you can find out more and obtain the "Teenage Opera", Keith West/Tomorrow
and all the recent Mark Wirtz CD compilations from RPM records at:
http://www.thunderbird.co.uk/rpm/index.htm
i can tape you some other stuff, especially his songwriting/production
work with 60s female artists such as Samantha Jones, Dany Chandelle and
Peanut and 60s male artists such as Russ Loader and Kris Ife. if you are
interested, please get in touch.
Michael Clunkie Vinyl Junkie
>Sean - I'd like to say thanks for the information, you have really helped me
>out! But...
>The question is.... How to find these recordings??? Does anyone by chance
>have any idea as to how I could hear them?
>Thanks,
>OhMyMod
>(to see what I'm talking about view the message below)
>In a message dated 11/28/99 10:06:41 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><< <<
> Does anyone own or know anything about UK Producer Mark Wirtz. He was
> brilliant! His solo stuff I cannot find at all. Anyone?
> Very many thanks!
> Laura
> >>
> He did a lot of work with Tomorrow as well as Keith West's solo material.
>He
> helped try to shape the ill fated "Teenage Opera" in 1967, the song "Excert
> From A Teenage Opera(Grocer Jack)" became a huge hit in the UK for Keith
>West
> althought the follow up "Sam" didn't live up to success of it's predecesor
> and the project was scrapped. The b-sides on both of these singles feature
> Mark Wirtz material including "Thimble Full Of Puzzles" which was the b-side
> of "Sam". Mark Wirtz put out several lps and singles in the 60s and sounder
> the name of Mood Mosaic recording the classic "A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting
>Of
> Brass". The RPM label has two compilations out of the Mark Wirtz Orchestra
> including the really cool "The Go Go Music Of Mark Wirtz", although it
> doesn't have He's Our Dear Old Weatherman, as well as a new release which
>the
> title escapes me at the moment. I hope this answered some questions about
> Mark Wirtz.
> >>
>
