________________________________________________________________________
SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
________________________________________________________________________
There are 7 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Beryl Marsden
From: David Bell
2. Re: Motown covers . . . good 'n' bad
From: Tony Leong
3. S'pop Recommends Kim Weston
From: S'pop Projects
4. Re: Motown covers . . . good 'n' bad
From: Simon White
5. Re: Beryl Marsden
From: Mark Maldwyn
6. Billboard Awards
From: Artie Wayne
7. Alain Barriere on CD
From: Peter Andreasen
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Message: 1
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 12:12:19 EST
From: David Bell
Subject: Beryl Marsden
Previously:
> I hear Beryl (Marsden)'s "When the Lovelight Starts Shining
> Thru' His Eyes" is a Brit Girl classic...
It's definitely a classic. I bought it blind a few years ago
from Malcolm Baumgart and was not disappointed when I put it
on my turntable. It's ironic that she covered a Supremes'
song all those years ago but became a Vandella in the 80s for
Martha Reeves, when she would pick up almost any girl to back
her up on one of her many British tours. But in Beryl, she
picked a real good 'un.
Best wishes,
David
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 2
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:17:27 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Re: Motown covers . . . good 'n' bad
Huge topic to cover here, but there's a couple of really good
Motown covers that come to mind:
"A Love Like Yours Dont Come Knockin Everyday" by Ike and Tina
Turner. Beautiful arrangement that sounds like the track was
recorded in a cathedral--well, Phil Spector was the producer!!
Much more appealing to me than the Vandellas original (don't
get me wrong--I love THEM, but this was not one of my faves).
"Baby I Need Your Loving" by Johnny Rivers and the Blossoms.
YES, I know that the cut is really only credited to Johnny
RIvers, but the Blossoms (with Edna very prominent) carry the
background effortlessly as they always do!! Then of course
there's the belting shouts at the fade out (Darlene or Edna??).
Speaking of original versions, anybody ever hear Johnny's
original version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"?? That
masterpiece is worth a thread of its' own!!!!
Oh, and Dusty Springfield did some credible remakes live on
her "60's TV show of "Nowhere To Run", "Heat Wave", "You Lost
The Sweetest Boy" (though she flubbed a couple of lines and
covered it up with a laugh or one of her artistically
distracting hand movements!!).
And in the '80's, Bananarama did justice to "He Was Really
Saying Something" and "Nathan Jones" singing in their usual
Dixie-Cups-style unison vocal. Plus the forgotten Belle Stars
punchy "Needle In A Haystack" deserves a mention.
There's more good ones, but I won't even get into the bad
ones (well intended I'm sure), but I musn't complain....
Tony Leong
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 00:20:12 -0000
From: S'pop Projects
Subject: S'pop Recommends Kim Weston
New @ S'pop Recommends
Kim Weston "The Motown Anthology"
Check it out:
http://www.spectropop.com/recommends/index2005.htm#KimWeston
Enjoy,
The S'pop Team
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 4
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 08:57:36 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: Motown covers . . . good 'n' bad
In my delirium I forgot to suggest this one on Monday 5th
December, Little Richards's 73rd Birthday. Taken from the Okeh
album "The Explosive Little Richard " from 1967 is 'Function
At The Junction' a fantastic cover of Shorty Long's Motown
track. Little Richard and Motown. Now that would have been a
match.
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 5
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:52:07 -0000
From: Mark Maldwyn
Subject: Re: Beryl Marsden
Previously:
> > I hear Beryl (Marsden)'s "When the Lovelight Starts Shining
> > Thru' His Eyes" is a Brit Girl classic...
David Bell:
> It's definitely a classic. I bought it blind a few years ago
> from Malcolm Baumgart and was not disappointed when I put it
> on my turntable. It's ironic that she covered a Supremes'
> song all those years ago but became a Vandella in the 80s for
> Martha Reeves, when she would pick up almost any girl to back
> her up on one of her many British tours. But in Beryl, she
> picked a real good 'un.
Hello David, I think it's a shame that there isn't a dedicated
Beryl Marsden CD in spite of enough existing tracks to merit
one. However according to her website she has released her
first CD! All the Best,
Mark
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 6
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 05:51:36 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Billboard Awards
The Billboard Award show is the only music award show based on
actual sales. Mariah Carey and 50 cents won 6 awards each.
There were few surprises, except for a few dismal performances
by winners who weren't smart enough to perform the songs that
made them win in the first place!...And where was Pro-Tools
when we needed it? It was nice, however, to see Tom Petty
receive the Century Award.
Regads, Artie Wayne http://artiewayne.com
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 7
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:16:28 -0000
From: Peter Andreasen
Subject: Alain Barriere on CD
Anyone with recomendations on how or where to get a CD with
original 60s tracks like "Elle était si jolie" from Alain
Barriere. I am pretty disapointed by all those re-cuts that
seems to be repacked again and again.......
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
SPECTROPOP features: http://www.spectropop.com
End
