________________________________________________________________________
SPECTROPOP - Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
________________________________________________________________________
There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Richie Barrett and the Philly sound
From: Phil X Milstein
2. Sandy Linzer; Happy New Year
From: Country Paul
3. Re: Phil's Christmas Album
From: Lyn Nuttall
4. Re: The Ventures - "I feel fine"
From: Billy G Spradlin
5. Internet Record Buying
From: Ian Slater
6. Re: Internet Record Buying
From: Fred Clemens
7. Re: The Ventures - "I feel fine"
From: Roy Clough
8. Re: The Ventures "I Feel Fine"
From: Richard Snow
9. Happy New Year
From: Claire Francis
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Message: 1
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:40:10 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Richie Barrett and the Philly sound
S.J.Dibai wrote:
> Oh, absolutely. (The Three Degrees') Swan recordings included
> some of the best early examples of the Philly sound. The
> Richard Barrett productions of the mid-60s are a fascinating
> lost chapter in the development of Philly soul ,,,
How is it that a New York producer (and one of the architects of
the girl group sound) winds up one of the architects of the
Philly sound? I realize Philadelphia is not especially far from
New York, but the two scenes seem to have been largely
independent of one another. I'm sure there are many examples of
operational cross-over between them, but I hadn't realized that
Barrett had been among the commuters.
Dig,
--Phil M.
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 2
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 15:03:44 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Sandy Linzer; Happy New Year
FYI, I met Sandy Linzer briefly at a voice-over job just
before Christmas. He is working on music projects with one
of my clients here in New Jersey. I didn't have time to
talk or ask any questions, but at least I got the chance
to say hello.
I'm afraid it's more than I've done much of here this year.
New Year's resolution: become more active again on
Spectropop. With that resolved, let me wish all of you
worldwide a happy and healthy 2006; let's keep those great
sounds out there for everyone to discover!
Best to all,
Country Paul
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 3
Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 22:30:19 -0000
From: Lyn Nuttall
Subject: Re: Phil's Christmas Album
Paul:
> You would be surprised to find how many people hear the
> songs on radio every year and have no idea they all come
> from one album.
And I suspect some people who weren't around at the time may
be familiar with the arrangements through later recordings
that borrow from Phil's Christmas Album. My suspicion was
aroused a couple of years ago when I heard a soundalike by a
well-known artist being muzacked through my supermarket.
I am so not full of information this morning: I can't recall
which track or which well-known artist, but you may know some
examples.
Happy '06 chums,
Lyn
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 4
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:04:26 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: The Ventures - "I feel fine"
Richard Snow wrote:
> I recently heard The Ventures version of "I feel fine", The
> Beatles tune. What shocked me was that The Ventures edited
> the Beatles original 45 onto the front of their track.
The Ventures version is on thier classic "The Ventures Knock
Me Out!" album. After listening to it on CD they might have
done just that. It sounds suspiciously close but its been
slightly edited.
But the Ventures were/are masters at copying other guitarists
sounds, and they might have gotten the same sound while in the
studio. I saw a Beatles tribute act play "I Feel Fine" once,
and all the guy did to get that same sound was stick his
Rickenbacker right up to a Vox amp!
Billy G.
60's Jangle Radio @ Live365.com
http://listen.to/jangleradio
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 5
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:35:15 -0000
From: Ian Slater
Subject: Internet Record Buying
Phil M said:
> http://www.gemm.com is almost always your best first stop
> for rare record buying.
I incline to agree, for the reasons Phil stated although, in
my experience, the really seriously obscure rarities are
slightly more likely to come up on eBay simply because the
price is so hard to set. I too have not been "had" by any of
the GEMM traders to whom they link, although I have chanced
some of their low-rated clients. These tend not to have the
records they advertise - and leave you waiting for a month
before telling you!
My main reason for writing though is to recommend Netsounds,
the British equivalent of GEMM. This works in a similar way
to GEMM, with many of the same items and traders, but it's
worth checking as there are many different ones too. The
traders are based all of the world and trade internationally.
You'll find it at: http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/
Happy hunting!
Ian Slater
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 6
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 14:24:45 -0000
From: Fred Clemens
Subject: Re: Internet Record Buying
Ian Slater wrote:
> My main reason for writing though is to recommend Netsounds,
> the British equivalent of GEMM. This works in a similar way
> to GEMM, with many of the same items and traders, but it's
> worth checking as there are many different ones too. The
> traders are based all of the world and trade internationally.
> You'll find it at: http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/
Another alternative, with seemingly ties to Gemm as it appears
the same sellers and items are offered for sale, is
www.musicstack.com. It seems Gemm doesn't use PayPal as an
option for payment, which is personally convenient for me.
First preference is Ebay (out of habit), and then Musicstack
to see if I can find a reliable seller for a lesser price.
Musicstack has been winning out recently on a couple of items,
but not all.
Happy 2006!
Fred Clemens
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 7
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 15:43:53 -0000
From: Roy Clough
Subject: Re: The Ventures - "I feel fine"
Richard Snow wrote:
> I recently heard The Ventures version of "Apache" and also
> on the same Cd an instrumental version of "I feel fine",
> The Beatles tune. What shocked me was that The Ventures
> made no effort to reproduce the feedback sound on the intro.
> What they have done instead is blatantly edited the Beatles
> original 45 onto the front of their track.
Not convinced they did copy it Richard, take a listen to their
Out A Space album they were producing those sort of sounds
before The Beatles did by accident.
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 8
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:54:51 +0000
From: Richard Snow
Subject: Re: The Ventures "I Feel Fine"
Steve Harvey:
> What CD has their "I Feel Fine". I have a live in Japan CD
> with it, but no intro like that.
"I Feel Fine" is on a Cd called "Walk Don't Run, the best
of the Ventures". Here it is on Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/dlcwl
Richard
www.richardsnow.co.uk
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
Message: 9
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 13:59:31 EST
From: Claire Francis
Subject: Happy New Year
Hey Hey S'poppers....
I am so wishing you the Happiest of New Years....with many
many happy ones to come...
Thanks for your loving vibes during this year....THEY WORKED!!!
We are truly blessed to have the music in our lives. It
reminds me of a great line I read in an interview with the
artist Matisse. The interviewer asks: "Do you believe in God?"
And Matisse answers "Only when I paint." Yeah baby. For me,
the same holds when I play the music....a place where there
are no boundries to the love....and the healing....So...God
bless you All....and keep PLAYING THE MUSIC.
Light and Love
Claire Francis
January 1, 2006
-------------------[ archived by Spectropop ]-------------------
SPECTROPOP features: http://www.spectropop.com
End
