I spent last night at Memories Nite Club in Ventnor NJ, just a 10 minute ride from Atlantic City NJ. Owner and DJed by Jerry Blavat, better know as the...
A few miscellaneous items: * Congratulations and thank you to Bill Reed for his excellent Nino Tempo article. My only reservation is that he didn't get Nino to...
... I think the overdubbed strings and horns were done in the late 60's for a greatest hits LP. I have the overdubbed version of "Five O Clock World" on a...
... His production of "Is It True" by Brenda Lee was the song that got me into her singing....What else did he do?? JB/Yank in need of nolejj...
James Botticelli
DJJimmyBee@...
Jun 1, 2003 8:34 am
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... These are my notes on the Critters.....Any changes and updates welcome. The Jugband influenced Critters hailed from New Jersey and got together during...
Hello Spectroppers, Re: Steve and Steve Some early history. Lynne Randell had seen The Kinetics in 1966 playing at a dance in Frankston Victoria and got her...
The Liquid Room, (usually) 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...
I didn't see the news about Mickie Most until today's "Mail On Sunday" newspaper....Like many, it saddened me no end.....In the eighties I was lucky enough to...
Austin Powell
austin.powell@...
Jun 1, 2003 10:54 am
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... Hi Ken, did you not read Country Paul's Carol Connors interview? The answer to your question is contained therein: ...
... Does anyone know the history of Tin Tin in the early 70s? I have a single called "I'm Afraid" which doesn't have writing credits from either Steve. Pete...
... I saw Frankie Valli last year and he was pretty frail looking, although he must now be quite old. He coughed all through the show, I think from 40 years...
... Oh dear, I've misled everyone. The forthcoming Ace CD I mentioned is a collection of tracks written by Ernie Maresca, not an entire CD by Hoagy Lands. It...
Mick Patrick: The 4-LP set "The #1 Hits of the '60s," released in the US during the early 1970s by Tele House, has the no-clap version of "The Loco-Motion." ...
... For those of you who may be REALLY interested, check out Don Ciccone's official website at http://www.donciccone.com "Welcome to the official website of...
F. Scott Fitzgerald was apparently wrong when he said there were no second acts in American life, as proven by the life of Steve Kipner, recently brought to...
... What ELSE?? Here's a sampling of his 1960s productions: The Animals -- everything through 1966, including House Of The Rising Sun Herman's Hermits --...
Scott Swanson
swandwn@...
Jun 1, 2003 7:01 pm
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... I pulled out my three DBC singles and here's what I found. "The Happy Organ" has the following credit: (Wood-Clowney-Kriegsmann). On other songs, there...
From: Steve Harvey Subject: More thievery ... Absolutely, Steve. But I did "preface" my thoughts with: "Sometimes they were just more fun to do as a medley,...
... Thanks for that info. A fave at this address. Just a personal addendum ...Dave's version of "Summertime" on RCA's 'Living Stereo' LP "The Happy Organ" is...
James Botticelli
DJJimmyBee@...
Jun 1, 2003 8:55 pm
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A bit late to the table, but now playing on musica is The Spokesmen (Madara & White)'s "Dawn Of Correction", the answer to "Eve Of Destruction". --Phil...
... Once he put The Destinations' 1971 Philly Soul relic "I Can't Leave You" on a compilation I have been prostate at the 'Altar of Blavat'. I only wish one of...
James Botticelli
DJJimmyBee@...
Jun 1, 2003 8:55 pm
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All this talk of commercials reminded me of an odd 45 that I bought a few years ago: The Lively Set - "There's Nothing Like Coffee" (Burland/Balk/Brookfield)...
... Hello Mark, I can't answer your questions on Tin Tin, or the single "I'm Afraid", but I did work with Steve Kipner for a very brief period in the early ...
I just wanted to take the opportunity to invite all fans of the great L.A. band the Peanut Butter Conspiracy to check out my new website for them. I was...
... My only guess is that if a mono plate wore out they'd just use the stereo plate instead to save cash. Nobody's gonna notice and if they did they got a...
Taragon Records put together a excellent single disc anthology of the Kapp era materal on the Critters. But it's been out of print here in the USA for a couple...
Here's an exchange of messages posted at the official Brian Wilson site about the upcoming 'Smile' tour. The first one is from a fan, and the second one is...
