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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: I Love How You Love Me w/ bagpipes
From: Bill Reed
2. Iz [Israel] Kamakawio'ole
From: Gary Myers
3. Re: I Love How You Love Me w/ bagpipes
From: Mick Patrick
4. Honeys on eBay; "the great Anders & Poncia"
From: Country Paul
5. Re: Don Ho
From: Phil X Milstein
6. Herb Bernstein
From: Austin Powell
7. Anders & Poncia CD set
From: Kingsley Abbott
8. Re: New Year's Revolution
From: Phil X Milstein
9. Re: I Love How You Love Me
From: Philip Hopson
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:53:53 -0000
From: Bill Reed
Subject: Re: I Love How You Love Me w/ bagpipes
Mark Maldwyn wrote:
> Paul & Barry Ryan had Paul and Barry Ryan had a version
> (of "I Love How You Love Me") with a brass band ...
Phil M:
> I listened to this version on Mark's suggestion, and found
> some uncanny similarities between the Ryan's arrangement and
> Nino & April's. It seems clear that whichever of these two
> succeeded the other modeled theirs on the predecessor, but I
> can't tell which was which. If that sentence is too muddy
> for human comprehension, I'll rephrase it as, "Does anyone
> know which came first between these two?"
A few years back I interviewed Nino Tempo for Spectropop
magazine. Here's what he told me about ILHYLM:
NT: "I got the idea of it when I heard a song by the Byrds on
the radio and it sounded like bagpipes. It could have been
almost any track on the album 'Younger Than Yesterday', on
which producer Gary Usher utilized electronic drone sounds,
possibly by running sitar tapes backwards, to achieve a sound
similar to that of bagpipes. It might have been, I don't
remember anymore, but that gave me the idea, and I thought
what song to use and I came up with 'I Love How You Love Me'
. . .When I produced 'I Love How You Love Me', I didn't have
to answer to anybody. I cut everything first, separate from
the bagpipes. The guitarist might have been Jerry Cole. I told
whoever it was, 'Just play everything in a low register through
a fuzz box'. So he played something and I said to just keep
repeating that section. And he just kept playing it over and
over and over. I put the vocal on it, then brought in the
bagpipe player, the only one I could find. You don't get a
bagpipe player through the union. He couldn't read music. He
said, 'I can only play what I play'. Suffice to say it was a
labor-intensive process wedding the bagpipes to the track. I
told you that 'All Strung Out' was a great disappointment.
Well, this was another one. Atlantic put it [LHYLM] out and
thought it was going to be an absolute smash. Then, a short
time later, two brothers in England called the Ryan Twins
copied it exactly as close as they could."
Me: "Including the bagpipes?"
NT: "Yes. Just recently a friend of mine sent me a copy, and
it was a copy of our record but it was done so poorly."
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:17:27 -0800
From: Gary Myers
Subject: Iz [Israel] Kamakawio'ole
Einar Einarsson Kvaran:
> ...if you are not familiar with Iz [Israel] Kamakawio'ole
> [who is not still alive] version of "Over the Rainbow" -
> you might want to check it out somehow. It's a medley with
> Wonderful World.
It was certainly an interesting style for the songs - too bad
he didn't know the words, chords or melodies.
gem
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:04:55 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: I Love How You Love Me w/ bagpipes
Mark Maldwyn wrote:
> Paul & Barry Ryan had Paul and Barry Ryan had a version
> (of "I Love How You Love Me") with a brass band ...
Phil M:
> I listened to this version on Mark's suggestion, and found
> some uncanny similarities between the Ryan's arrangement and
> Nino & April's. It seems clear that whichever of these two
> succeeded the other modeled theirs on the predecessor, but I
> can't tell which was which. If that sentence is too muddy
> for human comprehension, I'll rephrase it as, "Does anyone
> know which came first between these two?"
This has all been discussed on S'pop before. Of these two
versions of the song, Nino & April's came first, of course.
See here: http://www.spectropop.com/NinoTempo/index.htm
And/or search the S'pop Archives.
Hey la,
Mick Patrick
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:43:28 -0600 (CST)
From: Country Paul
Subject: Honeys on eBay; "the great Anders & Poncia"
From: Jonathan Ward, Subject: Honey Ltd
> You might have noticed this already - but a copy of the
> extremely rare copy of the Honey Ltd's LP on LHI record has
> appeared on eBay. And, it ain't gonna be cheap. I've already
> spoken to the members of the group - and they confirmed once
> again to me that they had no idea that this was released and
> had never actually seen the (kinda goofy) cover. If you feel
> like jumping in, the bidding is up to $700, with 5 days left!
> (I'm afraid I'm gonna have to pass at that amount, green with
> envy though I am.) http://tinyurl.com/aqwwf
Just checked it - the latest bid is $1,000, probably more than
the group made on the album! Re: the cover, I like it, actually.
> I googled for it & saw it listed here (top of page):
> http://www.doowopshoobop.com/vartitle.html
The Anders & Poncia set and other Brilltone CDs sound really
interesting; must check them out. Unfortunately, my computer has
just crashed badly, maybe permanently. Hopefully, it's repairable.
If not, it may be a while - gotta rebuild EVERYTHING! We'll see...
Country Paul
(on a borrowed computer)
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:02:08 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: Don Ho
Ron Sauer wrote:
> I saw him perform in 1970. My ex was a huge fan. I enjoyed his
> show. My favorite record of his (and his link to Spectropop)
> was Jimmy Webb's "Honey Come Back". I always thought it was
> much better than Glen Campbell's.
Another song connecting these three is "Galveston," which Webb
wrote and Campbell had the hit version of, but of which Ho had
the first release.
I always loved the Reprise LP sleeves, which promo'd their
wildly ranging roster which ran the gamut from Hendrix to Ho.
Dig,
--Phil M.
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:48:06 +0000
From: Austin Powell
Subject: Herb Bernstein
My New Year's Resolution was to tidy up my singles and so far,
so good...Today I chanced across a Herb Bersntein production
from 1975, a version of Goffin/King's "One Fine day", by Julie,
arranged by Harold Wheeler. It's on the Tom Cat label. UK
catalogue number TOM 1 - US number YB 10454. Tom Catalano's
label I think?
Also, Herb worked with Diane Renay on at least one track, but
the title escapes me for the moment.
Back to the filing, and dusting!
Austin P.
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:01:39 -0000
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Anders & Poncia CD set
For the interest of UK residents, Bim Bam are currently taking
orders for the Anders/Poncia brill Tone set.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
http://www.bim-bam.com
Bim-Bam Records Ltd.
Chalfont House
Botley Road
Horton Heath
Eastleigh
Hants
SO50 7DN
England
email: bob@bimbamrec.freeserve.co.uk
Telephone: 023 80600329
Fax: 023 80600329 (24 hrs)
International dialling code: +44 23 80600329
Kingsley
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 13:51:36 -0500
From: Phil X Milstein
Subject: Re: New Year's Revolution
Austin Powell wrote:
> My New Year's Resolution was to tidy up my singles and so far,
> so good...Today I chanced across a Herb Bersntein production
> from 1975, a version of Goffin/King's "One Fine day", by Julie,
> arranged by Harold Wheeler. It's on the Tom Cat label. UK
> catalogue number TOM 1 - US number YB 10454. Tom Catalano's
> label I think?
If I spring for pizza and beer, will you come over and tidy up
MY singles?
Dig,
--Phil M.
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:46:30 +0000 (GMT)
From: Philip Hopson
Subject: Re: I Love How You Love Me
Wasn't there an even earlier version of "I Love How You Love
Me" in England, by Maureen Evans?: - a hit as well, I believe.
This version, featuring a melliferous vocal by the Welsh
songbird; which in no way could be considered querky in any
department: vocal interpretation or arrangement, was just
simple, straight-ahead easy on the ear. No histrionics, but
Maureen's mellow alto aptly suiting both tempo and lyric
admirably.
Anyone know of Maureen's current situation, (if she is still
with us etc). Did she ever record anything in Welsh? (as I
can remember her singing a duet with Harry Seacombe on a T.V.
show once).
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