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Spectropop - Digest Number 543
- From: Spectropop Group
- Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002
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There are 16 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Raul Abeyta
From: Ron Weekes
2. Re: The Orchids
From: Phil Chapman
3. Party? Party!
From: Marc Miller
4. Re: Party? Party!
From: Mikey
5. Re: Kangaroo and Barbara Keith
From: Bob Rashkow
6. Re: Party? Party!
From: james botticelli
7. The Liquid Room 7/21/02
From: David Ponak
8. Re: Brian Wilson Smile tour
From: Jon Cook
9. Looking for a Jackie Hayes tune...
From: ellichar
10. Re: Phil on Juke Box Jury / Mystery 45
From: Billy G. Spradlin
11. Re: Grass Roots - Who Were They ? plus Tony Romeo
From: Glenn
12. Re: Smile; Tempo-Stevens; Friedman on WB sampler
From: Country Paul
13. Vini Poncia
From: Glenn
14. Re: Brian Wilson Smile tour
From: Andrew Hickey
15. BILL SODEN
From: Erik Meinen
16. bobby jameson
From: Matt Howell
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:56:47 -0600
From: Ron Weekes
Subject: Raul Abeyta
I received an inquiry through garyusher.com regarding Raul Abeyta.
It sounds like he is still involved in the recording industry.
Does anyone have any information on what he is doing today?
Ron Weekes
http://www.garyusher.com
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:22:05 +0100
From: Phil Chapman
Subject: Re: The Orchids
Ian Slater wrote:
> To add to the the Juke Box Jury story, the group [The Orchids]
> were later reported as saying they liked the Beatles, but only
> after the Hollies and the Rolling Stones. Valerie Jones said;
> "We put them third ever since they voted our record a miss on
> Juke Box Jury!"
JBJ often got up to tricks - For example, when Phil Spector once
appeared on the 'jury', they played Jackie Trent's "If You Love Me",
one of the early Spector soundalikes. Phil was not pleased, to put
it mildly. Can't recall how the voting went.
Phil
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:51:57 -0400
From: Marc Miller
Subject: Party? Party!
Country Paul sed:
> Sure would love to go to the London party - but it's 3000+
> miles and an ocean from here in the New York metro, so unless
> plans change dramatically, I must RSVP in the negative.
> Perhaps someone with more available time and resources could
> organize a similar gathering near New York; if so, sign me on
> to be there.
I think that's a GREAT idea - are there a lot of (other) NY'ers here?
Marc
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:22:24 -0400
From: Mikey
Subject: Re: Party? Party!
Marc Miller:
> I think that's a GREAT idea - are there a lot of (other)
> NY'ers here?
> Marc
Mikey here from NYC, Manhattan, loyal Spectropop member.
Your Friend,
Mikey
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:18:58 -0000
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Kangaroo and Barbara Keith
Paul Payton wrote:
> My favorite
> track is a beautiful Barbara Keith composition called "Daydream
> Stallion"
Kangaroo, who were so immensely talented collectively that they
should have had at least a 2nd album, were signed at great risk
by MGM itself. Much as I love "Daydream Stallion" my favorites
include "Such a Long Long Time" and "I Never Tell Me Twice."
Barbara Keith penned and recorded a tune called "Free The People",
which La Streisand recorded on her STONEY END album in '70. Got
the legendary Kangaroo album and the Barbra LP too - but would
love to have a copy of Barbara's own 45 of "Free The People"!
Bobster
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 17:05:00 -0400
From: james botticelli
Subject: Re: Party? Party!
Marc Miller wrote:
> I think that's a GREAT idea - are there a lot of (other)
> NY'ers here?
A couple of us are from Boston and I'm a frequent NYC visitor
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 13:22:09 -0400
From: David Ponak
Subject: The Liquid Room 7/21/02
The Liquid Room, (usually) hosted by David Ponak (me), airs
every Saturday night from Midnight to 3AM (PDT) on 90.7FM KPFK
Los Angeles, as well as streaming at http://kpfk.org.
Tune in this coming week for a fabulous guest appearance by
TONY TUCCI.
The Liquid Room 7/21/02
1.The Assocation/Come On In
Birthday (WB)
2.Fatboy Slim/The Satisfaction Skank (Unreleased)
3.The Cymbals/Stupid Girl
Respects (JVC Victor-Japan)
4.Marie Laforet/Paint It Black (French)
Femmes De Paris (Anthology-France)
5.The Wondermints/Ride
Mind If We Make Love To You (Smile)
6.Roy Ayers/Coffee Is The Color
Coffee (soundtrack) (Polydor-Japan)
7.Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited/4th Gear Left
Hand Corner
Jet Sound Inc. (Dionysis)
8.Dusty Springfield/Yesterday When I Was Young
See All Her Faces (Phillips-UK)
9.Kings Of Convenience/I Don't Know What I Can Save
You From
Quiet Is The New Loud (Astralwerks)
10.The Love Generation/Montage from 'How Sweet It Is'
Love And Sunshine: The Best Of The Love Generation
(Sundazed)
11.Eel/Olives
People People (Fille Unique-Japan)
12.Pulp/Forever In My Dreams
Bad Cover Version (single) (Island-UK)
13.The Baldwin Brothers/Dream Girl (feat. Miho Hatori)
Cooking With Lasers (TVT)
14.Lesley Gore/It's A Happening World
It's My Party (box set) (Bear Family-Germany)
15.Mina-Desktop (Erobique Remix)
Expander (Bungalow-Germany)
16.Lulu/The Man Who Sold The World
The Best Of Lulu (Rhino)
17.The Flaming Lips/One More Robot (Sympathy 3000-21)
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (WB)
18.Lee Hazlewood/Your Thunder & Your Lightning
For Every Solution There's A Problem (City Slang-UK)
19.Peter Thomas/Oh, Oh, Ooooh, Ei Ei Ei-Wo Immer Es Auch Sei
Peter Scores (Diggler-Germany)
20.The Ray Makers/Moonflower (Baldwin Brothers Remix)
Phantom Third Channel (Transistor)
21.Blossom Dearie/That's Just The Way I Want To Be
Whisper For You (Polydor-Japan)
22.Mum/I Can't Feel My Hand Anymore, It's Alright,
Sleep Still Finally We Are No One (Fatcat-UK)
23.Grace Jones/Nightclubbing
Private Life (Island)
24.I Am The World Trade Center/The Postcard
The Tight Connection (Kindercore)
25.Wendy & Bonny/You Keep Hanging Up On My Mind
Genesis (Sundazed)
26.Jaymz Bee and the Deep Lounge Coalition/Who Let The
Dogs Out
Sub Urban (Ogio)
27.Kenny Rankin/Tambourine Man
Resort+Music Mediterranean Sea (Universal-Japan)
28.The Pet Shop Boys/The Night I Fell In Love
Release (Santuary)
29.They Might Be Giants/Where Do They Make Balloons
No! (Rounder)
30.They Might Be Giants/Man, It's So Loud In Here
Mink Car (Restless)
31.Eiko Shuri/Mahoroshi No Koe
60's Cutie Pop Collection-Suki Suki Edit (King-Japan)
32.The 5th Dimension/Coca-Cola Commerical
Coca-Cola Commericals (CC)
33.Johnny Jones & The King Casuals/Purple Haze
David Holmes-Come And Get It I Got It (13 Amp)
34.David Bowie/A Better Future (Remix By Air)
Heathen (limited edition) (Sony)
35.Noonday Underground/When You Leave
Self-Assembly (Bar/None)
36.PuffyAmiYumi/Love So Pure
An Illustrated History (Bar/None)
37.Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra/Get Back
L.O.V.E. (Phillips)
38.Dusty Springield/I Start Counting
See All Her Faces (Phillips-UK)
39.Jaymz Bee & The Deep Lounge Coalition/My Love Don't
Cost A Thing
Sub Urban (Oglio)
40.Jacqueline Taieb/Benvenue Au Pays
Ultra Chicks Volume 4-Yeh Yeh Girls (no label listed)
41.Papa Byrd/Pure Imagination
7" (Transistor)
42.Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde/Decline
Of Cabbages And Kings (Sundazed)
43.Swan Dive/Words You Whisper
Words You Whisper (Siesta-Spain)
44.Hans Karl/The Torrid Holiday
Shagxotica-New Music Inspired By The Paintings Of Shag
(HK)
46.The Gunter Hallmann Choir/Daydream
Lounge Legends (Universal-Germany)
47.Pinky Chicks/Soba Ni Ite
60s Cutie Pop Collection-First Date Edit (Victor-Japan)
48.Paul Williams/Morning I'll Be Moving On
Someday Man (Reprise)
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:50:28 EDT
From: Jon Cook
Subject: Re: Brian Wilson Smile tour
I may be wrong, but I believe that Mrs. Wilson posted on the official BW
site that the Master Plan for Smile was not a live album after all. Still,
The arrangements he and his band have done of Smile material (ie Wonderful
into Cabinessence and the Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains they did on Conan
O'Brien) are excellent and may, or may not, be an indication of where BW was
going with those songs back in the day. However, as we've learned from years
of possibilites that never happened, nothing is certain with Brian Wilson
until one has it in his/her hands.
jon cook
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:39:23 -0000
From: ellichar
Subject: Looking for a Jackie Hayes tune...
If you don't know who she is, she was also known as "Jackie The 'K'"
as in - yes, she was Murray's wife in the 60s and is probably best
remebered for her black bouffant and mascaraed eyes than her
all-too-brief recording career. She had done several singles in the
60s, but the most amazing one was her version of the Chris Montez hit
"Call Me"- she even performed it on a TV special Murray hosted in '68
, singing in a very breathy style like Claudine Longet! I've been
trying to track down this recording for years, hoping it would be on a
CD, even one of infamous "Marginal" ones, but no luck. What I DO know
that it was issued as a 45 in 1968 on MGM 13941 as "Call Me Any Old
Time OF The Day" b/w "Come Softly To Me". So, if anyone has an MP3 of
this song, can you please either post it at musica, or e-mail it to
me- I haven't heard this number in YEARS, and hearing again would be a
dream come true, like when I recently heard "Egyptian Shumba" again
after so long a time. Ellichar
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 03:37:43 -0000
From: Billy G. Spradlin
Subject: Re: Phil on Juke Box Jury / Mystery 45
Phil Chapman wrote:
> JBJ often got up to tricks - For example, when Phil Spector once
> appeared on the 'jury', they played Jackie Trent's "If You Love Me",
> one of the early Spector soundalikes. Phil was not pleased, to put
> it mildly. Can't recall how the voting went.
I read somewhere (He's A Rebel?) that Spector was so furious he
walked off the show! I would love to see a tape of it. BTW I dont
think I have heard this record before, what CD is it on?
Also, I was in Wichita KS two weeks ago and picked up another thrift
store "Mystery 45" by Diana King (not the modern R&B singer!). "That
Kind of Love" b/w "The Boy In the Raincoat" on Claridge Records CR-
300-T, Jay Darrow productions. Nice big production 60's GG sounds.
Anyone know anything about this artist?
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 05:48:57 -0000
From: Glenn
Subject: Re: Grass Roots - Who Were They ? plus Tony Romeo
Billy G Spradlin wrote:
> Huh, So theres 3 different versions of this song?! I always thought
> it was Rob Grill who re-recorded the vocal for the "Lets Live For
> Today" LP's. (BTW I think Grill's vocal is the best)
Yeah, yeah, he did.
Here's the chronology on the "Where Were You When I Needed You"
vocals:
P.F. Sloan vocal - released on a radio station promo-only single
which was played around California, before Bill Fulton's band was
hired to "be" the Grass Roots
Bill Fulton vocal - released on the official Dunhill single that
charted, and which was actually a follow-up to "Mr. Jones (Ballad of
a Thin Man)" which Fulton also sang
Rob Grill vocal - recorded for and released on the "Let's Live For
Today" LP, and appeared on all subsequent "greatest hits"
compilations on vinyl. It also appeared on the original MCA Greatest
Hits, Vol. 1 CD in 1987.
It wasn't until Rhino's "Anthology" and subsequent Grass Roots CD
compilations that the Sloan and Fulton versions re-emerged.
BTW, I think Grill's vocal is best, too -- and so does P.F. Sloan,
who I chatted with a couple of years ago on AOL! Sloan said that Rob
had his "dream voice" for his songs.
Yes, I've been in contact with and/or done interviews with P.F.
Sloan, Steve Barri, Joel Larson (original drummer of the Bill Fulton-
led Grass Roots who later re-joined the group in 1971) and Rob Grill,
so I believe that my info on the origins of the group and on the
original recordings is as good as any you'll find. Which doesn't mean
it's exactly correct, because people's memories tend to get foggy
about the 60's, especially if they were there :) But I feel that if
I'm going to do a web site on the Grass Roots, I should be as much of
an expert as I can, so I've done my research over the years.
> Another GS single version that sounds quite different from the stereo
> LP version is "Tip of My Tounge"...which sounds like it has more
> vocal overdubs, a louder fuzz guitar and is compressed extra hot.
> Great song!
Never noticed this - I will have to check it out, and annotate it on
the site's singles discography. Thanks!
> PS: 'Bout time someone did a webpage on this great group!Yeah, I thought
> so, too. :) Thanks for the encouragement, though!
I can't believe I've found a group of people who actually know who
Price & Walsh and Bonner & Gordon and Tony Romeo and Lambert & Potter
and Gary Zekley & Mitch Bottler and Jeff Barry and so many other
behind-the-scenes geniuses actually are! Of course, that was the
essence of Brill Building-school 60's pop, that the folks behind the
scenes had much more to do with the music than the people pictured on
the covers. Anyway, don't mean to gush, but I'm glad I found you
folks!
Being new here, I'm not sure of everything that's been reported or
answered, so in answer to someone's earlier question about the late,
great Tony Romeo, a couple of rarities that I have that he did
include a solo single on Bell, with him singing his song "Summer
Days", and a self-titled album by a group called "The Trout", on MGM,
which was comprised of Tony, his brother Frank and singer Cassandra
Morgan. Tony produced the album and wrote ALL of the songs. As a
reminder, or for those who don't know, Tony Romeo is best-known as
the writer of "I Think I Love You" (and other great Partridge Family
songs), "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" by Lou Christie, "Indian Lake" by
the Cowsills, and "Welcome Me Love" by the Brooklyn Bridge. BTW, his
production company with his brother Frank was called "Wherefore
Productions". You know, "Romeo, Romeo, ..." Cute, huh? :)
Glenn
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 01:10:41 -0400
From: Country Paul
Subject: Re: Smile; Tempo-Stevens; Friedman on WB sampler
Kingsley, welcome back; I hear the Calgary Stampede is a real fun event.
Some of the prices you quote sound like steals, the Canadian dollar being
about 70% of the USD. How is it compared to the pound? And thanks for the
Smile speculation; my friend on the other list said he'd pass any info on to
me, which I'll post if/when I get it.
Niagara wrote:
> I have not yet gotten the Tempo-Stevens CD collection that includes a
> version of "Why Don't You Do Right?", which was apparently recorded in 1996,
> years after I last heard them sing together. Can anyone tell me how their
> voices were on it?
I have the CD, but can't recheck it as my wife is asleep in the next room;
as I remember, it was April singing alone, and she sounded just fine. More
when I can re-listen to it.
Luis Suarez notes:
> I have the Ruthann Freidman LP, "Constant Companion". Fans of Joe Boyd
> productions will enjoy this record. It has that Sandy Denny/Fairports
> intimate folk feel with a bit more LA pop magic.
Thanks, Luis. There was also a track or two from it on (at least) one of the
Warner Brothers "loss leaders" samplers; I think a Yahoo search can tell
you. Many of these albums, some multiple discs, are worth having, as they
contain some unreleased tracks, obscure 45's or artists otherwise long
forgotten. (Fifth Avenue Band, anyone?)
Country Paul
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 07:10:33 -0000
From: Glenn
Subject: Vini Poncia
Hi,
I've seen lots about the great Anders/Poncia team here, including
some "where are they now?" questions.
I don't believe anyone has yet mentioned that Vini Poncia produced
Peter Criss' 1978 solo album (the year all four members of Kiss
released solo albums) and co-wrote its catchiest song, "You Matter
To Me."
Criss' album was by far the "poppiest" of the four Kiss solo albums -
not surprisingly, given Poncia's involvement and Criss' own
songwriting tendencies (he co-wrote the melodic ballad "Beth", which
was something of a shock for Kiss fans at the time)- and is worth a
look (or a listen).
Glenn
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Message: 14
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 07:14:39 -0000
From: Andrew Hickey
Subject: Re: Brian Wilson Smile tour
Jon Cook wrote:
> I may be wrong, but I believe that Mrs. Wilson posted
> on the official BW site that the Master Plan for Smile
> was not a live album after all.
She also posted on the same day that there wouldn't be a US tour
this year - tickets went on sale this week... Personally I don't
believe the 'master plan' stuff - but I'd be very surprised if
more Smile material didn't make it into the live sets...
> Still, The arrangements he and his band have done
> of Smile material (ie Wonderful into Cabinessence
> and the Our Prayer/Heroes and Villains they did on
> Conan O'Brien) are excellent and may, or may not,
> be an indication of where BW was going with those
> songs back in the day.
I doubt it - a lot of those tracks are substantially different.
For example he does H&V with the Cantina section *and* the H&V
chorus, and there was never a mix like that to my knowledge. And
CabinEssence starts on 'Who ran the iron horse' and only has one
verse rather than two. I think it's just a question of what works
well live.
--
http://www.stealthmunchkin.com
The new album Tequila Car Crash coming soon
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Message: 15
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 12:48:15 -0000
From: Erik Meinen
Subject: BILL SODEN
Anyone who can tell me more about BILL SODEN? I've tracked down
the following 45s by him:
- AN ECHO IN YOUR MIND/RAINY DAY (Compass 7004) 1967
- MY MERMAID & ME/STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE (Compass 7012) 1967
- URGE FOR GOING/MONDAY MORNING ROSE (Cotillion 44019) 1968
- SOAKIN' UP SUNSHINE/OLD TIME MOVIES (Epic 5-10363) 1968
I have all these 45s in my collection, except for the "My Mermaid
& Me" that I have on tape only (would love to have the original
45....anyone? I've got a spare copy of the "Soakin' up sunshine"
45, so..). Especially the Compass & Cotillion 45s are fantastic
pop-sike. "Urge for going" is an amazing version of the Joni
Mitchell song.
Does anyone know if he made more records? Did he ever made an
L.P.? Strange for a singer/songwriter-type of guy to have at
least four singles and no album....
All 45s were produced by John Hill. Is this the same John Hill
that produced Margo Guryan?
For me BILL SODEN falls in the same category of unsung 60s
pop-sike heroes like JOHN WONDERLING, ALZO, JOHN BRAHENY, CLICK,
MARK ERIC etc.
Erik Meinen
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Message: 16
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:35:56 -0000
From: Matt Howell
Subject: bobby jameson
Just wanted to let people know that there are CDs of the Bobby
Jameson album 'Jameson, Color Him In' that Curt Boettcher produced
available at
http://www.saturnrecords.com - To find it go to that site and
click 'rock' -> 'psychedlic' and scroll down to 'Millennium re'.
I can't tell you what the quality is like, though.
Matt
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