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Ian Wallis

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« on: March 29, 2004, 09:05:27 AM »
Sometimes it pays off being a vinyl record collector!  I was at a record show recently, and while looking through some old 45s ran across one which struck me:  "The Dating Game", written by Chuck Barris and David Mook.  It was a "promo" or "audition" copy on the World Pacific label (never heard of that label), and was by the Mariachi Brass (I had always thought that Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass did the "Dating Game" theme).

When I got the record home I discovered it was in near mint condition, and was the complete original '60s theme.  From what I could tell, it was the exact version they used on the air.  I know this theme has been hard to come by but it is out there.  (Now, I wonder if the original ABC "Newlywed Game" theme is out there too).

Not a bad find for 2 dollars!!
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Matt Ottinger

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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2004, 11:16:29 AM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 29 2004, 10:05 AM\'] Not a bad find for 2 dollars!! [/quote]
Not at all.  Congratulations!  I have to admit that I don't even have the original 45rpm single of that.  However, you should know that there was a vinyl album of lots of Barris themes, which made its way to CD as an Australian import that turns up frequently on Ebay.  The Dating Game and Newlywed Game themes are both on that.

By the way, if you want to try and find something *really* rare, see if you can get the Eddie Rambeau single Summertime Guy.  An otherwise forgetable pop tune by an otherwise forgetable pop artist, the tune was written by Chuck Barris and was later adapted by him as the Newlywed Game theme.  If you're a fan, hearing WORDS to that song, especially goofy, corny sixties pop lyrics, is a blast!

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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2004, 02:57:04 PM »
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was by the Mariachi Brass (I had always thought that Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass did the "Dating Game" theme).
Judge for yourselves:

http://www.tijuanabrass.com/tjbclones.php?offset=2
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2004, 03:13:51 PM »
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Mar 29 2004, 09:05 AM\']Sometimes it pays off being a vinyl record collector!  I was at a record show recently, and while looking through some old 45s ran across one which struck me:  "The Dating Game", written by Chuck Barris and David Mook.  It was a "promo" or "audition" copy on the World Pacific label (never heard of that label), and was by the Mariachi Brass (I had always thought that Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass did the "Dating Game" theme).[/quote]
World Pacific was a division of Liberty Records that mostly recorded jazz and what we could call today "world music" artists or reasonable facsimiles thereof.  I seem to recall that Martin Denny, the king of faux Polynesian music ("Quiet Village"), recorded for World Pacific.  The masters of World Pacific are today owned by EMI, who acquired Liberty around 1980 (after it had merged with United Artists' record division), when Kenny Rogers was their hottest artist.

The featured musician on the Mariachi Brass tracks was the legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, who was sort of a classic example of a musician fighting his demons for his music.  This web site will fill you in on the rest.
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Ian Wallis

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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2004, 03:32:52 PM »
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However, you should know that there was a vinyl album of lots of Barris themes, which made its way to CD as an Australian import that turns up frequently on Ebay. The Dating Game and Newlywed Game themes are both on that.


I actually have the CD, but the "Dating" and "Newlywed" themes are the redone '70s versions - which are great to have - but this was the first I'd ever seen of one of the original '60s versions actually being available.

However, being a vinyl collector, I'm always on the lookout for that album...
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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2004, 06:31:07 PM »
Somewhere in my career I came across Changing Keys from WOF on a 45.  I have it in my fairly massive 45s & LPs in my "game room" which is a small room with shelves holding all my tv game show and other board games.
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2004, 07:19:21 PM »
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Mar 29 2004, 10:16 AM\'] An otherwise forgetable pop tune by an otherwise forgetable pop artist, the tune was written by Chuck Barris and was later adapted by him as the Newlywed Game theme.  If you're a fan, hearing WORDS to that song, especially goofy, corny sixties pop lyrics, is a blast! [/quote]
 As opposed, I hope, to the goofy, corny nineties lyrics from that frappin' Game Show Network ad of a couple of years ago :)
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