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76  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Curt Boettcher makes the New York Times on: September 21, 2013, 04:27:30 AM
Wasnt Michael in a band called Crabby Appelton.?
Yes, he was.
77  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: VDP Song Cycle- Opinions? on: August 25, 2013, 10:48:12 AM
***** (+*)
78  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Ruthann (Friedman) on: June 20, 2013, 07:11:13 AM
A new compilation "The Ruthann Friedman Songbook" is on the way with mostly unreleased stuff (Van Dyke Parks and Curt Boettcher  involvement)
http://www.amazon.de/Windy-Ruthann-Friedman-Songbook/dp/B00C132UXO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371737224&sr=8-1&keywords=Ruthann
see liner notes for more info.
79  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Where can I find the Beach Boys' famed 1967 Hawaii concerts? on: June 01, 2013, 01:30:48 PM
And it's not like any of us have these songs on bootlegs and know the name of such bootlegs...

Jeez....  Just tell him the name of the boots!  You all have multiple copies, most likely. Don't do any French deals here, but give him the info.  

You do it, Bgas!   Hurry up before a tornado rips through St. Louie again!

If I had it/them, I would have added the info. I don't have a lot of that stuff on CDs
Lei'd in Hawaii - Rehearsals (August 25,1967), Vigotone VIGO-133 (1994)
80  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Review of Super Chief by Van Dyke Parks on: June 01, 2013, 12:27:17 PM
great review, Peter; thanks a lot!!!
81  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The 'Oh, Van Dyke Parks is on this?!' Thread on: June 01, 2013, 12:20:00 PM
So at the risk of sounding unhip, what did VDP actually contribute to "Follow That Bird".  From recollection there is a song on there that sounds like a complete take off of "Busy Doing Nothing".  I believe the song is called "Easy Goin' Day"  Is that a Parks tune?

According to AllMusic.com, VDP is co-crdited with composing all the songs:  http://www.allmusic.com/album/follow-that-bird-mw0000607531
No songwriting credits on the CD reissue, which only says arrangements by VDP and Lennie Niehaus. By the way VDP gets a thank you on the "Club Paradise" Soundtrack album. What for? Jimmy Cliff and The Mighty Sparrow are on it, maybe that's why. Anyone any info?
82  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The 'Oh, Van Dyke Parks is on this?!' Thread on: May 30, 2013, 04:51:43 AM
A list of collaborations as well as full discog details will be added here http://bananastan.com/vdp.html shortly.
How's that coming...?
Since www.vandykeparks.com was handed over to www.bananastan.com all the stuff that was on it (and some people invested quite a lot of their time into it - e.g. Jan Jansen and myself) seems to have gone. I've stopped sending them updates for the collaborations section, because nobody seemed to care to put it on.
83  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Tell us about your Beach Boys collection on: April 28, 2013, 05:04:48 AM
Back to the topic, quite a lot of info about their 45s (worldwide) can be found here http://www.45cat.com/artist/the-beach-boys
84  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Tell us about your Beach Boys collection on: April 27, 2013, 04:01:47 AM
I bought the "California Girls" 45 when it came out in 1965 (still my favourite); then purchased all the albums that had been released at the time and did so ever since.
I've got all the albums as first pressings (vinyl, German) and as two-fers on CD, plus about 60 bootlegs (Vinyl and CD) plus the complete unsurpassed masters series
In the late seventies I started collecting BB 7"/EPs seriously (only original issues with Picture Sleeves) and I've got now about 550 from all over the world, but still far from complete.
I'm also collecting stuff by Gary Usher, Curt Boettcher, Terry Melcher, P.F.Sloan, Gary Zekley and Van Dyke Parks (solo records and productions), most of which have only been released on 7" - those are nearly complete now with maybe just a dozen or so still missing.
85  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Monterey Pop Festival on: February 12, 2013, 05:39:33 AM
Re: Association. Two songs survived "Along comes Mary" and "Windy" (on the UK four CD Box "Monterey International Pop Festival" released in 1994).
86  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: What was #1 on the day you were born on: December 15, 2012, 12:48:01 PM
US: Tony Bennett - Cold Cold Heart
87  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Did Geno Washington Record With The BBs? on: December 05, 2012, 10:37:14 AM
I've got one of the two 12" singles taken from the album "My Money, Your Money" (5:23) b/w "Get Some Bad Tonight" ( 7:37) DJR 18005 - while the sleeve says "Produced by Curt Becher for Bruce Johnston Productions" the label states "Produced by Bruce Johnston"
(Hi Jason, nice to know that you're still around)
88  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Bob & Bobby - Baby What You Want Me to Do?/ Twelve-o-Four on: August 16, 2012, 02:30:23 PM
Great info!

A few points - First, that surf comp from cassette looks like a damn fine collection, if anyone has it on a format which is not obsolete and can be transferred let me know. I have the BW collections already but have never seen that collection, and it looks really cool. Bobby 'Don't Call Me Boris' Pickett doing surf...that's boss!  Smiley


Look here http://www.ebay.de/itm/Rare-Surf-Volume-5-Capitol-masters-Japan-CD-w-obi-wayne-newton-CTCD-255-/370637434045?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item564bb66cbd
89  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Bob & Bobby - Baby What You Want Me to Do?/ Twelve-o-Four on: August 16, 2012, 10:29:46 AM
Working title of the song "Baby What You Want Me To Do" seems to have been "Peep and Hide" (taken from the lyrics at the beginning of the third verse)
AFM contract # 106707
Date: Aug 17, 1964
Personnel: Tommy Morgan, Hal Blaine, Tommy Tedesco, Bill Pitman
Producers: Brian Wilson, Bob Norberg
Employer: Grand Prix Records
Session leader: Hal Blaine

At the bottom of the contract it reads "Originally was Sea Of Tunes, later changed to Grand Prix"

AFM reprint can be found in: Stephen McParland: Our Favourite Recording Sessions, CM Publishing 2000, p. 79f.

Backing Vocals on both sides of the 45, which was only released about a year later: The Honeys

1965 Jane Canada released two 45s on the Crusader Label
(118) Just before The Night/Just Imagination
(125) Am I Dreaming/Remind My Baby Of Me
and one on the Magic Lamp label
(616) Am I Dreaming/You eyes Will Tell On You
(no involvement from Norberg or Wilson)
90  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: \ on: July 31, 2012, 02:06:04 AM
Tandyn Almer on 45 - not complete but OK for a start, check http://www.45cat.com/45_search.php?sq=Tandyn+almer&sm=se
91  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: \ on: July 30, 2012, 02:14:04 PM
good news for all Boettcher fans - it has been quite awhile now since something substantial from the vaults has been unearthed.
PS:  Hi Jason, no action on the Boettcher board for years - who is running the website now??
92  Smiley Smile Stuff / The Beach Boys Media / Re: Moon Dawg - Venet - Weaver - Carl - DOE - TOBLER on: July 03, 2012, 09:16:43 AM
interesting fact, Bruce Johnston plays piano and sings on the Gamblers version.
Bruce Johnston on piano, Derry Weaver on guitar, Elliott Ingber on guitar, Ron Schaffer on drums, Larry Taylor on bass
 
93  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Does Brian Wilson have an FBI File? on: May 31, 2012, 09:54:33 AM
I've herd, but i dont know if this is true...
If it is true, why does he have one?
... because everybody has!
94  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: Your Favorite Intro & Outro To Beach Boys Songs? on: January 05, 2012, 03:39:36 AM
easy "California Girls" for both
95  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The 'Oh, Van Dyke Parks is on this?!' Thread on: December 29, 2011, 03:15:08 PM
Yeah, I miss that list - If there's any chance you PM me it or something I'd be much obliged.  Smiley


Another cool thing I forgot - He is listed as 'Tail Gunner' and provides a 'good zen koan or two' (Are you out there, Bill) on 'Feats Don't Fail Me Now' by Little Feat.

or as "morale booster" on "Roger Nichols and The Small Circle of Friends" album
96  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The 'Oh, Van Dyke Parks is on this?!' Thread on: December 29, 2011, 02:47:13 PM
Yeah, I miss that list - If there's any chance you PM me it or something I'd be much obliged.  Smiley


Another cool thing I forgot - He is listed as 'Tail Gunner' and provides a 'good zen koan or two' (Are you out there, Bill) on 'Feats Don't Fail Me Now' by Little Feat.

Just tried to post it to you via PM, but the list is probably messed up because it isn't correctly formatted. Try to reconvert it to Microsoft WORD and see what happens. Is it working? Cheers Gerhard
97  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: The 'Oh, Van Dyke Parks is on this?!' Thread on: December 29, 2011, 07:57:55 AM
Over the past few years Jan Jansen and I put together an extensive discography "Works For Other Artists" on www.vandykeparks.com, but since his Bananastan label went into operation, this site is defunct.  "Works For Other Artits" had about roughly 150 entries, just a little list of names here:
The Adult Net, America, Laurie Anderson, Fiona Apple, Ersi Arvizu, Skip Battyn, The Beach Boys, The Beau Brummels, Bonnie Bramlett, Beckley- Lamm- Wilson, Eric Benet, Frank Black & The Catholics, Archie Blue, Kp Boardman, Denny Brooks, Brothers Figaro, Tim Buckley, Suzanne Biurgy, T-Bone Burnett, Byrds, Jorge Calderin& Jennifer Warnes, Hamilton Camp, Peter Case, Cher, Vic Chesnut, Chills, Chocolate Genius, Gene Clark, Clark&Dillard, Clare & TheReasons, Jimmy Cliff, Natalie Cole, Judy Collins, Ry Cooder, Kathy Dalton, Debi Derryberry, Sonia Dada, DBs, Freek De Jonge, Divinyls, Esso trinidad Steelband, Everly bros., Five Easy Pieces, Jodie Foster, Kinky Friedman, Ruthann (Friedman), Brian Gari, Gale Garnett, Mary Gauthier, Gentle Soul, Lowell George, Inara George, Eliza Gilkyson, Greenwood Country Singers, Arlo Guthrie, Happy End, Harpers Bizarre, Jesse Harris & The Fernadinos, Goldie Hawn, Joe Henry, Kevin hearn, Dan Hicks, Kristian Hoffman, Howdy Moon, Indio, Peter Ivers, Ted Jacobs, Flaco Jimenez, Leo Kottke, Nicolette Larson, Terrea Lea, Doug Legacy, Gordon Lightfoot, Graham Lindsey, Little Feat, manhattan Transfer, Marley's Ghost, Dino Martin, Ricci Martin, Vince Martin, Hirth Martinez, Ian Matthews, Arthur McCuller, Maria McKee, Shannon McNally, Medicine, Terry Melcher, Carli Munoz, Mike Murphy, Natalie Merchant, The Mighty Sparrow, Mojo Men, Keith Moon, Geoff Muldour, Randy Newman, Joanna Newsom, Aaron Neville, Harry Nilsson, Phil Ochs, Pahinui Bros., John Phillips, Sam Phillips, Steve Poltz, Joel Raffael Band, Bonnie raitt, Stan Ridgeway, Robi Draco Rosa, Biff Rose, Dick Rosmini, Susan Saint James, Scissor Sisters, Mark Sebastian, Vonda Shepard, Shortwave Set, Silverchair, Carly Simon, Six Pence None The Richer, Ringo Starr, Frank Stallone, Syd Straw, Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs, The Thrills, Linda Thompson, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Tret Fure, Tony Trishka, U2, Sal Valentino, Rufus wainwright, Laudon Wainwright, Jenifer Warnes, Danny Wilde & The Rembrandts, Victoria Williams, Brian Wilson, Steve Young....
98  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / General Music Discussion / Re: Ringo and VDP on: December 08, 2011, 08:56:49 AM
They have been working together for a long time:
- Rotogravure (1976) - unspecified player)
- Stop and Smell The Roses (1981) - Arrangement on Drumming Is My Madness, Back off Boogaloo, Stop and Smell The Roses
- Vertical Man (1998) - Backing Singer on La DDe La
- Ringo Rama (2003) - accordion on What Love Wants To be, Elizabeth Reigns, English Garden
99  Smiley Smile Stuff / General On Topic Discussions / Re: In The Key Of Disney on: October 29, 2011, 02:50:58 PM
It's really a shame that this album gets snowed under now. It should have been released at least a month earlier or later. This may not be one of Brian's greatest works of art, but it's a very charming and pleasant album. I listened to it four or five times yesterday and really enjoyed it.
True!
100  Non Smiley Smile Stuff / The Sandbox / Re: David Leaf - anybody here worked with him? on: June 16, 2011, 01:37:56 PM
Nice guy way back when he published his four volumes of "Pet Sounds", we also were in contact later when the terribly translated version of his book came out in German - but that was about a quarter of a century ago. (Hi David!)
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