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Volume #0062 04/07/98
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Project 3 Records surpass the state of the art
Subject: critters?
Sent: 4/4/98 2:59 AM
Received: 4/4/98 10:19 AM
From: Jack Madani, Jack_Mad 2.nj.us
I apologize for not paying closer attention to the Critters
discussion, at least until Kieron Tyler referred to one of
their albums as "one of the top harmony pop LPs of all
time," at which point I sat up and took notice.
So just what is the deal on their musical output, what
should one be looking for, what's in print at this time? I
poked around a little bit on the web already, and it seems
that the only thing available is "Anthology: The Complete
Kapp Recordings." Will this album be comprehensive enough,
or is there other material from some other label that we
should be looking for? BTW, I believe that this album does
include Mr. Dieingly Sad and A Younger Girl.
thanks,
jack
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Jack Madani - Princeton Day School, The Great Road,
Princeton, NJ 08540 Jack_Mad 2.nj.us
"It is when the gods hate a man with uncommon abhorrence that they
drive him into the profession of a schoolmaster." --Seneca, 64 A.D.
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Subject: April Discoveries
Sent: 4/6/98 9:25 AM
Received: 4/7/98 12:26 AM
From: Marie-J. Leclerc, ron.ca
Hi everyone, In the latest Discoveries, April 1998 #119,
there is a great page on Carl Wilson. Good article too on
Roy Orbison. Take care,
Marie
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Subject: French pop, Irresistiblement
Sent: 4/6/98 8:07 PM
Received: 4/7/98 12:26 AM
From: Kieron Tyler, kier org.uk
Interesting that this subject has raised some interest (!).
Francoise Hardy had (that I can remember) 5 LPs released in
the US during the 60s. Sylvie Vartan had one ('Gift Wrapped
>From Paris' - anyone have a copy to sell me?) and did some
recording in Nashville in 1964. Sheila had one LP that I
know of released in the US. For France Gall (to my mind the
queen of French 60s pop) I don't know of any LPs for but I
do have one US single which is 2 tracks off her 1st French
EP.
So I guess what I'm saying is that although none on these
really had hits the US record companies did try them out
(perhaps as novelties). There are quite a few Canadian
releases by all of them aimed at the french language market.
'Irrestiblement' is from a 1968 Sylvie Vartan EP mainly
composed of tracks from one of her TV specials. Its also on
a 1969 LP. There are a few other tracks like this around
this period. Her first record was in 1960 or 1961 and she
continues releasing stuff, as does all those above.
I think, to me, the appeal of this stuff (and more) is that
is stilted sounding. The early 60s pre-Beatle records
generally sound a little bit too sparse, with the bass and
vocals too loud (try' Hey Pony' by Nicole Paquin). Also, it
all sounds very fresh. As you get to 1966 or so you begin to
hear the incorporation of English language pop influences
(esp. Dylan) and mixed with local influences it makes for a
unique sound. Check out Jacques Dutronc and especially
Michel Polnareff (he had recs released in the US too, and
did 'Ame Caline', the orig of Raymond Lefevres' 'Soul
Coaxing' a hit the US).
As for Serge, he was a law unto himself. Again his records
sound like nothing I've ever heard before, a broody
atmosphere with loads of double entendre lyrics. I could go
on...
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Subject: les pops francaises
Sent: 4/4/98 11:54 AM
Received: 4/5/98 7:13 AM
From: KingoGrief, KingoGr m
francoise hardy appears on a track on the air single for
"sexy boy" (my pick for single of the year)...the track is
called "jeanne", and the domestic release date is next
tuesday, the 7th...i'm curious to hear more of her
material...where's the best place to start?
as for serge gainsbourg, mercury released 3 different comps
of his work last year...the one i have, *comic strip*,
concentrates on his more pop-oriented stuff (it includes the
infamous "je t'aime" and a few duets with brigitte
bardot)...the others spotlight his jazz and latin
phases...i'll be getting them some day...
as i write this, i'm listening to the new judge dread (the
benny hill of ska) compilation, and his goofy take on "je
t'aime" is now playing...whatta coinkydink!
jeff [those bloody boots were killin' me]
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Subject: Please can you help?
Sent: 4/6/98 9:43 PM
Received: 4/7/98 12:26 AM
From: A ane.prestel.co.uk
Hi,
I'm Ange, from England. I would like you to help me with a
piece of information:
I heard a song called "Sharing You" by Little Eva (also a
hit for Bobby Vee in 1962). I'd like to know what year
Little Eva released that song?
I'd be very grateful for your help as soon as possible.
Thanks.
Ange
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Subject: Re: brill building comp
Sent: 4/4/98 10:52 AM
Received: 4/5/98 7:13 AM
From: Marc Wielage, rax.com
KingoGrief <KingoGr m> commented
[about the BRILL BUILDING CD compilation]:
>caveat emptor...i purchased said collection on cd about half
>a year ago and returned it the next day...awful sound
>quality, and some vocal/instrumental tracks sounded like
>they could possibly have been re-recorded...it was dominion
>who put this out, wasn't it? that should have been a
>clue...
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The CD boxed set was put out by the Era Records label, which
was purchased a few years ago by K-Tel International.
That having been said, although K-Tel is usually highly
suspect (at best), there's nothing that terribly wrong about
the CD. Of the 68 tracks I have logged in my database from
this CD set, none of them were re-recorded, though a few
sound marginal and at least one -- Carole King's "It Might
As Well Rain Until September" -- is from vinyl.
I would post the complete track-list and critique to this
mailing list, except it'd be a waste of bandwidth. Mike
Callahan's BOTH SIDES NOW newsletter gave it a more thorough
review; I would check his Web site for the info at
http://www.bsnpubs.com.
Callahan did a brief interview with one of the head execs
for Era awhile back, and I believe his comment was that
generally, all the potentially fake/re-recorded material was
being released on the K-Tel (budget-priced) line, and the
legitimate, original hits were being released on the Era
label. I don't know of any specific cases where they
screwed up, but this at least is what they said they
intended to do.
--MFW
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Subject: Spector and Fowley
Sent: 4/4/98 12:28 PM
Received: 4/5/98 7:13 AM
From: Brad Elliott, surf line.net
Page (le_page_ ies.com) wrote:
> Peter Heide of Denmark wrote about a Phil Spector bootleg
> called "Phil and Friends vol.1" He said "Its an extremely
> interesting CD with lot of rare tracks by Lennon, Darlene
> Love, Dion, Fowley etc." Fowley? Anyone know what this is?
Not having seen that particular boot, I would guess that it
includes Kim's "Give It to Me," a track that was included on
the PHIL SPECTOR 74/79 album (PSI/Polydor 2307 015, released
in the UK in 1979. That album collected all of the mid-70s
Spector singles, like Darlene Love's "Lord If You're a
Woman," Cher's "A Woman's Story," the Nilsson/Cher duet on
"A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day," Dion's
"Baby Let's Stick Together" and Jeri Bo Keno's "Here It
Comes (And Here I Go)," then added a couple of previously
unreleased tracks -- namely the Fowley thing and another
Darlene Love recording, "I Love Him Like I Love My Very
Life." Kim's track is fairly forgettable, consisting
largely of Kim repeating the title over a heavily phased and
echoed New Wave-ish track that's little more than organ and
drums. How'd you miss that one?
Surf's up!
Brad
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