Another teaser for Beatles ’64, streaming tomorrow on Disney+
BTW, no I didn’t buy the $300 Beatles ’64 mono LP box set, but I might get this album for $30.
Category: Music
‘A Hard Day’s Night’ Practice Run
“It’s what our film will be like.” — John Lennon
He is Forgiven!
For Tom Turkey Day
Just in time for Thanksgiving! An all-new Songs From the Back of the Station Wagon with DJ Tom Hanks. Tomorrow at 1 PM ET on Boss Radio 66.
Feeling Lowe
A very favorite album from my post-college Western Massachusetts years.
Shelley Angel
Watching daytime re-runs of The Donna Reed Show as a kid during summer vacations made me an admirer of Shelley Fabares.
“Johnny Angel” was recorded a couple of times by others before Shelley turned it into a #1 hit.
“Johnny Angel”, as performed by Shelley and produced by Stu Phillips, is an excellent example of the importance of studio production in capturing the right sound for a song to turn it into a hit record. The effect here seems to almost be a nod to Roy Orbison.
In February of 1962, Shelley, Paul Peterson and I went into United Recording, and together we recorded four sides. “Johnny Angel” with Shelly and “She Can’t Find her Keys” with Paul. The recording engineer was the legendary Bones Howe. — “Stu Who?”, by Stu Phillips, page 125
In 1966, Bones Howe engineered this #1 record by The Mama’s & The Papa’s. It was produced by Lou Adler, Shelley’s first husband.
That same year, Howe was the producer behind this fantastic Turtles single.