From: Craig Norton Subject: Marty Gold Date: 01 Aug 1995 23:43:27 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: Craig Norton While garage "sailing", I picked up a 5 LP box set that was prepared for sale for Eaton's Department Stores in Canada. It contains LP's by RCA artists and I would place it circa 1960. The set contains the following: Ames Brothers "Destination Moon" Three Suns "Soft & Sweet" Melachrino Orch. "Lisbon at Twilight" Ray McKinley "New Glenn Miller Sound" Marty Gold "Sticks & Bones" Does anyone know if the above were actual RCA LP's by these artists or are they collections of their work instead? Also, the Marty Gold LP is quite outstanding with great sound and orchestral dynamics. There is a lot of xylophone including a far out version of Grieg's "The Hall of the Mountain King". I know *nothing* about Marty Gold or his orchestra. Would anyone be able to provide me some background on Marty Gold? Thank you in advance, I enjoy the list! Craig Norton craig@unbc.edu - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: LP Trade... Date: 01 Aug 1995 14:28:07 EDT Oringally From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Exoticaphiles, I just picked up a couple LPs on my trip to Canada that I'd like to trade. I already have a copy of each one. Harry Breuer, "Mallet Magic" on Audio Fidelity, stereo and mint condition. A fabulous album from 1958 (if I remember) in a beautiful gatefold cover. (See the cover reproduced at http://www.interport.net/~joholmes/mallet.html). A couple cuts from this album and Breuer's Mallet Mischief were featured on the Incredibly Strange Music CDs. Henri Rene, "Riot in Rhythm" from RCA, in mono. One of Rene's classic Space Age Bachelor Pad titles. This is in very nice, clean condition, though it's not mint. I'll trade for many of the classic SABPM titles, as well as Moog stuff, and some of the wilder kitschy titles. I also have an incredibly complete collection of XTC collectibles and rarities that I'm going to be letting go of. Very rare items like Bags o' Fun with Buster, Window Box, Bull w/ golden Guts, all the rare 7" singles, some clear and colored vinyl singles, a poster and tour program from a late tour, etc. etc. I'll trade for mint classic SABPM rarities. Please EMAIL ONLY! to 72241.731@compuserve.com. Do not reply to the mailing list and clog up everyone's mailbox! Joe ====================================================================== - - - - - The New American Gallery of Exotic Album Cover Art - - - - - - http://www.interport.net/~johomes/sabp_gallery.html - - - - ====================================================================== - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: Misc. Date: 01 Aug 1995 09:10:57 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >Music To Watch Girls By - The Girlwatchers (great "stripping" music) This is mentioned in one of the REsearch Incredibly Strange Music books -- it sounds hilarious. - ----- >Have you checked out Hugo Montenegro or Hugo Winterhalter?, they are still >around on vinyl but to some considered at the bottom but I tend to like >them alot, Montenegro even has a moog LP called Moog Power. see for >yourself. A Montenegro collection was compiled on a CD recently; I believe it's called "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". (A version of this movie's theme song is included.) Other highlights: the theme from "Valley of the Dolls" and "Knowing When To Leave", which brought me eerily back to being 5 and hearing on my parents' 8-track deck... Some of the best "Wah wah" vocals _ever_. - ----- >With all due respect, Bill, I think it's you who's missing some information. >Noncommercial home taping was legalized in October of 1992 as part of the >Audio Home Recording Act. The relevant section is 17 USC 1008, if you care >to check the cite yourself. > > Laz, I'm curious about this law; haven't heard of it before... what >does it say exactly? I always thought that it was alright to make a >recording for yourself if you owned the original, but not for anyone >else (regardless of money changing hands). Also, if you have any URLs >for how I/we could read the legalese ourselves, that would be great. These legalities issues were discussed at great length on the David Sylvian list, and especially the 4AD list. Someone on the latter list, whose parents are both lawyers, posted some info on what is legal and what's not, in the US and UK respectively. I thought I'd saved this, but can't find it... Anyway, the jist of it was, it's legal in both countries to record material and distribute it as long as it's _not for profit_. There is some kind of difference between the countries in regards to videos... - ----- >Actually, >by your logic home taping/trading would contribute to the same result >of royalty checks to Denny, etc. Cos if people are trading tapes, >spreading the word so to speak, the demand for original copies and >more stuff will increase. I think this is true; IMO spreading the (out of print) material artists like these is more likely to help rather than hinder them... >i dunno though, all this stuff will be >public domain in, what, 10 years or something? I'm curious as to the "time limit" aspect of this copyright stuff. - ----- > Yeah, but how much would you charge him? :-) Seriously, I've seen >setups like this before; in fact, I even had something similar for a >brief while. How would your feelings change if the charge for a taped >album were... > > * $5? > * $1? > * A blank tape? > * A tape trade? The last of these seems the most reasonable and the most potentially enriching. I've had a few very gratifying compilation tape exchange experiences on other email lists. + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "I'll give you an example, typically. It's less complicated than it simply should be." - Wire - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Powerhouse Quarterly & Eden Ahbez Date: 02 Aug 1995 08:22:22 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Has anybody heard of this zine? I got some snail mail about this and dutifully sent in my 5 bucks to get an issue that promised an interview with Les Baxter. I have yet to receive it and it's been a while since I sent it. Now I can't find their address. Anybody have it? Or the magazine in question? In an unrelated story... Del-Fi has just rereleased Eden Ahbez on CD! I haven't got it yet, though. Has anybody gotten it yet? Is it any good? - -Joe B. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Misc. Date: 02 Aug 1995 08:49:05 EDT Oringally From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> >>it's legal in both countries to record material and >>distribute it as long as it's _not for profit_. I'm not going to take sides in this complicated debate, but I have to point out that that's a myth and dead wrong. Here's some wording from a government circular: ====================================================================== Section 106 of the Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright the exclusive right to authorize others to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies, and to distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending. It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the Act to the owner of copyright. ====================================================================== The only major way the act was modified by the Supreme Court in this regard was when it authorized making a private copy for an individual's personal use at home. >>I'm curious as to the "time limit" aspect of this copyright stuff. The short answer is, works created before 1978 are protected for 75 years. Works created and copyrighted after 1978 are protected for the author's life plus 50 years, or in the case of works for hire, for 75 years from the date of publication or 100 years from the date of creation. Ethically there is much to consider and the answers are in each person's conscience, but legally, distributing copies violates the law, whether it's trading or selling. Personally I believe that there would be very few artists who would find the level of trading that goes on here to be offensive. - -=-Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Misc. Date: 02 Aug 1995 10:58:24 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble > Section 106 of the Copyright Act generally gives the owner of copyright > the exclusive right to authorize others to reproduce the copyrighted > work in copies, and to distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the > public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or > lending. It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided > by the Act to the owner of copyright. It *was* illegal until 1992, when the Audio Home Recording Act took away the right of copyright holders to sue for noncommercial infringement on musical recordings. The government circular you quote cited the law as it was written then; the AHRA is the law *now*. > Ethically there is much to consider and the answers are in each person's > conscience, but legally, distributing copies violates the law, whether it's > trading or selling. This was true once, but it's isn't anymore -- please *read the law* before claiming to know what the law says. I've already given the relevant cite: 17 USC 1008. It explicitly states that no action may be taken under US copyright law against people who engage in *any* noncommercial use of a recording device or medium to make musical recordings. That includes taping old Esquivel albums for yourself, or new Madonna albums for a friend. The music business wanted a DAT tax bad enough that they were willing to give up the right to sue consumers for home taping (which they never did anyway) to get it. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Marty Gold Date: 02 Aug 1995 23:17:36 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) > I picked up a 5 LP box set that was prepared for >sale for Eaton's Department Stores in Canada. It contains LP's by RCA >artists and I would place it circa 1960. The set contains the following: > >Ames Brothers "Destination Moon" >Three Suns "Soft & Sweet" >Melachrino Orch. "Lisbon at Twilight" >Ray McKinley "New Glenn Miller Sound" >Marty Gold "Sticks & Bones" > >Does anyone know if the above were actual RCA LP's by these artists or >are they collections of their work instead? >Yes Craig, there were many LP's by all of these artists including the >one's mentioned. How was the COVER of this boxed set? I ask because the COVERS of the LP's separately are really great!! > >Also, the Marty Gold LP is quite outstanding with great sound and >orchestral dynamics. There is a lot of xylophone including a far out >version of Grieg's "The Hall of the Mountain King". I know *nothing* >about Marty Gold or his orchestra. Would anyone be able to provide me >some background on Marty Gold? >Craig, I can't give you any background info on Marty Gold, other than he >was one of many SPACE AGE POP ARRANGERS. Many of these TYPES of arrangers/music LP's were actually going after a particular market and that market was the SPACE AGE BACHELOR. Alot of the covers had a young nubile beautiful female person on the cover dressed in quite a daring HOT manner, why may you ask ? To attract the S A B ! What else ?!! Some of his stuff was really good and Personally, I feel that MOST of his ALBUM COVERS far excedes the actual music between the grooves. SID BASS has a great record on VIK which was a subsidiary of RCA. This label under RCA was where alot of the EXPERIMENTAL RECORDINGS were done. It's called FROM ANOTHER WORLD and for the time, it really was, in a (REAL) EASY LISTENING kind of way Diamond - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: Re: Misc. Date: 03 Aug 1995 09:17:04 EST Oringally From: "kevin" > >>I'm curious as to the "time limit" aspect of this copyright stuff. > Joe Holmes said: > The short answer is, works created before 1978 are protected for 75 years. > Works created and copyrighted after 1978 are protected for the author's life > plus 50 years, or in the case of works for hire, for 75 years from the date of > publication or 100 years from the date of creation. does this include motion pictures? or just music? or anything? what constitutes works for hire? kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Misc. Date: 03 Aug 1995 10:48:52 EDT Oringally From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> >>It explicitly states that no action may be taken under US >>copyright law against people who engage in *any* noncommercial use of a >>recording device or medium to make musical recordings. Well, perhaps you're right. My reading of seciton 1008 was that it simply codified the case law that allowed home taping for one's personal use. Where have you seen it interpreted more broadly? - -=-Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: (Fwd) epulse e-zine Date: 03 Aug 1995 09:32:54 EST Oringally From: "kevin" what follows is a clip from the tower records' EPULSE ezine. i have no permission. so sue me. enjoy, kevin - ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: owner-epulse-l@netcom.com Subject: (Fwd) epulse e-zine Date: 03 Aug 1995 09:32:54 EST - --- JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF LOUNGENESS, PART 5 >>> Martin Denny dusts off his frog machine It's difficult to believe that the voice on the phone belongs to a man in his mid 80s. Martin Denny, born in 1911, is robust, witty, quick, and surprisingly self-revealing -- enough so as to defy preconceptions regarding old-world show-business mannerisms. He has the quiet, authoritative air of an elder statesman, but also the convivial one-to-one manner of a guy you just kind of know from "around." Of course, you do know him, from his highly successful series of exotica albums which defined the genre from the late '50s through the early '70s, and especially from his 1959 'Billboard' Top 5 version of Les Baxter's "Quiet Village." The languid rhythms, the lulling piano-and-vibes combination, the tropical birdcalls ... "You know, at first we had some complaints about those. Then, especially after 'Quiet Village,' the record company suggested more birdcalls. I had to say, 'Fellas, I'm selling music, not birds.'" The birdcalls were an accident that happened to Denny's group during an outdoor engagement at an outdoor lounge, the Shell Bar, in Waikiki. A pond on the premises, stocked with frogs, supplied Denny with surprise accompaniment during "Quiet Village." The frogs were soon joined by some birds. "The next day, one of the patrons came up to me and said, 'Mr. Denny, would you do that thing with the birds and the frogs?' Well, I thought he was crazy. I didn't know what he was talking about. And then I remembered. "We had a rehearsal and I said, 'Augie -- you start out and do a call. Arthur, wait four measures and do a call -- you know, formations. And I had a small guiro -- cost four- and-a-half bucks. By rubbing a quarter on it, it sounded like a frog. That four-and-a-half dollar tube was responsible for over a million dollars in sales." Not only was "Quiet Village" a huge hit, it was one of the most parodied records of its time. The Forbidden Five's single "RFD Rangoon" featured exotic music topped off with barnyard animals. "A lot of people would poke fun at me about that. But I maintain that if I had tried to do something like this on the mainland, they'd think I was off my rocker." Denny largely stayed in Hawaii, however, and went about the business of developing his sound. While the remoteness of Hawaii gave him a sort of freedom from whatever the marketplace climate was elsewhere, it also stonewalled him at least once. Former Denny sideman Julius Wechter remembers: "When 'Quiet Village' hit the top of the charts, Martin could not get out of his six-month contract at Beachcomber's. We sat there and watched it go down the chart, playing for a couple hundred people every night when he should have been on the mainland doing one-nighters." Denny, however, voices only one regret about his career: "I had the idea to take my group around the world and record with the best musicians in different regions. Everybody told me it was too uncommercial. But years later Paul Simon did exactly that. And he proved my point, you know. I was ahead of things on that one." --Skip Heller [!] NEXT WEEK: IRVING FIELDS ON 'BAGELS AND BONGOS' IN TWO WEEKS: JOEY CHEZHEE, KING OF LOUNGE ANGELES? ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: moldy records Date: 03 Aug 1995 09:46:01 EST Oringally From: "kevin" practical question: what's the best/safest way to remove mold off of vynil? kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Subject: Xavier Cugat Date: 04 Aug 1995 12:44:50 +0200 Oringally From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Hi there, I'm new to this list, so my apologies if this question is redundant. I'm a fan of Xavier Cugat, the latin (in fact he was Spanish) bandleader. I have some good RCA fifties stuff of his, and I am wondering if his music ever got covered in this list. Cugat started of as a quite ordinary big band leader who performed with people like Sinatra. The more interesting stuff is recorded in the late fifties begin sixties for RCA, most notably *Twist with Cugat*, several covers of standards (Chatanooga Choo Choo, Making Whoopie, Hot Toddy) but perfomed in a truly exotic way. You'll here some of the worst guitar playing in history, accompanied by a vibrant mix of latin horns and freaky percussion. If anyone would like to share information, please feel free to contact me. Regards, Henk Snail: Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands CIS: 72662,552@Compuserve.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Misc. Date: 04 Aug 1995 09:00:29 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble > My reading of seciton 1008 was that it simply codified the case law that > allowed home taping for one's personal use. Where have you seen it > interpreted more broadly? The law itself says "noncommercial", not "personal". Where have you seen it interpreted more narrowly? - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: moldy records Date: 04 Aug 1995 10:34:48 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" > One vinyl addict here taught me that just plain water is a good way. >Get a cotton cloth (old t-shirt or something), get it wet, and wipe down >your record. Try to avoid getting the center label wet, of course. If >it's a really bad case, use some Ivory dish soap to help it. So far it's >worked very well for me. Is isopropyl achohol (which I use to clean my tape heads) a big no-no for vinyl? I'm assuming it is, since I know it wears away the rubber transport wheels on a tape deck if used on them... but I don't know of anything else to get off real stubborn stickiness / stains. ph - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: Xavier Cugat Date: 04 Aug 1995 10:44:58 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >I'm new to this list, so my apologies if this question is redundant. I'm a >fan of Xavier Cugat, the latin (in fact he was Spanish) bandleader. I have a couple of Cugat records, and I like them both quite a bit. One is called "Latin For Lovers" -- has _great_ cover art(and I got it for 50 cents!) and a classic rendition of "Lady In Red." In addition to his musicianship, there are aspects which I identify with my "quantum camp" tastes -- to the extent that it is cheesy, it is so much so that it's classic. When I first got in Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 (which is admittably less authentic), I was strictly into it from a camp perspective -- gradually a real appreciation developed. + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "I'll give you an example, typically. It's less complicated than it simply should be." - Wire - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: moldy records Date: 04 Aug 1995 09:41:33 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble Reposted For: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) > practical question: > what's the best/safest way to remove mold off of vynil? I just use Bounty (tm) towels and diluted Windex (tm). Works swell! Fidelity! zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: moldy records Date: 04 Aug 1995 14:28:31 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >I just use Bounty (tm) towels and diluted Windex (tm). >Works swell! Not to dispute, since I don't have much experience in this, but I would think that some kind of cloth (tm) would work better as a vehicle for the Windex, since the Bounty could leave behind fibers or scratch. (One is advised not to use paper products to clean plastic eyeglasses for this reason.) ph - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: collector geeks Date: 04 Aug 1995 17:14:22 EST Oringally From: "kevin" y'know, i just can't help but keep thinking that 50 years from now, when CD's are obsolete and some other format is dominating, there'll be people collecting and reminiscing about them like we do with VYNIL and 8-TRACKS. kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: collector geeks Date: 04 Aug 1995 15:40:35 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >y'know, >i just can't help but keep thinking that 50 years from now, when CD's >are obsolete and some other format is dominating, there'll be people >collecting and reminiscing about them like we do with VYNIL and >8-TRACKS. Yep. I don't think that, 10 years ago, anyone could have foreseen the current "hipness" of 8-tracks. (except by way of an holistic view of our culture's relatively predictable ways. the aesthetic appreciation of 8-tracks would have been hard to fathom, though) BTW, just scored a reel-to-reel edition of Martin Denny's "Exotica." Just thought I'd share; is there much of a collector's market existent for reel-to-reels? (I'm clueless about this myself.) Whether there is or not, there's something about this format (a Martin Denny damsel on the box, et. al.) that's pretty... uh... neat. (Face it, that's what all this comes down to!) + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "I'll give you an example, typically. It's less complicated than it simply should be." - Wire - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Celestial Vocals Date: 04 Aug 1995 15:07:57 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Hi folks! I love the sound of a wailing, reverbed woman's voice ( a la Alex Courage's original Star Trek theme). Anyone have any suggestions of stuff to look for in that vein? thanks! zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) Subject: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 04 Aug 1995 17:55 PDT Oringally From: doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) Has anyone seen the rumored new CD release of Persuasive Percussion and Provocative Percussion? Pete Docter doc@pixar.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Exotica in Boston Date: 04 Aug 1995 21:46:19 EDT Oringally From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Can anyone recommend any record stores in Boston that have a decent selection of exotica or space age pop? I'll be there next week and I'd like to have a look at one or two good stores. - -=-Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 04 Aug 1995 21:54:11 +0000 Oringally From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) >Oringally From: doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) > > >Has anyone seen the rumored new CD release of Persuasive Percussion >and Provocative Percussion? I just this week saw an ad (can't recall where), so I assume they are both in stores as of now, or will be very shortly. Erik - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 04 Aug 1995 22:04:37 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net On Fri, 4 Aug 95, doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) wrote: >Has anyone seen the rumored new CD release of Persuasive Percussion >and Provocative Percussion? Yes! Oh, Yes! I'm listening to "Persuasive" as I write this and it's absolutely wonderful, Albers-like cover and all. "Persuasive" is a compilation of volumes one (in its entirety) and two. "Provocative" is compiled similarly. Persuasive includes: I'm in the Mood for Love, Whatever Lola Wants, Miserlou, I Surrender Dear, Orchids in the Moonlight, I Love Paris, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, Tabu, The Breeze and I, Aloha Oe, Japanese Sandman, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Blue Is the Night, Blue Tango, In a Persian Market, Mambo Jambo, Dearly Beloved, Brazil Provocative includes: You're the Top, Somebody Loves Me, Blues in the Night, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps, Love for Sale, Fascinating Rythm, 'S Wonderful, Mood Indigo, Ain't Misbehavin', The Man I Love, Song of India, Mad About the Boy, Hernando's Hideaway, Matilda, Good Night Sweetheart, The Lady Is a Tramp, Speak Low, Temptation The booklet reprints original liner notes for each number. Beautifully remastered and packaged. Highly recommended! - -kevin - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: RE: collector geeks Date: 04 Aug 1995 22:29:03 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net On 4 Aug 1995, "Heileson, Thom" wrote: >Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" > >>y'know, >>i just can't help but keep thinking that 50 years from now, when CD's >>are obsolete and some other format is dominating, there'll be people >>collecting and reminiscing about them like we do with VYNIL and >>8-TRACKS. > >Yep. I don't think that, 10 years ago, anyone could have foreseen the current >"hipness" of 8-tracks. (except by way of an holistic view of our culture's >relatively predictable ways. the aesthetic appreciation of 8-tracks would >have been hard to fathom, though) What about quadrophonic sound? or holographic for that matter? Have any of the past decades' aural technologies for the home produced such a gifted group of exploiters as the hi-fi stereophonics? Can anyone draw analogies to current trends????? - -kevin - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: VikTrola@aol.com Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 04 Aug 1995 22:35:12 -0400 Oringally From: VikTrola@aol.com >Has anyone seen the rumored new CD release of Persuasive Percussion >and Provocative Percussion? Releaseed on 8/1 by Varese Classics (thru UNI). Probably filed under Enoch Light as that is what Varese is promoting them as. Also coming soon from Varese (Oct. actually)... The William Shatner album AND the first Leonard Nimoy witn bonus tracks from the second Nimoy. Keep an eye out for much more from the Varese Classics series. Devolping into a fine source for exotica re-issue....just wonder how the art work looks...anyone?? viktrola - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: collector geeks Date: 04 Aug 1995 23:31:08 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: "kevin" > >y'know, >i just can't help but keep thinking that 50 years from now, when CD's >are obsolete and some other format is dominating, there'll be people >collecting and reminiscing about them like we do with VYNIL and >8-TRACKS. Scary thought! HIP MODERN FELLA: " Dude, remember when they used to have to listen to music with our ears? I cant believe they didn't just have it piped directly into the brain." HIP COLLECTOR TYPE: "Actually, I find that you get a much warmer tone from the human ear than you could ever get from the brain alone." Yours in Fidelity, Seven Zark-Seven zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Noah Slankard Subject: RE: moldy records Date: 04 Aug 1995 20:31:18 -0700 (MST) Oringally From: Noah Slankard On 4 Aug 1995, Heileson, Thom wrote: > Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" > > >I just use Bounty (tm) towels and diluted Windex (tm). > >Works swell! > > Not to dispute, since I don't have much experience in this, but I would think > that some kind of cloth (tm) would work better as a vehicle for the Windex, > since the Bounty could leave behind fibers or scratch. (One is advised not to > use paper products to clean plastic eyeglasses for this reason.) > > ph Having worked in a vinyl-centric collectibles store, I've found that using a laundered cloth diaper and eythl (or de-natured alcohol) works pretty well for cleaning. Of course, you don't want to leave it on there for long and you want to be gentle with the wiping, but for an intial deep cleaning, it works pretty well. Also, for cleaning scuffed rings on covers, you might want to try the diaper and windex... be careful, if you try to hard you can do some damage... Noah (slankard@primenet.com) - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: sberry Subject: Hmmm... #3 is out now... Date: 04 Aug 1995 20:52:20 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: sberry Issue #3 of my zine called Hmmm... is out now. This issue contains music reviews of several discs in the "exotica" catagory, plus a review of this years Garageshock festival in Bellingham, zine reviews, movie reviews, and a couple of stories. For your copy, send a buck to: Hmmm... c/o Sean Berry 401 16th Street #2 Bellingham, WA 98225 - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: RE: moldy records Date: 04 Aug 1995 23:07:16 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) > >Is isopropyl achohol (which I use to clean my tape heads) a big no-no for >vinyl? I'm assuming it is, since I know it wears away the rubber transport >wheels on a tape deck if used on them... but I don't know of anything else to >get off real stubborn stickiness / stains. >Yes, that's correct about ALCOHOL. Try some windex Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Celestial Vocals Date: 04 Aug 1995 23:07:38 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >I love the sound of a wailing, reverbed woman's voice ( a la Alex Courage's >original Star Trek theme). Anyone have any suggestions of stuff to look for >in that vein? > >thanks! >zark@tiac.net >Well of course there is YMA SUMAC, that's pretty obvious. But then the is >BAS SHEVA with Les Baxter, 10" record called THE PASSIONS. Then on COLUMBIA ADVENTURE IN SOUND SERIES, there is LEDA ANNEST, that is someREALLY SOARING SHIT!! How about SHRIEKS & MOANS. Kenyon Kopkins; Shock Music In Hi-Fi(Stereo, 1960) and his NIGHTMARE LP from 1964 has LOTS of SHRIEKS, MOANS, WAILING SOULS :-( And definately, NIGHT ON BALD MOUNTAIN by MARTY MANNING ORCH from TWILIGHT ZONE is insane jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 04 Aug 1995 23:07:43 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) > > >Has anyone seen the rumored new CD release of Persuasive Percussion >and Provocative Percussion? Yes Pete, I've seen both of those. It was a little bit of a SHOCK ! > > > > > Pete Docter > doc@pixar.com > > >-- >For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email >majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 04 Aug 1995 23:07:48 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >just wonder how >the art work looks...anyone?? >How could it look ? It's so small ! > >-- >For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email >majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: Santo & Johnny Date: 05 Aug 1995 09:30 MDT Oringally From: shkdwn@micron.net Interested in finding out more about these artists- got "Sleep Walk" and would like to hear more- its lounge meets hawaiian in a very cool way. Is this cut indicative of their music? - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 05 Aug 1995 14:50:32 -0400 Oringally From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) I just picked up the Persuasive Percussion, its GREAT, though it all seems so produced for the uninformed, it says on the cover-"Bachelor Pad Music". duh. David dragster@interport.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: RE: collector geeks Date: 05 Aug 1995 14:55:40 -0400 Oringally From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) I can't help but think of the how nostalgic the moog sound is and how popular it is now with bands like stereolab, etc. also the nostalgia for the space program in hollywood and now the H-bomb in the media. The retro-male technolgical womb of the future, whatever that means. David - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Triad play list 7 June 1971 Date: 05 Aug 1995 13:21:59 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble Reposted For: saul http://pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania/PL/710607.html> Triad Play List 7/7/71 While transcribing playslists from the radio show I used to do in Chicago in the 70's, I see how some of the artists we discuss on this list show up. I thought you might find it interesting to see in what company they were presented. Even more interesting would be to actually hear it, since I did a lot of crossfading and mixing and dropping things in from the cart machines. This play list will give you some ideas and you'll be able hear the sounds in your mind's ear. I hope you check out the pages for more fun stuff. And if you have any more info about the most obscure artists listed here please send to me. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > * Pharoah Sanders - Japan > * Debussy - Golliwogs Cakewalk > * Percussions of Strasbourg - Alterances (mixed with next > selection) > * Germaine Tellefaire - Concerto for Harp > * Art Blakey - Prayer > * Percussion from Popular Science test record > * Keith Jarrett - Restoration Ruin > * Fugs - Exorcising Evil Spirits > * Blues Project - Dakota Recollection > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Bridget St. John - Curious Crystals of Unusual Purity > * Sabicas - Arabian Fantasy > * Third Ear Band - Water > * Debussy - Le Mar > * Starship - Starship > * Weather Report - Milky Way > * Allen Ginsburg - Small Spoletro Mantra > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Beatles - Glass Onion > * Conlon Nancarrow - #24 > * Lamb - Now's Not the Time > * Roscoe Mitchell - TKHKE > * Milford Graves - Nothing 11-10 > * Firesign Theatre - Temporarily Humboldt County > * Ligeti - Lux Aeterna > * Bob Thiele - Emergency (mixed with above) > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Santana - Incident at Neshubar > * Chaino - Voodoo Love > * Yma Sumac - Creatures of the Forest > * Bach - Fantasia in G minor > * Ekseption - Space 1 and Italian Concerto > * E, L &P - The Three Fates > * Ekseption - Concerto > * Avant Slant - excerpts ***anybody remeber this record? on Decca. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Jim Pepper - Witchi-tai-to > * Ramayana Monkey Chant (on Nonesuch Explorer) > * Mauricio Kagel - Improvisation Ajoutee > * Zappa - Help I'm a Rock > * Jean-Luc Ponty - Zappa's Music for Electric Violin and Low > Budget Orch. > * Zappa - It Must be a Camel > * Joe Farrell - Collage for Polly > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Tim Buckley - Monterey > * Art Ensemble of Chicago - Great Black Music / Get In Line > * Rotary Connection - Sursum Mentes > * Fugs - Pubol > * Phil. Orch - In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt) > * Buffy St. Marie - Smackwater Jack > * Orson Welles - Burn Pharoah Burn (from Begetting of a > President) > * Jerry Moore - Life is a Constant Journey > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Steve Reich - Come Out > * Jesse Colin Young - Peace Song > * Mandrill - Encounter > * Leon Thomas - Creator Has A Master Plan > * Roland Kirk - The Seeker > --------------------------------------------------------------- > * Jasper Wrath - Roland of Montevere > * e.e. cummings - poem > * Black Sabbath - Planet Caravan > * Far Cry - Talk to the Walls > * Ali Akbar Khan & Yvette Mimieux - A Voyage to Cythera (reading > with music) > main page - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 05 Aug 1995 13:24:21 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble [Non-member post filtering is now turned on in reaction to recent mailing list spams. As a result, this message -- which was sent from an address not subscribed to the list -- was bounced to the list admin address. Please try not to do this. It will only delay the posting of your messages and makes it more difficult for people to reply to you directly. -Laz] Reposted For: Brett Leveridge In what section of a large record store does one usually find a re-release like Persuasive Percussion? How is it usually classified? - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Santo & Johnny Date: 05 Aug 1995 13:29:11 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble > Interested in finding out more about these artists- got "Sleep Walk" and > would like to hear more- its lounge meets hawaiian in a very cool way. Is > this cut indicative of their music? I think so, yes. I slapped on their second LP (Encore) after seeing your post and it's pretty "Sleepwalk"-y -- all the langourous Hawaiian-sounding slide-guitar sounds like what you should be listening to while resting on the beach in a hammock between two palm trees, watching the waves roll in. :-) Are there any S&J CDs out there? The first two albums would fit on a single CD easily, and I've never seen anything but "Sllepwalk" on compilations. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: nostalgic Moog Date: 05 Aug 1995 15:48:43 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) *#*#Oringally From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) *#*# *#*#I can't help but think of the how nostalgic the moog sound is and how *#*#popular it is now with bands like stereolab, etc. also the nostalgia for *#*#the space program in hollywood and now the H-bomb in the media. The *#*#retro-male technolgical womb of the future, whatever that means. *#*# *#*#David *#*# I just came across Dich Hyman's album on Command called "The Electric Ecelectics of Dick Hyman". Great album! features the Full Length Verson of "The Minotaur." Also brings to mind the early LP's by Gershon-Kingsley. - -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Saul Smaizys^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _ \/ _ _ _ \ / S /=\/\ | |-| e R /-\ P | phone = 312/907/8229 web page http:/pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania p r a c t i c i n g s a f e s a x s i n c e 1 9 6 9 - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: brett@brettnews.com (Brett Leveridge) Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 05 Aug 1995 17:41:56 -0400 Oringally From: brett@brettnews.com (Brett Leveridge) Mr. Nibble, I'm the person who sent the offending post but I'm not sure what it was I did wrong. You say my address is not subscribed to the list but I receive all exotica mailings at this address. I also have an alias domain (brettnews.com) for my ezine but any mail sent to that goes directly to my "brett@echonyc.com" address. Is it possible this is the source of the confusion? Perhaps I'm registered to the list under "brett@brettnews.com". If so, and this is a problem, please change my subscription name to "brett@echonyc.com". >Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble > >[Non-member post filtering is now turned on in reaction to recent mailing list >spams. As a result, this message -- which was sent from an address not >subscribed to the list -- was bounced to the list admin address. Please try >not to do this. It will only delay the posting of your messages and makes it >more difficult for people to reply to you directly. -Laz] > >Reposted For: Brett Leveridge > >In what section of a large record store does one usually find a >re-release like Persuasive Percussion? How is it usually classified? > >-- >For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email >majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Without BRETTnews, I would wander aimlessly through the cultural wilderness. With it, I enjoy enlightenment and the love and esteem of family, friends and strangers." -- Bob Costas Enjoy BRETTnews, the Peppy Zine for Active People! http://www.brettnews.com/~brettnews - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Tenney Subject: Indian movie soundtracks Date: 06 Aug 1995 15:56:04 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: John Tenney Anyone out there into Bollywood film scores? They can get about as nuts as any music ever recorded anywhere!! Mixing drum tracks, accordions, electric guitars, cheesy synth sounds, maybe a harmonica here and there and almost invariably great swooping violin sections. College radio (and your favorite Indian restaurant not trying to raise your consciousness with sitar and sarod) will play this music sometimes. I would love to locate a source for acquiring this music cheaply (preferably: 1) on cassette; 2) used; 3) in SF Bay Area). If anyone can help, please post (to me privately if you wish: John Tenney, jten@crl.com) Thanks all! JT - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Indian movie soundtracks Date: 06 Aug 1995 19:31:15 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" Easy to find. Go to Bombay Bazar btw. 16th & 17th and Valencia, and they've got tapes upon tapes for $2.00 each, at least they had them the last time I was there. They also have more current stuff for more money, but I doubt that you really care. There's also a little grocery on Mission btw. 16th & 17th that sells tapes of Thai Pop music for $5.00 each. DS - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Scrunda@aol.com Subject: Re: Indian movie soundtracks Date: 07 Aug 1995 03:12:32 -0400 Oringally From: Scrunda@aol.com Also-check out a book called "Cassette Culture (Faber& Faber) a fascinating overview of how the invention of the tape recorder has changed the face of Indian music . - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Subject: RE: Xavier Cugat Date: 07 Aug 1995 14:21:50 +0200 Oringally From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) >I have a couple of Cugat records, and I like them both quite a bit. One is >called "Latin For Lovers" -- has _great_ cover art(and I got it for 50 >cents!) and a classic rendition of "Lady In Red." Does it have the woman in the tight dress? Somebody informed me it was his wife. Twist with Cugat has a stunning cover too. I bought mine in a record store that switched to CD, mint state for 1 Dutch guilder (approx. $0.60). >In addition to his musicianship, there are aspects which I identify with my >"quantum camp" tastes -- to the extent that it is cheesy, it is so much so >that it's classic. If it's that classic I'm wondering why RCA doesn't re-issue them or make a decent compilation. I'm thinking about writing a letter to Irwin Chuswick, the guy who produced the Esquivel reissues fro Bar None to ask him what he thinks about doing a Cugat CD. Snail: Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands CIS: 72662,552@Compuserve.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Subject: Re: Persuasive & Provocative Date: 07 Aug 1995 14:21:59 +0200 Oringally From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) >Has anyone seen the rumored new CD release of Persuasive Percussion >and Provocative Percussion? What's the name of the record label? I'll have to order them, sice none of the local shops carry them here. Snail: Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands CIS: 72662,552@Compuserve.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Subject: RE: moldy records Date: 07 Aug 1995 14:21:54 +0200 Oringally From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) >> One vinyl addict here taught me that just plain water is a good way. Sure, as long as you don't use tap water, since it contains too much additives like chlorine. Better settle for distilled water instead. I prefer a plastic gizmo called The Record Cleaner, a set of brushes acompanied by a bottle of "secret formula fluid". The stuff smells afwull but does a very good job especially in removing grime and making the lp non-static. I tried hovering a prepared lp above a filled ashtray and nothing happened. The fluid is still on sale here (The Netherlands) for about 10 bucks. Henk Snail: Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands CIS: 72662,552@Compuserve.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Recent finds Date: 07 Aug 1995 08:50:05 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Howdy- I just got back from my semi-annual trak to this little flea market in the Pennsylvania dutch country and I got some great LPs! including: More Hot Butter by Hot Butter (The cover has a moog covered in...you guessed it... hot butter! The music is goofy pop instrumentals featuring the moog and other wierd sounds. ) Are there other Hot Butter albums out there? Ports of Pleasure by Les Baxter (finally, I own a Les Baxter album!) Exotica III, A Taste of Honey and Exotica on Broadway by Martin Denny (Exotica on Broadway has an exotica version of "The Sound of Music" ... The hills are alive with the sound of macaws and gongs....) Brass, bongos, flutes and guitars produced by Enoch Light (with Phase X!) - -Joe B. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: RE: Xavier Cugat Date: 07 Aug 1995 05:59:07 -0700 Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) >Does it have the woman in the tight dress? Somebody informed me it was his >wife. Yes, the blonde on the RCA Cugat records is Abby Laine, one of Cugie's many wives. Charo is another famous Cugat ex-wife. bbigelow@radiomail.nt Chantilly, VA, USA - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kenneth H Ellzey" Subject: Re: Xavier Cugat Date: 07 Aug 1995 09:21:47 -0400 Oringally From: "Kenneth H Ellzey" On Aug 7, 2:21pm, Henk Rijks wrote: > Subject: RE: Xavier Cugat > Oringally From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) > Does it have the woman in the tight dress? Somebody informed me it was his > wife. Xavier Cugat, at one point in his life, was married to the inimitable Charo. Could be her. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: Re: Indian movie soundtracks Date: 07 Aug 1995 09:15:55 EST Oringally From: "kevin" > Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" > Easy to find. Go to Bombay Bazar btw. 16th & 17th and Valencia, and > they've got tapes upon tapes for $2.00 each, at least they had them the > last time I was there. They also have more current stuff for more money, > but I doubt that you really care. There's also a little grocery on > Mission btw. 16th & 17th that sells tapes of Thai Pop music for $5.00 each. so do these places sell videotape copies of these Bollywood movies? i only knew of one place my friend told me about here in Michigan. But these movies are going to be a hot commodity i think (like Hong Kong stuff) soon. I've seen one and....well, let's just say it is NOT like anything you have ever seen in your entire movie-going life. Action, Comedy, Romance, Musical, Violence, Melodrama...whew! i heard there's a movie called Bollywood that's a spoof of all these that just came out. but i don't think it could even begin to be as funny and twisted as the original movies. kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: musicbiz.com!eaglips@pioneer.ci.net Subject: Re: Exotica in Boston Date: 07 Aug 1995 10:00:54 EST Oringally From: musicbiz.com!eaglips@pioneer.ci.net 72>Oringally From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> 72>Can anyone recommend any record stores in Boston that have a decent selectio 72>of exotica or space age pop? I'll be there next week and I'd like to have a 72>look at one or two good stores. Two faves of mine (and both within walking distance of each other) are Mystery Train and Looney Tunes. Looney Tunes actually has a large selection of reel-to-reel and 8-track tapes and stocks a healthy supply of Command releases :-] Mystery Train - 306 Newbury Street Looney Tunes - 1106 Boylston Street (both near the Hynes Convention Center T Stop on the Green Line) Come to think of it, they both have second stores near each other in Cambridge near Harvard Square! Much smaller stores, though. Happy hunting! EZ does it, Jeff Phillips eaglips@musicbiz.com - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Indian movie soundtracks Date: 07 Aug 1995 07:58:34 -0700 Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Many Indian and Middle Eastern groceries stock a supply of soundtrack cassettes (cassette tapes being the primary medium) and videotapes for rent or sale. There are several American and English compilations of Indian film soundtracks, but there's no best "front door" to this stuff. The best approach is to pick a few at random and start listening. There may be someone who's taken the time to study, categorize, and rate various recordings, but at rate it's produced, I doubt it. Take $20, run down to your nearest Indian grocery, and grab a handful of tapes. You'll either love it or hate it, but I guarantee it'll make anything you've heard by Les Baxter or Esquivel pale by comparison. Brad Bigelow Chantilly, VA, USA - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: Re: Indian movie soundtracks Date: 07 Aug 1995 12:03:27 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net >Oringally From: "kevin" >i heard there's a movie called Bollywood that's a spoof of all these >that just came out. but i don't think it could even begin to be as >funny and twisted as the original movies. > >kevin I haven't seen "Bollywood," but the soundtrack is a partial gem. It's a dance record mixed by Bally Sagoo, who I believe did well in New York clubs. Wierd mix of Indian film music motifs and house beats - the first track, "Chura Liya" is seductively atmospheric - gorgeous. Second half of disc is passable though. I picked it up in London where it's readily available, haven't seen it here. If you'd like to trade tapes, let me know. Also for those in the Washington area, the international station WNVC (53 or 54 I think) which broadcasts out of Annapolis plays wonderfully entrancing clips from popular Indian films early each Saturday morning. ************************************************************************** kevin king email: xanadu@radix.net www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu "We're all water" - Yoko Ono ************************************************************************** - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: (Fwd) Irving Fields Date: 07 Aug 1995 16:49:06 EST Oringally From: "kevin" the following is clipped from EPULSE e-zine.... - --- Journey to the Heart of Loungeness, Part 6 >>> Irving 'Bagels and Bongos' Fields The overwhelming consensus toward lounge culture is that it is entirely a West Coast phenomenon. But New York's nightlife spawned its own version -- a scene tied more closely to Irving Berlin than to Les Baxter. Such venues as El Mocambo and the Stork Club (with black-tie dress codes and grand pianos) epitomized swank, and nobody was ever more a staple of that circuit than Irving Fields, pianist-in-residence at the New York Sheraton Hotel, which for him is not so much a gig as it is a role he plays with quiet authority. Fields is the consummate cocktail pianist and has been recording his brand of East Coast lounge since the '30s. His most famous album was the mid-1950s 'Bagels and Bongos' (Decca). As the title suggests, Fields married Yiddish melodies to Latin rhythms -- an unlikely early version of world beat. It did well enough to warrant a follow-up, 'More Bagels and Bongos.' There were also, believe it or not, imitations of the formula (mostly terrible) such as 'Almonds and Raisins Cha- Cha-Cha' and 'My Bubba and Zaedas Cha-Cha-Cha.' Between sets at the Sheraton, Fields recalled how he conceived of 'Bagels.' "I was in Boston playing a hotel, and I played some lovely Jewish melodies, which I put to Latin rhythm, and it just worked fine. So I sorted about 20 of the most beautiful Jewish melodies into cha-chas, merengues -- they just fit in perfectly. So I made a master, and on my day off went to New York City, and Decca heard the master and bought it. And it became successful throughout the world, because there was no language barrier." It should be pointed out that Fields had already enjoyed success as a songwriter with "Managua Nicaragua" and "Miami Beach Rhumba", both huge hits in the '40s. "Miami Beach Rhumba" was actually an old Yiddish song cast in a Latin dance arrangement. 'Bagels' sold well enough that Fields was sent (figuratively) around the world. "I did the same thing with French music and Latin tempo called 'Champagne and Bongos,' continued with 'Bikinis and Bongos,' which was Hawaiian music, and concluded with Italian music, which was 'Pizzas and Bongos.'" In addition to these, Fields recorded albums of his combo at work in such venues as the St. Moritz Hotel and the Emerald Room. While he has done concert tours, he prefers the life of a lounge pianist. "The reason I work in hotels and lounges is it's steady work. I can work there for years without having to live out of a suitcase. I've also played private parties for Barbara Walters, Candice Bergen, Donald Trump and many other celebrities." Fields takes pride in the professionalism to which only a real lounge musician can lay claim. "To be a lounge pianist is a very difficult thing. You don't just noodle. You have to be prepared to play every kind of request -- international music, country music, Latin. I have a variety, so much music I can play. It never becomes boring that way." --Skip Heller [!] ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: Babblings of a madman Date: 07 Aug 1995 15:08:37 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >Yes! Oh, Yes! I'm listening to "Persuasive" as I write this and it's >absolutely wonderful, Albers-like cover and all. "Persuasive" is >a compilation of volumes one (in its entirety) and two. "Provocative" >is compiled similarly. I have the vinyl edition of one of the "Provocative Percussion" albums -- it has black squares on a white background. Is this Prov.Per. 1 or 2? I bought it for the cover and the title but never was thrilled at the music. Guess I need to take another listen. - ----- >What about quadrophonic sound? or holographic for that matter? Have any >of the past decades' aural technologies for the home produced such a >gifted group of exploiters as the hi-fi stereophonics? Can anyone draw >analogies to current trends????? CD-ROM? Virtual Reality? It's a different world now... but the "interactive"/"virtual" hype is in some ways analogous... - ----- > Having worked in a vinyl-centric collectibles store, I've found that >using a laundered cloth diaper and eythl (or de-natured alcohol) works pretty >well for cleaning. Naive Question: what's the difference between this and isopropyl alcohol? - ----- >>Is isopropyl achohol (which I use to clean my tape heads) a big no-no for >>vinyl? I'm assuming it is, since I know it wears away the rubber transport >>wheels on a tape deck if used on them... but I don't know of anything else to >>get off real stubborn stickiness / stains. > >>Yes, that's correct about ALCOHOL. Try some windex But that other guy (above) just said... ??? I guess I'll play it safe w/ Windex. Is the clear, multi-surface Windex safe? - ----- >>I have a couple of Cugat records, and I like them both quite a bit. One is >>called "Latin For Lovers" -- has _great_ cover art(and I got it for 50 >>cents!) and a classic rendition of "Lady In Red." >Does it have the woman in the tight dress? Somebody informed me it was his >wife. Twist with Cugat has a stunning cover too. I bought mine in a record >store that switched to CD, mint state for 1 Dutch guilder (approx. $0.60). Apparently there are a couple Cugat records which fit my description (including "Lady In Red" et. al.); Mine features an enshrowded silhouette of a male profile, and a swooning Spanish girl (black hair) on his shoulder -- all shoulders-up view. Deep red background. >>In addition to his musicianship, there are aspects which I identify with my >>"quantum camp" tastes -- to the extent that it is cheesy, it is so much so >>that it's classic. > >If it's that classic I'm wondering why RCA doesn't re-issue them or make a >decent compilation. I'm thinking about writing a letter to Irwin Chuswick, >the guy who produced the Esquivel reissues fro Bar None to ask him what he >thinks about doing a Cugat CD. Well, for one thing, though Cugat is _classic_, he's not really part of the whole "Space Age Bachelor Pad" genre which has been so hyped lately. He's not as... er... wacky as Esquivel. But I wish they'd reissue his stuff -- please write away! - ----- >Ports of Pleasure by Les Baxter >(finally, I own a Les Baxter album!) And a great one, I might add! This one's an ultra-classic, with the whole narrative on the jacket's back which leads you through the songs and to various exotic locales around the globe, setting the scenery. Not to mention the scenery on the jacket's _front_... now, _that's_ a seductively raised eyebrow! Sorry for the length... babble-session over. + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "I'll give you an example, typically. It's less complicated than it simply should be." - Wire - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 07 Aug 1995 18:50:37 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" So is there anyone who's dissappointed by the fact that the recent Enoch Light reissues are only about 55 minutes long? They could have easily fitted both Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (and some of Volume 3) on each disc. Was it a copyright thing? Just picked up "Gemini" in A&M's mid70s _Signs of the Zodiac_ series, which features t.v. announcers reciting untrue truths over spacy Moog backings. Very gold-chain hip, and no doubt an object of Harvey Sid Fisher's Anxiety of Influence. Does anyone know anything else about this series? DS - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 07 Aug 1995 21:05:03 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Just picked up "Gemini" in A&M's mid70s _Signs of the Zodiac_ series, >which features t.v. announcers reciting untrue truths over spacy Moog >backings. Very gold-chain hip, and no doubt an object of Harvey Sid >Fisher's Anxiety of Influence. Does anyone know anything else about this >series? >I have a number of those also. The Music is REALIZED, COMPOSED, CREATED >and CONDUCTED by Mort Garson. Garson also did COSMIC SOUNDS OF THE ZODIAC on ELECTRA in 1967. This is an ALL TIME GREAT. Electra's 1st record to feature the MOOG w/ fuzzy electric guitars. Psych at it's best. All of the SIGNS have SPOKEN WORD over them and are very, very cool. Mort Garson did a number of electronic/moog records including; ELECTRIC LUCIFER THE UNEXPLAINED ELECTRIC HAIR PIECES(Cover of RE/SEARCH I.S.M Vol ?) COSMIC SOUNDS OF THE ZODIAC Those are all I can think of off the top of my head. On Cosmic Sounds, PAUL BEAVER is the actual MOOG player. Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 07 Aug 1995 23:24:11 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) ~ ~Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) ~ ~ ~ ~>Just picked up "Gemini" in A&M's mid70s _Signs of the Zodiac_ series, ~>which features t.v. announcers reciting untrue truths over spacy Moog ~>backings. Very gold-chain hip, and no doubt an object of Harvey Sid ~>Fisher's Anxiety of Influence. Does anyone know anything else about this ~>series? ~ ~>I have a number of those also. The Music is REALIZED, COMPOSED, CREATED ~>and CONDUCTED by Mort Garson. ~ ~Garson also did COSMIC SOUNDS OF THE ZODIAC on ELECTRA in 1967. This is an ~ALL TIME GREAT. Electra's 1st record to feature the MOOG w/ fuzzy electric ~guitars. ~Psych at it's best. All of the SIGNS have SPOKEN WORD over them and are ~very, very cool. ~ ~Mort Garson did a number of electronic/moog records including; ~ ~ELECTRIC LUCIFER I believe that "Electric Lucifer" was done by Bruce Haack and is on Columbia. Mort Garson's was "Black Mass Lucifer" on Uni. ~THE UNEXPLAINED ~ELECTRIC HAIR PIECES(Cover of RE/SEARCH I.S.M Vol ?) ~COSMIC SOUNDS OF THE ZODIAC ~Those are all I can think of off the top of my head. I think another one of his was "The Wozard of Id" on A&M with Suzy Jane Hokum in the role of Dorothy (actually Nancy Sinatra) Another cool Moog album from the early days is Louise Huebner's - -- "Seduction Through Witchcraft" on WB. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Saul Smaizys^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _ \/ _ _ _ \ / S /=\/\ | |-| e R /-\ P | phone = 312/907/8229 web page http:/pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania p r a c t i c i n g s a f e s a x s i n c e 1 9 6 9 - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ryan Matheson Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 07 Aug 1995 23:36:26 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: Ryan Matheson Hey, Mort Garson! I was just gonna ask about this guy, as he seems to be the man behind one of my fave recent finds, MUSIC FOR SENSUOUS LOVERS BY "Z" (Sensuous Records, Produced by Patchcord Productions). It's got two tracks, "Climax One" (13:50) and "Climax Two" (12:07) which are both grunts 'n' moans overdubbed over a buncha twiddly, swirly synth lines which keep getting more and more intense. Anyone else heard this one? - -- Ryan - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: Stanley Black Date: 08 Aug 1995 09:28:54 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com I'm listening to a great album I got over the weekend... EXOTIC PERCUSSION by Stanley Black and his orchestra. It's in phase 4 stereo, you can tell because they repeat it over and over in the liner notes and their exotica woman on the cover is inside a big 4! It IS very well recorded. My favorite part so far is when this woman whispers "jungle drums!" in my left ear and then my right. They do killer versions of Misirlou, Caravan and even BABALOU! So who's Stanley Black? The cover has more info on how it was recorded than who recorded it! - -Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 08 Aug 1995 09:44:31 EST Oringally From: "kevin" > Hey, Mort Garson! I was just gonna ask about this guy, as he seems to be > the man behind one of my fave recent finds, MUSIC FOR SENSUOUS LOVERS BY > "Z" (Sensuous Records, Produced by Patchcord Productions). It's got two > tracks, "Climax One" (13:50) and "Climax Two" (12:07) which are both > grunts 'n' moans overdubbed over a buncha twiddly, swirly synth lines > which keep getting more and more intense. Anyone else heard this one? nope, but i have heard the RUDY RAY MOORE album (forget the title but it has ZODIAC in it) with Rudy's interpretations of each Zodiac sign on one side, and on the other side _The Sensuous Black Male_ and _The Sensuous Black Female_ where you get sexual tips from Rudy and a lady called the Madame. they get really REALLY into it providing their own orgasmic sounds as they describe the proper ways to please your partner. the Madame is especially descriptive....and quite scary. "ladies, use them pussy muscles! squeeze him like you do when you don't wanna piss all over yourself..." sorry, kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: COMMAND RECORDS Date: 08 Aug 1995 20:13:55 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) I've come across many of these COMMAND RECORDS (Produced by Enoch Light) in sale lists. Are they "incredibly strange" or exiting in any way? I've got only "Persuasive percussion", and I like this kind of inventive & surprising arrangements. Greatings, Johan johan.devis@ping.be - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Yma Sumac re-released on Rough Trade? Date: 08 Aug 1995 20:12:55 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) I heard it on the radio, but didn't encounter the CD (CDs?) yet; does anybody know anything Greatings, Johan johan.devis@ping.be - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) Subject: Re: Yma Sumac re-released on Rough Trade? Date: 08 Aug 1995 16:42:20 +0000 Oringally From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) >Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) > >I heard it on the radio, but didn't encounter the CD (CDs?) yet; does >anybody know anything > Not sure about Rough Trade, but I understand that Creation Records in the UK (or one of their imprint labels) are putting out a Sumac album, as well a Martin Denny one. Creation has a homepage on the web, so that might be good place to look. Erik - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 08 Aug 1995 13:26:30 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) > Another cool Moog album from the early days is Louise Huebner's >-- "Seduction Through Witchcraft" on WB. I just recently acquired that one myself, and let me tell you, my love life has never been better! Actually, we played "Seduction" back to back with Leary's "the Trip" album at the record store I work at and (surprise!) drove everyone out! Life can be fun. Fidelity, zark! - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: clean@bitstream.net Subject: Re: Yma Sumac re-released on Rough Trade? Date: 08 Aug 1995 23:47:08 -0600 Oringally From: clean@bitstream.net >Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) > >I heard it on the radio, but didn't encounter the CD (CDs?) yet; does >anybody know anything > > >Greatings, > Johan > johan.devis@ping.be Yeah... It's out. I just saw it today. I think the label is "Creation" (but I could be wrong). ALOT of tracks including some "previously unreleased" are included. I think I might have to go back tomorrow and purchase this CD! Dean clean@bitstream.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: COMMAND RECORDS Date: 08 Aug 1995 15:16:38 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) > >I've come across many of these COMMAND RECORDS (Produced by Enoch Light) in >sale lists. Are they "incredibly strange" or exiting in any way? I've got >only "Persuasive percussion", and I like this kind of inventive & >surprising arrangements. Yes Johan, They are all pretty consistent in that sound. If you like that, I'd suggest you get as many of them as you can find jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 08 Aug 1995 13:20:16 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Garson also did COSMIC SOUNDS OF THE ZODIAC on ELECTRA in 1967. This is an >ALL TIME GREAT. Electra's 1st record to feature the MOOG w/ fuzzy electric >guitars. >Psych at it's best. All of the SIGNS have SPOKEN WORD over them and are >very, very cool. Oh, YEAH! I got this one about three months ago, and Jack's right-- it is totally wacky! It's disturbing and funny, and it contains lines like this: "Sleep is fire, dreams are charcoal." Come on! As long as we can keep finding music like this, we'll never have to listen to any new music ever again! Yours in Fidelity, Zark! - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Stanley Black Date: 08 Aug 1995 13:12:50 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com > >I'm listening to a great album I got over the weekend... EXOTIC PERCUSSION by >Stanley Black and his orchestra. It's in phase 4 stereo, you can tell because >they repeat it over and over in the liner notes and their exotica woman on >the cover is inside a big 4! You must be incredibly happy, Joe! That album is quite possibly my fave exotica album of all time! Whaddaya think of "Adieu Tristesse"? >It IS very well recorded. My favorite part so far is when this woman whispers >"jungle drums!" in my left ear and then my right. They do killer versions of >Misirlou, Caravan and even BABALOU! Man, my stereo was never so out-of-breath after playing a record. Percussion, voices, vibes, flutes, comin' atcha from every direction. >So who's Stanley Black? The cover has more info on how it was recorded than >who recorded it! All I really know is that he was British. I have a few of his previous efforts : Some Enchanted Evening Sophisticat in Cuba Cuban Moonlight They're all pretty good, but they lack the dynamic, Alex Courage-on-speed kinda quality of EXOTIC PERCUSSION, though. Still, grab 'em for cheap if you see 'em! Yours in Fidelity, zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Eric Labow" Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman/Zodiacs Date: 08 Aug 1995 17:39:21 EST Oringally From: "Eric Labow" > nope, but i have heard the RUDY RAY MOORE album (forget the title but > it has ZODIAC in it) with Rudy's interpretations of each Zodiac sign > on one side, and on the other side _The Sensuous Black Male_ and _The > Sensuous Black Female_ where you get sexual tips from Rudy and a lady > called the Madame. they get really REALLY into it providing their > own orgasmic sounds as they describe the proper ways to please your > partner. Wow. I'd love to run into this somewhere. What's the album cover like? Anything like the Rudy Ray Moore X-Mas album where he's on a ladder decorating his x-mas tree nude while his female bodyguards linger beneath wearing nothing but packaging tape over their breasts? Another really good SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC album is one by Cannonball Adderly called THE SOUL ZODIAC. Cannonball plays on a few of the compositions, but it's mostly performed by the Nat Adderly Sextet and it's WEIRD! Lots of reverbed sax, lush string arrangements and crazy Funkadelic-ish guitar work mixed together with a very Barry White sounding Zodiacal narrator. There's a composition for each sign, and, I think, for Aqarius, there's a 17 minute epic which could pass for Soft Machine. Crazy stuff. Anybody else know any other good Signs of the Zodiac records? ====================================================================== - -eric "... twinkle twinkle, blah blah blah, ETC." labowe@vtls.com skinyboy@vt.edu - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: Stanley Black Date: 09 Aug 1995 08:56:22 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com >Whaddaya think of "Adieu Tristesse"? Quite a remarkable arrangement! One moment lulling and reflective, the next moment driving and primal. I enjoyed the interplay between Harmonica (left speaker) and flute (right speaker). - -Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Command Wannabes Date: 09 Aug 1995 06:41:36 -0700 Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) With the recent discussion of the Command "Persuasive", "Provocative," etc. releases, let's not forget the other labels that copied Command's graphics, titles, and format. I think Time was probably the most prominent. Time stuck to bold black, red, and white graphics. Al Caiola and Hugo Montenegro recorded for Time (I just picked up Hugo's "Brass and Bongos" for $.50). I also picked up a Somerset LP titled "Persuasive Percussion vol.2" with Command-like graphics on a silver background. The musicians listed include some of the mainstays of West Coast jazz--Jimmy Rowles, Frank Rosolino, Larry Bunker--but the sound is a wierd salad of stereo demonstration (cymbals on the left! tympani on the right!), schmaltz (Gaylord Carter on organ), and cool (sax and trombone solos by Paul Horn and Rosolino). What other Command wannabes can folks name? Brad Bigelow Chantilly, VA, USA - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman/Zodiacs Date: 09 Aug 1995 09:35:40 EST Oringally From: "kevin" > Wow. I'd love to run into this somewhere. What's the album cover > like? Anything like the Rudy Ray Moore X-Mas album where he's > on a ladder decorating his x-mas tree nude while his female bodyguards > linger beneath wearing nothing but packaging tape over their breasts? i found it on tape, recently (i think) reissued. there's at least a dozen or so of these i saw: dolemite, eat out more often, etc. 'stoo bad they didn't reissue vynil copies... kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 09 Aug 1995 10:58:10 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" > What other Command wannabes can folks name? Pirouette Records had a series entitled Ping Pong Percussion in which they would take old recordings of string orchestra Muzak by the Stradivari Strings and add 30 seconds of wood block, steel guitar and bird calls before each track (without mingling the two), and then rerelease the records. The covers were suitably Albersesque, with geometric patterns spaced out. DS - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Which is the Real Avant-Garde Date: 09 Aug 1995 11:04:12 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" I was looking at the inner sleeves of one of my Time 2000 records (Tender Moments: the Arrangments of Richard Hayman w/the Manhattan Pops Orchestra. It's not that great), when I found, separated from the likes of Auf Wiedersehen with Kermit Leslie, and Boogie Woogie & Bongos, their CONTEMPORARY SOUND SERIES. It's numbered in the 8000s, and features the cream of the Avant crop: Cage, Harrison, Stockhausen, Kagel, Nono, Berio and many others. I suspect that these records must be worth a small fortune today. So what are the other connections btw. the Space Age Bachelor and the Fluxite. Besides Moondog, of course. DS - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: Which is the Real Avant-Garde Date: 09 Aug 1995 08:53:06 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >So what are the other connections btw. the Space Age Bachelor and the >Fluxite. Besides Moondog, of course. Gershon Kinglsey? ph - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Los Norte Americanos Date: 09 Aug 1995 09:13:50 -0700 Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) I picked up an LP of Beatles covers by a band called "Los Norte Americanos" on Alshire. It sounds like a Tijuana Brass/Baja Marimba Band clone, but to my ears, a little snappier than either of them. I also notice that "The California Poppy Pickers," mentioned in Re/Search's "Incredible Music," were Alshire artists. Does anyone have any more information on this band? Brad Bigelow Chantilly, VA, USA - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 09 Aug 1995 10:19:57 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >What other Command wannabes can folks name? How about BROADWAY ? or PHASE 4 ? or???????????????????? jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 09 Aug 1995 10:36:35 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) > >I also picked up a Somerset LP titled "Persuasive Percussion vol.2" with >Command-like graphics on a silver background. The musicians listed include >some of the mainstays of West Coast jazz--Jimmy Rowles, Frank Rosolino, >Larry Bunker--but the sound is a wierd salad of stereo demonstration (cymbals >on the left! tympani on the right!), schmaltz (Gaylord Carter on organ), >and cool (sax and trombone solos by Paul Horn and Rosolino). >Also of note is that ALL OF THOSE GUYS YOU MENTIONED played in THE >ESQUIVEL ORCHESTRAS !! jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 09 Aug 1995 10:36:40 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" > > >> What other Command wannabes can folks name? > >Pirouette Records >geometric patterns spaced out. >Another great one is URANIA RECORDS jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Los Norte Americanos Date: 09 Aug 1995 10:36:47 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >"The California Poppy Pickers," mentioned in Re/Search's "Incredible Music," I've got that record. It's vocals and not that good at all. At least for me. BUT I AM AN INSTRO NUT, YOU KNOW Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: RE: Which is the Real Avant-Garde Date: 09 Aug 1995 10:36:52 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" > >>So what are the other connections btw. the Space Age Bachelor and the >>Fluxite. Besides Moondog, of course. > >Gershon Kinglsey? >I've got all of his moog records plus all of J J Perreys. What the heck >is FLUXITE ? It sounds like it comes from KRYPTON ! jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: FLUXITE Date: 09 Aug 1995 11:27:25 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >>>So what are the other connections btw. the Space Age Bachelor and the >>>Fluxite. Besides Moondog, of course. >> >>Gershon Kinglsey? > >>I've got all of his moog records plus all of J J Perreys. What the heck >>is FLUXITE ? > >It sounds like it comes from KRYPTON ! Def. 1: (I assume,) of, or having to do with, FLUXUS, the German art movement of the 60s. (I know of it mostly because one of my fave artists, Joseph Beuys, was involved.) I hear Stockhausen was actually at odds with the FLUXUS movement. Def. 2: A great product for removing mildew! + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "I'll give you an example, typically. It's less complicated than it simply should be." - Wire - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: PHASE 4 Date: 09 Aug 1995 11:23:19 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >How about BROADWAY ? or PHASE 4 ? or???????????????????? What was PHASE 4 all about? + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: California Poppy Pickers Date: 09 Aug 1995 11:49:07 -0700 Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) >>"The California Poppy Pickers," mentioned in Re/Search's "Incredible Music," >I've got that record. It's vocals and not that good at all. At least for >me. BUT I AM AN INSTRO NUT, YOU KNOW I wouldn't recommend the album for its musical content--but it does have a very disturbing "psychedelic" model on the cover who gives me the creeps everytime I see it. There are certainly lots of exotica releases collected for the covers and not the contents--most of us on this list probably own a few. Brad Bigelow Chantilly, VA, USA - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Malcolm Humes Subject: cleaning lps Date: 09 Aug 1995 11:15:38 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: Malcolm Humes A few comments on alcohol, tape decks, cleaning moldy lps, etc... Usually I just get in the shower with a stack of em so I can clean a bunch at once, with soap and water, then I set the oven to about 150 degrees and dry em in there... :^) Seriously folks, Alcohol - the reason you don't want to use alcohol on rubber pinch rollers in tape decks is because alcohol dries out rubber. One can by tape head cleaning kits that offer a separate solution to use on the rubber which helps it keep clean but gripping well. Vinyl and rubber are a bit different. I don't know what the effects on vinyl would be. Personally I'd be hesistant to use alcohol or windex without testing first on some trashed or trashable albums, and I'd probably only use it in cases of extremes, like the mildew that brought this topic up. I'd imagine that TSP might be a good cleanser to use. Tri-SodiumPhosphate is a general cleanser/sterilizer, used by a lot of restaraunts. A friend uses it in sterilizing stuff for beer making. I think it's a non abrasive that would kill any live mildew or mold and be sorta like using soap. I'm a little nervous that plain soap might leave residue, soaps tend to be made from stuff that leaves a film. This probably sounds sorta obvious too, but, in cleaning an lp I think you'd want to follow the grain or grooves, not rubbing against them and not using the "wipe across" methods taht cds recommend for cleaning. Otehrwise you'd probably cause a lot of microabrasions. And use a cloth, not paper, since paper can scratch or leave particulate matter. Back to alcohol and tape decks - a lot of folks use Isopropyl rubbing alcohol. It's cheap and findable in pharmacies and grocery stores and in the bathroom of many homes. But Isopropyl comes in various strengths. Commonly it's sold in a semi diluted form, in 70% solutions. I've heard that it's better to look for a 90% or higher solution because the watered down version could possible cause rust or corrosion of metal tape heads. Also, aside from cleaning your tape heads regularly (you do, right?) you should be demagnetizing them periodically. You can buy a cassette cartridge dem-ag device now that's considerably easier to use than the wands of yesteryear, which were sort of scary in how they advise you to carefully wield a magnetic feild, with the very real possibility fo screwing up your equipment (not to mention wacthes, tapes, credit cards) if you used the wand wrong. And, speaking of ovens and lps - any tips on de-warping warped lps that are already so damaged they're history? I heard a method described once that involved using an oven at low temperatures and sandwiching the lp between two plates of glass... Never felt quite curious enough to try this at home (probably would've if I had two 13" pieces of glass and an lp I really wanted to try to save). - Malcolm mal@emf.net http://www.emf.net/~mal/ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 09 Aug 1995 15:58:05 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) > >>What other Command wannabes can folks name? > >How about BROADWAY ? or PHASE 4 ? or???????????????????? > PHASE 4 records generally kick ass (at least production-wise) and as Joe mentioned yesterday, one of the best albums ever was done for this format: Stan Black's Exotic Percussion!!! Fidelity! zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: cleaning lps Date: 09 Aug 1995 13:10:03 -0700 Oringally From: dx@netcom.com (dx) > Vinyl and rubber are a bit different. I don't know what the effects on vinyl > would be. The long-term effects alchohol on vinyl are reportedly negative, as the alchohol is a strong enough solvent to removed essential stabilizers that are mixed in with the vinyl upon manufacture. Without these chemicals, the vinyl will apparently deterioriate much more rapidly. - -dx - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: PHASE 4 Date: 09 Aug 1995 13:53:27 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >PHASE 4 records generally kick ass (at least production-wise) and as Joe >mentioned >yesterday, one of the best albums ever was done for this format: >Stan Black's Exotic Percussion!!! Let's see if I'm getting this right; PHASE 4 was a specific series of records put out by a certain record label (which one? how many?) based on the marketing point of a certain pseudo-quadrophonic technique? Am I correct, sirs? Merci + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "I'll give you an example, typically. It's less complicated than it simply should be." - Wire - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: cleaning lps Date: 09 Aug 1995 18:14:54 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: Malcolm Humes >And, speaking of ovens and lps - any tips on de-warping warped lps >that are already so damaged they're history? I heard a method described >once that involved using an oven at low temperatures and sandwiching the >lp between two plates of glass... Never felt quite curious enough to >try this at home (probably would've if I had two 13" pieces of glass >and an lp I really wanted to try to save). I've heard of the "glass sandwich protocol", except instead of the oven, you leave the sandwich out in the sun. Can't vouch for its effectiveness, though. Fidelity... High! zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: Re: nostalgic Moog Date: 09 Aug 1995 19:21:24 -0400 Oringally From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Saul, Thats a great one, Dick Hyman seems to have his hands on alot keyboards, I see his name everywhere, I wonder what the story is with him. The Age of Electonicus by Dick is great too. you can imagine with songs ranging from Alfie to Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da. David - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Norton Subject: Re: PHASE 4 Date: 09 Aug 1995 16:28:58 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: Craig Norton On 9 Aug 1995, Heileson, Thom wrote: > Let's see if I'm getting this right; PHASE 4 was a specific series of records > put out by a certain record label (which one? how many?) based on the > marketing point of a certain pseudo-quadrophonic technique? Am I correct, > sirs? Here in Canada, Phase 4 was a line that was distributed by London Records in the 1970's. Generally, the artists were British danceband and instrumental types like Edmondo Ros, Frank Chacksfield, Ronnie Aldrich, etc. There may even have been some Mantovani releases, as well as some German oomp-ha Ein Prosit! Octoberfest stuff. I recall that many of these artists released recordings with international themes and flavours, even though they were mostly Brits. Craig Norton - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: LA HI-FI Date: 09 Aug 1995 19:27:54 -0400 Oringally From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Is Record Finder one of the better places in LA.CA. to start as far as HI-FI hunting? If anyone out there in SABPM-land have any specific suggestions I promise to put them to good use. I know there a few on Pico Blvd. which in the past have been OK. David `:) - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Re: Babblings of a madman Date: 09 Aug 1995 21:00:44 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) ~ ~Oigfdrngally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) ~ ~>Orindfagally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) ~ ~> Another cool Moog album from the early days is Louise Huebner's ~>-- "Seduction Through Witchcraft" on WB. ~ ~I just recently acquired that one myself, and let me tell you, my love life ~has never ~been better! ~Actually, we played "Seduction" back to back with Leary's "the Trip" album ~at the record store I work at and (surprise!) drove everyone out! Life can ~be fun. ~ hey zark, any chance I could get a cassette of that Huebner? It's been many many years since I've heard it and it would be fun to hear it again. btw check my Triad pages for some of the obscure stuff I used to play on the air when I was doing radio. http://pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania/triad.html - -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Saul Smaizys^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _ \/ _ _ _ \ / S /=\/\ | |-| e R /-\ P | phone = 312/907/8229 web page http:/pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania p r a c t i c i n g s a f e s a x s i n c e 1 9 6 9 - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: PHASE 4 Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:10:11 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Let's see if I'm getting this right; PHASE 4 was a specific series of records >put out by a certain record label (which one? how many?) based on the >marketing point of a certain pseudo-quadrophonic technique? Am I correct, >sirs? Hi Thom, Yes, PHASE 4 was a series of Hi-Fi Stereo recordings made on the LONDON label. The 4 in PHASE 4 doesn't stand for quad, though. It refers to the newest stage of audio-realism. The FOURTH PHASE OF STEREOPHONIC PHIDELITY! Here's a few entertaining excerpts from the liner notes of my Stan Black EXOTIC PERCUSSION album: "PHASE 1 STEREO: 'Concert Hall Realism.' In this phase (1958 to 1961), stereo recordings attempted to recreate a true stage presence..." "PHASE 2 STEREO: 'Separation of Sound.' In this phase (1959 to 1961), stereo recordings proved that an orchestra could be 'split in half' ; that voices could be 'full left' while the orchestra was 'full right' ; that a ping-pong ball could be heard hitting the table on the left and then on the right..." "PHASE 3 STEREO: 'Moving Sounds.' In this phase (1961), it was demonstrated that the sounds of a whole section of an orchestra or a single instrument could be moved ( in varying degrees of velocity ) and followed by the listener's ears..." "PHASE 4 STEREO: 'New Scoring Concepts Incorporating True Musical Use of Separation and Movement.' In this phase (1962), arrangers and orchestrators re-score the music to place the instruments where they are musically most desired at any particular moment and make use of direction and movement to punctuate the musicality of sounds. The effect is more sound - more interest - more entertainment - more participation - more listening pleasure: PHASE 4 stereo is not 'background' music..." There's more (text AND diagrams) but that's the gist, and MAN, do they live up to the hoopla! Fidelity... high! zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: B.J. Cole Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:55:57 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net Hope this isn't outside the scope of the list, but I just heard one BJ Cole's interpretation of Eric Satie's Gnossienne No. 5 on pedal steel guitar. It may be hard to imagine, but it works beautifully - at passing listen it sounds hawaian. Anyone know anything about Cole? To push the topical limit even further Satie was interpreted this Spring by Malcolm McLaren in his brilliant "Paris" album - I've only recently been exposed to Satie's works beyond the most popular and commercialized, and am hypnotized by most of his melodies. ************************************************************************** kevin king email: xanadu@radix.net www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu "We're all water" - Yoko Ono ************************************************************************** - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: Hal Blaine Date: 10 Aug 1995 00:56:59 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net Any fans of Hal Blaine, drummer who worked a lot with Phil Spector? There's a wonderful re-release on Varese Vintage called "Drums! Drums! A Go Go". It includes studio added crowd noised (clapping, whoops, na-na-na's). Kinda like mercey surf! ************************************************************************** kevin king email: xanadu@radix.net www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu "We're all water" - Yoko Ono ************************************************************************** - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: B.J. Cole Date: 10 Aug 1995 01:23:58 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net Hope this isn't outside the scope of the list, but I just heard BJ Cole's interpretation of Eric Satie's Gnossienne No. 5 on pedal steel guitar. It may be hard to imagine, but it works beautifully - at passing listen it sounds hawaian. Anyone know anything about Cole? He's contemporary. To push the topical limit even further Satie was interpreted this Spring by Malcolm McLaren in his brilliant "Paris" album - I've only recently been exposed to Satie's works beyond the most popular and commercialized, and am hypnotized by most of his melodies. ************************************************************************** kevin king email: xanadu@radix.net www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu "We're all water" - Yoko Ono ************************************************************************** - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "bill wynne" Subject: Demagnetization. Why bother? Date: 10 Aug 1995 8:54:17 EDT Oringally From: "bill wynne" Malcolm, I wouldn't have dared debate you on the issue of demagnetization, as I have been a staunch "demagnetizing nut" ever since I bought my first cheapie tape deck many years ago. I recently learned (from the rec.audio.opinion and rec.audio.high-end newsgroups) that recent studies printed in one of the leading audio magazines (NOT Stereo Review) revealed that...demagnetization is highly unnecessary, and may even be detrimental. It seems that demagnetization was originally intended for home and studio open reel machines, whose heads were of magnificent girth to handle 1/4", 1/2", 1", and 2" tapes. These more massive heads were likely to gather significant magnetic "crap," so that demagnetizing them would be beneficial and even audible. But new studies show that cassette deck heads, which only handle a 1/8" inch tape, are not bulky enough to attract significant magnetic crap. In fact, simply putting the deck in "RECORD" mode (which we all have to do eventually, right?) should demagnetize whatever little accumulation of magnetism there is. Moreover, attempting to demagnetize casette deck heads can be harmful, since 85% of us do it wrong anyway, risking leaving MORE magentic charge on the heads after demagnetization than before. So, I tried it. I stopped demagnetizing for about three weeks. I can't hear a difference. Or maybe I'm going deaf. Just thought I'd share that. Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: LA HI-FI Date: 10 Aug 1995 08:31:59 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble > Is Record Finder one of the better places in LA.CA. to start as far as > HI-FI hunting? > > If anyone out there in SABPM-land have any specific suggestions I promise > to put them to good use. I'd like to recommend Bleeker Bob's on Melrose...as a nice place to go if you're in the mood to become violently ill at the prices. Mid-condition Esquivel on the wall for $100 (last time I looked a few weeks ago, the L.A. Weekly story may have inspired them to double it). Yuck. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Timothy M. Klein" Subject: Early vocoder, Alvino Rey, King Family Date: 10 Aug 1995 10:11:25 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: "Timothy M. Klein" Greetings, O exotic ones! I hope this question isn't too far off topic. The vocoder is an electronic doohickey that is often used to make an instrument "speak". My shallow understanding is that it uses the sound of the instrument but makes it conform to the envelope of words spoken by someone into a microphone. I've read that it was invented in the 1930s. It's also often used to make "robot" voices in science fiction movies (remember the bad evil robots in "Battlestar Galactica"?). I recently picked up a record by the King Family Singers. There's no copyright date, but it seems to be 1950s. (When did the King Family have their TV show?) Most of the tracks are icky, but there's one which features bandleader Alvino Rey "and his talking guitar". It sounds to me like he's using an amplified slide guitar through a vocoder to make it "sing" a duet with one of the female Kings. This is a really strange effect, especially considering the context! So I have two questions: What King Family or Alvino Rey albums feature his talking guitar? What other early vocoder recordings are there? Thanks for any help! P.S. One cousin of the vocoder is the "talk box", which takes the amplified output of a guitar and feeds it through a fat tube into the mouth of the performer, who shapes it into speech-like sounds, slobbering all over the stage in the process. Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh used it to great effect, but that's not the device that I'm asking about here (unless somebody happens to know of a pre-1967 recording of it!). ====================================================================== Tim Klein Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. klein@csc.ti.com ====================================================================== - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: T P Uschanov Subject: Re: Alshire Date: 10 Aug 1995 18:57:59 +0300 (EET DST) Oringally From: T P Uschanov > ~I picked up an LP of Beatles covers by a band called "Los Norte Americanos" > ~on Alshire. It sounds like a Tijuana Brass/Baja Marimba Band clone, but > ~to my ears, a little snappier than either of them. I also notice that > ~"The California Poppy Pickers," mentioned in Re/Search's "Incredible Music," > ~were Alshire artists. Does anyone have any more information on this band? > ~ > I'd like to know some more about the Alshire label. I seem to recall > a few other interesting records on that label. The label was based somewhere in Northern California, and was cheapo-cheapo. About 95 (sic) per cent of their output seems to be by the 101 Strings, and the other 5, LPs such as "Jimmy Wotsisname Plays the Glenn Miller Songbook"; there are a few exotic exceptions, one by the Ferko String Band, two by the California Poppy Pickers, and a few by the aforementioned Los Norte Americanos. They had a couple of rock cash-ins too -- one with pre-Decca Bill Haley, one with four pre-Volt Otis Redding cuts with filler by the hideous Little Joe Curtis. They made it to the CD era with 101 Strings, but I don't think one can expect any digitalisations of their more interesting material. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: cleaning lps Date: 10 Aug 1995 09:06:03 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Also, aside from cleaning your tape heads regularly (you do, right?) >you should be demagnetizing them periodically. >How do the heads GET magnatized ? I think this is incorrect. I haven't >demagnatized my heads on either of my Naks is 9 years and I have used them >like crazy and the sound is absolutely perfect. >And, speaking of ovens and lps - any tips on de-warping warped lps >that are already so damaged they're history? I heard a method described >once that involved using an oven at low temperatures and sandwiching the >lp between two plates of glass >I actually did this once!! Instead of the oven though, I had at the time >an old tube receiver and I did do the sandwich thing and it worked great!! Don't tell anyone; O.K. ? It was a BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN LIVE BOOTLEG and I bought it at THE CAPITOL RECORDS PARKING LOT RECORD SWAP. That's what it was actually called !! It started at 12 Midnight, Sunday morning. That was 1978, just to give you an idea of time reference Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 10 Aug 1995 09:06:09 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >PHASE 4 records generally kick ass (at least production-wise) and as Joe >mentioned >Stan Black's Exotic Percussion!!! There are a couple of other ALL TIME GREAT'S on Phase 4; Roland Shaw Orch-Themes For Secret Agents and Composed & Conducted/Arranged by Ray Martin Orch.-The Sound Of Sight Music for an experiment in imagination I'ts also got a great JACK DAVIS COVER ! Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: PHASE 4 Date: 10 Aug 1995 09:06:15 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Let's see if I'm getting this right; PHASE 4 was a specific series of records >put out by a certain record label (which one? how many?) based on the >marketing point of a certain pseudo-quadrophonic technique? Am I correct, >sirs? >I don't think it was a series. It's a subsidiary of LONDON. The >production was WAY UP, BUT it didn't sound thin. It is a "fat" full sound, BRIGHT, SHARP orchestras. Great Arrangers/orchestras/a powerful sound. Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: FLUXITE Date: 10 Aug 1995 09:05:58 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Def. 1: (I assume,) of, or having to do with, FLUXUS, the German art movement >of the 60s. (I know of it mostly because one of my fave artists, Joseph >Beuys, was involved.) I hear Stockhausen was actually at odds with the FLUXUS >movement. I used to have a STOCKHAUSEN record. If I remember correctly, it was way too far out there for me. Not pop at all. Correct ? jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: FLUXITE Date: 10 Aug 1995 14:26:26 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" > > I used to have a STOCKHAUSEN record. If I remember correctly, it was way > too far out there > for me. Not pop at all. Correct ? No, although Stockhausen is often credited with being the first composer not to use instruments or music (as opposed to Music Concrete composers who used tapes, but considered what they made to be music). Stockhausen would record wavelengths and whatever randomly came out would be his composition. He didn't do this exclusively. No doubt Perry/Kingsley, being serious types, were quite taken by him. As was Miles Davis and others. DS - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Tenney Subject: Re: Early vocoder, Alvino Rey, King Family Date: 10 Aug 1995 11:59:21 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: John Tenney I seem to remember something called "Sonovox" from old 78 labels, which sound a lot like the Vocoder stuff (which includes Nashville great Pete Drake's steel guitar version of "Forever.") Is that just a different name for the same gear? - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Early vocoder, Alvino Rey, King Family Date: 10 Aug 1995 13:59:31 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: John Tenney >I seem to remember something called "Sonovox" from old 78 labels >Yes, SONOVOX. I have a couple of CHILDRENS RECORDS; RUSTY IN >ORCHESTRAVILLE and SPARKY'S MAGIC PIANO. The INSTRUMENTS "talk" to whoever through the magic of SONOVOX. Very cool and very strange. Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Psychedelic Percussion Date: 10 Aug 1995 14:03:24 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) I just scored this incredibly cool LP from 1967 by HAL BLAINE with Emil Richards on Vibes with electrical doo-dads attached and PAUL BEAVER on MOOG and such. It's like if you take a really great percussion/drummer record and add this Psych stuff to it. Fantastic!! Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: Stockhausen Date: 10 Aug 1995 16:32:41 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >> I used to have a STOCKHAUSEN record. If I remember correctly, it was way >> too far out there >> for me. Not pop at all. Correct ? > >No, although Stockhausen is often credited with being the first composer >not to use instruments or music (as opposed to Music Concrete composers >who used tapes, but considered what they made to be music). Stockhausen >would record wavelengths and whatever randomly came out would be his >composition. He didn't do this exclusively. > >No doubt Perry/Kingsley, being serious types, were quite taken by him. As >was Miles Davis and others. Stockhausen is generally cosidered part of the "classical world"... he was way ahead of his time in the 50s and 60s in terms of practically inventing the foundations for electronic music. He was very into the use of chance as a compostional tool (but differently than John Cage was). From what I know, Anthony Braxton, more than any other jazz musician, was influenced by Stockhausen. + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ZionTrain Subject: Hello Date: 10 Aug 1995 17:48:35 -0600 Oringally From: ZionTrain Hello to all, I am a UK based exotica and easy listening collector & DJ called Wally Stagg. The collecting has happened over 15 years, the DJ'ing is more recent. The scene for collectors here is quite different to the US. ISM I & II cover a wide range of sounds that it is impossible to find here, but there is also a goldmine of material here which is not touched upon in the Re:Search books.In some ways the attention that ISM has given to the likes of Esquivel, Baxter, Denny, Lyman and the like has sent the more 'trendy' UK exotica fan on a false trail. The 'Studio 2 Stereo' series from EMI through the 60's and early 70's has recently been highlighted by the excellent 'Sound Gallery Vol. 1' compilation which is available on CD and Vinyl, but that release only scratches the surface and there are rich pickings in all the major UK cities if a collector is prepared the dig around the cheapo bins of second hand shops. Currently Studio 2, Decca's Phase 4 and various UK Marble Arch and Command releases are considered worthless and change hands for pennies. UK Moog releases, seminal synthesists like Tomita and W. Carlos and esoterica like 'Anna Lockwoods World of Glass' or Henri Chopin voice experiments, all of this 'exotica' is ignored and inexpensive in mint condition while poor quality Baxter and Denny are attracting silly price tags. Exotica in the sense of SABPM appears to present the impression that these strange musics are no longer made, yet if one is truly a fan of incredibly strange music and not some increasingly stereotyped media notion of such, then there has never been a time when so many odd, and perverse sounds from a timespan starting at the Genesis of recording technolgy have been made available to a wide audience.Without venturing within a hundred miles of the mainstream or seeking modern replicas of an old tradition the curious collector can stumble on 'Exoterica' of the most extraordinary kind. The Wally Stagg Exotica 90's Radio Show is made in the studio onto DAT and given to any station that would like it or to any person who sends a blank tape, all kinds of odd and inspiring sound is played, including specially created versions of standards like 'New York, New York', 'Feelings' and 'When you wish upon a star', made exclusively from MIDI files and given an , often un-, subtle twist by the hand of the Stagg. (The use of MIDI files to create new exotica is a subject about which there should be more debate.) Alongside the standard favourites of exotica the Stagg show incorporates much more incredibly strange music. Here is a short list to give an idea of the sorts of artists that fit the Stagg idea of 'Exoterica' and sort of area they work in ; Merzbow, Hyware, Evil Moisture, AMK (noise) Gregory Whitehead, Henri Chopin, Jaap Blonk (Tape manipulation and voice experiments) Maeror Tri, Sluik Koepershek, R., Charlesworth, O Yuki Conjugate (quiet electro-experimental - the new space age sound) Jungle, Gabber, Dub, FunCore (Generic styles with often one-off artists, at the cutting edge of crosspollenatory exploration) Mandinka, Roy Castle, Wally Stott, Mike Samms Singers, Francis Lai, Ennio Morricone, Werner Muller, Klaus Wunderlich, Studio 2 Stereo (Unsung Euro-Exotica) Terry Snyder, Xavier Cugat, Mongo Santamaria, Dave Brubeck, Roberto Delgado (unsung {?} US and related provinces exotica) Tomita, W. Carlos, Oskar Sala, Morton Subotnik, Caldara, Conrad Schnitzler (Electronica pioneers) If you really like to hear strange sounds and aren't just hung up on kitsch cover art (no bad thing, but not the be all and end all) or Pseudo-sociomusicological revisionism then exoterica is all around, RRRecords, Staaltape, Banned, Stomache Ache and the millions of others like them all exist now for connoiseurs of the extraordinary, don't wait til they stop before celebrating them.This introductory note is meant simply as a correspondence opener and I look forward to many debates with interested parties over a long time to come. I hope that this finds everyone well and happy. One Love Zion Train 1995 Stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal See: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm If you agree copy these lines to your signature. As of 9th Aug 1995 Mumia hasd been 'granted an ``unlimited'' stay of appeal'. Keep up the pressure, Venceremos. Zion is a state of mind. http://www.cityscape.co.uk/users/cs23/ziontrain/index.html - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Re: Hal Blaine Date: 10 Aug 1995 11:40:17 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) ~ ~Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net ~ ~Any fans of Hal Blaine, drummer who worked a lot with Phil Spector? There's ~a wonderful re-release on Varese Vintage called "Drums! Drums! A Go Go". ~It includes studio added crowd noised (clapping, whoops, na-na-na's). Kinda ~like mercey surf! ~ ~ I seem to remember Hal Blaine having somekind of Psychedelic album out. My mind is a bit fuzzy right now, maybe someone else on the list is familiar with this one........S - -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Saul Smaizys^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _ \/ _ _ _ \ / S /=\/\ | |-| e R /-\ P | phone = 312/907/8229 web page http:/pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania p r a c t i c i n g s a f e s a x s i n c e 1 9 6 9 - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Cleaning, Indian music, and more... Date: 10 Aug 1995 11:21:46 EST Oringally From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Hi folks... sudden spate of discussion? Yow. I'm going to eat at the unforgettable Kahiki Restaurant next week; full review of dinner with the Tiki Gods forthcoming! In the meantime, a poll: Should we sit on the side with the perpetual rain forest on the side with the tropical fish? > Oringally From: Malcolm Humes > > Usually I just get in the shower with a stack of em so I can clean > a bunch at once, with soap and water, then I set the oven to about > 150 degrees and dry em in there... :^) Knew it. > I'd imagine that TSP might be a good cleanser to use. Tri-SodiumPhosphate > is a general cleanser/sterilizer, used by a lot of restaraunts. ... Where might one find this? > Back to alcohol and tape decks - a lot of folks use Isopropyl rubbing > alcohol. It's cheap and findable in pharmacies and grocery stores and > in the bathroom of many homes. ... ...but the pros use cleaner stuff. If that's what you're looking for and don't want to travel far, walk into Radio Shack and ask for a can of Zero-Residue Cleaner. Like the title says, it leaves nothing after evaporating in about 10 seconds, so use it quickly. Comes in a handy compressed can that lasts for a long time. I use this on my tape heads; can't speak for it's benefits on vinyl... > And, speaking of ovens and lps - any tips on de-warping warped lps > that are already so damaged they're history? I heard a method described > once that involved using an oven at low temperatures and sandwiching the > lp between two plates of glass... Never felt quite curious enough to > try this at home (probably would've if I had two 13" pieces of glass > and an lp I really wanted to try to save). Dunno, but I think I might try this! I have a sneaking suspicion that while it may flatten the record, the grooves may end up with a "squiggle" in them which will still cause it to skip. But, who knows? I'll let y'all know if I try it... Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) : > Many Indian and Middle Eastern groceries stock a supply of soundtrack cassettes > (cassette tapes being the primary medium) and videotapes for rent or sale. > ... Take $20, run down to your nearest Indian > grocery, and grab a handful of tapes. You'll either love it or hate it, > but I guarantee it'll make anything you've heard by Les Baxter or Esquivel > pale by comparison. Not necessarily, but they're great fun and a great bargain: places around here charge around $2 or a little more each tape. The tapes themselves are kind of funny sometimes; they don't even have a window where you can see how far you are on one side, have no label, etc... The music is often pretty bland and poorly recorded, but if you find a good one, it's GREAT. My advice is look for the ones that are trying (usually too hard) to be hip -- my fave tape so far was one called "Super Disco Hits". The best moment is this timpani and analog synth solo ending with a woman laughing and accentedly saying, "Da-a-anger..." I haven't tried the videos yet... soon, soon. Oringally From: "bill wynne" : > So, I tried it. I stopped demagnetizing for about three weeks. I can't hear > a difference. Or maybe I'm going deaf. Just thought I'd share that. Interesting... have to remember that. I use my decks continuously for duplicating and often forget to demag anyways. :-) - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #16 Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:36:51 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) >Subject: Re: Stanley Black > >Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com > >... EXOTIC PERCUSSION by >Stanley Black and his orchestra. It's in phase 4 stereo... > >So who's Stanley Black? The cover has more info on how it was recorded than >who recorded it! i also got one LP of his: "Intimate percussion" and I don't like it, nothing exotic or adventurous. It doesn't tell anything either about the composer. It only sez (c) 1961, and mentions some other LP titles of his that don't sound very exiting Greatings, Johan johan.devis@ping.be - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Early vocoder, Alvino Rey, King Family Date: 10 Aug 1995 19:36:51 +0100 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >The vocoder is an electronic doohickey that is often used to make >an instrument "speak". >So I have two questions: >What King Family or Alvino Rey albums feature his talking guitar? >What other early vocoder recordings are there? ALVINO REY was the 1st to do this. He does have a tune called MOMMA'S GONE GOODBYE or something like that where he does use this device. Also MOMMA'S BLUES (?) Another steel player who did this was PETE DRAKE circa, 1961. On his record called FOREVER he does "I'm Just A Guitar" Everybody picks on me. and then there is THE SPOOK on the same LP. Most of the rest of the LP is real schmaltz crap; But those 2 tunes are great!! Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Space Age Gouging Date: 10 Aug 1995 10:45:17 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" In case anyone is interested, I was browsing through either rec.music.cd or rec.music.maketplace, and some guy had a long list that included some Exotica, including Garson's _Signs of the Zodiac_ he was asking quite a bit--$25 or something like that. That would destroy all pleasure in listening for me, but the record collector bug can be a sick one, so I thought I'd let you know. DS - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: transmat@teleport.com Subject: Re: Space Age Gouging Date: 11 Aug 1995 00:35:20 -0800 Oringally From: transmat@teleport.com >Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" > > >In case anyone is interested, I was browsing through either rec.music.cd >or rec.music.maketplace, and some guy had a long list that included some >Exotica, including Garson's _Signs of the Zodiac_ he was asking quite a >bit--$25 or something like that. That would destroy all pleasure in >listening for me, but the record collector bug can be a sick one, so I >thought I'd let you know. > This is happening where I live :( Last year's $1. bin with Jackie Gleason albums is this year's 'bachelor pad music' but Mr. Gleason's records are now $5. What a difference a 'trend' makes. I find I am better off going to yard sales and thrift stores. Happy Hunting !! richard - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Scrunda@aol.com Subject: Re: Early vocoder, Alvino Rey, King Family Date: 11 Aug 1995 11:01:27 -0400 Oringally From: Scrunda@aol.com Check out the recordings of Peter Drake and His Talking Steel Guitar on "Smash records albums include "Forever" and "Talking Steel and Singing Strings" - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Scrunda@aol.com Subject: Re: FLUXITE Date: 11 Aug 1995 11:02:27 -0400 Oringally From: Scrunda@aol.com Yes - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kenneth H Ellzey" Subject: Re: Alshire Date: 11 Aug 1995 12:16:51 -0400 Oringally From: "Kenneth H Ellzey" On Aug 10, 6:57pm, T P Uschanov wrote: > Subject: Re: Alshire > Oringally From: T P Uschanov > > > I'd like to know some more about the Alshire label. I seem to recall > > a few other interesting records on that label. > The Alshire label appears to be the successor to the old Somerset budget label, on which 101 Strings first appeared. Somerset's owner/producer, D.L. Miller, would often write liner notes extolling the virtues of the record you held in your hand. Some of them were good, I have 2 in which the sessions were arranged and conducted by Skip Martin (a story in himself) and featuring a large number of west coast session jazz musicians (many ex-Kenton) entitled "The Video All Stars Play Sheherajazz" (yup, you guessed it) and "The Video All Stars Play TV Jazz". Plenty of technical information was often included in the liner notes, including a "sound spectrum" chart, usually in color. The Somerset label was based in Pennsylvania. Alshire issues I've seen don't mention D.L. Miller, so I assume they simply purchased some or all of the master tapes. One Alshire release I have by Eddie Bert (trombonist), does give credit to the original Somerset issue, even including the old logo. Some good stuff on Somerset, lots of dreck as well. Look for stuff by The Video All Stars. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Alshire Date: 11 Aug 1995 10:10:04 -0700 Oringally From: dx@netcom.com (dx) There was a very detailed article about the 101 String, Alshire, and all the associated labels in Goldmine several years back. Probably around '86 or '87. You might be able to get a copy from the publisher (Krause Publications), or perhaps someone on this group squirreled a copy away? - -dx - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: pettit@cnw.com Subject: Re: Celestial Vocals Date: 11 Aug 1995 14:34:09 -0700 Oringally From: pettit@cnw.com I highly recommend the soundtrack to Fedrico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" by Nino Rota. It has lots of great vocals which kind of resemble that of Star Trek. Also, although not quite the same, Les Baxter's "Tamboo!" has some interesting stuff as well. Rev. Chrysler Mighuel Stewart - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: risk@inforamp.net (Davin Risk) Subject: Enoch and the Command gang + Kelloggs Date: 11 Aug 1995 23:13 EDT Oringally From: risk@inforamp.net (Davin Risk) I don't know if this was a purely Canadian thing, but I just found this 'special pressing' album of "Kellogg's Contest Winners" released by Command's Canadian subsidiary - Sparton. The album includes songs by all of the Command biggies: Enoch Light (and the Light Brigade), Tony Mottola, Dick Hyman (great version of mack the Knife), and Lew Davies. But on the first side its all classical music by the Pittsburg (?) Symphony Orchestra. It seems like Sparton's main business was selling big cabinet hi-fis, colour tvs, and portable turntables as the back cover is devoted to some pretty nice halftoned graphics of these. Here's a track listing for those who are dying to know: Side I - Wagner: Der Ring des Niebelungen Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D op. 73 Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B Flat op. 60 Schubert: Symphony No. 3 in D The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Steinberg Side II - The Robert De Cormier Folk Singers: Greensleeves (for some reason they printed it as "Ray Charles Singers" on the cover) Enoch Light: Rambling Wreck Terry Snyder: Aloha Oe Dick Hyman: Autumn Leaves Lew Davies: Now is the Hour Dick Hyman: Mack the Knife Enoch Light: Waltzing Matilda Tony Mottola: S'Posin Who knows why I just typed all that... oh well. How about that? Davin. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Enoch and the Command gang + Kelloggs Date: 12 Aug 1995 02:29:48 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >Oringally From: risk@inforamp.net (Davin Risk) > > > I don't know if this was a purely Canadian thing, but I just found >this 'special pressing' album of "Kellogg's Contest Winners" released by >Command's Canadian subsidiary - Sparton. Who'd a thunk it? EZ listening in the service of the devil of Breakfast time! Fidelity High... Seven Zark Seven zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net Subject: Re: Celestial Vocals Date: 12 Aug 1995 04:03:16 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net On Fri, 11 Aug 1995, pettit@cnw.com wrote: >I highly recommend the soundtrack to Fedrico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" There are spacey vocals in "La Dolce Vita" as well. A collection of jazz interpretations (Amarcord Nino Rota) has Debbie Harry moaning in and out of orbit! ************************************************************************** kevin king email: xanadu@radix.net www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu "We're all water" - Yoko Ono ************************************************************************** - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: OttovS@aol.com Subject: Re: Command Wannabes Date: 12 Aug 1995 05:17:33 -0400 Oringally From: OttovS@aol.com I have "Persuasive Percussion" on Broadway Records #102 which is pretty good Latin beat stuff. Of course the graphics are geometrics - cirles, arrows and lines. Oddly it has no back just the same thing on the front and the front. and a sticker that says"SUPER SPECIAL 2 FOR $1.00 SUPER" And "Persistent Percussion" on Kent Records. Again, lines and circles. This time the back features liner notes like Command records talking about the players and instruments of each song. The music is good but noticeable below Enoch Light standards. And the band is called "All Stars"!! In addition to these there are dozens of percussion or drum records by respectable and unknown artists that do not rip off the Command formula - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Enoch and the Command gang + Kelloggs Date: 12 Aug 1995 10:23:20 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "David J. Strauss" > >Oringally From: risk@inforamp.net (Davin Risk) > > I don't know if this was a purely Canadian thing, but I just found > >this 'special pressing' album of "Kellogg's Contest Winners" released by > >Command's Canadian subsidiary - Sparton. Hey, if they can put out Banana Splits singles...... - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "John A. Hill, Economics Dept., Univ. of Tenn." Subject: yma sumac source Date: 12 Aug 1995 10:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: "John A. Hill, Economics Dept., Univ. of Tenn." I believe (a few days ago) that someone was looking for Yma Sumac recordings. Try Cheap Thrills Records in Toronto; even if you don't live in Toronto they are set up to handle mail orders. For a direct request you could try their email address (thrills@cam.org) or phone (514-884-8988) or browse their home page entitled "Cheap Thrills Mail-order Music". At present, they have two CD recordings: Mambo - vol. 2 (I sent them a note the other day and they related that vol. 1 is no longer available) and a live 1961 performance. Also in their correspondence they related that they expect to stock a Yma Sumac CD that is slated for release in the next month. Hope this helps. John - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Watterworth Jay Subject: Re: Celestial Vocals Date: 12 Aug 1995 22:44:07 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Watterworth Jay There is a "greatest hits" of Fellini's music (or Rota's) out. I have it somewhere, but not easily accessable. Jay Watterworth CU Boulder On Sat, 12 Aug 1995 xanadu@radix.net wrote: > Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net > > > > On Fri, 11 Aug 1995, pettit@cnw.com wrote: > >I highly recommend the soundtrack to Fedrico Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits" > > There are spacey vocals in "La Dolce Vita" as well. A collection of > jazz interpretations (Amarcord Nino Rota) has Debbie Harry moaning in > and out of orbit! > > ************************************************************************** > kevin king > email: xanadu@radix.net > www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu > > "We're all water" - Yoko Ono > ************************************************************************** > > > -- > For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email > majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. > - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ZionTrain Subject: Email accident Date: 13 Aug 1995 13:35:18 -0600 Oringally From: ZionTrain I have lost several bits of email. One in particular was from an Anglo-Canadian Joe Meek fan with a desire to hear the Wally Stagg set. Please send me details again, envelope is waiting for pen. One Love Zion Train 1995 Stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal See: http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm If you agree copy these lines to your signature. As of 9th Aug 1995 Mumia hasd been 'granted an ``unlimited'' stay of appeal'. Keep up the pressure, Venceremos. Zion is a state of mind. http://www.cityscape.co.uk/users/cs23/ziontrain/index.html - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kyle_Barnes@cc.wdi.disney.com Subject: Tiki cocktail mugs Date: 14 Aug 1995 17:12:50 pst Oringally From: Kyle_Barnes@cc.wdi.disney.com I'm looking for a source to buy Tiki cocktail mugs...the brown cylindrical ceramic glasses with a tiki figure on them. When I was in Trader Vic's, they said that their source made them exclusively for their restaurants. Has anybody run across a manufacturer or store that carries these? - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Tiki cocktail mugs Date: 14 Aug 1995 23:04:40 -0400 Oringally From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) >I'm looking for a source to buy Tiki cocktail mugs...the brown cylindrical >ceramic glasses with a tiki figure on them. When I was in Trader Vic's, they >said that their source made them exclusively for their restaurants. Has anybody >run across a manufacturer or store that carries these? Good question! I second that query... can anyone help us out? zark! zark@tiac.net - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mal@emf.net (Malcolm Humes) Subject: tikis and tsp Date: 15 Aug 1995 01:04:23 -0700 Oringally From: mal@emf.net (Malcolm Humes) >I'm looking for a source to buy Tiki cocktail mugs.. Well, not quite, but, Archie MacPhee's, a long time source of oddities, is online somewhere on the Web now, and I noted the otehr day that they have titki hanging lights, and also some Easter island figurines, and a lot of other stuff that folks on this list night find amusing. The Web catalog wasn't nearly as interesting as the mailorder catalogs I've seen in the past but gives a sense of what they're about. Sorry, no URL handy... Mark asked about where to find TSP, the cleanser I mentioned. Any supermaret or hardware store probably has it. Tri-Sodium-Phosphate is the active ingredient. Supposed to sterilize or kill any organic matter, I think. regards, Malcolm - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: tikis Date: 15 Aug 1995 09:35:27 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Try: Orchids of Hawaii, Inc. 3703 Provost Ave Bronx, NY 718-654-7630 They sell novelty glassware AND novelty stirrers! (plus syrups and other exotic drink supplies, everything for your exotic drink needs...) I remember walking down the street and seeing this big truck with giant pictures of tiki mugs on the side... tikis in the Bronx?!!? - -Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ken Freedman Subject: Cleaning and de-warping vinyl Date: 15 Aug 1995 10:34:53 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: Ken Freedman Here's my suggestions for cleaning and de-warping vinyl. Cleaning - After years of trying any manner of solvents, I am convinced that good old ivory soap and warm water works best of all. De-warping - Get two plates of good quality glass, and stick the vinyl in between. Leave it out in the sun for a few hours on a warm (not hot) day. If the record is extremely warped, you may end up with grooves that will wow and flutter, but this method works real well for minor and moderate warps. - -ken !*************************!************************! Ken Freedman - Station Manager, Family Man, Red Sea Pedestrian, Vinyl Hound. WFMU PO Box 1568 Montclair, NJ 07042 (201) 678-8264 Fax: (201) 659-7487 WFMU web site: http://wfmu.org - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: the tonight show Date: 15 Aug 1995 10:15:02 EST Oringally From: "kevin" my fave yard sale pick of the week: The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson Great Moments (or something to that effect) this is pretty damn cool. tons of celebrities on this double LP set. hi-point is a Lenny Bruce bit, but it's edited down to 3 minutes. all kinds of celeb banter with don rickles making jewish and irish jokes, jack benny, dean martin, shmoozing with jerry lewis, arethra franklin, sammy davis, a guy who plays the stars and strips forever with his hands (or something), plus much much more stuff. definitely something to watch out for... kevin _________________________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ anonymous productions: T H E E N D T I M E S / http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes/ ( A N N A R B O R F I L M C O - O P E R A T I V E \ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ _ / email: aafc@umich.edu ( [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ken Freedman Subject: Fellini / Rota soundtracks Date: 15 Aug 1995 10:49:12 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: Ken Freedman Regarding various Nino Rota / Fellini soundtracks, we carry a bunch of Rota imports from Italy on the CAM label through the WFMU Catalog of Curiosities. We stock Juliet of the Spirits, La Dolce Vita, Amarcord, 8 & 1/2, The Clowns ans Il Bidone. We also import a double CD set called "Tutto Fellini" which has the main themes from all the Fellini films as well as a beautiful 64 page booklet and some non-Fellini Rota compositions. You can get an e-mail version of the catalog sent automatically to you by sending e-mail to info@wfmu.org and typing the word - catalog - in the subject line. Or you can check out the catalog on the web at http://wfmu.org or order a free printed copy by e-mailing a request to catalog@wfmu.org . 8 & 1/2, The Clowns and Amarcord are all great, and all three are heavily influenced by circus and carnival music. La Dolce Vita is sweeping and beautiful. Juliet Of The Spirits is the oddest one of them all. Il Bidone I'm not familiar with. - -ken ******************************************************************* Ken Freedman - Station Manager, Family Man, Red Sea Pedestrian, Tyrant. WFMU PO Box 1568 Montclair, NJ 07042 (201) 678-8264 Fax: (201) 659-7487 WFMU web site: http://wfmu.org - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Tiki cocktail mugs Date: 15 Aug 1995 12:33:25 -0500 Oringally From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) >Oringally From: Kyle_Barnes@cc.wdi.disney.com > >I'm looking for a source to buy Tiki cocktail mugs...the brown cylindrical >ceramic glasses with a tiki figure on them. When I was in Trader Vic's, they >said that their source made them exclusively for their restaurants. Has >anybody >run across a manufacturer or store that carries these? The mugs are made by Orchards of Hawaii in NY (despite that on the bottom they list Japan and Taiwan as their sources.) You can often find them in restaurant supply stores in Chinese neighborhoods in large cities. Many Tiki/Polynesian/Chinese restaurants sell a few types at the cashier counter, usually with the establishment's name on them, at around $5-10 a pop. Be sure to check yard sales and flea markets for these at a fraction of the cost. Most major cities have some cool store, such as Little Ricky in NYC and Wacko in LA, that carries them, alongside toys, novelties, postcards, books, T-shirts, etc. You can mail order them from Archie McPhee in Seattle- 206.782.2344, or check them out at http://www.halcyon.com/mcphee/ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Norton Subject: Sparton Records/Command Date: 15 Aug 1995 22:45:03 -0700 (PDT) Oringally From: Craig Norton On Fri, 11 Aug 1995, Davin Risk wrote: > I don't know if this was a purely Canadian thing, but I just found > this 'special pressing' album of "Kellogg's Contest Winners" released by > Command's Canadian subsidiary - Sparton. David, I think that Sparton was actually a Canadian company who had distribution deals with American labels such as ABC-Paramount and perhaps Command. I have an excellent early Edie Gorme LP that is a Sparton (London, Ontario) release of the American ABC-Paramt. recording. Also a lot of 45's on Sparton by Lloyd Price, George Hamilton, Ray Charles, etc. Was there a connection between Command and ABC-Paramount in the States? And are there other Canadian's out there who subscribe to this list ?? Craig Norton - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: OttovS@aol.com Subject: Re: Tiki cocktail mugs Date: 16 Aug 1995 07:26:21 -0400 Oringally From: OttovS@aol.com Aahh you are so right Brother Cleve for example Chen Ling in Palm Desert, CA sells Orchid Mugs and serves in them Orchids is in the Bronx ( or is it in Brooklyn ) anyways you must order a case and you must have a resale license to buy from them or you can get them at Y-Que on Vermont near the Dresden Room in LA or mail order them from Hawaiiana Traders catalog available for free from tikitrader@AOL.com tell them Tiki News sent you Otto - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Gee Dad, it's Ferrante & Teicher (fwd) Date: 15 Aug 1995 09:04:00 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble Reposted For: dkwan@digidesign.com (David Kwan) For some years I've been collecting and listening to the prepared and electronically altered piano works of Ferrante & Teicher. Does anyone know of any other recordings aside from the catalog list I made below? If so, I'd like to swap whatever info you and I have. I remember hearing Irwin Chusid interviewed on NPR at the time of the first Esquivel Bar/None release, and he mentioned he'd like to eventually tackle a Ferrante & Teicher prepared piano project. He mentioned having four such unique albums (before they went over the top schlock with more traditional ivory tinkling), but I have managed to find eight myself. Does anyone know if Irwin has already embarked on this project? Brief catalog list: HI-FIRE WORKS, Columbia CL-573. SOUNDPROOF!, Westminster Stereo WST 5011. (Note: The MONO version of SOUNDPROOF! has an identical sleeve art, but the LP itself has 12 completely different songs. I recently saw it going for $75 in a record shop and was so shocked by its existence and asking price, I neglected to right down the catalog number...and the song list!) SOUNDBLAST, Westminster WP-6041. HEAVENLY SOUNDS IN HI-FI, ABC-Paramount ABC-221. (Note: 10 of the 12 songs on this LP were released on CD as EASY LISTENING FAVORITES, MCA Special Products MCAD-20733, c1993. However, the CD's already been deleted from most order catalogs, although I did find and gobble up four cut-out copies for myself and some friends at the San Francisco Tower Clearance Outlet.) FERRANTE & TEICHER WITH PERCUSSION, ABC-Paramount ABC-248. BLAST OFF!, ABC-Paramount ABC-285. KEYBOARD KAPERS, United Artists UAL-3284. Thanks for being a fun-loving, adventurous group, David Kwan dkwan@digidesign.com kwan@ella.mills.edu - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: Gee Dad, it's Ferrante & Teicher (fwd) Date: 16 Aug 1995 09:00:05 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) David, You're really on it. I remember that interview on NPR and was surprised hearing Mr. Chusid say that ONLY their 1st 4 records were/are prepared piano. There is also their very 1st record, which is called HI FIVORIES (WESTMINSTER) A 10 inch record dated 1954 on the back, reissued on a 12 inch LP called ADVENTURES IN CAROLS. And then there is POSTCARDS FROM PARIS, but I have never had that and I don't know if it's prepared. The information you posted about the difference in tunes about SOUNDBLAST & SOUNDPROOF has just been posted on the SPACE AGE BACHELOR PAD MUSIC web site. Coincidentaly, I just sent THAT INFO to Joe Holmes LAST WEEK ! and he just added it to his SABPM site. The reality is; SOUNDBLAST in Mono is the same lineup of SOUNDPROOF in Stereo and SOUNDPROOF in Mono is; WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE EL CUMBANCHERO GREENSLEEVES MISSISSIPPI BOOGIE MERMAID WALTZ MAN FROM MARS BAIA BREEZE & I SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME AFRICAN ECHOES DARK EYES LOVER. There is also F & T PLAY LIGHT CLASSICS on ABC-Paramount but I don't remember it being prepared stuff. Hope this helps, Jack - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: intro Date: 16 Aug 1995 09:26:33 PDT Oringally From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Hello: my name is Clark Scheffy, and I'm taking the advice of the list's progenitor and introducing myself. I collect a wide variety of exotica and EZ / instrumental pop vinyl. I'm particularly interested in early electronic and computer music, music concrete, and exotica in the Denny sense, and anything exciting in the J. G. Esquivel / Bob Thompson / Bernie Green sense. Speaking of Bernie Green, I picked up a copy of "Futura" on the RCA "Steroe Presence" label, the ones with those cool cut out cardboard outer sleeves. It blew me away. He uses an instrument he calls the "tonalizer" which sounds like some kind of delay/pitch shifting device. Can anyone elaborate on this instrument (or effect) and further tell me about Bernie Green and what other discs might be good? - -Clark Scheffy - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Gee Dad, it's Ferrante & Teicher (fwd) Date: 16 Aug 1995 12:44:02 -0500 Oringally From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) You listed almost all of them. Here's the rest of the info: > HI-FIRE WORKS, Columbia CL-573. I believe there are 1 or 2 more or Columbia that were released in 1955/56 ( I have one catalog listing for BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD, which I've never heard. I recall another catalog listing some others, but I can't seem to find it right now.) HI-FIRE was reissued to capitalize on their new found popularity (Their string laden LP's sold much more than the prepared LP's, as anyone who goes to thrift stores can attest) > > SOUNDPROOF!, Westminster Stereo WST 5011. > (Note: The MONO version of SOUNDPROOF! has an identical sleeve art, but >the LP > itself has 12 completely different songs. I recently saw it going for $75 >in a > record shop and was so shocked by its existence and asking price, I >neglected > to right down the catalog number...and the song list!) > > SOUNDBLAST, Westminster WP-6041. These two are reversed in their mono/stereo formats; i.e. the mono SOUNDPROOF contains the same songs as the stereo SOUNDBLAST. I have been told that the reel to reel versions have different lineups, possibly with some songs that aren't on the LP's, but I've never seen them. If anyone out there has one or both, please submit the song list. There is a third Westminster LP ADVENTURES IN CAROLS (WP 6021), a Christmas record. This exists only in mono, I believe. ( These Westminster LP's were all released in pre-Stereo 1956, BLAST and PROOF were issued in stereo 2 years later, which may account for why they got mixed up) > > HEAVENLY SOUNDS IN HI-FI, ABC-Paramount ABC-221. > (Note: 10 of the 12 songs on this LP were released on CD as EASY LISTENING > FAVORITES, MCA Special Products MCAD-20733, c1993. However, the CD's already > been deleted from most order catalogs, although I did find and gobble up >four > cut-out copies for myself and some friends at the San Francisco Tower >Clearance > Outlet.) > > FERRANTE & TEICHER WITH PERCUSSION, ABC-Paramount ABC-248. > > BLAST OFF!, ABC-Paramount ABC-285. That's it for the ABC stuff; all 3 were issued in stereo. These were reissued in the mid-60's on Pickwick, with added strings. Look for IN LOVE WITH F&T (SPC-3077) and MORE EXCITING PIANOS OF F&T (SPC-3194). While the strings dilute the original effect, they're kind of interesting to have. > KEYBOARD KAPERS, United Artists UAL-3284. That exists in stereo. There is also their greatest recorded prepared album DYNAMIC TWIN PIANOS (WWS 8504), part of United Artists Wall-To-Wall-Stereo program, similar to RCA's Stereo Action. (United Artists Ultra Audio.){ They also did a number of Terry Snyder LP's after he split from Enoch LIght's COMMAND series.} By the time they got to United Artists, F&T had hooked up with arranger Nick Perito and found the formula that let them quit their day jobs at Julliard. The prepared pianos disappeared (just like on their last two ABC albums that boasted NO GIMMICKS, GADGETS, OR TRICKS) except for one track on PIANOS IN PARADISE ( UAS 6230) and a little taste here and there on LATIN PIANOS (UAS-6135). Some of their late 60's albums had some interesting effects (such as Vinnie Bell's "underwater" guitar on 'Midnight Cowboy'), but that was it. Their 1988 CD DOS AMIGOS (Avant Garde 7853) has a small amount of prepared work. I've heard that Ferrante and Teicher are not on speaking terms with each other these days. I wonder if they, like Esquivel and Les Baxter, know of the renewed intrest in their work. Brother Cleve - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Sparton Records/Command Date: 16 Aug 1995 12:44:12 -0500 Oringally From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) >Was there a connection between Command and ABC-Paramount in the States? Not at the time that both labels were active. Their catalogs, however, are both currently owned by MCA. br cleve - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: HOPEMS@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu Subject: Eartha Kitt Date: 16 Aug 1995 12:47:15 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: HOPEMS@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu Hi there, Just wanted to tell everyone that I saw Eartha Kitt on the Mike and Maty show the other day. She was swell! I can't wait to get ahold of her new CD. -Hope_ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: HEAVENly Sounds and EARTHa Kitt Date: 16 Aug 1995 12:52:11 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" > HEAVENLY SOUNDS IN HI-FI, ABC-Paramount ABC-221. > (Note: 10 of the 12 songs on this LP were released on CD as EASY LISTENING > FAVORITES, MCA Special Products MCAD-20733, c1993. However, the CD's already > been deleted from most order catalogs, although I did find and gobble up four > cut-out copies for myself and some friends at the San Francisco Tower >Clearance > Outlet.) I got this for the record cover alone -- it's gorgeous (went great alongside our recently-acquired 50s aluminum Xmas tree)... I never really listened to it much, I'll have to give it another spin... - ----- >Just wanted to tell everyone that I saw Eartha Kitt on the >Mike and Maty show the other day. She was swell! I can't >wait to get ahold of her new CD. For any interested, there is an interview with Eartha in the latest issue of Details magazine (Sept.); in it she talks about playing Catwoman on the Batman show -- I didn't realize whe was one of the 3 Catwomen! + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dkwan@digidesign.com (David Kwan) Subject: Re: HEAVENly Sounds and EARTHa Kitt Date: 16 Aug 1995 17:06:05 -0700 Oringally From: dkwan@digidesign.com (David Kwan) >Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" > >> HEAVENLY SOUNDS IN HI-FI, ABC-Paramount ABC-221. >> (Note: 10 of the 12 songs on this LP were released on CD as EASY LISTENING > >> FAVORITES, MCA Special Products MCAD-20733, c1993. However, the CD's >already >> been deleted from most order catalogs, although I did find and gobble up >four >> cut-out copies for myself and some friends at the San Francisco Tower >>Clearance >> Outlet.) > >I got this for the record cover alone -- it's gorgeous (went great alongside >our recently-acquired 50s aluminum Xmas tree)... I never really listened to >it much, I'll have to give it another spin... First of all, a big hearty thanks goes out to Brother Cleve and Jack Diamond for their quick and informative replies. What pillars of knowledge! I must say that HEAVENLY SOUNDS IN HI-FI is my favorite F&T record not only its cover--mine sits proudly on the mantle and I *never* do that kinda thing--but also most notably for the musical setting. Like most F&T fans I was first drawn to the speed and dynamics of their playing, so the relatively gentle settings of HEAVENLY SOUNDS made for a surprisingly absorbing listening experience in a completely different light. It really holds together as a single LP in that sense. - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: Earthaquake! Date: 17 Aug 1995 08:43:24 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com I dig that crazy Eartha Kitt. I got the 5 cd Eartha Kitt box set from Bear family for $40 at a used CD/record show. She was marketed as a truly "international" star. She sings in many different languages (including turkish) and the accompaning arrangements are amazing. Her vibrato is wide enough to drive a truck through! That growl in her voice! Her accent makes it sound like she's from mars, but I think she's from Georgia. - -Joe - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping1.be.ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: JJ Perrey on CD Date: 18 Aug 1995 18:53:11 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping1.be.ping.be (Johan De Vis) did you know that Jean Jacques Perrey: Moog Indigo (KICP 339) & Jean Jacques Perrey: The amazing new electronic pop sound (VICP-79286) are still available on CD, be it on the expensive Japanese Vanguard? 2 great discs; I prefer the second, because it has more moog sounds on it than the first. "Moog Indigo" sounds very much like Pierre Henry's "Messe pour le temps present" I find. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping1.be - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping1.be.ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: new nice & crazy records Date: 18 Aug 1995 18:52:41 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping1.be.ping.be (Johan De Vis) these are some recent new records that I really liked. Review will follow AS= AP. v/a: 20 film and stage classics=8AJamaican style cd Trojan Palm Springs Yacht Club: Breezy Swing cs (home release) Robert Mitchum: That man! cd BCD 15890 v/a: Out of this world flying saucers & other stuff too cd CD LG 7023 Rolf Harris: Rolf rules OK! cd Music Club ROLFCD 001 Rudy Schwartz Project: G=FCnther packs a stiffy cd (home release) Los Roling: Por rumbas cd CBS/Sony Tiny Tim: Songs of the impotent troubador cd DURTRO 26 (UK) Lightning Beat Man: Wrestling rock'n'roll 10" Record Junky Charles River Valley Boys: Beatle country cd Rounder SS41 Looney Tunes: Have yourself a looney tunes christmas cd R2 71767 v/a: Golden throats 3 cd R2 71867 v/a: Legends of accordion cd Rhino R2 71847 v/a: Welcome to Chinatown - Oriental "Popcorn" tracks, vol.1 cd MAR CD 002 Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping1.be - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Re: new nice & crazy records Date: 18 Aug 1995 12:11:20 -0500 (CDT) Oringally From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Hey Johan, my mail to you keeps bouncing back. Is there another e-mail address that I could send you mail . - -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Saul Smaizys^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ _ \/ _ _ _ \ / S /=\/\ | |-| e R /-\ P | phone = 312/907/8229 web page http:/pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania p r a c t i c i n g s a f e s a x s i n c e 1 9 6 9 - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Kyle_Barnes@cc.wdi.disney.com Subject: looking for cheese on cd Date: 18 Aug 1995 11:47:49 pst Oringally From: Kyle_Barnes@cc.wdi.disney.com I'm looking for the definitive versions of 'Girl From Ipanema' and the theme from 'A Man & A Woman' on compact disc....any recommendations??? - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Exotica On CD: Some Forthcoming Release Dates... Date: 18 Aug 1995 13:12:18 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble 22 Aug Friends Of Dean Martinez: The Shadow Of Your Smile (SubPop) 22 Aug Jerry Lewis: Just Sings (Razor & Tie) [+bonus trx] 29 Aug History of Space-Age Pop 1: Mischief And Melodies (RCA) 29 Aug History of Space-Age Pop 2: Mallets In Wonderland (RCA) 29 Aug History of Space-Age Pop 3: The Stereo Action Dimension (RCA) 12 Sep Robert Mitchum: Calypso Is Like So... (Scamp) 26 Sep S'trk: Four Rooms (Elektra) [w/Esquivel; Rodriguez/Tarantino/+2 direct] 26 Sep Ken Nordine: Colors (Asphodel) 10 Oct Esquivel: More Of Other Worlds, Other Sounds (Warner Archives) ? Oct Esquivel: [new 20-track RCA comp; 12 tracks not on the Bar-None discs] 10 Oct William Shatner: The Transformed Man (Varese Vintage) 10 Oct Leonard Nimoy: Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space (Varese Vintage) (Did Dino threaten Friends Of Dean Martin with a lawsuit?) - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: Re: JJ Perrey on CD Date: 18 Aug 1995 13:49:26 -0700 Oringally From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) At 10:35 AM 8 18 1995, Pete Docter wrote: >Where might one obtain copies of these fine CDs? Does Japanese Vanguard >have a catalog or mailing list? i carry this (2 albums on 1 cd) at my place. the same 'legger also recently released those 3 *shock* records on 1 cd. we do mailorder so e-mail or call if interested. also in heavy rotation at the store: soundtrack from _the 5000 fingers of dr t_ and the best of Goblin. Aquarius Records 3961 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 415.647.2272 - /\o/\ ---windy /~<_>~\ /~^/ \^~) tubesox@sirius.com /___\ - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: blholmes@best.com (Brian Holmes) Subject: Re: looking for cheese on cd Date: 18 Aug 1995 14:42:56 -0800 Oringally From: blholmes@best.com (Brian Holmes) >Oringally From: Kyle_Barnes@cc.wdi.disney.com > >I'm looking for the definitive versions of 'Girl From Ipanema' and the theme >from 'A Man & A Woman' on compact disc....any recommendations??? For 'Girl From Ipanema', I'd suggest 'Getz/Gilberto'. It's by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto(thus the title). The song is a whopping 5:15, with an english version, a solo, and then sung in it's native portugese(?) by Joao's wife. It also has 'Corcovado', another favorite of mine, and with the cheesy "jazz" cover art, and liner notes, you can't go wrong. ###################################################################### Brian Holmes; Praxis Internet Advertising blholmes@sffind.com http://www.sffind.com "Don't you know There ain't no Devil there's just God when He's drunk" - -Tom Waits ###################################################################### - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: clean@bitstream.net Subject: tiki stuff Date: 18 Aug 1995 16:49:50 -0600 Oringally From: clean@bitstream.net Recently, someone posted the email address of an outlet for tiki mugs, and other similar things. Could that be reposted please? It was @aol.com to request their catalog. Also, what was the name of the place? Thanks! - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Les Thatcher Date: 18 Aug 1995 15:18:40 -0700 Oringally From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) I picked up an album on Alshire titled, "The Multiple Guitars of Les Thatcher". Am I correct in assuming this is a cheesy Les Baxter rip-off? Also, can anyone comment on the quality or lack thereof of recordings by "The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett"? Brad Bigelow Chantilly, VA - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher Penrose Subject: Archie McPhee (Re: tikis and tsp) Date: 15 Aug 1995 11:03:59 -0700 Oringally From: Christopher Penrose Your webbed way to Archie McPhee: http://www.halcyon.com/mcphee/ - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher Penrose Subject: Re: Don Ho: Hawaiian Music, Exotica, or Schlock? Date: 15 Aug 1995 10:49:45 -0700 Oringally From: Christopher Penrose The Ho I picked up: Don Ho and the Aliis: Suck 'Em Up! and Don Ho Again! I still have been too busy to listen, as I picked up an Yma Sumac cd and a friend pre-empted Ho by dumping 50 free records on my lap. Lot's of Success Motivation Institute records from the fifties. Gold mines. If you see any typing records out there, send them my way. Chris penrose@ucsd.edu - -- For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Sorry, wrong return address !!! Date: 18 Aug 1995 20:32:52 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) if you recently have send me messages that didn't get a reply, and became irritated for that, I'm sorry. The reason is simple: your messages just didn't arrive! please DON'T use this address of mine: Johan.DeVis@ping1.be USE ONLY THIS ADDRESS: Johan.DeVis@ping.be I am resending all messages to everyone, containing my correct address. I hope all comes well. Sorry again for any inconvenience. Peace! - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: ADMIN: List Config Changes Date: 17 Aug 1995 10:20:52 -0600 (MDT) Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble After some thought, I've decided to switch the configuration back to force simple replies back to the sender of a message. Most mailers have a "group reply" command that will force replies to the list as well as the sender; please be sure to use this option when you want the list to see your reply to a message. (The footers will include a mention of this.) For those interested in the technical reasons for this backchange, check out http://www.unicom.com//FAQ/reply-to-evil.html; Chip's reasoning is pretty convincing (at least to me). Laz (Your Harried Listadmin) - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Re: JJ Perrey on CD Date: 18 Aug 1995 11:27:24 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) >Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping1.be.ping.be (Johan De Vis) >did you know that >Jean Jacques Perrey: Moog Indigo (KICP 339) >& >Jean Jacques Perrey: The amazing new electronic pop sound (VICP-79286) >are still available on CD, be it on the expensive Japanese Vanguard? >No, that CD is a BOOTLEG. Not the Japanese label. It's from Los Angeles >supposedly. I saw it at the KUSF record swap along with KENYON HOPKINS: SHOCK MUSIC IN HI-FI, NIGHTMARE and 6 of the best tracks from PANIC : SON OF SHOCK all in STEREO. These are all BOOTLEG CD'S. Excellent quality, "Limited to a 1,000 CD run". Now I'm sure since "all" of you guys are soooooooooooooo against this type of thing, you won't be seeking it out, right ? I seriously doubt it. They are available from SATURN in OAKLAND, CA But you didn't hear it from me. Diamond - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: 50 guitars no waiting Date: 20 Aug 1995 08:33:35 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com I've got a couple Tommy Garret LPs and they both make me snore. The cut-out covers are neatbut the music inside..... blah. For guitars of greater quantity AND quality try: "Buddy Merrill's Land of a Thousand Guitars." It's a veritable encyclopedia of popular guitar sounds of the 60's. - -Joe - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: Archie McPhee (Re: tikis and tsp) Date: 21 Aug 1995 09:18:16 -0800 Oringally From: "Heileson, Thom" >Your webbed way to Archie McPhee: > >http://www.halcyon.com/mcphee/ Took the tip and went to Archie's yesterday (don't know why it took me so long as it is like 3 blocks from my pad) -- they had a sidewalk sale and I snagged, among other things, a groovy African tiki-esque statuette for 5 bucks (so, the arm was broken... 5 bucks!) S'now looking lovely beside my Martin Denny Exotica reel-to-reel package... + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #20 Date: 21 Aug 1995 19:11:30 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) >Subject: Gee Dad, it's Ferrante & Teicher (fwd) >Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble >Reposted For: dkwan@digidesign.com (David Kwan) > >For some years I've been collecting and listening to the prepared and >electronically altered piano works of Ferrante & Teicher. Does anyone know >of any other recordings aside from the catalog list I made below? I have also "The theme from Exodus and other popular favourites" on the English label Hallmark HM 568 (no year mentioned). It is NOT prepared piano stuff, but I do like some of it's numbers, because it has some wonderfully adventurous arrangements Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Rhino: Cocktail Mix Next Month? Date: 21 Aug 1995 19:11:30 +0100 Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble I just got the latest Rhino catalog (#26) and it lists *September 19* as the release date for Cocktail Mix Volume One. Rhino doesn't date their catalogs, so it's hard to say whether this date supersedes the "early 1996" last mentioned for this disc, but there you go. ::: cut ::: the strange sounds of suburbia... ...coming September 19! Cocktail Mix, Vol. 1 This first release in Rhino's newborn series sets out to preserve those strange postwar suburbia recordings, complete with their dizzying variety of "stereo" and "high fidelity" formats. Featured are 18 instrumental tracks on CD/12 on cassette recorded between 1956 and 1963 by small combos and orchestras that (for the most part) went on to the obscurity they so richly deserved -- but not before leaving us with a few choice pieces of highly evocative kitsch that will supply the perfect atmosphere for your next shindig. Compiled and annotated by Irwin Chusid, who masterminded the popular Esquivel collections, this unique compilation will take you to the moon! Tracks -- DEAN ELLIOTT & HIS SWINGING BIG, BIG BAND!!: Will You Still Be Mine? THE THREE SUNS: Fever FELIX SLATKIN: I Get A Kick Out Of You BOB THOMPSON: Star Fire HENRI RENE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Hansel And Pretzel LES BAXTER'S DRUMS: Mood Tattooed THE THREE SUNS: Danny's Inferno DAVE HARRIS & THE POWERHOUSE FIVE: The Penguin LENNY DEE: China Boy (Go Sleep) RUSS CASE & HIS ORCHESTRA: War Dance For Wooden Indians DAVID CARROLL: Hell's Bells BOB THOMPSON: Early-Bird Whirly-Bird ROBERT MAXWELL, HIS HARP & HIS ORCHESTRA: Accidental Slip On An Oriental Rug ALVINO REY: Rock Gently FERRANTE & TEICHER: Che Si Dice JACK COSTANZO: Inch Worm (from The Garden Of Eden Ballet) PEPE DOMINGUIN: Blue Rhumba BOBBY HAMMACK QUARTET: Powerhouse R2 72155 CD-18 TRACKS $15.98 ::: cut ::: No sign of a cassette price or which tracks will be cut for it. I think the guy who wrote that snotty text needs a boot in the ass, but maybe that's just me. Rhino gave it the back cover of the catalog, which is pretty prime space; maybe they'll promo it heavily as well. Joseph: I'd have mailed you directly with this as well but your site's so busy I can't get at your web page! Way to go! - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: JJPerrey/Kenyon Hopkins CD's Date: 21 Aug 1995 22:00:50 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) The latest batch of LTD EDITION CD's that have cropped up lately that I spoke of earlier; Jean Jacques Perrey-Moog Indigo/Amazing Electronic Pop Sounds Of... Kenyon Hopkins-Shock Music in Hi-Fi/Nightmare/Panic:Son Of Shock that I said were available from SATURN in Oakland, CA are also available from MEDIUM RARE RECORDS on Market St. in San Francisco as well as AMOEBA in Berkeley, CA I think that's it for the San Francisco bay area. Jack - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: URL Date: 21 Aug 1995 22:28:32 +0000 Oringally From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) http://www.seanet.com /vendors/muzak/MUZAK.HTML Check it out. Whaddaya think MYSTIC MOODS is ? Diamond - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) Subject: Hindi Film Music Date: 22 Aug 1995 12:15:22 -0400 Oringally From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) This might be of interest to those who earlier posted inquiries about filmi music, if you don't already have this info. For an extensive searchable index try: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~navin/india/songs/index.html or http://www.lehigh.edu/sm0e/public/www-data/sami.html or http://chandra.astro.indiana.edu/isongs/ all have links to many related sites. A newsgroup for indian music can be found at rec.music.indian.misc cheers! ************************************************************************** kevin king email: xanadu@radix.net www: http://www.radix.net/~xanadu "We're all water" - Yoko Ono ************************************************************************** - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Clarence "Frogman" Henry Date: 22 Aug 1995 18:56:14 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) I've heard once a song by Clarence "Frogman" Henry, and I was amazed by his really low base voice (I think it was even lower than Dub Jones from the Cadets). So I went looking for an LP from him, but until now the only thing I found was a 70's recording of his, and his "frog" voice was completely gone! He was singing kind of tenor. So is there anybody who can pinpoint me to an LP title which is sure to feature the REAL Frogman? Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #20 Date: 22 Aug 1995 18:58:43 +0100 Oringally From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) >Subject: Re: Earthaquake! >Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com >I dig that crazy Eartha Kitt. ... Her accent makes it >sound like she's from mars, but I think she's from Georgia. actually from a little town called "North" in South Carolina. I especially like her "Live at Tivoli" (UK, Contour, 1968) where she sings as if she were drunk! But when she sings in her "normal" voice, it's already strange enough. Has anybody ever tried playing an Eartha Kitt LP on 45 rpm? It's very funny & strange indeed! Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dkwan@digidesign.com (David Kwan) Subject: Three Suns L<->R Date: 22 Aug 1995 18:58:43 +0100 Oringally From: dkwan@digidesign.com (David Kwan) This is an inquiry for a friend of mine...in another town...in an off-line state. He has an nth generation tape with excerpts from a Three Suns record recorded during the 60's that has the trio panning L<->R a lot a la stereo action. It's apparently unlike the rest of their tightly orchestrated and arranged work, and a few cuts even have mid-60's rhythm section to boot. Does anyone know the title and catalog number of this LP or any of its re-issue versions, if any? - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: open radio show Date: 22 Aug 1995 16:42:31 EST Oringally From: "kevin" do you like to dj? do you WANT to dj? despite one unhappy reaction, i want to play other people's/dj's tapes on my show this fall at WCBN-FM in ann arbor michigan. we're freeform, so anything goes. literally. but please don't send me mix tapes of JUST TECHNO or JUST INDUSTRIAL or JUST COUNTRY or JUST GRUNGE or whatever. i'm basically looking for odd, eccentric mixes of obscure/rare things not easily obtainable. the broader the variety the better, the stranger the better... i can't promise that i'll play your tape in its entirety, but we'll see. if you do specialize in one genre then it should be something that isn't commonly heard...anywhere..... noise for instance, exotica vynil for another, i'm not so much into "indie-rock" since that's mostly covered pretty well 'round here but there's always exceptions. i'll definitely play your tape if you do any kind of "creative" mixing/layering of stuff. i'm into that. this is all very casual, so just email me if you're interested and we'll see. i'd like to do trades where you get a tape of mine or another person's show in exchange for donating a tape. the only guidelines i have is that your edits are clean as possible, your sound quality is decent (high bias tapes pref.), and you provide info for me to explain to the listeners whassup (track list at least). email me if this sounds good to you: KSL@ais.aisinc.com thanks, kevin ////////////////////////////// http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ http://www.us.itd.umich.edu/groups/aafc/ /////////////////////////////////////// - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: Clarence "Frogman" Henry Date: 23 Aug 1995 10:23:55 -0400 Oringally From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Hey- It's not that he's singing low... it's just that he's breathing in while singing that makes him sound like a frog. (go ahead and try it!) There is a Best of Clarence "Frogman" Henry" CD out there. To be truthful he sounds like Fats Domino with occasional funny voices. (I don't think he uses the frog voice again on any other tracks of the CD) Rockin' good tunes if you're into it, but not very exotic... - -Joe - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ken Freedman Subject: Leader of Beau Hunks visiting WFMU Date: 24 Aug 1995 11:01:53 -0400 (EDT) Oringally From: Ken Freedman Gert Jan Blom, the leader of the Beau Hunks and the man behind the Andre Popp, Roger Roger and Wooden Indians CDs will be visiting WFMU on Monday, August 28th from Noon to 3pm. If anyone has any questions for him, let me know and I'll pass them on to him and post his responses here. I'll certainly find out what projects he has on his plate. - -ken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Freedman ken@wfmu.org WFMU (201) 678-8264 PO Box 1568 Fax: (201) 659-7487 Montclair, NJ 07042 http://wfmu.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -- To reply to the author, use "reply". To reply to the list, use "group-reply". For help using the list software (sub/unsub, list users, etc.), email majordomo@xmission.com with HELP on a line by itself in the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert Hopp, Hopp@Vax2.Concordia.Ca, Go Hawks!" Subject: Help! Date: 24 Aug 1995 13:17:41 -0400 (EDT) * Replies to this message will go to "Robert Hopp, Hopp@Vax2.Concordia.Ca, Go Hawks!" . * To respond to the list, please mail your message to comix-biz@xmission.com. * For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I am a new subscriber to this list, so I'm not sure of the format. Please bear with me if I err. I have been searching for a 'children's' LP since my childhood, in the 1960s. It was called "The Silly Record", on the harmony label (I believe). It had silly songs and jokes, but the humor was quite wry and clever. The few items I remember go like: Cheese, please, Louise . . . and Boodleheimer, boodleheimer, clap, clap clap and Be sure to brush your bed, and go right to teeth. I feel a bit silly myself, writing the lyrics down. Can anyone help me in locating a copy, or suggest search angles? All of my record dealer visits, etc., have come up empty. Thanks in advance. Robert Hopp Hopp@Vax2.Concordia.Ca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Inspirational speakers Date: 25 Aug 1995 09:00:52 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to JoeBatutis@aol.com. <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hey- I got a record recently called "Don Lonie Talks Again". It's on the WORD label from Waco, texas and features Don on the cover with his bible. He looks like quite a nerd but he knows how to talk to the "kids". He was voted the number one high school assembly speaker! (so much for separation of church and state) Any other favorite inspirational albums out there? - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Grant China, Software HNL (808)625-3294" Subject: Re: Inspirational speakers Date: 25 Aug 1995 08:31:17 -1000 <# Replies to this message will go to "Grant China, Software HNL (808)625-3294" . <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > I got a record recently called "Don Lonie Talks Again". It's on the WORD > label from Waco, texas and features Don on the cover with his bible. He looks > like quite a nerd but he knows how to talk to the "kids". He was voted the > number one high school assembly speaker! (so much for separation of church > and state) > > Any other favorite inspirational albums out there? Yeah, "Happy Hour With Dean Martin". Every time I listen to it I'm inspired to get drunk out of my mind. Aloha, Grant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher Penrose Subject: Re: Inspirational speakers Date: 25 Aug 1995 12:24:05 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to Christopher Penrose . <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Robert Tilton's 'I Am Who I Am', available from Robert Tilton Ministries in Dallas is an amazing cassette sermon. Riveting. It will change your life. Christopher Penrose penrose@ucsd.edu http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/TajMahal/after.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Philip David Jackson Subject: Inspirational Albums Date: 27 Aug 1995 16:01:36 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Philip David Jackson <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hi there, I've been collecting vinyl for many years and have some interseting spoken word stuff. I actually picked up "Don Lonie Talks With Teenagers" this morning at a Sunday trash market. Unfortunately they forgot to plug in his microphone on the cover shot but the audience of kids on the lp seem to enjoy his inane humour! A favourite of mine is Earl Nightingale - "The Strangest Secret". How to achieve greater success and peace of mind. I also have "What you can learn from the Kinsey Report" by Dr. Murray Banks which has the audience howling at his "..personal interpretation of essential sex factors...Authentic...Entertaining...Non-technical!!!" Bye from Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #21 Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:55:19 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. >Subject: Exotica On CD: Some Forthcoming Release Dates... >Oringally From: Lazlo Nibble >22 Aug Jerry Lewis: Just Sings Got this on LP, and I didn't find it very interesting...until I played it just a liitle bit faster, on 40rpm... Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #21 Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:55:19 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) wrote: >>Jean Jacques Perrey: Moog Indigo (KICP 339) >>Jean Jacques Perrey: The amazing new electronic pop sound (VICP-79286) >> >>are still available on CD, on the expensive Japanese Vanguard. > >Where might one obtain copies of these fine CDs?... I had only success with this supplier: Robert A. Bruce, 2-723 Kamisawa, Midori-ku, Nagoya, Japan 458 I previously tried without success the German CD-Special which claims to be specialised in Japanese imports...ha! Please note that the US $ is falling/the Japanese Yen is rising: at this time, you'd have to pay $37 up to $43 for one tiny 30 minute CD !!! When I bought my copies, exchange rate was better: I payed "only" $33. Just after writing this, I read the reply by windy (tubesox@sirius.com) from Aquarius Records. Sigh... Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jordan@ucon.gun.de (Jordan Jurtschak) Subject: [none] Date: 27 Aug 1995 19:55:19 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# jordan@ucon.gun.de (Jordan Jurtschak) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hello everybody, I think this came up several times ago and I'm sorry to bother you, but I saw this ED WOOD pic and bought the soundtrack just for the "Nautch Dance" track by Korla Pandit. Is there other music available on CD by this composer? Many thanks in advance & Be reading you Jordan Jurtschak, Editor SCORETIME! (Usenet: jordan@ucon.gun.de) IMPORTANT: I answer to EVERY personal e-mail I get - if you don't see anything from me, things may have gotten lost in cyberspace, so please send it again. - --- þ CmpQwk #UNREGþ UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Re: Inspirational speakers Date: 28 Aug 1995 10:49:33 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > I got a record recently called "Don Lonie Talks Again". It's on the WORD > label from Waco, texas and features Don on the cover with his bible. He looks > like quite a nerd but he knows how to talk to the "kids". He was voted the > number one high school assembly speaker! (so much for separation of church > and state) > > Any other favorite inspirational albums out there? Yeah, Don Lonie sure knows how to tell a good joke. Why, some were so good that they went right over our heads! Don't sense of humour is a bit beyond us at times. Got Don's album a few weeks ago, and it's interesting but doesn't compare to this meager sampling of my inspirational favourites: SILHOUETTE SEGMENTS. The winner and my long-time fave, far and away. Apparently the Lutheran Church had a radio show during the late 60's to try to attract "the youth of today" (pronounced "hippies") to the church. So, this guy does all these great, deep-voiced Ken Nordine- style segments. Example: "The Hippie Version of Creation": "Dig. This is the action the big cat laid on. No sides or bottom, up or down. And the big cat flipped his big eternal eyes and said, `Yeah, I'll take it.'" A total scream all around, though I'm forced to admit that some of the tape work is brilliant, nearing Negativland style at times. FLIGHT F-I-N-A-L. A preacher narrating a fictitious trip to heaven via Pan Am. Some may recognize one of the best clips where the stewardess welcomes the angels-to-be: "Welcome to Trans-World Airlines. Your captain is the lord Jesus Christ and I am your hostess, the angel of mercy. You will find your seatbelts in Psalm 23..." FOCUS ON THE FAMILY. Any cassette of this amazing radio show for good Xians is a winner. If any of you are familiar with some of my work with The Evolution Control Committee on the _Gunderphonics_ tape, you'll recognize that two of the better cuts are made from Focus On The Family material. The show isn't exactly that insane on its own, but just goes slightly over the edge with it's forced-grin everything's-rosy view of the world. "Make the right decision... do the right thing..." I have a number of other good ones, like A Children's Cartoon Version of The Bible and some of Tammy Fae Baker's pierced-voice children's character, but the above are definitely the cream of the flock. - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: It's a Thrifty World Date: 28 Aug 1995 11:05:58 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I've been meaning to make some general posts for a while, but the problem is that I actually get this list at work (shhhh!) so I forget about it when I get home to my record collection. Such is the thrifting life. But I would like to mention a couple recent golden finds: THE GENUINE LATIN ELECTRIC LOVE MACHINE, Richard (Dick) Hayman. Did he always spell his name "Hayman"? I thought the first "A" wasn't usually there. Anyway, this is THE SHIT. Let there be no mistake! This 1969 beauty has it all: Overused Moog, crooning over funk-latin beats. His version of "Hare Krishna" is a track I'd been looking for for a long time, ever since I heard it on a Smilin' Nylon tape but didn't know what or who it was. Wild drumming on that one, boardering on Crash Worship intensity for a few brief moments. Other tracks exhibit wonderful and wanton abandonment of taste with brilliantly excessive Moog intros on each side. One of the truest gems I've had the priviledge to own. THE ONE AND ONLY, Wes Harrison. If any of you are Severed Heads fans like myself, you'll happily recognize this as the source of the Alaskan Polar Bear Heater song ("Well, if you like it that much, I'll do it again!"). Wes is a human sound effects machine, a la that black guy in the Police Squad movies, but with Wes' southern twang he certainly puts a different twist on it. He tells stories of huntin' and train watchin' and all sorts of things, weaving various mouth-generated sound effects into the story. He's actually very very good, and it's not so "good ol' boy"-ish to be, shall we say, "regionally specific" with its appeal. Those of been the highlights of recent hunting, and there are a few more but I don't have them in front of me to give a good review. Picked up a few more Three Suns albums; did they ever do a complete single song? Also someone dumped a collection of gospel albums by The LeFevres, who appear to have one of the worst matching wardrobes I've ever seen. I'll try to [remember to] post more later. > A favourite of mine is Earl Nightingale - "The Strangest Secret". How to > achieve greater success and peace of mind. Got that one a few months ago; was your autographed too? Love the gold lettering on black background, but I can't tell if the autograph is Earl's! > I also have "What you can learn from the Kinsey Report" by Dr. Murray > Banks which has the audience howling at his "..personal interpretation of > essential sex factors...Authentic...Entertaining...Non-technical!!!" Murray is a pretty cool cat and reasonably fun to listen to. I have another few things of his, including one that I think is called "What To Do Until The Psychologist Comes". What a wacky ocean of human knowledge he is, that card! - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #21 Date: 28 Aug 1995 19:27:00 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. >Subject: Les Thatcher >Oringally From: Brad Bigelow >... >, can anyone comment on the quality or lack thereof of recordings by >"The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett"? Got 50 Guitars Visit Hawaii, and don't like it very mucho. I bought it because I thought I was really 50 guitars playing together, but it isn't. Very soft stuff. I prefer the guitars of Billy Mure & Buddy Merrill. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: please alow me to introduce myself Date: 28 Aug 1995 19:27:00 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. my name is Johan, and I live in Belgium. I collect novelty. I use this word in it's broadest meaning. Not only Spike Jones is novelty, but (to me, that is) Esquivel and Yma Sumac too. Hope you won't find this viewpoint offending... Got a radio show on a local free radio station called Scorpio, broadcasting in Leuven, belgium's biggest university city. I play on this show everything that I like and that is funny, deranged, silly, strange or remarkable: children's records, cartoon music, TV soundbits, novelty, stupid R&R, kitsj, musicals, exotica, whatever. My collection isn't big at all, it's very hard to find records when not living in the US. Until a few months ago, the 2 volumes of ISM were my only source of information about this kind of music, but I'm glad I got connected, because every exotica newsletter has something new to learn. Hope i'll find both time & energy to post some reviews about Euro releases of interest. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review: Lightning Beat Man: "Wrestling rock'n'roll" Date: 28 Aug 1995 19:27:37 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Johan.DeVis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. ooooooooo=8A=8A I like this record ! :-D ''''''''''''' '''' ''''''''''''' artist: Lightning Beat Man title: Wrestling rock'n'roll origin: Switzerland type: 10" label: Record Junky JUNK 024 (fax ++0041-31 311 66 30) price: $14 distribution: Rockhouse Records/CD-Express, Holland; fax: (0)1725-73202 http://www.musicmailexpress.com year: '95 genre: R&R track list: Wrestling Rock 'n' Roll ''''''''''''' Take It Off Shake It Baby Yeah Pretty Baby Yeah Baby What's Going On Hey Gal! Wild Baby Wow I Wanna Be Your Pussycat Girl Hurt Me Honey Baby Blues Baby Fuck Off It's Never Too Late Hi Ho Baby Mindfuckinbitchass Hell Yeah! Wrestlin' Rock 'n' Roll Lightning Beat Man is a lust-crazed one man band, who performs wearing a Mexican wrestling mask, boxing shorts, a Dracula's cape and a pair of Army boots. He can't sing, and he can't really play guitar neither. So he screams and beats his guitar (no rhythm section). He really is a murdering freak with a guitar instead of a chainsaw. His music is primitive, chaotic & deranged screamin' wild R&R, so wild it becomes hilarious. Favorite subject: sexual perversions. Inspirations: Hasil Adkins & Jack Starr. "Wild baby wow" is a classic, as great as "Love me" (Phantom), "Paralysed" (Legendary Stardust Cowboy) or "She said" (Hasil Adkins). Not all tracks are as good alas. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: A Newbie Signs Up... Date: 28 Aug 1995 18:43:57 -0900 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Robbie Baldock <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Greetings fellow beach-combers! I'm a recent convert to the delights of Exotica and thought I'd hang out on this mailing list for a while... I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, and I'm getting quite keen on starting an Exotic/Strange club here - I wonder if any venue will have me! Here are some of my current faves in no particular order:- Bolero Diablo - Dick Schory Japanese Lantern Dance - Helmut Zacharias & His Orchestra [imagine UFOs landing in Tokyo and you'll be about there!] Hawaii 5-0/Moliendo Cafe - Roberto Delgado Tequila - Tony Mottola [from LP in same series as Enoch Light's "Spaced Out"] Stairway to the Sea - Pepe Jaramillo Midnight in Moscow - The Columbians Kinki - Will Horwell Ritual Fire Dance - Jack Emblow Beautiful Kuuipo - Tihati's South Seas Spectacular Caravan - Chaquito ["yawn" I hear you say, but this is the best version _I've_ heard! They also do an _amazing_ version of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!]] March of the Synthesizers - Sounds Astounding Mars (Wilford Holcombe) - Stereo Space Odyssey Simba* - Martin Denny Goomba Goomba/Xtabay* - Yma Sumac Bali Hai/Sunrise Over Sumatra - Enoch Light [*-and, let's face it, virtually anything else!] And I haven't even _heard_ Esquivel yet! Ooh, what other delights await?! If any of the above are new to any of you, let me know and I can provide more information! The Enoch Light tracks I've listed come from one of two battered old Chinese pressings from the "Music from Faraway Places" series I picked up at a car boot sale. I believe these were also released in the US - if anyone has (or can get) cheap copies I'd be keen to have them! [are the US sleeves the same as the Chinese ones - they are pretty bizarre - woman posing with a large "pocket" calculator?!?!] I can return the favour by looking for stuff at this end. Be reading ya, Robbie http://www.presence.co.uk/homes/rcb/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jet66@echonyc.com (Jack Taylor) Subject: Re: It's a Thrifty World Date: 28 Aug 1995 16:27:47 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# jet66@echonyc.com (Jack Taylor) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. After reading Mark Gunderson's post, I had to opine that the greatest cover of "Hare Krishna" has to be that swinging, mambo-rific version recorded by Edmundo Ros. I have a 30-second bite loaded into my web-page, for those with the patience to download WAV or AU files: > > http://www.echonyc.com/~jet66/index.html > - -Jack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: sberry Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #21 Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:23:27 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# sberry <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > > >Subject: Les Thatcher > >Oringally From: Brad Bigelow > >... > >, can anyone comment on the quality or lack thereof of recordings by > >"The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett"? > > Got 50 Guitars Visit Hawaii, and don't like it very mucho. I bought it > because I thought I was really 50 guitars playing together, but it isn't. > Very soft stuff. I prefer the guitars of Billy Mure & Buddy Merrill. > > Greatings from Johan > johan.devis@ping.be I have that album too and was also disappointed. Talk about deceptive advertising! Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bryan Jare Cuevas Subject: New RCA Space Age Pop Collections Date: 28 Aug 1995 14:23:27 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Bryan Jare Cuevas <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Just picked up the first three volumes in the RCA series "History of Space Age Pop". First impression? The layout is horrible! When I first saw the CD's I thought they were some techno-rave b.s.. Here I was anxiously awaiting three beautifully reproduced "classic" late 50's cover art and what do I see.....lame early 90's rave 'til dawn packaging.....what gives? Content: Well, despite the cover design the music is wonderful....complete with recording dates (!). I also enjoyed reading Irwin Chusid's brief overviews of the period contained in the inserts. Recommended? Definitely - -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bryan J. Cuevas =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mojoto@via.nl (Ton Rueckert) Subject: VPRO Eigenwijs Date: 29 Aug 1995 14:01:59 +0200 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# mojoto@via.nl (Ton Rueckert) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hello , As promissed , you can buy Popp , Roger Roger, Wooden Indians , Wapiti's directly from VPRO . Price around $23 , shipping included (Fl 27,50 + Fl 7,50) . You can order and pay by sending a cheque . For info contact VPRO Publiekservice Postbus 11 1200 JC Hilversum The Netherlands Phone 035 - 712 271 / 298 Fax 035 - 712 541 E-mail publiek@vpro.nl http://www.vpro.nl/www/pubserve/cd/cds (selection from the catalog) Open Mo/Fr 9.00 - 17.00 (GMT -2) Regards , Ton - - - - - - - - - - mojoto@via.nl (Ton Rueckert) - - - - - - - - - - Mozartstraat 12 5914RB Venlo Netherlands Phone(31)773545386 There's an endless merit in a man's knowing when to have done ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: 50 guitars playing drek Date: 29 Aug 1995 08:54:38 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# JoeBatutis@aol.com <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. 50 guitars and none of them good! I've bought two albums of that crapola (nice cut-out covers though) AND it's also on CD! I've got "50 Guitars Play World Favorites" on CD! Lordy, when will I learn that 50 guitars do not a good album make... Any other instruments of quantity albums out there? (other than 101 strings...) - -Joe (maybe 50 oboes play that hits of Neil Diamond) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Guy Jackson" Subject: Groovy tunes Date: 29 Aug 1995 15:16:35 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Guy Jackson" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hello everyone Having recently purchased the "Sound Gallery" compilation, and being a novice in the field of hip, swingin' easy listening, I wondered if any of the experts out there could recommend any similar releases for me to explore. Typical requirements as follows:- * Big "Hawaii Five O" style brass sections * Drummer obviously being paid by the note, doing paradiddles round the kit like there's no tomorrow * Reprehensible wah-wah pedal abuse * Cheesy early 70s synth everywhere. Any recommendations (nothing absurdly rare or unavailable please) would be gratefully received. Best wishes Guy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: RCA CD series Date: 29 Aug 1995 09:54:02 PDT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Yeah, but did anyone notice all the mispellings on the covers? Or was that only on the promo-copies that I saw? Juan Garcia Esquival, and some other gross little oversights. Too little, too late if you ask me... RCA is scrambling to catch a hold of a phenomenon they just didn't think was marketable, at least not enough to keep their back catalog in print... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: 50 guitars go Exotic Date: 29 Aug 1995 10:12:46 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I don't agree with youse guys. They do have a Go Exotic record that is quite good. I also like the Hawaiin LP as well as MARIA ELENA They all have their moments. Diamond ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Exotica Boom - Why? Date: 29 Aug 1995 10:02:11 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dx@netcom.com (dx) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. It is *amazing* to me to see both the activity on this list, and the activity among record companies in reissuing classic instrumental music. I think back to all the callers to my radio show in 1985 or so that would *berate* me for playing this sort of music on the air. (Ironically, one of the stations where I did this - and once did a three hour special that garnered several nasty phone calls - now has a weekly 3-hour instrumental fest). What happened? I started playing this music in the late 70s when someone left a copy of Martin Denny's "Exotic Percussion" in the production studio. I found my way to Les Baxter and Arthur Lyman from there. In the early 80s I started collecting it more seriously - more for the covers than the music. And as my grad school years dragged on, and as the CD boom turned more vinyl out into the bins at thrift stores, I collected it more because no one else wanted it, and it was *cheap*. What happened? Now it seems that the bandwagon has been overloaded with people playing, listening to, collecting this music. Was I just 10-15 years ahead of the curve? Were the Re/Search books the big leap? Is it just that I burned out on rock 'n' roll more quickly? I'm ambivalent about the current boom. It's nice to see many of these musicians, composers and arrangers get their due. It's nice to have more of this material reissued. It sucks to see the prices of records jump from a quarter to 20 dollars. It sucks to see all the bootlegging that's going on. And, frankly, I'm getting really tired of hearing 50s instrumental music mixed in to each and every college programmer's show. When it was obscure, and rare, I found it to have more of a magic spark than in its current plentiful and overexposed state. It was a bigger thrill to hear someone play some obscure piece of vinyl they'd discovered themselves (taking a chance on an armload of dusty discs from a thrift) than to hear someone playing a track of a reconstituted collection from Rhino or RCA or whoever. The second-hand discovery doesn't hold the same sort of interest for me. What's next? And so now I wonder where to go with my collecting habit. I've already sworn off watches, fountain pens, and myriad other things that have been bid up past their useful point. Sound effects records? Soundtracks to filmstrips? Perhaps it's time to get out of records altogether, or just wait for the current crop of collectors to move on. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett Date: 29 Aug 1995 18:41:20 -0900 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Robbie Baldock <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. It seems like many of us have been duped. I bought "50 Guitars in Love" which was never likely to be much of a rocker but _so_ dull! It now resides in a charity shop where someone else will probably learn the same lesson! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Re: Tihati's South Seas Spectacular Date: 29 Aug 1995 18:52:37 -0900 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Robbie Baldock <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Bill - Wow! This mailing list is certainly putting people in touch! Your _friend_ wrote and performed Beautiful Kuuipo?! I'm probably going to greatly offend you, Sonny Kamahele and the entire population of Hawaii here by saying that the reason I really like it is because I think it's hilarious! Oops! On the flip side I think the drumming tracks on this LP are superb (but then, as a percussionist, I _would_ say that wouldn't I!). Bill, there's probably lots of other stuff of yours I'd love to hear but where to start!? Maybe you could send a sampler? If there's stuff you're after I can certainly see what washes up on the shore here for shopping/swapping - have you got a list? Be hearing, Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "bill wynne" Subject: re: Tihati's South Seas Spectacular Date: 29 Aug 1995 14:10:22 EDT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "bill wynne" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Robbie, Not offended at all! Hawaiian music can indeed be humourous; it is definitely an acquired taste! Frankly, what makes that particular type of Hawaiian music so funny (to me) are the lyrics, which are usually "foofy" rhyming things about birds and trees and mountains and waterfalls..."Howzit Bra" (which I mentioned previously) is truly comical. Everyone would think that all Hawaiians are slightly off kilter (no pun intended). (BTW - Sonny's other albums are equally comical, if you so desire.) TRUE traditional Hawaiian music, however, is much different. Hawaiian- language poetry is very beautiful, often sensual - very Shakespearean. The instrumentation is not unlike traditional American folk music. Maybe I'll start you on some of that... As for the drumming, it's very military, isn't it? Every beat has a meaning, and every meaning has its own dance. I have played the toere (Tahitian log drum) and pahu (Tahitian sharkskin drum) with some Polynesian bands here in the States, and I CANNOT REMEMBER EACH DIFFERENT GROUP'S BEATS! It is also "aerobic," since some drum routines go on for 15 and 20 minutes. I have several of those types of albums, by Tihati, the Royal Tahitian Dance Company, and less known drum corps from Tahiti. I can give you all of that you can stand! If I ever put together a list of musical "wants," I'll share it with you. For now, I am a "know-what-I-want-when-I-see-it" guy. Maybe that will change eventually. I will contact you soon with an abbreviated discography of drum albums, or we can discuss a compilation of such artists another time... Bye for now... Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: REVIEW: The Kahiki Restaurant Date: 29 Aug 1995 14:39:00 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. As long promised: A STUDY IN EXOTICA KITSCH: THE KAHIKI RESTAURANT, Columbus Ohio (8/24/95) ========================================================================= To Columbus residents the Kahiki is an unforgettable landmark. Even if you've never been inside, the ominous tiki gods, flame shooting from their scalps, can't help but instill curiosity in the beholder. Many of us have eaten there as children but often not for the last 10 years or so. Even outside of Columbus, the Kahiki is known -- on one visit to San Francisco, one fan of Americanized Polynesian culture asked me, "You're from Columbus? Isn't that where the Kahiki is?" It had been too long, and it was time to organize an expedition there. I rounded up about a dozen friends with money to burn and made reservations. Yes indeedy, for all it's insanely outmoded decor the Kahiki _is_ a five star restaurant, with prices to match: over $15 for most meals; with drinks, count on a $30 bill minimum. The tiki gods at the entrance are only the merest snowball in avalanche of exotica props to come. The entraceway leads you through a blacklit waterfall, and into a reception area leading to the lounge and the main dining hall. Everywhere inside the restaurant is absolutely overflowing with Polynesian trinkets, early 60's US-cheezy style. Conch shells too numerous to count, dehydrated blowfish lamps, leias (sp?) galore, plus model ships and more and more and more. The dining hall has a few "open-walled" rooms. The left side of the hall has an enormous tropical fish tank lining the entire wall, and the right side has the eternal rain forest, with various exotic birds and a rainstorm as regular as Old Faithful. Overlooking all of this is the enormous Easter Island-type head at the end of the hall, incandescent red eyes, and a mouth with a lit fireplace even now in the heat of summer. You HAVE to get drinks. For one thing it enhances the dining experience, but the drinks are supremely tacky. If you have enough people, I'd recommend the Mystery Drink: A large bowl of red slush surrounding a ceramic volcano burning sterno. Just to add to the leisurely drinking experience, they give you two-foot straws so you don't even have to lean forward. They use dry ice with reckless abandon. The Flaming Eruption (fondly called "Flaming Erection" by those that had already finished the Mystery Drink) is delivered to your table pouring fog everywhere, looking like a bomb ready to explode. But in spite of these beauties, you must make sure that you at least get The Ghoul, simply because for $7 you get the drink and get to keep the skull mug. As exotic as the place is, the menu itself isn't terribly so. They have a selection of Polynesian dishes, plus some things further west (oriental cuisine) and for the uncultured diner, hamburgers and such. It took our large party a while to get served, but after a Mystery Drink and those Flaming Erections we card hardly have cared! We went to visit the Easter Island god and then admired all the amazing amounts of Polysleazian stuff everywhere. Even the bathrooms are in character, down to a primitive stone head spitting water into a giant shell-like sink. A sign above the urinals explains how the layout of the hall (probably minus the bathrooms) was theoretically authentic. Once we got our food we were all quite pleased. Although I normally don't eat chicken or meat, I had Wor Sue Gui which was actually very good. I heard no complaints from anyone else, but none of my friends are exactly the Grumpy Gourmet or anything, and neither am I. I'm just here for the kitsch, baby. We stayed around for a little longer; our Thursday evening visitation wasn't crowding anyone else and we felt no pressure from the waiters, who were all very polite and ethnically chosen for the position. In fact, they were so polite that when I asked them for receipts they just handed me a dozen blank ones and said, "Here! Fill in thousands of dollars!" Thanks, guys! In spite of spending the most I've spent on a meal in many years, I have no regrets at all about it. The Kahiki is a truly monumental place, a place that probably should have been buried along with the 60's, but I'm really glad it's still around. I can understand why San Franciscans yearn for it and will probably find myself eating there again before long. Aloha! - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Re: Exotica Boom - Why? Date: 29 Aug 1995 14:37:57 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. dx, thanks for the tirade -- I didn't realize that exotica was becoming so popular with the college DJs since we don't have any alternative stations here! > And so now I wonder where to go with my collecting habit. I've already > sworn off watches, fountain pens, and myriad other things that have been bid up > past their useful point. Sound effects records? Soundtracks to filmstrips? > Perhaps it's time to get out of records altogether, or just wait for the > current crop of collectors to move on. My own collection has various exotica but also a lot of other things. Let me try to remember my vinyl sections: Musicals and Soundtracks, Percussion, Accordions, Organs, Instrumental, International, Medical, Spoken Word, Educational, Children's, Patriotic, Religious, 60's, Comedy, Sound Effects, Self-Help/Subliminal, 78's, Anti-Albums (board games that look like albums, etc.), Expired Cultural Icons (Patridge Family, etc.), Stereo Demonstration. I think there are a few more but that's off the top of my head. Oh yeah, "Big Band And Beyond", which is where a lot of exotica ends up, and of course, Hawaiian, and Expired Dance, which includes a lot of Command label stuff plus mambas, cha-cha's, and benguines. I love them all, but if I were forced to pick my faves they would probably be the spoken word, educational, religious, and maybe the stereo demo and sound effects. Spoken word can have nearly anything and it's pretty interesting to see what things one can find. One fave is an album where Henny Youngman does straight sports announcing for both a horse race and car race. You play the record, and by random chance the needly will play one of six interwoven grooves on the side. Each groove has a winning horse or car, but you never know which will be chosen... cool! The religious section is littered with much bad gospel, but some of the other religious records are mighty insane to us heathens. Some comedy records are pretty great, especially Mal Sharpe (known currently for interviewing radiator grills in BP commercials) where he interviews people on the street and makes up these insane scenarios, such as that he wants people to become more accustomed to death and would like the person he met to carry around a dead body to allow people to get more comfortable with the idea of death. I don't know if any of those subjects sound appealing to you; certainly they're not as plentiful as exotica (well, spoken word is) but maybe it'll give you a possible direction. Happy hunting! - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Heileson, Thom" Subject: RE: Groovy tunes Date: 29 Aug 1995 10:22:05 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Heileson, Thom" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. >I >wondered if any of the experts out there could recommend any similar >releases for me to explore. Typical requirements as follows:- > >* Big "Hawaii Five O" style brass sections > >* Drummer obviously being paid by the note, doing paradiddles round the >kit like there's no tomorrow > >* Reprehensible wah-wah pedal abuse > >* Cheesy early 70s synth everywhere. > >Any recommendations (nothing absurdly rare or unavailable please) >would be gratefully received. In response to your inquiry, I _HEARTILY_ recommend... Corduroy! This is actually a contemporary band, but they do ultra funky stuff in the spirit of all you mentioned above -- my fave is the first album (don't know the album title; I have a dub of it... it's circa 1993 and brilliant!)... I just got their recent CD called Out Of Here which is good but not quite as classic. + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "Don't throw ashtrays at me." - Can (the most sublime lyric ever sung) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: RCA CD series Date: 29 Aug 1995 13:30:08 -0600 (MDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Lazlo Nibble <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > Too little, too late if you ask me... RCA is scrambling to catch a hold > of a phenomenon they just didn't think was marketable, at least not > enough to keep their back catalog in print... RCA would have been *insane* to put things like The Three Suns out on CD before the current "exotica boom"; it would have been like pouring money down a hole. Laz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher Penrose Subject: Sorry, but... Date: 29 Aug 1995 13:02:36 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Christopher Penrose <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I don't want to bicker too much with dx, but he does sound a little selfish. I have collected all kinds of kooky music, mostly because I am a avid fan and composer of music, and I tend to appropriate odd sounds into my own work. I have collected for about 12 years, but I didn't really find anything beyond commercial offerings until about 5 years ago when I discovered Christian ministeries and thrift stores. The recent craze has made a lot available to me, particularly in the form of information, that wasn't available previously. I don't really think that popularity should spoil an entire genre for you, but I can understand that particular songs, even albums can be ruined by mass repetition. Esquivel has found his way into the trailer for the new Tarantino movie. If we keep hearing that song, just as we heard Dick Dale's Miserlou in Pulp Fiction, we may tire of it a little. If you are upset that this music is no longer a secret, that is tragic. I think that squandering anything of beauty and value is wantonly selfish. Of course the people trying to capitalize on this trend by asking ridiculous prices for albums are squandering too. I think it is wrong to take pleasure from the act of keeping cultural experience away from others. I really feel rewarded with the discussion on this list, it is the first music collecting mailing list that I have been able to stay interested in. I think that this list, to a large extent, is a product of this renewed interest in the exotica genre. Christopher Penrose penrose@ucsd.edu http://www-crca.ucsd.edu/TajMahal/after.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: REVIEW: The Kahiki Restaurant Date: 29 Aug 1995 14:08:45 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dx@netcom.com (dx) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. A few other notes about the Kahiki: * They claim (or used to claim) to be the only 4-diamond restaurant in Ohio. * The roof is shaped like a gigantic inverted boat-hull. * They have some awesome logo china with tiki heads on it. I picked up a piece in a diner in California. I had to beg the owner to sell it to me. * They have a frequent-diners club for the lunch crowd that comes with a cool membership card that has a tiki on it. * If you drive up the right street, the Kahiki is at the end of a long row of churches, making it out to be a church of Tiki. Of all the tiki restaurants and bars I've ever seen, it is *by far* the tikiist. Mark should be applauded for remembering *anything* after a couple of those drinks! - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: RCA CD series Date: 29 Aug 1995 16:12:22 PDT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. RCA would have been *insane* to put things like The Three Suns out on CD before the current "exotica boom"; it would have been like pouring money down a hole. Lazlo: you've got a very good point there... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Sorry, but... Date: 29 Aug 1995 22:54:38 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hi Folks! Chris Penrose wrote: > Esquivel has found his way into the trailer >for the new Tarantino movie. If we keep hearing that song, just as we >heard Dick Dale's Miserlou in Pulp Fiction, we may tire of it a little. And I agree! I think that the only remedy for this particular problem is to jam these media transmissions! If you can't do it on a large scale, then do it on a personal level. I'm tryin' my best to become Media-independent, but it's a tough proposition for anyone who grew up in front of a TV. One thing you can't avoid is the dickhead who hears you playing a Chantays record and says "Is that the guy who did Pulp Fiction? Dude, I love surf music!", or the guy who says "Boy, I love that exotica. Y'know, stuff like Esquivel and...uh...and...uh.." I'm in a band that has done Surf instrumentals for the past four years in addition to our vocal numbers. Now, every other new band is a "surf" band (and it's amazing what passes these days...). This REALLY bugged me at first. Now , though, the fumes are settling inside my head. Am I worried that my gimmick is now common? Do I consider it a gimmick, as so many of these newer bands do? The answer is NO. I truly enjoy this stuff (read: exotiac and surf music) and I'll be here when these hangers-on have started wearing underwear on their heads (you heard it here first). I understand dx's position, and I have to admit it bugs me when an obvious hipster says "OOh, I just love that MOOG album-- it's so baaad and cheesy!", but in the end, it's not my business what this shmuck wants to pretend he's into. Let these folks have their fun and go home. The folks that stay will have to dig through the thrift bins like the rest of us. Must...reach..utility.....belt-- zark@tiac.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: OttovS@aol.com Subject: Re: The Kahiki Restaurant Date: 30 Aug 1995 05:07:08 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# OttovS@aol.com <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Very good info, not covered by Al Hoff, girl reporter, in issue #4 of Tiki News BUT there are fotos of the Kahiki and a review of the restaurant by Al. cheers Otto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: OttovS@aol.com Subject: Tiki website Date: 30 Aug 1995 05:07:46 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# OttovS@aol.com <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. http://www.forfood.com/~indieweb/index.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Philip David Jackson Subject: Andre Popp Date: 30 Aug 1995 22:09:59 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Philip David Jackson <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hi All, Just a query about an album I've seen and wonder if anyone has any comments. "My Movie Dreams" by Andre Popp. Its an album of original compositions recorded early '70's. Each track is dedicated to a different favourite movie actress. Any good? Bye from Philip ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Philip David Jackson Subject: Elevator Music Date: 30 Aug 1995 22:11:03 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Philip David Jackson <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hi All, I haven't seen any discussion here about Joseph Lanza's book "Elevator Music - A Surreal history of Muzak, Easy-Listening and Other Moodsong". Any one else read it? I've found it very enjoyable with some great background info on the likes of Mystic Moods Orchestra, Ray Coniff, Ferrante and Teicher etc. BTW I picked up "Touch" (Also known as "Highway One) by Mystic Moods recently. Wild sexy voice over SFX and moody instrumentals. Great inner sleeve with a young couple in a nude embrace - as the cover says "Music to do whatever you want with whoever you want whenever you want". Love to find the others in the series "Erogenous", "Emotions" and "Stormy Weekend". Bye from Philip. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: 50 guitars Go & RCA Date: 30 Aug 1995 08:31:39 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# JoeBatutis@aol.com <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Well, on the recommendation of the Diamond, I'm a gonna have to check out my copy of Maria Elena! (But right now I'm too busy marveling to the sounds of the Space Age Pop CDs) There is so much great stuff on these CDs that I might not listen to anything else for a while... The only thing that bothers me about these CDs is that Irwin doesn't mention what albums the cuts come from! ....anyone care to fill in the blanks? Also, how in tarnations name do they get that wierd echo in "Under Paris Skies" by Bernie Green? An echo that goes up in pitch!??! - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Elevator Music Date: 30 Aug 1995 05:53:39 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dx@netcom.com (dx) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > Any one else read it? I've found it very enjoyable with some great > background info on the likes of Mystic Moods Orchestra, Ray Coniff, > Ferrante and Teicher etc. I thought it was a badly organized book filled with good information. The flow of the book didn't really add up to anything for me. It might have made a good reference, but it wasn't really organized that way either. What Lanza had to say beyond reciting facts (not that compiling these facts was a small deal) was pretty disappointing. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Coupla Finds... Date: 30 Aug 1995 08:05:01 -0600 (MDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Lazlo Nibble <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Picked up at the Goodwill this weekend: Reveille: The "New Muzak" -- A promotional Muzak sampler, dated 1969. Includes muzak versions of "Aquarius" and "Hooked On A Feeling"... Les Baxter: The Sacred Idol Both in geee-reat shape, for 75c each . . . - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Engel Subject: Re: Coupla Finds... Date: 30 Aug 1995 07:32:24 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Karl Engel <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. At 08:05 AM 8/30/95 -0600, Lazlo Nibble wrote: >Picked up at the Goodwill this weekend: [snip] > Les Baxter: The Sacred Idol Great album - my second favorite Baxter. Apparently the soundtrack to a film which I have never been able to track down. Has anyone seen it? >Both in geee-reat shape, for 75c each . . . Jealousy..... - -KE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) Subject: Kahiki Tiki weekee weekee weekee Wakiki Date: 30 Aug 1995 11:13:38 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MARKG@mark-ed.infinet.com (Mark Gunderson) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Lotsa replies: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble : Subject: Kahiki Tiki weekee weekee weekee Wakiki Date: 30 Aug 1995 11:13:38 EST I have this tape from long ago that was a Muzak-style promo, which had an amazing introduction about their "mood programming". It's pretty scary, actually... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher Penrose : Subject: Kahiki Tiki weekee weekee weekee Wakiki Date: 30 Aug 1995 11:13:38 EST I think that's why a lot of us shy away from things like top-40 radio, or just radio, because that's the nature of the business. > If you are upset that this music is no longer a secret, that is > tragic. I think that squandering anything of beauty and value is > wantonly selfish. Of course the people trying to capitalize on this > trend by asking ridiculous prices for albums are squandering too. > I think it is wrong to take pleasure from the act of keeping cultural > experience away from others. I agree, but is it really so tragic? After all, a lot of us are in it because it's so unique, so rare, and also so cheap (well, for some of us). If exotica finds its way into the mainstream (even "mainstream alternative", what an oxymoron), that means a harder time finding the goodies, and when we find 'em they'll be more expensive. I understand that what you're probably talking about is listening enjoyment, but even that can be undermined when you start hearing something continuously from a radio station and/or your friends, and it become more difficult to enjoy after you've heard it so much. But perhaps the real issue beneath why we listen to hard-to-find stuff is _discovery_. Each time we hear something that nobody else knows about makes us feel like we've discovered King Tut's tomb. We feel like we've unearthed this obvious secret that others have ignored. It may be a selfish emotion, but to some degree I think it drives us all, consiously or subconsciously. And I don't think that's a bad thing at all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher Penrose : Subject: Kahiki Tiki weekee weekee weekee Wakiki Date: 30 Aug 1995 11:13:38 EST That sounds WONDERFUL! Similarly, I have a record called "The Search For Bridey Murphy", I think it is. Someone told me there's at least a book and possibly a movie. It's basically this hypnotist putting this woman under and doing past-life regression. My favourite part is actually not in the interview, but where the announcer warns, "These recordings were made on an ordinary home tape recorder. Quality is thusly below professional standards." What can I say, I'm easily amused. > Perhaps, on the stranger side: > > At our local Children's Hospital thrift store hear in uptown San > Diego, I found a very very strange package. It was a (still) > shrink-wrapped boxed record. The title: Ophelia's Personality > Disorder. ... That's GOT to be related to one I have that's something like "The Psychoses of King Lear", or similar. Again, a panel of "experts" of both psychology and literature analyzing the character, and again at the behest of some drug company. No drug samples, though. :-( ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx): Subject: Kahiki Tiki weekee weekee weekee Wakiki Date: 30 Aug 1995 11:13:38 EST Five-star, and they still claim it. > * The roof is shaped like a gigantic inverted boat-hull. With cut-out fish lining the top!! > * They have a frequent-diners club for the lunch crowd that comes > with a cool membership card that has a tiki on it. Didn't know about that... I'll have to ask! > * If you drive up the right street, the Kahiki is at the end of a > long row of churches, making it out to be a church of Tiki. HAHA! Well, that I didn't realize at all. I'll definitely have to come at it from another angle next time. > Mark should be applauded for remembering *anything* after a couple of > those drinks! I was drinking to forget how much I'd have to pay for the meal. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven): Subject: Kahiki Tiki weekee weekee weekee Wakiki Date: 30 Aug 1995 11:13:38 EST I'm trying to push wearing kid's shorts, especially spandex, for head-gear. Even better, cordouroy's with a lock of hair coming out the zipper. You heard it HERE first! > I understand dx's position, and I have to admit it bugs me when an obvious > hipster says "OOh, I just love that MOOG album-- it's so baaad and cheesy!", But it is! ;-) Seriously, half the fun of this stuff (to me) is because it's just so ALIEN, so behind _and_ beyond our current culture. I don't say this in a bad way at all of course, but some people would. - - Mark G. - -=-=- Mark Gunderson, Systems Analyst markg@mark-ed.infinet.com - -=-=- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Kelly Galbraith" Subject: Re[2]: Sorry, but... Date: 30 Aug 1995 08:24:50 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Kelly Galbraith" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. "YOUR" A GOD IN YOUR OWN MIND....UH...UH..YA ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) at INTERNET <# Replies to this message will go to: <# zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hi Folks! Chris Penrose wrote: > Esquivel has found his way into the trailer >for the new Tarantino movie. If we keep hearing that song, just as we >heard Dick Dale's Miserlou in Pulp Fiction, we may tire of it a little. And I agree! I think that the only remedy for this particular problem is to jam these media transmissions! If you can't do it on a large scale, then do it on a personal level. I'm tryin' my best to become Media-independent, but it's a tough proposition for anyone who grew up in front of a TV. One thing you can't avoid is the dickhead who hears you playing a Chantays record and says "Is that the guy who did Pulp Fiction? Dude, I love surf music!", or the guy who says "Boy, I love that exotica. Y'know, stuff like Esquivel and...uh...and...uh.." I'm in a band that has done Surf instrumentals for the past four years in addition to our vocal numbers. Now, every other new band is a "surf" band (and it's amazing what passes these days...). This REALLY bugged me at first. Now , though, the fumes are settling inside my head. Am I worried that my gimmick is now common? Do I consider it a gimmick, as so many of these newer bands do? The answer is NO. I truly enjoy this stuff (read: exotiac and surf music) and I'll be here when these hangers-on have started wearing underwear on their heads (you heard it here first). I understand dx's position, and I have to admit it bugs me when an obvious hipster says "OOh, I just love that MOOG album-- it's so baaad and cheesy!", but in the end, it's not my business what this shmuck wants to pretend he's into. Let these folks have their fun and go home. The folks that stay will have to dig through the thrift bins like the rest of us. Must...reach..utility.....belt-- zark@tiac.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: crsmith@whale.st.usm.edu (Russ Smith) Subject: Date these records, Exotica Date: 30 Aug 1995 15:52:34 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# crsmith@whale.st.usm.edu (Russ Smith) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Almost every used vinyl shop I've seen has someone who knows the good/exotic/rare records from the average platters. Down here in south Mississippi, the records come in by the bulk and are sold or 4 for $10. I've picked up a few I can't find a date on. Big Sounds of the Big Drag Boats Music to Moog By - Gershon Kingsley - (xtrafine condition) Big Hot Rod - The Hot Rodders PS -all- I received the Space Age Pop vol. 1 RCA comp. the other day. and I gotta say 'whoopee!' It's very shiny bright, just plain spacey. prethanx... CRussSmith-Hattiesburg, MS http://sushi.st.usm.edu/~crsmith lo-fi music for the masses! CRussSmith-Hattiesburg, MS http://sushi.st.usm.edu/~crsmith better a smartass than a dumbass... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) Subject: Re: Elevator Music Date: 30 Aug 1995 23:12:15 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# zark@tiac.net (Seven Zark-Seven) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Folks, Phil Jackson wrote: >I haven't seen any discussion here about Joseph Lanza's book "Elevator >Music - A Surreal history of Muzak, Easy-Listening and Other Moodsong". I liked it quite a bit, even though exotica or SABPM was only a small part of the content matter. Lanza's thoughts are right on the money about the womb or environment that music of this nature created. I also thought that his bit about music as wallpaper or furniture was neat, as well as the parts dealing with the prejudices and legal battles directed at the MUZAK corp. The book is also just an excellent resource for teacing a line through early pop and big band instrumentals to their wacky 50's and 60's forbears. A bit dry, but worth a read! zark! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Astro Sounds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Date: 30 Aug 1995 23:41:19 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. O.K. Kids, Here is a big time tip that is TREMENDOUSLY COOL from you friend Jack that I'm sure YOU would never know in a million years had I not told you. An album on ALSHIRE was issued in 1967 or so with the title ANIMATED EGG. It is a pretty darn excellent INSTRO PSYCH record. 101 STRINGS-ASTRO SOUNDS FROM BEYOND THE YEAR 2000 was issued on ALSHIRE in 1967 that are MOST of the same tunes from ANIMATED EGG with sound effects/101 Strings added to the mix. It's a tiny bit little cheesy BUT, IT FUCKING ROCKS and is totally FROM OUTER SPACE. Now here's the shit: 101 STRINGS, MILLION SELLER, "HITS OF TODAY" (S-5112) has 2 TUNES from ASTRO SOUNDS. The tune titles are from the ANIMATED EGG lp, AND they are 101 Strings - ASTRO SOUNDS (Anmtd. Egg) (101 Strings) SURELISTIC is SPACE ODYSSEY and SOCK IT MY WAY is FLAMEOUT. Now don't ever say I didn't do anything nice for you :) Jack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re/Search Date: 31 Aug 1995 09:32:09 -0600 (MDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Lazlo Nibble <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Reposted For: "Heileson, Thom" >What happened? > >Were the Re/Search books the big leap? I think these books (which are nonetheless a great and fun source) played a big part. + --- Thom S. Heileson + +- oR [antiAxiomaticism unlimited] + - phASER@cyberspace.com heilts1@macgw.ghc.org "Don't throw ashtrays at me." - Can (the most sublime lyric ever sung) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: Groovy tunes (fwd) Date: 31 Aug 1995 09:35:46 -0600 (MDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Lazlo Nibble <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. [Non-member post filtering is now turned on in reaction to recent mailing list spams. As a result, this message -- which was sent from an address not subscribed to the list -- was bounced to the list admin address. Please try not to do this. It will only delay the posting of your messages and makes it more difficult for people to reply to you directly. -Laz] Reposted For: "WILL STRAW" In response to Guy Jackson's query about more "swinging" early 1970s tunes . . . If you liked the Sound Gallery compilation (which I do, very much, and I'd love to visit the London club Smashing where, I gather, the compilers have a weekly night), you'd love the seemingly endless series of background/ soundtrack albums put out by the deWolfe company in the 1970s, hundreds of which seem to have turned up in used stores here. They are almost all cheesy, synth-dominated imitations of more legitimate soundtrack sounds. Three recent compilations I like very much, though they're pre 1970s, are Decade of Instrumentals . . . Plus, 1959-1967, from the EMI reissue label See For Miles, and the sublime reissues of early John Barry work, the EMI Years Volume One and Two. And an early 1960s album worth finding at all costs is Michel Legrand's archi-cordes di-gue-ding-dinig . . . danse (the title is in lower case), wonderful quirky twist stuff. And, by the way, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's national midnight new music show, Brave New Waves, kicked off last night with a cut from the RCA Space Age Pop series. Will Straw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) Subject: LPs in NY Date: 31 Aug 1995 14:02 PDT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I'm planning a trip to NY soon. Does anyone recommend music stores I should check out? Thanks! Pete Docter doc@pixar.com