[78-L] Shep Up or Ship Out

[David Lennick]

Except of course when you play them with too light a tracking force.

dl

David Weiner wrote:
> The Vogues are mostly non-ripply. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Shep Up or Ship Out
> 
> I've had a couple of Vogues..can't remember what he sounded like on them.
> For 
> MGM he did one of the first recordings of "Silver Bells" in 1950.
> 
> dl
> 
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> David,  how about the Vogues?  I seem to remember hearing one which was a 
>> rippler but that was a long time ago.
>>
>> I don't recall ever seeing him on MGM at all...more stuff to look for!
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Don't Give Up The Shep
>>
>>
>>> Nothing "rippling" on Shlep's Musicraft or MGM sides..it was a 
>>> conventional
>>> dance band by then. I always liked his "Carioca" on Musicraft. When did
> he
>>> recreate the Rippling Rhythm..late 50s for Golden Crest?
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>>> "New Shep" gave way to a return of "Old Shep" pretty quick...he went
> back 
>>>> to
>>>> rippling sometime during the war.  I think there are some ripplers on 
>>>> Vogue
>>>> and also Musicraft. which would date from c. 1945-6.
>>>>
>>>> Polly Bergen was married to his brother,  Freddie,  who was an agent...I
>>>> think that's what Shep also ended up doing after he quite leading a
> band.
>>>> Taylor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Randy Watts" <rew1014 at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:24 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Don't Give Up The Shep
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On Thu, 4/30/09, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Cary, the way to handle this is to ignore Old Shep on
>>>>> Buff and Staff, and go for the 11000-series. The
>>>>> "New Music" records don't sound anything like the
>>>>> ripplers. You might not like them either, but it won't
>>>>> be for the same reasons!
>>>>>
>>>>> Taylor
>>>> How long did Shep and his "New Music" last? Some 1960s or '70s things he
> 
>>>> did
>>>> for Reader's Digest never vary from the old "Rippling Rhythm" formula.
>>>>
>>>> Randy
>>>>
>>>>
>>