parents and VD an odd mix, but he seems cheerful enough
7:05pm
Brinley:
Been under the weather for the past week - mentally and physically a mood killer. Put a little rum in a chocolate milkshake last night... can't complain with the result!
🍭♥
7:06pm
Becky Ebenkamp:
Everyone had Internet millions, I was invited to three parties a night as a reporter and it was lotsa fun. Goody bags galore!
🍭♥
7:30pm
Becky Ebenkamp:
My best pal from NY was working for Cracked and she came out here once to meet with her boss. We went for drinks and the woman lived in this tiki apartment building and Joey Heatherton was her wacky neighbor. She had tons of stories!
7:44pm
Brinley:
The Fire were signed to Apple Publishing, but Decca was their label. 'Dad' came out as a single, was retracted at McCartney's insistence, and re-recorded and re-released under his supervision. By the time the second version came out, the (supposed) momentum on it was already gone.
Oh, wow. Interesting. I’m sure you’ e seen that film where Badfinger is doing Come & Get It and obviously resenting that they had to do one of Paul’s songs! Anyone else in the world would be overjoyed to get that get up. Of course, they have some amazing songwriters in the group who would like some royalties.
7:49pm
Brinley:
The Fire have such an interesting story and career, though it's a lot of fits and starts that don't reflect sensibly on their records. There's a couple 45 tracks that have their manager singing with session musicians, I think Toothy Ruthie is one of them? The real band made an interesting concept album called The Magic Shoemaker in 1970...!
From what I've read/heard, once the revised single flopped, his interest waned and he moved back to the more pressing acts... (perhaps unsurprisingly)
7:56pm
Domenico:
Oh, there it is. Apple didn't have much time and everything was going wrong after about the first year. So they didn't get to put out Grapefruit or Delany & Bonnie and others they'd planned to. Trash only got two singles. And Mortimer didn't even come out.
🍭♥
7:56pm
Becky Ebenkamp:
Those are the other Fire songs on my computer aside from the four we mentioned.
Thanks for joining us, Andrew. And great to see you all this week!
7:56pm
Skinny Robbie:
Another wonderful episode. The best part of the every week.
7:57pm
Domenico:
Apple had the most amazing potential. I like all the ideas going through that place, but the application and follow through were tough going unfortunately
So well said, there was a lot of great promise and certainly no lack of talent. Wish Grapefruit got the push they deserved, and likewise for that excellent Mortimer LP
Listener comments!
: Bunny is bonkers!
Aitch: Happy is good
Skinny Robbie: Heya, B. Sorry about last week. I wasn't really sloshed, just tired and fell asleep at the wheel.
Brinley: Hey Becky and friends!
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Aitch @7:00
Good is HAPPY!Jay S.: Good afternoon Becky, Aitch, SR, Brinley
Scott From Boston: I’m absolutely sick of being happy
Skinny Robbie: Hello gang(sters)
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:00
I was just teasing you, Robbie ; ) I rarely drink but was thinking of joining you.Jay S.:
↳ Scott From Boston @7:01
Hey there ScottBrinley: Hey Jay, Robbie, Scott, Aitch (and anyone else to come in advance!)
Becky Ebenkamp: Howdy Aitch, Robbie, Brinley, Jay, Scott!
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:01
Well, I *was* drinking (bourbon), but not drunk. It's my new fav medicine.Becky Ebenkamp: I feel like I drank my quota of free drinks in NYC in my youth to last a lifetime when I didn’t have to worry about driving.
Scott From Boston:
↳ Jay S. @7:01
Eve Jay!!Aitch:
↳ Song: "Surrender" by "Cheap Trick"
parents and VD an odd mix, but he seems cheerful enoughBrinley: Been under the weather for the past week - mentally and physically a mood killer. Put a little rum in a chocolate milkshake last night... can't complain with the result!
Becky Ebenkamp: Everyone had Internet millions, I was invited to three parties a night as a reporter and it was lotsa fun. Goody bags galore!
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Brinley @7:05
See? Medicinal!Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Aitch @7:04
Nostalgia!Brinley:
↳ Song: "Ohio Express" by "The Fevers"
Someone should have gotten this over to the Troggs circa '72...Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:06
Sounds like the good life. Lucky you!Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:06
Hope you are on the mend. Made up for the shitty entry-level paybthe first few years, Robbie.Skinny Robbie:
↳ Brinley @7:06
I always cite the Troggs as one of the biggest inspirations for the (K&K) bubblegum formula.Jay S.:
↳ Song: "Fresca ad" by "Joey Levine"
I don't think even Joey could sell me on Fresca.Brinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:06
Yes! And now you've got Lily the Pink stuck in my head, too...!Brinley:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:07
Aw thanks! Trying my best. Super lethargic, but been looking forward to tonight's show as a much needed pick-me-up.Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Jay S. @7:08
Ha. I don’t care for lemon lime drinks. Maybe as the base for an adult refreshment.Becky Ebenkamp: Such a bouncy anthem!
Brinley:
↳ Song: "Mumfie" by "Mumfie"
There needs to be a dedicated list of these Brian Connolly soundalike singers!Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:08
Good point!Aitch: Mungbean!
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:10
Even the backup singers sound like The Sweet.Brinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:08
Rightly so! They don't seem to be mentioned nearly enough in the bubblegum context.Skinny Robbie:
↳ Song: "Mumfie" by "Mumfie"
This has been in my BGE queue for a while, I need to bump it up soon.Jay S.:
↳ Song: "Tip Toe Tina" by "Tommy Roe"
b-side of Jack and JillDomenico: I like Mumfie
Brinley:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:11
They really do! All the way down to the spoken-word break... so Sweet-ishBecky Ebenkamp:
↳ Jay S. @7:12
Another killer b side! Hi, Chongo!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Song: "Rock and Roll Crazy" by "Zappo"
Marty Wilde!Becky Ebenkamp: Is anyone watching anything good on TV? I need a new show to like! It can be new or old. I have a lot of streaming channels.
Harry Parmenter: Plimsouls! Killer.
Try Endeavour.
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Song: "Mini Skirt Minnie" by "The Plimsouls"
So good!Becky Ebenkamp: I didn’t know Peter Case had this in him. I mean I love them, but this is really ambitious.
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:19
Totally agree!Harry Parmenter:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:19
Me neither. Tremendous.Jay S.:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:17
Here's a big list of series available on Inernet Archive. Also, if you haven;t seen The Avengers, that's on Tubi.www.reddit.com...
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Harry Parmenter @7:18
Hey, Harry!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Jay S. @7:21
Good list. Can't recommend SCTV enough. Especially Vic Arpeggio, Private Detective.Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Jay S. @7:21
Thanks, Jay! I’m always threatening to do a start to finish Dark Shadows run. Avengers would be fun right now due to an element of my personal life…Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:24
Don’t forget Lola!Jay S.:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:25
Tubi also has the Honor Blackman seasons that some fans have never seenBrinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:24
The commercials are just as good as any of the sketches, too! Still waiting on my copy of 'Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written'Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:26
Hi Becky, and others!Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @7:27
Hi, Andrew!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Jay S. @7:26
Tubi is great, isn`t it?Skinny Robbie:
↳ Brinley @7:26
LOL. And there's one for Connie Franklin's Greatest Hits. And yes, Becky. Lola's best was on the episode with the Tubes.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:27
Happy Sunday!Jay S.:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @7:27
Hello Andrew! It really is the best, better than the pay services.Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:17
Watch The Academy Of Country Music Awards on Amazon.com when you get off the mic, please?Jay S.:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:25
Here's the first (and best) season of The Man From UNCLEarchive.org...
Becky Ebenkamp: My best pal from NY was working for Cracked and she came out here once to meet with her boss. We went for drinks and the woman lived in this tiki apartment building and Joey Heatherton was her wacky neighbor. She had tons of stories!
Brinley:
↳ Song: "Treacle Toffee World" by "The Fire"
Great record!!Jay S.:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:30
WOW!Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Jay S. @7:28
There are people who live in my condo who wear their underpants in public.I`m not making this up.
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @7:29
Yeah?Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:31
Believe it, Becky!Jay S.:
↳ Song: "Treacle Toffee World" by "The Fire"
Kind of like a more laid-back Move soundAndrew in Toronto:
↳ Jay S. @7:30
Holy crap!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Song: "Treacle Toffee World" by "The Fire"
Great track from Fire, from Middlesex, Hounslow, with Dave Lambert, later of the StrawbsBecky Ebenkamp: Yeah, I need to hear more from The Fire.
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:31
There are people who live in my condo who wear their underpants in public.I`m not making this up.
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @7:32
Ha ha!Brinley:
↳ Song: "Look For Your Mind" by "Lemon Twigs"
Record of the year. Got to see them do this live last week, they somehow get better and more entertaining every time!Domenico: Twinkle Toffee World is a step away from being Syd Barrett era The Pink Floyd
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:32
I know!Right!
Damn straight!
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:32
Toothy Ruthie (on BGMF12) is fun.Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:33
Is it by them too?Becky Ebenkamp: Robbie is maybe the only one here who may put up with this nonsense ; )
Becky Ebenkamp: Besides me, that is.
Scott From Boston:
↳ Song: "Soda Pop" by "Saja Boys"
Love this!!Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Scott From Boston @7:35
Yay, Scott is in!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:34
I traffic in nonsense!Becky Ebenkamp: Domenic can’t complain be ause he got $300 from selling the trading card from the movie ; )
Brinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:35
This is worthy of going on a business card!Becky Ebenkamp: The version sung by girls sounds a little obscene bc of the lyrics.
Scott From Boston: Why are your lips so f’ed up anyways???
Richard Whig: Howdy Sunday swingahs!!
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Richard Whig @7:38
Hi Richard!Becky Ebenkamp: How are you today?
Becky Ebenkamp: Oh, don’t forget to star songs!
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Brinley @7:36
Maybe I'll use that on my non-functional record label, substitute the 'I' with 'We'. It could be like If It Ain't Stiff... ?Jay S.:
↳ Richard Whig @7:38
Good evening RichardBecky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:39
And “non cents”Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:33
"Father's Name Is Dad" by Fire is such a brilliant song.Brinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:39
Yes! Love that. I see the vision!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:40
I love that one! Non-cents is true.Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:40
Did they have the hit with that? I know that song but thot it was a more well-known band.Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:41
Well. it's their most (only?) popular song, from 1968. The original version I believe. Dunno if it was hit, maybe in the UK?Domenico: very Chichi and Pepe
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:43
Oh, wow. Treacle was the B side of that song.Brinley: The Fire were signed to Apple Publishing, but Decca was their label. 'Dad' came out as a single, was retracted at McCartney's insistence, and re-recorded and re-released under his supervision. By the time the second version came out, the (supposed) momentum on it was already gone.
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Domenico @7:43
Ha, yes!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Brinley @7:44
Thanks for that. I think I may have read that somewhere.Skinny Robbie:
↳ Song: "S.T.O.P. (Stop)" by "The Lorelei"
co-written by Mark BarkanDomenico: That's great to know, Brinley. I thought the Fire track was excellent
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:44
Oh, wow. Interesting. I’m sure you’ e seen that film where Badfinger is doing Come & Get It and obviously resenting that they had to do one of Paul’s songs! Anyone else in the world would be overjoyed to get that get up. Of course, they have some amazing songwriters in the group who would like some royalties.Becky Ebenkamp: Get that LEG UP.
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:46
Ah, interesting.Brinley: The Fire have such an interesting story and career, though it's a lot of fits and starts that don't reflect sensibly on their records. There's a couple 45 tracks that have their manager singing with session musicians, I think Toothy Ruthie is one of them? The real band made an interesting concept album called The Magic Shoemaker in 1970...!
Scott From Boston: Thank you Becky!!!! Have a good week!!!
Skinny Robbie: Man, I wish this show was two hours. It goes by by so quickly.
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:49
OK, I am going to read up after the show. And listen to Toothy Ruthie! Wonder how many of their songs I have on my machine. No 45s, sadly.Brinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:50
Completely agree!Becky Ebenkamp: Scott, I wish I could be in your chatroom more. Saturday seems like the only day I ever get to leave my house!
Brinley:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:50
I'd be curious as well! Definitely looking forward to what you'll think about 'Round The Gum Tree !Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:51
I have a bunch of versions of that song - one is prob theirs!Skinny Robbie:
↳ Brinley @7:51
The original version!Domenico: Did Paul have eyes to bringing The Fire to the Apple label eventually?
Jay S.: Thanks Becky!
Brinley:
↳ Skinny Robbie @7:52
Yes!! Pretty sure the guy who wrote it was himself involved with Apple Publishing; all a bit self-serving and in-house!Becky Ebenkamp: Magic Shoes? Is that one of their?
Andrew in Toronto:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:54
Becky, it`s been an excellent show!Thanks!
Becky Ebenkamp: Man in the Teapot?
Brinley:
↳ Domenico @7:53
From what I've read/heard, once the revised single flopped, his interest waned and he moved back to the more pressing acts... (perhaps unsurprisingly)Domenico: Oh, there it is. Apple didn't have much time and everything was going wrong after about the first year. So they didn't get to put out Grapefruit or Delany & Bonnie and others they'd planned to. Trash only got two singles. And Mortimer didn't even come out.
Becky Ebenkamp: Those are the other Fire songs on my computer aside from the four we mentioned.
Brinley:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:56
Yes, those are both The Fire!Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Andrew in Toronto @7:55
Thanks for joining us, Andrew. And great to see you all this week!Skinny Robbie: Another wonderful episode. The best part of the every week.
Domenico: Apple had the most amazing potential. I like all the ideas going through that place, but the application and follow through were tough going unfortunately
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:56
Hooray!Domenico: Storm in a Teacup, Becky...
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Domenico @7:57
Then there was Allen Klein...Domenico: that was by The Iveys.
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Domenico @7:57
Oh, I love that song.Brinley:
↳ Domenico @7:57
So well said, there was a lot of great promise and certainly no lack of talent. Wish Grapefruit got the push they deserved, and likewise for that excellent Mortimer LPBecky Ebenkamp:
↳ Domenico @7:57
Too bad they couldn’t get a guy who knew how to put outlets in the damn wall.Brinley: How different might the world have been if Maybe Tomorrow (the album) was released worldwide as planned...
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:57
I worship Mortimer!Domenico: by the time Leon Russell walked in there, it was a better idea for him to go to another label
Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Brinley @7:57
I think Alan Klein had it in for them. He killed their career in NY and London!Domenico: Yeah, that early Badfinger/Iveys material... is socko
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:59
Evil man.Brinley:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @7:59
100% - a grave mistake... but without it we may not have had Badfinger as is. For better or worse. Would Pete and Tommy still be with us?Becky Ebenkamp:
↳ Skinny Robbie @8:00
I didn’t see that you mentioned him first!Domenico: I have that Iveys song on an EP for Walls Ice Cream, I think it is, keeping with the bubblegum theme of course
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Becky Ebenkamp @8:00
we're on the same wavelength :)Becky Ebenkamp: Love this song!
Brinley: As always, appreciate the great tunes and the chat! See you all next week. :)
Becky Ebenkamp: Bye, all!
Becky Ebenkamp: idsville gmail is my email
Skinny Robbie:
↳ Domenico @8:01
Great EP!