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What Shall I Do (1967) - Frankie & The Classicals. Stereo. Kent Records (UK) issued a (CD) Monophonic version, but by manipulating two separate Calla Records issues, I was able to make a primitive Stereo version...
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Bang A Gong (Get It On) (1972) - T. Rex. Stereo. "Take Two" w/ studio talk. My good friend Bob in Pennsylvania was good friends with Marc Bolan. They had a great time when together. Bob even took Marc (and others) to Pat's Steaks, in Philadelphia. It was fun restoring the sound on this Take. Hope you like. RIP Marc...
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I'm A Believer (1966) - The Monkees. Stereo. An Alternate (vocals) Version of one of their big hits + an Instrumental Version...
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Gimme Some Lovin' (1967) - Spencer Davis Group. Mono/Stereo. The UK hit version, and a US doctored version by members of the group, Traffic...
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You Were On My Mind (1965) - We Five. True Stereo. Not sure how and where this song was recorded, possibly portions at Gold Star Studios, and why it was issued on LP in fake stereo, but here's a couple variations, with and without overdubbed guitar work...
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Medicine Man (1969) - The Buchanan Brothers. Not Brothers at all, but Producers. This song once dominated the airwaves, but seldom ever heard today. The CD versions actually sound better than a mint Event Records LP. Included - the way it appeared on their LP album, following a (faded) remake of "Do You Love Me". Not an ideal to present it, for later FM radio airplay, or if you were seeking the hit song. And, yes, Terry West, to most, the goal was getting the record to sound good, but some smaller record companies went to the extreme and mixed their hit singles, from this same year, with car speakers (courtesy: Rod Prince, Bubble Puppy)...
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No Milk Today (1967) - Herman's Hermits. Stereo. While it may not be the "original" hit, it does come close. Along with an Autographed Audio CD...
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The Madison Time (Pt. 1) (1960) - The Ray Bryant Combo. Stereo. Great jazz tune. Since Joel Whitburn is offering song snippets, I have to do one better... You could listen to this fine Stereo record on your brand new, 1960, easy to carry @ only 31 pounds, inexpensive @ $99.95, Airline portable Stereo Phonograph! Power Plus, with 4 tubes and 2 selenium rectifiers! Separate Bass and Treble controls included! Technology doesn't get any better! Order yours today!!...
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Danke Schoen (1963) - Wayne Newton. Stereo. His first Top 40 Hit. Appeared on the TV series, Bonanza. Plus, a photo of Wayne during the recording session, with arranger, Perry Botkin...
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The Horse/Love Is all Right (1968) - Cliff Nobles & Company. Stereo (edited). Cliff Nobles, gospel singer (discovered by producer, Jesse James) [credit: Frank @ Jamie/Guyden], was featured on the "A" side, but the "B" side, instrumental, became the hit, not featuring Cliff...
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I Want To Hold Your Hand (1964) - The Beatles. Stereo. It all started here; their first Top 40 US Hit. Before I die, I'd like to experience these songs I grew up, with pristine (Audio CD quality) sound quality. However, sadly, it's a drawn out marketing process, not typical with independent record companies. If I hear something on CD that I know can be easily improved, I do what I can with my crude techniques. First, direct from CD (with boosted amplitude for a fair comparison) and, Second, a tweaked sound version I created...
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Third Finger, Left Hand (1967) - Martha & The Vandellas. Stereo. When I heard the Stereo "Remix" version on a PBS box set, the vocals were weak, seemed out of phase and appeared off center. Later, I find another CD stereo version that sounded better, but you can see with the differences in amplitudes, what was accomplished to "correct" the sound. I do appreciate the instrumental ending. Thank you. Both versions are included here with accompanying waveforms...
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Mr. Tambourine Man/Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (1965) - The Byrds. Stereo. Probably heard more often in Monophonic. Neither song will qualify for excellence in Stereo reproduction; not enough remnants, but still nice to hear!...
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It Must Be Him/Que Sea El (1967) - Vikki Carr (Florencia Martinez Cardona). Stereo. The English version has tape noise; maybe the session tapes were lost or damaged. UK version varies. Supporting that thought, oddly, the (later) Spanish version appears to be totally re-recorded, with no tape noise...
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A Patty Duke Salute. All Stereo - some personally mixed. First, the Initial Theme song (edited w/countdown) to her 1963-1965 Patty Duke TV Show. Second, an Alternate Theme. Third, possibly Take #6 (edited w/studio talk) of her 1965 "Don't Just Stand There" hit, followed by the Final Take. All snippets...
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Dreamin' (1960) - Johnny Burnette. Stereo (includes studio talk w/ various Takes). We hear Snuff Garrett (Liberty Records A&R person) tell Jerry (I assume the band/orchestra leader) to tone it down a little. Remember, this is a "live" recording w/o overdubbing, so it was important to get the balance correct. Snuff stops the recording again and tells somepne to play "natural". Before Take 7, a studio person seems amused by Snuff starting and stopping of the recording! This is a longer snippet, but a third of it is just false starts and studio talk. Portions of Takes #5, #6 and #7 are included...
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Tausend Nadelstiche (1964) - The Searchers. Better known as "Needles And Pins". Paid off, as it charted better in Germany than the US at #8! Never could understand why they didn't oil that squeaky bass drum pedal!...
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I'm So Confused (1964?) - Patty & The Emblems. Studio talk. Patty's probably talking to Leon Huff. No Take # mentioned, but obviously not the first. More than likely recorded (in Philadelphia) directly after "Mixed Up, Shook Up, Girl" became a hit. Patty (later a teacher in Camden, NJ) died at the early age of 56, in 1999...
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I Only Want To Be With You (1964) - Dusty Springfield. Stereo. One the US side, they claim the tapes are lost, and Stereo has to be pieced together. On the UK side they find this, but Dusty's vocals are not up to par (unless they were heavily processed later), Another variation can be found elsewhere. Must of taken a month of Sunday's to record this!...
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Viva Las Vegas (1964) - Elvis Presley. Stereo (with studio talk - edited). Most of these odd versions are best guesses at Take #'s. In a previous (scrapped) version, Elvis doesn't sing to prerecorded music as he does here. Take #2 on vocals...
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Concrete And Clay (1965) - Eddie Rambeau (from Pennsylvania). Stereo. UK and US versions neck and neck on US record charts. Personally remastered...
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Baby Don't Go (1965) - Sonny & Cher. Stereo. Reprise Records? Don't know who's responsible for sharing this material from the (defunct) record company's vault, but not uncommon!...
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Sheba (1960) - Johnny & The Hurricanes. Stereo. Not sure why I know this, since it wasn't a Top 40 hit, but, to me, it's like one of the greatest instrumentals ever recorded!...
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The Monkees' TV Show Theme (1966) - The Monkees. Stereo. Always enjoyed their TV show - funny - great songs, too. I edited this down to match the theme, bit it's longer...
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Shape Of Things To Come (1968) - Max Frost & The Troopers. Stereo. The band, "actually "Mom's Boys" featuring Paul Wibier" - courtesy: Davie Allan of Davie Allan & The Arrows!...
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Got To Get You Into My Life (1966) - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers. Stereo. Failure to release The Beatles single in a timely manner, opened the doors for Cliff Bennett and crew to UK chart it better than The Beatles US (1976) edition! Double sided Top 10 Hit single, I believe...
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Foot Tapper (1963) - The Shadows. Stereo. Before The Beatles, the UK had The Shadows. From the sounds of it, they also had superior Stereo sound quality, compared to The Beatles. A UK #1 Hit...
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Lookin' For A Love (1962) - Bobby Womack b/w The Valentinos. Snippet courtsey of (a fine recording artist) Jimmy Dee!...
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Down On The Corner (1969) - Creedence Clearwater Revival. Stereo. Mixed emotions what sources were used for their past CDs (Individual, Box Sets, SACDs, etc); good and bad sound quality reviews. This is from the latest series of domestic CDs. No mention of remixing, remastering or source. Bonus Tracks are mainly "live" recordings; no session alternate versions or out-takes. Increased tape hiss level probably means percussion was overdubbed; some 120 Hz. hum. Otherwise, sounds pretty good...
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As Tears Go By (1964) - Marianne Faithfull. Stereo - personally (crude) mixed. Don't believe it actually exists on any media. I'm certain Mark Paytress will agree, the music was recorded before the vocals...
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Talking About My Baby (1964) - The Impressions. Stereo. Oddly, they never made the UK charts until 1975! (credit: Alan Rich - UK). From a various artist CD. This recording starts out sounding like you're in for a nice stereo fidelity treat, but quickly falls bland. I corrected the flaws the best I could....
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Hurt (1961) - Timi Yuro. Stereo. By the masters of Audio CD (re)mastering, early on, either it was a personal choice not to do, and/or digital tools weren't readily available/affordable, but removing tape (hiss) noise from recordings wasn't always common. Maybe AAD vs ADD was to blame (assume current analog recordings are always ADD processed, that's why it's seldom ever mentioned today). To my ears, removing the noise made a nice improvement here...
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Goldfinger (1965) - Shirley Bassey. Stereo. Popular music was typically recorded on 1/2 inch width magnetic tape, running @ 15 inches per second. However, the audio tracks of 35 and 70 mm film tape media appeared to be the choice for ultimate sound quality. Probably because of its faster running speed, greater fidelity and dynamics could be achieved....
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Memphis (1963) - Lonnie Mack. Stereo. Hard to top guitar work on this gem!....
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Hang 'Em High (1968) - Booker T. & The MG's. Stereo. Great song, but a disappointment on CD (let alone "Live", rather than Studio recordings). Have to assume Mr. Elvis Costello and Mr. Joe Tarantino were even alive when this was a hit, and explains the poor remastering sound quality. I tried to improve upon it...
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If You Don't Want My Love (1968) - Robert John. Stereo. Once believed this was only a Philly (regional) hit, but it's been reissued on (US) 45, (US) Greatest Hits, as well as imported, both UK and Japanese, CDs. One of my favorites. Love the arrangement...
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Doin' The Banana Split (1968) - The Banana Splits. Stereo. Written by the one and only Barry White. From their Saturday morning TV Show...
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Never Give You Up (1968) - Jerry Butler. Stereo. The Monophonic version is what I remember from radio. The Stereo version, however, is a bit bland in comparison, with Jerry's vocals off center. I attempted to correct one or more things. Maybe this has been remastered...
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A Little Bit Of Heaven (1965) - Ronnie Dove. Stereo. Can't claim I remember most of Ronnie's hits, but this one sure sounds familiar...
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Nut Rocker (1962) - B. Bumble & The Stingers. Steve Otfinoski's book "The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals" states the piano player is Ernie Freeman. On a Saturday afternoon show on Sirus/XM's Underground Garage, it may have been mentioned, Kim Fowley (Producer) was playing piano. However, Joel Whitburn is correct, stating it's, concert pianist, Lincoln Mayorga, playing piano, in his Top 40 edition! Confirmed via a BBC radio interview with Kim Fowley and Ernie Freeman...
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Leaning On The Lamp Post (1966) - Herman's Hermits. Stereo - imported CD. Due to the lack of original Stereo, that's probably why many of their songs were later remade. Featured in the film "Hold On!...
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Little Egypt (Ying Yang) (1961) - The Coasters. Stereo. Way overdue, in Stereo (Audio CD), but a fun song and last US Top 40 hit...
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Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966) - The Beach Boys. Stereo. Take# 21 (Music) Take# maybe 40? (Vocals). Unedited. More than one set of overdubbed vocals were necessary...
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The Hoochie Coochie Coo (1961) - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. Stereo. An early Take of his third (?) US Top 40 hit. Sadly, Mr. Ballard died of throat cancer in 2003...
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Mr. Dieingly Sad (1966) - The Critters. Stereo. I thought they were a UK group, but they're direct from New Jersey!...
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Strawberry Fields Forever (1967) - The Beatles. Stereo - alternate. Will never forget the "initial" (Big Pig?) bootleg Beatles audio CDs with their outstanding audio quality and studio talk. When I (later) read how EMI had to call many recording studios, to see if they had Capitol Records tapes and found tapes in places you wouldn't expect (such as vacant theaters), that's how I gathered they made those early bootleg CDs, with prime material, that would eventually (years later) surface legitimately. With the numerous Beatles radio shows (still in existence), and because of the influx of "rarities" and "alternate versions" on the Audio CD market, you might hear an early Take of a song...
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Those Were The Days (1968) - Mary Hopkin. Stereo. Three (compounded) things that are unusual about this Version. First, it's Stereo. Second, it's sung in Spanish. Third, it's the LP version, not your typical edited single version, for publication abroad...
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Little Bitty Pretty One (1962) - Clyde McPhatter. Stereo. Just a half decade before, this song was made famous by Thurston Harris. A decade after this rendition, The Jackson 5 would remake it again. In that same year, Clyde McPhatter passed away. 50% of his Top 40 Hit song titles contained variations of the word "Love". All those charted better than #20, the remainder didn't. This was Clyde's last Top 40 Hit...
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No One (1961) - Connie Francis. Stereo. Various (edited) Takes. When Connie says to take it out, they didn't hesitate, they took it out. Why wouldn't they, she was the #1 Pop female vocalist! From New Jersey, may I add! She was in control! She has the cutest, most adorable, little laugh! Connie didn't rehearse this hit song, she just sang the written lyrics!...
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Rainy Day Women #12 & #35 (1966) - Bob Dylan. Stereo. Better titled "Everybody Must Get Stoned". To market the song, I gather the title had to be something not so obvious! Camouflaged, you might say. We all know this became his second best charting hit of all time because of the "stoned" reference. Joe Simon knew. Think of Columbia Records marketing a "Stoned" song. Not good! Not that everyone wasn't getting stoned back then, you just kept it low-keyed, hence the "Rainy Day Women..." title. However, it is a bouncy, enjoyable and fun song, featuring artists, such as Joe South and Al Kooper; recorded in Nashville, TN!...
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Venus In Blue Jeans (1962) - Jimmy Clanton. Stereo. Oddly, the same record company that gave Jimmy the Monophonic treatment, gave an amateur singer the Stereophonic treatment, using "The Jimmy Clanton Band"...
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Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternnon) (1968) - The Moody Blues. Stereo. Like The Rolling Stones, their London Records hit recordings were less than great sounding. This sounds odd, so I guess it's heard more often in Monophonic...
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Words (1967) - The Monkees. Stereo. Believe this is the first recorded version. Micky Dolenz was a decent singer, in my opinion...
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Listen People (1966) - Herman's Hermits. Stereo. Like The Rolling Stones, some would prefer hearing modern technology Stereophonic...
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Kind Of A Drag (1967) - The Buckinghams. Stereo w/ Studio Talk and Countdown. Take #1 (vocals). While others have rearranged the individual tape tracks, to center the vocals, it appears a bit thin sounding. A fuller sounding Mix...
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Little Deuce Coupe (1963) - The Beach Boys. Stereo. Tweaked to offset (visually detectable) processed sound...
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Those Were The Days (1968) - Mary Hopkin. Stereo. Alternate Version. Often referred to as an "Outtake" when the actual Take # is unknown...
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Soul Sacrifice (1969) - Santana. Stereo. Take #4. Best known from Woodstock...
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Calendar Girl (1960) - Neil Sedaka. Stereo. Maybe this has been remastered. However, most CDs have unbalanced amplitude Stereo channels. Neil's vocals are towards the Left channel. I balanced the amplitude and at the same time, tried to preserve the vocals. From a RCA import, budget CD. Tape hiss is obvious...
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Abilene (1963) - George Hamilton IV. Stereo. A peaceful and pretty song; one I haven't heard in ages. Well executed by the musicians. A "live" recording is available...
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Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (1966) - Cher. Stereo. Between Sonny and Cher, I think they occupied more record labels than the Government has people pleading for bailout money. Probably had contractual agreements, prohibiting recording as a duo, but not as individuals. Hard to believe this is a Imperial Records recording; narrow Stereo and varying vocal intensities...
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Raindrops (1961) - Dee Clark. Stereo. If you're a fan of this song (as well as other popular US Soul/R&B songs), you'd be surprised it(they) sounds better when issued in the UK than in the US, probably because of the UK Northern Soul demand...
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Green, Green (1963) - The New Christy Minstrels, Stereo. Biggest hit. Barry McGuire sings lead...
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Two Faces Have I (1963) - Lou Christie. Stereo. Found this stereo version on (2) CDs, but my version sounds better :-)....
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It Must Be Him (1967) - Vikki Carr. Stereo (enhanced). What I expect the original Liberty Records recording engineers had in mind...
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I'm Down (1965) - The Beatles. Stereo (enhanced). Failed US Top 40, but still a decent song. Other versions to follow. Sometimes played from vinyl on Beatle radio shows...
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I Knew You When (1965) - Billy Joe Royal. Stereo. Totally forgot about this song! To me, it sounds like a UK recording...
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The Sounds Of Silence (1965) - Simon & Garfunkel. Stereo. The early undubbed version...
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Old Rivers (1962) - Walter Brennan. Stereo. Biggest hit. Liked him in a John Wayne movie, including Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson. Sounds like Floyd Cramer, on piano. A heartfelt song...
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Kiss Me Sailor (1964) - Diane Renay. Stereo. From Philadelphia, PA. Some like this better than her previous, better charting hit...
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Remember Me (1964) - Rita Pavone. Stereo. Her only US Top 40 hit, but I like it....
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It's Up To You (1962) - Ricky Nelson. Stereo. A welcome find on an imported CD, but sounding a bit bland. I did what I could to enhance the sound. The least I can do, in memory of Ricky, who, sadly, lost his life in a plane crash...
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Stop Her On Sight (SOS) (1966) - Edwin Starr. Stereo. Failed to make US Top 40 - probably Motown did a poor job promoting it, or someone fiddled with the record charts. Believe Edwin performed this on PBS TV. Sound quality varies Audio CD to CD...
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Never On Sunday (1961) - The Chordettes. Stereo. Their last US Top 40 hit. A internet friend found one of the female singers lovely. Wonder if that's the one who married the Cadence Records owner?...
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On The Road Again (1968) - Canned Heat. Stereo - includes studio talk and countdown. Bob Hite, lead singer, says "Don't let it go down, whatever". Okay, so they let it go down a little and scrapped that Take. But it's not bad, really! Lots better than some groups who walked into the recording studio and had no clue what their hit song was going to sound like!...
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Baby, Now That I've Found You (1968) - The Foundations. Stereo. Nothing to write home about, but this proves the "other" version (from a UK #1 hits CD) shares the same music and backing vocal tracks as the US "hit" version. However, lead singing and various instruments were overdubbed. [Special thanks to John Walker, Lumpy and Felixbird1 for their input]...
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Bless You (1961) - Tony Orlando. Stereo. The better charting of (2) Top 40 hits. Later, he surfaced with the NY studio group, Wind, with only minor success. Tried his hand at producing music, producing Barry Manilow, but history was made when he surfaced as Dawn...
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I'm In Love (1963) - Billy J. Kramer. Stereo. Includes (trimmed) studio chatter. Take #32 - previously never released, but a catchy tune. John Lennon (1/2 the song writing team), can be heard while he (jokingly) coaches Billy. However, who is the female (musician's girlfriend?), saying "I'll help", in the studio, and who is the male, saying "I give you full permission to come to the Beatles session, Thursday, and challenge you on whatever you like"? Must be someone with clout and who are they challenging and for what reason?...
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That's Life (1966) - Frank Sinatra. My favorite. The Box Set version wasn't impressive sounding. No out-takes from his Reprise Records years exist, leaving me question if session tapes exist. What I believe this robust production should sound like on CD - tweaked from a budget Hits CD, from a previously "ripped" 160 kbps MP3...
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Another Sleepless Night (1960) - Jimmy Clanton. Stereo. Possibly Take #10 w/ Studio Chatter and Countdown. Sounds like the same Studio Engineer (and recording studio) as on Ernie K-Doe's hit, found below. Removed 120 Hz. hum, left in at (re)mastering...
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Never My Love (1967) - The Association. Stereo. Their previous #1 hit was written by a young girl, while this following #2 hit was written by The Addrisi Brothers. This appears to be remastered and/or better quality than what is marketed stateside. I'm sure there's more in the "vaults" than what has been published thus far...
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Jon & Robin & The In Crowd (1967) - Do it Again A Little Bit Slower. Stereo. Can't say I even remember this one, though it charted well...
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Ring Dang Doo (1965) - Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs. Stereo. Not one of their higher charting songs, but still nice...
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Gloria (1966) - The Shadows Of Night. Stereo. Writer: Van Morrison. Good thing they developed the LP. Otherwise, we'd have to listen to these classics in primitive Monophonic. Oddly, high technology HD Radio and Satellite stations don't hesitate playing primitive Monophonic...
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Judy's Turn To Cry (1963) - Lesley Gore. Stereo. Nothing uncommon. However, I cherished her Mercury Records Greatest Hits LP, as I felt it was one of the best sounding in my collection. CD versions lose the luster and brilliance of that vinyl LP. So, I altered a CD version to emulate the LP sound...
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Heart Full Of Soul (1966) - The Yardbirds. Stereo. Below (until I mate the two), you'll find a (Mono) Sitar version. Stereo Phasing may be improper...
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Tossin' And Turnin' (1961) - Bobby Lewis. Stereo. LP version w/ intro. Don't think the Beltone Records session tapes survived. Mr. Lewis' material, at least, sounds the same, CD to CD. Hence, I tried to restore some punch to this #1 hit...
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Beans In My Ears (1964) - The Serendipity Singers. Stereo. Even though it didn't chart high (#30), it received enough airplay for me to remember it, though never in Stereo...
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Take Five (1961) - The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Stereo. Jazz Classic. It's a joy to find these early recordings, remastered with 20 bit sound. Impressive!...
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Money (That's What I Want) (1960) - Barrett Strong. Stereo. Possibly recorded in the same recording studio, with some of the same musicians, as Marv Johnson...
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Run To Him (1961) - Bobby Vee. Stereo w/ countdown. Surprised to hear some distortion (noise) on this US remastered CD. From where it occurs and its duration, it doesn't appear to be tape damage, but a dirty/faulty mixing console potentiometer...
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Tell Me Why (1961) - The Belmonts. Stereo. After Dion went solo, they continued the hits...
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Itchycoo Park (1968) - Small Faces. Stereo. Only US Top 40 hit. Finding Top 40, in Mono, is relatively easy. However, finding it, in Stereo, is very difficult, time consuming and challenging....
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Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run) (1968) - Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus. Semi Stereo. This version sounds superior to most found on CD. Widening the Channel Separation reveals some (visual) difference, though it just may be echo. If you know of content differences between 45 and LP versions, please let me know. Temporary place holder until I can track down a True Stereo version...
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Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) (1969) - Janis Joplin. Since day one, an annoying 120 Hz. hum plagued this song, especially during the subtle opening; Left stereo channel. I'm surprised no one at the record company made any attempt to remove it (even during remastering), so I suppressed it. Sadly, it plagues the entire song, but is generally masked by the music...
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Good Old Rock And Roll (1969) - Cat Mother & The All Night News Boys. Stereo. CD version (vs LP) appears to have Stereo channels reversed (corrected). Imperative to maintain continuity? Yes, I believe so...
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Norman (1962) - Sue Thompson. Stereo. Her second US Top 40 hit, and her biggest. Nice recording quality...
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Friday On My Mind (1967) - The Easybeats. Stereo. Obviously, recorded abroad. Here's a different Stereo mix, with highlighted, overdubbed vocals...
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Wild Thing (1966)- The Troggs. Stereo. First US Top 40 hit. Never heard this, in Stereo, on radio...
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With A Girl Like You (1966) - The Troggs. Stereo. Experiencing minor difficulty finding interesting CD material to post, so filling with rare (to me) Stereo, temporally...
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Jenny Take A Ride! (1966) - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. Stereo. No sound tweaking done; what you hear is what I heard; from a budget import CD set...
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Pictures Of Matchstick Men (1968) - The Status Quo. Stereo. Only Top 40 US hit, but very popular in the UK. Some say old news to them, but new Stereo news to my ears...
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When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (1964) - The Beach Boys. Stereo (enhanced), to make it, as someone wrote, "Sounds awesome"...
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Help Me, Rhonda (1965) - The Beach Boys. Stereo. Isn't it nice to finally hear these fine songs, in Stereo?...
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California Sun (1964) - The Rivieras. Stereo. A One Hit Wonder. The opening of this song gained it the attention of DJs...
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You Really Got Me (1964) - The Kinks. Stereo. Their first US Top 40 hit, sounding better than ever...
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Slow Twistin' (1962) - Chubby Checker (b/w Dee Dee Sharp). Stereo. Oddly, no one appears to know what recording capabilities Cameo & Parkway Records had, or who was responsible for what...
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The Oogum Boogum Song (1967) - Brenton Wood. Birth name: Alfred J. Smith. Possibly, Brenton does the Countdown while behind the piano. Restored to Stereo...
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Why Don't You Believe Me (1963) - The Duprees - from New Jersey. Stereo. The Audio CD people were quick to jump on these fine sounding Coed Records recordings. The clarinets give this a sound of an earlier, Benny Goodman, Big Band recording...
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Yes, I'm Ready (1965) - Barbara Mason. Stereo. While this Stereo rendition is nice, quick maneuvering behind a mixing board (or similar), obviously shifting song contents from one Stereo channel to another is a bit crude. I ironed out one flaw, but left one in...
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Little Latin Lupe Lu (1963) - The Righteous Brothers. Never made US Top 40, but believe it was a Philly hit. Written and produced by Bill Medley who dated a girl named Lupe Laguna whom the song was based on...
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Calcutta (1960) - Lawrence Welk. Stereo - Dynamic. ["At the time, Mr. Welk was the oldest performer to have a #1 hit. But, just three years later, Louis Armstrong hit #1 with his "Hello, Dolly" (early 1964) when he was 62, breaking Mr. Welk's short-lived "old" record"] - Thank You "A"!...
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Then He Kissed Me (1963) - The Crystals. (Back To) Stereo. Their last US Top 40 hit...
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Baby, I Love You (1964) - The Ronettes. Stereo - includes Studio Talk and Countdown. Take #12 - Edited. Apparently, recorded in (3) segments: Band, Strings & Vocals...
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Yellow Bird (1961) - The Arthur Lyman Group. Stereo. A #4 US charted hit. Not often heard in Pop music, total acoustic instruments...
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Cotton Candy (1964) - Al Hirt. From New Orleans. Stereo. Instrumentals are nice. His second, but not last, Top 40 hit from '64. Listen to this at least twice to refresh your memory. It will come back to you, I promise. Sounds like one trumpet and two saxophones...
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The Lonely Bull (1962) - The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert. Stereo. Don't recall this one on the tube equipment aided Greatest Hits CD. If so, probably Monophonic. Sounds like Herb's the only Brass here...
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My Pledge Of Love (1969) - Joe Jeffrey Group. Stereo. A One Hit Wonder. If Joe Jeffrey was a singer/guitarist, who were the other members of this fine "Group"?...
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The Cheater (1966) - Bob Kuban & The In-Men. Stereo - a bit better channel separation than typically heard on CD and vinyl. Similar in nature to the producer of "Last Kiss" (J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers), who lost his life, relating to song content, Walter Scott (lead singer), later lost his. Maybe songs of love and courtship aren't great ideas...
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Oh, Little One (1960) - Jack Scott. Stereo, including studio talk and countdown. Take #5...
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That Old Black Magic (1961) - Bobby Rydell. Birth name: Robert Ridarelli. Stereo. Fine singer from Philadelphia. Portions similar to Gary U.S. Bond's "New Orleans"...
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Please Mr. Postman (1961) - The Marvelettes. Stereo. Their #1 Hit. What was initially edited for a more ideal length 45 single release...
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Carrie-Anne (1967) - The Hollies. Stereo. Take #2 or #4. Includes countdown and talk. While British music artists were popular on US record labels, sound mixing/editing was sometimes performed abroad...
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Cast Your Fate To The Wind (1965) - Sounds Orchestral. Stereo. Although it surfaced on Parkway Records' label, I'm sure it was recorded by others...
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Just Look What You've Done (1967) - Brenda Holloway. Stereo. Nice Philly hit. Not the best piece of Motown remastering; I tried to salvage it...
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The Letter (1967) - The Box Tops. This Stereo rendition seems to sound more like the "hit" single version, than more recent remastered versions...
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Alley Cat (1962) - Bent Fabric & His Piano. Birth name: Bent Fabriclus-Bjerre. Stereo. Double dose of piano. Head of Denmark's Metronome Records (known for the group The Shocking Blue publication); probably where this was recorded...
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Pushin' Too Hard (1967) - The Seeds. Edited. Contains countdown. Rock quartet from LA. You'll notice this "Rehearsal" version contains a non faded ending...
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Soul Twist (1962) - King Curtis & The Noble Knights. Stereo. Includes Countdown, by Curtis. Take #7 of later hit song, close to the final Take...
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Kentucky Woman (1968) - Deep Purple. Edited. Alternate Version. Stereo. Even Neil Diamond may like it!...
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Hippy Hippy Shake (1964) - The Swinging Blue Jeans. England rock quartet. Their only Top 40 US hit. In Stereo w/ countdown...
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Foxey Lady (1967) - Jimi Hendrix (Experience). Not a US Top 40 hit, but well aired. An alternate (long) Take, in Stereo, recorded on or about 12/13/1966, with truncated studio talk...
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Another Saturday Night (1963) - Sam Cooke. Not a bad Take #8 w/ studio talk; I can understand why it was saved. Possibly a recent mix to Stereo w/o overdubbing. I feel the bridge (not included) needed attention...
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Oh It Isn't Fair (1961) - Marty Hill. The only Caprice Records (Stereo w/ studio talk) artist session tape known to exist. Distributed by Canadian American Records; Directed by Gerry Granahan. Caprice Records #103. Every other tape was destroyed by flood waters, while in the possession of Gerry's lawyer. Imagine how good The Angels, James Ray, Janie Grant and the other fine Caprice Records artists could have sounded today, had their session tapes survived? Sadly, we'll never know. Take #10 and final...
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If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (1961) - James Ray - Raymond. Born 1941, from Washington, D.C. Died at the age of 21. Kudos to both Rudy Clark (song writer) and Gerry Granahan (Caprice Records) for giving James a chance to stardom. This song haunted me for awhile, the melody just hit me one day. My ears tell me the session tapes for this song are lost. This rendition is from vinyl, in Stereo. I selected and enhanced it, because there is less distortion in James vocals...
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Master Jack (1968) - Four Jacks & A Jill. Certainly, not that uncommon, but to find it in Stereo, sung in German (for international sales), is a bit odd...
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Tobacco Road (1964) - The Nashville Teens. Their only Top 40 US hit. Nothing to write home about, but here's some Stereo...
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Peppermint Twist (1961) - Joey Dee & The Starliters. Not sure of the actual recording history of this song, but I believe this to be a Pt. #2, in Stereo...
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See See Rider (1966) - The Animals. Featuring Eric Burdon. A True Stereo version of their US #10 Hit...
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Sunny Afternoon (1966) - The Kinks. Edited. A True Stereo version (vocal and acoustic guitar overdubbing), including countdown (with possible fan noise) and final acoustic guitar ending...
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Last Kiss (1964) - J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers. A song that caused the news media to go wild with stories, due to a car crash that killed The Cavaliers producer and injured members of the this group. An "unreleased" mix, enhanced...
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Dirty Water (1966) - The Standells. While the non common preceding Stereo is nice, this actual ending isn't to be missed...
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Sukiyaki (1963) - Kyu Sakamoto. Meaning, "I look up when I walk", in not so common, nice sounding Stereo...
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Memphis/Seventh Son/Secret Agent Man (1964/1965/1966) - Johnny Rivers. Quality of song Mixes vary a lot between Audio CDs, as well as Mono or Stereo, as well as "completeness" of the entire recordings. On these three (3) song endings you'll hear Johnny thanking the audience. The "thank you"s seem out of place for a "live" recording. Were they actually recorded at The Whisky A Go Go, or was it made to sound that way in a recording studio?...
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The Popcorn (1969) - James Brown (The JB's). Recorded 08/26/1969 - empty Dallas, TX auditorium. Probably after some rehearsing, James hints to Ron Lenhoff (recording engineer) that this is a complete (4:30, undubbed, Stereo) Take...
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I Got The Feelin' (1968) - James Brown. As with most songs, there was always some content that was truncated or cut. Here's a portion of the non edited ending...
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Red Rubber Ball (1966) - The Cyrkle. #2 US hit. A rudimentary version, in Stereo...
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C'mon And Swim (1964) - Bobby Freeman. If you license the entire LP, to publish, you'll probably end up with Monophonic versions rather than Stereophonic versions...
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Mine Exclusively (1966) - The Olympics. One of their icon songs. Sadly, not enough Mirwood Records remnants exist to make a "true" Stereo version. However, this is the best I could do. Countdown included. (revised: increased speed by 2% to match 45 RPM release). Hopefully, it'll satisfy both Monoholics and Stereophiles, alike...
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Darlin' (1968) - The Beach Boys. Sporadic Stereo exists, probably because of recording techniques later used on some of their early material. While this Stereo rendition is not an official release, but homegrown "merged" recordings, it doesn't sound too bad...
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I'll Never Find Another You (1965) - The Seekers. Their first Top 40 hit, not often heard, in Stereo...
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Summer Rain (1967+) - Johnny Rivers. Possibly holds the record for charting the most recorded "live" Top 10 US hits. Here's the actual thunderclap beginning, in Stereo...
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Louie Louie (1963) - The Kingsmen. I often discover Garage Group songs mixed to Monophonic, but this near #1 US hit luckily made it to Stereo...
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Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1969) - Stephen Stills. Stephen decided to lay some of his written songs on tape. His recording studio cost? About $300. Stereo, too...
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Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1969) - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. While tagged "alternate mix", it sounds too far displaced from the "hit" version. Since it was obtained from a third party, and only recorded at only 7.5 IPS tape speed, could it be a Demo?...
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Angel Of The Morning (1968) - Merrilee Rush & The Turnabouts. A One Hit Wonder, discovered by Paul Revere & The Raiders. While not the best mix, it is Stereo...
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Green Onions (1962) - Booker T. & The MG's. The sessionmen from Stax Records. Their first Top 40, and best US charting song, in Stereo...
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Good Morning Starshine (1969) - William "Oliver" Swofford. From the Broadway musical, Hair. Posted primarily because of nice Stereo sound quality...
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Sheila (1962) - Tommy Roe. Apparently, this "rockabilly" sounding song ended up on multiple record labels, until it was restructured enough to become a RIAA Certified Gold record...
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I Like It (1964) - Gerry & The Pacemakers. Let's visit Gerry and crew in the recording studio, on 04/24/1963, while they're are recording a soon to be hit. Portions of Take #18 and #19, in Stereo, with studio chatter...
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A Thousand Stars (1960) - Kathy Young & The Innocents. One of the funnier Takes. Take #15 with a portion of Take #16 w/ studio chatter...
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Be My Baby (1963) - The Ronettes. Take #25; Stereo, w/ studio chatter. I believe it's the "hit" version, unedited, but beginning and ending only. At the end, from the recording booth, you can hear Phil Spector telling Sonny Bono (his helper, in the studio) "Sonny, consider yourself jived, alright". Obviously, Phil is satisfied with the recording...
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I'm The One (1963) - Gerry & The Pacemakers. Stereo. Didn't make Top 40, US, but it must have been a regional hit in or around the Philly area. Maybe I just liked it when I first heard it on CD, but I don't think so. Personally, I think it's their best song!...
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You've Got Your Troubles (1965) - The Fortunes. They told me I was full of it, when I told them it was in Stereo. But then again, when I first discovered it, it was also on an import, LP...
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Teenage Heaven (1963) - Johnny Cymbal. The man of many names. Take #2, Stereo, w/ studio chatter. There's always someone in the recording studio willing to help quiet things, while gaining attention, before a recording, such as the pianist here...
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Along Comes Mary (1966) - The Association. First Top 40 US Hit. Not uncommon because of content, but because of it actually being remixed and remastered, in Stereo. Not a domestic release...
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Cherish (1966) - The Association. Second Top 40 US Hit. Not uncommon because of content, but because of it actually being remixed and remastered, in Stereo. Not a domestic release...
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Little Girl (1966) - The Syndicate Of Sound. The phrase "Little Girl" was used often in songs and song titles, even by The Beatles. However, it finally became a big hit for this San Jose group. Often found in Monophonic, and several different Stereophonic mixes. This Stereo one emulates the 45 single, Mono version sound...
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You Don't Own Me (1964) - Lesley Gore. Recorded on 02/12/1964, in Germany, about a month after the English version peaked on the US record charts. Oddly titled "Goodbye Tony". The original title lyrics probably didn't translate well into German. In Stereo...
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Look Of Love (1965) - Lesley Gore. Less common than the LP version, "Spectorized", with sleigh bells and hand clapping - the 45 single version, in Stereo...
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Psychotic Reaction (1966) - Count Five. They weren't in it for the money and fame. Rather than collect a fortune for their music talent and gain an appearance on The Milton Berle Show (ABC), they turned it all down just to stay in school! The unedited ending...
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96 Tears (1966) - ? & The Mysterians. Rudy Martinez, lead singer, will tell you what this Version is all about...
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Little Honda (1964) - The Hondells. Their one and only US Top 40 hit, written by Brian Wilson, featuring Chuck Girard (lead vocals), Ritchie Burns (backing vocals), Glen Campbell and Richie Podolor (guitars), Hal Blaine (drums). Stereo...
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Coke Commercial (5/1965) - The Supremes. With special lyrics, mimicking "When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes", in Stereo...
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If I Had A Hammer (1963) - Trini Lopez. His first and biggest Top 40 US hit. Nice to find this one, in Stereo...
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Working In The Coal Mine (1966) - Lee Dorsey. This (stereo) audio track, with its unusual beginning, was used when Lee made an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show...
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It's Your Thing (1969) - The Isley Brothers. They outlasted many artists on the US record charts and may even hold the record. Never did like how this song was mastered for Audio CD, a bit too muddy, so I changed it...
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Oh, Pretty Woman (1964) - Roy Orbison. When I first heard this on CD, it sounded strange, unusually better than I heard it before. Maybe it was the first time I heard it, in Stereo. My assumption was correct, when I recently heard WOGL, a High Definition radio station, who touts to have better sound quality than Audio CD, playing a Monophonic version...
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The Loco-Motion (1962) - Little Eva. I gather the recorded media remnants of Dimension Records was enough to create a (crude) Stereo version, and what it sounded like before the (simulated) hand clapping was added to the Mono version...
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Mother-In-Law (1961) - Ernie K-Doe. Take #5, with a fast tempo and a bit of Studio Chatter...
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Mother-In-Law (1961) - Ernie K-Doe. From the best I can tell, they recorded over most previous versions until they recorded one they liked. This is Take #9, with a little Studio Chatter...
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Think About Tomorrow (1969) - The Ethics. Harvey Holiday (WOGL) played this song on his Street Corner Sunday show, 07/20/2008. Boy, am I glad he did! Great Philly hit. Here it is in Stereo...
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The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) (1966) - The Walker Brothers. No mention what Take # this is, but it is Stereo...
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The Reverend Mr. Black (1963) - The Kingston Trio. Take #19; Stereo; includes intro countdown (beginning and ending). Their second Top 10 Hit. Years later, both John Stewart, heard singing lead, and Glen Campbell, heard playing banjo and singing chorus, would have Solo Hits..
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Selfish One (1964) - Jackie Ross. The length of this (Stereo) version seems to be a bit too long for a 45 release (over 3 minutes). The ending, as heard here, seems prolonged and ends strangely. Did the music end, and Jackie was left singing a cappella; that's when they decided to stop the tape recorder?...
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Surfin' Safari (1962) - The Beach Boys. I'm not sure how accurate I am at matching the studio talk to the (Take #5) song, but I believe I'm close. From their (pre Capitol Records) Candix Records recording session, 02/08/1962, in Stereo...
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Little Sister (1961) - Elvis Presley. The making of this hit, including, but not limited to, Takes 1, 2 and 3-, in Stereo...
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Do Wah Diddy Diddy (1964) - Manfred Mann. Take #15. It's pretty clear this song was sliced and diced. I removed a verse to expedite the interesting stuff, and enhanced the less than impressive sound, provided on CD...
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These Eyes (1969) - The Guess Who. With the help of the studio chatter, and increased tape hiss/noise level, Burton Cummings patiently awaits for the prerecorded music to start. But who is the female and possibly a child with a speech impediment?...
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Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) (1967+) - John Fred & His Playboy Band. Obviously, there is more than one Stereo mix of this song. Portions of this mix is folded to Mono (w/ clearer lyrics), but remains open, in Stereo, where another mix doesn't. The key identifier for this Stereo mix is a devilish "yeah.." after the lyrics "unzipper the strings of my kite"...
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Good Thing (1966+) - Paul Revere & The Raiders. A songwriter/guitarist I played drums with disliked faded ending songs and wanted his songs to have a written, defined ending. I admired that. Here's an exhausting ending, in Stereo...
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I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (1962) - The Blue-Belles, Featuring Patti LaBelle. How it happened is irrelevant, but here's the "real" version, in True Stereo, rather than The Starlets version played by many radio stations...
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I Sold My Heart To The Junkman (1962) - The Blue-Belles, Featuring Patti LaBelle. Yet, another (faster tempo) version of the hit song...
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Heroes And Villains (1967) - The Beach Boys. Here's Brian Wilson (others join in later) behind the piano creating the Demo of their later hit song...
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Yummy Yummy Yummy (1968) - The Ohio Express. You've heard of Italian water-ice, well here's Italian Bubblegum!...
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Is It True (1964) - Brenda Lee. Is this the same girl who was singing the sobbing, mild, "I'm Sorry", just yesteryear? Yes, it is! She lets her hair down with this song! Recorded with some of UK's finest Rock musicians. But who is doing the countdown intro? Can't see it being the lead/rhythm guitarists, they are strumming guitars. Can't be Bobby Graham, drummer, he's tapping on his snare drum rim; we'd hear that in the direction of his voice. So that leaves John Paul Jones, the bass guitar player! Isn't Stereo great?...
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Keem-O-Sabe (1969) - The Electric Indian. (From Philadelphia). Things I discovered, due to making many snippets - a good intro length is approx. 10 seconds, and a good verse length is approx. 35 seconds. I artificially extended the beginning of this, and played with its "mix". It was likely to be edited short anyway...
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It Will Stand (1961) - The Showmen (featuring General Norman Johnson - of the later group Chairmen Of The Board). This appears to be an alternate (Stereo?) version, with a "clean" sound...
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Johnny Angel (1962) - Shelley Fabares. Sounding fine, in Stereo...
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Let The Good Times Roll & Feels So Good (1967) - Bunny Sigler. The original, Stereo version, not to be found on any Cameo-Parkway CD set...
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The Duck (1965) - Jackie Lee. From the original Mirwood Records (Wide) Stereo tape, from an imported CD...
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Michael (1965) - The C.O.D.'s. A decent Philly hit for this Chicago based group. Recorded for Kellmac Records. Oddly, the next single release from this record company is by Paul Bascomb - "Paul's Back" B/W "Michael (The Lover)". Dave Rimmer tells me it has the same band backing track. Still not sure if it's an Instrumental or has Vocals...
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We'll Sing In The Sunshine (1964) - Gale Garnett. Brian Harvey reported that at the Apple Music Store, there appears to be only remakes or alternate versions available, not the Real (Stereo) McCoy...
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The Girl From Ipanema (1964) - Getz & Gilberto. Edited to shorten to a 42 second snippet: Antonio Carlos Jobim (piano), Joao Gilberto (Portuguese (male) vocals and guitar), Stan Getz (Saxophone) and Astrud Gilberto (English (female) vocals (removed)). One of fifty 1964 songs selected by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. My sister used to play this Stereo LP all the time...
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Linus & Lucy (1965) - Vince Guaraldi - Probably better known for his Jazz work. I was saddened to read after recording a Charlie Brown special soundtrack, Vince died at home that same night...
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Something In The Air (1969) - Thunderclap Newman. Thought this did much better on the charts! 1 of 4 entries, solely for the Stereo fanatics...
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Mendocino (1969) - The Sir Douglas Quintet. An interracial group, but that is great! 2 of 4 entries, solely for the Stereo fanatics...
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White On White (1964) - Danny Williams. Came as a surprise he was black! 3 of 4 entries, solely for the Stereo fanatics...
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Torture (1962) - Kris Jensen. Not one of my favorites, but since it's Stereo, I must adapt! 4 of 4 entries, solely for the Stereo fanatics...
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Black Is Black (1966) - Los Bravos. (Stereo) Nothing special, just one of my favorites...
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A Whiter Shade Of Pale (1967) - Procol Harum. Did I ever tell you I found a signed '80's LP of Gary Brooker's solo work in a used bookstore, for $1.00? Anyway, the song with Studio Chatter, in Stereo...
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Good Timin' (1960) - Jimmy Jones. Jimmy admitted he enjoyed touring in England more than the US, due to the way he was treated and welcomed. Could this be the primary reason Northern Soul became popular in the UK? Anyway, I haven't studied this one closely, but it sounds near the hit version, although it's tagged "alt. stereo version"; maybe a different mix. But I have to admit, it's the cleanest sounding version my ears have laid on this song!...
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Time Of The Season (1969) - The Zombies. An "alternate mix". If these portions weren't muted, it may not have become a Top 10 Hit...
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Son-Of-A Preacher Man (1968+) - Dusty Springfield. While it sounded good in the US, it never sounded quite as good as what was issued in the UK...
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98.6 (1967) - Keith (AKA James Barry Keefer). What a better place to put one of Philadelphia's finest, eh? From a German made Audio CD. Seems to sound better than the original Stereo US LP I had...
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Here Comes My Baby (1967) - The Tremeloes. Written by Cat Stevens. The Full Beginning, or as best I know it. Total Length - approximately 3:00 minutes long. While not full Stereo, it sounds as though two tape tracks were utilized...
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The Name Game (1965) - Shirley Ellis. Congress Records (Kapp Records subsidiary) produced some great sound with Shirley's songs. At first, I thought this (Stereo) run-on ending was because the music was recorded before the singing, then later merged. But with little to no additional tape hiss noise, I'm beginning to doubt myself. Even Bill Kawalec wrote "not bad", and that's saying a lot! Listen, there's even a piano player!...
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Stop Stop Stop (1966) - The Hollies. Not really sure this is anything "uncommon", but the prolong, near 25 seconds, instrumental break, just struck me as odd. Certainly edited for the 45 RPM single version...
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I Love How You Love Me (1961) - The Paris Sisters. A Stereo rendition. Notice how Priscilla's lead vocals end (where the 45 single ended), but the backing vocals and music continues...
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough (1967) - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. An "alternate mix", though Tammi sounds a bit different on this version...
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Just a Little Misunderstanding (1966) - The Contours. Seeing a lot of early Motown is being published in both the US and UK, in Monophonic, I figured I put this one here, in Stereophonic. But notice the couple tape flaws...
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(Dance With The) Guitar Man (1962) - Duane Eddy. Ah, heck, let's have another fine Stereophonic, by Duane! Backed by the distinct singing of The Rebelettes, AKA The Blossoms, AKA a group of singers who no two will agree were actual members!...
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Killer Joe (1963) - The Rocky Fellers. The Family of Fellers gathered to record this song, as heard in Stereo...
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Brown Eyed Girl (1967) - Van Morrison. Somewhere, I recall this song was initially intended for a Brown Skinned Girl. Alternate Take - with Studio Chatter...
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A Poem On The Underground Wall (1966) - Simon & Garfunkel. The "Demo", (with studio chatter) recorded on 06/12/1966, a day before the published version (appended) was recorded. A large transformation took place...
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More Today Than Yesterday (1969) - The Spiral Starecase. The "long" version (beginning and ending combined), including studio chatter...
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Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) (1967) - The Buckinghams. The "long" version (beginning and ending combined), including studio chatter...
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Morning Girl (1969) - The Neon Philharmonic. What I believe was appended to the "hit" version, to be later published on LP...
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Let The Little Girl Dance (1960) - Billy Bland. His only Top 40 hit. Nothing is stated what Take # this is, but it's Stereo...
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I'll Be Doggone (1965) - Marvin Gaye. While nice to find, in Stereo, a bit too tinny sounding. Hopefully, I corrected that, giving it a full-bodied sound...
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Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) (1965) - The O'Jays. Formerly performed by Benny Spellman. This one charted a little better, as well as rendered to Stereo...
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Hello It's Me (1968) - The Nazz. Philadelphia's own. Here's the Demo of one of their classics. Obviously, they knew how they wanted it to sound...
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The Ballad Of Paladin (1962) - Duane Eddy. From the TV series, the theme song of "Have Guns Will Travel". Sounds like this was recorded on 35mm film sound tracks...
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Backfield In Motion (1969) - Mel and Tim. This sounds very nice, so I thought I'd post it, in Stereo...
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Try A Little Tenderness (1966) - Otis Redding. This is Take #1 and from the sound of it, it didn't take long to produce the hit version...
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B-A-B-Y (1966) - Carla Thomas. While not audiophile quality, a nice one to find, in Stereo...
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Victoria (1969) - The Kinks. Nothing "uncommon" about it, though some have mixed emotions if this is a swipe at an actual Victoria. While you may hear it on US Classic Rock radio stations, it charted better in the UK and Canada, than the US. It's one of my favorites; sounds like they had a blast recording it! From a "For Sale in Thailand only" CD set...
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1968) - Hugo Montenegro. Since it's from a Film, probably 35mm Film was used as the recording media...
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In A Moment (1969) - The Intrigues. Billy "Kendricks" Corish (former Parliaments keyboardist - 1967/68) enjoyed their album and remembers them playing at the Uptown Theater. This is one of my favorite songs. But, sadly, I believe the Yew Records tapes are MIA...
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Angel Baby (1960) - Rosie & The Originals. The US issue is approx. 3:45 (too long) minutes, with a guitar (longer) intro, while the UK counterpart is approx. 2:45 (more 45 RPM oriented) minutes, with a different instrumental break as heard here; US (former), UK (latter). Possibly two different Takes were issued...
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Two Lovers (1962) - Mary Wells. One of those songs where the vocals are mastered such that when 3D sound enhanced, they tend to disappear. Anyway, in Stereo...
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Quicksand (1963) - Martha & The Vandellas. A "remix" of their Hit, in Stereo...
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Gotta Have Your Love (1965) - The Sapphires. While not positive, I believe this to be an extended ending version, since I never heard it on radio...
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Fly Me To The Moon (1968) - Bobby Womack. I had to play this several times before it hit me as a (regional) hit. It brought a tear to my eye; sounded like a heartfelt song that Bobby was singing to a child of his. A beautiful piece...
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Pineapple Princess (1960) - Annette Funicello (with The Afterbeats). While the cleverly created intro states Take# 3B (Baker), I doubt this song was finalized with (3) Takes. Nice Stereo sound quality; probably recorded on 35mm Film Tape...
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He's Sure The Boy I Love (1963) - The Crystals. Also credited as Darlene Love & The Blossoms. Either way, in Stereo...
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Get On Up (1967) - The Esquires. Some CDs have the Left & Right Stereo Channels swapped. This is the nicest, detailed sounding, Stereo version, for now...
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Take Me In Your Arms (1965) - Kim Weston. While not a national, Top 40 hit, certainly a regional hit, in Stereo...
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Take Me In Your Arms (1965) - Kim Weston. An alternate version, Take #(?), of the above...
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He's Got The Power (1963) - The Exciters. I actually forget what's different about this (Stereo) version, but it has to be something...
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Sugar Dumpling (1965) - Sam Cooke. The "original" version. Apparently, this song was remade with a different arrangement...
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(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree (1960) - Dorsey Burnette. While not a significant difference, this is an Alternate Version...
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She's About A Mover (1965) - The Sir Douglas Quintet. Not the greatest wide Stereo, but not bad at all....
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Let's Go (1962) - The Routers. Their only Top 40 hit. A song I didn't expect to find, in Stereo, on CD, sounding better than ever...
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Hawaii Five-O (1969) - The Ventures. Never in my life have I heard a more detailed rendition of this song, especially, in Stereo. Musical Instruments surface that you didn't even know existed...
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Hey Little Cobra (1964) - The Rip Chords. Not the greatest Stereo mix. Would have been better to spread the vocals across both Stereo channels. Not actually recorded to be impressive in (true) Stereo. I tweaked it a little...
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Mohair Sam (1965) - Charlie Rich. His early, '60's, material sounded better in quality than his '70's material...
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Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) (1967) - The Monkees. While not a US Top 40 hit, here's the TV series version, with a bit of studio chatter...
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Take Good Care Of My Baby - Carole King. An early '60's Demo she recorded, made famous by others...
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Little Town Flirt (1963) - Del Shannon. While you can find this song, in Stereo, on more than one (1) CD, some sound a bit muddy, while some also have the Left and Right Stereo Channels swapped. Here's my choice pick...
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Woman (1966) - Peter & Gordon. Paul Camden wrote "This is a vastly superior stereo mix to what I have heard up to now". I couldn't agree more with Paul...
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Eight Miles High (1966) - The Byrds. What they were doing in RCA's recording studio, I'm not sure. But they recorded this "live" sounding, earlier version, with a different producer...
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Lazy Day (1967) - Spanky And Our Gang. More often found, on CD, without the childish chatter (airplayed version) after the lyrics "children saying hello..", more likely overdubbed to fill a void. While I did two edits to shorten this snippet, I had no part in the very odd ending...
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Heat Wave (1963) - Martha & The Vandellas. This extended version is somewhat interesting. Although, to me, it sounds like a Copy/Paste job and begins to wear thin. And as with most debut Stereo mixes, especially Motown, they lose a bit of their luster to the Mono mix. I tried to compensate for that...
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Since I Lost My Baby (1965) - The Temptations. This appears to be a bit more than just "Alternate Vocal", as stated on CD, but possibly a Demo discovered on Vinyl or similar...
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Little Girl - The Syndicate Of Sound. Variations of this Stereo rendition exist on CD, but I feel this is the best sounding one...
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The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde (1968) - Georgie Fame. While the actual song is Fake Stereo, the Sound Effects are True Stereo. Sounds like an afterthought...
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Heaven Must Have Sent You (1966) - The Elgins. You might remember them better as The Sensations "Let Me In" (1962). Was nice to find this song, in Stereo. Can also be found Without Lead Vocals, in Monophonic, Edited, etc.. Here's the ending of the unedited version. I tweaked it a bit; wanted to hear more of those strings peaking through...
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Soul Finger (1967) - The Bar-Kays. If you purchased The Complete Stax-Volt Singles, 1959-1968, you might find this Stereo version more pleasing...
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Haunted House (1964) - Gene Simmons. There appears to be at least Two versions of this (monophonic issued) song. I merged them into Two Stereo Channels. You may notice more vocal activity in the Right Channel, than the plain vanilla Left Channel...
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Five O'Clock World (1965+) - The Vogues. Recorded in such a way that some record companies would refuse to publish it in Stereo, since it's not "True Stereo". However, it's not uncommon to find this recording technique used in the '60's...
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Route 66 Theme - Nelson Riddle. An internet acquaintance, Gary Myers, tells me, "I had the good fortune to be in a band alternating sets with Riddle at the Hollywood Palladium circa '68 and hearing the song done live". We both enjoy the guitar ending. This is a nicely mastered Stereo piece...
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Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford (1962) - I Need Your Loving. Clocking in near 6:00 minutes long, here's portion of the unedited version, in Stereo...
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The Happening (1967) - The Supremes. Their Demo version with a bit faster tempo than the hit version...
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Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead (1967) - The Fifth Estate. A Renaissance LP was utilized in the production of this demo. Do you know the exact LP information?
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Action (1965) - Freddy "Boob Boom" Cannon. Theme song to the Television show "Where The Action Is", presented in True Stereo...
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Nobody But Me (1968?) - The Human Beinz? Controversy exists if this is The Mammals or The Human Beinz. Recorded before the "hit" version. More research ahead. (See below for an extended length version)...
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You Can Make It If You Try - Sly & The Family Stone. A portion of the unreleased Single version...
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I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) (1967) - Aretha Franklin - The Demo version with a bit of Studio talk...
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The Bird And The Bees (1965) - Jewel Akens. Not sure what to make of this retention. Maybe an afterthought to make it Stereo...
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Linda - Buddy Clark & Ray Nobel B/W Jan & Dean - The original #1 hit merged with the early '60's hit, with Studio Chatter...
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Look In My Eyes (1961) - The Chantels. After checking several CDs, this is probably the best Stereo sound quality I'll obtain...
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Working In The Coal Mine (1966) - Lee Dorsey. It was nice of Lee, during an interview, to explain that his brother is responsible for the clanging sound; striking a (drum?) stick against a microphone stand...
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Lady Madonna - The Beatles. They started out serious about their music, but, later, some Capitol Records engineers would have preferred seeing them tossed from the recording studios. Maybe this is one of the reasons why...
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Here's To You - Hamilton (Bob) Camp. I'm impressed with the applause this song received, since it didn't chart well. It appears to have received a lot of airplay in Boston...
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Stand By Your Man (1969) - Tammy Wynette. Take #4 of her Pop hit, with studio chatter/countdown...
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Little Bit O' Soul (1967) - The Music Explosion. The UK publisher was kind enough to replace my secondhand CD, when it experienced a little bit o' CD Rot. Outstanding! Here's a nice Stereo version...
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There Is (1968) - The Dells. I was surprised at the sound quality of this (remastered?) song, on a ultimate type Audio CD, from the "major" US label. Oddly, third party record companies versions don't have these defects/flaws (one heard here)...
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Anna (Go To Him) - Arthur Alexander - Even though his songs didn't score well on the US Pop charts, he's still well respected. Here's one, in Stereo...
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Hey, Girl (1963) - Freddie Scott. Nothing uncommon, maybe the Stereo. Dedicated to those UK Soul radio stations...
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I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight & The Pips. An interesting and decent quality Stereo mix. But, sadly, Gladys' singing gets lost in the shuffle...
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Hold On - The Radiants. I accused a DJ of playing this remake. But after listening to it closely, this MAY be a demo. The drummer is the same; the lead singer's voice hasn't changed; slightly different lyrics; it's Monophonic, rather than Stereo, and the hit failed to make US Top 40 Pop, etc.. A bit odd for a remake. Am I in error? I altered it to sound similar the hit version...
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Eli's Coming - Laura Nyro & Three Dog Night. From Song Writer to Hit Record...
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Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynetts. Two Stereo versions of this exist. This one is missing the organ interlude, but it's longer and slightly cleaner sounding. However, both have a shorter intro than the 45 single...
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The Night Has A Thousand Eyes - Bobby Vee. A sign of a fine quality recording and (re)mastering, is when a mere 96kbps encoded MP3 file still sounds near Audio CD quality...
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Java - Al Hirt. A very nice sounding Stereo version of his hit...
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Bonanza - Al Caiola. The Theme song from the TV series, in Stereo...
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Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd. Not sure if this is uncommon Stereo, just sounds it. I removed most of the hissy noise floor, I believe on an Imported Audio CD...
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Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces. From an imported Audio CD, in True Stereo...
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Along Came Jones - Ray Stevens. Nothing uncommon, just a little enhancing on the female backing vocals and tambourine...
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He's So Fine - The Chiffons. While not the greatest sounding Stereo quality, it will do for now...
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Mission Impossible Theme - Lalo Schifrin. This Theme Song was later remade, but, no thanks, I'll take the original Stereo version...
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Hold On! I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave. Nothing partially uncommon about this cut, other than it's dynamically pleasing, as well as in Stereo...
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Sunshine Superman - Donovan. A portion of the unedited version, in Stereo...
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Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry. Takes #2 & #3 of his big hit. It appears, the pianist, Johnnie Johnson, did some improvising...
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You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry. One of his many hits, in True Stereo...
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I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott. A nice Stereo recording. I'm not sure what that is at the very end of this song - a snare drum? If so, why just a snare drum?...
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If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul. You can expect to find two or more Stereo renditions of this song, but this is the superior one...
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Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann. A nicely assembled Stereo version of their US #10 hit...
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Let's Dance - Chris Montez. His first Top 40 hit, in True Stereo, with countdown intro...
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I'm A Man - The Spencer Davis Group. There are two or more Stereo versions, on CD, but this is the better of the two...
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I'm A Happy Man - The Jive Five. While it was great to hear this, in Stereo, on CD, it sounded a bit empty, compared to the 45 single. I corrected it some...
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The Hoochi Coochi Coo - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters. In the '80's, another stereo version surfaced that has foot stomping and handclapping dedicated to one Stereo channel. This one is better balanced...
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Do You Love Me - The Contours. A Stereo redition with an Alternate Vocal Track...
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Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs. This wasn't so easy to find, in Stereo!....
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Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys. A portion of the unedited Stereo version...
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Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer - Nat King Cole. Take #3. The studio engineer didn't seem thrilled with Nat's suggestion :-)..
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Tribute To Fats Domino. A few of his hits (1959, 1960, 1960, respectively) in True Stereo...
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Sleep (1960) - Little Willie John. I found this song on a LWJ Monophonic CD, but I wanted to hear it in Stereo, so here it is!...
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Bobby's Girl (1962) - Marcie Blane (AKA Marcia Blank). A nice rendition of her big hit, in True Stereo...
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Land Of 1000 Dances (1965) - Cannibal & The Headhunters. Nothing "uncommon" about this song, other than it was nice to find, in Stereo...
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1-2-3 (1965) - Len Barry. His first Top 40 Hit. He was born in Philadelphia, PA (USA), like yours truly, so he deserves a second listing, complete with countdown intro...
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(Baby) Hully Gully/Peanut Butter - Olympics/Marathons 1959/1961 (merged). How convenient it is for the two producers to forget who actually sang "Peanut Butter". Anyway, one of the two songs, in Stereo...
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People Say - The Dixie Cups. (2nd listing - see below for an "Alternate" version). An experimental Stereo mix? Most releases have only horn accompaniment. I have no other choice but to believe that is Ellie Greenwich, on piano - the ONLY Stereo component...
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The Boy From New York City (1965) - The Ad Libs. This appears to be an old Stereo mix trial; it bounces all over the place. Maybe that's why the record label decided to issue a lot of Monophonic :-)
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Mr. Bass Man - Johnny Cymbal. Three Stereo Variations of his Top 40 hit. First, with a countdown and a bit of 60 Hz. hum and echo. Second, less echo w/o countdown. Third, an "Alternate Take", but more so with the mixing...
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Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations. Employing a Bandstop filter to help remove the annoying 60 Hz. hum and preserve the "entire" ending...
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Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz. I enjoyed seeing photos of them in the recording studio on the rear of the original LP. Here's what wasn't included on the LP; a nice long ending...
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Smile A Little Smile.. The Flying Machine. Not sure if the organ intro/opening existed on vinyl, or if it's a Audio CD debut. Oddly, this was found on a budget type, Various Artists, CD, and I was amazed with the entire quality sound content...
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Treat Her Right - Roy Head & The Traits. Not easy to find in Stereo. I tweaked this song to help keep the horns from masking Mr. Head's guitar work...
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Expressway To Your Heart (1967) - The Soul Survivors. The "long" ending. How true this is today with congested traffic...
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Explosion In Your Soul (1968) - The Soul Survivors. While this was nice to find, in Stereo, on CD, it appears to be be mastered from vinyl or lacquered disc. Other than the explosive sound effects, rechanneled Stereo...
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Spooky (1968) - The Classics IV. The truncated ending restored...
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Can't Find the Time - Orpheus. The Demo version...
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Tonight's The Night (1960) - The Shirelles. The rare Stereo version...
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Tower Of Strength (1961) - Gene McDaniels. After 21 tries, it's asked "Is this the same thing?", and it was, but the final Take, 22...
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I Will Follow Him (1963) - Little Peggy March. Take #9 of her hit song. When the person said "This is it!", he was right!...
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Can't You See That She's Mine (1964) - The Dave Clark Five. Possibly bootlegged more often than The Beatles. It's my understanding that Dave Clark hold the DC5 session tapes, and seldom, if ever, releases them, possibly because you might hear someone else drumming, rather than Dave...
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She's Looking Good - Rodger Collins. While Wilson Pickett's version was good, it's just not the same without Rodger singing it. Wilson's version was issued, in Stereo, on 45, while Rodger's wasn't, but...
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You Talk Too Much (1960) - Joe Jones. Connoisseurs of Stereophonic sound may appreciate this, but if you play this Stereo version on your radio station, listeners, especially collectors of music, will know you don't purchase the music you play. With the help of Frankie Ford's stereo version, this was cleverly created...
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At The Top Of The Stairs - The Formations. While Philadelphia DJs may know/play the song, few know about the Stereo rendition. This is where actual vinyl and CD collectors come in handy...
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Tribute To - Johnny Rivers. If your CD does not contain ALL of these Track snippets, in Stereo, you got ripped :-)
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Surfin'Bird (1963) - The Trashmen. I guess you might call this song a hit that wasn't anticipated to be a hit. Recorded at somewhere other than a recording studio. This is the "Demo"...
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Tra La La - The Banana Splits. Though this is tagged "Alternate Version", it appears to be the Demo, possibly mastered from a Lacquered Disc, to be used as the Theme Song for The Banana Splits Show.
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Tra La La - The Banana Splits. And, or course, the Theme to the TV series, in Stereo...
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Count Me In (1965) - Gary Lewis & The Playboys. While Gary did the countdown on some of the hits, he didn't on all of them. Should I assume he was not doing the drumming, and vocals were added later? Also, what is the tone at the beginning, a Tape Marker or ID that a Recording Session was started?...
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Mama Mah Na - Piero Umiliani. This (novelty) song (though it never made Top 40 (US)) received enough airplay in the late '60's, for me to remember it. Actually, it's part of a Swedish Film Soundtrack (by Piero) - probably like Benny Hill's skits. However, when I went to search for the artist, I found The Muppets received more credit than Piero for its popularity...
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Green Tambourine - The Peppermint Rainbow. No, not The Lemon Pipers, and no mention who's doing the singing (do you know?), but the "band" sure does sound familiar...
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Pata Pata (1967) - Miriam Makeba. Nothing much uncommon about this song, other than you don't always have to sing in English to have a hit in the USA, and the last time I heard it aired was in the late '80's...
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Baby Workout (1963) - Jackie Wilson. Tagged "Orig. Demo", it appears this is an early "Take #7" recording of the later hit. The orchestra was later recorded. I'd like to think the studio intro is legitimate, but I can't...
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Winchester Cathedral (1966) - The New Vaudeville Band. A group that didn't actually exist until after this song became a hit. Here's the Demo of it...
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Wiggle Wobble This - Les Cooper. So much controversy over the actual saxophonist on this song. All Music Guide (AMG) contributor, Cub Koda, states "Curtis also sits in with Les Cooper on 'Wiggle Wobble'". Even Collectables Records makes it evident King Curtis is the featured artist. However, Wade Kergan, also of AMG, states "'Wiggle Wobble,' with its definitive growling R&B tenor sax courtesy of Joe Grier". Joel Whitburn agrees "tenor sax soloist: Joe Grier". I believe Mr. Koda knows something the others don't, but, sadly (RIP), we'll never know. You decide, in Stereo...
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My Boyfriend's Back (1963) - The Angels. The double length ending Version of their "Smash" hit. Did they have lyrics prepared for this long ending or did they improvise?
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Be My Baby (1963) - The Ronettes. Take #25, of their massive, but only Top 10 hit, in Stereo...
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Cinnamon (1968+) - Derek (AKA Johnny Cymbal; George Tobin). Uncommon? No. But not so common, in Stereo...
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Remember Then (1963) - The Earls. Nothing is stated what (Stereo) Take # this is; it sounds near the hit version, but with added horns and faster tempo. Do you know happen to know?...
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Daydream (1966) - The Lovin' Spoonful. A very nice (Take #6?) "Demo" recording by John Sebastian and crew, in Stereo, recorded 12/1965...
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Cotton Fields (1961+) - The Highwaymen. Their second and last Top 40 hit. Take #10 (or #11). Luckily, it was sufficient to publish before the feud continued :-)...
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Limbo Rock (1962) - Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans). One of Philadelphia's fine singers. I'll admit, I wasn't a fan of "The Twist", but this one of his is nice, probably because of the Stereo...
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Open My Eyes - The Nazz (formed in Philadelphia) - featuring Todd Rundgren, before he mellowed a bit. It's really neat to hear how this song opens. Nothing like a Raw Countdown...
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Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be) (1967) - Paul Revere & The Raiders. Their Costumes were "cool" and so was their music. Can't say I remember their TV Show "Happening". A decent rendition (after many years), in True Stereo...
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I Wanna Love Him So Bad (1964) - The Jelly Beans. From Jersey City they came, but now lost in the shuffle, as with most '60's Girl Groups. Let's face it, the original mastering was far from Stereophile Quality, until many years later...
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Step By Step (1960) - The Crests. Take #5 (Stereo). Doo-Wop offered fine singing, but once the pace picked up, with the addition of a fine band (and/or fine orchestration), things began to happen in Music History. While Johnny Maestro was Lead Singer, one of the Black Male Singers seemed to guide this group along.
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Monster Mash (1962) - Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers. Having had this song on both vinyl and CD, I was surprised to later find it on an Imported CD, in Full Stereo. I have no doubt this master was "lifted" from some other CD. Do you what (US?) record label debuted this fine Stereo version, on CD? Is Leon Russell actually playing piano in this song?
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Up On Cripple Creek (1969+) - The Band. Here's Take #8 of their first Top 40 US hit. Some lyrics still needed a bit of refinement.
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Heart Full Of Soul (1965) - The Yardbirds. Here's the Demo Version of their second Top 40 US hit, featuring Jeff Beck simulating the sound of a sitar.
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Shame Shame (1968) - The Magic Lanterns. Nothing really unusual about this song, other than it's one of my favorites and one group member was Mike "Ozzy" Osbourne. No, it couldn't be! :-)
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The Mouse - Soupy Sales (Milton Supman). This was the Plug Side of his ABC Paramount single. Do you know if his LP, "SOUPY SALES SEZ do the Mouse and other teen hits" was issued in Stereo? Do you know who's the band and other singers in this song?
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Give Him A Great Big Kiss (1965) - The Shangri-Las. Possibly mastered from (although Stereo) a lacquer disc - this early Take #? opens with 10 seconds of bongos and drums, but no singing. A Demo? Do you know?
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Spanish Eyes (1965+) - Al Martino. After several attempts to record this song, due to technical difficulty, here's the final Take. I never knew, until recently, that Al scored numerous Top 40 hits, into the '70's!...
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A Summer Song (1964) - Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde. Here's an early version, Take #?, with a different vocal track, w/o voice over voice. I'm not sure there's anything different with the instrumental track, other than its mixing. Do you know?
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Time Has Come Today (1968) - The Chambers Brothers. An odd (early) Take, recorded 08/01/1966, a year before their indelible version.
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Crying (1966) - Jay & The Americans. This is one of the more interesting beginnings. I believe Jay Black (David Blatt) is telling Gerry Granahan (United Artists house Producer and Lead Singer/Founder of Dicky Doo and The Don'ts), "Hey, don't expect me to hit that end thing now, I'm not in the...". Gerry's reply is "Hit it". Jay managed to "hit it".
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Somewhere (1966) - Len Barry. Since its initial release, this song has been played in Monophonic by many, if not all, Radio Stations. Here's the True Stereo mix. Introduce yourself, Mr. Barry....
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Let's Get Lost On A Country Road (1966) - The Kit Kats (AKA New Hope). In True Stereo. While not a Top 40 Billboard hit, this song once received lots of airplay in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. You may remember their other regional hit "Won't Find Better Than Me". The Record Company (who I'm told will resurface in the near future) and those who participated in Session Tape and Video Research, and Remastering, did an excellent job with this CD...
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Percolator (1962) - Billy Joe & The Checkmates. Even those Record Companies that specialize in Rare Stereo, must find it difficult to acquire the multi-track Tape, as it's often rendered to Monophonic...
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Questions 67 And 68 (1969) - Chicago (Transit Authority). You may have heard them live, in Japan, but here's what Columbia Records recorded in their studio to initially promote this song in Japan. The English version charted twice, first in '69, later in '71, in the US. Here's the Japanese, Stereo version...
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I Only Want To Be With You (1964) - Dusty Springfield. A fine sounding (Wide) Stereo version, with studio countdown...
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(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (1968) - Otis Redding. Beginning and ending merged. The first Take wasn't good enough for this fine song...
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Aint Nothin' But A House Party - The Showstoppers. A Philadelphia favorite (#11 hit in Britian). Know who possesses the studio tapes to this Stereo version, so it can be properly (weak backing vocals, no hand clapping, etc.) (re)mastered?
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Just A Little (1965) - The Beau Brummles. An early Take of their hit song. The opening sounds like The Ronettes "Be My Baby", doesn't it?
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Turn Down Day (1966) - The Cyrkle - Found this version on a Sony budget Audio CD compilation. Obviously, remastered. The drum riff, after the lyrics "to laughter of small children playing" was typically edited out.
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Leader Of The Pack (1964)- The Shangri-Las. It appears the second verse of this song has been truncated at the beginning (though its total Audio CD length is 2:48). Know why?
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The Wanderer (1961) - Dion. Here's Take #1 beginning merged with Take #? uncommon ending. Know what Take this is?
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Blue Moon (1961) - The Marcels. Unknown Take #? beginning and ending merged. "You might get it right" leads me to believe this isn't the final, published hit version. Am I correct?
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Don't Take It So Hard (1968) - Paul Revere & The Raiders. This song, issued by Columbia, with an odd trailer, not a separate Audio CD Track. Any idea why this was done and/or who the artist of this instrumental is?
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Boogaloo Down Broadway (1967) - The Fantastic Johnny C. There's nothing unusual about this song, other than in varies in sound quality and mixes across Audio CDs, and that the Stereo versions are a bit shorter than the 45 single, missing the lyrics "me and you, all night long, we're going to funky broadway....". I think the 45 Phil-L.A. single had a fish skeleton logo, representing a Fillet.
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Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache - Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon. Most Philly (Philadelphia) area DJs play the Monophonic Version of this (Johnny Johnson &) The Bandwagon song. I believe this song was recorded in the UK, but released in the US on the Epic Records label, both 45 and LP. I found one (US Sold) CD containing this Stereo Version, but I suspect it's just a "rip" from the rare Stereo Epic LP. Sony (UK) has issued it on CD, in Monophonic. I'm sure Sony (UK and/or US), Direction Records, or Bell Records may have the session tapes in their vaults. Anyone know if it has been remastered in Stereo on CD?
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My True Story (1962) - The Jive Five. Who's this not so "Hey, man, watch that beat" friendly studio musician (or Jive Five member) in this uncommon Stereo rendition? :-) Includes false start, Take #5, and Take #6...
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Attack - The Toys, weren't that important to their record company, since the company lost or misplaced the session tapes to remaster this fine Stereo rendition, on CD. Where did the session tapes go?
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Uptown (1962) - The Crystals. Should we believe the final version of The Crystals hit is the best?
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Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop (1960) - Little Anthony & The Imperials. Session tapes do exist abroad, with this Wide Stereo Mix. Sadly, fine songs, such as "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop" and a slew of other fine songs don't receive any airtime these days. It's sad that I must seek CDs, since "Oldies" radio stations, such as WOGL-FM (Philadelphia) and WVLT-FM (New Jersey) seldom, if ever, air them. Know real reason why?
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Tell Him - The Drew-Vels. Here's Patti Drew (and her sisters) with a ('63) version of her later solo, "Tell Him", while she was with the Drew-Vels. This early version did very well in Chicago. Is the male participant (Patti's sister, Erma's husband, Carlton Black) in this version the same as in her solo ('67) version?
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Cherry Hill Park (1969) - Billy Joe Royal. Here's the actual ending to the hit, as the band played on. Why didn't Columbia Records or Sony ever release this on their own labels?
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What Shall I Do - Frankie & The Classicals. In debut Stereo. The instrumental track was shared across several artists. Did DJ, Jerry Blavat, actually ask the record company to dismiss this opening, since it rendered the song a sluggish, danceable tune, when he could have simply queued past it?
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Bottle Of Wine (1968) - The Fireballs. Here's the hit in True Stereo. Excellent guitar work, don't you think? The tambourine was a very popular instrument during '60's Pop and Soul music, but lost popularity in the '70's. Who initially decided to use it?
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Time Won't Let Me (1966) - The Outsiders. If it weren't for the Audio CD, we'd still be listening to spent master tape recordings, reissued on vinyl records. Names, such as, Duncan Cowell, Ron Furmanek, Eliot Goshman, Tom Moulton, Bob Irwin, and Little Walter DeVenne are some individuals I admire the most, due to their determination to excel at (re)mastering. But even the most pristine piece of remastering will not make an individual suddenly like a song that they disliked in the past. Do you agree?
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Baby, Now That I've Found You (1968) - The Foundations. Stereo. From an Imported (UK) CD - is it an Alternate Version, Demo, or Remake? It sounds too close to the "hit", Monophonic Version, to be a Remake. Clem Curtis vs Colin Young lead singing? Do you know?...
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Ruby Baby (1963) - Dion. Many have searched the vaults of Laurie Records, so someone searched the vaults of Columbia Records. While I enjoy Saxophone solos, I think this one caused the producer to dismiss the idea. Do you agree?
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People Say (1964) - The Dixie Cups. Not quite ready for showtime. Engineers have done an excellent job remastering the Red Bird and Blue Cat Records labels. Take a bow! Now, did they really have large bells in recording studios?
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I Want To Meet Him - The Royalettes - in Stereo. How can this beautiful piece of music, from a classy and elegant Girl Group, fail to chart well on Billboard's Pop charts?
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Tell Him (1962) - The Exciters. You're listening to the "hit" version with the botched lyrics. And get this, after it was discovered, the song was released year after year, again and again, botched lyrics and all, because they worked! Care to guess how long it took to correct the lyrics?
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Touch Me (1969) - The Doors. Not quite there yet! Did you know, the drummer, John Densmore, delayed this Take by a minute, because he hit the snare drum microphone and needed to know if it was still in its correct place?
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It Hurts To Be In Love - Neil Sedaka. Neil loved this song, so he recorded it at some studio other than RCA's. RCA told Neil (under contract) to record it in their studio. Neil couldn't get the song right and begged RCA to release the demo (here) he recorded elsewhere. They didn't. Along came Gene Pitney, and one of the song writers erased Neil's vocals and laid Gene's on tape. What a mistake for RCA, as this would have been a hit for Neil! Do you agree?
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Surf City (1963) - Jan & Dean. This chaotic ending appears on at least (2) CDs; one being slightly longer than the other. This slightly shorter one comes from a (import) CD budget bin find, containing (an unedited) "Linda"; one of their finest sounding recordings, on Liberty Records.
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You'll Lose A Good Thing (1962) - Barbara Lynn. A subtle, yet effective, ending. With only two (2) Takes to get it this far, that's pretty good!...
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The Clapping Song (1965) - Shirley Ellis. Here's a different version with countdown intro and alternate ending, amongst other differences. Not this particular snippet, but Congress Records did an excellent job recording this song. The sound quality is rather amazing.
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