Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons ~ Downloadable
Collectors Newsletter
Our latest newsletter No 47 is published below. It features 29
pages containing original research and articles, more scrapbook cuttings of articles on the
group from the mid 60’s and some recently about “Jersey
Boys”. The reproduced 60’s articles give an insight into the
group’s image and promotion during their original ‘heyday’.
Our research of Bob Crewe and the artists he worked with
continues and this time we feature ‘Seasons’ Connections Volume 5 covering 29 more tracks connected to
Bob as producer or with Four Seasons/Charles Calello connections. These tracks
are extremely rare and finding their history and the amazing back-up vocals the
group did even after the success of ‘Sherry’ is quite something.
We have a review by one of our main researchers of his
experiences of
We’ve been in communication with Motown Universal compiler
Paul Nixon and the Four Seasons Partnership about the problems in getting the
Motown years unreleased tracks issued. These problems are described in our
in-depth review of the issues and how at present it needs positive moves by
both parties to achieve a result. And we explain why, with a forthcoming Rhino
release targeted at the big market, it seems unlikely the Partnership will, at
present, feel able to support this project.
Also included are the views of our ‘Music
Detectives’ on the songs of ‘Robert John Francis’ and their
current ‘Seasons’ Connections research. If you click on the record
players below you’ll hear a song written by this ‘musical
genius’ and recorded by the Temptations. Why not the Four Seasons.?
Exactly! Also we feature a track from the ‘Seasons’ Connections
article.
Individual thumbnails are provided for each page to allow you to
select only the pages you want. The last row of thumbnails contains full
articles and will download as multiple pages. This may take a minute or so
depending on computer capability and broadband speeds.
Once again our thanks to Rik Williams,
who established the Chatbuster fanzine (for all
things Motown), for hosting our site.
Next Time. Part One of the Jean Thomas Definitive
Collection notes covering her time at Cadence and MGM Records before she became
a Rag Doll, and another ‘Seasons’ Connections Volume as well as an
update on the new releases and the Motown situation.
Next Newsletter: Number 48 -
August 2006 (perhaps… September)
Please enjoy this free collectors fanzine. E-mail us if you want any of the past newsletters including “Request for Newsletters” in the subject.
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The Newsletter Files :-(Just click on each of the 22 ‘thumbnailed’ pages. The last row of thumbnails contains mutiple pages)
· Newsletter No 47 – April 2006
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