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Title: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: halblaineisgood on May 20, 2007, 03:53:56 PM Huh, I never realized until recently, how great of a track this is. It reminds me of smile. It sounds like its before its time, and with the humor and everything....Jan Berry is a fine producer, and does anybody know if that's earl or hal on drums?
Title: Re: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: Ron on May 20, 2007, 05:13:21 PM It's a great track. The lyrics I think are just off the hook and of course the melody is killer.
"The Little ol' Lady from Pasedena Has a pretty little flower bed of White Gardenias" Think how ludicrious that is, but yet it's a great line. My favorite 4 Jan & Berry Songs (In Order) 1. Surf City 2. The Little Ol' Lady From Pasedena 3. Baby Talk 4. Deadman's Curve Title: Re: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: Mark A. Moore on May 20, 2007, 09:32:18 PM Listen to these outtakes . . . and you'll gain an even better appreciation of "Little Old Lady" . . . and everything Jan Berry put into the production. Concentrate on the rhythm section, brass, and backing vocals. You'll hear things a lot more plainly . . . more than you can hear on the final production for the single release. That's P. F. Sloan on falsetto.
It's complex stuff . . . and fascinating how some of the same musicians sound a lot different on Jan's productions than they do on Brian Wilson's . . . Diffferent approaches . . . different production styles. The drums are Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer playing together live in the studio at the same time . . . not the noodling, but during the song itself (and Hal counts them off). It's a really tight percussion sound (hard to achieve in tandem), and you can hear the doubling best on the toms and hi-hat . . . But on the intercut, you can hear the snare drums start to separate a little bit toward the end, causing a bit of a "flam" sound . . . betraying two drummers. I've interviewed both of them . . . and Hal pretty much says they doubled all of Jan's Screen Gems era productions. Earl remembers doubling the parts as well, but wasn't sure if they did it all the time. Enjoy . . . JAN & DEAN The Little Old Lady from Pasadena Studio Outtakes, 1964: Instrumental Track (http://www.jananddean-janberry.com/little-old-lady_jan-dean-_backing-track3.mp3) Intercut (track) (http://www.jananddean-janberry.com/little-old-lady_jan-dean-_backing-track4.mp3) Track with Backing Vocals and Brass (http://www.jananddean-janberry.com/little-old-lady_jan-dean-_backing-track1.mp3) Track with Harmonica and Backing Vocals and Brass (plus more falsetto and bass vocals) (http://www.jananddean-janberry.com/little-old-lady_jan-dean-_backing-track2.mp3) M. Title: Re: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: Sheriff John Stone on May 21, 2007, 06:18:28 PM I've been listening to these four "school" related tracks. They are so innocent yet so complex. Great hooks in all of them :
1. New Girl In School 2. Horace The Swinging School Bus Driver 3. It's As Easy As 1-2-3 4. When It's Over Title: Re: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: punkinhead on May 21, 2007, 09:43:37 PM im wondering, how does it sound like Smile to you...i'd love to hear some insight
Title: Re: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: halblaineisgood on May 26, 2007, 08:27:35 PM im wondering, how does it sound like Smile to you...i'd love to hear some insight the harmonica Title: Re: The little old lady from pasadena Post by: halblaineisgood on May 26, 2007, 08:34:21 PM thanks for those tracks, mark a moore......they are amazing.
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