... Granted these are choppily subjective waters, but, in my humble opinion, comparing the work of Lou Reed to the pocket symphonies of Brian Wilson & Van Dyke...
New @ S'pop Recommends 'Impossible But True: The Kim Fowley Story' (Ace CDCHD 888) "Parents, lock up your daughters -- Kim Fowley is back in town. ... The fact...
S'pop Projects
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Jan 1, 2004 11:29 am
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... Don't forget the voices singing Brian's message. There is something that happens when relatives sing together, and it happened here. Factor in the...
... Phil, Thanks for the comments! These guys really appreciated the time off the road. it's really a grind on those tours no matter how long or short they...
Probably because most of the instrumental groups at that time (not all) were surf oriented. Plus there would always be the problem with the Ventures. I heard...
Austin Roberts
GEORGEROBERTSON@...
Jan 1, 2004 11:30 am
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... I think Desiree is on a par with Renee and Ballerina. Great haunting melody and vocal, but also that super Banke arrangement that was best on those 3...
Austin Roberts
GEORGEROBERTSON@...
Jan 1, 2004 11:31 am
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... He didn't but its a wonderful LP none-the-less... mainly bolstered by Steve Martin's vocals....
... I always thought "Someday My Prince Will Come" would have made a great commercial for a one-hour photo operation... "some day my prints will come..."...
... To be fair to the High Llamas, a group I admire quite a bit, the idea that they're "straightforward imitators or creators of pastiches" isn't entirely...
Thanx for the rest of the lyric. I'd never have remembered. You gotta admit, it is a bit quirky. Austin...
Austin Roberts
GEORGEROBERTSON@...
Jan 1, 2004 12:19 pm
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Finally, my buddy from Cheverly, Md. reminded me it was the Telstars that I liked so much at the Bayou. More mid 60's, I think. Austin...
Austin Roberts
GEORGEROBERTSON@...
Jan 1, 2004 12:19 pm
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I remember those areas. I once lived in a shack with a banana tree on Selma Ave. somewhere near Sunset and Vine or Hollywood and Vine; can't remember for sure...
Austin Roberts
GEORGEROBERTSON@...
Jan 1, 2004 12:20 pm
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... hahahahahaha! My feelings about the 6T's in general. Happy New Year all....
James Botticelli
DJJimmyBee@...
Jan 1, 2004 12:21 pm
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... OK, you new buddies out there, I need some sympathy on 2 of the 3 things I'm gonna admit to here. No. 1: The Arkade, who had just come off a top 60 or so...
Austin Roberts
GEORGEROBERTSON@...
Jan 1, 2004 12:36 pm
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I wandered off to the "Spectropop recommends" section, where I noticed a Kim Fowley Story album. I was wondering if anybody had any information on any work...
... This might also be a later pressing, after Mercury and most US labels dropped the mono format. They'd had some old mono covers printed up and still in...
... All stereo? Meaning no mono counterpart was released? My copy of this is in mono. You might want to check again and make sure you're not confusing it with...
As with all subjective issues, the relatively contentious 'jailbait' thread threatens to run indefinitely. For reasons of space and taste, please let's start...
... Not quite so earth shattering, but since we're playing confessional... Before I was aware of Arkade at all much less Austin's connection to the group, I...
... I have a stereo white label test 7" on UK Pye records dated (c) 1957 with the usual ping-pong and train sounds. RCA Victor were recording true stereo from...
... I'm not a scholar of European soundtrack composers but I do love Morricone's work especially his soundtrack to "Duck You Sucker" (aka A Fist Full of...
When I met Bob Bogle at a rare Philly Ventures appearance I asked him if they'd ever thought about recording an album with the Shadows. He said the closest...
I had the pleasure of playing John Cale's "Mr.Wilson" for Brian in 1978. Brian could have cared less about the tune. Mentioned it to John Cale at a later date...
During the sessions for "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", John Lennon pointed out the brackets in the song's title and said it was one of those pop-music habits that...
Richard Williams
richard.williams@...
Jan 1, 2004 10:32 pm
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About a year and a half ago, I'd seen a message in the S'pop archives indicating that Ron was the lead singer on the Definitive Rock Chorale's great "Mirrors...
... You're right about Mercury being cheapo. I have several LPs that purport to be mono (including most on the Fontana imprint, actually a subsidiary of Dutch...
Just curious as to what you guys chose to record instead of "Don't Pull Your Love." By the sounds of it, it seems like Arkade was an actual group as opposed...
... Yes, definitely mid-60s. The Telstars recorded "Hold Tight"/ "Keep On Running" on Columbia 44141 in May 1967 -- plus an earlier single, "Love Is A...
