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Volume #0260 May 7, 1999
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Subject: The 5th Dimension
Received: 05/05/99 11:37 pm
From: Doctor Snuggles, wuxxxet.se
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I've got a tape copy of the 2-CD compilation and an LP,
Living Together Growing Together, but I haven't been able
to track down the earlier LPs. What albums did the 5th
Dimension release prior to LTGT? Could someone review (in
short) the earlier Webb/Nyro-styled 5th Dimension records
and post the tracklisting of each? or at least direct me
to some websites (haven't found any 5D homepages
whatsoevever)....thanks!
Tobias
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Subject: The Chipmunks (oh yes!!)
Received: 04/26/99 12:01 am
From: Dame Edna Hoover, wuxxxet.se
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
Hey all,
if you ever get depressed, feel lonely or just need to be
cheered up, I've got the perfect medicine for you. Be
warned though, it should be taken in small doses and may
make you want to go out and kill somebody if you over-use
it. What I'm talking about is of course...the Chipmunks!!
I bought the "Chipmunks A Go-Go" LP today and it's
absolutely amazing!!! The cute little fellows do What's
New Pussycat, Mr Tambourine Man, The In Crowd, and many
more....PLUS...(drum roll!) California Girls, complete
with Carol Kaye's basslines!!! Their version of "CG" is
actually, and seriously, really good and I urge Brad
Elliott to put it on the Summer Days reissue, as a hidden
bonus track or something :)
Tobias
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Subject: Earl Palmer book
Received: 05/05/99 11:37 pm
From: Jack Madani, Jack_Mxxxk12.nj.us
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
Well it would appear the Earl Palmer book "Backbeat" is
out now. I've been reading people's favorable reaction to
it on the NRBQ mailing list. Looking forward to getting it
soon, although it'll have to wait until summer vacation
before I can actually read it (sigh).
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Jack Madani - Princeton Day School, The Great Road,
Princeton, NJ 08540 Jack_Mxxxk12.nj.us
"You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred."
--Henry Cabot Henhouse III
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Subject: Early girls
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: John Love, johnxxxarko.COM
To: 'spectxxxities.com', spectxxxities.com
Can I put in a plea to the compilers of those terrific
Early Girls CDs for a Volume 3?? I owned copies of all
these songs at one stage, but now don't have any of them -
and in most cases haven't heard them since they came out.
Whether they all stand the test of time I'm not sure. Some
weren't that good to begin with!
Kookie Little Paradise Jo Ann Campbell
Call Off The Wedding Babs Tino
Sally Go Round The Roses Jaynetts
Let's Get Together Hayley Mills
Tar and Cement Verdelle Smith
Sad Movies Sue Thompson
442 Glenwood Avenue Pixies Three
Don't Just Stand There Patty Duke
The Big Hurt Toni Fisher
It Do Me So Good Ann-Margret
Sixteen Reasons Connie Stevens
Party Lights Claudine Clark
Mashed Potato Time Dee Dee Sharp
Love Letters Ketty Lester
The 81 Candy and the Kisses
Gonna Get Along Without You Now Skeeter Davis
Down at Papa Joe's Dixiebelles
My Boyfriend's Back Angels
Navy Blue Diane Renay
Dream Lover Paris Sisters
Dreamin' About You Annette
Tammy Debbie Reynolds
He's A Rebel Vikki Carr
The White Rose of Athens Chordettes
I Want You To Meet My Baby Eydie Gorme
Home of the Brave Jody Miller
Johnny Get Angry Joanie Sommers
Selfish One Jackie Ross
Thanks!
John
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Subject: Girl Groups on Rockit Radio
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: Ian Chapman, iaxxxalnet.co.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I'd highly recommend a visit to Rockit. Go to:
http://www.rockitradio.net
go to their Archives, and check out their Girl Group
special. A highly imaginative selection, rather than just
the well-known stuff, such as the Jelly Beans "I'm Hip To
You", Vikki Carr's version of "He's a Rebel", Elena's
"Evening Time", Little Eva's "What I Gotta Do", along with
some interview snippets from the likes of Darlene Love.
Ian
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Subject: missing list..
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: james fisher, JHxxxv.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I was beginning to wonder if Spectropop had not gone the
way all flesh....I'm glad to see that's not the case. I
have a question which occured to me today while I was
listening to my local oldies station--they were playing
The Mamas and the Papas "California Dreamin" and the
vocals had somehow all but been wiped off the track,along
with some of the backing.This is not the first time I've
heard this oddity over the years and I've also noticed it
on some Lovin' Spoonful tracks. Does this have something
to do with the equipment they recorded on? I sure hope
someone else has noticed this from time to time as well,
I'd hate to discover it's just me, my hearing going out
would simply be another sign of old age.
Cheers, Jim.
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Subject: Phil in Stereo
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: Derek A. Bill, Derexxxdnet.att.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
Greetings to all from New Mexico, which has absolutely NO
connection to Phil or his music, near as I am able to
determine.
I'm new (well, newly returned) here and wonder if I could
prevail on someone to address the issue of the
availability of STEREO releases of Phil's pre-1968 work -
- on CD.
First, let me apologize if I sound like a heretic. Yes, I
understand that God and Nature and Phil probably intended
for these songs to be heard in big Mono, but I do like to
occasionally fiddle with the mix. Years ago I had some
British LP imports of a couple of issues in a "Phil
Spector Collector Series" or some such thing. I was
startled to find them in stereo, but unwisely sold them
(along with my turntable, sniff). Now I've got only a
cassette dub, and it ain't makin' it for me no more.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Derek Bill
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Subject: Re: Spectropop?
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: Doc Rock, docxxx.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
Since Spectropop always has a record-label slogan below
the mast head, I thought this excerpt from "Liberty
Records" might be if interest. Si was the founder of
Liberty.
Martin Denny LPs had names like Exotica and Primitiva.
"'Exotica' was a name I made up," says Si. "I never heard
that word before. But the dame in the cover photo looked
exotic, so I called her 'Exotica' for a Martin Denny album.
Sandy Warner was her name, and we used her on every one
of the Martin Denny covers because she photographed so
beautifully." There was also Exotica II, Exotica III,
Fantastica by the Russ Garcia Orchestra, and Primitiva by
Martin Denny! And the immortal Hypnotique, inevitably by
Martin Denny! "All of those 'ica' endings and 'itiva'
endings I came up with because I thought I was being cute.
And I don't know why, but nobody got wise."
Si Waronker was always coming up with new names. His
early Liberty albums had liner notes boasting of
extra-good recording quality. "With 'Spectra-Sonic,' I
just wanted an identity. You're the only person who ever
asked about that. That was a spur-of-the-moment type of
thing. We had such a super sound, supposedly, that we
charged a dollar more per record sometimes. These were
just tricks I pulled to try to get someplace when I was
broke."
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Subject: She
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: Alec Palao, xxxus.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
(dear fellow spectropeople - I've never been a big one for
hyping my own projects, but this is something that I think
many of you may really enjoy. It truly is the most in your
face 1960s girl garage rock you're ever likely to hear,
past or present - Alec)
SHE "WANTS A PIECE OF YOU" (Ace/Big Beat, released May
31st 1999)
* In perhaps its most remarkable volume so far, Big Beat's
acclaimed Nuggets From The Golden State series continues
with She Wants A Piece Of You, wholly dedicated to the
near-legendary garage band She.
* She were an all-girl band from Sacramento, California
that operated between 1964 and 1971 and were led by
sisters Nancy and Sally Ross. Unlike most acts ascribed to
the "girls-with-guitars" genre, She was one hundred per
cent authentic - they genuinely played their own
instruments, sang and wrote their own striking original
material and copped one hell of a bad attitude that would
put most self-proclaimed rebel boy bands to shame.
* Appealingly crude in their early incarnation as the
Hairem, by their later years She was a force to be
reckoned with. The group became a massively popular live
attraction in northern California but unfortunately never
made a commercial breakthrough, despite healthy airplay
for their lone release on the Kent label, the classic "
Outta Reach".
* Far, far more than a mere novelty, musically and
philosophically She were in a class of their own, with
drop-dead good looks and such memorable tunes as "Like A
Snake", "Piece Of You" and "Bad Girl". And indeed She were
bad girls, getting thrown out of movie theatres and even
the California State Capitol building for their disruptive
behaviour and smart-ass punk attitude. Truly the female
equivalent of the Stones.
* She Wants A Piece Of You collects together most of the
combos recorded legacy, including both sides of the Kent
45 and seventeen further cuts, all previously unissued.
All of the the compilation, from the Hairem's 1966 demos
to the studio outtakes from the Kent session, puts every
other female garage band to shame, and much of it sounds
ahead of its time.
* As with all Nuggets, the accompanying booklet details
the bands full history and a plethora of memorabilia and
enticing photos of this wild and most unusual combo.
* The potential audience for She Wants A Piece Of You is
huge. Everyone from die-hard 1960s girl group collectors
through garage rock enthusiasts to the cutting edge indie
and riot grrl crowd will marvel at and enjoy this exciting
collection.
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Subject: Small Faces Anthologies
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: Ron Weekes, Wexxxs.edu
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
One of my most fav British bands of all time has to be The
Small Faces. I'm sure I'll catch some flak for this, but
they are in my number two spot. Those four lads from
Liverpool take the number one spot.
Some time ago I picked up the Decca Anthology. On a recent
trip to Las Vegas, I found the Masters anthology which has
more of the Immediate years material. I know there is a 4
CD box set of all the Immediate material. The price tag is
a little steep for me...at least right now. Anyone on the
list have this set? How is the quality? How does it
compare to other Small Faces anthologies. Is there a best
of Immediate collection out there in about two CDs?
Anyone on the list who is a big Small Faces fan, please
contact me privately.
Ron Weekes
wexxxs.edu
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Subject: Social Commentary
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: WILLIAM STOS, xxxet.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I just received word that a girl in the US is doing a
project on the historical significance of girl groups. I
gave her a list of songs which were banned/controversial
during that era, but I'd be interested in hearing some
titles and plots to other 60s songs.
And does anyone have any ideas about what "Sally Go Round
The Roses by the Jaynetts means? At $60, 000 to produce I
should hope it had more meaning than a simple nursery
rhyme chant. Some people figure it's drug-inspired, a song
about a lesbian lover catching her sweetheart with another,
etc. What are your thoughts.
PS. I hope Spectropop keeps publishing despite lack of
posts. Without the familiar title in my mailbox every few
days I forget to write.
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Subject: Sound-A-Like reseach project
Received: 05/07/99 6:58 am
From: Paul Urbahns, Pauluxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I have been researching and creating a discography of the
Hit Records label (and associated labels) from Nashville.
They operated from 1961 to 1973 making sound-a-likes of
current hits. They issued them on singles sould out of
their own racks in drug stores, discount stores, etc. The
songs were compiled on albums on the Hit, Spar, and Modern
Sound labels. The albums are usually easy to spot because
the song titles will be displayed but usually no mention
of an artist, also the albums normally have the word
Compatible across the top or in a box on the back cover.
While you all are rummaging throught used record stores,
or Goodwill stores in your neighborhood, please keep me in
mind. I can compile a listing but I will basically take any
rock album on these labels. That's because some of what i
have is in very bad condition. The Country & Western Hits
label of 45s and country albums are also of interest.
Later recordings on the Plantation House label, Nashville
Sound label under the names, Now Generation and Nashville
Country Jamboree is badly needed. The company was on its
last legs when these were issued, and therefore not in
circulation long.
Please email me privately,
Paul Urbahns
pauluxxxcom
Please pass this message to any dealers you wish.
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