unjustly forgotten instrumentals
Crazy Charlie
RINKY DINK - Dave Baby Cortez (Chess) 1962
APACHE - Jorgen Innmann (Atco) 1961
SWINGIN' SAFARI - Billy Vaughn (Dot) 1962
POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE - Adrian Kimberly (Calliope) 1961
JACK THE RIPPER - Link Wray (Swan) 1963
SPOOKY - Mike Sharpe (Liberty) 1967
CASATCHOK - Alexander Karazov (Jamie) 1969
LOOK FOR A STAR - Billy Vaughn (Dot) 1960
PERCOLATOR - Billy Jo & CHeckmates (Dore) 1962
STICK SHIFT - DUals (Sue) 1961
CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND - Sounds Orchestral (Parkway) & Vince Guaraldi
(Fantasy) 66/63
THAT HAPPY FEELING - Bert Kaempfertg (Decca) 62
-- I will list more if there's interest --
Crazy Charlie
Norm Katuna
rating it at a 81, and on 13 Sep 1998 12:36:51 -0500, in
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s, "Crazy Charlie" <craz...@ushwy1.com>, wrote:
Uh, sure some of these are going to be forgotten. They were never anything in
the first place other than at some local station somewhere.
::: POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE - Adrian Kimberly (Calliope) 1961
Even though it made it to #34. I never heard it played in Los Angeles. And
this was the period that I was glued to KFWB and KRLA.
::: SPOOKY - Mike Sharpe (Liberty) 1967
Where was this a hit, or even played? I see it charted low in Billboard, but I
never heard it.
::: CASATCHOK - Alexander Karazov (Jamie) 1969
Never heard of it, but since I wasn't listening to A. M radio any more, I guess
it could be understandable that I don't know it.
::: PERCOLATOR - Billy Jo & CHeckmates (Dore) 1962
Just loved that record when it was popular
::: THAT HAPPY FEELING - Bert Kaempfertg (Decca) 62
It may have charted low in Billboard, but I don't think it was ever played in
L.A.
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>>::: SPOOKY - Mike Sharpe (Liberty) 1967
Where was this a hit, or even played? I see it charted low in Billboard, but I
never heard it.<<
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I couldn't tell you where (it seems to me I was on vacation rather than at home
when I heard it), but this did get played on the radio somewhere. And it
PREDATED The Classics IV's version. I'm very certain of this, because I had a
flash of instant recognition when the vocal version came out.
Nick Durutta
>
> UNDERWATER - Frogmen (Candix) 1961
> RINKY DINK - Dave Baby Cortez (Chess) 1962
> APACHE - Jorgen Innmann (Atco) 1961
> SWINGIN' SAFARI - Billy Vaughn (Dot) 1962
> CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND - Sounds Orchestral (Parkway) & Vince Guaraldi
> (Fantasy) 66/63
>
>
> Crazy Charlie
A few more great instrumentals that never dented the Hot 100:
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, Elmer Bernstein (1961)
THE LONG SHIPS, Charles Albertine (1962)
ONLY THE YOUNG, Champs (1963)
Dean F.
FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD, Duane Eddy & The Rebels (1959)
REVILLE ROCK, Johnny & The Hurricanes (1959)
WALK DON'T RUN '64, The Venures (1964)
SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE, The Ventures (1964)
RAW-HIDE, Link Wray (1959)
HANG 'EM HIGH, Booker T. & The MGs (1969)
NIGHT TRAIN, James Brown & The Famous Flames (1962)
SMOKIE--PART 2, Bill Black's Combo (1960)
THEME FROM "EXODUS," Ferrante & Teicher (1961)
THEME FROM "THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN," Al Caiola (1960)
LET'S GO TRIPPIN', Dick Dale & The Del-Tones (1961)
POINT PANIC, The Surfaris (1963)
BEATNIK FLY, Johnny & The Hurricanes (1960)
Serumgard
of these are sadly neglected these days, and I especially miss The Ventures and
Booker T and The M.G.'s . Most oldies staions will play an occasional tune
like Green Onions, but where is Time Is Tight?
Anyone know of a really good Booker T. CD comp? I have a few on tape and vinyl,
but they are poor quality and always lacking something essential!
The Ventures, on the other hand, although saddly neglected and mostly
unreleased in the States, are still together, still recording, still touring! I
thought they had given up in the early seventies because of the lack of
airplay, and never seeing any new product in the stores. If you are interested:
http://www.sandcastlevi.com/venture.htm is an excellent site to start at.
JohnS
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nor...@xxhome.com (Norm Katuna) wrote:
>
> ::: SPOOKY - Mike Sharpe (Liberty) 1967
>
> Where was this a hit, or even played? I see it charted low in Billboard,
> but I never heard it.
>
My only complete reference to Mike Sharpe's "Spooky" is that the song
reached #23 at CJMS Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 13, 1967.
Incomplete chart history...but also charted at...
KOMA Oklahoma City, OK - Song enters chart at #40 on March 2, 1967.
WIOO - Carlisle, PA. - #58, up from #67, on February 18, 1967.
-Andre.
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> Anyone know of a really good Booker T. CD comp? I have a few on tape and vinyl,
> but they are poor quality and always lacking something essential!
A compilation of early material owned by Atlantic is on:
The Best Of Booker T. & The MG's (Rhino 81281)
* Green Onions * Mo' Onions * Jellybread * Tic-Tac-Toe * Soul Dressing *
Terrible Thing * Can't Be Still * Boot-Leg * Summertime * Be My Lady * Red
Beans And Rice * My Sweet Potato * Booker-Loo * Hip Hug-Her * Slim
Jenkins' Place * Groovin'
Later material still owned by Stax is on:
Best Of Booker T. & The MG's (Stax 60-004)
* Hang 'Em High * Eleanor Rigby * Soul Limbo * Over Easy * Mrs. Robinson *
Something * Time Is Tight * Johnny I Love You * Heads Or Tails *
Meditation * Hip Hug Her * Horse, The * Slum Baby * Born Under A Bad Sign
* Light My Fire * It's Your Thing * Melting Pot
The best single disc mix of both eras is:
The Very Best Of Booker T. & The MG's (Rhino 71738)
* Green Onions * Chinese Checkers * Groovin' * Soul Dressing * Boot-Leg *
My Sweet Potato * Slim Jenkin's Place * Booker-Loo * Hip Hug-Her * Mo'
Onions * Soul-Limbo * Hang 'Em High * Time Is Tight * Mrs. Robinson * Slum
Baby * Melting Pot
Or, if you're an obsessive fan like me, you can by everything they put
out, which has now all been reissued.
Bob Roman
Bwana Don
never heard it:
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>
> UNDERWATER - Frogmen (Candix) 1961
> RINKY DINK - Dave Baby Cortez (Chess) 1962
> APACHE - Jorgen Innmann (Atco) 1961
> SWINGIN' SAFARI - Billy Vaughn (Dot) 1962
> POMP & CIRCUMSTANCE - Adrian Kimberly (Calliope) 1961
> JACK THE RIPPER - Link Wray (Swan) 1963
> LOOK FOR A STAR - Billy Vaughn (Dot) 1960
> PERCOLATOR - Billy Jo & CHeckmates (Dore) 1962
> STICK SHIFT - DUals (Sue) 1961
> CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND - Sounds Orchestral (Parkway) & Vince Guaraldi
> (Fantasy) 66/63
> THAT HAPPY FEELING - Bert Kaempfertg (Decca) 62
>
>
Ja Da (Whistling Jack Smith) 1967
Hawaii Tattoo (Waikikis ) 1961
Blue Moon (Ventures) 1961
Hungry For Love (San Remo Golden Strings) 1965
Monte Carlo (Tornadoes) 1964
Happy Cowboy (Billy Vaughan) 1961
Should I (Stringalongs) 1961
Balboa Blue (Marketts) 1961
The La Dee Dah Song (Village Stompers) 1964
Chariot Rock (Champs) 1958
Harlem Nocturne (Viscounts) 1960
Lost Love (H B Barnum) 1961
I Will Follow You (Him) Frank Pourcel and his French Strings 1963
Shangrila (Robert Maxwell) 1964
The Lonely Surfer (Jack Nitzsche) 1963
Begin The Beguine (Stomp) The Original Checkmates (Pye) 1961
Summer Holiday (The Prediktors) 1965 Imperial
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THEME FROM "THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR" I.E. THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND
NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (YOUR STOMACH'S IN)
CLASSICAL GAS
A TASTE OF HONEY
WHAT NOW MY LOVE
Dean F.
> The Ventures, on the other hand, although saddly neglected and mostly
> unreleased in the States, are still together, still recording, still touring! I
> thought they had given up in the early seventies because of the lack of
> airplay, and never seeing any new product in the stores.
Unreleased in the United States? Not anymore! Many (if not all) of the Ventures
Liberty LPs have been reissued on CD, two albums per disc. And EMI's "Best of the
Ventures" CD is magnificent!
Earthjuice
Yet another good exmple of "blue-eyed soul"?
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bigst...@aol.com (BigStar303) wrote:
> Norm wrote:
>
> *************
> >>::: SPOOKY - Mike Sharpe (Liberty) 1967
>
> Where was this a hit, or even played? I see it charted low in Billboard, but I
> never heard it.<<
>
> I couldn't tell you where (it seems to me I was on vacation rather than at home
> when I heard it), but this did get played on the radio somewhere. And it
> PREDATED The Classics IV's version. I'm very certain of this, because I had a
> flash of instant recognition when the vocal version came out.
>
About two years before The Classics IV's "Spooky" came out, musicians Mike
Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks penned the instrumental version, with Mike on
saxaphone and Harry on organ. It was then recorded at The LeFevre Sound
Studio in Atlanta. It did well regionally, but then faded. Guitarist J.R.
Cobb (Classics IV) and producer Buddy Buie, who were working for the same
publishing company, Lowery Music, heard the tune and decided to put words to
it. The song was re-recorded with Mike Shapiro (Sharpe) returning to lay down
the saxaphone track. The rest is history. In fact, most of The Classics IV
sax solos feature Shapiro.
Joe Glickman
(producer of the documentary "Traces of Love: The Story of The Classics IV")
JSmith357
You're correct... and it was played here in Pittsburgh for a while too;
although not a lot.
By the way, did you know that some of the original members of the Classic IV
went on to become the Atlanta Rhythm Section? And they re-recorded the song in
1979 and it was a marginal hit.
searc...@my-dejanews.com
>
>
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Stereo?? If any Ventures LPs were intended for stereo listening, surely
this one & 'Super Psychedelics'.
David J. Coyle
many songs the Ventures recorded for Japanese consumption. They are
still legends in the land of the rising sun. Have been since at least
1965 ("Live In Japan '65" is must listening for anybody), when their
first tour inspired everybody who swung an ax there.
Listen to almost anything from the late '60s Japanese "Group Sounds"
movement and you will hear somebody trying to be Don Wilson or Nokie
Edwards at some point.
I was fortunate enough to see the Ventures in Columbus, Ohio this past
summer. It was jaw-droppingly magnificent. Don Wilson's rhythm guitar
clanging cut through the air like a knife, and I was at his feet the
whole time. It was probably the most amazing musical event I've been
present for (although the Metronomes reunion I mentioned a few weeks ago
comes close).
Dave
Billy G.
The "Batman Theme" album is availble in Stereo as a two fer with the 1977 album
"TV Themes" from See-For-Miles Records in the UK who have a great set of
Ventures Two-Fers.
Except for "Scecret Agent Man" and "007-11" all the tracks are in true stereo!
I have no idea why One Way couldnt have found the stereo master tapes unless
they have been damaged or have disapeared. Thank goodness for safety copies!
Billy G. Spradlin
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