I'd just like to wish everyone a happy new year and all the best (and more) for 2009. Thanks also to everyone that have sent similar wishes out already. ATB,...
... I only have Jackie's version, and have never heard the other version. If you could post the soundtrack version in musica I'm sure people could tell you who...
To All Spectropop Fans. Tune in to St. Louis community radio station: KDHX 88.FM. on January 1, New Year's Day, for the 17th Annual Phil Spector Special. Boss...
I wish all of you a very Happy New Year with love! My Godchild Robyn Richardson Curry (Johnnie Louise Richardson's daughter) and my daughters Chinadoll and...
Hello S'pop, I have a couple of questions regarding the discography by Free Design, as I am looking to expand my collection by this oh-so-mellow group. I know...
... Amazing Grace was also on a studio album and it's one of his very best: "I Knew Jesus Before He Was A Star". The title might suggest a gospel album, but in...
I've heard part of a 1959 45 by Bill Quad, "Oh Susie Darling" (Fling 712, 1959; not the Robin Luke song) and would love to hear the rest of it. Artist info is ...
I'm clearing out files and things. Before I delete these, is anyone interested in a discographies for any of the following? You can email me off-list at gem777...
... I just received my copy today, and am enjoying it very much. Spectropoppers will no doubt enjoy the pieces on the Marvells/Fabulettes and Big Dee Irwin....
I was scanning a poster, for a NYC R&B concert with a jaw-dropping lineup, from Magnificent Montague's autobio today, when I noticed that the show was held 45...
... The story of the label, Mercy, and the label's founder, Gil Cabot - a quite fascinating guy - can be found at this where-are-they-now page from his high ...
A few days ago while perusing YouTube in search of something else altogether, I stumbled upon an extremely odd and heretofore unknown piece of Dion-abilia. It...
Regarding what Country Paul found about Sundi and Mercy: Whoa, lots of factual discrepancies here! Country Paul, quoting NME about "Love (Can Make You ... ...
... Have not read that yet, but just got tix for a Boston show two weeks ago. Maybe the New York one is hitting the skids, but you wouldn't have known that a...
"Fire Ball," a fuzz-tinged instrumental written by Mercy's guitarist, Ronnie Caudill, and intended for the film "Fireball Jungle" (which never got off the ...
No the pairing in the title isn't a pun, nor is it one group. I mentioned Bill Quad here a few days ago, and I've found both sides of his lone 45 [Flick 512,...
... The show is not closing and still going strong. Half of the shows on Broadway, currently about 20, are slated to close in the next three weeks, due to both...
... Wow, Michael, fantastic info! I wonder if you know the answer to one further question. A friend of mine owned the sheet music for "Love (Can Make You...
... Thanks for posting Jackie's version, because it has cleared up the mystery. The version I downloaded originally was Nina van Pallandt's version. Now, as...
... Did Warner Brothers make a habit of rerecording bands they signed from other record companies? Warners released "The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers" in...
... I stumbled across that in a roundabout way myself just yesterday. I also left a comment ("Sleepinglion") asking where it surfaced from, as it's not...
A couple of weeks ago, I was in pursuit of a longer version of the song "Come On Over", a 30-second commercial used for Palisades Amusement Park from 1965...
... I am not familiar with these masters, but I will tell you something that I found quite interesting. A while back, while trying to help music supervisors...
Happy New Year everybody! There's more to Sundi than Mercy's "Love (Can Make You Happy)". A full tale of the label would have to include the 45s below ...
... They are the same three girls pictured on the cover of the Sundi LP, and they are not identified. The female members of Mercy were Brenda McNish and Debbie...
... Don't know about re-recording but Warners sure as hell don't go out of their way to licence product from other companies. Prime example, the 3-CD set by...
... I'll look for it; thanks, Jens! Jeff Lemlich, thanks for all the work you've put into http://www.limestonerecords.com . While I could get lost in it for...
... Warner wasn't the only offender. Notoriously, Mercury re-recorded a lot of substandard versions of Chuck Berry's Chess hits during his stint there. I'm...