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There are 17 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. More Tony Hatch
From: Michael Edwards
2. Re: Bandstand/Action
From: David Coyle
3. Re: The Association
From: David Coyle
4. Fwd: Elvis Presley in Concert
From: Neb Rodgers
5. Re: The Association
From: Phil Reynolds
6. Re: Fake Merseybeat
From: TD
7. Metropolitan Soul playlist 30 March 2003
From: Simon White
8. Re Fake Merseybeat
From: Tony Bayliss
9. Never My Love
From: Kingsley Abbott
10. Re: Scopitone questions
From: Jeffery Kennedy
11. Re: Action
From: Phil Milstein
12. Re: Fake Merseybeat
From: David Coyle
13. re: Scopitone Questions
From: Jeff Lemlich
14. Re: Johnny Madara & Dave White
From: Lindsay Martin
15. Kay Starr, "Ugly" Paris Sisters
From: Country Paul
16. Re: Fake Merseybeat
From: Phil Reynolds
17. Re Fake Merseybeat
From: Andres Jurak
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:39:04 -0000
From: Michael Edwards
Subject: More Tony Hatch
I was listening to a spoken track by Bobby Rydell entitled
"A Message From Bobby" where he discusses his then current LP
"Top Hits Of 1963". Bobby mentions that during the course of
that year he visited London for the premiere of "Bye Bye Birdie",
met the Royal Family and recorded some tracks in London. One of
these of course was "Forget Him", written by Tony Hatch, which
reminded me that Tony wrote under two pseudonyms, Mark Anthony
and Fred Nightingale. Mick Patrick recently asked for some
questions to submit to Tony, so:
1 Why did he use the pseudonyms?
2 Does he have any comments on the Bobby Rydell sessions? The
resultant LP "Forget Him" contained some fabulous songs, such
as "Darling Jenny" that Tony wrote.
3 How about some comments on his work with the Liverpool group,
The Chants. Their "I Could Write A Book" (released here on Cameo
in 1964) was a terrific piece of uptempo doo-wop and must have
been a big disappointment when it failed in both the UK and US.
4 Did he like doing movie work? I can recall "Saturday Night Out"
by the Searchers (1963) and "Look For A Star" (from "Circus Of
Horrors") by Gary Mills, Gary Miles, Billy Vaughan and Deane
Hawley (1960). Most probably there were others.
Mike Edwards (with thanks to Phil Milstein for the inspiration.
Phil, everyone wanted to plug my laptop in when "The Beep" played!)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:04:06 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Re: Bandstand/Action
I've seen bits and pieces of the Dick Clark-produced
TV show "American Dreams." The storylines are a bit
contrived and busy, but for recreating the
behind-the-scenes atmosphere of the Bandstand TV show,
it's certainly a nice time warp.
Saw an episode from the other night that featured
Leann Rimes as Connie Francis, singing "Where The Boys
Are", and Duncan Sheik as a rather convincing Bobby
Darin, not only performing "Beyond The Sea", but
getting some lines in here and there. Overall, though,
the original "Bandstand" clips of classic performances
are shown on the camera monitors as stand-ins
mimicking the movements are shown in far-off shots.
The one I saw last night had the Everly Brothers and
the Beach Boys.
Don't ask me anything about the plot though. The
non-musical content of the show leaves far more to be
desired...
David
P.S. A good idea for some future episode could have
the main characters in the "Bandstand" segments doing
a stint on "Where The Action Is", with some
interesting outdoors recreations thrown in.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:53:05 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Re: The Association
I saw the current lineup of the Association at the
Ohio State Fair along with the Buckinghams a couple
summers ago and they were really good. What got me was
the white suits with the black string ties. Larry
Ramos reminded me somewhat of Col. Sanders -- no
offense!
What impressed me was that I had heard an Association
song on the radio a few years ago that was one that
got little or no airplay. All I could remember was the
one line at the end "...and a million miles away
(sic)" At the show I went to, they introduced a song
as their very first record and immediately launched
into what was "One Too Many Mornings." Certainly the
highlight of the evening. Not long after that I found
the song on a Collectors Choice comp called "Buried
Treasure", which also featured the song's b-side,
"Forty Times".
I had sufficed with a copy of the "Greatest Hits" LP,
knowing that the available CD version was pretty
outdated, and confident that things would be updated
in due time. Rhino really outdid my expectations with
the "Just The Right Sound" anthology. It was really
one of the top reissue packages of the year.
David
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:20:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Neb Rodgers
Subject: Fwd: Elvis Presley in Concert
Well, not anytime soon, of course....
-Neb
> ---Original Text---
> Elvis Presley in Concert
> http://www.elvisconcerts.com/
> We all know the King donned elaborate jumpsuits during his
> Las Vegas year. Now, thanks to this exhaustive site, you can
> learn the subtle yet important differences between Elvis'
> King of Spades Suit and his Memphis Suit. Use over 50 of
> Elvis' jumpsuits as an illustrated index to his concert years
> from 1969 to 1977. Animals are present in abundance on the
> Mad Tiger Suit from 1974, the Owl Suit of 1972, and 1973's
> Aloha Eagle Suit. Don't miss the unusual Gypsy Suit and some
> stunning back views of the Chinese Dragon Suit. Check out the
> Caped Fringes Suit, worn only once in 1970, then witness the
> King dancing amid a swirl of super-long fringe in Los Angeles.
> For the less fashion-minded, this fan site serves up the
> requisite details on Elvis' early years and Vegas shows, plus
> many concert reviews. But it's the jumpsuits that make this
> site a hunka hunka burnin' love.
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:03:00 -0600
From: Phil Reynolds
Subject: Re: The Association
Bill Reed:
> This morning I was on the phone with Clark Burroughs, who contributed
> significantly to the vocal arranging of the Association.
Thanks for the update on Clark Burroughs, I look forward to
his new band. His vocal arrangements on the Association's
"Insight Out" and their last album (on Columbia) "Waterbeds
in Trindidad" were "breathtaking" as well. He went much
deeper into rock& roll with the group "Gypsy" for their first
two terrific albums on Metromedia. The first is a true classic,
and is a double album. The second had some excess as well, but
both rocked hard (but had good harmonies, of course), You had
to love any group who's main songwriter was named Enrico Rosenbaum.
Clark also produced one album on Verve for the Gordian Knot,
that was a very Association influenced band. One of their
singer/songwriter members was Jim Weatherly, who wrote "Midnight
Train to Georgia" and other hits, and had a few hit singles and
albums on his own. It also is worth checking out.
For more recent Clark Burroughs harmonies, investigate the jazz
tribute to Brian Wilson "Wouldn't It be Nice". The Clark Burroughs
Group contributes beautiful versions of Beach Boy songs: "Can't
Wait Too Long", "I Went to Sleep", "Cabinessence", "Surfs Up", and
"Till I Die". Good stuff!
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:12:31 -0500
From: TD
Subject: Re: Fake Merseybeat
Dan Hughes:
I think I read somewhere that the Beau Brummels did not go out
of their way to correct fans who thought they were British....
---Dan
How about "She's About a Mover" by The Sir Douglas Quintet
(Doug Sahm from Texas)
TD
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 17:05:50 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Metropolitan Soul playlist 30 March 2003
Kim Weston Helpless [Long Version ]
The Agents Trouble
Rosco Robinson That's Enough
Bettye Swann Lonely Love
Troy Keyes Love Explosions
Nancy Wilson The End Of Our Love
Kelly St Clair Don't Look Over Your Shoulder
Patti Page Til You Come Back To Me
Tina Mason Finders Keepers
The Glories I Worship You Baby
The Gems I'll Be There
The Hesitations Is This The Way To Treat A Girl
Cookie Woodson I'll Be True
The Masqueraders I Ain't Gonna Stop
The Olympics Girl You're My Kind Of People
The Mirettes Aint You Trying To Crossover
Detroit Spinners For All We Know
The New Wanderers Ain't Gonna Do You No Harm
The Cruisers Take A Chance
Warren Lee Climb The Ladder
Sam Waymon You Can Count On Me
Andre Brassuer Early Bird Sattelite
Jerry Butler Its Too Late
Sammy Davis Jnr But Not For Me
Cindy Gibson I'll Always Love You
Eddie Holman A Free Country
The Daylighters For My Baby
The Essex Shes Got Everything
Mary Wells Why Don't You Let Yourself Go
Toni Lamarr I'll Do Anything
Elaine Delmar What Love Can Do
Sandi Sheldon One Minute Too Late
Archie Bell I Love My Baby
Pages Heartaches And Pain
Hoagy Lands Do You Know What Life Is All About
Al Downing Bring Your Good Lovin Home
September Caution
Zulema Just Look What You Have Done
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 18:01:54 -0000
From: Tony Bayliss
Subject: Re Fake Merseybeat
Antonio:
> Are there any other American groups who pretended to be
> from England and that tried to cash in on the Merseybeat
> craze that swept America in 1964?"
Not 'exactly' American, but Canadian should be close enough..
from St.Catharines, Ontario .. The British ModBeats. They did
quite well locally and even reformed a few years ago. Headed
by Frazier Loveman (sp?).
Tony Baylis
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 11:55:07 +0100
From: Kingsley Abbott
Subject: Never My Love
It is one of my greatest musical regrets that I never got to
see the Association live ... fabulous sound and recordings.
Last year Larry Ramos remade 'Never My Love' (mostly) in
Hawaiian with Jeffrey Foskett. It is on a 3 track CD single
on Paradise Productions PCD 315:
Never My Love - 'A'ole La e Ku'ulei - LR & JF
God Loves Laughter - LR
Honolulu City Lights - JF
Worth trying to pick up if you know anyone in Hawaii!
Kingsley
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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:25:08 -0000
From: Jeffery Kennedy
Subject: Re: Scopitone questions
Frank, glad you found the link helpful.
Every once in awhile the Roxie Theater here in San Francisco
has a Scopitone night, and it's really something to see these
clips on a big screen. The Exciters clips are classics---good
grief, WHAT A VOICE!---but many of them are entertaining, and
for different reasons, ranging from raunch (Lesley Gore's "Wonder
Boy" clip is set on a school campus, where a mysterious wind
blows up her sorority sisters' skirts, flashing quite a bit of,
erm, undergarments!) to camp (Joi Lansing's "Web of Love") to
lots of fun (Sylvie Vartan lipsynching "Twist and Shout" in
French while reclining on the hood of a moving car!). There
are some boring ones, too.
The two clips I most want to see in their entirety are Francoise
Hardy's "Tous les garcons..." and Timi Yuro's "If." I understand
that Scopitone videotapes and DVDs exist. Even MORE things to
look for on eBay!
Jeffery
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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 14:46:58 +0000
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Action
David Coyle wrote:
> P.S. A good idea for some future episode could have
> the main characters in the "Bandstand" segments doing
> a stint on "Where The Action Is", with some
> interesting outdoors recreations thrown in.
Judging only from a variety of non-contiguous clips, I am
vaguely haunted by the structure of Where The Action Is. Can
anyone explain any of it to me? It seemed to always position
its musical acts along some kind of waterfront, with segments
introduced off-camera by the voice of Dick Clark. Did the
different acts appear from different locales within a given
day's episode? With Clark as the disembodied host, what was
the role of Paul Revere & The Raiders (et al)? Did Clark treat
the show as a second-string version of Bandstand? Was the show
30 minutes or 60? How many years was it on? Was Bandstand also
a daily show during this same period?
Sorry to blather on with all these questions, but there's
something inherently strange about the mandatoriness of all
these waterfront clips (I mean, what if it rained?), and the
thought (admittedly perhaps a fantasy of mine) that they were
"flown in" by early satellite hookup to create a truly national
daily program, manipulated and overseen by the stern hand of the
Dark Angel.
"Action," indeed.
--Phil Milstein
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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 13:05:35 -0800 (PST)
From: David Coyle
Subject: Re: Fake Merseybeat
The zine "Garage And Beat" features a recurring column
by the editor called "Unifying Order Of The Universe,"
in which he frequently writes about these "fake
Beatles" that were released on myriad LPs and knockoff
45s. One of my favorite such numbers is "You Got Me
Bugged" by the Buggs, which appeared on the famous
"Beetle Beat" LP (under a different title, something
like "Mersey Mercy"). Unlike so many others of its
ilk, it does have a killer British beat sound to it.
I never understood why people actually mistook songs
like "Lies" by the Knickerbockers and "New York Mining
Disaster 1941" by the Bee Gees for Beatles songs in
the '60s. Maybe I'm just spoiled by having been a
Beatles fan for all these years, but songs like these
don't sound that much like the Beatles vocally. All
four Beatles individually had/have distinctive singing
styles. I can figure them sounding BeatlESQUE, but
from all reports, some of these songs were rumored to
be BY the Fab Four, as opposed to just sounding like
something they'd do...
David
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Message: 13
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:25:37 -0500
From: Jeff Lemlich
Subject: re: Scopitone Questions
So... does anyone have a copy of the Glories' scopitone?
Would love to see that one! Ditto "Jelly Belly" by Nai
Bonet, or "Animal" by the Tokens!
Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com
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Message: 14
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 21:41:54 -0000
From: Lindsay Martin
Subject: Re: Johnny Madara & Dave White
Mike Edwards:
"Hector, The Trash Collector" was a parody of "Sadie the
Cleaning Lady", written & recorded by Australian comic singer
Frankie Davidson. It scraped into the Top 40 in Melbourne.
Lindsay
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Message: 15
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 18:18:06 -0500
From: Country Paul
Subject: Kay Starr, "Ugly" Paris Sisters
Brian Ferrari:
> "Wheel of Fortune" - the vocal sounds like it's actually
> the LaVern Baker version, but the woman in the Scopitone
> is quite white.
This was Kay Starr's big hit on Capitol. I know she had a
pretty significant career. Can anyone shed some light on it
for me, please? And is she still alive?
John Frank:
> I've been looking for a Paris Sisters single for a long,
> long time which eludes me. I've never even heard either
> song but their titles are intriguing..."Stand Naked, Clown"
> b/w "The Ugliest Girl In Town"[.]
> What are the songs like? Label, release year info?
GNP Crescendo Records, GNP-410 (my DJ copy received August 6,
1968), "Produced by Clancy P. Grass III and Donald Peake -
Arranger for Sidewalk Productions"
- The Ugliest Girl in Town (wr. Greenfield-Miller)
Not my favorite Paris song. Way too cute - and I'm a fan.
- Stand Naked Clown (wr. Blair-Kay)
Quite melodramatic, as I remember. Others may disagree, but
I'd recommend this 45 for completists only.
And John, Pam Dickinson's version of Carole King's "Bad Boy"
(previously discussed at length) could be a slightly "kinder
and gentler" Shangs.
Country Paul
(now only 3 digests behind)
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Message: 16
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 22:27:11 -0600
From: Phil Reynolds
Subject: Re: Fake Merseybeat
> Dan Hughes:
> I think I read somewhere that the Beau Brummels did not go out
> of their way to correct fans who thought they were British....
Here in Chicago, the lead singer of the Cryan Shames (Tom
"Toad" Doody) spoke with a phony Liverpool accent. On their
first album (recently released on CD by Sundazed), they do a
semi-live version of "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and you
can hear his accent in the intro.
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Message: 17
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 12:03:39 +0400
From: Andres Jurak
Subject: Re Fake Merseybeat
Antonio:
> Are there any other American groups who pretended to be
> from England and that tried to cash in on the Merseybeat
> craze that swept America in 1964?"
There were two groups in the 60s - The 'American Beatles'
and The 'Canadian Beatles'. I never listened to their music
(alas!), but it seems that they tried to copy the Beatles
sound, otherwise they wouldn't choose such names...
Andres
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