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There are 12 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: made to be bad
From: Jeffrey Glenn
2. NRBQ vs. the Squirrels
From: Steve Harvey
3. Japanese Cutie Pop Collections
From: David Ponak
4. Re: Vandellism
From: Shawn
5. Original Sins
From: Steve Harvey
6. Bob Lind etc
From: Country Paul
7. Re: You Know My Name / Gamma Goochie
From: Stewart Mason
8. Re: DC5
From: Bill Bircher
9. Re: Gamma Goochee Himself
From: Jeff Lemlich
10. DC5
From: Steve Harvey
11. Gregmark
From: Eddy Smit
12. Re: Bobby Hebb
From: Eddy Smit
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:27:25 -0800
From: Jeffrey Glenn
Subject: Re: made to be bad
> BTW does anyone have The Fastest Group Around "Bears"?
> I have a (very worn) copy of the Royal Guardsmen "Snoopy & The
> Red Baron" LP and that track was a favorite of mine when I was
> a kid. I always thought that song was a band original until now.
Billy, it's up there now:
The Bears (D. Paulen, J. Thomas, D. Moore) - The Fastest Group Alive,
Valiant V-754: 1966, Produced by D. Moore-J. Thomas
Jeff
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:53:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: NRBQ vs. the Squirrels
Previously:
> Chipmunks (singing): "But we dont like to study
> hard, Arithmetic..."
> Alvin: "Makes me SICK!!"
> Dave: "ALLLLLLLLLLVINNNNNNNNNNNN!"
That tune has been a staple of NRBQ's act for years.
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 16:16:25 -0800
From: David Ponak
Subject: Japanese Cutie Pop Collections
Kent: About seven years ago, seven separate "Cutie Pop" volumes were
issued. Each was on a seperate Japanese label (lets see: King,
Nippon Columbia, Tokuma, I'm forgetting the others). Each volume
represented each label's respective roster of female singers from
the mid to late sixties. Though on different labels, they were
compiled by the same person and feature complementry artwork.
(Imagine trying to get 7 different labels in the USA to cooperate
on something like that? Amazing!)
The Suki Suki Edit is one of the best, as the title track is a
Japanese language cover of the Zombies' "I Love You" by Nana Kinomi.
The Nippon Columbia volume is great too. Unfortunately, I think most
of them are out of print as of now. Some of the good Nippon Columbia
tracks can currently be found on a great disc called "Good Night Tokyo"
compiled by Yasuharu Konishi of Pizzicato Five.
http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=COCP-50216
There was a similar series (5 discs) done a couple of years later
called "Soft Rock Drivin'," which featured vocal harmony groups
and included lots of good Brazil '66 knock offs. (Spectropoppers
will freak out when they hear the Japanese singer/songwriter PICO)
I'll be in Tokyo this December (performing with Mello
Cads...oh...my....god), so I'll bring back a full report of what
may be currently available.
Cheers,
David
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 00:19:39 -0000
From: Shawn
Subject: Re: Vandellism
Everybody, my name is Shawn and I was told about this group by a good
friend Rik! I am the Fan Club Manager For the Legendary Queen Of The
Original Motown Sound Ms. Martha Reeves! So come on and Dance In The
Streets with us too at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marthareevesthemotowndiva and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/loveislikeaheatwave
Thanks for having me here!
Shawn
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 16:58:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Original Sins
Just picked up the Original Sins Cd for a buck at some
shopping mall record store recently. I used to contra
dance in Philly with some woman who was the girlfriend
of one of the band members.
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 22:27:30 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Bob Lind etc
Leonardo Flores asks about Bob Lind's LPs on Capital and Verve. I don't
know, but I remember that he essentially disavowed the Verve LP, which was
solo folkie tracks with a hamhandedly-overdubbed orchestra supposedly in the
"Elusive Butterfly" style to cash in on the hit. In the words of my former
band's lead singer, the result was "as tight as a horse's thighs." Too bad,
too; some of the songs were okay as I remember.
Paris Sisters were Gregmark #2. What was #1? Is there a label discography
anywhere? How about a 3 Trey discography?
Thanks!
Country Paul
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 23:46:18 -0500
From: Stewart Mason
Subject: Re: You Know My Name / Gamma Goochie
Bill Craig asks:
> Has anyone mentioned the most famous group's uncharacteristic
> tanked b-side? I'm thinking of "You Know My Name, Look Up The Number".
To be fair, I don't think this is in the same league as the "deliberately
bad" flips, as it's clearly the boys having a bit of Goons-inspired fun.
I've always thought "You Know My Name (Look Up My Number)" was the Beatles'
response to the instant dozens of covers of their songs: the first bit is
"their" original song and each iteration after that is an even even more
bizarre and misguided remake. It's really quite clever, I think!
Does anyone know of any comnnection between "The Gamma Goochee Himself" and
the single "The Gamma Goochie" by the east Texas/Louisiana group called the
Persian Market? (It's on the Cicadelic Records comp CICADELIC 60s VOLUME
2: NEVER EXISTED!) Their single is great.
Stewart
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:18:07 -0700
From: Bill Bircher
Subject: Re: DC5
Xavier:
> Hey now. I'll give you that the Dave Clark Five had very few redeeming
> qualities, but I think it's unfair to paint Herman's Hermits as total
> crap. ;)
Phil Milstein:
> I feel the exact opposite: love the DC5, but am usually turned off by
> Peter No One et al. To each, his own.
I wholeheartedly agree with phil milstein's observation above. in some
respects, dave clark was very successful in a ( at the time ) very
competitive international music scene and stands as one of the great
business/music entrepreneurs of all-time.
bill bircher
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 05:31:18 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: Gamma Goochee Himself
Phil Milstein wrote:
> If you flip over Gonna Buy Me A Dog to (You Got) The Gamma Goochee
> and check the writer credit, the mystery starts to unfold. G.G.
> himself was aka John Mangiagli, a dental ceramicist/rocknroll
> wildman from southern California, who in the early '60s would save
> up his earnings from making false teeth 3/4 of the year and then
> spend it each summer by first making and then selling, to the highest
> (or first) bidder, a new record. Each would appear under a different
> artist name, until the (relative) success of (You Got) The Gamma
> Goochee sealed him at the Gamma Goochee tag for a spell.
Great story, Phil. The power of the internet: not more than an hour
after I'd read your reply, I received an e-mail... from Gamma Goochee
HIMSELF!
> (You Got) The Gamma Goochee is a great find, a Sir Doug/Sam The
> Sham-type stomper with some frat-rock currents.
I'm actually more familiar with the Kingsmen's cover version on Wand,
and looking at the label, I see Mr. Mangiagli did indeed receive
writer's credits. Thanks again for all the info.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 17:12:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: DC5
Dave Clark is a hell of a business man. All of the 5
made out financially, unlike many of their
contemporaries, largely due to Dave' business sense.
I was told by a rabid DC5 fan that when the 5 debuted
on the Ed Sullivan Show they were scheduled for one
tune. Ed heard them in rehearsal and put them up to
two tunes for the show. By showtime they were up for
three songs. Ed evidently admired their business
sense. At the end of the last number Ed said something
about them coming back next week. This was news to the
guys who had a week of gigs next. Supposedly Ed bought
out the gigs and asked them where they'd like to go
for a week. Dave picked some place like Bermuda
because he had seen a poster for it at the airport.
They got a week of paid vacation just for promising to
return the next week. Nice work if you can get it.
Dave wanted "Because" to come out in England as a
single, but couldn't get it released. So he told Epic
in the US that it was their next single. Because it
was so different Epic balked. Dave said, "Ok, but
you're not getting anything else from us until you put
it out on 45". They relented and it was the hit that
Dave predicted it would be.
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:34:51 +0100
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Gregmark
Country Paul:
> Paris Sisters were Gregmark #2. What was #1? Is there a
> label discography anywhere? How about a 3 Trey discography?
Gregmark # 1 was Sassy by a S & H Stamps
Eddy
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:42:54 +0100
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Bobby Hebb
Mike Rashkow:
> I was the button pusher on that session. As many of you know.
> Sunny was the last song done and was supposed to be the throwaway.
> But everybody in the booth knew it was in the groove.
Mike,
Thanks for your informative reply. Please contact me off-list on this.
Eddy
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