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Volume #0134 September 1, 1998
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Unbreakable 45 RPM Record
Subject: KIERON and MOVE OVER, DARLING!
Sent: 08/31/98 10:57 am
Received: 08/31/98 10:20 pm
From: Jimmy Cresitelli, JimmyXXXX@XXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Hi Kieron... saw your post re "I Want You To Be My Baby" by Ellie
Greenwich: it's a jazzy, not-really-girl-group number with a lot
of "yeah yeah yeahs" thrown in for good measure. It's fast and
snappy and interesting on its own merit, but I don't feel it
compares to those luscious chord changes Ellie was responsible for
in her girl-group heyday. While Ellie's post-Spector / Red Bird
recordings are of note, they really don't bring to mind the riffs
and hooks we love so well-- she's writing in a whole new direction
. For a really nice take on her classics, however, listen to
Ellie's LP "Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung."
AND... "Move Over Darling" by Doris Day or Tracy Ullmann is a FAB
song! It absolutely rings with romance!!!!! GREAT song.
Best to all...
Jimmy
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Subject: Re: FADE TO BLACK
Sent: 08/31/98 1:57 pm
Received: 08/31/98 10:20 pm
From: Marc Wielage, XXXX@XXXtrax.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
CC: Ms. Claudia Cunningham, TPXXXX@XXX.net
Claudia Cunningham <TPXXXX@XXX.net> commented on the Spectropop List:
>Here are some early fade outs: Good Timin' and Handy Man by Jimmy
>Jones; Only Love Can Break a Heart and True Love Never Runs Smooth
>by Gene Pitney, Mother In Law by Ernie Kay Do, and Do You Love Me
>by the Contours. Jimmy Jones had 'em first circa 1958. Jimmy is my
>nominee for one of the first fade out endings on a recording from
>the Fifties onward.
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Au contraire, Claudia. Fade-out endings started much earlier than 1958,
even in the 1940s.
To name a few 1950s pop/rock/R&B hits:
Paul Anka - "Diana" (1957)
Bobbettes - "Mr. Lee" (ditto)
Jimmy Bowen - "I'm Stickin' with You" (1957)
The Cadets - "Stranded in the Jungle" (1956)
The Charms - "Hearts of Stone" (1954)
Johnny Ace - "Pledging My Love (1955)
Chuck Berry - "Maybellene" (1955)
Everly Brothers - "Wake Up, Little Susie" (1957)
and I'm sure I'm leaving out a lot.
--MFW
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Subject: Re: Help/Ellie Greenwich
Sent: 08/31/98 11:15 am
Received: 08/31/98 10:20 pm
From: John King, GBMGIDXXXX@XXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
I sent a message a while ago asking about this Ellie record, and
still wonder if anyone can help me out. Someone must have heard it,
or maybe not.......
'Can any of you tell me what Ellie Greenwich's 1967 United Artists
single (prod. by Bob Gaudio) of 'I Want You To be My Baby' sounds
like. I wonder how similar it is to Billie Davis' 1968 UK hit
version'.
Yours, Kieron Tyler
I do not remember the song, but the record is available from Les
Harris in San Antonio, Texas for $10.
This web site will will put you on the page where there are
several of Greenwich's albums and singles listed :
http://www.stic.net/users/lharris/G-02.HTM
I hope that this helps.
John King
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Subject: tracey ullman
Sent: 08/31/98 1:00 pm
Received: 08/31/98 10:20 pm
From: john rausch, jXXXX@XXXnet
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
speaking of tracey ullman,does anyone know where i can find a copy
of sunglasses? i have the hits cd but i`m looking for the 12"
extended version.
thanks in advance
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes at:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/2469/
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Subject: Girl Group Radio
Sent: 09/01/98 7:02 am
Received: 09/01/98 7:16 am
From: Stos, William, wsXXXX@XXXtyenet.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Hey everybody. Next Saturday I'm doing a big birthday spectacular
for my special day. All the songs I love, plus a special Chiffon-
a-thon tribute to the group who first turned me on to the sound.
I'm afraid I'm going to forget to play a good song, so, I'd like
your top 10 list of GG songs to remember. I'll make sure to
mention all my friends at Spectropop when I'm on-air. Thanks
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