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Spectropop - Digest Number 783
- From: Spectropop Group
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003
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Jamie LePage (1953-2002)
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There are 10 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Four Freshmen
From: James Botticelli
2. Re: Sandpipers / Grads in musica
From: Mike Edwards
3. Re: Tico Records / Latin Quarter
From: Leonardo Flores
4. Re: Four Freshmen
From: Bill Reed
5. Re: Penny Valentine
From: Andres
6. Re: The Longest Day OST
From: Andrew Jones
7. Re: Kingsmen
From: Matt
8. Re: Spector in the Telegraph
From: Marc
9. Re: The Hi-Los
From: Richard Havers
10. Motorcity
From: Kingsley Abbott
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 19:57:14 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Four Freshmen
Kingsley Abbott wrote:
> ...the (Four) Freshmen did a later cover of "Surfer Girl". Bet B(rian)
> W(ilson) was thrilled!
Really! Since the BB's sound identical to the FF's, I've wondered about the
possibility of confluence. Any idea where one can find this track?
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James Botticelli
Member: The EZ Rebellion
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:37:26 -0500
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: Re: Sandpipers / Grads in musica
Paul writes:
> (The Grads' "Everything In The Garden" / "Stage Door") I'd love to hear
> both sides please Mike, see which is best. I love the Sandpipers.
Both sides are now playing in musica, Paul. This 45 was one of those "near
mint" purchases made on Ebay. The quality on "Stage Door" is OK but it
falls short on "Everything In The Garden", but stay with it as the quality
picks up about one-third of the way into the record. As for the tunes, I
think they hang there with versions by Peter James/Tony Jackson and the
Fortunes/Petula Clark, but then Nick DeCaro always did know what he was
doing. Again, sorry about the quality, but it will do , as Billy Bunn said
in 1952, "until the real thing comes along". I love the Sandpipers too. My
favorite LP of theirs was the Spanish Album (A&M 4159) from 1969 with
"Enamorado" and "Cancion de Amor" being my favorite tracks. Although Keith
Colley's "Enamorado" appeared on their first album, it fits in better here.
"Cancion de Amor" (AKA "Wanderlove") was written by guitarist, Mason
Williams, and is just a very gentle and moving piece. All credit to the
folks at A&M in the mid to late 60s for bringing some latin influence into
mainstream pop and we should all thank Mr. Alpert for saying "I'm not
calling my band the San Diego Brass, I'm going further south for the name!"
He did do just that.
Mike Edwards
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 06:16:51 -0000
From: Leonardo Flores
Subject: Re: Tico Records / Latin Quarter
A round of applause for Stuffed Animal for his wonderful article
on TICO records. It really solved the mystery of why Red Bird's
first record by the Latin Quarter had such a Latin flair to it.
It was the missing peice of the puzzle. Will there be more of a
label gallery and Discography added later?
Thanks again!
Leonardo Flores
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 07:31:18 -0000
From: Bill Reed
Subject: Re: Four Freshmen
Kingsley:
> ...the (Four) Freshmen did a later cover of "Surfer Girl". Bet
> B(rian) W(ilson) was thrilled!
Actually I bet he would not be too thrilled if he heard it. A really
dumb send-up of the song recorded live. Trashing the BB's as if if
they were just another dumb kid pop group. Not that there's anything
wrong with that!
I think there is a case to be made for the argument that the Frosh
might not even be around today were it not for the non-stop Freshmen
crusade conducted by Wilson over the years. They now have a very
young, good-looking bunch of guys standing in for the leisure-suited,
mutton-chopped, dewlapped originals. In other words, actual freshman-
looking types. I bet they would never be so square as to perform and/
or record an anti BB's gaffe like the earlier Freshmen configuration
committed on their 80s "spoof" of Brian and Company. Don't get me
wrong, I love the Four Freshmen, but I thought "How totally stoopid"
when I heard their version of "Surfer Girl". Didn't anyone ever tell
them a) how great Brian's music is, and b) about Brian's non-stop
flcaking on their behalf?
On the other hand, Clark Burroughs of the other great 50s vocal group,
the Hi-Los, has recorded some beautiful tribs. to Wilson, first on
the Brian CD salute produced by Tim Weston a few years ago. I have
also heard some other cuts from those sessions by Clark and his vocal
quintet that didn't make the cut because of time considerations. ALL
are beautiful AND respectful. . .unlike the Freshmen cut.
Bill Reed
http://www.pinkywinters.com
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:29:23 -0000
From: Andres
Subject: Re: Penny Valentine
Richard Williams wrote:
> ...who was the Penny Valentine who recorded "I Want To Kiss Ringo
> Goodbye"?
Richard Havers replied:
> Richard, I would think she is probably American. It came out in the
> US as Liberty 55774 in 1964 with Show Me The Way To love You on the
> b-side.
Hi, everybody!
Having read the touching article about the late Penny Valentine at
http://www.spectropop.com/remembers/PVobit.htm (so sorry about her) I
remembered the song I Want To Kiss Ringo Goodbye by Penny Valentine,
released in the mid-60s. Have we found out yet if it's the same person?
Do any of you dear Spectropoppers have this song in your collection?
Could you play it to musica for our listening pleasure?
Thanks
Andres
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 11:15:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Andrew Jones
Subject: Re: The Longest Day OST
Leonardo, the only "soundtrack" album for THE LONGEST DAY that I
know of isn't a conventional OST; it re-tells the story of the film,
with narration by Lowell Thomas and some of the German/French scenes
re-done in English, with the same actors who did them in the film (Gert
Frobe as Rommel, e.g.). I don't think Tommy Sands can even be heard on
the album.
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 18:54:25 -0000
From: Matt
Subject: Re: Kingsmen
I noticed that the Kingsmen come up fairly frequently here on our lovely
list. Just wanted to mention that Lynn Easton (drummer on 'Louie, Louie'
and then vocals and bass and sax, I think, on subsequent recordings)
runs the company that prints all of my office's printed materials. He
pops in frequently and I already made one of my bosses introduce me and
had him sign all my stuff. If anyone has any questions, he is a very nice
guy who would probably be happy to answer them. Let me know.
Matt
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:51:03 -0500
From: Marc
Subject: Re: Spector in the Telegraph
Someone asked for a copy of the Spector interview from the Telegraph in
the UK. I have a copy of it and will send it to anyone who needs it.
Marc
marmil@muze.com
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:45:50 +0000
From: Richard Havers
Subject: Re: The Hi-Los
Bill Reed wrote:
> On the other hand, Clark Burroughs of the other great 50s
> vocal group, the Hi-Los, has recorded some beautiful tribs.
Have to agree with Bill about the Clark Boroughs tracks on
the album 'Wouldn't it Be Nice - a Jazz portrait'. Tim Weston's
production on the album is outstanding, hardly surprising given
his pedigree. His father was the brilliant 1940s arranger,
Paul Weston who married Jo Stafford, formerly of the Pied Pipers
and the lady who had more hit records between 1940 and 1954 than
any other female solo artist (1.Bing, 02 .Glenn Miller, 03 .Perry Como, 04 .Andrews Sisters, 05 .Sinatra, 06 .Jo Stafford). Tim's version of
'Warmth of the Sun' with Shelby Flint on the album is a delight.
A Brazilian influenced 'Don't Worry Baby' by Steve Kahn & Gabriela
Anders is testament to the greatness of the song - it translates.
I would thoroughly recommend the album. I think tribute albums
normally fall well short of where they set out to be, not true
in this case.
Richard
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 21:29:48 -0000
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Motorcity
Simon wrote:
> In defence of Motorcity........
And Ian agreed...
OK - I was in a flip mood that day. I hasten to say
that I did actually buy a fair bit of the output, and
several things on the earlier Nightmare label, and enjoyed
some of them. The 'contrived' nature to me was in the
tracks rather than the songs or artists. I was never a fan
of the mechanistic drum machine era, and found that sound
and the often predictable long build ups on the tracks got
very samey, very quickly. Having said that, I did enjoy
Ms Nero, several of the Velvelettes songs and one or two
other bits. Maybe I never got to the ones I should have...,
but Hey, I date from the Eddie Holland 'Leaving Here' era of
Motown (my absolute fave). I shall check out Simon's list and
see if I have those to go back to listen to....
Kingsley
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