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Title: Stars In The Sky & The Milky Way Band - anyone have the 45? Post by: The Heartical Don on October 10, 2008, 05:30:36 AM I do. Let me explain. Stars In The Sky consisted of Dan and David Kessel (sons of Wrecking Crew member and jazz guitarist Barney Kessel), and they released one (1) great double A-sided single in 1977 or so. It was on the 'Stars In The Sky' label, and had 'Baby Hold On' as the A-side (a beautiful uptempo thing, with faintly rockabilly verses and a superb BBs/Spector chorus. The B-side was 'Love (Oh What A Feeling)', slower, and equally great.
I bought it in the sales around that time, for about € 0.15. Money well spent. I am quite sure that numerous session pros are on it, and that Earle Mankey was an engineer. The sound is worthy of Spector himself. It is one of the great riddles of pop that this did not chart, nor lead to more. One of the single's sides later was shortly revived for a comp LP on Bomp, and the band was re-christened as The Martians. Anyone know more? Related: I also have Earle Mankey's great 12" non-hit single 'Mau-Mau'. Brilliantly cool, complete with a b/w cover of two entirely song-unrelated young '50s scientists around some test tubes. But it works. And so an anaesthesized world ignored it. Their fault. Title: Re: Stars In The Sky & The Milky Way Band - anyone have the 45? Post by: Christian on October 10, 2008, 07:16:56 AM I do. Let me explain. Stars In The Sky consisted of Dan and David Kessel (sons of Wrecking Crew member and jazz guitarist Barney Kessel), and they released one (1) great double A-sided single in 1977 or so. It was on the 'Stars In The Sky' label, and had 'Baby Hold On' as the A-side (a beautiful uptempo thing, with faintly rockabilly verses and a superb BBs/Spector chorus. The B-side was 'Love (Oh What A Feeling)', slower, and equally great. I bought it in the sales around that time, for about € 0.15. Money well spent. I am quite sure that numerous session pros are on it, and that Earle Mankey was an engineer. The sound is worthy of Spector himself. It is one of the great riddles of pop that this did not chart, nor lead to more. One of the single's sides later was shortly revived for a comp LP on Bomp, and the band was re-christened as The Martians. Anyone know more? Yes, I have this BOMP compilation, called "Waves (An Anthology Of New Music Vol. 2)". The Kessel Brothers, calling themselves Dan Phillips and David Scott for this release, are playing all instruments - so no session pros on this one. The engineer was Doc Siegel, not Earle Mankey. Nevertheless, a great power pop song. Reminds me of Dwight Twilley or The Flamin´ Groovies. Title: Re: Stars In The Sky & The Milky Way Band - anyone have the 45? Post by: The Heartical Don on October 11, 2008, 12:33:02 AM I do. Let me explain. Stars In The Sky consisted of Dan and David Kessel (sons of Wrecking Crew member and jazz guitarist Barney Kessel), and they released one (1) great double A-sided single in 1977 or so. It was on the 'Stars In The Sky' label, and had 'Baby Hold On' as the A-side (a beautiful uptempo thing, with faintly rockabilly verses and a superb BBs/Spector chorus. The B-side was 'Love (Oh What A Feeling)', slower, and equally great. I bought it in the sales around that time, for about € 0.15. Money well spent. I am quite sure that numerous session pros are on it, and that Earle Mankey was an engineer. The sound is worthy of Spector himself. It is one of the great riddles of pop that this did not chart, nor lead to more. One of the single's sides later was shortly revived for a comp LP on Bomp, and the band was re-christened as The Martians. Anyone know more? Yes, I have this BOMP compilation, called "Waves (An Anthology Of New Music Vol. 2)". The Kessel Brothers, calling themselves Dan Phillips and David Scott for this release, are playing all instruments - so no session pros on this one. The engineer was Doc Siegel, not Earle Mankey. Nevertheless, a great power pop song. Reminds me of Dwight Twilley or The Flamin´ Groovies. Thanks Chris! Is this Bomp LP still available in some form? My single's a bit worn, you know... Title: Re: Stars In The Sky & The Milky Way Band - anyone have the 45? Post by: Christian on October 11, 2008, 12:46:28 AM Is this Bomp LP still available in some form? Deleted for some years - and no CD re-issue, as far as I know. But here´s a mint copy on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.de/WAVES-2-Martians-US-NEO-60-s-GARAGE-LP-80-MINT-Insert_W0QQitemZ320308079111QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320308079111&_trkparms=72%3A1231%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Title: Re: Stars In The Sky & The Milky Way Band - anyone have the 45? Post by: The Heartical Don on October 11, 2008, 02:07:44 AM thanks!
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