Hi Spectropoppers, The documentary 'Making The Monkees' will be airing this coming Sunday, June 3rd, on the UK's Channel 4 at 10:00 p.m. The show will feature...
... Talking of the Cupcakes ... You've all heard their "Pied Piper", because it's been available at musica once or twice, right? But maybe you don't know the ...
When history reflects back upon the middle '60s, I'm not sure the British Invasion, as a term, will accurately describe the time. With the Beatles and the...
Just a note to tell you that the blog has a new post which may interest you. Click on the link below: http://movementbureau.blogs.com/chameleon/ *"The Soul Of...
Hello: With the demise of the majority of major music retailers Varese Sarabande Records is interested in finding out where you now buy your music. We're ...
True dat Damian, but they also took the influences of R&B, Jump, and Rockabilly to create a uniquely British sound using Brill-Pop as an initial base. And the...
I just re-read Alan Betrock's liner notes to his long-out-of-print 1989 anthology "Twist and Shout: 12 Atlantic Tracks Produced by Phil Spector" for the fist...
"Nevada has become the latest US state to make it illegal for musicians to falsely claim they are connected to well-known groups. Bands must now call ...
David A. Young on Billy Storm produced by Phil Spector ... I agree, an expanded version of Atlantic's old "Twist & Shout" CD sounds like a good idea. They...
... The live acts at this year's 6Ts Soul Weekender (8th, 9th and 10th of June in Cleethorpes) will be H. B. Barnum and the Apollas - not a bad bill, eh? I...
... Oops! I did a song title search on Amazon and "...Chapel..." didn't show up, so I thought it was still vinyl-only. Now that I know it's available on ...
Dear All, Lest you missed 'em, recent feature articles at the S'pop website include: Jeff Barry: http://www.spectropop.com/JeffBarry/index.htm John Madara: ...
... Apparently the Apollas show is a one-time thing and they don't usually perform, so I suggest you try to catch them if you're near the event. Hopefully if ...
... The current issue of Newsweek has an article on the issue of fake versions of original groups. The key figure in the article Jon Bauman, "Bowser" of Sha Na...
Clark Besch on the picture cover for Julie Budd's "All's ... Some kind soul posted this track to musica some time ago - Clark, I think. Believe it or not I...
... I believe that song was in response to a murder of a woman that took place there in 1964. Apparently 38 people witnessed the murder taking place from their...
Just a reminder: The documentary 'Making The Monkees' will be airing today, Sunday, June 3rd, on the UK's Channel 4 at 10:00 p.m. The show will feature an...
... As a Brit with a recently acquired interest in New York, I found your Balloon Farm research utterly fascinating ... Which gives me an excuse to play to...
Just added 15 more radio spots for Coca-Cola to the radiocommercialsonly yahoo group, from these great artists: Gladys Knight & The Pips The Fortunes Freddie &...
You're referring to the Kitty Genovese murder in March of 1964, It was the first publicity about the rise in American apathy, the "I don't want to get ...
The Dixie Cups song "Gee The Moon is Shining Bright" is really Ronnie Spector"s "Why Wont They Let Us Fall In Love" with different words and a slightly ...
... I believe Herb Bernstein began as an arranger for Bob Crewe. He also did a lot of work arranging and/or producing on a number of records written and/or...
I can remember having this record when I was very young. The version I had was by a male vocal group. I don"t remember the name of the group, but as I can ...
... Bob Lind's Big Beat CD, "Elusive Butterfly: The Complete Jack Nitzsche Sessions", is just out - good timing, eh? Find a nice piece about it from Kingsley ...
... Gary Knight was the subject of much discussion here at S'pop quite recently. A search of the message archives throws up many results. Use this handy URL: ...
Thanks to David Bell we have been able to compile a note to Jean about her Connie Francis sessions. One stray entry had me perplexed. At first, I thought it ...
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