Sun. Dec 22nd, 3pm - 5pm:
The Unsolicited Return of the Winter Soul-stice (fill-in for Paul Bruno)
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You can't stop the seasons from turning, and you evidently also can't stop an old dog from performing his one old trick. Answering the teeming clamor of one New York Times food columnist
, Gaylord Fields is returning to WFMU's airwaves for a one-off Winter Soul-stice program. In his time away he's learned nothing, so the format will remain the same: two hours of original 1960s soul 45s, and the abuse of an expensive reverb machine for the sake of corny vocal effects.
"Charles Fox's delicate yet hip music score, featuring flutes, harp, and flugelhorn set to a contemporary pop beat, provided the "love" ambiance which tied the stories together as a multifaceted romantic comedy each week."
@dale: Stuart "Angel" Margolin also wrote songs for The Parade of "Sunshine Girl" fame. Perhaps I'll play one during this set, inspired by the connection.
i had to look that up. ashamed to say i never heard of it. that 'sunshine girl'compilation cd sounds interesting.
5:27pm
P-90:
LAS was an unusual show for the number of segments that had their own individual scores. Most series at that time relied on a library of cues that would be reedited and reused in many episodes. Fox's constant supply of new scores was a big part of the show's "identity" with audiences. His stuff sounded "hip" (or at least, "contemporary") to the young demographic, but not too "rock" to alienate older potential viewers.
Given the supersaturated ubiquity of the Gee-tar - it's an accomplishment to sound distinctive - & it's a minor miracle our brains not only tolerate more of the thing - but we love it still.
5:40pm
Chris M.:
Digging the selections. I can always handle hearing tunes that feature a 12 string Rickenbacker too! Thanks!
@GF: That HelenShapiro tune reminds me a touch of Peter Berry and the Shake Set: "In Lonelier Days", which I wouldn't know except for your FakeBeatles blog...
6:25pm
P-90:
@RevRab:
FF: that mid-sixties "buzzy bee" sound
Big Muff: thick but smooth, "violin"-style distortion, like late Hendrix or Clapton's "woman tone". Not "grindy" or "Marshall amp-y", that's the Tube Screamer sound; or "Heavy Metal-y", that's the TS or the ProCo Rat pedal sound. Broadly.
@Revolution Rabbit Nov63: And I don't need to tell you that the Beatles wrote "Misery" for Helen. But you probably didn't know Helen wrote the song I played herself. She was clearly paying attention on the tour she shared with The Boys.
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P-90:
FF: that mid-sixties "buzzy bee" sound
Big Muff: thick but smooth, "violin"-style distortion, like late Hendrix or Clapton's "woman tone". Not "grindy" or "Marshall amp-y", that's the Tube Screamer sound; or "Heavy Metal-y", that's the TS or the ProCo Rat pedal sound. Broadly.
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@dale: I have a Spanish LP as well.
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