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September 7, 2023

45 RPMs 73: Sam Cooke ~ You Send Me

On September 7, 1957, the 45 RPM single, You Send Me, by Sam Cooke was released on the newly formed Keen Records label. Cooke wrote the song in ; the 1957 version was produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall. The song, Cooke's debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming a No. 1 hit on the Billboard, the Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard Hot 100. It was named as one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In April 2010, the song ranked No. 115 on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list of the Rolling Stone magazine.

In addition to the original version by Sam Cooke, You Send Me has received numerous covers over the years, the most important being the versions of Teresa Brewer (1957), Aretha Franklin (1968), Ponderosa Twins Plus One (1971) and The Manhattans (1985).

Sam Cooke ~ You Send Me

45 RPM side 1

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The "B" side of the record, Summertime, written between 1933 and 1934 by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, was originally supposed to be the "A" side. Disc jockeys favored You Send Me, which broke nationally that October to reach No. 1 for a two-week stay in December 1957, with sales estimated at a 1.5 million units.

Sam Cooke ~ Summertime

45 RPM side2

photo by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - You Send Me, written by L.C. Cook - 2:41

Side 2:

B - Summertime, written by Heyward*, Gershwin* - 2:24

Companies, etc.

    Record Company – Rex Productions, Inc.
    Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
    Published By – Higuera
    Published By – Gershwin

Credits:

Orchestra – Bumps Blackwell Orch.*

Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Rights Society (Side A): BMI
    Rights Society (Side B): ASCAP
    Matrix / Runout (A-side label): RK-6-57128
    Matrix / Runout (B-side label): RK-6-57129
    Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped): RK-45-57-128 H
    Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped): RK-45-57-129 H
    Pressing Plant ID (A & B-side runout, stamped): H

Sam Cooke – You Send Me / Summertime
Label: Keen (2) – 34013
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: Sep 7, 1957
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Vocal

Viewfinder links:

Robert "Bumps" Blackwell

Teresa Brewer
Sam Cooke

Aretha Franklin

George Gershwin

DuBose Heyward

Net links:

Daily Doo Wop ~ You Send Me

Urban Dictionary ~ You Send Me

YouTube links:

Teresa Brewer ~ You Send Me

Sam Cooke ~ You Send Me

Aretha Franklin ~ You Send Me

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June 20, 2018

20,000 Vinyl LPs 139: Prince ~ Batman

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Prince ~ Batman

vinyl LP album cover

Batman is the eleventh studio album by American recording artist Prince and the soundtrack album to the 1989 film by director Tim Burton, Batman. It was released almost thirty years ago on June 20, 1989 by Warner Bros. Records. Lord, I can't believe it's been thirty years! The album was No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart for six consecutive weeks. It has sold over eleven million copies worldwide. The film was a landmark cinematic release.

Prince ~ Batman

vinyl LP album back cover

In a 2001 Rolling Stone interview, Prince revealed that the project was initially supposed to be a collaboration between himself and Michael Jackson:

"Did you know that the album was supposed to be a duet between Michael Jackson and me? He as Batman, me as the Joker?"

Prince would have sung funk songs for the villains, while Michael Jackson would have sung ballads for the heroes. This never came to fruition as Jackson was busy with the Bad World Tour and signed with Epic Records, while the film was a Warner Bros. production.

All dialogue sampled on the Prince Batman album is taken directly from a workprint of Batman and therefore lacks ADR and foley. This is especially noticeable in the beginning of the first track, The Future, with dialogue of Michael Keaton speaking as Batman.

Prince ~ Batman

vinyl LP album back cover detail

Batman also marked a change in Prince's appearance; he switched out frilly clothing, polka dots, lace, and controversial attire for a much darker and simpler attire, usually donning dark blue/black clothing and "Batman" boots. The artist's hair was also completely straightened from wavy curls, as shown in the "Batdance" video (link below).

Ownership of the Batman franchise is complex. Prince had to agree to sign the publishing rights to the songs used in the film over to Warner Bros.; Prince's hit singles from this album were not permitted to appear on any of his hits compilations until the 2016 release of 4Ever, which included Batdance. Only the B-sides 200 Balloons, Feel U Up, and I Love U in Me appeared on his 1993 The Hits/The B-Sides collection.

Prince ~ Batman
vinyl LP record sleeve

from the Princevault

Prince began recording songs for the album in mid-February 1989, immediately after returning from the Lovesexy Tour, and he previewed eleven songs in late February, including Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic and 200 Balloons, intended to replace 1999 and Baby I'm A Star respectively), and Batman Theme.

He worked on the album further in March 1989, recording Partyman and Trust (to replace Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic and 200 Balloons respectively). Dance With The Devil was recorded for the album, but Prince considered the song to be too dark and replaced it with Batdance, which was the last song recorded for the album.

While the bulk of the album was recorded between mid-February and the end of March 1989, Electric Chair was recorded in June 1988, and Scandalous in October 1988. In addition, Vicki Waiting was a revamped version of Anna Waiting, initially recorded in December 1988.

Prince ~ Batman
vinyl LP record sleeve detail

According to Variety (link below), Michael Keaton may forever be associated with Prince in some fans’ minds because the movie star and the pop star both worked on 1989’s Batman — the actor starring as the caped crusader and the musician performing the song Batdance, which became a No. 1 hit.

Prince ~ Batman
Lyrics

vinyl LP record sleeve

Prince ~ Batman
Lyrics

vinyl LP record sleeve details

In 2016, film critic Matt Zoller Seitz praised Prince's songs and music videos for Batman, more so than the film itself, stating that his songs "suggest a goofy, perverse, sensuous, somewhat introverted Batman film that so far we've never gotten from anyone", and arguing that Prince's music videos "are more psychologically perceptive than any of the Batman films."

Prince ~ Batman
vinyl LP record, side 1

Prince ~ Batman
vinyl LP record, side 2

Tracklist:

Side 1:
A1 - The Future - 4:08
A2 - Electric Chair, Mixed By Chris Lord-Alge - 4:13
A3 - The Arms Of Orion, Composed By, Performer – Prince, Sheena Easton Guest [Special Guest Presence] – Sheena Easton - 5:03
A4 - Partyman, Guest [Special Guest Presence] – Anna Fantastic, Femi Jiya - 3:11
A5 - Vicki Waiting - 4:47

Side 2:
B1 - Trust - 4:24
B2 - Lemon Crush - 4:15
B3 - Scandalous, Composed By John L. Nelson, Prince - 6:15
B4 - Batdance, Guest [Special Guest Presence] – Matthew Larson - 6:13

Companies, etc.
    Copyright (c) – DC Comics Inc.
    Record Company – Warner Bros.
    Record Company – Warner Communications
    Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Copyright (c) – DC Comics
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA International Inc.
    Recorded At – Paisley Park Studios
    Mixed At – Paisley Park Studios
    Mixed At – The Grey Room
    Mastered At – Masterdisk
    Published By – Controversy Music
    Published By – Wb Music Corp.
    Published By – Skye Heart Music

Credits:
    Choir – The Sounds Of Blackness Choir*
    Design – Tom Recchion
    Executive-Producer [Album] – Jon Peters (2), Peter Guber
    Guest [Special Guest Presence], Voice – Jack Nicholson (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4), Kim Basinger (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4), Michael Keaton (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B4)
    Horns – Atlanta Bliss, Eric Leeds
    Illustration [Logo] – Anton Furst
    Instruments [All Other], Vocals [All Other Voices], Arranged By [All Other Instruments & Voices], Performer – Prince
    Lyrics By – Prince
    Mastered By [DMM] – HW*
    Orchestra – The Clare Fischer Orchestra
    Photography By [Prince] – Jeff Katz (2)
    Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince
    Production Manager [Executive In Charge Of Album Production] – Gary LeMel
    Recorded By [Assistant], Mixed By [Assistant] – Chuck Zwicky, David Friedlander*, Eddie Miller, Heidi Hanschu
    Recorded By, Mixed By – Femi Jiya, Prince
    Sampler [Samples Re-Arranged & Performed] – Prince
    Supervised By [Music Supervisor] – Michael Dilbeck

Notes:
Soundtrack of the movie "Batman" directed by Tim Burton (1989).

Recorded and mixed at Paisley Park Studios.
'Electric Chair' mixed at the Grey Room.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York.

Sheena Easton appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

All songs published by Controversy Music/WB Music Corp. ASCAP
except A3 published by Controversy Music ASCAP/Skye Heart Music BMI
and B2 & B4 published by Controversy Music ASCAP

[Lyrics sheet] © 1989 Controversy Music/ASCAP

TM & © 1989 DC Comics Inc.

Warner Bros. A Warner Communications Company
© 1989 Warner Bros. Inc.

Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1989 DC Comics ℗ 1989 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.

A counterpart Batman (Original Motion Picture Score) was also released.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode: 0 7599-25936-1 8
    Rights Society (All songs): ASCAP
    Rights Society (A3): BMI
    Matrix / Runout (Side A): 1-25936-A SRI-DMM SPI-I MASTERDISK DMM -HW
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): 1-25936-B SRI-DMM SPI-I MASTERDISK DMM -HW

Prince ‎– Batman™ Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Warner Bros. Records ‎– 9 25936-1, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 1-25936
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, House, Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Funk

Viewfinder link:

Prince articles/mentions

Net links:

MTV News ~ Prince Understood Batman Better Than Anyone

Comics Alliance ~ Review Of Prince’s Batman
PrinceVault ~ Batman
Variety ~ Michael Keaton Remembers Prince
AV/Music ~ Batman not the embarrassment it’s reputed to be
Pile Rats ~ That time Prince did the soundtrack for Tim Burton's Batman
Mass Appeal ~
        When Batman Swooped in to Help Prince’s Career
We Minored In Film ~

4 Things I Didn’t Know About Prince’s Work on Batman

The Hollywood Reporter ~

        Prince ~ 10 Memorable Movies Featuring His Songs
Diffuser ~ 365 Prince Songs in a Year
The Guardian ~
    Clouds, Batman and high heels: proof that Prince had the look

Youtube links:

Batdance
U Got The Look
Partyman
Scandalous
The Arms Of Orion ~ Featuring Sheena Easton




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August 8, 2017

20,000 Vinyl LPs 100: Glen Campbell ~ The Wichita Lineman

Glen Campbell ~ Wichita Lineman

vinyl LP record cover

cover photo photographer unknown
photo of album cover by Styrous®

Glen Campbell died today, Tuesday, August 8, 2017. The first song of his that always pops into my mind is Wichita Lineman which was written by Jimmy Webb in 1968 (link below). Love that song!

Glen Campbell - 1967

Glen Campbell & Stevie Wonder ~ 1969

"Wichita Lineman"

I am a lineman for the county and I drive the main road
Searchin' in the sun for another overload
I hear you singin' in the wire, I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

I know I need a small vacation but it don't look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south won't ever stand the strain
And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

[Instrumental Interlude]

And I need you more than want you, and I want you for all time
And the Wichita Lineman is still on the line

[Instrumental to end]

Writer: Jimmy Webb