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Volume #0325 September 21, 1999
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Unsurpassed in performance quality
Subject: Begin/ Joey Stec/A&M
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Joe Foster, joe.fxxxxxtion.co.uk
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Further to Joey's comments on his solo album: Alan McGee &
I did a radio show on BBC GLR as summer replacement, we
played 'Do you know?' from Joey's album and received
several calls on air asking was this the new Primal Scream
record! (We probably gave the only daytime radio play ever
to the Ballroom 'Baby Please Don't Go' too!).....there is
a limited promo edition CD of Joey's album, at $14 inc p&p,
available from Joey c/o Sound City, 15456 Cabrito Road,
Van Nuys, California, 91406.....'Do You Know' is worth the
price of admission alone, it sounds like the Millennium
meets Traffic, and could be a hit today! Continuing the
commercial (though altruistic) tone, Cheeky Monkey should
check out the Rev-Ola issue of "Begin" which has MAJOR
liner notes with contributions from the band and some cool
photos, including Columbia's ads for the album, and the
withdrawn single sleeve for "It's You" with Joey's "Moby
Grape gesture" pre-Columbia's cowardly airbrush.....(it
did get as far as the radio copies before they noticed!)
Regarding an A&M compilation, why not let's all make
suggestions, and those of us in the re-issue game can try
& push someone into it! BTW the Garden Club also included
Ruthann Friedman, who co-wrote 'Spinnin', Spinnin',
Spinnin'' with Curt Boettcher, also 'Windy' for the
Association, if I remember correctly....Oddly, a cheesy
synth version of 'Windy' was the theme music of 'Today',
the tv show on which the Sex Pistols outraged the nation,
and most Brits can't hear the intro of the song without
this...er..association! Check out Joey's album, an
undiscovered pop classic!
best to you all.....Joe
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Subject: Boy's Town
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Ken Frank,xxxxx.eng.sun.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Robin Wills, robinxxxxxpop.demon.co.uk wrote:
>A few years ago I managed to track down Nino Tempo's
>single "Boystown" (Tower 369).
The Spectropop list is great - I never thought I'd see a
reference to this song. It's a great song/production and I
agree very much in the BB style Robin mentions.
In fact, I had heard that it was perhaps a BW production
or that he had some other involvement in it, but I don't
have any hard evidence.
I have both the vocal of this and an instrumental track,
which is really interesting.
I too would also like to hear more about this song, and
about other music by Nino Tempo, especially if it was in
this style.
Finally, I think that the "Boystown" referred to in this
song refers to the red light district; is that accurate?
Ken
PS - On the topic of Beach Boy soundalikes/inspired, while
not having a complex production, the song Surfer Girl in
the Black Bikini, circa 1963-65, by the In Crowd, is
interesting; does anyone know anything about this group?
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Subject: Boy's Town
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Jamie LePage, le_pagxxxxxities.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Robin Wills wrote:
>A few years ago I managed to track down Nino Tempo's
>single "Boystown" (Tower 369).
Lucky you!
>Now to my
>ears, it sounds like Hal Blaine on drums, does anyone have
>any other info of who else plays on it and where it was
>recorded? Also my copy is not in great shape and I would
>like to know if it has appeared on any compilations.
I have only heard this record once over at a fellow
Spectropopper's house in Burbank. Unfortunately the
dubbing deck was on the blink that day and I have thought
about that record ever since.
It is probably a fair bet that Hal Blaine played
on it, maybe Carol too, because Nino Tempo was a regular
on Spector sessions and many of his records sound like
they were recorded at Gold Star with the same (albeit
smaller) group of musicians Spector regularly used. For
more, check out Nino Tempo and April Stevens records. Some,
particularly the David Gates-penned You'll Be Needing Me
Baby, are pure faux Spector and wonderful LA recordings.
All the best,
Jamie
n.p. Michael Godin's Treasure Island Oldies
http://www.treasureislandoldies.com
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Subject: Gold Star
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Carol Kaye, caroxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
>Michael Marvin
>WASE radio
Michael, I'll send you some important attachments about
Gold Star where I probably worked 100s of record dates,
many many hits there over the years of 1958-1968 and a few
beyond that (was so busy with other kinds of dates all over
Hollywood that I didn't record at Gold Star much past that
date of 1968).
Carol Kaye http://www.carolkaye.com/
PS. If you look at my Bass Hits and Guitar Hits pages, you'll
find a lot of the hits of Phil Spector's, those were all cut
at Gold Star, and other artists too.
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Subject: Re: Paris Sisters
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Jamie LePage, le_pagxxxxxities.com
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Jack Madani wrote:
> spectxxxxxities.com writes:
> >the Nitzsche-produced "Sing Everything Under The Sun"
> >LP on Reprise
>
> Jamie; is this album the source for the Paris Sisters tracks
> on the Mercury 2cd GG anthology "Growin' up Too Fast?"
No. The Mercury tracks came after the Nitzsche-produced
Reprise album. Just how far after I am not sure, so I
don't know if the Mercury sides (on Growin' Up Too Fast)
came before or after Paris Sisters' association with Mike
Curb.
Anyone know? Better yet, can anyone point to a Paris
Sisters discog?
Priscilla Paris rules!
All the best,
Jamie
n.(still) p. Michael Godin's Treasure Island Oldies
http://www.treasureislandoldies.com
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Subject: Ronnie Dove's daughters
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Jim Fisher, jhxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Hey Spectropopers
I had the good luck to meet up with Ronnie Dove's two
daughters the other day..."say you over there,my name is
Ronnie...I think you're gonna be my girl..." and they told
me he's fine and still records.The girls live here in LA
while he's back east,Baltimore I think.They said they'd
tell him about Spectropop so perhaps he'll sign on...now
if I could just find my Ronnie LP and dust it off.
Jim
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Subject: Girl Group collections
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Billy G. Spradlin, bgsprxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
>My thoughts exactly. I like a lot of heavy girl group R&B
>(Sweet Inspirations, Bluebelles, etc) but the stuff on
>this comp was mostly just awful. Teardrops, Candy and the
>Kisses, Ernstine Eady, Silky and the Shantungs, and Dianne
>and Annita have good cuts on here, but a lot of the solo
>soul femmes which apparently cut "girl group" material
>should have been left out. It's a shame this stuff is
>reissued or saved from the vaults when countless other
>pieces of great vinyl are left to rot.
>
>Will
I agree totally with you. I prefer multi-label Girl Group
collections unless its spotlighting a particular producer
(Jerry Ross) or Record Company. Just because a tune hasn't
been released before shouldn't justify its release unless
the song or production is good/great, or if it has some
historical significance. I guess Ace had a good deal on
licensing the Scepter/Musicor material so they filled this
CD up with what they had from their vaults. It's not a
waste of Plastic and Aluminum, but don't pay full price
for it.
Except for Dionne, The Shirelles, and Maxine, it sounds
like Scepter didn't spend a lot of money on their newer
female acts.
I picked up this weekend (Used! A rarity in East Texas)
Sequel's Here Come The Girls Volume 5.-Sisters from The
City. Most of it is old R&B, but theres a great Motown-ish
track by Doris Troy called "I'll Do Anything" that was
released on Calla 114. Since the credits are Payne/Gamble/
Huff...good chance it was recorded in Philadelphia. A
great tune that hooked me all week.
Billy G. Spradlin
29 Rim Road
Kilgore, Texas 75662
Email: bgsprxxxxxhlink.net
Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~bgspradlin/
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Subject: sad news
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Joey Stec, Jxxxxxcom
To: spectxxxxxe.com
Just a mention that Keith Olsen has had a serious though
successful operation on a perforated colon and is still
hospitalized but recovering.
Please wish him well.
Joey Stec
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Subject: Various..
Received: 09/21/99 2:57 am
From: Carol Kaye, caroxxxxxhlink.net
To: Spectropop List, spectxxxxxities.com
Tobias, watch those dreams! I just had a strange dream of
Spector the other week too, hahahaha.
BTW, and....Gold Star had dozens of top recordings besides
all the Phil Spector (Righteous Bros., Shirelles, Crystals,
Blossoms, Ronnettes, Tina Turner)....Sam Cooke, Jackie
DuShannon, Dobie Gray, Herb Alpert, April & Nino, just
tons of now-big names.
Carol Kaye
http://www.carolkaye.com/
http://www.experience.org
by the way, they change that video segment on me every
week, 10 segments = 10 weeks on the Experience Music
website....those people are the "best" up in Seattle, the
museum will be state of the art interactive.
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