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There are 7 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Deano "I'm In Love With A Gonk"
From: Michael Robson
2. Re: Is Nino Tempo actually Stan Getz?
From: Randy Poe
3. Darlene Love - Live On Saturday Night Live
From: Mark Hill
4. "Stamp Out The Beatles" by the Hi Liters
From: Mick Patrick
5. Re: King Kong of a Kwestion
From: Various
6. Re: Is Nino Tempo actually Stan Getz?
From: Paul Urbahns
7. Welcome, Randy Poe
From: Alan Gordon
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:58:30 -0000
From: Michael Robson
Subject: Re: Deano "I'm In Love With A Gonk"
Mark Maldwyn wrote:
> Is this the same Deano who won Opportunity Knocks, came from
> Tiger Bay and was the petite artist who recorded "I'm in Love
> with a Gonk"?
here's a DEANO discography (well, what i've got - anything else
i definitely want!)
DEANO
45 COLUMBIA DB 7728 (1965)
A. JUST A CHILD IN THIS WORLD
B. LITTLE MISS WITH IT
DEANO
EP (PS) COLUMBIA SEG 8470 (1965)
A. UNLUCKY FOR SOME
I'M IN LOVE WITH A GONK
B. THE RAG MAN'S CART HORSE
DEAR DADDY
DEANO
45 COLUMBIA DB 7898 (1966)
A. STARLIGHT, STARBRIGHT
B. I'M SO HAPPY
DEANO
45 COLUMBIA DB 7965 (1966)
A. PLEASE DON'T TALK TO THE LIFEGUARD
B. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR
DEANO
45 COLUMBIA DB 8233 (1967)
A. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE MATADOR?
B. BABY, LET ME BE YOUR BABY
"Baby, Let Me Be Your Baby" - DEANO's most credible performance
on vinyl - also appears on the first CD volume of "DREAM BABES",
"AM I DREAMING" (RPM 1994).
i have posted a glossy MAY 1966 press photo of DEANO to the
SPECTROPOP photos section.
the little blurb on the back of the photo is as follows-
"Tiger Bay, Cardiff, that gave us Shirley Bassey, becomes
bountiful again and sends us talented, melodious 13 year old
DEANO. With her current recording of "Starlight, Starbright",
DEANO is to tour all over Britain, gathering fans as she goes.
Her singing, and her vivacious personality will surely put her,
in record time, in the top class."
clunk click every flip,
Michael Clunkie
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 02:20:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Randy Poe
Subject: Re: Is Nino Tempo actually Stan Getz?
Anna S wrote:
> I was looking at a Stan Getz information website that had some
> sort of link to Wikipedia, which I understand has been having
> problems with people putting false info on it. Much to my shock,
> a jokester had stated that "Nino Tempo" is actually a pseudonym
> for Stan Getz!
Now that's funny! In light of the fact that Stan Getz is dead, I
can confidently confirm that they're two different people because
I had lunch with Nino week before last. He's not only still very
much alive and well - he also paid the tab.
However - and I'm not sure if a lot of people know this - Nino is
one of the finest sax players around. He did an instrumental jazz
album for Atlantic a few years back, including a track called
"Theme for Anna," written by Mike Stoller.
I've worked for Leiber & Stoller for the last 20 years. When I
had lunch with Nino the other day, he told me that he actually
met Mike before Jerry did.
Nino and a friend of his were going to see Wardell Gray at the
Shrine Auditorium. Nino's friend brought Mike along, and that's
how the two first met. Nino was 15 and Mike was 16 at the time.
L&S didn't meet until the following year. Small world.
Best,
Randy Poe
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 01:00:36 -0500
From: Mark Hill
Subject: Darlene Love - Live On Saturday Night Live
I'm watching tonights Saturday Night Live, hosted by Jack Black,
and suddenly we are treated to:
Saturday Night Live, TV Funhouse: "Christmastime For The Jews"
Done in Rankin-Bass like puppet animation (in black and white),
set to the Phil Spector sound-alike title song, sung by a
Darlene Love (sound alike???)
No, it WAS Darlene herself!!!! (She was listed in the cartoon
credits.)
And Darlene was there in the studio, singing live with the band,
as they went to the commercial. I had no idea she was to be on.
And, hey. Neil Young is there, too! As the musical guest!
Much greatness on the SNL stage tonight.
Great stuff!
Dr. Mark
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 16:59:44 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: "Stamp Out The Beatles" by the Hi Liters
Thanks to everyone who responded to my post regarding the
Mystery Tour. I've forwarded them all to Rob Finnis. So
impressed was he with the immediate response, that he has
requested that I put out another plea on his behalf.
Does anyone have a copy of "Stamp Out The Beatles" by the
Hi Liters on Scepter 1276? If so, Rob needs to know:
Songwriter/s?
Arranger/producer/s?
Publishing company?
A 300 dpi label scan would be great too.
All assistance very gratefully received. Thanks in advance
on Rob's behalf.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:38:02 -0300 (ART)
From: Various
Subject: Re: King Kong of a Kwestion
Dear all,
Please consider this discussion thread now closed.
Many thanks,
S'pop
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Artie Wayne asked:
> In each song King Kong is mentioned by name. I wonder if
> anyone out there knows of any other songs where they give
> the King a shout-out?
I hope this provides an answer, however in part:
The Kinks - King Kong
Frank Zappa - King Kong (albeit an instrumental)
Cheerio,
Ayrton Mugnani
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FrankM:
> I though Kong was mentioned on this song but the Bonzos give
> the credit to a session gorilla on vox humana on "The Intro
> and the Outro".
The album is entitled Gorilla, and it is "Dedicated to Kong
who must have been a great bloke".
Charles Ulrich
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Had some extras time on my hands. Googled far more than I
imagined:
There's the unforgettable theme to the 1966 Rankin-Bass KING
KONG TV toon: www2.wi.net/~rkurer/toontracker/kingkong.html
King Kong
You know the name of King Kong
You know the fame of King Kong
Ten times as big as a man.
ABBA- King Kong Song (Waterloo LP) Lyrics here:
www.abbasite.com/music/song.php?id=–
RICK DEES- Dis-Gorilla (1976 King Kong-related follow up to
Disco Duck)
DANIEL JOHNSTON- King Kong (Yip Jump Music 1983).
They shot him down. They shot him down. They thought he was
a monster. But he was the king. They came to his island ...
www.rejectedunknown.com/lyrics/Song%20Title/kingkong.htm
TOM WAITS- King Kong (2004- covers the Daniel Johnston song)
BRUCE COCBURN- King Kong Goes To Tallahasee:
http://cockburnproject.net/songs&music/kkgtt.html
JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH- King Kong (Info here):
http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml
Here's a GROUP- King Kong And D Jungle Girls:
http://king-kong-e-d-jungle-girls.lyrics-songs.com
Then there's: KAPTAIN KOOL AND THE KONGS (Epic LP, 70s)
GEORGE JONES- Old King Kong (prior to 1982)
BOBBY BORIS PICKETT- King Kong (Your Song)
MOMUS- Ping Pong With Hong Kong King Kong (A Sing Song)
(1997)
TYLER, BIG T.- King Kong (196_)
DICK HOLLER- King Kong (1961) Herald H-66
ORLIE AND THE SAINTS- King Kong (1960) Band Box 253
KING KONG- ALL AFRICAN MUSCAL. Very interesting LP/cover
here: http://www.militantesthetix.co.uk/zappo/kingkong.htm
"This LP was recorded by the cast of King Kong, a South
African troupe, whose musical opened on 23 February 1961"
WHEATUS- The Song I Wrote When You Dissed Me (Has KING KONG
in the lyrics)
Udo Lindenberg- Sister King Kong
Someone should make a compilation....
I'm sure there's more...
Dr. Mark
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Mr. Wayne, you really jogged my sometimes faulty memory
with your question. I immediately thought of an album from
the 60s that came out trying to capitalize on Bobby "Boris"
Pickett's "Monster Mash." "Dracula's Greatest Hits" was
recorded by Gene Moss, using a Lugosi-esque Dracula voice,
and was headlined by a Beatles parody called "I Want To
Bite Your Hand." "The King Kong Stomp" was one of the
tracks. More info can be found by searching under the
album title. The album appealed to my totally off-the-wall
sense of humor, plus album artist Jack Davis remains one of
my favorite comic artists.
Larry Bromley
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Hey. David Z, first time poster here. Has anyone mentioned
"King Kong Song" from ABBA's first album, "Waterloo"?
Seasons Greetings to all.
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:24:41 -0500
From: Paul Urbahns
Subject: Re: Is Nino Tempo actually Stan Getz?
Anna wrote:
> I was looking at a Stan Getz information website that had
> some sort of link to Wikipedia, which I understand has been
> having problems with people putting false info on it. Much
> to my shock, a jokester had stated that "Nino Tempo" is
> actually a pseudonym for Stan Getz!
As I understand it Wikipedia is a free on line encyclopedia,
but the source material is anyone who volunteers info and so
they are not reliable. You could probably make up a previously
unknown subject and write something up and it would probably be
accepted as fact.
Don't trust it.
The internet is the biggest spreader of mistruths ever devised
already.
Paul Urbahns
Radcliff, KY
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:42:16 -0700
From: Alan Gordon
Subject: Welcome, Randy Poe
I`d like to welcome Randy to Spectropop. I`ve known Randy for
many years and he is one of the best people you will ever meet
in the music business. He is a great guy and I`m sure he has
some wonderful stories to share with us all. Welcome Randy,
and to all my S`pop friends a Happy and safe holiday.
Best, Alan Gordon
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