From: lazlo@rt66.com (Lazlo Nibble) Subject: cross-label promotion Date: 02 Apr 1995 14:31:23 -0600 (MDT) Now here's something weird: I got a copy of We Wish You A Merry Christmas this weekend (1959; Warner Bros. B-1337, the label's TV stars-sing-christmas-songs album -- Robert Conrad sings "White Christmas"!) and noticed this on the back: For your further musical enjoyment, may we suggest: Let's All Sing A Song For Christmas.................Kapp 1099 Caroling, Caroling by Gene Lowell Chorus....Warner Bros. 1237 There's Always Be A Christmas by Ames Bros....RCA Victor 1541 Around The Christmas Tree..........................Decca 9056 Why were Warner Bros. promoting releases on RCA Victor, Decca, and Kapp on the sleeves of their own records? Was there some kind of extra Christmas good cheer between the major labels that year, or were all these albums some kind of promotional gimmick? Yesterday was a *great* garage-sale day; some of my other finds: Richard Hayman and his Harmonica Orchestra: Harmonica Holiday (Mercury PPS 6005) Les Baxter's African Jazz (Capitol T-1117) That Man Robert Mitchum Sings (Monument SLP-18086) -- this is the *other* Mitchum album; I've still never seen Calypso Is Like So... :-) The Versatile Henry Mancini (Liberty LST-7121) -- since when did Mancini release anything on Liberty? The Three Suns On A Magic Carpet (LSP-2235) A six-LP box of Columbia stuff; the outer box is just plain black and has "Music Time USA -- D 11" on the spine, and the six LPs inside are all compilations: Requested By You (CL-607) Date With The Stars (CL-1311) Romantic Reverie (CL-1312) Broadway Show-Stoppers (CL-1313) This Is Jazz (CL-1314) Dance With Me!! (CL-1315) I have no idea what this is; all the LPs are in clear plastic inner sleeves and there's no insert or liner notes. When I first opened it, the first think I saw was "This Is Jazz" on the label of the top record and I almost wet my pants. :-) Oh yeah, I also got this *great* teak-framed print of a tiki holding a glowing bowl on this vast deep blue background -- it looks like the ultimate polynesian record sleeve. - -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lazlo@rt66.com (Lazlo Nibble) Subject: image archive Date: 03 Apr 1995 09:45:33 -0600 (MDT) If anyone has scans of their favorite suave sleeves, please let me know. I'm setting up a web page for the list and would love to start an image archive. (Check out http://www.rt66.com/lazlo/OrbImageArchive.html for a look at what I'm trying to do.) - -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Re: cross-label promotion Date: 03 Apr 1995 11:42:45 EST > Why were Warner Bros. promoting releases on RCA Victor, Decca, and Kapp on > the sleeves of their own records? Was there some kind of extra Christmas > good cheer between the major labels that year, or were all these albums > some kind of promotional gimmick? That is pretty strange -- I've never seen that on any other albums... > The Three Suns On A Magic Carpet (LSP-2235) BEAUTIFUL cover! I dig the chick on the carpet with the matching luggage set! > Oh yeah, I also got this *great* teak-framed print of a tiki holding a > glowing bowl on this vast deep blue background -- it looks like the > ultimate polynesian record sleeve. Slightly related: When my great aunt died a few years ago, I inherited a nearly complete discography of Arthur Lyman, Martin Denny's main competition. From what I can tell, Art was a helluva lot more prolific. Scoured the thrift stores this weekend but didn't find much... one Harmonicats album, and a "Persuasive Polkas!" album which wasn't terribly persuasive. Oh well. Oh yeah, about the Silhouette Segments a certain Mr. Watterworth Jay said: > This sounds a bit like Lord Buckley, the highest priest of hip. I don't think so, though I don't rememeber exactly what the credits said right now... I remember the few names listed being pretty standard and unrevealing. I swear... this album is such a hit around my household, not to mention anyone else I play it for. I should arrange a CD reissue. - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: rjc@plaza.ds.adp.com (Rick Crowell) Subject: Les Baxter Date: 03 Apr 1995 09:47:20 -0700 (PDT) Now that there have been some Martin Denny CD reissues I wonder when we will see Les Baxter on CD. I've got a few of his early exotic records and a couple of his percussion records, but they are not in the best of shape, and it would be so nice to hear them crackle free. Anyone have a Les Baxter discography? There is a partial discography included with the japanese Best of Martin Denny CD. It's sort of an Exotica discography (Other music you will like) that includes every release by Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman as well as a dozen Les Baxter records and several oddities like the first Yellow Magic Orchestra album (beacuase Firecracker is on it). ______ ______ /__/__/\ Rick Crowell rjc@plaza.ds.adp.com /\__\__\ /__/__/\/\ Automatic Data Processing /\/\__\__\ \__\__\/\/ Portland, Oregon, USA \/\/__/__/ \__\__\/ (503) 294-4200 ext 2494 \/__/__/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lazlo@rt66.com (Lazlo Nibble) Subject: List Problems Fixed Date: 10 Apr 1995 10:17:33 -0600 (MDT) I think the problems with the lists have finally been fixed. For those who didn't notice, all lists at xmission.com were down for the last few days, and a couple of lists lost their svbscriber lists nearly two weeks ago. Everyone who was unsvbscribed then should be back now; if you *meant* to be unsvbscribed, sorry, but you'll have to unsvbscribe again. Folks who were svbscribed to exotica-digest were resvbscribed to the non-digest version of the lists. Digests go out very rarely. If you really want to be on the digest version of the list for some reason, go ahead and unsvbscribe from exotica and resvbscribe to exotica-digest. Sorry for all the problems; we should be out of the woods now. - -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lazlo@rt66.com (Lazlo Nibble) Subject: List Home Page! Date: 10 Apr 1995 10:23:58 -0600 (MDT) All four of these lists (klf, orb, exotica, ztt) now have a common home page on the Web: http://www.rt66.com/lazlo/MailingLists.html This page will be a common access point for past postings to the lists, any news-article/lyric/image archives, relevant discographies, and so forth. I'm especially interest in filling out the image archives, so if you have anything you'd like to contribute that you don't see up there already, please email me and I'll let you know how to get it to me. Pete Ashdown is working on getting some softwqare going that will allow indexed HTML access to all past postings on all the lists; I'll let everyone know when that finally comes to pass. - -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Eric Labow" Subject: introduction...again Date: 11 Apr 1995 17:35:42 EST (I'm sending this again. Not sure if xmission.com was up last time I sent this.) Hi. Just wanna introduce myself and maybe start up a couple threads, seeing as it's been pretty dull on the list recently. I've been into kitcsh, exotica, and just strange records for a few years now, and am really excited that this list exists. My roommates and I use some of our best record covers to decorate our living room wall. We've hosted an "Incredibly Strange Music" dance party last year and put all the covers up. (The party was a big hit). We've got some covers from Limbo Party records, moog records, Harry Bruer records, and of course, beautiful Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, & Jackie Gleason covers. And to (hopefully) start up a few threads, here are some questions for anyone "in the know": 1. I just picked up Yma Sumac's "Voice of the Xtabay" at a used CD store in DC and was amazed that Capitol released it. Is it still in print (my copy says it was issued in 1988)? Why in the world would Capitol be interested in reissuing this? Did they ever reissue any other Yma Sumac releases? 2. Speaking of Yma Sumac, anyone know anything about her album "Miracles", besides what the RE Search book says? It's one of the most daring compositions I've ever heard - acid guitar pshycedelia (arranged by Les Baxter) with a beautiful opera voice? Crazy! 3. And since the Three Suns have been brought up lately, does anyone know that soul/funk legend King Curtis played on the Suns' "Swingin' on a Star"!?! And if anyone knows any other Three Suns/King Curtis collaborations, please post about it! 4. Oh, and about Arthur Lyman, does anyone know much about him? I think Lyman's music was a little more daring than Denny's. I read, probably in RE Search, that Lyman was Denny's vibe player at one point in time. What made him go off on his own? I think Lyman's "Taboo" series eclipses Denny's exotica series by a long shot. Shear exotica taken to the max! Anyone have an Arthur Lyman discography handy? Thanks for your time! I'm gonna go have a cocktail. ====================================================================== "The music industry lies and cheats and rewards cowardice and mediocrity, and everyone is on a set rate of pay except those actually trying to perform original music. And people like me are meant to shut up about it." - Martin Phillips - -eric labowe@vtls.com skinyboy@vt.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: introduction...again Date: 12 Apr 1995 02:51:23 -0400 (EDT) > 4. Oh, and about Arthur Lyman, does anyone know much about him? I think > Lyman's music was a little more daring than Denny's. I read, probably in > RE Search, that Lyman was Denny's vibe player at one point in time. What > made him go off on his own? I think Lyman's "Taboo" series eclipses Denny's exotica series by a long shot. Shear exotica > taken to the max! Anyone have an Arthur Lyman discography handy? > And you gotta love that Lyman version of "Hava Nagila". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "bill wynne" Subject: Lyman, Denny, Baxter, et. al. Date: 12 Apr 1995 8:31:47 EDT (Well, no wonder I wasn't getting any mail! Great to be back in with the "out" crowd...) Been cataloguing my record collection by computer (an ominous task with over 8,000 titles). I was surprised to realize just how much Lyman and Denny music I have! Dozens and dozens and dozens of records; some duplicate and triplicate copies; some mono, some stereo; and some alternate covers from different release dates. I'd be happy to contribute my discography once completed. Hopefully, some of you will, too, and perhaps together we'll get a near-complete discography by the time we're through scouring our garages and attics. In Hawaii, where these guys made their living, Lyman was clearly most popular. He had one of the longest nightclub runs in the history of Honolulu nightlife and entertainment, at the famous Shell Bar of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel. While Denny could be heard here and there around town, one always knew where to find Lyman, and the exotica fans flocked to him much as the teeny-boppers flocked to Don Ho. Which brings me to my request. My true penchance is for exotic music of a different sort: traditional Hawaiian folk music. I have one of the largest known collections of LP's, 45's, and 78's of Hawaiian steel guitar, slack-key guitar, ukulele, and Hawaiian vocal music (in the Hawaiian language), which local hula instructors reference for their classes, etc. I am putting together a label for re-releasing gems from the all-too-small Hawaiian catalogue, and am looking for old Hawaiian titles anyone is looking to get rid of. I have already personally "roped in" a few legends of Hawaiian music who are donating old radio broadcasts and whatever they can drum up. Anything not suitable for re-release is going straight into my collection anyway. (Hawaiian music FROM Hawaii is preferable. And you can usually tell by the address of the record company - although some excellent Hawaiian labels had their headquarters on the mainland.) If you have anything of the sort, drop me a line...Thanks! Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: introduction...again Date: 12 Apr 1995 06:24:03 -0700 > 1. I just picked up Yma Sumac's "Voice of the Xtabay" at a used CD store > in DC and was amazed that Capitol released it. Is it still in > print (my copy says it was issued in 1988)? > > Why in the world would Capitol be interested in reissuing this? Did > they ever reissue any other Yma Sumac releases? I would guess that Capitol's reissue was spurred by Sumac's mid-80's comeback tour. I saw her in the strangest little theater in a hotel near Union Square in San Francisco. Her voice was astounding. She also appeared on Letterman, among other places. As far as I can tell, it is no longer in print. > 4. Oh, and about Arthur Lyman, does anyone know much about him? I think > Lyman's music was a little more daring than Denny's. I read, probably in > RE Search, that Lyman was Denny's vibe player at one point in time. What > made him go off on his own? From what I've been able to glean, Lyman played on only the first release of Denny's first LP. Later releases of that LP list Julius Wechter. I've never been able to tell whether or not they atually re-recorded the entire album with Wechter, or simply put his name on later releases. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: Hawaiian Music / Ferrante & Teicher Date: 13 Apr 1995 08:45:22 -0400 On April 12, Bill Wynne wrote: >I am putting >together a label for re-releasing gems from the all-too-small Hawaiian >catalogue, and am looking for old Hawaiian titles anyone is looking to get >rid of. I have already personally "roped in" a few legends of Hawaiian music >who are donating old radio broadcasts and whatever they can drum up. >Anything not suitable for re-release is going straight into my collection >anyway. (Hawaiian music FROM Hawaii is preferable. And you can usually tell >by the address of the record company - although some excellent Hawaiian >labels had their headquarters on the mainland.) I hope you'll share information regarding the label with us when you're ready, Bill. I've only recently gotten into Hawaiian music myself, first thru Denny and Lyman, more recently thru some of the contemporary slack key guitar releases on Dancing Cat. I'd love to learn more. On a completely different note: A few months ago, while stuck in Chicago for a day due to a missed train, I picked up an MCA CD of Ferrante & Teicher entitled EASY LISTENING FAVORITES. It's a 1993 release, but I've never seen it here in NYC. The cover shows a pair of hands playing the piano, all tinted blue. I've never been a big F&T fan, but this album is deliciously minimalist and loony. My question: Is this a repackaging of an old space-themed album? I seem to remember seeing the cover of a late-'50s or early-'60s album by the duo with them floating in space or standing on the moon or something. All of the songs on this album have "stars" or "moon," etc., in the title, so it doesn't seem like a typical greatest hits package. There are no liner notes, and the only date is the '93 copyright. If anyone has any info on this album, or can point me to similar F&T gems, I'd appreciate it. Arn McConnell AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Ferrante & Teicher Date: 14 Apr 1995 18:06:08 -0700 > My question: Is > this a repackaging of an old space-themed album? I seem to remember seeing > the cover of a late-'50s or early-'60s album by the duo with them floating in > space or standing on the moon or something. All of the songs on this album > have "stars" or "moon," etc., in the title, so it doesn't seem like a typical > greatest hits package. The LP with the duo in cheesy space outfits is "Blast Off!" on the ABC-Paramount label. The songs don't seem to have anything to do with space (e.g., "I Got Rhythm", "Merry Widow Waltz", etc.). Similarly, the space themed LP "Soundblast" (subtitled "The Sound of TOMORROW Today!") on the Westminster Hi-Fi label, has a song selection that has nothing to do with space (e.g., "Peg-leg Meringue", "Tico-Tico"). However, the LP "Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi", featuring an attractive woman's headshot superimposed with blurry lights, on the ABC-Paramount label, might be what you've got. The song list is, Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi ABC-Paramount ABCS 221 (Stereo) Side 1: The Moon Was Yellow Stella by Starlight Stardust Stars in My Eyes The Moon is Low Over the Rainbow Side 2: Out of This World Out of Nowhere Beyond the Moon I've Told Every Little Star East of the Sun Serenade to a Star Their early albums were fairly experiemental, being Juliard prodigies and fans of people such s John Cage. They tried all sorts of things out on their pianos, including wedging things in the strings, striking the strings with unusual objects, unusual microphone techniques, and so on. Of course, once they discovered the movie-theme schmaltz parade, they became big stars and never looked back. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: Ferrante & Teicher Date: 15 Apr 1995 01:55:59 -0400 Thanks to all who responded regarding my mysterious F&T CD. dx nailed it -- it's a somewhat modified version of "Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi." From the song list dx posted (and thanks for such a specific response, I dig it), it looks like they dropped two songs (MCA's brilliance on display -- they release an old LP on CD and make it *shorter*), rearranged the order and misidentified one track ("Serenade to a Star" is identified as "Serenade a Star"). For those who care, the song list on the CD is: 1. Beyond The Moon 2. East of the Sun 3. I've Told Every Little Star 4. The Moon is Low 5. Out of Nowhere 6. Out of This World 7. Over the Rainbow 8. Serenade a Star 9. Stars in My Eyes 10. Stella by Starlight It's definitely an example of their "experimental" period -- there's all kinds of weird tunings, string slappings, etc. -- and one song has an amusing pre-Moog electronic squall interrupting an otherwise placid piano meditation...I love it, really. Wish there was more available. At least I'm somewhat heartened by the news of the new Esquivel collection in May. Thanks again for all the info everyone, especially dx. Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Ferrante & Teicher Date: 15 Apr 1995 08:07:56 -0700 > it looks like they dropped two songs (MCA's brilliance > on display -- they release an old LP on CD and make it *shorter*) This has been a common practice in the industry for a long time. Before Capitol did their 2-fer Beach Boys reissues, for example, they had vinyl reissues that shaved two tracks from each LP. I talked to their reissue manager about this once, and he explained that the mechanical royalties for the extra two tracks pushed their cost up just enough that they had to slot the LPs in the next price bracket, and that, in turn caused the retain stores to jump the sales price to the next sales price bracket, which caused the list price to go from $3.99 to $6.99 (at the time). And their market studies showed they wouldn't sell many units of the reissues at the higher price point. Of course, I wonder why they couldn't have a $4.99 price point, but that's apparently just how the retail industry works - a very small increase in the wholesale price can cause a huge jump in the retail. (Plus, of course, by shaving off the two tracks, Capitol is making money, even if the price *wouldn't* jump!) - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Dagger-man Subject: Dagger-man Date: 17 Apr 1995 14:12:53 EDT Hello to thee, exotica people, I subscribed yesterday evening and I've had no messages thru yet. How come? You all got nothing to talk about? I don't know a real lot of the music you're discussing on this list. I guess I've heard The Cramps cover a lot of the 50s weird rockabilly stuff and I've heard various collections and bits n' pieces of the strange music of the 50s and 60s over the years but I'm no expert. I joined this list to find out more cos I know I like strange stuff and always need to find out more. Well, what else can I say about myself without actually telling you anything personal? Not much. I'll just listen in for a while and put in my two-cents when I feel the urge, ok? Hope I get some postings soon. Do many of you also subscribe to the new music list? That seeems a bit dead at the moment as well. What's going on? seeya <---stan dagger---> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bob HUME Subject: Re: Dagger-man Date: 18 Apr 1995 18:43:45 +22304808 (WAST) OK Dagger-man over to you. What are some of your fave songs covered by the Cramps? - -- Bob Hume ,-_l\ "WHEN I DIE DON'T BURY ME AT ALL PO Box 7387 / \ JUST NAIL MY BONES UP ON THE WALL Cloister's Sq WA $_.-._/ BENEATH THOSE BONES LET THESE WORDS BE SEEN AUSTRALIA 6850 v 'THE RUNNING GEARS OF A BOPPING MACHINE.'" ph +61 9 3683395 Ronnie Dawson. r.hope_hume@cowan.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lazlo@rt66.com (Lazlo Nibble) Subject: Exotica on CD Date: 18 Apr 1995 09:56:38 -0600 (MDT) Some upcoming CD reissues that may be of interest (from the latest ICE): 25 Apr Perez Prado: Mondo Mambo - Best Of (Rhino) 06 Jun Mystic Moods Orchestra: [eleven! reissues] (The Right Stuff) 27 Jun Esquivel: More Of Other Worlds, Other Sounds (Reprise) - -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Stereo Demonstration Records Date: 18 Apr 1995 11:06:38 EST Just thought I'd see if anyone has any faves on stereo demonstration records... I have a number of goodies, one of my faves being the one sampled in the song "Pump Up The Volume" ("This is a journey into sound..."). What they don't include is a great sequence opening side two, where they supposedly chuck an upright piano out the window. Sounds reasonably realistic... hi fidelity, at any rate... The early test CDs for CD players already have a decent amount of kitsch value if you get the right ones. No ping-pong games or tennis matches, but jets flying back and forth and symphonies with absurdly sudden crescendos. - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: rjc@plaza.ds.adp.com (Rick Crowell) Subject: Stereo Demonstration Records Date: 18 Apr 1995 15:42:56 -0700 (PDT) Mark Gunderson, asked the musical question: > Just thought I'd see if anyone has any faves on stereo demonstration > records... I have one entitled: a varied program of STEREO DYNAMICS! TO SCARE HELL OUT OF YOUR NEIGHBORS It has amazing cover art. A photograph of a skeleton hanging in a cage from a wooden scaffold. The picture is mirrored on both sides of the (rather long) album title. The album title is in no less than four different fonts. Looks like late 50's or early 60's on the Somerset Stereo-Fidelity label. It's a bizzare compilation: Side One Side Two ADOLF HITLER Theme from Excerpt from EWdmond De Luca's RICHARD DIAMOND "Conquerors of the Ages" Skip Martin's The London Philharmonic Video All Stars FIRE GODDESS SCHEHERAJAZZ - 4th MVT. The Surfmen Excerp From Skip Martin's TOCCATO in D MINOR Symphony in Jazz Excerpt - Bach The Luneburg Organ FLAMENCO CANDIDO Buleria LA PALOMA Curro Amoya Dancers The Stereo Scored Magnificence of "101" Strings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: rjc@plaza.ds.adp.com (Rick Crowell) Subject: Music to Nudge You to Sleep Date: 18 Apr 1995 15:50:16 -0700 (PDT) Found this wacky album at a garage sale. It is entitled Music to Nudge You to Sleep and it was released by Abbott Laboratories to promote the drug Placidyl. It has a gatefold cover with with all the information about the drug that you would find in a Physicians Desk Reference. The notes start with: '...but when music fails, you can rest assured with Placidyl, Doctor". It's got a copyright date of 1963. The music is pretty bland orchestrations featuring the Boston Pops with Arthur Fiedler conducting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Sounds in Space Date: 18 Apr 1995 16:13:31 EST > > Just thought I'd see if anyone has any faves on stereo demonstration > > records... > > By far my favorite stereo demonstration record is RCA Victor's "Sounds in > Space", with Ken Nordine as the narrator. The stereo is well recorded - > both music and sound effects - and Nordine brings his typically warped > style to the project. Oh yeah, that one's great! I'd almost forgotten about that one, because the copy I have is really bad and I've only been able to bear listening to it a couple times. Another one I just remembered is a Disney album of space effects -- it's amusing because it's sort of like the background of a space movie with no dialogue or anything over it. - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Music to Nudge You to Sleep Date: 18 Apr 1995 22:21:31 -0400 (EDT) > Music to Nudge You to Sleep and it was released by Abbott > Laboratories to promote the drug Placidyl. It has a Pharmacutical companies are excellent record producers. I have an album entitled _A Child's Cry", put out by Pfizer , which features 24 different looped vocal examples of childhood suffering (including that of the faker), interspersed with explanations by a South African doctor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: rpk@world.std.com (Robert P. Krajewski) Subject: Re: Exotica on CD Date: 19 Apr 1995 00:34:06 -0400 At 9:56 AM 4/18/95, Lazlo Nibble wrote: >Some upcoming CD reissues that may be of interest (from the latest ICE): > >25 Apr Perez Prado: Mondo Mambo - Best Of (Rhino) Cool. My father has some old Prez Prado stuff. (Or had, at least.) There's a Prado cut on the _Ed Wood_ soundtrack. >27 Jun Esquivel: More Of Other Worlds, Other Sounds (Reprise) Why Reprise ? Not RCA or Bar/None ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Music to Nudge You to Sleep Date: 18 Apr 1995 21:01:23 -0700 Is "A Child's Cry" the record that features something like "the hoarse whine of the microensyphlitic baby?" As I recall, it's truly horrifying. Perfect for radio play. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Perez Prado Date: 19 Apr 1995 08:40:40 -0400 I'm glad to see Rhino taking an interest in Perez Prado. I started to be interested in his music since I got the Ed Wood soundtrack. I got a great two CD Prado compilation on the Orfeon label for 11.99. It's called "The Mambo King" and it's JCD-003. You should be able to find it at Tower or any place that sells latin CDs. His arrangements are often wacky and they pack quite a punch. He punctuates the tunes with growls and shouts. And of course, it's hard not to start moving your feet to that mambo beat! - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Esquivel Date: 19 Apr 1995 08:41:12 -0400 Good to see other labels starting to put Esquivel's stuff out on CD. The next Esquivel Best of CD on Bar/None is coming out in May. What is ICE? Pardon my ignorance.... - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: MOOG and Jello Date: 19 Apr 1995 08:41:13 -0400 Recently, at Sonic Net in NYC, Jello Biafra, Robert Moog and some folks from RESEARCH gathered for an Incredibly Strange Music on-line gathering. I was unable to attend, but I was wondering if anyone had transcripts of the meeting. Thanks, Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Harvey Matusow Date: 19 Apr 1995 08:56:12 -0500 (CDT) Hello fellow exotic music fans, one of my favorites from the early 70's was an album called "War Between the Fats and Thins" by Harvey Matusow's Jew's Harp Band. Yes, the music was done on amplified Jew's Harps and was way out there. I used to like playing it on my radio show and it would always get some response. I haven't seen or heard this album in years and am wondering if someone on this list may have a copy that they could dub for me in exchange for some other exotica from my collection. - -- ______________________________________________________________________________ /~(_)~\ /~(_)~\ II====== l =-} saul smaizys saxmania@ripco.com {-= l ======II \_(~)_/ web page=http://ripco.com:8080/~saxmania/A.html \_(~)_/ ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Music to Nudge You to Sleep Date: 19 Apr 1995 10:45:55 -0400 (EDT) > Is "A Child's Cry" the record that features something like "the hoarse whine > of the microensyphlitic baby?" As I recall, it's truly horrifying. Perfect > for radio play. > -dx It is, in fact. I thought I owned the only copy in the world. If the DJs had known about it ten years ago, it would have become a cornerstone of the Industrial Disco movement. And notice how RE/Search has moved from Throbbing Gristle to Martin Denny. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lazlo@rt66.com (Lazlo Nibble) Subject: Re: Stereo Demonstration Records Date: 19 Apr 1995 10:21:41 -0600 (MDT) > By far my favorite stereo demonstration record is RCA Victor's "Sounds in > Space", with Ken Nordine as the narrator. The stereo is well recorded - > both music and sound effects - and Nordine brings his typically warped > style to the project. I just found a copy of the Concert In The Sky album (featuring Nordine) yesterday. It's pretty early Nordine -- he doesn't really have that low-end rumble going yet -- but since I haven't been able to scare up any of his Word Jazz LPs yet, it'll have to do. :-) The record, for those who haven't heard it, is a collection of soundalike covers of material by then-dead bandleaders. "See, they're all playing a CONCERT together...IN THE SKY!" Morrrr-bid! - -- Lazlo (lazlo@rt66.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cgregory@deakin.edu.au (Chris Gregory) Subject: Raymond Scott CDs Date: 20 Apr 1995 12:29:43 +1000 I recently bought the Raymond Scott Project Volume One, and was completely bowled over. I ordered another compilation (the major label one), which I'd heard about before - apparently it is much the same material, but at least the CD cover might be better. In the catalogue, there were another 2 CDs listed, with names like "Raymond Scott 1939" and "Raymond Scott 1940". Can anyone tell me if they are worth buying (different material or arrangements?) Is anything else available by or about Raymond Scott? - --- Chris Gregory cgregory@deakin.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dmellor@gem.kern.com Subject: Shadows (The) Date: 20 Apr 1995 11:02:31 -0700 Hi I am new here, so forgive me if this posting is not in order. I must confess I am not an avid music freak.... (Thats disgusting isnt it). However in my younger days I realy enjoyed the music of "THE SHADOWS" an English group, with four Male members. This was in the mid/late sixties, as Im going through my second youth I would like to collect some of their LPs/and or singles I believe they also had some EPs, The most well known being "APACHEE" anyone with further info on this group PLEASE contact me. Ive searched the net to no avail. DOUG dmellor@gem.kern.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Shadows (The) Date: 20 Apr 1995 12:39:21 -0700 The See For Miles label out of england has an excellent series of CDs that catalog the Shadow's EP releases. I think they're up to volume 3 (with 20 or 25 tracks on each volume). There is also some Cliff Richard & The Shadows material, and Cliff Richards solo material, available on CD. I think there is also a Jet Harris (Shadows guitarist) CD out there, too. The first volume, at least, is available through CD Connection (telnet to cdconnection.com and follow the instructions). - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bob HUME Subject: Re: Shadows (The) Date: 21 Apr 1995 07:49:56 +22304808 (WAST) The Shadows lead guitarist Hank B. Marvin now lives here in Perth, Western Australia. The Shadows still occassionally work and record. Hank tells me he averages about 6 months work as a Shadow a year. The rest of his time he is an elder of the Jehovah's Witness church. The Shad's were massive in the UK and Australia. They recorded in their own right and as band for singer Cliff Richard. They had MANY hits. Their discography is pretty large. - -- Bob Hume ,-_l\ "WHEN I DIE DON'T BURY ME AT ALL PO Box 7387 / \ JUST NAIL MY BONES UP ON THE WALL Cloister's Sq WA $_.-._/ BENEATH THOSE BONES LET THESE WORDS BE SEEN AUSTRALIA 6850 v 'THE RUNNING GEARS OF A BOPPING MACHINE.'" ph +61 9 3683395 Ronnie Dawson. r.hope_hume@cowan.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Norton Subject: Re: Shadows (The) Date: 20 Apr 1995 23:25:30 -0700 (PDT) On Thu, 20 Apr 1995 dmellor@gem.kern.com wrote: > However in my younger days I realy enjoyed the music of "THE SHADOWS" > an English group, with four Male members. Doug, Cliff and the Shadows were also quite popular here in Canada during the early 1960's. Hundreds of thousands of Brits had emigrated to Canada so the British artists of the day enjoyed a good measure of success here. The Shadows LP's were released on Capital's Canadian domestic line until well into the 1970's. I think that they were released on Atlantic Records in the USA during the early 60's. The first time that a Beatles recording received airplay in North America was on a Toronto radio show called "Calling All Britons" hosted by Ray Sonin. Ray was a British music writer and DJ who had emigrated to Canada. He imported the top Brit hits each week and spun "Love Me Do" soon after it's UK release in 1962. He would also play things like George Formby, Welsh choirs, and brass bands for the older folk. Brass and pipe band recordings are wonderful "exotica" in their own right. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Shadows Date: 21 Apr 1995 09:04:35 -0400 I have the first Shadow e.p. CD and it is very good. I got it from Tower records. They are very peppy and melodic. Which seem to be the case with most british instrumental bands. (Where US instros tend to be more beat oriented and very dramatic) - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) Subject: Dave Letterman's Record Collection 4/19/95 Date: 21 Apr 1995 11:25:06 -0700 On "Late Show with David Letterman" on Wednesday, 4/19/95, they included a segment of "Dave's Record Collection" where he shows old odd LPs, plays an excerpt, and makes a joke in response. Sometimes he sets up odd dialogs or mixes of items found on different records. Since the source material tends to fall in the Exotic Music category, I took the trouble to note the recordings he used. 1. Let's Be Together Today by Mister Rodgers [played "Parents Were Little Once Too" with a line about a "fever blister"] 2. Yoga Mantras by Swami Vishnudevanandar [played a description of accidents that can be prevented by chanting a mantra; Dave said "How about accidents caused by trying to pronounce his name?"] 3. Route 66 (for Friendly Giant Killers American Motors 1966 Automotive Announcement Show ["Big and Beautiful"] 4. Imelda Papin--Featuring Song with Imelda Marcos [Mrs. Marcos sings "Feelings"] 5. The Sounds of Fountain Fantasy Sea World in Florida ["A Thousand Delights (the Photographer's Song)"; the excerpt features a voice exclaiming "Pictures!" over and over as perky music played] 6. New York's Lettery Presents New York's Winning Numbers "It's a Fun Game" [Letterman commented, "Some poor bastard in Queens won 4 million copies of this record."] 7. Lament for April 15 and other Modern Madrigals The Randolph Singers [Letterman played the title cut, with a acappella chanting part of the tax instructions. I've found the composer of this was Avery Claflin. 8. Be a Ventriloquist with Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody ["The Vocal Drone"--which sounded painful] 9. Peter and the Wold and Tubby the Tuba Carol Channing with the Cincinnati Pops [Carol reciting part of Tubby the Tuba with a lot of nonsense words; Letterman said "That's how I should have opened the Academy Awards!"] So, do any of you have these records? - --James Langdell jamesc@eng.sun.com Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, Calif. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: OttovS@aol.com Subject: re: The Shadows Date: 21 Apr 1995 22:20:56 -0400 There's a band in LA called The Huntington Cads who are heavily influenced by The Shadows No relesases by them yet but they are former members of The Finks, Swinging Fezmen, et al. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: OttovS@aol.com Subject: Finks/fez' Date: 25 Apr 1995 16:48:49 -0400 dx The Finks have a killer lp avail via Dionysus mailorder PO Box 1975, Burbank, CA, 91507 - tell Lee Otto sent ya The Fezmen have a 4 song 7" of 50s/early 60s style instros avail via Estrus mailorder or Dionysus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Ferrante & Teicher Date: 25 Apr 1995 10:34:34 -0400 I just bought the Ferrante & Teicher CD "Easy Listening Favorites" mentioned in some earlier posts and it's great! I also went to the trouble of getting the exotica digest back issues, and for those who enjoy exotic music, it's a must get for the great posts on the therimin alone! - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mal@emf.net (Malcolm Humes) Subject: Re: Theremin Date: 26 Apr 1995 00:51:50 -0700 >I also went to the trouble of getting the exotica digest back issues, and for >those who enjoy exotic music, it's a must get for the great posts on the >therimin alone! That reminds me, I have a few photos of Mr. Theremin on stage with a friend of mine in a late 80's appearance at UC Berkeley. I've been meaning to scan them or at least one in. Maybe it'd be nice to add this to the archives if Lazlo is willing. - Malcolm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Malcolm Humes Subject: Theremin photos and WWW page Date: 26 Apr 1995 16:29:45 -0700 (PDT) Ok, I dug up the Theremin photos from 1991 in Berkeley and scanned em in and created a rudimentary Theremin page. I asked Vickie for permission to reproduce her post on this, and I'll hold off on adding it until I hear from her. She wrote a nice overview of Yma Sumac some years ago which I've dregded up a few times to answer Sumac questions so I asked if it's ok to repost or web that too. http://www.emf.net/~mal/theremin.html It still needs some cleanup and I need to do some Webcrawler searches to see if I can find any other useful resources on Theremin to link in, so if you look at it right aweay try checking back in a few hours or days to see if it gets updated more. - malcolm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) Subject: Ruth Wallis Date: 29 Apr 1995 15:32:58 +0000 Hi Everyone ! Someone in Hawaii has asked me if there are any CD recordings available of Ruth Wallis. Or if anyone has original vinyl for sale. Thanks ! Erik Gilbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bob HUME Subject: Re: Ruth Wallis Date: 30 Apr 1995 17:07:33 +22304808 (WAST) There seems to be a lot of Ruth Wallis vinyl secondhand around these parts. From memory, if anyone cares I'll go and have a look - it's a long walk to my record room :), some stuff was recorded in Australia. - -- Bob Hume ,-_l\ "WHEN I DIE DON'T BURY ME AT ALL PO Box 7387 / \ JUST NAIL MY BONES UP ON THE WALL Cloister's Sq WA $_.-._/ BENEATH THOSE BONES LET THESE WORDS BE SEEN AUSTRALIA 6850 v 'THE RUNNING GEARS OF A BOPPING MACHINE.'" ph +61 9 3683395 Ronnie Dawson. r.hope_hume@cowan.edu.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: whitley@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Kirsten Whitley) Subject: Legends of Accordion Date: 30 Apr 1995 15:51:49 +0600 Hey Music Hipsters, I've got 2 things to discuss. First, I have listened to the recently released _Legends of Accordion_ from Rhino. I love it, especially the loungy "So What's New" done by M. Delugg and the cover of the Perry Mason theme by Those Darn Accordions!. I am wondering: who is this (Milton? I forget the first name) Delugg character? Also, I have tried to find more stuff by Those Darn Accordions!, but I hear that they put out 1 CD, which is no longer in print. Tell me it isn't so! Second, a friend of mine just saw "Destiny Turned On the Radio" yesterday and tells me that this movie has cool lounge music (and some Combustible Edison). Anyone else seen it? - --Kirsten whitley@vuse.vanderbilt.edu