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Volume #0301 August 8, 1999
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No age limit on Sunday
Subject: RE: Phil Spector
Received: 08/05/99 8:04 am
From: Bates, Robert (Cahners-NYC), roxxxxxers.com
To: 'Spectropop List', spectxxxxxities.com
Two comments on Phil Spector.
1. I know someone who was a party he was at in California,
and said he's just as, uh, eccentric as ever. (This was
around the time of the Million Man March, and he kept
raving how he was good friends with Farrakhan.)
2. Why are all his CDs so expensive? Most box sets that
have been out a while end up discounted, but you can never
get "Back to Mono" for less than $60. The Best of the
"Crystals/Ronettes/Darlene Love" CDs aren't cheap either,
usually showing up for $17.95. (Although buy.com has them
for about $13)
Regards,
Rob B.
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Subject: The Association's "Birthday"
Received: 08/07/99 5:13 am
From: Mr Smokes-Too-Much, wuxxxxxet.se
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
This is so ridiculous it's almost perverted. I bought a
copy of The Association's "Birthday" today for.....*ONE
DOLLAR*!!!!! The record store had accidentaly put the
wrong price tag on it --- the owner said "Oh, this is
actually worth atleast $15, but I guess we can't charge
more than the one dollar" so I got it that pervertedly
cheap! The sleeve is a quite worn but the vinyl is almost
in mint condition. The music is, of course, fantastic. The
group's backing tracks have always struck me as pretty tame
and sparse, though. They were obviously not students of the
Brian Wilson School of Elaborate Backing Tracks.
Tobias
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Subject: the Westwoods
Received: 08/05/99 8:04 am
From: Glenn Sadin, glenn_mxxxxxlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
I have this song on tape if you're interested.
Glenn
>I've been looking for years for a girl-group 45 on
>A&M by The Westwoods called "I Miss My Surfer Boy
>Too." It's a great Spector sound-alike answer song
>to "New York's a Lonely Town," replete with sleigh
>bells and celeste.
>
>Any help in finding a copy would be appreciated.
Glenn Sadin
glenn_mxxxxxhlink.net
Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for THE BERKELEY SQUIRES:
http://www.termites.com/BerkeleySquires.html
Read about JAPANESE POP MUSIC from the 1950s thru the 1990s:
http://home.earthlink.net/~glenn_mariko/nihon.htm
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Subject: Manson and "the clique"
Received: 08/07/99 5:13 am
From: Jamie LePage, le_pagxxxxxities.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Carol Kaye wrote:
>Percussionist Gary Coleman spoke of working the date for
>Dennis producing that idiot killer, and we musicians tho't
>that was just too damned "close"...
Hold on there! Carol, are you saying that there WERE
Manson sessions which included members of "the clique"?
With Dennis (or other BBs) producing? If so, this is big
news to me. As far as I know, nothing "released" by Manson
has the LA studio musicians backing. And if the Wilson
brothers were involved, the dates you speak of have to be
Brother Records recordings, and most likely recorded at
Gold Star, Western or Sunset Sound. Where are those tapes
today? If such recordings exist they would be very
interesting to hear. Even more interesting, if such tapes
do indeed exist, why haven't we heard ABOUT them before?
As an example, we know of Danny Hutton and Redwood's
sessions for Brother, but has there ever been
documentation of "long-lost" Manson tapes with BB
production and LA sessioneers playing ? Brad? Anyone?
This is a surprising revelation. Does anyone here know
anything about these Manson/BB/clique sessions? I wonder
how many tracks were recorded and to what extent the
tracks were completed. Could there possibly be an ALBUM in
the can of Manson, produced by Brian and Dennis with the
clique? If so, I for one would love to hear it; not
particularly for the Manson songs and lyrics, but for the
production and musicianship of that very special time.
Further revelations, anyone?
Jamie
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Subject: Top female singer
Received: 08/06/99 2:12 am
From: Shelby Riggsxxxxxmci.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
I am conducting an on-line survey to determine who are
your favorite female singers. I will post the winners in
the order that they are chosen. Please vote one time only.
Please help us in this survey. We will divulge only the
winners in order. We will not post the total amount of
votes that is received for each singer.
This is not going to be a multiple choice. I want everyone
to pick ONE female artist. She can be the lead singer of a
group or a solo performer, or even a full female group..
She can be from the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's.
She can be from any genre of music, RNR, R&B, C&W, Jazz,
POP, or even Disco. YOU CHOOSE the Winner.
The winner will be announced on 8-18-99.
Send your choice to: vinylxxxxxmci.net
The Results will be posted at:
http://members.xoom.com/vinylmania99
Thank You,
Shelby Riggs
My (yours) selection is: _______________________________________
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Subject: women in rock
Received: 08/06/99 2:12 am
From: john rausch,xxxxx.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
To anyone on the list, I am in need of a copy of the VH1
special on Women In Rock on VHS tape,mainly interested in
the Ronnie Spector portion.If you can help,please email
me.Any help is greatly appreciated. I have also noticed a
few mentions of music videos of today which reminds me of
the "first" music video debut of MTV...The Buggles with
their recording of "Video Killed The Radio Star", how
apropos.
John R
Presenting The Fabulous
Ronexxxxxp://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/2469/
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Subject: Kama Sutra
Received: 08/08/99 5:23 pm
From: DJ JimmyB, DJJimxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Hi...Does anyone know anything about the history of Kama
Sutra Rekkids? I seem to frequently strike Pay Dirt when I
chance a slab 'o' vinyl on this label and wanna know if
anyone knows who did their arranging/producing beyond
Lovin' Spoonful stuff. Anyone?
Jimmy Botticelli
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