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[Answered] Puttin' on the Ritz, Victrola

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:14 pm
by djman
Hello,

This is my favorite version of "Puttin' on the ritz" but I don't who is singing:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dfwxgc23kz7nl ... 4_kbps.mp3

Can you help me to identify the group and singer ?

The song is very nice to dance Balboa.

I got the song on a bootleg CD from a south france dance camp a few years ago.

DJ Man

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:22 pm
by omsuperhoops
I am almost 80% sure its Alice Spencer...I am basing it on how much i loved hearing it once at a dance and I pestered the dj for the name. He said it was Alice Spencer, so I went online and the cd wasnt being made anymore, and she never responded to any messages I sent her. the song had eluded me for a year as a result. Great Tune!

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:32 pm
by omsuperhoops
Here is Alice Spencer doing it live http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em5sgWlPlNI


but the version was made ages ago, this is not the same band that put out that number...

Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:17 am
by JesseMiner
I can say with 100% certainty, since I do own the CD, that this is:

"Puttin' On The Ritz" by Victrola (Yes, Alice Spencer is the vocalist)

Jesse

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:34 am
by djman
Thanks you all for your answers, I like to have good metadata !

By the way Jesse, could you tell me the album name ?

Thanks,

DJ Man

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:59 am
by Platypus
Their "Victrola" album. They were an Austin band.

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:31 pm
by lipi
And the album is notoriously difficult to get a hold of nowadays. There are one or two threads burried in this very forum about searching for it.

(That said, if anyone wants to part with a copy...)