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Topics in this digest:
1. report on requested label credits
From: David A Young
2. Andy Kim backgrounds
From: Phil Chapman
3. Re: Chan Clan
From: Laura E Pinto
4. Re: Andy & David Williams
From: Jeffrey Glenn
5. Crystals - Gee Whiz
From: Phil Chapman
6. RE: Linda Scott
From: Rex Strother
7. Re: Andy & David Williams
From: Jeffrey Glenn
8. Kinderpop, Gentlerpop
From: David Parkinson
9. Re: Andy & David Williams
From: Mikey
10. Jack Gold & Paris; Fred Foster & Monument
From: Paul Payton
11. Re: Andy Kim backgrounds
From: Tony Leong
12. Just like the good old days!
From: Martin Roberts
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 22:55:47 +0000
From: David A Young
Subject: report on requested label credits
A couple of days ago, Davie Gordon asked for verification from
the label of the BMI writer credits for The Sequins' "I'll Be
Satisfied" on A&M. Indeed, there it is: Pipkin/Holloway/Holloway.
And Don Charles just asked who was along for the ride on Linda
Scott's version of "You Baby" on Kapp; it's arranged and conducted
by Leroy Glover and produced by Laurence Weiss.
David
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:15:40 -0000
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Andy Kim backgrounds
Does anybody know the identity of the distinctive background singers
on Andy Kim's two Ronettes' titles: "Baby I Love You" and "Be My
Baby"?
Just curious.
Phil
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 23:54:45 -0000
From: Laura E Pinto
Subject: Re: Chan Clan
Will George wrote:
> The Boomerang cable TV channel is running this cartoon now.
> You might be able to get some better copies made.
Thanks for the info. I'll check my listings to see if I get that
channel (I so seldom watch TV anymore that I actually don't know!).
If so, I'll fire up the old VCR. Thanks so much.
Laura
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 17:57:02 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: Andy & David Williams
Norman:
> I was talking to my younger sister today. She had a giant pin-up
> of the Williams Twins on her wall when she was 12 or 13. I asked
> her how did she come across them. She seemed to think it was
> through a David Cassidy TV Special.
I'm guessing your sister saw them when they appeared on The Partridge
Family (Episode 88: "Two For The Show" - first aired Jan. 19, 1974
during the show's fourth and final season). They play themselves in
the episode (newly managed by Reuban Kincaid), and while staying with
the Partridges they both fall in love with Laurie. In it they sing
(well, lip-synch) the incredibly catchy "Say It Again" - from the
unreleased LP that Varese just issued for the first time June 4 (nice
to finally after 18 years have a copy of this - it's a great slice of bubblepop!).
Does this sound right?
Jeff
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:56:04 -0000
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Crystals - Gee Whiz
Was listening to "The Crystals Twist Uptown" LP, for the first
time in almost forty(!) years, my copy is Duophonic -
("Electronically Enhanced For Reproduction On Stereo Phonographs")
and sounds odd. However, the track that hasn't shown on any other
Crystals comp, "Gee Whiz Look At His Eyes (Twist)", attracted my
interest because of its rhythmic similarity to "Zip A Dee Doo Dah",
discussed recently for its innovative approach. I'm wondering which
came first, I have a feeling it's the Crystals.
[Arrangers Arnold Goland, Hank Levine]
Phil
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:39:35 -0600
From: Rex Strother
Subject: RE: Linda Scott
Don Charles:
> Does anyone out there have producer/arranger information about
> Linda Scott's version of the Mann/Spector/Weil tune "You Baby"?
> I believe the single was issued on Kapp Records . . .
Re: Linda Scott, you might want to contact Bill Buster at Eric
Records - cabuster@earthlink.net - as I believe Bill is a wealth
of info regarding Linda's recordings.
Rex
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 07:17:16 -0700
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: Andy & David Williams
> PS - Any chance of hearing the Andy & David Williams track in musica?
> They must have been little kids back in 1972. They can't be too much
> older than me.
Bill, it's up on musica now. Here's the info on the 45 (double A-sided
promo):
I Won't Last A Day Without You (Paul Williams-Roger Nichols)(Andy & David
Williams, Kapp K-2179: 1972, Produced by Jackie Mills for Wednesday's Child
Productions, Arranged & Conducted by Al Capps)
Enjoy!
Jeff
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:34:46 -0700
From: David Parkinson
Subject: Kinderpop, Gentlerpop
Came across this on http://www.allmusic.com Normally I find their
pocket synopses to be more or less on the money, but the last
sentence on this one is way off:
The Free Design was the product of the Dedricks, a group of former
folk singing siblings who left folk behind in the suburbs of Delevan,
NY, and headed for the Big Apple in 1966. By 1967, they hooked up
with lightweight big-band maestro Enoch Light, who promptly signed
them to his Project 3 record label. The best of their recorded output
is available on this fine collection from Varese Sarabande. The Free
Design were excellent vocalists, able to handle a variety of pop
styles. The vocals are reminiscent of the Swingle Singers and Lambert,
Hendricks & Ross (although that may be a stretched analogy). The
material is decidedly lightweight, and obviously aimed at the preteen
market. Fans of groups like Harpers Bizarre and the Association will
probably find the music enjoyable, although the material does not have
the edge of those fine groups. This is a bit more in the Brady Bunch /
Partridge Family arena, but its fine production and engineering make
it quite enjoyable. An invaluable gift for the younger brother or
sister, provided they are under 12. - Matthew Greenwald
Ow.
David
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:03:33 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Andy & David Williams
Jeffrey Glenn:
> In it they sing (well, lip-synch) the incredibly catchy
> "Say It Again" - from the unreleased LP that Varese just
> issued for the first time June 4
Jeff, what the name of this CD that Varese issued?
thanks,
Your Friend,
Mikey
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:18:49 -0400
From: Paul Payton
Subject: Jack Gold & Paris; Fred Foster & Monument
Patrick Rands writes:
> Speaking of Jack Gold, he put out a version of the song "Summer
> Symphony" (under the name the Jack Gold Sound), which Lesley Gore
> also did. Does anyone know if he recorded any other singles?
Wasn't he the "house producer" for, and possibly the owner of,
Paris Records (Four Esquires, Rosemary June, etc.)? I'd look for a
discography of that label to see if there was anything there.
(Anyone know where to find one?)
Doug Morris writes:
> The sound that Fred Foster produced for Roy Orbison's hits never
> ceases to amaze me. I think they truly rival Spector's best in
> terms of operatic grandeur and rock feel. Does anyone in the group
> know whether Foster produced anything else for any other artists
> that achieved that kind of pop majesty? Or was it just Roy that
> brought the best out of him?
My feeling is the latter. My wife and I were listening to the Travelling
Wilburys again this weekend, and Orbison's "Your Not Alone" parallels that
majesty. In our opinion, it's as good as anything he did on Monument, which
is meant as a high compliment. I also commend you to a 1983(?) track from
an album by Tom Kimmel who does one of the best Foster-era Orbison
sound-alikes on an original composition, "Bon Vivant." (I used to have the
LP, but it is either lost or misplaced, and I have only that song on
cassette; can anyone fill me in on the info for it, please?)
There was some wonderful other pop on Monument in that prime Orbison
era and just after it. I have a 45 by Pam Dickinson of Carole King's
"(He's A) Bad Boy" that in my opinion at least equals if not surpasses
the composer's. Arthur B. Hancock III did the very nice "What of Tomorrow"
in the late 60's, sounding like George Hamilton IV in his Colonial/ABC
years with fuller backing; and I've heard of but never heard Dolly Parton's "Happy Happy Birthday Baby", also said to be excellent.
Country Paul
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:38:17 -0000
From: Tony Leong
Subject: Re: Andy Kim backgrounds
Phil Chapman wrote:
> Does anybody know the identity of the distinctive background
> singers on Andy Kim's two Ronettes' titles: "Baby I Love You"
> and "Be My Baby"?
Phil, I've read in John Clemente's book that the voice that stuck
out the most on Andy Kim's records was session singer Jean Thomas.
I don't know about the rest of the line-up - personally, I always
imagined it was Ellie Greenwich!!!!! Could been?????? Tony Leong
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 19:27:42 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Just like the good old days!
Sunday 16th June in the United Kingdom and Top Of The Pops, number
one on the charts, is Elvis Presley "A Little Less Conversation"
Alright it's a remix, not the original 1968 recording, but it still
features Billy Strange's co writing credit, arrangement AND our own
Carol Kaye on bass.
Good music lives!
Martin
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