Spectropop - Digest Number 471

• From: Spectropop Group
• Date: Sat, 18 May 2002

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                        Jamie LePage (1953-2002)
                  http://www.spectropop.com/Jamie.htm
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There are 6 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

      1. Janie Grant interview on the web
           From: Ronnie Allen  
      2. They Don't Know question
           From: Stewart Mason 
      3. Re: Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology
           From: David Ponak 
      4. Re: The Laddins
           From: Jeff Limlich 
      5. RE: Paul Payton/Mello Cads
           From: David Ponak 
      6. Re: Sandi/Kendra/Kenni
           From: Jeff Limlich 


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Message: 1
   Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 10:47:47 -0400
   From: Ronnie Allen  
Subject: Janie Grant interview on the web

I am very pleased to announce that the one-hour 
live-by-phone interview that I did with Janie Grant 
on WBCB on December 6th, 2001 is now permanently on the web.

Janie sang the fondly-remembered hit "Triangle," an original 
composition, back in 1961.  It peaked at #29 on the Billboard 
Hot 100.  She also charted with the follow-up "Romeo" and 
"That Greasy Kid Stuff."

The interview is not streaming audio but is available for 
listening as individual MP3 program segments.

This was a very special show for me, not only because it was 
Janie's first media interview in 38 years but also because 
I was also able to bring in Gerry Granahan (also live-by-phone) 
to surprise Janie.  Gerry had discovered her, founded the 
Caprice label on which she recorded, and produced her.  
Janie and Gerry had not communicated in more than 35 years, 
so the reunion was a very poignant radio event.

It's more than 5 months after the fact and I am STILL 
receiving e-mails about that show! 

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Don Larson 
(the man who put me in touch with Janie in the first place)
for making the interview available 24/7 on his website, 
to his associates for making the storage space available, 
to radio station WBCB for letting me do the show, to my WBCB 
sidekick Ramona Matthews for helping me screen all the calls 
during the show (there were two), to Gerry Granahan for 
agreeing to participate, and last but most assuredly not 
least to Rose Marie Casilli (a/k/a Janie Grant), without 
whom none of this would have ever happened!

The URL is:
http://www.timeoutofmind.com/forExampleDon/janieGrant.cfm 

Ronnie Allen




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Message: 2
   Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 12:43:28 -0400
   From: Stewart Mason 
Subject: They Don't Know question

Phil Chapman wrote:
> Thanks, but I didn't entirely record "They Don't Know", although I 
> did the mix. By then I was becoming 'troublesome': Even though we 
> recorded 24-track, I had a habit of recording things the way I 
> wanted them to sound, i.e. with echo, including the vocal. (Adding 
> echo later is not the same). My faithful assistants Julian Mendelsohn 
> and Dave Meegan, both of whom eventually fared better than I did in 
> the music industry, rebelled, with reports that "Phil's stuff can't 
> be remixed - he records it that way!" ...and I still do!

Phil, I've always wondered: I've heard reports that Tracey's "They Don't
Know" is just Kirsty's original single with Tracey's voice and a new 
guitar line dubbed on.  If it's not, it's certainly an incredible 
simulation of the original, right down to the climactic "BAY-by!" shout, 
which I'm 99.8% positive is Kirsty, not Tracey.  Also, is it just me, or 
are Kirsty's backing vocals actually mixed louder than Tracey's lead 
vocal?  Any insight would be appreciated.

Stewart



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Message: 3
   Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 12:59:17 -0400
   From: David Ponak 
Subject: Re: Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology

Since I've got both the UK and the US versions of the Association 
Anthology in front of me right now, I suppose I'm the best candidate 
to address the specific differences between the two sets.

The UK/Euro version drops the following tracks:

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
It'll Take A Little Time (Larry Ramos)
Darling Be Home Soon
Names, Tags, Numbers And Labels
Carry On (Bijou)
One Sunday Morning

And adds the following tracks:

Changes
I'm The One
Reputation
Here In Here
Rose Petal, Incense And A Kitten
Caney Creek (previously unreleased)
It's Gotta Be Real
Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies (instrumental) (this is track 28 on disc
one, and is not listed on the package.)

I checked www.amazon.co.uk, but they show the track listing for the US
version. You may want to try other UK or European e-tailers to find the
international version.



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Message: 4
   Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 17:21:25 -0000
   From: Jeff Limlich 
Subject: Re: The Laddins

Paul Payton wrote:
> Are these the same Laddins from New York (featuring Bobby Jay on 
> bass) who did the NYC doowop fave "Yes, Oh Baby Yes"?

Same group!  By '63 they were spending lots of time in South Florida, 
and it was here that they picked up Yvonne "Frankie" Gearing and 
morphed into the Steinways.

Jeff Lemlich
The Florida music forum
Always on topic, and no pop up windows!
http://pub64.ezboard.com/blimestonelounge



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Message: 5
   Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 13:16:58 -0400
   From: David Ponak 
Subject: RE: Paul Payton/Mello Cads

Paul Payton wrote:
> David Ponak, nice work with the Mello Cads - "Soapland" and "As For 
> Tonight" (who's the girl singer? Term used advisedly) really do it 
> for me, especially "...Tonight."'

Thanks Paul! The female singer is Kim Fox, and exceptionally talented
singer/songwriter in her on right. Linus Of Hollywood is just about 
finished producing her Franklin Castle debut album. (She also put out 
an album called "Moon Hut" in 1997 on Dreamworks)



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Message: 6
   Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 17:27:36 -0000
   From: Jeff Limlich 
Subject: Re: Sandi/Kendra/Kenni

Dave at Van McCoy Music wrote:
> Yes she will be glad to participate in the interview.  
> Sandi Sheldon *was* also known as Kenni Woods a.k.a 
> Kendra Spottswood.  

And from what I understand, she was also the main voice on "Touch My 
Heart" by the Vonettes on Cobblestone 703.

Jeff Lemlich
The Florida music forum
LOOK?  Yes.  LURK?  No!
http://pub64.ezboard.com/blimestonelounge




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