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| From | "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Box Tops |
| Date | Thu, 29 Sep 2005 16:19:50 -0000 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Sager, Greg" <greg.sager@b...> >
> If you love "The Letter", then the answer to your question
is "yes".
SNIP
> Get their Arista comp, *The Best Of The Box Tops: Soul Deep* rather
than any of the Sundazed reissues of their original albums. Their
albums were very uneven and full of filler.
@@@Thank you Greg. I appreciate all the great information. I will
start with the Arista comp.
> Dan Penn was a typical '60s producer -- a studio despot who
dictated what songs the band would record and how they would record
them, going so far as to substitute studio musicians for some or even
all of the members of the band on numerous Box Tops tracks (Chilton
excepted, of course).
snip
If that Penn CD you borrowed is *Do Right Man*, you can hear for
yourself what an impressive figure Penn is among the Southern soul
ranks.
@@@@ Ah, thanks for the history lesson! I'm grateful for it. "Do
Right Man" is the one and yes, it's chocked full of great tunes he
wrote. I had heard that bit about Chilton being only 16 at the time
of recording "the letter". Amazing.
Best,
Steve D
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