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Volume #0311 August 25, 1999
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Keep away from heat and direct sunlight
Subject: boettcher by golly wow
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: Harvey Williamxxxxxnetuk.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Kingsley!
Good to have you on the list. Your Ripples compilations
are of the highest order, both hugely enjoyable. I eagerly
await the next slew of releases, particularly the Brit
Brill Building issue, which I guess will be based around
Tony Hatch, Fletcher/Flett & Macauley/McLeod, yes? Can't
wait. BTW, are you involved with the (apparently)
forthcoming Tony Rivers/Harmony Grass compilations on RPM?
The one time I met Joe Foster (Revola boss), the
Boettcher-related compilations were in early stages of
production, and there was talk of a bunch of sessions with
the Millennium backing Lou Christie circa late-'67, which
would make sense, as Lou was signed to Columbia at this
point. However, the only released master was 'Canterbury
Road', a re-write of the Millennium's 'There is nothing
more to say', which appeared on Buddah. Can anyone shed
any more light on these sessions? Apparently there was at
least an LP's worth of tunes recorded. I'm rather alarmed,
however, that Revola don't even bother sending you
(Kingsley) copies of finished product that you compiled!!
Oh, and any fan of this sort of thing should invest in a
copy of Lou's 'Paint America Love', a remarkable
widescreen orch-pop vision of the USA.
Hep Stars: yeah! But has anyone heard their 100mph version
of the Beach Boys 'Hawaii'? Wild...
Regards,
Harvey W.
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Subject: Millennium News
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: Dave Mirich, Dmxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
This is from the Millenium home page at
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/3218/
enjoy,
Dave Mirich
Latest Millennium News and Information
August 8, 1999
OK Millennium fans gather round ... here's the latest
Millennium news direct from the horses mouth ...
I just spoke with Joey Stec, who has been in collaboration
with Joe Foster of Creation Records in London. The
Millennium II album is a reality. Sixty reels of
Millennium audio tape are on their way from Nashville to
London to be combed through and remastered. From this,
approximately a dozen tracks will be picked and blended
into the new album. It took thirty years and lots of work
... but it's here at last.
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Subject: Hep Stars
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: Billy G. Spradlin, bgsprxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
>I'll ask my parents if they have this record. Never paid
>any attention to The Hep Stars before, but I guess I have
>to now :)
>
>Tobias
I just wondered if they sang these songs in Swedish or
English language? Otherwise it seems like Benny and Bjorn
Were huge fans of California Pop in the late 60's, and it
really influenced their writing and production work with
ABBA in the 70's (such as the Mama's and Papa's-like "Oh
Yeaaahs" on Dancing Queen).
I knew they were huge fans of Brian Wilson's and Phil
Spector's production work but didn't know they could have
been also listening to Curt Boettcher's work too. They
might have had a some kind of a publishing connection that
brought these songs to the Hep Stars attention too. I would
love to hear this album.
I also remember reading on a ABBA Fan page that some of
the Hep Stars recordings have been re-issued on CD in
Sweden in the early 90's. I always held ABBA in high
regard as a classic Pop group when critics and rock fans
here in the USA dismissed them as a disposable Top 40
bubblegum act.
Billy G. Spradlin
29 Rim Road
Kilgore, Texas 75662
Email: bgsprxxxxxhlink.net
Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~bgspradlin/
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Subject: OK....
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: Carol Kaye, caroxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Thanks Jamie! Carol
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Subject: Sheila and Japanese pop
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: DJ JimmyB, DJJimxxxxxcom
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
In a message dated 8/23/99 7:10:26 PM, you wrote:
>My name is Sheila B. and I
>publish a fanzine called "Cha Cha Charming" (yes, the
>title comes from Ellie Greenwich's first record) which
>celebrates sixties girl groups, Japanese pop...
Hi Sheila and welcome. I recently joined the list myself,
and am into Japanese pop. My favorites include Pizzicato 5,
Kahimi Karie, and Fantastic Plastic Machine. Do you
write about these groups/people? And how does one obtain
one of your mags?
Thanks in advance,
Jimmy Botticelli/
"Jimmy's Easy" airs on WMBR-FM, 88.1 in Cambridge, MA on
Tuesday mornings 6-8:00 EST. To hear WMBR in real time,
download Real Audio and visit our site at www.wmbr.org
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Subject: Welcome back Sheila
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: Michael B Kelly, docxxxxx.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Sheila,
Welcome back from Japan. I missed you! You'll be a great
addition to Spectropop!
Doc
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Subject: The Lollipops
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: john rausch,xxxxx.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Welcome aboard Sheila,
Looking forward to the new ish of C. C. C. I enjoyed the
first one very much. I have a copy of the Lollipops on
Smash.If you are interested please E me privately.
John Rausch
Presenting The Fabulous
Ronexxxxxp://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/2469/
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Subject: Where The Girls Are/Velvelettes/Dave Marsh
Received: 08/25/99 6:58 am
From: WILLIAM STOS, xxxxxet.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
I just returned from a trip to Toronto where I picked up
some new cds, and I've found some great new music. Where
The Girls Are Vol 2. is not quite as good as the first in
my opinion. Some stuff like Candy and the Kisses "Sweet
and Lovely," Silky and the Shutangs' "He's A Fink," and the
Teardrops' "You won't Be There" are great girl group cuts,
but many of the songs issued here for the first time would
have been better off left untouched.
The one saving grace at the end of the album "Dark Shadows
and Empty Hallways" by Diane and Annita is worth the price
of the album alone. Have many people heard this cut?
The version by Tammy St. John is probably better known,
but this cut from a French EP is stunning. The wall of
sound is out in full force. Another cut, the original
version of Groovy Kind of Love" is almost as pleasing. Who
are Diane and Annita? What else did they record?
Mick Patrick speculates that Carol Bayer-Sager and Toni
Wine might be the voices on "Groovy" but do we know for
sure? For those who have heard both versions, is Tammy's
even better? I might find that hard to believe.
The Velvelettes album released earlier this year is quite
good. There is a version of "These Things Will Keep Me
Loving You" which I haven't heard yet. Different from a
Northern Soul comp I have. Some unreleased tracks are
pretty good, and there are many photos of the group inside.
The girls, who wrote the liner notes, were bragging just
a little though.
Finally, has anyone read Dave Marsh's 1001 Greatest Rock
and Roll records ever made? I agree with some of his
choices, but there are a couple of things I've noticed.
First of all, he has many facts wrong. Barabara Ellis
might want to know that Marsh doesn't even think she sang
on "Come Softly To me." He thinks only Gretchen is singing
the female part. He thinks one of the Ganser twins is lead
of the Shangri-las, and there are more! I'd like to know
what other people thought. I bought the book mostly
because he had two (!) Chiffons tracks listed in the Top
100! Reperata and the Delrons' I'm Nobody's Baby Now" made
the cut at number 1000 too! But there are several glaring
absences. He totally dismissed "River Deep Mountain High."
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