Spectropop V#0195

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   Volume #0195                       December 15, 1998   
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Subject:     Boyfriend Songs
Sent:        12/14/98 2:32 am
Received:    12/14/98 7:40 am
From:        Jimmy Cresitelli, JimmXXXXXXXXom
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

Thanks for the "I Want You to Be My Boyfriend" info... I've got 
those versions; the Angels / Chiclets / etc. family offering 
really is stunning. Very garage-girl.

BUT... there is a song by the Shirelles called "Please Be My 
Boyfriend." I have it on their greatest Hits, Volume 2. Writers: 
Powell-Novarro. It may not after all be the same as the Crystals' 
"Please Be My Boyfriend." (If that's actually a side.)

Am I to understand that nobody has actually heard "Please Be My 
Boyfriend" by the Crystals / whomever?

Ain't this fun? I remember the thrill we all got years ago when 
the Crystals' "I Wonder" hit the circuit... effectively blowing 
all other known versions / permutations out of the water... though,
personally, I think it's a tie with Ronnie's version; I love the
way "I Wonder" begins on the Ronettes' LP.

Cheers to all... happy holidays!
Jimmy


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Subject:     gene pitney
Sent:        12/14/98 9:30 pm
Received:    12/15/98 7:25 am
From:        Tyler Kieron, kieXXXXXXXX.org.uk
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

Over here (the UK) Gene Pitney has a pretty high profile. He 
played London's Palladium Theatre last month (sold out) and about 
2 years ago a re-recording of Some thing's Got a Hold of My Heart 
was in the charts as a duet with Marc Almond. He does tour 
regularly - it used to be twice a year but now it's once.

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Subject:     Laura Nyro
Sent:        12/14/98 7:59 am
Received:    12/15/98 7:25 am
From:        David Feldman, felXXXXXXXXderables.com
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

Jon A. wrote:
> This is my first posting. I enjoy the list. One of those who 
> touched me the most was Laura Nyro. Although she was popular later
> than many of the artists I've seen mentioned here, there's a 
> wonderful album with Patti LaBelle that hopefully serves as a 
> connector. I heard she passed away. Any references to articles or 
> literature would be appreciated.
> 

Welcome to the Spectropop list, Jon. I'm a big Laura Nyro fan, and
I consider Eli & the 13th Confession to be one of the great albums 
of the second half of this century (I put only Pet Sounds and 
What's Going On in the same class), and I could compile another 
album of my other favorite cuts of hers that I would like almost 
as much.

The best source of Laura Nyro info on the net is probably,
appropriately enough: http://www.lauranyro.net/
I saw her live 

more than any other performer with the exception of Jonathan 
Richman, and was lucky enough to catch her on five consecutive 
nights in the late summer of 1970 at the Troubador in Los Angeles.
She was mesmerizing and inspiring -- one of the great music 
experiences of my life.
Dave Feldman

Movie of the Week:  "Babe: Pig in the City"
Best Network TV Show of New Season:  "Sports Night" & "Cupid" (tie)
CD of the Week: "We Three Kings" (Roches) 
City of the Week:  Montreal
Best Time Killer of the 90's:  Filling out the UPDATED gender survey at
  "http://www.imponderables.com"


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Subject:     Re: Barry Mann, Schizo Genius
Sent:        12/14/98 4:34 am
Received:    12/14/98 7:40 am
From:        Marc Wielage,XXXXXXXXtrax.com
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

David Feldman  said on The Spectropop List:

>What a fascinating body of
>hits above.  Have to admit that I've always placed Barry Mann and
>Cynthia Weil in the second-tier of Brill Building writers, and many
>of the above, to my taste, fall solidly in that category
>--------------------------------------<


Mann & Weil had almost 50 charted U.S. hits, and quite a few of '
em are among my all-time faves. Here's a few more to add to the 
list (either written just by Mann & Weil, or with other 
contributors like Spector):


"Here You Come Again" - Dolly Parton (RCA PB-11123)  [10/15/77]
"Home of the Brave" - Bonnie & The Treasures (Phi-Dan 5005)  [8/28/65]
"I'm Gonna Be Strong" - Gene Pitney (Musicor 1045)  [10/24/64]
"Magic Town" - The Vogues (Co & Ce 234)  [2/26/66]
"My Dad" - Paul Petersen (Colpix 663)  [11/17/62]
"Somewhere Out There" - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram (MCA 52973)  
[12/20/86]
"Walking in the Rain" - The Ronettes (Philles 123)  [10/24/64]
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" - The Animals (MGM 13382)  [8/14/65]
"You Baby" - The Ronettes (Philles)  [8/1/64]


and that's just in addition to the ones already named. I think of 
these, my favorites would probably be "He's Sure the Boy I Love," 
"Magic Town," "Walking in the Rain," and "You Baby." All great, 
great songs. Even some of their later hits have a spark here and 
there.


--MFW

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Subject:     Re: Spector Covers
Sent:        12/14/98 7:06 am
Received:    12/14/98 7:40 am
From:        Marc Wielage,XXXXXXXXtrax.com
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

Jamie LePage  commented [a 
while back] on The Spectropop List:

>It is a shame that I Can Hear Music by the Ronettes is now a
>very hard to find recording. It was on the PSI Volume 4 LP, but as
>far as I know it isn't currently available anywhere legitimately.
>It is on the Marginal "Ultimate Ronettes" CD, though.
>--------------------------------------<

The first CD I know of that had it was the Japanese "Best of 
Spector Sound" disc, on Victor VDP-1045. This is the same disc 
that has a few stereo versions of the mono Spector hits.

Tell me more about the ULTIMATE RONETTES disc. Does anybody know 
who's selling it in the U.S.?


--MFW

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Subject:     Popsicles and Icicles
Sent:        12/14/98 12:42 am
Received:    12/14/98 7:40 am
From:        Doc Rock, docrXXXXXXXXcom
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

About "Popsicles and Icicles," I always thought that the ending 
chord resembles a car horn honking!
Doc


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Subject:     The Dovers and Nuggets box
Sent:        12/14/98 7:32 am
Received:    12/14/98 7:40 am
From:        JM, jhorXXXXXXXXyan.edu
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

Stewart Mason's post about the Cicadelic Sixties comps got me 
thinking about the new Nuggets box on Rhino. If you haven't seen 
this, check it out. It's about as good as you'd expect, although 
much (if not most) of the music is only "psychedelic" by fiat. The
sound quality is great and unlike some recent comps on Sundazed 
they used the same takes as the original singles. To my very 
pleasant surprise, the box concentrates on rockin' tunes and there
are only a handful of "novelty" singles (like Kim Fowley's "The 
Trip," which is really annoying).

One song in particular caught my ear: "What Am I Going To Do" by 
the Dovers, which the liner notes say were a Santa Barbara
band. This beautiful track has a really ethereal blue-eyed soul 
sound, kind of Rascals-cum-Phil Spector (strangely appropriate...
because Jerry Wexler's autobio points out that Phil wanted to sign
the Young Rascals but was outclassed), and haunting vocals. The 
liner notes suggest the Dovers recorded more work of this kind 
but... Where can I find it? I can't seem to find any more info 
about this band at all. Any Santa Barbara locals out there?

Finally (just curious), any Connecticut/southern Mass. folks out 
there? If so, take a listen to the Moondog Matinee, 11am Saturdays
on WESU 88.1 FM out of Middletown. Really good doo-wop/R&B show 
been going 16 years.


Take care,

JM


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Subject:     Things Are Changing/Lucetita
Sent:        12/14/98 9:09 am
Received:    12/15/98 7:25 am
From:        IAC, ianXXXXXXXXlnet.co.uk
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

For R Teyes

Thanks for a great and informative post about this record - that's
the most info I've ever seen about it anywhere. One thing I've 
never been totally sure of though - "Julio Angel and Lucetita" is 
rather ambiguous - I've always assumed this meant that there was 
one record, a duet between the two - or did they each record their
own versions?

I visited the web-site, and the graphic was fascinating, but a 
little too small to make out the wording on it. Has anyone done a 
translation on it to your knowledge?

Ian Chapman


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Subject:     Unreleased songs
Sent:        12/14/98 8:53 am
Received:    12/15/98 7:25 am
From:        WILLIAM STOS, wXXXXXXXXt.com
To:          Spectropop List, spectrXXXXXXXXties.com

I can understand why some perfectionists like Phil Spector would 
rather not have all their work released, but the talk about over 
40 Crystals songs which are still in the vaults? Come on. Motown 
is bad for that too. Two or three songs will pop up on a hits 
collection, and then nothing else will come for a long time. You 
have to keep buying the hits over and over to get the new stuff! 
Any one who has ever worked for a record company, tell me why they
keep so much locked away? It's not all bad!

Will

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