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SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
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There are 8 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Amazing scans
From: Andres
2. Re: Gene McDaniels and "Chip Chip"
From: Bob
3. Re: Classically inspired pop
From: Sir James
4. Shindig May Reviews... http://www.shindig-magazine.com/reviews.html
From: Jon 'Mojo' Mills
5. Bobby Sheen
From: Simon White
6. Re: Gaylord & Holiday; Soul Deep
From: Ed Salamon
7. re-make of Mr. Blue
From: Stew
8. Re: Vogues question
From: Mikey
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 11:24:13 +0400
From: Andres
Subject: Re: Amazing scans
For some great scans, and interesting commentary, check out:
http://capitolsoulclub.homestead.com/LabelScans.html
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 12:46:58 -0000
From: Bob
Subject: Re: Gene McDaniels and "Chip Chip"
Bob Celli wrote:
> When I asked [Cliff Crofford] why there were two other
> writers listed on the label, he told me that he had to
> share the writers credits with them because they had
> supplied the title.
Rob Pingel:
> Those two other credited writers are Jeff Barry and Artie Resnick.
> I am a big fan of these wonderful writers, but also a little
> disappointed to hear that they were responsible only for the title
> of this unusual song.
Rob,
They did actually write a song called "Chip Chip" and sent a
demo of it to Snuff Garrett. He liked the title and the concept
of their song but gave the project to Cliff without playing the
demo to him. Snuff felt it was only fair to have Cliff share the
writers credits with Barry and Resnick even though he wrote the
entire song. I believe Artie Resnick co-wrote "Never Love A Robin"
for Bobby Vee that Snuffy produced; a nice track that was a regional
hit but never broke nationally.
Bob
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 17:01:06 -0000
From: Sir James
Subject: Re: Classically inspired pop
Will:
> If nothing is out there, might I suggest that an enterprising
> Spectropopper or two take this project on? I'd be happy to help,
> but I'm afraid I don't know much about this genre.
Hi Will,
I think this is an excellent idea. My site may be a good
starting point for anyone who wants to take this on. The
site is all about hits of the 60s in the UK, but if anything
is based on a classical piece I have credited the piece and
the composer, so you will find Bethoven is in there with The
Move, Ponchiellei gets a credit for Maureen Evans AND Allan
Sherman, Offenbach wrote a hit for Donald Peers and The Toys
are mentioned alongside Johann Sebastian Bach!
Sir James
http://www.iwasateenagechartfreak.com
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 20:21:14 +0100
From: Jon 'Mojo' Mills
Subject: Shindig May Reviews... http://www.shindig-magazine.com/reviews.html
Well hello my little daisies, ramblin' roses and tumble weeds.
All the below and lots more have been dissected, considered and
written up for your information and pleasure. Be sure to read 'em.
NIC ARMSTRONG & THE THIEVES
THE BELFAST GYPSIES
BILLIE DAVIS
THE BRADIPOS IV
THE CHECKERS
ETERNITY'S CHILDREN
HAL
TONY HAZZARD
THE MAINLINERS
THE SOUP GREENS
THE SPECTRUM
VARIOUS ARTISTS Beat It: Global Sixties Beatin' Garage Barrage
VARIOUS ARTISTS Fragments Volume 1
VARIOUS ARTISTS Quagmire Volume 5
VARIOUS ARTISTS Yellow Pills Prefill
annnnndddddddddd we still have piles and piles of CDs, DVDs and
vinyl left to review.. Expect a HUGE June section in the next
few weeks. How do we do it????
As you may have noticed Shindig! #7 has yet again been delayed.
But... after more than one or two spanners in the spokes we're
practically there now. There'll be a huge update on the site
http://www.shindig-magazine.com/news.html next week, and you can
be sure that I'll notify you once it's up.
Our Shindig! We Set The Scene comp has received some rather
gushing reviews from Music Week, The Observer Music Monthly,
Uncut, Bucketful Of Brains and Record Collector and, more
recently, was the prize giveaway and featured album on Mark
Lamarr's Alternative '60s show on BBC Radio 2. If you don't
have a copy yet be sure to pick one up.
That's it for this month.
Jon 'Mojo' Mills
http://www.shindig-magazine.com (
Extensive reviews updated each month)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shindig-Magazine/
(Newsgroup for magazine)
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 22:08:57 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Bobby Sheen
Anyone know owt* about this 45?
The Happy Tones - Summertime Nights/Papa, Shame
Colpix 693 - 1963
I'm doing an article on the great Bobby Sheen and this
has come up as a 45 he sang on. Does anyone perchance
have it, or can confirm it's him?
Simon
*owt: A local expression from the North of England
which basically means "anything", as apposed to
"nowt" which means "nothing".
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:12:44 -0000
From: Ed Salamon
Subject: Re: Gaylord & Holiday; Soul Deep
Simon White wrote:
> I notice in the Honey Ltd. photo feature that Gaylord
> and Holiday were appearing at Nero's Nook. Does anyone
> know any thing about them? There is (of course) a track
> by them that attracts some Northern Soul interest.
Gaylord and Holiday were members of The Gaylords, who had many
pop hits in the mid-fifies. I recall meeting the group in the
record department of Gimbels in Pittsburgh in 1955, when "The
Little Shoemaker" was their big hit. The fact that they had a
Northern Soul hit speaks to the variety of artist embraced by
that genre. Ronnie (Fredianelli) died 1/24/04 and Burt continues
to perform. A bio is at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/gaylords.html.
Ed Salamon
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 21:39:14 -0000
From: Stew
Subject: re-make of Mr. Blue
Can anyone help me?...I heard this very nice re-make of the
song "Mr. Blue" on the radio, but I don't know if I caught
the artist's name correctly...it was something like David
Bromberg???...they said he does a lot of re-makes, and this
one had a pop sound to it with a twist of country...anybody
ever hear of some with this name or something close to it?
...thanks.
Stew
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 19:30:52 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Vogues question
Mike Bennedict wrote:
> Anyone heard of the song "She Is Today"? I read it was
> from a 1968 album that featured the singles "Special
> Angel" and "There Is Someone". Was this other song
> released as a single?
Austin:
> I think "There Is Someone" is actually called "Turn Around" and
> that The Vogues had a large hit with it. I think Glen Campbell
> had a version out as well.
Austin is correct. "There is Someone" is called "Turn Around.
Look At Me" and it was first done by Glen Campbell in 1961 on
Crest records. Shortly thereafter, The Lettermen released it as
a single, and The Vogues were actually covering The Lettermen's
1962 version, not Glen Campbell. The Lettermen would later cover
The Vogues "sound" in the late '60s when The Vogues had their
string of smashes on Reprise records. Funny how that all worked
out!!!!
Mikey
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