From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) Subject: weekend finds Date: 01 Nov 1995 02:08:13 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) <# 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. Highlights from weekend finds (thanks to Brad's tip): Enoch Light - Far Away Places vol.2 Stereo Action Unlimited (with die-cut cover) Tito Puente - Mucho Cha-Cha (Thatsa Puente!) Tony Mottola - Mr. Big Martin Denny - Quiet Village The 3 Suns - Love in the Afternoon Henry Mancini - Hatari! & music from Peter Gunn Enoch Light - Provocative Percussion vol.2 (this has the cover used on the cd release and it IS by Albers) Werner Muller - Percussion in the Sky (this must be a classic of SABPM) Percussion & Guitars - Time Series 2000 Reeds & Percussion - on Command 50 Years of Hits in Stereo - RCA 5 disk comp w/Mancini, Prado, Gold, Gould, Nero, Ramin, Schory, Winterhalter & more - in mint condition! plus Morton Subotnick - Silver Apples of the Moon John Pfeiffer - Electronomusic (does anyone have info about this guy or opinions of his music?) also these I already have copies of or don't care for and would like to trade if anyone's interested: Dick Hyman - Piano Solo on Project 3 Enoch Light - Irving Berlin 35/MM Provocative Percussion vol.4 Tommy Garret - 50 Guitars Visit Hawaii Enoch Light - The Best of Hollywood Tony Mottola - Sentimental Guitar Ray Charles Singers - Command Performances vol.2 Wendy Carlos - Well-Tempered Synth, Brandenburg double LP, and Quadrophonic Switched On Bach By the way, I have only just been turned on to Combustible Edison's I Swinger. I had avoided it because of an earlier regrettable purchase of the Coctails' Hi-Ball Years cd, which I thought was just awful - badly played and uninspired (although I'm sure they make a great collegiate party band live!) Anyway, C.E. is brilliant! I'd love to hear them do a full length Rota CD - they've even got a vocalist who could very well manage Juliet of the Spirits. Is Cudahy the same Cudahy who played with the 80's band Christmas? I may be stretching it, but I'm certain I hear melodic carryovers and similar key changes in C.E.'s originals. cheers! kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: gregb@westworld.com (Greg Benson) Subject: Because MTV Sucks Date: 01 Nov 1995 01:43:27 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# gregb@westworld.com (Greg Benson) <# 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 Everybody! I'm Greg and I'm very happy to find you. I stumbled upon the two Incredibly Strange Music CDs by accident a year ago and have been hooked ever since. Got the books too, and they're great. Now I do a lot of garage sailin'. My other favorites on CD are Enoch Light (PROVOCATIVE Perc. is my favorite), The Essenstial Perrey & Kingsley (avail. by mail thru Re/Search Publications), and the two volumes of Las Vegas Grind (German imports). On LP, I'd highly recommend you look for King Richard's Fluegal Knights "Something Super!", The Norman Luboff Choir "Calypso Holiday", and "Here Come the Doodle Town Pipers" (their version of A Hard Day's Night is absolutely the worst ever.) And let's of course not forget Esquivel (Just saw a new import CD of "Esq. '68" & "The Genius of Esquivel" one one disc. That makes five Esq CD's I've seen.), Combustible Edison, Arthur Lyman, Ken Nordine (a genius), and that crazy Hasil Adkins. (If you haven't hear Hasil's "She Said", you ain't livin'.) And here's a CD compilation on Rhino that's a hell of a lot of fun: Legends of Accordian! I could go on and on... But I won't. See ya! Greg P.S. I've got some exotica LPs to sell/trade if anyone in the LA area (only) is interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: weekend finds Date: 01 Nov 1995 09:10:11 -0700 (MST) <# 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. > since comb. edison is doing most of the soundtrack for the upcoming film > _Four Rooms_, look for yuppies everywhere to soon flock to the band like > hungry costumed children to a bowl of hershey's kisses. Are Tarantino, Rodriguez, Anders, and Rockwell darlings of the yuppie set now? I hadn't noticed. I think CE did a pretty good job on the soundtrack, though it's hard to give a real opinion until the movie comes out. Laz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: weekend finds Date: 01 Nov 1995 10:28:19 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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! My name is Glenn, and I've been lurking for a few days... Kevin scores (amongst many other nifty elpees) >Percussion & Guitars - Time Series 2000 I have this! It's a killer album! Great guitar by Al Caiola. >By the way, I have only just been turned on to Combustible Edison's >I Swinger. I had avoided it because of an earlier regrettable >purchase of the Coctails' Hi-Ball Years cd, which I thought was just >awful I find these comments surprising! I, too, have/had both of those CDs, and hated Combustable Edison (thought that they were trying too hard) and loved the Coctails! If anybody's interested, the Coctails' second CD/LP, "Long Sound," is actually a very fine "pure" jazz album, and their third album, "Peel," is a sort of guitar-and-drums rock album. Of interest by the Coctails is a 45 (on Bob Mould's Singles Only Label) of the Raymond Scott classics, "The Penguin/Powerhouse," and a very nice Christmas EP called "Winter Wonderland," which are much more accomplished musically than the tracks on "Early Hi-Ball Years." Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: doc@pixar.com (Pete Docter) Subject: Dean Elliot Date: 01 Nov 1995 11:17 PST <# 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. According to Capital records, Dean Elliot (of "Zounds! What Sounds!" fame) recorded another LP for Capital in 1963 called "Heartstrings." Has anyone heard this, or have a copy? Thanks. Pete Docter doc@pixar.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Evilrobot@aol.com Subject: Re: weekend finds Date: 01 Nov 1995 15:53:06 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Evilrobot@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. Yep. that Werner Muller album is excellent. I think I may have posted something here a while ago about the version of "Don't let the stars get in your eyes." The liner notes mention "...cowboys and indians fighting on mars"... and that's exactly what it sounds like. Great cover, too. Also, there was a short item in the New York Times yesterday about Morton Gould (of "Jungle Drums" fame): >When composer Morton Gould was commissioned to do a >work for the Pittsburgh Youth Orchestra two years ago, he >started off the way he often does: by consulting his family. >His oldest son, Eric, a pediatrician, suggested that his father >take his fascination with firefighters and turn it into a piece >for young people. With the help of his grandson Benjamin >Gould, a college student who has been a volunteer firefigher in >Great Neck, N.Y., Gould, 81, began his research. >``He took me to the Vigilant Company firehouse, and seeing >him and his drills I began to feel like a kid again,'' said Gould, >who won a Pulitzer Prize this year. ``Then my daughter Abby >Gould Burton said, `What about a hosedown?''' >On Nov. 5, the orchestra of 82 musicians, who range in age >from 11 to 22, will perform the premiere of ``Hosedown'' in >Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh. Before the concert, the streets will be >filled by a parade of fire engines, and an exhibition of >equipment will take place just outside the hall. >At the end of one movement, Gould said, ``The orchestra will >go out of control and won't be able to stop playing, so a team >of real firefighters will come on stage with a hose and douse >the orchestra with light beams, not water. The fire chief will >accuse the conductor of being an arsonist and then will douse >down the audience, too - with confetti.'' >And, of course, Gould's family will be in the audience. Probably the only composer around visibly influenced by Leonard Bernstien _and_ the Harlem Globetrotters. I never cared for Gould's music, but always love the LP covers. "Coffee Time" is a special favorite for its ridiculous liner notes. - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: AKA Evilrobot... Gould's Firehose Symphony, etc (fwd) Date: 01 Nov 1995 15:18:40 -0700 (MST) <# 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: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) > It's me, Evilrobot... my AOL account is down for the moment. I hope this > doesn't screw anything up. > > Yep. that Werner Muller album is excellent. I think I may have posted > something here a while ago about the version of "Don't let the stars get in > your eyes." The liner notes mention "...cowboys and indians fighting on > mars"... and that's exactly what it sounds like. Great cover, too. > > Also, there was a short Item in the New York Times yesterday about Morton > Gould. He's written, and is currently conducting something called the > "Firehose Symphony" for, I think, the Pittsburgh Youth Orchestra. At a > certain point, the orchestra "heats up" to such a degree that real firemen, > accompanied by the sounds of sirens, come in to douse them with a firehose. > Then, they turn it on the audience (water for the musicians, confetti for > the spectators of course). Probably the only composer around visibly > influenced by Leonard Bernstien _and_ the Harlem Globetrotters. I never > cared for Gould's music, but always love the LP covers. "Coffee Time" is a > special favorite for its ridiculous liner notes. > > -E > > (I'm saying it here because my account is down and I cant get to your name- > I'm interested in some of those records. E-me a list again at this adress, > if it's not too much trouble.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: RCA Space Age Pop comp question Date: 02 Nov 1995 16:25:13 -0700 (MST) <# 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. What are the "USRC..." numbers that are listed in the liner notes? - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Michael Crowl Subject: Re: weekend finds Date: 04 Nov 1995 04:20:55 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Michael Crowl <# 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. On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Sadin, Glenn wrote: > > >By the way, I have only just been turned on to Combustible Edison's > >I Swinger. I had avoided it because of an earlier regrettable > >purchase of the Coctails' Hi-Ball Years cd, which I thought was just > >awful > > I find these comments surprising! I, too, have/had both of those CDs, > and hated Combustable Edison (thought that they were trying too hard) > and loved the Coctails! If anybody's interested, the Coctails' second > CD/LP, "Long Sound," is actually a very fine "pure" jazz album, and > their third album, "Peel," is a sort of guitar-and-drums rock album. I was surprised by this comment, too. I'm from Chicago, and I've seen the Coctails countless times live, so I may be a little biased, but to me they've been the only interesting thing to come out of Chicago in a while. Lots of interchanging of instruments on stage, the lead sax player on two horns at once, all of them just playing their hearts out. They've got a very "sophomoric" feel on the High-Ball cd, but you're right, "Long Sound" is them at their wackiest, as far as instrumental jazz goes. I liked Peel, but frankly it isn't my favorite recording. They dropped the striped-shirt-with-matching-jackets thing, and now they wear all black, and they're a "rock band". The funny part is, that even they admit that this is a gimmick - these guys are completely front and center about how they approach the productivity of the band. Crazy art students. What'll they think of next? > Of interest by the Coctails is a 45 (on Bob Mould's Singles Only > Label) of the Raymond Scott classics, "The Penguin/Powerhouse," and a > very nice Christmas EP called "Winter Wonderland," which are much more > accomplished musically than the tracks on "Early Hi-Ball Years." Have you heard their version of the Loony Tunes Chase Theme? I'm not sure what it's called, but I know there's a recording of it floating around. When they play it live, everybody goes crazy. Sometimes they'll kick out some Herb Alpert, as well. - --< mikey >-- ====================================================================== Michael Crowl 08/15/69 10:58am 88w09 41n51 V/M (206)726-2591 E/M "SHITCAN@ESKIMO.COM" "The Scientist, like the Artist, is constantly faced with the problem: 'How do you organize and comprehend the World?'" (EINSTEIN SPACE & VAN GOGH SKY, by Leshan and Margenau) ====================================================================== When it's sunny, go out and play in the Sun. When it's rainy, go out and play in the Rain. When it's snowy, go out and play in the Snow. And when the World ends, baby, it's time to GO. ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mstrong@wimsey.com (Martin Strong) Subject: Re: Exoticon '95 Date: 04 Nov 1995 19:24:18 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# mstrong@wimsey.com (Martin Strong) <# 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. Did anybody get to Exoticon? Please fill us in....How was the Wonderful World Of Joey? Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Latest CD buys Date: 05 Nov 1995 08:44:30 -0500 <# 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- Just thought I'd put my two cents worth about the latest in exotica rereleased on CD. Esquivel - Cabaret Manana Another fine collection of Esquivel. Two things I can't understand, though. Why the over lap with the Bar-None releases? Does anyone believe that you would get one of these compilations and not the others? There has to be a monetary reason... Question two: Who in gods name let that artwork go through?!!? It looks like somebody's first day using photoshop. It stinks on ice. Must have been done by an intern. Cocktail Mix Vol. One We all know that there is a shitload of great exotica out there... why should there be any overlap with the Space Age Pop CDs? Gotta be a money thing. Or Mr. Chusid only likes THESE records. (very picky) There are some great tracks on this CD (Alvino Rey, Ferrante & Teicher, Dean Elliot) My only other complaint is Mr. Chusid's obsession with Raymond Scott. Does this guy get royalties from Scott's tunes? I like Raymond Scott, but the Scott tunes on this CD don't add anything to the originals, nor do they really sound like cocktail music... - -Joe (The ODD Music Page: http://www.users.interport.net/~ufu/oddmusic/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: ESQUIVEL: CABARET MANANA cd Date: 05 Nov 1995 19:53:39 +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. listed in CDWorld's on sale items, I encountered this cd by ESQUIVEL . . . CABARET MANANA . . . (Released Oct 1995) (for less than $10). Anyone knows what's on it? Greatings from Johan ' johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: rajay@ibm.net (Richard Jay) Subject: Introducing myself ... Date: 05 Nov 1995 16:42:10 BST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# rajay@ibm.net (Richard Jay) <# 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 everyone, I'm new to the list so thought I'd introduce myself. My name's Richard, I'm 23, live in London, England and am a Professional musician & songwriter. I count amongst my influences Henry Mancini & James Barry, and am longing to find more music like this, and whilst the posts I have seen on this list have made entertaining reading I hardly know any of the people mentioned. Are there good books or CD compilations that I should look into first ?? If not, then if anybody can suggest other composers in the Mancini/Barry vein then please write, thanks, Richard. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Cocktail Country? (fwd) Date: 05 Nov 1995 17:58:56 -0700 (MST) <# 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: "kevin" > I read a review in PULSE! (tower records' magazine) > for a band called the Mavericks (i think). > > It sort of raved about this band and its brand of country lounge > instrumental music, for which there was some catchy term that i > cannnot recall. it was described as hank williams crossed with percy > faith or somesuch. > > Is there a history of this type of stuff? or is this some new "thing" > that's supposed to be cool? > > i sort of imagine those over-produced patsy cline records with washy > strings and such... > > country kevin > $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ > anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ > http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes > $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Exoticon '95 Date: 05 Nov 1995 17:52:01 -0800 <# 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. > Did anybody get to Exoticon? > Please fill us in....How was the Wonderful World Of Joey? Exoticon '95 was cool beyond any words I could use to really describe it. The hotel it took place in was built in the 1920's and is now in a really seedy part of town. I imagine that the rooms - still furnished in their original "French" decor - are a horror, but the grand staircase stretching up form the lobby, and the ballroom which housed Exoticon's main stage were truly staggering. 30 foot tall ceilings in the ballroom complimented with ornate lighting sconses, and a HUGE oil painting hanging behind the stage set up the mood of the room. The Exotic was enhanced by several large tikis that graced the stage, and a bamboo hut in the back of the room selling fruit juice. A second room, with a smaller stage, was also home to about 20 tables for dealers and the REAL bar. The drinks were a bit pricey and small and served in plastic cups, but, well, after the first one, who cares? The slide show behind the second stage, showing all manner of tiki exotica was excellent. The crowd was really the best part. It seemed like a ballroom of hip people who weren't hipsters. All manner of dress, from loud hawaiian shirts to 50s suits and smoking jackets adorned the men. The women came in various states of dress from 1 up to the full nine. Everyone was very social, and I met lots of new people. Musically, the show didn't seem to focus. With so much going on - the main ballroom, the second stage, the bars, the dealer tables, the hanging out in the lobby and hallways, the music often seemed to fall into the background for me. The Wonderful World of Joey was mostly just a band at this point - with two go-go dancer / backup singers, and "Joey" providing the visual image. My favorite music of the night was a short set by Davie Allen & The Arrows on the second stage. He had three go-go dancers shakin' away on either side of the stage, and ripped it up on guitar. Maybe it was my growing closeness to the bar that made this set so favorable. Combustible Edison came on about 11 or 11.30 (I lost track), and sounded just fine. I didn't think a huge, packed, sweaty ballroom was the best venue for them. No clinking of glasses, no being really fabulous when you're packed in like that. Oddity of the night: signs that said "Sorry, No Dancing." Must've been a permit problem. Overall: ***** (out of 5). The people from Record Surplus and Otto from Tiki News hit the nail on the head the first time out of the gate. Exotica '96 might be fun, but'll never have the experience of discovery we all had in this first gathering of the tribe. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Reading Sources Date: 05 Nov 1995 18:32:13 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jonny.S@eworld.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. Richard from London writes ... ....Are there good books or CD compilations that I should look into ... Elevator Music by Joseph Lanza ( A surreal history of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and other Moodsong) Published by St. Martin's Press Check out a compilation on EMI(England) called Studio Two. I got it on vinyl but I would think its also on CD. Happy hunting, Jonny Sender ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Exoticon '95 Date: 05 Nov 1995 19:35:32 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) <# 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 7:24 PM 11/4/95, Martin Strong wrote: > Did anybody get to Exoticon? > Please fill us in....How was the Wonderful World Of Joey? Here's one point of view: Joey Seehee's act was terrific, and everybody should go get his record. Wonderful World of Joey didn't feature Korla Pandit, as it does on the disc, but he came out and gave a musical blessing to the audience, extolling the power of music as a universal healer and uniter. Joey's music was slinky, seductive and brassy, and his jiggling back-up singers / go-go dancers were outstanding and visually as popping as 3D Stewardesses! Joey was all over the stage, in the audience, and constantly climbing on the speakers and the tiki carvings adorning the stage. My favorite number was one he introduced as the proposed theme song to a Quinn Martin-style private eye adventure he is cooking up for one of his idols (and L.A. scene fixture) Eddie Vegas, called "Eddie Vegas, DUI." The choreography was great, Joey's voice was at its crooningest and brashest, and the band was big and electric. Other highlights for me were the Samoan slap dancers and fire-knife twirler, the sensational Phantom Surfers from S.F., Byron Werner's dj sets and Jump (AKA Cocktails) With Joey (Altruda), expanded to a sextet and playing a very substantial jazz set featuring Plas Johnson on saxophone. I missed Brother Cleve (Byron said he had to go home for a DAT that the promoters didn't have on hand) and, believe it or not, Combustible Edison (sorry, Aaron) who were extre-e-emely late and my boyfriend was overcome with the excess of cigar smoke in the packed room (I think a quarter of the audience lit up stogies after the Phantom Surfers "smokin'" set) and he pulled me out the door and into fresh air just before midnight. I am interested in hearing other points of view too. To look forward to: "Joey Altruda and His 20 Piece Orchestra featuring Plas Johnson In A Musical Tribute To Les Baxter The Century Club 10131 Constellation Boulevard (in Century City, L.A.) Thursday, November 16 Dinner Show 8:30 Late Show 10:30 For reservations call 310.553.6000" ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "I wanted a marriage like mom and dad's, but not yet - first I wanted new experiences, new faces, new surroundings. Lawrenceville would be there forever." - Anne, _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Re: Exoticon '95 Date: 05 Nov 1995 20:26:45 -0800 <# 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. > Wonderful World of Joey didn't feature Korla > Pandit, as it does on the disc, but he came out and gave a musical blessing > to the audience, extolling the power of music as a universal healer and > uniter. And Mr. Pandit spent some time sitting at the artist's table afterwards, signing autographs and chatting. I talked to him for about 20 minutes, and he was really friendly. He's supposed to be making a rare concert appearance at the House of Blues tomorrow (Monday) night. > The > choreography was great, Joey's voice was at its crooningest and brashest, > and the band was big and electric. I enjoyed the choreography (as it were) too, and Joey's daredevil climbing of the tiki statues. I wasn't so enthralled with his singing, which reminded me not-too-favorably of all the real lounge acts I've seen in Vegas. Somehow it wasn't as fun without Vegas to return to after leaving the lounge. > I missed Brother Cleve (Byron said he had to go home for a DAT that the > promoters didn't have on hand) Brother Cleve's set was a nice atmospheric addition to the 2nd room, but it was a bit hard to hear what he was playing at times. We wanted to applaud at the end of each selection and shout "Hey, Great Mood!", but we weren't sure if that was appropriate. > ... my boyfriend was overcome > with the excess of cigar smoke in the packed room (I think a quarter of the > audience lit up stogies after the Phantom Surfers "smokin'" set) I think the large number of cigars were more a product of the cute cigarette girl who was working the show. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: screamin' jay Date: 06 Nov 1995 08:50:51 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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. someone mentioned his new album on Rhino (?)... well, i got it in a cut-out bin and wasn't sure what the story on it was. but after two listens or so, i'm ready to sell it. it's basically an uninteresting album. The instrumentation is very bland and the songs are just not up to par with the classic stuff. jay's vox aren't as inspired either. speaking of the classic stuff...i've seen two compilations that seem to be widely available. is there anything else out there as far as cd reissues? kevin lee $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mahoney@neographic.com (kerri mahoney) Subject: THE CONTINENTAL ....holy geezus! Date: 06 Nov 1995 12:03:41 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# mahoney@neographic.com (kerri mahoney) <# 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 seen the most amazing thing and I want to know if any of you out there have information- "The Continental"- some television show from 50's? Featuring some pseudo-frog in a smoking jacket chatting up the camera as if it was a woman, offering the viewer champagne and cigarettes, - and I remember Christopher Walken doing a spoof of it years ago on Saturday Night Live- I couldn't believe it was for real! I saw it at the Museum of TV and Radio in NYC and I'm wondering if any of these episodes are on cassette, how many were made, WHY it was made- this is insanity...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: party of interest Date: 06 Nov 1995 10:13:05 PST <# 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. Exotica list members: If youlive in the SF Bay Area, or are going to be there on the 18th of November, I would like to invite you to a party where I will be playing records of the ilk which we discuss on these here pages. Lest any of you think I'm promoting my DJ skills, I was simply asked to do this gig as a result of the party organizer seeing my collection and I have no DJ skills and would further like to invite any of you who are around to spin as well. I know that the organizer is letting just about anyone (within reasonable time limits, etc.) play records for the coctail room at the party. The event is the first organized affair of a new Social Club, a sort of social experiment started by a woman who was involved in the "Rave" (oh how I despise that word) scene of a year or three ago, she did Toontown among others (I understand that was pretty popular, I wouldn't know). Anyway, my collection is not huge and I could certainly use the help of a swank and savvy individual or two... If this interests anyone, or if anyone would like further info and an invite, feel free to email me. The door donation is $5 and will give access to a *cheap* bar (like $1.00 / drink). While this is a donation in the truest sense and no one is required to make it, I think it's a hell of a deal. This ain't exoticon, but it could be fun and there will be a really cool environment with artists displaying entire walls created for the event. My take on this is that it is a tad on the snooty side, *but* what wrong with a little snoot, right? Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Rhino's Cocktail Mix CD Date: 06 Nov 1995 19:30:59 +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. according to their latest catalog (#27), "Cocktail Mix, vol.1" is available now, but only through mail-order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) Subject: Re: THE CONTINENTAL ....holy geezus! Date: 06 Nov 1995 10:43:45 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) <# 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. There's also a sendup of that show in one of the early Mad comic books from the 1950s. When I saw Walken do that parody on SNL, I wondered what people would make of it who didn't realise that there had been a real TV show with that premise. (An excellent piece of work by Walken, by the way.) I'm also eager to hear of sources for the original show on tape. - --James Langdell jamesc@eng.sun.com Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, Calif. - ----- Begin Included Message ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mahoney@neographic.com (kerri mahoney) Subject: THE CONTINENTAL ....holy geezus! Date: 06 Nov 1995 12:03:41 -0400 I've seen the most amazing thing and I want to know if any of you out there have information- "The Continental"- some television show from 50's? Featuring some pseudo-frog in a smoking jacket chatting up the camera as if it was a woman, offering the viewer champagne and cigarettes, - and I remember Christopher Walken doing a spoof of it years ago on Saturday Night Live- I couldn't believe it was for real! I saw it at the Museum of TV and Radio in NYC and I'm wondering if any of these episodes are on cassette, how many were made, WHY it was made- this is insanity...... - ----- End Included Message ----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: THE CONTINENTAL ....holy geezus! Date: 06 Nov 1995 17:52:40 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "David J. Strauss" <# 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 seen the most amazing thing and I want to know if any of you out there > have information- "The Continental"- some television show from 50's? > Featuring some pseudo-frog in a smoking jacket chatting up the camera as if > it was a woman, offering the viewer champagne and cigarettes, - and I > remember Christopher Walken doing a spoof of it years ago on Saturday > Night Live- I couldn't believe it was for real! I saw it at the Museum of > TV and Radio in NYC and I'm wondering if any of these episodes are on > cassette, how many were made, WHY it was made- this is insanity...... I can't help but suspect that you were watching an Erniw Kovacs parody..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (zark) Subject: Re: Cocktail Country? (fwd) Date: 06 Nov 1995 22:26:19 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# zark@tiac.net (zark) <# 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 was described as hank williams crossed with percy >> faith or somesuch. >> >> Is there a history of this type of stuff? or is this some new "thing" >> that's supposed to be cool? >> > My favorite example would have to be the Sons of the Pioneers. Their album "Cool Water" kicks ass in livin' stereo! zark! zark@tiac.net Fidelity...high! Seven Zark-Seven zark@tiac.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: zark@tiac.net (zark) Subject: Re: Cocktail Country? (fwd) Date: 06 Nov 1995 22:26:31 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# zark@tiac.net (zark) <# 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 was described as hank williams crossed with percy >> faith or somesuch. >> >> Is there a history of this type of stuff? or is this some new "thing" >> that's supposed to be cool? >> > My favorite example would have to be the Sons of the Pioneers. Their album "Cool Water" kicks ass in livin' stereo! zark! zark@tiac.net Fidelity...high! Seven Zark-Seven zark@tiac.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: I've been Date: 06 Nov 1995 22:02 MST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# shkdwn@micron.net <# 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. listening to One Enchanted Evening by the Three Suns for the past four days. What's happening to me? Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? They're in the WFMU catalogue... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) Subject: Re: I've been Date: 07 Nov 1995 00:50:56 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) <# 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. On Mon, 6 Nov 95, shkdwn@micron.net wrote: >Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? They're in the WFMU catalogue... They're a retro 60's/mod/motown pop group who have been described as the Japanese Deee-Lite. I'm not sure how exotic or unusual they are - to me their sound is good peppy trendy pop. But all I've hear is Made in USA and I get the impression from other notices I've read that this is less interesting that their import (read much much more expensive) releases. The big catchy hit here last year was Twiggy Twiggy. Anyone have the other releases? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Cocktail Country? [Long] Date: 07 Nov 1995 05:12:42 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. "kevin" wrote: > I read a review in PULSE! (tower records' magazine) > for a band called the Mavericks (i think). > > It sort of raved about this band and its brand of country lounge > instrumental music, for which there was some catchy term that i > cannnot recall. it was described as hank williams crossed with percy > faith or somesuch. > > Is there a history of this type of stuff? or is this some new "thing" > that's supposed to be cool? As for the Maverick's record, I suspect the title and cover have more to do with their A&R staff than with the music inside. Since their leader is vocalist Raul Malo, I doubt there are many instrumental tracks. But what the reviewer was referring to is what was once known as "The Nashville Sound." It was perfected in the early 60s by producers such as Owen Bradley and Chet Atkins, and usually featured backup by a lush 101-like string section and the Ray Conniff-like vocals of the Anita Kerr Singers. Producers like Bradley intentionally took this direction to try to break country out of its hillbilly stereotype and bring it to a more cosmopolitan audience. Another name for the sound, in fact, was "countrypolitan." Certainly the epitome of countrypolitan on the instrumental side is Floyd Cramer, who differed from Roger Williams and Liberace only in the fact that he was covering country songs. Of course, within a few years, countrypolitan has succeeded to the point that they were covering Floyd Cramer songs. It's hard to find a Chet Atkins LP from the 60s that isn't chock full of the countrypolitan sound. Boots Randolph was the third major countrypolitan instrumentalist, but he tended into "Yackety Sax" corniness most of the time. On the vocalist side, it's easy to talk about who *didn't* go countrypolitan. Virtually every country artist ended up in front of the Anita Kerr singers or the Jordanaires between 1961 and 1966. Most people cite Ray Price as the king of countrypolitan, particularly for recordings like "Danny Boy" and "MacArthur Park," in which nary a note of pedal steel can be heard. Patsy Cline was one of the first to make the countrypolitan switch--again, to gain a wider audience by downplaying hickness and emphasizing style and sophistication. When Ray Charles made his milestone "Country and Western" LPs, it was the countrypolitan sound he used as his foundation. A lot of people find this stuff almost unlistenable now, since it's dripping with strings and bathos, but there are some fantastic vocals to be heard among the dreck. It took rock and roll and breakaway artists like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard to bring some steel guitar back into the picture, although you can still hear countrypolitan in many Nashville recordings well into the late 1980s. In recent years, the guy who probably most embodies country lounge is Lyle Lovett, closely followed by Webb Wilder. Both consciously tap into both the roots and the retro appeal of the countrypolitan sound. As for a history of the stuff, check out Paul Hemphill's "The Nashville Sound." Written in the late 60s, it covers countrypolitan at its height. As for the Sons of the Pioneers, I'd describe them as Hollywood cowboys, another genre a decade or two before countrypolitan. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: THE CONTINENTAL ....holy geezus! Date: 07 Nov 1995 08:23:44 -0500 <# 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. Yes, The Continental was real! I saw the same tape by accident at the Museum of Radio and TV. (it was together with a wonderful Korla Pandit show... where he does Tico Tico!) And you thought Billy Dee Williams was smooth... this guy is one smooth talkin' sonofabitch! The museum also has that Les Baxter T.V. special from which the recent CD was made. (last time I checked it was in their archive) - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: exoticon envy Date: 07 Nov 1995 09:18:24 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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. damn... is L.A., like, the country's focal point for exotica? i'm in michigan and... well, forget about anything that cool 'round here. closest thing we've got is karaoke night at the bowling alley. any other exotica hot spots around anywhere? kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: 3 Suns Date: 07 Nov 1995 09:24:52 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. maybe this is in a FAQ or something... but can anyone list the 3 Suns albums most worth looking for? chusid seems to dig them a lot. i've only got "Twilight Memories" (i think that's the title), and boy is it nice...HOT DOG! kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG Subject: Exoticon envy (part II) Date: 07 Nov 1995 08:32:49 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG <# 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. Kevin wrote: >damn... >is L.A., like, the country's focal point for exotica? >i'm in michigan and... well, forget about anything that cool 'round >here. closest thing we've got is karaoke night at the bowling alley. > >any other exotica hot spots around anywhere? > There is a relatively new place in Seattle called the Lava Lounge... a tiki- wannabe bar from what I gather. They've been advertising in _the Rocket_ for a couple of months now, I just haven't been down yet to check it out (Belling- ham is a couple hours away), so if any of you are closer to it than I am and have been there, I'm curious. Otherwise I plan on journeying down I-5 soon and can post a review. You're not alone Kevin, pickens are slim around the Northwest too. =( ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Re: I've been Date: 07 Nov 1995 11:01:39 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "C" <# 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. In message <199511070550.AAA02496@saltmine.radix.net> Kevin King writes: > <# Replies to this message will go to: > <# xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) > <# 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. Anyone have the > other releases? We have the first matador release 5x5 which took stuff from earlier japanese releases, it's pretty good really short though, there seems to be a lot of Japenesse sampler pop that boroows from exotica ,but usualy mixed with Ska and Spy movie soundtrack things, but it's really hard to find( at least it is in the midwest) C - -----/:::\/::::::\-------------------------------------------------------------- /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "I've been very hungry, but not enough to kill." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -the Clash \ --- / \________/ - ---------/ \------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Jackson Subject: Pizzicato 5. Date: 07 Nov 1995 12:20:40 U <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff 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. Mail*Link(r) SMTP Pizzicato 5. > >Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? They're in the WFMU > catalogue... > > They're a retro 60's/mod/motown pop group who have been described as the > Japanese Deee-Lite. I'm not sure how exotic or unusual they are - to me > their sound is good peppy trendy pop. But all I've hear is Made in USA > and I get the impression from other notices I've read that this is less > interesting that their import (read much much more expensive) releases. > The big catchy hit here last year was Twiggy Twiggy. Anyone have the > other releases? I've got an import of This Year's Girl, which is much, much better than Made in the USA, which was a compilation of "hit" tracks off various previous releases. This Year's Girl is the album that originally included Twiggy Twiggy. It has some definite Exotic moments, like a swing tune featuring voice, flute and accordian - sung in Japanese, of course. But it's true that they are mainly a pop/dance band. A new album was released last week in the US. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: Re: Pizzicato 5. Date: 07 Nov 1995 10:14:05 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# tubesox@sirius.com (windy) <# 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. >> >Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? They're in the WFMU >> catalogue... they've got at least a dozen records out in japan, where they record for sony. here in the u.s., they're on matador/atlantic. the new album should be available at your local sam goody, kids, cos atlantic's a major. but the one exotica-l might love the most is titled _couples_, which you'll only be able to find in japan. it's subtitled something like "a collection of bacharach-inspired tunes". - /\o/\ ---windy /^<_>^\ /^^/ \^^\ tubesox@sirius.com /___\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: clean@bitstream.net Subject: Re: 3 Suns Date: 07 Nov 1995 13:10:08 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# clean@bitstream.net <# 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. >maybe this is in a FAQ or something... >but can anyone list the 3 Suns albums most worth looking for? > >chusid seems to dig them a lot. > >i've only got "Twilight Memories" (i think that's the title), >and boy is it nice...HOT DOG! > >kevin Yes. "Twilight Memories" is great. An EXCELLENT Three Suns LP is "Movin' 'n' Groovin' (an RCA Stereo Action Series release), and I would recommend "On A Magic Carpet" too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "bill wynne" Subject: Exotica TIDBITS Date: 07 Nov 1995 14:34:30 EST <# 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. - - While reading GoldMine magazine, I saw an ad for someone auctioning off their exotica collection. For more info, write: RPPeek@aol.com - - Heard that Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny teamed up to play together again at a private party in Honolulu last month. Anybody hear anything else 'bout this? - - I'm looking for a record called "Hula La" on the Liberty label. The album, produced by Denny, was a hybrid traditional Hawaiian/exotica effort, featuring the other three members of Denny's band along with (at the time) Hawaii's most well-known recording artists. I have a copy, but I can't say it's in great shape ('cause it's definitely not), and I don't believe it's in stereo. I'll pay fair price for a copy in stereo in VG++ or better condition. - - If you're one of the people waiting for my e-mail record auction lists, be patient with me. That project is on hold while I complete my latest recording for submission to the Hawaii Music Awards. (Why didn't anyone tell me the deadline was November 15?) Bye for now. Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Exotica TIDBITS Date: 07 Nov 1995 15:21:40 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# RPPeek@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. Bill -- This is RPPeek@aol.com as seen in Goldmine. Actually, I publish periodic set sale lists of exotica/et cetera vinyl for any and all interested parties -- it's a labor of love, and addresses get the list mailed free (contains photos, so I don't e-mail it) -- last, and most importantly, I am an avid collector of the stuff, so rumors of my auctioning off my private collection are VASTLY overstated :) Preston VINYL LINES! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: Cocktail Country? Date: 07 Nov 1995 14:22:40 -0700 (MST) <# 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. > In recent years, the guy who probably most embodies country lounge is Lyle > Lovett, closely followed by Webb Wilder. Both consciously tap into both > the roots and the retro appeal of the countrypolitan sound. Don't discount k.d.lang's third album Shadowland: The Owen Bradley Sessions. It's the real deal. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Re: Exotica TIDBITS Date: 07 Nov 1995 16:12:16 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "C" <# 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. In message "bill wynne" writes: > - Heard that Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny teamed up to play together again > at a private party in Honolulu last month. Anybody hear anything else 'bout > this? seems sort of unlikely, I talked to Martin Denny about two weeks ago , and he was recovering from a broken hip that had left him laywaid for some time, didn't seem like he could play(he had a tough time dealing with the phone) your pal C - -----/:::\/::::::\-------------------------------------------------------------- /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "I've been very hungry, but not enough to kill." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -the Clash \ --- / \________/ - ---------/ \------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Taro Hoshijima Subject: Re: I've been Date: 08 Nov 1995 07:49:11 +0900 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Taro Hoshijima <# 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. shkdwn> Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? They're in the WFMU catalogue... As you may know by now, they are a Japanese pop band with a kind of fashionable 60's taste. There are some Home Pages dedicated to this group. For example: http://www.clark.net/pub/fan/pizz.html They've recently had a concert in Tokyo. According to a concert report from a local newspaper, they newly showed some gutsy rock stuff in addition to those pop tunes. Taro HOSHIJIMA E-mail:taro@lib.bekkoame.or.jp http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~taro/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Boogaloo Date: 07 Nov 1995 18:10:23 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "David J. Strauss" <# 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. No, not the Sid & Marty Kroft show. I noticed that Polygram Latino is releasing a compilation called _A Touch of Boogaloo_ in early December that looks pretty intreguing. Tracks: Watusi '65: Ray Barretto Twist & Shout: La Playa Sextet Babalu's Boogaloo: Willie Rosario Ricardo y Chaparro: Ricardo Ray & B. Cruz Space Walk: Rene Grand Banana Babby: Freddy Rodriguez Gozando el Boogaloo: Orquesta Broadway Guantanamera: Perez Prado Do You Dig It?: Ray Barretto Kako's Boogaloo: Kako y su Orchesta Papas Fritas: La Playa Sextet Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo: Tito Rodriguez Banana Baby? DS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "DaveL" Subject: Re: Pizzicato 5. Date: 07 Nov 1995 20:02:36 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "DaveL" <# 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. > >> >Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? They're in the WFMU > >> catalogue... > > they've got at least a dozen records out in japan, where they record for > sony. here in the u.s., they're on matador/atlantic. the new album should > be available at your local sam goody, kids, cos atlantic's a major. I happened to look at a discog recently, and I counted at least 22 actual releases to date. They keep busy... > but the one exotica-l might love the most is titled _couples_, which you'll > only be able to find in japan. it's subtitled something like "a collection > of bacharach-inspired tunes". Two that I have yet to hear (but will soon!) that also might well be appealing are a compilation (I think?) of work for television, and a soundtrack that Konishi did for an Italian Spaghetti Western! dave /\\ \\ \\ \\ / \\ \\ \\ \\ arouet records / \\ \\ \\ \\ ZING! ZING! -----------// // // //------> arouet@winternet.com \ // // // // \// // // // fnast! image ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: Boogaloo Date: 07 Nov 1995 22:51:28 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jonny.S@eworld.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. and Don't forget ... "Hit The Bongo" by Tito Puente "Groove Time " by Mongo Santamaria And the bands . . . The Lat-eens and Cholo and the Latin Soul Drivers both on Cotique Records Very Boogaloo, very funky and very NYC. Boogaloo is coming back! I DJ in NYC and people have been going nuts for it! Regards, Jonny Sender ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Evilrobot@aol.com Subject: Weekend treasure hunt Date: 08 Nov 1995 12:12:55 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Evilrobot@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. I seem to have gotten myself unsubscribed somehow... But I'm back. Had a pretty productive tour of upstate NY thrift shops this weekend. The lucre: Yma Sumac Xtabay 10" 331/3 Yma Sumac Xtabay 78rpm album of 5 records (mint!) *Edmondo Ros on Broadway Xavier Cugat - Spanish Eyes Machito - Asia Minor Cha Cha Cha (what's the story with this guy?) Leo Addeo - Hawaii in Hi-Fi (living stereo - this is excellent.) Sam Maiki - How To Hula At Home 101 strings - Gypsy camp fires *Ping-Pong Percussion - Lerner and Lowe (Stradivari Strings) Enoch Light presents "Patterns in Sound" on Project 3... Volumes 6-9: *The Jazz Scene, *The Now Scene, *The Singing Scene, *The Instrumental Scene Andre Popp - Why Say Goodbye Other recent finds: Music To Break a Lease - Sid Feller Music From another World - Jay Gordon Both of these items sport absolutely exquisite cover art. - -E * items up for trade. E-me if you're interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Weekend treasure hunt [Machito] Date: 08 Nov 1995 10:57:49 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. >Evilrobot@aol.com wrote: >Machito - Asia Minor Cha Cha Cha (what's the story with this guy?) Frank Grillo, aka Machito, was a pioneer of Cuban music in America. His band of the early 1940s introduced Dizzy Gillespie to Latin rhythms, which in turned a whole school of Latin-Jazz hybrids, most prominently Charlie Parker's work with Machito and Chano Pozo. Machito teamed early with arranger/composer Mario Bauza, and featured vocalist Graciela (Machito's sister in real life, I think). The best Machito compilation on CD is one on Fantasy from the late 1940s, although Machito kept recording on Tico and others until his death. Asia Minor was one of his hits from the late 40s, probably redone in the version you have to capitalize on the Cha-Cha-Cha craze of the late 1950s. Machito is the real thing. Oye! Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: matthew baron Subject: Cocktail Mix Date: 08 Nov 1995 16:01:01 -0600 (CST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# matthew baron <# 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... I have been reading (in this list) about a multi disk cocktail compilation being put out by Rhino Records. As I understand it, the series won't be available in stores until Jan 16, but that the first volume is available through mail order. Could some one post (or send me some E-Mail) on how I might get information on how to place an order, or even get a Rhino catalog? TIA... +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Matthew Baron * University of Minnesota - Duluth * mbaron@ub.d.umn.edu | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #36 (fwd) Date: 08 Nov 1995 15:56:05 -0700 (MST) <# 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. *** REPOST -- PLEASE WATCH YOUR REPLIES *** Reposted For: Irwin Chusid > On Sun 5 Nov, JoeBatutis@aol.com, wrote: > Esquivel - Cabaret Manana > Why the over lap with the Bar-None releases? Does anyone believe that you > would get one of these compilations and not the others? There has to be a > monetary reason... JOE: You're right. The reason has to do with money--RCA's. Two tracks ("Sentimental Journey" and "Harlem Nocturne") were licensed for FOUR ROOMS, hence their inclusion. The other three overlaps were to be licensed to Microsoft for their Windows 95 campaign, but the deal fell through as the album was being manufactured. The ad agency was eager to use Esquivel, and RCA pledged total cooperation, but Microsoft offered absurdly meager licensing fees for the publishing rights, and the publishers rejected their offer. (Had they accepted, you would have been hearing Esquivel ad nauseum in prime time TV commercials. Consider the implications.) Like any Esquivel fan and collector, I would have preferred no repetition on the three albums. But it was RCA's business decision, and I respect their right as owners of the Esquivel masters. ALSO: The Bar/None albums were not released outside the US, whereas CABARET MANANA will be. RCA intended this to be an ideal package for fans around the world who only purchase one Esquivel album. > Cocktail Mix Vol. One > We all know that there is a shitload of great exotica out there... why should > there be any overlap with the Space Age Pop CDs? Gotta be a money thing. Or > Mr. Chusid only likes THESE records. There's a perfectly good reason for the overlap. The Rhino comp was completed over a year ago, before RCA approached me about putting together some comps from their vaults. At the time, I assumed it might be my only opportunity to get my favorite Space Age Pop recordings on CD. Hence the Rhino selection, which draws from many labels. When RCA saw the success of Esquivel, they asked me to draw up concepts for a reissue program. The overlaps between the Rhino album and the RCA series, you'll note, are RCA-owned masters. They were too good to leave off a definitive RCA collection. Since RCA owns their masters (Rhino has to license from other labels), they were able to move expeditiously. It took about 3 or 4 months from conception to release--incredibly fast for this business. When Rhino realized RCA would beat them into the bins, they decided to postpone the release of their series. Again, as with the Esquivel, I regret the overlap. But they are first-rate tracks, and in each case, sustain repeated listenings. I hope they don't strain your patience. > My only other > complaint is Mr. Chusid's obsession with Raymond Scott. Does this guy get > royalties from Scott's tunes? I'm Director of the Scott estate, so I plead guilty. Prepare the gallows (which I prefer to lethal injection--needles are so ICKY!). If it's any defense, they're great versions. I wouldn't have compromised the quality of an album simply to earn a few extra nickels in mechanical royalties for Scott's widow. Scott covers abound among original 1950s instrumental pop releases. Some are great, others are embarrassing. In the 1940s, there were VOCAL versions of "Huckleberry Duck," "In An 18th Century Drawing Room," and "Boy Scout in Switzerland." You don't know from WRETCHED until you've heard these. And as long as I control the estate, YOU WON'T! Joe, I appreciate your gripes, and hope you forgive my indulgences. This ain't Beethoven we're talking about--they're finger-snapping tunes for a swingin' soiree. Stay eternally coooool. /irwin chusid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Cocktail Mix (Rhino Records) Date: 08 Nov 1995 15:56:05 -0700 (MST) <# 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. > I have been reading (in this list) about a multi disk cocktail compilation > being put out by Rhino Records. As I understand it, the series won't be > available in stores until Jan 16, but that the first volume is available > through mail order. Could some one post (or send me some E-Mail) on how I > might get information on how to place an order, or even get a Rhino catalog? Rhino can be reached at: 800: (800) 432-0020 Tel: (818) 587-6085 (for non-US types) Fax: (310) 441-6580 The first volume of the series is order number R2-72155 and is on sale in the current catalog for $14.95. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: tidbit? Date: 08 Nov 1995 18:02 MST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# shkdwn@micron.net <# 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. Came across a surprising piece of exoticatrivia yesterday- was listening to Throbbing Gristle's "Greatest Hits" from 1980 when I noticed at the bottom of the album that it was dedicated to Martin Denny. Not only that but on my copy the words "Martin Denny gone- but not forgotten" are inscribed in the lp on the "left" side (each side is the left or right from a pair of high heel beaded and painted slip-on kinda shoes). Nice bamboo motif with seaside props for the group picture. Advertised with"...visual sound stereo." 20 Jazz Funk Hits is a favorite cut of mine. Any other interesting connections/references from rock (or its derivatives) to the sound of exotica? Oops!- if this has already surfaced ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Weekend treasure hunt [Machito] Date: 08 Nov 1995 22:46:07 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) <# 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 10:57 AM 11/8/95, Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) wrote: >The best Machito compilation on CD is one on Fantasy from the late 1940s, >although Machito kept recording on Tico and others until his death. >Asia Minor was one of his hits from the late 40s, probably redone in >the version you have to capitalize on the Cha-Cha-Cha craze of the late >1950s. Thank you for the insight on Machito. He is one of the electrifying surprises (to me) from the Rhino Mambo collection. At the Rhino store here in L.A. there is a healthy selection of recordings and compilations on CD, both domestic and import. Thanks for the guidance on where to start. kjm ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "Sounds fascinating." "It isn't." - _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Re: tidbit? Date: 09 Nov 1995 09:43:45 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "C" <# 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 other interesting connections/references from rock (or its derivatives) > to the sound of exotica? Why Yes! Yellow Magic Orchestra did a teriferic version of Denny's Firecracker, it is pretty faithful to the orignal it just uses Synths. There is actualy a wierd conection to YMO on the Throbing Gristle greatest hits, on that album Genisies P-oridge is sporting a Ymo patterened shirt(the ones they wore on their european tour. Off on yet another tangent C - -----/:::\/::::::\-------------------------------------------------------------- /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "I've been very hungry, but not enough to kill." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -the Clash \ --- / \________/ - ---------/ \------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Evilrobot@aol.com Subject: Popp! Date: 09 Nov 1995 11:33:48 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Evilrobot@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. Several people have inquired about the Andre Popp LP I found this weekend. It's excellent! It's a domestic MGM release from the late 60's, I guess, but there's no date. The record sleeve reads "Andre Popp, Composer of "Love Is Blue", Why Say Goodbye?", but the label on the album reads "Music My Way by Andre Popp." It's my guess that MGM changed the cover at the last minute to cash in on the popularity of Mauriat's version of "Love Is Blue." The liner notes seem to be pushing him as a French Mancini. As for the music... it's very French. In its instrumentation, It's reminiscent of the more whimsical Edith Piaf tunes. However, Popp's melodies are more varied, and generally less evocative of cabaret. Many tracks feature playful pizzicato flute blasts punctuated by glockenspiel (or is that marimba?), tangy strings, and the occasional electronic thingamajig way off in the distance. Much of it is deceptively simple Mancini-style ez listening, but some (bim bom, Tililoy) is unusual and surprising. The tracks are: A Comme Amour Le Lit De Lola Entre Le Ciel et la mer Mon Amour, Mon Ami Tililoy Lamour est bleu Manchester et Liverpool Ne Sois Pas Triste Les Papillons On oublie Jamais Bim Bom Le Coeur Trop Tendre I'd be interested to know if any of these appear on the CD. (I've not heard it, so I can't vouch for it's authenticity.) It's my impression that this LP is a bit less gimmicky than the tracks featured on "Delirium in Hi-Fi", etc. - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Forwarded mail... Date: 09 Nov 1995 10:27:51 -0700 (MST) <# 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. <# TO REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND EMAIL TO: <# cxws@musica.mcgill.ca <# <# This message was bounced to me because it was posted from an account not <# subscribed to the list. Please try not to do this -- it only delays the <# posting of your messages and makes it more difficult for people to reply <# to you directly. If you need help changing your subscription address <# please use the HELP command described above or email me. <# --Laz While technically, perhaps, the first volume of Rhino's Cocktail Mix shouldn't be in stores until January I've already seen it in one (admittedly independent) store in Montreal. Will Straw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Comment on Chusid (FORWARDED MESSAGE) Date: 09 Nov 1995 10:33:05 -0700 (MST) <# 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. <# TO REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND EMAIL TO: <# Henk Rijks At 15:56 8-11-95 -0700, you wrote: >ALSO: The Bar/None albums were not released outside the US, whereas >CABARET MANANA will be. RCA intended this to be an ideal package for fans >around the world who only purchase one Esquivel album. Not so. I live in The Netherlands and there has been a steady flow of the Bar None albums available here at normal prices. In general, though Chusid's explanation sounds logically to me from his own point of view, it doesn't adress the real issue: record labels are eager to make as much bucks as possible and don't care about competing compilations at all. We can't blaim Chusid for that. Let me add to that: we all owe the guy a great deal; without his work there wouldn't be as much quality Exotica around. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Pizzicato 5 Date: 09 Nov 1995 19:35:18 +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. shkdwn@micron.net wrote: > Does anyone know the lowdown on Pizzicato 5? > They're in the WFMU catalogue... Well, I was disapointed with theur "Made in USA" cd. I bought it because I already knew their (hit?) single "Twiggy Twiggy" (could have been a John Barry composition) and expected more of the same. According to the WFMU catalog, their music is a "stew of 60's soul, exotica, disco, with nods throughout to Esquivel, Bootsy Collins, Burt Bacharach...an amazing retro-futurism". Well, I can hear the disco and soul alright, but exotica? Esquivel? amazing? alas, no, IMHO. I would recommend the "Twiggy Twiggy" single to just anyone, but not the full cd. (But I'm certain some other exotiacs out there love it. Musical taste is a strange thing...) Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: screamin' jay Date: 09 Nov 1995 19:35:08 +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. "kevin" wrote: >...i've seen two compilations that seem >to be widely available. is there anything else out there as far as >cd reissues? The German Bear Family Records issued a 2CD compilation in 1990, entitled "Spellbound! 1955-1974" (BCD 15530), with on 1 CD the complete "Feast of the mau mau" (1969) & "What that is" (1970) LPs, which IMHO are great and classic; the 2nd CD is not that good: contains lots of rare singles from 1955 onwards, & 10 unissued gems... I only liked 4 of the 24 tracks. It's a pitty that Bear CDs are that expensive... - -- Johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: theremin stuff Date: 09 Nov 1995 15:46:29 PST <# 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. If anyone has not yet seen the Theremin movie, don't miss it! It is really a hell of a flick and since I was one of maybe five people in the thatre, I suspect it won't be around too too long... Also, has anyone come across Paia Electronics theremin page on the web? http://www.qns.com/paia/theremax.htm They have a pretty good deal for a complete kit to build one. It looks a lot easier than building one from schematics, especiall if you are not an electrical engineer and can't figure out the difference between a squiggle and a zig zag. My only concern would be the sound of the instrument. Clara Rockmore refused to play Bob Moog's theremins because she considered hers (built by Theremin himself) to be a superior instrument. No doubt there's some truth in that. Has anyone heard one of Paia's "theremax"? It's only about $85.00 as compared to the current Big Briar (Moog) units... Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: Self_Introduction Date: 09 Nov 1995 23:40:40 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) <# 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. I am new to the Exotica List and am delighted to find you guys out there. Among many other things, I am a DJ in NYC, known as the Reluctant DJ, not because I don't like doing it, but because it takes so much time out of the next day's activities. Nevertheless, I wouldn't even consider calling myself reluctant if I were to find an audience that is really appreciative of the music that fascinates us and keeps us entertained. It's true, as the description of Exotica in the EXOTICA LIST INTRODUCTION, the stuff has a really broad scope. Some people refer to it as Lounge, while most others call it EZ. This awful advertising woman at a benefit I DJ'd at tonight called it horrible and for 'old people'. I wondered when was the last time she checked her passport or looked in the mirror. Anyway, the reason I am rambling about this, is because I would like to see something happening in New York, where a whole bunch of us can actually get together to do some listening. I always appreciated the friends you could invite over just to listen to good music and who didn't have the urge to always talk about something. Just listen. And since I have DJ'd for the last few months in the Big Apple, I may be able to find a venue that is willing to let us get together with our favorite vinyl, or even a CD reissue, perhaps once or twice a month, and it doesn't have to be late at night for those of us who need to don the worker outfit at 7 a.m. I can think of a couple of places that would let us do it, as long as we consume beverages. That would be the only way they could justify their expenses. This could also serve as a meeting place for some of our visiting colleagues from all over the world who share our same interests in the music, and whatever else. I recently met a couple from Amsterdam, Leonard and Pinky, who came to our now defunct party "Fahrenheit 451" which they read about in Time Out New York, and we became instant friends. They asked me to come to Amsterdam and DJ the EZ Listening stuff and guaranteed me several nights within a fortnight where they could gather a serious crowd. It seems like Amsterdam may be a lot hipper than NY. I also hear that London has got a good scene going on, and LA is also touting some happenings that you could read about in the relatively new Lounge Magazine. So in any case, those of you in New York who may be interested in doing something, let me know. My first review contribution: I was refiling my LP's today (hundreds of them tend to collect on the floor in piles after I schlepp them all over town) and realized once again that I probably haven't listened to 80% of the stuff...I came across two copies of the same album that I bought mostly for Visual Value: FERRANTE & TEICHER - PIANOS IN PARADISE - Orchestra Conducted by Nick Perito. I slapped one on the turntable and 'background-listened' while I continued filing and taking several phone calls. A couple of tunes caught enough of my attention for me to seek them out and review them. I was surprised because until today, I hadn't developed a fondness for F&T. I had bought one of their albums, new that is, maybe fifteen years ago, titled the Roaring Twenties, and since then, I thought them a little too kitschy. But the two tracks I heard today were very good: 1) TABOO and 2) AFRICAN ECHOES. Add F&T on my list to watch out for in the dusty bins. The cover is exquisite with a Polynesian Woman lit in Blue from the left side peaking from behind a fern. Look forward to getting some feedback... lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Henk Rijks Subject: Amsterdam Popcorn Nights Date: 10 Nov 1995 12:02:43 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Henk Rijks <# 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. >To: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) >From: Henk Rijks >Subject: Re: Self_Introduction > >At 23:40 9-11-95 -0500, you wrote: |I recently met a couple from Amsterdam, Leonard and Pinky, who came to our |now defunct party "Fahrenheit 451" which they read about in Time Out New |York, and we became instant friends. They asked me to come to Amsterdam |and DJ the EZ Listening stuff and guaranteed me several nights within a |fortnight where they could gather a serious crowd. It seems like Amsterdam |may be a lot hipper than NY. Two Amsterdam clubs have Exotica nights on a regular basis: The Paradiso as well as The Roxy. I've never been there at these evenings, but it seems they draw huge crowds on "Popcorn Nights". I'll keep you posted. Henk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Aaron Oppenheimer Subject: Re: theremin stuff Date: 10 Nov 1995 09:21:47 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Aaron Oppenheimer <# 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. Clark Scheffy writes: >to be a superior instrument. No doubt there's some truth in that. Has anyone >heard one of Paia's "theremax"? It's only about $85.00 as compared to the >current Big Briar (Moog) units... They haven't started shipping the kits yet (or at least, I haven't gotten mine and I was the second person to order one, according to the nice Paia lady). I'll post a report once I get it and build it. Aaron ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Henk Rijks Subject: Yma Sumac=Amy Camus? Date: 10 Nov 1995 15:45:24 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Henk Rijks <# 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 friend of mine told me a story that Yma Sumac is actually called Amy Camus, a New York jewish woman who was advised by her manager to turn her name around and pretend she was an Aztec Princess. Anybody know more about this? Henk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Yma Sumac=Amy Camus? Date: 10 Nov 1995 11:05:19 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# RPPeek@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. This will probably go down as one of the greatest gags-or unsolved mysteries-of all time. Ms. Sumac swears that she is who she says she is, but the mystique created by spelling her name backwards is just too tantalizing to be ignored. Personally, I think she IS Amy Camus, who became Yma Sumac, who recreated Amy Camus as a publicity stunt, and now nobody (including Ms. Incredible Octaves herself) knows the truth. Of course, in the final analysis, who cares? However ...anybody thought of checking to see how common the name Yma is in Peru (if it exists at all??). Notserp Keep ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: Amy Camus yad Date: 10 Nov 1995 09:29:50 PST <# 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. ebyam ew dluohs eralced yadot "Amy Camus Yad" dna etirw gnihtyreve sdrawkcab. Kralc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: country cocktail-thanks Date: 10 Nov 1995 08:48:45 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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. thanks to all who responded to my questions. i've always been a fan of this "countrypolitan" sound, but i just didn't know it was a genre in and of itself. kd lang's shadowland lp for instance... you learn somethin' new everyday... kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re Yma Sumac=Amy Camus? Date: 10 Nov 1995 11:23:32 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. <# Henk Rijks wrote: >A friend of mine told me a story that Yma Sumac is actually called Amy >Camus, a New York jewish woman who was advised by her manager to turn her >name around and pretend she was an Aztec Princess. Anybody know more about >this? According to _The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music_, Yma Sumac was born Zoila Imperatriz Charrari Sumac del Castillo in Peru. Her husband Moises Vivianco led the Conjunto Folklorico Peruano. Which suggests the Amy Camus story is probably an exotica urban legend. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Malcolm Humes Subject: Theremin film Date: 10 Nov 1995 13:53:53 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Malcolm Humes <# 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. via: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) > If anyone has not yet seen the Theremin movie, don't miss it! It is > really a hell of a flick and since I was one of maybe five people in > the theatre, I suspect it won't be around too too long... Actually, the low turnout in the Bay Area is probably in part because the film already had a run or two in the area - I think at the San Francisco Film Festival a few months ago. The film is booked in various cities until early next year then goes to a video release around March. See: http://www.mediacenter.com/theremin.html for Orion's Theremin pages and show dates in various cities. Any Theremin players in any of the cities scheduled should contact Orion if they're interested in doing performances (unpaid) for any of the film openings. Also see my Theremin page at http://www.emf.net/~mal/theremin.html for other theremin sites and info. - Malcolm mal@emf.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ton Rueckert Subject: Amy Camus---->Greetje Bijma Date: 11 Nov 1995 02:30:38 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# 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. Greetje Bijma is a Dutch (jazz)singer . Yma Sumac is one of her main influences . In 1985 she recorded an album called Amycamus (BV HAAST Records) Ton mojoto@via.nl (Ton Rueckert) Phone (31) 773545386 http://www.via.nl/cgi-bin/ssis/users/mojoto/Welcome.html Mozartstraat 12 5914RB Venlo The Netherlands "You are not thinking. You are merely being logical." - -Neils Bohr to Albert Einstein ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Engel Subject: Re: Re Yma Sumac=Amy Camus? Date: 10 Nov 1995 17:57:35 -0800 <# 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 11:23 AM 11/10/95 -0800, Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) wrote: >According to _The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music_, Yma Sumac was >born Zoila Imperatriz Charrari Sumac del Castillo in Peru. Her husband >Moises Vivianco led the Conjunto Folklorico Peruano. > >Which suggests the Amy Camus story is probably an exotica urban legend. Yes, but there is no concrete proof either way. The Library of the performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York City has a wonderful thick folder on Yma Sumac. I have looked through it, and read some of it, but not nearly everything. There a many articles from the 50's disputing this myth, but they all are based on statements from her. _The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music_ *may* have acquired their information from her biographical fact page which is also in that file. It looks like something used for a press release. Unfortuantely, my current schedule keeps me extremely busy, but with a bit of research work, someone could spend some time searching for an "Amy Camus" birth certificate. Since most of the rumours seem to center around her being born (or living in) The Bronx, Brooklyn, or Queens, it might be good to start with New York State. Also, was there ever a Social security number issued to an "Amy Camus?" When did an Yma Sumac or Amy Camus become sworn in as a U.S. Citizen? Someone may want to track down her son. Surely he would know the truth and *might* possibly be more willing to reveal it although its certainly a long shot. While there is much that I have not read, I am not aware of anyone doing thorough research and coming up with any concrete facts on this rumour which would either confirm or dispell it. Any information that can be traced back to only coming from Yma Sumac herself must be disregarded. This certainly is a trivial matter, yet an intriguing one as it has been lingering for so long. Still, the most important thing about Yma Sumac is her wonderful voice. Thats what *really* matters. - -KE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: peterp@inch.com (Peter Principle) Subject: Re: tidbit? Date: 10 Nov 1995 22:04:23 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# peterp@inch.com (Peter Principle) <# 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. >shkdwn@micron.net >...Throbbing Gristle's "Greatest Hits" from 1980...was dedicated to Martin >>Denny...the words "Martin Denny gone- but not forgotten" are inscribed in >the >lp Advertised with"...visual sound stereo." > >Any other interesting connections/references from rock (or its derivatives) >to the sound of exotica? Tuxedomoon's 2nd lp "Desire" on Ralph Records 1980, includes "Holiday for Plywood" with quotes from David Rose's music, and lyrics focused on atom age furniture fetishists. From the same period, we had a piece called "Greasy Gigolo Music" (eventually released in '82 on 1st BLR solo lp), a phrase coined by the New Music Express to dis our string section sound and loungezak approach (drum machine, saxophone, violins...this was 1979 and the Brits didn't understand the non-punk). Most of Tuxs recorded music doesn't come near the exotica mode, being a bit dark, but live we did many salon and lounge shows (killer versions of "Caravan" and "Sentimental Journey") One of our first regular gigs was at Just Deserts, a pastry shop near North Beach in San Francisco 1978, and the "Urban Leisure" performance series was not only well attended but bootlegged in 1982 on a Dutch label. The cover art for "Ship of Fools" lp (1985) is also a tribute to this (much-loved by us) genre. Other curios that fit this catagory are: on the White Noise lp from 1969 on Kaleidophon there are tape edits from Perry and Kingsley in the song called "Here Come the Fleas" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: Will the real Yma Sumac please stand up. Date: 10 Nov 1995 22:15:02 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) <# 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. on November 10, 1995 17:57:35 Karl Engel wrote: >Any information that can be >traced back to only coming from Yma Sumac herself must be disregarded. Why?? Is there any known reason not to trust Yma herself? I replied to someone earlier that I am more romantically fond of the idea of a Peruvian nymph with amazing vocal talent being brought down the mountain by an orchestra leader named Moises Vivanco and then brought to the New World by no other than Les Baxter himself... Wow... But then again, I just had a couple of drinks, and is it more romantic than the notion of a girl, from whichever of the New York City boroughs, to grow up to become a true legend, subject of so many of our keystrokes and wonder??... lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Engel Subject: Re: Will the real Yma Sumac please stand up. Date: 10 Nov 1995 20:00:50 -0800 <# 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 10:15 PM 11/10/95 -0500, you wrote: ><# Replies to this message will go to: ><# lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) ><# 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. > >on November 10, 1995 17:57:35 Karl Engel wrote: >>Any information that can be >>traced back to only coming from Yma Sumac herself must be disregarded. > >Why?? Is there any known reason not to trust Yma herself? Because she has *always* denied that she was Amy Camus and obviously wants everyone to believe that she really is an Inca Princess. Every article that I've read (which is by no means many, but certainly a fair amount) refutes the Amy Camus story based on Yma Sumac's own claims. I would be very curious to get some facts from an outside neutral source (like an official birth certificate, etc.) that substatiate either claim rather than just information from that comes only from the person in question herself. The only reason this whole thing seems to be a rumour to begin with is because no one (to my knowledge) has been able to do that. I will gladly stand corrected if someone has. - -KE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Vancouver Purchases (FORWARDED MESSAGE) Date: 10 Nov 1995 21:10:14 -0700 (MST) <# 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. <# TO REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND EMAIL TO: <# cxws@musica.mcgill.ca <# <# This message was bounced to me because it was posted from an account not <# subscribed to the list. Please try not to do this -- it only delays the <# posting of your messages and makes it more difficult for people to reply <# to you directly. If you need help changing your subscription address <# please use the HELP command described above or email me. <# --Laz While in Vancouver a couple of weeks ago I visited a stall called For The Record (if my memory is correct) in the city Flea Market there. It has a section called 'Incredibly Strange Music,' but the prices are quite reasonable, the selection is interesting, and there's no obvious attempt to cash in on the interest in this stuff. There's was also a very good selection of interesting LPs at $1 -- lots of 1960s mood music and Hawaiian. I bought two things. One is 'The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny' by Si Zentner and His Orchestra (Liberty Premier Poly120Sound). The best thing about this one is a fold-out half-cover with a large piece of wicker attached -- make your own Polynesian hut mat! Better musically, however, is 'Lawrence Welk presents George Gates' Polynesian Percussion' on Dot -- a very wild, wonderful album with an exquisite version of 'Bali Ha'i'. Does anyone have dates for either of these? Will Straw ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Pizzicato Five (FORWARDED MESSAGE) Date: 10 Nov 1995 21:12:38 -0700 (MST) <# 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. <# TO REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND EMAIL TO: <# Ken Freedman "This Year's Girl" is far, far superior to "Made In Usa," although there is a great deal of overlap between the two. But "This Year's Girl" is a great pop / dance record, one of the best I've ever heard. It's true that neither of these titles contains any outright exotica, but many of the other 20 plus Pizz Five titles do. They do rather incredible nods to Perrey & Kingsley, Les Baxter and Dean elliot to name a few, but all on other CDs which are more difficult to find. The brains behind Pizz 5 is a guy named Konishi, who produced a good Burt Bacharach tribute album. You gotta be careful with P5 cuz for all their great stuff, there's also a lot of dreck and endless (and I mean endless) CD's of remixes. - -ken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Freedman ken@wfmu.org WFMU (201) 678-8264 PO Box 1568 Fax: (201) 659-7487 Montclair, NJ 07042 http://wfmu.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: sdawson@onramp.net (Shannon Dawson & David Dixon) Subject: Need Esquivel Help Date: 11 Nov 1995 08:52:19 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# sdawson@onramp.net (Shannon Dawson & David Dixon) <# 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 all, I just joined this list earlier in the week and I love it. Very informative and entertaining. At the risk of being flamed I wanted to ask you for your help. I am going to be interviewing Esquivel next week in connection with the release of Cabaret Manana and The History Of Space Age Pop Vol 1-3. I've been a fan of his music ever since I discovered my Dad's copy of Other Worlds, Other Sounds about seven years ago. My problem is I have not heard some of the more important works by Esquivel and was wondering if anyone out there would be willing to help me put my hands on a cassette copy of Latin-Esque, or Infinity In Sound Vol 2. Any help would be greatly apreciated. I apologize for using this forum for my own personal use. Thanks, David Dixon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Dick Hyman Plays El (fwd) Date: 11 Nov 1995 12:43:18 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "David J. Strauss" <# 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. This was on the Duke Ellington list, but I think it applies to this one for very different reasons..... ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Adelaide R. Eldridge Subject: Re: Dick Hyman Plays El Date: 11 Nov 1995 10:59:11 -0500 (EST) Fellow Duke-o-Philes, DICK HYMAN, pianist and musical historian, will be playing an all-Ellington concert at St. Peter's Church in New York City this Sunday. In addition to his own fine piano playing, Hyman plans to play some original Ellington recordings and show how he has translated those orchestral arrangements into two-handed piano scores. Be there, at 8PM, Sunday Nov. 12, at 54th St. and Lexington Ave. Sponsor: TDES, Inc. Contribution: $15. Seating: First come, first serve. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: WTB: Esquivel boot Date: 11 Nov 1995 19:33:04 +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. Can any of my friends-exotiacs on this list help me in finding the boot cd "The Genius of Esquivel/Esquivel '68"? Maybe we could work out a swap against some European release of interest (like Perez Prado's "Voodoo suite"?) Thanx! Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: The Passions Date: 11 Nov 1995 20:51:21 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MrBEATNICK@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. Hello all.... Any of you hipsters hip to this? While browsing through a neighborhood record store, I did a double take. You got it, THE PASSIONS is on CD!!!!!! Wow wee, no joke. Ford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) Subject: 101 Strings Date: 11 Nov 1995 21:29:45 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) <# 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. Recently, I purchased Astro-Sounds through Windy at Aquarius. It's become my current favorite of any genre (love those stereo jet whoosh effects over the r&b with manic space strings!) Excuse me if it's been discussed previously, as I remember 101 Strings being mentioned some time ago, but I was wondering if there are any other of their releases worth looking out for. The majority of what I've seen looks fairly drecky. I'd also be interested in finding out about any other similar sounding recordings. cheers! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ kevin king xanadu@radix.net http:\\www.radix.net\~xanadu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) Subject: pizzicato 5 Date: 11 Nov 1995 21:29:40 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) <# 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 was in a local indie store that is kind enough to let you listen before you buy and I tried out the two P5 releases they had, TYO Greatest Hits and This Year's Girl. Ken was right on both counts - - This Year's is much better than Made in USA although it's not exotica. TYO is imo similar to the less interesting cuts on USA. I was told that the new Sound of Music release is a comp of past hits, sort of Made in USA part II. This Year's is a must for Deee-Lite fans (a comparison that seems even more appropriate on this disc) - and it's worth the little bit of overlap if you already own Made in USA. More fun than a wet noodle! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ kevin king xanadu@radix.net http:\\www.radix.net\~xanadu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert P. Krajewski" Subject: Proto-Exotica Date: 12 Nov 1995 21:11:09 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Robert P. Krajewski" <# 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 that post WW II jazz/pop was a spawning grounding for exotica. The talk about Machito lead me to mention the "Jazz Scene" compilation, which Norman Grant did as a survey of the state of jazz at that time. I'm not sure which cut on the "Jazz Scene" it is exactly, but there's one big-bandish number that's based on prewar swing, but it's also episodic, with different styles following each other. None of the including styles in the piece are too outre, but the effect is a little "exotic." There's also a cut on "Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 1" (Rhino R2 71900/A 26108) which also seems to be attempt at this sort of thing. It's by Tex Williams & His Western Caravan, and it's called "Artistry In Western Swing" -- the episodes range pretty widely in style. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert P. Krajewski" Subject: Re: Weekend treasure hunt [Machito] Date: 12 Nov 1995 22:24:10 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Robert P. Krajewski" <# 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 first heard Machito on the recent reissue of "The Jazz Scene" (Verve 314 521 661) -- the CD reissue is really bulked up compared to the original, so you get *three* versions of "Tanga" by Machito. That inspired me to look for more -- I never found any complete album under his name that I felt safe buying, but I did pick up "The Original Mambo Kings" (Verve 314 513 876), which Machito dominates. Here are the tracks he contributes: Gone City; Asia Minor; Tanga; Bucabu; Flying Home; Caravan; Okiedoke; Mango Mangue; The Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite; U-Bla-Ba-Du. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Weekend treasure hunt [Machito] Date: 12 Nov 1995 22:13:37 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) <# 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 10:24 PM 11/12/95, Robert P. Krajewski wrote: ><# Replies to this message will go to: ><# "Robert P. Krajewski" ><# 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 first heard Machito [snip] > I did pick up >"The Original Mambo Kings" (Verve 314 513 876), which Machito >dominates. And I just got "Tremendo Cumban" by Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra on the (I think Swiss) Tumbao label. It's an excellent compilation of recordings from the late 40s and early 50s, including "Bongo Fiesta," "Blen, Blen, Blen," "Mambo Mucho Mambo," "Beerebee Cum Bee," and the amazing "Oboe Mambo," which features the king of anti-rock'n'roll, Mitch Miller, on oboe! Great liner notes too. ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "I think show business is cruel - people do despicable things." - Ann, _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Artistry in Western Swing Date: 13 Nov 1995 04:48:56 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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 P. Krajewski" wrote >There's also a cut on "Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 1" (Rhino R2 71900/A 26108) >which also seems to be attempt at this sort of thing. It's by Tex >Williams & His Western Caravan, and it's called "Artistry In Western >Swing" -- the episodes range pretty widely in style. This is undoubtedly a Western Swing take-off of Stan Kenton's "Artistry in ..." series, which started with his hit, "Artistry in Rhythm." Kenton is a ripe candidate for exotica fame--after all, how else would you classify someone who recorded "Cuban Fire," "The Neuphonium Orchestra" [or something like that], Wagner overtures, and a collaboration with Tex Ritter? Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Blowfly Date: 13 Nov 1995 10:00:35 -0500 <# 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- Blowfly on CD! I just got Zodiac Blowfly. The CD features funk and sick parody songs in the Blowfly style. He's a bad mutha'. Picture if James Brown worked the porn circuit. And he wears a superhero costume... always a plus. - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Re: 101 Strings Date: 13 Nov 1995 10:28:42 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "C" <# 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. ok this may be a little off... suposedly 101 strings,or the living strings recorded a version of Joy Divisions Love will Tear Us Apart. Now I know that this a version of this type exists(I heard it in a grocery store) but has anyone else heard it or know of something similar? C - -----/:::\/::::::\-------------------------------------------------------------- /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "I've been very hungry, but not enough to kill." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -the Clash \ --- / \________/ - ---------/ \------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Henk Rijks Subject: Any Camus Acid Test Date: 13 Nov 1995 17:56:48 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Henk Rijks <# 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, well.... never thought my question would cause such a stir. Here's my suggestions: 1. Let's hire a native Peruvian and ask his/her opninion about Ms. Sumac's pronounciation of the Peruvian/Andesian language. If it shows to be infested with a Bronx accent, then she's got a posthumous problem. 2. Since I don't have the opportunity to check out the New York public records, as suggested, I'm willing to do some research online. Is anynone familiar with netsites that allow you do check public records? Regards, Henk Henk Rijks OZ Voorburgwal 129/II 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands ============================================================================ ====== MasterCard: 5410 4577 8342 1006 expires 5/97 VISA: 5410 9563 2499 7601 expires 7/99 Phone: None of your business Fax: Don't even try ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Henk Rijks Subject: Is James Last Exotic? Date: 13 Nov 1995 17:58:28 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Henk Rijks <# 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. Here's a tacky one. During my never ending quest for hi-q exotica, I noticed that there's a flood of James Last stuff available. As I remember, listening to Last used to be considered politically incorrect to the max. Does his work however deserve to be re-evaluated and classified as Exotica or not? I'm too afraid to test the water myself. Henk Henk Rijks OZ Voorburgwal 129/II 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands ============================================================================ ====== MasterCard: 5410 4577 8342 1006 expires 5/97 VISA: 5410 9563 2499 7601 expires 7/99 Phone: None of your business Fax: Don't even try ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Henk Rijks Subject: Stereo varieties Date: 13 Nov 1995 17:59:15 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Henk Rijks <# 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 have noticed a large variety of stereo recording techniques mentioned on the sleeves of Exotica records. E.g. Phase Four stereo, 35 MM Stereo and such. Wouldn't it be nice to have a classification and description of the techniques used and post it here? I'm willing to do my bit by contributing the forementioned techniques, but if anyone is willing to make the list complete it would be very nice. Regards, Henk Henk Rijks OZ Voorburgwal 129/II 1012 EP Amsterdam The Netherlands ============================================================================ ====== MasterCard: 5410 4577 8342 1006 expires 5/97 VISA: 5410 9563 2499 7601 expires 7/99 Phone: None of your business Fax: Don't even try ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: First Man In Space/F&T/Raymond Scott Date: 13 Nov 1995 19:48:59 -0800 (PST) <# 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. Hello all - The exotica party went OK - not many people but a nice vibe! (1) Has anyone come across a recent purchase: a documentary LP from the 60s "The First Man on the Moon" (Mark(?) Records) with contributions from Neil Armstrong, Nixon, Werner von Braun and the Florida Symphony Orchestra?! I tried mixing it (through a reverb unit) in and out with tracks from Meek's "I Hear a New World" - sublime! (2) I got my first Ferrante & Teicher LP last week but can't really understand what the fuss is about! Maybe I need to hear some of their more exotic stuff... (3) I could say the same for the Raymond Scott "Restless/Turkish" CD I got today - I was expecting much zanier and more dynamic music (especially with the photographs of the _amazing_ instruments and "recording studio" in the liner notes! I've only skim-listened to it once so maybe I should give it another chance! The next CD I have lined up in the shopping list is Vol 1 of the Carl Stalling CDs - I'm hoping that's more up my street! Signing off for now... Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: Elvis in Latin Date: 13 Nov 1995 11:48:20 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jonny.S@eworld.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. Johan writes . . . "I read about this "Elvis in Latin" CD by Doctor Ammondt, you guessed it - Latin versions of Elvis songs! I also read that sells this CD by mail-order. However, I've mailed them several times, and never got a reply. Did any of you succeeded in ordering this CD from this or any other address?" I got a promo from the Label K-Tel. Its ridiculous, yet ...profound. I also had a hard time locating it in New York City. So I finally called the Label. If you want to fax them for a European source there number is 212.925.3493. P.S. Its a short CD. seven songs. Cheers, Jonny sender ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: 101 Strings Date: 13 Nov 1995 11:50:19 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jonny.S@eworld.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. ====================================================================== ====================================================================== suposedly 101 strings,or the living strings recorded a version of Joy Divisions Love will Tear Us Apart. Now ====================================================================== WOW !!!!!!!!!! Jonny Sender ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: WTB: Esquivel boot Date: 13 Nov 1995 19:50:07 +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. Thanx, I'm being helped. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: [none] Date: 13 Nov 1995 13:18:17 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) <# 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. HENK RIJKS 13 NOV 95 WROTE: >1. Let's hire a native Peruvian and ask his/her opninion about Ms. >Sumac's pronounciation of the Peruvian/Andesian language. If it shows to be >infested with a Bronx accent, then she's got a posthumous problem. IT SOUNDS LIKE HENK THINKS THAT YMA SUMAC IS DEAD, AT LEAST THAT WHAT I INFER FROM HIS 'POSTHUMOUS' STATEMENT. UNLESS I MISSED THE NEWS, I AM UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT SHE IS STILL ALIVE. I HEARD THAT SHE LECTURED AT A FLORIDA UNIVERSITY JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I EVEN SAW A POSTER FOR HER PERFORMANCE AT THE BALLROOM IN NYC ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO..(GIVE OR TAKE ONE YEAR FROM EACH OF THOSE DATES). I THINK THE GIRL IS STILL ALIVE. A FRIEND ALSO TOLD ME THAT A WHILE BACK, SHE PERFORMED AT TOWN HALL IN NYC, BUT WAS BOOED AND HISSED BECAUSE SHE SANG ONLY CLASSICAL OPERA ARIAS AND DID NOT DO ANY OF HER OWN LEGENDARY REPERTOIRE. THE AUDIENCE EVIDENTLY EXPECTED TO HEAR THE OLD YMA SUMAC. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeph Boyd Subject: Martin Denny's Exotica (value) Date: 13 Nov 1995 12:44:41 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeph Boyd <# 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 just picked Martin Denny's Exotica at a local record shop for $6. It's in excellent condition, too. It's the original release. Was this a pretty good deal? Thanks, Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: portishead Date: 13 Nov 1995 14:46:57 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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 heard now a few times, the original (i think) instrumental piece that that british pop-band, Portishead ripped off for their hit-song, _Nobody Loves Me_. you know, that very John Barry-esque, moody melody... who did the original??? sounds very much like soundtrack theme music to me, but i don't know what the story is... kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Is James Last Exotic? Date: 13 Nov 1995 14:17:10 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# RPPeek@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. If you use Lawrence Welk as a benchmark, the answer is yes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: James Last (but not least) Date: 13 Nov 1995 16:36:24 PST <# 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. I heard one album that could conceivably qualify as exotic: Voodoo Party The only one I own is Beach Party and I will pay anyone to take it off my hands :). It was a big mistake. Voodoo party is an attempt on Last's part to be tribal and exotic, but it is really his same old I don't even know what kind of shit to call it, with some bongos turned way up in the mix. However, I have a friend who really likes Voodoo party (and he's still a friend) so maybe it's not as bad as i think. Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ton Rueckert Subject: Re: Elvis in Latin Date: 14 Nov 1995 01:36:13 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# 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. >I read about this "Elvis in Latin" CD by Doctor Ammondt, entitled "The >Legend Lives Forever" on Rob Helm's web site >. This CD contains - you >guessed it - Latin versions of Elvis songs! I remember reading somewhere about a group called the Snorkling Elvisses . They seem to be doing live performances of Elvis songs underwater . Now , has anyone an idea how that would sound , and if some of it has been recorded ? Ton PS Yma Sumac was live on BBC's Late Show last year . mojoto@via.nl (Ton Rueckert) Phone (31) 773545386 http://www.via.nl/cgi-bin/ssis/users/mojoto/Welcome.html Mozartstraat 12 5914RB Venlo The Netherlands "You are not thinking. You are merely being logical." - -Neils Bohr to Albert Einstein ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) Subject: Re: portishead Date: 13 Nov 1995 19:35:27 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# xanadu@radix.net (Kevin King) <# 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. On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, "kevin" wrote: >i've heard now a few times, >the original (i think) instrumental piece that that british pop-band, >Portishead ripped off for their hit-song, _Nobody Loves Me_. >you know, that very John Barry-esque, moody melody... It's Lalo Schifrin's Danube Incident from the Mission Impossible Soundtrack. It's on the Mission Impossible Anthology cd which also has a great tune by Shorty Rogers. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Joseph O. Holmes" <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Exotica to Trade Date: 13 Nov 1995 22:18:18 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Joseph O. Holmes" <72241.731@compuserve.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. You folks on the exotica list are getting first crack: These LPs are for trade only; see the list of items I'm seeking, below. Most of these are mint- to VG++, some lower. Write for details and I'll pull out the album and throw it on the turntable for a listen. FOR TRADE: Cugat, Xavier: Bang Bang! Davies, Lew, and his Orchestra: Strange Interlude; Command RS 829 SD (stereo) Gleason, Jackie: Now Sounds for Today's Lovers ("The Gleason Strings with Sitar and Other Exotic Instruments"); Capitol SW 2935 (stereo) Lee, Katie: Songs of Couch & Consultation Light, Enoch: Discoteque: Dance...Dance...Dance (1964); Command RS 33873 (stereo) Lyman, Arthur: Polynesia; Hi Fi Records (stereo) Lyman, Arthur: The Many Moods of...; Hi Fi Records (stereo) McCallum, David: Music - a Part of Me; Capitol T 2432 (monaural) still sealed Music from the Girl from U.N.C.L.E.; MGM (monaural) Mystic Moods Orchestra: Mexican Trip; Philips (stereo) Popp, Andre: Adventures in Sound (monaural) Rene, Henri, and His Orchestra: Riot in Rhythm, 1958 RCA LPLM-2002 Snyder, Terry and his All Stars: Gentle Purr-cussion; United Artists WWS-8521 (stereo) Snyder, Terry: Unique Percussion (a/k/a Mr. Percussion); United Artists WWR 3500 (monaural) Three Suns: For Listening and Dancing; Pickwick 33 Three Suns: Having a Ball With... Three Suns: Let's Dance With... Three Suns: Let's Dance With... Three Suns: Love in the Afternoon ...and special treats seeking just the right home: The Nutty Squirrels Sing A Hard Day's Night & Other Smashes. Still sealed Santa Claus Conquers the Martians - read-a-long record & color comic book, still sealed The Brady Bunch Phonographic Album. Nice gatefold. What I'm seeking: Esquivel. Who isn't? Three Suns: Movin' and Groovin' Andre Popp: Delirium in Hi Fi Dick Schory: Music to Break Any Mood Raymond Scott LPs from the mid-50s or later Billy Mure: SuperSonic Guitars in Hi Fi Martin Denny: Exotic Percussion Harry Breuer and his Quintet: Mallet Mischief and Mallet Mischief Vol. 2 Ferrante and Teicher: Blast Off!, Hi-Fi Fireworks, Soundproof - The Sound of Tomorrow...Today, Soundblast, Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi Harry Revel: Music Out of the Moon, And, as always, mint original or unusual Beatles. - -=-Joe =----------------------------------------------------= = Space Age Bachelor Pad Music on the World Wide Web = = http://www.interport.net/~joholmes/index.html = =----------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Artistry in Western Swing Date: 13 Nov 1995 23:10:53 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) <# 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 4:48 AM 11/13/95, Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) wrote: >(Stan) Kenton is a ripe candidate for exotica fame--after all, how else >would you >classify someone who recorded "Cuban Fire," "The Neuphonium Orchestra" [or >something like that], Wagner overtures, and a collaboration with Tex Ritter? However you choose to view him, Kenton made excellent music through the 1950s and his band recordings with vocals (memorably June Christy) are really first-rate. Speaking of which, June Christy's recording on Capitol with Pete Rugolo, "Something Cool," is an excellent collection of cool, intense jazz ballads, with a highball on the cover! ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "I think show business is cruel - people do despicable things." - Ann, _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "John A. Hill, Economics Dept., Univ. of Tenn." Subject: Holiday for Strings Date: 14 Nov 1995 10:14:33 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "John A. Hill, Economics Dept., Univ. of Tenn." <# 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 searching for a copy of "Holiday for Strings" - is anyone out there familiar with this song and know where I might find it on CD? Thanks. Also, myself and a friend are starting a weekly radio show in Knoxville, TN on WUTK (campus radio) from 7-8 on Thursday PM. Is anyone familiar with the availability of promotional discs of some of the Exotica available on CD? Thanks, John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Aaron Oppenheimer Subject: Re: Holiday for Strings Date: 14 Nov 1995 11:42:44 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Aaron Oppenheimer <# 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 10:14 AM 11/14/95 -0500, John A. Hill wrote: >I've been searching for a copy of "Holiday for Strings" - is anyone >out there familiar with this song and know where I might find it on CD? The phenomenal Spike Jones version is on the Catalyst CD "Spiked!" and it might also be on the Rhino 2-CD Spike Jones anthology. Anyone else out there a Spike fan? Aaron ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Cocktail Mix/ Rhino catalog Date: 14 Nov 1995 19:14:22 +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. matthew baron asked about how to contact Rhino and to get more info; well, they're also on the www: "http://cybertimes.com/Rhino/Welcome.html" johan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: clean@bitstream.net Subject: Re: Holiday for Strings (Spike fan?) Date: 14 Nov 1995 13:05:07 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# clean@bitstream.net <# 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. >Anyone else out there a Spike fan? > >Aaron To be honest, I don't know that much about Spike Jones, but I do have one great LP called "Spike Jones in Hi-Fi - a Spooktacular in Screaming Sound" which consists of various monster voices singing standards and other songs. There are some truly funny things on here, like a "Peter Lorre" voice singing "My Old Flame", Dracula singing "I only Have Eyes For You", and my favorite, a Karloff/Frankenstein voice doing "Everything Happens To Me". The main vocalist on this album is Paul Frees, who, if the name doesn't ring a bell, the voice certainly will from countless cartoons and animated specials (remember the B=FCrgermeister-Meisterb=FCrger?). I also recoginize= d the voice of Thurl Ravenscroft in "I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon". Wasn't he the familiar low, low, bass voice used so often by Disney? The cover art and liner notes on this LP are classic too: "Spike Jones, man? Wigsville! Never laid ears on such wild flips! I dig this shiver stuff. Really sauces my cauliflowers." etc. etc. The only problem is, my copy's mono, so I can't get the full stereo-pan effect of the beatnik duet: "Two Heads are Better Than One". You can imagine. ciao! Dean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Martin Schildkret Subject: Re: Holiday for Strings Date: 14 Nov 1995 20:22:37 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Martin Schildkret <# 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. On Tue, 14 Nov 1995, Aaron Oppenheimer wrote: > >I've been searching for a copy of "Holiday for Strings" - is anyone > >out there familiar with this song and know where I might find it on CD? > > The phenomenal Spike Jones version is on the Catalyst CD "Spiked!" and it > might also be on the Rhino 2-CD Spike Jones anthology. > > Anyone else out there a Spike fan? It is also on the "Spike Jones Anthology CD Number 1." I certainly enjoy the Spiked Man. ----------------------------------------------------------- | <<< mkret@cnct.com < Martin Schildkret > >>> | ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: Variations on Denny Date: 14 Nov 1995 21:27 MST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# shkdwn@micron.net <# 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. The new Aqua Velvets release has a very cool tune called Martin Denny Esq. The pefect blend of surf and exotica- twangtail... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: clean@bitstream.net Subject: if in Minneapolis... Date: 14 Nov 1995 23:48:57 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# clean@bitstream.net <# 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. presenting the first installment of: King Kini's "CLUB VELVET" cocktail lounge Saturday, Nov 18 8pm - 1am an exotic adventure featuring the sounds of Esquivel, Martin Denny, Combustible Edison, Perez Prado, Henry Mancini, Arthur Lyman, Les Baxter, The Three Suns, and many other space-age artists selected from the collection of DJ Dean "King Kini" Vaccaro. CLUB VELVET in "The Front" (at GroundZero) 15 NE 4th St, Minneapolis MN no cover must be 21 BE FABULOUS! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: T P Uschanov Subject: Dr Ammondt/Latin Elvis Date: 15 Nov 1995 15:05:26 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# T P Uschanov <# 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. Those having problems acquiring the CD (or just about anything exotic in print) should greatly benefit from a squint at http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/dighoe/scanmail.html. I'm a long-time customer and it's a mighty kool business. T P Uschanov tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Spikes Date: 17 Nov 1995 19:10:45 +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. Aaron Oppenheimer asked: >Anyone else out there a Spike fan? yep, "it" all started with a second hand spike jones record "i went to your wedding"; it was the craziest thing i ever heard... and i was hooked. from there i started to collect other spike jones (& milligan too) & all kinds of crazy music; and look where it brought me: now i'm listening to 50's kitsch... what went wrong with me? :-) Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: i don't like... Date: 17 Nov 1995 19:11:06 +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. i bought: at the movies with the ray charles singers (command lp) & mystic moog orchestra (cd trg001) because i read about them in the exotica newsletter and the exotic-music newsgroup; well, i don't like them; can't find anything strange or exotic or funny about the ray charles singers, but maybe i just bought the wrong record :) and i just can't find enough words to describe my disliking of the mystic moog orchestra: there's nothing mystic about them, there are no moog sounds as we know from Perrey & Kingsley and other moog-ers, and it certainly does not sound like an orchestra; it's horrible, ugly, irritating noise, without melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, musicality, or any meaning at all... well, i hate it! anybody interested in buying this nice cd from me? :) - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TothMD@aol.com Subject: Neil Hefti Date: 17 Nov 1995 20:05:48 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# TothMD@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. I've passed by a couple ratty, virtually unplayable copies of some "orchestra" albums by Neil Hefti, famed composer of the Batman Theme. Has anyone ever heard this stuff? I've got a FANTASTIC Hefti album of Batman instrumentals that I don't think were even used on the show (on RCA - produced by Neely Plumb of Esquivel fame), and I'm wondering if anything else he did was anywhere near as fun. BTW, the Hefti Batman record was reissued as a self-titled cassette/CD in very generic orange-text-on-black packaging by BMG to cash in on the popularity of the first Batman film. Probably they owned the masters but no licensing rights on Batman himself, and couldn't use any of the artwork/logos... I was so elated that the CD surfaced, as I loved the LP so dearly through my childhood that it's now virtually unplayable. :-) Michael Toth tothmd@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TothMD@aol.com Subject: Greetings from a new guy Date: 17 Nov 1995 20:05:42 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# TothMD@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 there. I'm Michael Toth, and I finally subscribed recently at the endorsement of the SABPM Web site. I first got into the weird 60s instrumental stuff after hearing Esquivel on NPR's Fresh Air, circa the first Bar/None reissue. Oooooh! It then dawned on me that some of the easy-listening, etc. albums with the wild sleeves might actually be interesting inside on vinyl too. I started frequenting the thrift store a block away from work on lunch breaks, and caught some amazing stuff passing through there, a lot in *incredibly* nice shape. By far my favorite is Dean Elliott's _Zounds!_ LP, which, at the time I'd never heard of, but was captivated by its description. A lot of the other stuff I saw recommended on the SABPM Web site that I picked up (like Henri Rene, 3 Suns, etc.) I was pretty disinterested in. It's safe to generalize me so far as having more of an attraction to the particularly zany, sensationalist Exotica like Esquivel, Elliott, and Perrey & Kingsley. I still haven't developed an appreciation for Martin Denny or Ferrente & Teicher, but maybe I just haven't heard the really good stuff... I soon discovered the RE/Search discs, which turned me on to Ken Nordine and Perrey & Kingsley, and the quirky "cover-tunes-on-odd-instruments" stuff like the moog and sitar tracks on those CDs. My tastes in music in general have tended toward the obscure, eclectic, and unusual but not necessarily "Exotica" vein, and, as stated, my Exotica tastes tend toward the excessively kitschy or zany. One of my biggest SERIOUS specialized collection interests is Christian underground avant garde/alternative, with a particular attention toward vintage UK Christian punk, new wave, and power pop. But that's a little about me. And, I must say, the list is rather nifty. :-) Michael Toth tothmd@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review "Only in America" Date: 18 Nov 1995 18:48:39 +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. oooooo _ _ _ I like this CRAZY music ! :-D ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' artist: v/a title: Only in America origin: USA type: CD label: Arf! Arf! AA-049 price: $14 distribution: Arf! Arf!, PO Box 465, Middleborough, MA 02346-0465, USA year: 1995 genre: novelty, "incredibly strange music" duration: 78:06 (now that's waht I call value for money!) track list: ''''''''''''' The Laughing Record #1 (the Okeh Laughing Record) Jon Appleton Chef d'Oeuvre Tony Burello There's a new sound Kim Fowley Young America saturday night Terry Teene Curse of the hearse The Wicked The Spider & The Fly Electric Experience Theme Teenage Rebellion soundtrack: Pot Party/ Call girl/ The gay teenager Stu Mitchell Acid Invisible Burgundy Bullfrog: Batman rides again The Intimates I've got a tiger in my tank Individuals Jungle Superman Forbidden Five Enchanted Farm Forbidden Five R.F.D. Rangoon Phoenix Trolley Three part invention (too many trees in the forest) Randy and the Rest The vacuum Endless Pulse Nowhere chick Cosmic Rock Show Rising sun Mr Love Ease the pain New Bangs Go go Kitty Time Masheen Big black bird Herter's crow calling record The Beagles Let's all sing like the birdies song The Shaggs My pal fool foot (live) Mysterious Clown Mysterious clown Oshun Rattle of life The Far-Out, Underground Acid Rock Feet of Harry Zonk: For what it's worth David Arvedon Buckets of water This CD has a sticker with "100% pure incredibly strange music" on it, so it *has* to be good. Well, it completely lives up to it's expectations: it's great! This CD proves that there isn't always a clear boundary between novelty and so-called "incredibly strange music". Two tracks (# 1 & 3) are well know amongst Dr. demento fans, because they appeared previously on Dr. D/Rhino compilations. Al of this "Only in America" CD is very funny and very weird; this is the menu: a man and a woman laughing themselves to pieces; drug songs; a horribly demented song about the sounds made by worms; a completely flipped and perverted Kim Fowley; hair-raising female shrieks and more horror; out-of tune teen trash; an outlandish musique-concrete version of an old Chef Boy-Ar-Dee jingle; exploitation tracks about teen drug use, prostitution and homosexuality; a Batman with a Dixie tongue; a Lou Reed song????...; jungle sound effects and singing dogs; demented psychedelica; garage-rock with a solo on... a vacuum cleaner; disturbed soul music; Stan Freberg's John & Marsha on dope; a crow-calling instructional record...which erupts into gunfire; an unreleased live version of a Shags song; parodies of Martin Denny with barnyard-animal noises (read about it in ISM vol.1 page 19) (BTW: if you like your music stuffed with animal noises, check out the new Rhino CD "Barnyard beat") and... tap dancing; Doesn't this sound very yummy yummy? "ONLY IN AMERICA"... ain't that a truth: only in the USA could all this stupid and twisted stuff have seen the light of day.. This crazy CD has been compiled by Eric "Space Negro" Lindgren for his own label, and I do hope that he has more of this delicious stuff for a next volume (which, IMHO, should include The Jefferson Handkerchief's "I'm allergic to flowers"). Go for it, you won't be disapointed! While you're ordering this goodie, you'd better also buy the greatest and most weird Xmas CD of all time: "The dark side of the Xmas tree" (Performance 393CD, also distributed by Arf! Arf!), which has, amongst others, 16 completely insane parodies of all the Xmas classics by The Jethros. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Neal Hefti Date: 18 Nov 1995 11:33:05 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. Next to composing the "Batman" theme, Neal Hefti's greatest claim to fame was composing the theme music for "The Odd Couple" TV series. However, among jazz fans, he's best known for his composing and arranging for Count Basie's band in the late fifties, especially on "The Atomic Mr Basie" (with its mushroom cloud cover). He led his own band in recordings intermittently. I've heard several from the early-to-mid 50s that are completely bland, but given "Batman" and his work with Basie and Frank Sinatra, I'd continue to give him a try. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Exotica Top Ten Date: 18 Nov 1995 17:28:03 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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'd like to get a little discussion going on the list, so let me throw out a topic: Top Ten Exotica Numbers By this I mean the top ten warhorse songs, the ones you can always take as a mark of a true exotica/SABPM album. Here are my candidates whose presence pretty much guarantees that the LP you're holding is a piece of exotica: 1. The Third Man Theme 2. Quiet Village 3. Tabu (or Taboo) 4. La Cumana 5. Miserlou 6. That Old Devil Moon 7. The Poor People of Paris 8. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue 9. Theme from "Picnic"/Moonglow 10. Jazz Pizzicato Any other candidates? How about nominees for the top renditions of these exotica hits? Brad Bigelow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Norton Subject: Re: Neal Hefti Date: 18 Nov 1995 19:32:23 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Craig Norton <# 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. The Hefti arranged Count Basie LP's are definitely worth picking up second hand at the right price. Hefti's arrangements were great as was the Basie Band at that time. I think that they were released on Roulette Records. Craig On Sat, 18 Nov 1995, Brad Bigelow wrote: > Next to composing the "Batman" theme, Neal Hefti's greatest claim to fame was > composing the theme music for "The Odd Couple" TV series. However, among > jazz fans, he's best known for his composing and arranging for Count Basie's > band in the late fifties, especially on "The Atomic Mr Basie" (with its > mushroom cloud cover). He led his own band in recordings intermittently. I've > heard several from the early-to-mid 50s that are completely bland, but given > "Batman" and his work with Basie and Frank Sinatra, I'd continue to give him > a try. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: SYoungNYC@aol.com Subject: Industrial shows Date: 18 Nov 1995 22:42:51 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# SYoungNYC@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. I'm new here. . . also a neophyte on the Web. . . but would like to talk to others who collect records from industrial shows. Souvenirs of conventions held by companies like GM, Exxon, Woolworth, GE, just to name a few that I have. Original musicals about electric power generation or retailing or selling insurance or whatever. Anyone out there have any of these? I have around 14 right now and am avidly seeking more, or at least tapes if people don't have any they're willing to sell. And of course I'm willing to share info and tapes of what I have. Hal Linden is on 4 of the ones I have. I've talked to him about these shows. He was excited that someone gave a damn. SYoungNYC@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Engel Subject: Re: Neal Hefti Date: 18 Nov 1995 19:57:33 -0800 <# 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 11:33 AM 11/18/95 -0800, Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) wrote: >Next to composing the "Batman" theme, Neal Hefti's greatest claim to fame was >composing the theme music for "The Odd Couple" TV series. This is certainly what I know him best for. I know that during at least some of that shows run, Kenyon Hopkins was the Music Supervisor. I know there was an "Odd Couple Sings" album floating around, but are there any Hefti albums that are in the same style as the music he composed for the Odd Couple? I'm open to suggestions, especially on CD. - -KE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 19 Nov 1995 01:41:03 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin king" <# 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. This may be more of an anti-industrial tidbit, but I just had a flashback: I remember an amusing tune from one of Chusid's shows called Solar Carol. It was sung to the tune of that all time favorite Angels We Have Heard On High. Just replace if you will the lengthy Gloria chorus with So-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-olar POWER, IN-EX-PEN-SIVE E-NERGY! No idea who did it. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Exotica Top Ten Date: 19 Nov 1995 01:41:03 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin king" <# 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. > Top Ten Exotica Numbers How about... Caravan Hawaiian War Chant Moon Over Mankoora All of Me Hernando's Hideaway Any standard with Cha Cha Cha tagged on Powerhouse Baubles Bangles & Beads Pagan Love Song Pavanne kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: T P Uschanov Subject: Re: Exotica Top Ten Date: 19 Nov 1995 16:09:11 +0200 (EET) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# T P Uschanov <# 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. On Sat, 18 Nov 1995, Brad Bigelow wrote: > I'd like to get a little discussion going on the list, so let me throw out > a topic: > > Top Ten Exotica Numbers > > By this I mean the top ten warhorse songs, the ones you can always take as > a mark of a true exotica/SABPM album. Some not-so-obvious ones... 1. Flamingo 2. Misirlou 3. The Man with the Golden Arm 4. Deep Purple 5. Stardust 6. Till There Was You 7. Love for Sale 8. When Banana Skins Are Falling (my faves are Tony Randall's and Slim 9. Secret Love Gaillard's) 10. Cara Mia T P Uschanov (Mr), University of Helsinki, Finland, European Union. tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi ---- http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuschano/ "Property is theft." (Pierre-Joseph Proudhon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: Exotica Top Ten Date: 19 Nov 1995 10:54:42 -0500 <# 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. Exotica Top Ten: Don't forget Bumble Bee Boogie and Tico Tico! - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Exotica Top Ten Ballot Date: 19 Nov 1995 11:24:16 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. Top ten lists may be a frivolous, but what's wrong with that? A number of posters offered good suggestions beyond my initial list. Perhaps the best way to come up with a more definitive list is to open the subject up to a vote among exotica list subscribers. Send your nominees for the top ten exotica numbers to: bbigelow@radiomail.net with the following Subject: Top Ten Ballot Send your nominees by 26 Nov. I will rank the responses by the number of nominations and we'll see what the consensus of the list is. Here are a few to consider. These numbers are sure signs that you're holding a piece of exotica. For whatever reason, they seem to have inspired musicians and arrangers to discover new combinations of instruments and styles, to take, in the words of a Marty Gold LP, "Music to the Limits of Auditability." The Third Man Theme Quiet Village Tabu (or Taboo) La Cumana Miserlou That Old Devil Moon The Poor People of Paris Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Theme from "Picnic"/Moonglow Jazz Pizzicato Caravan Hawaiian War Chant Moon Over Mankoora All of Me Hernando's Hideaway Powerhouse Baubles Bangles & Beads Pagan Love Song Pavanne Poinciana Harlem Nocturne Bumble Bee Boogie Tico Tico Holiday for Strings The Breeze and I More (Theme from Mondo Cane) In a Persian Market Lady of Spain Jalousie Send your cards 'n' letters in now! Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 19 Nov 1995 12:09:16 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jonny.S@eworld.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. I don't have any but they sound pretty out there. I'd love to find a few. Jonny sender ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mahoney@neographic.com (kerri mahoney) Subject: what is there to do in NYC? Date: 19 Nov 1995 16:18:50 -0400 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# mahoney@neographic.com (kerri mahoney) <# 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 know this has probably been talked about before, but is there anything interesting going on in New York as far as nights at clubs, bars, etc. these days? I haven't left the house in a while...... can't bear it....... also: lowridah@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Subscribers in London area? (FORWARDED MESSAGE) Date: 19 Nov 1995 14:13:49 -0700 (MST) <# 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. <# TO REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND EMAIL TO: <# dx@netcom.com (dx) <# <# This message was bounced to me because it was posted from an account not <# subscribed to the list. Please try not to do this -- it only delays the <# posting of your messages and makes it more difficult for people to reply <# to you directly. If you need help changing your subscription address <# please use the HELP command described above or email me. <# --Laz Anybody on this list in the London area? Want to show me around the record stores (or whatever) when I'm there in December? I'd be happy to bring along some things from the US as trade :) - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: about hefti Date: 19 Nov 1995 16:29:07 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) <# 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 am quite fond about everything Hefti that I have. In fact, after the couple of messages that came out this week, I went looking for the Hefti Batman Orange Label CD but did not find it... however, trapsing through Soho after breakfast, I ran into a woman selling waterlogged LPs on the sidewalk, and lo and behold, I saw the soundtrack from the movie 'The Odd Couple' with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Every other track is music, while the rest is dialogue from the film. The music is fantastic, really worth the two bucks, but I am going to have to look for a really good copy. Among the other great Heftis that I have, two real favorites are: 1) HEFTI IN GOTHAM CITY, RCA VICTOR LSP-3621 1966 spectacular with favorite track: Senorita Boo Bam 2) PARDON MY DOO-WAH, Neal Hefti and his Orchestra featuring the NEAL HEFTI SINGERS, EPIC LN3481. If anyone is into the Batman music, try to find a "dance" album by the MARKETTS called none other than Batman Theme. It's excellent. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Joseph O. Holmes" <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Top Ten Date: 19 Nov 1995 20:56:05 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Joseph O. Holmes" <72241.731@compuserve.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. We couldn't very well have a top ten list without Delicado, could we? The Three Suns version is probably the best, but Russ Garcia's is also nicely done, if a bit less interestingly arranged. The song is so bulletproof that even Percy Faith couldn't drain it of energy. - -=-Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: I don't like... Date: 20 Nov 1995 19:12:58 +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. i bought: at the movies with the ray charles singers (command lp) & mystic moog orchestra (cd trg001) because i read about them in the exotica newsletter and the exotic-music newsgroup; well, i don't like them; can't find anything strange or exotic or funny about the ray charles singers, but maybe i just bought the wrong record :) and i just can't find enough words to describe my disliking of the mystic moog orchestra: there's nothing mystic about them, there are no moog sounds as we know from Perrey & Kingsley and other moog-ers, and it certainly does not sound like an orchestra; it's horrible, ugly, irritating noise, without melody, harmony, rhythm, structure, musicality, or any meaning at all... well, i hate it! anybody interested in buying this nice cd from me? :) - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Spike(s) Date: 20 Nov 1995 19:12:49 +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. Aaron Oppenheimer asked: >Anyone else out there a Spike fan? yep, "it" all started with a second hand spike jones record "i went to your wedding"; it was the craziest thing i ever heard... and i was hooked. from there i started to collect other spike jones (& milligan too) & all kinds of crazy music; and look where it brought me: now i'm listening to 50's kitsch... what went wrong with me? :-) - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: re-releases Date: 20 Nov 1995 19:14:41 +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. re-released on cd: v/a: Wavy gravy - for adults enthusiasts (Beware CD, USA or UK?) (maybe a boot) it has the complete "for adults enthusiasts" lp plus side 1 of the "Four hairy policemen" LPs. The only source where to get it I know of is "http://www.musicmailexpress.com" - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review: Rudy Schwartz Project =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22G=FCnther_packs_a_stiffy=22?= Date: 20 Nov 1995 19:14:51 +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. oooooo _ _ _ I like this CRAZY music ! :-D ''''''''''''' ''''''''''''''''''''''''' artist: Rudy Schwartz Project title: G=FCnther packs a stiffy origin: USA type: CD label: Seeland 502 (home release) price: $15 distribution: Joe Newman, PO Box 4542, Austin, TX 78765-4542, USA year: 1995 genre: strange kind of novelty duration: 59:50 track list: The Bacon For Tomorrow's Breakfast ''''''''''''' Enhanced Florence Henderson What's Up (4 Non-Blondes) Pre-game Hormonal Transients Waldo's Demurral The Dallas Cowboys, Jesus And Me Frank Miracles Sextet-Lucia de Lammermoor (Donizetti) Yodelin' Satan Foodplay Theme From Sweet Movie Would You FIB To The FBI? Dance Theme From TISCWSLABMUZ Tennessee Ball Hey Darling, Can I Buy you a Taco? Miss Jane Albuquerque Ball Chunk and Puff Air Ho Daddy OK, so I like it. But why? And how am I going to describe this CD to you, because, jee, it really doesn't fit into any category. But it's great. Above, I called it a "strange kind of novelty", just because it was Dr. Demento who pointed me to this CD; but you could also say it's a funny kind of strange and adventurous pop. Dr. Demento said that this Rudy Schwartz Project is very influenced by Zappa. That's true, but why do I like this CD, while I don't dig Zappa at all? I guess, this music by Joe Newman is easier than Zappa, and his songs surely are shorter. Besides Zappa, I'm hearing a lot of other influences here: Can, The Residents, Spike Jones, Monty Python, Barnes & Barnes, The Butthole Surfers (in his cover of "What's Up"), Sky, and a few seconds J.J. Perrey. And then off course TV: commercials, cartoons, Sport comments... None of these 20 songs sound identical, so it's variation galore! If you're lookig for some nice, quiet, decent music, buy the new Enya. However, if you like surprising, funny, cynical and deranged yet accessible stuff, you may like this a lot. (when buying this goodie, please mention where you read about it - thanx) (Joe, if you're reading this, please contactme, because I want to hear more!= :) Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Review: Rudy Schwartz Project Date: 20 Nov 1995 13:04:16 -0700 (MST) <# 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. > artist: Rudy Schwartz Project > title: G=FCnther packs a stiffy > origin: USA > type: CD > label: Seeland 502 (home release) That's interesting -- Seeland is Negativland's label! Are they really involved with this release in some way? - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Subject: Another Batman goodie Date: 20 Nov 1995 22:12:50 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) <# 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. 0.02: Here's another fine Batman theme: Batmans Bugaloo by Bobby Valentin, a Latinisque version of Hefti's Batman theme. Only available on a sampler CD "This is Latin Music" released by Caliente /Charly records CD-SHOT 1 Regards, Henk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) Subject: Re: Neal Hefti Date: 20 Nov 1995 22:13:32 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# hrijks@xs4all.nl (Henk Rijks) <# 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. >Next to composing the "Batman" theme, Neal Hefti's greatest claim to fame was >composing the theme music for "The Odd Couple" TV series. ...which is featured on a CD called Television's Greatest Hits Vol II. Released by TVT Records, it comprises of 65 classic TV Series tunes form the fifties and sixties with lots of Exotic-ish stuff. It happens to be part of a series of three, highly recommended! Also from TVT: The Commercials, 55 classic commercials (TV and Radio) with some really nice stuff. Regards, Henk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: industrial stuff + puppy chow + chicken disco Date: 20 Nov 1995 16:10:24 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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, i've got this inspirational type business guy record but i don't recall his name and haven't even listened to it yet. i'll try to check. i have heard that Rick Devos guy for AMWAY products. he's pretty neat, likes to crack jokes, then get real deep, and the audience eats it up. recent find from my friend was a Puppy CHow training tape on how to train your puppy not to pee on the carpet. pretty cool stuff. and quite helpful, don't y'know. it stars that Arbor Drugs guy on TV, formerly the Armour hot dogs guy, formerly the lame tv actor guy. say, speaking of novelty records, does anyone know who did or where to find this version of "If you think i'm sexy" featuring a bunch of clucking chickens? i heard it long long ago but never found out who did it. kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: huge@SIRIUS.COM (David Bailey) Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 20 Nov 1995 16:25:30 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# huge@sirius.com (David Bailey) <# 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. ><# Replies to this message will go to: ><# SYoungNYC@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. > >I'm new here. . . also a neophyte on the Web. . . but would like to talk to >others who collect records from industrial shows. Souvenirs of conventions >held by companies like GM, Exxon, Woolworth, GE, just to name a few that I >have. Original musicals about electric power generation or retailing or >selling insurance or whatever. Anyone out there have any of these? I have >around 14 right now and am avidly seeking more, or at least tapes if people >don't have any they're willing to sell. And of course I'm willing to share >info and tapes of what I have. >Hal Linden is on 4 of the ones I have. I've talked to him about these shows. > He was excited that someone gave a damn. >SYoungNYC@aol.com For a an audio-visual excursion, check out the "Ephemeral FILMS 1931-1960" CD-ROM compiled by Rick Prelinger and published by Voyager....it is chock full of Quicktime movies ranging from Teen How-to shorts to Industrial propaganda and convention musicals. Nice design as well... David Bailey Huge@sirius.com (Huge Graphics) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: VikTrola@aol.com Subject: Denny fans rejoice Date: 21 Nov 1995 10:27:02 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# VikTrola@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. I talked to the folks at Scamp Record the other day and was told Capitol has given them the green light to re-issue the Martin Denny catalog Scamp has recently released "Afro-desia" with liner notes by Irwin Chusid. Starting in February '96, Scamp will release the rest of the catalog every few months. First up is a two-fer of "Exotica 1 & 2" with Mr. Denny himself doing the liner. If you have not heard the Scamp re-issues (in addition to the Denny there is Robert Mitchum's "Calypso..Like So") do yourself a favor They use a wonderful re-mastering process to get the best sound quality going, and they reproduce the original album art work. viktrola@nai.net http://w3.nai.net/~viktrola/tc.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 21 Nov 1995 09:33:23 -0700 (MST) <# 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. > For a an audio-visual excursion, check out the "Ephemeral FILMS > 1931-1960" CD-ROM compiled by Rick Prelinger and published by > Voyager....it is chock full of Quicktime movies ranging from Teen How-to > shorts to Industrial propaganda and convention musicals. Nice design as > well... This is also in two volumes on laserdisc. (I haven't picked up the CD-ROM to see how they compare.) - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Exotica & xmas Date: 21 Nov 1995 10:06:22 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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. >In light of the coming xmas season, what's out there that exoticans can use >during this time? Arthur Lyman did an xmas album in the early '60s for Life/HiFi, which I picked up last year. I only listened to it once, so I can't remember much about it! As the season approaches, I'll be sure to give it another spin and give a review here! Another big fave xmas LP of mine is Booker T & the MGs' "In the Christmas Spirit." Yes, I know it isn't "exotica," but nonetheless, it's a durn fine elpee! Side Two, which features more "spiritual" xmas tunes, is positively transcendental! And, yes, "The Ventures' Christmas Album" is indeed wonderful! Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Attack of the Killer B Movies Date: 21 Nov 1995 12:57:20 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin king" <# 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. Has anyone heard this cd or know what's on it? It just came out on Coyote and looks REAL interesting. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 21 Nov 1995 19:44:29 +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. OOOOOO _____ I like this CRAZY music ! :-D ====================================================================== ......artist: v/a .......title: 20 film and stage classics Jamaican style ......origin: UK ........type: CD .......label: Trojan CDTRL 319 .......price: =A311 distribution: ? ........year: 1993 .......genre: old-style reggae ....duration: 57:43 ..TRACK LIST: ====================================================================== Trenton Spence Orchestra People Will Say We're In Love (< "Oklahoma") Lloyd Clarke Summertime (< "Porgy & Bess") The Skatalites Guns Of Navarone (< "Guns Of Navarone") Carlos Malcolm & His Afro-Caribs: Bonanza Ska (< "Bonanza") The Soul Brothers A Shot In The Dark (< "The Pink Panther") Roland Alphonso From Russia With Love (<"From Russia With Lo= ve") Tommy McCook & The Supersonics: Doctor Zhivago (< "Doctor Zhivago") Lyn Tait & The Jets To Sir With Love (< "To Sir With Love") The Silvertones Ol' Man River (< "Showboat") Tommy McCook & The Supersonics Get Me To The Church On Time (< "My fair lad= y") Richard Ace Hang 'em High (< "Hang 'em High") Slim Smith Zip A Dee Doo Dah (< "Song of the South") Winston Wright The Magnificent Seven (< "The Magnificent 7"= ) Pat Satchmo Hello Dolly! (< "Hello Dolly!") Lloyd Charmers Theme From "A Summer Place" Pat Kelly Try to Remember (< "The Fantasticks") The Chosen Few Theme From "Shaft" The Heptones I'm In The Mood For Love (< "Every night at = 8") Alton Ellis Moon River (< "Breakfast at Tiffany's") Lloyd Charmers There's No Business Like Show Business (< "Annie get your g= un") I like to hear cross-over music: stuff you're used to hear in one category in music, that suddenly appears in a completely other style arrangement. I guess you have to know the orriginals to appreciate these, and you certainly have to love reggae. Not all of these 20 tracks are as great, but about 10 of them are IMHO funny= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 21 Nov 1995 11:26:09 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. Trojan has a number of CD collections of ska/reggae covers, the majority of them popular stuff like Motown and the Beatles. "Shuffling on Bond Street" is a good collection of instrumentals, including covers of "Watermelon Man" and others. "The Magnificent 18" is a fantastic collection of tunes from or inspired by spaghetti westerns. "Guns of Navarone," included on the reviewed CD, is actually a ska standard, having been covered many times since the Skatalites' original. The Specials put out an excellent remake during the height of the Ska revival in the UK. Cornell Campbell's (I think) cover of "Exodus" may be the top-selling ska cover. It's on the "Scandal Ska" collection from Trojan. My all-time favorite Jamaican cover is a version of "Take Five," the great Paul Desmond/Dave Brubeck jazz standard, by some anonymous studio group. It's on several generic reggae collections, and was used, I believe, as the theme music for some computer show on the BBC a few years ago. Who says this stuff isn't exotica? Isn't exotica about stretching the boundaries of traditional categories and mixing the previously unmixed? Even if ska/reggae covers are at the far end of the hi-fi spectrum from "Stereo Action" and "Living Presence." Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: (Fwd) Re: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 21 Nov 1995 15:03:00 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin king" <# 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. Forwarded message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Self Subject: Re: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 21 Nov 1995 15:02:19 -0500 > Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) wrote:> > My all-time favorite Jamaican cover is a version of "Take Five," the > great Paul Desmond/Dave Brubeck jazz standard, by some anonymous studio > group. It's on several generic reggae collections, and was used, I believe, > as the theme music for some computer show on the BBC a few years ago. Could this possibly be The Secret Life of Machines? Great show as well as great theme music! It's now on either the Learning or Discovery Channel. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Astro Sounds/Three Suns Date: 21 Nov 1995 20:22:52 -0800 (PST) <# 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. A quickie folks before I get thrown out of the PC lab... Does anyone have a decent copy of the 101 Strings "Astro Sounds" LP (or CD?) and any decent quality Three Suns stuff to sell/trade? I'm desperately keen on hearing both! BTW, Just picked up the Forbidden Planet soundtrack CD (Small Planet) - I'm a happy chappy! Does anyone know if different issues of this exist with more-less longer-shorter tracks or is this the "complete" soundtrack? More later! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 21 Nov 1995 12:28:23 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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 all-time favorite Jamaican cover is a version of "Take Five," the >> great Paul Desmond/Dave Brubeck jazz standard, by some anonymous studio >> group. It's on several generic reggae collections, and was used, I believe, >> as the theme music for some computer show on the BBC a few years ago. >Could this possibly be The Secret Life of Machines? Great show as >well as great theme music! It's now on either the Learning or >Discovery Channel. Yes! That's it. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Malcolm Humes Subject: Xmas Date: 21 Nov 1995 12:40:24 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Malcolm Humes <# 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. some of my favorite bargain bin Xmas finds: The Beach Boys Xmas lp - I think my favorite here is the Brian Wilson original "The Man with all the Toys". But the whole lp is charmingly surreal. The 6 Million Dollar Man Christmas LP - apparently taken from a cartoon show in the 80's this one has short stories such as "The Elve's Revolt" where the elves try to unionized, vandalize the shop, and Steve Austin has to reluctantly save the day. From an adult perspective this comes across sounding pretty stuffed full of anti-union propaganda. Bugs Bunny Xmas - probably not the actual lp title, but a few good Bugs Xmas stories. I've got a great Country Xmas lp too, which has a lot of cowboy holiday songs. I started making a tape mixing up a lot of these last year but never finished it. Maybe this year. - Malcolm mal@emf.net http://www.emf.net/~mal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeph Boyd Subject: Command Label Percussion Series Date: 21 Nov 1995 13:36:03 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeph Boyd <# 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. Can someone PLEASE post a listing of all the Enoch Light (and any other) Percussion LPs released on Command? Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Siskel/Ebert sees Theremin movie Date: 21 Nov 1995 15:28:33 -0700 (MST) <# 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. <# TO REPLY TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE, SEND EMAIL TO: <# crsmith@ocean.st.usm.edu (Cruss Smith) I thought I was seeing things, Siskel & Ebert giving a review of that Theremin movie.. They gave it very good words. Siskel liked the fact that it was a documentary and it had love. (?) or something like that... no thumbs up or down, just good words. :) Now, if they would only show this film in Hattiesburg,MS, or even New Orleans... Also, I would like to thank everyone on this list for the sharing of great musik. I have been scouring used stacks w/ enjoyable success. Like: Les Baxters'- Teen Drums Kingsley- Musik to Moog By (twinkle twinkle little star for xmas comp) Eddie 'The Sheik' Kochak- Strictly Belly dancing vols 1-4 Auther Lyman- Taboo/Yellow Bird on one CD Martin Denny- Quiet Village Musique' Experimentale- French exp. musik comp from 60's? and so much odd spoken/just plain weird stuff. cRussSmith-Hattiesburg, MS http://sushi.st.usm.edu/~crsmith Space Is The Place... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: Re: Command Label Percussion Series Date: 21 Nov 1995 19:41:17 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) <# 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. responding to Jeph Boyd: >>Can someone PLEASE post a listing of all the Enoch Light You have got to be kidding! I don't know, maybe 'somebody' has a discoragphy on Enoch Light on Command, I actually would be very interested to see that as well, but come on, Enoch Light on Command, there has to be at least 50, 75, 100 LP's who knows really??? Where do you draw the line with Enoch Light is what I would like to know. I have about 30 or so and each LP sleeve shows about 10 more I haven't seen, it's incomprehensible. Looking forward to...being informed. bye--David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: Re: Exotica & xmas Date: 21 Nov 1995 19:50:08 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) <# 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. >>In light of the coming xmas season, what's out there that exoticans can use >>during this time? I have to put in my two cents worth and mention the MOOG Christmas LP's--though not 'classic exotica', it's mighty strange. - -Swiched On Santa--with none other than Jean Jacques Perrey - -Christmas Electric--by the Moog Machine 'O Come all Ye Faithful' - -David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Engel Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 21 Nov 1995 18:55:56 -0800 <# 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. >> For a an audio-visual excursion, check out the "Ephemeral FILMS >> 1931-1960" CD-ROM compiled by Rick Prelinger and published by >> Voyager....it is chock full of Quicktime movies ranging from Teen How-to >> shorts to Industrial propaganda and convention musicals. Nice design as >> well... > >This is also in two volumes on laserdisc. (I haven't picked up the CD-ROM >to see how they compare.) The Ephemeral film compilations are only the tip of the iceberg. Aside from Exotica, another vice of mine are such films. There are thousands of such films in existance. One needs to own a 16mm projector of course (not too hard to find cheaply - check thrift stores, pawn shops, etc.) and have a passion for such films. Two favorites in my collection: "Pan Am Presents: Image" - A wonderful film designed for Pan Am employees explaning to them the importance of making and maintaining a good company image. The film is shot in different exotic locations around the world (Nepal for example) and was made in the mid to late 60's. You can imagine the glorious campy jazz soundtrack and the freeflowing trying-to-sound-improvisational (yet oh so rehearsed) poetic dialog. "Oil Rigging" - This gem was made in the mid 50's by the National film Board of Canada explaining the pro's and cons of life as an oil-rigger living in a remote location of the Pacific Northwest. Its in glorious black and white and has an even better jazz soundtrack and some brutally frank yet mono-tone dialog (not poetic though). It starts pouring rain one night and they obviously decided to film anyway - probably do to budget. Great atmosphere in this one. You really can't go wrong with anything produced by the National Film Board of Canada in that period. I apologize for the digression from standard list subjects but I can't help but feel that fans of exotica vinyl would also be fans of ephemeral films. The Voyager CD-ROM/ Laserdiscs are a great place to start, but for the true collector, there are lots (*LOTS*) more where that came from. While I stick to film prints themselves, I'm sure that there must be more of this stuff out on video somewhere (anyone?) - -KE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: mr. Bungle Date: 22 Nov 1995 10:23:03 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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. exotica (and others) fans take note: Mr. Bungle's new album and tour is HEAVILY tinged with exotica, space age influences. if you don't know already, they're Mike Patton's (faith no more) much much wierder project. actually, i shouldn't say it's HIS project, because it may mislead you. they sound nothing whatsoever like aforementioned rock band. i just saw them perform last night, complete with their incognito masks, and i'm still boppin' in my shoes! it's really hard to describe their sound because they have such diverse playing ability. one second it's a spooky instrumental with organ and bass, next it's a surf-ish guitar thing, next it's an electronic disco thing, next it's a jazz be-bop thing, next it's a death metal thing, and back to the surf guitar, then jazz, then disco, then ...etc.. you could say there's a john zorn thing going on, a la naked city, but it goes beyond that into much longer, subtle, ornate, beautifully arranged pieces that actually make sense in a wierd way. while naked city does abrupt, rude, 1minute jaunts through incongruous genres, mr bungle does fantastic, bizarre, and very sincere genre melding in a way that... well, must be seen to be believed. to throw some names out, think of the following blended together with loving care: Mancini, Napalm Death, Ventures, Zorn, Circus music, be-bop jazz, techno, the Meters, Shadowy Men..., Morricone, reggae, italian pop, and more. line-up includes guitar, keyboards, horns, two percussionists, 6-string bass, stand-up bass, and mike on vocals with a variety of mikes and effects. whoever the guitar/keyboard dude is, he's fantastic! i wonder if he's the ringleader... the show was sold out, i think, due to the faith no more connection which is ABSOLUTELY not there musically. i was quite shocked so many people were actually appreciating their subtlety... but there were still the few metal heads who were getting tired of the lack of consistent moshing activity. still the majority of the room was having a ball. anyway, i think they're definitely hip to exotica and may even be quoting some things or covering things that i just don't recognize. they really have some outstanding melodies there, too good to be originals but they probably are. this new album is called _Disco Volante_ and, my god, you won't be disappointed unless you are a metal head. the first album is amazing, but much less exotica-ish. more in a circus/metal/funk/reggae thing. y'know, same old same old... kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG Subject: Exotica christmas music Date: 22 Nov 1995 08:44:42 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG <# 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 not exactly sure where these fit in the spectrum of exotica but two vinyl bargain-bin holiday favorites of mine are the "The Kids Disco Christ- mas Record" and "Christmas Singalong". The first is a PeterPan label lp of popular/secular favorites as sung by a group of incredibly annoying children with vaguely disco arrangements. Although this "disco" is of the Disney-sanitized-for-your-protection variety. Stand-out is the wah-wah guitar saturated "Frosty the Snowman" with special spoken-word section. Hard to swallow in it's entirety, great for compilation tapes and parties. "Christmas Singalong" is the logical counterpart (and polar opposite) to the disco record. Traditional music done by children from a German school, sung mostly in German with a small orchestra accompanying. The cover is written in English and the artwork is great. Mid-forties re-released in the mid- sixties. The label this is issued on escapes me right now. The sound of this childrens choir is great and the recording has a great lo-fi feel. Spooky in it's own way, my copy has been abused by it's previous owner which simply adds to the eerie quality. Thanks for reading my babble, Kris. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) Subject: Batman A-Go-Go Date: 22 Nov 1995 11:33:16 GMT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) <# 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. It's me, Evilrobot, I'm temporarily relocating to my work adress until I find an internet provider that can satisfy my considerable connection needs at a reasonable price. Anybody trying to reach me at AOL will go unanswered until december, so you'll have to get me here. (wwynne, howsabout those lists?) Add to the Exotica tops anything followed by "A-Go-Go" That's more for albums than for songs, but still a good general rule: 1.____________A-Go-Go (artist or style) 2.Music For(or to)__________ (verb) 3._______Cha Cha Cha 4.The______Sounds of _______ (adj) (artist or region) 5._______ Goes _________ (artist) (ethnicity or music style) I have a couple of great A-Go-Go's, including a no-name "pop hits of today featuring the now sound of the scene in London" compilation called "London A Go-Go". The liner notes claim that it features super-top stars, but their names can't be printed because of licensing reasons. Liars! It's got a soundalike version of Randy Newman's "Simon Smith and his Dancing Bear" (ooh... how mod!), and an absolutely classic instrumental called "I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman," featuring chorus of whistlers, a cheeky false ending, and no explanation whatsoever for the title. I've also got one called "Stan Erivan's Happy Dancing A-Go-Go" This one seems to be German or something. Most of the songs it features are misspelled or grammatically mangled on the sleeve. It again promises to be a very contemporary, mod collection. Yeah, there's nothing more mod than a chorus sing-a-long of "Shell coming around mountain (sic)." Unbelieveable. Martin Denny's is a good one, too. - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: what is there to do in NYC? Date: 22 Nov 1995 11:04:48 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jonny.S@eworld.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. Tinnyniny at Now Bar on Sunday nights. Seventh Avenue South and Leroy Street. $5. I think there's an Easy-Listening party at Coney Island High ( St. Marks Place between 3rd and 2nd Avenue) on Monday nights but I'm not sure about that one. I'd check out Tinnyniny, Its a lot of fun and very silly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TSturn@aol.com Subject: Re: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 22 Nov 1995 14:31:01 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# TSturn@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. In a message dated 95-11-22 04:36:48 EST, bbigelow@radiomail.net (Brad Bigelow) writes: >My all-time favorite Jamaican cover is a version of "Take Five," the >great Paul Desmond/Dave Brubeck jazz standard, by some anonymous studio >group. It's on several generic reggae collections, and was used, I believe, >as the theme music for some computer show on the BBC a few years ago. > > I'm not sure if this is the same song you're referring to, but a Japanese dub band named "Mute Beat" did a cover of "Take Five" on their self-titled cassette release on the ROIR label. The cut shows up again on ROIR's "Towering Dub Inferno" compilation, although the song name is wrong (not an uncommon occurrence in dub releases). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: Re: mr. Bungle Date: 22 Nov 1995 12:00:56 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# tubesox@sirius.com (windy) <# 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 10:23 AM 11 22 1995, kevin wrote: >anyway, i think they're definitely hip to exotica and may even be >quoting some things or covering things that i just don't recognize. >they really have some outstanding melodies there, too good to be >originals but they probably are. for this tour they cover morricone and joe meek, probably others as well. kevin is right. they've improved exponentially since the last record, due to what they've been listening to in the meantime. - ---windy /\o/\ /^<_>^\ 'and my name was /^^/ \^^\ nicotine fingertips...' /___\ --Churchill's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Shop for subscribers to move into: Gramophone Emporium Date: 22 Nov 1995 17:48:51 -0800 (PST) <# 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. Hi all - I've just come from a visit to a record shop here in Edinburgh I completely forgot existed and haven't been to since getting into all this weird shit - and, oh dear, I fear much moolah will have to spent there. "Gramophone Emporium" is a pretty small and claustrophobic shop laid out like an antiquarian book-shop, ie: floor to ceiling stacks of records (LPs, 7-10 inches, 78s, tapes etc etc) - there must be thousands! - and very little space for manoeuvering. It has stuff from beyond the dawn of time right up to some contemporary stuff but its speciality I would loosely describe as "jazz". It's only open Wednesdays and Saturdays and you can be sure that I'll certainly be going back at the weekend. Expect frequent news of purchases from this place! I may even try to persuade the owner to let me put a list of stuff on the net. Today I got: from the "50p each" bin(!): Harry Belafonte My Lord What a Mornin' Ferrante & Teicher (et al) Play at the Twin Pianos! Hi-Los (w/Frank Comstock) Under Glass Hi-Los (w/Marty Paich) All Over the Place Horde Catalytique Pour La Fin Gestation Sonore - looks like weird French avant garde nonsense from 1971 Jimmy Swaggart At an Altar of Prayer (on "Jim" records!) [none of these are in great condition but hopefully a few playable tracks will survive...] And for a mighty 3 pounds (and in lovely condition): Johnny Keating Kombo Percussive Moods This is a 1962 Decca "Sound 4" release, the ("ultra fidelity"!) mono precursor to Phase 4 Stereo. I can't wait to get home and slap these on the deck! More after my next visit! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Denny fans rejoice Date: 22 Nov 1995 21:01:56 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) <# 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 10:27 AM 11/21/95, VikTrola@aol.com wrote: >I talked to the folks at Scamp Record the other day and was told Capitol has >given them the green light to re-issue the Martin Denny catalog Scamp has >recently released "Afro-desia" with liner notes by Irwin Chusid. I was a little skeptical of the "Afro-Desia" reissue at first, but I want to report that it is an excellent CD. The cover art is very high quality (did they get the original photo?) and the back cover design is very true to the age. Souns quality is excellent too. Any reviews of "Calypso" by Robert Mitchum out there? ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "I think show business is cruel - people do despicable things." - Ann, _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 23 Nov 1995 00:25:21 -0700 (MST) <# 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. > I apologize for the digression from standard list subjects but I can't help > but feel that fans of exotica vinyl would also be fans of ephemeral films. As this list's owner, I hereby bless this topic with my approval. :-) > The Voyager CD-ROM/Laserdiscs are a great place to start, but for the > true collector, there are lots (*LOTS*) more where that came from. While > I stick to film prints themselves, I'm sure that there must be more of > this stuff out on video somewhere (anyone?) Similar and a personal favorite is Something Weird Video's "Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time" series. There are two volumes that I know of, each of which collects ads, intermission countdowns, and "messages from the management" from someone's old drive-in theatre. (I wouldn't be surprised if they just found a few reels at some projectionist's estate sale!) The first has more food ads and the second has more holiday-themed material, and I recommend the first. The naivete of the local advertisements is wonderful, and there's one countdown segment I've seen singled out in reviews which features Larry Reynolds's old cartoon burglar characters ransacking someone's home -- just what you want to see when you're at the drive-in)! - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Astro Sounds/Three Suns Date: 23 Nov 1995 00:24:04 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) <# 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 8:22 PM 11/21/95, Robbie Baldock wrote: ><# 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. > >A quickie folks before I get thrown out of the PC lab... > >Does anyone have a decent copy of the 101 Strings "Astro Sounds" LP (or >CD?) and any decent quality Three Suns stuff to sell/trade? And while we're on the subject ... is there a CD collection devoted to the music of The Three Suns? ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "You can tell when he's in the office by the girls around the water cooler." - _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Review: Rudy Schwartz Project Date: 23 Nov 1995 19:43:25 +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. Lazlo Nibble wrote: >> artist: Rudy Schwartz Project >> title: Gunther packs a stiffy >> label: Seeland 502 > >That's interesting -- Seeland is Negativland's label! Are they really >involved with this release in some way? don't knwo about that, but there's a Rudy Schwartz web-site now: http://www.rit.edu/~jcs1589/rsp/ - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: sexy chicken Date: 23 Nov 1995 19:43:48 +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. kevin wrote: >does anyone know who did or where to find this version of "If you >think i'm sexy" featuring a bunch of clucking chickens? It's by the KGB CHICKEN, and called "Do ya think I'm sexy"; featured on at least these 2 Rhino LP compilations: (not sure if it is on 1 of the CDs) The Rhino Brothers' Greatest Flops (RNLP 70827, 1986) The Rhino Brothers' Circus Royale (RNLP 007, 1979) it says: "The KGB Chicken is a service mark of KGB Radio and is used by their permission" - -johan Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Review "20 film and stage classics Jamaican style" Date: 23 Nov 1995 19:44:02 +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. >Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) wrote: >Trojan has a number of CD collections of ska/reggae covers, ... >"The Magnificent 18" is a fantastic collection of tunes from >or inspired by spaghetti westerns. I agree (although the title is The magnificent fourteen :-). I also forgot to mention that you can mail-order from Trojan, Twyman House, 31-39 Camden Rd., London NW1 9LF, UK; fax 071 267 6746 (send SAE for catalogue) Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review: Rolf Harris "Rolf rules OK!" Date: 23 Nov 1995 19:45:45 +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. OOOOOO _____ I like this CRAZY music ! :-D ====================================================================== ......artist: Rolf Harris .......title: Rolf rules OK! ......origin: UK & Australia ........type: CD .......label: Music Club ROLFCD 001 (UK) & Phonogram 514850 (Australia) .......price: ? distribution: should be available from any good shop or mail-order ........year: 1995 .......genre: novelty rock ....duration: 37:27 ..TRACK LIST: Satisfaction Walk On The Wild Side I Feel Good Stairway To Heaven Honky Tonk Woman Two Little Boys Roadhouse Blues Wild Thing Great Balls Of Fire Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport Smoke On The Water Bad Mook Rising Jake The Peg Well, this is kind of an embarassing CD if you love the great rock classics. Remember what Rolf did to Led Zep's Stairway to heaven? (for that one, check the compilation CD "Stairways to heaven" on Atlantic 82643 in the USA, or on Vertigo 514 552 in the UK). Well, 9 other standards got the same "castration" treatment (the other 3 are classic Rolf songs). That is: there is nothing left of the original energy, sexyness, rebelion, soul... these have become realy children-friendly songs! (exept for the lyrics maybe...:) The contrast with the originals is so great that it becomes hilarious! Can you imagine "Satisfaction" done with a wobble board? "Wild Thing" in reggae-style? "Smoke On The Water" as lounge-jazz? Or "Bad Mook Rising" as some very tame cajun? "Honky Tonk Woman", "Roadhouse Blues" and "Great Balls Of Fire" are done with a least SOME respect to the original, which is really a pitty if the only thing you're after is a good laugh :) The lyrics are addapted here and there, to achieve an even greater commical effect: "Take a walk on the wild side, didgeridoo-dodoo-dodoo" "I feel good, diddledee-diddledum" (is this really a James Brown song, one may wonder after hearing this childish ditty?) "and she's buying a stairway to heaven; all together now!" "oooh, and it makes me wonder; how does that affect you, bloacks? Oooh, it makes us wonder, oo-ooh" If you didn't get it by now: his is a silly stupid disc... and I like it! Call me twisted... Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert P. Krajewski" Subject: Circus Music Date: 24 Nov 1995 00:33:18 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Robert P. Krajewski" <# 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. There was an article in last week's Phoenix (local Boston alternative rag) about "Jumbo," a band/assemblage of forty-odd folks who play circus music. Participants include rock scenesters such as Thalia Zedek (Come, Uzi, Live Skull). Because Jumbo is so large, rehearsals are hard to arrange, but I guess the leader is happy if people just show up -- besides, too many rehearsed players would reduce the chance for a glorious mess... Is there much recorded circus music ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: transmat@teleport.com (Richard Bolcavitch) Subject: Re: Circus Music Date: 23 Nov 1995 23:44:45 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# transmat@teleport.com (Richard Bolcavitch) <# 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. >There was an article in last week's Phoenix (local Boston alternative >rag) about "Jumbo," a band/assemblage of forty-odd folks who play circus >music. Participants include rock scenesters such as Thalia Zedek (Come, >Uzi, Live Skull). Because Jumbo is so large, rehearsals are hard to >arrange, but I guess the leader is happy if people just show up -- >besides, too many rehearsed players would reduce the chance for a >glorious mess... > >Is there much recorded circus music ? Fellini has a movie called "The Clowns" a while back. Don't know it Rota did the sountrack for it or not. Also, "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" had a mighty nice soundtrack. I'm sure that are lots more out there. _`~=~=~`boom~~`boom~=~= _-I-__\ /__ ` ~ / \_ -I- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: Fellini IS the Circus Master Date: 24 Nov 1995 12:24:06 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) <# 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. >>Is there much recorded circus music ? > >Fellini has a movie called "The Clowns" a while back. Don't know it Rota >did the sountrack for it or not. Also, "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure" had a >mighty nice soundtrack. I'm sure that are lots more out there. The Clowns is indeed wonderful circus music with voices of performances and dogs jumping through hoops and mermaids swallowing goldfish, etc. etc. As a matter of fact, ever since 8 1/2, almost every Fellini/Rota soundtrack has had some circus music in the score.. As a matter of fact, I am right now listening to Ginger and Fred, one of Fellini's last films, and it has a very circusy feeling to it. However, it was not composed by Nino Rota but by Nicola Piovani. About ten years ago, it was practically impossible to get any Fellini soundtracks. Today the market is flooded by almost all of them issued by a variety of labels. AND they can be found in most mainstream music stores. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Forbidden Planet Date: 24 Nov 1995 19:48:58 +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. Robbie Baldock wrote: >Just picked up the Forbidden Planet soundtrack CD (Small Planet) could you please describe what it sounds like? Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Exotica & xmas Date: 24 Nov 1995 19:49:23 +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. dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) wrote: >I have to put in my two cents worth and mention the MOOG Christmas LP's I could mention one too, although it's rather something for the torture chamber: Philippe Renaux: Cosmic Christmas (Sinus Music 120.330.035) recorded in Brussels, released in Belgium & France... The sub-title is: "first ever electronic christmas album recorded on synthesizers" but it's from 1977! :) yes, we always lag behind here in Belgium :) If anyone is interested in a swap, I have some extra copies of this... Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Re[2]: Forbidden Planet Date: 24 Nov 1995 19:46:47 +0000 (GMT) <# 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. Johan - The Forbidden Planet CD is great! It's entirely music, whoops I mean "electronic tonalities"(!) - it would perhaps be nice to hear a bit of Robbie or Morbius but you get used to it. The music is very evocative, especially the footsteps of the invisible monster (though maybe that's just me!) - some groovy track titles too... The reason I asked the question about whether there was more music available is that the CD is only about 40 minutes long - and the film's obviously longer! But then again maybe there's only 40 minutes of music in the film... Having said all that, I have to say that playing the CD it _felt_ a lot longer than 40 minutes and I don't feel at all "cheated"! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Karl Engel Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 24 Nov 1995 20:12:59 -0800 <# 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. >Similar and a personal favorite is Something Weird Video's "Hey Folks, >It's Intermission Time" series. There are two volumes that I know of, >each of which collects ads, intermission countdowns, and "messages from >the management" from someone's old drive-in theatre. (I wouldn't be >surprised if they just found a few reels at some projectionist's estate >sale!) The first has more food ads and the second has more holiday-themed >material, and I recommend the first. The naivete of the local >advertisements is wonderful, and there's one countdown segment I've seen >singled out in reviews which features Larry Reynolds's old cartoon burglar >characters ransacking someone's home -- just what you want to see when >you're at the drive-in)! Thanks for mentioning these Lazlo. They sound fantatsic and worth purchasing. I think that I may have marked these tapes in the WFMU catalog as "to buy" when funds were available - alas, it never happened, but you have now given me more incentive - if for no other reason that to see Larry Reynolds cartoon burglar at work! Your comments about a projectionists estate sale are probably not too far from the truth! In my years searching for such films, I have found that the best sources for really obscure prints are private individuals (in some cases projectionists) who are eager to unload their collection. - -KE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Ferrante & Teicher - ah, now I understand! Date: 25 Nov 1995 15:18:33 -0800 (PST) <# 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. Hi all - I previously reported that I wasn't very impressed by my first hearing of F&T, well after having picked up an old compilation LP ("Play the Twin Pianos!") I'm beginning to see the light... There are four F&T tracks on it, and one of them I really like - "African Echoes" - which is a million miles from the stuff I'd heard previously. Does anyone know which LP this track originally came from and whether that LP contains similarly good tracks? Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Ferrante & Teicher - ah, now I understand! Date: 25 Nov 1995 12:33:15 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) <# 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. On 11/25 Robbie Baldock wrote: >I previously reported that I wasn't very impressed by my first hearing >of F&T, well after having picked up an old compilation LP ("Play the Twin >Pianos!") I'm beginning to see the light... > >There are four F&T tracks on it, and one of them I really like - "African >Echoes" - which is a million miles from the stuff I'd heard previously. > >Does anyone know which LP this track originally came from and whether >that LP contains similarly good tracks? That track is from "Pianos in Paradise" (United Artists), one of Ferrante & Teicher's interesting UA albums (the other 2 are "Keyboard Kapers" and "Dynamic Twin Pianos"). That is the only prepared piano track on the LP, although "Taboo" features a bit of it. This album appeared shortly after they had turned to the string heavy sound that was making them money, and away from the more avant garde work of their earlier records on Columbia, Westminster, and ABC-Paramount. {only the 1st 3 on ABC, "Heavenly Sounds...", F&T w/Percussion", and the phenomenal "Blast Off". After that, they switched to the more syrupy approach}. The MCA CD contains the ABC prepared piano work, but I'm guessing (since I haven't heard it) it contains the remixed tracks with strings added, that were released on the Pickwick label in the late '60's to cash on on the duos success. F&T returned slightly to the prepared piano work at the end of their association in the 80's. Check out the CD "Dos Amigos" on the Avant Garde label. Once you hear their early work, you'll really see the light on F&T. brother cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: more Ferrante & Teicher nonsense Date: 25 Nov 1995 12:54:07 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) <# 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 dawned on me minutes after writing that last message about Ferrante & Teicher that I was writing about the wrong version of "African Echoes". They recorded it twice {Duh!}. The version Robbie Baldock referred to was an earlier one, taken from the Westminster album SOUNDBLAST. That whole record, and it's companion SOUNDPROOF, are incredible. The "Twin Pianos" compilation on the supermarket label Guest Star features tracks from that LP, along with another (normal) twin piano act, Philips & Burns. That LP, too, was probably released to cash in on their United Artists hits (with the cover painting of F&T and their names in BIG letters, the other guys in the fine print). OK?OK. So many records, so few brain cells brother cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: SYoungNYC@aol.com Subject: Christmas exotica Date: 26 Nov 1995 09:46:35 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# SYoungNYC@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. Another goofy Moog Christmas album I've run across is "A Very Merry Electric Christmas To You" by Douglas Leedy. The songs are the usual Christmas standards played in an early 70's blooping, bleeping style. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Re: Christmas exotica Date: 26 Nov 1995 09:15:36 -0600 (CST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) <# 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. SYoungNYC@aol.com wrote thusly: < <<# Replies to this message will go to: <<# SYoungNYC@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. < I was a little skeptical of the "Afro-Desia" reissue at first, >but I want >to report that it is an excellent CD. The cover art is very high >quality >(did they get the original photo?) and the back cover design is >very true >to the age. Yes it is the original artwork. I had a chance to see the proofs as they were putting "Afro-desia" together. They used a variety of digital processes to correct some of the color problems from the original and then ateempted to match the original font as closely as possible. As for the Mitchum "Calypso"..well he was an actor and not a singer. The quality of the recording is very good. I have an original vinyl version and once again Scamp has done a good ob of cleaning up the sound without losing the quality of the original. Artwork is as the Denny....as true to the original as possible. Godd choice for fans of Mitchum or novelty fans....calypso fans might be cautioned. Vik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: Ferrante & Teicher - ah, now I understand! Date: 27 Nov 1995 01:17:43 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# AMcCon@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. On Nov 25, 1995, Brother Cleve wrote: >The MCA CD contains the ABC prepared piano work, but I'm guessing (since I >haven't heard it) it contains the remixed tracks with strings added, that >were released on the Pickwick label in the late '60's to cash on on the duos >success. FWIW, I think the MCA CD features the original tracks. They are extremely minimalist, and I don't remember any strings at all. For those of you who are wondering why the fuss about F&T, this is a great place to start. Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David Kwan" Subject: RE: Ferrante & Teicher - ah, now I understand! Date: 27 Nov 1995 00:19:36 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "David Kwan" <# 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. >On Nov 25, 1995, Brother Cleve wrote: > >>The MCA CD contains the ABC prepared piano work, but I'm guessing = (since I >>haven't heard it) it contains the remixed tracks with strings added, = that >>were released on the Pickwick label in the late '60's to cash on on the = duos >>success. > >On Nov 26, 1995, AMcCon@aol.com wrote: > >FWIW, I think the MCA CD features the original tracks. They are = extremely >minimalist, and I don't remember any strings at all. For those of you = who >are wondering why the fuss about F&T, this is a great place to start. For you score keepers out there, The MCA CD is entitled "Easy Listening Favorites" (MCAD-20733) and indeed = features the original tracks. It includes the following cuts originally = released on the LP "Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi" (ABC-Paramount ABC-221): Beyond the Moon East of the Sun I've Told Every Little Star The Moon is Low Out of Nowhere Out of This World Over the Rainbow Serenade a Star Stars in My Eyes Stella by Starlight The CD omits these two cuts from the original LP: Stardust The Moon is Yellow Some of the remixes with additional strings that Brother Cleve mentioned = can be found on the budget CD "Autumn Leaves" (Sony Music Special = Products A-13407, previously released in other formats as CBS HS 11355). = The tracks are: Autumn Leaves Over the Rainbow If You Love Me (Really Love Me) The Nearness of You Stella by Starlight Beyond the Horizon Temptation How High the Moon Under Paris Skies (Sous Le Ciel de Paris) I picked up this last CD for only $3.77(!) from CDNow, you skinny rats. = ;o) Now go to your room and prepare your Coral Electric Sitar, dk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) Subject: weekend bounty Date: 27 Nov 1995 12:11:33 GMT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) <# 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. Weekend finds: Another bountiful weekend. It pays to get out of New York- many of these were 1 dollar,none were more than 6. God bless Canada, and god save the Queen. Korla Pandit-Love Letters (on red vinyl!) Korla Pandit- Speak to me of love I haven't heard much of these, but don't really see what the big deal is... Trades, anyone? Enoch Light - Pertinent percussion Cha-Cha's This is powerfully excellent. I'm a big Light fan, and the arrangements here are so tight you could press flowers in 'em! Enoch Light- Spaced out Beatles, Light, Moog. Three of my favorite things. Very bold, with a cover to match. Rick Powell at the Moog - Switched On Country "I Walk The Line" was always meant to be sung through a vocoder. More Switched-on-Bacharach Like we needed more! Dick Schory - Politely Percussive Mono really does this stuff a disservice, but he's a genius. Martin Denny Quiet Village Arthur Lyman Winner's Circle "La Guerre Des Etoiles," that's the Star Wars storybook in french. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review: Charles River Valley Boys "Beatle country" Date: 27 Nov 1995 19:59:43 +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. OOOOOO _____ I like this CRAZY music ! :-D ====================================================================== ......artist: Charles River Valley Boys .......title: Beatle country ......origin: USA ........type: CD .......label: Rounder SS41 .......price: USD15 distribution: Roundup (rupinfo@rounder.com or ruporder@rounder.com) ........year: 1995 re-issue of 1966 album .......genre: bluegrass ....duration: 33:57 ..TRACK LIST: I've Just Seen A Face Baby's In Black I Feel Fine Yellow Submarine Ticket To Ride And Your Bird Can Sing What Goes On Norwegian Wood Paperback Writer She's A Woman I Saw Her Standing There Help! Another cross-over novelty: the vocabulary of Beatles songs translated into banjo/mandolin/fidle bluegrass, sung with heavy Cambridge tongue. The Rounder Roundup (#1, 1995, p.7) says: "Though at the time overlooked as a novelty, today the album stands on its own as inspired, heartfelt bluegrass". I can hardly believe that anyone won't laugh with this stuff, hearing that tasty Massachusetts accent and those wild banjo's. Unfortunately (or not?), this album contains a bunch of less known Beatles songs. PS: - - mentioned price is without postage, as this changes from country to country. - - I have no idea at all about the availability through shops, sorry. The discs I'm writing about are often completely ignored by shops, dealers, companies; well, that is why I write about them! Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeph Boyd Subject: Percussion Rarities Date: 27 Nov 1995 12:37:27 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeph Boyd <# 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. Has anyone out there ever heard of the Percussion All-Stars? They released only a few records on CROWN in the early 60's. If you're into Enoch Light or any other percussion-oriented stuff, then you're sure to love them. I haven't had much luck in finding anything besides two of their records. Have any of you people ever heard of these guys? Regards, Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) Subject: Re: Industrial shows Date: 27 Nov 1995 14:08:15 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) <# 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. If I remember right, Kurt Schwitters (a contemporary of Dadaists who walked to his own Merz-titled drum in genres of visual collage, sculpture, and sound poetry) was involved scripting some industrial shows. I recall a book of his works that included some excerpts from such commissioned performances. - --James Langdell jamesc@eng.sun.com Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, Calif. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: Re: mr. Bungle Date: 27 Nov 1995 17:03:50 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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. > From: tubesox@sirius.com (windy) > for this tour they cover morricone and joe meek, probably others as well. > > kevin is right. they've improved exponentially since the last record, due > to what they've been listening to in the meantime. morricone i know. but who's joe meek? btw, some of the other covers they do include LOVERBOY (everybody's workin' for the weekend) and some sort of Italian pop song. kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Percussion All-Stars Date: 27 Nov 1995 15:03:28 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. <# Jeph Boyd wrote: >Has anyone out there ever heard of the Percussion All-Stars? They >released only a few records on CROWN in the early 60's. If they're anything like most of CROWN's artists in those days, they're probably lost in the mists of anonymity (intentionally). CROWN was notorious as a bargain-basement clone label, although I've found some gems among the junk. I'd be interested in hearing more about CROWN and its brethren such as Somerset and Squire. Is there any reference or discography for these labels? What other CROWN artists are worth looking for? And which ones should you avoid? I can identify at least one of the latter: "Ping-Pong Guitar and Percussion." It sounds to my ears like Joe Houston (R&B saxman) at his most mediocre: anonymous sax/guitar rock and roll. Another is the "Hawaiian Percussion" LP, which is run-of-the-mill Hawaiian with no particularly notable percussion in earshot. I've heard somewhere that CROWN went out of business when their interpretation of "public domain" got a little too loose. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Arthur Lyman Date: 27 Nov 1995 12:02:47 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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 made a great $.49 thrift store score this past weekend: an original stereo reel-to-reel tape of Arthur Lyman's "Taboo" album! The tape inside was not wound around the original (labelled) reel, so I wasn't sure until I got home several hours later if it was indeed the correct tape inside. I had nightmarish visions of going home, spooling up the tape, pushing 'play' and hearing somebody's kid's piano recital! But, alas, it *was* the "reel" deal! And, boy, does it sound good, too! Reel-to-reels are/were the ultimate space age bachelor's hifi format. (BTW, the DCC Lyman CD is not a reissue of the "Taboo" and "Yellow Bird" albums (as somebody here said recently), but rather a comp of Lyman's work for the HiFi label.) Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: auto sound fx Date: 27 Nov 1995 22:51:33 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# tubesox@sirius.com (windy) <# 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. exoticans: a friend is looking for auto or drag-racing sound fx records. he's got $ and the hunger. any offers and/or leads will be appreciated. thanks! - ---windy /\o/\ /^<_>^\ 'and my name was /^^/ \^^\ nicotine fingertips...' /___\ --Churchill's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: ...and in the what will they release next deptartment... Date: 28 Nov 1995 09:12:24 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MrBEATNICK@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 all of you in exotica land, feast on this....Eden's Island (Eden Ahbez) is out on compact disc. You may recognize him from Incredibly Strange Music. Yes, that Jesus Christ look-a-like who wrote Nature Boy is available for all of us to enjoy. Despite his success, he maintained his lifestyle of sleeping outdoors and munching on nuts and berries. Talk about exotica!!! I don't think it gets anymore exotic than this....Martin Denny meets Jack Kerouac!!! Now run to your favorite record store and treat yourself to something truely unique and light years ahead of it's time. Santa's Little Helper ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Ventures Christmas Album Date: 28 Nov 1995 06:43:16 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. This album was mentioned on the list recently. The CD reissue is back in print again, this time from Razor&Tie. One of the all-time great Xmas ablums. Go bug your local store for it--maybe it'll stay in print this time. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ken Freedman Subject: News From WFMU Land Date: 28 Nov 1995 11:06:46 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ken Freedman <# 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. In case anyone has been trying to reach us here at WFMU, our entire net site was down for ten days, but we're back up now. Our brand new Catalog of Curiosities is out. It's got about 50 new titles in it, including lots of stuff that's been discussed here. Joe Meek, Kenyon Hopkins, Roger Roger to name but a few. Altogether, there's about 200 titles in the catalog. It's mostly CD's but we also carry vinyl, books, videos, and assorted whozits. We'll mail a copy to anyone requesting it at catalog@wfmu.org or call (201) 678-4277. We also have our big Holiday record fair coming up this weekend. It'll be Saturday December 2nd and Sunday December 3rd from 11am to 8pm at 440 East 12th Street in New York City. Each day we'll have about 60 tables full of unusual and beautiful records. Our show is very vinyl heavy, although there are tons of CDs as well. In the three years since we started doing this show, it's established itself as the best record fair in the country for strange and exotic records. You can find stuff from $1 all the way on up. The record fair (and the catalog) benefit WFMU, an independent non-commercial freeform radio station that accepts no money from corporations or the government. E-mail me for more info or whatever. - -ken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Freedman ken@wfmu.org WFMU (201) 678-8264 PO Box 1568 Fax: (201) 659-7487 Montclair, NJ 07042 http://www.wfmu.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Tsetse Fly Date: 28 Nov 1995 10:30:17 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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 just noticed a difference between the recordings of "Tsetse Fly" on the Rhino "Exotica! The Best of Martin Denny" CD and the new CD reissue of "Afro-Desia": the former is missing the annoying "buzzing fly" sound effect. Can anybody tell me which version is on the original LP? Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: ephemeral films -off topic Date: 28 Nov 1995 13:48:50 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# 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. say, someone, Karl Engel i believe, went a bit off-topic about ephemeral films and such a while back. this can go off-line, but i just wanted to mention a few things i've discovered on 16mm... kitchen safety series (early 70's?), by ???, is awesome. i've got 3 of them including one about the most dangerous kitchen appliance of all --THE FLOOR! anyway, it's funny stuff and th music for one is this real tv-action-show style music that rocks. sandwich preparation, by??? is particularly disturbing and funny. among other things, you get to see an old man make an open-faced beef-tartar sandwich with two olive things each wrapped in something, forming the "eyes" of the sandwich. whatever. if anyone wants to trade stuff, i've got a bunch (not tons) on video mostly tv commercials from the 50's. these are not available thru major distribution since my friend compiled them himself. i'm willing to trade audio for video (esp. mix tapes). later, kevin $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ anonymous productions$$$$$$$$$$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes $$$$$$6$$$$$$6$$$$$$$6$$$$$$$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: Arthur Lyman Date: 28 Nov 1995 13:40:28 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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 made a great $.49 thrift store score this past weekend: an original > stereo reel-to-reel tape of Arthur Lyman's "Taboo" album! The tape >... > > Glenn > >You lucky dog. I have the original HiFi Taboo and Taboo Vol. 2 sitting, on >display, right behind me as we speak. I even saw the guy in Torrance in >the '60s. My brother and I were practically raised on the stuff (until Herb >Alpert appeared!). And you call ME lucky! >I haven't been following this list too well -- is AL respected? *I* respect him! And supposedly DCC will be reissuing his albums on CD soon, so there must be interest! >How old are his fans? I'm 31. BTW, I have an el-cheapo Arthur Lyman CD, on a fly-by-nite label, that I bought at the local Wherehouse, called "Music of Hawaii" (recorded probably in the '70s). It's got some pretty cool "exotica" on it, in addition to a lot of lilting Hawaiian music. Worth picking up if you see it. Glenn Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Corey_Johnson@corp.dialog.com (Corey Johnson) Subject: Afro-Desia, and query. Date: 28 Nov 1995 11:37:35 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Corey_Johnson@corp.dialog.com (Corey Johnson) <# 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. --Exoticians-- >>I just noticed a difference between the recordings of "Tsetse Fly" >>on the Rhino "Exotica! The Best of Martin Denny" CD and the new CD >>reissue of "Afro-Desia": the former is missing the annoying "buzzing >>fly" sound effect. Can anybody tell me which version is on the >>original LP? The original wax version *does* contain the achingly persistant whine. Just one among many delightful reasons to savor this album. Is there any information available as to what that sound might be? ~~~ Off the topic, I'm wondering if subscribers in the SF Bay Area can confirm that there is going to be a record swap/sale held in Emeryville some time soon. I seem to recall hearing remarks to that effect at the KUSF event. Any details would be *much* appreciated. Thanks, chums! Corey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Grant China Subject: RE: Arthur Lyman Date: 28 Nov 1995 13:53:52 -1000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Grant China <# 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. >Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 12:19:24 -1000 >From: "Sadin, Glenn" >Subject: RE: Arthur Lyman >To: exotica@xmission.com > >>I haven't been following this list too well -- is AL respected? > > *I* respect him! And supposedly DCC will be reissuing his albums > on CD soon, so there must be interest! There are at least 2 CDs of Lyman's work that have been out for at least a few months, both compilations I believe. I have one of them: "The Exotic Sound Of Arthur Lyman". I'm not sure of the label offhand but I think it may be DCC. >>How old are his fans? I'm 29 going on 12. Just out of curiousity, has anybody else on the list besides me ever met Lyman? I won't go into the whole story right now but suffice to say that it involved the local Elks Club, poi and cigars. I walked away with a great memory and Lyman's autograph on several LPs and 1 CD. Not to bore anybody with my boastful hot air, but I now have 1 or more autographed albums by Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Esquivel, Don Ho and Combustible Edison (thanks, Aaron!). Aloha, Grant China +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Grant China | "I have PLENTY of common sense! | | Software Dude | I just choose to ignore it." | | VeriFone, Inc. | - Calvin & Hobbes | | grant_c1@verifone.com | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: missing track in "The genius of Esquivel" cd Date: 29 Nov 1995 19:43:47 +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. I just listened to the cd "The genius of Esquivel/ Esquivel 1968" (Latin Jazz LJ 206-2); it's great off course, but something went wrong with the track numbers; can someone help me out? I've listed the song titles together with the current wrong numbers :( & the right ones :) :( :) SONG TITLE 1 1 St. Louis Blues 2 2 Agua de beber 3 3 Question mark (Que vas a hacer) 4 4 Perdon (Perdoname mi vida) 5 5 Temptation: a) b) 6 c) 6 7 Amor amor 7 8 Flower girl from Bordeaux 8 9 La Bikina ? 10 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 9 11 Malaguena Salerosa (sweetheart from Malaga) 10 12 Besame mucho: a) - b) 11 13 Tovavia 12 14 Speak low 13 15 Guantanamera 14 16 Lamento Borincano 15 17 My melancholy baby 16 18 Yeyo 17 19 Mini skirt 18 20 Esta tarde vi llover 19 21 El cable 20 22 Walking happy 21 23 Guanacoa 22 24 Tengo as you can see, the title from track # 10 is missing...anyone knows it? - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Eden Ahbez CD Date: 29 Nov 1995 19:45:54 +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. Is it true that the Eden Ahbez album is re-released on CD? What is the label & number please? thanx - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: RE: Arthur Lyman and Japanese pop Date: 29 Nov 1995 11:34:33 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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. >There are at least 2 CDs of Lyman's work that have been out for at least a >few months, both compilations I believe. I have one of them: "The Exotic >Sound Of Arthur Lyman". I'm not sure of the label offhand but I think it >may be DCC. There are three CDs to my knowledge. The one you mentioned, which features the "Taboo" LP artwork, is indeed on DCC (and is the best of the three). The second, called "Pearly Shells," is on GNP Crescendo, and features 1960s recordings. It's a so-so disc. The third, which I mentioned yesterday, is called "Music of Hawaii," and is on the Legacy International label (#CD323). You may be able to find this disc in the misc. bargain CD section of your local chain store. It's a real low-budget affair. The front cover photo, taken in the '70s, shows Arthur and group decked out in the most hideous bell-bottomed and wide collared polyester Hawaiian wear. They awkwardly posed in front of a tropical lagoon. In front of them, reclining at Arthur's feet, is an overweight Hawaiian woman with her eyes closed (due to the sunshine). In fact, several of the band member's eyes are also closed! One guy's face is partially obscurred by the shadow from a nearby palm tree! (Great cover, guys.) And dig this excerpt from the liner notes: "As you listen you will hear the unique effects produced by moving percussions, giving a certain sound perspective with intrigues. Oh, yes, the ocean sounds heard are real Pacific salt water waves. Native cries are, well, weird but real." All this nonsense aside, the CD is actually pretty cool exotica. There's an amazing remake of "Bwana A" and "Quiet Village" ripoff called "Taboo Tu." Well worth the $9.99 I paid! >Just out of curiousity, has anybody else on the list besides me ever met >Lyman? I won't go into the whole story right now but suffice to say that it >involved the local Elks Club, poi and cigars. I walked away with a great >memory and Lyman's autograph on several LPs and 1 CD. I, for one, would like to hear the full story! **************************************************************************** Here's a tip about some great CDs, for those of you who may be travelling to Japan in the near future. One is called "The History of Mothra (Mothra no Subete)" (Apollon Records APCF-5129), and features some amazingly mind-bending exotica weirdness, courtesy of the Toho Studio! You even get six wonderful vocals by those enchantresses, the Peanuts. (The Peanuts were the twin sisters who played the Fairy Princesses of Mothra's Island. These girls were big stars in Japan in the '60s, and made some absolutely wonderful pop records. I'd love to see a US compilation of their best recordings!) Another great Japanese CD series is called "Tokyo Beatniks," and is essentially a history of Japanese pop and rock from the '50s and '60s. Whoever coordinated this series did it independently, as I have different volumes on three different record labels, each featuring that label's artists! These are absolutely amazing CDs; you haven't lived until you've heard "16 Tons" sung in Japanese, or "Great Balls of Fire" sung by a woman in Japanese with backing from a big band! I bought these CDs at the Wave store in Tokyo. Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeph Boyd Subject: CROWN Records Date: 29 Nov 1995 12:49:51 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeph Boyd <# 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. If anyone has ANY information on Craown Records, please post it here - especially if you know where to get old, out of print stuff that they put out. Also, if anyone has anything by the Percussion All Stars (on Crown), please let me know! Thanks, Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Arthur Lyman / Taboo Date: 29 Nov 1995 18:49:01 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) <# 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. On 11/25 Jeph Boyd wrote: >I was lucky enough to snag a vinyl copy of Taboo for 50 cents at a local >swap meet. It's in really good condition, too. What's this about Taboo >vol. 2? I've never heard of it. =46unny thing, I was just listening to it this afternoon. It has one of the best covers of any exotica album - a pair of shrunken heads. I think it's one of Lyman's best efforts. Particularly groovy is the title track "Taboo Tu", which the liner notes claim was "written, arranged, rehearsed and recorded in just two hours!". Worth seeking out! I found my copy in a 50=A2 bin at Record Surplus in Las Vegas years ago. The guy didn't even charge me for it, he just threw it in with the other stuff (mostly Crime Jazz) that I was buying. How times have changed!! br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: Percussion All-Stars Date: 29 Nov 1995 16:10:51 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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. Brad writes... >I'd be interested in hearing more about CROWN and its brethren such >as Somerset and Squire. Is there any reference or discography for >these labels? Don't those records usually have a discography on the back cover? (At least, a partial one?) >I can identify at least one of the latter: "Ping-Pong Guitar and >Percussion." It sounds to my ears like Joe Houston (R&B saxman) at >his most mediocre: anonymous sax/guitar rock and roll. I have a fantastic Joe Houston LP on Crown (or some such label) called "Do the Twist." The music is not "twist music" at all, but greasy Texas honkin' sax R'n'B! Definately a winner! Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: SYoungNYC@aol.com Subject: Dave's Record Collection Date: 29 Nov 1995 19:27:01 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# SYoungNYC@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. Don't know how many of you will see this in time, or be interested, but tonight, Wednesday, is an installment of "Dave's Record Collection" on the Letterman show. I'm a writer for the show and I buy and listen to all the records in the segment and write jokes about them. We had 8 for him tonight, he only had time to do 6, and the show ran long so they'll have to edit out at least one of them. . . but whatever remains should be pretty amusing, and perhaps sort of in the exotica vein. Strange and obscure, to say the least. SYoungNYC@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Crown Records Date: 29 Nov 1995 18:23:55 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. ><# Jeph Boyd wrote: >If anyone has ANY information on Craown Records, please post it here - Kenneth Ellzey reminded me that Crown was a subsidiary of Modern, one of the pivotal R&B labels, founded by the Bihari brothers, Jules, Joe, and Saul. Among Modern's more important artists were B.B. King (on Modern and two other subsidiary labels, Kent and United), John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Ike and Tina Turner. By the end of the 50s, the Biharis wer concentrating on reissuing their artists' work from other labels on Crown, their budget label. Charlie Gillett doesn't mince words when he refers to, in _The Sound of the City_, "Modern's willingness to record anything that might sell." Modern/Kent/Crown's artistic director was Maxwell Davis, who, along with Jesse Stone and Bumps Blackwell, was one of the top R&B arrangers. Other Modern/Kent/Crown session men include Joe Houston. In _Honkers and Shouters_, Arnold Shaw says the advent of Elvis turned the Biharis away from singles and toward LPs, and Crown became their main label. Crown was a true trend follower. When R&B honkin' sax battles were big, they put out Joe Houston as a sax man. When the twist hit, the same numbers were put out behind new covers such as "Twist in Orbit" with all the song names changed to "[Something] Twist." When stereo and percussion records hit, the same records went out as "[Something] Percussion]." Occasionally, they bothered to record new vocals over old instrumentals. A while ago, an acquaintance of mine traced down the numbers on a Crown LP called "Jazz Masquerade" to recordings from the late 40s on at least two different labels. Yes, there is some good stuff among the junk with Crown, but my advice is never to spend more than $2 on a Crown LP. This reminds me of another label I've learn to avoid: Spin-o-Rama, (in)famous for their Stradivari Strings series. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Best Exotica Sources in NoCal Date: 29 Nov 1995 14:21:27 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) <# 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. <# Jeph Boyd wrote: >By the way, are there any other subscribers to this list from Northern >California? If so, where are some good places to look for these LPs? I'm no longer in NoCal, but I can recommend a number of outlets: - Village Music in Mill Valley. Not just a record store--a shrine to popular music. If you have the time, do not pass up a chance to visit it. Their prices are extremely reasonable, the staff incredibly knowledgeable, and the walls, floors, and ceilings are covered with posters, photos, and other memorabilia. - Amoeba Records in Berkeley on Telegraph Ave. Humongous collection, always right on the latest trend, but reasonable prices. - The Record Man in Redwood City on El Camino. Probably the best exotica collection around, bar none . . . but be warned: they price their records from the price guide at the moment you bring them to the counter. I guarantee they probably have 20-30 Esquivels sitting on the shelf right now. But I'll bet you'll find they're all $40 and up. I liked browsing here, but only bought when I was desparate. - Big Al's Record Barn in Santa Clara on El Camino. Almost as good a collection as the Record Man, but they DO put the price on the records, and while they track price guides, they didn't seem to be exorbitant. - Recycled Records on Haight in SF. Good collection, reasonable prices. Collectible stuff on the walls. - Salty's in Modesto. Kind of a dump and priced strictly by price guides (but marked!), but a healthy collection of stuff. Worth a trip only if you're really into collecting. - Tower Records' Discount store in Sacramento. Strictly new tapes and CDs, but you'll find odd bargain labels and reissues you'll never see in the main stores. I apologize to the non-NoCal readers for the length of this post. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: riviera@tiac.net Subject: Re: Astro Sounds/Three Suns Date: 29 Nov 1995 23:53:04 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# riviera@tiac.net <# 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 12:24AM 11/23/95, Kevin Martin wrote: >And while we're on the subject ... is there a CD collection devoted to the >music of The Three Suns? I spoke to Mr. I. Chusid about ten days ago in NYC and he mentioned that he was considering a Three Suns retrospective as his next project. A daunting prospect..the Suns had about a thirty year recording history! Mr. Riviera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: T P Uschanov Subject: Re: Crown Records Date: 30 Nov 1995 15:29:15 +0200 (EET) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# T P Uschanov <# 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. On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Brad Bigelow wrote: > Kenneth Ellzey reminded me that Crown was a subsidiary of Modern, one of the > pivotal R&B labels, founded by the Bihari brothers, Jules, Joe, and Saul. > Among Modern's more important artists were B.B. King (on Modern and two > other subsidiary labels, Kent and United), John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, > Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Ike and Tina Turner. Issues 7 and 8 of Blues Research magazine (Feb./Apr. 1962) were devoted to complete release listings of the Biharis' labels so far. Modern was started in April, 1945, in L.A., as strictly a jazz/blues label. It was incorporated on 28 January 1948. It continued actively until early 1958, and was suspended 1 February 1960, after which trading was mainly as Crown Records. Modern's sister labels also to issue mainly R&B and blues singles were: - - Colonial (1948-1950), - - RPM (who issued a lot of B.B. King records, 1950-1958), - - Meteor (run in Memphis by Lester Bihari, 1952-1957), - - Blues & Rhythm (1952), - - Flair (1953-1955), - - Kent (1958-1969). > By the end of the 50s, the Biharis wer concentrating on reissuing their > artists' work from other labels on Crown, their budget label. Charlie > Gillett doesn't mince words when he refers to, in _The Sound of the City_, > "Modern's willingness to record anything that might sell." > > Modern/Kent/Crown's artistic director was Maxwell Davis, who, along with > Jesse Stone and Bumps Blackwell, was one of the top R&B arrangers. Other > Modern/Kent/Crown session men include Joe Houston. In _Honkers and Shouters_, > Arnold Shaw says the advent of Elvis turned the Biharis away from singles > and toward LPs, and Crown became their main label. > > Yes, there is some good stuff among the junk with Crown, but my advice is > never to spend more than $2 on a Crown LP. If any fellow exotica collectors decide they don't like those of their Crown albums that include reissues of earlier blues material from Modern/RPM/Kent (Etta James, The Cadets, Joe Houston, Elmore James, B.B. King, Jimmy McCracklin, Jimmy Witherspoon, etc.) I'm always willing to give rather more than $2 each for any of them, since this is another genre I specialise in. T P Uschanov (Mr), University of Helsinki, Finland, European Union. tuschano@cc.helsinki.fi ---- http://www.helsinki.fi/~tuschano/ "Property is theft." (Pierre-Joseph Proudhon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: Arthur Lyman and Japanese pop Date: 30 Nov 1995 10:19:38 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Sadin, Glenn" <# 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. > There are three CDs to my knowledge... The third, which I mentioned yesterday, is called "Music of Hawaii," > and is on the Legacy International label (#CD323). Glenn, I'm not sure but there could be a connection here to Arthur's main body of work. I think the Legacy International label is an outgrowth of the Everest budget label which was so prevalent in the 70's. Everest had the labels Olympia, Legacy, Tradition as well as Everest in their stable. And Everest was an outgrowth of the Life and Hi Fi labels Lyman recorded so prolifically for. They share the same street address on many of their issues. Also, Rod McKuen recorded some beatnik albums on Hi Fi which were reissued on Everest in the 70's, but that's another thread. Anyway, I've seen the above CD and felt sure there was a connection to Everest, but someone with more precise information could put the matter to rest. Ken Ellzey Hi Ken - Thanks for the info! Veeeeery interestink!! Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: huge@SIRIUS.COM (David Bailey) Subject: Re: Best Exotica Sources in NoCal Date: 30 Nov 1995 21:47:51 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# huge@sirius.com (David Bailey) <# 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. >By the way, are there any other subscribers to this list from Northern >California? If so, where are some good places to look for these LPs? > >I'm no longer in NoCal, but I can recommend a number of outlets... Also check out Saturn Records (used to be Asta's) in Oakland (at Rockridge Bart Station). They have a wide selection of obscure and not-so-obscure records. Cool collection of cartoon soundtracks, exotica, and other "spacey" stuff. Amoeba is good too! (huge!) I have also seen some of the exotica CD re-issues in S.F. @ Aquarius and Streetlight Records on 24th Street in Noe Valley. The Marin fleamarket was a sometimes good source, but it has made way for another mall. :( David