The T-Bones • No Matter What Shape [Your Stomach's In]

 

Review
by Joe Viglione  
With cover photography from Miles Laboratories, the Alka-Seltzer theme song that went Top Five in America in December of 1965 is the jewel on this 12-song instrumental recording from Ventures producer Joe Saraceno and Phil Spector arranger Perry Botkin Jr. They had worked together on Gene McDaniels' "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" in the same capacity (for Liberty, the same label), so they were poised at the right place and time to enable this television commercial to cross over to the pop charts. Musicians are not credited, but three of them are guitarist Dan Hamilton, bassist Joe Frank Carollo, and drummer Tommy Reynolds of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, who would land in the Top Five again in 1971 with "Don't Pull Your Love" and top the charts almost ten years after this initial hit with the middle-of-the-road classic "Fallin' in Love." This album has interesting versions of "Let's Hang On" and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," both hits for the Four Seasons in the exact same time frame (winter 1965), taking a cue from The Bob Crewe Orchestra Plays the 4 Seasons' Hits LP of instrumental recordings. But don't think Saraceno and Botkin Jr.'s emulation of Crewe went unnoticed: In 1967, two years after this, the Bob Crewe Generation (as in Pepsi Generation) hit with a Diet Pepsi commercial, "Music to Watch Girls By." It's a business where people borrow liberally, and the best borrowing Saraceno does is from himself, as his Ventures became the template. The Knickerbockers' "Lies" may sound more like the Kingsmen than the other material here, but the compact songs with no voices that do take from the Ventures' sound are very entertaining. "Chiquita Banana" was, of course, another big commercial, and years before Steve Gottlieb's TVT Records label issued a CD of famous television advertisements; perhaps the T-Bones should have capitalized on their vision and cut a few more memorable ones. "Sippin' & Chppin'" could be a second cousin to the big hit, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)," and "My Headache's Gone" is the definite sequel, though the medication is a bit watered down by this point. "Hole in the Wall," "Pizza Parlor," and the very odd "What's in the Bag, Goose" (the only song on the record with any vocal sounds whatsoever) are interesting enough, but it's the title track that is classic.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-matter-what-shape-your-stomachs-in-mw0000093141

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por Joe Viglione
Con fotografía de portada de Miles Laboratories, el tema musical de Alka-Seltzer que llegó al Top Five en Estados Unidos en diciembre de 1965 es la joya de esta grabación instrumental de 12 canciones del productor de Ventures, Joe Saraceno, y el arreglista de Phil Spector, Perry Botkin Jr. Habían trabajado juntos en "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" de Gene McDaniels en la misma capacidad (para Liberty, el mismo sello), por lo que estaban preparados en el lugar y el momento correctos para permitir que este comercial de televisión llegara a las listas de éxitos. Los músicos no están acreditados, pero tres de ellos son el guitarrista Dan Hamilton, el bajista Joe Frank Carollo y el baterista Tommy Reynolds de Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, que volvería a estar entre los cinco primeros en 1971 con "Don't Pull Your Love". y encabezó las listas casi diez años después de este éxito inicial con el clásico intermedio "Fallin' in Love". Este álbum tiene versiones interesantes de "Let's Hang On" y "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", ambos éxitos de Four Seasons en el mismo período de tiempo (invierno de 1965), siguiendo el ejemplo de The Bob Crewe Orchestra Plays. el LP 4 Seasons' Hits de grabaciones instrumentales. Pero no crea que la emulación de Crewe por parte de Saraceno y Botkin Jr. pasó desapercibida: en 1967, dos años después de esto, la Generación Bob Crewe (como en la Generación Pepsi) golpeó con un comercial de Diet Pepsi, "Music to Watch Girls By". " Es un negocio en el que la gente pide prestado generosamente, y el mejor préstamo que hace Saraceno es de sí mismo, ya que sus Ventures se convirtieron en la plantilla. "Lies" de los Knickerbockers puede sonar más como los Kingsmen que el otro material aquí, pero las canciones compactas sin voces que toman el sonido de los Ventures son muy entretenidas. "Chiquita Banana" fue, por supuesto, otro gran comercial, y años antes de que el sello TVT Records de Steve Gottlieb publicara un CD con famosos anuncios de televisión; tal vez los T-Bones deberían haber capitalizado su visión y cortar algunos más memorables. "Sippin' & Chppin'" podría ser prima segunda del gran éxito, "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)", y "My Headache's Gone" es la secuela definitiva, aunque la medicación está un poco diluida por esto. punto. "Hole in the Wall", "Pizza Parlor" y la muy extraña "What's in the Bag, Goose" (la única canción del disco con algún sonido vocal) son bastante interesantes, pero es la canción principal la que es clásica.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-matter-what-shape-your-stomachs-in-mw0000093141

Tracks:
1 - No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) - 2:15
2 - Chiquita Banana - 2:08
3 - Fever - 2:28
4 - What's In The Bag, Goose - 2:30
5 - Moment Of Softness - 2:10
6 - Let's Hang On - 2:48
7 - Sippin' 'N Chippin' - 2:00
8 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - 2:09
9 - Hole In The Wall - 2:24
10 - My Headache's Gone - 2:37
11 - Pizza Parlor - 2:18
12 - Lies - 2:05


Credits:
    Arranged By – Perry Botkin Jr.
    Art Direction – Woody Woodward
    Design [Cover] – Ken Kim
    Engineer – "Lanky" Linstrot*
    Producer – Joe Saraceno

Label:    Collectables – COL-5691
Country:    US
Released:    1996
Original Release:    Jan 1966
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Pop Rock
https://www.discogs.com/release/13215839-The-T-Bones-No-Matter-What-Shape-Your-Stomachs-In

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