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| From | "Josh Chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: question |
| Date | Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:00:12 -0500 |
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I just took a quick look at Amazon; they have used copies (I didn't dig
deeper) starting at $11. And I learned Lowe produced the album.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: question
> 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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