Peter James: People Say (1965)

Newsflash November 20th: Peter James is a singer and producer and it is not a fakename and he is not PJ Proby, says Wes Bryan. Visit Bryans blogspot:
http://www.wesbryan.blogspot.com


Peter James sings the very rare People Say. Written and produced by former Rolling Stones-manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Arranged and conducted by David Whitaker. In Oldhams book "2 Stoned" Whitaker says:
"Andrew wanted me to go to Los Angeles to record a local lad called Peter James for Reprise".




Sadly that's the only info. on PJ in either of Oldham's books. Even more sad is that this is everything publically known about James! Peter James recorded at least six, perhaps seven 7#-records between 1960 and 1966, worked with wellknown names like Snuff Garrett, Sharon Sheeley, Jackie DeShannon, Jack Nitzsche, Jerry Capehart and Jimmy Bowen. The seventh record is possibly released by Warner Bros in 1966; Hung on to your lovin´/Sunset Strip.




So, who has any more information about this great singer?

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[Lindgren33]

Peter James is Peter James and not PJ Proby says Wes Bryan who actually met the guy!

Vist Wes Bryan´s blogspot. (Sorry, can´t write the URL here).

[inc2468]

Lindgren33, what do you know about the Peter James single on the Warner Brothers label? It's supposedly the 7th one and was mentioned in those convoluted Honey & Wine liner notes about Stage Door. Maybe Mick Patrick didn't know either and was blowing smoke. Even I have been in the same chat room where he got that information. He was also asking others there if they thought Peter James was PJ Proby!

[Lindgren33]

In my info here I use the words "perhaps" and "possibly" there is a seventh single, Warner Bros Hung on to your lovin´/Sunset Strip (1966). Now and then I google for it, but this far I´ve found nothing. So, does it exist? I can only say I hope so. You mean Yahoos Spectre-chat in 2002? Or is there another one? I guess Mick P like myself simply don´t know who Peter James is. This far :-)!

[shugahshak]

Hi Lindgren33. Tony Jackson formed The Tony Jackson Group in 1965. Their recording of Stage Door flopped in 1965 which caused Pye Records to drop them. I don't see how that proves Peter James recorded it after Tony Jackson. Did you get your information that Jackson recorded it first from Oldham's book?

[Lindgren33]

I found the information in the booklet in a new CD, the Goffin-King collection "Honey & Wine" (Ace records).¨This CD includes Peter James version of Stage Door.

[rontenn]

Great voice!!! Wonder where he is these days?

[taphn]

I notice this song was written by Andrew Loog Oldham, he was the first manager of the  Rolling Stones

[CTNWB]

WES BRYAN is registered with BMI and has an intellectual properties attorney for his estate. He has written or co-written over 800 songs. Eventually as all the cowriters are contacted and agree his catalogue may be sold to the highest bidder. Believe me, as his co-writer, that though one person's memories may be different than anothers, we attempt to post only what we know to be true. One of the reasons we LINK to other people's sites is so you can read what other people have to say! CT

[CTNWB]

Ah a detractor! Was wondering, as Wes's writing partner, why ANYONE would think that posting remarks like this one would drive us to do THEIR RESEARCH FOR THEM! We are not private investigators and have made no claim to be in present contact with Peter James. I suspect James has passed away as have a great number of people from that era who Wes knew and didn't know - Jerry Capeheart, Jerry Cole, Buddy Knox, etc BUT HIS FAMILY/ESTATE is probably interested in his intellectual properties! CT

[Lindgren33]

According to BMI Wes Bryan has co-written these songs -and probably some more! - with Jimmy Bowen:

"I never will", "Blue Lady", "Break down and cry", "Don´t stay away","Four walls", "Tender love", "Somebody to love" and "Just a little to big". Jimmy Bowen -who can be found on Wikipedia - has produced records for Peter James of course and also Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davies Jr. A bunch of celebrities, as someone once put it!

[inc2468]

Lindgren33, Patrick was asking questions there about Stage Door as recently as January 2009. I read some interesting comments on the youtube video of Stage Door but I expect we're as far as we will get in solving this mystery. If there were powerful people in the music business who were party to shady deals or were turning a blind eye 45 years ago why would they tell us the truth about it now just because we want to solve a mystery? To clear their consciences? The chances are zero to none.

[cleavecolin]

great voice, loved it.

I love McDaniels and Proby but its not them...