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There are 15 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: When You Walk in the Room
From: Bill George
2. Re: The Dantes; The Dantes
From: MopTopMike
3. Re: "Phil's Spectre II: Another Wall Of Soundalikes"
From: Mick Patrick
4. Re: The Dantes; The Dantes
From: Dan Hughes
5. "Turista" in musica and more about Spanish ye-yé
From: Julio Niño
6. Re: The Dantes
From: Al Quaglieri
7. Re: Cameo Parkway Box
From: Matt Spero
8. Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
From: Martin Roberts
9. Re: A tale of two songs: I'm Counting On You
From: Rick Hough
10. Re: What to do with your old 45s (or not).
From: Bob Rashkow
11. Pay you back with interest
From: Frank Murphy
12. Re:"It's So Fine: Pye Girls Are Go!"
From: Brent Cash
13. Main Line Records
From: Phil Hall
14. Paul Anka Alert
From: Mark Hill
15. Re: Bergen White
From: Austin Roberts
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:29:04 EDT
From: Bill George
Subject: Re: When You Walk in the Room
Peter Lerner wrote:
> However this consideration didn't trouble one Lolita Jackson,
> who put "Every Time You Walk In The Room" into the country
> music charts in March 1989 (Oak 1069).
I have not heard that one either, although at the time it came out I contacted
the label and they said they would send me a copy. They never did. But I seem
to recall they credited the writer as Sharon Myers (Jackie's given name). I
always wondered if they were trying to pull a fast one on the royalties.
Bill
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 11:01:02 -0000
From: MopTopMike
Subject: Re: The Dantes; The Dantes
Gary Myers wrote:
> Tom Tourville's Chicago book lists The Dantes as being from
> Des Plaines. However, it also lists releases on Jamie, Cameo
> and Main Line as being that same group. His books often had
> many inaccuracies.
Tom Tourville's books are loaded with inaccurate and unverified information.
The Dantes were from Worthington, Ohio -- all of the guys were in the same
high school (Worthington) during the band's existence. The group did singles
on Mainline, Jamie, and Cameo.
The Dantes that recorded the surfy-vocal "Top Down Time" are not the same
group from Ohio. I believe that group was from western PA, near Pittsburgh.
MopTopMike
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:27:10 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: "Phil's Spectre II: Another Wall Of Soundalikes"
Julio Niño wrote:
> I've just seen in Ace's brand new webpage that the second part
> of "Phil's Spectre: A Wall Of Soundalikes" is scheduled to be
> released next month. Maybe Mick (who I suppose must be
> responsible for warping such an artifact) could give us an advance
> look at the track list. I love the delight of dreaming of upcoming
> pleasures (in fact I think sometimes I prefer this sensation to
> the materialization of the pleasure).
Yup, my colleague Tony Rounce and I warped this artifact. It'll be out
at the end of June. It's as good as Vol. 1, I reckon. The booklet is
certainly better. Here's the track list:
"Phil's Spectre II: Another Wall Of Soundalikes"
Ace CDCHD 1059
PHIL SPECTOR did not produce any of the tracks on this CD -- yet they
all sound as if he did, or might have ...
THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS: NIGHT OWL
Produced by Bill Medley
THE BEACH BOYS: I DO
Arranged and Produced by Brian Wilson
MARY WELLS: ONE BLOCK FROM HEAVEN
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
THE BONNETS: YA GOTTA TAKE A CHANCE
Produced by Al Allen
THE GOODIES: THE DUM DUM DITTY
Produced by Shadow Morton
TIMMY & THE PERSIANETTES: TIMMY BOY
Arranged and Conducted by Lee Lovett
A Bob Finiz Production
NOREEN CORCORAN: DREAMIN' OF YOU
Produced by Nino Tempo
THE VICTORIANS: CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN
Produced by Marty Cooper
REPARATA & THE DELRONS: I'M NOBODYS BABY NOW
With Hash Brown and his Orchestra
Arranged by John Abbott
A World United Production
DOBIE GRAY: NO ROOM TO CRY
A & R Fred Darian
An Atlas Artists Production
CONNIE STEVENS: A GIRL NEVER KNOWS
Arranged by David Gates
Produced by Lou Adler and David Gates
NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS: THE HABIT OF LOVIN' YOU BABY
Produced by Nino Tempo and Jerry Riopelle for Deep Purple Productions
THE SATISFACTIONS: BRING IT ALL DOWN
Produced and Arranged by Jack Nitzsche
EIGHT FEET: BOBBY'S COME A LONG, LONG WAY
Produced by Al Kooper and Irwin Levine
SUZY WALLIS: BE MY MAN
Arranged and Conducted by David Gates
Produced by Joe Reisman
KANE & ABEL: BREAK DOWN AND CRY
Arranged by James Holvay and Gary Beisbier
A Holvay-Beisbier-DeFrancesco Production
THE FANTASTIC VANTASTICS: GEE WHAT A BOY
Arranged and Conducted by Van McCoy
Produced by Abner Spector
THE DREAMLOVERS: YOU GAVE ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE
Arranged by Jimmy Wisner
Produced by Jerry Ross
BOBBY COLEMAN: (BABY) YOU DONT HAVE TO TELL ME
Produced by Peter Antell
CLYDIE KING: THE THRILL IS GONE
Arranged by Nick DeCaro
Produced by Jerry Riopelle
RUBY & THE ROMANTICS: YOUR BABY DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE
Arranged and Conducted by Alan Lorber
Produced by Tom Catalano
THE FOUR TOPS: WONDERFUL BABY
Produced by Smokey Robinson
THE KNICKERBOCKERS: WISHFUL THINKING
Arranged by Leon Russell
JOE SOUTH: DON'T YOU BE ASHAMED
Produced by Joe South
I interviewed some cool people -- Marty Cooper, Nino Tempo, Pete
Antell, Al Allen, Kendra Spotswood, etc. -- for the booklet. There'll
be some more info available on Ace's website in a few weeks. I'll let
you know when that happens. In the meantime, any questions?
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:49:24 -0500
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: The Dantes; The Dantes
>From the Fuzz Acid & Flowers site
( http://www.soybomb.com/BorderlineBooks/us6070s/ ):
The Dantes (#1)
Personnel incl.:
Barry Hayden: ld vcls
Joe Hinton: perc
Carter Holliday: bs
Lynn Wehr: gtr
Dave Workman: ld gtr
Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / 80-96 (Jamie 1314, 1966)
Under My Thumb / Can I Get A Witness? (Cameo 431, 1966)
Connection / Satisfied (Main Line 1366, 196?)
>From Columbus, Ohio, some of their recordings were reasonable Stones
covers, although Can't Get Enough Of Your Love is a fast moving
soul-rocker. The Dantes performed with many top name groups, such as
Jimi Hendrix, The Byrds, Roy Orbison, Bobby Goldsboro, Strawberry
Alarm Clock, The Outsiders, Neil Diamond, Them and J. Frank Wilson.
Compilation appearances have included: Can I Get A Witness on Mindrocker,
Vol. 11 (LP); 80-96 on Sick And Tired (LP), Everything You Always Wanted
To Know... (CD), The Garage Zone, Vol. 4 (LP) and The Garage Zone Box Set
(4-LP); 80-96 and Can't Get Enough Of Your Love on Garage Monsters (LP);
and Can't Get Enough Of Your Love on Highs In The Mid Sixties, Vol. 9 (LP).
(Max Waller/George Gell/Ben Knepper)
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The Dantes (#2)
Top Down Time / How Many Times? (Rotate 5008, 1964)
Dragon Walk / Zebra Shoot (Courtney 713, 1964)
A different act from Carnegie, Pennsylvania, their Top Down Time resurfaced
on Pebbles Vol. 4 (LP) and Pebbles Vol. 4 (CD), whilst both sides of the
Courtney 45 are included on Strummin' Mental, Vol. 4.
(Max Waller)
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:47:30 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: "Turista" in musica and more about Spanish ye-yé
Hola, everybody.
Lex Marsh wrote about Mony's "Turista":
> I love it and agree that the vocal must be heard to be
> believed. What is it with the strident singing on so many
> Spanish ye-ye discs? Is it my cultural bias or did the
> Spanish public have a high tolerance for that vocal style?
Thanks to Mick's kind help Mony's "Turista" is now playing in musica
for everybody to suffer. I don't know anything about her, but she
sounds rather out of control, like if the producer had intoxicated her
with some psychotropic substance in order to make her sound more
enthusiastic. If you decide to give a listen do it at your own risk.
Don't ask later for any compensation for mental damages.
I agree with Lex that many Spanish ye-yé girls sung very stridently;
something to consider is that most of them were horrendous singers
that exaggerated their singing on purpose to try to sound passionate
and exciting. Of course most of them just sounded hysterical and
sometimes irritating. That's an important part of the fun. It often
turns out that the best Spanish ye-yé girls are the worst singers.
I don't know if people that lived in that period listened to Spanish
ye-yé with nostalgia, but for the people that didn't live then, most
of the tracks result close and absurd at the same time and they
usually are hilarious. In my opinion not taking Spanish sixties
pop very seriously helps a lot to enjoy it.
Lex again:
> My favorite Spanish record about tourism is "El turista
> 1.999.999" by Los Stop, featuring the lovably strident
> singing of Cristina.
That's a fun track too. I don't know if the anecdote about tourist
2.000.000 is true (it wouldn't surprise me, as Spanish people tend
naturally to surrealism, specially when we pretend to be serious
and pragmatic). The song by Los Stop was a hit in Spain, unlike
Mony's track that quickly disappeared without trace. Los Stop
recorded for the infamous label Belter, a label specialized in
Flamenco recycled in a very trashy ye-yé factory, considered for
many the top of the sixties Spanish "cutrepop" (a Spanish word
that can means something like trashy-pop).
Chao,
Julio
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 11:59:54 -0400
From: Al Quaglieri
Subject: Re: The Dantes
>From the book "Rock 'n' Roll And The Cleveland Connection," by
Deanna R. Adams:
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The Baskerville Hounds (1964-73, 1980-82; re-formed 1999)
In 1964, singer/guitarist and ex-Grasshopper Dante Rossi formed this
five-piece band, originally calling it The Dantes. Members consisted
of Bill Emery (bass/vocals), Doug McCutcheon (keyboards, vocals),
Larry Meece (lead guitar/vocals), and John Kirkpatrick (drums). When
WHK deejay Ron Brittain took over as their manager, he decided to
call the West Side group Tulu Babies.
As Tulu Babies they released "The Hurtin' King," which did well locally.
In 1965 Jim Testa, who produced the record, became the group's manager
and changed its name to The Baskerville Hounds. Two more local hits
came their way, "Debbie" and "Space Rock, Pts. 1 & 2."
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:39:54 EDT
From: Matt Spero
Subject: Re: Cameo Parkway Box
I'm interested to hear anybody's opinion about the quality
of the CP box set, and how much of it is in stereo. Thanks.
Matt Spero
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:30:09 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
Sorry it's been a while, but a new 'Record of the Week' is now
playing on the Home page. Guest reviewer Simon White has kindly done
the honours reviewing Billy Storm's popular Northern Soul track
"Educated Fool": http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/index.htm
The "Hearing Is Believing: The Jack Nitzsche Story" CD pages have
been updated with more reviews and a new address and page for Ace
Records piece: http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/AceCd.htm
And not least, the new KHJ Jingle #9 is playing On The Radio page:
http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche/radio.htm
Martin
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 01:04:56 -0000
From: Rick Hough
Subject: Re: A tale of two songs: I'm Counting On You
Lyn wrote to Mick:
> If you were able to play Johnny Nash's recording to musica, I know
> a lot of Spectropop members down here would be fascinated to hear
> it, especially those of us who long believed that our Johnny
> O'Keefe's version was the original.
Correct Lyn. Pretty please, Mick.
I've always wondered 'bout the origins of that great song - is the
JOK version from his US sessions? The production seems a little more
polished than his usual fare and more inspired than the Petula
version.
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:36:42 EDT
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: What to do with your old 45s (or not).
Ohhh, isn't that just dandy. A wreath made of old 45s. Better yet,
why don't we just break them into several pieces, head for the
nearest square or plaza, and toss them into the air and shout, "Happy
New Year!" Do these excuses for publications really believe that 45
RPM records are not relics, but bric-a-brac? Can you conjure up a
magical memory or tears and laughter from wrought iron or wooden
bowls? Do cigar-store Indians or Precious Moments figurines talk or
sing to you? Give me a break! I suppose in this day and age, one
man's delight is another man's trash.
Bobster
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:00:41 +0100
From: Frank Murphy
Subject: Pay you back with interest
ACJ:
> I assume Dana Gillespie's "Pay You Back With Interest" is the
> Hollies song? I've always wanted to hear a female singer try that
> one.
Mark Lamarr played it on Radio 2 on Saturday night. Check the
playlist here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/lamarrsaturday/playlist.shtml
and listen to the show at Listen Again Mark Lamarr's alternative
sixties:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/r2_lamarr
You'll need Real player.
FrankM
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:43:53 -0000
From: Brent Cash
Subject: Re:"It's So Fine: Pye Girls Are Go!"
>From Mick Patricks'tracklisting:
> Disc #2 ,Track #8
> Sandra Barry "I Won't Try To Change Your Mind"
I recently got this track via the Macaulay & Macleod compilation,
"Buttercups And Rainbows". I have nothing profound or clever to offer
about this record, only my opinion...it's perfect.
Brent Cash
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:49:45 -0000
From: Phil Hall
Subject: Main Line Records
Clark Besch wrote:
> Main Line was a Cleveland label, as far as I know
I could be wrong (and it wouldn't be the first time), but I thought
that Main Line Records was based in Philly. I have several 45s by Lee
Andrews & The Hearts of Philadelphia on Main Line.
Phil H.
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 13:36:04 -0400
From: Mark Hill
Subject: Paul Anka Alert
PAUL ANKA is listed as being on Letterman, this Wednesday Night.
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
We 6/8: Russell Crowe, Paul Anka
PS- Ringo's on next week: Th 6/16: Vince Vaughn, Ringo Starr
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:22:45 EDT
From: Austin Roberts
Subject: Re: Bergen White
Bill George:
> If it hasn't been noted yet, I noticed that Bergen White did the
> arrangements for country singer Robbie Fulks latest CD, Georgia
> Hard. I can highly recommend it, as well as all of Robbie's
> releases.
Bergen is a good friend and we've worked together off and on many
times. He is one of the most talented and successfull arrangers I
know. I'm glad you brought his name up;I'll be sure to tell him next
time I see him.
Austin Roberts
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