... Both sides are included on Brute's "Extemporaneous" CD. Find out more about it here: http://tinyurl.com/9o3j4 I have in front of me at the moment a copy of...
... Didn't know that was Theresa Brewer involved in that song. I'd always assumed it was somehow connected to Barry White since he and Viola Wills were...
Mark Hill wrote about "Girls Can Tell" by the Crystals. As I recall it Phil recorded two versions, one with the Crystals and another by The Ronettes, both use...
In Blackpool yesterday I saw that KIM WESTON is billed to appear there one Friday in March - does anyone know if this is part of a tour of the UK, does she...
... He also did the original demo version of "This Diamond Ring" that was posted on musica a while back. Can anyone point us in the direction of more of...
... The LP you are referring to is Decca DL-74699. I have it, and "Heartbeats" -- a fantastic Capps/Dean authored song by the way, one of my favorite Dick &...
... Thanks for that nice link. I worked some with Jimmy. Good guy, easy to be with. Never knew how much he had done as a writer. I knew him mostly as a studio...
Marc Taylor, the author of "The Original Marvelettes: Motown's Mystery Group," is the author of a new soul magazine, entitled "A Touch Of Classic Soul." The...
New @ Spectropop Oo-Chang-A-Lang: The Orchids Story by Ian Slater and Ian Chapman An excerpt: The Orchids have never quite been forgotten, due to a combination...
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... What's a record store? Actually what is a record? ... Kim is appearing with a four piece band. More details here: ...
... A whole bunch of rock, pop, and soul stars did Coke ads in the mid-1960s through enough into the 1970s to include the Jackson Five. The theme for at least...
The body of Barry Cowsill, one of the singing Cowsills, the family band that inspired the Partridge Family, was discovered on December 28th on a wharf in New...
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... I always liked Tavares (or was it The Spinners?) version of Terry Shaddick's tune, "Whipwheel." Although not technically 6Ts, I always thought that the...
Here's the playlist for the 2nd hour of this week's Metropolitan Soul Show, Wednesday February 1st 2006, 1.30pm-3.30pm (repeated Friday, Sunday, Monday) Tune...
Isn't the classic track Otis' "Dock Of The Bay"? Wasn't he and/or Steve Cropper supposed to have been directly inspired to write this after listening to Sgt....
... My compliments to the two Ians. What a fantastic, and often really funny, piece. Hopefully the Orchids will get their own album if those unreleased...
Some of you here might be interested... Soul-Patrol Chat Online Listening Party w/ Mr. Al Bell on 2/3/2006 at 10 pm est http://www.soul-patrol.com/chat MR. AL...
Hello Everyone, Please bear with me here as this is my first post. My name is Linda Couldstone. I'm Female, 48yrs old, and I live in Staffordshire, UK I'm an...
... Does anyone have and are they willing to share here any of the songs released by the UK group The Orchids? I've been reading about them at the Spectropop...
... Most exceptional work, Ians. You really brought these ladies' story to life! I'm familiar with The Orchids only through their appearance in "Disk-O-Tek...
There's a song that came out in the 1960s that I never heard until 1990, when I bought a Lovin' Spoonful anthology on Rhino. It's called "You Baby", and it was...
... For those who missed it, there's an excellent, candid interview with Kim Weston in last month's Record Collector (January, 2006), an issue which also...
I came across the following: Verdelle Smith's "Tar And Cement" is a beautiful folk ballad about growing up, leaving home to move to the city and losing one's...
... The version of "You Baby" that I heard first was Jackie Trent's on Spectropop radio. Killer production and a great performance. Nick Archer Listen to...
While S'pop has many very accomplished members, and though this may not be the highest and best use of his myriad talents, it is surely worth noting that one...
... I couldn't agree more! I've always wondered why her Capitol LP hasn't been released in Cd form. The session master tapes DO exist, as "Tar & Cement" was...
... There's also a version on one of the great "Here Comes the Girls" series CDs, Volume 9 I think, by the Lovenotes. It's titled "Baby, Baby You" It's a...
... Hi Regina, Go to: http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~peggylee/4d.html for more info on Sonny & Cher's 60's recordings than you may possibly want to know!...
