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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. New Year songs (and a new one in musica)
From: David A Young
2. Re: Apache
From: Various
3. Le Petit Prince: French Christmas Rag Doll "Triste Noel"
From: Jeff
4. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
From: Artie Wayne
5. Vinyl re-issues
From: Frank M
6. Re: New Year songs (and a new one in musica)
From: Will Stos
7. Happy New Year
From: Frank
8. Happy New Year
From: Jana B
9. Packing with Barbara Chandler.
From: Julio Niño
10. Re: Barbara Chandler "A Lonely New Year"
From: Jana B.
11. Re: Apache
From: Clarke Davis
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 02:27:52 -0000
From: David A Young
Subject: New Year songs (and a new one in musica)
Mick Patrick:
> While girly Christmas platters practically grow on trees,
> New Year records do not. I can only think of a handful.
I collect New Year records and have an ongoing series of
cassette tapes (how quaint) compiling them, to which I
continue to add each year. I began work on ninety-minute
tape number 19 in 2005, so that's more than 27 hours of
tunes so far. Granted, there're a lot of recordings of
"Auld Lang Syne" and "What Are You Doing New Years Eve,"
but not so many that two versions of either song have yet
to appear in a row.
But Mick's right about the girlie genre being under-
represented in this collection. Barbara Chandler's "A
Lonely New Year" is a fabulous exception; I love her
drugged-sounding vocal, which reminds me of Earl-Jean's
voice. Other Spectropop-type gals (sometimes with guys)
weighing in on turn-of-the-calendar issues include The
Adlibs' "I Stayed Home (New Year's Eve)" (released in 1989
but recorded in vintage doo-wop style), Paul and Paula's
"A New Year, A New Ring," Beverley's "Happy New Year"
(featured in musica a year or two ago), Honey and the Bees'
rendition of "Auld Lang Syne," and two songs called "Happy
New Year Baby," one by The Sisters on Del-Fi and the other
written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and recorded
back in the day first by JoAnn Campbell and then by Connie
Francis. (Sedaka included his own version of the tune on
his Christmas album released this year.)
And there's at least one more worthy of inclusion in this
discussion as well as in our prestigious listening lounge.
For your end-of-year musical edification, I've played (no
longer "Little" by the time of its 1967 release) Peggy
March's "January First" to musica. Peggy's prospects are
nowhere near as bleak as Barbara's as she heads out of the
holiday season. Note that composer credit goes to one
Johnny Upstairs. Sounds more like a description than a
name, dunnit?
Thanking Spectropoppers for a great 2005 and wishing you
all a happy and fulfilling 2006,
David A. Young
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:42:53 -0800
From: Various
Subject: Re: Apache
Frank M:
> I think have something called Apache 65 by Davie Allan and
> the Arrows ...
Made #64 in BB in early '65. I did a story on Davie for
Goldmine around 1980, and he and I are both on the "Devil's
Angels" ST.
gem
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I've seen several emails on this but nobody mentioned The
Ventures, who probably sold the most, as the song was
included on the Telstar album which was a big seller.
Paul Urbahns
Radcliff, KY
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Hello everybody!
Didn't anyone mention The Ventures' version?
And Brazilian instrumental group The Jet Blacks (yes, the
name's from the Shadows song) recorded "Apache" circa 1963.
A good vesion, but I think they had "acculturated" the
Apache Indian by replacing the simple eight-to-the-bar "tom-
tom-tom" with a Ravel's Bolero beat! (tom... tom-tom-tom-tom
... tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom-tom...)
Cheerio,
Ayrton
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There's one more Stateside source: Time-Life, perhaps unable
to license the Ingmann track at the time, put the Shadows'
version of "Apache" on "Axes & Saxes: The Great Instrumentals",
part of that endless "Rock N Roll Era" series.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:23:02 -0000
From: Jeff
Subject: Le Petit Prince: French Christmas Rag Doll "Triste Noel"
It is great to hear this on Musica. I very much enjoy
hearing the occasional Euro track. Did the young fella
do any other tunes?
Jeff
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:27:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
How ya'doin'? I don't want the year to end without
giving out a few Spectroprops...I want to this
wonderful place called Spectropop, that has shown me
so much love and support, that at 64 i've started to
believe in my body of work and am writing and showing
my songs again. I didn't know until last week that
this organisation is non-profit, run by volounteers,
who do what they do for the love of 60's music. I'm
instucting Allan Rinde, who looks after my catalog,
to give 10% of my writers share as, of the gross
mechanical income from the royalties due to me, from
my entire catalog in perpetuity to Spectropop, which
will begin one year from today.
Although my catalog isn't worth much right now, i've
discovered how to deler, i mean deliver my music by
way of the internet to more people than i ever thought
possible. i've never asked anything of, except from
time to time listen to a song i thought they might
like and want to record. last week, I spoke to Richard
Perry, who I gave "You're 16" to for Ringo Starr, who
I hadn't been in contact with for 10 years.
after a little catching up I pitched idea of doing a
Christmas album, with Rod Stewart, which he said they
had already discussed. "GOOD", i said, " I have the
title cut your album, a new song i wrote with toni
wine, "I lose it when I Hear "White Christmas".
Richard said, " I LOVE IT!!!...when i told him the
title. the next day i sent him a demo, overnight,
with the money i had left over from my disability
check this month.
I was approached off line by jana, who hasn't posted
on spectropop, yet because, 'she was intimidated by
people like me who seem to know so much ' I replied,
"How else can you learn if you don't ask?"
until i'm back on my feet, i've decide not to paint
clothes or sculpt little animal heads, in favor of
writing and promoting my songs. 2 days ago, i stopped
sending or accepting e-mail! a combonation of
exhaustion and dyslexia makes it impossible for read
them anyway. when it comes down to having to choose
between my music or maintaining an online relationship
...you can ask any of my EX-wives, what decision i
would probably make?
so If you want to keep me contributing online
Spectropop, keep your posts as interesting as they've
been in the past few months, i'll jump in, when i have
something to offer, and always remember,
"IF LIFE IS A LOTTERY...LET'S ALL TAKE A CHANCE
BUT IF LIFE IS A MONKEY...LET THAT MONKEY DANCE!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR, thanks and regards, artie wayne
P.S. only 2 days left to sign guest book
http://artiewayne.com when it will be closed to new
entries, but remain on display forever.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:05:47 -0800
From: Frank M
Subject: Vinyl re-issues
Previously:
> In fact that Incredible Bongo Band has been re-issued on
> vinyl. Sounds mighty good too.
Many years ago I used to peruse the second hand Vinyl on a
stall in a bijou market in Glasgow's West End. The stall
eventually became Fopp records and one of its strengths in
my opinion was its commissioning of re pressings of selected
vinyl albums. It also handled imports of re issued and
occasionally old warehouse stock. It expanded from one shop
in Glasgow to a nationwide chain. Its main bread and butter
was CD's of course and it was a great source of jazz and soul
compilations for a fiver.
A few months ago I noted in the financial pages of the Herald
that two long established members of the company had left the
board. This was after some individuals with major record
store retail experience had been taken on board. I had
already noted that the original shop had stopped stocking
vinyl. Then the City Centre store seemed to be devoting more
and more space to DVD's. It's soul jazz and funk floor was
re organised and the vinyl was moved to the smaller mezanine
floor and plowing through the vinyl was becoming a tight
squeeze for a large man like myself.
My son now informs me Fopp will be getting rid of its vinyl
and stocking more DVD's. One the one hand it should make for
a good January sale, on the other my pleasure in dropping
into a shop and maintaining a life time habit of flicking
through 12" albums will be diminished.
I realise of course that's what eventually happens to
successful niche marketeers and maybe someone else will fill
the gap but it's an end of an era for vinyl fans in Glasgow.
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:43:38 -0000
From: Will Stos
Subject: Re: New Year songs (and a new one in musica)
David A Young wrote:
> I collect New Year records and have an ongoing series of
> cassette tapes (how quaint) compiling them, to which I
> continue to add each year. I began work on ninety-minute
> tape number 19 in 2005, so that's more than 27 hours of
> tunes so far. Granted, there're a lot of recordings of
> "Auld Lang Syne" and "What Are You Doing New Years Eve,"
> but not so many that two versions of either song have yet
> to appear in a row.
>
> But Mick's right about the girlie genre being under-
> represented in this collection.
Did the Gems record a New Year single? The have one called
something like "Happy New Love," but I thought they had
recorded "Happy New Year" vocals over top of the track or
does the song refer to New Year's in some way?. I'm not sure
where I heard this, or if I'm just crazy. Does anyone know?
Will : )
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:37:21 +0100
From: Frank
Subject: Happy New Year
And the best possible new year to you too, Artie (and to
everybody at Spectropop). It's just great to have someone
like you with us.
Frank
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:32:11 -0000
From: Jana B
Subject: Happy New Year
Artie, All the blessings of the New Year still going your
way and to all Spectropoppers! Hope this coming year brings
everyone health, happiness, love, joy and sublime magical
dreams come true!
Best wishes and warmest regards,
Jana B.
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:50:52 -0000
From: Julio Niño
Subject: Packing with Barbara Chandler.
Hola everybody,
I´m packing in a hurry, I must go to the airport. I´m going
to make a quick visit to some friends in NYC for New Years
Eve. But before I go I wanted to wish everybody in
Spectroland a wonderful and very Happy New Year.
And speaking of New Years, one of the songs recently
discussed here, Barbara Chandler´s "A Lonely New Year"
(which I discovered some weeks ago courtesy of David A.
Young) it´s turning out to be my favorite 2005 Christmas
song. I love Barbara´s narcotic voice, it sweeps me away
like an authoritarian tide.
I would love to listen to the other side, "I´m Going Out
With The Girls". I´ve been an awful good boy this year, so
maybe Santa will make my wish come true.
Chao.
Julio Niño.
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:56:03 -0000
From: Jana B.
Subject: Re: Barbara Chandler "A Lonely New Year"
Mick Patrick wrote:
> While girly Christmas platters practically grow on trees,
> New Year records do not. I can only think of a handful. So
> I've posted Barbara's offering to musica:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica
The Three Degrees had a very nice New Year's song on their
first self-entitled Phil Int'l Records' LP called "Year of
Decision." It had a message that touched on social and
personal issues. Written by Gamble and Huff, it was first
released in 1973.
Jana B.
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:01:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Clarke Davis
Subject: Re: Apache
Re: All this talk about Apache.... I thought Apache by the
Shadows was released in the US on Atlantic. I know subsequent
releases were on that label. One of your respondents credits
ABC with the release of Apache. Is that correct? I am
currently doing a project spotlighting every single 45 rpm
release from the year 1960 that I can get my hands on for my
Internet Radio Show called "The Big Show with Clarke Davis" on
www.RockitRadio.net. In reviewing charts from all over, I
don't remembering seeing Apache being very prominent. I'll
have to look more closely.
By the way I had the 45 of Barbara Chandler on Kapp with a
very nice single but the name of it escapes me at the moment.
I think it was "It Hurts to be 16" if I remember correctly.
Clarke Davis
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