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Spectropop - Digest Number 1943
- From: Spectropop Group
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2005
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SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: The Essex now playing at musica...
From: Rodney Rawlings
2. Re: The Vogues Reprise overdubs
From: Bill Mulvy
3. Compartmentalized media; Pet Sounds strange remix
From: Country Paul
4. Re: Gaylord & Holiday; Soul Deep
From: Gary Myers
5. Lesley Gore, "Small Talk"
From: John H.
6. Re: re-make of Mr. Blue
From: Eddy
7. Re: The Vogues - You're The One
From: Fred Clemens
8. Gaylord & Holiday
From: Peter Richmond
9. Re: re-make of Mr. Blue
From: Steve Harvey
10. Re: Michael Wesley; Jimmy Ford on Stylo
From: Country Paul
11. Oriole
From: Ausitn Powell
12. Re: Smithsonian Institute
From: Joop
13. Vanity Fare....On Soma?
From: BillyG Spradlin
14. The Rivieras on the "Coed Records Story" CD
From: Mike Edwards
15. Re: re-make of Mr. Blue
From: Roy Clough
16. Re: Classically inspired pop
From: Joop
17. Beach Boys landmark ceremony photos
From: Kurt Benbenek
18. Re: Gayle McCormick
From: Nick Archer
19. Ed's lead to an e-resource
From: Country Paul
20. Re: Theola Kilgore, R.I.P.
From: Peter Lerner
21. Re: The Vogues
From: Billy G Spradlin
22. Re: Trade Martin; pop classics; artist ID?
From: Joop
23. Adan Wade; Burt Bacharach
From: Mike Edwards
24. Theola Kilgore RIP; Candix; BBoys Lost & Found
From: Country Paul
25. Re: The Utlimate Jackie DeShannon
From: Peter Lerner
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 02:29:12 -0000
From: Rodney Rawlings
Subject: Re: The Essex now playing at musica...
This is a really excellent recording, and might have been a huge
hit also. However, one of the best things about the actual hit
version was how the male voices continue the last syllable of the
word "easier-rrrrr" longer than the lead singer. This counterpoint
is extremely interesting and appealing, and to my mind was a MAJOR
factor in the record's going to the top. This effect is very
slightly diminished (I THINK, anyway) by the males' note being just
a bit curtailed in this recording.
And in the original, didn't the long note occur in the first verse
as well, unlike in this mix?
I could be wrong--the contrapuntal effect is still there for sure.
And, thank heaven, the "Western Union"-like rhythm evoking the
teletype is still there--very, very engaging. That, I am quite sure,
was another major factor. I'm not sure why it's so gripping, but it
is. (It was, in fact, the inspiration for the song, as I am sure
Mr. Nelson knows.)
There are a few things I prefer in this version--it seems clearer
to my ears. Could be wrong there, too, however--my radio was never
very good and my 45 is not in good shape.
Rodney Rawlings
416-960-0086
Website: "Music, Melody, and Songs"
http://www3.sympatico.ca/rr.rawlings/
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 18:55:40 -0500
From: Bill Mulvy
Subject: Re: The Vogues Reprise overdubs
I vote the "Magic Town" overdub version as superior to the
original. Why don't they just do a Vogues Greatest Hits with
the overdubs as bonus tracks?
Bill Mulvy
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 01:17:26 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Compartmentalized media; Pet Sounds strange remix
Austin Roberts wrote:
> The way the different kinds of music are compartmentalized today,
> it's a wonder anyone knows where to find what they really like!
I agree, Austin. Sometimes I get in the mood for a particular
"bag," but I also like to know more about the breadth and depth
of what's out there. Most commercial stations just play one
narrowly-focused sound. Granted, in the "classic radio" days
of the 50s and 60s we did have to sit through a lot of stuff
that wasn't our taste waiting for the things that were, but
there was a shared common knowledge base that we were aware of,
even if our interests didn't include all of it. I think the same
problem is also true with visual media - narrowly-targeted cable
services and demographically-focused movies. While I appreciate
such services in my own areas of interest, I wonder if such
fragmentation of media hasn't hastened the fragmentation of
society, at least here in the US.
You note:
> Harlan Howard described country music as "three chords and the
> truth". Today's country sounds a bit like '70s pop music to me.
I think Ol' Harlan hit it on the head with the first sentence,
and you hit it with the second and the rest of your comments
as well.
And now for something completely different: a bunch of re-mixers
got into "Pet Sounds" and played with it - a lot - completely
rethinking it over, under and sideways. I'm not saying it's great;
some of the efforts are pretty strange, and the disclaimer under
the track list takes pains to claim respect for the original.
However, if you're curious, check out
http://www.autistici.com/petsounds.htm - Nybbl's "God Only Knows"
at least has something to do with the source material, and God
only knows how long this compendium will be posted.
Country Paul
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 22:43:42 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Gaylord & Holiday; Soul Deep
Ed Salamon:
> Gaylord and Holiday were members of The Gaylords,
> who had many pop hits in the mid-fifies ...
I worked opposite them at Harrah's Tahoe circa '74. At the time,
the organ player was also the 3rd original Gaylord, but he didn't
sing anymore. They had a very good show with a lot of comedy.
Ronnie Gaylord wrote "I'll Never Pass This Way Again" (not the
Seals & Crofts song), which charted for Glen Campbell in '72.
gem
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 23:52:40 -0000
From: John H.
Subject: Lesley Gore, "Small Talk"
I've always been delighted by this obscure Lesley gem [Small Talk].
Soft pop with a wistful touch. Sadly, it sounds so *quiet* amongst
the surrounding songs on the Mercury Anthology collection. Does
anyone know if there's a remastered, ie. louder, version on any
other collections? Also, I know this song wasn't a hit for LG, but
I believe it's one of her best and was wondering if anyone has any
backstory on its recording. Thanks!
John H
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 09:13:16 +0200
From: Eddy
Subject: Re: re-make of Mr. Blue
Stew:
> 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???...
You could be right with your David Bromberg. He does it on
his "Midnight On The Water" album.
Eddy
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 11:58:16 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: Re: The Vogues - You're The One
In a related vein, I've had this longtime theory (untrue?)
as to how the Vogues chose their name.
The Vogues first recorded as the Val-Aires with "Launie, My Love"
on the Willett label in 1959, re-issued on Coral in 1960.
Their first record as the Vogues came in 1965, when they took
on a tune first written and recorded by Petula Clark, topically
"You're The One", first released on Blue Star which became(?*)
Co&Ce (*same record number:229).
The key to my theory is the fact that the Petula Clark US release
of the song (on a Warner Bros. LP) notes it as being "An Original
VOGUE Recording". Vogue therein referred to the European label
that handled Petula's home releases.
Food for thought? (Hungry for more??)
Fred Clemens
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 14:21:12 +0100
From: Peter Richmond
Subject: Gaylord & Holiday
Simon asked about Gaylord & Holiday;
Gaylord & Holiday began life as the Gaylords at the beginning
of the 1950s, comprising Ronnie Fredianelli (later known as
Gaylord), Burt Bonaldi (later known as Holiday) and Don Rea
but later became a duo when Rea left.
They recorded on Mercury Records and had a million seller with
"Tell Me You're Mine", Ronnie Gaylord also had solo releases
on Mercury. Gaylord & Holiday recorded a couple of singles with
Bill Medley as producer for Verve Records in 1966.
Verve 10441 Since You've Gone/She
Verve 10446 Sweets For My Sweet/What's Your Name
In addition to Mercury and Verve, they also recorded for Palmer,
Prodigal and Natural Resources. They enjoyed a highly successful
career as a comedy act, as the Gaylords or Gaylord & Holiday right
up until this year when Ronnie Gaylord passed away.
By a strange coincidence, a couple of days ago I got an Australian
Verve issue of "Sweet's For My Sweet"/"What's Your Name" by Gaylord
& Holiday that I wasn't aware of until I saw it for sale.
There is a photo of them on the Bill Medley Outside Productions
page on my website.
Peter.
http://www.righteousbrothersdiscography.com
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 08:31:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: re-make of Mr. Blue
Stew wrote:
> 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
David Bromberg lives down the road from me in Wilmington,
DE. He did a version of Mr. Blue years ago. An almost spoken
rendition. By the way, Tuesday nights David does a free
bluegrass jam with the local pickers at the 4W5 Cafe.
Pretty top notch pickers.
Steve
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 10:36:49 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Re: Michael Wesley; Jimmy Ford on Stylo
Previously, I inquired about Michael Wesley's "Magic Lover"
(Columbia, 1959) based on a Rachmaninoff theme - I didn't
remember the artist's last name, but someone who did integrated
it into the question, which thus answered itself, leading to a
bit of strange wording.
The unanswered part of my inquiry remains, and where better to
ask it than Spectropop: did this artist record anything else?
And was it in this style?
Inquiring minds want to know....
Since I'm asking about thoroughly obscure things, I've asked this
before, when the Spectropop universe had a smaller population: does
anyone have a copy of Jimmy Ford's "Be Mine (Forever)" on Stylo
(1962 or so; flip of "We Belong (Together)" - he was into parentheses)
that I could listen to? On- or off-list replies are welcome.
Thanks, fellow scholars!
Country Paul
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 08:39:02 +0100
From: Ausitn Powell
Subject: Oriole
Peter Lerner:
> Can anyone tell me anything about Kari? Did she make any
> further records? Was Jack N. involved at all with any of
> her other Auburn tracks?
Don't know about JN involvment but there was also "Dime A Dozen
Kisses" c/w I'm Sincere". I remember hearing "You've Gotta See
Your....". She sounded awfully young.
The Oriole label was a fascinating thing. It issued lots of great,
but totally ignored records, both British and American. Our Aussie
readers will know Tony Sheveton's "Million Drums". Big down under,
almost totally ignored here at home.
Oriole held the rights to the Time catalogue for a while and did
much to bring Motown to prominence via the oriole-American label.
Although I got most of the Motown releases, I should have bought
more of Oriole's releases. Some very talented people worked at
Oriole - Frank Barber did a lot of arrangements for the label and
John Schroeder was a proucer there before moving to Pye.
Austin P.
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 17:02:26 -0000
From: Joop
Subject: Re: Smithsonian Institute
Mike Bennidict wrote:
> Just heard this group [Simthsonian Institute] for the first
> time tonight and a song called "Dream For Tomorrow". I know
> this song was released in 1968. anyone know anything about
> this group and why did they choose such a name?
Read all about them on next link:
http://www.soybomb.com/BorderlineBooks/us6070s/
Why did they choose such a name ??
Why did Johnny Guitar Watson release an album called
"Master Funk" under the pseudonym "Watsonion Institute"?
Joop greets
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 19:14:59 -0000
From: BillyG Spradlin
Subject: Vanity Fare....On Soma?
I was looking for information on Soma Records (Minneapolis
label - famous for the Fendermen, Castaways, Gestures etc)
and discovered a label scan of "Hitchin' A Ride" on Soma 5000.
http://78rpms.com/html/labels_postwar_soma.html
I thought Soma records stopped releasing records around 1967
so the appearence of a UK recording from 1969-70 is strange.
Does anyone think this was a pressing plant label error,
bootleg, or did Soma have first dibs on the USA release?
Thanks!
Billy G.
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 01:07:22 -0000
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: The Rivieras on the "Coed Records Story" CD
Me:
> "The Coed Records Story" features tracks by Trade Martin, the
> Duprees, the Crests and others but none by one of their biggest
> hit makers, Adam Wade.
Country Paul:
>Are The Rivieras on that collection, Mike?
Hi Paul, yes they are, with "Count Every Star", "Moonlight
Serenade", "Stay In My Heart" and "Moonlight Cocktail"
I think UK Ace may have deleted this but it appears to be available
on amazon.com for about $12 and amazon.co.uk for around £7. A full
track listing (or, at least, a good attempt at one) is available on
both these sites. Good value for Spectropoppers on both sides of the
Atlantic.
Mike Edwards
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 17:33:10 -0000
From: Roy Clough
Subject: Re: re-make of Mr. Blue
Stew wrote:
> 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???
http://www.davidbromberg.net/disco.html
>From a album rleased in 76 called Midnight On The Water.
Garth Brooks also reorded the song in the nineties.
Roy Clough
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 16:44:42 -0000
From: Joop
Subject: Re: Classically inspired pop
Dave Heasman wrote:
> ........but one I've never seen acknowledged, probably because
> it's so obscure, is the melody on Stevie Wonder's "They Won't Go
> When I Go", of "Fulfillingness". I was listening to France-Culture
> in 1978 when I heard that melody played by a consort of viols. The
> announcer said it was a piece by the French composer Marin Marais,
> who, I later found, was active in the 1600s.
Dave,
Marin Marais (1656-1728) wrote a piece called "Les Folies
d'Espagne (La folia)", which certainly is the base of
Stevie Wonder's "They Won't Go When I Go". Listen to the
second "Les Folies d'Espagne (La Folia)" on this link
and it becomes clear:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/main/m.html
Joop
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 07:00:40 -0000
From: Kurt Benbenek
Subject: Beach Boys landmark ceremony photos
On Friday May 20th, I was very fortunate to attend the ceremony
for the unveiling of The Beach Boys Official California Landmark.
The large brick and stone monument was erected on the site of
the old Wilson family home in Hawthorne, CA...basically in a
cul-de-sac a few feet from the 105 Freeway (the monument will
supposedly be moved to a more central location in Hawthorne
sometime in the future)
A couple thousand of us local devoted Beach Boys fans were in
attendance, and there were quite a few fans who flew in from
around the world.
Before the ceremony started, early recordings of The Beach Boys
goofing around at home and rehearsing in the studio were played
on the PA
During the ceremony, we got to hear short speeches by Beach Boys
Al Jardine and David Marks...plus we heard some "interesting"
renditions of Beach Boys hits performed by the Hawthorne High
School band and choir.
Last, but not least...we were treated to a brief performance
by a smiling Brian Wilson and most of his current touring band.
They did "Surfer Girl" and "In My Room". Seeing Brian performing
in his own neighborhood is something I will never forget.
A moment of silence was observed for Carl and Dennis Wilson,
and their contributions to the group were noted throughout the day.
Mike Love and Bruce Johnston did not attend.
Us non-VIP Beach Boys fans were kept behind a metal barrier, far
from the stage...however, I was able to take quite a few shots
of the event from morning until it's conclusion...and the photos
are posted here: Beach Boys landmark ceremony photo page,
http://www.houseplantpicturestudio.com/beachboys/beachboys.html
It was mostly an over-50 crowd, however I spoke with two kids
behind me who'd ditched class at Hawthorne High to be there.
They were both as thrilled as I was to be there and were familiar
with all their music
I came home with the worst sunburn in my life, but it was all
worth it. Hope the photos provide some sense of what went on.
Kurt Benbenek
Long Beach, CA
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 07:50:33 -0500
From: Nick Archer
Subject: Re: Gayle McCormick
Phil Hall:
> Do any of our knowledgeable Spectropoppers know what happened
> to Gayle McCormick and where she is today? ........I thought
> that was a little bit of hype, but she did have a big voice.
I saw Gail opening for Three Dog Night late 1971 in Winston-Salem,
North Carolina. She definitely had a big voice.
She had no problem rockin' a ten thousand seat house.
Nick Archer
Franklin, TN
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 13:27:48 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Ed's lead to an e-resource
Ed Salamon leads us to a very good Gaylords page at
http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/gaylords.html
There's also an interesting "cover page" for several
on-line publications including the "bridge" period
between big band and rock (where Ed found the Gaylords),
doo wopp, and Hawaiian music, and a few pages on 1959-1963,
and era the author considers to be "Forty Miles of Bad Road"
musically! It's all found at Marion-Net E-Zines:
http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/
Country Paul
(web-surfing when I should be working)
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:23:34 +0100
From: Peter Lerner
Subject: Re: Theola Kilgore, R.I.P.
It's sad indeed to learn of Theola Kilgore's death,
a fabulous voice.
Mick's excellently written obituary suggests the existence
of three 45s preceding one on Mercury in 1966. Well, I own
four, which are as follows:
The sound of my man (subtitled Chain Gang and composition
attributed to Sam Cooke) / Later I'll cry - Candix 311
The love of my man / I know that he loves me - Serock 2004
This is my prayer / As long as you need me (want me, love me)
- Serock 2006
I'll keep trying / He's coming back to me - UK Sue 4035,
from KT records
All 4 are produced by Ed Townsend, both sides, with Rene Hall
named as arranger on three titles.
Strange that the KT side had a release in the UK, but I don't
recall that the biggest hit, "The love of my man", did, and it
certainly remained a mystery to me for many years. How many other
records reached as high as 21 on the US Hot 100 without gaining
a contemporary release in the UK, I wonder?
Those Stax / Holiday sessions would be wonderful to hear. Meanwhile
listen again to Theola's wonderful "The love of my man", which
knocks spots off all later attempts at the same song, of which
there have been several.
Peter
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 22:22:35 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: The Vogues
Bill Mulvy:
> It's too bad those overdub versions were never released on CD.
> "Magic Town" sounds very powerful with the embellishments. I
> much prefer it to the "unadorned" version.
The overdubbed "Five O' Clock World" was on the Warner
Special Products "More Party Classics" CD from the late 80s.
I have read that several Vogues albums were reissued on CD in Japan.
Billy
http://listen.to/jangleradio
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Message: 22
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 18:12:55 -0000
From: Joop
Subject: Re: Trade Martin; pop classics; artist ID?
> I noticed one glaring omission that was a hit:
> "Mostly Martha," by the Crew Cuts (Mercury, 1955), from
> the opera or aria "Marta" (my classical musicology is failing
> me here - I forget the composer). (The song also lent its name
> to a German chick-flick from 2002.) Perhaps it was omitted
> because of the UK charts as the list's basis.
Paul,
I think the "Martha" you mean was composed in 1844 by the
German composer Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883). Larry Clinton
had a no. 2 US hit with his cover-version of "Martha" in 1938.
The Crew-Cuts renamed it "Mostly Martha" and had a hit in 1955.
And then you had a question about the artist who did "Magic lover".
Well that artist is MICHAEL WESLEY, who recorded his version in
1959 as the B-side of "Will you love me" (Columbia 4-41478)
Joop greets
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 01:52:54 -0000
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: Adan Wade; Burt Bacharach
Me:
> "The Coed Records Story" features no tracks by ….one of their
> biggest hit makers, Adam Wade. I guess Adam must have taken his
> Coed masters with him to Epic when he transferred labels in late'
> 62/early'63. A pity, because his material in the hands of the
> people at Ace is an uplifting thought for a Tuesday afternoon.
Simon:
> MMM nice thought Mike (how are you, BTW?). Adam is under-appreciated
> in my opinion. He's often described as "blue eyed" which is to
> mean white but he is of course black but with a not *so* Soul voice.
> Some great records though eh?- he sounds like Neil Diamond on
> "Old Devil Moon" and has a 70's Soul release called 'Keeping Up
> With The Joneses" which is superb although my personal favourite
> is "Half the World". Aren't there some "Popcorn" styled tracks too?
Me again:
Hi Simon. Adam Wade is responsible for one of the very best Popcorn
tunes, Bacharach-David's "Rain From Skies" (Epic, 1963). It ranks up
there with Sam Fletcher's "I'd Think It Over Twice" (Tollie, 1964)
and Nancy Wilson's superb take on Van McCoy's "Where Does That Leave
Me" (Capitol, 1965).
Other interesting items from Adam's catalog (apart from his hits) :
"Them There Eyes" (Coed, 1961), maybe not the original but probably
the inspiration for a great UK version by Emile Ford & The Checkmates.
"Pencil And Paper" (Epic, 1964) covered in the UK by Mark Wynter.
"A Lover's Question" (Epic, 1965) – probably an attempt to get some
soul out of that "not so soul voice". A good version but not as good
as Clyde McPhatter's.
Other great Bacharach-David Popcorn titles:
Vi Velasco – "That's Not The Answer" (VJ, 1965). This comes complete
with a great Charlie Calello arrangement and drives you nuts
wondering if this is better than Dionne Warwick's original version.
Phil Colbert – "Who's Got The Action" (B-Hilliard) (Philips, 1965).
Supposedly a promo item for the film of the same name (a la "Liberty
Valance") although Dean Martin did record a different song with the
same title for the film. He also starred in it.
Finally, thanks to Al Kooper for boosting Adam Wade's "Rain From The
Skies" on this site. I recall he listed it in a playlist he drew up
for a radio show he broadcast in the UK about a year ago. It amazes
me that it doesn't seem to have made it to one of the many Bacharach
CDs that have come out in recent years. Come to think of it, "Rain
>From The Skies" was totally passed over by UK beat (and not-so-beat)
artists who seemed to thrive on the Bacharach catalog back in the day.
Mike Edwards (still missing Mr White's Sunday morning soul internet
broadcast; it was the perfect segue into ESPN's NFL pre-game show)
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 15:30:35 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Theola Kilgore RIP; Candix; BBoys Lost & Found
Mick Patrick re: Theola Kilgore, R.I.P.
> Her secular debut 'The Sound Of My Man', released on Candix in
> 1960, was a distaff answer to her friend Sam Cooke's 'Chain
> Gang'....Theola died in Los Angeles on May 15th. She was 79.
R.I.P., Theola. I hadn't realized that she was so much older
than most of the hitmakers of the era. "The Love Of My Man"
still has unmatched power and passion.
The Music Match guide has an expanded Theola Kilgore bio, with
links but not yet updated with her passing, here:
http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=896626&TMPL=LON
G
http://tinyurl.com/aqhkv
I am amazed at the number of significant names who show up on the Candix roster - Ms. Kilgore, The Beach Boys, The Frogmen, and I
seem to remember others "that mattered." Is there a 45 discography
of the label available? And did the label release any albums? I
know there are after-the-fact albums of material from the label.
For example, in searching for a Candix discography on the net, I
came across Paul Urbahns' excellent liner notes for the Beach Boys'
Candix sessions "Lost and Found" reissue on DCC.
Nice work, Paul! Here's the link:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/7491/albums/lostfoun.txt
I'm assuming the album is out of print. I've got an LP reissue, but
as Paul notes, it uses 4th-or-5th-generation dubs and is nowhere
as complete as this appears to be.
Country Paul
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Message: 25
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 21:35:28 +0100
From: Peter Lerner
Subject: Re: The Utlimate Jackie DeShannon
Pres drew attention to the interesting "new" Jackie DeShannon CD
and didn't say that the compilers chickened out on Track 21 at
the last minute, substituting "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"
for "Crystal Clear", but forgetting to amend the sleeve listing.
"Sunshine of your love" featuring Dr John and Barry White is
interesting; girl singers with the imagination to try to cover
the very male rock band anthems of the late 60s are few and far
between, the only others I can think of just now are Billie Davis
with "Living in the past", and Jackie again with "The weight".
Pres mentions that the version of "When you walk in the room" on
the album is "the faster version". I think it's the same version
that we normally hear, speeded up; Liberty re-released the song
in the USA when the Searchers' cover was starting to hit over there,
pumping it up a few rpm to make it sound more breathless and less
intense. I believe they also tried this on one or two other songs,
even going back to the time of Eddie Cochran.
Peter
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