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Volume #0248 March 29, 1999
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Now Available At Montgomery Ward
Subject: Re: Good Vibrations
Received: 03/26/99 1:00 am
From: Brad Elliott, surfXXXXXXXXnline.net
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Big L wrote:
>>no way is "Good Vibrations" anywhere near the best pop or
>>rock single ever, although Mojo's recent poll says so)
>
>The only thing I can say about this is that I can't
>remember another record having the kind of impact that GV
>did in November 1966. It was the most fantastic thing I
>had ever heard.
I've gotta agree! "Good Vibrations" cut through everything
else on radio at the time! Nothing else sounded like it.
But I guess it was a situation where you had to be there
to understand that.
The only other times I've heard anything jump out of the
radio like that, in comparison to everything else that was
getting played, were with "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob
Dylan and "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen. To this day,
those three are at the top of my list of favorite, best and
most important rock singles.
Surf's up!
Brad
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Subject: Beach Boys
Received: 03/27/99 12:25 am
From: Doc Rock, docroXXXXXXXXcom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
>The only thing I can say about this is that I can't
>remember another record having the kind of impact that GV
>did in November 1966. It was the most fantastic thing I
>had ever heard.
>
The record by the Beach Boys which had the biggest impact
on me on first hearing was "I Get Around," and not for the
lyrics, but the SOUND!
Doc
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Subject: Net Sounds II - In The House
Received: 03/26/99 1:00 am
From: Richard Globman, rglobXXXXXXXXmm.net
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Net Sounds II - Do It Again, the 2CD set put together by
members of the Pet Sounds Mailing List, is here and ready
to ship. The set includes 48 tracks of BB covers.
For those who previously ordered, they were shipped on
Tuesday. For those who wish to order, please e-mail me for
details.
DICKYG
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Subject: Philles B-Sides
Received: 03/26/99 1:00 am
From: john rausch, jXXXXXXXXnet
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
To Joe Moorehouse:
Interesting record you have there, I always enjoy finding
these oddities. Sounds like a bootleg copy you have there
with "back to back" hits. There are several boots around; I
have one, Philles 123 with Walking In The Rain (stereo) and
on the b-side is Paradise; the typeset for the word
paradise is PARADISE, the rest of the label has all the
normal type. Noting this however, writer credit on
Paradise is Spector, Poncia, Andrioli. Paradise was
written by Harry Nilsson. Also, the original blue/black
labels have a thick line under the PR logo; this has the
blue/black label with a thin line. And speaking of b-sides,
maybe someone on the list may find this interesting. The
flip for Philles 112, Da Do Ron Ron,is called "Git It" and
is a reworking inst. of a Darlene Love b-side - Take It
>From Me.
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Subject: Unusual Philles 115
Received: 03/28/99 8:54 pm
From: Ian Chapman, iandXXXXXXXXlnet.co.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Joe....
I think what you have there could be one of a set of blue
Philles boots that appeared in about '79, and originated
from a place in North Cole Ave., Hollywood. They're
distinguishable from authentic blue Philles labels by the
line under the "PR Philles Records" logo, which is a thin
line on the boots, but thick on the originals. The
Ronettes boots had "Rare Masters" cuts on the flips, and
Ike & Tina's "River Deep" was backed with the Ikettes
"Down Down". Some of these boots also came on coloured wax.
Ian
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Subject: Spector Bootlegs
Received: 03/26/99 1:00 am
From: Paul Urbahns, PaulurbXXXXXXXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
In a message dated 3/24/99 11:29:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
spectroXXXXXXXXties.com writes:
J Moorehous wrote
I just picked up a copy of Then He Kissed Me on the black
and blue Philles label that is backed not with Brother
Julius, but with All Grown Up. Interestingly, the type
face on the words "All Grown Up" is a serif typeface that
is different from that normally used. >>
J. I am sure what you have is a boot. There was a series
of blue label bootlegs issued back in the late 70s or
early 80s and they put a good cut on the b side instead of
the usual junky Phil Spector instrumental. I didn't buy
many because I had all the songs except The Ronettes
version of Girls Can Tell. So I bought the boot that had
it on the B side (Philles 116 "Be My Baby"(in stereo) b/w
Girls Can Tell (mono). The reason the style of type on
the title is different is because that's all they changed,
the publishing credit, songwriter and everything else is
the same as the original B side instrumental. If you
wanted the songs you got a good deal, but I don't think
they are worth much as collectors items.
Paul Urbahns
paulurbXXXXXXXXom
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Subject: Ronnie Spector
Received: 03/27/99 12:25 am
From: john rausch, jXXXXXXXXnet
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Ronnie Spector and Joey Ramone were on Bowienet
the other night for a chat, you can check out the
transcription at:
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/ramoana/ronjo.txt
John Rausch
Presenting The Fabulous
RonettXXXXXXXX://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/2469/
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Subject: Sax Players
Received: 03/26/99 1:00 am
From: CLAUDIA CUNNINGHAM, TPXXXXXXXX.net
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
I would have to say that my own opinion for top sax
players would include Boots Randolph who's in a league of
his own, Paul Desmond of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and
let's not forget - for honorable mention - Autry DeWalt,
Jr., otherwise known as Junior Walker (of the Allstars),
the Motown tenor sax player who had the legendary "Shotgun"
superhit and "What Does It Take (to Win Your Love)" and
"Do the Boomerang" on the charts, to name a few.
Sorry. Kenny G doesn't cut it for me. His passe'
Goldilocks Michael Bolton 'do is the epitome of the 80's
and 90's "sensitive man" look, and his girly like alto sax
sounds the same on every record. As a sax player, let's
just say that Kenny is very good to his mother.
Paul Desmond of the Brubeck Quartet was the alto sax
artist featured on one of the jazz genre's most memorable
songs, "Take 5" which will sound great 1,000 years from
now.
The Quartet were musician's musicians, part of the era of
the Rat Pack, tough guys and martinis cooling in the
fridge. The Marlboro Man was no doubt a bud of theirs!
Yeah, Kenny G should have hung with them...they would have
taught him a thing or three. Oh, shucks. I guess I'm an old
fashioned girl...Bring back the days as my old uncle use to
say, when men were men and women were two bucks!
Regards,
Claudia
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Subject: Bonnie and the Treasures
Received: 03/27/99 12:25 am
From: WILLIAM STOS, wsXXXXXXXXt.com
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
"Home Of The Brave," is one of the greatest songs I've
ever heard! I just found a copy and I think it's brilliant.
I had read some things about it before, however, there
were many unknowns. It definitely sounds like Phil
produced it, but some people claim it's actually the
Ronettes. Well, the Treasures sound like them, but not
Bonnie. How she could possibly be Ronnie is beyond me, and
her high pitched voice doesn't sound like any other Ronette,
does it? She released a solo single, "Close Your Eyes,"
too. Who was she? Who were the Treasures? Why wasn't it a
big hit? Who wrote it?
Wow!
Will Stos
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Subject: Psyche-pop Song List
Received: 03/27/99 12:25 am
From: Dave Mirich, DmirXXXXXXXXom
To: Spectropop List, spectroXXXXXXXXties.com
Big L came up with this idea:
"I have a suggestion. Instead of recommending albums and
groups, why not recommend individual songs, get up a list,
and have a vote. The top 60 entrees could then be put on a
Spectropop soundtrack tape".
I like the idea a lot! I'll volunteer to compile a list of
the songs recommended by the listers. Then a vote will be
taken to cull the top 60 vote-getting songs. I would be
happy with simply possessing such a list. But maybe
someone here would be willing to make the "Spectropop
soundtrack tape" that Big L spoke of........ Okay folks,
here's the first entries for the song list:
Big L recommends for the list (I think):
The Kinks, (from the LP "Village Green Preservation Society")
Sitting By The Riverside
Phenomenal Cat
Do You Remember Walter
Picture Book
Big Sky
Village Green
Starstruck
The Kinks (from the LP "Arthur.")
Victoria
Drivin'
Australia
Shangri-La
Young & Innocent Days
Dave Mirich recommends:
The Yellow Balloon -- The Yellow Balloon
The Millenium -- Karmic Dream Sequence
Saggitarius -- My World Fell Down
The Ballroom -- It's a Sad World
Small Faces -- Itchycoo Park
Love -- Alone Again Or
Monkees -- Soundtrack of "Head"
Flowerpot Men -- Let's Go To San Francisco
C'mon Folks! What are you waiting for? Send in those song titles now!!
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