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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Buena Vistas = Kathy Lynn & Playboys
From: Ian Slater
2. Re: Mina
From: Steve Crump
3. Re: Mina
From: Jan Kristensen
4. Re: Heisser Sand
From: David Bell
5. Phil Spector stereo mixes
From: Rob Chavez
6. Re: Doris Day: The 1960s Singles
From: Ellichar
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 11:05:37 +0100
From: Ian Slater
Subject: Buena Vistas = Kathy Lynn & Playboys
Previously from Jan Kristensen & Mick Patrick (Spectropop -
Digest Number 525)....
> "Kathy's name was Kathy Lynn Keppen and she also recorded
> as the Buena Vistas for Swan. They had a few hits like
> "Hot Shot" (Swan 4255) in 1966 and "Here Come Da Judge"
> (Marquee 443) in '68. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles states
> that the three-man-one-woman Buena Vistas were the very same
> act as Kathy Lynn & the Playboys. A quick websearch for the
> monicker Keppen at http://www.bmi.com throws up just one
> songwriter of that surname, Kathleen Mary Keppen, whose
> fourteen registered compositions include four recorded by
> Kathy Lynn & the Playboys and a similar quantity waxed by
> the Buena Vistas. But as yet I can find no evidence to
> suggest Cathy Lynn and Kathy Lynn are the same person."
Many thanks to Jan and Mick for the information following my
request for info on Kathy Lynn. To my embarrassment, I'd never
heard of the Buena Vistas before, so that opens up a new field
of interest. A Googling session on the web revealed that the
group's "Here Comes Da Judge" peaked at 88 on the US pop charts
on 22 June 1968 and was produced by an ex-Motown man, Mike Terry.
"Kick-back" is available on the Ace compilation "Super Funk" as
CDBGPD 131 or double-LP BGP2 131. Also, "Hot Shot" and "Here
Come da Judge" respectively appear on the Spanish CDs "The
Chotis (sic) Redding Soul Club meets Jazz Music" and "... Soul
Music".
http://www.mundofree.com/garborja/Tormento/Mercadillo/cdsChottis.htm
Ian Slater
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:01:29 -0000
From: Steve Crump
Subject: Re: Mina
Paul Payton wrote:
> David Ponak: in the Liquid Room I noticed you played Mina. I remember a hit
> by her called "The World We Love oin": or something similar, which I thought
> was in Italian. Any background on this artist, please?
Hi Paul
I've been buying Mina material for the last 12 months or so, she is incredible.
She started recording in Italy in 1958 and is currently recording a new album,
apparently to be released in October. To say she is a legend in her own
lifetime is no understatement, she is HUGE in Italy, but largely unknown in the
English language world.
Of interest to people on these pages would be:
The ORIGINAL version of "Just Let Me Cry", recorded late in 1962 in the US.
Arrangement by Klaus Ogerman.
"Tu Farai" - a B side from 1964, upbeat & percussive "E Se Domani" - also 1964,
slow & dreamy.
"Piu Di Te" - 1965, an Italian version of Tracey Dey's "I Won't Tell".
"Se Telefonando" - 1966 arranged & conducted by Ennio Morricone, also recorded
in French & English by Francoise Hardy.
Later in the 60s she started her own record label, and moved into a more
jazzy / bluesy style, still managing to score huge hits, among them "Grande
Grande Grande", which became Never Never Never by Shirley Bassey.
Mina was constantly on television throughout the 60s and 70s, but retired from
live performance in 1978, though she still records and has a new album (or two)
issued every year. Newer albums feature all kinds of material, including
English songs like "Cry Me A River", "Johnny B Goode", "Crazy", "Billie Jean"
etc etc.
Check out her website - http://www.minamazzini.com - and click "entra" in the
top left. It's a fabulous site.
Cheers
Steve
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 22:58:35 +0200
From: Jan Kristensen
Subject: Re: Mina
Back in 1963 I visited a few friends in Berlin during summer. One of the hits
of those days I remember best was - with a little romantic sideline -
Minas: "Heisser sand" - just great. Almost 40 years later I found the song
again on the net. Sometimes good memories just comes back to you.
Best
Jan K
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 18:19:39 EDT
From: David Bell
Subject: Re: Heisser Sand
You'll also find an excellent version of this song by
Connie Francis on her German album "Melodien Die Welt Erobern"
and also on the Bear Family cd which pulls together all of her
German language songs.
Unfortunately, I have no romantic interlude to accompany
Connie's version!
David.
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 22:27:41 -0000
From: Rob Chavez
Subject: Phil Spector stereo mixes
I am new to this group and have recently been jonesin' to hear
unreleased Phil Spector tracks and especially any stereo mixes.
I know that there is a "Ronettes...featuring Veronica" in stereo
and I just saw a stereo copy of "A Christmas Gift for You"
on eBay ...for $40 ...yikes. Can anyone please help me out?
Thanks...Rob
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 23:24:37 -0000
From: Ellichar
Subject: Re: Doris Day: The 1960s Singles
Diana Hall wrote:
> Just a quick note to highly recommend the new Collectables
> release, "Doris Day: The 1960s Singles".....What a treat for
> Spectropop fans!........
What about the stereo content? Is "Move Over Darling" in stereo?
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