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Volume #0412 April 28, 2000
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Incomparable stars of stage, screen, radio and records
Subject: Needing Infomation / Girlpop Radio
Received: 04/28/00 2:27 am
From: Billy G. Spradlin
To: Spectropop!
Last week I discovered a MP3 of the Castanets - "I Love
Him' and Like to get some label/producer information about
the 45. Also last month on the
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1960s newsgroup someone had posted
a true STEREO version of Diane Renay's "Kiss Me Sailor" and
I'm wondering what CD compilation it appeared on. I have
the Collectables "Navy Blue" CD and its all-mono.
Also Im still looking for CD-R, MP3 or Tape copies of The
Secrets "Oh Donnie", and Tracy Dey's "I Wont Tell" (or any
other Bob Crewe GG productions), plus Im looking for a
cleaner copy of the 45 version of Alder Rays "Cause I Love
Him" to play on GirlPop Radio. Thanks again to everyone who
has sent requests, Mp3s and CD-Rs!
Billy G. Spradlin
29 Rim Road
Kilgore, Texas 75662
Homepage: http://home.earthlink.net/~bgspradlin/
Jangle Radio: http://home.earthlink.net/~bgspradlin/janglepop.html
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Subject: who played what on the Beach Boys
Received: 04/28/00 2:27 am
From: DMD
To: Spectropop!
Michael White wrote:
>
> I need to find out who played what on the Beach Boys'
> "Today!" and "Friends" albums. The info is for a
> forthcoming 'Essential Albums'-style book being compiled
> by Mojo magazine.
Greetings!
In response to Michael White's enquiry re: personnel on
said Beach Boys' albums; my somewhat educated guess is
that Jim Gordon is on drums on the FRIENDS album; drums on
TODAY!: tracks 1,2,3,5,6,9 and 11 by Hal Blaine; tracks 4, 08 , and 10 are Denny Wilson; track 7 by Earl Palmer; track
12, no drums. otherwise, Russ Wapensky is the man to ask
for sure...I don't have a number on him at the moment.
Hope this is helpful.
Dennis Diken
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Subject: CJOB
Received: 04/28/00 2:28 am
From: radiopro
To: Spectropop!
>I'm not from Winnipeg myself but I have some close friends
>from there and they often talk about CJOB, a station that
>was apparently inescapable when they grew up. It seems it
>had a hugely disproportionate hold on the city. And as
>much as my friends all hated the station, it did end up
>influencing their tastes. The station that wouldn't play
>rock but might play someone's version of rock. Not the
>Doors "Light my fire" of course but maybe the Enoch Light
>Singers version. The friends I refer to are all filmmakers
>and have become famous for their warped view of the world.
>And they all credit CJOB to one degree or another for
>helping them - or forcing them to - see the world
>differently.
>Nat
Hi Nat:
Yea...Winnipeg was a magic place in the 60's. CJOB was
exactly as you described it. There were a number of us who
were just beginning in radio and were of an age where we
wanted to play rock songs, but of course, couldn't. But we
could play almost anything else....and did. The Hollyridge
Strings Playing The Beatles and even The Beach Boys? Of
course.
CJOB-FM, in 1965, became the first FM country station in
North America.
There were also two GREAT Top 40 stations....CKY and CKRC.
Both were very much into promoting and even recording local
bands. Bob Bradburn at CKRC recorded The Squires with Neil
Young. Another jock recorded Shakin' All Over with Al and
The Silvertones aka Chad Allen and The Reflections aka
Chad Allen and The Expressions aka The Guess Who at the
studios of CJAY-TV.
A couple of years ago, Rhino released a number of
"Winnipeg Garage Band" records.
Winnipeg was also one of the first cities in North
American to play Beatle records. Capitol Canada released
Love Me Do and Please Please Me in mid-1963.
Many of the on-air people went onto fame and fortune. Jim
Hilliard aka Jimmy Darin at CKY later ran Fairbanks
Broadcasting in the U.S., Chuck Dann became the "voice" of
CBS-TV, Ronald J. Morey went to NYC and became the voice of
General Motors et al. The Johns brothers, George and Reg
became influential U.S. radio consultants, J. Robert Wood
later was the PD of CHUM Toronto.
Of course, Winnipeg was never in anyone's Media Spotlight.
But there was a lot going on.
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Subject: RDMH
Received: 04/28/00 2:27 am
From: Doc Rock
To: Spectropop!
I was (and still am) an avid Girl Group and Spector fan.
But I don't recall EVER hearing RDMH by Spector on the
radio in the '60s. However, the version by the 2 of Clubs
WAS a radio hit, and I loved it and bought it!
Doc
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Subject: Re: "I'll Never Need..."
Received: 04/28/00 2:27 am
From: Viceroy Fizzobottom
To: Spectropop!
Phil wrote:
>I have experimented over the years to work out why, as
>you observe, "I'll Never..." 45 is so much more powerful
>than the stereo (or the CD reissue for that matter).
Is the version on the Spector Back To Mono box mono or
stereo? Well, the title Back To Mono should speak for
itself, but I don't know, so I better ask!
>My own theory is to do with the complex compression effect
>of the cutting lathe on 45s.
Compression effects are nice little stomp boxes nowadays...
but what did compression units look like in the early
sixties? I imagine four engineers (headed by Professor
Frink, of course) in white lab coats, trying to handle a
huuuuuge black compression monster...also, what did reverb
and delay/echo units look like, before they became stomp
boxes? Can somebody also explain the tech stuff about echo
chambers?
Jamie LePage wrote:
>I don't know who "we all" is supposed to mean, but it's
>interesting that Darlene, who rattles off Billboard chart
>numbers as if telling the writer the age of her children,
>takes it upon herself to speak for "everyone". This just
>does not sound like Darlene Wright talking.
Maybe Landy wrote her book too? :-)
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Subject: Re:"spectropop radio i hate you"
Received: 04/28/00 2:28 am
From: Fukuchi, Kazuki
To: Spectropop!
Jack Madani wrote:
>I hate spectropop radio.
>I hate it because I heard this song:
>Yume de Aetara - Celia Paul
"Yume de Aetara" (If I see you in my dream) is a fabulous
Japanese record in the 60's girl-pop style.
This song was produced by Eiichi Ohtaki who is well known
as one of the Japanese "Spector Children". There is a
great resemblance in the sound of his works and the
"wall of sound". He also produced Celia's album which
included covers of "One Fine Day", "The Very Thought of
You" and "Oh Why". ("Yume de Aetara" Celia Paul
CD:SRCL-3993 (SONY)) I believe this album is the No.1
Japanese girl-pop album that I have ever heard.
Eiichi Ohtaki produced several of his own albums. Among
his works, "A LONG VACATION" (1980) and "Each Time" (1984)
are considered by many Japanese as masterpieces.
If you have the chance to visit Japan, try to find his CDs.
I guarantee your satisfaction.
Kazuki
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Subject: The Bonnets
Received: 04/28/00 2:27 am
From: Jimmy Crescitelli
To: Spectropop!
I have a tape of the Bonnets doing "Ya Gotta Take A Chance."
Sounds very 1964-Spectorian... girls, wall, etc. I
think Andrew Loog Oldham produced it...? The info is
somewhere in my archives which, if this list is any
indication, belong ina museum vault somewhere! : ) Anyway,
I have only about 3/4 of the song, not the greatest sound
quality, but the sound is there to appreciate. Great
record. I think it even has a false ending... I'll give it
a listen when I get home from work.
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Subject: The Bonnets
Received: 04/28/00 2:28 am
From: Ian Chapman
To: Spectropop!
Doc asked:-
> Anyone ever heard of this group, or the song "Ya Gotta
> Take A Chance?"
Yes, Doc - superlative uptempo West Coast black girl-group
Spector-soundalike on Unical 310. Written by Al Allen (the
"Al" in Unical!), and produced by him too, I'd guess (
doesn't actually say on the label) It has one of those
quaintly-titled "Sing Along Without the....." backing
track-only flipsides.
Ian
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Subject: The Liquid Room 4/22/00
Received: 04/26/00 2:37 am
From: David Ponak
To: Spectropop!
Well folks, I'm taking a little break from "The Liquid
Room." I can't deal with the hours (3-6AM) anymore, and
KPFK has not come forth with the earlier time slot they've
been promising. So it goes. The 4/29 show will be my last
for the time being; however, I will still be doing The
Nice Age at www.spikeradio.com every Sunday from 3-6 PM.
I'll keep the playlists coming!
The Liquid Room 4/22/00
1.The Four Seasons-Bye Bye Baby
New Gold Hits (Phillips)
2.The Happenings-See You In September
The Best Of (BT Puppy)
3.Mark Lindsay-Leaving On A Jet Plane
Arizona (Columbia)
4.The Divine Comedy-Make It Easy On Yourself
Single (Setanata-UK)
5.Roy Orbison-It's Over
Anthology (Rhino)
6.The 5th Dimension-Up Up And Away
Up Up And Away (Buddah)
7.Soft Cell-Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (Some Bizarre)
8.The Crystals-Dance The Screw (Part 1)
7" (Philles)
9.Scott Walker-Montague Terrace (In Blue)
Scott (Phillips)
10.Roger Nichols & Paul Williams-The Drifter
We've Only Just Begun-The Songs Of Roger Nichols & Paul Williams (Almo
Irving)
11.Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends-Trust
The Complete... (Polydor-Japan)
12.Pizzicato Five-I Hear A Symphony
Single (Readymade-Japan)
13.Rupert Holmes-The People That You Never Get To Love
Partners In Crime (MCA)
14.Rupert Holmes-Who What When Where Why
Singles (Epic)
15.Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66-Like A Lover
Best Of (A&M)
16.Dimitri From Paris-Nothing To Lose
Sacrebleu (Yellow)
17.The 5th Dimension-The Magic Garden
The Magic Garden (Buddah)
18.The 5th Dimension-East Of Java
Stoned Soul Picnic (bonus track) (Buddah)
19.The 5th Dimesnion-Rosecrans Blvd.
Up Up And Away (Buddah)
20.The 5th Dimension-The Worst That Could Happen
The Magic Garden (Buddah)
The first five 5th Dimension LPs are now on CD and
sounding great!
21.Indian Rope-Dead To The World
Menu 200 (Trattoria)
22.The Beach Boys-Wonderful
Smile-The Millenium Edition (Dumb Angel)
23.Darian Sahanaja-Do You Have Any Regrets
7"
24.The Wondermints-Spoke Of A Wheel World
Bali (NeoSite)
25.Puffy-Kore Ga Watashi No Ikiru Michi
Jet CD (Sony-Japan)
26.Harpers Bizarre-Small Talk
Warner Soft Rock (WEA-Japan)
27.Burt Bacharach-South American Getaway
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid s/t (A&M)
28.Chris Montez-Foolin' Around
A&M Remastered Best (Polydor-Japan)
29.YMO-Tong Poo (12" DJ Mix)
YMO Go Home (Toshiba EMI-Japan)
30.Kraftwerk-Computer Love
The Mix (Elektra)
31.Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass-Without Her
Foursider (A&M)
32.Dusty Springfield-In The Land Of Make Believe
Dusty In Memphis (Rhino)
33.Lee Hazlewood-Wind Sky Sea & Sand
Poet Fool Or Bum (Capitol)
34.The Free Design-Stay Another Season
The Best Of... (Varese)
35.Saint Etienne-How We Used To Love
Single (Mantra-UK)
36.Spings-The Way To Another Side
Picnic (Universal-Japan)
37.Cornelius-Theme From First Question Award/The Love Parade
First Question Award (Polystar-Japan)
38.Katerine-Mon Coeur Balance
Le Mavaise.... (Rosebud-France)
39.Leslie Gore-The Bubble Broke
Anthology (Mercury)
40.France Gall-Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son
Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son (Polyor-France)
41.The Rotary Connection-Respect
Songs (Cadet Concept)
42.The Sandpipers-Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
The Mad World Of Soundtracks (Motor-Germany)
43.Claudine Longet-Let's Spend The Night Together
Let's Spend The Night Together (Barnaby)
44.The Beach Boys-Forever
Sunflower (Reprise)
45.Paul Williams-Morning I'll Be Moving On
Someday Man (Reprise)
David Ponak
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