From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Ferrante & TeicherQuest Date: 01 Dec 1995 02:08:38 -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. I spent this evening scouring a handful of record stores big&small for the Ferrante & Teicher CD "Easy Listening Favorites." There were many CDs I saw but none from their early period and not "ELF." If anyone has a lead on a CD copy of this or can suggest a source please let me know. Thanks! kjm ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "I feel a little top-heavy." - Jennifer, _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: erik@top.monad.net Subject: Santo and Johnny Date: 01 Dec 1995 05:50:45 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# erik@top.monad.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. I have a couple of Santo and Johnny's early LP's but have never been able to find anything on C.D. I run a record store, so my resources are pretty good, but does anyone know if any good collection are available domestically or as imports? --Jon Johnson erik@top.monad.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Ferrante & Teicher go on.../more from Gramophone Emporium Date: 01 Dec 1995 11:39:23 -0800 <# 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. Brother Cleve - (A belated) thanks for the info on F&T - yes, it's the Guest Star compilation that I picked up. Looks like I'll have to keep my eyes open for Soundblast/proof. Actually, I was back in Gramophone Emporium again on Wednesday and spotted _another_ F&T compilation - with the same four tracks on it! - with yet _another_ pair of never heard of pianists! Was someone somewhere desperately trying to cream as much money out of them as they could?! Wednesday's trip only yielded a copy of Bernard Herrmann's music for "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (lovely music, even lovelier sleeve!) - but that's mainly because I had no money! I'm hoping to go back for: Tony Mottola's "Swingin Guitar", another Johnny Keating LP and possibly a rather scratched copy of something called "The Bible: a Jazz Interpretation"! Bye bye for now Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: Edan Ahbez Date: 01 Dec 1995 09:21:38 -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. I'm suprised (and a bit disappointed) that my post on Eden Ahbez did not generate much interest. There was much more chat about The Pizzacto Five, for heaven's sake! Is anybody out there familar with Eden, or am I just stating what everybody already knows? After one listening of this truly strange masterpiece, it instantly made my top ten list. Songs like Myna Bird, Tradewind, Banana Boy and Island Girl take you to a place far, far away. Eden may look like he is a sixties hippie, but he is not. We are talking the fourties, man!!!! You dig? Eden wrote and is (Nat King Cole) Nature Boy. I'm not kidding, he looks like Jesus. This is his one and only album. Released in 1960, it features parrots in the background, tropical winds, creaking boats, chanting island girls and Mr. Ahbez peacefully playing his wooden flute. There are bongos, vibes, crickets and frogs. Eden delivers his spoken word, primitive idealism: Eden's Island has a cove (ooh yeah yeah, ooh yah yah) Boys and girls fall in love! (ooh yeah yeah, ooh yah yah). What more do you want? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Eden Ahbez CD Date: 01 Dec 1995 10:43:12 -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. > Is it true that the Eden Ahbez album is re-released on CD? What is the > label & number please? It's true; the disc is out on Del-Fi. I don't have the disc yet, and my Del-Fi catalog is hiding somehere, so I can't give you catalog info... - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Edan Ahbez Date: 01 Dec 1995 10:18:06 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'm suprised (and a bit disappointed) that my post on Eden Ahbez did not >generate much interest. There was much more chat about The Pizzacto Five, >for heaven's sake! I know I may be sacreligious for saying this, but the one and only Ahbez music I've ever heard is the cut on "Incredibly Strange Music Vol. 2," which I find somewhat boring. I was very dissapointed by the cut, after seeing and reading so many intriguing things about Ahbez. Is the rest of the album similar to that track? Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re[2]: Best Exotica Sources in NoCal Date: 01 Dec 1995 10:30:53 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. The Marin fleamarket was a sometimes good source, but it has made way for another mall. :( Hi David, The Marin flea market has moved to the parking lot of the Marina Middle School, although it is smaller now. Bummer. (I did find some kool jazz 45s last week, though!) Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Japanese pop Date: 01 Dec 1995 19:52:03 +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. does anyone know of a (preferable online) Japanese Mailorder service which accepts credit cards? - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Corey_Johnson@corp.dialog.com (Corey Johnson) Subject: Re: Eden Date: 01 Dec 1995 11:36:05 -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. --Exoticats-- Okay, alright, I'm thoroughly convinced the work of Mr. Ahbez deserves a distinguished place of honor in my collection. Actually, I never needed convincing really, but since I'm a devoted vinyl collector this record has always been an unattainable object in my eyes-- a golden fleece of sorts. If anyone out there has a copy or a lead on the original platter, I'd pay quite handsomely for it, or trade almost anything. Any takers?? Corey ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Forwarded message Date: 01 Dec 1995 13:13:44 -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: <# jpmckay@unity.ncsu.edu This isn't about exotica per say but I have seen a couple of F&T posts here recently. Yesterday I picked up a copy of a record called "Soundproof: The Sound of Tomorrow Today!" in my local $0.25 record bin. It is out on Westminster and seems to be fairly uninspired special-efects driven stuff. The strange thing is that it was arranged and sometimes performed by Ferrante and Teicher but they weren't credited on the front sleeve but rather mentioned (in fairly small type) on the back. I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about this. Thanks, Paul BTW _ I'm new to the list so a quick introduction is in order. My name is Paul McKay and I am a 23 y.o. graduate student at North carolina State University. I also maintain the Swank-O-Rama web page at http://www4.ncsu.edu/eos/users/j/jpmckay/www/swank.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Boyd Subject: Private Eye Jazz Date: 01 Dec 1995 13:06:26 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff 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 give me some references to some good private eye type music? I love stuff like that. Could someone post names/labels, etc? Thanks a lot, Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: doowoplvr@HUB.ofthe.NET (Paula, oldie but a goodie) Subject: RE: Deral Fenderson - where are you Date: 01 Dec 1995 15:51:51 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# doowoplvr@HUB.ofthe.NET (Paula, oldie but a goodie) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. - --=_01tW56g.bO1995u.N21d000A.r12Y.51:006711 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If anyone has Deral Fenderson's correct email address, please let me know. He ordered some records from me & his messages keep coming back as an invalid address... thanks, ...paula... - --=_01tW56g.bO1995u.N21d000A.r12Y.51:006711 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="PAULASIG.TXT" Content-Description: The Sender's Signature "Well he walked up to me & he asked me if I wanted to dance... He looked kinda nice & so I said I might take a chance..." Paula's House of Music - Where Vinyl Lives On LP's, EP's & 45's from the 50's to the 90's Web Site Under Construction Priced Want Lists Accepted Internet References Available Email To: doowoplvr@Hub.ofthe.Net - --=_01tW56g.bO1995u.N21d000A.r12Y.51:006711-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jpmckay@eos.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 01 Dec 1995 17:27:31 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# jpmckay@eos.ncsu.edu <# To 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 by private eye jazz you mean movie jazz from The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon and etc. then check out "White Heat: Film Noir" by the Jazz at the Movies Band out on cd from Discovery. It has thirteen tracks of themes from classic noir films. Ciao, Paul McKay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 01 Dec 1995 21:22:31 -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. Although its not old, you may want to try "the Money Spyder" by the James Taylor quartet it is late 80 early 90's acid jazz, but it was before acid jazz sounded like something you would hear on hold. The record is a soundtrack for an imagnary caper film. It rules in a big way. Any of the JTQ records are pretty great they did a reallyswingin version of the Starsky and Hutch theme. You might also want to check Barry Adamson's "Moss Side Story" or "Soul Murder" both records act as detective film soundtracks,or for that matter the super bad ep " the Negro inside Me" I know that this isn't old exotica, but let's think of it as the next wave. Tangentaly yours C /:::\/::::::\ /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "word." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -some guy \ --- / \________/ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: PeteKitsch@aol.com Subject: Fwd: missing track in "The genius of Esquivel" cd Date: 01 Dec 1995 23:38:17 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# PeteKitsch@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. ====================================================================== Forwarded message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dyemund@best.com (Jack Diamond) Subject: Fwd: missing track in "The genius of Esquivel" cd Date: 01 Dec 1995 23:38:17 -0500 Johan, Here I am to save the day ; Where's Cleve ? > >I just listened to the cd >"The genius of Esquivel/ Esquivel 1968" (Latin Jazz LJ 206-2); You know that this is a Bootleg, right ? Temptation is a 3 part movement as follows ; > 5 5 Temptation: a)Primer Movimiento (Allegro) > b)Seguno Movimiento (Adagio) > 6 c)Tercer Movimiento (Allegretto) This is also a 2 part movement Johan; Besame mucho: a)Primer Movimiento (Adantino) b)Segundo Movimiento (Allegro Moderato) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 01 Dec 1995 20:55:38 -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 1:06 PM 12/1/95, Jeff Boyd wrote: >Can someone give me some references to some good private eye type music? >I love stuff like that. Could someone post names/labels, etc? This reminds me. I've been meaning to post something about some great lost TV themes from the early Sixties. It started, I think, with "77 Sunset Strip." Then there were imitators and followers like, I think, "Oceanside 7" or something and a few others. I also vaguely remember a jazzy TV theme from a TV show from my infancy called "Mr. Lucky." If anyone has info on this genre please post. Thanks! ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "Come live with me, and be my love, if only for a day." - Andre and Dory Previn, from _Valley_of_the_Dolls_, sung by "Tony Polar" (Tony Scotti) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Watterworth Jay Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 01 Dec 1995 23:24:07 -0700 (MST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Watterworth 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. From one who also remembers "Mr. Lucky", don't forget the classic "Peter Gun". Jazz had it's natural place in the hard boiled detective novels of the US, novels from which these shows built atmosphere and plot. Jay Watterworth CU Boulder On Fri, 1 Dec 1995, Kevin Martin wrote: > <# 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 1:06 PM 12/1/95, Jeff Boyd wrote: > >Can someone give me some references to some good private eye type music? > >I love stuff like that. Could someone post names/labels, etc? > > This reminds me. I've been meaning to post something about some great lost > TV themes from the early Sixties. > > It started, I think, with "77 Sunset Strip." Then there were imitators and > followers like, I think, "Oceanside 7" or something and a few others. I > also vaguely remember a jazzy TV theme from a TV show from my infancy > called "Mr. Lucky." > > If anyone has info on this genre please post. > > Thanks! > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------- > > "Come live with me, and be my love, if only for a day." > > - Andre and Dory Previn, from > _Valley_of_the_Dolls_, sung by "Tony Polar" (Tony Scotti) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 02 Dec 1995 01:25:45 -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. My personal favorite album of private eye jazz is Henry Mancini's soundtrack to Peter Gunn, which is available on CD on RCA. In addition to the well-known and much-covered title track, there's some delightfully evocative numbers like "Dreamsville," "Fallout!" and "Session at Pete's Pad." You might want to check out the works of trombonist J.J. Johnson also. His stuff is very in keeping with the genre. One particularly fine track that will evoke dames, gunsels and snub-nosed .45s belching "ker-chow! ker-chow!" is a number called "Space Walk" which can be found on "Say When" on the Bluebird label. Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Boyd Subject: Fallout! Date: 01 Dec 1995 23:35:24 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff 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 heard this tune by Mancini? It's great - it's from an old TV show. Does anyone know of anything else that sounds a lot like this? I love this track!!! Thanks, JeFf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 02 Dec 1995 03:02:31 -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. By far the grooviest Crime Jazz LP is Pete Rugolo's Music from _Thriller_, an album of music from that old Boris Karloff-hosted Alfred Hitchcock Presents rip-off. DS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: CELLO SUBMARINE Date: 02 Dec 1995 19:23:50 +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. has anybody heard tis new cd yet? 12 CELLISTS OF BERLIN PHIL: CELLO SUBMARINE...BEATLES CLASSICS - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: The Music of an Enchanted Isle Date: 02 Dec 1995 15:20:56 -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. On 12/1, Glenn wrote that he was disappointed with the one Edan Ahbez piece "Full Moon" which he had heard on the Incredibly Strange Music collection. He asked what the rest of the LP was like. When I first heard Full Moon, which is sandwiched between Gossipo Perpetuo, Green and Bumble Bee Bolero, I was not particularly moved either. When I listened to it along with his other work, for me, it was much more effective. The Music of an Enchanted Isle has twelve tracks which are presented in three styles. Spoken word, instrumentals and a chanting "island girl" chorus with Eden singing along and playing his wooden flute. It is an eclectic mix that is all over the map - and pure exotica. Extensive liner notes, a few photos (including one with Edan and Nat King Cole) and a beautiful cover photo - just like the original. Wow wee. Merry Xmas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: Spy music Date: 02 Dec 1995 13:31 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. Speaking of spy music... Just got "Secret Agent S.O.U.N.D.S." a compilation of spy tunes- alot of covers- done by current artists. All instrumentals- with mucho twango. Includes a very cool cover of "Shot in the Dark" by Combustible Edison. Here's the list: Mission Impossible Laika and the Cosmonauts S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Shig and Buzz James Bond Theme/You Only Live Twice Deadbolt Traitor Vic The Tiki Tones Operacion 69 Forbidden Dimension A Shot in the Dark Combustible Edison Goldfinger Man or Astroman? The Liquidator Seks Bomba G-Man Los Straightjackets Mr. Midnight The Huntington Cads Double-O Seafoam The Neptunas Smart Bomb Huevos Rancheros Peter Gunn's Hideaway Hillbilly Soul Surfers (quite a combo of two covers) Only $9.99 from Dr. Dream Records 841 W. Collins Orange, CA 92667 1-800-45 Dream BTW, there is a nifty message to de-code by the enclosed decryptograph. All in all, highly enjoyable... Bob Ball ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: private spy music Date: 02 Dec 1995 19:54:40 -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. Does anybody else now of Lalo Schifin ? the man behind the mission imposble theme? he wrote some really odd spy inspired conceptal music , not to mention a truly horific rock opera. But his spy music waas kind of cool in a psychedlic way , he also called one of his records" theres a whole Lalo Schirfin going on" I have a couple of his records if people want to know more. There is also my Fave exotic guitair player Billy Strange , (former orchestra leader for Wink Martindale) Who has a record where he not only covers a gaggle of bond and other spy themes , but he makes up his own "Pussy Galores theme" ( there is a luna album cover that borows from this one) There is also a Music to read James Bond by album that is total spy in an easychair stuff. ok, I'll stop now C /:::\/::::::\ /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "word." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -some guy \ --- / \________/ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Private Eye Jazz Date: 02 Dec 1995 21:50:31 -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. >Can someone give me some references to some good private eye type music? >I love stuff like that. Could someone post names/labels, etc? >Thanks a lot, RCA Victor was the king of this stuff. Look for Buddy Morrow's "Impact" and "Double Impact", "Mike Hammer" (Skip Martin), "M Squad" (Stanley Wilson), Mancini's 2 "Peter Gunn" LP's (3 if you count the movie track "Gunn! Number 1"), 2 "TV Action Jazz" (Mundel Lowe), "North of Hollywood" (Alex North), and the 7" EP's "Stakeout on Dope Street"(Hollywood Chamber Jazz Ensemble) and "The Wild One" (Shorty Rogers) BTW RCA recently deleted the CD's of "Peter Gunn", "Mr. Lucky" and "Mr.Lucky Goes Latin" from their catalog. Other cool (vinyl) titles : "Music For a Private Eye" (Ralph Marterie, Mercury), "Jazz Themes for Cops & Robbers" (Leith Stevens, Coral), "TV Jazz Themes" (Skip Martin, Somerset), "Thriller" (Pete Rugolo, Time), "The Untouchables" (Nelson Riddle, Capitol), "77 Sunset Strip" (Warren Barker, Warner Bros), "Richard Diamond" (Pete Rugolo, Mercury), "Private Life of a Private Eye"(Enoch Light, Command), "The Naked City" (George Dunning, Colpix), "Murder,Inc"(Irving Joseph, Time), "Johnny Cool" (Billy May, UA), "College Confidential" (Dean Elliot, Chancelor), "Checkmate" (John Williams, Columbia), "Shotgun Slade" (Gerald Fried, Mercury), "The Wild One" (Leith Stevens, Decca) and Elmer Bernstein's "Staccato" (Capitol) , "Man with the Golden Arm" (Decca) and "Sweet Smell of Success" (Decca). Where's Diamond? C'mon Jack, you've got tons of this stuff. Tell us more! br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: aa1515@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu (Ben Mancine) Subject: Re: Fallout! Date: 03 Dec 1995 10:03:27 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# aa1515@freenet.lorain.oberlin.edu (Ben Mancine) <# To 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 tune by Mancini? It's great - it's from an old TV >show. Does anyone know of anything else that sounds a lot like this? >I love this track!!! Thanks, JeFf A great cut from a classic private eye LP, The Music From Peter Gunn. This is on RCA, LSP-1956. This TV show was hot stuff in 1959+1960. Besides the classic tune, Peter Gunn, this album also features the sublime, finger-poppin' tune, The Floater, which I use as the theme music for a 2-hour weekly radio show I do at Oberlin College. Also look for - More Music From Peter Gunn, LSP-2040 (check out Blue Steel), and Music From Mr. Lucky, LSP-2198 (check out Chime Time). A follow-up LP, Mr. Lucky Goes Latin, is only slightly less cool. Mr. Lucky (TV show) was, (from the LP liner notes:) "...a true cosmopolite. He's been everywhere, seen and done just about everything and knows everybody. He has a suave, sophisticated, polished and international demeanor. He's a mystery man, intriguing to women, admired and envied by men." This show periodically sent Mr. Lucky into some beatnik dive, where he hung with the bad people to get investigative leads, and where smoky jazz was everywhere. Too cool! - Ben Mancine - -- * "You're soaking in it!" * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Dave's Record Collection Date: 03 Dec 1995 13:13:50 -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, I always look forward to Dave's Record Collection. For someone like me that enjoys wierd records, this is one of his best segments. (unmeasurably better than the Quiz Machine) I hope you get to do a holiday version of the segment. I don't have any of the original albums, but I do have a tape compilation of Hawaiian Xmas music. Nothing evokes the spirit of the holidays more than the sound of ukeleles and slack-key guitar! Meke melee hua kane rumpa pum pum. - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: Fallout! Date: 03 Dec 1995 14:39:48 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Joseph 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. >A great cut from a classic private eye LP, The Music From Peter Gunn. >This is on RCA, LSP-1956. This TV show was hot stuff in 1959+1960. >Besides the classic tune, Peter Gunn, this album also features the >sublime, finger-poppin' tune, The Floater, which I use as the theme >music for a 2-hour weekly radio show I do at Oberlin College. Also look >for - More Music From Peter Gunn, LSP-2040 (check out Blue Steel), and For a glimpse of the fabulous covers of the Peter Gunn and More Peter Gunn LPs, drop by http://www.interport.net/~joholmes/sabp_gallery.html - -=-Joe =----------------------------------------------------= = Space Age Bachelor Pad Music on the World Wide Web = = http://www.interport.net/~joholmes/index.html = =----------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Another Day, Another Arm-Load of Records... Date: 04 Dec 1995 19:53:18 -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 - Just thought I'd let you know what I've squeezed from the Edinburgh shops in the last few days - and a lot of the records I'm picking up are becoming "instant favourites", I must be getting into the vibe... from Friday... Decca Records "How to Give Yourself a Stereo Check Up", 1967 Which has many many delights: a man a woman alternately walking from left to right holding a metronome and describing stereo; someone smashing up a piano; an inch or so of ungrooved vinyl "for checking your tracking" and some wonderful space-age test tones... John Cage/L.Berio/I.Mimaroglu - "Fontana Mix/Visage/Agony" Mimaroglu's "Agony" is my favourite of these for out and out electronic weirdness here... - the ideal way to freak out a crowd... George Melachrino - "Lisbon at Twilight" My first Melachrino disk and it's a lot nicer than I was expecting! From today (and for 1 pound each!)... Bob Kojima and his Orchestra - "Moshi Moshi", ABC Paramount, 1960? "Chambara Parade - a medley of background music generally used in Samurai movies, particularly during sword-fighting scenes" Unbelievable! Imagine Latin jazz meets strange twanging out of tune shamisen... Does anyone know about this or other Japanese jazz recordings?! Jane Morgan - "Ballads of Lady Jane", Kapp Stereophonic, 19?? "Hearken ye, gentles all, unto my Lady Jane, for she is fairest in the land..." Les Baxter - "continental" (the UK Music for Pleasure issue, 1958) "...a colourful, cheerful whirl of music in the air..." Though this was actually a bit of a disappointment... Oh and I forgot to mention a recent addition: Dolores Ventura - "Party in Rio" (Pye Golden Guinea, 1960) and her "swinging, swaying piano" which has a simply divine, lush, slow version of "Misirlou" (am I allowed to mention that damned tune here?!) Phew! No doubt more soon! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TothMD@aol.com Subject: Re: missing track in "The genius of Esquivel" cd Date: 04 Dec 1995 23:33:55 -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. johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) writes: > 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 ????????????? Track 10 is "Surfboard," and the ONLY reason I know this is that it's on the first Bar/None Esquivel _SABPM_ compilation. Interestingly, on Joseph Holmes's SABPM Web Page Esquivel discography, the song is not listed on the _Genius of Esquivel_ album, or _1968_, but it IS listed on _Nulvos Exitos_, which is supposed to have only material lifted from those two LPs. Now all we need is a consensus on tracks 5-9...? Michael David Toth TothMD@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Jackson Subject: F&T Open Reel Date: 04 Dec 1995 13:58:09 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. This weekend I went back to my hometown (Elkton Marlyand) to find a brand new goodwill store had opened. And you know what that means - fresh record bins. I found tons of Enoch Light and other less known ezee listening artists, but the best finds were an open reel copy of Ferrante & Teicher's interpretation of Star Wars, the Star Trek theme and a rather weak thematic link of other songs with the word star in the title (such as You Are My Lucky Star). Also got an 8 track of Everything You Always Wanted To Hear On The Moog But Were Afraid To Ask For including a version of Bolero. This month's Pulse (the Tower Records magazine freebie) listed a reissue of Enoch Light's Persuasive Percussion (it could have been Provocative, I'm not sure). Has anyone located it in their store yet, or is this another misinformed Pulse article? j. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: PeteKitsch@aol.com Subject: Re: Pleasant Percussion, etc. Date: 04 Dec 1995 20:00:28 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# PeteKitsch@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. The discussion of Crown's percussion records had me thinking that I owned some, but I was mistaken. I *do* have one Pleasant Percus- sion LP on a different label (is it the same group? Beats me.) But here's a few of the close relatives of Crown percussion records, all of which I recommend. ====================================================================== ====================================================================== PLEASANT PERCUSSION -- MUSIC OF COLE PORTER (International Award Series Records) "Featuring the Lowery Organ (RAPHAEL at the console) with TED SOMMER & BILL LAVORGNA on percussion" No other credits. Back has a label discography, including a few organ records by The Magic Fingers of Merlin. ====================================================================== ====================================================================== PERSPECTIVES IN PERCUSSION VOL.2 (Somerset Records) This one actually lists the entire studio orchestra, conducted by Skip Martin. I don't recognize most of the names (interested parties can write me for the list) but the drummer is Irv Cottler, which brings me to... ====================================================================== ====================================================================== AROUND THE WORLD IN PERCUSSION "Romantic sounds from romantic places" (Somerset) "with IRV COTTLER and Hollywood's leading percussionists" (none of whom are listed.) Arrangements are by Mr. Cottler and Marty Paich. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: Re: These "ltd. ed. 1000" CD reissues Date: 04 Dec 1995 22:51:11 -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 11:33 PM 12 4 1995, TothMD@aol.com wrote: >Okay, just WHAT is floating around out there on these nifty "limited edtion >1000" CD reissues of "questionable legitimacy?!?" Not that I called them >bootlegs or anything, just...*questionable*... :-) Shock/Panic (Creed Taylor Orchestra, music of Kenyon Hopkins) Zounds!What Sounds (Dean Elliot)/Music from A Surplus Store (Jack Fascinato) Moog Indigo/Amazing New Electronic Pop Sound of Jean Jacques Perrey Astro Sounds From Beyond the Year 2000 (101 Strings)/ Miracles (Yma Sumac) Exotic Moog (Martin Denny)/Moog Rock (Les Baxter) Music Out Of the Moon/Music for Peace of Mind/Perfume Set to Music and from another label: The Genius of Esquivel/Esquivel '68 the Banana Splits - ---windy /\o/\ /^<_>^\ 'and my name was /^^/ \^^\ nicotine fingertips...' /___\ --Churchill's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: copp/brown Date: 04 Dec 1995 22:51:16 -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. because i care: is anyone interested in the jim copp/ed brown albums? we have been getting them from jim copp, who is in his eighties now, but this will be the very last shipment, as he is running out of them. these are the original lps (sealed). for those who haven't heard them, jim copp and ed brown sat at jim copp's dining room table in the '50s and '60s and cut together children's records of astonishing sophistication and humor, each of them contributing a dozen voices or more per record. each album comes with a game, from a board game on the gatefold sleeve to a pop up stage with characters. titles: east of flumdiddle the sea of glup thimble corner fable forest there were 8 but titles these are all that are still available. each is US$9.98. i highly recommend them! and i'm asking because i need to know how many to order. if you're interested, contact me soon. call me at: Aquarius Records 3961 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 415.647.2272 thanks! - ---windy /\o/\ /^<_>^\ 'and my name was /^^/ \^^\ nicotine fingertips...' /___\ --Churchill's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) Subject: looking for ferrante & teicher Date: 04 Dec 1995 22:51:22 -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. got a friend. he wants to pay $ for ferrante $ teicher's 'adventure in carols' (westminster). thanks for any replies. - ---windy /\o/\ /^<_>^\ 'and my name was /^^/ \^^\ nicotine fingertips...' /___\ --Churchill's ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: These "ltd. ed. 1000" CD reissues Date: 05 Dec 1995 02:26:26 -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. Here are the "limited edition" reissues (hereafter known as "bootlegs") that I have seen: 1. Genius of Esquivel/Esquivel '68 2. Shock!/Panic!/Fear! 3. Zounds! What Sounds! (Elliot)/Music From A Surplus Store (Fascinato) 4. Astro Sounds From Beyond 2000 (101 Strings)/Miracles (Yma Sumac) 5. Exotic Moog (Denny)/Moog Rock (Baxter) 6. The Passions (Baxter) 7. The Banana Splits/The Beagles 8. Moog Indigo/The Amazing New Electronic Sounds of Jean Jacques Perrey I think the Eden Ahbez is actually legit, but I'm not positive. I know it's a lot cheaper than the rest. I'm doing this from memory...forgive me if I missed one (or two or three)...but I think this is pretty complete. BTW, from what they've released so far, I have a suspicion that someone behind these CDs is a subscriber to the list. Almost every one of these titles has been discussed here in recent months. I'm not complaining. I'd love it if Rhino or someone would realize there was a market here and release these things legitimately so that we could get them at a better price and, more importantly, the original artists (or their estates) could get some deserved money from them. But until then, I'm just glad to be able to hear some of this stuff. P.S. Apologies to Michael Toth, who I accidentally posted this message to when I meant it to go to the list...Sorry... Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: crime/spy jazz Date: 05 Dec 1995 09:18:00 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. yes, i too have quested for mega-swank crime jazz of the sleazy kind, but haven't had much luck. mostly i can find tv show stuff and the john barry bond stuff, but what i want is no-holds barred "KITTEN WITH A WHIP" sexy sweaty palm brassy busty jazz.... jack diamond suggested things which... of course i cannot find, but i'll try to post his ideas on the matter. fallout rules. man with the golden arm soundtrack (plus lots more elmer bernstein) rules. old quincy jones rules (course i can't find any). that new blockaders thing was cool (it was on the nat. born killers soundtrack -why i don't know). rent THE KILLERS directed by don siegel. cool music. new stuff: listen to WISEBLOOD's Pedal to the Metal EP. this is one of FOETUS' (aka jim thirwell, aka clint ruin, etc...) incarnations. this particular ep is totally crime jazz and helped inspired me i confess. just imagine private eye jazz with the intensity and excess of industrial music. he's done other things similar in foetus records as well... and in his STEROID MAXIMUS incarnation (does an intense cover of powerhouse). LISTEN TO FOETUS! i second a recommendation for barry adamson. he's not that active, but he's done some soundtracks recently that have had a few gems, with a little more than a tip of the hat to his predecessors (bernstein, barry, mancini, etc.). films include: DELUSION, GAS FOOD LODGING, NATURAL BORN KILLERS. anyone know any others? of course his faux-soundtracks are much cooler... kevin btw, stay away from TV ACTION JAZZ (i forget who did this record). it promises great covers (peter gunn,sunset 77,m-squad) but is really really lame and uninspired. black cover with yellow/orange type, no graphics, just track listings. blah, i was disappointed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joseph Holmes <72241.731@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: missing track in "The genius of Esquivel" cd Date: 05 Dec 1995 10:24:23 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Joseph 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. >Interestingly, on Joseph >Holmes's SABPM Web Page Esquivel discography, the song is not listed on the >_Genius of Esquivel_ album, or _1968_, but it IS listed on _Nulvos Exitos_, >which is supposed to have only material lifted from those two LPs. Good catch! Thanks. Keep those corrections rolling in. - -=-Joe =----------------------------------------------------= = Space Age Bachelor Pad Music on the World Wide Web = = http://www.interport.net/~joholmes/index.html = =----------------------------------------------------= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: Pulse Magazine & E. Light Date: 05 Dec 1995 09:24:20 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. jjackson wrote: This month's Pulse (the Tower Records magazine freebie) listed a reissue of Enoch Light's Persuasive Percussion (it could have been Provocative, I'm not sure). Has anyone located it in their store yet, or is this another misinformed Pulse article? The Enoch Light Provocative / Persuasive Percussion series of albums are each at least four volumes (I think one has a number five, though not called vol. 5, but something like "even more Provocative Percussion" or something like that). The Enoch Light re-issue cd's are around - I saw them in Berkeley at Amoeba Records a while back. They are compilations of various Enoch Light material, and not even all of it from the Persuasive/Provocative series as far as I know. perhaps someone knows different (or better? or little or yellow?). Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Pulse Magazine & E. Light Date: 05 Dec 1995 12:58:24 -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. Clark wrote: >The Enoch Light > re-issue cd's are around - I saw them in Berkeley at Amoeba Records a while back. > They are compilations of various Enoch Light material, and not even all of it from > the Persuasive/Provocative series as far as I know. perhaps someone knows > different Each cd, Provocative and Persuasive, contains all of volumes one and part of volumes 2. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: F&T: Soundproof Date: 05 Dec 1995 18:14:23 -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. jpmckay wrote: > Yesterday I picked up a copy of a record called "Soundproof: The Sound > of Tomorrow Today!" ... Wouldn't you just believe it...! Check Brother Cleve's reply my posting - I think it's in digest #45 - for info about this and a companion record... I don't suppose you want to sell it?! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mark Freitas Subject: Rotary Connection Date: 05 Dec 1995 14:50:12 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Mark Freitas <# To 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 a friend's recommendation I searched out of a couple of Rotary Connection's records. I expected them to sound like Funkadelic or something, but the end result was more like really tripped up, psychedelic easy listening with a *tinge* of funk (but more strings and choirs). I'm not sure that they belong here - they aren't exotic, so much as easy/weird - but is any one else into these guys? The albums I found were "Songs" and "Rotary Connection." The also had an x-mas album which I took a pass on. I hate x-mas myself, and have heard the x-mas album ("Peace") is so-so. mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Tenney Subject: Jack Fascinato Date: 05 Dec 1995 14:33:49 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# John Tenney <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Noticed mention of this esteemed name. He arranged a Tennessee Ernie Ford song I would very much appreciate more info about: "Chicken Road." Could have been from the late '40s, but more likely early to mid '50s. I'd like to know author and year of release if possible; my tape dub came anonymously except, strangely enough, for the info about Fascinato. BTW it's a *weird* tune, very Southern Gothic Noir, to coin a phrase. Private replies welcome if people don't wanna clutter the list. Thanks. John Tenney (jten@crl.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: WFMU record fair/NYC Date: 05 Dec 1995 22:49:49 -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. Hey, I can't believe that nobody here on the East has wanted to declare how much fun the WFMU record fair was. I will let my enthusiasm get the best of me and say that it was a total blast. I don't feel so bad and left out now for missing the Exoticon/95 in LA. Sure, the prices were high-ish on 'some' things, but the overall level of pricing I thought was very decent. The highest and most ridiculous I saw was for a Richard Hayman called the Electric People which was going for 150. the first day and 200. the second day, though the vendor said he would take 150. (well, okay then) You could basically find anything within the SABPM genre--Stereo Action series abound, Private Eye, Denny, Lyman, Moog, Soundtrack, Percussion, Strange, Command label and Esquivels all over the place. Though LP condition wasn't always a Mint, but compared to last year it seems that the music catagories were more specific to the Space Age Pop and Strange. Anybody else? bye--David * * * ________ \ / \ / \ O/ \/ || || || ___||___ cheers!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: F&T: Soundproof Date: 05 Dec 1995 18:19:40 -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. jpmckay wrote: > Yesterday I picked up a copy of a record called "Soundproof: The Sound > of Tomorrow Today!" ... Wouldn't you just believe it...! Check Brother Cleve's reply my posting - I think it's in digest #45 - for info about this and a companion record... I don't suppose you want to sell it?! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Osmond Xmas Date: 06 Dec 1995 10:17:56 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet Hi gang. This is my first post, and I know the Osmonds probably don't qualify as exotica, but I'm trying to find a long lost favorite album for a friend. Does anyone know where I can get a copy (preferably CD but vinyl OK) of the Osmonds Christmas album? Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Richard Jay <100022.3437@compuserve.com> Subject: Sweet Charity OST Date: 06 Dec 1995 10:28:07 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Richard Jay <100022.3437@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. I rediscovered the 1968 film SWEET CHARITY the other week - there is some *seriously* odd stuff in there, the best track being Sammy Davis Jnr's RHYTHM OF LIFE which sounds like the sort of song Henry Purcell would have written had he been alive in the 60's. I can't seem to find the film's soundtrack anywhere - does anyone know if it is available on CD or ever likely to be ?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Ferrante and Teicher Date: 06 Dec 1995 20:12:15 +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. jpmckay@unity.ncsu.edu wrote: >a record called "Soundproof: The Sound of Tomorrow Today!"... >seems to be fairly uninspired special-efects driven stuff. this is my personal opinion about this (and other) F&T prepared piano albums: they are amongst the best and most inspired and adventurous and experimental-yet-very-listenable "incredibly strange" or "Space Age" music or whatever... that I have ever heard! "uninspired"? tsk tsk ;) Call yourself *very* lucky that you found this beauty for less than a buck! - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: Re: These "ltd. ed. 1000" CD reissues Date: 06 Dec 1995 15:06:19 -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 think the Eden Ahbez is actually legit, but I'm not positive. Indeed it is -- it's on Del-Fi (think I mentioned this), who are one of the classic '60s labels. Lotsa reissue action on Del-Fi lately, most of it old Surf stuff. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Subject: Re: Lyman/Everest/HiFi/etc Date: 06 Dec 1995 20:28:00 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# <# To 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 here at Rykodisc recently bought a whole bunch of masters from Everest which included a raft of masters from Hifi. We now own most of all of the Lyman recordings as well as some out takes. If anyone is interested in the longer version of the Everest/Hifi connection, please e-mail me directly, but I will try to brief any and all interested in this confusing trail of masters/names/etc. EVEREST started as a classical label and was bought out by Bernie Solomon in the fifties. To keep releasing material, though without spending muchodinero on recording costs he bought out labels, or acquired masters, to put out on EVEREST. One such label was the TRADITION label that was run by Patrick Clancy (of the Clancy Brothers) in NYC. (We are putting out a bunch of budget albums of blues, folk, and jazz under that moniker, but that is quite another book for another time -- although I must say we are cleaning the masters up extensively and getting liner notes written so at least I know what these albums are all about -- they came with no information at all). Bernie would take these masters and put them out as EVEREST LPs and then as ARCHIVE OF FOLK AND JAZZ and then as some other labels OLYMPIC, DAVON and so on. Often he would mix and match releases and I have found quite a few masters that are the exact same master of another but with a reversed track order. It was at this time that Bernie bought out HIFI and kept recording LYMAN at the Henry Kaiser Aluminum Dome over there in Hawaii. (BTW this Kaiser is the scion of Henry Kaiser, the guitarist) Some of these HIFI albums have come out as HIFI EVEREST as I had seen in his later EVEREST catalog. The HIFI recordings were audiophillatic in nature, with plastic inner sleeves and fine-tuned artwork. We were sent a few of these. Later on, they were repressed by Everest and placed into paper sleeves -- I believe when they went to the LIFE series, but I may be wrong. The LP of Love For Sale we have sounds real noisy, sorry to say. Everest also had some monies invested in the DAVON production group and so we acquired a bunch of those masters as well. Everest still has a bunch of masters that we didn't buy...a stupendous list of jazz, folk, blues, and such. We bought most of the HIFI stuff and are figuring out which ones to compile and which ones to release. The first of which will be a compilation called "Shaken Not Stirred - selections for the hi-life" The track listing will include Lyman, Bob Florence, Henry Zimmerman (who we found out was Dinah Shore's conductor), The In Group (Leon Russell on harpsichord no less!) and the bassist Jimmy Bond who took one look at the moolah to be made on the spy craze and changed his professional name to James Bond. Again, anyone wanting to know more can e-mail me so that this doesn't look too much like an advertisement in this digest. LEGACY INTERNATIONAL is Bernie as well, taking his Everest masters and releasing them on CD. Everest licensed the Taboo/Yellow Bird compilation to DCC, which is how I first found out about Lyman and went looking for this stuff. This release on DCC is not the Taboo album with the Yellow Bird album, but rather a compilation of tracks from all over the Lyman catalog. We are trying to get in contact with Arthur, who still plays his vibes over there in Hawaii every Friday and Saturday afternoon at the New Otami Beach Hotel. I want him to compile his own "Souvenir Of Hawaii" that could serve as a Best Of, but I eagerly await his call after sending a package to him via a friend. Hmmmmmmm. David Greenberg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Looking for a song...not Monkees...OK music experts... Date: 06 Dec 1995 10:25:03 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. This is a long shot, but my friend is looking for a record for her dad. If you can help, please let me know, and I'll forward the info: >My dad wants (and is willing to trade some valuable (don't ask, I don't know >what he has... if you have it to trade, I'll have him make out a list) Elvis >45 or other for it if it's in good condition...although I'd rather buy it >for him for Xmas ) a song he doesn't know the title to or artist of. >It's a Vietnam protest era song. Prolly called "The one in the middle" with >lines such as "and the one in the middle got drafted" ; "and the one in the >middle was a Methodist" >Ring any bells, anyone have a copy to trade/sell or know where I could lay >my hands on one via mail? (We don't happen to have a groovy (ugh, bad pun) >little vinyl shops here) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Butman, Holly" Subject: RE: Looking for a song...not Monkees...O Date: 07 Dec 1995 11:00:00 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Butman, Holly" <# To 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's a Vietnam protest era song. Prolly called "The one in the middle" >with >>lines such as "and the one in the middle got drafted" ; "and the one in the >>middle was a Methodist" Actually, it's called "one on the right is the one on the left" and the only version I know is done by Johnny Cash. You can easily and cheaply find it on his _Greatest Hits V. 1_ cd on Sony, which is one of those budget-priced jobbies (and in print). If it has to be on vinyl, it shouldn't be too hard to find a used copy, either. Holly ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review Perez Prado "Voodoo Suite / Exotic Suite" Date: 07 Dec 1995 20:07:48 +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. OOOOOO _____ I like this EXOTIC music ! :-D ====================================================================== ......artist: Perez Prado .......title: Voodoo suit / Exotic suite of the Americas ......origin: Germany ........type: cd .......label: Bear Family BCD 15463 .......price: DEM 30, USD 20 distribution: Bear Family Records, PO Box 1154, 27727 Hambergen, Germany; tel: 4794/93000; fax: 4794/930020 (free catalog available) ........year: 1995 re-issue of 1954 and 1962 LP .......genre: exotica, jazz ....duration: 67:28 ..TRACK LIST: The Voodoo Suite (& Shorty Rogers) (23:12) St. James infirmary In the mood I can't get started Jumping at the Woodside Stomping at the Savoy Music makers Exotic Suite of the Americas (16:24) Midnight in Jamaica Mama yo quiero Son of a gun Jacqueline and Caroline El relicario I could have danced all night When I saw this "Voodoo Suite / Exotic Suite" CD listed in the Bear Family catalog, I thought: "Woow, something with such a title *must* be good; but what is it doing in a catalog devoted to R&R?". Still don't know what got Bear Family into re-issuing these 2 LP's from 1954 and 1962, but *good* it is. Even more: this is BEAUTIFULL! The 2 long main Suites - each divided into several contrasting movements - have little to do with his well known mambo stuff: "The Voodoo Suite" has a lot of African percussion, a big band sound, and a dark, heavy, mysterious ... well, voodoo ! atmosphere... and then suddenly things get happier and Perez even shouts his "hu!". "Exotic Suite" is also very haunting, and has some nice strings. The other 12 tracks are not bad, but not as strong as the 2 suites, much more light hearted also. As always with Bear, there are extensive liner notes; the original "Voodoo Suite" artwork is re-used and adapted a bit as the front cover, and both the original covers are pictured (together) on the back of the booklet. One of my favorite re-issues of this year :) PS: - - mentioned price is without postage, as this changes from country to country - - when contacting the mentioned address, always include a stamp (or IRC) & addressed return envelop! - - I have no idea at all about the availability through shops, sorry. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Latest Adds and some finds up for grabs Date: 07 Dec 1995 19:29:53 -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 - More treasures from the dusty shelves of Gramophone Emporium picked up yesterday... and a few rejects if anyone's interested! ====================================================================== The gooduns ====================================================================== Neal Hefti A Salute to the Instruments This and the other Hefti LP (see below) were a bit of a disappointment but this one (all covers) is saved by an utterly bizarre, clanging "Jungle Drums" (and there's a nice version of Raymond Scott's "Toy Trumpet"). Scatman Crothers Gone Not listened to this properly yet but it sounds good! (Nice version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky") Marty Rubenstein "The Song of Songs (from the Bible - a jazz interpretation)" (Audio Fidelity Stereo 1958) I saw this on the shelves a week ago but it was badly scratched - imagine my wonder and astonishment to go back this week and find a _second copy_! A bit crackly but wonderful nevertheless - various swinging jazz instrumentals which keep fading out under acted excerpts from the Song of Songs - plus some strange rattling percussion in places (I've only skim listened so far). Truly one of the weirdest LP I've picked up so far! Has anyone else come across this - and was any more of the Bible given a "jazz interpretation"?! If anyone would like the copy with a scratch across one side, let me know! ====================================================================== The not so good uns (up for grabs) ====================================================================== Neal Hefti Li'l Darlin (Coral Stereo, no date) 11 original compositions but nothing which turns me on. Johnny Keating Straight Ahead (1965) Quite nice but nothing like as good as the other Keating stuff I've heard. Les Paul & Trio epon (Hi Fi TOPS, no date) If anyone fancies any of these latter ones, let me know! BTW, I'm hoping soon to set up a small list of exotica/related vinyl for sale on my web site - watch this space! And prepare for a cool post... coming next! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Mr Ken Nordine Date: 07 Dec 1995 19:35:18 -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. OK, as promised, my contribution for the "coolest post" award... Received this yesterday from KEN NORDINE! What a guy! [to explain: I sent compliments abour "Colors" and asked about the chances of "Sounds in Space" being reissued on CD...] > thanks for the e mail. Glad you like the Colors Cd...hope to have > something else out with Asphodel early this coming year...early spring, > I hope. > > Sounds of Space became a collector's item shortly after it came out. > Not a bad idea to re-issue it. It was originally done for RCA to explain > what the then new mystery of STEREO was all about. I workde with a > dedicated sound engineer Jim Cunningham who collected all the sounds as > an act of technological love. Great guy Jim is,. I'll call him and see > what we can do. Thanks for the e mail. > ken No, it's OK, no really, please.... thank you.... Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: WFMU record fair/NYC Date: 07 Dec 1995 15:20:58 -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. How about the Farrakan 7" for $100.00 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: WFMU record fair/NYC Date: 07 Dec 1995 15:20:58 -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. How about the Farrakan 7" for $100.00 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Hey Moog Date: 08 Dec 1995 01:10:43 -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. Just wondering, Does anyone have any idea on the number of moog versions of Hey Jude? The goofiness of the couple I've heard rivals The Residents version on Third Reich 'n Roll. Spiritual... AND annoying! This one seems to pop up more often than any other Beatles tune (at least from what I've seen, which admittedly ain't much). Why Why Why? the sedatives are kicking in, kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Re: Mr Ken Nordine Date: 08 Dec 1995 08:53:17 -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, I almost bought Sounds in Space, but someone had played it to death... - -Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Subject: Enoch Light Reissues Date: 08 Dec 1995 09:15:03 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff <# To 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 picked up the reissue of Provocative Percussion at Amoeba in Berkeley a few months back. The cool thing is that it has all the songs that the vinyl original has, and it also has about 5-6 songs off of volume two or the original set. Another interesting note - it's also subtitled "Bachelor Pad Music", unlike the original. Does anyone know about any other Enoch Light stuff on CD (besides volume I of this series, which I already have on vinyl)? Thanks, Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: church bells Date: 08 Dec 1995 20:08:14 +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. now I found something you lucky American exotiacs will never find! :) Well, I'm not entirely sure if this is exotica, but I think it's out of this world: an lp with carillon (church bells) music; this instrument consists of a large collection (47 in this case, weighing 25 tons!) of big tuned church bells; this is something typically Belgian! (these date from 1658!) They are played by hammering fists and feet on a set of wooden pedals. The songs are renditions of well-known classical tunes (Beethoven's "Fur Elise", Mozart's "Turkisch March"), but the most bizarrrre track is Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer"... very strange indeed! ~johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: These "ltd. ed. 1000" CD reissues Date: 08 Dec 1995 20:08:06 +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. tubesox@SIRIUS.COM (windy) & AMcCon@aol.com wrote: >The Banana Splits/The Beagles what is this? thanx, johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Date: 08 Dec 1995 20:38:46 +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 ====================================================================== Rejoice, fans of Mrs. Miller, Florence Foster Jenkins, Leona Anderson, Moms Mabley & Phillis Diller: you can add yet another name to this list of masters of the fine art of awfull singing! I first read about Jonathan and Darlene in "Incredibly Strange Music volume 2". Page 106 shows the original cover from their first 1957 LP "The piano artistry of...": a piano, and a player... with 2 left hands! Then I found the address of their label in the Demento Society Newsletter (thanx, Dr. D!), and immediately asked a catalog. Well, that proved to be nothing more than 1 (rather badly) photocopied list, BUT it contains the 2 CDs listed above, which I - again - immediately ordered. Well folks, they really are crazy! The notes on their third album, "Sing along with..." say: "If there seem to be a few added beats from time to time, don't be discouraged, and don't blame the record, but rather your lack of imagination" First there's the piano "artistry" of mister Jonathan: he often misses keys, adds a dozen wrong ones, is very unpredictable indeed. He reminds me of a routine Victor Borge did, when he played some classical piece completely wrong. Then there's the wonderfully awfull singing of miss Darlene; she sounds horribly tone-deaf! She just doesn't seem to be able to sing one bar without painfull mistakes... But now for the big surprise: Jonathan has one very important thing in common with Borge: in real life, he's a very capable piano player! His real name is Paul Weston, and Darlene's real one is ... Jo Stafford! She's not tone-deaf at all, but merely very very gifted in singing just a little bit off-key. This really is a very difficult art: just try it for yourself; when you know how to sing the right way, you always automatically tend to sing in tune! Maybe they used a head phone to avoid any audio feedback of her own voice? Anyway, Stafford & Weston are running Corinthian records to spread both their serious work and their nutty Jonathan & Darlene thing. All together, they made 5 LPs (titles listed below); most of the tracks on these 2 CDs are taken from "The piano artistry", "In Paris" (for which they received a Grammy comedy award in 1960) and "Sing along with"; 8 of the 10 tracks of that last one are featured here; as the title suggests, this one is a Mitch Miller spoof: in contrast with Jonathan and Darlene, the "gang" singers are always in tune, but they surely must have had a tough job in keeping themselves from bursting into laughter! All songs are well known pop and jazz standards, except for their latest single, "Stayin' alive" from the Bee Gees, which is incredibly hilarious, and one of my favorites, probably because I always found the BG's themselves rather silly. If you shouldn't have guessed it by now: this are 2 great CD's with incredibly absurd music! It's a pitty that each CD only contains 14 songs; if they had used the full capacity of each CD, almost all of the fine works of Jonathan and Darlene would be available on CD... but I guess we should be happy that at least these 28 silly beauties are here. One last thing: the covers of teh 2 CD's (both have the same picture) show a piano, and a player... with 2 right hands. DETAILS: - ------- ......artist: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards ......titles: Jonathan and Darlene's greatest hits & Jonathan and Darlene's greatest hits - volume II ......origin: USA ........type: CD .......label: Corinthian Records 101CD & Corinthian Records 103CD .......price: USD 14.98 plus 90c postage (for USA) distribution: by mail-order from: Corinthian Records, PO Box 6296, Beverly Hills, CA. 90212, USA ........year: 1987 & 1993 .......genre: novelty ....duration: 36:16 & 34:28 (booooo!) .TRACK LISTS: Jonathan and Darlene's greatest hits: ------------------------------------ I love Paris [2] Dizzy fingers [1] Take the "A" train [5] ? You're blase [1] Alabama bound [3] Nola [1] I am woman Don't get around much anymore [5] ? The last time I saw Paris [2] Honeysuckle Rose [5] ? Autumn in New York [1] Be my little baby bumble bee [3] April in Paris [2] Stayin' alive Jonathan and Darlene's greatest hits - volume II: ------------------------------------------------ Cocktails for two [1] Tiptoe through the tulips [3] Ain't misbehavin' [5] ? The object of my affections [3] Five foot two, eyes of blue [3] Sophisiticated lady [5] ? Play a simple melody [4] ? I'm beginning to see the light [5] ? For me and my gal [3] La vie en rose [2] Pretty baby [3] Paris in the spring [2] That certain party [3] It's magic [1] [Numbers in brackets] refer to the original albums: [1] The piano artistry of Jonathan Edwards [2] In Paris [3] Sing along with Jonathan and Darlene Edwards [4] Songs for sheiks and flappers [5] Darlene remembers Duke, Jonathan plays Fats PS: - - when buying this item, please tell who told you about it :) - - mentioned price is without postage, as this changes from country to country) - - when contacting the mentioned address, always include a stamp (or IRC) & addressed return envelop!) - - 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: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) Subject: Re: Banana Splits Date: 08 Dec 1995 17:24:08 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. Johan S, I guess one of the advantages of living in the United States is that we don't have the Eurovision song contest, and one of the advantages of living in Belgium is that you were never subjected to the maddening pseudopsychedelic American kids shows of the 1970's. "Banana Splits" was a very strange childrens show that featured huge, frightening, and very stupid puppets. It was shot on film which gave you the impression that you were watching a demented nature documentary about gigantic, insane, city-dwelling flourescent animals. They put out 2 or 3 records of their music, but I'm delighted to report that I haven't heard it since I was a kid. ... I think the "Beagles" was a more dog-centric version of the same thing... I don't have information except for the fact that I remember being very disturbed by them. The Dickies do a cover of the Banana Splits theme song, available on the greatest hits CD. It sounds exactly like an upbeat, kid-ogenic 70's pop version of Bob Marley's "Buffalo Soldier." - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: Banana Splits Date: 08 Dec 1995 15:22:46 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. Though I don't know much about the 'Splits, i do know that Barry White was a member - not as a puppet, but as a player in the group. There's alot of real estate between his work with the splits, and "slide those panties right off ya, baby." Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ton Rueckert Subject: Re: church bells Date: 09 Dec 1995 01:54:55 +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. At 20:08 8-12-95 +0100, Johan De Vis wrote: >now I found something you lucky American exotiacs will never find! :) >Well, I'm not entirely sure if this is exotica, but I think it's out of >this world: an lp with carillon (church bells) music; this instrument >consists of a large collection (47 in this case, weighing 25 tons!) of big >tuned church bells; this is something typically Belgian! (these date from >1658!) >They are played by hammering fists and feet on a set of wooden pedals. Typically Belgian ! Typically Dutch as well . So Dutch that the former Queen Juliana donated one to the United States to celebrate our ties of friendship . It's on the campus of some university , can't remember which one . 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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand and Eternity in an Hour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Hey Moog Date: 08 Dec 1995 20:06:25 -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 12/8 "kevin king" wrote >Does anyone have any idea on the number of moog versions of Hey Jude? I have it on "Switched-On Rock" (The Moog Machine); "Moog Groove" (The Electronic Concept Orchestra); and on the Richard Hayman/Walter Sear two-fer {Anyone know which original album that's on?} There are lots of "Windmills of Your Mind", too (another 'mellow' hit of the day) br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jon Johnson Subject: Re: Banana Splits Date: 08 Dec 1995 20:33:25 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jon 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. Getting the Banana Splits' first album has been a holy grail of mine for years! I used to have it when I was a kid and, as kids will, lost it around 1972 in a move from South Dakota to New Hampshire. I only remember a few songs (the theme and another called "Two Ton Tessie," in particular) but would love to get hold of the C.D. if someone can give me some information as to where to order it. By the way, no less an authority than Joey Ramone once called the first Banana Splits album one of the greatest records ever made, or words to that effect. The theme to the show was actually a (very) minor hit (#96 on the "Billboard" singles chart) and Liz Phair and Material Issue cover the theme on the new "Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits" collection that came out this week. It's probably a good thing that more Europeans don't see the work of Sid and Marty Krofft. They'd probably think that all American six-year-olds were taking a lot of drugs around 1972. --Jon Johnson erik@top.monad.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Hey Moog Date: 08 Dec 1995 19:36:43 -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 8:06 PM 12/8/95, Brother Cleve wrote: >There are lots of "Windmills of Your Mind", too (another 'mellow' hit of >the day) My favorite version of this is the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band parody (from memory ". . . From the ventricles of your heart, I'm in love with you again.") ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Mel (Martin Milner): "Honey, listen - it's an awful business." Neely (Patty Duke): "I know - but I lo-o-ove it!" - _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Review: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Date: 08 Dec 1995 19:36:37 -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 8:38 PM 12/8/95, Johan De Vis wrote: > I first read about Jonathan and Darlene in "Incredibly Strange >Music volume 2". Page 106 shows the original cover from their first 1957 LP >"The piano artistry of...": a piano, and a player... with 2 left hands! I can attest to the incandescently amazing wonderful badness of Jonathan and Darlene. I got LP reissues of "Sing Along With..." and "In Paris" a number of years ago (in a bizarre little gift shop in Dallas, TX, but that's another story!). Speking from memory, I especially remember "I Love Paris," with its amazingly offbeat (literally) vocals and piano melody. There was also a very hardworking men's chorus (not unlike the Mitch Miller "Sing-Along" records, of which I thing this was a parody) that tried very hard to stay up with (or wait for) the vagaries of the Edwards's take on rhythm and phrasing. Not exotica . . . but an amazing simulation! As Johan said, >DETAILS: >------- > >......artist: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards >......titles: Jonathan and Darlene's greatest hits > & Jonathan and Darlene's greatest hits - volume II >......origin: USA >........type: CD >.......label: Corinthian Records 101CD > & Corinthian Records 103CD >.......price: USD 14.98 plus 90c postage (for USA) >distribution: by mail-order from: > Corinthian Records, PO Box 6296, Beverly Hills, CA. 90212, >USA ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Mel (Martin Milner): "Honey, listen - it's an awful business." Neely (Patty Duke): "I know - but I lo-o-ove it!" - _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) Subject: How to Speak Hip Date: 09 Dec 1995 00:21:14 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) <# To 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 have an original copy of the booklet that came with the Del Close/John Brent album 'How to Speak Hip' ? Please email me privately if you do. Thanks. Erik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "William Blaylock" Subject: Re: church bells Date: 09 Dec 1995 00:23:24 +0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "William Blaylock" <# To 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 9 Dec 95 at 1:54, Ton Rueckert wrote about Re: church bells > >now I found something you lucky American exotiacs will never find! :) > >Well, I'm not entirely sure if this is exotica, but I think it's out of > >this world: an lp with carillon (church bells) music; this instrument > >consists of a large collection (47 in this case, weighing 25 tons!) of big > >tuned church bells; this is something typically Belgian! (these date from > >1658!) > >They are played by hammering fists and feet on a set of wooden pedals. > > Typically Belgian ! > Typically Dutch as well . > So Dutch that the former Queen Juliana donated one > to the United States to celebrate our ties of friendship . > It's on the campus of some university , can't remember which one . Weber State University in Ogden Utah formerly had a set of bells with a keyboard attached and electromechanical thumpers to make the job (easier) lazier... at one time when I was a child when they first put up the bell tower they would have organists play songs every sunday, and a couple of automated concerts daily... I also remember when they stoped playing the bells... and even the hourly gongs are barely audiable half way across campus let alone clear across town too loud I doubt this is the one you are thinking of but close enough to get me out of lurk mode Police your children not OUR INTERNET!!! All opinions are mine alone ====================================================================== - -- W. A. Blaylock wblalok@xmission.com -- - -- Comfortable Software PO box 526092 Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84152-6092 -- - -- Finger me for info and talk info (801)549-6052 -- - -- ftp://ftp.xmission.com/pub/users/w/wblalok watch for new number soon -- - -- http://www.xmission.com/~wblalok -- ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: church bells Date: 09 Dec 1995 09:24:28 -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. The Bell, bells, bells, bells- Yes, there are albums and CDs of bell music here in the USA. (thank god I don't own any) I remember hearing someone playing the theme to "All in the Family" on our local carillon. This one had 50 bells for the 50 states, each of them slightly out of tune in their own special way... Any other albums of famous classical pieces on wierd instruments? The Clara Rockmore CD is all classical. And I have a Bach on Wood (get it?) album which I believe is all marimba... - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Carillon Date: 09 Dec 1995 07:44:28 -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. <# Ton Rueckert wrote: >So Dutch that the former Queen Juliana donated one [carillon] >to the United States to celebrate our ties of friendship . >It's on the campus of some university , can't remember which one . It's actually right next to the US Marines Memorial (the Iwo Jima statue) beside Arlington Cemetery. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Hey Moog Date: 09 Dec 1995 12:37:40 -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. > >Does anyone have any idea on the number of moog versions of Hey Jude? > > I have it on "Switched-On Rock" (The Moog Machine); "Moog Groove" (The > Electronic Concept Orchestra); and on the Richard Hayman/Walter Sear > two-fer {Anyone know which original album that's on?} The Walter Sear is my favorite so far (it's on The Integrated Circuit). It starts of with simulated gun fire and the ending segues into "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" At the end of the line "count me out," the dreaded pitch drift kicks in. Great record! The originals are terrific. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Attack of the Killer B Movies Date: 09 Dec 1995 20:30:50 +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 anyone tell me some more about the "Attack of the Killer B Movies" cd: what kind of genre of music is this? is it original film score music, or renditions by cover groups? thanx! -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Fwd: new Ken Nordine CD Date: 09 Dec 1995 20:31:04 +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. >From: nordine@wordjazz.com (Ken Nordine) >There are plans to do a new CD for Asphodel in early 96. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ton Rueckert Subject: Re: church bells Date: 09 Dec 1995 20:38:52 +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. >Any other albums of famous classical pieces on wierd instruments?=20 Not exactly classical ! In the VPRO Eigenwijs series is a CD with 32 short contemporary=20 compositions for Musicbox by mostly Dutch composers . a few : Louis Andriessen - Deuxi=E8me Chorale David Dramm(USA) - Beebe Lake Ice Cut '94 Reinbert de Leeuw - Chanson sans paroles =E0 l'occasion de l'anniversaire d'Oliver Knussen et pour c=E9l=E9brer son= C.B.E. Oliver Knussen(UK) - Notre Dame des Jouets Misha Mengelberg - Just give me a sugarcube , then I'll give it to the horse= =20 Klas Torstensson(Sweden) - Urban Extra Gilius van Bergeijk - Pr=E9lude et fugue Mao=EFste Ton PS Thanks , Brad , for correcting my memory=20 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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand and Eternity in an Hour =20 =20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: Attack of the Killer B Movies Date: 09 Dec 1995 17:22:49 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To 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 it in front of me, but genre wise it runs in the surf/garage vein a lot, and at least some of the get smart stuff is original i think. quite good listening. On Sat, 9 Dec 1995, Johan De Vis wrote: > <# 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 anyone tell me some more about the "Attack of the Killer B Movies" cd: > what kind of genre of music is this? is it original film score music, or > renditions by cover groups? > > thanx! -johan > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Gary Mattingly Subject: Re: Review: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Date: 09 Dec 1995 19:00:23 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Gary Mattingly <# To 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, I just joined this list and it immediately looks great. After reading about Jonathan and Darlene Edwards I checked an internet CD supplier, CDNOW. They also have both of the greatest hits in stock. Time-Life reissued a two LP collection of material by Jo Stafford. The inner liner notes are copyrighted 1986. That could be the approximate date I bought it. Anyway, the last song on Side Four is "Take the 'A'Train" with Paul Weston at the piano. I wondered about it at the time but didn't delve into where it came from. Thanks for the information!! ******************************* Gary S. Mattingly gmatting@surf.com http://www.surf.com/~gmatting ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Gary Mattingly Subject: Re: Banana Splits Date: 09 Dec 1995 19:00:24 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Gary Mattingly <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Truly interesting that Barry White was a player in the Banana Splits. I'm pretty sure that something by them appeared as one of those cut-out singles on the back of a cereal box. I wonder if my mother still has that somewhere. ******************************* Gary S. Mattingly gmatting@surf.com http://www.surf.com/~gmatting ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: PeteKitsch@aol.com Subject: Fwd: church bells Date: 09 Dec 1995 22:13:36 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# PeteKitsch@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 95-12-08 13:33:16 EST, johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) writes: >now I found something you lucky American exotiacs will never find! :) >Well, I'm not entirely sure if this is exotica, but I think it's out of >this world: an lp with carillon (church bells) music; this instrument >consists of a large collection (47 in this case, weighing 25 tons!) of big >tuned church bells; this is something typically Belgian! (these date from >1658!) >They are played by hammering fists and feet on a set of wooden pedals. >The songs are renditions of well-known classical tunes (Beethoven's "Fur >Elise", Mozart's "Turkisch March"), but the most bizarrrre track is Scott >Joplin's "The Entertainer"... very strange indeed! > >~johan > > How's this grab ya? "The Bells of Stone Mountain Vol. 2" played by Herbie Koch, "Official Carillionneur, State of Georgia." The record looks like a vanity pressing -- there's no label information anywhere on the record. From the liner notes: "The Governor of Georgia gave all Georgians a special Christmas gift, December 24, 1968, when he proclaimed Herbie Koch the Official carillioneur of the State of Georgia." "Radio listeners from pre-television days will remember the CBS "Keyboard and Console Show" and the popular "Dream Serenade", both played by Mr. Koch. In 1954 he was selected TV Personality of the Year by TV Magazine." "Mr. Koch has published 44 volumes of organ arrangements and recorded 8 long-playing records." "At Historic Stone Mountain, Mr. Koch plays daily concerts from a glass enclosed console house set in a picturesque ampitheatre, one of the few places in the world where guests can watch the carillioneur play." "The unique instrument which Mr. Koch plays was originally part of the Coca-Cola exhibit at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. Since its presentation to Stone Mountain Park, 122 new bell tones have been added, making it the world's largest carillion." "Other recordings by Herbie Koch: Sacred Bells of Stone Mountain Popular Bells of Stone Mountain Christmas Bells of Stone Mountain Memorial Bells of Stone Mountain (to be released March, 1970)" _Side 1_ Danny Boy Edelweiss Clair de Lune The Impossible Dream Themes from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 The Bells of St. Mary's _Side 2_ Love Is Blue Cantilene Nuptiale As Long as He Needs Me Norwegian Folk Song The Hawaiian Wedding Song Waltz of the Bells Smoke Gets in Your Eyes It's interesting for the novelty, but not much else (in my opinion, of course.) Oh, and this carillion looks pretty much like a large console organ, with two keyboards, foot pedals, lots of rocker buttons (can anyone say Genie?) and a phone. A phone? No, I swear! ====================================================================== Forwarded message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Fwd: church bells Date: 09 Dec 1995 22:13:36 -0500 <# 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. now I found something you lucky American exotiacs will never find! :) Well, I'm not entirely sure if this is exotica, but I think it's out of this world: an lp with carillon (church bells) music; this instrument consists of a large collection (47 in this case, weighing 25 tons!) of big tuned church bells; this is something typically Belgian! (these date from 1658!) They are played by hammering fists and feet on a set of wooden pedals. The songs are renditions of well-known classical tunes (Beethoven's "Fur Elise", Mozart's "Turkisch March"), but the most bizarrrre track is Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer"... very strange indeed! ~johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Norton Subject: Re: Review: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Date: 10 Dec 1995 00:20:32 -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. Paul Weston (Jonathan) is bio'ed quite well in Lanza's book "Elevator Music". Lanza has described Weston as being almost the father of "mood music" with his recordings in the 1940's and 1950's. Jo Stafford (Darlene) was, of course, Weston's wife and enjoyed far greater fame as one of the premiere female vocalists during the 40's and 50's. As a member of Tommy Dorsey's Pied Pipers, Stafford was the female equivalent of Frank Sinatra in that great band. She went on to enjoy a wonderful solo career, not to mention the Darlene Edwards work. Stafford's work has been documented on CD in a couple of superb collections. A 26 track CD in the Capitol Collectors Series and the definitive 3 CD box set on Sony which includes 3 "Edwards" tracks. This set is a "must-have" for fans of the fabulous female vocalists of the 50's, such as Julie London, June Christy, Keely Smith, and Kay Starr. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Ferrante & Teicher swap Date: 10 Dec 1995 20:29:37 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I'm looking to swap my copy of ferrante & Teicher's "Heavenly sounds in hi-fi" (ABC Stereo 221) (EX/EX) for a copy of their "with percussion" LP. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Sounds in space Date: 10 Dec 1995 20:31:12 +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: >Received this yesterday from KEN NORDINE! >[to explain: I sent compliments abour "Colors" and asked about the > chances of "Sounds in Space" being reissued on CD...] are we talking about the same "Sounds in Space" (RCA Victor SP-33-13)? i have this LP, and IMHO it is not worth looking for; the cover is very nice, but Ken Nordine isn't doing much on it, only introduces some FX; not that many and good FX either; side 2 is classic music only, and side 1 has some popular songs... really nothing to get excited about. - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Enoch Light Date: 10 Dec 1995 20:31:19 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Jeff wrote: >Does anyone know about any other Enoch Light stuff on CD there's "Beatles classics" (Project 3 Records PPRD 5084, USA, 1992) (yes, it has Hey Jude on it :) It's another Enoch Light as the one we know and love from the Command records. This is symphonic stuff, not very inspired; "Michelle" is played in the style of Vivaldi; "Hey Jude" sounds as a crossover with Ravel's "Bolero" (maybe all the (only 8) tracks are done in the way off a classic composer? I don't know that much about classical musis). No percussion here, and I've heard better sympho versions of the Beatles. - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Weekend finds Date: 10 Dec 1995 14:33:49 -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. Found these for 50 cents to 2 dollars. A couple were 4 dollars. Most VG+ to NM (as far as my understanding of the rating system). Leo Addeo - Hawaii in Hi-Fi Excellent! Odd shifts between big band swing and hula rythms. Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Crystal Illusions Loverly! I think they're underated. Living Strings - I'm a Believer (Monkees' Hits) One listen to "I'm Not You're Stepping Stone" and this one was a favorite. Amazing! Beaver & Krause - In A Wild Sanctuary Original pop moog and organ. Great record! Beaver & Krause - Gandharva More moog and organ but this time with other instruments and varying wildly in style - one tune (the only one I like) is a psych R&B that is only missing fuzz on the guitars, another tune includes a gospel choir, but most is quiet (not ambient) and (imho) lethargic. Enoch Light - Far Away Places w/ Harpsichord & Exotic Percussion One of the best Light's I've heard. Wacky vocals (some wordless). RCA sampler with an Eartha Kitt torcher and the first movement of Prado and Rogers' Voodoo Suite. Plus a wonderful Hank Snow tune called Cuba Rhumba! Vanguard Stereolab Test Record As a Stereolab (the band) fan-atic, I was ecstatic to find this. Not a mark on the cover and the disc is mint! Stereolab's cover for "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" copies this and they often quote much of the verbage. Sound Patterns Another stereo test record. This one was put out by Folkways and features a couple of electronic feedback tracks (clanking, clanging, voice) Silver Apples - Silver Apples Amazing duo that I've heard some mention of on other lists. Ahead of their time electronic pop repetitions with melodic vocals that Stereolab must have listened to. There's a cd out with both releases - I may have to pick it up. and for the Holidays... Holiday Sing Along With Mitch A parody of itself and perfect for someone who dislikes Xmas music, like me. A Partridge Family Christmas Card Simply awful. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Hey Moog Date: 10 Dec 1995 22:50:02 -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. > >The Walter Sear is my favorite so far (it's on The Integrated > >Circuit). It starts of with simulated gun fire and the ending segues > >into "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" At the end of the line > >"count me out," the dreaded pitch drift kicks in. > > Ummm ... are you possibly talking about "Revolution" and not "Hey Jude"? Oops! Actually, yes. But it *is* my favorite Beatles moog track. My mistake - it's those sedatives, you know. kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review Date: 11 Dec 1995 20:30:12 +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 don't like this music ! :( ====================================================================== It looked so great: Elvis songs sung in Latin, this had to be a nice novelty gimmick! But what a huge disapointment! The lyrics are in Latin, sure, but the production of the music really sucks. First of all the voice of this Doctor Ammondt: even Demis Roussos has more soul! Yuk! And the music orchestration is 100% slimy super-smooth commercial easy listening synthesizer schmaltz! Yuk again... Furthermore, this CD contains ONLY 7 songs, 6 of which were once sung by Elvis with much more class and soul and sex-appeal. If after reading this, you're still interested, you can find more more about this CD on: "http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/~bhelm/misc/elvis.html" DETAILS: - ------- ......artist: Doctor Ammondt .......title: The Legend Lives Forever in Latin - Elvis songs sung in Latin ......origin: USA/ Finland ........type: CD .......label: K-tel Latin 6200-2 .......price: USD 14.98 distribution: by mail-order (credit card accepted): in the USA: K-TEL Direct, Customer Service, 2605 Fernbrook Lane, Suite O., Minneapolis, MN 55447; Fax 00-1-612-559-6803 international orders: K-TEL International (USA) Inc., 15535 Medina Rd., Plymouth, MN 55447, USA; tel 612-559-6800; fax 612-559-6815 or ScanMail: "http://personal.eunet.fi/pp/dighoe/scanmail.html" ........year: 1995 .......genre: novelty, easy listening pop, "bad" kitsj ....duration: 21:15 (boooo!) ..TRACK LIST: I surrender (nunc aeternitatis) It's now or never (nunc hic aut numquam) Can't help falling in love (non adamare non possum) It's impossible (impossibile) Wooden heart (cor ligneum) Love me tender (tenere me ama) The wings of a dream (alae somnii) 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. Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) Subject: Ken Nordine on WFMU 12.11.95 Date: 11 Dec 1995 15:18:24 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# asphodel@interport.net (Erik Gilbert) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. TONIGHT 12.11.95 For those of you in the New York area Ken Nordine will be interviewed by Dorian Devins on WFMU (91.1 FM) at 11pm Other guests on the show are Joseph Lanza and Timothy Leary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Time to invite you to my homepage... Date: 11 Dec 1995 21:09:30 -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, Robbie here... I have just added a new page to my "online record store" devoted to Exotica/Easy stuff. It's at: http://www.presence.co.uk/rcb/exotica.html EXOTIACS PLEASE NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, these are records I have bought and disliked! My policy will be to leave these up for a week or so and then cart them down to a local charity shop where they can be reborn again! My hope is to start stocking up on quality duplicates (the problem at the moment being that if I like something, I'll keep it!!!). The Leo Addeo LP on the list is the first of these and is a lovely record - but I'm sure more will follow! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: stefan.kery@mailbox.swipnet.se (STEFAN KERY) Subject: Tiki News Date: 12 Dec 1995 00:24:05 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# stefan.kery@mailbox.swipnet.se (STEFAN KERY) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Aloha, anyone out there that got the correct e-mail adress to Tiki News? Their old one OttovS@AOL.com doesn't seem to work anymore. Stefan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: Tiki News Date: 11 Dec 1995 16:48:39 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. >Aloha, >anyone out there that got the correct e-mail adress to Tiki News? Their old one >OttovS@AOL.com doesn't seem to work anymore. >Stefan Otto (Tiki News) has closed his AOL account. He currently doesn't have an Email number that I know about. Lee Joseph ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: stefan.kery@mailbox.swipnet.se (STEFAN KERY) at INTERNET <# Replies to this message will go to: <# stefan.kery@mailbox.swipnet.se (STEFAN KERY) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Aloha, anyone out there that got the correct e-mail adress to Tiki News? Their old one OttovS@AOL.com doesn't seem to work anymore. Stefan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Carlson Subject: New Subscriber Date: 11 Dec 1995 11:34:00 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Craig Carlson <# To 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, I'm Craig Carlson, based in the Boston North Shore area. Born in '51 and have been an avid thrift-store, flea-market, yard sale prowler since age 10, when I went looking for comics for a nickel (I found 'em). Current musical (?) interests a propos to this group are: Command Label (non-Bongo) recordings. Tony Mottola Guitar recordings (see above) Any record with pictures of guitars on the cover Space Age stuff in general. Love to swap treasure hunting stories, etc. Confirmed bottom-feeder in this regard. I only get to check out net-related stuff on Mon-Tue-Wed for the immediate future, so please be patient with me See ya, Craig ccarlson@wgl.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) Subject: Splits! Date: 11 Dec 1995 09:35:03 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. Ricardo Wang wrote: >>i can't imagine someone would want to be on this list and not love the >>banana splits, the records in particular if not the show. I'm sure I'd find it brilliant and crazy today, but it scared the crap out of me when I was a kid and I refused to watch it. I had terrible nightmares that featured The Splits playing toadies to H.R. Puffinstuff as a hitler-style dictator. I'm not kidding. However, I don't think KROFFT was behind Splits... were they? The KROFFT empire reached it's peak, to my mind, when they opened "Sid And Marty Krofft World" in the Omni hotel in Atlanta. I visited when I was a kid and have a great picture of me with Sigmund the Sea Monster. Anyone else been there? - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: re: Splits Date: 12 Dec 1995 10:18:36 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet I believe the Krofft empire was behind the Splits (the costumes at least). Does anyone know whether Barry White was actually one of the musicians in the band or just one of the songwriters? Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: The Easy Project Date: 12 Dec 1995 10:30:35 -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. Hi- There's a great new CD that I picked up the other day called the Easy Project. (Sequel NEM CD 772) It's a bunch of brit tracks, including an early incarnation of the Avengers theme, Moog stuff, and other rockin' orchestral instrumentals. 20 tracks in all and I got it at Tower for $11.99. 1. The Shake by the Laurie Johnson Orchestra 2. Kinda Kinky by The Ray McVay Sound 3. Mas Que Nada by Sounds Orchestral 4. Lunar Walk by the Johnny Hawksworth Orchestra 5. Walk on the Wildside by the Alan Tew Orchestra 6. It's Murder by the Johnny Hawksworth Orchestra 7. Theme from Sam Benedict by by Johhny Keating 8. House of the Rising Sun by Synthesonic Sounds 9. Blue n' Groovy by Paraffin Jack Flash Ltd 10. The Clown by the Johhny Keating orchestra 11. Echo Four Two by the Laurie Johnson Orchestra 12. Mucho Mexico Seven-o by John Shakespeare Orchestra 13. High Society by the Les Reed Piano 14. Staccato by the Eliminators 15. Ironside by the Alan Tew Orchestra 16. Getaway by Johnny Keating and the Z-men 17. Superfly by the Synthesonic Sounds 18. Revenge by the Ray McVay Sound 19. But She Ran the Other Way by The John Schroeder Orchestra 20. Spiral by Harry Roche Constellation A lot of these have a very Mancini quality to them. Some of them ARE themes to spy/Private eye shows. Some of them should have been! - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: anita_serwacki@newlinecinema.com (ANITA SERWACKI) Subject: Re[2]: Splits Date: 12 Dec 1995 11:14:42 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# anita_serwacki@newlinecinema.com (ANITA SERWACKI) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Not only were the Krofts responsible for "Banana Spits," they were also originally behind McDonald Land (makes sense, doesn't it). McDonald's fired them, but then ripped off their designs. Needless to say, MickeyD's lost the law suit and is still paying off the Kroft Bros. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) at Internet <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet I believe the Krofft empire was behind the Splits (the costumes at least). Does anyone know whether Barry White was actually one of the musicians in the band or just one of the songwriters? Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: church bells Date: 12 Dec 1995 20:43:24 +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. >>Any other albums of famous classical pieces on wierd instruments? another typically Belgium instrument (although also produced and popular in Italy & France & UK) is the mechanical mammoth fairground organ. These have a sound as big as the instruments themselves. i have several lp's with various popular (tip-toe through the tulips!) and classical tunes (flight of the bumble bee! sabre dance!) My mechanical favorite however is "wound-up opera" with old music boxes that play miniature versions of all the popular opera's; among them is a box with a mechanical bird, singing Bizet's "toreador"; very charming and funny! - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: More Goodies Date: 12 Dec 1995 20:14:05 -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 - The results of this weekend's trawling are as follows: Henry Mancini - The Versatile... Wherein Henry plays his new (and quite irritating in an entertaining sort of way) electronic organ on every track! Paul Horn and the Concert Ensemble - epon A Quadrophonic LP produced by DICK SCHORY which has mostly classical played with a BEAT, but also a baroque "Light My Fire"... John Keating's Electronic Philharmonic Orchestra (1974) The man Keating again... playing your favourite classical "pops", including the Finale to the 1812, played with Moogs, ARPs, Farfisas, Clavichords and anything else that came to hand... Boosey & Hawkes Background Music: Drama/Links & Bridges (1973) How about these for track titles: "Knife Chase", "The Hate Drug" and "17 Psychotic Transients"(!). And the music's pretty good too! Webley Edwards presents Island Paradise, Capitol (1959) A wonderful gatefold LP with booklet on Hawaii, with various sounds and music - including a recording of an "outrigger canoe ride" and Arthur Lyman's "Sim Sim" from Taboo - by far the best musical cut. Oh and BTW, I've made updates and a couple of additions to my list of exotic/easy LPs for sale (http://www.presence.co.uk/rcb/exotica.html)... Writing again soon! Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ton Rueckert Subject: Re: church bells Date: 12 Dec 1995 22:48:21 +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. At 20:43 12-12-95 +0100, Johan De Vis wrote: >another typically Belgium instrument (although also produced and popular in >Italy & France & UK) is the mechanical mammoth fairground organ. These have >a sound as big as the instruments themselves. i have several lp's with >various popular (tip-toe through the tulips!) and classical tunes (flight >of the bumble bee! sabre dance!) >My mechanical favorite however is "wound-up opera" with old music boxes >that play miniature versions of all the popular opera's; among them is a >box with a mechanical bird, singing Bizet's "toreador"; very charming and >funny! Of course I won't mention that fairground organs also are popular in the Netherlands , that Mr. De Vis , he simply ignores us ! Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? I know of a parrot that had been exposed to opera a lot , and sometimes it would burst out into daredevil coloratura . There must be a record somewhere on which Polly does a major performance accompanied by its owner , the Dutch (instant) composer and pianist Misha Mengelberg . I wish I could hear that again . Salut , 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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ To see a World in a Grain of Sand and a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand and Eternity in an Hour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: continuing the Arthur Lyman DISCussion Date: 12 Dec 1995 13:52:29 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 was looking at my copy of Arthur Lyman's 45 of "Yellow Bird"/"Hava Nagila" the other day, and I noticed that the label mentions that the songs are from an LP called "Percussion Spectacular", which has the same catalog number as the "Yellow Bird" LP. Was the "Yellow Bird" album ever released with that title? Also, I recently scored a copy of the "Yellow Bird" LP with a gatefold cover. Is this pressing significantly rarer than the standard cover version? For those of you unfamiliar with this, the gatefold has a wonderfully dated explanation of HiFi Records' recording, mastering and pressing processes. It's so cool to see photos of vintage 3-track tape decks, mixing consoles, equalizers, etc. Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: Robbie's Trawling Date: 12 Dec 1995 14:00:08 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. Robbie wrote: Henry Mancini - The Versatile... Wherein Henry plays his new (and quite irritating in an entertaining sort of way) electronic organ on every track! This is hands down one of my all time favorite albums. It is a re-issue of "Driftwood and Dreams" which is Henry's first instrumental album, originally recorded mono, though the "Versatile Henry Mancini" is available in a reprocessed stereo. I wouldn't describe the organ as "irritating," rather, as haunting and dangerously beautiful. i listent to this record at least once a week with the lights off and the volume high. It is exteremly eerie, with some vocalise and small phrases from a strange chorus, and electric guitar. This album is easy to find too, and I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone on a budget... Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re[2]: church bells Date: 12 Dec 1995 14:55:37 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. >>Any other albums of famous classical pieces on wierd instruments? There's an episode of "The Monkees" where Peter Tork can be seen in the background of a scene playing Pacabel's "Canon" on a 5-string banjo! Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: reesie@lairware.com (Helene McNeill) Subject: Mancini saves the day... Date: 12 Dec 1995 21:06:13 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# reesie@lairware.com (Helene McNeill) <# To 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 All! I am a new subscriber and as such i'm not certain of all the boundaries for 'exotica' as of yet, but I think i'm starting to get a clue. Today I was feeling a bit down and decided to go and spend far too much money on music. First stop I spent $80 in c.d.'s which included even more Esquivel, Enoch Light, and the RCA Space Age Pop collection. Second stop more c.d.'s and a couple used l.p.'s of ancient children's songs. Dropped $60 fast. Third stop was an old used book store that had two pink milk crates filled with mostly scratched and thrashed old RCA stuff. Toward the end of the second crate I came across an album that still had the plastic on it. Not a tear. Not a wrinkle. Not a crease. It was beautiful! Henry Mancini's Six Hours Past Sunset (RCA LSP 4239). And best of all it was only 75 cents! (I don't think i've ever left a music store spending less than a buck.) It is my first Mancini anything and considering pleasure unit per cent, it was by far the best buy of the day! And now a newbie collectors question: What's the deal with 'LP' as opposed to 'LSP' or 'SRLP'? (which I found on a Calypso album) Helene ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Boids on record Date: 13 Dec 1995 08:52:57 -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. Hi- >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? >I know of a parrot that had been exposed to opera a lot , >and sometimes it would burst out into daredevil coloratura . >There must be a record somewhere on which Polly >does a major performance accompanied by its owner About the only real bird record I've seen is this record by a parrot at the Sandiego Zoo. I saw this bird at the Zoo and it did "I Left My Heart in San Fransisco"! After the show they offered a 45 with the bird singing it with some big symphony orchestra! And I didn't buy it. (foolish me) Those crazy boids. - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Carillon Date: 13 Dec 1995 09:27:01 -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. For What It's Worth: I happened to stumble across an LP last night in my record room called Bells on High-Fi -- Memorable Music played on the World's Largest Carillon--the 538 Bell Schulmerich "Carillon Americana" Bells Instrument Played by John Klein. Includes Maleguena and your favorite classical bits. This monstrosity sat (sits?) atop the 600-foot Space Needle constructed for the 1992 Seattle World's Fair. Mr. Klein, who is called a "world famous carillonneur," even signed the LP. Is this a treasure or what? Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cscheffy@kinglet.Berkeley.EDU (Clark Scheffy) Subject: Carillon Date: 13 Dec 1995 09:45:18 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. In response to RPPeek@aol.com (Preston) message egarding the John Jlein Carillon record: Is that the one with the woman on the front holding two records, something like "The Music America Loves Best?" The alsum I'm thinking of is a colloborative effort on the part of Sid Ramin and John Klein. I believe there is a picture of the album on the SABPM web page... Clark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Ferrante & Teicher Quest Date: 13 Dec 1995 20:07:19 +0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) wrote: >I spent this evening scouring ... for the >Ferrante & Teicher CD "Easy Listening Favorites." >If anyone ... can suggest a source please let me know. both cdnow & cdconnection have it; the manager of cdnow told me they have about 30 copies left in stock. -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Carillon Date: 13 Dec 1995 13:56:48 -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. In response to RPPeek@aol.com (Preston) message egarding the John Jlein Carillon record: Is that the one with the woman on the front holding two records, something like "The Music America Loves Best?" The alsum I'm thinking of is a colloborative effort on the part of Sid Ramin and John Klein. I believe there is a picture of the album on the SABPM web page... Clark -- Nope, just a picture of the top of the Space Needle; produced by Americana Records, Sellersville, PA; apparently recorded AT the world's fair. Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Mancini is _not_ irritating - official! Date: 13 Dec 1995 19:02:41 -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. Clark Scheffy wrote: > ... I wouldn't describe the organ as "irritating," ... My apologies, you're absolutely right! I had a proper listen to the LP last night and it is very haunting - the theremin-esque vocals and mellow guitar plucking are great! Good LP for night-time trips to other places... Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TothMD@aol.com Subject: LP History Questions Date: 13 Dec 1995 15:11:04 -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. What year did they start issuing stereo LPs? Aside from comparisons to other albums listed on sleeves, label design, etc., does anyone have any methods for estimating dates on albums with no date listed? Also, does anyone know when they started shrinkwrapping records (a lot of European releases STILL are not shrinkwrapped). Michael Toth TothMD@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: markj@mtn.org (Mark Jung) Subject: "Fantastic Planet" soundtrack? Date: 13 Dec 1995 16:06:49 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# markj@mtn.org (Mark Jung) <# To 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 trying to locate a copy of this CD, which I *think* is available, but I've got no idea if it actually exists, and if it does, what label it's on. Any help? Mark markj@mtn.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David Kwan" Subject: RE: "Fantastic Planet" soundtrack? Date: 13 Dec 1995 14:54:06 U <# 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. > I'm trying to locate a copy of this CD, which I *think* is available, = but >I've got no idea if it actually exists, and if it does, what label it's = on. > > Any help? Do you mean the "FORBIDDEN Planet" soundtrack? If so, it's been = re-released on CD and vinyl by Small Planet Records and distibuted by GNP = Crescendo Records. Needless to say, it sounds fuckin' great. You can write GNP Crescendo Records for a catalog at: 8400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90069. Small Planet Records can reached at: P.O. Box 3977, Beverely Hills, CA 90212 Bebe and Louis Barron never really got enough credit for their work, = especially on John Cage's Williams Mix (for which 500-600 sounds were = recorded by the Barrons and then pain-stakingly spliced over a 9 month = period by Cage, David Tudor, and Earle Brown). No, this piece is not the = least bit *exotic*, but every bit as mind-expanding in the electronic and = tape music vein. :o) -dk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: LP History Questions Date: 14 Dec 1995 00:27:08 -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 12/13 Michael Toth (TothMD@aol.com wrote): >What year did they start issuing stereo LPs? Aside from comparisons to other >albums listed on sleeves, label design, etc., does anyone have any methods >for estimating dates on albums with no date listed? The first stereo recordings started to appear in 1956, but they didn't really start pressing them in earnest until 1957/58. The first stereo records were classical recordings, with RCA's "Living Stereo" series being one of the first. Mercury, Westminster, Columbia, Everest followed suit. Capitol Records, believing stereo was a fad, was the last label to get into it. This coincides with the demise of the '78 (1959/60), and the rise of the 12" LP. The easiest way to date an LP is to see if your local library has the Schwann catalogs on hand in their music reference sections. You can check them there (Schwann's started listing the month of each release around '58). Once you get a feel for how the catalog numbers run for each label, you can get pretty close in your guess. You can check in price guides, too. Even though "exotica" etc isn't listed, you can find acts on the same label and check against the catalog numbers, i.e. if "Meet the Beatles" is Capitol ST 2047 in 1964, then "Zounds !What Sounds!" at Capitol ST 1818 is probably '63 or '62. bro cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Craig Carlson Subject: Birds Date: 13 Dec 1995 14:12:00 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Craig Carlson <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? I remeber when I was quite young we had a record of a Parakeet who was a shill for Hartz Mountain Bird Seed. It was probably a 78, and I seem to remeber seeing it a a flea market not too long ago. It had a lovely color jacket with the bird prominently featured. Anybody remember this? Maybe it's still in print? Is Hartz Mt. still around? Let's all buy parakeets! Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Birds Date: 14 Dec 1995 08:09:41 -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. > >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? > > I remeber when I was quite young we had a record of a Parakeet who was a > shill for Hartz Mountain Bird Seed. It was probably a 78 Wasn't this a *teach your parakeet to talk* record? I remember having this as a kid and it _did_ have a beautiful cover (kind of a burnt sienna background if I remember correctly.) With it you could teach your beloved pet to say things like *Hello baby, want a kiss?,* and the always popular *Happy days, sweetheart!* kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "bill wynne" Subject: More on Lyman Date: 14 Dec 1995 8:41:16 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. It seems that there are lots of anomalies and curiosities among the Lyman discography. Not only has "Yellow Bird" been released with an alternate title, but Lyman's "Love for Sale" has also been released under the title "I Wish You Love." In fact, I can't figure out which of the two is the original title. As for other curiosities, I have numerous Lyman HiFi recordings which would appear to be in "mono" according to the catalog numbers, but which are actually in stereo. By the converse, I have some which have stereo catalog numbers but are actually mono pressings. I would be suspicious except that the wrong stereo/mono designations appear on both the covers and the record labels! Anybody else know about the "Yellow Bird" gatefold? I have one, too. Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: "Fantastic Planet" soundtrack? Date: 14 Dec 1995 08:58:34 -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. Hello- I found the soundtrack to Forbidden Planet at "Footlights Records" in NYC. They know have a web site! I don't know the address off hand, but they are in Yahoo. (Music/commercial music resources/CDs,LP) An excellent store. - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "bill wynne" Subject: Denny vs. Lyman: Head-To-Head Date: 14 Dec 1995 8:48:59 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. I have just completed a project which may interest SOMEBODY out there... Since Lyman was a member of the original Denny band, there is a certain degree of "incest" among their material. I never realized how much until I sat down at a computer and plugged in complete Lyman and Denny discographies, track-by-track as I know them. There were at least 30 incidences of the same song being recorded by BOTH artists - frequently released in the same YEAR. So, the compilation "Denny vs. Lyman: Head-To-Head" was born. 2 hours and 40 minutes of Lyman and Denny trading versions of the same song, one right after the other for your comparison, 2 versions each of 28 different songs. These songs were committed to digital tape from the best LP pressings available - most mint. So your copy would be pristine... This is a great introduction to exotica, if you haven't been exposed to a lot of Denny and Lyman material. Even if you have, consider the time and frustration involved in compiling such a COMPLETE collection: identifying the songs; cleaning the records; timing each song; compiling the set list (to make sure there were 80 minutes of music on each side); and the recording, sometime recording a tune two or three times to get the intros and fades right. So, you could save yourself 30 hours of tedious work for a few $$ for this collection. E-mail me if you're interested. Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: banana splits again Date: 14 Dec 1995 08:52:22 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "kevin" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. well, i've been monitoring the re-runs of this show on the cartoon network. which hasn't been easy since their schedule is as volatile as a (insert microsoft joke).... anyway, the b.s. is a hanna barbara production. i never noticed the kroft boys in the credits but maybe i wasn't looking close enough. i'm just praying they do another "Puffapalooza" on Nickelodeon, this time with "way out space nuts", "dr. shrinker", "magic mongo", "big-foot and wild boy", and that one with the talking car. please, someone post, if i don't, when or if there's a Puffapalooza II?? for those not in the know, this was an 8 hour spectacular including "electro-woman and dyna-girl", "the bugaloos", and "lidsville". that's right, LIDSville. i of course taped the whole thing. kevin p.s. the best fucking thing about the b.s. was not in fact the b.s., it was DANGER ISLAND! UH OH, CHONGO!!! p.p.s. sorry for the continuation of this off-topic, but fascinating discussion. next thing you know we'll start talking about THUNDERBIRDS and gerry anderson...great soundtracks, btw... $$$ the end times ministry $$$ http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes 666$$$666$$$666$$$666$$$666$$$ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Sounds in space Date: 14 Dec 1995 20:07:30 +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. Monster Magnet has released a limited edition cd called "Dead Christmas" which uses a repro of the cover of RCA Victor's "Sounds in space"... -johan Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Eukey Subject: Re: Birds Date: 14 Dec 1995 12:42:19 -0600 (CST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jim Eukey <# To 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 Thu, 14 Dec 1995, kevin king wrote: > > >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? > > It came upon a midday clear, that glorious song of old Canaries chirping tunes of gold, to hear them birdies sing! Pardon my liberties with season's lyrics but I picked up a bird record of note (oops - another pun). It's titled Golden-Voiced Canaries: Provol's golden birds. and features canaries singing along with some instrumental group - bird jazz. An oldie 10" LP. Most curious. Jim "The past may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme." - Mark Twain - jimeukey@execpc.com 414-272-7446 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: clean@bitstream.net Subject: Re: banana splits again Date: 14 Dec 1995 13:20:21 -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. >i'm just praying they do another "Puffapalooza" on Nickelodeon, this >time with "way out space nuts", "dr. shrinker", "magic mongo", >"big-foot and wild boy", and that one with the talking car..... WONDERBUG! (aka "schlep car") ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Banana Kroffts Date: 14 Dec 1995 17:51:28 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet Hi folks. One last try at clearing up the confusion about the Krofft fingerprints on the SPlits. According to the liner notes of the recently released Saturday Morning covers compilation, while it was indeed a Hanna-Barbera production, the Kroffts were the creators of the cool costumes. Anyway, whoever was behind it, the album was the first record I ever bought, and will be tresured forever. BTW, I don't think the cartoon network is availalbe iin my area. Does anyone know of any plans to export the show to another network (Nickoodeon? MTV? CSPAN?)? Just wondering. Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: reesie@lairware.com (Helene McNeill) Subject: banana splits -n- Yma Sumac Date: 14 Dec 1995 17:17:20 -0700 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# reesie@lairware.com (Helene McNeill) <# To 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 just praying they do another "Puffapalooza" on Nickelodeon, this >>time with "way out space nuts", "dr. shrinker", "magic mongo", >>"big-foot and wild boy", and that one with the talking car..... >WONDERBUG! (aka "schlep car") ELECTRO-WOMAN AND DYNA GIRL! I never understood why ABC found it necessary to shove twenty-minute shows together instead of the standard 1/2 hr ones. Now I don't even remember the third one...lessee Dr. Shrinker, Electro Woman & Dyna Girl, and....what was that third one? Sorry, I know that doesn't have much to do with exotica...but wait, this does. I just bought an Yma Sumac l.p. (Voice of the Xtabay). The guy at the record shop started telling me about some scandal surrounding this Inca Princess but wasn't sure of all the details. Said something about her actually being a Jewish Princess from the Bronx. Does anyone have the real scoop on this? Helene (probably the only female exotica fan in New Mexico:-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: banana splits -n- Yma Sumac Date: 14 Dec 1995 17:48:11 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. >>Said something about her actually being a Jewish Princess from the Bronx. >>Does anyone have the real scoop on this? I saw Yma perform in 1988 when she played at The Hollywood Rosevelt. Yma was stupendous although the union musicians that were backing her up weren't. At one point in the set, Yma turned around and gave thee most evil eye I'd ever seen to the band (all their first born must've perished by the time they got home). My ex-wife (a Cubana) and I spoke with her for a while. Yma and the ex had a conversation in Spanish and when Yma spoke English to me, she had a very deep and distinct Spanish accent. None of the members of my Jewish family sounds like that (even the ones from New York) so let's assume that Yma is the real thing. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: reesie@lairware.com (Helene McNeill) at INTERNET <# Replies to this message will go to: <# reesie@lairware.com (Helene McNeill) <# To 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 just praying they do another "Puffapalooza" on Nickelodeon, this >>time with "way out space nuts", "dr. shrinker", "magic mongo", >>"big-foot and wild boy", and that one with the talking car..... >WONDERBUG! (aka "schlep car") ELECTRO-WOMAN AND DYNA GIRL! I never understood why ABC found it necessary to shove twenty-minute shows together instead of the standard 1/2 hr ones. Now I don't even remember the third one...lessee Dr. Shrinker, Electro Woman & Dyna Girl, and....what was that third one? Sorry, I know that doesn't have much to do with exotica...but wait, this does. I just bought an Yma Sumac l.p. (Voice of the Xtabay). The guy at the record shop started telling me about some scandal surrounding this Inca Princess but wasn't sure of all the details. Said something about her actually being a Jewish Princess from the Bronx. Does anyone have the real scoop on this? Helene (probably the only female exotica fan in New Mexico:-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Psychedelic Percussion/Stones Date: 14 Dec 1995 22:06:17 -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 8:51 PM 12/14/95, montezj@rockvax.rockefeller.edu wrote: > the main players are emil richards and >hal blaine--two people of whom i know very little. Hal Blaine was a very active session player in Los Angeles in the 1960s, working out of Gold Star Studios on tracks from Philles Records (Phil Spector) and Atlantic, among others. I remember his name on tons of LPs from the mid-60s, possibly including Sonny & Cher, the Byrds, and Mama Cass. (This is all from memory, so others may have to fill in the blanks or correct my misstatements.) ====================================================================== ====================================================================== "I know I don't have any talent, And I know all I have is a body, And I am doing my bust exercises ... Oh, the hell with them ... let 'em droop!" - Jennifer, _Valley_of_the_Dolls_ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: banana splits -n- Yma Sumac Date: 14 Dec 1995 23:43:30 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To 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 Thu, 14 Dec 1995, Helene McNeill wrote: > Sorry, I know that doesn't have much to do with exotica...but wait, this > does. I just bought an Yma Sumac l.p. (Voice of the Xtabay). The guy at > the record shop started telling me about some scandal surrounding this Inca > Princess but wasn't sure of all the details. Said something about her > actually being a Jewish Princess from the Bronx. Does anyone have the real > scoop on this? > > Helene (probably the only female exotica fan in New Mexico:-) that's just a big (and common misunderstanding) for the real scoop read RE:Search Incredibly Strange Music Volume II, there's an extensive interview with her. she's for real. - rwang ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: Stones Date: 14 Dec 1995 23:29:21 -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. I have Stones (Emil Richards) on LP and it is really wild. The "stones" are birthstones! One for each month of the year. I see that it is paired with Psychedelic Percussion. Is this the next "reissue" from the continuing series of boots (Shock, Astro Sounds, Denny / Baxter Moog, etc)?? Or is it legit? San Francisco Bay Area residents, may I have your attention, please! Korla Pandit is playing his pipe organ at Bimbo's this January. Whatcha think of them apples? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: John(ny) Keating's "Electronic Philharmonic" Date: 14 Dec 1995 21:32:32 -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. David - I had a proper listen to this LP yesterday and some of it is pretty wild! The version of Ives' "Washington's Birthday" predates the Residents' treatment of Sousa by about a decade - though I'm not sure Keating's intention was necessarily the same! I'm not sure what the original tune is like but this version has synths butting in atonally all the way through... and there's similar treatments of other pieces (with a couple of fairly "straight" renderings). What he was intending to do here is quite beyond me! Hey, what does this button do? Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "DaveL" Subject: Re: Psychedelic Percussion/Stones Date: 15 Dec 1995 03:57:17 -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. > just picked up this cd re-issue (interspace records, ny). it's super > groovy on top of being very hep. the main players are emil richards and > hal blaine--two people of whom i know very little. in any case they're > both great percussion albums with a definite 60's psychedelic flavor. very > highly recommended. > > jason I have an odd and quite "exotic" LP by Emil Richards called _New Time Element_ (Universal City, cat. 73003) which features popular songs of the day (what day, exactly? your guess is as good as mine - read on...) in odd time signatures, i.e. "Girl Talk" (Hefti) in 11 / 8 time, the theme from "The Sand Pebbles" in 7 / 8, or - get this - "Happy Together" in 7 1/2 / 4 (or 15 / 8, depending on how you look at things). There's also a swell version of "Georgie Girl" in the staid old tempo of 5 / 4. At any rate, Emil Richards was the vibraphone player for the George Shearing Quintet and apparently did session work which included film music (as a player, not a composer, as far as I can tell). From the liner notes: "It seems quite obvious to me that the worlds of jazz, 'pop music,' and Indian music are growing ever closer and, in fact, sometimes indistinguishable from each other. I would like to think that this album is a worthy contribution to that marriage." dave /\\ \\ \\ \\ / \\ \\ \\ \\ arouet records / \\ \\ \\ \\ ZING! ZING! -----------// // // //------> arouet@winternet.com \ // // // // \// // // // fnast! image ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "David J. Strauss" Subject: Re: Psychedelic Percussion/Stones Date: 15 Dec 1995 11:44:38 -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. Emil Richards released a cornerstone of Exotica, on Impulse! records, no less. _Journey to Bliss_ with Emil Richards and the Microtonal Blues band is the ultimate paen to the Maharishi (with a giant Van Gogh style watercolor of his head on the back cover), including the drumer from Toto, and Richards playing everything from mixing bowls to Chineese (sic) gongs to thumb piano on tracks such as "Mantra" and "Enjoy, Enjoy". The second side is a side-long recitation that's supposed to induce transendental bliss (along with various bell tinklings). Hasn't worked on me yet, though. DS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ken Freedman Subject: Re: Exotica Mailing List Digest V1 #52 Date: 15 Dec 1995 12:29:42 -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. WFMU carries the Forbidden Planet CD in our Catalog of Curiosities. We have it for $17, and we have plenty in stock. You can order it by e-mail at catalog@wfmu.org, or check out the web site below, or call (201) 678-4277. Also, the hard-to-get Joe Meek's "I Hear A New World" is in stock right now, but it flies outa here. We have it for $18. It's a great low-fi outer space masterpiece from 1960. E-mail at FMU is again working after again being broken. BTW, we haven't had time to add all the new items in our catalog to our web site yet. But if you want a paper copy of our byoo-tee-full new catalog, just e-mail or call those same numbers. The web site will be updated after Xmas. Sorry 'bout the delay, but our internet stuff just keeps exploding on us. Them's the breaks when you're your own domain with no on-site tech staff. - -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: keithd@netcom.com (Keith Doyle) Subject: Busby Lewis Date: 15 Dec 1995 12:29:42 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# keithd@netcom.com (Keith Doyle) <# To 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 anything about Busby Lewis? I discovered a '60s album of his entitled "Discotheque" in a thrift store some time ago, and it was notable for a couple of reasons... For one, it is in the '60s surf/drag instrumental vein, something like you would expect to see on Del-Fi records, and I found it before Del-Fi started reissuing their catalog on CD, when I was looking for such things and they were scarce. Lots of saxophone, etc, twangy guitars... And, as a kid in the '60s, I happened to have a halloween record, from a series by Frankie Stein and his Ghouls (Monster Sounds and Dance Music), entitled "Shock, Terror, Fear." After listening to the two together, I could swear that the two bands are the same. Especially when comparing one particular tune on Discotheque, one of my favorites because of the great sax work, which was almost identical to a tune on Shock, Terror, Fear, but without the screams and howls. I know there were at least 4 or 5 different Frankie Stein records, which seem completely impossible to find (if you've know of one for sale, let me know). Any clues? These guys should rerelease their catalog, monster surf music and all, or contact Del-Fi and see if they are interested. I'd also be interested to know if they appeared under any other names, if anyone knows anything. Keith Doyle keithd@netcom.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: keithd@netcom.com (Keith Doyle) Subject: Fantastic Planet Soundtrack Date: 15 Dec 1995 10:19:24 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# keithd@netcom.com (Keith Doyle) <# To 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 a movie in the '70s called "Fantastic Planet" which was an animated film, a pretty interesting one if I recall. It was French made I think? I have the soundtrack on LP, and I think I have seen it on CD, but it has been a while, and I'm not completely sure. I think I saw it and passed on it because I already had the LP but I haven't listened to it in a long time and I couldn't remember exactly what it was like (though I do remember liking it). It's nothing at all like the "Forbidden Planet" soundtrack, that's for sure. I'd suggest trying Tower Records perhaps, they have a 1-800-ASK-TOWER number that you can use to special order, they'll mail it to you if it is available and charge your plastic, or if it's not available, make sure you are clear about "Fantastic Planet" so you don't get the "Forbidden Planet" soundtrack instead (though if you don't have that, you should consider getting it, that one's quite incredible. Keith Doyle keithd@netcom.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Review: "Welcome to Chinatown" CD Date: 15 Dec 1995 20:05:47 +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. OOOOOO _____ I like this CRAZY music ! :-D ====================================================================== DETAILS: - ------- ......artist: v/a .......title: Welcome to Chinatown - Oriental "Popcorn" tracks, vol.1 ......origin: Belgium (of all places :) ........type: CD .......label: Marginal Records MAR CD 002 .......price: BEF 650 = USD 660 distribution: by direct mail-order from: Patrick Michiels, PO Box 4, 9100 Nieuwkerke, Belgium tel: ++ 32 3 776 82 33 ........year: 1995 .......genre: Orient pop, novelty ....duration: 75:45 (yes! yes! :) I must admit that I don't know exactly what POPCORN is; I guess it's sugary 60's pop? Anyway, this CD has been released by a Belgian label specialised in this "popcorn" music, together with 2 other interesting CD's I'll talk about in one of my next postings. The 30 tracks on this compilation CD really only have 2 features in common: they date from the late 50's - early 60's (I guess), and they are influenced by Chinese and Japanese ethnic music - some of them just a little bit, like tracks # 16 (60's soul) or # 18 & 22 (sugary R&B) with only something oriental in the title - other are so much orientally spiced that it is comical, as is the case with Lester Laundree's "Chopstick Cha-Cha", which has every imaginable oriental cliche plus irresistable laughter :) Only 3 of these tracks (and the cover drawing) overlap with another Oriental compilation, "Chop suey rock - songs about the Orient vol.1" (HS 001, an LP sold by Norton Records). The musical genres on this very good sounding (digitally remastered) CD range from smooth R & B (Artie Banks...) over R & R (The Peppers, The Instrumentals...) chacha-pop (Al Fredito...) smooching girl vocals (The Bermudas, The Galens) Motown (Jennifer Wells, Four Tops) beatnik (The Dynamics) to cocktail (De Denise, Jimmy Mc Griff) Both The J's With Jamie and Lionel Newman may have been an inspiration for Pizzicato 5: they sound very brassy and Mancini/Bacharach like; and Eddy Christiani's guitar playing sounds a bit like Buddy Merrill... So, I like this CD; it may be very sweet & easy stuff, but the oriental instruments and harmonies (and even Japanese singing on a few tracks) make it... well, _exotic_ is the right word here. If these songs would have been non "spiced" however, most of them would be completely uninteresting, I'm afraid. A minus point though is the complete lack of any liner notes (typical for this label); not even the original release year is mentioned :( TRAX: - ---- 01 The Cha-Cha Boys Geisha Cha-Cha 02 Eddie Baxter Fortune Cookie 03 Al Fredito Chinese Cha-Cha-Cha 04 The J's With Jamie Yoshiko 05 The Peppers Yoko-Hoko-Homa 06 Lester Laundree Chopstick Cha-Cha 07 The Bermudas Chu-Sen-Ling 08 Victor Knight Chinatown 09 Jennifer Wells Dining In Chinatown 10 Bernie Turner Ching-Ching Wong 11 Sheridan Hollenbeck Tokyo Melody 12 Ramsey Lewis China Gate 13 The Turbojets Far East Cha-Cha-Cha 14 Elvis Presley Earth Boy 15 De Denise Japanese Chacha 16 The Souljers Chinese Checkers 17 The Galens Chinese Lanterns 18 Ramona King Oriental Garden 19 Eddy Christiani Little Geisha 20 Floyd Cramer Hong-Kong 21 Earl Grant The Japanese Farewell Song 22 Artie Banks & The Tellers Oriental Baby 23 The Instrumentals Chop-Suey-Rock 24 The Popcorns Chinese Twist 25 The Dynamics Onion Salad 26 Bobby Gregg Chinatown (My Chinatown) 27 Lionel Newman Honorable Hong-Kong 28 Jimmy Mc Griff The World Of Suzie Wong 29 Moon Kim Oriental Hop 30 Four Tops Tea House in Chinatown PS: - - when buying this item, please tell who told you about it :) - - mentioned price is without postage, as this changes from country to country) - - when contacting the mentioned address by mail, always include a stamp (or IRC) & addressed return envelop!) - - I guess you could also immediately send a check if you add appropriate postage, whatever that would be) - - I have no idea at all about the availability through shops, sorry. The discs I'm writing about are sometimes 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: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: BCI really works Date: 15 Dec 1995 20:06:45 +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. this posting just to let you know that the scheme of "Discount Music Connection" or BCI (Bi-Costal Industries) you may have read about in the marketplace really works; I was sceptic too in the beginning, but each CD really costs me only $8 (without postage). No, I'm not payed by them to post this, but why should we pay more ? :) (contact: Linda ) Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Robbie's Trawling Date: 15 Dec 1995 10:01:45 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. >Henry Mancini - The Versatile... >It is a re-issue of "Driftwood and Dreams" which is Henry's first >instrumental album, originally recorded mono, though the "Versatile Henry >Mancini" is available in a reprocessed stereo. My copy of "The Versatile HM" is definately in true stereo. >I wouldn't describe the organ as "irritating," rather, >as haunting and dangerously beautiful. i listent to this record at least >once a week with the lights off and the volume high. It is exteremly eerie, >with some vocalise and small phrases from a strange chorus, and electric >guitar. This album, to me, is one of the most disturbing records I've ever heard! "Eerie," yes. I'm still not sure if I like it... Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Psychedelic Percussion/Stones Date: 15 Dec 1995 10:51:33 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. just picked up this cd re-issue (interspace records, ny). it's super groovy on top of being very hep. the main players are emil richards and hal blaine--two people of whom i know very little. Hi Jason - Emil Richards and Hal Blaine were L.A.- based musicans, part of a group of session players nick-named the Wrecking Crew, who played on nearly every pop session to come out of that city during the '60s. They are most famous for their work with Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, Gary Usher, the Monkees, etc. etc. etc. Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Corey_Johnson@corp.dialog.com (Corey Johnson) Subject: Re: Stones Date: 15 Dec 1995 11:21:53 -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. This is a great record, as is "New Time Element". Does anyone have copyright dates for these? My vinyl copies are sadly lacking. Thanks, Corey ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: MrBEATNICK@aol.com at Internet I have Stones (Emil Richards) on LP and it is really wild. The "stones" are birthstones! One for each month of the year. I see that it is paired with Psychedelic Percussion. Is this the next "reissue" from the continuing series of boots (Shock, Astro Sounds, Denny / Baxter Moog, etc)?? Or is it legit? San Francisco Bay Area residents, may I have your attention, please! Korla Pandit is playing his pipe organ at Bimbo's this January. Whatcha think of them apples? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Subject: lyman DISCussion Redux Date: 15 Dec 1995 14:41:38 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# <# To 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 Glenn Sadin RE: Lyman >Yellow Bird 45 on Percussion Spectacular vs Yellow Bird LP and then >the gatefold? I expect that the album WAS to be titled <> but with the amazing success of "Yellow Bird" as a single they renamed the album. Re-read the liners with this in mind. Also, does your gatefold album of <> have the 7803 Sunset Blvd address??? I believe it does. This was before EVEREST took over the catalog. Their address was 10920 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 410. That gatefold is cool. I hope to recreate it for the next compilation. By the way, did you notice who is A&R on The <> album? HIFI got him, babe. Mr Sonny Bono. Wow. As for the STEREO vs MONO vs HIFI? Well, look at the addresses again. I do not know for sure, but I do have an LP that HIFI/EVEREST reshot and the STEREO logo was scotch-taped over the artwork. The provenance of this stuff is a little iffy, to say the least. We have many 3-track tapes in our possession, as well as outtakes. We did some re-editing on the TABOO master for our Shaken Not Stirred compilation to help one of their old edits. For more compilations we will do our damdest to release the best versions of the albums from the tapes provided us. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ David Greenberg hifi@rykodisc.com HIFI/Rykodisc Shetland Park 27 Congress St. Salem MA 01915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Subject: HIFI Comp Flackery Date: 15 Dec 1995 14:41:36 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Due to the various e-mails sent my way, I will do a little advertorial here for <> which is coming out on February 27th. The people-who-make-the-decisions here at Rykodisc are half wary of our breaking into the Exotica Lounge so late in the game (no fault of our own, the deal to purchase these masters took so frigging long, but that's another story). The other half like this cheezy stuff, but hope that it sells. I love this stuff which is why I pushed and pushed to compile something from the masters. I hate to be so commercial, but...word of mouth is everything to this kind of release. call radio, write newspapers, get your local store to order 'em up. If successful with this one, we can plunder the vaults for more Lyman. Oh yeah, SABPDM on the WWW/Joseph Holmes' site is sponsoring a contest for <> with SNS and the two Joseph Lanza books as prizes. ILLUSTRIOUS PITCHMAN QUOTE: "Your dormant senses will be shaken--not merely stirred--by this sonic soiree. Loosen your tie and your inhibitions with some sparklin', finger-snappin', shoulder-swayin' tunes."--IRWIN CHUSID, Producer of 3 !Esquivel! collections, compiler of the RCA History Of Space Age Pop and director of the Raymond Scott Archives (so he knows of what he listens to, and we didn't pay him one single dinero!) THE INGREDIENTS: JAMES BOND THEME James Bond & His Sextet GREEN EYES Bob Florence CARAVAN Arthur Lyman MAMBO BURGER Jack (Bongo) Burger TABOO Arthur Lyman GOLDFINGER James Bond And His Sextet SUNNY Arthur Lyman THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN The In Group IT HAPPENED IN MONTEREY Bob Florence THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS Jack (Bongo) Burger IF I HAD A HAMMER (THE HAMMER SONG) The In Group ORCHIDS IN THE MOONLIGHT Harry Zimmerman Swirled into a shaker appropriately tiki styled. Smoothly mastered with DynaPresence for World-Wide Stereo. Poured into some martini glasses, some mood lighting and witty repartee added...(additional materials not included--some assembly required) Also, I will dig deeper into the HIFI history for all of you if you e-mail me questions that you wish answered. I will get out the Pith Helmet and have my fingers do the walking and dig up the answers from Bernie Solomon, Mr. Everest. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ David Greenberg hifi@rykodisc.com HIFI/Rykodisc Shetland Park 27 Congress St. Salem MA 01915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: LP History Questions Date: 15 Dec 1995 16:29:08 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. >What year did they start issuing stereo LPs? Here's a related question. I have a very nifty book from 1956 about purchasing "high fidelity" equipment. There is a chapter about the latest development in recording, "binaural" (ie: stereo) sound. According to the book, "binaural" records require TWO cartridges, attached to one tone arm, to play them! The outer half of the record is for one channel, and the inner half (nearest to the label) plays the other channel. There is even a photo of one of these records being played! Has anybody else see one of these wacky records???? The book goes on to say that in some areas, there were binaural radio broadcasts, done on two different FM frequencies. They say that in order to hear these broadcasts, one need not purchase two high-fidelity radios - that one hifi system and a normal tabletop radio will provide excellent sound. (Yeah, right!) Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: teaching parrots Date: 15 Dec 1995 19:36:59 -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. >Wasn't this a *teach your parakeet to talk* record? A couple of years ago I was on a serious vinyl hunt in the beach bedroom communities of L.A. and ended up in a "white elephant" store of a local church in Hawthorne. I found two unopened copies of "TRAIN YOUR BIRD IN STEREO" (for all talking birds). I think they were $.59 each. Well the only two birds on the record are Henry J Bates and Robert L Busenbark.. Two strange birds indeed with a real twaaaang... This album could serve as a background for a bad bondage film or could be retitled "Music to speed the parting guests" although that exists already. Side One is devoted fully to instructions on how to get a parrot and what to do with it once you got it home, all set to background music by Los Indios Tabajaros. As a matter of fact, the Maria Elena LP in its entirity. No credit is given to the Tabajaros, and most likely a good case of copyright infringement. Side two is where the real fun begins: You're supposed to put the bird right smack dab in the middle of the two STEREO speakers and have it listen to an eerie alternating HELLO THERE for about twenty minutes... Some friends have made sightings of this record, so it's out there somewhere. Good Luck. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) Subject: Re: LP History Questions Date: 15 Dec 1995 16:46:10 -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. Glenn Sadin (gsadin@mfi.com) wrote: >... The book > goes on to say that in some areas, there were binaural radio > broadcasts, done on two different FM frequencies. They say that in > order to hear these broadcasts, one need not purchase two > high-fidelity radios - that one hifi system and a normal tabletop > radio will provide excellent sound. (Yeah, right!) My father got a radio around 1960 that was able to receive AM and FM at the same time (with independent tuners) with the AM station providing one stereo channel and the FM station providing the other through separate speakers. That sort of simulcast didn't last long. However, it was a fun radio to use to look for interesting superimpositions of programming by mixing and matching AM and FM stations. - --James Langdell jamesc@eng.sun.com Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, Calif. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: Korla Pandit Date: 15 Dec 1995 21:36:31 -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. Who: Korla Pandit Where: Bimbos 365 Club, San Francisco When: Saturday, Jan 20 9pm With: The Wonderful World of Joey What: Kick ass pipe organ Cost: ten bucks and two cocktails ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JOHN MATTURRI Subject: binural records Date: 16 Dec 1995 00:11:04 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# JOHN MATTURRI <# To 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 the book, "binaural" records require TWO cartridges, attached to one tone arm, to play them! The outer half of the record is for one channel, and the inner half (nearest to the label) plays the other channel. There is even a photo of one of these records being played! Has anybody else see one of these wacky records???? Glenn I have a mariachi record made on that system. I'm not near my records so I can't give any details about the label or date. I remember that there is a listing of others in the series on the back cover. What's the name of the book? I been wondering about the system since I bought the record. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jon Johnson Subject: Re: Hal Blaine Date: 15 Dec 1995 16:51:06 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jon 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. Hal Blaine is a real interesting guy whose career is probably too involved to go into here. It's safe to say, though, that there probably isn't a drummer alive who has played on more hit records. In addition to Sonny and Cher, the Byrds, almost all of Phil Spector's records, etc., it's also worth mentioning that he played on a lot of the Beach Boys' and Monkees' records. --Jon Johnson erik@top.monad.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: banana splits again Date: 15 Dec 1995 16:26:50 -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 12/14 "kevin" wrote: >p.p.s. sorry for the continuation of this off-topic, but fascinating >discussion. next thing you know we'll start talking about >THUNDERBIRDS and gerry anderson...great soundtracks, btw... *Now* we're talking. Unbelievable soundtracks. Barry Gray rules. Lots of theremin and clavioline. Hard to find imports in the U.S., but you EEC exoticats can find this stuff easily. I even found some on a budget CD sold at a highway restaurant on the M1 in central Britain. ("Top TV Themes" was the title. Also check out "Man from U.N.C.L.E./Cult TV Classics" CD) FIREBALL XL5 has a great score on the few episodes I own, it's outer space crime jazz. I've never seen any of it on record/CD though. Has anyone? br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jon Johnson Subject: Re: Fantastic Planet Soundtrack Date: 15 Dec 1995 17:01:29 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jon 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. >There was a movie in the '70s called "Fantastic Planet" which was an >animated film, a pretty interesting one if I recall. It was French made >I think? I have the soundtrack on LP, and I think I have seen it on CD, >but it has been a while, and I'm not completely sure. I think I saw it and >passed on it because I already had the LP but I haven't listened to it in a >long time and I couldn't remember exactly what it was like (though I do >remember liking it). It's nothing at all like the "Forbidden Planet" >soundtrack, that's for sure. > > > >>>>>>> If memory serves, "Fantastic Planet" (which I have on video around the house somewhere) was a French/Czech film made circa 1972. It's a very haunting movie; totally bizarre and very unique. It had a very limited U.S. release when it came out. I saw the promo commercial for it a few times when it was released and showing in Boston (I was 8 or 9 at the time) and just the commercial had a big impact on me. I didn't actually get to see it until more than ten years later, by which time I was in college. --Jon Johnson erik@top.monad.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG Subject: Hal Blaine Date: 15 Dec 1995 08:45:45 -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. Kevin Martin wrote: >At 8:51 PM 12/14/95, montezj@rockvax.rockefeller.edu wrote: >> the main players are emil richards and >>hal blaine--two people of whom i know very little. > >Hal Blaine was a very active session player in Los Angeles in the 1960s, >working out of Gold Star Studios on tracks from Philles Records (Phil >Spector) and Atlantic, among others. > >I remember his name on tons of LPs from the mid-60s, possibly including >Sonny & Cher, the Byrds, and Mama Cass. > >(This is all from memory, so others may have to fill in the blanks or >correct my misstatements.) ...and I feel compelled to add: No misstatements at all. Hal played on a zillion Elvis records, was the drummer for virtually every Mamas & Papas tune, and did his (imho) best sessions work when he played on the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album. Not terribly exotic by this list's defenition, unless you count "Let's Get Away for a While" or the water bottle playing throughout "Caroline, No". The idea for that bit of creative percussion was Mr. Blaine's. I *highly* recommend Hal Blaine's "Drums Drums a Go-Go!" cd. Jazzy, 60's pop with a slight surf bent, stand outs include the original, "Midnight at Pink's" and the Laugh-In standard "The Swinger". Perhaps the finest slab of aluminum that I've purchased this year. (Thanks Kevin King!) My server is slow, apologies for any redundancy. Kris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MrBEATNICK@aol.com Subject: Fireball XL5, The Thunderbirds and Super Car Date: 16 Dec 1995 10:19:10 -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. Br Cleve spoke of the Barry Gray Orchestra.... Besides the Thunderbirds Are Go! import CD I spotted at a Tower Records, I have seen a ten incher entitled No Strings Attached. It has six tracks: Thunderbirds Theme Captain Scarlet Theme Hijacked Stingray The Mysterious Theme Joe 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Music to Spend Money By Date: 16 Dec 1995 18:58:33 +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. Wow - today was supposed to be the day I started my Xmas shopping, but then I made the mistake of checking out some record shops... From the 50p each racks: Les Baxter - Baxter's Best (Capitol 1960) Er... I wouldn't say his best but a nice compilation! Marty Gold & Orch - Swingin' West (includes some mallet mischief from HARRY BREUER!) On first listen this seems to have some fabulous extended swingin' reworkings of US TV westerns - my favourite so far being "The Texan", almost crime jazz! Lionel Hampton - Silver Vibes (1960) Mike Nichols & Elaine May - improvisations to music (Mercury 1958) (w/Marty Rubenstein) Oh, this is hilarious - improvised piano and cocktail lounge conversation pieces, just a pity this copy is so crackly. If anyone has a clean copy to dispose of, let me know! Boots Randolph w/Knightsbridge Strings & Voices - epon I love this guy's almost pornographically awful sax playing - he ruins more classics on this with the help of a group of singers. San Sebastian Strings (w/Rod McKuen+Anita Kerr) - Home to the Sea (1968) - Bouquet (1974) More over-blown "I remember when" ramblings from Rod - "Another Evening with the Gypsies" from "Home to the Sea" is especially wonderful... unknown - Glory Halleluja 2000 (weird German triple LP pop opera from 1971!) Slightly more expensive but still interesting: various artists - Party Time/Cocktail de Amor (Philips double LP, 1964) Party Time has some nice surf-esque tunes and "Cocktail de Amor" has some good Prado/Lecuona covers. and the Eden Ahbez CD which I haven't heard yet... And today's reject for resale is: ENOCH LIGHT and the Charleston City All Stars - Sing a Song (Grand Award Phase X Stereo(!) 1960) for completists only I would say, but let me know if you're interested... Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: Korla Pandit on a special day Date: 16 Dec 1995 19:01:27 -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. >Who: Korla Pandit >Where: Bimbos 365 Club, San Francisco >When: Saturday, Jan 20 9pm >With: The Wonderful World of Joey >What: Kick ass pipe organ >Cost: ten bucks and two cocktails Just want to let you folks who care out there, that Jan 20 is also Fellini's birthday. The master had some extraordinary "exotica" scenes and sounds in some of his films. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Re: Banana Kroffts-end of tangent I promise Date: 16 Dec 1995 19:33:53 -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 I know this is really unrelated to exotica , but i thought it was kind of neat, I was waching the Banana Splits this morning , Hadn't seen it since I was a kid(it was my faviorite show) amd I paid special attenion to the Danger Island segment , thanks to someone on the lists earlier suggestion, anyway the Danger Island stuff was all directed by Richard Donner( Superman, and a bunch of other big time flicks) OK don with rambling C /:::\/::::::\ /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* "word." \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -some guy \ --- / \________/ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Fireball XL5, The Thunderbirds and Super Car Date: 17 Dec 1995 10:59:36 -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. Hello- I've got those themes on the AtoZ of British TV themes, Part one and part two. It's great since I have never seen most of the shows listed and can only imagine what they were like by the music. It's got Laurie Johnson and John Barry stuff, too. I got these comps at Footlights Records in NYC. - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ajackson@yorku.ca (Anthony Jackson) Subject: Hello! Date: 17 Dec 1995 04:32:32 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ajackson@yorku.ca (Anthony 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. I'm a new member to this magazine and am looking forward to exchanging ideas and information about all those swell stimulating sounds of the past. I got into this lounge/ atomic pop by way of several incredibly offbeat bars in Tokyo, where the taste for all those crooners and torch singers of the post-war era never really died. It's the only place in the world I know of where you can so easily slip into some intimate lounge space and find bartenders spinning genuine vinyl rarities for shear listening pleasure. My favourite place was a transvestite bar that sat ten at the counter and four on a makeshift bench at the back in a cave-like den of red stools and wood-paneled walls. Behind the counter were racks upon rack of rare items, often female jazz vocalists of the early fifties, which the 'mama-san' played to perfection. A typical evening might start up with a classical recording or two, slip into a good two or three hours of fifties' torch songs, gyrate towards a Mamba set, and swing into dawn with a non-stop mix of off beat pop hits of the last four decades. Quite an experience. Anyway, I'd like to get in touch with anyone with thoughts on exotica or lounge, particularly anyone who might be familiar with interesting places and events in the Toronto area or others interested in sharing info about new and old releases available. Later, Aj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: PeteKitsch@aol.com Subject: Re: Enoch Light Reissues Date: 17 Dec 1995 23:13:17 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# PeteKitsch@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. sac78897@saclink1.csus.edu writes: >Does anyone know about any other Enoch Light stuff on CD Beisdes the two "...Percussion" reissues, there's a 4 CD set of his straightforward big band stuff. Nice, but not exotic. The Enoch Light Orchestra presents Classic Big Band Star Sounds #3709-2 The store I saw it in sells it for $31.99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: Birds Date: 18 Dec 1995 10:32:41 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. > >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? > > I remeber when I was quite young we had a record of a Parakeet who was a > shill for Hartz Mountain Bird Seed. It was probably a 78 I have a Hartz Mountain parakeet 45! I use it when making bizarre compilation tapes for people, as between-song filler. The two best tracks on the record are a woman repeating for what seems like an eternity, "Hello baby, want a kiss?? Hello baaaby, want a kiss???" The other "classic" is what is supposed to be an actual recording of a parakeet, but sounds suspiciously like a human voice sped up! Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Re: Birds Date: 18 Dec 1995 15:21:02 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. >> >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? >> I'm new to the list so I only caught the reply, but if you are looking for birds combined with exotica, then get some Arthur Lyman. The birdcalls mixed with the music were his trademark. Mike "Tikihead" Ensley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: Birds Date: 18 Dec 1995 20:22:10 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To 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 "fred lowery whistles your gospel favorites" for some excellent bird singing between his tracks. a great record to play backwards and at different speeds too! - rwang On Mon, 18 Dec 1995, Mike Ensley wrote: > <# Replies to this message will go to: > <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) > <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. > <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > > > >> >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? > >> > I'm new to the list so I only caught the reply, but if you are looking > for birds combined with exotica, then get some Arthur Lyman. The birdcalls > mixed with the music were his trademark. > > Mike "Tikihead" Ensley > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" Subject: Introduction Date: 19 Dec 1995 09:38:15 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" <# To 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 Introduction I just joined this list after Joe Holmes' suggestion, so I thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a 33 year old guy living in Boston, making a living both teaching people how to get along with their (Macintosh) computers and being an independent music producer (my schooling is in Music Production & Engineering). My introduction to exotic or space-age pop music came from my interest in stereo (3D) photography. 3D photography was extremely popular in the 50's and 60's when 35mm kodachrome film became readily available. People would shoot slides left and right, send their film for processing, and receive 3D slides back, which could then be enjoyed with a viewer, or projected on a screen with a special projector and polarized glasses. Nowadays there are a few of us collecting 3D cameras, projectors and viewers from this period, and turning heads as we walk around with odd looking cameras strapped around our necks, taking pictures. Having set the stage... A 3D photographer friend of mine acquired a rare collection of mint-condition 3D slides from the 50's, comissioned at the time by a diner manufacturing company, and photographed professionally. The company probably used it to showcase their different diner models, all lit up with neons, shiny surfaces, the whole deco thing. So a few of us had a little get-together at my home for a slide show. So we sat around the living room, all wearing the zany polarized glasses and prepared for the slides. Another friend, knowing what the slides were about, throught it appropriate to bring along the first Esquivel CD for background music. So the combination of the deco diners, projected on a large screen in 3D, plus the music was too much. I was hooked on Esquivel instantly. So I've been collecting the music since then. As a professional musician, working in the studio on a regular basis, and acknowledging how we've become (in the recording studio) dependent on automation, sequencers, synthesizers, etc., it is easy to appreciate all the careful work that must have gone into arranging, performing, and recording some of these records. Amazingly enough, a lot of the Esquivel (and others') material sounds just as good (or better) than some of the music available today when it comes to recording studio technique, microphone placement, etc. I wonder if 30 years from now, some of the many laserdiscs I've collected (many with spectacular surround sound), clearly a showcase of today's state of the art in home entertainment, will become curiosities of the past, just as today these records (used at the time to showcase hi-fi and stereo) have become a curiosity for me. Later! Paco Ojeda Boston, MA ffoogg@macmailgw.dfci.harvard.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) Subject: Re: 3-D sound, 3-D pictures (Introduction) Date: 19 Dec 1995 10:54:53 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. >>Nowadays there are a few of us collecting 3D cameras, projectors and viewers >>from this period, and turning heads as we walk around with odd looking cameras >>strapped around our necks, taking pictures. I've actually ran into one or two people subscribed both here and at Photo-3d. I stumbled upon a Realist outfit about 4 months ago, and I've been hooked! It's really hard to explain the effect of these pictures, they have to be seen to be believed. The camera is itself an endless conversation piece, and mouths drop open when people see themselves in a 3-D viewer. I've been thinking about doing an Exotica party/3-d slide show ever since I got into it. >>A 3D photographer friend of mine acquired a rare collection of >>mint-condition 3D slides from the 50's, comissioned at the time by a diner >>manufacturingcompany, and photographed professionally. Wow! I'm dying to see those. Are your diner shots in Realist format? What are the prospects for getting dupes? Check out the "3-D web" http://www.tisco.com/3d-web/ for pointers to all sorts of 3-d stuff, and the 3-d mailing list page. Exotiacs may even enjoy some of the 50's camera ads they have reproduced on the site. And, back on the subject of Exotica... A friend ransacked his grandmother's LP collection, and pulled out the following gems for me: Music to read James Bond By Battle Stereo (Phase 4) Great battles with music/gunplay sounds. The March Of Mankind (1964 World's Fair) The Nashville Guitars Go to Detroit (Country versions of Motown) among others. Haven't listened... too busy... I'm excited about "Battle Stereo", anybody heard it? - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Help Date: 19 Dec 1995 09:58:54 -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. Help ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Malcolm Humes Subject: not birds, but Date: 19 Dec 1995 13:31:52 -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. >Birds on records , real birds , does anyone know ? Reminds me of my songs of the Wolves record, which is actually some sort of tape collage of real wolves with the wife of the producer doing her own duets with the tape composotion. How about Dog records? A few years ago I can across a Goodwill store with about 50 sealed copies of some lp designed to scare burglars away - the idea is you leave this dog barking lp (Rex Speaks! i forget) on auto-repeat and scare the baddies away. Not to mention driving your neighbors nuts. Whenever I put this one on my cat runs to the window looking for the dog she assumes must be out there. Pretty sure the lp actually hints that you can make it sound like a small dog by playing it at 45 RPM. I was tempted to go back and pick up about 20 copies of this to give to everyone I know as Xmas gifts. I am pretty sure I have or had a teach your parakeet to talk record. The discussions here brought back memories of my having one as a child. I think I actually provoked one of my sisters to destroy it. I vaguely recall some prank I did setting it up on repeat on a portable record player locked in a closet. One of my favorite learning experience records is a Jimmie Nelson Ventriloquism thing. Hilarious. I find if I put it on in a room with a handful of people within about 10 minutes everyone is talking out of the sides of their mouths and making a fool of themself. - Malcolm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "C" Subject: Partch propaganda Date: 20 Dec 1995 00:46:12 -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. Hey evrrey one quick let comercial here, My friend Phillip pit out this pretty amazing four disk set of the work of Harry partch, and I thought i should foreward his press release here(if you want to contac him via e mail compfrm@maroon.tc.umn.edu otherwise all info is includeded thanks for your indulgence chris > a full-length portrait of > an unconventional life ... > > Harry Partch (1901-1974) has won recognition as one of the most important and > > influential American artists and musical thinkers of this century. Now innova > is > releasing his archives in a stunning three-part series comprising videos, > CDs, > and a copiously illustrated scrapbook. Produced by composer Philip Blackburn, > > this series lets Partch speak for himself, revealing his true stature and > lasting contributions to American culture. > > Enclosure One (innova 400) is a VHS videotape of four historic films made by > > Partch in collaboration with Madeline Tourtelot. It is accompanied by an > informative 12-page booklet reproducing PartchÕs own introductions to the > films. > (74Õ, NTSC format). $24 + $4 postage/handling. > > Contents: > ¥ Rotate the Body in All Its Planes [1961. 9'00"]: a dance-like study of > graceful gymnastics movements with specially-composed music. > ¥ Music StudioÑHarry Partch [1958. 17'48"]: a documentary about Partch's > microtonal instruments and how the soundtrack for Windsong was made. > ¥ U.S. Highball [1958, completed 1968. 24'18"]: a dramatized account of > riding > the rails during the Depression on a transcontinental hobo trip to Chicago. > ¥ Windsong [1958. 17'38"]: the ancient Greek legend of Daphne and Apollo > transported to Lake Michigan. Partch's soundtrack for this film later became > > known as Daphne of the Dunes. > As a special free bonus, the videotape is accompanied by an informative > 12-page > booklet featuring Partch's own introductions to the films. > > These engaging art-films and documentaries have rarely been seen in recent > years > and show Partch and his instruments in an authentic context. Audio > recordings > do little justice to the whole concept of his music, which is visual, > corporeal > and dynamic; short of a live performance, these films go a long way toward > representing his true art. > > > > Enclosure Two (innova 401) is a 4-CD collection of archival recordings, > including works from the 1930Õs and Ô40Õs, a lecture on just intonation, > excerpts from the 1935 hobo journal Bitter Music, and a sound documentary > featuring Partch at the piano. > $30 + $3 postage/handling. > > 4 CD set contains: > > Disc A > 1. I am Harry Partch > 2. By the Rivers of Babylon > 3. Texts and Music: A Wagnerian Wrestling Match > ¥ Ten Li Po Lyrics: > 4. A Dream > 5. An Encounter in the Field > 6. On Hearing the Flute > 7. The Intruder > 8. I am a Peach Tree > 9. With a Man of Leisure > 10. A Midnight Farewell > 11. Before the Cask of Wine > 12. On the Ship of Spicewood > 13. By the Great Wall > 14. The Use of English in Serious Music > 15. BarstowÑEight Hitch-hikers' Inscriptions from a Highway Railing at > Barstow, > California. > 16. San FranciscoÑA Setting of the Cries of Two Newsboys on a Street Corner > on a > Foggy Night in the Twenties. > 17. Life is too precious to spend it with important people > 18. U. S. HighballÑA Musical Account of SlimÕs Transcontinental Hobo Trip > 19. While my Heart Keeps Beating Time > 20. San Francisco II > Disc B [73'23"] > 1. I'm going to start right off by giving you some sounds... > ¥ Two Settings from Joyce's Finnegans Wake: > 2. Isobel > 3. Annah the Allmaziful > 4. Dark Brother > 5-24 A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations > Disc C [73'24"] > 1-36. Extracts from Bitter Music > Disc D > 1. Yankee Doodle Birds > 2. Y. D. FantasyÑOn the Words of an Early American Tune > 3. You are charged with being guilty. Are you drunk or not drunk? > 4. Ring Around the Moon > 5. O Frabjous Day! > 6-15 Harrys Wake > > Enclosure Three (innova 402 Ñ available Fall, 1996) will be a > limited-edition > artist-book, lavishly produced from original documents, with reproductions of > > PartchÕs writings, photos, letters (to and from correspondents including John > > Cage, Alwin Nikolais, and W.B. Yeats), lectures, sketches, drawings, and > ephemera. > > ORDER THE ENTIRE SERIES (innova 403) and save more than 30%! Purchased > together, all three volumes of ENCLOSURES are now $120 + $12 > postage/handling. > (ENCLOSURE THREE will be sent upon release.) Limited offer until February > 1996! > > To order: > > Send your check to > innova Recordings > Minnesota Composers Forum > 332 Minnesota Street, Suite E-145 > St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1300 > > or charge to your Visa or Mastercard. Credit card orders are accepted by fax > (612/291-7978) or e-mail (compfrm@maroon.tc.umn.edu). Include name, card > number, expiration date, amount, mailing address. > > Minnesota residents: please add 7% sales tax to all orders. > > Also in preparation, a Harry Partch handwriting font for the Macintosh!! > > Series Editor, Producer: Dr. Philip Blackburn > > > /:::\/::::::\ /:::::::::::::\ * /:::::::::::::::\ * ********************* " Ho Ho Ho" \ "" "" / \ (@) (@) / \ J / -Santa Claus \ --- / \________/ / \ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: riviera@tiac.net Subject: Merry Christmas to me Date: 19 Dec 1995 19:28:06 -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. Greetings, friends... I couldn't keep this exciting score to myself! Whilst browsing the records in a favorite thrifting haunt of mine, I chanced upon a copy of "The Merriest of Christmas Pops" the RCA Christmas LP featuring Esquivel,Ray Martin and the Skip Jacks (for those who don't know, the SkipJacks are a vocal group who at one time boasted Stella Stevens as member.They are also featured on Buddy Morrow's "Poe for Moderns".)Just thought I'd share (crow about) my good fortune with people who'd appreciate it. Speaking of Stella Stevens, she performs some haunting vocalise in the John Cassavettes film "Too Late Blues".Great movie, too, though almost as hard to come by as the aforementioned Christmas record. Happy Holidays! Mr.Riviera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Three Suns Date: 20 Dec 1995 10:11:19 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet I apologize if this has already been covered, but being relatively new to the list and having just discovered the Three Suns, I was wondering if any of their LPs have been reissued on CD. Recommendations anyone? Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dragster@interport.net (David Schafer) Subject: Burt!!!? Date: 20 Dec 1995 10:29:41 -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. Burt Bacharach finds are really hitting the spot! 'Reach Out' 'Make it Easy on Yourself' 'Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits' In the inside sleeve of 'Reach Out' I found a lengthy preserved article from 1970, a Newsweek profile on Bacharach himself. It was lovingly stapled and folded, a real bonus for a quarter. I guess that is what it's come to is getting excited about a Bacharach LP for a quarter, maybe that is all that's left out there in the big city. BTW 'Bond Street' is excellent. To quote from the article, Burt says "But it's heartfelt, it's honest. It's my music. I've got a feeling you know, I'm not just beating time. I'm free and I don't care what I look like." Bye, David ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: griffith@internet-eireann.ie Subject: Tacky Kitschmas Date: 20 Dec 1995 16:07:22 GMT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# griffith@internet-eireann.ie <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Wishing everybody on the list a Tacky Kitschmas from Rob, a long time lurker in Dubllin "leat said soonest mended" ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Vote Yes! Your wife may depend on it! Robert McKenna griffith@internet-eireann.ie ___________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "K. Schiele" Subject: vibes on Congo Train? Date: 20 Dec 1995 09:05:28 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "K. Schiele" <# To 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've been lurkin' for a while - thanks to all for all the great tips. A couple of things: I received the new WFMU catalog yesterday. Fine goodies to be had there. and, primarily... I've got the Martin Denny "Exotica" CD (compilation of tracks from a few LPs) and was wondering if anyone knows who played vibes (or xylophone, marimba, whatever) or the song "Congo Train". That is my favorite song by him, and I'd love to hear more songs with that damn fine mallet madness. Thanks. Ken S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" Subject: Lost In Space Music Date: 20 Dec 1995 12:12:03 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" <# To 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 Lost In Space Music I don't know if this is exotica or not. While it's pretty common knowledge that John Williams wrote the theme to the TV series "Lost In Space". On the other hand, I have often wondered where the wonderfully creepy incidental music for the show came from, and if there are any recordings of it. Thanks! Paco Ojeda Boston, MA ffoogg@macmailgw.dfci.harvard.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tedd Bale Subject: Taboo! Date: 20 Dec 1995 12:29:06 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Tedd Bale <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. May I present myself? I have been a fan of many forms of Exotica since I was a child. Born in 1958, I had the great fortune of having parents who worshipped their hi-fi system, and who purchased vinyl weekly with the intent of "showing off" high fidelity to friends and family. I listened to such classics as Les Baxter's "The Passions" when I was only five years old (I still have Mom's copy of The Passions, a cherished possession). Bossa Nova, Perez Prado's "Mambo Mania", The Jackie Gleason Orchestra, Bouzouki, Ed Ames singing "My Cup Runneth Over", Blue Velvet played as a Pipe Organ Solo; this was the music of my childhood. My mother heightened the effect of these records by wearing slinky exotic outfits, much to my father's enjoyment. One of my favorites was a pale orange silk skirt with matching mandarin jacket; I remember that she liked to wear this outfit while listening to their copy of TABOO (which had shrunken heads on the jacket) and mixing up a blender full of Tom Collins cocktails. By the time I was a teenager I was buying recordings of MUZAK (I still have a copy of the MUZAK Corporation's promotional record with liner notes in 14 languages explaining the "theory" of MUZAK) and 1950's pop music from Korea. I have always known that exotica was an important musical form, and that some day the world would catch on... One of my favorite recordings is a record called "HOW TO KEEP YOUR HUSBAND HAPPY" an excercise record with a prominent harp part. I have an undergraduate degree in music and a master's degree in technical writing. I am also a mail artist; I am known in the world of mail art as NUTBOY for those of you who are on the network. I collect 1950's Heywood-Wakefield Furniture (especially items from the "Encore" line) and 50's lamps. I vividly remember a performance during my music school days of John Cage's "Credo in Us," where the record player is used as an instrument in the texture of the score. The assortment of records chosen for that particular performance included an unusual assortment of exotica. I thought to myself "THIS IS REALLY WHAT IT's ALL ABOUT!!!" Looking forward to getting to know all of you. Most sincerely, Theodore Bale aka NUTBOY 370 Longwood Avenue No. 47 Boston, MA 02215 send me mail art and I'll send you some... my artistic motto is "FOR MORE CONVENIENT AND PLEASURE TIME" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Bryan Stewart" Subject: Martin Denny's "Quiet Village" Date: 20 Dec 1995 15:04:50 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Bryan Stewart" <# To 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 you all, I just got the Japanese import of Martin Denny's "Quiet Village". It was taken from the 1959 master tapes and for the most part, they sound very clean. However, I'll pass on the stereo version of the song, "Quiet Village". It sounds terrible with numerous drop-outs, channel fades and tape-hiss galore. The master tape must have been damaged on that track and it may have been spliced from the master to create 45s. After all, it was his biggest hit. Fortunately the mono version is available on the disc and it sounds quite clean compared to the stereo version. It seems to be either the eariler version recorded around 1956-57, or a different take recorded at the same session. Maybe Toshiba-EMI, who own all the old Liberty masters, knew this and that's why they included it on this disc. The only other release available fron Japan at the moment is "Hypnotique". I have not heard that particular CD yet but I will keep you all posted. If anyone can enlighten me on the situation I described above, please let me know. Thanks, Bryan S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: Lost In Space Music Date: 20 Dec 1995 11:21:34 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. Bob (Robert) Drasnin wrote quite a bit of the incidentals on "Lost In Space" Yes, he is the same guy that did the "Voodoo" album, also known as "Percussion Exotique" and "Exotic Percussion" By the way, Dionysus/Bacchus Archives will be reissuing that album in February! ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" at INTERNET <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" <# To 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 Lost In Space Music I don't know if this is exotica or not. While it's pretty common knowledge that John Williams wrote the theme to the TV series "Lost In Space". On the other hand, I have often wondered where the wonderfully creepy incidental music for the show came from, and if there are any recordings of it. Thanks! Paco Ojeda Boston, MA ffoogg@macmailgw.dfci.harvard.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Swartz Subject: Three Suns -Reply Date: 20 Dec 1995 09:30:44 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff Swartz <# To 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 two CDs in stock at www.cdnow.com: Three Suns Volume I and II. These are compilations of some of there early years, which is not representative of there finest work, in my opinion. However, they are still a worthy addition to any collection. I have sampled "Plink, Plank, Plunk" (off of one of these discs) for my answering machine. The liner notes are fairly informative. (The Suns were Mrs. Eisenhower's favorite band for dancing and relaxation -- or something like that.) I am not aware of any other CDs available. A gold mine awaits some record company. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: riviera@tiac.net Subject: Drasnin Date: 21 Dec 1995 02:36:08 -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. > Bob (Robert) Drasnin wrote quite a bit of the incidentals on "Lost In > Space" > > Yes, he is the same guy that did the "Voodoo" album, also known as > "Percussion Exotique" and "Exotic Percussion" > > By the way, Dionysus/Bacchus Archives will be reissuing that album in > February! This reminds me of a sad story.A month or so ago, I was thrift/record shopping in Baltimore and came across a copy of this record in a small dusty (mostly Jazz) shop. Wasn't familiar with Drasnin,though his name rang a very faint bell (now I know why).The cover was incredible,so I swaggered up to the counter of the store,confident of another perspicacious score...much to my chagrin, the lady behind the desk takes a look at the cover, whips out the price guide and sets the price at $15.00!! "This stuff's really popular now",she informs me. The sound of my palm hitting my forehead could be heard for blocks around.To make matters worse,not only did I only have ten bucks on me,but she put it on,and it was great.Garagey sounding recording, much more sinister than the usual Denny/Lyman school of idyllic languor. What Hath We Wrought?! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Three Suns Date: 21 Dec 1995 10:28:27 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet Hi all. Thanks for all the info on the Three Suns. The only things I've heard so far (and loved!) have been on the Space Age Pop series. Sounds like I ought to pass on the early stuff (at least for now) and wait for the compilation of later stuff scheduled for '96. You guys are a fountain of useful information. Thanks again. Michael Bennet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Robbie Baldock Subject: Gerry Anderson's Century 21 Records for sale Date: 21 Dec 1995 16:35:55 -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 - Following the recent interest in THUNDERBIRDS and related things, here is a list of Century 21 records currently residing in a local record store - if anyone wants one/any, let me know! If anyone wants more than one I could probably drop the price a little... Prepare taste buds... Year Price (UK) LPs International Rescues: End of the Road/Trapped in the Sky 1966 30 [two Thunderbirds adventures, narrated by Dick Tracy] The World of Tomorrow: Journey to the Moon/Trip to Marineville 1966 30 [Fireball XL5/Stingray episodes] Favourite TV Themes: A Side: Century 21 March 1967 30 Parker - Well Done Supercar Dr Who Fireball XL5 Stingray B Side: Lady Penelope Parker Bewitched Man from U.N.C.L.E Aqua Marina Beverly Hillbillies(?!) 7 inch "mini albums" (33 rpm): Thunderbird 1 1966 10 Into Action with Troy Tempest (Stingray) 1966 10 Brink of Disaster (Thunderbirds - narrated by Parker) 1967 18 (Postage & packing will be extra) They look good! Be hearing, Robbie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Thriftin' Date: 21 Dec 1995 12:39:08 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To 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, This may not fall into the category of EXOTICA, but it certainly fits into Incredibly Strange Music. I'm desperately seeking records that deal with horror themes. I have a large collection including sound effects, stories, a record by the legendary horror producer William Castle and my prize possesion is a mint copy of the Famous Monsters Of Filmland album from the '60s. I know that most of you serious collecters out there probably spend lots of time thriftin' like I do, and so maybe we could help each other out. If there is something you're looking for, let me know and maybe we can trade. Or if anyone finds something, I can pay for the album and shipping costs. I'm particularly interested in finding stuff by the horror host Zacherle, so anyone in Philadelphia (his hometown), please respond. Thanks, Mike "Tikihead" Ensley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Martin Denny's "Quiet Village" Date: 21 Dec 1995 13:40:08 -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. "The best way to beat all that drop out,fades and hissing is to hear it the way GOD intended: on VINYL! Actually, I think it's great that this stuff is being put out there on CD, but for me, LPs are the only way to go. Mike "Tikihead" Ensley, still not convinced this CD thing will last... ;)" I couldn't agree more! I'm not a "vinyl snob" (I own a pretty good rack of the silver devils) but so much of the mystique of the whole exotica era (actually, of any vinyl era, which includes everything this century up to a few years ago) is contained in the LP itself. I delight in the cover art as I select and then a carry an album over to the turntable; I drop the needle and glance at the liners while I wait for the first bars to stretch out of my speakers; I prop the empty cover against the wall to serve as temporary (albeit wonderful) room art until the record finishes and it's time to get another... You just can't do that with a CD, no matter how many additional tunes are added, no matter how conveniently I can program the player, no matter how lovingly restored the masters. LPs are artifacts that live and breathe like no other. I salute the efforts to rerelease exotica on CD-and will continue to purchase same-but for the sheer beauty of it, you can't beat a Mint, original, 40-year old record. Amen, and thanks for listening! Preston Peek VINYL LIVES! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mrs.Taylor@eworld.com Subject: DELETE FROM SUBSCRIPTION LIST Date: 21 Dec 1995 11:29:27 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Mrs.Taylor@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. Please remove the following person from your subscription list: Mrs.Taylor@eworld.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 11:37:27 -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. >RPPeek@aol.com writes: >LPs are artifacts that live and breathe like no other. I salute the efforts >to rerelease exotica on CD-and will continue to purchase same-but for the >sheer beauty of it, you can't beat a Mint, original, 40-year old record. Another aspect of LPs unmatched by CDs: dust jackets! After reading the liner notes and enjoying the cover art, you can feast on the label's offerings advertised on the dust jacket. I've started to collect these separately to browse like a coffee-table book. I bought an Audio Fidelity LP by Jo Basile less for the LP itself than for the mint dust jacket with gorgeous full-color reproductions of the Audio Fidelity releases. I'm always impressed by the variety of music that came out from a single label like Decca or Mercury or Dot during this period. Just seeing Perez Prado rubbing elbows with Hank Snow and the Three Suns with Phineas Newborn on a RCA dust jacket is a special pleasure. Multiculturalism was alive and thriving on dust jackets forty years ago. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Martin Denny's "Quiet Village" Date: 21 Dec 1995 11:30:30 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 Bryan - >I just got the Japanese import of Martin Denny's "Quiet Village". It was >taken from the 1959 master tapes and for the most part, they sound very clean. How do you know that they used the masters? (The notes are in Japanese.) To me, the CD sounds fairly dull compared to the Scamp/Caroline Denny disc, as if a later-generation master was used. Incidentally, "Sake Rock" on this CD is in mono. Since I do not have a stereo copy of the original LP, can someone tell me if it was issued in stereo originally? >It seems to be either the eariler version recorded around 1956-57, or a >different take recorded at the same session. It is the original mono version of "Quiet Village," as it appeared on the 45 and mono LP pressings. >Maybe Toshiba-EMI, who own all the old Liberty masters, knew this and that's >why they included it on this disc. Most likely, there are two reasons that I can guess. 1.) CDs in Japan are quite expensive (this one goes for about $30 even in Japan), so they like to tack on bonus tracks to give you more value for your money. This also why Japanese CDs usually have fat booklets. 2.) Being the meticulous people that they are (and I should know; my wife is from Japan!), they like to do a complete job with everything they do. So, if the mono version of the "Quiet Village" LP originally came with a different version of the title song, purchasers of the CD would want to have BOTH versions! Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Subject: The Music of Peter Gunn Date: 21 Dec 1995 11:57:44 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff <# To 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 approximate value of Mancini's "The Music of Peter Gunn"? I found a old beat up copy that practically looked like it had been urinated on, and the guy wanted $15 for it. If it was in better shape, I probably would have gotten it. He said "These kinda records are going up in value - especially that one". Does anyone have an extra copy of this they'd be willing to part with for less than $15? If so, please email me. 'Til we meet again, _ __ __ ___ _ _ | |___ / _|/ _| | _ ) ___ _ _ __| | .---------------. | |_| / -_) _| _| | _ \/ _ \ || / _` | | boyd@csus.edu | \___/\___|_| |_| |___/\___/\_, \__,_| `---------------' |__/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Grant China Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 10:24:32 -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. >Another aspect of LPs unmatched by CDs: dust jackets! After reading the >liner notes and enjoying the cover art, you can feast on the label's offerings >advertised on the dust jacket. I've started to collect these separately >to browse like a coffee-table book. I bought an Audio Fidelity LP by Jo >Basile less for the LP itself than for the mint dust jacket with gorgeous >full-color reproductions of the Audio Fidelity releases. I'm always impressed >by the variety of music that came out from a single label like Decca or >Mercury or Dot during this period. Just seeing Perez Prado rubbing elbows >with Hank Snow and the Three Suns with Phineas Newborn on a RCA dust >jacket is a special pleasure. Multiculturalism was alive and thriving on >dust jackets forty years ago. That's what I like about this mailing list. Just when you think you're the only living person who is into something like dust jackets, someone else pops out of the woodwork! They provide a glimpse at a ton of other LPs that in likelihood you will never encounter (and possibly never want to!) at your local record shop. It's a great resource for putting together discographies of obscure artists. Is anyone else amazed at how prolific Tennessee Ernie Ford (Ol' Rockin' Ern) seems to have been? Whenever I get a new old LP I always vacuum it off and put it into a rice paper dust jacket for protection. I save any of the dust jackets with interesting designs and I have quite a stack by now. Is anyone else out there a dust jacket fan? Let's hear from you! Aloha, Grant China ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: Martin Denny's "Quiet Village" Date: 21 Dec 1995 13:20:11 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To 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 agree with the vote for vinyl, though of course get it however you can (and as a dj, cds are so much easier to cue it's not funny, though you can't spin the backwards like records.) the strongest reasons to buy the records though, are: 1. the covers (sometimes i think that's what exotica really is!) and 2. the prices (despite the story someone just gave about being quoted $15 for a record, i regularly find great exotica and shlock in thrift stores in good shape for under $1!) - rwang ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 16:20:06 -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. Dust jackets have been my main source of want list material for years. I don't consciously "collect" them -- I store the records in them -- but they have provided hours of fun perusing. Some are quite authoritative as well. Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tedd Bale Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 16:25:13 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Tedd Bale <# To 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 dust jacket discussion reminds me of a display I saw last year in the window of a used record store in Boston: nearly 25 album covers of Ed Ames. I am relatively new to this EXOTICA list and am wondering if there are any other Ed Ames fans out there... My cup runneth over! NUTBOY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Re: The Music of Peter Gunn Date: 21 Dec 1995 17:03:29 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To 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: ><# Jeff ><# To 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 approximate value of Mancini's "The Music of Peter >Gunn"? I found a old beat up copy that practically looked like it had been >urinated on, and the guy wanted $15 for it. If it was in better shape, I >probably would have gotten it. He said "These kinda records are going up >in value - especially that one". >Does anyone have an extra copy of this they'd be willing to part with for >less than $15? If so, please email me. > >'Til we meet again, > _ __ __ ___ _ > _ | |___ / _|/ _| | _ ) ___ _ _ __| | .---------------. >| |_| / -_) _| _| | _ \/ _ \ || / _` | | boyd@csus.edu | > \___/\___|_| |_| |___/\___/\_, \__,_| `---------------' > |__/ Jeff, I just paid 75 cents for a mint copy. Keep looking at thrift stores and flea markets. The stuff is out there. Don't submit to the kind of people who charge those kinds of prices! Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: vibes on Congo Train? Date: 21 Dec 1995 17:31:14 -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 12/20/95 "K. Schiele" wrote: >I've got the Martin Denny "Exotica" CD (compilation of tracks from >a few LPs) and was wondering if anyone knows who played vibes (or >xylophone, marimba, whatever) or the song "Congo Train". That is my >favorite song by him, and I'd love to hear more songs with that damn fine >mallet madness. That's Julius Wechter, who played a variety of mallet instruments with Denny, starting with the album "Exotica Vol.2". He continued with Denny until around 1964, when he left to form the Baja Marimba Band, whose albums, almost always featuring on the cover one band member off urinating somewhere , can be found in copious quantities at every thrift/swap/flea in North America. br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 14:57:25 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'm always impressed by the variety of music that came out from a single label >like Decca or Mercury or Dot during this period. You mean like the ads for records by Len Barry, Ricky Nelson, and the Kingston Trio on the back cover of the Who's first US album? Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ajackson@yorku.ca (Anthony Jackson) Subject: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 21 Dec 1995 18:24:14 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ajackson@yorku.ca (Anthony 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. Since there are so many dedicated vynal fans out there, I decided to seek your advice about a problem I have. About six months ago, there was a flood at the house which unfortunately damaged two cases of my record albums. I was out of the country when it happened so nothing was done about the wet vynal collection until I recently picked them up. Fortunately, nothing of too lasting value was completely detroyed aside from most of the covers, but the vynal looks OK (if a little mouldy.) What I'd like to know is if anyone knows of a good cleaning agent for vynal that will restore these records to better condition. I'd appreciate any suggestions you have to offer. Thanks, Aj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: The Mike Flowers Pops Date: 21 Dec 1995 16:21:22 -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. Flowers has been around London with his quirky pops show for some time, but this is apparently his first recorded effort. The 3-song CD leads off with his amazing E-Z pop version of Oasis' hit "Wonderwall." The mid-60s horns and female backups are really quite brilliant. Flowers himself sings quite well for someone with tongue planted firmly in cheek. The other two tracks ("Son of God", a duet with backup singer Juliet Morel, and the instrumental "Theme From Memory Man") are also quite good. Probably only available in England at this point, it's on the London/ Systematic label. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: James.Langdell@Eng.Sun.COM (James Langdell) Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 17:01:35 -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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RPPeek@aol.com Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 16:20:06 -0500 It's like sheet music, where the listings (or sample first pages) of other tunes in the back pages lets you know that music exists that you never even dreamed of (such as a bunch of other "color" compositions by the composer of "Deep Purple"). - --James Langdell jamesc@eng.sun.com Sun Microsystems Menlo Park, Calif. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Martin Schildkret Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives! Date: 21 Dec 1995 22:46:43 -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 Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Tedd Bale wrote: > The dust jacket discussion reminds me of a display I saw last year in the > window of a used record store in Boston: nearly 25 album covers of Ed > Ames. I am relatively new to this EXOTICA list and am wondering if there > are any other Ed Ames fans out there... Yep there is at least one of both him singly and with The Ames Brothers. Wish they would reissue some of his catalog. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RALPHA6982@aol.com Subject: Hello! Brief Introduction Date: 21 Dec 1995 23:38:52 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# RALPHA6982@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. Just a note to say I'm Ralph Alfonso. I've been collecting since the 70s. I have a pretty unusual CD out now which is an outgrowth of my monthly beat/pop/poetry zine, called RALPH (Coffee, Jazz and Poetry). It has 41 tracks of spoken word/jazz/garage rock and original lounge songs SUNG IN ITALIAN! plus covers of "Why Shouldn't I?" (Porter) and "Let's Fall In Love" (Arlen) plus "Ring The Bells" (Ray Davies). Lots of liner notes, teeny tiny lyrics and a piano player who's a cross between Vince guaraldi and Ramsey Lewis. The whole thing was recorded live to 40 people in a small studio with plenty of beer and stuff to get those clinking glasses and club chatter we all love. My career path has included managing THE DIODES (seminal Toronto punk group) in the 76-77 punk heydey, working at ATTIC Records where I'm quite proud of my liner notes for Jan Linblad's lp (he is/was a Swedish bird whistler who had Top Ten records in Sweden) and poetry on the back of Alexandros lps (fake pan-flute Greek guy we made up) plus Plastic Bertrand's Greatest Hits, a great lp by a young Belgian pop girl singer called LIO that I compiled called "Suite Sixteen" with half the lp in French and the other half in English with lyrics supplied by Ron & Russell Mael!! There were lots more.... I currently work at the Nettwerk Records art dept and do freelance design/photography for weird and interesting indie groups in the Vancouver area where I now live. In the States, you can find my liner notes on the Bomp HAUNTED cd/lps plus I designed/photographed the "Endsville" cd on C/Z for HUEVOS RANCHEROS. I'm always available for design/photography. I can only shoot 50s/60s type photography (in the style of Ed Thrasher) and there are some great samples on the Capitol Canada BARRACUDAS compilation which I assembled and those are all my photos, too. I dig French female singers (Francoise Hardy, etc) and French music hall/60s stuff plus jazz, cocktail, punk, etc., whatever looks good and/or sounds good. The 60s UK scene is a fave. Lately, I've been piling up weird Latin vinyl from the 50s on Design and similar labels and trying to score old Impulse! lps plus CTI jazz stuff with those great fold-out covers. Always on the look out for anything related, right now trying to find a copy of the Playboy with the Beatnik centerfold (1957?) that isn't expensive. Anyway, looking forward to contributing.... Take Care ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jim Eukey Subject: Re: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 22 Dec 1995 01:02:08 -0600 (CST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jim Eukey <# To 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 Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Anthony Jackson wrote: > <# Replies to this message will go to: > <# ajackson@yorku.ca (Anthony Jackson) > > About six months ago, there was a flood at the house which unfortunately > damaged two cases of my record albums. I was out of the country when it > happened so nothing was done about the wet vynal collection until I > recently picked them up. Fortunately, nothing of too lasting value was > completely detroyed aside from most of the covers, but the vynal looks OK > (if a little mouldy.) What I'd like to know is if anyone knows of a good > cleaning agent for vynal that will restore these records to better > condition. > > I'd appreciate any suggestions you have to offer. > > Thanks, > Aj I've had success with moldy/mildewy vinyl by simply rinsing 'em and running a soft sponge with a bit of dish detergent in the groove direction. Just let 'em drip dry. If that doesn't work you might try a solution of vinegar and water or the old rubbing alcohol on a soft cotton cloth. Good luck, Jim "The past may not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme." - Mark Twain - jimeukey@execpc.com 414-272-7446 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Phil Clark Subject: Delurk/Mike Flowers Pops/Groovy tunes Date: 22 Dec 1995 13:53:53 0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Phil Clark <# To 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 Lurk mode off. Pleased to make my first posting to the group. Someone mentioned The Mike Flowers Pops...here's some more info which I hope will be of interest, especially to Stateside readers. MFP (geddit!) are big here in the UK at the moment, having just released an easy-listening version of the Oasis song "Wonderwall". I had the good fortune to see the Pops live earlier this year at "Cheese", one of London's easy-listening/kitsch/exotica/you-name-it music niteries. THey were excellent! They're a 13-piece band who do EZ covers and inspired Bacharach-type arrangements of mainstream rock & pop tunes, eg. a Prince medley, a Bjork medley, the VU's "Venus in Furs" (this was particularly good!) etc - all highly accomplished versions. Mike Flowers conducts the band, plays guitar and entertains the audience with his witty banter. Their single is indeed their first recorded effort and I think there's an album in the can. Also can I recommend three recent British releases which everyone may already know about, but just in case: The Sound Gallery (EMI) - excellent comp of EZ/mood music from late 60s/early 70s, mostly Studio 2 type stuff (check out "Girl in a Sportscar"!) The Sound Spectrum (Castle) - was to be Sound Gallery vol 2 but the compilers of same apparently had some disagreement, and this kinda became a splinter project - still excellent however Easy Project (Sequel) - yeah! loopy bongoid Carnaby St music from the Pye vaults, mostly late 60s (fave cuts: Ray McVay & His Sound) ALso in the pipeline, rumour has it, is a CD reissue of the soundtrack from Barbarella - that'd be a goodie. The vinyl is real hard to find now. Hope this is all of interest, look forward to more exotic mailings! cheers Phil phil@stimpy.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Subject: direct me to the 78 world Date: 22 Dec 1995 12:39:39 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# <# To 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: HIFI at RYKO-MA Subject: lyman DISCussion Redux Date: 22 Dec 1995 12:39:39 EST ============== Begin part 2 ========================== i am sadly not in the personal modemable world yet (this e-mail gets sent out by some machine they have placed in a cabinet somewhere in this office), so i am sadly lacking in netsurfing capability. can someone e-mail me some lists that discuss 78s and the like. we are putting out some titles on the TRADITION label that i would like to transfer from the original LPs. we get better sound that way. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ David Greenberg hifi@rykodisc.com HIFI/Rykodisc Shetland Park 27 Congress St. Salem MA 01915 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============== End part 2 ============================ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: exotic christmas find Date: 22 Dec 1995 20:35:52 +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 found a nice xmas percussion lp: Herman Apple, ses carillons et ses percussions: Stereo percussion de Noel (tc ST 87071). It sounds abit like Enoch Light. As the cover was printed in Canada, I suspect this Herman Apple to be an American? Greatings from Johan johan.devis@ping.be (home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium) _______________ C:\ONGRTLNS.W95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jonny.S@eworld.com Subject: Re: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 22 Dec 1995 11:05:49 -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. To clean your records, wash them in warm, mildly soapy water (Ivory Liquid) and rinse well. Maybe try soaking one for a bit and I would'nt rub across the grooves, rub with the grooves. Good Luck, Jonny Sender ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: DUST JACKETS Date: 22 Dec 1995 15:17:02 -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. I am also fascinated with dust jackets and have even used one from Liberty as a background for one of my DJ business Cards. The Dust jacket has covers from Julie London and a couple of Martin Dennys among others, and proclaims: THE SOUND OF THE SIXTIES. My addition is to the card is the SOUND OF TODAY. What are rice paper dust jackets?? I use the ones that have a plastic lining. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: transmat@teleport.com (Richard Bolcavitch) Subject: Aquarius Records of SF_please read Date: 22 Dec 1995 19:40:13 -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. If I wasn't dreaming, was someone from Aquarius records on this list? If so, please contact me. Re. exotica - I just found a near mint copy of Henry Mancini's "Lucky goes Latin" today. Way cool. _`~=~=~`boom~~`boom~=~= _-I-__\ /__ ` ~ / \_ -I- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RALPHA6982@aol.com Subject: Re: exotic christmas find Date: 22 Dec 1995 23:27:42 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# RALPHA6982@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 found a nice xmas percussion lp: >Herman Apple, ses carillons et ses percussions: Stereo >percussion de Noel >(tc ST 87071). >It sounds abit like Enoch Light. >As the cover was printed in Canada, I suspect this Herman >Apple to be an >American? well, no, it appears that he may be French-Canadian, on the Trans Canada label, unless it's a European thing they licensed for release in Canada. Trans-Canada still exists and has been a major Quebec label/distributor since the early 60s. I just spent a day here in Montreal going through used record stores scouring up dollar bin finds including an lp by Les Baronets for 50 cents featuring Rene Angelil, who's now Celine Dion's husband. Ultra best find was an lp by Pierre LeBon et Les Separa-Twists, a Quebec twist lp on the Rusticana label. Funniest thing I saw was a Pete Fountain lp with a picture of him in French beret/striped sweater garb being billed as "Pierre Fontaine"!!!! Coolest cover was Cesar et les Romains, a 60s Quebec "gimmick" rock group who are all duded up in togas on the cover, superimposed over Roman ruins. Yep, $2 for this one (good score considering it goes for $20+ in some circles). the RCA Canada label had a sub-label called Gala that released weird instrumental lps and other oddities for the Quebec market. A guy called Lucien Hetu spanned the gamut of Hawaiian and etc styles. Cool covers. Capitol Canada's famed "6000" series also featured the odd item for the Quebec market, but I noticed today that Capitol had a French mid-price label similar to the PYE Marble Arch logo that featured some nice covers (the loving couple in love in a nice setting type) on mostly instrumental lps. These seem to be going for about $2-3. Collectors can call up PRIMITIVE, a collector's store on St. Denis St., Montreal, as Edward the owner has all this stuff in various price ranges. I kinda prefer to trawl around. It kind of freaks out a lot of the store owners when an "anglo" guy is going nuts over weird 60s Quebecois stuff since they're mostly embarrassed by it. There was lots of stuff I didn't pick up as I'm going home in a few days & don't have a lot of room in my luggage, but thought I'd share. There is TONS of weird French-Canadian Xmas lps from the 50s/60s, by the way. Ralph Alfonso "Your eye (and hand) in Montreal" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: saxmania@rci.ripco.com (Sax Therapy) Subject: Re: DUST JACKETS Date: 22 Dec 1995 22:58:01 -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. I think the correct term is "sleeve" the dust jacket is the outer cover, record goes in sleeve, sleeve goes in jacket. In any case these are a very interesting collectable and will add to the value of a rare record. I like to keep the original sleeves with the original jackets if they're in good condition. It would be interesting to compare notes on the various collections of sleeves members of this list have. something else I was wondering: when you're going through the records in the various thrift, junk stores, fleas, garage sales....do you bother to look at the LPs without jackets? For the longest time I've never bothered but now I'm starting to. Although most of the time these records won't look good cosmeticly sometimes they'll sound just fine. I'm sure there must be some interesting records in those overlooked stacks........Saul - -- ______________________________________________________________________________ /~(_)~\ o/~~ II====== l =-} saul smaizys saxmania@ripco.com o/ \_(~)_/ web page=http://pages.ripco.com:8080/~saxmania (~)o/ vox 312/907/8229 data:fax 312/907/8521 \8/ ______________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Merry Christmas Date: 24 Dec 1995 17:53:39 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Just a note to wish everyone on the list a Merry Christmas! I hope you all find unopened boxes of Esquivel records under the tree! Mike "Tikihead" Ensley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cxws@musica.mcgill.ca Subject: Dean Martin and Other Things Date: 25 Dec 1995 23:01:12 -0700 (MST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cxws@musica.mcgill.ca <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Dean Martin is Dead. For those of us who have wondered where Dean was, given the depressing conclusion to Nick Tocsche's biography, Dean's curious absence from the Frank Sinatra 80th birthday special and tabloid stories over the past year, today's news comes only as sad confirmation of what we already knew was imminent. Friends have called in all through the day with comforting words . . . In other news, among my Christmas gifts I got the Sequel CD compilation The Easy Project, from the UK, which is absolutely wonderful. Blissful mid and late 1960s easy listening stuff, and the liner notes contain the most heroic manifesto for an easy listening aesthetic I've ever seen. Happy holidays to the Exotica List. ====================================================================== Will Straw Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Communications/ Director, The Centre for Research on Canadian Cultural Industries and Institutions 3465 rue Peel, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1W7 Phone: (514) 398 7667; Fax: (514) 398 4934 http://www.facl.mcgill.ca/gpc/crccii/crccii.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Guy Jackson" Subject: The Easy Project Date: 26 Dec 1995 15:36:14 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Guy Jackson" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. "... among my Christmas gifts I got the Sequel CD compilation The Easy Project, from the UK, which is absolutely wonderful. Blissful mid and late 1960s easy listening stuff, and the liner notes contain the most heroic manifesto for an easy listening aesthetic I've ever seen." I can only concur with the above review. My copy arrived the same way, too. Great stuff. The final ten minute track is worth the cost of the CD by itself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Eric_Drysdale@kaplan.com (Eric Drysdale) Subject: Jackets Date: 26 Dec 1995 11:21:37 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. Saul writes: >>do you bother to look at the LPs without jackets? For the longest time I've >>never bothered but now I'm starting to. Just this weekend, I found a record with no cover: Ananda Shankhar dueling his sitar against a Moog featuring Jumpin' Jack Flash and Light my Fire! It's mostly originals, but these 2 wonderfully ill-concieved covers more than make up for the (other) hippie-dippie dross. Actually, about 4 months ago I went into a new thrift store that had not even opened their records. I found a bunch of percussion stuff, but some of the records were in the wrong sleeves... er... jackets. Some didn't have jackets at all. Several of the ones I picked up seemed to be from the collection of Bob Goodman, as he wrote his name in blue pen right in the middle of the sleeve art. (arrgh!) I had a couple of jackets without records and vice versa... Then, about 3 weeks later, I was in another thrift shop, across town, and saw Mr. Goodman's familiar scribble across a Connie Francis record. Sure enough, 2 of Bob's sleeves, matching the ones I picked up, were there. It's not unusual to pick up a record here and a jacket there, but to find the actual sleeve from the same guy's collection in a different store... that's what we love, nu? - -E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: exotic christmas find Date: 26 Dec 1995 11:41:48 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. It kind of freaks out a lot of the store owners when an "anglo" guy is going nuts over weird 60s Quebecois stuff since they're mostly embarrassed by it. I get the same reaction when my Japanese wife's friends and family see some of the wacky records that I get excited about when I go record-hunting in Japan! (Of course, my ultra-cool wife understands!) Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: The Exotic Trilogy Date: 27 Dec 1995 08:35:13 -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. From the funny you should mention it department: I just got a CD called "The Exotic Trilogy" from KBZ 200 (in the netherlands, I think) that has only three songs on it: Quiet Village, Taboo and Caravan. But it's over 60 minutes long! That's because it contains 7 or 8 versions of each song on the CD! More later about the contents... - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Friends of Dean Mart Date: 27 Dec 1995 11:16:25 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet Has anyone heard any of the music by a band called the Friends of Dean Martinez (formerly the Friends of Dean Martin until legal issues arose)? A review in the current issue of Option describes them with references to Esquivel, the Ventures, lounge jazz and spaghetti westerns. Sounds interesting, but its on Sub Pop, the home of grunge (though also the home of Combustible Edison), so I'm a wee bit wary. Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Friends of Dean Mart Date: 27 Dec 1995 13:24:16 -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 any of the music by a band called the Friends of > Dean Martinez (formerly the Friends of Dean Martin until legal > issues arose)? A review in the current issue of Option describes > them with references to Esquivel, the Ventures, lounge jazz and > spaghetti westerns. Sounds interesting, but its on Sub Pop, the > home of grunge (though also the home of Combustible Edison), so > I'm a wee bit wary. Believe it or not, I saw a video of theirs on MTV! They are quite good musicians. The single (don't remember the name and it's the only one I've heard) is decidedly, authenticallly exotic. It's not at all a rawk hybrid. Very Denny influenced, loverly. The above mentioned references to the Ventures and Morricone are also prominent. No idea what the rest of the cd sounds like, though. cheers! kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "K. Schiele" Subject: Re: Friends of Dean Martinez Date: 27 Dec 1995 11:21:41 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "K. Schiele" <# To 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 like them. I wouldn't throw them in with the exotica sound, but yes the ventures come to mind, with a sort of otherworldly western sound as well. I'd put both them and PELL MELL in the same catagory if I had too (but I'd rather not), and I listen to 'em both frequently. On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, > Has anyone heard any of the music by a band called the Friends of > Dean Martinez (formerly the Friends of Dean Martin until legal > issues arose)? A review in the current issue of Option describes > them with references to Esquivel, the Ventures, lounge jazz and > spaghetti westerns. Sounds interesting, but its on Sub Pop, the > home of grunge (though also the home of Combustible Edison), so > I'm a wee bit wary. > > Michael Bennet > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Re: Friends of Dean Mart Date: 27 Dec 1995 14:07:58 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To 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 any of the music by a band called the Friends of >Dean Martinez (formerly the Friends of Dean Martin until legal >issues arose)? A review in the current issue of Option describes >them with references to Esquivel, the Ventures, lounge jazz and >spaghetti westerns. Sounds interesting, but its on Sub Pop, the >home of grunge (though also the home of Combustible Edison), so >I'm a wee bit wary. > >Michael Bennet Get it! The album is excellent instrumentals, and I can not reccomend it highly enough. Not at all what you would expect from standard Sub Pop fare. Mike "Tikkihead" Ensley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: Friends of Dean Mart Date: 27 Dec 1995 11:34:04 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. Sub Pop has put out some outstanding records in their time (Comb. Edison, The Dwarves, Thee Headcoats, early Mudhoney, and TONS of amazing singles). Friends of Dean Martinez consists of three guys from Tucson, one of 'em is also in the band Naked Prey. Buy it and enjoy! Lee ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) at INTERNET <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet Has anyone heard any of the music by a band called the Friends of Dean Martinez (formerly the Friends of Dean Martin until legal issues arose)? A review in the current issue of Option describes them with references to Esquivel, the Ventures, lounge jazz and spaghetti westerns. Sounds interesting, but its on Sub Pop, the home of grunge (though also the home of Combustible Edison), so I'm a wee bit wary. Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: Friends of Dean Mart Date: 27 Dec 1995 11:37:05 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. oh come on, sub pop was the "home of grunge" maybe 7 years ago now. despite their recent major label sell out, they continue to put out lots of great music from brilliant pop-punk (fastbacks!) to great garage 60s influenced stuff (5ive style.) not a lot of exotica, but with their current warner bros. connection, who knows what they'll do next. - rwang On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington wrote: > <# Replies to this message will go to: > <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) > <# To 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: exotica, Inet > > > Has anyone heard any of the music by a band called the Friends of > Dean Martinez (formerly the Friends of Dean Martin until legal > issues arose)? A review in the current issue of Option describes > them with references to Esquivel, the Ventures, lounge jazz and > spaghetti westerns. Sounds interesting, but its on Sub Pop, the > home of grunge (though also the home of Combustible Edison), so > I'm a wee bit wary. > > Michael Bennet > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Nuevo Surf/Spaghetti Groups Date: 27 Dec 1995 12:11:26 -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. To follow up the discussion of the Friends of Dean Martinez: There certainly appears to be a renaissance of instrumental groups in the last few years. Would anyone care to comment on the relative merits of the following nuevo surf/spaghetti western guitar/instrumental groups or recommend others not listed? * Laika and the Cosmonauts * Los Straitjackets * Mark Brodie & the Beaver Patrol * The Aquavelvets * Death Valley * Huevos Rancheros * Ben Vaughn * Teisco del Rey * Spies Who Surf * Man or Astroman? * Jackie and the Cedrics I've heard cuts from all of these and own CDs by about half. Some are both very true to the genre while original at the same time (Laika); others leave me cold (Man or Astroman?). As a thrift store maven, it pains me to pay $11-15 for a mediocre or even average CD. Can anyone recommend retro/nuevo groups/discs worth shelling hard cash for? Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cRuss Smith Subject: Re: Nuevo Surf/Spaghetti Groups Date: 27 Dec 1995 18:29:32 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cRuss Smith <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > * The Aquavelvets cool surf, I would also spot The Mermen right here. > * Man or Astroman? sci-fi surf type stuff. Fun live show! I dunno what/where this would fall, but kinda retro sound, check out 'Southern Culture on The Skids' for all that twangy guitar you are missing... _______________________________________ cRussSmith - Space Is The Place. http://sushi.st.usm.edu/~crsmith Big Phun in Hadesbug, Mississippi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Re: Nuevo Surf/Spaghetti Groups Date: 28 Dec 1995 00:00:27 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Would anyone care to comment on the relative merits of the >following nuevo surf/spaghetti western guitar/instrumental groups or recommend >others not listed? > > * Laika and the Cosmonauts > * Los Straitjackets > * Mark Brodie & the Beaver Patrol > * The Aquavelvets > * Death Valley > * Huevos Rancheros > * Ben Vaughn > * Teisco del Rey > * Spies Who Surf > * Man or Astroman? > * Jackie and the Cedrics > Just about anything on Estrus records is gold! I'd also suggest these bands: The Mono Men, Phantom Surfers, Trashwomen, and if you have access to AOL, check out a band called The Strychnines in the on-line cyber garage. I've also just heard the new "Soul Pilgrim" CD by Satan's Pilgrims and it is great. The Sleazefest CD and Video put out by the folks from Southern Culture On The Skids is also excellent. For more garage-type stuff, try The Woggles, Insomniacs, and my faves, The Subsonics. And for you Incredibly Strange Music types, get Thee Shatners LP. It's an album of Star Trek related surf tunes by guys who play decked out in original Trek uniforms. It's brilliant. And lest I forget, there's always the coolest band that ever was, The Mummies. I could go on and on, but I won't.....just go to your local underground record store and buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: The Exotic Trilogy Date: 28 Dec 1995 08:33:27 -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. Here's the artist list for the Exotic trilogy: Quiet Village: The Surfmen, Len Stevens, The Ensemble of Seven, Eddie Baxter, 'Vinnie' Bell, The Exotic Guitars, The Clebanoff Strings. Taboo: Robin Richmond, The Aliis, The South Sea Serenaders, The Flying Guitar, Tarragano & His Orchestra, Terry Snyder, Winifred Atwell Caravan: Irv Cottler, Sir Julian, Buddy Merrill, Jack Anderson, Billy Vaughn, Dick Hyman, Eddie Layton Any comments on the artists? Anyone want to fill in the album names? KBZ promises volumes II-VI will be out soon! - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Nuevo surf, etc. Date: 28 Dec 1995 09:52:38 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet Since the topic of garage bands has come up, I thought i'd throw in a shameless plug for the debut 7" by my band, the Dupont Circles. It's a 60's flavored slice of melodic garage pop. If you've ever dug the sounds contained on the Pebbles compilations or the more recent waxings of the Prisoners, Dentists or Television Personalities, I think you'll like it. If anyone would like a copy it's available from me (Michael Bennet) for $3.00 at 1831 Ontario Place, NW, Washington, DC 20009. Re the Dean Martinez thread. I didn't mean to slag Sub Pop. They've put out some fine stuff in addition to the bands mentioned, including Velocity Girl and the Moles. I was just questioning how genuine their treatment of exotica would be. Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" Subject: Surf top 5 CD's? Date: 28 Dec 1995 10:11:47 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" <# To 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 Surf top 5 CD's? As I dig further and further into the land of Exotica, I wish to branch my ears into surf music. I know from Cleve that Del-Fi in LA is releasing/has released a bunch of surf music. For the neophite, can anybody recommend a few instrumental surf CD's? (I specifically ask for CD's because, rather than going on a mad vinyl hunt, I'd rather get quickly exposed by walking down to the local Tower...) Thanks! Paco <-- in a surf mood due to foul Boston weather ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Top 5 Surf CDs? Date: 28 Dec 1995 08:37:51 -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. <# "Paco Ojeda_Gonzalez" writes: >For the neophite, can anybody recommend a few instrumental surf CD's? In some circles, this question can generate a pretty heated debate, but I'll take a risk and recommend a few that you're very likely to find at your local Tower: * Dick Dale--Look for the Rhino compilation or, failing that, the GNP/Crescendo compilation. Rhino has the originals, GNP remakes from the early 70s, but both are good. Dick is the godfather of surf, and no one should dispute that his version of "Miserlou" is one of the top 5 surf singles. * The Ventures--The "Walk, Don't Run" compilation on EMI/Liberty. Some will argue that the Ventures aren't true surf, but I'd argue that they were the model for a lot of bands that became surf bands. * The Rhino/Guitar Player Magazine "Legends of Guitar: Surf" compilation. Probably the best single CD surf collection, and still usually in stock. * The Del-Fi "Surf Rarities" (I think) compilation. This is the one with 4-5 cuts by the Bobby Fuller Four. Very consistent cuts, save one stupid vocal, and a good deal for the money--something like 24 cuts. * Any one of the recent Sundaze/GNP/Varese Sarabande/Del Fi/ AVI compilations by the Centurions, the Challengers, the Chantays, the Lively Ones, the Revels, the Surfaris, the Astronauts, the Tornadoes, or one of the other big surf bands (I've probably left a few off). Some are stronger than others, but I've yet to hear one that doesn't have plenty of good surf tunes. These are all oldies. For retro/nuevo surf, I'd recommend the "Back to the Beach" compilation--a good introduction to many of the current bands. Good luck and happy listening. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG Subject: Re: Nuevo Surf/Spaghetti Groups . . . tangent. Date: 28 Dec 1995 08:39:49 -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. Since Surf as a genre is patently Amurican, I feel it is my duty to inform you all about a CD called "Look at Me I'm Cool" by the sublime trio Simon and the Bar-Sinisters. An impressive collection of tunes that explore genres that can actually be traced directly to the states. Digging into Surf, Drag-Surf, Honky-Tonk, Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Cheap Tick-style pop and various com- binations thereof, it's good fun. Excellent DIY cover art, and boss Dick Dale sounds... plus the bass player uses a Danlectro Longhorn(!). Stand out tracks: "Strike Out King", "Speed, Weed & Whiskey" and "The Drunk Hiccups" with the Sonics rip-off title track. A fine disk with a wry sense of humor I'd recom- mend it to fans of surf or rockabilly as an horizon-expander. Check it out! IMHO, any of theses songs could sit comfortably on the Dr. Demento playlist. Kris. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: TothMD@aol.com Subject: Re: Surf top 5 CD's? Date: 28 Dec 1995 13:39:10 -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. > For the neophite, can anybody recommend a few instrumental surf CD's? Someone already mentioned Laika & the Cosmonauts, and I'd recommend them -- "Finland's Number One Surf Band," they have two or three albums out on indie label Upstart, and should be available at Tower, etc. They do lots of spacey organ stuff, some 60s spy cover tunes (their version of "The Avengers" was the first thing I heard by them), and some quirky Hawaiian-tinged stuff (My fave: "O.C.C.C. (Oahu Community Correctional Center)"). A TON of fun on disc and live (catch their next US tour, whenever it may happen!) with a lot of stylistic elements that should appeal to the crowd on this list. Michael. TothMD@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re[2]: Nuevo Surf/Spaghetti Groups Date: 28 Dec 1995 10:58:59 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. Try these on for size The Tiki Tones (two singles on Dionysus): Ventures and exotica inspired instrumentals, great cover artwork! The Bomboras (two singles and one album/CD on Dionysus, and a single coming up on Telstar) They like to go for 'concepts' on each of their release. The "Forbidden Planet" 7" pays homage to "space-age surf", the "Sitting Bull" 7" falls in to the "Frolic Diner"/"Los Vegas Grind" school of instros, and the "Savage Island" Lp/Cd crosses the surf and exotica thing once again. Some of these guys used to be in The Finks who's Dionysus album "Fill er Up...And Go" is classic old-school style surf (that one was released a number of years ago, right at the beginning of the current wave of surf inspired records). The Boss Martians (a single and album on Dionysus, and a single on Hillsdale) do 1/2 vocals and 1/2 instros, with Beach Boys/Astronauts/Trashmen influences. Lots of harmonies and some amazing playing. The Boardwalkers (two singles on Dionysus) are another new group that are quite talented, featuring Danny Valente, formerly with one of the pioneering 60s garage groups from the 80s, The Unclaimed. Most stores should have this stuff or you can get it from Anti-mail order, PO BOX 1765, Burbank, CA 91507, or write directly to Zebra at Dionysus, PO BOX 1975, Burbank ,CA 91507. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) at INTERNET <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Would anyone care to comment on the relative merits of the >following nuevo surf/spaghetti western guitar/instrumental groups or recommend >others not listed? > > * Laika and the Cosmonauts > * Los Straitjackets > * Mark Brodie & the Beaver Patrol > * The Aquavelvets > * Death Valley > * Huevos Rancheros > * Ben Vaughn > * Teisco del Rey > * Spies Who Surf > * Man or Astroman? > * Jackie and the Cedrics > Just about anything on Estrus records is gold! I'd also suggest these bands: The Mono Men, Phantom Surfers, Trashwomen, and if you have access to AOL, check out a band called The Strychnines in the on-line cyber garage. I've also just heard the new "Soul Pilgrim" CD by Satan's Pilgrims and it is great. The Sleazefest CD and Video put out by the folks from Southern Culture On The Skids is also excellent. For more garage-type stuff, try The Woggles, Insomniacs, and my faves, The Subsonics. And for you Incredibly Strange Music types, get Thee Shatners LP. It's an album of Star Trek related surf tunes by guys who play decked out in original Trek uniforms. It's brilliant. And lest I forget, there's always the coolest band that ever was, The Mummies. I could go on and on, but I won't.....just go to your local underground record store and buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) Subject: Re: Re[2]: Nuevo Surf/Spaghetti Groups Date: 28 Dec 1995 16:20:16 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# ensley@gulf.net (Mike Ensley) <# To 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 I shamefully forgot in my last post to mention Deadbolt. Billed as the scariest band in the world, they play cavernous surf guitars and sing about deranged postal workers and cursed Tiki idols. They have two albums out on the Cargo label, "Shrunken Head" and "Tiki Man." They, along with Man or Astroman, Laika and The Cosmonauts, Combustible Edison and others are also on a new spy-music tribute album. I don't have the details handy, but if anyone is interested, just e-mail me. By the way, I saw Four Rooms and it is really great to sit in a theater and hear Combustible Edison and Esquivel. The movie is pretty fun, too. Mike "Tikihead" Ensley ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: Nuevo surf, etc. Date: 28 Dec 1995 13:36:48 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To 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 Thu, 28 Dec 1995, Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington wrote: > Re the Dean Martinez thread. I didn't mean to slag Sub Pop. > They've put out some fine stuff in addition to the bands > mentioned, including Velocity Girl and the Moles. I was just > questioning how genuine their treatment of exotica would be. "sub-exotica"? where can i sign up? ;) rwang ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: P0rKBuN@AOL.COM Subject: Surf's Up! Date: 28 Dec 1995 22:29:47 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# P0rKBuN@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. Regarding the surf query, here is my two cents. Brad is right, if you could only own one surf LP/CD, it HAS to be Dick Dale. He has new stuff out, get the VINTAGE first. The Revels were pretty *radical* for their day...just listen to Intoxica. The Belairs have a "Origins of Surf" CD out. Quite a few home recordings. Not a top five, but interesting. The Esquires Flashin' Red. The Original Surfaris, The Pyramids, The Impacts.....the thing is, surf kinda all sounds the same to me. Hope I don't offend anyone with that....but there only seems to be so much you can do with it. The same with the new stuff. Except for a couple of artists (Ben Vaughn, Laika and the Cosmonauts) all of that Satan's Pilgrims, Impala, Galaxy Trio, Man or Astroman? music (in my humble opnion) overlaps itself. Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the surf you'll need. Honorable mention to The Fireballs (not surf) who are a darn good sixties instrumental group. Check um out. Same with Johnny and the Hurricanes. Happy New Year Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: The Exotic Trilogy Date: 28 Dec 1995 21:20:38 -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. RE: THE EXOTIC TRILOGY - compilation of versions of "Quiet Village", "Taboo" and "Caravan" Search this out and buy it, everyone. This is one of the most amazing compilations I've ever heard. NYC drummer/percussionist Michael Evans (God is My Co-Pilot, The Ensemble of Seven) had all the original cassette volumes of these, and he treated Mr.Riviera and I (and our swinging compatriots) to hours of it while driving cross country last summer. You'd think hearing the same 3 songs over and over would drive you batty, but instead it was sumptuous. True hallucinagenic properties. A couple of years ago they had a festival in Germany where bands came from all over to play only those 3 songs, which induced stages of catatonia in audience and players alike. They keep threatning to do this in New York, as well. Buy all the volumes and revel in the art of arranging! And don't forget the original release by the perpetrators themselves,"Exotic Fantasies" by The Ensemble of Seven (available on 10", 8-track, and open reel; Ectoplasm records - sorry, no address given), which contains their versions of the 3 songs . br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lucien@interport.net (Lucien Samaha) Subject: The Easy Project Date: 28 Dec 1995 19:47:11 -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. >The final ten minute track is worth the cost >of the CD by itself. Yeah, SPIRAL is a great track with all its shaftiness and superfly 'sampling?'. I found two copies of the Easy Project at a Budget section of the Instrumental area at J&R music world in lower Manhattan while I was shopping for cd's, a respite from the 250 vinyls I got the week before in upstate NY, some gems for 33 cents. Man those are the best values still. The hunt is still very exciting for me as well as finding something you've been looking for and you end up paying $10-$15 for, but those $1 and under finds are the real gems... Someone also mentioned a few days ago The Sound Concept, which is the follow on to the Sound Gallery, which I still enjoy tremendously. Has anyone sighted this latest rumoured release from our friends in England?? Oh by the way, I just found the Johnny Keating "Space Experience" quadraphonic ($1) from which came the two Sound Gallery tracks "I feel the Earth Move" and "Jesus Christ Superstar". The whole LP is not as spectacular but still a great addition to a collection. Happy Holidays all. lucien ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: mahoney@neographic.com (kerri mahoney) Subject: Royal Pendletons! Hell YAH! Date: 28 Dec 1995 14:12:45 -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. While you all are on this subject, "Nuevo Surf", then it doesn't hurt to throw this one in. If ever in New Orleans, check out The Royal Pendletons-they're where it's at! They totally preserve the complete and utter idiocy that is ROCK. And while I'm at it, is anyone on this list from down there? also: lowridah@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Top 5 Surf CDs? Date: 29 Dec 1995 08:16:55 -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. * Dick Dale--Rhino * The Ventures--The "Walk, Don't Run" compilation * The Rhino/Guitar Player Magazine "Legends of Guitar: Surf" compilation. * The Del-Fi "Surf Rarities" * Any one of the recent Sundaze/GNP/Varese Sarabande/Del Fi/ AVI compilations Hey you named the five I'D recommend, too. Except I'd probably replace "Surf Rarities with Surf Legends and Rumors 1961-1964 from Del Rack. (DRZ-915) Don't forget Surf's bastard cousin Hot Rod music. "Hot Rod Hits: from Ace (CDCHD 303) has some awesome tunes and dy-no-mite pickin' by Glen Campbell! - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Bryan Stewart" Subject: Surf's Up! My three cents. Date: 29 Dec 1995 10:02:20 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Bryan Stewart" <# To 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 best one to get is Rhino's "Rock Instrumental Classics, Volume V - Surf". It's gonna have just about everything that's important in surf. Yet I wouldn't mind seeing Capitol or Rhino release all of Dick Dale's early Capitol albums on CD, like "Checkered Flag". They should do it the same way they released the Beach Boys stuff. I'd also like to see "Slippery When Wet" by Bud Shank. This was the original soundtrack to Bruce Brown's 1959 surf movie, his first, way before "The Endless Summer". If Capitol-EMI (who owns the World Pacific label) would see fit to do so, it would be great!! Happy new year, Bryan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: Nuevo Surfo Date: 29 Dec 1995 07:17 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. Now we're talking about SURF MUSIC for chrissakes! I'd be happy to contribute... This has been a side interest of mine lately- can't seem to get that need for twang out of my head. Here's my two cents: 1) Laika and the Cosmonauts are great. Their second CD goes beyond surf/spy to create their own sound. Highly recommended. 2) The Aqua Velvets really capture the hip updated surf sound. Their second CD includes a tune called "Martin Denny, Esq." 3) Del Fi has a great compilation of new and old called "Pulp Surfin." It includes a live 5+ minute version of Misirlou by The Bobby Fuller Four that is wild and wooly. 4) The Surfaholics out of Canton, OH(!) pack alot into their debut CD (plus one of the great surf band names!) 5) The Phantom Surfers remain true to the form on their CD, "The Exciting Sounds of Model Road Racing"- (as it states on the back, file under: slot cars) replete with sounds of slot cars going around a track. 6) The new Bomboras CD, "Savage Island" is excellent, but BEWARE- it is only 25 minutes long!! (anyone from Dionysus out there reading this?) 7) And lastly for pure listening pleasure with some hints of twang, give a listen to Tom Verlaine's (ex-Television guitarist)instrumental release called "Warm and Cool." Others that I've only heard cuts of but sound good are: The Mermen, The Halibuts, The Insect Surfers, Teisco Del Ray. Question- can anyone tell me what the Looney Tunes Band (German instro surf?) sounds like? Reply directly to me, thanks. Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: Capitol neglect Date: 29 Dec 1995 07:08:18 -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. Bryan Stewart... > Yet I wouldn't > mind seeing Capitol or Rhino release all of Dick Dale's early Capitol albums > on CD, like "Checkered Flag". They should do it the same way they released > the Beach Boys stuff. In other words, they should ignore the catalog for several years, then put out cheesy reissues with missing tracks, then delete those, then, finally, get a first-class historian together with the original artist to write liner notes, dig up extra tracks and release everything on 2-fer CDs. Oh, wait, then, shortly after this momentous release they should delete them all from the catalog and do straight-up reissues of the albums, claiming that the 2-fers were confusing the customers? - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tedd Bale Subject: Re: Three Questions and a topic for discussion Date: 29 Dec 1995 10:44:53 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Tedd Bale <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > 1) I keep coming across the name Harry Partch. What kind of music is he > known for? Dear KENT: Harry Partch is an extremely important percussionist/composer who developed many of John Cage's ideas about music and was known for inventing a wide range of unusual percussion instruments. He was very active on the west coast for several decades. During the 50's and 60's he had a significant number of recordings made of his music by his own ensemble. Though he was often in the "shadow" of more well-known composers such as Cage, his music stands on its own and is very eastern influenced (if you like gamelan music, you will like Partch). I have some of his stuff on vinyl. He was a friend of Anais Nin and she wrote about him and his performances on the west coast in her famous DIARY. Partch also explored microtonal composition along with other composers like Lou Harrison and Lamonte Young. Perhaps not campy enough to be truly EXOTICA, his music was widely respected in academic circles. I do not know if he is still living. I think he may have been associated with Mills College, but I do not remember where I read this. There are some great photos in Anais Nin's diary of Partch's ensemble and the instruments he invented. ENJOY! NUTBOY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG Subject: Okay, here's my extra two cents... Date: 29 Dec 1995 08:38:54 -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. Kent wrote: >Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the >surf you'll need. I couldn't agree more. Well said. >Honorable mention to The Fireballs (not surf) who are a darn good sixties >instrumental group. Check um out. Same with Johnny and the Hurricanes. Which forces me to add The Rumblers "Boss" G.H. cd to this list. Not surf by definition, but when kids from Southern California combine Link Wray, Dick Dale and various east coast R&B sounds, it's going to be cool. Also employing nose-whistles, recorders, gongs, fuzzy organs and a mean baritone sax for some tracks. Good liner notes too, in which one of the band members recalls how the band always thought of themselves as a Rhythm and Blues outfit like the authentic (read: black) bands you could hear on some radio stations (this was 1959 - 63). Given the band photos reproduced and the sound on the cd-- the Rumblers couldn't be whiter... not a bad thing, just unintentionally comical when juxtaposed. Buy it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jeff Subject: Surf-o-Rama Date: 29 Dec 1995 08:13:56 -0700 (PDT) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jeff <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Like many others on the list, I'd reccommend picking up "Walk-Don't Run - the best of the Ventures", which is a really good disc (with 29 tracks), if you're into good surf music. Fortunately, most of the songs on this one are originals; they did a LOT of covers over the years. There's also a new Ventures compilation disc out, but I can't remember the name of it. I think the track listing was similar, though. Also, I don't think anyone's mentioned Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet yet. I know that they themselves hate to be classified as "surf", but they sure fit the description. They're the guys who did the theme from "The Kids in the Hall", in case you didn't know. Their album "Sport Fishin'" is chock full of first-rate spy/surf tunes, like "Spy School Graduation Theme", "Fortune Tellin' Chicken", and "Plastics for 500, Bob". If you haven't heard them, go out and get one of their albums. Jeff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: Three Questions and a topic for discussion Date: 29 Dec 1995 09:20:20 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. > 1) I keep coming across the name Harry Partch. What kind of music is he > known for? >Dear KENT: >Harry Partch is an extremely important percussionist/composer who >developed many of John Cage's ideas about music and was known for >inventing a wide range of unusual percussion instruments... And in addition to NUTBOY's extensive info, I'd like to add that a couple of years ago, Hal Wilner released an excellent various artists conceptual tribute album of Charles Mingus' music, called "Weird Nightmare," which features many of Partch's unique instruments, giving the whole album a rather ethereal quality. The liner notes, after giving a short background on Partch and his music, say that Wilner felt that Partch's instruments would perfectly fit Mingus' music, and I'm inclined to agree. Glenn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tart@SIRIUS.COM Subject: Re: Three Questions and a topic for discussion Date: 29 Dec 1995 10:26:29 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# tart@sirius.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. <---- Begin Included Message ----> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Sadin, Glenn" Subject: Re: Three Questions and a topic for discussion Date: 29 Dec 1995 09:20:20 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. > 1) I keep coming across the name Harry Partch. What kind of music is he > known for? >Dear KENT: >Harry Partch is an extremely important percussionist/composer who >developed many of John Cage's ideas about music and was known for >inventing a wide range of unusual percussion instruments... <---- End Included Message ----> What ideas of Cage are you talking about? Partch's books clearly show how his ideas about microtonality are derived from ancient Greek (and other) models. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) Subject: Re: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 29 Dec 1995 20:47:53 +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. Jonny.S@eworld.com wrote: >To clean your records, wash them in warm, mildly soapy water whenever i try this, using tap water or distilled water, with or without isopropyl alcohol, the result is horrible: the record produces very loud and continuous hi-frequency crackling noise; i think the washing must leave some fine particles in the grooves that were in the water? this noise reduces when i play it several times, as if the needle cuts out those particles... - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Erling.Larsson@xpress.se (Erling Larsson) Subject: Re: Surf-o-Rama Date: 29 Dec 1995 21:30:08 -0100 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Erling.Larsson@xpress.se (Erling Larsson) <# To 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! As I've noticed that a lotta you guys seem to dig surfin' sounds, I just thought I'd hep you to the coolest surf web site there is: radio station KFJC's surf page, hosted by the cool DJ Phil Dirt! Here you're likely to get as much fax'n'info'n'reviews of both new and old bands and CD's as you'll ever wanna have! Surfin' on the net can be REALLY fun! You'll find it at: http://www.cygnus.com/kfjc/surf/ Surf's up! Erling Erling.Larsson@xpress.se "Rock and roll will be around a long, long time. Rock and roll is like hot molten lavas that erupt when an angry volcano explodes. It's scorching hot, burns fast and completely, leaving an eternal scar. Even when the echoes of the explosion subside, the ecstatic flames burn with vehement continuity." (Duke/Peacock label boss Don Robey on the future of rock'n'roll, March 1957.) :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tedd Bale Subject: Re: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 29 Dec 1995 14:38:54 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Tedd Bale <# To 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 always use a true cotton ball (not the polyester cosmetic "puffs") with straight isopryl alcohol. Be generous with the alcohol and repeat the process two or three times instead of scrubbing the record. And be sure to go in the same direction as the grooves! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Not Surf, But Great Date: 29 Dec 1995 17:58:44 -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. Since we've strayed into other notable instrumental bands, I'd just like to mention my favorite guys, the Champs. Especially wonderful is the WING DING compilation which came out a couple years ago on Ace and includes a lot of their less known material. Great stuff! Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mark Freitas Subject: Re: Vinyl Lives Date: 29 Dec 1995 18:33:41 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Mark Freitas <# To 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 think the thing I miss most on recent releases are the liner notes. A so-so record like Pete Fountain's *Taste of Honey* becomes a top shelf favorite thanks to bizarre liner notes like these: "Most of the tunes Pete has chosen made the ascent into the Top Forty recently. Any tune that attains such elevation is, of course, inescapable. It penetrates the consciousness somewhere, via records, radio, or TV. Sometimes the penetration is not at first agreeable, but repetitions are not always in vain. With familiarity may come tolerance, then acceptance, and finally an amused affection. Pete developed such an unlikely affection - unlikely in a Jazz musician..." Uh huh. Anyone wanna share clips of their fave liner notes? Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: sberry Subject: Hmmm...#5 Out January 2nd Date: 29 Dec 1995 16:08:49 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# sberry <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Hmmm...#5 Out January 2nd Yet another issue of Hmmm..., this time it is 40 pages, packed with tons of interviews, cocktail recipes, concert reviews, short (very short) stories, music reviews, movie reviews, and zine reviews. Features Include: - -An interview with Los Straitjackets, conducted prior to a show at the 3-B Tavern. - -An interview with Lee of Dionysus Records (home of The Bomboras, Boss Martians, etc.) - -A movie review of Theramin: An Electronic Odyssey. - -Concert Reviews: Electrafixion & Robyn Hitchcock. - -The Top 40 songs of 1995. - -Much, much more... This issue is $2.00, including postage. You can send your cash to: Hmmm... 401 16th Street #2 Bellingham, WA 98225 (If you must write a check, please make it payable to Sean Berry) Back issues are still available: Issue #4 has an interview with Mark Burgess, formerly of the Chameleons. - -Concert Reviews (Girl Trouble, Shane MacGowan, Gravity 9, and an Elvis impersonator!) - -Music Reviews (Aqua Velvets, The Original Surfaris, Man or Astroman?, Electrafixion, The Tiki Men, Mike Scott (of The Waterboys), The Tiki Tones, The Astronauts (Germany & US), and more! - -Zine Reviews (The John Agar Newsletter, Chunklet, Schlock, Surf Music USA, Temp Slave, Tiki News, 3 AM, Trash-O-Rama, and more!) - -Movie Reviews - -And Much, Much More! Issue #3 has an interview with Ken Stringfellow of the Posies and a review of Garageshock '95. Issue #2 has interviews with Black 47 and The Curtain Society, a review of releases by The Chameleons, stories, lists, and reviews. Issue #1 has an interview reprint from Kraftwerk, stories, recipies, and reviews. Issues 1-4 are only $1.00 each including postage. Issue #5 is $2.00. Also, if you are in a band or work with a music label we are always looking for new music to review. If you wish to submit your music, please send it along with press materials to the address above. Everything that we receive will be reviewed. ====================================================================== For more info, e-mail: sberry@kristina.az.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: riviera@tiac.net Subject: Greatest Film Score Date: 29 Dec 1995 19:14:12 -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. >From: P0rKBuN@aol.com >Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 09:37:00 -0500 >3) Are the Coctails still together? I read that they had broken up. Sad but true.Any members of this list in the Chicagoland area might be interested in attending the Coctails final show on New Years Eve at Lounge Ax, in Lincoln Park. >4) Any nominations for the greatest film score ever made? The Day The Earth >Stood Still, perhaps? I guess they aren't really "Exotica", per se, but my two faves would probably be "Juliet of the Spirits" (Nino Rota) and "Danger:Diabolik"(Ennio Morricone).Also two of my favorite films!"Forbidden Planet"(Louis and Bebe Bardon) is a real contender, too, and perhaps more in the "Exotic" vein. iSalut! Riviera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Capitol neglect Date: 29 Dec 1995 16:31:35 -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 7:08 AM 12/29/95, dx wrote: >In other words, they should ignore the catalog for several years, then put >out cheesy reissues with missing tracks, then delete those, then, finally, >get a first-class historian together with the original artist to write >liner notes, dig up extra tracks and release everything on 2-fer CDs. Oh, >wait, then, shortly after this momentous release they should delete them >all from the catalog and do straight-up reissues of the albums, claiming >that the 2-fers were confusing the customers? I think you forgot the part about then releasing a multi-CD "History of ..." and deleting the most noteworthy (i.e., rare) of the single-LP reissues; then dodging all requests for later issues of the releases, pointing to the (incomplete) multi-CD set as "the definitive issue." Or we could start on RCA's reissue philosophy ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin king" Subject: Re: Greatest Film Score Date: 29 Dec 1995 21:43:53 -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. > >4) Any nominations for the greatest film score ever made? The Day The Earth > >Stood Still, perhaps? > > > I guess they aren't really "Exotica", per se, but my two faves would > probably be "Juliet of the Spirits" (Nino Rota) and "Danger:Diabolik"(Ennio > Morricone).Also two of my favorite films!"Forbidden Planet"(Louis and Bebe > Bardon) is a real contender, too, and perhaps more in the "Exotic" vein. Rota not exotica? Hardly. The more I hear of the 3 Suns, the more those early Rota soundtracks seem to fit the same category, whatever you want to call it. Much similarity in the cheesy arrangements. Listen to On A Magic Carpet and tell me it doesn't sound like Fellini music :) ! The Rota soundtracks to La Dolce Vita, Juliet of the Spirits and 8 1/2 run a close second for me to Bacharach's Casino Royale. In the may or may not be exotica category, there's Walter Carlos' full score to A Clockwork Orange which is no less than amazing. my 2 cents, kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US Subject: Harry Partch Date: 29 Dec 1995 14:06:31 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. > 1) I keep coming across the name Harry Partch. What kind of music is he > known for? There's a little bit about him in a book called Americas: Essays on American Music and Culture, 1973-80, by Peter Garland. The book also includes information on Concoln Nancarrow, Lou Harrison, Paul Bowles and others. - --Rudy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: Greatest Film Score Date: 29 Dec 1995 22:26:56 -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. My personal favorite film score is Morricone's work on DUCK YOU SUCKER, a soundtrack that is not without interest to the exotiphile. Much of the unique pleasure of this film derives from its strange soundtrack, probably Morricone's most ironic (although his previously mentioned DANGER: DIABOLIK is pretty dandy too, but almost completely unavailable in any format). Of particular interest on DUCK YOU SUCKER is "The Beggars' March," a soaring number that combines banjo, full orchestra and what sounds like a frog. Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brad Bigelow (via RadioMail) Subject: Re: Greatest Film Score Date: 29 Dec 1995 19:54:51 -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. Greatest film score covers a lot of territory. Nino Rota can claim a shot with several of his Fellini soundtracks, as could Bernard Herrmann for "Psycho" and "North by Northwest." My personal favorite along the exotica lines is Mancini's score to "Touch of Evil." All the atmosphere of the movie without having to swallow Charlton Heston as a Mexican. Brad Bigelow bbigelow@radiomail.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mark Freitas Subject: re:Three Questions and a topic for discussion Date: 29 Dec 1995 17:59:10 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Mark Freitas <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. >>3) Are the Coctails still together? I read that they had broken up. They are slated to play their last show ever on Dec 31st, here in Chicago at Lounge Axe. m ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tedd Bale Subject: Re: Three Questions and a topic for discussion Date: 29 Dec 1995 14:36:28 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Tedd Bale <# To 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 did not mean to imply that Partch was influenced by Cage in terms of his microtonal compositions. When I mentioned Cage I was thinking more about the development of percussion ensembles and the invention of new instruments. I'm no musicologist, but I understand the innovations of Cage in the 1930's (i.e. prepared piano) opened up new territory that Partch continued to explore. To my knowledge, Cage did not write any microtonal music like Lou Harrison, James Tenney, or Lamonte Young, but pleasssssse let me know if you have any light to shed on this topic. And thanks for the great lead on that Charles Mingus recording!!! Yours, NUTBOY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Grant China Subject: RE: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 29 Dec 1995 09:37:01 -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. >>To clean your records, wash them in warm, mildly soapy water > >whenever i try this, using tap water or distilled water, with or without >isopropyl alcohol, the result is horrible: the record produces very loud >and continuous hi-frequency crackling noise; i think the washing must leave >some fine particles in the grooves that were in the water? this noise >reduces when i play it several times, as if the needle cuts out those >particles... > >-johan Anyone serious about collecting vinyl really *needs* to invest in a decent record vacuum. I have one made by Nitty Gritty and VPI also make a very good one. You can find them in The Audio Advisor catalog. I don't have a phone number of address handy but I can get it for anyone interested. They won't work miracles but they can help salvage anything that is still salvageable. Both types of machines let you apply a cleaning fluid and scrub the vinyl. After you've scrubbed to your heart's content, both machines have a mechanism to vacuum off the dirty fluid from the vinyl. BTW, there are also commercial vinyl cleaning fluids for sale out there. I'm sure that they are mostly just alcohol and distilled water but they're not too badly priced considering a little goes a long way. - -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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: Ricardo Wang Subject: Re: Okay, here's my extra two cents... Date: 29 Dec 1995 22:08:52 -0800 (PST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Ricardo Wang <# To 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, sorry, i gotta disagree, and i don't even have much surf, nor listen to it much. guess i just prefer it live. olympia used to have two great surf bands, now we just have one: the wrong notes, who are pretty damn traditional. the group that broke up was the corrections, who were way more experimental (and actually more "exotic" when not more punk). they have a cassette available on bumpadee which is a label run by tobi vale of bikini kill (billy from bk was actually the guitarist in the corrections.) probably can get it through kill rock stars. they proved wrong the comment someone made that you can't do much new with the form. actually the phantom surfers did that for me too (i saw them a couple times in seattle, i think their from the bay area, great costumes and music both!) anybody know much about ronnie aldrich and his two pianos and orchestra? i just scored a thrift store copy of a record by him in perfect condition called "this way in" that is absolutely tweaked easy listening/light pop covers (absolutely essential "mcarthur park" that speeds up at the end and "mrs. robinson" that rocks as hard as the original sans vocal.) who is this man and what else has he done? - - ricardo wang On Fri, 29 Dec 1995 KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG wrote: > <# 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. > > > Kent wrote: > > >Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the > >surf you'll need. > > I couldn't agree more. Well said. > > > >Honorable mention to The Fireballs (not surf) who are a darn good sixties > >instrumental group. Check um out. Same with Johnny and the Hurricanes. > > Which forces me to add The Rumblers "Boss" G.H. cd to this list. Not surf by > definition, but when kids from Southern California combine Link Wray, Dick > Dale and various east coast R&B sounds, it's going to be cool. Also employing > nose-whistles, recorders, gongs, fuzzy organs and a mean baritone sax for some > tracks. Good liner notes too, in which one of the band members recalls how > the band always thought of themselves as a Rhythm and Blues outfit like the > authentic (read: black) bands you could hear on some radio stations (this was > 1959 - 63). Given the band photos reproduced and the sound on the cd-- the > Rumblers couldn't be whiter... not a bad thing, just unintentionally comical > when juxtaposed. Buy it! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: phil@stimpy.demon.co.uk (Phil Clark) Subject: Sound Spectrum Full Story & Track Listing Date: 30 Dec 1995 12:12:38 GMT <# Replies to this message will go to: <# phil@stimpy.demon.co.uk (Phil Clark) <# To 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 Someone (Lucien?) was asking about the followup to "The Sound Gallery" the very wonderful Brit mood/EZ music compilation, and whether said followup was available yet. Here's the info for all who are interested: the followup is called "The Sound Spectrum" and was compiled by two of the original Sound Gallery people from old tracks from the Pye label here in the UK and the track listing is: 1. Roy Budd - Get Carter 2. Roy Budd - Love is a 4 letter word 3. Roy Budd - Getting Nowhere 4. Roy Budd - Plaything 5. John Schroeder Orch - Grow Your Own 6. City of Westminster String Band (!) - A Touch of Velvet 7. Chico Ray & The Jet Band - Stiletto 8. Ray Davies & His Funky Trumpet - Heavy Water 9. Roy Budd - Hurry To Me 10. The Loving Spoonful - Speaking of Spoken 11. John Schroeder - Headband 12. Milton Hunter Orch - The Loner 13. Ted Dicks - Busy Boy 14. Tony Hatch Orch - The Birds 15. Ray Davies & His Funky Trumpet - Mach 1 16. The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sound - 2001 17. Mike Vickers - Pegasus 18. Badder than Evil - Hot Wheels 19. City of Westminster String Band - Split Level This is on Castle Communications WENCD 5 and is out now, at least it is here in the UK. I don't know if there's a vinyl edition. In any case on first listen it's a worthy followup to the Sound Gallery. Hope this is of use regards from Blighty :-) Phil phil@stimpy.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Not Surf, But Great Date: 30 Dec 1995 08:36:05 -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. Though my interest in surf music I started listening to british instrumental bands like the Shadows and the John Barry Seven (speaking of soundtracks...) These bands tend to be more peppy and melodic. (as opposed to driving and rhythmically charged) Though that is a wide generalization, naturally. >Is the Exotic Trilogy widely available? well, you can't go to your nearest Cocoanuts (Strawberry's, Goody's, insert you local lame-chain store here) and get it. Try your local store that sells import CDs. I got it in Bryn Mawr, PA. In the Rock instrumental vein, has anyone picked up the Santo & Johnny CD compilation yet? Is it mostly instrumental? - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US Subject: Arabic Exotica? Date: 30 Dec 1995 9:29:51 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US <# To 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 anyone out there into Arabic pop music? I am thinking (for the purposes of this news group, anyway) of Umm Kulthum (or Om Kalthoum, or Oum Kaltsoum, etc., depending on who is doing the transliterating), Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Faird el Atrache, Warda, Fairouz, Naget, among others. Some of their work is relatively straight, fairly traditional, Arabic music (which I like), but much of it is a little skewed, mixing in Western "colors" and making wonderful use of electric and electronic instruments. One of my favorite composers is Baligh Hamdi (who died recently). Just about anything by him is likely to be interesting. The instrumental section at the beginning of "Ahdounal Ayam" (performed by Warda) is one of the most psychedelic things I have ever heard. Most of this music is readily available on CD or cassette, which might actually make it less interesting to many of you. I do not have a turn-table at the moment (although I did pick up a Fairouz record a little while back). I am relatively new to this news group, so if this is a little out of line, let me know. - --Rudy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US Subject: Umm Kulthum Date: 30 Dec 1995 10:48:41 -0500 (EST) <# Replies to this message will go to: <# MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US <# To 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 believe this Spring there will be a domestically released CD compilation of > Om Kathoum's material that will accompany a PBS documentary. Sounds like it could be interesting, but most of her songs seem to easily fill an entire CD each. I prefer to have the full length versions (not that I never get bored at some point, in some cases). > Have you hear > "The Silences Of The Palace" CD. It features covers of songs Om Kathoum made > famous plus some Arabic instrumentals. It was the soundtrack to a film which > unfortunately is not getting a lot of distribution here. Covered by Arabic singers, I presume? One of my favorite current Arabic singers, George Wassouf, has performed a lot of covers of her work. In many cases I have heard the cover first; when I pick up an Umm Kulthum CD or cassette I already recognize the song. If this documentary comes to my local public television station, I'll have to rush out and buy a TV (and VCR). Have you ever seen videos of Umm Kulthum performing? I saw one and it was quite mesmerizing. There is an extensive excerpt of a dissertation about Umm Kalthoum at: www://ludvigsen.hiof.no/webdoc/umkalthoum/umm_kulthum_outline.html. - --Rudy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: shkdwn@micron.net Subject: Reel to reel exotica Date: 30 Dec 1995 12:02 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. I came across a reel to reel yesterday that someone may be interested in (I don't have access to such a machine). It is on Pickwick and is labeled "Exotic International Percussion" featuring "Berlingeri and his Percussive Harpsichord with his Orchestra." The cuts represent 10 different cultures by countries or cities: 1) Calcutta (Calcutta) 2) Mexican Hat Dance (Acapulco) 3) Londonderry Air (Dublin) 4) Tahu Wahu Wahi War Chant (Hawaii) 5) Brazil (Brazil) 6) Poor People of Paris (Paris) 7) Lili Marlene (Berlin) 8) Havah Nagilah (Tel Aviv) 9) Loch Lomond (Scotland) 10)Ciribiribin (Rome) Liner notes include..."Here is an instrument that gave pleasure to the musical greats such as Purcell, Bach, Mozart, etc. and is pleasing us today in its ninteenth century dress and its twentieth century sounds." The box is worn, but looks like it was taken care of. Anyone heard of this artist? Anyone interested? Anyone having a hard time thinking of the "exotic-swinging quality" (also in notes) of a harpsichord and orchestra? Responses can come directly to me. Cheers and Happy New Year to all. Bob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lazlo Nibble Subject: The Music of Peter Gunn Date: 30 Dec 1995 15:01:14 -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. > I found a old beat up copy that practically looked like it had been > urinated on, and the guy wanted $15 for it. If it was in better shape, I > probably would have gotten it. He said "These kinda records are going up > in value - especially that one". Oh yeah, that makes *lots* of sense -- The Music Of Peter Gunn probably sold more copies than most other examples of the genre combined, but it's the one going up in value? If you're just looking for a listening copy, grab it on tape or CD -- as far as I know it's still in print, and you'll find a fifty-cent LP in the bins eventually. - -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kjmartin@earthlink.net (Kevin Martin) Subject: Re: Arabic Exotica? Date: 30 Dec 1995 14:10:22 -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 9:29 AM 12/30/95, MEIXELLR@FLP.LIB.PA.US wrote: >Is anyone out there into Arabic pop music? I lived for a while in Egypt (mid-80s) and I am a big fan of the classics (Oum Kalthoum) as well as Egyptian pop ("Lo Laaki" was the pop sensation when I was there), but I'm kind of out of touch except for Ann Dudley's "Songs from the Victorious City" and the earnest Real World recordings. Any info on Egyptian/MidEast pop would be greatly appreciated by me. kjm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) Subject: Danger: Diabolik Date: 30 Dec 1995 18:10:43 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# cbennet0@counsel.com (Caressa Bennet -- Atty-Caressa Bennett - Washington ) <# To 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: exotica, Inet In the film score thread, I noted several references to Danger: Diabolik. I remember catching this movie on tv about 15 years ago and thinking it had the coolest background music I had ever heard. Since then, I've kept my eyes peeled for it in all my wanderings, but have never seen it. Was a soundtrack album ever actually released? If so, is it available in whole or in part in any format (and where)? I eagerly await the results of your collective wisdom. Michael Bennet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RALPHA6982@aol.com Subject: Dean Martin- a personal comment Date: 30 Dec 1995 20:39:50 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# RALPHA6982@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. Anyone of Italian heritage living in North America will have felt a sense of loss at the quiet passing of Dean Martin. Today's world of ill-mannered, self-centred entertainers that are little more than unsightly stains on the cultural fabric will be forgotten soon enough, but Dean Martin will always be there. My fave lps (in no order): French Style Holiday Cheer (aka Winter Romance) Cha Cha D'Amor This Time I'm Swingin' Ralph Alfonso ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Jbtwist@aol.com Subject: Buddy Merrill Date: 30 Dec 1995 20:41:48 -0500 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Jbtwist@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. Dig these liner notes from "Buddy Merrill, Land of a Thousand Guitars" Accent Records 1968: "Where is the Land of 1000 Guitars? It's easy to find...it's everywhere....its "Downtown" updated. Just in case you've forgotten where everywhere is, Buddy Merrill maps out 12 routes for you to get there, and manipulates 14 different guitars to rev you up and send you on your way. Ready? "Do you know the way to San Jose?" is your starting point...then you cruise by "Street Corner" to take in the action....take a sharp left into "Escondido"...keep a watch out for "MacArthur Park" (if you can't find it, follow along "When the Saints Go Marching In." They know where it is, they demonstrate there every night)....check your compass, tighten goggles, and zap down the highway until you come to the local tourist show, "When the Worm Turns" (Merril's own composition-it's a zonk)...time for some No-Doz to avoid "Crack-Up"...stick to the white line and be prepared to swerve around that crazy hitch-hiker, "Billy Joe" who stands a nightly ghost watch on the bridge...after that near miss, try an "Impossible Dream" tranquilizer to calm yourself down...onward, onward...Still can't find Land of 1000? Baby, you're out of your bird. You've been there for the last 26:16 minutes while Buddy's been socking it to you 14 ways with wild guitar sounds. Maybe you haven't covered much ground, but you've been moving a lot, right? This trip's a groove...you'll want to go again, so just flip." by Robin Wagner Sorry Buddy, I didn't flip. above courtesy of JBTwist@AOL.com. new to this group, with a room full of vinyl exotica & oddities exuding the intoxicating, "Eau de Goodwill" , you all know THAT AROMA ! Does Kate Smith singing "Strangers in the Night" belong in this group ? Guaranteed to cause impotence, except for Mafioso chubby chasers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: AMcCon@aol.com Subject: Re: Danger: Diabolik Date: 30 Dec 1995 22:36:41 -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 Sat, Dec 30, 1995, Michael Bennet wrote: >In the film score thread, I noted several references to Danger: >Diabolik. I remember catching this movie on tv about 15 years ago >and thinking it had the coolest background music I had ever heard. >Since then, I've kept my eyes peeled for it in all my wanderings, >but have never seen it. Was a soundtrack album ever actually >released? If so, is it available in whole or in part in any >format (and where)? As a big fan of the film and Morricone in general, I was also on the lookout for this soundtrack. I put feelers out on the Filmus soundtrack mailing list, and was told by an erudite soul there that the only part of the soundtrack that was ever released was a single of "Deep, Deep Down" (the main title song) by an artist or group named Dino. The single was released only in Italy in 1967 and is probably quite a find nowadays. I think it's almost criminal that labels the world over have released practically every note Morricone even farted but not this wonderful and bizarre work! I was really hoping the Rhino compilation might set this grievous wrong right, but no such luck. For those of you in the U.S. who haven't had the pleasure of seeing this film, it's out on VHS and laserdisc and is really a treat. Imagine a surf track married uneasily to bebop, and you kind of have Diabolik's main instrumental theme. Arn AMcCon@aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: Re: Danger: Diabolik Date: 31 Dec 1995 00:21:14 -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. 0n 12/30/95 Michael Bennet (cbennet0@counsel.com) wrote: >In the film score thread, I noted several references to Danger: >Diabolik..... Was a soundtrack album ever actually >released? If so, is it available in whole or in part in any >format (and where)? There was never one released in the U.S. I don't know if one was released in Italy/France at the time of release. If there was, it is not currently available on CD in Europe; I am constantly on the lookout for it when I'm on tour over there. I don't know if it was released on vinyl (in Europe) when it was originally released - has anyone ever seen it on record? It doesn't seem to show up on any of the Morricone CD's (including the many collections) currently available on the continent. Any comments/updates from EEC subscribers are appreciated......... b cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: Capitol neglect Date: 30 Dec 1995 22:27:08 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. Capitol was like the ultimate record label up till about '63 or so (and I LOVE The Beatles & The Beach Boys, however I feel that their art went first, then their music). Their art department was THE BEST, and their "Capitol Of The World" series beat out the "World Music" handle by decades. It is unfortunate that they have let all of Les Baxter's catalog go by the wayside. Now that 'exotic space age bachelor pad etc.' is popular, watch the reissues pop up like a Jack In The Box! I often wonder why 99% of Yma Sumac's catalog is o/p. "Voice Of The Xtabay" holds the record for being on more formats than any other record, but where are the rest of 'em? And, why is her amazing version of "Babalu" only available on a 78 and 45? That Louis Prima comp was OK but why on earth didn't they make CD versions of all his great albums with Keely? There are TONS of amazing Capitol singles by the likes of The Girls, Jerry Cole & The Spacemen, etc., that have to be bootleged for anyone to hear 'em. Fer Chrissakes, they've got a goldmine in their vaults! Too bad they could give two shits about it! ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: dx@netcom.com (dx) at INTERNET <# 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. Bryan Stewart... > Yet I wouldn't > mind seeing Capitol or Rhino release all of Dick Dale's early Capitol albums > on CD, like "Checkered Flag". They should do it the same way they released > the Beach Boys stuff. In other words, they should ignore the catalog for several years, then put out cheesy reissues with missing tracks, then delete those, then, finally, get a first-class historian together with the original artist to write liner notes, dig up extra tracks and release everything on 2-fer CDs. Oh, wait, then, shortly after this momentous release they should delete them all from the catalog and do straight-up reissues of the albums, claiming that the 2-fers were confusing the customers? - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: Okay, here's my extra two cents... Date: 30 Dec 1995 22:28:17 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. >Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the >surf you'll need. >I couldn't agree more. Well said. ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG at INTERNET <# 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. Kent wrote: >Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the >surf you'll need. I couldn't agree more. Well said. >Honorable mention to The Fireballs (not surf) who are a darn good sixties >instrumental group. Check um out. Same with Johnny and the Hurricanes. Which forces me to add The Rumblers "Boss" G.H. cd to this list. Not surf by definition, but when kids from Southern California combine Link Wray, Dick Dale and various east coast R&B sounds, it's going to be cool. Also employing nose-whistles, recorders, gongs, fuzzy organs and a mean baritone sax for some tracks. Good liner notes too, in which one of the band members recalls how the band always thought of themselves as a Rhythm and Blues outfit like the authentic (read: black) bands you could hear on some radio stations (this was 1959 - 63). Given the band photos reproduced and the sound on the cd-- the Rumblers couldn't be whiter... not a bad thing, just unintentionally comical when juxtaposed. Buy it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re: Okay, here's my extra two cents... Date: 30 Dec 1995 22:35:04 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. >Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the >surf you'll need. >I couldn't agree more. Well said. total BS! There are so many awesome surf records from that era that rip to shreds the entire Dale & Ventures catalog! Just pick up a surf comp such as "Surfer's Mood" and delight in the many obscure bands that made music that'll make your spine tingle! Just because these groups were 'local' and on small labels doesn't mean that their stuff should be tossed by the wayside. And...the Del-Fi catalog...what about The Sentinals or The Lively Ones...Bruce Johnson? How 'bout landlocked bands like The Trashmen? Even though they did it to so to speak "jump on the bandwagon", The Astronauts version of "Baja" is a wet dream. Don't just close the door on the entire genre, get educated! Sources? Try Midnight, Get Hip, Estrus, Dionysus, Anti, Bomp, or just pick up an issue of Goldmine and get some surf comps and the Bob Dally book "Surfin' Guitars"! ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: KRIS@MOM.SPIE.ORG at INTERNET <# 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. Kent wrote: >Get a Dick Dale, a Ventures and a good comp or two and you will have all the >surf you'll need. I couldn't agree more. Well said. >Honorable mention to The Fireballs (not surf) who are a darn good sixties >instrumental group. Check um out. Same with Johnny and the Hurricanes. Which forces me to add The Rumblers "Boss" G.H. cd to this list. Not surf by definition, but when kids from Southern California combine Link Wray, Dick Dale and various east coast R&B sounds, it's going to be cool. Also employing nose-whistles, recorders, gongs, fuzzy organs and a mean baritone sax for some tracks. Good liner notes too, in which one of the band members recalls how the band always thought of themselves as a Rhythm and Blues outfit like the authentic (read: black) bands you could hear on some radio stations (this was 1959 - 63). Given the band photos reproduced and the sound on the cd-- the Rumblers couldn't be whiter... not a bad thing, just unintentionally comical when juxtaposed. Buy it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: lee@anti.com Subject: Re[2]: Vynal Problems-Help! Date: 30 Dec 1995 22:37:14 PST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# lee@anti.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. Two vinyl no-no's: Rubbing alcohol murders vinyl! so does those soft plastic sleeves! ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Author: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan De Vis) at INTERNET <# 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. Jonny.S@eworld.com wrote: >To clean your records, wash them in warm, mildly soapy water whenever i try this, using tap water or distilled water, with or without isopropyl alcohol, the result is horrible: the record produces very loud and continuous hi-frequency crackling noise; i think the washing must leave some fine particles in the grooves that were in the water? this noise reduces when i play it several times, as if the needle cuts out those particles... - -johan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Sheik Yerbouti Subject: Re: Okay, here's my extra two cents... Date: 31 Dec 1995 10:33:44 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Sheik Yerbouti <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. Although I haven't read as much of this conversation as i should of(I got back from winter break, and had seventy+ messages to sift thru), I haven't seen any mention of Shadowy men on a shadowy planet. There a band from canada, claim they know nothing of the surf genre, and are one of the best surf bands since the challenges. You've probably all heard at least one of their songs. They did the opening theme to Kids in the Hall. that is all. Love and kisses, Rupe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: JoeBatutis@aol.com Subject: Record Company neglect Date: 31 Dec 1995 10:47:59 -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- Speaking of neglect, poor Burl Ives has one CD representing his very popular albums and it only has 10 tracks on it! Darn cheapo MCA. (oh yeah, someone released a Burl Ives Memorial CD that also had only about ten tracks!) Ethel Merman has a STAMP for chissakes and is there a US "Best of" compilation of her broadway blockbusters? NOOoooo. Speaking of Capitol, where are the Dean Martin reissues? The guy died with almost all of his work out of print! There is no doubt that there are a lot of neglected artists that deserve reissues. Do these record companies have e-mail addresses? Couldn't we, as a group, campaign to have our fave artists reissued? Many living exotica artists could no doubt use the dough from a CD reissue. (even though you might prefer their work on vinyl) - -Joe B. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bcleve@tiac.net (Brother Cleve) Subject: 4 Rooms Date: 31 Dec 1995 20:04:30 -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. Has anyone in the group here seen the movie "4 Rooms" yet? I must recommend it, especially for the joy of hearing Combustible Edison and Esquivel in a movie theatre. The music is fantastic. I got tingles up my spine listening to Miss Banquet's wild vocal over the cartoon opening credits (much like the delights from the Mirisch Corporation back in my youth). I know there's been some critical slagging in the press, but don't listen to them. The movie is a lot of fun. Irwin Chusid gives it his highest recommendation. Roger Ebert liked it, and he wrote some of Russ Meyer's films. That's good enough for me!! br cleve ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mark Freitas Subject: Re: The Exotic Trilogy Date: 31 Dec 1995 20:16:02 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Mark Freitas <# To 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'd think hearing the same 3 songs over and over would drive you batty, but > instead it was sumptuous. True hallucinagenic properties. One of the best tapes I've made has all Quiet Village on one side, and all Hawaiian War Chant on the other. It's interesting to put it on and to wait to see how long it takes people to realize they've been listening to the same song over and over (on the Hawaiian War Chant side this usually happens when the Spike Jones version comes on :-) Making tapes like this has lead me to lots of cool finds. I got into Billy Mure because I bought his album Hawaiian Percussion (highly recommended BTW) because it had Hawaiin War Chant (and odd cover art), and now he's one of my total favorites. Having a handful of songs you're looking for is a good way to make yourself take a risk on a thrift store records you might not otherwise buy. Generally the tendancy is to go based on weird covers/liner notes or just to stick to artists you already, which means you miss out on a lot of really amazing music. mark p.s. What Billy Mure records have people found to be good? My faves are Hawaiian Percussion and Supersonic Guitars (both volumes!) I have some other records of his which are just sort of mushy. Are there other worthwhile guitarish Mure albums besides the ones I've mentioned? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: crsmith@ocean.st.usm.edu (cRuss Smith) Subject: Arthur Lyman CD, Crown Records Date: 14 Dec 1995 15:05:20 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# crsmith@ocean.st.usm.edu (cRuss Smith) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. I'm not sure if this one has been mentioned, but the Lyman disc I have (pawn shop special) has Taboo and Yellow Bird, as well as the LP cover pix for each, some nice liner notes, a photo of the group poised/ in action, smiling broadly. Also a photo of Lyman with Connie Stevens and someone else. sooper! I must say Les Baxter's Teen Drums is most excellent! Re: Crown records: Another great album from Crown, Big Hot Rod - by - The Hot Rodders. Man, every song begins and ends w/ dragsters. It grooves away... The hilite is 'Spirit of America', a rockin rant about a jet powered car, with maniacal laughter and crazy bongos... cRussSmith-Hattiesburg, MS http://sushi.st.usm.edu/~crsmith Space Is The Place... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "kevin" Subject: who are these guys? Date: 29 Dec 1995 14:55:23 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 keep bumping into certain familiar faces whose music is unbeknownst to me. can anyone help clarify who these guys (listed below) are and what their merits and good albums are???: konstelatantz (sp?) montiovani al hirt al caiola morty gould there's more but i can't think of them all right now. thanks for any enlightenment! happy new year all... our days are numbered. kevin *** NOTE! MY NEW ADDRESS IS: *** *** KSL@ENG.AISINC.COM *** http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Guy Jackson" Subject: Re: Mike Flowers Pops Date: 22 Dec 1995 12:30:39 +0000 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "Guy Jackson" <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. On the subject of Mike Flowers Pops version of "Wonderwall"; non-British subscribers may not know that this record is hotly tipped to be the Christmas number one, beating Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" and The Beatles "Free as a Bird". I saw the MFP show a few months ago in a pub in North London; it was very entertaining although a little too "knowing" for my tastes. His arrangements are on the whole very good indeed, although my spirits sank when the band launched into an easy listening version of Velvet Underground greats such as "Heroin". They're certainly worth checking out on record or, if possible, live, though. Seasoned greetings to all... Guy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: crsmith@ocean.st.usm.edu (cRuss Smith) Subject: Siskel/Ebert sees Theremin movie Date: 14 Dec 1995 15:04:56 -0600 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# crsmith@ocean.st.usm.edu (cRuss Smith) <# To respond to the list, please mail your message to exotica@xmission.com. <# For help unsubscribing, say "HELP" in a message to majordomo@xmission.com. 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: "WTW2201" Subject: Records w/o jackets AND record sleeves Date: 28 Dec 1995 11:56:26 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "WTW2201" <# To 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 overlook records with no covers in the bargain bins. If they haven't been shuffled around too violently, they may be fairly healthy - such as the MINT copy of "Bwana A" by Arthur Lyman that I found at my local Salvation Army. At the very least, you may find a MINT cover somewhere else WITH NO RECORD IN IT - or worse - the WRONG record. I have purchased many albums with the wrong INNER sleeve, but these have been valuable in locating other records on that label. I have extra Liberty and Capitol inner sleeves lying around, and by examining the cover art carefully, you have an idea of what some albums you might be looking for ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE! I go through the $0.99 bins at Princeton Record Exchange much too quickly to catch all the words on every cover, but I have found a few precious gems by quickly recognizing a cover from one of those inner sleeves. Since I am going to begin to sell my records soon, too, saving a few of those inner sleeves will help capture some of the beauty of what I'm letting go after all these years... If I don't write again soon, have a Happy New Year! Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "WTW2201" Subject: Cleaning vinyl Date: 28 Dec 1995 11:42:36 EST <# Replies to this message will go to: <# "WTW2201" <# To 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 don't have one of those snazzy VPI or Nitty Gritty record cleaners (and I certainly can't afford one), at least use a semi-decent record cleaning solution, as opposed to a kitchen dish washing liquid. I haven't had a bad experience with dish detergents (because I've never tried them), but my fear would be leaving a film on the record of some sort - defeating the purpose of cleaning the record. A professional record cleaning fluid is a more "comforting" solution in that it will contain no soaps, AND will contain a small % of some fast drying agent, eg. Kodak Kodaflow (or whatever they're calling it these days). This will ensure that your records don't sit around wet too long. (Even if you dry them throughly, some water will remain on the records until it completely evaporates. The drying agent accelerates this process.) This is important as (if I understand correctly) water isn't great for our records, either! (Otherwise, why would the VPI and Nitty Gritty machines suck the water off so quickly?) Most importantly, use a clean, lint-free cloth to dry the records off. I use Handi-Wipes, which are like a disposable shammy. Don't reuse the cloth for too long; you'll simply be putting the grime back ON the record. I fold the Handi- Wipes into "eighths," and use one eighth for each record, Then unfold it, and use the back sides. You can get 16 uses out of one Handi-Wipe. Oh! I almost forgot...I use Spin Clean record cleaning fluid from a company in Pittsburgh. I can get you the address and phone number if you want, or, if you have a copy of Goldmine magazine around, they're advertised in there. (Check the advertiser's index in the back.) [DISCLAIMER: Bill Wynne is neither an employee of Handi-Wipes Inc. nor Spin Clean Inc.] Bill Wynne wwynne@ets.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: dx@netcom.com (dx) Subject: REVIEW: Club Indigo, London 12/17/95 Date: 21 Dec 1995 13:37:20 -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. On my last night in London I took in a show put on by Club Indigo, at a venue in Soho. Club Indigo is apparently one of a few traveling soirees that has a focus on easy listening and lounge music. The lounge scene in London is clustered more around clubs and live shows than around record collecting, as it seems to be here in the US. While I was in London, an act called The Mike Flowers Pops was gaining huge exposure via radio and television (with an appearance on the venerable "Top of the Pops") for their "smoothed out" version of Oasis' "Wonderwall." I get the feeling that they are just the tip of the iceberg, and the last year or so has seen an explosion of interest in easy-pop in England. The Club Indigo show featured three acts. Opening was Numero Uno, a 10-piece, featuring a 3-piece horn section, an opera-gloved conga player, and other assorted instrumentation. Their music tends more to the mid-60s/ early-70s vision of lounge than the late-50s, including a mod arrangement of "Tea for Two", a cover of Sammy Davis Jr's *vocal* version of "Hawaii Five-O", and "A Salute to Come Dancing" (with a spectacularly dressed couple giving a dance presentation on the floor). The middle act was a woman calling herself "The Beat Girl". She appeared to the strains of John Barry's title song to the movie "Beat Girl", and sang several songs to the accompanyment of instrumental records spun by the DJ. It was something of a Vegas cabaret/lounge experience. The headliners were a swingin' four piece called Bikini Beach, complete with matching bolero shirts and fezes. They too featured songs of the 60s, including surf-tinged versions of the "Theme From Mission Impossible" and "Music to Watch Girls By." They also covered Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", The Archies "Sugar Sugar" and Blur's "Boys and Girls", all in a twangy surf-lounge style. The encore featured Bikini Beach with The Beat Girl bumping and grinding her way through "Fever", and a rave-up go-go dancing cover of "Wipeout." Only 1/3 of the crowd actually came dressed for the occasion, though I'm told that some of the other club promoters have stricter dress codes for these events. As Exoticon '95 showed me, it really heightens the impact of the whole evening if people take the time to come dressed for the period. - -dx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Rhodewalt Subject: Re: Gerry Anderson's Century 21 Records for sale Date: 21 Dec 1995 15:44:52 -0800 <# Replies to this message will go to: <# Bruce Rhodewalt <# To 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: > ... > > Hi all - > > Following the recent interest in THUNDERBIRDS and related things, here > is a list of Century 21 records currently residing in a local record > store - if anyone wants one/any, let me know! If anyone wants more than > one I could probably drop the price a little... > > Prepare taste buds... > > Year Price > (UK) > LPs > > International Rescues: End of the Road/Trapped in the Sky 1966 30 > [two Thunderbirds adventures, narrated > by Dick Tracy] > > The World of Tomorrow: Journey to the Moon/Trip to Marineville 1966 30 > [Fireball XL5/Stingray episodes] > > Favourite TV Themes: A Side: Century 21 March 1967 30 > Parker - Well Done > Supercar > Dr Who > Fireball XL5 > Stingray > B Side: Lady Penelope > Parker > Bewitched > Man from U.N.C.L.E > Aqua Marina > Beverly Hillbillies(?!) > Oh. My. God. I have been trying to hear the Supercar theme since they took it off the air when I was 10. Do you know if this is the original recording, or a remake? Thanks. Bruce _____________________________________________________________ | | | / | Tiki Publishing - -- -- | | | | http://www.tikipub.com | | / | Bruce Rhodewalt, Owner | | \ | 78-365 Highway 111, #241 | | | | | La Quinta, CA 92253 | | | \ | 619/342-3418 -- -- -- -- --