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There are 25 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. "Summer Time Is Party Time"
From: Mike Edwards
2. Re: Viv Stanshall's Umbrellas
From: Ed
3. Paul Evans interview is tonight (Sunday, June 29th)
From: Ronnie Allen
4. Re: Martins
From: Steve Harvey
5. Re: Dean Martin DVD/Videos
From: Frank
6. Re: Cameo-Parkway in the UK
From: Frank
7. Re: I Could Have Loved You So Well
From: Martin Roberts
8. Re: Cameo-Parkway, Big Top and Twirl
From: Simon White
9. Skeeter And Kirsty
From: Martin Roberts
10. The Pearls
From: Ken Mortimer
11. Re: The October Country
From: Scott
12. The Myrtelles
From: Ken Mortimer
13. Re: I Could Have Loved You So Well
From: Don
14. Re: Please Please Me (slowly...)
From: Andres
15. Re: Artie Wayne Website
From: David Bell
16. re: October Country
From: Harvey Williams
17. re: Johnny Rivers, Jimmy Webb track
From: Harvey Williams
18. Re: The Myrtelles
From: Natasha McNamee
19. Re: Pete Antell & the Percells
From: Phil Milstein
20. Re: I Just Can't Help Believin'
From: Michel Gignac
21. Re: October Country
From: Rat Pfink
22. Re: Dean (Martin), Nino (Tempo) & Artie (Wayne/Wynn?) etc
From: Martin Roberts
23. Re: The October Country
From: Art Longmire
24. Re: Johnny Rivers, Jimmy Webb track
From: Art Longmire
25. Re: The Myrtelles / Just Let Me Cry
From: Ken Mortimer
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 02:41:55 -0000
From: Mike Edwards
Subject: "Summer Time Is Party Time"
Simon White wrote:
> I dream of Cameo Parkway
Ken Silverwood wrote:
> Yes Mike, I have the aformentioned Cameo-Parkway Story LP
I have just posted a cut mastered from this album to musica. Now that
the warm weather has arrived on the east coast let's celebrate it
with Chubby Checker's anthem to the season, "Dancin' Party" from the
summer of '62, which was a top-20 hit in both the US and UK. In the
UK, it had the distinction of being issued on two different labels on
its initial release: Columbia and Pye International.
As comprehensive as the Cameo-Parkway Story LP was, it omitted Chubby
Checker's "Slow Twistin'", a # 3 US hit from earlier in 1962 (with
Dee Dee Sharp helping out). The compilers probably thought this was
too slow to fit in with the up-tempo dance numbers featured on this
double LP. Could be they were right but the late great James Hamilton
figured "Slow Twistin'" as one of the first "soul" records.
This is my second Cameo Parkway post to musica. Listen to them now
because you can't walk in to Tower Records and buy them on CD.
Mike Edwards
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:33:44 -0400
From: Ed
Subject: Re: Viv Stanshall's Umbrellas
Has anyone considered sending that Stanshall petition to
http://www.rhinohandmade.com They reissued all the Warner/Reprise
records by The Fugs, and have also reissued stuff by Wild Man
Fischer and Captain Beefheart, so they're probably receptive to
Stanshall. They've really been scraping the barrel lately and
could use a release like that.
I haven't heard the "Umbrellas" LP, but I thought that was one of
his spoken records, like the "Rawlinson" stuff. Much more musical
than that type of material that that I've heard is his Teddy Boys
Don't Knit LP.
Ed
http://www.garageband.com/artist/AbandonHope
Check out my playlist of some of today's most interesting music.
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 00:44:14 EDT
From: Ronnie Allen
Subject: Paul Evans interview is tonight (Sunday, June 29th)
I'll be hosting my one-hour radio interview show with Paul Evans
tonight (Sunday June 29th) at 8 PM Eastern Time.
This is the show that was originally scheduled to air six days ago
but was postponed because of rain!
And strange as it may seem that statement is TRUE!
A Little League game that had been scheduled for Saturday the 21st
got rained out and had to be re-scheduled to run prior to my scheduled
interview show. The game started late and ran long, forcing me to
postpone my show until this evening.
Paul is the guy who sang the hit "Seven Little Girls (Sitting In The
Back Seat" and co-wrote Bobby Vinton's #1 smash "Roses Are Red (My
Love)."
Information about the show, along with my previous show archives, can
be found on the following web page:
http://www.wbcb1490.com/rallen.htm
To access this evening's show at 8 PM Eastern time please use the
following URL: http://www.wbcb1490.com
That is the WBCB home page.
Click on "Listen Live" (upper-left) after the page loads.
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:00:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Harvey
Subject: Re: Martins
> From what I've read the Beatles were going over their show with
> Martin and he was giving the thumbs up and down on material.
Martin (Roberts):
> It's all true, wish I'd saved a tape for myself!
Actually it was Martin Landau of Mission Impossible fame, sorry.
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 07:42:31 +0200
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Dean Martin DVD/Videos
Albabe:
> My question is: Has anyone purchased those Dean Martin Show DVD/video
> tapes that are advertised on late night TV? They seem pretty cool.
> Lotsa guest stars, including a very young and cute Goldie Hawn.
This is the kind of question where there is no other possible answers :
If you're a Dean Martin fan, you just got to get them.
Frank
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 07:46:47 +0200
From: Frank
Subject: Re: Cameo-Parkway in the UK
Mike Edwards:
> UK London must have contracted with Abcko to release Cameo-
> Parkway material in the UK in the late 70s because a number of
> 45s and albums were issued. You have mentioned Dee Dee Sharp's
> "The Cameo Parkway Sessions" and others included:
> Orlons - Best Of
> Chubby Checker - Greatest Hits
> Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again/The Twist on 45
> Various - The American Dream (The Cameo Parkway Story 1957-63)
> Various - Philadelphia Freedom
I have all these LPs series which curiously enough were released
twice in a very short time (or maybe was it a US release and then
a UK release - I have to check them out). The thing is that these
two different releases do not have exactly the same tracks compiled.
Frank
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:07:42 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: I Could Have Loved You So Well
Thanks Don for playing Jimmy's "ICHLYSW". A very dramatic early
version of the song by Jan Burnnette is now playing in musica.
Martin
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 08:55:36 +0100
From: Simon White
Subject: Re: Cameo-Parkway, Big Top and Twirl
Me:
> I dream of Cameo Parkway. I was recently exposed to The Bronzettes'
> "Hot Spot" and I can honestly say it has restored my faith in music's
> ability to make me jump around.
Ken Silverwood wrote:
> That's funny I dream of Big Top & Twirl!!!! Should we call for Freud?
Don't worry Ken, it's perfectly normal. Big Top is a very healthy dream
indeed, in fact NOT to dream of Lou Johnson is unhealthy. However, if
you start dreamng of their licsenced product, especially Cliff Richard,
or Kenny Lynch's 3140 release you should make your Doctor aware. My
analyst told me that. As for Twirl, I often dream of the Carvells' "Dont
Let Him Know" Twirl 2022 but in my dream I never seem to quite buy one,
which is a bit of a worry.
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:50:32 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Skeeter And Kirsty
Don Wrote:
> "Let Me Get Close To You" is a great song and was also recorded by
> Skeeter Davis, Jody Miller, and Alex Chilton. It seems Carole and
> Gerry may have written an answer song to this one. There is a song
> called "Try And Get Close To Me" and I think it was recorded by
> Skeeter Davis, though I have never heard it. Has anyone else?
I had a rummage through my Skeeter's but did not find "Try And Get...".
However, it did remind me of my love affair with her (voice). Meanwhile,
over on Harmony High, the discussion has turned to which vocalists
(living or dead) they would share their Desert Island with and Kirsty
McColl features heavily amongst the picks. After playing Skeeter's
"Don't Anybody Need My Love" (wr. Jerry Fuller), I have to ask were
Skeeter and Kirsty related!
Discounting covers, "Don't Anybody..."/"I Can't See Me Without You" is
arguably Skeeter's most 'girly' 45rpm and the most beautiful record
you'll have heard this week! Now playing on musica.
Martin
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 11:36:45 +0100
From: Ken Mortimer
Subject: The Pearls
Hi All,
This is my first posting to Spectropop!
My query is a 70's one. I've been trying for ages to find out whether
the Pearls (Lyn Cornell and Ann Simmons) ever released an album. I know
they released many, many singles on Bell, Power Exchange, Ebony and
Handkerchief - but I've not been able to discover whether an album was
released. Anyone know? Also does anyone know what Lyn Cornell and Ann
Simmons are doing now?
Cheers
Ken
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 04:33:18 EDT
From: Scott
Subject: Re: The October Country
It is a wonderful LP. One of my personal recent discoveries. I
wrote a little review on my own - ignore the sales part of the
attached link (I have two copies of the LP and am selling one):
http://www.geocities.com/badcatrecords/OCTOBERcountry.htm
Scott
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 11:45:55 +0100
From: Ken Mortimer
Subject: The Myrtelles
Has anyone ever heard 'Just Let Me Cry' by the Myrtelles? This was
released on Oriole in '63 and was Sue and Sunny's first commercial
release. I've advertised extensively for this but to no avail.
Cheers
Ken
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:31:24 -0000
From: Don
Subject: Re: I Could Have Loved You So Well
Martin,
I removed Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners and replaced it with Bobby
Cookson & The Premiers, from Australia. That's 5 versions this week
in Musica. I assume I don't need to post Ray Peterson.
Don
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 19:35:46 +0400
From: Andres
Subject: Re: Please Please Me (slowly...)
The slower version of the Beatles' "Please Please Me" (but still
not the original one) you can find here:
http://faab.pro.tok2.com/sss/secret_trax/st99004.html
SEPTEMBER 11 1962 STUDIO #2
Abbey Road Studio #2, London, 05 :00-6:45pm.
1. Love Me Do, remake tk18, RS1 2'22''
2. P.S.I Love You, tk10, RS1 2'06''
3. Please Please Me, tk?, RM1 2'02''
Andres
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 12:38:57 EDT
From: David Bell
Subject: Re: Artie Wayne Website
Yes, I surely did enjoy your website, Artie, and urge all members to
read it and spread the word. The pix are tremendous and the stories
are well worth reading. May there be many more that you have to tell
- despite the threats!!! I'm flattered to have my name mentioned at
the end of your history and am pleased that I helped you in some
small way to remember your life story.
Best wishes,
David.
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 17:49:27 +0100
From: Harvey Williams
Subject: re: October Country
Art Longmire wrote:
> Anybody here ever heard the group October Country's album? I have
> never heard or even seen a copy of the group's LP but picked up a
> copy of their 45 "October Country" back in 1984. That was a real red-
> letter day for me.......
You're in luck! The LP (vinyl only, I think) has recently been reissued
by Columbia/Epic, which usually means that a Sundazed expanded CD issue
is not far behind. Unless the copies I've been seeing around in London
shops are bootlegs...
The whole LP was produced & (mostly) written by Michael Lloyd, and, if
he is to be believed, he played virtually all the instruments too,
overdubbing his own performances onto tape once the band had gone home.
For me, though, the definitive version of October Country is to be found
on the LP by The Smoke, another Lloyd side-project from around the same
time. Any news on the reissue yet?
Harvey W
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 17:11:46 +0100
From: Harvey Williams
Subject: re: Johnny Rivers, Jimmy Webb track
Art Longmire wrote:
> There is a track on the Johnny Rivers LP "Rewind" called "The
> Eleventh Song" that I am trying to get information on. For one
> thing when I listen to it, I don't notice Rivers being on the
> track, at least not as a singer....
It's great, isn't it? And it's always puzzled me why there's no
vocal line. But a couple of years back I picked up a sheet music
anthology called The Jimmy Webb Songbook, which, besides
containing quite a few titles unfamiliar to me, has a complete
lyric to The Eleventh Song (What A Groovy Day). Fantastic lyric
too! So now I'm even more surprised that there's no vocal. If
you'd like a scan or two of the sheet music (or even a copy of
the lyric) let me know.
Incidentally, the 5th Dimension also recorded this number on their
Stoned Soul Picnic LP, but that version is pretty much an
instrumental take too, doo-doo-doo's notwithstanding. In fact,
doesn't it sound like Florence & Marilyn from the 5D on Johnny's
version too? They are, after all, pictured on the gatefold...
All the best,
Harvey W
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 18:25:25 +0100 (BST)
From: Natasha McNamee
Subject: Re: The Myrtelles
Ken Mortimer asked:
> Has anyone ever heard 'Just Let Me Cry' by the Myrtelles? This
> was released on Oriole in '63 and was Sue and Sunny's first
> commercial release. I've advertised extensively for this but to
> no avail.
Was this the same one as by Lesley Gore?
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 13:24:09 -0400
From: Phil Milstein
Subject: Re: Pete Antell & the Percells
Mick Patrick wrote:
> In the meantime, I've placed a cool 1963 shot of the Percells
> in the photo file. That's Pete Antell on the right and his
> regular songwriting partner John Linde on the left. Pete doesn't
> appear to have changed much in 40 years. Click right here and
> enjoy: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/spectropop/photos
Great shot! Any explanation of why Linde appears to be wearing a lab coat?
--Phil M.
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 18:09:14 -0000
From: Michel Gignac
Subject: Re: I Just Can't Help Believin'
Clark Besch wrote:
> Michel, cool, didn't know about these versions. That Bobby Vee
> LP is better known that its sales would show. Doesn't it have
> "Someone To Love"? Cool song. Anyway, thanks everyone for the
> Bob Dileo info...
Clark,
I think that we've found the original version of "I Just Can't Help
Believin'": Barry Mann himself, in the middle of '68, if we follow
this link: http://www02.so-net.ne.jp/~yana-h/BMsong2.html This link
gives also many other covers of that song. Hope that helps.
Michel.
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 14:13:24 -0400
From: Rat Pfink
Subject: Re: October Country
Harvey Williams:
> You're in luck! The LP (vinyl only, I think) has recently been
> reissued by Columbia/Epic, which usually means that a Sundazed
> expanded CD issue is not far behind. Unless the copies I've been
> seeing around in London shops are bootlegs...
There is a vinyl reissue floating around (I picked mine up at
http://www.dustygroove.com/), however it *is* a bootleg that looks
exactly like the original Columbia/Epic LP, even down to the label.
RP
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:09:50 +0100
From: Martin Roberts
Subject: Re: Dean (Martin), Nino (Tempo) & Artie (Wayne/Wynn?) etc
Hello Albabe,
I passed your Dino query to the resident expert. Buy, buy, buy is
the advice! A thriving market in 'shady' "The Dean Martin TV Show"
videos and I've watched my share with Sue, the ones from the 60s
are great fun. At an hour long (without adverts - Shame!) should
make the legit DVD's fairly essential.
About time I said my congrats to Bill for his Nino Tempo interview,
looks good, reads great and Nino has a fine site.
Another good site is Artie Wayne's and what a nice dedication to
Spectropop and it's members. Re-noticing the Jordan co-writing credit
reminded me to checkout The Cabin Crew "She Ain't A Yacht" (wr.
Jordan-Wynn) / "Lover's Cove" (wr Dante-Wynn-Jordan-Atkins)
Dimension 1031, both D-J-W Productions. This appears to be Bill
Wynn's only credit and I just wondered if he was any relation?
Thanks Don for another ICHLYSW, I'd guess Ray Peterson's is well
known and I'd imagine we can manage without Vince Hill?!
Martin
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Message: 23
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:23:20 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: The October Country
Scott wrote:
> It is a wonderful LP. One of my personal recent discoveries. I
> wrote a little review on my own - ignore the sales part of the
> attached link (I have two copies of the LP and am selling one):
> http://www.geocities.com/badcatrecords/OCTOBERcountry.htm
Hey, Scott
Read your excellent review and really enjoyed it...I agree that there
were a ton of overlooked groups from that era and am glad that these
musical gems are finally being appreciated. It's interesting that I
was able to actually hear this group on my local top-40 radio station
(which was KFXM in Victorville California, by the way.) There's a
wonderful innocence and exuberance to this song and I'd definitely
love to hear the entire album.
Art Longmire
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Message: 24
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 21:34:12 -0000
From: Art Longmire
Subject: Re: Johnny Rivers, Jimmy Webb track
Harvey Williams:
> If you'd like a scan or two of the sheet music (or even a copy of
> the lyric) let me know. Incidentally, the 5th Dimension also
> recorded this number on their Stoned Soul Picnic LP...
Hello Harvey,
That would be appreciated...any info on the song, lyrics, etc. But
it's perfect the way it is in my opinion. The Fifth Dimension's
version is ok, but the version on Rivers' LP is a pop masterpiece!
Of course the Fifth Dimension did their greatest interpretations of
Webb's songs on the "Magic Garden" LP.
Art Longmire
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Message: 25
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 22:40:57 +0100
From: Ken Mortimer
Subject: Re: The Myrtelles / Just Let Me Cry
Me:
> Has anyone ever heard 'Just Let Me Cry' by the Myrtelles? This
> was released on Oriole in '63 and was Sue and Sunny's first
> commercial release. I've advertised extensively for this but to
> no avail.
Natasha:
> Was this the same one as by Lesley Gore?
Hi Natasha, Yes it is the same song - only the Myrtelles version
is much harder to find.
Ken
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