Comments on: Skip Battin “Skip”

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:27:39 +0000

Wow, it’s fantastic when someone actually connected with the album you reviewed comes on the blog! It’s an honour to hear from you, Eric, and many thanks for correcting me about the mandolin used! If someone put a ’56 Gibson mando in my hands I’d have to play it too. (Tho’ not to Clarence’s standard!)

By: Eric Malamud

Eric Malamud — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:57:07 +0000

“what sounds like Fender electric mandolin on “Valentino”…i produced the album with Skip, was the head of A&R at Signpost…the mandolin was my Grandfather’s 1956 Gibson that I showed Clarence who had to play it…

Eric

By: A Few Vinyl Jewels In The Rough | 3 Minute Record

A Few Vinyl Jewels In The Rough | 3 Minute Record — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:27:39 +0000

[...] condition for their age except the Battin sleeve was pretty worn. If you have time check out a post on The Rising Storm from late 2009 about the Battin [...]

By: dk

dk — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:11:39 +0000

Nicely told…

By: swazifiction

swazifiction — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:15:40 +0000

Thanks for the interesting post. I was always a fan of the Byrds Mark V (McGuinn, York, Parsons, White) probably because I finished high school in ’68 and so cut my teeth on Dr Byrds & Ballad, and was never really impressed by Battin’s work but he’s always been worth a listen. It’s also gr8 to know that somebody else cares.

By: Len Liechti

Len Liechti — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:53:58 +0000

Flip, I’ve just discovered, was Gary S Paxton, the wayward record producer and songwriter who gave the world “Alley Oop” by the Hollywood Argyles and “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett & the Cryptkickers. Later, he worked with Clarence White, Gene Parsons and other future Byrds, and also produced the original “Jesus Is Just All Right” by gospel group the Art Reynolds Singers, which of course went on to become a Byrds staple during the Skip years, thus completing an unbroken circle. (I’m fascinated by the way the careers of LA music personalities endlessly intertwine.) My Christmas wish list includes Paxton’s compendium “Hollywood Maverick”, so there’s a possibility of a review soon. Paxton’s personal website at http://www.garyspaxton.net, though still largely under construction, is a hoot.

By: Christopher Fast

Christopher Fast — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:32:09 +0000

I’ve long had a soft spot for this record (found a cheap copy in Edinburgh, god knows how it got there) and Captain Video, pastiche though it is, blows me away every time I hear it.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:46:43 +0000

“Four Legs Are Better Than Two” is damn catchy. Thank you for the great posts.

By: r

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:42 +0000

Skip was in Skip & Flip who recorded “Cherry Pie,” and “It was I.”