From: exotica-owner@xmission.com To: exotica-digest@xmission.com Subject: exotica Digest V2 #22 Reply-To: exotica@xmission.com Errors-To: exotica-owner@xmission.com Precedence: exotica Digest Thursday, 25 July 1996 Volume 02 : Number 022 In this issue: Astro Sounds et. al. Tomita exotica Digest V2 #21 Exotic Moods Re: ULTRA-LOUNGE 2 different sleeve versions of THE THREE SUNS Movin'n 'n' groovin' Re: John Barry EMI Years Re: schulmadchen What's up in Brighton (was Re: exotica Digest V2 #21) Re: ULTRA-LOUNGE Re[2]: The Knack Re: Johnny Hartman Re: Johnny Hartman Re: Exotic Moods Boston "scene"/Bill's Bar LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? Re: ULTRA-LOUNGE Greensleeves RE: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? Re: Johnny Hartman Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the exotica or exotica-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jbatutis@AMEXPUB.COM (Joe Batutis) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:15:45 -0400 Subject: Astro Sounds et. al. I picked up Astro Sounds last nights and was pleasantly surprised. It is great from start to finish. On some of the tracks the string arrangements are downright daring. I had a hard time getting "Whiplash" out of my mind. (but then again that's my problem) The cover reproduction was great, too. I only wish the liner notes were a little more informative. I noticed that Footlights, one of my favorite record stores was thanked in the liner notes. Any particular reason? Here's another question... anybody out there trying to rerelease those early experimental Ferrante & Teicher albums? Scamp? - -Joe B. http://www.amexpub.com/jbatutis/noddmusic/oddmusic.html ------------------------------ From: NICK.DIMMOCK@NENE.AC.UK Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:46:44 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Tomita I picked up a splendid Tomita cassette the other day - COSMOS. I don`t know how widely known it is but it features a version of the Star Wars theme which beggars belief - it breaks down halfway through into a whistling competition between two synths, kind of a mixture of a "Simon" game and a classical Duelling Banjos, and then when one synth makes a mistake the other one goes off into a long resonant-filter laughing fit and the main SW theme surges back in with a bubbling bassline. Then a whistling sound goes higher and higher and higher before dropping back down followed by a metal clunk and the sound of a hubcap or something spinning to rest. This is FANTASTIC music - just so many ideas thrown at you that you`re guaranteed to like some of them, if not all. If anybody wants a copy, let me know... I don`t know how available it is nowadays. Nick D. - - nick.dimmock@nene.ac.uk "Remember, the option to fuck up your life is a privelige, not a challenge." ------------------------------ From: grrrl@clubhouse.email.net Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:31:00 CDT Subject: exotica Digest V2 #21 Seems like most people on the Boston end are bummy on the lack of Lush happenings in the area if at all possible or if any of you are interested enuff maybe after I get settled and so forth we can plan a monthly cocktail soiree a few peeps some good tunes and of course distinguishing conversation. Sounds good? Let me know. By the way I will be residing in Brighton whats up in that Hood? Molly-A-Go-Go! ------------------------------ From: Paul Lewis Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:36:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Exotic Moods Can anyone tell me whether the Exotic Moods of Les Baxter 2 disc set has the tracks in chronological order? Are they albums put back to back or have certain tracks been filtered out? Thanks... Paul - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Lewis lewis@netlab.texsci.edu Coordinator of Academic Computing (215) 951-2834 [office] Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science "We do it because we are compelled." -Alan Moore - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan Dada Vis) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:52:47 +0100 Subject: Re: ULTRA-LOUNGE "Matthew N. Page" wrote: >What is the skinny on the ULTRA-LOUNGE series from Capitol? ESSENTIAL, if you can't find those rare originals; i didn't like vol 5 though (wild cool and swingin), which has vocal pop songs that have little or nothing to do with exotica/space age pop = Johan |)/\|)/\ Vis Greetings from Johan |)/\|)/\ dada@ping.be home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium **************************************************************************** DADA'QUARIUMS "www.ping.be/~ping1241/" has ExZotica reviews Zound Zamples ExZotica/novelty records for sale **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan Dada Vis) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:51:57 +0100 Subject: 2 different sleeve versions of THE THREE SUNS Movin'n 'n' groovin' i found 2 different sleeve versions of THE THREE SUNS Movin'n 'n' groovin'. one is an ordinary beige cover, but the other has a very thick golden cardboard cover with a cut-out which shows through a picture on the inner protective sleeve. where they both released in 1962, and is one of them rarer that the other? i'd like to know, as i want to sell the rarest of them, and keep the other one for me. thanx! = Johan |)/\|)/\ Vis ------------------------------ From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan Dada Vis) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:52:38 +0100 Subject: Re: John Barry EMI Years HOUSEOBOB@aol.com wrote: >Funny you should ask about Barry's EMI years as I am listening to part 2 now. >I really love the twangy guitar but the pizzicatto strings can get annoying. i agree; i've just listened to "THE BEAT GIRL / STRING BEAT" (2 lps on 1 cd, Play It Again PLAY 001, UK, 1990 but still avail.) i love "BEAT GIRL": very punchy combination of guitar & brass but those pizzicatto strings on "STRING BEAT" are too kitschy for my taste... = Johan |)/\|)/\ Vis ------------------------------ From: johan.devis@ping.be (Johan Dada Vis) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:52:28 +0100 Subject: Re: schulmadchen HOUSEOBOB@aol.com wrote: >I haven't heard schulmadchen, but people who have don't seem that excited >about it. maybe that's why they passed on it. i've heard it, and i like it as much as "the sound spectrum" comp or "vampiros lesbos" = Johan |)/\|)/\ Vis Greetings from Johan |)/\|)/\ dada@ping.be home: Wivina 15, 1702, Belgium **************************************************************************** DADA'QUARIUMS "www.ping.be/~ping1241/" has ExZotica reviews Zound Zamples ExZotica/novelty records for sale **************************************************************************** ------------------------------ From: eaganca Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:28:32 -0400 () Subject: What's up in Brighton (was Re: exotica Digest V2 #21) Molly-A-Go-Go! writes: >Seems like most people on the Boston end are bummy on the lack of Lush >happenings in the area if at all possible or if any of you are interested >enuff maybe after I get settled and so forth we can plan a monthly >cocktail soiree a few peeps some good tunes and of course >distinguishing conversation. Sounds good? Let me know. By the way I will be >residing in Brighton whats up in that Hood? ya! Great idea about a monthly soiree. I propose a different theme for each event, starting with (of course!) EZ-vocals, namely Mancini, Ray Charles Singers, and...did somebody say RAY CONNIFF? Don't forget your bubble-gum. Brighton happens to be the home to at least two interesting stores worth your perusal. First is Mars, up the stairs at 107 Brighton Ave. Good deals (for the most part), they have a fun collection of all the stuff we talk about here at Exotica Central. But a few doors down is where you'll spend most of your time, at Diskovery (113 Brighton Ave.). The proprietor claims to have known Yma Sumac in Peru back in the day, and has a mint-condition autographed Yma LP (not for sale, unfortunately) to prove it. The prices seem inordinately high sometimes, but usually when you get to the counter she looks at your stack and says, "mmm...give me 10 dollah." Sure, my Englebert Christmas album was scratched all ways to Tuesday, but hey... EZ does it, Jeff Phillips eaganca@cleo.bc.edu ------------------------------ From: guinto@id.ucsb.edu (Marie Guinto) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 12:25:43 -0800 Subject: Re: ULTRA-LOUNGE Johan wrote > > ESSENTIAL, if you can't find those rare originals; i didn't like > vol 5 though (wild cool and swingin), which has vocal pop songs > that have little or nothing to do with exotica/space age pop > I think I have to diasgree with Johan comment on Ultra Lounge Vol. 5 I feel that it has it's place in the great cheeze factor of space age pop/Lounge. Songs are fun and catchy. Who can resist Young Wayne Newton singing Danke shane (sp?) Or Sam Butera (who also played with Louis Prima, another great) singing French Poodle. Marie ------------------------------ From: anita_serwacki@newline.com (ANITA SERWACKI) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 15:43:16 -0400 Subject: Re[2]: The Knack >>John Chilson wrote: >>I recently caught The Knack on our local PBS (San Diego) station and >>really dug it. Keep those VCRs warmed up and ready to go! I first caught this on PBS as well. I was able to pick up a letterboxed video of "The Knack..." about 6 months ago for $20 (usually more than I'm willing to pay, but this is not an easy one to find). The letterboxed version was released on video by MGM/UA in 1994. Definately worth keeping an eye out for - directed by Richard Lester, the man who brought us "A Hard Day's Night." ------------------------------ From: bstewart@ids2.idsonline.com Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:39:30 -0400 Subject: Re: Johnny Hartman At 10:20 AM 7/25/96 -0400, you wrote: > When "The Bridges of Madison County" was released it was very >fascinating to see people coming into the music chains. They were all >looking for stuff by this great "new" singer Johnny Hartman. The man was >a great singer and if you ever see the CD that he did with John Coltrane >grab it! > I am surprised he was seen as a 'new' singer. On second thought, maybe not. Hartman died many years ago. Anybody know when? What happened to him? How old was he? Bryan ------------------------------ From: Martin Schildkret Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:17:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: Johnny Hartman On Thu, 25 Jul 1996 bstewart@ids2.idsonline.com wrote: > I am surprised he was seen as a 'new' singer. On second thought, maybe not. > Hartman died many years ago. Anybody know when? What happened to him? How > old was he? Johnny Hartman died in the fall of 1983 and was born in 1923. ------------------------------ From: "D.J. Johnson" Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 14:23:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Exotic Moods On Thu, 25 Jul 1996, Paul Lewis wrote: > Can anyone tell me whether the Exotic Moods of Les Baxter 2 disc set has > the tracks in chronological order? Are they albums put back to back or > have certain tracks been filtered out? Nope, they have them scattered all over both discs. I'm not as big an expert as most of y'all, but I have to say that I'm in love with the way they programmed the running order. It's my current fave CD(s). The flow from track to track feels wonderful. Deej ------------------------------ From: riviera@tiac.net Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:32:22 -0400 Subject: Boston "scene"/Bill's Bar Yes...New England just isn't the groovy place that California or London is,but is everyone in the area aware of the EZ nights every Thursday at Bill's Bar on Lansdowne st., featuring our own Bro. Cleve at the wheels of steel? BTW,I've been constantly frustrated when people around the world ask what the "scene" is like right here at home (N.E.specifically) and I'm forced to admit that it's basically still just a handful of fans;all dressed up and nowhere to go! I've been trying for some time now to get something(anything!)happening here in my hometown of Prov. RI with very discouraging results, so far... Attention all go-getters! There's an opportunity just waiting to be grabbed here! yours in a whiny mood... Mr.Riviera ------------------------------ From: "Matthew N. Page" Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:47:39 -0700 Subject: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? Jack- thanks for the link. My page still sucks ass, but soon...yes very soon (insert megalomaniacal laughter here)! Anyhow, I'll put a link to your page - ------->Jack Diamond's House of Games http://www.cygnus.com/kfjc/diamond on my page -------> www.dfwmm.net/~pagesft (open invites to everyone) - ----Now to the heart of the matter... So I've got this CD called LAS VEGAS GRIND PART I. Oh boy, is this some real aerosol cheese. Does anybody else have this? Where the hell can I get part II? I really dug the whole album, especially this tune by Ric Gary, PIMPLES & BRACES. Who is he? What is he? For those that have no idea what I'm yakking about, this disc is 72 minutes of cheeeeeeeeesy strip club music. I've contacted WFMU, HEPCAT. Nobody has #2. HELP ME PLEASE. Also, does anybody have the Christmas promotional that Combustible Edison put out? Regards, Matt I.Q. Test : Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to continue... ------------------------------ From: "Steve Sando" Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 16:22:09 +0000 Subject: Re: ULTRA-LOUNGE > I think I have to diasgree with Johan comment on Ultra > Lounge Vol. > 5 I feel that it has it's place in the great cheeze factor of space > age pop/Lounge. Songs are fun and catchy. Who can resist Young > Wayne Newton singing Danke shane (sp?) Or Sam Butera (who also > played with Louis Prima, another great) singing French Poodle. I think if you don't have a lot of 50s vocalists in your collection, it's a good place to start but most of it is already available and there's so much Captol product not released that the programming feels a bit lazy compared to the other volumes. I am thankful to have 'Danke Shoen' though because I doubt I'd have purchased a Wayne Newton compilation. Coconut Grove, publishers of MisterLUCKY PO Box 78146, San Francisco, CA 94107 http://www.wco.com/~coconutg/ "Strange how potent cheap music is" - Noel Coward ------------------------------ From: Paul Lewis Date: Wed, 24 Jul 1996 20:27:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Greensleeves ( warning: question non-specific to exotica forthcoming...) Can anyone in record collecting land tell me if the condition or absence of a sleeve for the record has much to do with condition and/or value? Thanks... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Lewis lewis@netlab.texsci.edu Coordinator of Academic Computing (215) 951-2834 [office] Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science "We do it because we are compelled." -Alan Moore - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: james b gerwitz Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 18:42:10 -0700 Subject: RE: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? - ------ =_NextPart_000_01BB7A59.014815C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Las Vegas Grind?????? You've discovered the wonderful world of Trash Compilations...I like LVG = 1 the best, although Vol 2 and the related "Jungle Exotica" have some = charming moments. "Groovy" on Vol 1 MUST be heard and loved by all of = you listers. Soundclip available at = http://www.superthrill.com/band10.html Also, Vol 1's "Little Girl" has the wildest orgasm ever heard in the = context of a sixties garage song....we've all lived in an apartment = building with this girl, but unfortunately, not in the same apartment. Check Medium Rare Records in SF at mediumrare@3000.com =20 He's got a web page at http://38.249.64.4/mediumrare/index.htm He always has the latest, coolest stuff, which of course will cost you. And the vinyl in his store is astounding, though at collector's prices. = Definitely worth a visit for all exotictourists in San Francisco. =20 One of these days I'll pick up that People's Temple CD, when I'm ready = to start the Church of Exotica. (I had a ball one Halloween in SF = dressed up as Rev. Jones). 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I just picked up (at exorbitant Australian > prices) an Impulse import of Johnny Hartman's "Unforgettable" CD. Johnny Hartman recorded an album with John Coltrane that is a classic. His working of standards like "Lush Life" are too much and Coltrane's saxaphone is extraordinary. Good listening to you, Jay Watterworth CU Boulder ------------------------------ From: erik@top.monad.net Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 22:32:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? Matthew Page writes: >So I've got this CD called LAS VEGAS GRIND PART I. Oh boy, is this >some real aerosol cheese. Does anybody else have this? Where the hell can I >get part II? I really dug the whole album, especially this tune by Ric Gary, >PIMPLES & BRACES. Who is he? What is he? For those that have no idea what >I'm yakking about, this disc is 72 minutes of cheeeeeeeeesy strip club >music. I've contacted WFMU, HEPCAT. Nobody has #2. HELP ME PLEASE. Also, >does anybody have the Christmas promotional that Combustible Edison put out? There were four LP volumes in the "Las Vegas Grind" series initially; on Crypt Records. Crypt took the four records and stuck their contents on two C.D.'s. Also well worth looking for, though I don't see it very often, is another Crypt compilation called "Swing For a Crime," which is pretty much a collection of swaggering crime movie music/beatnik stuff, though there are a few other oddities on there, too. It's a nice companion piece to the "L.V. Grind" series. Any of this stuff will spice up the dullest party like you wouldn't believe! --Jon Johnson erik@top.monad.net ------------------------------ From: "Steve Sando" Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 19:58:40 +0000 Subject: Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? > So I've got this CD called LAS VEGAS GRIND PART I. Oh boy, is this > some real aerosol cheese. Does anybody else have this? Where the > hell can I get part II? I really dug the whole album I got both from All Music Services (allmusic@wco.com). Also, ask abour Jungle Exotica, and the two Frolic Diner CDs. Not quite LV GRind but I'd bet you'd like these as well. Kind of John Waters segue music. Coconut Grove, publishers of MisterLUCKY PO Box 78146, San Francisco, CA 94107 http://www.wco.com/~coconutg/ "Strange how potent cheap music is" - Noel Coward ------------------------------ From: Dlsmay@aol.com Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 23:39:24 -0400 Subject: Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ??? I'll also vouch for Medium Rare Records here in SF. Last I checked they had three or four of Les Baxter's harder to find albums - priced around $40 each. They do special orders though, and were more than willing to order Russ Garcia's FANTASTICA CD from Japan. Lots of UK and Continental European CDs as well. The only place I've seen soundtracks for both BURKE'S LAW and HONEY WEST (both long gone by now, and no, sadly, I'm not the owner). ------------------------------ End of exotica Digest V2 #22 **************************** To subscribe to exotica Digest, send the command: subscribe exotica-digest in the body of a message to "majordomo@xmission.com". If you want to subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from, such as a local redistribution list, then append that address to the "subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-exotica": subscribe exotica-digest local-exotica@your.domain.net A non-digest (direct mail) version of this list is also available; to subscribe to that instead, replace all instances of "exotica-digest" in the commands above with "exotica". Back issues are available for anonymous FTP from ftp.xmission.com, in pub/lists/exotica/archive. These are organized by date.