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There are 7 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: The (many) Way(s) Of Love
From: Mark Maldwyn
2. Re: RIP Si Waronker, 90
From: Joe Nelson
3. Re: The Brewers
From: Keith Beach
4. Re: Phil McLean
From: Phil Hall
5. Re: Phil McLean
From: Gary Myers
6. Re: Anka alert
From: Baba Bling
7. Re: A Whiter Shade Of Pale
From: Lobby
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:41:52 -0000
From: Mark Maldwyn
Subject: Re: The (many) Way(s) Of Love
Dalida did a hot version too.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 13:46:38 -0400
From: Joe Nelson
Subject: Re: RIP Si Waronker, 90
Bob Rashkow:
> Can someone please refresh my memory on this? Si was the
> inspiration for "Simon" of the Chipmunks, who did Ross Bagdasarian
> (if indeed it was him who named them) name "Theodore" and "Alvin"
> after? ? Weren't they also involved with Liberty Records or in the
> L.A. music business?
Alvin was named after Al Bennett. Not sure abouth Theodore at the
moment.
While we're on the subject, what exactly was the parody of the
Chipmunks Chubby Checker did on "The Class" and "Jingle Bells
Imitations"? I guess in the same fashion Bernie was Bernie Lowe, but
I can't even make out the group's name.
Joe Nelson
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:10:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Keith Beach
Subject: Re: The Brewers
Kingsley Abbott asked:
> Does anyone out there have any info about an unreleased
> album that Phil Spector supposedly cut with an unknown
> LA rock group called The Brewers in the seventies?
The Brewers masters were a bought-in (by Spector's office?), part of the
deal between Polydor and Phil Spector International. They were a Manhattan
Transfer soundalike group and by no stretch of the imagination a Spector
production. They fulfilled the quantity of tracks required by contract, but,
like his early B-sides, were never meant to be commercial (if releasable).
But who cares, given all the fantastic gems that did get released and made
that period such an exciting time for Spector fans?
Keith Beach
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:25:14 -0000
From: Phil Hall
Subject: Re: Phil McLean
Jim Fisher asked:
> Anyone familiar with "Small Sad Sam" and "Chicken" by Phil
> McLean (Versatile 107, 1674 Broadway, N.Y. 19, N.Y.)?
As Tom mentioned, it's a take-off on Big Bad John. 1674 Broadway is
just a few blocks up from the Brill Building and a short block up from
1650 Broadway, where so much of the '60s music was written. 1674 now
houses several restaurants, and Versatile Records is now based in
Washington, D.C.
Phil H.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:52:50 -0700
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Re: Phil McLean
Jim Fisher asked:
> Anyone familiar with "Small Sad Sam" and "Chicken" by Phil
> McLean (Versatile 107)?
Yes, it was a hit (up to #21 in BB) in early '62, a parody of "Big John".
McLean was a Cleveland DJ.
gem
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 07:41:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Baba Bling
Subject: Re: Anka alert
I have to disagree with the positive Anka review. I have the record too, and
it reminded me of Pat Boone's lame attempt at heavy metal. Anka seems not
only disconnected from the songs, but totally unaware of what world they
came from.
He's a great singer, and could literally sing the phonebook in an interesting
way, but I can feel the marketing meeting behind the idea. It's a clever
gimmick, and he's being rewarded with attention for it.
I felt the same way about Rod Stewart's sudden affection for standards, which
garnered him Grammys and a new wife. But, lest we forget, Milli Vanilli
won Grammys, and Rod's been married before.
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:12:21 -0000
From: Lobby
Subject: Re: A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Rodney Rawlings wrote:
> It is simply a fact that Matthew Fisher wrote the celebrated
> counterpoint to WSOP. (Not to say that the main tune is not
> good also.)
I once saw Mr Fisher play this tune on a church pipe organ at someone's
wedding. Stunning sound -- absolutely marvelous!
lobby
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