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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Steve Tudanger
From: Steve Dworkin
2. Shel Silverstein
From: Norm D
3. Ventures
From: Steve Harvey
4. Re: Richie Barrett and the Philly sound
From: S.J. Dibai
5. The Leiber and Stoller Story
From: Damian
6. Aron's Records - going out of business
From: Kurt Benbenek
7. Re: Internet Record Buying
From: Dave Monroe
8. Re: "The Leiber & Stoller Story"
From: Mick Patrick
9. Re: Aron's Records - going out of business
From: Artie Wayne
10. Re: "The Leiber & Stoller Story"
From: Norm D
11. Re: Steve Tudanger, R.I.P.
From: Mike Rashkow
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:55:02 -0000
From: Steve Dworkin
Subject: Steve Tudanger
Sadly, Steve Tudanger passed away this morning. Steve was a
member of The Four Evers, in the sixties who had a hit with
"Be My Girl" on Smash Records. He later was in the group
Playhouse, and sang backup on records for artists like Lobo,
Robin McNamarra, Andy Kim & The Archies. He had two singles
as a solo artist, one on Mercury & one on Big Tree.
Throughout the eighties he was a successful jingle singer,
and along with Steve Feldman, & Ellie Greenwich co-produced
the Ellie Greenwich album "Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung".
He wrote and produced a great record with Ellie Greenwich
which was never released. It was recorded in the 80's, but
had the feel of the 60's girl groups, called "The First Time".
If I can post it on Musica I will.
Most importantly, Steve was a great guy, and even when his
health started failing, he always had a great attitude and
kept his sence of humor. He will be missed.
- Steve Dworkin
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 04:04:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Norm D
Subject: Shel Silverstein
Clark Besch wrote:
> Shel (Silverstein) has no doubt been celebrating his new
> greatest hits Cd on Sony....
That would be nice, but sadly Shel has been dead since 1999.
His website www.shelsilverstein.com has a few mentions of
his music but more about his wonderful stories and poems for
children. I suppose that he's far better known for his kids'
stuff and he's not often heard as the talented and
entertaining singer / songwriter that he was. Mind you,
there are a few of his songs that it wouldn't be advisable
for too many kids to hear ("Stacy Brown got two what, dad??").
Norm D.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 11:21:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Ventures
Roy Clough wrote:
> 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.
I suspect the feedback edit may have been the record company
and not the Ventures. You might remember that they had a
live album in the 60s that mentioned part of the album was
recorded in England even though they had never played there!
Steve Harvey
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 21:13:03 -0000
From: S.J. Dibai
Subject: Re: Richie Barrett and the Philly sound
Phil X Milstein wrote:
> 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 don't see it that way, actually. The way I see it, it has
long been hard to draw a line between the Philly scene and
the New York scene. Think about it.....Cameo-Parkway and
Jamie/Guyden had their own studios, yet often went to Bell
Sound to record; Madara and White were based in Philly but
recorded in New York often; Leon Huff bounced back and forth
between the two cities as a sessionman; Artie Wayne mentioned
here how he always came down to Philly from NY to keep his
finger on the pulse of new developments or to try to sell
masters. The two cities were very closely linked, though I
doubt most Philadelphians or New Yawkers would admit that
willingly.
But none of that answers your first question. Fact is,
Richard Barrett is FROM Philadelphia. I don't know exactly
why he came back home, but I would guess it has to do with
the decline of the doo-wop he was so well known for and the
almost concurrent rise of Philly soul.
Roll on,
S.J. Dibai
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:21:09 -0000
From: Damian
Subject: The Leiber and Stoller Story
"The Leiber and Stoller Story" - Does anyone know when
volumes 2 and 3 of this series will be released?
Damian
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:53:43 -0000
From: Kurt Benbenek
Subject: Aron's Records - going out of business
Another great record store is biting the proverbial dust.
Aron's Records here in LA is calling it quits.
According to the Associated Press:
...CD sales in the United States fell about 7 percent in
2005 as the purchase of online singles doubled over last
year. It's a mixed bag for the industry but little good
news for brick-and-mortar music retailers like Aron's,
which is going out of business after 40 years due to
downloads, file-sharing and the opening of a major
competitor nearby. "More and more we're seeing customers
switch to downloads or burning CDs from their friends,"
said Jesse Kemper, owner of Aron's. "The last couple of
years we've been hanging on by our teeth."
I assume the "major competitor" they're talking about is
Amoeba Records on Sunset Blvd, which is about the size of
twenty record stores put together. It's a great place to
find music, but shopping in Amoeba is like shopping in a
big, cold barn. Browsing through records and CDs at Aron's
was a much more personal experience...especially at their
old, smaller location on Melrose.
Aron's is having a sale right now until "everything in the
store is gone"
Aron's Records
1150 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
http://www.aronsrecords.com/
Kurt Benbenek
Long Beach, CA
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 08:42:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Dave Monroe
Subject: Re: Internet Record Buying
Fred Clemens wrote:
> Another alternative, with seemingly ties to Gemm as
> it appears the same sellers and items are offered
> for sale, is www.musicstack.com.
Every time I've tried to buy something @ Music Stack,
it's already been sold. Not that this doesn't happen
@ GEMM as well, but ... reminds me, on GEMM, once
you've located an item, cehck to see if the seller has
an off-GEMM webiste or somesuch, 'cos often you can
bypass the up to 15% fee GEMM collects from sellers,
which is more often than not passed on to you (though
some sellers do simply absorb it themselves, figuring,
I suppose, well, at least they're making a sale). But
I've had some notable successes simply Googling an
artist and/or title and seeing if someone's sales list
or shop listing comes up. There are people out there
listing neither on GEMM nor Music Stack, and bypassing
eBay, even. It also doesn't hurt to be on special
interest lists like this one, because, trust me, esp.
if you ask about something, sellers will find you. I
even partook recently in an old fashioned send-out-a-
list-and-take-bids-'til-the-last-moment auction,
albeit via e- mail rather than "snail" mail. Was
there anything you were looking for specifically? Not
that I ever sell anything, but ...
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:47:13 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: "The Leiber & Stoller Story"
Damian:
> "The Leiber & Stoller Story" - Does anyone know when
> volumes 2 and 3 of this series will be released?
These things take time, unfortunately. Volume 2, which will
cover the years 1957 to 1962, should be out on Ace in a few
months, with Vol 3 (1963 - 1969) to follow at a later date.
In the meantime, check out the first volume here:
http://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=421
Talking of Leiber & Stoller, does anyone out there have a
copy of their composition "The Gunfighter", as recorded by
Tommy Roe on ABC Paramount 10696 in 1965? If so, I'd love
to hear it, somehow. Is it out on CD, by any chance (even
a boot)? The song is under consideration for Vol 3, you see.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:06:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Artie Wayne
Subject: Re: Aron's Records - going out of business
Kurt...thanks for the info about Arons' going out of
business. I probably had more "Shadow Mann" vinyl lps
sold out of his store than any other store in the
country, even though they were discounted for 99 cents.
When I had to sell my incredible lp collection, he
gave me a fair price, when he could've easily taken
advantage. I'm sure he's got some hidden treasures
there that's worth looking into.
Aron's Records
1150 N. Highland Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
http://www.aronsrecords.com/
regards, Artie Wayne http://artiewayne.com
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 10:40:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Norm D
Subject: Re: "The Leiber & Stoller Story"
Damian wrote:
> "The Leiber and Stoller Story" - Does anyone know when
> volumes 2 and 3 of this series will be released?
Sorry if I missed the earlier posting on this.....but
what is on Volume 1? I haven't even got that one yet.
Norm D.
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 14:54:27 EST
From: Mike Rashkow
Subject: Re: Steve Tudanger, R.I.P.
Steve D:
> Sadly, Steve Tudanger passed away this morning
I am so sad about Steve Tudanger. Over the past few years
we had been in touch, via phone and mail (No computer--his
eyesight wasn't up to it). He had two strokes, and heart
problems, but no matter how bad his health became, his
attitude was always positive. His father and mother both
died when he was quite young and his doctor said it was a
miracle he lived as long as he did.
I had planned to see him the next time I came up to NY....
I waited too long.
A great talent and a fine person, Steve also wrote, "Let
Me Be Forever", which was a solid hit in South America for
Steve Feldman as an artist -- I believe it went to number
one in a couple of countries.
Those of you who remember the Coke Jingles which were a
topic here a while back will likely remember that Stevie
was responsible for the best of that bunch, the latin
flavored, "How Much Nicer It Would Be Together".
Additionally, he also had a meaningful career as a background
and jingle singer in NYC prior to his first, incapacitating
stroke.
His demo of his composition "Mary" is at musica. The
background voice that is off pitch is me not him.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/files/musica/
Mike Rashkow
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