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GaryHoetker Member From: Bakersfield, CA, USA |
posted 10 October 2001 08:13 PM
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Can anyone help me find them? Looking primarily for these songs..."The Wall" and "Leave Me Alone". |
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Henning Antonsen Member From: Langmyrv. 9, 2335 Stange, Norway |
posted 11 October 2001 01:50 AM
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Hmm, while we're on Freddie Hart... who played steel on his Kapp recordings, ca. mid-sixties? Especially on "You've Got It Coming To You" (1965 or 66, I think). Real sweet tone, smooth execution... not too complicated but REAL pretty.  Does anyone know?------------------ |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 11 October 2001 09:12 AM
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Promo shots from 1968 feature Jimmy Collins, but he was with Wynn Stewart in 1966-1967; so I suppose that's not much help. The Kapp material is pretty cool, but really hard to find at the best of times. Gary, I can't find any reissues of the Columbia material, the complations seem to cover his Capitol hits from Easy Lovin' onwards. |
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GaryHoetker Member From: Bakersfield, CA, USA |
posted 11 October 2001 03:24 PM
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Thanks guys. I have the Kapp LP circa 1966 titled "The Hart of Country Music" which includes "You've Got It Coming To You". There's some really great songs with over-dubbing and steel in addition to that one like "What a Way To Go" "The Keys in the Mailbox", "Excuse for Me Living", "Hank Williams Guitar", etc. I'd like to know who that steeler was too. Freddie had a great stage presence and wore some wild outfits. IMO he is one of the great honky-tonkers. I liked that era alot better than his "Easy Lovin" years. Again, thanks. |
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Mitch Drumm Member From: santa rosa, ca |
posted 11 October 2001 04:24 PM
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"the wall" was on his first album--"the spirited freddie hart" on columbia, along with "the keys in the mailbox" and "fraulein". "leave me alone" is not on it. i am not aware of any columbia era material being reissued, other than "dig boy dig" from the mid 50s, which appears on some rockabilly anthologies. |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 11 October 2001 06:18 PM
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Mitch, is that the Columbia LP from 1962 or so? I believe I heard that at a collector's place, some good honky tonk, ballads and West Coast country from memory. I've never been able to get a copy of his 1960s albums, although the 1970s material is fairly easy to find. The thing is with Kapp, they were originally a New York label and they seemed to mainly record their country acts in Nashville; whether or not Freddie cut his material in Tenn. or on the West Coast? .. I don't know. |
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Graham Member From: Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
posted 11 October 2001 07:46 PM
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Jason: Yep, that is the Columbia album released in 1962. I borrowed it from a collector friend of mine quite some few years ago when I was making up compilation cassettes of material I liked but only recorded two songs off it. The Wall was one and The Keys in the Mailbox was the other. As happens with old tapes, it got eaten and I lost a bit of the intro for The Wall in the resplicing. Have a lot of that old material done up in mp3 format now and in some compilation CD's that I made. ------------------ |
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Steve Pacholl Member From: Minneapolis |
posted 12 October 2001 06:54 AM
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The Kapp Lp was reissued on CD on a Capitol knock-off label. I found a copy of it in the grocery store bargin bin. I've worked with Freddie a couple times in the past year and he was unaware of this reissue. The reissue is called Freddie Hart's Greatest Hits, (which is misleading). He was suprised by that title. Freddie is always happy to share information about his career. He has a great memory and has great stories. Unfortunately, that last time I talked to him he was not on-line. |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 13 October 2001 12:43 PM
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Steve, can you tell us more about the Kapp Lp reissue on CD as 'Freddie Hart's Greatest Hits'? I'd be interested to know more about it's contents, is it a straight reissue, is the sound transfer okay; are there any notes; do you think Freddie actually makes any $$$ from this one? Sorry to get a bit heavy with the questions, but it's really hard to find any of his albums pre-1970s here. ------------------ |
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Steve Pacholl Member From: Minneapolis |
posted 15 October 2001 06:48 AM
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Jason; The CD I mentioned is a straight reissue of the Kapp Lp (The one with Hank's Guitar - Freddie wearing the blue Nudie). The re-issue cover is similar to the Capitol, Best of... Since I am work, I can't reference track info. Even though it is called Freddie Hart's Greatest Hits, it does not include any of the Capitol or Columbia material. The sound quality is excellent There are no liner notes. I asked Freddie if he were getting royalties from the re-issue. He said it was the first he had seen it and was not sure if he were getting compensated. He didn't seem too concerned. |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 15 October 2001 08:02 AM
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Thanks Steve, sounds good to me. |
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Jody Sanders Member From: Magnolia,Texas |
posted 15 October 2001 02:59 PM
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Freddie Hart is still one of the "good guys". One of the most "laid back" persons I've ever met. My pal J. D. Walters in Broken Arrow, Okla. was playing steel for Freddie Hart before and during the " Easy Lovin'" Days. He might could shed some light on The " Freddie Hart Story". I thing he reasantly did some gigs with Freddie Hart.Best regards, Jody. |
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Jason Odd Member From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
posted 15 October 2001 10:19 PM
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Jody, I've got a mid 1970s Heart Beats tour book with J.D. pictured as well as the rest of the band. Freddie does have a new record deal and has been recording, so it's probaby J.D. as you say. |
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robert hays Member From: sikeston mo. usa |
posted 16 October 2001 08:33 AM
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FYI I just returned from Pawnee Oklahoma where the great Freddie Hart performed at the Lefty Frizzell tribute show, and J.D. was there playing steel for him , J.D also played steel for Hank thompson at that show there were lots of greats there including Ray Price, He had Steve Palousec with him, great show! |
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