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11-25-2011, 01:52 PM
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No, not Sam Cooke's recording. My wife just hipped me to a recording of "Cupid" by The Spinners because of the very cool bass line.
It was released in 1980, apparently by Atlantic records. Anyone KNOW who it is?
John
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11-25-2011, 02:18 PM
| | | | I have that LP stashed at my mom's...I will try to think about looking at the credits(if any) on my next visit.
I do know I overdid it on those cool little slide thingees between D-E-D (G-string) & A-B-A (D-string) which leads back to the D chord...or sumtin like that.
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11-25-2011, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JTE No, not Sam Cooke's recording. My wife just hipped me to a recording of "Cupid" by The Spinners because of the very cool bass line.
It was released in 1980, apparently by Atlantic records. Anyone KNOW who it is?
John | Most of those Spinners tracks were cut in Philly. Bob Babbitt played on Rubber Band Man and some other Spinners tracks after moving to Philly...I know for fact. If not Babbitt...possibly Jimmy Williams.
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11-25-2011, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal1  Most of those Spinners tracks were cut in Philly. Bob Babbitt played on Rubber Band Man and some other Spinners tracks after moving to Philly...I know for fact. If not Babbitt...possibly Jimmy Williams. | Thanks, I hadn't thought of Bob. I knew it was Philly, thought it might be Anthony Jackson too. Babbitt's one I hadn't thought of, having forgotten he did Philly stuff after Motown shut down in Detroit.
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11-25-2011, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by JimK I have that LP stashed at my mom's...I will try to think about looking at the credits(if any) on my next visit.
I do know I overdid it on those cool little slide thingees between D-E-D (G-string) & A-B-A (D-string) which leads back to the D chord...or sumtin like that. | COOL! LP's, from back in the days when you could read the stuff on the liner notes!
Appreciate the help!
John
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11-25-2011, 07:15 PM
| | | | The album featuring the "Cupid" medley, "Love Trippin" was one of The Spinners early post Thom Bell productions. Babbitt played on most of the Thom Bell stuff...so it's hard to say. Also not mentioned as a possible is Ronnnie Baker of MFSB. |
11-25-2011, 09:35 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Burlington, Vt. | | | Babbit doesn't include Spinners work in his discography, though some Thom Bell work is in there. Another studio bassist from later in the MFSB era after Ronnie Baker was Michael Foreman. ...curious to see if anyone can zero in.
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11-25-2011, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TomB Babbit doesn't include Spinners work in his discography, though some Thom Bell work is in there. Another studio bassist from later in the MFSB era after Ronnie Baker was Michael Foreman. ...curious to see if anyone can zero in. | Check Bobs website Tom...it does include some Spinners stuff...as well as the album credits during the Thom Bell era. I think Michael Zager produced the post Thom Bell projects. |
11-26-2011, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by TomB Babbit doesn't include Spinners work in his discography, though some Thom Bell work is in there. Another studio bassist from later in the MFSB era after Ronnie Baker was Michael Foreman. ...curious to see if anyone can zero in. | It should...I also have Pick Of The Litter (LP & CD).
IIRC, Babbitt is listed as bassist for "Games People Play"...
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11-27-2011, 05:02 AM
| | | OK, I have The Spinners' Love Trippin' LP in my hands-
Credits-
Drums- Yogi Horton
Guitar- Cornell Dupree, John Tropea, Steve Love
Keyboards- Raymond Chew
Percussion- Rubens Bassini, Jimmy Maelen
Synth- Pat Rebillot
...oh, yeah...on bass- Fransisco Centeno
...he is the bassist listed for the entire album.
Previously, on TB- Francisco Centeno
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11-27-2011, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by SoCal1 Check Bobs website Tom...it does include some Spinners stuff...as well as the album credits during the Thom Bell era. I think Michael Zager produced the post Thom Bell projects. | I did, but must have looked in the wrong place. Thanks, y'all! I'd be curious to hear the rest of the album. Thanks for the question, JTE.
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11-27-2011, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by JimK OK, I have The Spinners' Love Trippin' LP in my hands-
Credits-
Drums- Yogi Horton
Guitar- Cornell Dupree, John Tropea, Steve Love
Keyboards- Raymond Chew
Percussion- Rubens Bassini, Jimmy Maelen
Synth- Pat Rebillot
...oh, yeah...on bass- Fransisco Centeno
...he is the bassist listed for the entire album.
Previously, on TB- Francisco Centeno | Thank you!!! 
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11-27-2011, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JimK
...oh, yeah...on bass- Fransisco Centeno
...he is the bassist listed for the entire album.
Previously, on TB- Francisco Centeno | I was just listening to the first two Angie Bofill albums last week and remembering how much I dug Centeno's playing.
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11-28-2011, 05:15 AM
| | | Cool.
While we're all here-
Anyway know who played bass on "Groovy Situation" by Gene Chandler? Gene Chandler - Groovy Situation.wmv - YouTube
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