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« on: February 19, 2018, 07:23:52 AM »

I found two demos of Mikes 'Oh! Those Girls' & 'American Girls'. Does anyone have any information on these two? And what other Mike Love unreleased songs are out there apart from Country Love and First Love?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSCylIA8Yr4
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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2018, 07:36:42 AM »


This post is dedicated to fellow poster Kid P. MAN, DOES THAT SONG STINK!! JUST DOWNRIGHT AWFUL!!  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2018, 08:44:04 AM »

 'Oh! Those Girls' is kinda sort of a guilty pleasure. I like how Mike sings in a punk type of manner that he never really does on any other released song.
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2018, 09:12:26 AM »

Uh oh, is OSD trying to hijack a thread and internet bully me?
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2018, 10:07:16 AM »


This post is dedicated to fellow poster Kid P. MAN, DOES THAT SONG STINK!! JUST DOWNRIGHT AWFUL!!  Wink

Uh, what?
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2018, 10:28:08 AM »

Uh oh, is OSD trying to hijack a thread and internet bully me?

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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2018, 10:34:22 AM »

Penalty box time? Grin
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2018, 10:45:01 AM »

Adrian Baker is an artistic genius. His solo work is jaw droppingly magnificent and his 1980s work with Mike are all diamonds in the rough -- discarded, but not forgotten, much like Smile.
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2018, 09:53:43 PM »

Does anyone actually have any info on these?  When were they recorded?
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2018, 10:34:04 PM »

Does anyone actually have any info on these?  When were they recorded?

1982, I've heard.
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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2018, 11:50:17 PM »

'Oh! Those Girls' is kinda sort of a guilty pleasure. I like how Mike sings in a punk type of manner that he never really does on any other released song.

It sounds like something off an Electric Blue video circa 1984, so yes, guilty pleasure is not far off the mark!
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« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2018, 02:46:42 AM »

I believe recorded between 1981-2 at Adrian's London studio.
There is/was a 22 track boot cd called 'A Bakers Dozen' which covers some of the sessions.
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« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2018, 05:26:55 AM »

I believe recorded between 1981-2 at Adrian's London studio.
There is/was a 22 track boot cd called 'A Bakers Dozen' which covers some of the sessions.

Wow interesting. Where can I hear this?
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« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2018, 07:01:19 AM »

Someone posited awhile back on this board (I believe) that the insanely-off key recording of "Can't Stop Talking 'Bout American Girls" has been tampered with/altered on purpose to sound that way.

It was an interesting theory that I had mixed feelings about. Presumably, this would have been done back years ago. The theory involved it being some kind of joke someone played years ago. But it struck me as a pretty odd, arcane, obscure "joke" to play, either back then or years later.

On the other hand, it's so off key that it sounds beyond simply sharping or flatting some notes. It does sound like the entire vocal is in a different key.
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« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2018, 07:05:16 AM »

Here's an old 2014 thread regarding the potential monkeying with the "American Girls" vocal. Weigh the sources in that thread accordingly...

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,17868.msg460959.html#msg460959
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« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2018, 07:41:02 AM »

Here's an old 2014 thread regarding the potential monkeying with the "American Girls" vocal. Weigh the sources in that thread accordingly...

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,17868.msg460959.html#msg460959

And by a strange coincidence, myKe luHv and company has seen to it that all the vids in that thread are no longer available. Easy to see why.  LOL
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« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2018, 09:41:51 AM »

Here's an old 2014 thread regarding the potential monkeying with the "American Girls" vocal. Weigh the sources in that thread accordingly...

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,17868.msg460959.html#msg460959

And by a strange coincidence, myKe luHv and company has seen to it that all the vids in that thread are no longer available. Easy to see why.  LOL
Can't stop talking about those Mike Love gaffles.... Wink
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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2018, 10:13:53 AM »

Interestingly all of Mike's Catch a Wave/Nascar album are on Spotify as the album "California Girls" by Adrian Baker. Perhaps Adrian's the one doing the monkeying?
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« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2018, 01:27:13 PM »

Another Classic! Grin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwHkmuU-MsM
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« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2018, 01:28:30 PM »


That one was actually officially released too!!
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« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2018, 01:29:36 PM »

I respect the hell out of you for owning all of it too! LOL
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« Reply #21 on: February 20, 2018, 01:41:15 PM »

Hey, don't tell anyone BUT I have a large collection of Mikes output (both legit and not so).
Anyone fancy a sealed copy of LBWL ? No, why ??  LOL
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« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2018, 01:47:13 PM »


Yep the b-side to the greatest Christmas single (forget Slade/Wizzard etc) Jingle Bell Rock  Cool Guy
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« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2018, 06:17:10 PM »

I have never understood why Mike could sound so unbelievably nasal between 1982-2005ish then have his voice improve. Was he trying to sound that way? Did he just not care and sang off key ( that's the vibe I get from many of his 80s/90s performances)?
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« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2018, 07:08:49 PM »

OH THOSE GIRLS was originally recorded by The Skatt Bros.. It was released in Australia and New Zealand.

This is my recollection of the song...

I believe Curt Boettcher had recorded a version. I heard the track, either from Curt or Ray McCarthy. Mike may have recorded it around the time of the Looking Back With Love project.

My impression was that Curt wasn't actually singing about girls.
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