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There are 8 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. SouthboundJP
From: John Henderson
2. Re: The Tradewinds - Summertime Girl
From: JJ
3. New Digs at Catalog-of-Cool.com
From: Kim Cooper
4. Emile Ford
From: Anna
5. Music on DVD - The Commitments Rereleased
From: Rex Strother
6. Re: Joey Levine/Earth records
From: Guy Lawrence
7. Re: Joey Levine
From: Ken Bell
8. Re: Roy Orbison/Del/ 4 seasons in the late 60's
From: Richard Hattersley
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:34:05 -0000
From: John Henderson
Subject: SouthboundJP
Richard:
> I'm not sure if SBJ parkway was influenced by Macarthur but it
> definately sounds from the same bag. Im not even sure which was issued
> first as I don't have a huge knowledge Roys stuff as Im only just
> starting to dig past the hits. However if you like the Richard Harris
> record then I reccomend getting hold of Roy "MGM" collection for SBJP.
> It's not as catchy on first listening as Macarthur because it does not
> have a repeated chorus. But like Macarthur it is long (about 6.30) and
> has many different sections. No Mention of cakes in the rain though! :-)
> It's a story abot a man who's wife leaves him, his kids don't have much
> to do with him and he dies in a car crash (all jolly stuff!)
Please note that SJP was released well after Macarthur Park. I have been
an Orbison fan for years and know there are others here who have a great
knowledge and fondness for his music also. His MGM years were certainly
not as poor musically as sales would indicate. The lack of input from Fred
Foster, Bob Moore and those at Monument made a definite difference to his
career and the switch to MGM may have been made for the wrong reasons.
Whatever may be said is conjecture and doesn't change the reality. His
music continues to give many great joy and contentment.
Thanks for the opportunity,
John H
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:12:58 -0000
From: JJ
Subject: Re: The Tradewinds - Summertime Girl
I asked:
> Has this Red Bird 1965 45, The Tradewinds - Summertime Girl
> ever been re-issued on CD? GREAT SONG!
Mick Patrick replied:
> Yep, "Summertime Girl" is out on CD. It's one of 32 tracks
> contained on "Dressed In Black: The Red Bird Sound, Volume 4"
> (UK Diamond GEMCD 025). A search of the 'net reveals a complete
> tracklist here:
> http://bizrate.lycos.com/marketplace/product_info/details__cat_id--5213,p==rod_id--1003121.html
Ta!...hopefully this cd is available thru Amazon.uk, iŽll jump on it
right now!
JJ
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:36:36 -0700
From: Kim Cooper
Subject: New Digs at Catalog-of-Cool.com
Hey folks,
There are a bunch of new features at Gene Sculatti's
http://www.catalog-of-cool.com/ the online home of THE CATALOG OF COOL
and TOO COOL.
We've got reviews of Andrew Loog Oldham's recent memoirs, Harry
Shearer's Le Show, "The Loved One," super Sammy Davis Jr. action in
"Anna Lucasta," plus Cassavetes as swinging beat P.I. Johnny Staccato
and wild contempo gospel preachers Juanita Bynum and Rod Parsley. Just
look for the "New Digs" links on the main page and at INK, MISC, SCREEN
and TUBE. We've also added a slew of pics from the original books, and
the guestbook remains open for you to pitch your faves for inclusion in
volume 3, TRES COOL. Plus for a limited time we've got mint autographed
copies of the first book available.
We sure hope you'll stop by.
Kim Cooper
Kitten with a Hip
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:34:37 -0000
From: Anna
Subject: Emile Ford
Does anyone know how I can find Emile Ford (Emile Ford & the
Checkmates) today? I am a Swedish journalist and want to get
hold of him for an interview.
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 08:46:30 -0600
From: Rex Strother
Subject: Music on DVD - The Commitments Rereleased
Just a word for the U.S. bound that "The Commitments" has been
re-released on DVD in a Region 1, NTSC, full screen format as of
August 19, 2003. Until now - you had to find a pricey used copy
on eBay (I saw 'em go for $120 used).
And cheaply priced - I picked up mine at Shopko for $8.99. Until
the widescreen Criterion special edition comes out (as an atheist,
I cross my fingers, which is all we're allowed to do), it'll have
to do. A fantastic movie, full of great music.
Rex
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 22:33:26 +0100
From: Guy Lawrence
Subject: Re: Joey Levine/Earth records
Art wrote:
> I actually have a few questions on Joey Levine.
> Was he in a group called the Third Rail?
He sure was Art, alongside Brill Building veteran
Artie Resnick ("Under The Boardwalk", "Good Lovin'")
and Resnick's wife Kris.
Simon wrote:
> I have a copy of this 45 and it needs a good home,
> because it's unhappy here. (And to be honest, I'm
> unhappy to have it here.)
Talking of the Earth label, it's tiny output included
a cover of "Be My Baby" by the (probably non-existent)
Fragile Rock Valley and a single by the Kingsmen ("Feed Me").
If anyone has a copy of the latter that needs a good home
do get in touch!
Guy
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TweedleeDumsDrive-In/
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:16:47 -0400
From: Ken Bell
Subject: Re: Joey Levine
I the the LP by the Third Rail which list Joey Levine as
the lead singer. It is really a pretty good LP, of course,
I love bubblegum music from the late 60 to the early 70s.
If you would like to hear some or all of it, let me know.
I have already transferred my LP and it sounds really good.
Heem
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:28:31 +0000
From: Richard Hattersley
Subject: Re: Roy Orbison/Del/ 4 seasons in the late 60's
Hi Art
> I know that his contemporary Del Shannon did an album
> along these lines, and Del's late 60's material has been
> very highly recommended to me by fellow psych fans, but
> like Roy I haven't heard any of Del's later stuff yet.
Yes thats right, I'm more up on Del's stuff than I am Roy's.
Del cut an album in 1967 with Andrew Oldham producing and
it is really nice stuff. More influenced by Brian Wilson
I guess rather than being Psych. It did not come out at the
time but was later issued on an album called "And the music
played on" Also from the end of the 60's he did a nice track
called Gemini.
Lots of early 60's artists attempted the move into prog and
psych and most of them failed commercially despite the quality
output which is a shame. I guess people at time just pigeon-
holed them into the previous era and did not want to hear that
from them. Now we can look back and hear what great music it
was without the hangup of is it fashionable. Another good example
is The Four Seasons album Genuine Imitation Life Gazette.
Brilliant album but I don't think that it did very well. You
mentioned the Everlys in the 60's too which I have not heard,
I'll have to dig around for some of that stuff.
> As far as the depressing subject matter of the song, it may be
> that there is some autobiographical stuff worked in, since I
> understand that Roy had a tragic fire at his home in the 60's
> that killed his wife and children (I don't know the exact details).
> Or maybe it's just that Roy had a thing about doing melancholy
> songs-he did them so well!
I think his kids were indeed killed in the fire, I think his wife
was killed before that though, I think it was a road accident.
It breaks your heart to think of that, it's amazing that he stayed
on the rails and remained such a country gentleman.
Richard
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