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Volume #0151 September 22, 1998
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The Greatest Recording Organization in the World
Subject: Bacharach Box
Sent: 09/20/98 8:59 pm
Received: 09/20/98 11:02 pm
From: Dave Mirich, DmirXXXX@XXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
When does the Rhino Box finally come out? In the meantime I've
been listening to the Bacharach tribute cd. My wife agreed that
the Wondermints should have done Walk On By, incorporating the
Brian Wilson magic of his unforgettable near-cover of the song.
The song should have been sung sad, not angry, as on the tribute
version.
Dave Mirich
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Subject: Evie Sands and others!
Sent: 09/21/98 7:38 pm
Received: 09/22/98 1:10 am
From: Alan Warner, wizXXXX@XXXtcom.com
To: Spectropop List, SpectroXXXX@XXXties.com
But before that, some of this week's key birthdays...
DICKEY LEE, who charted in 1960 with Barry Mann &
Larry Kolber's eerie "Patches", is 58 today (9/21), DAVID
COVERADLE of Whitesnake is 49 tomorrow, DEBBY
BOONE is 42 while the ever-rockin' JOAN JETT is 38
also tomorrow; Wednesday celebrates BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN turning 49, actor PAUL PETERSEN
turning 54 (tho' he was just 17 when-as a cast member
of TV's The Donna Reed Show, he had a smash hit with
Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil's MY DAD), JULIO IGLESIAS
turning 55 and the legendary RAY CHARLES turning 68.
On Thursday, GERRY MARSDEN of Gerry And The
Pacemakers is 56 as is PHYLLIS 'JIGGS' ALBUTT of The
Angels; ironically, Phyllis' sister BARBARA ALLBUT also
of The Angels is 58 that day while British singer-composer
ANTHONY NEWLEY is 67. Singer-turned-actor WILL SMITH
is 30 on Friday and the week's musical birthdays wind up on
Saturday with this quintet: June Carter's singing daughter
CARLENE CARTER will reach 43, Jefferson Starship guitarist
CRAIG CHAQUICO will be 44, OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN will be
50, country star LYNN ANDERSON will be 51 and Britain's
BRYAN FERRY reaches 53!
Geez, that reads like an "Entertainment Tonight" segment!
OK, on to other things. A coupla comments to Spectropop readers...
We saw Evie Sands a year or so ago do an impromptu duet
with Chip Taylor when he and Billy Vera played two nights at
Jack's Sugar Shack here in Hollywood. Yes, she's still in
great voice alright!
To: Claudia Cunningham...
Didya know that Larry Henley (of The Newbeats) is a formidable
songwriter these days? His biggest success is WIND BENEATH
MY WINGS aka HERO which he co-authored with Jeff Silbar.
To: Jamie...
You ask if Neil Diamond had any notable covers before his Bang
hits. Check out SUNDAY AND ME which was a Top 20 45 in late
'65 by Jay And The Americans.
That's it for now. Alan
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Subject: Evie, Covers, and Egyptian Shumba
Sent: 09/20/98 10:09 pm
Received: 09/20/98 10:50 pm
From: Jamie LePage, le_page_XXXX@XXXties.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Darian wrote:
>I went down to Ghengis Cohen Cantina on Fairfax (here in L.A.)
Good Thai there, as I recall.
>to solve the mystery of...Evie Sands. ...no one there knew.
>So finally the moment arrived and she opens her mouth and GOD,
>the angel(s) sing. . . .IT'S HER !!!! Unmistakable is that soulful
>yet pop tender voice that made in my opinion the best version of
>"Take Me For A Little While"..."I Can't Let Go"..."Anyway That
>You Want Me"...
Wow! That sounds incredible. You're right. Evie's great Blue Cat
sides are so underrated. Absolutely essential recordings of the
genre. Gotta say one things for the Brits. They sure could pick
the covers! I Can't Let Go by the Hollies is true to the original
but has that revolutionary sound of early Beat Invasion. Larry
Page/Troggs too.
>
>Good news also is that she's back working with her old
>producer-songwriter team Chip Taylor and Al Gorgoni.
Very cool to hear that. Chip has a CD of self-covers. Can't
remember the name but it's quite interesting. One funny moment
though. Chip's version of Angel of the Morning is, a bit, well,
you gotta keep it in context if you know what I mean.
>
>Hail, hail the "Egyptian Shumba"!
>...it's catapulted up to me and my girlfriend's Top Ten.
Those jungle drum breaks are insane, especially backing that
little recorder-like lead. Ya gotta love it. OK, Tammys experts.
Anyone know these lyrics?
"Way down in Egypt land
......................."
Also, some background on this record and Tammys in general would be
appreciated: Label, writers, producers, location of recording, etc.
Doc?
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Subject: Re: Girl Groups etc.
Sent: 09/20/98 9:26 pm
Received: 09/20/98 11:02 pm
From: WILLIAM STOS, wsXXXX@XXXt.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Evie Sands! It's great to hear she's back! I love all her
recordings, and it's too bad other people seemed to have more luck
with them than she did.
> Hail, hail the "Egyptian Shumba"! What can I say but since Doc
> hipped me on to that one, jeez, it's been about a year now...
> it's catapulted up to me and my girlfriend's Top Ten.
I played it on my show again yesterday! Once again, everyone is
talking about it. My version, from a tape Doc sent me is just good
enough quality to play on the air. But boy Doc, you must have worn
holes into that record!
> Why not try "Ska-Doo-dee-Ya" by Tracy Dey? Bob Crewe girls rule!
Heard that one too! It's pretty good. Tracey Dey kicks! Then
there's the Shirelles try at ska. "Shh... I'm Watching the Movies,"
has got be be one of my Top Ten yuck songs. I like the Shirelles,
but what were they thinking? That one and the Supremes whiny
version of "I Want A Guy," always make me cringe.
Will
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Subject: I Want to Be Shumbaed
Sent: 09/20/98 3:25 pm
Received: 09/20/98 6:33 pm
From: David Feldman, feldXXXX@XXXderables.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Okay, you guys have worn me down. Is there a CD that contains
"Egyptian Shumba" that is readily available (or un-readily
available)?
Thanks so much for sharing the Evie Sands story, Darian. I've got
to pull out my "Anyway That You Want Me" album and give it a spin.
Even on that album, as I recollect, despite Evie's exotic good
looks, her image was a little countryish.
Dave Feldman
Song of the Week: The Boy with the Arab Strap (Belle & Sebastian)
Seed of the Week: Mustard
Annoyance of the Month: Humidity
Best Time Killer of the 90's: Filling out the UPDATED gender survey at
"http://www.imponderables.com"
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Subject: Re: connections
Sent: 09/20/98 1:52 pm
Received: 09/20/98 6:33 pm
From: Javed Jafri, javedjaXXXX@XXXt.ca
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Jack Madani, Jack_MadXXXX@XXX12.nj.us wrote:
> To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
>
>>The Ballroom CD will.....include Spinning Spinning
>>Spinning,.....
>>Most of the Ballroom stuff was recorded around the
>>time Boettcher was working with Tommy Roe.
>
>So are you saying that there's some sort of connection between
>"Spinning Spinning Spinning" and "Dizzy?"
Well sort of Jack. Dizzy was produced by Steve Barri but Curt B. did
produce the Album and single "It's Now Winters Day" for Tommy Roe.
Javed
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Subject: Re: Connections
Sent: 09/20/98 6:46 pm
Received: 09/20/98 10:50 pm
From: Jamie LePage, le_page_XXXX@XXXties.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Jack Madani wrote:
>
>So are you saying that there's some sort of connection between
>"Spinning Spinning Spinning" and "Dizzy?"
Ah...All this Curt Boettcher talk is making me light headed. Luckily
we don't have to wait for the next millennium to get the Rev-Ola
Ballroom release. Just a week or so away!
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le_page_XXXX@XXXties.com
RodeoDrive/5030
n.p. Instant Party - The Who
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Subject: Nino Tempo and April Stevens
Sent: 09/20/98 11:25 pm
Received: 09/20/98 11:34 pm
From: Paul Urbahns, PaulurbXXXX@XXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
In a message dated 98-09-19 22:39:02 EDT, you write:
<< What's up with Nino Tempo and April Stevens, the sister and
brother act from the 60s?
They had 4 tunes: Deep Purple; Whispering; Stardust, and All
Strung Out, which made the charts. >>
Last recordings I saw by them was some recuts for K-Tel
.
'Paul Urbahns
paulurbXXXX@XXXom
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Subject: Reparata
Sent: 09/21/98 7:01 am
Received: 09/21/98 7:45 am
From: David Marsteller, davebXXXX@XXXflin.org
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Hi All!
Can anyone comment on the album by Reparata and The Delrons? I saw
it at a record show today, and was curious to hear it due to the
early Michael Brown track (credited to M. Lookofsky). However, I'm
not all that thrilled with the hit (Whenever A Teenager Cries),
which strikes me as a poor imitation of Chapel Of Love.
Later
Dave
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Subject: River Deep, Mountain High
Sent: 09/21/98 12:29 pm
Received: 09/22/98 1:10 am
From: Alicia Martuge, ZablXXXX@XXX.net
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
I just heard a 2 hour radio program on the 4 Tops and one of the
songs they played was River Deep Mountain High. This was a song
they recorded with the Supremes although the announcer incorrectly
stated it was Diana Ross and the Supremes and the 4 Tops. We all
know the original was recorded by Tina Turner without Ike in 1966
but failed to chart. I like the B side I Love You Baby. Phil Spector
in that case departed from the usual practice of not recording
vocals on this B side to let Tina sing. Of course her song didn't
chart but the version by "The Magnificent Seven" did in 1970. Later
it was recorded for the Bway musical "Leader Of The Pack."
Alicia
four tops girl
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Subject: separated at birth
Sent: 09/20/98 7:35 pm
Received: 09/21/98 7:45 am
From: Jack Madani, Jack_MadXXXX@XXX12.nj.us
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXX@XXXties.com
Thanks to my local oldies' station playing the following two songs
within a span of ten minutes, I suddenly noticed an uncomfortable
similarity between:
Ferry 'Cross The Mersey
Venus In Blue Jeans
has this ever been remarked upon before?
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Jack Madani - Princeton Day School, The Great Road,
Princeton, NJ 08540 Jack_MadXXXX@XXX12.nj.us
"It is when the gods hate a man with uncommon abhorrence that they
drive him into the profession of a schoolmaster." --Seneca, 64 A.D.
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