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Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: urth on July 17, 2006, 09:59:55 AM
The morning show sounded like a Sick Ward of the Airwaves this morning--Dave has a touch of some kind of bug, and Peter sounded as though he was about to break into paroxysms of coughing at any minute. Bet he's gone the rest of the week.

ETA: Subject line has been amended--and what a way to start the week!
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Alicat on July 17, 2006, 10:01:10 AM
It's 1969!!!! Pulling out the stops on Monday.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:05:37 AM
OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:07:30 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".


i was waiting for someone to make a decision. baa, baa.

spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Alicat on July 17, 2006, 10:07:50 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".

Way to direct the action!
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:07:52 AM
BOS2 Spirit.  how did a band like this end up leading us to "Thunder Island"?
Title: ;-(
Post by: ggould on July 17, 2006, 10:08:03 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Geoff, delete your thread
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:09:42 AM
We haven't been to the 60's for a full month ('68 on 6/16), so we are overdue.

I sent Dave an email wondering about maybe having a commemorative set for Nelson Mandela's 88th birthday tomorrow.  Lot's a good tunes written directly about him & even more written about the struggle against Apartheid.  Hoping he might mention it in his blog, but not yet anyway, atlhough there's an interesting account of his birthday celebrations(s).
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: urth on July 17, 2006, 10:10:28 AM
Quote from: "Alicat"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".

Way to direct the action!


Sorry it took me a bit to get the subject line up to date--had a cow orker visit as soon as Dave spun the wheel!

Glad this set is today and not tomorrow--have a meeting tomorrow @ 10.

And BOS to Yay! The Beatles You Never Give me Your Money...will we hear the entire medley?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:10:31 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".


i was waiting for someone to make a decision. baa, baa.

spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?


"1984... knockin' at yer door"
Title: Re: ;-(
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:11:28 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "RGMike"
Geoff, delete your thread


poor Geoff.  Kinda like when I have to punish both of my kids even though one of 'em didn't really do anything wrong.

YAY! the Beatles Abbey Road medley.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:13:15 AM
bos: dear diary
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:13:23 AM
pick up the bags, get in the limousine...

BOS3 Beatles (yay!)

Nicely done segue to the Moodies, even if "Dear Diary" seems like a Katrina to me.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:13:51 AM
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OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".


i was waiting for someone to make a decision. baa, baa.

spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?


"1984... knockin' at yer door"


The full list.

1969  "I Got A Line On You"   Pop Singles #25
1970  "1984"   Pop Singles #69
1970  "Animal Zoo"   Pop Singles #97
1973  "Mr. Skin"   Pop Singles #92
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:15:09 AM
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OK, I'm going where there's already a reply. Geoff, delete your thread; urth, update the subject line.

BOS Sly! "Stand".


i was waiting for someone to make a decision. baa, baa.

spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?


"1984... knockin' at yer door"


The full list.

1969  "I Got A Line On You"   Pop Singles #25
1970  "1984"   Pop Singles #69
1970  "Animal Zoo"   Pop Singles #97
1973  "Mr. Skin"   Pop Singles #92


"mr. skin" sounds slightly familiar, but i´m lost on the other two.
Title: Re: ;-(
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:16:54 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "ggould"
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Geoff, delete your thread


poor Geoff.  Kinda like when I have to punish both of my kids even though one of 'em didn't really do anything wrong.

YAY! the Beatles Abbey Road medley.


make that "truncated medley".

BOS4 Max Yasgur.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:18:00 AM
bos#2: zombies!!! i can never get enough of this song...it´s so....danceable! and sexy!
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:19:39 AM
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bos#2: zombies!!! i can never get enough of this song...it´s so....danceable! and sexy!


Rod Argent rules.  Somewhere I might still have a tape I made of the double live album he put out in the early 70's, with a really long live version of "Hold Your Head Up" that just blew me away.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:21:52 AM
ah, "Plinth", another onetime '69 Katrina, tho' it may have been a while since Dave's played it.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:24:42 AM
OMGWTF! BOS5 Nilsson, "I Guess Jon Voight Must be in NYC".
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:24:57 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
ah, "Plinth", another onetime '69 Katrina, tho' it may have been a while since Dave's played it.


last October.  and it's spelled with a 'y'.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:25:17 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMGWTF! BOS5 Nilsson, "I Guess Jon Voight Must be in NYC".


agreed! though i´m only up to #4, i think...
Title: Spirit
Post by: ggould on July 17, 2006, 10:25:29 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?

This is where the charts break down in my book.  San Francisco radio air play is what's important to me, but can be quite different from Billboard, and not measureable.  Spirit's "Nature's Way" is a classic too.  In 1976, FM played their version of "Like a Rolling Stone" but I haven't heard it since.
Title: BOS Junior Walker
Post by: ggould on July 17, 2006, 10:26:32 AM
one of all time best records
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Davefish on July 17, 2006, 10:27:06 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"


"mr. skin" sounds slightly familiar, but i´m lost on the other two.

"Mr. Skin" is definitely the best aside from "I Got a Line on You".  My band used to cover "Line".  I acutally have a recording of it including a rather unfortunate vocal performance by me.
Title: Re: BOS Junior Walker
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:27:24 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
one of all time best records


woooohoooo!
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:27:38 AM
OK, ten-way tie -- the fabulous Jr Walker clinches it.  "Gonna blow fo' ya!"
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:30:57 AM
fwiw, the KINK is playing 1993 today.  No contest.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:31:28 AM
every trick in the book!! i´ve stopped counting. an excellent set!!
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: urth on July 17, 2006, 10:32:10 AM
OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:32:26 AM
OMGWTFLOL! Lou Christie, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". So grab that pick & shovel.  Is this a Morey breakout?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:32:36 AM
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"mr. skin" sounds slightly familiar, but i´m lost on the other two.

"Mr. Skin" is definitely the best aside from "I Got a Line on You".  My band used to cover "Line".  I acutally have a recording of it including a rather unfortunate vocal performance by me.


digitized, dave?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Davefish on July 17, 2006, 10:33:14 AM
Quote from: "urth"
OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?
Title: Re: Spirit
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:33:45 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?

This is where the charts break down in my book.  San Francisco radio air play is what's important to me, but can be quite different from Billboard, and not measureable.  Spirit's "Nature's Way" is a classic too.  In 1976, FM played their version of "Like a Rolling Stone" but I haven't heard it since.


For some reason neither "Nature's Way" nor "Fresh Garbage" show up in any of my Top 40 searches, though
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Davefish on July 17, 2006, 10:34:06 AM
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"mr. skin" sounds slightly familiar, but i´m lost on the other two.

"Mr. Skin" is definitely the best aside from "I Got a Line on You".  My band used to cover "Line".  I acutally have a recording of it including a rather unfortunate vocal performance by me.


digitized, dave?

Yup.  It's a CD anyway -- don't know if I've ripped it.  Wanna hear it?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:34:20 AM
Quote from: "Davefish"
Quote from: "urth"
OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?


kudos to Davefish!
Title: Re: Spirit
Post by: ggould on July 17, 2006, 10:34:51 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
spirit sounding good! did they have any other hits?
This is where the charts break down in my book.  San Francisco radio air play is what's important to me, but can be quite different from Billboard, and not measureable.  Spirit's "Nature's Way" is a classic too.  In 1976, FM played their version of "Like a Rolling Stone" but I haven't heard it since.
For some reason neither "Nature's Way" nor "Fresh Garbage" show up in any of my Top 40 searches, though
My point exactly
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 10:35:52 AM
Quote from: "Davefish"
Quote from: "urth"
OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?


I don't think he was on Buddha, but I don't have Whitburn handy. It was a big comeback for him at the time.  iirc, he was Lesley Gore's "beard" for a while.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:36:25 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMGWTFLOL! Lou Christie, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". So grab that pick & shovel.  Is this a Morey breakout?


within the parameters of my Db it is.  Dave has heretofore only played Lou's whose last initials are R.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Alicat on July 17, 2006, 10:36:52 AM
These sets are too short.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Davefish on July 17, 2006, 10:38:06 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "Davefish"
Quote from: "urth"
OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?


kudos to Davefish!

Thanks, though I see I wasn't the first to ID it.  Oh well.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:45:36 AM
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"mr. skin" sounds slightly familiar, but i´m lost on the other two.

"Mr. Skin" is definitely the best aside from "I Got a Line on You".  My band used to cover "Line".  I acutally have a recording of it including a rather unfortunate vocal performance by me.


digitized, dave?

Yup.  It's a CD anyway -- don't know if I've ripped it.  Wanna hear it?


you know i do!
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: princessofcairo on July 17, 2006, 10:46:22 AM
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMGWTFLOL! Lou Christie, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". So grab that pick & shovel.  Is this a Morey breakout?


within the parameters of my Db it is.  Dave has heretofore only played Lou's whose last initials are R.


and only two of those, right?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 10:51:28 AM
Quote from: "princessofcairo"
Quote from: "mshray"
Quote from: "RGMike"
OMGWTFLOL! Lou Christie, "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". So grab that pick & shovel.  Is this a Morey breakout?


within the parameters of my Db it is.  Dave has heretofore only played Lou's whose last initials are R.


and only two of those, right?


yup, Rawls & Reed.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 11:12:44 AM
"get yer shoes off and put yer beads on the table"

Annalisa says beads are something"only hippies wore".

Well, hippies and drag queens.

Bonus: CSN, "49 ByeByes".
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 12:32:08 PM
Quote from: "mshray"
fwiw, the KINK is playing 1993 today.  No contest.


indeed, and here's their list:

Cracker : Low
Lenny Kravitz : Believe
Counting Crows : Rain King
John Hiatt : Buffalo River Home  
Freddy Jones Band : In A Daydream
Big Head Todd & The Monsters : Broken Hearted Savior
Sting : Fields Of Gold
10,000 Maniacs : Because The Night
Pearl Jam : Elderly Woman Behind The Counter...  
Bruce Springsteen : Streets Of Philadelphia  

Very Moreyesque; most of these songs were KFOG playlist staples in '93(except for Cracker and Pearl Jam)

BTW, the KFOG list ain't posted; the web intern musta gone home sick too :wink:
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Gazoo on July 17, 2006, 12:38:00 PM
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Quote from: "Davefish"
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OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?


I don't think he was on Buddha, but I don't have Whitburn handy. It was a big comeback for him at the time.  iirc, he was Lesley Gore's "beard" for a while.


Actually, he was; and this song appears on the Buddah (their spelling) box set, which I'll never pass up a chance to highly recommend.  Where else can you hear that, Gun Hill Road's "Back When My Hair Was Short," the Shadows of Knight's "Shake," tracks from Superfly, latter-day Pips hits, Norman Connors' "You Are My Starship," AND the debut from the Fat Boys, "Fat Boys," when they were still billed as Disco 3?
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: mshray on July 17, 2006, 04:43:53 PM
7/17/2006 - Monday! A great time in...1969!!!
 
1.  Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son  
2.  Sly and The Family Stone - Stand  
3.  Spirit - I Got A Line On You  
4.  The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money (BEST OF SET!!)  
5.  The Moody Blues - Dear Diary  
6.  Zombies - Time of the Season  
7.  Jeff Beck - Plynth  
8.  Harry Nilsson - I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City    
9.  Jr. Walker & The Allstars - What Does It Take?  
10.  Lou Christie - I'm Gonna Make You Mine  
 
BONUS TRACK:  Crosby Stills Nash & Young - 49 Bye-byes

I'm off to Seattle for a 48 hr business trip, see y'all on Thursday.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 17, 2006, 07:50:57 PM
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Quote from: "Davefish"
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OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?


I don't think he was on Buddha, but I don't have Whitburn handy. It was a big comeback for him at the time.  iirc, he was Lesley Gore's "beard" for a while.


Actually, he was; and this song appears on the Buddah (their spelling) box set


Wow, news to me. He wasn't there long (just for "...Make You Mine" and its flop follow-up "Are You Getting Any Sunshine?").  His early hits were on Roulette and his '66 chart-topper "Lighting Strikes" as well as the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain" were on MGM.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Gazoo on July 17, 2006, 08:27:51 PM
Quote from: "RGMike"
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Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "Davefish"
Quote from: "urth"
OK, this one is a stumper but it has Buddah written all over it: I'm Gonna Make You Mine? Mike, please give us the 411.

It's "Lou Christie", ain't it?


I don't think he was on Buddha, but I don't have Whitburn handy. It was a big comeback for him at the time.  iirc, he was Lesley Gore's "beard" for a while.


Actually, he was; and this song appears on the Buddah (their spelling) box set


Wow, news to me. He wasn't there long (just for "...Make You Mine" and its flop follow-up "Are You Getting Any Sunshine?").  His early hits were on Roulette and his '66 chart-topper "Lighting Strikes" as well as the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain" were on MGM.


Hope no one minds that I plug my own stuff; here's what I had to say about the Buddah Box at AMG (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zyeb97ikkrht): (and I'll burn a copy of the set for anyone who wants one; email me offlist if so)

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This remarkable three-CD box set recaps the biggest hits spawned by the Buddah record label and its distributed labels (Kama Sutra, Team, Pavilion, Hot Wax, Sussex, and Curtom). While the Buddah label was best known for its role in the 1967-1970 bubblegum genre and for giving rise to one surprise hit after another, it also was responsible for more substantive work from such acts as Curtis Mayfield, Gladys Knight & the Pips, early Captain Beefheart, and Charlie Daniels. The latter two are unfortunately not represented in this collection; even so, the sheer breadth of material covered here is astonishing. Unlike better-known labels of the period like Motown, Stax, and Philles, there is no unifying sonic trait in the artists under the Buddah umbrella. Consequently, listening to the entire collection in one sitting is a schizophrenic endeavor in its bouncing from bubblegum (1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, et al.) to Jesus-freakdom (Ocean's "Put Your Hand in the Hand," the Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day") to '70s soul balladry (the elegant "Dream Merchant" from New Birth and "You Are My Starship" by Norman Connors) to disco oddities (Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More," the bizarre "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson). Despite the stylistic inconsistency, The Buddah Box is a worthwhile investment for music collectors, as its liner notes tell a fascinating story of the label's evolution, and there are a number of hard to find gems represented. It might have benefited from a few more obscurities -- the collection sticks to Top 40 hits wherever it can -- but it makes a good argument that the story of a trash-singles label can be just as interesting, and the tunes nearly as compelling, as that of the more respected labels of the '60s and '70s.


Do You Believe in Magic? - Lovin' Spoonful
Daydream - Lovin' Spoonful
Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful
There's Got to Be a Word! - Innocense
Hello, Hello - Sopwith Camel
Green Tambourine - Lemon Pipers, The
Simon Says - 1910 Fruitgum Company
Yummy, Yummy, Yummy - Ohio Express
1, 2, 3, Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Company
Shake - Shadows of Knight
Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
Chewy, Chewy - Ohio Express
The Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge
Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers
I'm Gonna Make You Mine - Lou Christie
Moonflight - Vik Venus
When I Die - Motherlode
The Rapper - The Jaggerz
O-o-h Child - Stairsteps
Candles in the Rain - Melanie w/ Edwin Hawkins Singers
Somebody's Been Sleeping in My Bed - One Hundred Proof (Aged in Soul)
One Toke over the Line - Brewer & Shipley
Put Your Hand in the Hand - Ocean
AWant Ads - Honey Cone
Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
City of New Orleans - Steve Goodman
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Back When My Hair Was Short - Gunhill Road
Brother Louie - Stories
Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me - Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Need to Be - Jim Weatherly
From His Woman to You - Barbara Mason
(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet - Sha Na Na
Dream Merchant - New Birth
Everybody Stand up and Clap Your Hands - Fred Parris and Black Satin
Let's Do It Again - Staple Singers
Hold Back the Night - The Trammps
More, More, More, Pt. 1 - Andrea True Connection
You Are My Starship - Norman Connors
Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On - Addrisi Brothers
Wide Receiver - Michael Henderson
Fat Boys - Disco 3
Title: old versions
Post by: ggould on July 17, 2006, 09:08:03 PM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers

recently  I've encountered old songs I've been looking for, on iTunes, or on other people's CD's, where the song appears to  be some sort of alternate version from what I remember as the 'original.'  I bought "Oh Happy Day" on iTunes, but I swear it doesn't sound exactly the way I remember it.  A friend sent me some Ventures MP3's recently, but they sound 'off' to me.  Anyone know what I'm raving about?
Title: Re: old versions
Post by: princessofcairo on July 18, 2006, 07:13:25 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers

recently  I've encountered old songs I've been looking for, on iTunes, or on other people's CD's, where the song appears to  be some sort of alternate version from what I remember as the 'original.'  I bought "Oh Happy Day" on iTunes, but I swear it doesn't sound exactly the way I remember it.  A friend sent me some Ventures MP3's recently, but they sound 'off' to me.  Anyone know what I'm raving about?


ayup. i´ve been having the same problem over the past few years. the downloaded tunes aren´t the same versions i remember from vinyl. but i can´t find anything online that acknowledges the difference. i call it the "you are the sunshine of my life" phenomenon (there are two radio versions of that song - one with trumpets, and one without).
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2006, 07:36:40 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
the bizarre "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson


uh, is that about what I think it's about? :wink:
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: Gazoo on July 18, 2006, 08:02:34 AM
Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "Gazoo"
the bizarre "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson


uh, is that about what I think it's about? :wink:


It actually is.  I'm floored that it was a huge R&B hit.  And yes, he asks if anyone is interested in a tight end.
Title: 17 July 2006--it's 1969!!!
Post by: RGMike on July 18, 2006, 08:05:56 AM
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Quote from: "RGMike"
Quote from: "Gazoo"
the bizarre "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson


uh, is that about what I think it's about? :wink:


It actually is.  I'm floored that it was a huge R&B hit.  And yes, he asks if anyone is interested in a tight end.


 :shock:  :shock:  :shock:
Title: Re: old versions
Post by: Gazoo on July 18, 2006, 08:08:11 AM
Quote from: "ggould"
Quote from: "Gazoo"
Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers

recently  I've encountered old songs I've been looking for, on iTunes, or on other people's CD's, where the song appears to  be some sort of alternate version from what I remember as the 'original.'  I bought "Oh Happy Day" on iTunes, but I swear it doesn't sound exactly the way I remember it.  A friend sent me some Ventures MP3's recently, but they sound 'off' to me.  Anyone know what I'm raving about?


It might be -- though I hope it isn't -- one of those cases where a pseudo-band featuring maybe one original member has gone back into the studio to re-record songs as a quick cash-in.  The re-recording has something to do with copyrights on the original sound recording expiring or not being able to license the originals, I'm not sure which (but this is why you sometimes see bands re-record their own songs, as Squeeze did with "Tempted" some years ago for a comp).  I often see bargain-basement compilations with the disclaimer in small print, "These songs all feature at least one member of the original band," or such.  I accidentally bought such a comp of Badfinger songs last year; they sounded HORRIBLE.  Anyway, my guess is that whoever is performing as the Edwin Hawkins Singers these days doesn't own the copyright of the original recording but they own the copyright to the underlying song, so they re-recorded it for the purposes of selling it on iTunes and such.
Title: Re: old versions
Post by: princessofcairo on July 18, 2006, 08:32:16 AM
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Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers

recently  I've encountered old songs I've been looking for, on iTunes, or on other people's CD's, where the song appears to  be some sort of alternate version from what I remember as the 'original.'  I bought "Oh Happy Day" on iTunes, but I swear it doesn't sound exactly the way I remember it.  A friend sent me some Ventures MP3's recently, but they sound 'off' to me.  Anyone know what I'm raving about?


It might be -- though I hope it isn't -- one of those cases where a pseudo-band featuring maybe one original member has gone back into the studio to re-record songs as a quick cash-in.  The re-recording has something to do with copyrights on the original sound recording expiring or not being able to license the originals, I'm not sure which (but this is why you sometimes see bands re-record their own songs, as Squeeze did with "Tempted" some years ago for a comp).  I often see bargain-basement compilations with the disclaimer in small print, "These songs all feature at least one member of the original band," or such.  I accidentally bought such a comp of Badfinger songs last year; they sounded HORRIBLE.  Anyway, my guess is that whoever is performing as the Edwin Hawkins Singers these days doesn't own the copyright of the original recording but they own the copyright to the underlying song, so they re-recorded it for the purposes of selling it on iTunes and such.


i´m familiar with those awful re-recordings, but what i´ve also experience, and maybe this is what geoff is talking about, are re-recordings of the same era, maybe even the same session. just slight differences. the recording quality is the same, the players are the same, but the singer will do something different with the vocals, a couple of words are changed, or some instruments left out, or added...

oh, and i want a copy just so i can hear the wide receiver song.