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There are 13 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: When I Get Scared - The Lovelites Story:
From: Team Spectropop
2. radio call letters etc
From: Javed Jafri
3. Re: Roy Phillips
From: Dan Hughes
4. TOY FACTORY
From: Scott
5. Re: Matthew Reid's "Jane"
From: Mike Miller
6. Re: Mr. Custer
From: Dan Hughes
7. Re: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
From: Hans Ket
8. Re: The Shadow Nose
From: Jeff Lemlich
9. Darling tune
From: Declan Meehan
10. Re: radio call letters etc
From: George Leonard
11. Re: Womack / Verne / Toy Factory
From: Bob Rashkow
12. Re: Judy Henske "Dolphins In The Sea"
From: Dan Hughes
13. Re: Darling tune
From: M. Anthony
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:13:03 -0000
From: Team Spectropop
Subject: Re: When I Get Scared - The Lovelites Story:
Re: When I Get Scared - The Lovelites Story
http://www.spectropop.com/lovelites/index.htm
The Team has been asked by Louise Posnick and Linda Stern of the
Lovelites to forward the following personal messages to the group.
Over to you, Lovelites...
I have just finished reading the eloquent article put together by
the Spectropop team. The finished product is nothing less than
amazing considering the way we fed information to Mick, retrieving
it after so many years, in tiny fragments from both myself and Linda.
It was put together with precision and style.
Thanks to all for caring, keeping the faith of years gone by, and
making both me and Linda feel so special. It has been a wonderful
journey. And we have made new friends that we cherish ... what
could be better.
Most Sincerely,
Louise
Dear Spectropop Team ... Our thanks go out to all of you ... you
60s enthusiasts, music historians, rockers, and everyone of you ...
for your love and interest in music. Phil, Sheila, Mick ... Lou and
I are ever so appreciative of your work and your commitment to your
passion.
This project was a process ... and we enjoyed it from its inception
to its successful completion. What a Valentine's Gift it was!! ...
truly from the hand of an artist and the heart of an angel. We are
in your gratitude ... I hope we have added a little more to the
book of girl groups of the sixties and given something back to you
... as we have received so much from our Spectropop involvement.
All of you out there, let's keep the site going and support those
who devote so much of themselves without monetary compensation.
Linda of the Lovelites
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:38:51 -0500
From: Javed Jafri
Subject: radio call letters etc
From: "Country Paul"
> George Leonard, true about WEVD! Many other stations had
> insteresting backstories to their call letters.
The company I currently work for once owned the Toronto talk
giant CFRB and guess what the letters stand for. Canada's First
Rogers' Batteryless. When the station went on the air in 1927
the owner Mr. Ted Rogers sr. was also manufacturing wireless
radio receivers and the call letters in effect gave him some
free advertising.
Also does anyone remember the Brampton Ontario 4 watt giant CHIC.
This was the station where the chicks were, yes all female
broadcasters. CHIC later morphed into CFNY FM. Toronto's second
and last commercial free-form progressive rock station.
> A google search revealed K.S. 230 as being The Charlatans 45 "The
> Shadow Knows"/"32-20"; don't know if it had an actual release.
> Is this the SF or UK Charlatans?
Had to be the SF Charlatans since the UK group did not come into
existence until the 1980's.
Javed
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:47:38 -0600
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Roy Phillips
Roy, here's another guy with the same quest:
http://www.jazz.co.nz/pipermail/jazztalk/2001-August/000235.html
You might contact him and see if he was successful.
And I found this:
When the Peddlers disbanded, Phillips emigrated to New Zealand
and now owns a recording studio in Auckland.
And this:
... and the cool organ sounds and strange crooning (by one Roy
Phillips, who is now a taxi driver in New Zealand)
Ah, the things that reside out there on the internet!
---Dan
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 06:43:08 EST
From: Scott
Subject: TOY FACTORY
Anyone have any biobliograpical info on this outfit? -
[Toy Factory] - Anyone heard their self titled LP?
Scott
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:23:06 -0500
From: Mike Miller
Subject: Re: Matthew Reid's "Jane"
hello Country Paul,
I am familiar with the recording. it was
a Bob Crewe recording, and it is the 4 Seasons
on the background vocals. Reid really was
a Canadian recording artist known as
David C. H'leaureax who later in the 70s
became known as D.C.Larue, recording some
strange disco type albums.
He collaborated with Crewe on about 4-5
singles during the 1961-62 period. He also
wrote quite a few singles, for himself and
others including a nice song for Diane Renay
on the atco label 1962-63 called "Tender".
The songs "Jane/Why Start" were released
on the ABC-Paramount label along with at least
one other single by reid, as well as singles
by Crewe himself, Miss Frankie Nolan, and
Lenny O'Henry (Daniel Cannon). There is 4
Seasons involvement with most of these singles.
After listening to all the Reid singles,
I believe that the "Jane"/"Why Start" sides are
his best. One side from the Topix label
"Lollypops Went Out Of Style" is pretty good
too. Reid went on to record 2 more singles
on the Decca and Philips labels later in the 60s,
but they have no Crewe/Seasons involvement.
doowopdaddy
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:02:51 -0600
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Mr. Custer
Country Paul asks,
> I know Larry Verne passed on some time ago, but
> did he have any other hits? Anyone know his history?
Paul, as of this past December Larry Verne was alive and
living at 30000 Sand Canyon Rd. #78 Canyon Country, CA. 91351.
Larry Vern Erickson, born 2-8-36 in Minneapolis, was a photographer's
assistant in the same building where Darian/DeLory/Van Winkle had
their office.
Larry says they invited him to watch the recording session and 18
hours later they'd recorded the song with him doing the vocal. The
whole story is on page 102 of the Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders.
---Dan
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:44:15 +0100
From: Hans Ket
Subject: Re: Jack Nitzsche at Spectropop update
Hello Martin,
> It's a pity Timi missed out, but she will be in the frame again
> for Battle of the Nitzsches.
> Currently playing on http://www.spectropop.com/JackNitzsche
> Judy Henske - Dolphins In The Sea (Reprise), don't miss it.
Although I chose Timi Yuro, Judi Henske's "Dolphins In The Sea"
seems to be a good choice for 'pick of the week' (the second within
days 2 (-: ) The song really links up to my view and feelings on
the current state of this world.
Hans Ket
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:28:27 -0000
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: Re: The Shadow Nose
Steve Harvey wrote about the Charlatans 45:
> I'm beginning to think the single was actually on Kapp,
> but I will check. It does have a picture sleeve and was a
> white label promo.
I have had this on Kapp, but have never seen a Kama Sutra copy.
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:17:55 -0000
From: Declan Meehan
Subject: Darling tune
Hi everyone, haven't posted for a while, but watching a VHS
copy of DARLING starring Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde the
other day got me wondering about the girl group track during
one of the party scenes.
Forgive my ignorance, but anyone know it or who it's by?
Declan Meehan
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 03 12:43:57 -0800
From: George Leonard
Subject: Re: radio call letters etc
>The company I currently work for once owned the Toronto talk
>giant CFRB and guess what the letters stand for. Canada's First
>Rogers' Batteryless. When the station went on the air in 1927
>the owner Mr. Ted Rogers sr. was also manufacturing wireless
>radio receivers and the call letters in effect gave him some
>free advertising.
Javed, that's wonderful-- First Rogers' Batteryless! I guess
Spectropop will look just as quaint in 50 years.
George
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:19:42 -0500
From: Bob Rashkow
Subject: Re: Womack / Verne / Toy Factory
Simon White, I recently bought an M- 45 of What Is This? by Bobby Womack.
His late 6Ts output was fantastic! Sounds like another Northern Soul
raver! Now I would kill for his ORIGINAL recording of "Lookin' For A Love"
circa 1969-70!
Larry Verne did do a follow-up novelty to "Mr Custer" the name of which
escapes me; it did not do well chartwise, it might have been something
like Washington Crosses the Delaware or something like that (?!) I'm sure
the Billboard One-Hit Wonders book has the exact information.
Scott inquired about The Toy Factory--Osborne lists 2 different groups if
they really are (don't know!) The one I'm familiar with had a sunshine-pop
record on Jubilee called Sunny Sunny Feeling published by Akbestal-Luvlin-
Beechwood. Follow the bouncin' ball, kiddies--Hello there sunny feelin'/
It's about time you got here!/Sunny funny (something) bein'/Clouds of doubt
just disappear...etc.
Bobster
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:32:39 -0600
From: Dan Hughes
Subject: Re: Judy Henske "Dolphins In The Sea"
Hans Ket on Judy Henske's "Dolphins In The Sea":
> The song really links up to my view and feelings on the current
> state of this world.
Hans, is "Dolphins In the Sea" the Fred Neil song?
---Dan
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Message: 13
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 00:42:24 +0000 (GMT)
From: M. Anthony
Subject: Re: Darling tune
Declan Meehan wrote:
> ...haven't posted for a while, but watching a VHS copy of
> DARLING starring Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde the other
> day got me wondering about the girl group track during one
> of the party scenes. Forgive my ignorance, but anyone know
> it or who it's by?
That darling tune was "Someone To Talk To, Baby" performed
by Britain's greatest girl group, the one and only Breakaways.
Unfortunately, the track was never released on record. The
group's own releases were few and far between. However, at
their peak, they were the busiest session singers in the land.
Here's a revamped list of acts on whose recordings the girls
sang backing vocals. Can anyone add any names to the list:
Steve Aldo
John Andrews
Paul Anka
Richard Anthony
Antoinette
Miki Antony
Valerie Avon
Burt Bacharach
Bachelors
Long John Baldry
Brigitte Bardot
Sandra Barry
George Bean
Madeline Bell
Barry Benson
Dave Berry
Johnny Bev
Cilla Black
Tony Blackburn
Graham Bonney
Tony Brook
Elkie Brooks
Joe Brown
Tommy Bruce
Jan Burnnette
Ethna Campbell
Vicki Carr
Carter-Lewis & the Southerners
Dany Chandelle
Chubby Checker
Petula Clark
Alma Cogan
Cindy Cole
Glenda Collins
Tony Colton
Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
Tommy Cooper
Louise Cordet
Ken Cope
Harry H. Corbett
Chris Curtis
John Curtis
Alan David
Troy Daines
Patrick Dane
Guy Darrell
Alan David
Bryan Davies
Billie Davis
Kiki Dee
Carol Deene
Jackie DeShannon
Lonnie Donegan
Diana Dors
Donna Douglas
Charlie Drake
The Dunning Brothers
Vince Eager
Christine Evans
Adam Faith
Marianne Faithfull
Georgie Fame
Bruce Forsyth
The Fourmost
Fran & Alan
Freddie & the Dreamers
Billy Fury
Gary & the Ariels
Giles, Giles & Fripp
Linda Graham
Julie Grant
Lorraine Gray
Johnny B. Great
Teddy Green
Johnny Halliday
Francoise Hardy
Jet Harris
Michael Haslam
The Tony Hatch Sound
Heinz
Jimi Hendrix
Robert Henry
Susan Holliday
Christine Holmes
The Honeycombs
Mike Hurst
Kris Ife
Frank Ifield
The Interns
Bid Dee Irwin
Simone Jackson
Tony Jackson & the Vibrations
Calvin James
Jimmy James & the Vagabonds
Nicky James
Joey & the Gentlemen
Jack Jones
Janie Jones
John Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Rick Jones
Ronnie Jones
Salena Jones
Samantha Jones
Tom Jones
Judd
Jimmy Justice
Eden Kane
Barbara Kay
Karol Keyes
Johnny Kidd
Eddie King
Kathy Kirby
The Koobas
Billy J. Kramer
Krimson Kake
James Last
The Lemmings
Stevie Lewis
Russ Loader
Mark London
The Long & the Short
Debbie Lee
Lulu
Kenny Lynch
Vera Lynn
Jackie Lynton
Glo Macari
The McKinleys
Janie Marden
Beryl Marsden
Jean Martin
Millicent Martin
Johnny Mathis
Susan Maughan
Millie
Valerie Mitchell
Mood Mosaic
Zoot Money
Bob Monkhouse
The Moontrekkers
The Motions
Matt Munro
David Nelson
Olivia Newton John
Patsy Ann Noble
Mally Page
Jan Panter
Rita Pavone
Peanut
Peter & Gordon
Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours
Adrienne Poster
Brian Poole
Yvonne Prenosilova
P. J. Proby
Christine Quaite
Daryl Quist
Emma Rede
Tawney Reed
Lewis Rich
Cliff Richard
Bobby Rio
Julie Rogers
Gloria Roma
John Rowles
Barbara Ruskin
Paul & Barry Ryan
Bobby Rydell
Freddie Ryder
Barry St. John
Tammy St. John
Johnny Sandon
Mike Sarne
Linda Saxone
Helen Shapiro
Tony Sheveton
Andee Silver
Simon & Pi
Joan Sims
Ray Singer
Martha Smith
Sounds Incorporated
Sheila Southern
Dusty Springfield
Sue & Sunshine
John Summers
Victor Sylvester
David Symonds
Sharon Tandy
Eleanor Toner
Jackie Trent
Twice As Much
Frankie Vaughan
Dave Ventura
The Walker Brothers
Dionne Warwick
George E. Washington
Tony Washington
Dilys Watling
John L. Watson & the Hummelflugs
Marty Wilde
Mike & Bernie Winters
Mark Wirtz
Mark Wynter
By the way, I'll be contacting the winner(s) of my little
Soul Quiz off list.
M. Anthony
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