was delayed and eventually
released on the Starline label in December, 1969 as "No One's Gonna
Change Our World". The album was to be used as a charity thing for
the World Wildlife Foundation. Not sure how it made any money, as
I've never seen it, but stations soon were playing "Across the
Universe" as an exclusive. The song would eventually be placed on
the "Let it Be" Lp in mid-1970 in a Spectorized remix.
The Wildlife Lp had a lot of good songs, including another great new
(at the time) song by the Hollies titled "Wings". The track listing
for the Wildlife Lp follows. Has anyone ever run across this Lp?
Side A:
1. Across the Universe - The Beatles
2. What the World Needs Now is Love - Cilla Black
3. Cuddy Old Koala - Rolf Harris
4. Wings - The Hollies
5a. Ning Nang Nong - Spike Milligan
5b. The Python - Spike Milligan
Side B:
1. Marley Purt Drive - The Bee Gees
2. I'm a Tiger - Lulu
3. Bend It - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
4. In the Country - Cliff Richard & The Shadows
5. When I See an Elephant Fly - Bruce Forsyth
6. Land of My Fathers - Harry Secombe
The back cover reads:
A personal message from H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh:
A meeting of the World Wildlife Fund was convened at Buckingham
Palace on the 21st December, 1967. It was in the nature of a 'Talk
In' with the view to stimulating new ideas. Among those present were
several people form the entertainment world, on whose behalf Spike
Milligan suggested making a long-playing record on which the Aritsts,
Composers, Publishers, and Recording Companies would waive all fees.
This record is the result of that idea. Royalties for its sale will
go towards funds dealing with rare animals in danger of extinction.
This in itself makes this a unique record. I can do no more than wish
it great success.
So instead of becoming the next Beatles million seller and an oldies
station stalwart, "Across the Universe" became the song that keeps on
giving. It was kinda funny when some guy that won a Grammy for
songwriting got up and said "They still didn't pick the right song
for a single". Considering "Lady Madonna" only managed #4 on the
Billboard Hot 100 in 1968, maybe the Beatles made a mistake that one
time?
One more comment on the Grammies. They have always seemed unfair to
rock artists. The Beatles always got the shaft. Brian Wilson just
won his first Grammy last night--for "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
from "Smile"--an INSTRUMENTAL! Hate to tell you this, Grammies, but
ROCK 'N ROLL IS HERE TO STAY!
Clark
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:11:09 +0100
From: Frank Jastfelder
Subject: Re: Dino, Desi & Billy / Superman
Thanks, Andy, I will go after the single.
If there's interest and space I will upload another single only track
from DD&B "It's Superman". A nice stomper with a funny spoken intro.
The song is from a musical by Adams/Strouse.
Frank Jastfelder
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:55:58 -0800
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: duelling Dick Dales
Clark Besch wrote:
> What's with this new Lawrence Welk Band tour and Dick Dale being
> a part of that with people like Big "Tiny" Little? Did Welk give
> Dale some break back when?
Different Dick Dale. Welk's Dale was a sax player.
--Phil M.
http://www.aspma.com/probe
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:53:22 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Re: The Gentrys on HIT
Well, they certainly fooled me. It sounded enough like it could have
been an early version of the Gentrys. The lead singer was spot-on.
Wonder how the name got past the people who did the labels?
I always loved the fake names they gave for the soundalike groups.
Usually a similar name or a play on the original. My favorite one
though is "My Boyfriend's Back" by the Dacrons. The Chiffons being
named after a fabric, and the Dacrons being named after a synthetic
fabric. Synthetic fabric, synthetic name, synthetic version of the
hit song.
Never have found out whether the John Preston on the HIT version of
"Walking Proud" (orig. by Johnny Crawford?) is the same as Johnny
Preston who did "Running Bear." If I did, someone refresh my memory.
David
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Message: 19
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 17:28:47 -0000
From: Stephen C Propes
Subject: Re: X Records
To David & Javed, I appreciate your comments. Write one book, and it
follows you wherever you go -- 31 years ago, do you believe it?
As to the Dix brothers (if Dix was Dix, who was Can?), that's something I
didn't know about -- who were they? And what was Candix subsidiary to?
I always thought Candix tied in with Hite Morgan, who produced the
session. And I'm pretty sure that Candix 301 was a later pressing, that
the original Candix was 331, which would put it firmly in their numerical
series. X was 301, not coincidental, methinks.
Is this whole thread becoming impossibly specific?
As to The Frogmen, Underwater was a hit on Candix, but was originally
on Scott. Any idea whose label that was?
Steve
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Message: 20
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:19:44 -0000
From: Sandy Revers
Subject: Re: "Roller Coaster" question
Bill Mulvy wrote:
> I believe you are referring to the Ides of March song "Roller
> Coaster". The lyrics are "Did you ever take a ride on a roller
> coaster?" It's on a CD of early Ides songs put out a few years
> back by Sundazed. ... A friend just picked up the Sundazed
> IOM LP reissue. It's beautiful, and sounds great.
Thanks for all the suggestions -- I am passing along the info to my friend.
I think there is a better chance it is the Partridge Family, due to the lyrics,
but he had thought it might be someone like Sal Mineo since he thought
it was actually from the early '60s.
I'll keep you posted -- thanks for the help.
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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:00:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Jim Allio
Subject: Re: Marcie and Merrilee
I listened to the Merrilee Rush and Marcie Blaine CDs this past weekend,
and, I must say, both are excellent. I had the Merrilee Rush album in the
'60s and liked it, but it has also stood the test of time very well. The song
selection is superb. The two Mark Lindsay compositions are revelations.
I had forgotten how much I liked his solo work. The later singles I had
back then also, and it is wonderful to hear them all together for the first
time in, well, decades. And I had no idea that she worked with Quincy
Jones on her terrific rendition of "What the World Needs Now Is Love."
Too bad they didn't do more together. Although these recordings fit
squarely into the late '60s psychelic folk rock mold, Rush's delivery has
as much jazz nuance as rock edge. I wonder what she sounds like today.
More of a surprise was the Marcie Blaine collection. "Bobby's Girl" remains
a transcendent girl group track. I understand that during the pre-show
music played before a performance of "My Town, My Guy And Me" in Canada
once, Lesley Gore was heard singing along with the record. Looking back,
I guess Bobby, Johnny and Jimmy were really composites of an archetypal
teenage boyfriend. "The Complete Seville Recordings" shows Marcie
Blaine to be a fine teen singer of the day who could handle a variety of
styles and would probably have been as comfortable singing on Broadway
as at a record hop. She sings with flair, energy and humor, and could
have had a bigger career if the right record company and producers had
been behind her. Mick Patrick's liner notes (also found on the Spectropop
site) indicate that Blaine's recording industry experience was difficult and
she decided to go in a different direction. I wonder if she still sings. I
would bet her instrument only got better.
Jim Allio
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Message: 22
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:38:45 -0500
From: Mikey
Subject: The Chantays
Clark Besch:
> What's with this new Lawrence Welk Band tour and Dick Dale being
> a part of that with people like Big "Tiny" Little? Did Welk give
> Dale some break back when? I know by some strange quirk of fate
> that The Chantays performed "Pipeline" on the Lawrence Welk Show
> in 1963. They faked the performance with Welk's musicians in the
> background looking like "what the heck?"
Yea, that clip of the Chantays on Lawrence Welk is AMAZING. I
especially like that guy at the end who says "Well they certainly
are 5 fine looking young men".
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Message: 23
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:53:17 -0800
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Bobby Russell on Hit
Paul Urbahns wrote:
> Bobby Russell did about 90 percent of the white lead vocals on Hit
> (including all the early Elvis songs) and a few of the black vpcal
> leads. On the black vocal leads I call it Red Headed Soul as Bobby
> Russell was red-headed.
I believe he was also married to a redhead, Vicki Lawrence, for whom he
wrote "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia." Did Russell ever, as
has been said about Sandy Posey, wind up doing the Hit cover of any of
his own hits?
--Phil M.
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