Kasenetz-katz

[Guest melandthensome]

I first heard 'quick joey small' on buddah records around 1970/71 and i know its a bad 45 etc but to my knowledge it got a few spins at various venues in the past but I have seen the name on other 45s from years ago and on certain 45s I have like the feathers one time well played 45.

Can anyone tell me anything regards this producer/recorder etc at all

cheers

mel

[Jaco]

Jerry Kazenetz and Jeff Katz are the producers. I'm sure there will be something on the net about them.

[Jaco]

Just had a look and there's something in Wikipedia about them and the Kazenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus a bubblegum "supergroup"

[boba]

Just had a look and there's something in Wikipedia about them and the Kazenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus a bubblegum "supergroup"

they were major players in the entire 'bubblegum' sound

[Guest]

they were major players in the entire 'bubblegum' sound

Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz ........

The production team of Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz were the kings of the bubblegum sound .

Their Super K label had it's first hit in 1966 , with the Rare Breed's " Beg, Borrow and Steal " , followed by " A Little Bit of Soul " by the Music Explosion , which was a #2 hit in the US . By late 1967, Kasenetz and Katz had teamed up with Buddah records . Buddah's president at the time was disco daddy Neil Bogart , probably most famous for marketing groups like Kiss and The Village People , and running Casablanca Records in the heyday of disco . By 1968 , The Buddah Bubblegum machine was rolling full speed ahead with hit after hit , from acts like the Ohio Express , The 1910 Fruitgum Co., and the Kasenetz and Katz Singing Orchestral Circus .

No other form of music has received less respect than bubblegum . The name is often associated with cheapness , fakeness , a teeny - bopper quick fix with no substance , and a short shelflife . However , much like the punk music to appear just a few years later , Kasenetz & Katz's bubblegum music was stripped down basic rock & roll ; a return to the 3 minute ( or less ) pop tune . During the " progressive " rock craze of endless guitar solos , keyboard solos , drum solos , and self - indulgent lyrics , bubblegum music came as a breath of fresh air for many .

THE KASENETZ-KATZ SINGING ORCHESTRAL CIRCUS was the duo's most ambitious project . The producers combined the Ohio Express , 1910 Fruitgum Co. , the Music Explosion , Lieutenant Garcia's Magic Music Box , the Teri Nelson Group , the 1989 Musical Marching Zoo , the St. Louis Invisible Band and the JCW Rat Finks , into one gigantic Bubblegum Orchestra . The Singing Orchestral Circus performed live at Carnegie Hall to a thrilled audience of bubblegummers , . Another bizarre project concocted by the duo was the " CLASSICAL SMOKE " album, which featured bubblegum versions of music by Mozart , Wagner , and Beethoven , as well as their own composition , " Orgy of Lust ".

Malc Burton

[George G]

I know many people who recorded for K&K in the 1960s and 1970s, including one or two who played on the Singing Orchestral Circus records. They were pop/rock producers, basically guys looking for a hit making formula and then riding it as hard and fast as they can, and relying on a grind 'em out assembly line approach to making the recordings. A lot of their successes fall under the style of Bubblegum but they also did some harder rock records. I don't know anything about the Feathers 45. Their big hits were scored by the Music Explosion, the 1910 Fruitgum Company, and the Ohio Express. Later, they scored with Ram Jam's "Black Betty", which of itself is an interesting story.

- George

[Guest DAWEEDSMOKA]

was a huge fan of bubble gum music prior to getting into northern. big K&K fan. Also put on some records on "white whale".

There is a fast food restaurant named "lu-lu's" down the street from my house, they even have a framed rare all blue label copy of "down at lulu's".

just sayin......

[Guest melandthensome]

Many thanks to one and all for the feed back

very much appreciated

mel