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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: 4 Seasons "Little Boy"
From: Billy G Spradlin
2. Re: Seasonal Similitude
From: John S. Weathers
3. Re: Wrangler Stretch
From: Billy G. Spradlin
4. Re: 4 Seasons / Eddie Rambeau
From: Leonardo Flores
5. Re: Northern Soul Cover-Ups
From: Eddy Smit
6. Eddie Rambeau Website - New songs added
From: Rosemarie Edwards
7. Re: Doodles Weaver
From: Jorgen Johansson
8. Re: Bob Crewe / 4 Seasons
From: Stuart Miller
9. Re: Soul Harmony Book
From: Phil Milstein
10. Louise Lewis, Miss L.L.
From: Simon White
11. Re: Oldies Quiz
From: Antonio Vizcarra
12. Re: Soul Harmony Book
From: Mick Patrick
13. Re: 4 Seasons / Bob Crewe
From: Ken Charmer
14. Re: Marcia Strassman
From: Guy Lawrence
15. Re: Soul Harmony Book
From: Richard Havers
16. Nick DeCaro 45's
From: Bill Reed
17. Re: Bobby Darin's drummer
From: Marc
18. Re: Northern Soul Cover-Ups
From: Phil Milstein
19. Shirelles fan - AGAIN!
From: Neil Hever
20. the day of the Knights
From: Phil Milstein
21. Re: Bob Crewe
From: Monophonius
22. Re: An Introduction To Northern Soul
From: Ken Silverwood
23. Re: Nick DeCaro 45s
From: paulrichardz@aol.com
24. Re: Bob Crewe
From: James Botticelli
25. The Liquid Room 01/12/03
From: David Ponak
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 03:46:37 -0000
From: Billy G Spradlin
Subject: Re: 4 Seasons "Little Boy"
Previously:
> "Little Boy" is an interesting title. A great tune from their Vee
> Jay days, it did not show up on their early albums but appeared in
> 1965 on "Recorded Live On Stage" (VJ 1154), a fake live album. The
> version from this album (with the fake applause) was included on
> Rhino's 25th Anniversary triple CD.
Any way you could post the single version of "Little Boy" on Musica?
I've only heard the stereo version of it, and those late Vee Jay
singles are hard to find.
Billy
BTW I just posted "East Meets West" on Musica.
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 23:10:23 -0500
From: John S. Weathers
Subject: Re: Seasonal Similitude
On Four Seasons soundalikes:
The Classics (IV) - Pollyanna (1966) bubbled under
Tim Tam and the Turn Ons - Wait a Minute (1966)
Rag Dolls - Society Girl (Answer song for Rag Doll) penned by Crewe, Linzer,
and Randall (Girl Group) (1964)
Four Evers - Please Be Mine (later retitled Be My Girl) (1964)
John W.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 03:54:51 -0000
From: Billy G. Spradlin
Subject: Re: Wrangler Stretch
Jeff wrote:
> Back in May 2002 someone uploaded The Wrangler Stretch to the
> musica section but it's no longer there. It was recorded by a group
> I believe was called the Pirouettes. If anyone knows how I can hear
> this promotional record from the 1960's, please let me know. It was
> a paper like record put out by Wrangler jeans. There was a sister
> song called The Wrangler Shake which I already have.
I was the one who posted that Mp3 - I bought the one-sided promo copy
for 10 cents at a thrift store! I'll post it to Musica tonight. BTW
is "The Wrangeler Shake" any good??
Billy
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:01:27 -0000
From: Leonardo Flores
Subject: Re: 4 Seasons / Eddie Rambeau
Hello,
The Eddie Rambeau LP on Dynovoice also had two covers, the more
common large Eddie photo and the ultra rare black cover with the many
pictures of Eddie Dancing. I saw the rare one two years ago and I
should have bought it and I haven't seen another since! I regret that!
Any reason why Eddie changed his name for the wondeful Good Morning
Sunshine 45 on Dynovoice to Eddie Hazelton? The stock copy of that 45
with the b-side song is quite rare. I would love to hear the B-side.
I also forgot to Mention Frank and Staurt fot their time and wonderful
work they have done on the 4 Seasons web-site! Belated Thanks!
Cheers
Leonardo
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 07:17:10 +0100
From: Eddy Smit
Subject: Re: Northern Soul Cover-Ups
Me:
> Northern Soul Cover-Ups were to prevent other people from seeing the
> label, is what I always heard.
Phil Milstein:
> My understanding is that this practice was carried into the Northern
> scene from its origins in Jamaican clubs. True?
That I don't know. I do remember seeing quite a few DJ's simply having
torn off the labels off their records when taking them on gigs.
Eddy
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 07:07:49 -0000
From: Rosemarie Edwards
Subject: Eddie Rambeau Website - New songs added
Listen to Eddie Rambeau's:
'Hero'
'I Believe in You and Me'
'I Finally Found Someone'
'Where Hides the Woman' (my original compostion).
MP3 hosting is courtesy of North Shore Soundworks
http://northshoresoundworks.com/
Rosemarie,
Leeds UK
http://www.edrambeau.com
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:22:25 -0000
From: Jorgen Johansson
Subject: Re: Doodles Weaver
Richard:
> Doodles had a version of 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' (Hit 104) in 1964
> but I can find no references to 'Eleanor Rigby' as a single.
**Thanx Richard for the info. Must try to locate above 45.
JJ
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:29:51 -0000
From: Stuart Miller
Subject: Re: Bob Crewe / 4 Seasons
Don Bayliss wrote:
> A question though .. would the 4 Seasons have been anywhere near as good,
> or as big, if they had not teamed up with Bob Crewe ???
It is questions like this that result in the outbreak of World Wars! But
it's a hoot to hypothesise anyway. The term "Love/Hate" relationship was
designed for Crewe and The Seasons. Couldn't live with eachother, couldn't
live without eachother either. As 4 Seasons fans, we tend to hear the
stories "one way". Like the time, early on after the Seasons broke through,
when Crewe stopped paying them. So they went on strike. And he got four
other guys into the studio to cut records as "The 4 Seasons". The group
had a mini plague of other acts passing themselves off as them and this
could have been the source of some of those stories.
There was immense conflict too in the studio between Gaudio and Crewe
although these days that's viewed as positive in that it added to the
creative ambiance, apparently. As well as the constant battles over
accreditation etc.
To try to answer the question, on balance the answer has to be yes, they
would have gone on to become successful without him and probably as big
as they were. That's not for one moment to deny Crewe's input and
oustanding creative abilities. The man was a one off, way ahead of his
time, and so "out there" that he couldn't have been considered part of
mainstream society back then. But there were others around, with their own
innovative and creative mindsets that could have done the job. I have a
particular Seasons fantasy - imagining what the group's records would have
sounded like had they been produced by Mr. Spector. Now that really gets
the brain going.
Simon White asked:
> Have we had The Newbeats as 4 Seasons soundalikes?
If I could get Larry Henley in a room on his own, sit him down in a corner
and ask him one question, it would be, "Why?"
Stuart
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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 08:55:01 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Soul Harmony Book
Paul Lewis wrote:
> I just recently bought an excellent CD by Candy and The Kisses called
> "Do The 81 & Other Soul Classics". In the sleeve notes the authors
> refer to a book entitled "Soul Harmony Singles 1960-1990" and I was
> wondering where I could purchase a copy. I have searched over the net
> for a few days and have had no luck. Maybe its out of print or
> published by a small publisher with no web prescence. Any help would
> be appreciated.
ABE Books, an online clearinghouse of used book dealers, is a great
source for locating obscure and OOP books. Their search engine is
located at http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/IList.
--Phil M.
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:30:57 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Louise Lewis, Miss L.L.
Do any of the marvellous minds on this here treasure trove know anything
about Louise Lewis, Miss L.L.? A web search reveals only info about "mice"
and "cheese" and while fascinating, man cannot live by bread or indeed
cheese, alone.
Miss L.L. had a 45 played on the Northern scene, the snappily titled 'Wee
Ooh, I'll Let It be You', a first division girly pop stomper, the type of
record of which one might reasonably ask "Why?" and of interest, I think
to some Spectropoppers. A male version also exists but it is nowhere near
as exciting.
Louise appears to be older than one might have expected from someone making
this kind of recording in 1967 and as some members know, I have more than a
passing interest in mature women and sixties dance beats in a go-go
combination. It's not against the law you know.
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Message: 11
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:53:50 +0100
From: Antonio Vizcarra
Subject: Re: Oldies Quiz
And don´t forget
Tie-breakers:
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Have I done so wrong that you won't take me back now?
I've tried to be strong, I hold my tears back now
But if you don't care about the tears I'll shed
Then let me go.
#T1)
Dave Clark Five "Hurting inside"
You walked out on me and you gave your love to him so willingly
Oh he'll hurt you so, I know he'll make you cry
Like April showers start to fall
You'll bounce right back like a rubber ball
#T2)
Gary Lewis and the Playboys "Ice melts in the sun"
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Message: 12
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:35:30 -0000
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: Re: Soul Harmony Book
Paul Lewis:
> I just recently bought an excellent CD by Candy and The Kisses called
> "Do The 81 & Other Soul Classics". In the sleeve notes the authors
> refer to a book entitled "Soul Harmony Singles 1960-1990" and I was
> wondering where I could purchase a copy. I have searched over the net
> for a few days and have had no luck. Maybe its out of print or
> published by a small publisher with no web prescence. Any help would
> be appreciated.
Phil Mil:
> ABE Books, an online clearinghouse of used book dealers, is a great
> source for locating obscure and OOP books. Their search engine is
> located at http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/IList
And if that fails, you could always contact the authors/publishers via
paper mail at:
Jeff Beckman, Jim Hunt & Tom Kline
Three-On-One Publishing
Post Office Box 9190
Bayway Station
Elizabeth
NJ 07202
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Researchwise, it has been
SO useful to me more times than I can tell and has prevented me from
appearing a total know-nowt in the company of more knowledgable soul
buffs. My copy was a gift. Lucky me. Glad you liked the Candy & the
Kisses CD. I was kinda surprised, yet delighted, when Sequel/Sanctuary
liked my concept and ran with it.
MICK PATRICK
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:21:04 +0000
From: Ken Charmer
Subject: Re: 4 Seasons / Bob Crewe
It's been so good to see the level of interest in Seasons and Crewe related
music in recent postings. The UK Historical Group has for the last year been
researching Crewe based material really because of the inspiration and work
Mick Patrick and Malcolm Baumgart did in getting the Dynavoice Story out
(albeit for a short time) and in our Newsletters 34 and 35 we featured the
Bob Crewe Story as we have it. This made us realise how big the story is.
Back in the sixties in Liverpool I didn't get to hear the rare Crewe
productions coming out in the States and now an 'older' person it is a
privilege to be part of this group and to be educated by Mike Miller
Leonardo Flores and Mick Patrick. Having opened this can of worms we will
continue to research and document both 'Seasons Connections' (as our
Ultimate Album compilation in issue Nr 37) and Crewes other work. Recent
contributions from Mike and Leonardo will be incorporated in the next issue
(February) and Leonardo's Crewe related discography and George Ingram's Bob
Crewe discography will be passed on the Stuart Miller and Frank Rovello for
inclusion on the G-I-L-G web site soon. Further questions will arise and the
Crewe thread will run for some time I am sure. I am working on the next
Ultimate CD compilation and looking for nominated tracks. We anticipate at
least another 3 Cd's of Crewe related material by which time hopefully
someone will decide to produce them commercially so we can all have them in
the best sound quality. Anything posted re Crewe and the Seasons will be
collated into our Newsletters together with the interesting information in
John Clementes 'Girl Groups'and in the next couple of years we may be able
to pull together a definitive history of all Crewe's work.
Ken Charmer
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Message: 14
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:19:49 -0000
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Re: Marcia Strassman
Lou Bova wrote:
> ...followed in the footsteps of Marcia Strassman in the form of being an
> actress attempting a singing career. Marcia's single "The Flower People"
> (Uni 55006) was released in April 1967 and achieved regional airplay in
> California.
I've been wondering about the Marcia Strassman single since I saw it on an
old KFRC radio survey a few months ago.These surveys are a excellent way of
finding great regional hits for those of us who weren't there or weren't
born. The same survey (May '67) lead me to discover the Sons Of Champlin's
sunshine pop extravaganza "Sing Me A Rainbow". Can anybody tell me anything
about "Flower People"? Has it been reissued anywhere? I've got a soft spot
for this kind of "weekend hippie" record.
Regards, Guy.
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Message: 15
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:35:49 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: Soul Harmony Book
I just ordered the Soul Harmony Singles book from A&R Booksearch in
the UK. It will be in stock in 6 weeks.
Richard
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Message: 16
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 19:54:13 -0000
From: Bill Reed
Subject: Nick DeCaro 45's
Recent mention of Paul Hampton around these parts sent me to my Nick
DeCaro discography at communities.msn.com/nickdecaro to see which
recording of the Canadian singer DeCaro had arranged. I couldn't
quite remember the title; it's "Echoes from the Thunder" b/w "Let's
Not Take the Lovin' Out of Love" (A&M 831).
I have approx. ninety percent of the 200 plus albums DeCaro worked
on.. I am sure there are number of you reading this who can identify
with such completionism. Yesterday I acquired three more DeCaro-
related albums, by James Taylor backup singer (sometimes front and
center), David Lasley. DeCaro arr. and cond. strings.
Recently on the internet I tracked down a copy of a DeCaro CD that
proved especially difficult to find. "Bolero California" by Kazuhiko
Kato, formerly of Japan's Sadistic Mika Band. Though Kato's name is
above the title, it is a true collaboration between KK and DeCaro,
who sang, played, arranged and conducted the 1991 recording. Its
engineer Al Schmitt (who made me a copy) and I both feel that it
represents some of DeCaro's finest work, a worthy companion to his
1974 success d'estime, "Italian Graffiti," which I am proud AND
amused to admit that I even possess, in addition to the Blue Thumb LP
version, in a sealed 8-track copy (!). The latter is not only the
crown jewel (or sorts) of my DeCaro collection, and perhaps the
single most recherche item in my ENTIRE record library. An 8-track of
a recording that in its LP form only sold a handful of copies when it
first came out (it has since gone on to sell many thousands of LP and
CD copies in Japan).
When I was in Japan late last year I tromped from one end of Tokyo to
the other trying to find, without success, a copy of the now-out-of-
print Kato album. It also might have been DeCaro's last foray into
the studio before his death early the following year.
While at the site checking on the Hampton single, I took the time to
count the exact number of entries I have for the arranger-conductor-
singer-session player-songwriter DeCaro. Right now it tallies at 236,
mostly albums (Parade, Nino and April, Harpers Bizarre, Bonnie and
the Treasures, Small Circle of Friends, Claudine Longet, et al) with
only a handful of uncollected-on-album singles thus far uncovered by
me. I am sure that there must be dozens that have eluded my
discographical radar. If anyone knows of any that I have overlooked I
would appreciate their contacting me with that info. I feel there
must be a number of Liberty and A&M 45's I still have not managed to
track down
Bill Reed
www.pinkywinters.com
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Message: 17
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:09:33 -0500
From: Marc
Subject: Re: Bobby Darin's drummer
Kingsley:
> Help please gang - does anyone know who played drums on Bobby Darin's
> 'La Mer'? An ex-big band drummer maybe - any help appreciated.
My money is on Panama Francis, who played on several, if not many, of
Bobby's Atco dates. He's on Mack the Knife, you know...
Marc
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Message: 18
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:57:02 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Northern Soul Cover-Ups
Eddy Smit wrote:
> ...I do remember seeing quite a few DJ's simply having torn the
> labels off their records when taking them on gigs.
I guess they weren't too concerned with their resale potential.
--Phil M.
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Message: 19
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:07:23 -0000
From: Neil Hever
Subject: Shirelles fan - AGAIN!
Popsters, I just got the Toni Wine songbook on a trade and got to
hear "Please go away" by the Shirelles for the first time. What a
great song! It has a tough guitar line and a terrific stop and go
bridge not to mention the Shirelles singing. This brought to mind an
obscure record "Spontaneous Combustion" on Scepter. The song "Last
minute miracle" is a cut in studio track but I think everything else
is live at Columbia University. I don't know the date of the
recording but it must be around 1965. Is this still in print? And
if so, is there a more complete recording out there? If it is not in
print perhaps I can arrange trades for interested fans.
Cheers, Neil Hever
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Message: 20
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 17:38:16 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: the day of the Knights
I'm having some trouble working out a pre-Gamma Goochee discography for
John Mangiagli. He recorded under a variety of names, one of which, I am
told, was Johnny Knight. Can anyone help me rule out, for reasons of
geography, voice or other clues, any of the following as being different
Johnny Knights?:
Johnny Knight: Rock And Roll Guitar/Snake Shake (Morocco 1005, 1958)
Johnny Knight: Come Summer Come Love/Sweet Like A Rose (20th Century
518, 1964)
Johnny Knight: Sentimental Sweet And Gentle/Where The Blue Of The Night
Meets The ... (Congress 205, 1964)
Johnny Knight: Woman/Heartache's Back In Town (Brave 1025, 1966)
Johnny Knight & (The?) Kingsmen: Secret Heart/Push A Little Button
(Chance 568, unk. date)
Thanks,
--Phil M.
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Message: 21
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:44:21 -0000
From: Monophonius
Subject: Re: Bob Crewe
IMHO, the 4 Seasons probably wouldn't have made a great success
without the talents of Bob Crewe. Let's look at the facts. They
were formed in 1955 by Frankie Valli with Nick and Tommy DeVito and
Hank Majewski. They changed their name to the 4 Lovers the following
year, and in 1959, Bob Gaudio joined them. They were going nowhere
until they started working with Crewe in 1962. Then they had a long
succession of hit singles starting in 1962 with "Sherry". They
racked up four Number One records, 13 Top Tens, by mid-1967 when they
began their fade.
In the 50s-60s, vocal groups were expected to be just that--sing
the song on the record. Songwriting, arranging, production was left
up to others. Today, we don't realize the impact producers had on
their product in those days. Especially, the kind of producers like
Spector, Leiber/Stoller, Crewe, Shadow Morton, et al, who were auteur
producers, like Hollywood film directors, controlling every aspect of
the record from choosing or writing the song to the rehearsals,
laying out of arrangements, conducting the recording session and
mastering the record in the lab. But, don't get me wrong. I'm not
denying Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons their share of the credit.
After all, Frankie had a unique, unforgettable vocal style. They did
their thing and did it well, and Crewe was the captain of the ship,
so to speak. He was ultimately responsible for what was in the
grooves.
I hold Crewe in the highest regard as a music man. To me, he was
surpassed only by Leiber and Stoller and Spector, creatively in the
early 60s. Hit wise, he had more big hits than either of them. And,
he lasted much longer, too, as far as public taste was concerned.
Bob Crewe began in 1957 with co-writing, co-producing a very big
hit "Silhouettes." by the Rays. Working with Frank Slay Jr. as his
writing/producing partner, Crewe had big hits with Billie and Lillie
in 1958, Freddy Cannon from 1959. By 1962, he was operating
independently as a producer and music publisher, with his brother Dan
running the office. Besides the 4 Seasons hits, there were others by
Diane Renay, Mitch Ryder, Oliver, Frankie Valli solos like "Can't
Take My Eyes Off You", and Crewe himself had an instrumental hit
with "Music To Watch Girls By". Between 1957-1969 Crewe had an
almost unbroken string of hit records. No resting periods, hiatuses,
or retirements or come backs. He stayed with it, spanning the most
changing time in music history from 1957's harmony groups to the late
sixties' soul and funk. He even had a come back in 1973 with "Lady
Marmalade" and "My Eyes Adored You," much in the way as Spector came
back with George Harrison and John Lennon, and Leiber/Stoller did
with Stealers Wheel in 1973.
Crewe was a very prolific songwriter. BMI lists 913 titles to his
credit. To put that into perspective, Jeff Barry, also very
prolific, has 671 titles, Spector 161, Doc Pomus 562, Eddie Holland
261, Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller about 250. And there were a terrific
amount of big hits and durable songs in that Crewe catalog. He
published most of those songs, too.
Crewe is 72 years old now. Why isn't he in the Rock Hall Of Fame!!!
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Message: 22
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:53:09 -0000
From: Ken Silverwood
Subject: Re: An Introduction To Northern Soul
In the early seventies I ran a couple of second hand & import record shops
in Chester & Wrexham. I had some dealings with a firm called SELECTADISC for
my imports. I mainly dealt with Beatles, Elvis, Atlantic/Atco, U/A & Memory
Lane for oldies. I started to have teens (I was all of 24 at the time)
coming in asking can I get this that & the other on import for them, I had
never heard of the discs they were asking for, although some artists
were very familiar. When asked where they got the titles from I was informed
it was from a club in Wigan, about 30 to 40 miles away. I was then told the
records required were part of a scene called Northern Soul, a term I'd never
heard. I was of course aware of "soul music" itself, by the way of Motown,
Stax and other labels. Anyway for the record among the titles I was being
"badgered" for were as follows;
NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES-------------------JACKIE WILSON
RAT RACE---------------------------------RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS BAND
SWEET & EASY-----------------------------VAN McCOY
QUICK CHANGE ARTIST----------------------SOUL TWINS
THE RIGHT TRACK--------------------------BILLY BUTLER
I DONT WANNA DISCUSS IT------------------LITTLE RICHARD
NOBODY BUT ME----------------------------HUMAN BEINZ (which I knew as a pop
hit from 67, plus being an Isley Bros single.
Along with these came familiar titles by Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston,
Barbara Randolph from the Motown roster which could only be obtained on
import.
So, getting in touch with my supplier I was amazed to find they not only
had all the titles but a swathe more just waiting to be discovered. I am
always bemused by the tracks that at one time or another assumed the
guise of Northern Soul, stuff you could play back in 73 is not given the
time of day now, as Simon says the trend now is more towards R'n'B and mid
tempo/latin/baon/ styles.
My own current favourites?
DEAN BARLOW-----------------------------THIRD WINDOW FROM THE RIGHT
KURT HARRIS-----------------------------EMPEROR OF MY BABY'S HEART
TOMMY NAVARRO---------------------------I CRIED MY LIFE AWAY
KEN ON THE WEST COAST
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Message: 23
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:25:19 EST
From: paulrichardz@aol.com
Subject: Re: Nick DeCaro 45s
There's one on ebay at the moment Bill, by The Grads
'Everything in the Garden', don't know the record, sounds good
though - I think it's the Greenaway/Cook song, also done by
Pet Clark & The Fortunes. Produced by Tommy LiPuma & arranged
by Nick DeCaro,it's currently $6.50!
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Message: 24
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:27:05 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Bob Crewe
Monophonius wrote:
> Crewe was a very prolific songwriter. BMI lists 913 titles
> to his credit. Crewe is 72 years old now. Why isn't he in
> the Rock Hall Of Fame!!!
Good question! I think people forgot him as a real pop arranger
after the success of "Music To Watch Girls By", originally a
Pepsi commercial written by Sid Ramin. That song had such impact
on the world of pop--Andy Williams did the vocal version--that
Crewe may have been simply looked at as a one-hit wonder. I own
the Crewe LPs "Music To Watch Girls By" and "Music To Watch Birds
By", the latter written after a tour of England in late '67. They
are nothing short of spectacular wordless vocalled instro-pop.
A friend recently gave me a 45 of Mitch Ryder's Crewe-arranged "I
Make A Fool Of Myself" on. At this address it tops Valli's version
mainly due to the strength of Ryder's voice coupled with Crewe's
arrangement.
Then there's the OST to "Barbarella".....The title song is a
mind-wrecker of a pop gem. Frankie Valli was such a standout
false tenor that few probably asked about the arrangements.
JB
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Message: 25
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:37:31 -0500
From: David Ponak
Subject: The Liquid Room 01/12/03
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.
There was an air of sadness Sunday morning in the Liquid Room,
as I was just informed of the passing of Maurice Gibb just
minutes before going on the air. I was ill-prepared to give a
full tribute, so you'll note that the opening and closing sets
of the show are identical. Big thanks to Steve Stanley (the Now
People), who co-hosted the show with me and shared many wonderous
vinyl rarities from his amazing collection.
Next week, tune in as the talented and handsome Tony Tucci fills
in in the Liquid Room.
The Liquid Room-01/12/03
1.Bee Gees/Run To Me
To Whom It May Concern (Polydor)
2.Bee Gees/Tralfagar
Tralfagar (Polydor)
3.Bee Gees/You Know It's For You
To Whom It May Concern (Polydor)
4.Apparat Organ Quartet/Romantika
5.The California Poppy Pickers/Why Don't We Do It In The Road
Sounds Of '69 (Alshire)
6.Qypthone/On The Palette
Montuno No. 5 (Happiness)
7.Ingfried Hoffmann/Robbi, Tobbi Und Das Fliewatuut
Robbi, Tobbi Und Das Fliewatuut (soundtrack)
(Diggler-Germany)
8.Mathieu Bogaerts/Las Vegas
2000 (Warner Music-France)
9.David Canary/So Many People
So Many People (Beverly Hills)
10.Elektel/Midnight Samba
Space Travel With Teddy Bear (Sucre-Japan)
11.Lisa Miller/Mechanical Man
Within' Myself (Cantebury)
12.Great 3/Karada
When You Were A Beauty (EMI-Japan)
13.The Queen's Nectorine Machine/Mysterious Martha Garooo
The Mystical Powers Of The Roving Tarot Gamble (ABC)
14.Sondre Lerche/Dead Passengers
Faces Down (Astralwerks)
15.The Forum/Trip On Me
The River Is Wide (Mira)
16.Tom Jones/Tom Jones International
Mr. Jones (V2-Japan)
17.The Alan Copeland Conspiracy/A Bubble Called You
A Bubble Called You (ABC)
18.The Singers Unlimited/Angel Eyes
Sentimental Journey (MPS)
19.The Full Treatment/Just Can't Wait
(single) (A&M)
20.Bee Gees/Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Tell You
Bee Gees First (Atco)
21.Bee Gees/It's Just The Way
Trafalgar (Polydor)
22.Bee Gees/Melody Fair
Melody (soundtrack) (Atco)
23.The Feminine Complex/Hide And Seek
Livin' Love (Teen Beat)
24.The Campbell Sisters/Gee, I'm Looking Forward To The Future
Up With People 3 (Pace Records)
25.The Now People/Some Other Way
The Last Great 20th Century Love Affair (unreleased)
26.Maki Nomiya/Shang Hai Melody
Lady Miss Warp (Gemmatika-Japan)
27.The Scene/Scenes From Another World
(single) (BT Puppy)
28.Elis Regina/O Cantador
For Café Apres-Midi (Universal-Japan)
29.The Moon/Pleasure
Without Earth (Revola-UK)
30.Stu Phillips/Tired Of Waiting For You
Feels Like Lovin' (Capitol)
31.Marc Eric/Night Of The Lions
A Midsummer's Day Dream (Revola-UK)
32.Gabor Szabo w/The California Dreamers/The End Of Life
Wind Sky And Diamonds (Impulse)
33.Duncan Browne/On The Bombsite
Give Me Take You (Immediate-UK)
34.The Aluminum Group/Blow You Kisses
Happyness (Wishing Tree)
35.The Shaggy Boys/Behind The Stained Glass Windows
(single) (UA)
36.Dino, Desi & Billy/Throug Spray Colored Glasses
Follow Me (soundtrack) (Uni)
37.Mary Sawrey/A Lover's Plea
Gee Baby Gee-Girl Groups (Del-Fi)
38.James Brown/Call Me Superbad (Cornelius Re-work)
James Brown Ultimate Remixes (Universal-Japan)
39.The Unusual We/Feelin' Kind Of Sunday
The Unusual We (Pulsar)
40.Katerine/8eme Ciel
8eme Ciel (Universal-France)
41.Pebbles And Shells/Let's Be More Than Friends Tonight
(single) (?)
42.Riviera/I Didn't Come To Stay
Mood Bazaar (Philter-Japan)
43.Toastgirl/Go Romantic
Pop (Philter-Japan)
44.Bee Gees/Run To Me
To Whom It May Concern (Polydor)
45.Bee Gees/Tralfagar
Tralfagar (Polydor)
46.Bee Gees/You Know It's For You
To Whom It May Concern (Polydor)
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