: Van Dyke Parks; Larry Knechtel; Hal Blaine
AND Earl Palmer; Bud Shank, used to great effect on flute,
among others. Along with some of Tim Hardin's best work,
this album includes some of my favorite folk-jazz fusions.
But "Welcome" was a return to Camp's folkie roots. He
includes several Pat Sky, Paul Simon, and Leonard Cohen
songs, as well as his own.
As an actor, you might have seen him on He & She, Smothers
Brothers, or Star Trek: Voyager. But for me, his greatest
role was as Mary Richard's 4'11" date. He was charming,
self-effacing, and hilarious.
And Stewart, good catch on "You're the One," one of my
friends's favorite song of all time. It did indeed proceed
"5 O'Clock World" but only by a few months -- and sold
almost as well (both reached #4, but "5" outsold it).
Dave Feldman
CD of the Week:"Whereabouts" (Ron Sexsmith)
Word of the Week: linchpin
Water of the Week: Distilled
Best Time Killer of the 90's: Filling out the UPDATED gender survey at
"http://www.imponderables.com"
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Subject: Re: Ladybug Transistor
Received: 06/07/99 10:38 am
>From: Stewart Mason, flaxxx.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
Dave Mirich wrote:
>The strings and horns are played
>exquisitely by non-studio musicians. The vocals and
>harmonies are warm, subdued, and gentle. The sound is
>unique to might years, yet certain songs evoke
>remembrances of Bacharach, Love, and even Pet Sounds. I'm
>not overly fond of the first CD from Ladybug Transistor,
>except for the cover of Dennis Wilson's "Thoughts of You"
>which is an outstanding alternative rock re-working of
>this lovely song. However, on their first CD, the band
>gives the best of the High Llamas a run for its money. I
>don't often recommend new music, so you should run out and
>buy this CD and let us know what you think.
The Ladybug Transistor's THE ALBEMARLE SOUND is among my
favorite CDs of the year so far as well -- along with the
abovementioned artists, I'd throw in the first Bee Gees
album. This CD even has a similar half-pastoral,
half-cartoon cover! Dave doesn't mention that the CD's
centerpiece is a gorgeous, reverent cover of Gary Zekley's
"Like A Summer Rain."
I believe it was Tobias who was asking about good new
bands with a strong 60s influence. The new EP by the
Apples In Stereo, HER WALLPAPER REVERIE (out Tuesday on
SpinArt Records), should appeal to most folks on this list.
It's, oddly, both more and less experimental than their
three albums, because it segregates the two sides of their
musical personality; the Apples' usual stock in trade is to
embellish Curt Boettcher-style pop songs with trippy little
sonic collages and production tricks, but this 27-minute CD
contains seven brilliant, straightforward pure pop songs in
a variety of 60s-derived styles, separated by eight very
brief instrumental and sound-collage links, many played on
one of those Fisher-Price toy xylophones where you hit the
key and a little hammer hits the metal bar from underneath.
The whole thing flows beautifully, but if you want to
program out the links, you still have an incredibly strong
pop album. I cannot recommend this more highly.
Stewart
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Subject: Re: Singles Questions
Received: 06/07/99 10:38 am
>From: David Bash, Baxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
Stewart Mason writes...
> The McCoys -- "Ko-Ko" / "Don't Worry Mother, Your Son's
> Heart Is Pure"
> Okay, I was vaguely familiar with the Feldman/Goldstein/
> Gottehrer a-side, but oh my god! This b-side is exactly
> why I constantly prowl the cheap bins at record stores --
> you occasionally find bizarre gems like this. Written by
> head McCoy Rick Derringer (then still known as Rick
> Zehringer), "Don't Worry Mother" is a psych-influenced
> freakout, complete with sitar and lyrics as weird as the
> title. When was this released? My knowledge of the McCoys
> is pretty hazy, but I was under the impression that their
> heyday was 65-66, and this song is awfully forward-looking
> to be that early. Also, is this available on any CD
> reissues and did the McCoys release any other lite-psych
> goodies like this?
"Don't Worry Mother" was released in late 1966, and
tragically only reached #67 on the Billboard Charts. It's
definitely my favorite song by those guys.
I have it on "The Immediate Singles Collection, Volume 1"
on Sony Music (though The McCoys recorded for Bang in the
States, they were Andrew Loog Oldham's first signing in
the UK). "Don't Worry Mother" also appears on the McCoys
collection "Hang On Sloopy: The Best Of The McCoys", which
is on Sony Legacy. I don't have this, but I'll bet several
other Spectropoppers do.
--
Spectropop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David Bash
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Subject: Re: Old Tune, New Words
Received: 06/07/99 7:11 pm
>From: Jamie LePage, le_pagxxxities.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
On 05/16/99 WILLIAM STOS, xxxet.com wrote:
>I recently listened to the Caravelles "You Are Here," and
>finally put my finger on where I had heard that song
>before, Robin Ward's "Winter's Here."
>
>Not being alive back in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, I was
>wondering how common it was to use a tune and write new
>lyrics to it. Darlene Love recorded "Christmas Baby Please
>Come Home," and "Johnny Baby Please Come Home," and the
>Saphires did it with "Slow Fizz," and "Baby You've Got Me."
>What other examples are out there?
Here's one for you, Will. Ever heard Them's hit single
"Here Comes the Night?" That song was written by Bert Berns.
I think Lulu covered it, too.
Bert Berns (a/k/a Bert Russell) rewrote the song as "There
You Go" and produced a track on it for the Exciters. You
probably have the Exciters' track on Run Mascara, HCTG#3
(NEX CD 193). Bert did several others for the Exciters,
including their biggest hit "Tell Him." Brenda Reid, what a
vocalist!!! Although technically the Exciters were not a
true girl group, their records nevertheless are among the
finest examples of the girl group genre.
All the best,
--
Jamie LePage
LePageWeb
http://www.geocities.com/RodeoDrive/5030
n.p. Sh...Listen - Miss Cathy Brasher (arr: Ray Pohlman!)
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Subject: Re: So Goes Love
Received: 06/07/99 10:38 am
>From: David Bash, Baxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
> Actually, that reminds me of a related question -- two of
> Rhino's 80s vinyl reissues (The Turtles' HAPPY TOGETHER
> and the Monkees' MISSING LINKS) feature previously
> unreleased versions of Goffin and King's wonderful "So
> Goes Love." Did anyone else record this song and was any
> version ever released at the time? It seems odd that such
> a remarkable song would have two great renditions left in
> the can -- the Turtles version is one of their all-time
> best tracks -- but on the other hand, maybe the lyrics
> were considered way too bitter for the time. It *is* an
> awfully cynical lyric.
> Stewart
Hi Stewart,
I definitely agree with you about "So Goes Love" being
remarkable, but in the case of The Turtles it wasn't left
in the can. "So Goes Love" appears on the Turtles "Golden
Hits" package which was released on White Whale in 1967.
Perhaps it had been planned as a single to coincide with
the release of that LP, and then at the last minute minds
were changed, possibly for the reasons you mention.
--
Spectropop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David Bash
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Subject: Split Level
Received: 06/07/99 7:11 pm
>From: Randy Layton, Killxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
I came across an album recently on Dot records by the
Split Level(autographed by all) and was quite impressed
with this album. Really creative vocal and musical
arrangments, with fairly weighty lyrical concerns at times.
Very much in that '69 soft pop/rock vein, with female
and male vocals and a look not unlike your high school
swing choir at the time! Does anyone else have this album,
and any more information on the group?
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Subject: Re: Spectropop V#0268
Received: 06/07/99 7:11 pm
>From: Randy Layton, Killxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxities.com
In a message dated 6/6/99 11:37:35 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
spectxxxities.com writes:
>
> ...a new import cd called Phil Spector`s flips and
> rarities. PS001,is the only thing I can find for the label,
> I have a feeling it`s from the Marginal label tho as it
> sounds like their quality output, from satisfactory to
> downright bad. Sounds to all be dubbed from record. And lots
> of typos. It is sort of a "best of" from the original
> Japanese import 3 cd set called Phil Spector masterpieces
> 1,2 and 3. The cover is the famous cartoon parade from the
> 2 lp set. Some tracks are really not that rare in my
> opinion, but are included. All these tracks are supposedly
> either written by of produced by Phil.
>
> tracks:
>
> I idolize you-Ike & Tina
> Black Pearl - Sonny Charles & Checkmates
> Dream For Sale - Gene Pitney
> Some Of Your Loving - Johnny Nash
> World Of Tears - Johnny Nash
> When You Dance - Billy Storm
> Spanish Harlem - Santo & Johnny
> Mr Robin - Spectors 3
> Some Of Your Lovin - Emil O Conner
> I Love You Betty - Terry Day
> Thats Alright Baby - Gary Crosby
> Yes I Love You - Paris Sisters
> Thats What Girls Are For - Timothy Hay
> Where Can You Be - Tony & Joe
> Raincoat In The River - Sammy Turner
> To Know Him Is To Love Him - Lesley Gore
> Be My Girl Ray Peterson
> Unchained Melody - Blackwells
> Oh Why - Teddy Bears
> Home Of The Brave - Bonnie & Treasures
> Why Cant A Boy & Girl Just Stay In Love - April Stevens
> Why Don`t They Let Us Fall In Love - Ronettes
> The Screw - Crystals
> Bumbershoot - Phil Harvey (Uncle Phil)
> Woman In Love - Ronettes
> He's A Quiet Guy - Darlene Love
> Here It Comes & Here I Go - Jeri Bo Keno
> Puddin n Tain - Alleycats
> Dream For Sale - Joey Paige
> I'm So Happy (tra la la) - Ducanes
>
> John Rausch
> Phil Spector`s Wall Of Sxxxttp://members.tripod.com/~rauschj/
>
>
I've got this too, and actually enjoy the bulk of it!
Shocked to see it sell on e-bay recently for over $50,
however. I paid $20 for mine. Still laughing at "the screw".
Way to go, Phil.......
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