I posted a few weeks ago a gig by The Courettes after their support slot on Hugh's recent Nosferatu tour. A reviewer quite recently said of them when trying to pinpoint their sound for the writer's readership, 'imagine if the Ramones met The Ronnettes'... and well, if it didn't happen it got pretty close.
Joey was always big on Phil Spector's 'Wall of Sound' production, even if he wasn't so keen on Phil Spector himself. He liked all of that sixties girl group thing, a style exemplified by The Ronnettes. In 1999 Ronnie and Joey joined forces to the extent that Joey did some backing vocals for Ronnie's 'She Talks To Rainbows' E.P. and also got involved in the promotion of her new release, as was the case with this acoustic session that was broadcast of the long running and influential Vin Scelsa's 'Idiot's Delight' show broadcast on New York's WNEW-FM 102.7 station.
Before Noddy and Roy came along, the soundtrack to Christmas (for those going beyond 'The Coventry Carol' and 'Once In Royal David's City) was provided by Phil Spector and group's such as The Ronnettes.
This acoustic radio session features some of those classic Phil Spector 'Wall Of Sound' tracks as well as a number a covers, 'She Talks To Rainbows', 'Bye Bye Baby' (Ramones), 'Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory' (Johnny Thunders) and 'Don't Worry Baby' (The Beach Boys).
For a moment forget Shane and Kirsty... this is Joey and Ronnie, the real 'Fairytale of New York'!
Many thanks to Mark for sharing this session with me. Cheers!
Have a good one!
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