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There are 17 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Jacqueline / Jackie
From: Keith Beach
2. Re: Ooh Baby Baby Washington
From: Dave Monroe
3. Happy Birthday Darlene Love
From: Phil Hall
4. Re: Arthur Lee & Love
From: Robert Kacerow
5. Re: Baby Washington and "You And The Night And The Music"
From: Chris Schneider
6. Re: Ooh Baby Baby Washington
From: Ken Silverwood
7. Re: Lesley Gore: TV and radio updates
From: Bill Mulvy
8. Re: Jacqueline / Jackie
From: Mick Patrick
9. Laurence "Larry" Weiss
From: Joop
10. Re: Laurence "Larry" Weiss / "Bend Me, Shape Me"
From: Mick Patrick
11. Re: Ooh Baby Baby Washington
From: Julio Niño
12. Re: Larry Weiss & the Models' "Bend Me, Shape Me"
From: Nick Archer
13. "It's So Fine: Pye Girls Are Go!"
From: S'pop Projects
14. Ball of Tax Confusion
From: Phil X Milstein
15. B B King's (club)
From: Karl Baker
16. Re: "Phil's Spectre II" - a wish for vol.3
From: Will Stos
17. Re: Laurence "Larry" Weiss
From: Dave Monroe
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:10:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Keith Beach
Subject: Jacqueline / Jackie
I'm sorry all...this is one of those 'settle a bet' queries.
A lovely lady I work with by the name of Jackie says there have been
two songs with her name one is 'Jackie' as covered by Scott Walker
the other is 'Jacqueline' (spelling?) by "that American (sic) popstar
who became an actor - Jess Conrad." There's a lot wrong with that
last statement, but I can't find any listing of that track by Jess
Conrad or anyone else. Can anyone help?
Keith Beach
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:30:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Ooh Baby Baby Washington
Mick Patrick wrote:
> Are there any Baby Washington fans/collectors out there? Must be!
> If so, maybe you can assist me with a rather brain-taxing project.
I unfortunately don't have the records you're looking fo, but I will
note that I just recived a much longed for shiny, uh, old copy of
her "I Got a Feeling" (which is not to not appreciate the weathered
but eminently playable copy a kindly Rhode Island record dealer/DJ
extraordinaire floated me in anticipation some time back, though I
still have to find a 45 of the Tawney Reed version). But here's my
one bit of Baby Washngton trvia, for what it's worth. St. Etienne
sampled Dusty Springfield's cover (q.v.) of BW's "I Can't Wait Until
I See My Baby's Face" for their "Nothing can Stop Us Now." Now
that's a Baby Washington 45 I need. Help!
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 14:49:43 -0000
From: Phil Hall
Subject: Happy Birthday Darlene Love
Congratulations to Darlene Love, whose birthday it is today.
Phil H.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:43:17 -0400
From: Robert Kacerow
Subject: Re: Arthur Lee & Love
Florie Gray wrote:
> Arthur Lee and LOVE are scheduled to perform there in October.
Better make sure Arthur Lee is showing up. He had a tour of the UK
for which he was contractually obligated quite some time in advance,
but at the very last minute pulled out while the other members of the
band were already in the UK. He cited poor health as the reason.
However, people in LA said he "fell off the wagon" and was drinking
heavily and doing drugs again. Some of the gigs were cancelled, while
others were performed without Arthur. I don't know if the Love
website is still up and running, but there was heavy discussion of
his behavior leading up the tour and subsequent pull-out on the
message board.
Bob K
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:13:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Chris Schneider
Subject: Re: Baby Washington and "You And The Night And The Music"
Mick Patrick wrote:
> I've had Baby Washington's version of "You And The Night And The
> Music" on rotation all day. As a connoisseur of big city soul *and*
> vintage Hollywood movie songs, I regard this record as one of the
> best of its type. Fred Astaire would agree with me, I'm sure.
Daring the man who would speak, without hesitation, for Fred Astaire.
But does your naming of Astaire mean that this "You And The Night And
The Music" is the same Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz song sung by
Libby Holman in the '30s and Julie London in her album "Around
Midnight" and danced to, more or less, in the film "The Band Wagon"?
Chris
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 09:07:45 +0100
From: Ken Silverwood
Subject: Re: Ooh Baby Baby Washington
Mick asked:
> Are there any Baby Washington fans/collectors out there?
Funnily enough I just got hold of a copy of "Leave Me Alone" b/w
"It'll Never Be Over For Me" on Sue. Both sides are composed by
Weiss, Edwards Jr. and Maurier.
Ken On The West Coast
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:22:27 -0500
From: Bill Mulvy
Subject: Re: Lesley Gore: TV and radio updates
Baba Bling wrote:
> Below is a list of events that are in the works for Lesley.
Why is it that Lesley Gore or The Zombies are not on Letterman
Doesn't Paul Schaeffer have a say on which music acts are booked? I
know he's involved in the Mike Smith tribute, so why wouldn't he get
Letterman to have some of these '60s acts on? The only '60s act I
have seen on late night was when Leno had Nancy Sinatra on a couple
years ago. I see Lesley is making all these radio appearances, but I
want to see her sing live as well. Radio and TV interviews are OK,
but let's see some of these acts perform live on national late night
TV. Why is it that only PBS shows these groups?
Bill Mulvy
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 19:22:47 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Jacqueline / Jackie
Keith Beach wrote:
> I'm sorry all...this is one of those 'settle a bet' queries. A
> lovely lady I work with by the name of Jackie says there have
> been two songs with her name one is 'Jackie' as covered by Scott
> Walker the other is 'Jacqueline' (spelling?) by "that American
> (sic) popstar who became an actor - Jess Conrad." There's a lot
> wrong with that last statement, but I can't find any listing of
> that track by Jess Conrad or anyone else. Can anyone help?
I can't assist with the Jess Conrad bit, but find below a brief
list of other recordings carrying the name of your lovely
colleague. Collect the set, why not?! No doubt there are many
others.
Hey La,
Mick Patrick
ZANIES Hello Jackie DORE 655
ANNIE ROSS Jackie PRESTIGE 879
BLUE ZONE U.K. Jackie ARISTA 9726 88
BUDDY TATE Jackie BATON 206
GIRLFRIENDS Jackie MERCURY 71833
JANICE GREEN Jackie NASCO 6013
MEBEUS Jackie VIGOR 1721
ST. PARADISE Jackie WARNER BROS. 49026
SWINGERS Jackie WORLD PACIFIC 803
WARDELL GRAY Jackie PRESTIGE 853
GEORGE BENSON Jackie All A & M 1076
OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS Jackie Blue A & M 1654
LINDA CARR Jackie Bobby Sonny Billy SAR 153
JOHNNY PARKER Jackie Durlin CAPITOL 1369
SONNY JOE WHITE Jackie Lucky ATLANTIC 88824
CHOKER CAMPBELL Jackie Mambo ATLANTIC 1038
JAMES MOODY Jackie My Little Cat BLUE NOTE 1587
LISA LISA & CULT JAM Jackie Wants To Be A Star COLUMBIA 68674
STRANGER Jackie's So Bad COLUMBIA 02870
BASKERVILLE HOUNDS Jackie's Theme DOT 17017
JULIUS BROCKINGTON Jaded Jackie TODAY 1523
JACKIE LEE Jumpin' Jackie ARCADE 149
BILL ANDERSON Love Song For Jackie MCA
ZILLA MAYS Prayer For Jackie (Pt. 1) CHECKER 973
ZILLA MAYS Prayer For Jackie (Pt. 2) CHECKER 973
JACK BARTLEY The Jackie Look KENCO 5016
KRIS JENSEN The Jackie Look KAPP 393
RAMONES The Return Of Jackie And Judy RSO 1055
SPARKS Wedding Of Jackie ISLAND 043
ROBERTO A Theme For Jacqueline DORE 726
BOBBY HELMS Jacqueline DECCA 30619
MARK FIVE {MARK V} Jacqueline HEARTBEAT
MARK FIVE {MARK V} Jacqueline SUNNY 1
MEYER DAVIS Jacqueline WARWICK 617
OLIVER NELSON Jacqueline IMPULSE
TERRY CLEMENT & TUNE TONES Jacqueline ZYNN 1007
TRIANGLE Jacqueline PARAMOUNT 0055
WILLIS PRUDHOMME Jacqueline LANOR
DAVID CARROLL Jacqueline And Caroline MERCURY 72046
PERCY FAITH Jacqueline's Journey COLUMBIA 42423
BURL IVES Jolie Jacqueline COLUMBIA 38869
GISELE MacKENZIE Jolie Jacqueline CAPITOL 1722
LUCILLE STARR Jolie Jacqueline ALMO 209
BARRY BENSON Meet Jacqueline UNITED ARTISTS 50164
RUSSEL FAITH Theme For Jacqueline CHANCELLOR 1076
SIGHT & SOUND Little Jacky Monday FONTANA 1648
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:12:43 -0000
From: Joop
Subject: Laurence "Larry" Weiss
Mick Patrick wrote:
> I've had Baby Washington's version of "You And The Night And The
> Music" on rotation all day. As a connoisseur of big city soul *and*
> vintage Hollywood movie songs, I regard this record as one of the
> best of its type. Fred Astaire would agree with me, I'm sure.
Ash Wells:
> Hi Mick, Great One.. Baby Washington Is one of my favourite artists
> (I have many of course). Her SUE Material is fantastic. I'm a Big
> fan of BIG CITY SOUL also, I Love Powerful voices and a Great
> melody!! "LEAVE ME ALONE" and "THERE HE IS" are 2 of her greatest
> and fantastic Backings. The Great LARRY WEISS (Laurence Weiss)
> wrote There He is with the fantastic LOCKIE EDWARDS Jr. Larry and
> Lockie are 2 of my favourite writers and wrote fantastic Pop/R&B
> songs for R & B Styled artists in the early 60's. I'm sure many
> would know Larry also Wrote INSULT TO INJURY by Timi Yuro, BROKEN
> HEARTED STRANGER by Adam Wade, YOU'RE NOT THE GUY FOR ME by
> Ernestine Anderson on SUE Label (One of My Favourites of all time)
> and many many more great songs... He was later best known for the
> Smash Hit RHINESTONE COWBOY by Glen Campbell.
Indeed a great songwriter, Laurence "Larry" Weiss. He also composed
"Bend me, shape me" (with Scott English), a big hit for American
Breed in 1967 in the US and for Amen Corner in 1968 in the UK. But
originallly done by the Outsiders. Has anyone an MP3 of this version??
http://www.originals.be/eng/main.cfm?c=t_upd_show&id=481
The Outsiders also recorded the Weiss/English song "Help me girl",
which was covered by the Animals.
Another great Weiss/English song is "Hi-ho silver lining" recorded
in 1967 by Jeff Beck and also by the Attack.
Another great one is "Mr. Dream Merchant" (co-composed with Jerry
Ross) done by Jerry Butler in 1967 and covered by Dusty Springfield
and Madeline Bell.
And then this Larry Weiss song "Evil woman". The Troggs recorded
that in 1969 as did Spooky Tooth and Yesterday's Children. Lou Rawls
and Canned Heat already covered it in 1968. But Guy Darrell
appparently beat them as he recorded a version in 1967 on Piccadilly.
Does anyone have this one on MP3 or know of an earlier version.
Larry himself recorded a version in 1974 for his album "Black and
blue suite", which also contains his version of "Rhinestone cowboy",
which was also the base for the film "Rhinestone" with Dolly Parton.
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:37:44 +0100
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Laurence "Larry" Weiss / "Bend Me, Shape Me"
Joop:
> Indeed a great songwriter, Laurence "Larry" Weiss. He also
> composed "Bend me, shape me" (with Scott English), a big hit for
> American Breed in 1967 in the US and for Amen Corner in 1968 in the
> UK. But originally done by the Outsiders. Has anyone an MP3 of this
> version??
But, but, but, but . . . surely the original version of "Bend Me,
Shape Me" was by the Models, a glamorous girl group (MGM 13775,
1967). It and the b-side, "In A World Of Pretty Faces", were written
*and* produced by the same team. In fact, lyrically at least, both
songs sound like they were tailored specifically for these girls, who
really were, apparently, fashion models. But you're the expert on
"originals", so I'm probably wrong. Whatever, the Models' 45 is a
great one. I've never heard the Outsiders' version. Do I need to?
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:50:43 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: Re: Ooh Baby Baby Washington
Hola everybody,
I spent the afternoon today listening to Baby Washington´s songs (yes
I´m very easy to influence). Her early Neptune tracks were wonderful,
but in my opinion what makes so unique some of her Sue recordings,
like "Leave Me Alone", "There He Is" ,"I Can´t Wait Until I See My
Baby´s Face", "Handful of Memories" and many others, is the tension
between her somehow raw and opaque voice with those very
sophisticated songs and luxurious arrangements. It´s like a panther,
smooth and beautiful but dangerous and wild. Dusty Springfield for
instance was a marvelous singer, but when you listen to her great
versions of Baby Washington´s songs that tension is not there in my
opinion. I don´t Know about you, but I ve always liked panthers even
if they are human.
Mick can you tell us what are you plotting in relation to Baby W.,
or is it a secret?.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:42:12 -0500
From: Nick Archer
Subject: Re: Larry Weiss & the Models' "Bend Me, Shape Me"
Mick Patrick wrote:
> Whatever, the Models' 45 is a great one.
At one of the last Spectropop Nashville meetings I played the song
for the assembled crowd, including Larry Weiss. He said the Models
were real models who lived in his apartment building. The production
on the record was original, to say the least. I can play to musica if
there's room.
Nick Archer
Franklin, TN
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 23:29:52 +0100
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: "It's So Fine: Pye Girls Are Go!"
Ladies and gents, please welcome Frank Young to the S'pop reviewers
panel. Sanctuary Records' new Brit Girl 2CD set, "It's So Fine: Pye
Girls Are Go!", comes under his scrutiny at the Recommends section.
An excerpt:
Here's a quick rundown of some faves. Our title track, a sublime
slice of folk-rock by John Carter and Ken Lewis, is heavenly as sung
by their secretary, Dee King. Val McKenna's stunning "Leave My Baby
Alone" is pure pop gold in the hands of the uni-named Britt.
McKenna's own version of her moody "Don't Hesitate" is equally
striking. We're also privy to her double-tracked, toe-tappin' version
of Patty & the Emblems' "Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl". I'd love to see an
entire disc of Val McKenna's songs and performances. Best repubescent
Performer award goes to 12 year-old Maxine Darren for her emotional
"Don't You Know", penned by Freddie & the Dreamers' guitarist Derek
Quinn. Nita Rossi's mega-dramatic "Untrue, Unfaithful (That Was
You)", a Gordon Mills classic, makes a most welcome reappearance
here. Here's British girl pop at its best!
Read Frank's full review here:
http://www.spectropop.com/recommends/index2005.htm#ItsSoFine
Enjoy,
The S'pop Team
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 02:56:56 -0400
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Ball of Tax Confusion
Songwriting/producing great Norman Whitfield may not be the first
musician to succumb to the fury of the Internal Revenue Service, but
he is the latest. Witnesseth:
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Songwriter Fined for Not Reporting Income
By The Associated Press. Published: July 22, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote a slew of R&B hits such
as "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" and '"I Heard it Through The Grapevine,"
has been sentenced to six months of home detention and fined $25,000
for failing to report more than $4 million in income to the U.S.
government. The Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, credited with
helping shape the Motown Records' sound of acts such as the
Temptations, was also sentenced to one year probation, said Robert
Kwan, an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles. Whitfield, 65,
pleaded guilty in January to one count of tax evasion. A call to
Whitfield's lawyer, Chad Hummel, wasn't immediately returned Thursday.
The Internal Revenue Service initially charged Whitfield with five
misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income tax returns
between 1995 and 1999. The unreported income exceeded $4 million, of
which Whitfield owed the government $956,000 in taxes, Kwan said.
U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson, who handed down the sentence
Monday, opted not to order prison time for Whitfield after considering
the producer's health problems, Kwan said. "He has numerous
conditions -- diabetes, heart disease and kidney insufficiency," Kwan
said.
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:07:16 -0400
From: Karl Baker
Subject: B B King's (club)
Everyone has their own taste, but I truly dislike BB King's. I've
only been there three times (most recently this past Saturday to see
The Raspberries reunion) and enjoy the venue less each time. I find
the quality of the sound to be only fair and the mix to be crummy. I
also think that the place poorly run, the personnel nasty (they were
cursing at the audience to leave after Rod Argent & Colin Blunstone
(of The Zombies) played there. To top it off, their admission charge
is close to extortion (it was $50 for the Raspberries - plus cover
plus $1 for the ticket itself)). If you think that I'm alone in my
opinion, you're wrong. Not a single person that I spoke to on
Saturday had a good thin to say about the place - and I had
conversations with lots of folks. I'll stop my rant now.
Karl
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:15:29 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: Re: "Phil's Spectre II" - a wish for vol.3
Although this is slightly off-topic, when I saw Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory I was struck by Danny Elfman's music - particularly
the song for "Veruca Salt." Although it's modern, it has a Byrd-like/
psychedelic quality to it, and sounds even a little Spectorian.
Although not a wish for volume three of this series, I do suggest
Spector fans and admirers of the faux Spector style might like it.
Will : )
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Message: 17
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:09:48 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Laurence "Larry" Weiss
Joop wrote:
> Indeed a great songwriter, Laurence "Larry" Weiss. He also composed
> "Bend me, shape me" (with Scott English)
Claude Francois also recorded it, laden with horns and phase-shifting
effects, in both French ("Serre-Moi, Griffe-Moi") and Italian
("Prendi Prendi").
> And then this Larry Weiss song "Evil woman". The Troggs recorded
> that in 1969 as did Spooky Tooth and Yesterday's Children. Lou
> Rawls and Canned Heat already covered it in 1968. But Guy Darrell
> appparently beat them as he recorded a version in 1967 on
> Piccadilly.
I have The Troggs and the Lou Rawls, but am looking for the Guy
Darrell version on vinyl. In the meantime, it's on CD on Doin' the
Mod Vol. 4: Ready Steady Stop!, New Directions Vol. 3: Floor Filler
Killers and and Shindig! Volume One: We Set The Scene. I only have
the first one, but that last one also lists an "Evil Woman" by Little
Free Rock, though I can't tell if it's the same song or not. Here's
a band website: http://www.illingworth70.freeserve.co.uk/ But I'm
pretty sure that it's not the track recorded by Crow, later recorded
by Black Sabbath as their first single.
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