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The Primettes (I should probably dismiss myself from oldies trivia, as I've been hearing these little tidbits every week for about five years now....)
Re: The Donovan guitar mystery.....I generally get my music info from http://www.allmusic.com, so I may be wrong. But here's what the track review said for "Hurdy Gurdy Man"....
The guitar break had some mind-melting Eastern-ish distorted sustain, giving a definitive lie to those who would cast Donovan as a namby-pamby who didn't have it in him to rock out. Among the supporting musicians indeed were three soon-to-be members of Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page (who played the lead guitar, and had already contributed to Donovan sessions in the past), John Paul Jones (likewise a veteran of sessions for Donovan and many others), and John Bonham.
Re: The Donovan guitar mystery.....I generally get my music info from http://www.allmusic.com, so I may be wrong. But here's what the track review said for "Hurdy Gurdy Man"....
The guitar break had some mind-melting Eastern-ish distorted sustain, giving a definitive lie to those who would cast Donovan as a namby-pamby who didn't have it in him to rock out. Among the supporting musicians indeed were three soon-to-be members of Led Zeppelin: Jimmy Page (who played the lead guitar, and had already contributed to Donovan sessions in the past), John Paul Jones (likewise a veteran of sessions for Donovan and many others), and John Bonham.
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I would think Petula Clark woulda been too late. I love her stuff though.
There must be one of those AMERICAN GRAFFITI-sountrack-era tunes by a Brit, no? Damn that is a good soundtrack, BTW, for anyone wanting a primer in [very] early '60s American pop. I must get it on CD; my vinyl copy's long gone...
There must be one of those AMERICAN GRAFFITI-sountrack-era tunes by a Brit, no? Damn that is a good soundtrack, BTW, for anyone wanting a primer in [very] early '60s American pop. I must get it on CD; my vinyl copy's long gone...
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You're probably right, though something in the back of my mind tells me it's some similiar act. Vera Lynn, maybe.selfmademug wrote:I would think Petula Clark woulda been too late. I love her stuff though.
There must be one of those AMERICAN GRAFFITI-sountrack-era tunes by a Brit, no? Damn that is a good soundtrack, BTW, for anyone wanting a primer in [very] early '60s American pop. I must get it on CD; my vinyl copy's long gone...
Here's a link to the cd of that s/track, btw
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ce&s=music
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Yes, it was "Telstar" by the Tornadoes, and it predated the Beatles pop rise by about a year or so.
And as Dr. J stated, it was produced by "England's answer to Phil Spector"...Joe Meek. Meek was one of the most intriguing figures in pop music history!
Check out his bio at http://www.allmusic.com!
And as Dr. J stated, it was produced by "England's answer to Phil Spector"...Joe Meek. Meek was one of the most intriguing figures in pop music history!
Check out his bio at http://www.allmusic.com!
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