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Spectropop - Digest Number 811
- From: Spectropop Group
- Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003
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Jamie LePage (1953-2002)
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There are 15 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. RE: Little Richard TV commercial
From: RobbieMcCabe@cs.com
2. Re: Elvis' SunDays
From: Phil Milstein
3. Spiral Starecase/Brenton Wood
From: Xavier
4. New At Spectropop
From: S'pop Team
5. Little Richard TV commercial
From: Simon White
6. Slappin' Macca
From: Steve Harvey
7. Re: Cuff Links / Ronnie Dante
From: Peter Lerner
8. Ask the Count 5
From: Steve Harvey
9. Re: Thomas Fritsch
From: Patrick Rands:
10. Nanker Phelge
From: Steve Harvey
11. Re: Spiral Starecase
From: James Botticelli
12. Re: Little Richard TV commercial
From: Emily
13. More McCartney
From: Stratton Bearheart
14. Re: Telephone songs
From: Eddy
15. Re: Tracey Dey
From: Andres Jurak
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 18:36:25 -0500
From: RobbieMcCabe@cs.com
Subject: RE: Little Richard TV commercial
James Cassidy:
>What's the gag here - that Little Richard would be on a bowling
>team? That he's embarrassed to be caught on camera wearing a
>bowling team shirt? Both? Neither? I'm flummoxed.
My guess would be both. I mean can YOU picture Little Richard
(now say "picture Little Richard" ten times) bowling? The Sprint
commercial with Captain and Tenille was funnier though.
Rob
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 16:52:28 -0500
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Elvis' SunDays
Mike Rashkow wrote:
> These things are very subjective, I respect your viewpoint,
> but I disagree and I would like to hear from some others on
> the issue - this is getting more interesting.
I'm sure I'm way in the minority here, but as much as I love
Elvis' early years (e.g. "Blue Moon", one of the sexiest records
I've ever heard, and his version of "Mystery Train," which is
absolutely iconic), I sincerely believe that the music he made
in his later years was some of the finest of his life. Sure those
records were big and bombastic, but his personality and especially
his voice had come to be able to fill those spaces better than any
singer that ever lived. More importantly there was deep and sincere
poignancy and feeling behind such classics as "Kentucky Rain," his
version of "Unchained Melody" and "If I Can Dream", and I defy anyone
to find a more important - and simply better - divorce song than
"Suspicious Minds". Those are just a few off the top of my head; I
hope they spur y'all to realize that from the Comeback Special almost
until the end of his life, "that voice" was the best it ever had been.
--Phil M.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:34:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Xavier
Subject: Spiral Starecase/Brenton Wood
Two 6Ts questions for you all...
* Is Pat Upton of SS actually white?? I thought he was black
for all these years (when I was a wee lad I thought he was
Stevie Wonder actually) but the little info I've turned up on
the web is making me think otherwise...just curious.
* Does anyone know what kind of organ is used on Brenton Wood's
"Gimme Little Sign"?
Danke schon!
Xavier
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 01:29:19 -0000
From: S'pop Team
Subject: New At Spectropop
There have been several new additions to the
S'pop website in recent weeks. Check 'em out:
Shirley Ellis:
http://www.spectropop.com/recommends/
Bonnie & the Treasures:
http://www.spectropop.com/HOTB/index.htm
The Lovelites:
http://www.spectropop.com/lovelites/index.htm
George Goldner & Tico Records:
http://www.spectropop.com/tico/index.htm
Stu Phillips:
http://www.spectropop.com/recommends/
Spectropop Remembers:
http://www.spectropop.com/remembers/
Enjoy!
The S'pop Team
Spectropop: Spectacular! Retro! Pop!
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 20:59:32 +0000
From: Simon White
Subject: Little Richard TV commercial
James Cassidy wrote:
> What's the gag here - that Little Richard would be on a
> bowling team? That he's embarrassed to be caught on camera
> wearing a bowling team shirt? Both? Neither? I'm flummoxed.
Ah, the enigma! Sounds as if nothing's changed.
I wish we got Richard commercials over here :-((
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 16:42:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Slappin' Macca
Richard Havers:
> Even legends have heroes!
Nice to hear that even the big guys still pretend to
be their idols. Paul pulled out the stops on "Wings of
A Nightingale" for the Everlys. I'm sure he wanted to
impressed Don and Phil instead of resting on his
laurels. And didn't the Beatles once want to be taller
than Carole King?
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 22:42:34 -0000
From: Peter Lerner
Subject: Re: Cuff Links / Ronnie Dante
Laura wrote:
> A few years later, the team of Vance/Pockriss would also
> bring us a group called the Cuff Links and a Top-Ten hit
> called "Tracy." The debut LP was also entitled "Tracy," and
> the "Cuff Links" initially were just one guy overdubbing his
> vocals some eight or nine times. That guy, of course, was
> Ron Dante!
The album sleeve notes for "Tracy" however would have us
believe that the Cuff Links were a "new pop group" with
nine members. None of whom is pictured on the sleeve.
However there is a young lady with a stripey shirt and
blue jeans - wonder if she's Tracy? You mean I shouldn't
believe that either?
Peter
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 17:51:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Ask the Count 5
Xavier wrote:
> Does anyone know what kind of organ is used on
> Brenton Wood's "Gimme Little Sign"?
Weren't Brenton Wood and the Count Five on the same
label. I seem to recall a story about them wiping a
vocal track off one of the Count 5 songs and putting
his vocals on it. The organ sound was probably the
exact same instrument. Maybe the house organ at their
label?
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 02:42:51 -0000
From: Patrick Rands:
Subject: Re: Thomas Fritsch
Mark Wirtz wrote:
> Regarding Thomas Fritsch (with a name like that you
> GOT to be good!
Mark your memories and information is amazing. I've dug out
my Thomas Fritsch albums (and the others I got in the same
time period) and I stand by what I said earlier. He's definitely
got the looks and his voice is amazing - the backing, especially
on the album with the Gert Wilden Orchestra is wonderful. Both
albums I have are a lot of fun, jazzy, cinematic affairs. I
always wondered about the picture of some pictured lp sleeves of
him with whom I guessed was his father - Willy Fritsch. I can
only imagine what those albums are like. Playing the albums now
I realize why I used them for an outdoor party setting - the stuff
is made to be played loud !
I'm not sure if you knew or not but Connie Froboess has a website -
she sure is a cutey http://www.corneliafroboess.de.vu/
I also have an album by Chris Roberts (with Hans Bertram Orchestra)
- http://michas-schlagerbox.de/chris_roberts/discografie_70_79.htm
(God none of this stuff was on the web when I got these LPs - hell I
don't think I even had net access)- Chris does commendable versions
of Sugar Sugar and Mendocino but one of my faves on his LP is a
ballady song called High is High (White is White). It definitely has
a cool Wirtzian sound to it :). Really nice.
Another one that is really cool (1973) is an album by Knut
Kiesewetter - http://www.knutkiesewetter.de/ - really strange
rhythms - sort of jugband soul (on the best tracks).
The Peter Kraus - http://www.peterkraus.de/ - album has a crazy
jazz sound on the kicking numbers. He doesn't look like he'd sing
that way. Fun. Karel Gott is way too over emotive for my tastes.
But man Fred Bertelmann can sing! I remember being blown away by
his version of the Brazilian Love Song - not knowing the German/
Brazilian connection at the time I thought it was quite the novelty.
One other album I got at the same time which is really, really nice
- by Raimonds Pauls - didn't know much about the guy but apparently
he is Latvia's best known composer. The album also came with a
picture sleeve 45. The whole thing is quite loungey. The female
vocals are the best part. Nice to see a review of the album here:
http://www.latviansonline.com/reviews/rv020309kaljo.shtml
Well, any thoughts would be appreciated.
:Patrick
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 17:55:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Nanker Phelge
I thought that Nanker Phelge was the name adopted by
Keith and Mick, nothing to do with the rest of the
band. I highly doubt that they shared the royalties
with the other guys on all the Nanker Phelge tunes.
The Nash and Clarke did the same thing in the Hollies
with L. Ransford.
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 21:20:09 -0500
From: James Botticelli
Subject: Re: Spiral Starecase
Xavier wrote:
> Is Pat Upton of SS actually white??
If my Spiral Starecase LP with "More Today Than Yesterday"
as the lead track is any indication the guy was lily white,
and belonged to that exclusive group of night club "showbands"
who performed the hits of the day and a couple of their own
compostions, all dressed in identical ill-fitting suits, working-
class haircuts, *where's Alan Zweig when you need him?* and
playing tunes arranged for nonettes. Of that ilk who is better
represented on vinyl than Spiral?
"More Today Than Yesterday"
"No One For Me To Turn To"
"She's Ready"
--
James Botticelli
"The time is troubled, but time will clear.
After the rain one awaits fair weather."
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Message: 12
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 06:04:18 -0000
From: Emily
Subject: Re: Little Richard TV commercial
James Cassidy wrote:
> What's the gag here - that Little Richard would be on a
> bowling team? That he's embarrassed to be caught on camera
> wearing a bowling team shirt? Both? Neither? I'm flummoxed.
I don't understand it either.
But do you remember that Grammy Awards show when he was a
presenter and complained that he was one of the architects
of Rock and Roll, and he had never gotten a Grammy?
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Message: 13
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 07:36:12 -0000
From: Stratton Bearheart
Subject: More McCartney
In reply to Alan Gordon, I would agree that McCartney had
some superb innovative moments, Rain is a perfect example,
but I often think he lacked the consistency displayed by
later players. I think this is also true of his songwriting
capacities since The Beatles.
As far as The Beatles harmonic adventurousness goes, they
displayed a naivety in their use of sometimes complex
modulations, and it's that that makes the songs so wide-eyed
and wonderful. However, they do not contain the harmonic density
and focus of great songwriters such as Cole Porter whom McCartney
would have partially absorbed through his fathers influence.
Lennon quite rightly said The Beatles created "20th century
electric folk music" a modest but mostly true appraisal in my
estimation.
Stratton Bearhart
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Message: 14
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 08:57:07 +0100
From: Eddy
Subject: Re: Telephone songs
Dan Hughes:
> and (from the Mothers of Invention debut album) Suzie
> Creamcheese (What's Got Into You)?
Isn't that Suzie's conscience there, rather than a phone
conversation: "Suzie, this is the voice of your conscience..."
Eddy
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Message: 15
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2003 11:24:03 +0300
From: Andres Jurak
Subject: Re: Tracey Dey
Mike Miller wrote:
> Tracey Dey. I once looked on the internet, and a found she
> lived in Canada, I think it was near Toronto, and she was
> working in the business world.
Oh, it's a relief to know she's not into telephone operating
business.
Andres
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