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Post by chrislc on Jan 11, 2024 17:20:11 GMT -5
I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman. I wonder how many kids saw that 45 in the store and excitedly bought it, brought it home, put it on the record player, and then WTF (or the 1960s kids version of WTF). My parents bought me a Batman Theme LP and I was CRUSHED when it wasn't the actual version from the TV show. So they didn't get you Neal Hefti's "Batman Theme" LP. That was the 'real deal'. My brother had the Hefti "Batman theme" 45, which reached #35 in the spring of '66. Ironically, The Marketts' 'cover' version of the theme did better on the Hot 100, reaching #17. That surf group also recorded a "Batman Theme" LP that charted the same week as Hefti's LP (3/12/66). And even Jan and Dean, of all artists, took a crack at the theme, but their version only reached #66. Among the last things J & D recorded before Jan Berry's near-fatal car crash in April of '66. 20th Century Records also attempted to cah in on the hit ABC-TV series, releasing a 'Batman' LP that spring that featured dialogue excerpts from the show (by stars Adam West and Burt Ward) along with music conducted by Nelson Riddle. No one in '66 did as well with 'Batman'-related recordings as Prince would 23 years later! And, totally unrelated to anything above, did you know that there is a city in eastern Turkey (or 'Turkiye', as the Turks now prefer) that is called 'Batman'? Not sure how the Turks pronounce it, though. I think they may have bought the Marketts LP. There now are multiple generations who have NO IDEA how huge that TV show was. Maybe not always in the ratings, but for us 9-11 year olds, it was a sensation. I don't remember how long it took for me to consciously realize it was a comedy. Plus my parents wouldn't let me watch it for awhile after Episode #1 with Jill St. John. Va-va-va-voom.
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Post by mga707 on Jan 11, 2024 20:16:19 GMT -5
There now are multiple generations who have NO IDEA how huge that TV show was. Maybe not always in the ratings, but for us 9-11 year olds, it was a sensation. I don't remember how long it took for me to consciously realize it was a comedy. Plus my parents wouldn't let me watch it for awhile after Episode #1 with Jill St. John. Va-va-va-voom. Hey, I recall the impact of that first episode in January 1966 also. And I was a bit younger than you, a couple of months away from tuning 8 that April. It was definitely the talk of my 2nd grade class the following morning at school. Which would have been a Thursday, as 'part 1' of that first episode aired on Wednesday, with the 2nd part airing that night. Frank Gorshin's 'Riddler' was the first guest villain, and even though he was already known as a comic impressionist (with multiple 'Ed Sullivan' appearances), being on 'Batman' took his career to a new level. at least among us kids. Our Mom, who watched along with my brother and I and 'got' the camp element of the show, was fine with Jill St.John (our Dad probably enjoyed her as well). And ditto a few weeks later when the amazing Julie Newmar made her first of many 'Catwoman' appearances. Meee-ow!
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Post by dukelightning on Jan 12, 2024 22:14:55 GMT -5
Does Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds) count? "Pure" reached #31 for the week ending July 28, 1990. The funny thing is, he did form a band a few years later. However, in 1990, it was just him. Right? Yes Casey said that when "Pure" debuted.
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Post by dth1971 on Jan 13, 2024 9:05:12 GMT -5
Does Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds) count? "Pure" reached #31 for the week ending July 28, 1990. The funny thing is, he did form a band a few years later. However, in 1990, it was just him. Right? Yes Casey said that when "Pure" debuted. Even Shadoe on AT40 mentioned the Lightning Seeds was just 1 person.
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Post by jlthorpe on Jan 14, 2024 17:29:26 GMT -5
I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman. I wonder how many kids saw that 45 in the store and excitedly bought it, brought it home, put it on the record player, and then WTF (or the 1960s kids version of WTF). I still believe that the only reason Lorne Greene's "Ringo" was a hit in 1964 was because people thought it had to do with The Beatles. My brother had the Hefti "Batman theme" 45, which reached #35 in the spring of '66. Ironically, The Marketts' 'cover' version of the theme did better on the Hot 100, reaching #17. Sounds similar to Meco charting higher than John Williams with his disco version of the Star Wars theme eleven years later.
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Post by mga707 on Jan 14, 2024 17:49:17 GMT -5
I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman. I wonder how many kids saw that 45 in the store and excitedly bought it, brought it home, put it on the record player, and then WTF (or the 1960s kids version of WTF). I still believe that the only reason Lorne Greene's "Ringo" was a hit in 1964 was because people thought it had to do with The Beatles. On that one I don't agree. "Bonanza" was a top TV show at the time, and Green was very well-known and popular. I think a lot of 'older folks' bought that 45, along with teens who may have bought it for the title.
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Post by 1finemrg on Jan 14, 2024 20:01:17 GMT -5
Beginning with "Welcome To My Nightmare" Alice Cooper became the solo artist, rather than the band name.
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Post by lasvegaskid on Jan 18, 2024 16:42:29 GMT -5
Beginning with "Welcome To My Nightmare" Alice Cooper became the solo artist, rather than the band name. Same with Smooth/ RT era Santana.
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Post by dth1971 on Jan 20, 2024 9:08:26 GMT -5
I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman. I wonder how many kids saw that 45 in the store and excitedly bought it, brought it home, put it on the record player, and then WTF (or the 1960s kids version of WTF). I still believe that the only reason Lorne Greene's "Ringo" was a hit in 1964 was because people thought it had to do with The Beatles. My brother had the Hefti "Batman theme" 45, which reached #35 in the spring of '66. Ironically, The Marketts' 'cover' version of the theme did better on the Hot 100, reaching #17. Sounds similar to Meco charting higher than John Williams with his disco version of the Star Wars theme eleven years later. And in 1978 John Williams and his London Symphony Orchestra charted higher than Meco for his version of "Close Encounters" movie theme.
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Post by djjoe1960 on Jan 20, 2024 15:17:45 GMT -5
Uneasy Rider credited to the Charlie Daniels band was actually Charlie Daniels and some studio musicians (I guess they could've been a band, of sorts).
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Post by dth1971 on Jan 24, 2024 7:50:29 GMT -5
Would Prince count too?
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Post by dukelightning on Mar 8, 2024 14:55:28 GMT -5
Enigma is Michael Cretu
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