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There are 7 messages in this issue of Spectropop.
Topics in this Digest Number 218:
1. Del-Fi's Sisters
From: "Tony Leong"
2. Re: shangri-las
From: Jane Wade
3. Re: River Deep
From: dzarem
4. BILINGUISTS
From: Mick Patrick
5. Last Chance Saloon
From: "Martin Roberts"
6. Two from Varese
From: LePageWeb
7. The Liquid Room-7/30/01
From: "Ponak, David"
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 04:16:51 -0000
From: "Tony Leong"
Subject: Del-Fi's Sisters
Hey group, can anybody shed some light on this?? On the
Del-Fi CD, there are several tracks by an Hispanic
girl-group called the Sisters. The majority of their
vocals were done in a pleasant 3-part harmony unison. But,
they had 1 BEAUTIFUL unreleased tune called "His Name Was
John". Actually, only 1 of the girls is singing (there
are no background vocals at all). Does anybody know
which member is singing that great song? Was it Ersi
Arvisu who later went on to sing for a spell with El
Chicano (I've never heard their material, but in a book,
I did see a photo of her performing with them at the
Apollo in NYC). And can anybody tell me what the members
of the Sisters are doing now?
Tony Leong
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:08:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Wade
Subject: Re: shangri-las
Two of the original Shangri Las are dead of cancer.
One remains but the group you are referring to are NOT
in any way, shape or form the originals.
Best to save your money and buy a Shangri Las CD.
Jane
--- Patrick Rands wrote:
> Jennifer wrote:
>
> > a friend of mine just saw on Pollstar.com that the
> > shangri-las are doing a small tour that includes a
> > TBA boston date.
>
> It most probably isn't -the- Shangri Las - I believe
> an imitation band has been making the rounds,
>
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:02:46 -0000
From: dzarem
Subject: Re: River Deep
The Supremes and Four Tops released River Deep in late
1970. It is on their album The Magnificent 7.
> Does anyone have any info on a Supremes song called
> "Things Are Changing" written by Phil Spector? It sounds
> very much like he produced it, but did he? Anyone know
> what year that was recorded? The Supremes also did a
> version of "River Deep, Mountain High" which I don't think
> he showed up for.
>
> Skip
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 10:37:06 +0100 (BST)
From: Mick Patrick
Subject: BILINGUISTS
GREETINGS,
...original message:
> Ooh, Mick - you need a repeat-play turntable with varispeed.
> :-) Jamie
I knew you were bilingual, Jamie, but I'm surprised
you're fluent in Queen's English!!! We've all seen more
Carry On movies than is good for our health, methinks.
BTW, I just checked out the THINGS ARE CHANGING page on
the Spectropop site . . . looks like I'm not the only
one guilty of producing mocked up GOLDSTAR labels.
Anyway, I'm off out with Phil Chapman for a Tandoori
Chicken.
MICK PATRICK
PS Anyone out there wanna hear about TINA TURNER's
unissued Philles version of EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN?
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 09:12:52 +0100
From: "Martin Roberts"
Subject: Last Chance Saloon
Ignoring his Diane Renay fetish, I can't agree with Mick
about bootlegs, they are just the last chance saloon.
Don't think many Spectropopers would turn down the
opportunity to own a legitamate release of "Dance The
Screw" or "Things Are Changing". Even The Crystals LP's.
Not sure how much they sell for now on the collectors
market but would guess the Marginal CD's are the only way
a lot of Spector fans will have of getting "Mashed
Potatoe Time" on record. CD-R, MP3' (whatever they are),
tapes & bootlegs all help to fuel the fire of collecting
and show the Record Co's that there is a demand for a
legitamate release. Would Capitol have released quite so
many out-takes, alternative versions etc. of The Beach
Boys if Sea of Tunes hadn't shown that record collectors
want 20 versions of "Good Vibrations"!
Just a thought, I'll get back to my nipple piercing now
to the sound of Gary Bell "Anyway That You Want Me"!
Martin
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 08:44:51 +0900
From: LePageWeb
Subject: Two from Varese
Did anyone catch Brian Wilson on Conan with Jeffrey
Foskett and the Wondermints? Instead of Surfin' USA or
Barbara Ann, they performed Our Prayer/Heroes and
Villians from Smile! Surprising choice of material for a
network show like that - Brian and Co. pulled it off
without a hitch. Brilliant!
Lately I've been thinking about getting Rhino's expensive
Buffalo Springfield box. Just wondering if there is
enough on there for a Nitzsche/Gold Star/Greene & Stone
fan. Opinions?
Aside from that release, I found a couple other
interesting things over at Varese's web site - "Girl
Group Sound: 25 All-Time Greatest From Red Bird Records"
and "P.F. Sloan Child Of Our Times: The Trousdale Demo
Sessions." The Red-Bird collection looks to be a fairly
conservative/familiar Girl Group comp. I think I already
have every track on the disc one place or another.
What's the appeal here? Alternate mixes? Or is this more
or less an MFP type of generic oldies package?
The PF Sloan release looks really interesting. I quite
enjoy other songwriter "demo" releases that have come
out these last few years - John Carter Denmark Street
demos are wonderful and the Second Sandy Salisbury album,
Falling to Pieces, despite the rudimentary production
value, may be better than his actual studio album - the
material is that strong.
Can anyone comment on these? I don't even know if they
are new. Sure wish Varese would provide better info and
some teaser audio files on their web site...
To follow is track listing for each of these Varese
releases.
All the best,
Jamie
Girl Group Sound:
25 All-Time Greatest From Red Bird Records
The Boy From New York City - The Ad Libs
People Say - The Dixie Cups
You Don't Know - Ellie Greenwich
Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las
Good Night Baby - The Butterflys
I Can't Let Go - Evie Sands
Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups
Go Now - Bessie Banks
The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget - The Jelly Beans
Gee, Baby, Gee - The Butterflys
Remember (Walking In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
He's So Easy To Love - Roddie Joy
I Wanna Love Him So Bad - The Jelly Beans
The Dum Dum Ditty - The Goodies
Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
I Wonder - The Butterflys
Baby, Be Mine - The Jelly Beans
You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me - The Dixie Cups
Big Bad World - Cathy Saint
Take Me For A Little While - Evie Sands
Give Him A Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las
Come Back, Baby - Roddie Joy
Gee, The Moon Is Shining Bright - The Dixie Cups
...and
Sloan, P.F.
Child Of Our Times: The Trousdale Demo Sessions
You Baby
I Know That You'll Be There
Another Day, Another Heartache
Miss Charlotte
Is It Any Wonder
Can I Get To Know You Better
Look Out Girl
See Ya Around On The Rebound
Child Of Our Times
I've Got No More To Say
Cling To Me
I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight
My First Day Alone
Troubled Mind
Spinning Wheel
It's Too Late Baby
You're A Lonely Girl
Say It Again
Baby I Can't Stop Myself
Danger Man (Secret Agent Man)
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 16:18:06 -0400
From: "Ponak, David"
Subject: The Liquid Room-7/30/01
The Liquid Room, hosted by David Ponak (me), airs every
Saturday night from Midnight to 3AM (PDT) on 90.7FM KPFK
Los Angeles, as well as streaming at /kpfk.org.
Please join me this coming weekend!
The Liquid Room-7/30/01
1.The Association/Come On In
Birthday (WB)
2.United Future Organisation/The Planet Plan
3rd Perspective (Antilles)
3.Pussycat/Bus Stop (in French!)
EP Collection (Magic)
4.Arling & Cameron/5th Dimension
We Are A&C (Emperor Norton)
5.Kirinji/..Graffitti (Yukihiro Fukutomi Remix)
Kirinji RMX (Warner-Japan)
6.Beta Band/Squares
Hot Shots II (Astralwerks)
7.I Monster/Daydream
7"
8.Ennio Morricone/Belinda May
Morricone 2001 (Dagoron)
9.They Might Be Giants/Man, It's So Loud In Here
Mink Car (Restless)
10.West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band/Eighteen Is
Over The Hill A Childs Guide To Good And Evil (Sundazed)
11.Swandive/Words You Whisper
Words You Whisper (Siesta-Spain)
12.The Honeys/(Let's Take) A Holiday
The Honey's Collection (Collector's Choice Music)
13.Phoenix/If I Ever Feel Better
United (Astralwerks)
14.Hirth Martinez/Be Everything
Hirth From Earth (WB)
15.Basement Jaxx/Broken Dreams
Rooty (Astralwerks)
16.Margo Guryan/Goodbye, July
25 Demos (Franklin Castle)
17.Swing Out Sister/Through The Sky
Somewhere Deep In The Night (Universal-Japan)
18.J. Girls/The World Of Yellow
Goodnight Tokyo (Readymade-Japan)
19.Zero 7/This World
Simple Things (Ultimate Dilemma)
20.Roxy Music/Just Another High
Sire (Virgin)
21.Nigo/Kung Fu Fightin'
Ape Sounds (Mo Wax)
22.Laine Hall/Time Marches On Bob Crewe Presents The
Dynovoice Records Story (Westside-UK)
23.Jon Brion/Ruin My Day
Meaningless (Straight To Cut Out)
24.Edwin Astley/The Saint (theme)
The Saint (Razor & Tie)
25.Tomiki Kanda/Golden Weed
Landscape Of Smaller's Music (Crue-el)
26.The Stranglers/Midnight Summer Dream
Feline (Epic)
27.The Rotary Connection/Memory Band
The Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)
28.Astrud Gilberto/Where There's A Heartache (There Must
Be A Heart) Gilbert w/ Turrentine (CTI)
29.The Pearlfishers/Across The Milky Way
Across The Milky Way (Marina-Germany)
30.Orpheus/Never In My Life
The Very Best Of Orpheus (Varese Sarabande)
31.Stereolab/Spacemoth
Sound-Dust (Elektra)
32.Bob Dorough/Love (Webster's Definition)
To Communicate (Vivid-Japan)
33.The Busy Signals/Tommorrow's Ways Today
Pretend Hits (Sugar Free)
34.Paul Williams/Mornin' I'll Be Moving On
Someday Man (Reprise)
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