Anyone Know any details about Karen Philipp?

[afcorsel]

I know she replaced Janis Hansen after the "Look Around" LP. She is supposedly on the "Fool on the Hill" LP right up through to "Pais Tropical".
But with Brasil '66, I never knew WHO was singing what. I wrote about this on You Tube after watching a video of "Ye-Me-Le". Some experts told me Karen is all over the "Fool" LP. But I wonder. I know she double tracked "For What It's Worth" on the "Stillness" album, and I would have thought she might be on the singles, "Dock of the Bay" and "Pretty World". But again I am not sure if it is the two of them or just Lani. I saw her and Lani in concert with Sergio back around 1969, probably just prior to Lani leaving. And I thought their unison was unbelievable in concert. She also moved beautifully on stage, with her sexy wide smile and flowing blonde hair, a hair style so typical of the era.

Any insights or info anyone has on Karen would be appreciated. I will always be baffled why Sergio had 2 singers, and only chose to use one, on those classic albums.

 

[Steve Sidoruk]

Yes, we all love her voice, but some of us remember her playing "Lt. Maggie Dish" in M*A*S*H in 1972, for a few episodes. She also graced the pages of Playboy magazine around the same time.

 

[Mike Blakesley]

On the later albums (FOOL ON THE HILL and onward) it's sometimes more obvious when it's the two different voices. I do think Karen sang on the records much more than Janis Hansen did; I think on the first three albums, it's always Lani except on "The Look of Love." There might be a few exceptions here and there but I think Janis was mostly there for the live appearances.

 

[Harry]

Use the search function and key in "Karen Philipp", exact match, and thread titles only and you should get plenty of prior discussions on the matter.

Harry

 

[Trevor]

Yeah - do the search... Too much to mention in just one thread.