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Volume #0386 February 15, 2000
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Unbreakable Long Playing Monophonic Microgroove Recording
Subject: Chantels
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: DJ JimmyB
To: Spectropop!
I saw The Chantels last night in Boston. They opened for
New Birth and Bloodstone. Arlene Smith's voice is still
good after all these years and she put on a touching show
of Chantels' tunes, including a nice little rap about the
meaning of the word "Maybe", and several well-chosen
covers including a surprisingly well-arranged version of
The Classic IV's "Stormy". As for New Birth and
Bloodstone, Fuhgedaboudit! Simply unbelievably
soul-stirring
....JB
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Subject: Gary Lewis; The Ventures
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: Lindsay Martin
To: Spectropop!
Thank you to Michael for pointing us to Bob Shannon's
"Behind the Hits" online. Further to my earlier speculation
here about the role of studio musicians on Gary Lewis's
recordings, there is an article there about the making of
"This Diamond Ring"
An excerpt:
"...the Playboys were almost irrelevant--they weren't
allowed to play their instruments and their voices were
used sparingly. Snuff [Garrett] wanted a hit, so he
insisted on using trusted studio musicians. "I got a piano
player I knew named Leon Russell to do the arranging. My
string stuff wasn't making it anymore, so I [used only]
five pieces [authors' note: they included Tommy Alsup on
guitar, Leon Russell on keyboards, and Hal Blaine on drums].
I didn't use the Playboys at all except as overtones."
As for Gary's lead vocals. .. well, that's not just
Gary's voice you hear on the record. To help fill out what
he felt to be Gary's vocal inadequacies, Snuff brought in a
session singer, too. His name was Ron Hicklin. Ron did the
basic vocal track; then Snuff added Gary's voice,
overdubbed him a second time, added some of the Playboys,
and then added more of Hicklin. "When I got through...
[Gary] sounded like Mario Lanza;' Snuff commented.
[No mention of Carol Kaye, but she was there too.]
On the subject of session musicians: looking through a
list of people for whom Carol played, I see the Ventures.
One of the most famous guitar groups ever and even they
used a session guitarist? I can take only so much
disillusionment!
Lindsay
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Subject: Love
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: David Mirich
To: Spectropop!
<< I was reading this article about Love and it said the band
might've recorded a an instant follow-up to Forever Changes
called "Getsehmane" (sp?), lots of titles exist but the
music hasn't been found.....what's the truth? Does the
album gather dust in a tape vault or is it only a myth? >>
Probably a myth, or the bootleggers would've gotten ahold
of it by now. I think A. Lee received 8 years in the pen.
Started serving time about 3? years ago, so with good time
.... another couple of years. I don't know about the long
lost follow up to Forever Changes, but I felt that DaCapo
(1st side) was a worthy follow up to FC.
How much of the arrangement did A. Lee do on FC? Was there
a G. Martin arranging the ornate, delicate, intricate,
majestic music on FC?
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Subject: the answer to Love's "Seven And Seven Is"
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: DJ JimmyB
To: Spectropop!
In a message dated 2/13/0 11:58:33 AM, you wrote:
>What does the other members of
>Love do today? I know MacLean died, but what about the
>others? Ken Forsi, John Echols, "Snoopy"
Forsi went into Forensic Pathology following an television
addiction to "Quincy" during the 8T's. Echols is making
sheckles selling the answer to Love's "Seven And Seven Is"
via his newly-created website. Snoopy is attending Charles
Schultz's funeral and is unavailable for comment.
JB ;-)
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Subject: Re: 101 Strings & Dyingly Sad
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: Billy G. Spradlin
To: Spectropop!
>*101 Strings: The Romance of Magic Island
>
>Exotica-listees probably rave about The 101 Strings...this
>LP is actually brilliant and "a program of lush
>instrumentals that set the mood of a tropical paradise -
>played in the sound of magnificence". It's pure
>entertainment music, but what is wrong with that?
My fave 101 Strings is a late 50's/early 60's LP called
"Back Beat Symphony" where they took classical melodies and
did them "Rock & Roll" Style. It was an early "Hooked On
Classics" attempt and It is Sooo bad...!
What makes it horrible is that it sounded like the
producers dubbed in a small rock band behind 101 Strings
playing 50's R&R style (ala the Platters hits...Triplets
on piano) and to make matters worse they added a hideous
(white sounding) chorus singing "Doo-Wop" styled background
vocals! And this did this to every song on the album. It is
one of the weirdest sounding LP's I have in my collection!
>Subject: Dyingly sad
>
>On what LP('s) can I find the tune "Mr. Dyingly Sad"?
It was recorded by The Critters in 1966 and you can find
it on "Anthology - The Complete Kapp Recordings" by
Taragon Records.
Billy G. Spradlin
29 Rim Road
Kilgore, Texas 75662
E-mail:
Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~bgspradlin/
Jangle Radio: http://home.earthlink.net/~bgspradlin/janglepop.html
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Subject: Re: The Critters
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: Hans Ebert
To: Spectropop!
In response to Nat Kone's question, 'Mr Dyingly Sad' was
recorded by The Critters.
If anyone can tell me who was in the band or where I can
get both this track and anything by Emmit Rhodes, it would
be much appreciated
Thanks,
Hans Ebert
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Subject: Mr. Dyingly Sad
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: John Hesterman
To: Spectropop!
For Nat Kone & All:
"Mr. Dyingly Sad" was recorded by The Critters. While the
original Kapp vinyl LP has been unavailable for many years,
there is a CD release on Taragon Records (TARCD-1001)
called "The Critters / Anthology, The Complete Kapp
Recordings: 1965-1976" still available the last time I
looked. It includes "Mr. Dyingly Sad" and every other
"essential" Critters Kapp recording, and I highly
recommend it. The address for Taragon Records is: P. O.
Box 1571, Melville, New York, 11747. Enjoy :)
John H.
A Grape :)
Also an Offbeat :)
With a TRACE of music in there somewhere!
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Subject: The Critters did it
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: DJ JimmyB
To: Spectropop!
In a message dated 2/13/0 11:58:33 AM, you wrote:
>On what LP('s) can I find the tune "Mr. Dyingly Sad"?
>It rings a bell but I can't seem to find it.
>Is it the Association, (among others)?
The Critters did it..And its on Varese Sarbandes 5-Volume
Sunshine Pop series, not sure which volume though...Also a
note to Hillary Rodham Hussein: If you're really not sure
if you dig Mancini, get the CD-Compilation "Martinis with
Mancini". You WILL LIKE him! Trust me Hillary...Bill
Clinton
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Subject: Re: Spectropop V#0385
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: WASE RADIO
To: Spectropop!
To Nat Kone:
"Mr. Dieingly Sad" was a hit for the Critters. It was
originally released on Kapp 769. It peaked at #17 in the
fall of 1966. One of that group's members, Don Ciccone,
was in the 1970s version of the Four Seasons.
Michael G, Marvin
WASE radio
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Subject: Paradise..
Received: 02/15/00 12:23 am
From: Jim Fisher
To: Spectropop!
Hey Spectropopers
Can someone tell me about this record..it went "...I love
my Kooky little paradise"..that's all I can recall of the
lyrics I'm afraid. From around '62/63? I keep thinking
Connie Stevens but maybe I'm on the wrong track with her.
I remember that it had lots of strange "jungle" noises in
the background.Sort of Martin Denny wearing tan shoes and
pink shoe laces. Any ideas?
Best to all,
Jim.
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