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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Dewayne Blackwell
From: Austin Roberts
2. Jackie DeShannon request
From: Antone
3. "Everlasting Love"
From: Austin Roberts
4. nobody but the Beinz
From: Phil X Milstein
5. Re: Everlasting remakes
From: Howard Earnshaw
6. Re: Three Bells / Satin Bells
From: John H
7. Peppermint Rainbow question
From: Antone
8. Sandy Posey, Chips Moman, Box Tops, & B J Thomas
From: Pres
9. "Everlasting Love"
From: Steve Jarrell
10. Re: Kenny Young
From: Artie Wayne
11. East West Pipeline/The Saint
From: Max Weiner
12. Re: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
From: Richard Hattersley
13. Les Fradkin
From: Eddy
14. Ted Perlman, Producer/Arranger
From: Laura Pinto
15. Re: Chubby remakes
From: Joe Nelson
16. Debbie/Debra Swisher and other girl-group questions
From: James Moniz
17. Re: Everlasting Remakes
From: Paul Urbahns
18. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
From: Richard Williams
19. Re: "Everlasting Love"
From: Peter Lerner
20. The Drifters having sex @ musica
From: Peter Andreasen
21. Re: "Everlasting Love", and Buzz Cason's other Aussie hits
From: Lyn Nuttall
22. Paul Simon aka Jerry Landis CD
From: Mick Patrick
23. Hit Records thread back from the dead
From: Joe Nelson
24. The 4 Seasons' "Raven"
From: Anthony Parsons
25. Goffin & King's "Easy To Love"
From: Robert Pingel
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:57:19 -0500
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Dewayne Blackwell
Stew:
> I would LOVE to see one of the "still-together" rock bands of the
> late-60s and early-70s do a remake and update of one of my favorite
> songs---"Mr. Blue" by The Fleetwoods...my band ("Central Park West")
> which had the hit called "Sweets For My Sweet" back in 1969 is no
> longer together.....any takers??
I agree with you about Mr. Blue. A friend, Dewayne Blackwell, wrote
that when he was 18 and submitted it to someone at Dolton (probably
Bonnie Guitar, whose brothers were Gibson and Fender, I guess).
Dewayne went on to write Fiends In Low Places and others. His brother
wrote one of Sam The Sham's hits, possibly Lil' Red Riding Hood.
Best, Austin
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:57:28 -0000
From: Antone
Subject: Jackie DeShannon request
I wasn't able to join in during the recent discussion regarding The
Searchers and Jackie DeShannon and their respective versions of
Needles & Pins and other connections, but I did happen to be
listening to CDs by both of them at that very time. I think both
versions of N&P are superb and couldn't pick one over the other.
In reading the liner notes of Jackie's EMI Legends Of Rock & Roll CD,
I ran across a reference to my very favorite Jackie song which is not
on the CD. That song was on the flip side of the second single issue
of The Weight and it is called Effervescent Blue. I have a VERY
scratchy copy of it and would love to have a clean one. Can anyone
post this superb record to musica? I have played for friends who
have a bit more contemporary taste in music and they all said it
reminded them of Swing Out Sister.
A couple of comments on The Searchers - I hadn't played their 30th
Anniversary CD in several years, but the comments here upon Chris
Curtis's passing had me interested. There were so many great songs I
had forgotten but I was particularly taken with the unusually titled
Popcorn Double Feature, an offbeat but very fine record. Also found
it very interesting that on my CD shelf, The Searchers are right next
to The Seekers! And in closing, a special thanks to Eddy for posting
the personnel for Alma Cogan's Snakes & Snails. It makes it even
more special to know those great musicians and singers were part of
it.
Sincerely,
Antone
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:41:39 -0500
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: "Everlasting Love"
I'm not sure who the other singers on Robert Knight's version of
"Everlasting Love" were but you can bet that one of the high singers
was Buzz Cason, one of the writers as well as one of my closest
friends since 1974. The song is one of the most played (counting all
versions) of all time.
Austin R.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:23:41 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: nobody but the Beinz
Is the Human Beinz' version of "Nobody But Me" the first instance of
feedback in an American hit record by an artist that did not come up
through the psychedelic underground* (i.e., Who, Hendrix, etc.)?
--Phil M.
*If this distinction does not quite work on a literal basis, I imagine
that most of y'all will know what I mean.
--
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lotsa new posts:
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:42:42 -0500
From: Howard Earnshaw
Subject: Re: Everlasting remakes
After many offerings from other members of the Robert Knight classic
'Everlasting Love', might I just add another obscure one? Joe Johnson
- he was a snooker player who had just won the world championship,
and decided to capitalise on it by venturing into the pop market -
unsurprisingly it didn't make the charts!!
.. Howard
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:44:53 -0000
From: John H
Subject: Re: Three Bells / Satin Bells
"The Ghost Goes Gear" is available rather inexpensively on DVD in the
USA. According to online sources, The Three Bells do "No One Home" and
"Original Lemon Tree," two songs I've never heard by them. I'm curious
and will probably pick this up just to see those Bells.
-John H
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:44:12 -0000
From: Antone
Subject: Peppermint Rainbow question
Hi All - It just occurred to me that I might be able to find some
info here on a record I've been searching for for over 35 years.
That record, to my knowledge, is Don't Love Me Unless It's Forever by
The Peppermint Rainbow. I heard this record on a Muscle Shoals
Alabama radio station in 1969 (I think) and I distinctly remember
that I heard it the same night that I heard No Time by The Guess Who
for the first time. I've seen a Peppermint Rainbow album in the
cutout bins through the years (on Decca, I believe) but it did not
contain this song. I never heard it again but the chorus has stayed
with me all these years and it went like this:
Don't kiss me if it's only in fun, boy
Don't hold me if I'm not the one, boy
Don't love me unless it's forevermore.
If I had the capacity, I could even still sing the notes of it for
you. Does anyone out there have this record? Was it ever released
on an LP or a CD? If anyone has it, could it possibly be played to
Musica? I would be SO thrilled if I could finally get this song,
somehow! Thanks!
Sincerely,
Antone
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:02:41 -0500
From: Pres
Subject: Sandy Posey, Chips Moman, Box Tops, & B J Thomas
I have been spending a lot of time with Sandy recently and I'm curious
about the song "Arms Full Of Sin". The version on the RPM comp has no
choral background vocal but the version on Collectables does. They
both sound like they are in stereo to my ears. Does anyone have any
insight on what version came first, where? My relationship with Ms.
Posey has led me to revisit other Chips Moman productions and I wonder
if it's just me or is the string arrangement on "The Eyes Of A New York
Woman" painfully close to the arrangement on "The Letter"?
pres
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 18:26:19 -0600
From: Steve Jarrell
Subject: "Everlasting Love"
I spoke with Buzz Cason and I think he said "Everlasting Love" has
charted 4 times and maybe in 4 decades. Of course the original,
Robert Knight, then in the 70's Carl Carlton, in the 80's Gloria
Estefan, and in the 90's, Pearl Jam. I think I'm correct on this
but maybe not. Buzz is out promoting his book, I'll try and reach
him to find out.
Steve Jarrell
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:50:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Kenny Young
Mick Patrick:
> Indeed, the guy in the picture with Reparata and the Delrons *is*
> songwriter Kenny Young. The gang were in London at the time to
> promote the single "Captain Of Your Ship", one of Young's songs...
> the picture ... is currently on display at the S'pop members page:
> http://www.spectropop.com/go2/members.html Kenny Young interview:
> http://www.spectropop.com/KennyYoung/index.htm
Mick...How ya' doin'? I just read and enjoyed the article on Kenny
Young by Brent Cash for Spectropop. I've also been trying to think
of the song I co-wrote with Kenny and Artie Resnick. Amazingly, I
looked to the left of the article and saw a label scan of the
forgotten song, "Broken Marrionette" by Billy Troy.
Thanks for the memory, Artie Wayne http://artiewayne.com/
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:04:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Max Weiner
Subject: East West Pipeline/The Saint
Hello;
For anybody out there that might remember this, from the soundtrack
of the movie "Angels Die Hard", there was a song in there called
"Kern County LIne", by the East/West Pipeline. I have not seen that
soundtrack in years, can anyone tell me if the E/W/P ever made an
album or is that song available anywhere else besides the soundtrack?
The soundtrack doesn't appear to be available anywhere.
And also, could anyone tell me if the original TV Theme from the
"Saint" is available on any label. I am talking about 1964/65, where
it had a very prevalent guitar.
Thanks much in advance!
max
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:47:52 +0000
From: Richard Hattersley
Subject: Re: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
The 4 Seasons' version of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is also
featured on the Bonus tracks of the CD of "Genuine Imitaion Life
Gazette", along with "Raven" which is awesome.
Richard
www.richardsnow.co.uk
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:30:59 +0100
From: Eddy
Subject: Les Fradkin
I don't believe Les' latest CD's has been mentioned in here yet.
And since I just got my copies, I might as well tell that both are
very pleasant surprises !
While My Guitar Only Plays is an album of instrumental Beatles cover.
Les' guitar is the star of the show and makes for some really
surprising versions of a dozen or so Beatles classics, including the
Abbey Road medley. Fans of the Ventures may be interested to learn
that Nokie Edwards makes a guest appearance on Here Comes the Sun.
Possibly of more interested to S'poppers is Les' Perfect World CD.
Les goes back to his recording roots with cover versions of a.o. My
baby loves lovin' and Love grows. But here the star of the show is
God Bless California, a Fradkin original, recorded with Hal Blaine,
Carole Kaye and Don Randi. As it turned out, this was the last ever
performance in the studio of the Wracking Crew.
You can check them both out at cdbaby.com, including sound samples.
Great stuff, Les !!
Eddy
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 00:19:04 -0000
From: Laura Pinto
Subject: Ted Perlman, Producer/Arranger
Hi, Spectropoppers,
Producer, arranger and engineer Ted Perlman, who's worked with a
great many artists including several often discussed on Spectro, now
has his own official website at http://www.tedperlman.com/ . Pull up
a chair and bring a sandwich, 'cause his list of credits is
impressive! In recent years he's worked quite a bit with Ron Dante,
arranging and mixing several CDs and a couple of TV jingles ("Sugar,
Sugar" for Applebees and "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny" for Yoplait). He's
also the producer on Neil Sedaka's newest CD, "The Show Goes On,"
which is a masterpiece.
If you contact Ted, make sure to mention that Laura sent you! (And
he'll say, "Who???")
Enjoy,
Laura
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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:40:21 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: Chubby remakes
Methinks the biggest reason so many oldies stations play those remakes
(particularly newer stations) is that they can't FIND the originals.
Although WCZX here in Poughkeepsie has since dropped the format, they
kept playing carts of those old ABKCO 45's long after they ceased to
be availible, eventually digitizing them after the computers came in -
no remakes. I'm not sure what the new oldies station is playing.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 16
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:05:46 -0000
From: James Moniz
Subject: Debbie/Debra Swisher and other girl-group questions
Anyone have any info on Debra Swisher? I really like her song "You're
So Good to Me." All I know is that it was released on Boom Records in
1966. Did she record any others?
Also, anyone know anything about Linda Ball, who sang this great song
called "Always You."
And does anyone know who the Shepherd Sisters were?
Thanks,
James
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Message: 17
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 02:54:59 +0000
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: Re: Everlasting Remakes
It didn't chart anywhere but Hit Records in Nashville also did their
own version of Everlasting Love, probably using some of the same
musicians as on the original.
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Message: 18
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:23:04 +0000
From: Richard Williams
Subject: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
Nothing -- repeat, nothing -- can touch the Shirelles' version of
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", but Laura Branigan's ballad treatment,
on an album called (I think) Self Control, is very much worth
hearing.
Richard Williams
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Message: 19
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:16:06 -0000
From: Peter Lerner
Subject: Re: "Everlasting Love"
Steve wrote:
> I spoke with Buzz Cason and I think he said "Everlasting Love" has
> charted 4 times and maybe in 4 decades. Of course the original,
> Robert Knight, then in the 70's Carl Carlton, in the 80's Gloria
> Estefan, and in the 90's, Pearl Jam. I think I'm correct on this
> but maybe not. Buzz is out promoting his book, I'll try and reach
> him to find out.
And of course the UK cover of Robert Knight's original, by the Love
Affair, which was number one for several wweeks, as I recall. Was
that ever heard in the US?
Peter
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Message: 20
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:38:25 -0000
From: Peter Andreasen
Subject: The Drifters having sex @ musica
I have posted to musica an alternative take of the Drifters' classic
"Under the boadwalk". The words "we'll be fallin' in love" are
replaced with "well be making love". Does anyone know if this is the
original take, and/or if it was ever officially released?
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Message: 21
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:56:05 -0000
From: Lyn Nuttall
Subject: Re: "Everlasting Love", and Buzz Cason's other Aussie hits
Steve Jarrell wrote:
> I spoke with Buzz Cason and I think he said "Everlasting Love" has
> charted 4 times and maybe in 4 decades.
Australia can top that: at least 8 versions have charted here over the
years, including two local versions. We are obviously nuts about the
song!
I have a page about 'Everlasting Love' at my Australian song history
site, where I give details of 11 versions of interest, but there are
many others of course. I didn't know about the Pearl Jam version, for
example. http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=836 (I
accidentally deleted this page recently and hurriedly rewrote it from
my notes; I found some errors there this evening and there may be
others.)
Speaking of Buzz Cason (and speaking to him, in your case), does he
realise he wrote or co-wrote at least three hits in Australia that
were not well-known elsewhere?
They are 'Groupie' (by The New Dream, 1969) and two songs also
recorded (on his Elf label) by Saturday Morning Cartoon Show:
'Hayride' and 'La La' (both by Flying Circus, 1969). I wonder whether
you could mention them to him: I'd be interested in his comments.
Saturday Morning Cartoon Show's 'Hayride' apparently predated the
Australian version, and I have tagged it as the original version. Not
sure about 'La La', or how 'Groupie' ended up in Australia: perhaps
via a demo recording.
'Hayride' is at http://www.poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=347 with
a link to the 'La La' page.
Lyn
at www.poparchives.com.au
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Message: 22
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:42:34 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Paul Simon aka Jerry Landis CD
The Paul Simon aka Jerry Landis CD, as mentioned by Julio, is
available in the UK for £13 from http://www.bim-bam.com My copy
arrived yesterday.
Details are: Paul Simon aka Jerry Landis "Work In Progress -
Volume One: Early Recordings, Demos & Outtakes" (Bonus WJL 777).
The disc contains 34 tracks, all dating from 1959 - 1961, 21 of
which are previously unreleased. A few of the selections are
performed by Artie Garr (Garfunkel). It comes with a 20-page
booklet containing excellent notes, a detailed discography and
many rare early photos. The sound quality is great. Two further
volumes are scheduled. Country Paul, you're gonna love this CD.
With any luck, you'll be able to track down a copy closer to
home.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 23
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 09:19:35 -0500
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Hit Records thread back from the dead
Paul Urbahns:
> It didn't chart anywhere but Hit Records in Nashville also did their
> own version of Everlasting Love, probably using some of the same
> musicians as on the original.
Not as stupid a question as it sounds: did anything on Hit EVER chart?
That would have been a concept: a cheapo knockoff cover record that
actually makes a splash big enough to make it into the major leagues.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 24
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:50:36 -0600
From: Anthony Parsons
Subject: The 4 Seasons' "Raven"
Richard Hattersley:
> The 4 Seasons' version of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is also
> featured on the Bonus tracks of the CD of "Genuine Imitaion Life
> Gazette", along with "Raven" which is awesome.
That was the superb Ace reissue I referred to and I totally agree
that Raven is awesome! Originally, it was the B-side of Watch The
Flowers Grow but it never appeared on an album. It first showed up
on CD on the now-out-of-print Rarities Volume 2 Rhino CD in a
gorgeous stereo mix, the single being mono. It is currently available
on the Off Seasons CD, also on Rhino. In a catalogue as rich as that
of the Four Seasons, it's almost ludicrous to try and pick favorites
but even so, I'd have to say that Raven is *probably* my favorite
Four Seasons record. Those of you who haven't heard it are urged to
"run, don't walk" to your local CD store and grab this treasure while
it's in print again.
Raving About Raven,
Antone
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Message: 25
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 07:32:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Robert Pingel
Subject: Goffin & King's "Easy To Love"
Anthony Arena wrote:
> My favorite girl song is "EASY TO LOVE" by The Chiffons.
"Easy to Love" is one of those great, somewhat obscure, Goffin-King
songs. The Chiffons did a terrific job with it. There's also an
excellent version by Skeeter Davis that could have been a contender.
Would love to know if there were any other covers.
Rob Pingel
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