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There are 18 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Lotti Golden
From: Joe Foster
2. Dee Dee Sharpe's inspiration
From: Will Stos
3. Re: Mike Clifford
From: John Fox
4. The Merchants of Easy Listening, 1966-1970
From: Randy
5. Bobby Swanson?
From: Elizabeth Curtis
6. Re: Lotti Golden
From: Dave Monroe
7. Re: Dana Gillespie
From: Joe Foster
8. Re: Dee Dee Sharpe's inspiration
From: James Botticelli
9. Re: Lotti Golden > Produced by Bob Crewe > With bells on ! ! !
From: Mick Patrick
10. Reparata & the Delrons
From: The S'pop Team
11. Re: Dee Dee Sharpe's inspiration
From: Bill Smith
12. "Sunrise Highway" by Peter Anders
From: Spencer Karter
13. RIP Milt Holland
From: Stephane Rebeschini
14. Re: Lotti Golden > Produced by Bob Crewe > With bells on ! ! !
From: Artie Wayne
15. Re: David Seville - Starlight Starbright 1957
From: Mike Rashkow
16. Re: Lotti Golden > Produced by Bob Crewe > With bells on ! ! !
From: Dave Monroe
17. Rhino GG box set
From: Doug Richard
18. Re: The Merchants of Easy Listening, 1966-1970
From: Clark Besch
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:49:41 +0000
From: Joe Foster
Subject: Re: Lotti Golden
Dave Monroe wrote:
> So keep up the good work. Now I want to know, when's
> somebody going to put Lotti Golden's "Motor-Cycle" LP
> (OG on Atco, I have it, but vinyl's not so portable as
> CDs, so ...) out on CD and make my life complete.
This one is odldy enough in the works as we speak.....sshhhhh!
I bet it's a great discussion thread waiting to happen, though!
Meanwhile, this might be of interest to some or all of you:
http://www.cherryred.co.uk/revola/artists/1_girls.htm
Best,
Joe
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:29:50 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: Dee Dee Sharpe's inspiration
I just got Dee Dee Sharpe's Cameo-Parkway "Best Of" in the mail, and
have been enjoying it immensely. Since I missed the vinyl age and
ABKCO had been stingy about releasing its catalogue until recently,
I'm hearing many of these songs for the first time. I know
that "Mashed Potato Time" borrowed liberally from "Please Mister
Postman," but I was struck by how many other songs on the CD sounded
so similar to other tunes I was familar with. Here's a quick list I
compiled:
Just To Hold My Hand – "South Street" beat
Never Pick A Pretty – "If You Wanna Be Happy" (Jimmy Soul)
Where Did I Go Wrong – "Calendar Girl" (Neil Sedaka)
Deep Dark Secret – opening from "Let's Break Up For Awhile"
(The Sapphires)
(That's What) My Mama Said – "Monkey Time" (Major Lance)
Let's Twine – "Slow Fizz" (The Sapphires)
Standing in The Need Of Love – Some type of Four Tops pastiche
It's A Funny Situation – "Strange I Know" (Marvelettes)
I Really Love You – "Theme From A Summer Place," plus a Motown/Four
Tops baseline from "Ask the Lonely"
I'm sure I've missed some, and there are probably hooks from other
songs I'm not familiar with. "South Street" must have been especially
popular, because i'm hearing it all over these CDs. Some of Motown's
writers (Holland-Dozier-Holland) liked to rewrite their own songs,
but it seems Cameo liked to rewrite other people's songs just as
much.
Is there any kind of website or resource that has tried to identify all
these lifts? I didn't know how to search Google to find such a thing.
Will : )
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:18:16 EST
From: John Fox
Subject: Re: Mike Clifford
Dave wrote:
> I was not only impressed with Mike's former life, but
> his extreme humility about the whole thing.
If Mike's that humble, he probably didn't mention that he also played the
original Teen Angel role in the Broadway cast of "Grease" in the early 1970s,
singing "Beauty School Dropout" and "Born To Hand-Jive".
John Fox
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:01:14 -0500
From: Randy
Subject: The Merchants of Easy Listening, 1966-1970
I wonder if any one out there on the list can direct me to a good
American compilation on CD, if one exists, of the kind of music
heard on easy listening radio-pop radio in the 1960s. Records like
"Music To Watch Girls By," Ray Conniff, "Summer of 42" theme,
"Love Is Blue," etc., mostly instrumental tracks. I'm working on
a personal project and I would love to have the original recordings
I remember. Any ideas?
Randy
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:23:19 -0800
From: Elizabeth Curtis
Subject: Bobby Swanson?
Hello! I've been a Spectropop member for over a year, but this my
first post. I'm a big fan of the early '60s teen sound and '60s girl
pop music.
I have been trying to research Bobby Swanson, who released several
singles on Igloo and Donna, but have not come up with much. Does
anyone here happen to know anything about who he was or whatever
happened to him? I'd really appreciate any info and/or pictures, if
any actually exist.
Thanks so much for your time,
Elizabeth
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:29:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Lotti Golden
Me:
> Now I want to know, when's somebody going to put Lotti Golden's
> Motor-Cycle LP ... out on CD and make my life complete.
Joe Foster:
> This one is odldy enough in the works as we speak.....sshhhhh!
> I bet it's a great discussion thread waiting to happen though!
Again, keep up the good work. Just as Creation was on my
wavelength Back in The Day, so lately with Rev-Ola, apparently
(and there's been lot of shoegazing going on here of late as
well, I've been spinning Adorabl, Swervedriver, Slowdive, et al.,
and, yes, I DID notice that Rev-Ola Ecstasy of St. Theresa title,
thanks for the link). I would note that I got that Lotti Golden
LP when a local hip-hop turntablist moved to Florida and
lightened his load a bit. Friends with the Dana Gillespie LP
(who also found me the Nancy Priddy 45) tell me there's no small
interest in the breakbeat/funk scenes of late in such folky,
psychedelic, even prog material. For my part, I've been playing
either of Evie Sands' "Take Me For a Little While" 45s or the
Jackie Ross version at every opportunity, so ...
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:11:10 +0000
From: Joe Foster
Subject: Re: Dana Gillespie
Previously:
> (Dana Gillespie) also appeared with Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and
> Kenneth Willams in the film "The Hound Of The Baskervilles" and
> starred in Ken Russell's "Mahler". A number of roles in latter-day
> Hammer films and more experimental arthouse movies are also fondly
> remembered.
Deena J Canale:
> Hmmm...wonder why her appearance as a busty folksongstress in
> "Secrets of a Windmill Girl" is left out of this bio! Essential
> mid-'60s viewing, I tell ya.
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196079/usercomments
**""More experimental arthouse movies"....one really must read
between the lines in Rev-Ola bios!
later
Joe
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:48:45 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Dee Dee Sharpe's inspiration
Will Stos wrote:
> I Really Love You – "Theme From A Summer Place," plus a Motown/
> Four Tops baseline from "Ask the Lonely"
That song was later covered in 1969 by The Ambassadors, also from
Philly on Arctic.
JB
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:31:55 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Lotti Golden > Produced by Bob Crewe > With bells on ! ! !
Dave Monroe wrote:
> So keep up the good work. Now I want to know, when's
> somebody going to put Lotti Golden's "Motor-Cycle" LP
> (OG on Atco, I have it, but vinyl's not so portable as
> CDs, so ...) out on CD and make my life complete.
Joe Foster:
> This one is oddly enough in the works as we speak.....
> sshhhhh! I bet it's a great discussion thread waiting
> to happen, though! Meanwhile, this might be of interest
> to some or all of you:
> http://www.cherryred.co.uk/revola/artists/1_girls.htm
A Lotti Golden discussion thread? Great idea. To start
the ball rolling, I've posted an epic track to musica:
http://tinyurl.com/9e4n7
Details are: Lotti Golden "Annabelle With Bells (Home
Made Girl); Atlantic 2687, 1969; written by Lotti Golden;
produced and directed by Bob Crewe.
I luuuuuuurve this record! In fact, if I was Mary Weiss's
A&R man, I'd have her revive the number pronto.
On the other side, Lotti sing Mitch Ryder. There, now
you're interested.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:31:57 -0000
From: The S'pop Team
Subject: Reparata & the Delrons
Dear Members,
Our recent pictorial spread devoted to Honey Ltd proved
so popular with readers that we decided to apply the same
formula to another of S'pop's favoured acts - Reparata &
the Delrons. Check it out, do. Don't forget to click on
each image for a larger version with caption.
Reparata & the Delrons Picture Gallery:
http://www.spectropop.com/Reparata/index.htm
Still on-line, Honey Ltd Picture Gallery:
http://www.spectropop.com/Honey/index.htm
Enjoy,
The S'pop Team
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:47:09 -0500
From: Bill Smith
Subject: Re: Dee Dee Sharpe's inspiration
Previously:
> "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)"...
"I LOVE this song!!" - Kathy Najimy as a nun, in "Sister Act",
as she sees it on a jukebox in a biker bar. The ever-so-natural
follow up to 'Mashed Potato Time." I remember the Orlons very
well. A signature Philly act. Late '62 & early 1963 was their
year. The Mashed Potato was almost as big as the Twist w/ us
kids. A preacher's kid taught the whole school the steps.
"South Street" was a really catchy little ditty. ('Where do all
the hippies meet?....' )
-Bill
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 07:25:38 -0000
From: Spencer Karter
Subject: "Sunrise Highway" by Peter Anders
Does anybody have SUNRISE HIGHWAY by Peter Anders, or The
Spurrlows' version, or The Love Generation version?
Spencer Karter
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:07:22 +0100
From: Stephane Rebeschini
Subject: RIP Milt Holland
Daily Variety
November 15, 2005, Tuesday
SECTION: OBITUARIES; Pg. 32
HEADLINE: Milton Holland
Drummer Milton Holland died Nov. 4 in Los Angeles of
complications from Alzheimer's and kidney failure. He was 88.
Born in Chicago, he started as a jazz artist, playing with
artists including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn,
Stanley Clarke and Benny Carter.
He recorded with artists including Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini,
Ry Cooder and the Beatles, playing on dozens of gold and platinum
albums. He was also responsible for bringing exotic percussion
instruments such as the tabla to Western recordings.
He can be heard on soundtracks including "West Side Story," "To
Kill a Mockingbird" and "The King and I," and recorded the twitch
of Samantha's nose on "Bewitched" and the twinkle of Tinker Bell
in Disney's "Peter Pan."
He is survived by wife Mildred, two sons, a grandson, a granddaughter
and a great granddaughter.
Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
Stephane
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:39:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Lotti Golden > Produced by Bob Crewe > With bells on ! ! !
Mick...How ya'doin'? What a nice surprise to see Lotti
Golden getting her Spectroprops! We became friends and
collaborators during the time she was recording
"Motor-Cycle" for Bob Crewe.
She was electrifying as a singer and as a person. I
remember going to quite a few parties and industry
events with her. We did find time, however, to write
one song together, "Dance to the Rhythym of Love",
which was recorded by Patti LaBelle for Atlantic.
regards, Artie Wayne
http://artiewayne.com
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 20:19:32 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: David Seville - Starlight Starbright 1957
Lyn Nuttall wrote:
> I'm trying to find the songwriter credit on this record. The
> title is one of those maddening ones that has been recycled by
> various songwriters. John Marascalco's song called Starlight
> Starbright was a hit in Australia for Lonnie Lee in 1960. (John
> produced what was probably the original by Portuguese Joe & the
> Tennessee Rockabillys on Surf in '57). It's not the Linda Scott
> song that also charted down here, the flip of Don't Bet Money
> Honey.
I have Starlight Starbright -- Wr: J.S. Marascalco; Pub: Robin Hood Music; Artist: Grady Chapman (sometimes of The Robins I believe)
on Knight X2003 circa 1961-1962
Hum a few bars and maybe we can identify which Starlight Starbright
you reference.
Di la,
Rashkovsky
(reports of my not posting are premature)
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:40:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Lotti Golden > Produced by Bob Crewe > With bells on ! ! !
Mick Patrick wrote:
> A Lotti Golden discussion thread? Great idea. To
> start the ball rolling, I've posted an epic track to
> musica: http://tinyurl.com/9e4n7
> Details are: Lotti Golden "Annabelle With Bells
> (Home Made Girl); Atlantic 2687, 1969; written by
> Lotti Golden; produced and directed by Bob Crewe.
> I luuuuuuurve this record! ...
Fantastic. Thanks! And to think it took a hip-hop
guy to bring her to my attention ...
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 18:53:28 -0000
From: Doug Richard
Subject: Rhino GG box set
Just a head's up: Best Buy has the much discussed Rhino Girl
Group Box set on sale this week for 49.99. That's a real bargin.
Get it while you can!
Doug
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Message: 18
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:09:48 -0000
From: Clark Besch
Subject: Re: The Merchants of Easy Listening, 1966-1970
Randy wrote:
> I wonder if any one out there on the list can direct me to a
> good American compilation on CD, if one exists, of the kind
> of music heard on easy listening radio-pop radio in the 1960s.
> Records like "Music To Watch Girls By," Ray Conniff, "Summer
> of 42" theme, "Love Is Blue," etc., mostly instrumental tracks.
> I'm working on a personal project and I would love to have the
> original recordings I remember. Any ideas?
Randy, here's a few thoughts:
Casino Royale-Herb Alpert & TJB (and all the others by them)
Cast Your fate to the Wind-Vince Guaraldi or Sounds Orchestral
Summer Place-Percy Faith Orch
Classical Gas/Baroque A Nova-Mason Williams
Love is Blue/Love in Every Room-Paul Mauriat
Soul Coaxin-Raymond Lefevre
Wheels/Should I-Stringalongs
Because They're Young-Duane eddy
Java/Cotton Candy-Al Hirt
No Matter What Shape-T Bones
Dis Advantages of You/Love in the Open Air-Brass Ring
Yakety Sax-Boots randolph
Quiet Village-Martin Denny
The Lonely Surfer-um, um, oh yeah, Jack Nitsche
Good, Bad, Ugly-Hugo Montenegro
Anji-Simon & Garfunkle
Last date/On the rebound-Floyd Cramer (and all the rest)
Maria elena-Los Indios Tabajaras
Baby Elephant Walk/Calcutta/Bubble in the Wine-Lawrence Welk
For Pete's Sake-Sweetwater
Washington Square-Village Stompers
Manhattan Spiritual-Reg Owens
A Swingin' Safari-Billy Vaughn
Let's Go Away for Awhile-Beach Boys
Peter Gunn/Pink panther/Charade/Romeo & Juliet-Henry mancini (and rest
Mission Impossible/Mannix-Lalo Schirfrin (and more)
Bonanza-Al caiola
Route 66-Nelson Riddle (and more)
Midnight in Moscow-Kenny Ball
Walk in the Black Forest-Horst jankowski
Exodus/Midnight Cowboy-Ferrante & teicher (and more)
Wonderland by Night-Bert kaempfert (and more)
Stranger on the shore-Mr. Acker Bilk
Alley cat/Chicken feed-Bent Fabric
Quinten's Theme-Charles randolph Grean Sounde
Bandstand Boogie-Les Elgart
Take 5-Dave Brubeck
Sleep Walk-Santo & Johnny
Apache-Jorgen ingmann
Harlem Nocturne-Viscounts
National City-Joiner Ark Hi School Band
Midnight Cowboy-John Barry (and those Bond themes)
Misty-Groove Holmes
White silver sands-Bill Black
There's a place to start. Clark
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