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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: question |
| Date | Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:51:00 -0500 |
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Josh:
Exactly right -- I used to have that 21-track Carrack collection, and just
dug the hell out of that Suburban Voodoo stuff. One track in particular, "I
Need You," was terrific, as was the duet with Carlene Carter whose title
escapes me at the moment.
Guess I'll be scouring eBay and half.com today to find that comp.
john
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: question
> And if you're mentioning those Lowe/Carrack collaborations-- good stuff--
> let's also mention Carrack's Suburban Voodoo, same period, and I think
maybe
> same band (again, vinyl in storage, can't check). I have a couple of
Lowe
> shows from the era where Carrack does songs off of Suburban Voodoo
> interspersed with Lowe's numbers.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:53 AM
> Subject: Re: question
>
>
> > I've always loved Paul Carrack. Those records he did with Nick Lowe
right
> > after leaving Squeeze are some of my favorites from that era. They've
got
> > Carrack's soulful voice coupled with the same warm production that Lowe
> > instilled on tunes like "Cruel to Be Kind."
> > And even though Carrack's 1987 solo record (whose name escapes me at the
> > moment -- it was the one with "Don't Shed a Tear For Me" on it) was kind
> > of
> > sterile production-wise, it had a brilliant collaboration with Chris
> > Difford
> > on a tune called "Button Off Of My Shirt."
> > What is he up to these days? I know he put out a solo record on Miles
> > Copeland's old Ark 21 label a few years back. But I've sort of lost
track
> > of
> > him since then.
> >
> > john micek
> >
> > http://www.milkshakejones.com
> >
> >
> > ---- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marty Rudnick" <mrudnick@marturo.com>
> > To: <audities@smoe.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:00 AM
> > Subject: Re: question
> >
> >
> >> I saw Paul Carrack as part of Ringo's band a year or so ago. He was
> >> bloody great, and redeemed what was otherwise a pretty lame show.
> >>
> >> Marty
> >>
> >> RCortIV@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> >Okay...here's a "too much time on my hands" question: today I heard
> >> >Ace's
> >> >"How Long", which was sung by Paul Carrack. That got me thinking
about
> > all of
> >> >the different groups that Carrack sang lead with, and the various hits
> >> >he
> > had.
> >> >By my count, he had hits with four different configurations: Ace,
> > Squeeze,
> >> >Mike & the Mechanics, and solo. He's the only one I can think of off
of
> > the top
> >> >of my head that has had hits by as many as four different means. I
can
> > think
> >> >of others that had three, but not four. I'm sure there must be
others.
> >> >Anyone?
> >> >
> >> >Rollie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>
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