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There are 4 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Christmas song?
From: Andrew Jones
2. Helen Miller, Cliff Richard, Bobby Vee, Johnny Crawford
From: Mike Edwards
3. Re: Righteous wannabees ... Virgil Brothers
From: Lindsay
4. Re: Toni Wine and John Lennon
From: Eddy Smit
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 05:04:33 -0000
From: Andrew Jones
Subject: Christmas song?
I have this cassette which includes an excerpt from an old Christmassong;
the chorus goes like this (and it's sung in a thick Latinaccent): I won't
be twisting this Christmas, No you won't see me around, I won't be
twisting this Christmas, Her boyfriend's back in town. Anyone recognize
it? (Was that a groan I just heard?)
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 05:06:28 -0000
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: Helen Miller, Cliff Richard, Bobby Vee, Johnny Crawford
Alan Warner writes:
> In addition to Mick's fine list of outstanding HM songs, I'd add:
> CHARMS (written w/Howard Greenfield): a Bobby Vee hit here in '63
> RUMORS (again with HG): Johnny Crawford's second 1962 hit after
> his breakthrough smash "Cindy's Birthday"."
Forty years ago to this day Johnny Crawford was at # 12 with the
Miller-Greenfield song, "Rumors', its highest chart position. The
song is as relevant today as it was 40 years' ago. Flip it over and
you've got another interesting title, "No One Really Loves A Clown",
written by the great David Gates. David also released this song on
Delfi but it was after Johnny Crawford's release.
Bobby Vee was on this same Billboard chart at # 42 with "The Night
Has A Thousand Eyes", which I tend to regard as a 1963 record as it
peaked at # 3 in February of that year. If you go across to England,
however, you find at # 15, a Bobby Vee song that was not released as
a 45 in the US, "A Forever Kind Of Love", from songwriters Gerry
Goffin and Jack Keller. The UK 45 on Liberty 10046 was recorded at
Abbey Road with Norrie Paramour and Snuff Garrett producing and it
featured an extra repetition of the chorus at the end, which was
absent from the version on his US album, "A Bobby Vee Recording
Session". For the longest time, the US version showed up on reissue
CDs (even those from England) until 1998 when UK EMI released the
glorious double CD, "The Essential And Collectable Bobby Vee", which
included the UK 45 version of "A Forever Kind Of Love" (Thread: Alan
Warner is thanked in the booklet for his tracking down of the master
tapes).
Nearly finished. In September 1964, Cliff Richard released an EP in
the UK named after its title track, "A Forever Kind Of Love", which
does contain the extra chorus at the end. However this track was
recorded at Abbey Road on July 12, 1962 with the same Norrie Paramour
producing. I wonder who recorded the "UK version" first.
To tie in, we have on musica:
1) "Chinatown" by Victor Knight, written by Helen Miller and Howard
Greenfield. A great song and I feel as if I should know more about it.
Any info greatly appreciated.
2) "Just Another Guy" by Cliff Richard which only ever saw the light
of day as the b-side of the UK's "The Minute You're Gone" in 1965.
Written by Neil Diamond, it was recorded in Nashville in August 1964
with Bob Morgan and Billy Sherrill producing and the Jordanaires on
back-up vocals.
Cliff related note: If there are any "early" Spectropoppers interested
in Jerry Lordan, I have a couple of items I could throw in. Please
write in.
Mike Edwards
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 07:35:32 -0000
From: Lindsay
Subject: Re: Righteous wannabees ... Virgil Brothers
The Virgil Bros' version of "Temptation's 'Bout To Get Me" is now
playing at musica.
Lindsay
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 09:41:49 +0100
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Toni Wine and John Lennon
I was especially intrigued by the statement on Toni's website that she
did bv's for John Lennon. Since her name doesn't appear on any of the
album credits, could you elaborate on that ? Was it possibly for the
Rock'n'Roll album ? If so, does she also have any further details on
who else was on those sessions ?
Eddy
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