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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Casino Royale
Date: 01 Feb 1999 08:09:28 -0500



In a message dated 99-01-18 11:58:26 EST, you write:

<< Which movie is this a soundtrack for?  The spoofy one?

 Am I correct in surmising this is not a Broccoli production?

To add to Mr. Brooks great commentary on this: there does exist a TV
production of Casino Royale from 1954, which is available from Critic's
Choice Video http://www.ccvideo.com starring Barry Nelson and Peter Lorre.
Has anyone seen this?  It would make this the very first James Bond production.

Brian "Mr. Moneypenny" Phillips



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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Casino Royale
Date: 01 Feb 1999 07:48:41 +0000


> To add to Mr. Brooks great commentary on this: there does exist a TV
> production of Casino Royale from 1954, which is available from
> Critic's Choice Video http://www.ccvideo.com starring Barry Nelson
> and Peter Lorre. Has anyone seen this?

TNT or TBS (I forget which) ran it a few years ago in one of their
periodic Bond-fests.  Seems to have been done originally as a live
telecast.  Barry Nelson made for a pretty young-looking James Bond
and, as I recall, it was surprisingly violent for a mid-50s TV
production.

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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mirageman
Date: 01 Feb 1999 15:03:08 GMT


Jack writes:

> I totally disagree about the (both) Mirageman releases
> I think they are both pretty much throwaways and thank goodness 1 of the
> distributors here that I buy and sell to and from took all that I had from
> me.  You too could have gotten them from me for 8 or 9 bucks each, had you
> brought them up in conversation earlier
>
> Mebbie next time
>
> TO-DAY'S SOUND RULES!


What a strange person.

Anyway, I got them for less than that. So "ner ner ner ner ner".



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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Peter Thomas' Chariots Of The Gods
Date: 01 Feb 1999 10:14:31 -0500


Can anyone give me recommendations on this one?  I have one track from
it on the "Futuremuzik" compilation, but am wondering if the "Chariots
of the Gods" CD itself is worth getting.

thanks,

cheryl


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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) More tv listings for this week
Date: 01 Feb 1999 10:17:30 -0500


For those of you who get the Showcase channel (probably just us
Canadians), they are showing "Camille 2000" this Wednesday (Thursday
morning, actually) at 12:20 and 2:50 am.  Soundtrack by Piero Piccioni,
for all those fans of 60s Italian exotica.

cheryl


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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Huntz Hall + 4 obits
Date: 01 Feb 1999 11:12:41 -0600


                          *Robert L. Duncan
    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Author Robert L. Duncan, who wrote ``Brimstone,''
``Firestorm'' and ``Dragons at the Gate,'' died Thursday of pneumonia. He
was 71.
    He wrote documentaries, television scripts, a screenplay and more than two
dozen novels during his 50-year career.
    Duncan and his wife, Wanda, wrote scripts for shows such as ``Dr.
Kildare,'' ``Bonanza,'' and ``Have Gun Will Travel.''
    He was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame in 1981.

                          *Sara Wells Jones
    SEATTLE (AP) -- Sara Wells Jones, founder of the Seattle Religious Art
Society and mother of musician and record producer Quincy Jones, died Jan.
22 of a stroke. She was 94.
    Mrs. Jones became a founding board member of the Federal Savings and Loan
Corp., a black-owned bank, in Chicago in the 1930s. She managed the 433-unit
Rosenwald Housing Complex.
    She moved to Seattle in 1943 and founded the society to sponsor concerts
and educational opportunities for children. On one occasion she typed the
entire New Testament as a gift to her children.

                        *Raymond E. Watson Jr.
    TRENTON, Texas (AP) -- Actor Raymond E. ``Woody'' Watson Jr., who appeared
in dozens of films and television movies and was the voice of Texas Lottery
commercials, died Wednesday in a tractor accident. He was 50.
    Investigators said Watson died after he was run over by a rear wheel of his
tractor. The accident happened on his farm, about 50 miles northeast of Dallas.
    Watson appeared in about 20 films, including ``Evening Star,'' ``Powder,''
``A Perfect World'' and ``Backroads.''
    He also appeared in more than two dozen television series and movies,
including ``Walker, Texas Ranger,'' ``Texas,'' and ``Dallas.''
    Last year, Watson provided the voice for Texas Lottery commercials.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=9:59:52|AM&p=avg&sql=B75024

                       *Mario Zacchini
    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Mario Zacchini, the ``human cannonball'' who
entertained circus-goers for decades, died Thursday of kidney failure. He
was 87.
    Zacchini's death marked the end of an era. He was the oldest member of a
Tampa circus family, the last of seven brothers -- five of whom were known
as human cannonballs.
    In their heyday in the 1920s, '30s and '40s, the Zacchini brothers wowed
crowds as they catapulted out of cannons at speeds up to 90 mph, flying over
Ferris wheels.
    They performed at world fairs, circuses and carnivals in the United States
and abroad.
    Eight years ago, the family was inducted into Ringling Brothers and Barnum
& Bailey's Circus Ring of Fame in Sarasota.
    Their father, Ildebrando, who started as a circus clown, suggested the
human cannonball act in the 1920s in Italy. The brothers built a cannon and
work began.
    In 1929, while in Denmark traveling with their father's circus, the
Zacchini Brothers Circus, John Ringling hired one brother to work in
Florida. Within a few years, the others joined him. In 1939, the family
moved to Tampa.

 *Huntz Hall
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Huntz Hall, star of more than 100 ``Bowery Boys'' and
``Dead End Kids'' films in the 1930s through the 1950s, died Saturday of
heart failure. He was 78.
    Hall was one of a group of young actors who came to Hollywood to make a
film version of the Sidney Kingsley play ``Dead End'' in 1937, two years
after he starred in the play on Broadway.
    The film spawned a popular phenomenon that stretched over two decades, with
the actors portraying the characters as victims of society in a series of
films with both original and new actors.
    The group went on to make several films for Warner Bros., including
``Angels with Dirty Faces,'' ``They Made Me a Criminal'' and ``Crime
School'' with names like James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and John Garfield.
    The actors moved to Universal and changed their name to ``The East Side
Kids'' in the 1940s. Hall and original costar Leo Gorcey made 49 comedy
films as ``The Bowery Boys'' after World War II.
    Hall later appeared in the films ``A Walk in the Sun'' in 1945, ``Gentle
Giant'' in 1967, ``Herbie Rides Again'' in 1974 and ``The Escape Artist'' in
1982. He starred as producer Jesse Laske in Ken Russel's ``Valentino'' in 1977.
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) AP: Online Auction Customers Beware
Date: 01 Feb 1999 11:12:54 -0600


    NEW YORK (AP) -- When Sotheby's sold a Harry S. Truman signature that
turned out to be a reproduction, the prestigious auction house apologized
and bought it back.
    On the explosive frontier of Internet auctions, the policy is different:
bidder beware.
    Toy collector Christina Platthy says she found out too late -- after paying
$1,815 for a rare Beanie Baby she bought in an eBay Web site auction and
getting a $5 stuffed duck instead.
    The rapid, raucous popularity of Internet auction houses has left consumers
prey to cyber-scams and emerging companies like eBay struggling to prevent a
new kind of fraud.
    The company, founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar in San Jose, Calif. to sell
his girlfriend's Pez dispensers, is the most famous of the online
auctioneers, but it has no less than 1,500 rivals.
    Auction houses say they can't be forced to protect consumers against bogus
buys, any more than a newspaper can be held responsible for the claims of
its classified advertisers.
    ``I think from a legal point of view we have no liability,'' said eBay CEO
Meg Whitman. However, she added, ``We actually have a significant
responsibility to make eBay as safe a site as possible to trade on. We also
need to communicate that users have a responsibility as well.''
    Whitman says fraud is exceptionally rare among its 1 million users -- less
than 1/100th of 1 percent of its 700,000 daily auctions.
    But, many users report their problems elsewhere. The National Consumers
League gets 600 complaints a month about Internet fraud. Two out of three
are auction fraud cases.
    As the largest auction house, eBay has had its share of mishaps.
Pennsylvanian Jamison Piatt was turned in by angry buyers who never got the
Furby toys he promised. He's agreed to repay them $3,600.
    Bidders aren't always honest either. Some offered up to $200,000 for a
``Today'' show jacket signed by host Katie Couric. After bogus bids were
ferreted out, the jacket sold for $11,400. Starting next month, deadbeat
bidders will be suspended from eBay.
    The problems may stem in part from the industry's stratospheric growth.
    Market researcher Jupiter Communications estimates that the number of
Internet auction customers will jump nearly sixfold from 1.2 million to 6.5
million by 2000, when they will spend about $7.1 billion. For eBay, sales
grew 724 percent in 1998, to $47.4 million.
    As the industry grows, so does fraud. Cyber-scams are prevalent enough that
Manhattan attorney Brian Brokate has a full-time staff tracking online
knockoffs of luxury goods made by clients such as Rolex and Vuitton.
    New York City is trying to hold online auction houses accountable. The
city's Department of Consumer Affairs said last week it is looking into
whether some eBay sellers are falsely labeling baseballs supposedly signed
by such legends as Babe Ruth and Roberto Clemente, as ``one-of-a-kind.''
    Ms. Whitman says eBay's glad to cooperate, even though the city hasn't
notified eBay of the probe.
    In an acknowledgment that fraud is a problem, eBay said earlier this month
it would guarantee items from $25 to $200.
    That doesn't help high bidders like Ms. Platthy.
    She says she paid for a rare ``Quackers'' Beanie manufactured without
wings, but got a cheaper version with the wings obviously cut off. Seller
Mark R. Mills of Las Vegas, who was ejected from eBay last year, responds:
``She got what she paid for.''
    Ms. Platthy wants New York officials to force eBay to vouch for its sellers.
    ``I'm glad that they're trying to crack down on them,'' she said, adding
that Mills didn't give her his real name. ``The person I was dealing with
did not exist. That's what irritates me about eBay. They don't check
anything.''
    The best way for auction house customers to protect themselves is to use an
escrow service that will hold onto their check until the auctioned item is
received in good condition, said eBay's Ms. Whitman. The company makes that
easy by offering online links to escrow companies. The catch: a 5 percent fee.
    ``Eighteen-hundred dollars is a lot of money and using escrow is probably a
pretty smart thing to do when you are dealing with that kind of money,'' Ms.
Whitman said.
    Brokate concedes that online auctioneers probably can't be held legally
responsible unless they're informed of a specific fraud and refuse to act.
He said eBay has been quick to help so far.
    Two traditional auction houses could shake up the industry with their plans
to go online later this year.
    Sotheby's says its items will be guaranteed and its rival Christie's is
expected to follow suit.
    ``We believe that a collector ... needs to have the assurance that experts
have properly assessed what is being sold and that that item is being
guaranteed,'' said David Redden, executive vice president of Sotheby's.




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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Dave Pell
Date: 01 Feb 1999 10:15:21 -0800


Charlie-Man,

"Jazz Voices in Video" are group vocals done up cool, groovy and right!
The solo's of the music is much like jazz pop, like Bob Thompson on RCA,
Or as many call it, Space Age Pop, that HUGE GENRE of soooooooooo many
different sounds:-)

Oh Calcutta is on the "Man Ha Man Ha" rekkid and for me, though a great few
tracks, it just doesn't measure up to Jazz Voices in Video.

Hope this helps!

Jack


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Moog Fluting on EBay
Date: 01 Feb 1999 10:28:32 -0800


"Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>

Does anybody on the list know Moog Fluting by The Ebony Godfather?

Care to recommend/dis it?

Charlie-Man,

That guy is in for the ride of his life, NO, not the guy who bought it,
the guy WHO SOLD IT, which by the way is Saturn Records in Oakland, CA

He totally misrepresented that LP.  There is NO MOOG on it whatsoever.
He titled the LP, "CRAZY MOOG BLAXPLOITATION"

No Moog, No Crazy, No Blaxploitation.  Zip, nada, nothin', ZERO

Funny thing is, is that I saw and held that rekkid in my hands at a store
in San Jose, CA and looked at it and tried to feel the energy in it, walked
around with it for over an hour and then put it back in the bins.

With a title like "The Ebony Godfather", it sure looked like CRAZY MOOG
BLAXPLOITATION, but that's all it had to do with that, is lookin' like it.

REALLY GLAD I didn't buy it even at the cheap 5 bucks it was.
(OOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!)

Next day I called the store for them to find it for me 'cause
I HADDA HAVE IT! and it was GONE DADDY GONE!

AND UP ON E-BAY WITH A BID OF $51.00!!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I was "upset" needless to say...BUT THEN, I spoke with someone who I know
that bid $52! on the damn thing and told him I wanted to know what it
sounded like and he told me he already listened to it atta friends house
and he gave me the lowdown on the hoedown.

Obviously, Saturn didn't listen to it at all and I do mean AT ALL!

Bummer, dude.  It's important to know your product, is what I always say.




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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Esquivel's So in Love
Date: 01 Feb 1999 10:33:20 -0800


It might be on his Living Strings-Inna Mellow Mood LP (RCA/Camden
Cleve has that 1, he'd know if it was

It's not on the others that have been released you mentioned, or I COULD be
wrong, but that's just me!;^)

JD


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Johnny Mann Singers album covers
Date: 01 Feb 1999 10:38:34 -0800


Some of those JM Singers album cover on Liberty are GOR-GEEEE-OUS!

Here's 1.  I've got another 1 yet to scan

http://www.jackdiamond.to/houseofgames/Blonde_Liberty_Beauty.jpg


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Motor Obit
Date: 01 Feb 1999 19:44:05 +0100


One of the best German labels ever, at least the best major label, has
just been slashed to pieces. Since Absolut Wodka took over PolyGram it
was clear things would change. 81 people will lose their job, Motor is
now a Rock label, the new home of Chris de Burgh!!!
Anybody out there, who wants to say, capitalism has its advantages?
Go 'head, stand up and fight like a man: Against me!

Mo




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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Motor Obit
Date: 01 Feb 1999 13:48:30 -0500


Moritz R wrote:
>
> One of the best German labels ever, at least the best major label, has
> just been slashed to pieces.

No, say it isn't so!!! I was afraid this would happen with the PolyGram
takeover business.  Darn - and there are still a few Motor titles we
don't have yet (currently lost in the mail.  doesn't that just figure?)

cheryl


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Fugs
Date: 01 Feb 1999 11:09:58 -0800


The Fugs, 2nd rekkid on E-Bay, NOW!

VG+, slight ring wear, NO SPLITS/VG++/Stereo/ESP-Disk 1028
1st Pressing

The FUGS! on ESP-Disk 1028, 1st Pressing, Staggered Photos on back cover
from 1966. Totally Bizarre AND Prolific Post Beatnik Folk Psych Weirdness!
VG+, slight ring wear, NO SPLITS!/VG++/Stereo/ESP-Disk 1028.

Post Beat Poetry led by Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg.

Instrumentation; Vocals, Tamborine and Maracas, Percussion,
Piano, Celeste, Bells, 2 Guitars, Bass Guitar.

Kupferberg has achieved (not only heaviosity)immortality by being referred
by Allen Ginsberg in "HOWL" as "the person who jumped off the
Brooklyn Bride and survived!" Titles; Frenzy, I Want To Know, Skin Flowers,
Group Grope, Coming Down,
Dirty Old Man, Kill For Peace, Morning Morning, Doin' All Right, Virgin
Forest. We just don't see these
ESP-Disk rekkids too too often, better grab it now

Low min bid , low reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=62651168

Thanks to all of you who bid:-)

ROCK ON!
Jack



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Subject: (exotica) Mr. Miller&I-talians
Date: 01 Feb 1999 15:55:19 -0500


 The ambidextrous Mace wrote:
>>Say Jane, did Quinn Martian's earth father happen to work on "Black
Bottom"
(one of the scariest tracks I've ever heard)? It's on "Everybody Sing Along
With Mitch", formerly titled "Rhythm Sing-Along With Mitch". It's a vortex
of chipper whiteness carrying uncomfortable echoes of minstrel shows, for
me at least. Also frightening is the chorus, where the drill-team precise
male singers sing this line of: "Black Bottom! Black Bottom! Black Bottom!
Black Bottom!"
Also, with Miller's heavy involvement in the Golden Records kiddie line,
I'm curious if he (Martian, Sr.) worked on any of that material.<<


Hiya, Mace and the rest of the kids...I don't honestly know!  It would
depend on the dates of the aforementioned, get 'em, and I'll ask Mr.
Martian about the pasta-bilities.
With all due respect, tho, I think the list is slidin'...jez a bit...when
we're talking at length about Mitch Miller, tho I am guilty of prolonging
this!  I mean, first __Lenny Dee__(OK, no flames, I'm just being
gratuitously snippy!  I interviewed the man at his home a few years ago,
and he was a dear!)
But then again, I am prolonging this further.

RE:  all dem ITALIAN COMPS!  I have a lot of those, and while some are
indeed superior, I can't COMPLAIN about the sheer abundance of all this
great stuff THAT WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE TO ANY OF US, were it not coming out
en masse like this!  It's like a digital thrift store these days!  I feel
lucky to be in a time where I feel strangulated by the "volume" of records
I cannot buy,as oppossed to waiting by the "lounge" in a local chain for a
new release, or picking over Boston's rarely lucky thrift stores.  What a
problem to want TOO MUCH...

Uh, so there!
Jane"no middle name today" Fondle
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Subject: (exotica) Worried about Keely
Date: 01 Feb 1999 17:22:35 -0500


I saw that FASCINATING 4-hour special on the Rat Pack this weekend.  But I
was really kinda shaken up to see how Keely Smith looks these days!  A
picture of her in the 80s looked just like an aging, but slender, Keely.
Now, she looks like she has a thyroid condition.  Is she ok?
Any new news on the Keely/Sam Butera front, btw(shows, new LPs, etc?)
Thanks!
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From: "Ben Waugh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Films
Date: 01 Feb 1999 14:47:59 PST


Don't know whether this has been already mentioned - if you're in the
DC-B'more area at 10:00 this evening, PBS 32 is showing Mark of the Hawk
(1957). Stars Eartha Kitt and Sidney Poitier.

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Subject: (exotica) MisterLUCKY*Gram: Feb 99
Date: 01 Feb 1999 15:00:55 -0800


MisterLUCKY*GRAM: Feb 99

We kick things off by announcing a dramatic new look to MisterLUCKY. More
classic than vintage and more fancy than fussy, we hope our new aesthetic is
to your liking.
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Capitol Records has a new 19-track compilation, Divas Exotica. 5 lucky
winners will receive a copy simply by entering our contest. The ladies
featured include Ann-Margaret, Mamie Van Doren, Nina Simone and Sofia Loren.
http://www.mrlucky.com/html/cd_contest.html

Reviews in this issue include a retrospective on the late, great Charles
Brown. Unfortunately he died in January as we were writing this piece. We're
nuts about him and hope you will be, too.
http://www.mrlucky.com/html/reviews_17.html

Also covered are the repackaged 20-CD set of Frank Sinatra's Reprise years,
and two better than good Latin albums.
http://www.mrlucky.com/html/reviews_17a.html

This month's cocktail is the Upright & Grand, a boozy Egg Cream in
anticipation of Spring.
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sure to note:
Bobby Darin on CD, plus Dead Ringer, Montefiroi Cocktail and others
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In Cocktails, we discuss Advanced Martini Making, which is sure to offend
many!
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) a lurker no more!
Date: 01 Feb 1999 20:34:10 EST


I just want to say hi to everyone on the list.  I'm Al, and I won't bore you
with all the usual newby stuff, just that I will be putting in my two cents
worth from time to time. I work , and have worked for quite a while on the
periphery of the "music industry", i.e. not enough to make a full-time living,
but I do get the occasional interesting project. Now here's the stuff I used
to like to read when I was just a lurker    : Favorite new CD purchased: an
Italian cd on Butterfly Music "Homage to Federico Fellini", a compilation
ofsoundtrack selections up to and including Amarcord (a rerecording, but good,
all the rest are originals) . Saw the rerelease of Nights of Cabiria last
summer -- great, what an underrated    actress Giulietta Masina (Mrs. Fellini)
was. Favorite old vinyl recently purchased: found a mint copy of Ferrante and
Teicher Blast Off! --exceeded my expectations. Imagine an alternate universe
where F&T's avant-garde leanings were encouraged, rather than their Ed
Sullivan/Vegas side, and they are held in the same esteem as Sun Ra or Brian
Eno. It could have happened!


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Subject: (exotica) "Mondo Bongos" playlist for Feb 3, 1999
Date: 01 Feb 1999 20:29:36 -0500




Mondo Bongos can be heard every Wed at 9 am on CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph,
Ontario.Canada. Comments & questions welcome.

The Ulterior Motive Orchestra - James Bond Theme "Spytime"
The James Taylor Quartet - The Stooge "Mission Impossible"
Wipeout - Allegretto Per Signora "Acid Jazz Movie & TV Themes"
Piero Umiliani - Topless Party "Svezia - Inferno e Paradiso"
Salon Band - Sweet Motion "Groupie Girl"
Nico Fidenco - Hawaiian Sand "Black Emanuelle's Groove"
Arthur Lyman Group - Taboo "Shaken Not Stirred"
Ben & Platano Group - Platano Split "Sexopolis"
Nico Fidenco - Kamasutra in Love "Black Emanuelle's Groove"
Funki Porcini - Tales of One Speed "Hed Phone Sex"
The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive "Total Trip Hop"
Thievery Corporation - Manha "Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi"
Live Tropical Fish - Time is Moving "Acid Jazz on the Rocks"
The Latin Jazz Sextet - A Night in Tunisia "Bongoland"

Allan


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From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Cocteau Twins
Date: 01 Feb 1999 15:05:14 -0500


Anybody seen "Moon and Melodies" on CD in a shop??

I've found this on the net but they want around $20 or more for it!

- Nate


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) From Chazam to exotica lovers
Date: 01 Feb 1999 16:06:49 EST


Hello exotica boys & girls
you might have some interest on checking my site on the adress below :

http://www.altern.org/chazam/chazwelc.htm

You'll find there many COOOOOOL and NIIIIICE and STRAAAAANGE things and also
some exclusive mp3 soundfiles to download directly from lipid studio to your
computueur...

I won't tell U the surprise ...    If you like it - link it !!!!
Chazam




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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sub Pop's Star Report on that dastardly Millionaire
Date: 01 Feb 1999 17:31:13 -0600


Oldish but funny press release. Enjoy.
-Lou
(well, *I* laughed)

Author: Brady Lahr ([e-mail])

October 15, 1998 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Cece Stelljes New
Media contact: Kerry Murphy [phone]

Sub Pop Releases the Star Report

After months of intense investigation, damning testimony, and an astounding
budget of $40, Sub Pop has uncovered the incredible trysts between
Combustible Edison's The Millionaire and his intern.

Though the Millionaire is best known for his work as one of the masterminds
behind the cocktail-swilling Combustible Edison, the Star Report sheds new
light on the extra-curricular activities on the suave and debonair artiste.

Musical selections like "Pink Victim," "Mr. Pushkin Came To Shove" and
"Seduction" from Combustible Edison's newest release, Impossible World first
tipped off the investigative forces at Sub Pop that there might be an even
more tawdry side to the Millionaire's life than was previously expected.

To find out what our probing investigation uncovered, go to
http://www.subpop.com to read the full report. Be sure to click on the links
in the document to hear the Star Report musical score (as performed by
Combustible Edison from Impossible World), which provides concrete evidence
to support these new allegations of the true impurity of the mind of The
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From: "Steve Sando" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Worried about Keely
Date: 01 Feb 1999 14:55:20 -0800


She's been ample for quite awhile. The cover of I'm In Love Again for
Fantasy in the mid 80s has her feathers around her face, obviously to cover
up. I saw her Vegas eons ago and she was pretty full-figured.

Her voice by the way is still amazing. Only slight traces of wear and tear.
Her unreleased tribute to Sinatra from a few years ago has her in great
voice and generally excellent Capitol-era arrangements by Billy May and a
few young bucks I didn't recognize.

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>
>I saw that FASCINATING 4-hour special on the Rat Pack this weekend.  But I
>was really kinda shaken up to see how Keely Smith looks these days!  A
>picture of her in the 80s looked just like an aging, but slender, Keely.
>Now, she looks like she has a thyroid condition.  Is she ok?




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From: "Mark D. Head" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 01 Feb 1999 16:54:10 -0600


Pea Hicks <[e-mail]> wrote:

<Coming in a close 2nd is the "Torino Bossa Nova!" It reminds me of that

<new Volvo commercial with the sexy sample of the woman saying "how do i

<look?" over the hip bossa beat............ except of course this has
<sexy women just singing "To-reeeeeeee-no" over the hip bossa beat!!!!!!

The new Volvo commercial is a direct rip-off of DJ Dimitri from Paris'
"A Very Stylish Girl," which is of course Audrey Hepburn sampled from
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" saying "How do I look?" and the witty reply:
"Very good; I must say I'm amazed!" all done over the "hip bossa beat"
base track which is the "Theme from the Girl from U.N.C.L.E" done by
Teddy Randazzo....  Does anyone know where the "I am a very stylish
girl" sample comes from????
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) The Fugs
Date: 02 Feb 1999 01:51:20 EST


Saw the fugs in '68 at The Psychedelic Supermarket, Boston


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Subject: Re:  (exotica) A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 02 Feb 1999 01:59:29 EST



In a message dated 2/1/99 11:17:51 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

> Does anyone know where the "I am a very stylish
>girl" sample comes from????
>--

It too comes from "Brekfast at Tiffany's, not Audrey but the "older" woman
(can't remember her name)


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Moog on Fox
Date: 02 Feb 1999 02:42:37 EST


Robert Moog was playing a theremin tonight on the TV Guide television awards
on Fox tonight for the Sci-fi category and then for the closing music along
with the orchestra


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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Jack: Subject: (exotica) Mirageman]
Date: 02 Feb 1999 10:35:59 GMT


>
> Why am I strange ?  What does strange mean to you ?
>

You must be strange. Because you don't like Mirageman, and yet get so
so so enthusiastic and typographically idiosyncratic about records I
think are pretty boring. That's not bad. That's STRANGE. As in
"Incredibly STRANGE Music". All of us who spend our time delving
through obscure, weird (or anti-weird) musics have at least got to be
a little bit strange. I'm not, though. I'm just plain WEIRD. I
appreciate the wideness of your knowledge, but I don't share your
taste. WEIRD.

The really strange thing seemed to be that you were implying Mirageman
was BAD because you hadn't SOLD many copies, and I thought that
connection with commercial potential was a touch illogical.

Take it easy,
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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 02 Feb 1999 07:48:58 -0500


>
><look?" over the hip bossa beat............ except of course this has
><sexy women just singing "To-reeeeeeee-no" over the hip bossa beat!!!!!!
>
>The new Volvo commercial is a direct rip-off of DJ Dimitri from Paris'
>"A Very Stylish Girl," which is of course Audrey Hepburn sampled from
>"Breakfast at Tiffany's" saying "How do I look?" and the witty reply:
>"Very good; I must say I'm amazed!" all done over the "hip bossa beat"
>base track which is the "Theme from the Girl from U.N.C.L.E" done by
>Teddy Randazzo....  Does anyone know where the "I am a very stylish
>girl" sample comes from????

i guess i might be the only one who thinks Dimitri hammered this sample to
death...in fact i think that whole album lacks a certain subtlety...which
is a shame really since many of his samples are quite interesting....he
just doesn't know when to stop using them. there's something to be said
about restraint...call it style.

bryan c.

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 30 Jan 1999 12:55:28 -0500


I think the funniest thing about Mel Torme's version of this is that he
gets all the friggin' words wrong.  Didn't he have a lyric sheet?

Peter


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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 13:20:18 +0000


And why can't I find Big Jim SUllivan's Sitar version anywhere?



The mysteries of life . . . . .




Charlie





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From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 13:35:52 +0000


Charles Moseley wrote:

> And why can't I find Big Jim SUllivan's Sitar version anywhere?

You mean apart from on the "In Flight" CD?


Robbie

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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 13:44:02 +0000


> And why can't I find Big Jim SUllivan's Sitar version anywhere?

>You mean apart from on the "In Flight" CD?


>Robbie




Exactly!





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From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Fondle this!
Date: 02 Feb 1999 08:54:59 -0500


OOOOOKKKKAAAAAAAAAYYYYY...time for some shameless, bombastic self
promotion!  Now-sound-space-porn-moog-sploitation-fondue-rendevousing
AstroSlut and the uber-fab XRay Tango(the spy, surf Tom Jones band about
which I've raved) slink into the Lizard Lounge, Mass Ave. Cambridge, this
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y (hey, hey!) night (coffee's workin on me) night!  If you
just happen to be in the area...DO join us, won't you?  Show starts at 10!
Much groping,
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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?
Date: 02 Feb 1999 06:07:20 PST



This summer i found a "7 single ("Bang Bang Lulu", Pama (Palmer Music)
1968) with a guy called Lloyd Terrell. The B-side is a Mrs Miller track
called "I never knew". It took long time for me to realize that it must
be "that" Mrs Miller, because it seemed so strange that Mrs Miller could
have done this thing, and so good. Stefan Kery convinced me when he
listened to it this saturday, he was as sure as could be. It is Mrs
Miller. And she can sing! At least she can sing reggae!

It made me wonder... Maybe the woman that sings on the Mrs Miller LPs
isnt the dame on the cover... Maybe the real "Mrs Miller" is from
Jamaica? Maybe she is black?

Prove me wrong.
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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?
Date: 02 Feb 1999 14:17:14 +0000


I may be grasping at straws here but Pama records is a British easy label -
Alan Hawkshaw's Mohawks LP, The Champ is on that label and features a
selection of tunes, some of which are done in a ska/reggae stylee. Ska was
huge in the UK in the late 60s and as is easy listening's way, cover's and
copies turned up in the most unlikely places - even Mrs Millar's B-sides.
This is reggae done by whitey. The music of Jah gone pale in de sun, ye
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Subject: (exotica) (teenage) Head Count
Date: 02 Feb 1999 09:11:55 -0500


HEY!  Just curious about who is coming to Boston(or going from Boston) to
the Remains show...Huh?  E-mail me off list if you don't want to burden
others, or bombard 'em...up to you!
Jane Fondle
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?
Date: 02 Feb 1999 09:35:22 -0500


>It made me wonder... Maybe the woman that sings on the Mrs Miller LPs
>isnt the dame on the cover... Maybe the real "Mrs Miller" is from
>Jamaica? Maybe she is black?

Mrs. Miller was on the Smothers Brothers show, in her suspected ethnicity,
if I am not mistaken.  I was not able to see the show in the reruns that
were on the E! network, so I have no visual reference, but from the aural
evidence of the "Greatest Hits" LP, I would not say that she is one of my
racial brethren or sistren.  It is quite likely that that is another woman
who married a Miller (Jacob, perhaps?) and decided to release her power of
song on an unsuspecting populace.

Still trying to figure out the same thing about Shooby Taylor, though.  I
think he's Black, (not many White people have covered "Lift Ev'ry Voice and
Sing"), however, I have yet to see a picture of him or gather what his real
first name is.

They call me MISTER Phillips!



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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?
Date: 02 Feb 1999 09:37:57 -0500


>This is reggae done by whitey. The music of Jah gone pale in de sun, ye
>nah?

Yah!  To further the point, anyone heard "Pitta Patta" by...


Goldie Hawn?!


Oh, the Israelites,
Brian Phillips



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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Chaino -erotic percussion
Date: 02 Feb 1999 08:46:50 PST



Chaino "Erotic percussion" was sold by the guy Jim Eukey some time ago,
i wrote him and asked if this Chaino was the same Chaino that made some
fantastic LPs in the 50s that got reissued on a cd last year, but he
didnt care to answer on that, maybe he didnt know.

I am asking because the title is unfamiliar to me... It isnt listed in
the discography they have in the cd booklet if I am correct.

Anybody know?

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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Motor Obit
Date: 02 Feb 1999 08:52:54 -0800 (PST)


> Moritz R wrote:
> >
> > One of the best German labels ever, at least the best major label,
has
> > just been slashed to pieces.


I loved that label!  20 years from now I'll still be looking for some
of its stuff

Easy listening in the Big Easy
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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) PBS note
Date: 02 Feb 1999 12:20:54 -0500


Around here, the first night has already run, but with the disunity of PBS
station scheduling (and possibility of repeat airings), maybe this will
help anyway.

PBS is running a 6-hour documentary mini-series, "I'll Make Me A World",
covering African-American arts (including music, of course) throughout the
century. I caught the first two hours last night, and found it well
worthwhile. Watch your local listings.

Somehow, I don't expect to see Mrs. Miller included.

: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

A totally irrelevant link...
Computer nostalgia for anyone who remembers those old Infocom text
adventure games (Zork, etc) -- someone has ported them to be played on the
web:
http://games.wow64.org/


m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/


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From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Odd Size
Date: 02 Feb 1999 19:13:34 +0100


Someone mentioned Odd Size in Paris,
can I have the address please.
TIA.


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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 13:12:20 EST



In a message dated 2/2/99 9:15:55 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I think the funniest thing about Mel Torme's version of this is that he
>gets all the friggin' words wrong.  Didn't he have a lyric sheet?

You mean words like "Sunshine came softly a-through my window today. Could
have tripped out D.C. but I changed my ways......Cause i've made my mind up
your going to be mine, I'll take-a- your  hand and-a-slowly blow your little
mind...."
If Mel screwed those lyrics up it really won't roll the rock of ages...Jimmy
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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 13:46:18 -0500


Could
have tripped out D.C.

not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?

Im ging to a lyrics server....

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 14:00:27 -0500


>not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?

I thought that was merely SIGNED D.C.

I Love it,
Brian Phillips



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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 15:03:27 EST



In a message dated 2/2/99 2:48:10 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?

Some people look at D.C. and say, "WHY"?
I look at D.C. and say, "Why Not?"


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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 15:52:28 -0500




> ----------
>
> >not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?
>
> Some people look at D.C. and say, "WHY"?
> I look at D.C. and say, "Why Not?"
>
>
Now, hold on just a minute....I am all for confusing the next guy, but what
are you talking about?  That doesn't sound like the lyrics to me, it sounds
like a comment.

Is the question better stated as "Who is D.C.?"

either way, I don't think D.C. is what Donovan is singing in the tune, if
anyone knows for sure, please speak out.  The lyrics servers do not seem to
want to handle this tune, maybe for this line.

Quite Rightly.

surfing the chaos,
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From: Pea Hicks <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Moog on Fox
Date: 02 Feb 1999 12:57:48 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Robert Moog was playing a theremin tonight on the TV Guide television awards
> on Fox tonight for the Sci-fi category and then for the closing music along
> with the orchestra

just fyi....
in addition to bob moog, the band for that show was comprised of members
of devo, moog cookbook and beck's band....

cheers!
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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues
Date: 02 Feb 1999 16:21:43 -0500




[e-mail] wrote:
>
> What "peeves" me about the UL series is that there is not one single CD in the
> bunch that is good all the way through.  Each one has only a handful (or less)
> good cuts, and the rest - yuck!  I know they would sell less, and be harder to
> advertise, but I would really like to see the original complete LPs reissued.

The compilation CD that comes included with the "Musichound Lounge" book
is pretty good all the way through, IMHO.

Tom

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ed Herlihy, "Giant Baba" obits
Date: 02 Feb 1999 16:48:18 -0600


Ed Herlihy, 89, a Voice of Cheer and Cheese
By RICHARD SEVERO (NYTimes)

EW YORK -- Ed Herlihy, a radio announcer whose voice charted the course of
World War II for moviegoers, then for the better part of 40 years spoke for
Kraft foods on radio and television, died Jan. 30 at his home in Manhattan.
He was 89.

In his early successes, few could recall his name or know what he looked
like. But to moviegoers who saw the Universal newsreels in the 1940s, his
was one of the voices that told of the Allies' early setbacks against the
Axis powers, then of the successes that led to victory in 1945. His two
principal competitors were his fellow announcer Harry Von Zell of Warner
Pathe and the radio commentator Lowell Thomas of Fox Movietone News.

In 1947 Herlihy started his association with Kraft Foods on radio and
continued it when the company sponsored the "Kraft Television Theater" on
television in the 1950s. A dramatic offering, all of it done live, the show
featured everything from Shakespeare to Rod Serling; it was at the center of
what critics would come to call television's Golden Age.

During commercials for Kraft products ("Good food and good food ideas,"
Herlihy would say), audiences heard only his voice, a voice he said he tried
to make sound friendly. It was an avuncular, next-door-neighbor, deep,
mellow kind of voice, a digestive guide through the preparation of all
manner of souffles, dips, marshmallow salads and fondues.

He was noted for his ability to ad lib through commercials when dramatic
presentations ran too long or too short. In his capacity with Kraft, he
introduced Cheez Whiz, offered innumerable entreaties to buy Velveeta and
delivered eloquent apologias for the entombment of almost anything edible
with Miracle Whip.

People may not have known his face, but his voice was another thing. Herlihy
liked to recall a summer day in Times Square when he helped a blind man to
cross at 44th Street. He took the man's arm, and the man said it was a
beautiful day.

"Yes," Herlihy replied, "this is the kind of day the Lord made for the good
guys."

The blind man replied: "I know you. You're the cheese man on TV."

Herlihy's voice was also heard announcing myriad radio shows in the 1930s
and 40s. Among them were "America's Town Meeting," a public affairs program;
"The Big Show," with Tallulah Bankhead; "The Falcon" and " District
Attorney," both crime dramas; and "Just Plain Bill," a soap opera about a
small-town barber. Herlihy was also the master of ceremonies for radio's
"Horn & Hardart Children's Hour" in 1948. He continued with the show on
television.

In addition to his work for Kraft, Herlihy's early television credits
included Sid Caesar's "Show of Shows," "As the World Turns" and "All My
Children." When he worked for Caesar, he met Woody Allen, then a fledgling
writer. Allen was so impressed with Herlihy's voice that he used him in some
of his films in the 1980s, including "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Radio Days"
and "Zelig." His other film credits included Martin Scorsese's "King of
Comedy" and "Pee-wee's Big Adventure."

He also appeared in many stage productions outside New York City, including
"Camelot," "Good News" and "Damn Yankees." He was in "Watergate: The
Musical," in Atlanta in 1982. Herlihy played Sen. Sam Ervin, a role for
which he spent $40 for a pair of bushy eyebrows, only to find that they
would not move up and down.

Edward Joseph Herlihy was born in Boston on Aug. 14, 1909, and was educated
at Boston College. He graduated in 1932 and got his first radio job at WLOE
in Boston. He joined NBC in 1935.

He is survived by his wife, Fredi; two daughters, Lori Selden and Jeanne
Herlihy; two sons, Donald and Stephen; five grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild.

Herlihy maintained an active schedule, even in his later years. In 1994 he
was the narrator for the television version of Allen's Broadway comedy
"Don't Drink the Water." He also served as a lecturer on the Queen Elizabeth
2, the Cunard liner.
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died of liver failure at a hospital here just two months after his last
bout, officials of his wrestling group said Monday.
   Syohei Baba, 61, had been one of Japan's most popular professional
wretlers since he began wrestling in 1960, and was known for his
210-centimeter (seven-feet) frame and a trademark karate-chop.
   He founded the All Japan Pro-Wrestling Pacific Wrestling Foundation in
1972 after he ended his career as a professional baseball player due to injury.
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wrestling a popular sport in the country.
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From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Napoleon Complex
Date: 02 Feb 1999 22:55:14 +0100


Anyone spotted this yet?



*****Andy
>Warhoofd the "genius" behind such comps as 'Waterpipes &
>Dykes' and 'I Hate The Beatles' has a comp out with 21 (!) versions
>of 'They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha' titled 'The Napoleon
>Complex'. Anyone able to sit through that one start-to-finish is
>obviously ripe for bein' taken away hisself



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Subject: (exotica) Overstating the Obvious
Date: 02 Feb 1999 17:01:29 -0500


>>>Also, anyone been to the latest C.E. shows and have some reviews?  I saw
them
in Tampa about 2 years ago and it was a flawless show...  couldn't have
asked
for more.  I believe Miss Laura was there?

Yes, and the artist formerly known as Miss Lounge Laura has seen them four
or so times since...and Bruddah...if you must know, FAB-U-FLASH!  Oh, and
cute clothes, too ;0...No, seeing Combustible Edison is not a gamble...a
good show by them is one of those death and taxes things.

>Met Br. Cleve *tip-o-the-ol'hat*
and the rest...  I'm interested to hear how their new sound plays live and
am
very much looking forward to their upcoming show here...

The new sound was the best the last time I saw them a few weeks ago, and I
have seen three shows for this new rekkid.  During the last show, the
effects and space-pings were the ol' sound your eyes can follow...It works,
like, dreamsville, baby!

Fondly,
Jane Fondle
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 17:33:56 -0500


> >not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?
>
> Some people look at D.C. and say, "WHY"?
> I look at D.C. and say, "Why Not?"
>
>
Now, hold on just a minute....I am all for confusing the next guy, but what
are you talking about?  That doesn't sound like the lyrics to me, it sounds
like a comment.

>Is the question better stated as "Who is D.C.?"

I was making a reference to the band Love, which is why I wrote "I Love it" at
the end of my message.  This refers to the anti-drug song, "Signed D.C.".  But
who is D.C.?

According to the liners of "Love Story 1966-1972":

The lone acoustic number from Love, "Signed D.C.," is also one of the best
antidrug songs of that--or any--time. Lee disputes the presumption of most Love
fans that the song was his open warning to Don Conka of the ultimate effect of
Conka's heroin habit, cast as a suicide note: "It was written about the era and
the people that I saw when I exited the stage--the ones [on drugs] leaning
against the wall who couldn't unfold their arms. It wasn't written about one
person. Most of the people were doing what was written in that song. D.C. means
the District of Columbia. Listen to 'St. James Infirmary' and 'House Of The
Rising Sun'--I sort of got the melody line from those." (Although long presumed
a drug casualty by Love fans, Don Conka survived his '60s excess and today is a
successful air-conditioning specialist. Recently Conka joined Lee onstage at
Los Angeles' Club Lingerie for a stunning rendition of "Signed D.C.," showing
that Conka's talent for drumming remains intact.)


Sorry means, "never having said I was in Love",
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Subject: Re:  RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 20:07:18 EST



In a message dated 2/2/99 4:52:38 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Now, hold on just a minute....I am all for confusing the next guy, but what
>are you talking about?  That doesn't sound like the lyrics to me, it sounds
>like a comment.


Relax my brotha'  All is well!~


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Subject: Re:  RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Date: 02 Feb 1999 20:14:46 EST



In a message dated 2/2/99 6:32:02 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I was making a reference to the band Love, which is why I wrote "I Love it"
at
>the end of my message.  This refers to the anti-drug song, "Signed D.C.".
But
>who is D.C.?
>
>According to the liners of "Love Story 1966-1972":
>
>The lone acoustic number from Love, "Signed D.C.," is also one of the best
>antidrug songs of that--or any--time. Lee disputes the presumption of most
Love
>fans that the song was his open warning to Don Conka of the ultimate effect
of
>Conka's heroin habit, cast as a suicide note: "It was written about the era
and
>the people that I saw when I exited the stage--the ones [on drugs] leaning
>against the wall who couldn't unfold their arms. It wasn't written about one
>person. Most of the people were doing what was written in that song. D.C.
means
>the District of Columbia. Listen to 'St. James Infirmary' and 'House Of The
>Rising Sun'--I sort of got the melody line from those." (Although long
presumed
>a drug casualty by Love fans, Don Conka survived his '60s excess and today is
a
>successful air-conditioning specialist. Recently Conka joined Lee onstage at
>Los Angeles' Club Lingerie for a stunning rendition of "Signed D.C.," showing
>that Conka's talent for drumming remains intact.)
>
>
>Sorry means, "never having said I was in Love",
>Brian Phillips
>
'Ey kid, I KNOW that. I was just playing with a concept I'd floated to myself
about 30 seconds before writing it. D.C. wouldn't write a letter in 1999, he'd
send an e-mail before pulling the plug goes my theory. Hence, whoever he
is/was, he would not "sign" it today but send it via e-mail. So I made up a
new remake title:                                  "Signed D.C. '99 ([e-mail])"
Love, Jimmy/no bigger fan of Love existed (when I was a boy I thought that
sometime I would be a man)


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) CE Report (used to be Overstating the Obvious)
Date: 02 Feb 1999 21:55:39 EST


I am going to see them this coming Monday.  I will give a report.  Oh to Hell
with it -- you just know they will be great!  All the previous reports don't
lie.

Robert

In a message dated 2/2/99 5:12:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< >>>Also, anyone been to the latest C.E. shows and have some reviews?  I saw
 them
 in Tampa about 2 years ago and it was a flawless show...  couldn't have
 asked
 for more.  I believe Miss Laura was there?

 Yes, and the artist formerly known as Miss Lounge Laura has seen them four
 or so times since...and Bruddah...if you must know, FAB-U-FLASH!  Oh, and
 cute clothes, too ;0...No, seeing Combustible Edison is not a gamble...a
 good show by them is one of those death and taxes things.

 >Met Br. Cleve *tip-o-the-ol'hat*
 and the rest...  I'm interested to hear how their new sound plays live and
 am
 very much looking forward to their upcoming show here...

 The new sound was the best the last time I saw them a few weeks ago, and I
 have seen three shows for this new rekkid.  During the last show, the
 effects and space-pings were the ol' sound your eyes can follow...It works,
 like, dreamsville, baby! >>


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From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) info needed
Date: 02 Feb 1999 23:18:43 -0500


I'm writing an article about fan clubs. If you know of any that would be
interesting, please feel free to send me the info on how to get in touch
with them. They can be of current or past artists, mainstream (boys bands
are particularly welcome) and obscure (exotica, here we come).

Thanks,
Elisabeth


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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Splitting Hears
Date: 03 Feb 1999 00:16:10 -0500


Okay,=20
I'm finally embarking on a long, slow mission, which is to split all the =
frigging combos on the UL discs.
When they are listed as two separate songs from two separate albums, =
it's easy.
However some are not so obvious.


So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr. Percussion", =
Deep Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are played as a medley?

Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record "Blazing =
Latin Brass"

Or, La Cumparsa/Harlem Nocturne on the Jack Costanzo record "Bongo =
Fever"



Also, does anyone know of any nice way to figger this information =
without bugging you nice peoples?

Or, would someone be kind enough to volunteer info from the rest of the =
series for me?
I'd appreciate it and could always cut a CD with the split tracks in =
repayment.  Or something like that.
Please contact me if you're interested.

Thanks,
Peter


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From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Splitting Hears
Date: 02 Feb 1999 23:39:05 -0600


none of these are medleys, but each separate tracks.


> So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr.
> Percussion", Deep Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are
> played as a medley?
>
> Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record
> "Blazing Latin Brass"
>
> Or, La Cumparsa/Harlem Nocturne on the Jack Costanzo record "Bongo Fever"




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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Splitting Hears
Date: 03 Feb 1999 00:48:21 -0400


>Okay,
>I'm finally embarking on a long, slow mission, which is to split all the
>frigging combos on the UL discs.
>When they are listed as two separate songs from two separate albums, it's
>easy.
>However some are not so obvious.
>
>
>So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr. Percussion", Deep
>Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are played as a medley?
>
>Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record "Blazing
>Latin Brass"

I just checked on these two albums, they are very separate songs.(Had to
pull th Perito out of my pack, I just played it on my show tonight.) This
could be an indication that the Costanzo record is the same way.

glad to be of service,
Frank


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Hawaii/Help and info
Date: 03 Feb 1999 00:54:27 EST


Are there any list members living in Hawaii?  I will be Waikiki for a school
conference March 23rd thru March 28th.  I would like to meet some of the list
members, if anyone is interested in playing host for an afternoon or an
evening.  If not possible, some suggestions of extoca tiki sightseeing places
to visit would also do just fine. I'm most interesting in seeing old Hawaiian
1950s-era tiki bars or restaurants and architecture.  I have reservations for
the Hawaiiana Hotel... it appeared to be the only one that is from the 1950s
that I could find over the internet.  Is any list member familiar with this
hotel?

Michele
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From: Larson/Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 02 Feb 1999 22:03:12 -0800


>i guess i might be the only one who thinks Dimitri hammered this sample to
death...in fact i think that whole album lacks a certain subtlety...which
is a shame really since many of his samples are quite interesting....he
just doesn't know when to stop using them. there's something to be said
about restraint...call it style.

I agree 100%.  The sampling gets monotonous.

Jerry



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From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 03 Feb 1999 00:19:43 -0600


with all due respect, i don't think dimitri made his record for
people with your tastes.  i think it's brilliant.  probably my
favorite in a handful of tributes to the genre.  as a DJ, do i use it
when i'm playing straight "lounge" sets?   no.   do i use it when
playing current club sets?   hell yeah.   i guess "style" is all
relative.

 - kini


>>i guess i might be the only one who thinks Dimitri hammered this sample to
>>death...in fact i think that whole album lacks a certain subtlety...which
>>is a shame really since many of his samples are quite interesting....he
>>just doesn't know when to stop using them. there's something to be said
>>about restraint...call it style.
>
> I agree 100%.  The sampling gets monotonous.
>
> Jerry




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues
Date: 03 Feb 1999 01:44:23 EST


In a message dated 99-01-29 02:47:27 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< for my money, even the UL titles i'm not "gaga" about, i still love to
 bits.  there isn't one that i wouldn't enjoyable play all the way through.

 just try to play 98.5 % of the current indie-alternative-funny hair cut-
 triple aaa-punk country albums all the way though.  impossible! >>

What is all this bagging on U.L. again?  Hey, I just love all 17 of mine (I
didn't buy the Paris one because everyone said it sucked).  I'm with you on
this one Paul, all the way (well maybe except for the comment about the titles
- I thought they are cute).

- Michele


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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 02:03:01 -0500


I don't remember the exact title but today I saw a "lounge" book recently
mentioned, I think, on the list.
I guess there's a whole series of books by the "Music Hounds".   This one
is their guide to "Lounge".  It's got a photo of Sinatra on the cover and
an intro by Martin Denny.
I guess there's two ways to look at something like this.  One would be
"It's better than nothing".  The other would be "Why the fuck can THEY
never get anything right?"
I only skimmed through it for a few minutes so I can't totally slam it.  I
read a couple of entries, including one on the Mystic Moods Orchestra, that
at least got it half-right.   I'd be willing to go out on a limb and say
the whole book is about half right.
I got a bit of a chill when I looked on the back where it listed some of
the artists included in the book.  It took me a second to realize that the
list was in alphabetical order but still, there were a few questionable names.
It said something like "all your favourites" and then listed : Herb Alpert,
Erykah Badhu (!), Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Big Bad Voodoo whatever, Cherry
Poppin whatevers, Holly Cole (she's a great gal but...), Combustible
Edison, Ray Conniff.
Further down this list were the names : Everything but the Girl, Bryan
Ferry, Pet Shop Boys and Kenny Rogers.

So I opened the book, telling myself that maybe names like Kenny Rogers
were only "namechecked" in the book.  Maybe they only mentioned Kenny in
one of those "if you like him, you might like him too" lists.
Or maybe the book was SO complete that Kenny somehow fit.

But no...  Kenny got his own complete entry.

There was no entry for Marty Gold.  But there was one for Mandy Patinkin.
There was no entry for Ray Martin.  But there was one for Tony Martin.
There was no entry for Dick Schory.  But there was one for Diane Schur.
There was no entry for Pete Rugolo. But there was one for David Lee Roth
and Jane Siberry too for that matter.

Are these guys "music hounds" or is this the friggin People's Choice Awards?

And no, in case you're wondering, I couldn't even bring myself to see if
they had one for Celine Dion but I bet there was one for Anne Murray.

Beyond my usual sense of can't-they-get-it-right outrage, is my utter
confusion at the thought process that led to including some of those names.
 Does the name David Lee Roth sell books?  (And please don't remind me of
that old "loungey" song he recorded and did a stupid video for.)  I'm sure
they can make a case for including any number of the contemporary artists
they include but for the term "lounge" to have some meaning, someone has to
be excluded besides Fugazi.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Hawaii/Help and info
Date: 03 Feb 1999 02:19:11 -0500


At 12:54 AM 2/3/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:

>Michele
>Organ and Bongos Fanzine

What's this?  A zine dedicated to the fabulous Eddie Osborn?

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Motor Obit
Date: 03 Feb 1999 02:21:08 EST


In a message dated 99-02-01 13:49:42 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< No, say it isn't so!!! I was afraid this would happen with the PolyGram
 takeover business.  Darn - and there are still a few Motor titles we
 don't have yet (currently lost in the mail.  doesn't that just figure?) >>

Can someone list some of the awesome CDs that came out on Motor, for our
information?  I never did get a chance to buy anything, but maybe I can still
pick some up on the internet, if I only know what artists were on there.  I
seem to remember at least a few list members raving about a CD or two that
came out on this label.

- Michele


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Subject: (exotica) Lounge music in commercials
Date: 03 Feb 1999 02:25:06 EST


In a message dated 99-02-01 14:51:33 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Also, something from Music for TV DInners: The '60s (I think it
 was "Party Shaker" by Wolfgang Kaltenbach) turned up in a Slim
 Jim commercial a few months back. >>

And.... let's see. I heard a Bud longnecks commercial where they mimicked
stereo demonstration albums.  This was well over 6 months ago, but more
recently I too heard one of the cuts off the TV Dinners CDs used in a
commercial - it was L.A. Cellular commercial using "Curley Shirley"

- Michele


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From: Peter Carlfors <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?
Date: 02 Feb 1999 23:36:40 -0800 (PST)


---Magnus Sandberg <[e-mail]> wrote:

> It made me wonder... Maybe the woman that sings on the Mrs Miller LPs
> isnt the dame on the cover... Maybe the real "Mrs Miller" is from
> Jamaica? Maybe she is black?

Well I think that Mrs Miller was black, coming from Jamaica.
But a Black Magic VOODOO Spell bleached both her voice and skin color.

/Peter
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Subject: Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues
Date: 02 Feb 1999 23:41:24 -0800 (PST)



>this one Paul, all the way (well maybe except for
>the comment about the titles - I thought they are cute).
===============================================

ohh, you silly billy!   "titles" in record biz lingo is
synonymous with "release" or "album".   that's how
i was using the term in that instance :)

then also... the *titles* (names) are cute.

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) BB and Serge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 10:10:40 -0000


=A0
Someone posted this to me,  thought you may be interested.


BARDOT & GAINSBOURG - BONNIE & CLYDE - FRA - =A3 16.62

5588282 731455882827 Philips CD=20

remastered from 1968. 12 tracks inc: bubble gum, comic strip, everybody
loves my baby, intoxicated man, pauvre lola and more.=20

BRIGITTE BARDOT - B.B. - FRA - =A3 16.62

5588772 731455887723 Philips CD=20

original album remastered from 1964. 12 tracks in a digi-pack with
original artwork.=20

SERGE GAINSBOURG - HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON - FRA - =A3 16.62

532073-2 731453207325 Philips CD=20

back in, from '71 remastered digipack reissue with original art work =
for
the best concept album ever made in france.=20




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Subject: Re: (exotica) Motor Obit
Date: 03 Feb 1999 11:25:14 +0100


[e-mail] wrote:

> Can someone list some of the awesome CDs that came out on Motor, for our
> information?  I never did get a chance to buy anything, but maybe I can still
> pick some up on the internet, if I only know what artists were on there.  I
> seem to remember at least a few list members raving about a CD or two that
> came out on this label.

Please start with the homepage; should still be operating. I will come back on
Motor as soon as I've got more time and know more about the changes.

http://www.motor.de

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Subject: (exotica) Helles Bells OST
Date: 03 Feb 1999 10:40:32 -0000


I picked this up on Saturday (all references here to vinyl),  I don't
know if it is a boot or not.  Its a lot better than the Dick Hyman
ones.... The Eclectic Electric is truly appalling sounding if it was
mastered off a record that had regularly been played with a rusty nail,
and my copy still had the extruded plastic round the edges from where it
hadn't been cleaned up after pressing,  giving the whole thing the
aspect of a circular saw if you try to pick it up without stopping the
deck.

Anyway back to the point.  I like the Hells Bells soundtrack a lot,  It
says conducted and written by Les Baxter on the cover,  but with a
standard rock group line up it must have been a sight in the studio
watching some one conduct bass, guitar,  drums and harmonica.  The
quality of sound is pretty good,  nice clear production,  all those nice
breaks someone was talking about a couple of weeks ago coming through
nice and clearly.  Also the nice touch of a CD style 'bonus track'
where there is a locked groove before the last track so you have to
flick it on to get it.  the bonus track sounds like out takes anyway so
its no great loss to not play it.

The only thing that keeps crossing my mind is that could this be a
different Les Baxter?  No lush strings,  no exotic percussion drowned in
reverb (and you talk about British strings?).  It sounds more like Davey
Allen than Quiet Village.

I also got the Pierro Umiliani 'Legge Dei Gangsters', and I was a bit
disappointed.  Much more straight up Jazz than 'Todays Sound'.  it does
have its moments though.  And it is a great sleeve,  nice picture of
Klaus Kinski with a machine gun on the cover.

El Maestro Con Queso

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Copyright in the UK
Date: 03 Feb 1999 11:07:54 -0000


This sending stuff to yourself is a nice theoretical thing,  but the P&C
that you see on records relates to ownership of the performance,  and
more specifically membership of the organisation PPL.  This is the
labels equivalent of MCPS and PRS.  And,  of course,  its how to get the
money.


El Maestro Con Queso

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 03 Feb 1999 08:37:42 EST


In a message dated 2/1/99 10:17:51 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< The new Volvo commercial is a direct rip-off of DJ Dimitri from Paris'
 "A Very Stylish Girl," which is of course Audrey Hepburn sampled from
 "Breakfast at Tiffany's" saying "How do I look?" and the witty reply:
 "Very good; I must say I'm amazed!" all done over the "hip bossa beat"
 base track which is the "Theme from the Girl from U.N.C.L.E" done by
 Teddy Randazzo....  Does anyone know where the "I am a very stylish
 girl" sample comes from???? >>


All the voice samples are from Breakfast At Tiffany's. The "I am a very
stylish girl" is Patricia Neal, the wealthy interior designer who was
"keeping" George Peppard up in an apartment she was paying for in Audrey
Hepburn's building.

I haven't really listened that closely to the Volvo commercial but It sounds
like the voice samples used are different than the ones on the Dimitri lp.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 03 Feb 1999 08:39:44 EST


In a message dated 2/3/99 1:20:36 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< with all due respect, i don't think dimitri made his record for
 people with your tastes.  i think it's brilliant.  probably my
 favorite in a handful of tributes to the genre.  as a DJ, do i use it
 when i'm playing straight "lounge" sets?   no.   do i use it when
 playing current club sets?   hell yeah.   i guess "style" is all
 relative.

  - kini >>


In full agreement here.
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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) 70's Blaxploitation Film Posters
Date: 03 Feb 1999 08:56:34 -0500


check out this recent book on movie poster art from Black cinema of the
70's...fun and entertaining:

"What It Is...What It Was!" Gerald Martinez, Diana Martinez, and Andres
Chavez. Hyperion/Miramax Books, 1998. ISBN: 0-7868-8377-4. $19.95.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Bryan J. Cuevas
Department of Religious Studies
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From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) "music hounds" stinks, DITTO
Date: 03 Feb 1999 08:10:20 -0500


There was no entry for Marty Gold.  But there was one for Mandy
Patinkin.
There was no entry for Ray Martin.  But there was one for Tony Martin.
There was no entry for Dick Schory.  But there was one for Diane Schur.
There was no entry for Pete Rugolo. But there was one for David Lee Roth
and Jane Siberry too for that matter.

Are these guys "music hounds" or is this the friggin People's Choice
Awards?

I totally agree with you about this ill-conceived book. It really sets
lounge in a weird light.

if someone were interested in exotica, etc... but didn't know how to
learn more, well this book wouldn't help.

the only thing that will come of it is less people searching those
thrift bins, (or is this too selfish on my part)



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Subject: (exotica) Serge, BB, and that Mediteranian lifestyle!
Date: 03 Feb 1999 09:17:31 -0500


I have a question about:
BARDOT & GAINSBOURG - BONNIE & CLYDE - FRA - =A3 16.62
5588282 731455882827 Philips CD=20
remastered from 1968. 12 tracks inc: bubble gum, comic strip, everybody
loves my baby, intoxicated man, pauvre lola and more.=

It *is* a comp, isn't it?  Or is it that most of those tracks have just
been spread over all the OTHER comps?  BTW, picked up ANNA last night, and
I am STILL panting...

And my final word on the Exotica list "controversy" over the spate of
Italian comps...you will LIVE longer if you get these, and here's
scientific proof!  Studies are now showing that a diet of olive oil, red
wine and 2.5 orgasms a week for men are helping people live longer!
Italians just simply know how to "do it."  Plus, don't kvetch too much over
how all these things are being released, that Seagrams thing is enough to
intoxicate with FEAR!  Let's send out the good vibes that we are HAPPY that
there are skidillions of records to buy these days!
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hangin' w/ Bob
Date: 03 Feb 1999 07:30:59 -0800


A friend of mine in LA, just sent me this;

Just spent the day with Bob Moog and boy did we have fun! He
came over to my place after the NAMM show to "tweak" my
theremin for me. (What a concept: a house call from Bob
Moog!) Then we went to lunch at Canters, then for a visit
with Black Market Music (tons of vintage stuff!) and then
dropped him back off at his hotel. He really is a terrific
guy -- unassuming, gracious, totally unimpressed with his
own fame ... to the extent that he actually gets a bit
embarrassed when people start fussing over him!

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Serge, BB, and that Mediteranian lifestyle!
Date: 03 Feb 1999 10:51:20 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>=20
> I have a question about:
> BARDOT & GAINSBOURG - BONNIE & CLYDE - FRA - =A3 16.62
> 5588282 731455882827 Philips CD
> remastered from 1968. 12 tracks inc: bubble gum, comic strip, everybody
> loves my baby, intoxicated man, pauvre lola and more.=3D
>=20
> It *is* a comp, isn't it?  Or is it that most of those tracks have just
> been spread over all the OTHER comps?=20

It is an original album from 1968 (although it was a compilation album
then).  It's quite good - but try Dusty Groove, etc.  for a
substantially lower price than that!  Be warned, though, that aside from
"Bonnie and Clyde" (and perhaps one or two more tracks) they are all
either Gainsbourg or Bardot - not the two of them together!

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From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) More on Motor
Date: 03 Feb 1999 10:56:20 EST


Moritz wrote:
> > Can someone list some of the awesome CDs that came out on Motor,
> > for our  information?  I never did get a chance to buy anything, but maybe I
> > can still pick some up on the internet, if I only know what artists were on
> > there.  I seem to remember at least a few list members raving about a CD or
> > two that came out on this label.
> Please start with the homepage; should still be operating. I will come
> back on Motor as soon as I've got more time and know more about the changes.
My experience with this homepage has always been one of confusion and
disappointment in trying to find out exactly waht was available within the Motor
subgroup that interests people on this list.  It's been a longstanding beef with
me and I can't help but thinking about this (I've complained about it for some time
to the proper people but... ) and then finding out the label is in trouble.  Of course
trying to find these things is another difficult task and they tended to be VERY
expensive in North America at least.  Nonetheless, I can give some examples
as we have a large number of Motor releases and my impression is that it does
for Germany what Irma is doing for Italy... and then some!

Get Easy - Vol 1 - Best of the best original "easy" artists
Get Easy Vol 2 - Best of the best  "new easy" artists
Get Easy Vol 3 - Best of French Pop (mostly vocal)
Get Easy Vol 4  - Best of German Pop  (mostly instrumental)
The Mad Mad Word of Soundtracks - Best of original "easy" soundtracks

These five serve to show the limited range of the Ultra Lounge
collection and come with the highest recommendation!!!

Plus there are more:

Martin Bottcher, Horst Jankowski and Gary McFarland
 - Easy Instrumental German style

Also a good catalogue of Brazilian masters including
Chico Buarque & Walter Wanderley

Particularly interesting are several by Gotz Alzmann - a modern
day German crooner who combines the sound of Dean Martin &
Frank Sinatra - German style.  Very addictive!

Then of course there is another side of this label that features
Andreas Dorau, a favourite of mine from back in the late 70's
Neue Deutsche Welle generation - as well as Max Goldt, another
favourite German pop experimental artist, though I can't figure his
connection to Motor except his home page is linked in.

I've asked Moritz this exact question myself as this label just does
not disappoint!  I'm sure there is more and Moritz knows the music
better so I too eagerly await his recommmendations. Very sad news
indeed and embarrasing for me as a Canadian to have the axework
on this label done by one of our own compatriots!  But then
multinationals tend to geographically indifferent so what's new...
We all know it's a particularly harsh business and business in
general is becoming particularly harsh these days as someone has to
cough up the costs for these mergers and satisfy the ever growing profit
requirements ... in order to justify more mergers...

What... me bitter!

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada


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Subject: (exotica) tiki
Date: 04 Feb 1999 00:07:34 +0800


Anyone out there able to tell me where I can get Tiki mugs and other
Tiki-related stuff on the Net?
I am redecorating a lift lobby and any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Any picture files online?

Thanks in advance

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 12:21:13 EST


In a message dated 02/03/99 2:03:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Further down this list were the names : Everything but the Girl, Bryan
 Ferry, Pet Shop Boys and Kenny Rogers.  . . . .

and David Lee Roth . . . .>>

Music Hounds or just lying dogs?????

Shit, I became interested in this music to get away from them bastards  . . .
. and here they are following us around.

I ain't getting the book and I sure as Hell ain't seeing the movie.

Robert


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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 12:43:29 -0500




[e-mail] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 02/03/99 2:03:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [e-mail] writes:
>
> << Further down this list were the names : Everything but the Girl, Bryan
>  Ferry, Pet Shop Boys and Kenny Rogers.  . . . .
>
> and David Lee Roth . . . .>>
>
> Music Hounds or just lying dogs?????
>
> Shit, I became interested in this music to get away from them bastards  . . .
> . and here they are following us around.
>
> I ain't getting the book and I sure as Hell ain't seeing the movie.

The book does make some strange choices and omissions (No Edmundo Ros!),
but hey,  reviews are opinion. Somewhat in their defense, Kenny Rogers
did stuff that could fall into this musical realm earlier in his career
before he went country. The book did include Walter Wanderley (one of my
current "discovered" favorites).

On Amazon.com, there were some critical reviews posted, apparently from
fans of the Four Freshmen. As you might expect, the review was not
exactly complimentary.

Though not a comprehensive reference, I have found it to be informative
and useful. The included UltraLounge sampler is pretty good and makes
the book quite a good deal if you don't have any of the UL cd's; I think
it has at least 17 cuts.

Tom

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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Chaino -erotic percussion
Date: 03 Feb 1999 15:53:02 +0100


maybe just a typo? "eXotic percussion"? i don't know...


        Johan


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Album Scanning Question(s), digital still camera
Date: 03 Feb 1999 19:05:14 +0100


>From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>

>I will be interested to see how Johan gets on.  I have a digital still camera,
>but it is very difficult to get good results capturing LP sleeves.  If you use
>the built in flash, then you get a lot of  flare: if you don't, it's hard
>to get the colours right

    yes, i think that light is the biggest problem
    if you want to get a good digital snapshot.
    to do it indoors, i'll have to make a setup with
    2 lamps at the left and right side at an angle of 90
    degrees, like the ones used with caption video camera's.

    i find making color photocopies at reduced size
    (38% gives you CD size) easier, and the quality is far
    superior than a print even from an epson printer.

        Johan


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re:  Peter Thomas' Chariots Of The Gods
Date: 03 Feb 1999 15:10:04 +0100


Imagine Morricone's orchestral spaghetti soundtrack pieces from "Once upon
a time in the West", mixed with elements of "Raumpatrouille", musique
concrete and Elizabeth Waldo-like primitive percussion. A very fascinating
soundtrack! It's a pitty Polygram didn't bother to remaster it and add
track divisions...

the track featured on the "Futuremuzik" compilation IS the best track from
the whole soundtrack, i think.

        Johan


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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 13:59:59 -0400


Glad to see others are as horrified as I was by the usurpation of our
right to name what is "lounge".

This is the book I ranted about back in June. (re:Lounge Hound Doggie
Doo: Rant; 6/29/98).
One point that I brought up was:
>If you want an introduction to this music pick up the two volumes of
>Incredibly Strange Music and Joseph Lanza's Elevator Music. Also, a good
>general reference is the Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music.  On-line
>there's always Brad Bigelow's SpaceAgePop Site, which is an excellent
>short bio and discography source.
>With these sources I've just mentioned there is absolutely no need
>purcahse a copy of that LoungeHound garbage.


I had also stated that,
>... amid all the half-truths and mis-leading entries was the overall
>impression that the recording artists mentioned never issued any vinyl. I
>realize of course that the whole purpose is to sell CDs in order to profit
>the present powers that be, but even so to totally marginalize the
>musician's pre-CDs recorded output(i.e. vinyl) is to entirely miss the
>point of this music.

I now realize that this fact will seal the fate of this book. Now that
the lounge market has ebbed and we begin to see even now CD reissues
going out of print the "usefulness" of this book as a lounge CD guide
will be short lived.
So, if you still really want this book wait a year and you will surely
find it in a remaindered book sale for about $3.

The book I mentioned recently which, going by the zero reponses to my
querie, nobody here has heard about, is titled "Forever Lounge", and
promises to be quite a different animal than the Lounge Hound.

Frank


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Need Moog Info
Date: 03 Feb 1999 11:22:08 -0800


Do anyone know where can I find the user manuals of the Moog ?

I need the "Minimoog" and "Source".
Also, has anyone ever heard a magazine called "Electronics World" and are
they online somewhere ?

Please e-mail me direct and thanks
Any and all help is greatly appreciated:)

Jack


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) ePulse-I subscribe instructions
Date: 03 Feb 1999 14:59:03 +0100


can someone who's subscribed to ePulse-I (and who actaully gets their
newsletters!) please mail me the new subscribe instructions?

thanx!

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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica)Motor
Date: 03 Feb 1999 20:56:44 +0100


Brian Karasick wrote:

> Get Easy - Vol 1 - Best of the best original "easy" artists
> Get Easy Vol 2 - Best of the best  "new easy" artists
> Get Easy Vol 3 - Best of French Pop (mostly vocal)
> Get Easy Vol 4  - Best of German Pop  (mostly instrumental)
> The Mad Mad Word of Soundtracks - Best of original "easy" soundtracks
>
> These five serve to show the limited range of the Ultra Lounge
> collection and come with the highest recommendation!!!
>
> Plus there are more:
>
> Martin Bottcher, Horst Jankowski and Gary McFarland
>  - Easy Instrumental German style
>
> Also a good catalogue of Brazilian masters including
> Chico Buarque & Walter Wanderley
>
> Particularly interesting are several by Gotz Alzmann - a modern
> day German crooner who combines the sound of Dean Martin &
> Frank Sinatra - German style.  Very addictive!
>
> Then of course there is another side of this label that features
> Andreas Dorau, a favourite of mine from back in the late 70's
> Neue Deutsche Welle generation - as well as Max Goldt, another
> favourite German pop experimental artist, though I can't figure his
> connection to Motor except his home page is linked in.

> Very sad news
> indeed and embarrasing for me as a Canadian to have the axework
> on this label done by one of our own compatriots!

It's the old Canadian alcohol mafia from way back prohibition times having washed their
blood money now stretching out  their tentacles over the big lake, right?... But who
cares, do you think many will be reading this anyway, Brian.

I have recommended each and every slightly Exotica-related Motor product since I'm in
this list. As the CDs never seemed to be really available outside Germany, they never
made good subjects for discussion here. Now it's too late anyway.

In your list of compilation albums I'd add the recent "A Trip to Brazil" sampler. A super
de luxe box of Georgie Fame came out a few months ago. There was a Sergio Mendes
Collection, Astrud Gilberto, Stan Getz & Charlie Bird's "Jazz Samba", Joao Gilberto's
album of 1995 called simply "Joao" I liked a lot, the lushest singer ever! Well, the
famous "Getz/Gilberto" was also a Motor release, it's the "Exotica 1" of the Bossa Nova,
THE classic LP from Brazil! Also mentioned must be the 3CD box of Antonio Carlos "Tom"
Jobim, his last will, so to say, before he died, called "The Man From Ipanema". "The
composer of Desafinado", yet another Jobim-CD and of course "Fina Estampa Ao Vivo" bei
Caetano Veloso". All these publications of Brazilian music owe to one single man at
Motor: Christian Kellersmann. 60% of all Jazz releases in Germany passed over his desk.
All Verve records, all Tamla Motown and always own Motor products. He's a good saxophone
player as well, btw, although since he worked for PolyGram hardly ever found enough time
for playing music himself.

Those who don't know these important basics of Lounge found inside the Brazilian music
don't understand Lounge, Easy, don't understand Exotica completely. This is where a lot
of influences came from, Martin Denny himself had been playing Brazil in his early days
before Hawaii etc. I'd really like to know very old Brazilian music before the times of
even Jobim, Gilberto and all the others. How did the influence of black music slip into
the Portugese, or vice versa?

Now, back to Motor: It looks as if at least the Jazz compartement will survive. It will
be put into the classic departement of PolyGram which will now be Universal Music. Let's
see how Christian will be doing there!

The other sublabels like Urban, ElectroMotor, Progressive etc. are all kaputt and it is
not known which artists will make it into one of the new structures and which will just
be dropped. There's a certain void now in Germany and I only hope that indie labels like
Bungalow, Marina, Crippled Dick or Ata Tak will take their chance and fill out this void,
cooperate maybe. So that the Motor desaster will at least have a good side in the end...

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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) tiki
Date: 03 Feb 1999 20:57:45 +0100


[e-mail] wrote:

> Anyone out there able to tell me where I can get Tiki mugs and other
> Tiki-related stuff on the Net?
> I am redecorating a lift lobby and any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Any picture files online?

See the brandnew Trader Vic's of Munich section in my homepage to get
inspirations of the entire style!

http://homepages.munich.netsurf.de/Moritz.Reichelt/tradermain.html

As for buying stuff via the net try "Hawaiiana Traders of the Lost Arts",
http://www.west.net/~tikigods/index.shtml

Fleemarkets, swap meets, antique & thrift shops may also produce the one or
other item. You can go to "ebay" and start betting on mugs at collector's
prices, but...

Mo




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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) A Sweet Day in the World....
Date: 03 Feb 1999 15:10:29 +0000


You know, sometimes you hit upon a day where everything you turn around
to see is perfect...I had a day like this yesterday and it is affirming
that there are treasures untold yet to be had out there!

I had a measly 3 hours to cram in my hunting, since my little girl is
only in day care for that long...so I opt to go see a record dealer who
does the occasional show, but has a basement stuffed with sweet musty
vinyl....I'd seen him once a year ago, and decided to pay him a second
visit.  My want list had expanded exponentially since then, so I had a
good feeling.

Well, there I am settling in to his racks of
goodies....scan....scan....POP!  Up jumps Jack Fascinato's 'Music from a
Surplus Store.'  Bingo...1 1/2 years of hunting for that one...my trip
was worth it already.  Oh, no, I had no idea.  Scan....scan.....WHAP!
'Let's Play Bongos'....WOW!!!  view this baby here:

http://www.lobue-art.com/Misc/Bongos.JPG

Could it get better?  Hmmmm....how about 'The Whistler and His Dog?'

http://www.lobue-art.com/Misc/Dog.JPG

I've been collecting whistling records for a while, but this was utter
obscurity...

As I was spinning out, I fell across a Ferrante & Teicher (bleccch,
right?) LP that NEEDED to come home with me:

http://www.lobue-art.com/Misc/Heaven.JPG

I had heard that their early stuff in the experimental sounds department
was great, but this was truly fantastic!  There was even an earlier one
than this called "HI-FIreworks" that is simply astonishing.

I'm leaving out lots of other goodies...a sealed copy of 'The 18th
Century Concepts' In a 20th Century Bag, a cleaner copy of Dick Jacobs
phenomenal 'The Electro-Sonic Orchestra', a oodles of great 50's
calypso.  Man, oh man.  OK, they averaged $5 a pop, but spending $50 and
leaving with a 3-inch stack of highly prized wax is enough to make me a
devotional fella!  Enjoy my pix, and keep the faith!

Keith (awash with heavenly sounds) Lo Bue
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Site for the Found-Object
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Subject: (exotica) Cork in Action, circa 1999
Date: 03 Feb 1999 12:16:15 -0800



Cork Marcheschi of the Fifty Foot Hose, in action, circa 1999
playing his theremin and oscillators

 http://www.jackdiamond.to/houseofgames/Cork_In_Action.jpg

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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 03 Feb 1999 12:35:43 -0800 (PST)


 A Very Stylish Girl also uses music from Manu Dibango's song " Choc n
Soul"  form the Ambassader album circa 1982 rereleased on cd as a cut
off the "Gone Clear" album I believe.  The Ambassader album is one
cool groove with a touch of exotica on the song "Night Jet"

 We are definitely going to play "Sacre Frances" in our parade on
Mardis Gras day!

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

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Subject: (exotica) Yma tv? and more
Date: 03 Feb 1999 16:01:25 -0500


The Mad Magician (1954) Vincent Price as a stage magician who takes
show-biz competition a tiny bit too far. AMC - Friday morning, 11:00am
(eastern)

Omar Khayyam (1957) Cast includes Yma Sumac! Does anyone know the nature of
her contribution? A song? A cameo? A full role? Also with Cornel Wilde,
Debra Paget, Raymond Massey, Michael Rennie, John Derek, Sebastian Cabot.
AMC - Friday afternoon, 12:15pm

In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story (1999) New documentary -- your guess is
as good as mine. Bravo - Friday night, 9:00pm, 12:30am

Polyester (1981) John Waters' scratch 'n' sniff opus. Bravo - Friday night,
10:30pm, 2:00am

Bell, Book and Candle (1958) Bohemian witches in Manhattan, with Kim Novak
pursuing stodgy mortal, James Stewart. Source material for "Bewitched"?
Also with Ernie Kovacs and bongocero, Jack Lemmon. A&E - Late Friday/early
Saturday, 4:00am

Beach Boys "Lost Concert" (March 1964) The set that aired last month airs
again. It's pretty cool -- just the core five and genuinely live, as near
as I could tell. Pretty good sound too. AMC - Saturday night, 10:00pm, 4:00am

The Girls On The Beach (1965) A non-AIP beach movie. The Beach Boys and
Lesley Gore are the musical guest stars. AMC - Saturday night, 10:30pm, 4:30am

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Mr. Miller
Date: 03 Feb 1999 16:35:16 -0500


>With all due respect, tho, I think the list is slidin'...jez a bit...when
>we're talking at length about Mitch Miller, tho I am guilty of prolonging
>this!

We're sharing the pain. So we can own the pain.

But more importantly (and to tie two threads together), what's the
relationship between Mitch Miller and MRS. Miller?

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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mr. Miller
Date: 03 Feb 1999 16:55:46 -0500


>But more importantly (and to tie two threads together), what's the
>relationship between Mitch Miller and MRS. Miller?

Well, outside of the fact that you never saw them in the same room
together, which can arouse some suspcious talk, it can be safely argued
that they have both inflicted their own brands of agony on an unsuspecting
populace and they both were tangentially involved in Country music (he
produced a Marty Robbins record and she recorded "The Country Soul of Mrs.
Miller)  But even more compelling:

"Will Success Spoil Mrs. Miller?" is a blatant parody of the title of "Will
Success Spoil Rock Hunter?".
Jayne Mansfield starred in that movie, as well as "The Girl Can't Help It".
The R&B act, the Treniers were in that movie and they recorded for Okeh,
which was a subsidiary of Columbia Records.
R&B and Rock and Roll eventually forced Mitch Miller off of Columbia.

I am surprised that I am the first to see this.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Beach TV Correction! (maybe)
Date: 03 Feb 1999 18:15:45 -0500


>Beach Boys "Lost Concert" (March 1964) The set that aired last month airs
>again. It's pretty cool -- just the core five and genuinely live, as near
>as I could tell. Pretty good sound too. AMC - Saturday night, 10:00pm, 4:00am
>
>The Girls On The Beach (1965) A non-AIP beach movie. The Beach Boys and
>Lesley Gore are the musical guest stars. AMC - Saturday night, 10:30pm,
4:30am

Phoo! Now it *appears* that they're changed their course mid-stream. It's
now supposedly:

The Girls On The Beach at 10:00pm and 4:00am.

Beach Boys Lost Concert at 11:30pm and 5:30am.

But some sources are still sticking by the original times. Sheesh. Who
knows?!?

For those keeping score at home, the other night VH1 missed their scheduled
time for "Let The Good Times Roll" by an hour (I wouldn't trust these TV
people to schedule my trash pickups).

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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hangin' w/ Bob
Date: 03 Feb 1999 19:09:30 -0500


At 07:30 AM 2/3/99 -0800, Jack wrote:
>
>A friend of mine in LA, just sent me this;
>
>Just spent the day with Bob Moog and boy did we have fun!

Speaking of Bob Moog, I had taped that TV Guide Award show, in desperation,
the other night and later I was going to skip it until I read on the list
here about who was in the band.
So I watched it, mostly to hear the band.
And as excruciating as the show was, the music was totally great.
They did acknowledge the band.  One of the hosts said something like "We're
the only awards show whose band has a scratcher, a sitar and an accordion"
or words to that effect.  They also mentioned Mark Mothersbaugh and Devo.
They didn't mention theremin or Bob Moog.
I can't really describe the music.  Sometimes I thought it sounded a bit
like that controversial Dmitri de Paris record, sometimes like something
from a "Soft and Easy" compilation, sometimes it sounded a bit like that
infamous "Corporation" record on Project 3.  And I guess sometimes it
sounded a bit like Combustible E.
I don't know what I would have thought if I hadn't heard about the music
before I watched it.
I think I would have thought "Eventually everything you like becomes
co-opted."
On the one hand, I would probably buy the music if it were released.  On
the other hand, it WAS the TV guide award show and as award shows go, it
made the People Choice seem like the Nobel Prizes.

I just find it so interesting that for one moment in time, the planets
aligned and this kind of music became background for an awards show.
I first became aware of Devo when I saw their first "underground" film in a
program of experimental films, well before the first record came out.  I
wish I'd been cynical enough at the time to say "Yeah but one day, one of
those guys is going to be the new Skitch Henderson and he'll make
background music like everyone else".

Be careful what you wish for.

Nat



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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 19:15:51 EST


Frank wrote:
>>>The book I mentioned recently which, going by the zero reponses to my
querie, nobody here has heard about, is titled "Forever Lounge", and promises
to be quite a different animal than the Lounge Hound.<<<

Hey, I responded! I am friends with one of the authors, Thomas Conner. He told
me all about the book last year, and I'm expecting it to be great.

--Rod


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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) James Bond
Date: 03 Feb 1999 06:44:32 -0500


Anyone know the deal with the 2 versions of the James Bond theme both =
credited to Leroy Holmes on the UL Crime Scene package?  Are they both =
really by him and from the same album, or was this a screw-up.  Anyone =
have this album, "The Incredible World of James Bond"?

Peter


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 22:09:14 EST


In a message dated 2/3/99 12:47:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< The included UltraLounge sampler is pretty good and makes
 the book quite a good deal if you don't have any of the UL cd's; I think
 it has at least 17 cuts.
  >>

This sampler is the one that I expect was to be packaged as the "Tiki
Sampler".  Can anyone confirm that this sampler that came with the Music
Hounds book has 2 cuts from each of the UL Vol. 13 thru whatever???

I am under the idea that this "Tiki Sampler" is not tiki at all and just a
continuation from where the Leopard Skin Sampler left off.

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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 03 Feb 1999 23:20:25 EST


[e-mail] wrote:
>>>This sampler is the one that I expect was to be packaged as the "Tiki
Sampler".  Can anyone confirm that this sampler that came with the Music
Hounds book has 2 cuts from each of the UL Vol. 13 thru whatever??? I am under
the idea that this "Tiki Sampler" is not tiki at all and just a continuation
from where the Leopard Skin Sampler left off.<<<

While the "Tiki Sampler" is not 100% (or even 25%, probably) pure tiki music,
I think the tracks were different from the sampler in the MusicHound book.

According to the promo brochure that came with the U-L video, the Tiki Sampler
is (was?) to feature "selections from Volumes 13-18, On the Rocks and more!"

Since the MusicHound sampler has no cuts from the "On the Rocks" albums (or
any from "and more!," whatever that is intended to be), I can only surmise
that it's not the same disc. But that's not to say there wouldn't be some
track duplication here and there.

--Rod


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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: Splitting Hears
Date: 03 Feb 1999 23:41:53 -0500


<<
> So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr.=20
> Percussion", Deep Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are=20
> played as a medley?
>
> Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record=20
> "Blazing Latin Brass"
>
> Or, La Cumparsa/Harlem Nocturne on the Jack Costanzo record "Bongo =
Fever"

none of these are medleys, but each separate tracks.
>>

Man, you guys rule.  The toughie is, the producer did such a good job =
stickin' them together that they sound natural, so I wanted to be sure.
I assume that they don't run together on the albums...


Are you ready for more?

Denny McLain's "Girl from Ipanema" and "Meditation" from In Las Vegas
This has got to be a medley of some sort, because I hear Ipanema all the =
way through.  i'm not familiar with Meditation.  Is that a misprint, or =
is it actually included in the track somewhere??

Another Peeve from the series is their lack of consistency, man.  Some =
have albums, some don't even within the same collection!
From the TV one, where they didn't include the albums:
The Ventures "One Step Beyond Fear" and "Twilight Zone" - These are so =
well blended, I thought they had to be a medley


That's it for now.  The rest are pretty easy to surmise.
Thanks!
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Drasnin in Minneapolis
Date: 04 Feb 1999 01:48:23 EST


for anyone who plans to attend the historical Robert Drasnin "Voodoo"
performance in Minneapolis here is

"a page of "cool things to do in Mpls" on my webpage"

http://members.aol.com/beangrrl

people on AOL - Keyword to: http://members.aol.com/beangrrl

Lor

(if you don't know what the "Voodoo" performance is go to www.tikinews.com and
check out
What's Happening

aloha
Otto)


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Subject: Re:  (exotica) tiki
Date: 04 Feb 1999 01:48:40 EST


www.tikinews.com


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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Styrotiki!
Date: 03 Feb 1999 22:46:23 -0800



Behold the styrotiki at http://members.xoom.com/mojoworkin/styrotiki.gif

What is this thing? Anyone? This guy was hanging in the backyard of an =
acquaintance's grandmother.  It is cast styrofoam spraypainted black - =
the chemical action of the painting gives it a lava-like look. It's been =
pretty badly beaten up over the years, and I had to remove the remains =
of a wasp nest from one of the nostrils.

Apparently, it is the only surviving artifact of a genuine 50's backyard =
tikiscape.
Anybody ever see anything like this? Are there more to be had?  If =
anybody in this world has the 411 on this guy, it would be someone on =
this list.

Thanks.

Ron



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) FW: [coil] White Rainbow-portable vinyl
Date: 04 Feb 1999 08:29:30 -0000


Something from the Coil mailing list.  Roll on technology is what I say.

> >GM tried to make a portable vinyl player for cars in the 50's. It
> worked
> >too. The only problem is that to keep it from skipping they had to
> make the
> >arm so heavy it actually shaved off some of your record each time you
> played
> >it.
>
Perhaps this is what did for the record used as the Eclectic Electric's
master.

El Maestro Con Queso

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From: jonathan <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sound Lounge 2/3/99
Date: 04 Feb 1999 01:32:28 -0700


THe SouNd LouNge KPSU 1450am Portland Oregon 2.3.99
****all cuts from Vinyl except where noted******
ArTisT              SonG                 AlbUm
Ethyl Azama        Mountain High       Exotic Dreams
Arthur Lyman
Quiet Village         Bahia
George Cates        Bali Hai           Polynesian Percussion
Bill Irwin and Group   Desert Sands        Seduction
Yma Sumac             Jivaro              Legend Of Jivaro
Chaino             Jungle Chase           Jungle Echoes
Esquivel            Baia                 Infinity in Sound vol.2
Surfmen           Taboo                  Exotic Island
Curd Duca           Bounty               Easy Listening 5 (CD)
Russ Garcia        Lost Souls of Saturn      Fantastica
Elisabeth Waldo      Saluca               Realm of the Incas
Johnny Pate         Headman              Shaft in Africa S/T
Sondi Sodsai       Sondi             Paradise Found Vol.1 (CD)
Sonny Lester      Turkish              How to Bellydance FYH
Combustible Edison   Veldt            I Swinger (CD)
John Evans          Eso Es El Amor      Exotic Percussion
Martin Denny       Mumba            Afro-Desia




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Subject: (exotica) sound lounge II
Date: 04 Feb 1999 01:46:40 -0700


THe SouNd LouNge with DJ FLint KPSU 1450am Portland Oregon 2.3.99
In an Exotic Mood
****all cuts from Vinyl except where noted******
ArTisT              SonG                 AlbUm
Ethyl Azama        Mountain High       Exotic Dreams
Arthur Lyman
Quiet Village         Bahia
George Cates        Bali Hai           Polynesian Percussion
Bill Irwin and Group   Desert Sands        Seduction
Yma Sumac             Jivaro              Legend Of Jivaro
Chaino             Jungle Chase           Jungle Echoes
Esquivel            Baia                 Infinity in Sound vol.2
Surfmen           Taboo                  Exotic Island
Curd Duca           Bounty               Easy Listening 5 (CD)
Russ Garcia        Lost Souls of Saturn      Fantastica
Elisabeth Waldo      Saluca               Realm of the Incas
Johnny Pate         Headman              Shaft in Africa S/T
Sondi Sodsai       Sondi             Paradise Found Vol.1 (CD)
Sonny Lester      Turkish              How to Bellydance FYH
Combustible Edison   Veldt            I Swinger (CD)
John Evans          Eso Es El Amor      Exotic Percussion
Martin Denny       Mumba            Afro-Desia


Oops-ee, I forgot to say thank you for listening and that I am going to be
in NYC on march 9-13 and am looking for a cheap hotel, or some inexpensive
lodging of that sorts in Manhattan or nearby for this poor Oregon boy. Also
if anyone has any recommendations for hot night spots, record stores,
bookstores,  etc etc.......
please email offline so as not to bore fellow list members.

and I thank you....

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Black Emmanuel's Groove
Date: 03 Feb 1999 10:24:46 -0500


Someone mentioned this in a show playlist.
Anyone know what it's like or what it's about?

Just wondering,
Peter


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New Classic Singers
Date: 02 Feb 1999 17:18:52 -0500


Did these guys become, or spawn from, the Swingle Singers?

Anyone want to comment on the Swingle Singers in general?
Me, I like 'em.  Their song "Little David's Fugue" used to be the intro
music to a show I did that preceded, but touched on, my new-found love for
"exotica".

Peter


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) DJ Dimitri
Date: 03 Feb 1999 10:27:15 -0500


I too agree that he pounds his samples into salt.
I was pretty disappointed with the whole disc except the Stylophone ditty
and the vocal piece.
The rest was fairly mediocre loungey techno.  Or techno-y lounge.
Basically, the same samples repeated over and over.

I grow weary of that style very quickly.
Sukia and Tipsy have the same problem for me.

If you want to hear the right way to sample,
listen to the lead samples on the Eno/Byrne My Life in a Bush of Ghosts.
Long samples that take the place of soloing, but they still have themes and
returns and choruses.
Completely well done.
But that's my two cents.

Peter


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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: DJ Dimitri & Sampling
Date: 04 Feb 1999 08:21:44 -0500


There are many examples of good sampling, but I think one of the best is DJ
Shadow, even though he doesn't really do so-called "lounge" samples. In my
experience, these artists (Dimitri, Tipsy, et al) that do use easy,
exotica, lounge, now-sound, etc. all seem to repeat them a little too
much...they quickly become monotonous.

-bryan c.

PETER WROTE:
>If you want to hear the right way to sample,
>listen to the lead samples on the Eno/Byrne My Life in a Bush of Ghosts.
>Long samples that take the place of soloing, but they still have themes and
>returns and choruses.
>Completely well done.
>But that's my two cents.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Bryan J. Cuevas
Department of Religious Studies
University of Virginia
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Subject: Re: (exotica) DJ Dimitri
Date: 04 Feb 1999 08:47:25 EST


In a message dated 2/4/99 7:55:00 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< If you want to hear the right way to sample,
 listen to the lead samples on the Eno/Byrne My Life in a Bush of Ghosts. >>


I'll take Dimitri over the "I'm an Artiste" pretentions of David Byrne any day
of the week! Besides comparing this album to Dimitri's is an apples to oranges
comparison. Dance music is based on a repetitive beat and the inclusion
repetitive elements so if you don't like that don't use that as a valid
criticism for your dislike. That's like a painter being critical of sculpture
because no acrylics or brushes are used.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: DJ Dimitri & Sampling
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:11:30 EST


In a message dated 2/4/99 8:16:28 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

> There are many examples of good sampling, but I think one of the best is DJ
>  Shadow, even though he doesn't really do so-called "lounge" samples. In my
>  experience, these artists (Dimitri, Tipsy, et al) that do use easy,
>  exotica, lounge, now-sound, etc. all seem to repeat them a little too
>  much...they quickly become monotonous.
>
>  -bryan c

It seems to be the nature of the beast. It's a dance music hybrid, so it needs
a beat , but that doesn't mean it needs to be a static break beat.  It's real
easy to over indulge a loop when you're piecing together a song.  Hey if the
loop sounded good one time it will sound even better if I let it ride for 30
seconds or use it through out an entire song.  It's a fine line because
sometimes the trance-ish element actually makes an otherwise mediocre loop
sound real good or get boring real fast.

DJ Shadow has a great sense of timeing and knows when to shift gears.
Coldcuts on the other hand tends to be shifting every 10 seconds, which seems
to work well, too.  Also DJ Food generally has a decent feel for when it's
starting to get old.  DJ Cam does some nice stuff, too.

Peter had mentioned Eno/Byrne My Life in a Bush of Ghosts and it's a great
example of using weird chunks of audio in place of solos.  That kind of thing
really breaks up the piece and depending on the audio used it can move the
song in a totally new direction.

I'm working on a couple of songs right now that have heavy exotica/lounge
elements and it's real easy to let them go trancy and not put the work in to
keep them more vital and edgy, but trancy can be good, too - apart from the me
slipping into epileptic seizures every few minutes.

That's it for now.

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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:20:41 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/3/99 12:47:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [e-mail] writes:
>
> << The included UltraLounge sampler is pretty good and makes
>  the book quite a good deal if you don't have any of the UL cd's; I think
>  it has at least 17 cuts.
>   >>
>
> This sampler is the one that I expect was to be packaged as the "Tiki
> Sampler".  Can anyone confirm that this sampler that came with the Music
> Hounds book has 2 cuts from each of the UL Vol. 13 thru whatever???

It contains at least 2 cuts from a number of the UL cd's. Munsters theme
was from "TV Town". There is a Julie London cut and "Boy from Ipanema"
by Peggy Lee. I THINK there is a Sergio Mendes Trio track and the theme
from Mr. Lucky. That's all I can remember offhand.

> I am under the idea that this "Tiki Sampler" is not tiki at all and just a
> continuation from where the Leopard Skin Sampler left off.

It is definitely NOT a tiki themed sampler (unless you consider the
"Theme from the Munsters" to be tiki....Maybe this and the Tiki sampler
are two different CD's?. I'll try to remember to post the track list, if
someone else doesn't do it first.

Tom


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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Untamed World!
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:39:31 -0500


This was a TV series, narrated by Philip Carey, which was on from 1969 to
1975.  It had a distinctive theme, which my brother believed was composed
by Mort Garson.  Firstly, did he and secondly, is the theme available?

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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) RE: Splitting Hears
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:44:20 -0500


> >From the TV one, where they didn't include the albums:
> The Ventures "One Step Beyond Fear" and "Twilight Zone" - These are so well blended, I thought they had to be a medley

Nope, they are two separate tracks, both from "Ventures In Space".

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From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Black Emmanuel's Groove
Date: 04 Feb 1999 08:58:42 -0500


Peter asked:

> Someone mentioned this in a show playlist.
> Anyone know what it's like or what it's about?

Here's a brief review I originally posted to the Soundtracks list:

Nico Fidenco: "Black Emanuelle's Groove". Abraxas Records/Dago Red [Red
101].

The original themes from the Italian "Emanuelle Nera" films that were
directed by Psychotronic magazine fave Joe D'Amato. Most of the tunes were
written in the mid-seventies so they lack the 60's/early 70's now sound
cocktail funk that is featured on many of the other Italian soundtracks
currently circulating. As a result, the recording isn't as cheesy in that
fun way.

The material is in the lounge-jazz style, and is enlivened
by the exotica-style elements which make tracks like "Hawaiian Sand" or
"Samba Safari" stand-out.

Good, but not great.

Hope this helps,

Allan
++++Unusual Music+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"Mondo Bongos" Wednesdays 9 - 10 am on CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph, Ontario,
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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: DJ Dimitri & Sampling
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:51:34 -0500


> > There are many examples of good sampling, but I think one of the best is DJ
> >  Shadow, even though he doesn't really do so-called "lounge" samples. In my
> >  experience, these artists (Dimitri, Tipsy, et al) that do use easy,
> >  exotica, lounge, now-sound, etc. all seem to repeat them a little too
> >  much...they quickly become monotonous.

About the last thing I would call Dimitri, Tipsy and Sukia are
monotonous.  I still love those CDs.  Eno & Byrne are good, too, but in
a much different way. I guess we all have different tastes - each to his
own - but I still wouldn't trash these artists - at least they're out
there, doing interesting stuff, as opposed to top-30 rock or new age
or... (you get the picture!).

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) DJ Dimitri
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:30:12 -0500


At 08:47 AM 02/04/1999 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/4/99 7:55:00 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:
>
><< If you want to hear the right way to sample,
> listen to the lead samples on the Eno/Byrne My Life in a Bush of Ghosts. >>
>
>
>I'll take Dimitri over the "I'm an Artiste" pretentions of David Byrne any
day
>of the week! Besides comparing this album to Dimitri's is an apples to
oranges
>comparison. Dance music is based on a repetitive beat and the inclusion
>repetitive elements so if you don't like that don't use that as a valid
>criticism for your dislike. That's like a painter being critical of sculpture
>because no acrylics or brushes are used.
>
>Ashley

Not necessarily.
Just because it's supposed to be repetitive, doesn't mean that if I repeat
it, I've done a good job.  Maybe I am reading too much into it, because I
have to say, I don't like much techno music for exactly this reason, but I
think Dimitri does a poor job repeating.  I think you can repeat and
develop, like good minimalists do.  (Or, well, scratch "good", and insert
"minimalists that I like".)  Or repeat and don't develop (like "White
Horse" by Laid Back, or anything by Kraftwerk, or "James Brown Is Dead" by
LA Style; so, yeah, I'm behind the times in techno).  But the seemingly
random insertion of three or four sampled bits to me is very... immature,
style-wise, and sounds weak and careless.  At least to these ears.

I didn't mean to compare the bang-whiz-pop electro music of Byrne and Eno
with the lounge stylings or techno beat of Dimitri, more the sampling
style, the stuff that goes on top.  But I think the Eno/Byrne thing is
similar in structure, if not style, with a constant, repetitive beat
underneath and a layer of spoken samples on top.

And, to follow your analogy, I'm saying I don't like Dimitri's sculpture
because he used a jackhammer instead of a chisel.

Really, it's all about prefences.  And what I'm trying to say is, I'd like
to express a different opinion from the all-positive reviews I've seen on
the list so far.  Just so people know that not everyone loves Dimitri.

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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) (Obit) Lili St. Cyr
Date: 04 Feb 1999 10:23:49 -0500



Lili St. Cyr, the striptease artist of the 1940s and '50s who mesmerized
audiences with her onstage bubble baths and then moved to Hollywood to star in
B movies and sell mail-order lingerie, has died. She was 80.

St. Cyr, a sexy blond vamp who served as a role model for Marilyn Monroe, died
Friday in her Los Angeles home, said her sister, Rosemary Minsky.
Born Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis, St. Cyr studied ballet and worked
as a chorus girl before making her breakthrough in vaudeville as an ecdysiast.
Her exotic stage name and fame ranked with those of Blaze Starr, Tempest Storm
and Gypsy Rose Lee.
Brian Macdonald, the director and choreographer of "Gypsy," the Broadway hit
musical about Lee, befriended St. Cyr in the early 1950s. She was dazzling
Montreal at the Gaiety burlesque house, and he was a music critic for the
Montreal Herald.

"She was an extraordinarily glamorous woman with a very, very beautiful body,"
Macdonald said in 1993. "And she had this wonderful haughtiness. After she'd
taken a few things off, she'd half cover herself with the curtain and say,
'That's it, boys. You're not gettin' any more from me.' "

When the Gaiety was reopened in 1996, the Montreal Gazette recalled St. Cyr's
opening performance in her geisha mode: "This midwinter night in 1944 was the
beginning of Lili St. Cyr's seven-year reign as Montreal's most famous woman,
the city's femme fatale, a person whose name invoked sophistication, mystery,
sin and--for many males--instant arousal."
St. Cyr also created her seductive imitations of about 25 famous
women--including Carmen and Scheherazade--at the Old Howard Theater in Boston
and in burlesque houses in Seattle. When she stripped at Ciro's in Hollywood,
she was arrested and tried for indecent exposure--and acquitted, thanks to the
talents of show business lawyer Jerry Geisler.
The stripper said she played various characters to present herself in
interesting roles, and created acts like "Suicide," in which she tried to woo a
straying lover by revealing her body, and "Jungle Goddess," in which she
appeared to make love to a parrot.

St. Cyr also worked briefly in films, most notably in 1958 in the classic World
War II motion picture "The Naked and the Dead," based on the Norman Mailer
novel.
Her less memorable films included "The Miami Story" in 1954 with Barry
Sullivan, "Son of Sinbad" in 1955 with Dale Robertson and Vincent Price, and
"I, Mobster" with Steve Cochran in 1958.

One of St. Cyr's many husbands was sometime actor Ted Jordan, who managed her
career in the 1950s and wrote the 1989 book "Norma Jean: My Secret Life With
Marilyn Monroe."
It was Jordan who said the brunet Monroe turned herself into a sexy blond by
mimicking St. Cyr.
Liza Dawson, editor for William Morrow, which published Jordan's book, told
Newsday in 1989: "Marilyn very much patterned herself on Lili St. Cyr. Her way
of dressing, of talking, her whole persona. Norma Jean was a mousy,
brown-haired girl, with a high, squeaky voice, and it was from Lili St. Cyr
that
she learned how to become a sex goddess."
Long before Victoria's Secret came along, St. Cyr operated a mail order
firm out
of Los Angeles, selling such items as "scanti-panties" and "exotic hip-length
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) (Obit) Lili St. Cyr (addenda)
Date: 04 Feb 1999 10:26:50 -0500


This was from
Lili St. Cyr; Captivating Striptease Artist of '40s and '50s
By MYRNA OLIVER, Times Staff Writer





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From: "Tom Karches" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Prado, Cugat, Time label and Bobby Rosengarden
Date: 03 Feb 1999 23:55:30 -0500


Some finds and a some questions...

I had a good weekend at the flea market : 2 Perez Prados (Havana 3 A.M and
Prado goes Pops). "Prado Goes Pops" has a cha-cha version of "Carolina in
the Morning (Nothing could be finer....). If I ever get to do a radio show,
it would be the perfect intro song (I live in North Carolina). The "Pops"
album also had a version of "Heigh-ho" (The 7 Dwarves marching song). No
comment.

I also found Xavier Cugat's "The King Plays Some Aces". It includes 2
selections from the Nutcracker suite. (Imagine an entirely latin version of
the Nutcracker....but I digress).

The last was most interesting..."Spanish Guitars" on the Time Series 2000
label. Very cool woodblock cover. I picked it up mainly as I recognized Al
Caiola as one of the players (also the arranger and conductor), and Jack D.
had some good things to say about Al's playing. One of the spanish guitar
players is listed as "Mr. X". I've been a fan of Mr. X since I saw him on
the "Speed Racer" show....

"Spanish Guitars" is in the "Persuasive Percussion" vein; as I was playing I
noticed the names "Bucky Pizarelli" and "Dick Dia". I have 2 albums by Dick
Dia; one is "Magnificent Mandolins" (more like the overwhelming mandolins)
and an album I previously mentioned,  "TV Potpourri" with "interesting"
versions of TV theme songs.

Finally, the questions..

I noticed in the credits of "Spanish Guitars" that Bob Rosengarden does all
the percussion (including the Chinese Bell Tree). This has to be Bobby
Rosengarden who does the percussion on the Walter Wanderley albums. Is
anyone familiar with his own albums or his work on other artists records?

Now the label...this is the first record on the Time label that I have
bought. Are these generally good? Any to be avoided?

Thanks,
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From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Prado, Cugat, Time label and Bobby Rosengarden
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:51:43 +0000


Tom Karches wrote:

> Finally, the questions..
>
> I noticed in the credits of "Spanish Guitars" that Bob Rosengarden does all
> the percussion (including the Chinese Bell Tree). This has to be Bobby
> Rosengarden who does the percussion on the Walter Wanderley albums. Is
> anyone familiar with his own albums or his work on other artists records?

Bob Rosengarden (alongwith percussionist compadre Phil Kraus) was one of
the regulars on all the Command and Project 3 LPs for Enoch Light.  He
no doubt also recorded on hundreds of other peoples records as most of
those musicians seem to have done!

More recently, in fact just last year(!), he appeared on an Enoch Light
tribute album as part of a band of former Light musicians calling
themselves the "Lounge Brigade".  The CD is called "Put Some Style in
It" and is on Shanachie.

I have to say it borders on the "hokey" (thanks M Toth!) but deserves to
be bought if for no other reason than to hear a bunch of musicians in
their 60s, 70s and 80s playing, amongst other things, a Nirvana cover
(Heart Shaped Box)...!

I'm sure Brad Bigelow's Space Age Pop site will have more info on the
man: http://home.earthlink.net/~spaceagepop/


Robbie

Spaced Out - the Enoch Light Website
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From: "Steven Reed" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Arthur Lyman MP3 downloads
Date: 04 Feb 1999 08:14:13 PST


The internet record company Goodnoise has reached an agreement with
Rykodisc to distribute some of Rykodisc's catalog in MP3 format.  Of
particular interest to everyone here would be tracks from four of Arthur
Lyman's albums (originally released on Hi-Fi Records I believe).  Each
track costs 99 cents and I assume payment is made by credit card.  Check
it out...

http://www.goodnoise.com/music/ryko/arthur_lyman/index.html

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Subject: (exotica) Billy Jack, tikis and contests!
Date: 04 Feb 1999 11:28:33 -0500


Three items on my blue plate today:
   Geez!  The things you learn...I had no idea Mundell Lowe did the
   sountrack to BILLY JACK!  Besides ONE TIN SOLDIER(the most dreaded), is
   the incidental music good?
   Also, does the Eurovision song contest still exist?
   Finally, I used to see on ze web this page that sold these sandstone
   tiki necklaces and keychains...  I checked Tiki Trader(I think that's
   the name), and it wasn't them... Do you, dear reader, know where it is?

   Tiki-keychainless,
   Jane Fondle---ah, go ahead, hate your neighbor, cheat your friend...


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From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Moog Question
Date: 04 Feb 1999 11:45:36 -0500


Okay, here's a real collector-geek question--

I got this copy of _Switched On Bach_ and it just looked funny to me
somehow. I realized that instead of the cover photo of the Bach-alike guy
standing looking all aloof, this was an alternate photo where he's sitting
and looking kind of insane. His face is all puffed up like he's holding his
breath or having an anyeurism or something.

Anyone seen that? What's the deal?

On another note:

>"Yeah but one day, one of
>those guys is going to be the new Skitch Henderson and he'll make
>background music like everyone else".

Sadly, being famous once is no guarantee of a continued income. I never
quite got over it when I realized that one of the Firesign Theater (heros
of my teens) was the voice doing the narration on some PBS nature film. . .


I remain, love child of Mitch and Mrs.,

 --Ross

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Who sounds like CE ?
Date: 04 Feb 1999 09:48:16 -0800


I know MANY of you are fans of Combustible Edison:)

And, I think it's a very sad day when I hear people, no one in particular
now, don't want anyone to get their dandruff up like I'm "attacking" them
or anything, compare CE to sounds from the past in saying "this album
sounds like CE or that album sounds like CE", when the reality is, is that
CE sounds like them and not the other way around.

The original guys like Enoch Light, Esquivel or whomever created the
original sound, not CE:)

IMO, CE hasn't created anything new or original and I (just might) bet
dollars to donuts, Cleve won't have any problem whatsoever with this
statement, here:-)

Get it straight

Jack


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: The Napoleon Complex
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:36:55 +0100


Compilation of 21 cuts, starting with Napoleon XIV's classic novelty hit
"They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!", followed by 19 rare answer and
cover songs including "I'm Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Haaaa!" by
Josephine XV (together with 1 more track taken from Napoleon XIV's LP too,
which has been reissued on CD by Rhino, BTW), Henry The IX "Don't Take Me
Back, Oh-Nooo!". Most of the covers are just remakes with little new
elements brought in. Only 4 of them really offer a different arrangement: 1
funk version by Mad Dog Society, 2 rap versions, and 1 that is impossible
for me to describe or categorize, other than "alternative". I liked the
foreign language versions the best: 1 in German, 2 in Spanish, 2 in Dutch,
and 1 in Italian. The mystery bonus track is the B-side of the original 7"
single, a backwards version of "They're coming.". Available from Trash
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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Motor Obit
Date: 04 Feb 1999 16:16:12 +0100


>From: [e-mail]

>Can someone list some of the awesome CDs that came out on Motor, for our
>information?



* Martin B=F6ttcher:  "Sound kaleidoscope"
      CD, Motor 539 107, Germany, 1997

* Chico Buarque:  "Chico Total"
      cd, Motor 536 364, Germany, 1998

* Luis Frank:  "Tropical Christmas"
      CD, Motor 557 422, Germany, 1998

* Luis Frank y su tradicional Habana featuring Sandra Granados:
  "Tropical Christmas"
      CD, Motor, Germany, 199?

* Horst Jankowski:  "Black forest explosion!
  (The fantastic piano sounds of Horst Jankowski;
   his very best recordings 1968-1973)"
      LP/CD, Motor 537 392, Germany, 1997

* Gary McFarland:  "latin lounge (the best of his Verve recordings)"
      cd, Motor Verve 533 912, Germany, 1998

* Maurice Pop:  "Power pop"
      LP/cd, Motor 539 659, Germany, 1998

* Dieter reith:  "Reith on!"
      cd, Motor, Germany, in preparation, 1998

* Lalo Schifrin:  "Mission: Impossible... and more!
   The best of Lalo Schifrin (1962-1972)"
      CD, Motor Music 535 495-2, Germany, 1996

* The Singers Unlimited:  "Magic Voices"
      7 CD box, Motor MPS 539 130, Germany, 1998

* The Singers Unlimited:  "Masterpieces"
      cd, Motor 523 521, Germany, 1994, deleted?

* V/a:  "A Trip to Brazil - 40 years of Bossa Nova"
      2CD, Motor Collector 565 382, Germany, 1998

* v/a:  "Barjazz 3"
      CD, Motor 555 747, Germany, 1998

* v/a:  "Get Easy! vol.1: The Classic Collection
  (Tempo Easy Listening Collection 1)"
      CD & LP, Motor 525 618-2, Germany, 1995

* v/a:  "Get Easy! vol.2: The Future Collection
  (Tempo Easy Listening Collection 2)"
      CD & LP, Motor 525 617-2, Germany, 1995

* v/a:  "Get Easy! vol.3: The French Pops Collection
  (compiled by DJ Maxwell)"
      CD & 2LP, Motor 553 739, Germany, 1997

* v/a:  "Get Easy! vol.4: The German Pop Collection
  (compiled by DJ Maxwell)"
      CD & 2LP, Motor 553 598, Germany, 1997

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 1"
      cd, Motor 515 704-2, Germany, 199?

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 2"
      cd, Motor, Germany, 199?

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 3"
      cd, Motor, Germany, 199?

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 4"
      cd, Motor, Germany, 199?

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 5"
      cd, Motor, Germany, 199?

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 6"
      cd, Motor, Germany, 199?

* V/a:  "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 7"
      LP/CD, Motor 565195, Germany, 1998

* v/a:  "Snowflakes
  (the incredible mood music of Germany's legendary MPS label)"
      cd, Motor, Germany, in preparation, 1998

* v/a:  "The Mad, Mad World of Soundtracks"
      CD & LP, Motor 553 499, Germany, 1997

* Walter Wanderley:  "Boss of the Bossa Nova"
      2CD, Motor Music 535 585-2, Germany, 1996



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Subject: (exotica) Beat Psichedelico Alla Celluloide
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:35:15 +0100


* V/a:  "Beat Psichedelico Alla Celluloide (vol.2 in the Celluloide series)"

      I'm drowning in the Easy Tempo series, they all start to sound
alike... and then arrives this wonderful CD, with a totally NEW sound from
Italy, not yet featured much on other comps. This is not funky or jazzy
music, but - as the title sugests - BEAT, the late 60's, instrumental kind.
Not really very Psichedelico I think, but very bright and fun, with great
catchy, mostly uptempo "pop" melodies that sound like they were all used as
TV themes. Everything played by small bands, with very little use of
electric guitar as front instrument, but plenty of electric organs. The
sound constantly reminded me of Vic Mizzy's "Addams Family" soundtrack,
because there's lot's of harpsichord here. Neil Hefti's 2 Batman LP's also
came to mind, but without the jazz element. A bit of spaghetti influence on
1 track, another sounded a bit like Duke Of Burlington on his "The Pressed
Piano" LP. Just like in the "Schulmadchen Report" CD, there's also a lot of
plagiarism here, which seems to be an essential part of late 60's-early
70's "loungecore". The best Italian comp I've heard so far, highly
recommended, and it really deserves better distribution channels! (Jack,
Preston, Stefan, include this one in your sale catalog, that's an order!
;-) contact: <[e-mail]> or <[e-mail]>

      my rating: 5 on 5

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Moog Question - Switched On Bach
Date: 04 Feb 1999 19:21:09 +0100


Ross Orr wrote:

> Okay, here's a real collector-geek question--
>
> I got this copy of _Switched On Bach_ and it just looked funny to me
> somehow. I realized that instead of the cover photo of the Bach-alike guy
> standing looking all aloof, this was an alternate photo where he's sitting
> and looking kind of insane. His face is all puffed up like he's holding his
> breath or having an anyeurism or something.
>
> Anyone seen that? What's the deal?

I always thought that THIS is the original cover and the other version, that
you used to know, with the Barock-guy standing, was the American version. I
only knew it from photos of it on later records, never found it anywhere in
Europe.

BTW: There is a really interesting and well done Wendy Carlos homepage (just
look at the fine "WENDY" background pattern!):

http://www.wendycarlos.com/index.html

(Mimi! That's one for you!)

The homepage has a discography but it doesn't become clear which the original
cover really was: The CD version has the standing guy. There seems to be a
third version with a different layout: The title is on a white field on top of
the cover.

However: The homepage also says that the scores of "Tron" and "The Shining",
that Carlos seems to be responsible for (which I didn't know), where never
published because the original master tapes had melted together. Amazing...

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Subject: (exotica) Re: Who sounds like CE?
Date: 04 Feb 1999 13:53:31 -0500


>IMO, CE hasn't created anything new or original

Jack, it may have been true that back on _I, Swinger_ what was most
interesting was the way they recreated a "sound" from those earlier sources.

But when it comes to _The Impossible World_, I just don't see how you can
say that. It's obviously "Lounge-influenced" (sorta like the Beatles were
Chuck-Berry-influenced), but compositionally, and in its sound textures
it's an original.

If "Song of the Space Siren" is supposedly imitating some earlier artist,
who would that be?

perplexed,

 --Ross

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Billy Jack, tikis and contests!
Date: 04 Feb 1999 11:15:31 -0800




[e-mail] wrote:

>    Finally, I used to see on ze web this page that sold these sandstone
>    tiki necklaces and keychains...  I checked Tiki Trader(I think that's
>    the name), and it wasn't them... Do you, dear reader, know where it is?
>
>    Tiki-keychainless,
>    Jane Fondle---ah, go ahead, hate your neighbor, cheat your friend...

Could it be the venerable Tiki King of the Santa Cruz Mountains? If it's not
the guy you are looking for, it's another avenue for all your tikeychain
needs.  He makes all kindsa cools shtuff... Reminds me to go to his site and
do some gifty-shopping.

Get there by following this link to Baby-Doe's site and link to the King on
her tiki page.
http://www.creative.net/~babydoe/





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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) White Rainbow-portable vinyl
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:22:38 -0500


>> >GM tried to make a portable vinyl player for cars in the 50's. It
>> worked
>> >too. The only problem is that to keep it from skipping they had to
>> make the
>> >arm so heavy it actually shaved off some of your record each time you
>> played
>> >it.

Not to plug meself, but this topic does seem to pop up now and then.

For exhaustive details please refer to the "Highway Hi-Fi" article at my
site (url below).

General Malaise had minimal involvement, BTW.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Prado, Cugat, Time label and Bobby Rosengarden
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:32:02 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 11:37:29 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Now the label...this is the first record on the Time label that I have
>bought. Are these generally good? Any to be avoided?

I like all the Time recordings I have.  They are slightly overmodulated and
there is a real innocent & cheap immediacy to them that I find
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Sound Lounge 2/3/99
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:38:36 -0500


At 01:32 AM 2/4/99 -0700, jonathan wrote:
>Sondi Sodsai       Sondi             Paradise Found Vol.1 (CD)

Does anyone know anything about this artist?  A friend of mine asked me to
ask you.  (That sounds suspicious.)
He asked me a long time ago and this entry jogged my crowded memory.
Who is she?  Discography.  Anything else on CD?
He couldn't tell me what was so special about her so if you want to throw
that in, go ahead.

Nat



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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: Who Sounds like CE?
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:05:11 -0500



Jack of Diamonds sez:
<< IMO, CE hasn't created anything new or original and I (just might) bet
dollars to donuts, Cleve won't have any problem whatsoever with this
statement, here:-) >>

I disagree.

X gets the square!   (bing bing bing)


No more so than Led Zeppelin didn't create anything new or original.
Everyone borrows from the past and puts their own spin on it.  You can
trace influences, but CE is certainly different from Esquivel or Enoch
Light, even though they have similar ideas.
For one thing, I don't Esquivel ever sung in Esperanto.  (Still can't get
over that!!!)

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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sound Lounge 2/3/99
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:55:59 -0500


>Sondi Sodsai       Sondi             Paradise Found Vol.1 (CD)

I cannot tell you about the music, but apparently she played a character
named "Sondi" in a show called Adventures in Paradise, a detective show hat
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: DJ Dimitri & Sampling
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:02:16 -0500


At 08:21 AM 2/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>There are many examples of good sampling,
> In my experience, these artists (Dimitri, Tipsy, et al) that do use easy,
>exotica, lounge, now-sound, etc. all seem to repeat them a little too
>much...they quickly become monotonous.

I guess I know what you mean but it seems a little strange to me, to
criticize someone for repeating samples.  What's the purpose of sampling
anyway?
There is no single purpose.  It's an individual thing. Sometimes the artist
uses samples in the same fun "spot-the-sample" way that some of us like
listening to them.  But sometimes samples are used as "instruments".
Repeating a sample can be like repeating a bass line or repeating a guitar
riff.  They're not interested in finding endless samples for your
enjoyment.  They're just constructing a piece of music.
And then there's sampling which purposely "pushes the envelope" on
repetition.  Repetition is what the music is about.
And by the way, I could say the same thing for "visual sampling" as used in
films and art in general.
It's true that some samples seem to repeat a lot.  It doesn't always work
for me but then I could say the same thing for almost everything.

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:13:55 -0500


For the record, I'm pretty sure it's

"I could've tripped out easy, but I've changed my ways"

<<
Im going to a lyrics server....
>>

Good luck.  I hear that the copyright police are cracking down on these as
well.  I know one in Sweden just got closed by a local law enforcement type.

Sigh.
"The Dream Police, they live inside of my head."

Peter


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Prado, Cugat, Time label and Bobby Rosengarden
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:22:15 -0500


At 11:55 PM 2/3/99 -0500, Tom Karches wrote:
>I noticed in the credits of "Spanish Guitars" that Bob Rosengarden does all
>the percussion (including the Chinese Bell Tree). This has to be Bobby
>Rosengarden who does the percussion on the Walter Wanderley albums. Is
>anyone familiar with his own albums or his work on other artists records?

Up until I started buying this stuff, for me Bobby Rosengarden was Dick
Cavett's bandleader on his old talk show.  As a kid that show was the
height of wit and sophistication but when I see samples of it now, I
realize that it was kind of a strange show and that Dick was a kiss-ass
effete snob.  (But so am I???)

I love the way all kinds of musicians had very limited frames of reference
for me until I started seeing their names on these records.  "Oh him?  He
was in Merv's band.  That guy there?   Isn't that Happy Kyne?"

I'm sure others will recommend all Bobby's records on Command but I'll just
put in one more vote for the "Bob and Phil" record with "Blowin in the
wind" on it.

>>Now the label...this is the first record on the Time label that I have
>bought. Are these generally good? Any to be avoided?

I think they're generally bad but then again, I don't think I would have
recommended the Spanish Guitar one that you like.  I almost always buy them
and I'm almost always disappointed.  The two that I've kept are "Gershwin
Guitars" and "Flutes and Percussion".
If they have huge string sections listed on the back, I occasionally pass
them up.

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From: "Mark D. Head" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Black Emmanuel's Groove
Date: 04 Feb 1999 13:20:17 -0600


<From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
<Subject: (exotica) Black Emmanuel's Groove

<Someone mentioned this in a show playlist.
<Anyone know what it's like or what it's about?

I got this from Dusty Groove and, except for cut
#2, which is a wonderful bossa, the rest is rather
unremarkable, imo.

--

     Mark D. Head
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica)  Bobby Rosengarden
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:29:20 -0500


At 03:51 PM 2/4/99 +0000, Robbie Baldock wrote:
>
>More recently, in fact just last year(!), he appeared on an Enoch Light
>tribute album as part of a band of former Light musicians calling
>themselves the "Lounge Brigade".  The CD is called "Put Some Style in
>It" and is on Shanachie.
>
>I have to say it borders on the "hokey" (thanks M Toth!) but deserves to
>be bought if for no other reason than to hear a bunch of musicians in
>their 60s, 70s and 80s playing, amongst other things, a Nirvana cover
>(Heart Shaped Box)...!

I only listened to that CD in the record store so maybe my hearing was
impaired but I was very very disappointed.
You read the liner notes and the producers tell this whole story about
loving Enoch Light and Command and then you hear their tribute and...
It's just a total disconnect.
I'm not sure I blame them though.  It's just as likely that the musicians
themselves were unwilling - or incapable - not only of "reproducing" that
sound but of doing anything that could be considered a tribute to that sound.
On the other hand, if it was easy to reproduce that sound and that
sensibility, then those original records wouldn't be as unique as they are.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Moog Question
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:37:11 -0500


At 11:45 AM 2/4/99 -0500, Ross Orr wrote:

>On another note:
>
>>"Yeah but one day, one of
>>those guys is going to be the new Skitch Henderson and he'll make
>>background music like everyone else".
>
>Sadly, being famous once is no guarantee of a continued income. I never
>quite got over it when I realized that one of the Firesign Theater (heros
>of my teens) was the voice doing the narration on some PBS nature film. . .

Well I did stop short of screaming "sell out!".  But narrating PBS films
and providing music for that particular TV guide awards show are quite
different.

I understand the concept of making a living - unfortunately that's all I
understand is the concept - but it's one thing to provide background music
for a film and another thing to support the cheesy sausage-making
mediocrity that you once implicitly railed against in your own music.

Nat




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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Julius Wechter obit
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:58:40 -0600


I found the following information at Rudy's A&M Corner. Go to the URL below
for full details.
-L


Obituary for Julius Wechter
Born May 10, 1935 - Died February 1, 1999

Julius Wechter, songwriter, percussionist, and leader of the Baja Marimba
Band, died of lung cancer on February 1st, in his home with his family at
his side. He was 63.

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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 13:09:47 -0800



> For the record, I'm pretty sure it's=20
>=20
> "I could've tripped out easy, but I've changed my ways"
>=20
While we are on the subject... The song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"



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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 16:28:10 -0500


> > For the record, I'm pretty sure it's
> >
> > "I could've tripped out easy, but I've changed my ways"
> >
> While we are on the subject... The song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
>
> Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"
>
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.....




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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 13:32:58 -0800



> >=20
> > Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"
> >=20
> The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.....


Uhhh... That was  a joke.  I hope Charles was not the only one whod did =
nt realize I am not THAT dense.  heheheh  Funny stuff.

This is kind of  a fun thread... I am sure Everyone has a messed-up =
lyric story.
I was once discussing Blondie's Heart of Glass with my lovely bride. I =
asked
"Once I had a love and it was a gas... Soon turned out, had a heart of =
glass.
Seemed like the real ting only to fi-i-ind.....  What?"  She says "Mucho =
mistrust, loves gone behind."

"Ha!" Says I, positive that such a lame lyric would never be offered by =
Blondie, the once-hip NY Warhol darlings.  I taunt and tease. I pour it =
on thick. "How long have you been humming THAT to yourself?" I ask.

Push comes o shove and a phone call is made to a friend who has the =
album and possibly a supplied lyric sheet. Shure enough. Mucho Mistrust.

I still can't believe it.



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Mondegreen (was re: Sunshine Superman)
Date: 04 Feb 1999 13:52:40 -0800


Ok all you girls with colitis, there is a name for these things: "Mondegreen."
A Mondegreen is simply a misheard lyric. I don't know the etymology, but they
are a vital thread indeed. There are a few sites out there devoted to the
subject. Here's one:
<http://homepages.avint.net/~rhollett/mondegreen/index.html>http://homepage
s.avint.net/~rhollett/mondegreen/index.html

Which is worse? A girl with colitis or kaleidscope eyes?

Clark


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Subject: Re:  RE: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 16:58:04 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 5:42:42 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>> > Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"
>

>
>> The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.....

Question:   Which makes more sense?
>


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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Music to Moog By
Date: 04 Feb 1999 22:02:28 -0000


Another one of those high-quality 180gm vinyl, er, "reissues" is on
the way:

Gershon Kingsley - "Music to Moog By"

If anyone's interested in a copy, please get in touch.


Robbie


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From: "Indy Rutks" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 16:03:14 -0600


On Thursday, February 04, 1999, Ron Grandia wrote:

> This is kind of  a fun thread... I am sure Everyone has a
> messed-up lyric story.

Check out these sites:

http://www.kissthisguy.com/ (as in "'Scuse me while I kiss this guy")

http://www.enteract.com/~jessicar/lyrics/

-Indy Rutks ([e-mail])



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Subject: Re:  RE: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 16:56:09 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 5:19:22 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"

How did you know?


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From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) re: Sunshine Superman
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:06:04 -0800 (PST)



What's the title of that B-52's song that has the refrain of "Whoa,
Nipsy Russell"?



---Ron Grandia <[e-mail]> wrote:

> > > Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"

> > The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.....

> Uhhh... That was  a joke.
_________________________________________________________
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Mondegreen (was re: Sunshine Superman)
Date: 04 Feb 1999 16:59:12 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 5:56:30 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Which is worse? A girl with colitis or kaleidscope eyes?

Who's the gyrrrl?


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) exotica etc
Date: 04 Feb 1999 14:59:32 -0800


can anyone please tell me the url for ppeeks exotica etc site ?
thanks all in advance
jack


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Subject: (exotica) Andy's 15 minutes!
Date: 04 Feb 1999 17:52:29 EST


my wife recently did the CD design for some Andy Williams reissues , so I
decided to spend some time (the dinner hour) and reacquaint myself with his
music. the thrift shops are usually swimming with Andy black plastic, but I
had managed to avoid it so far. For any DJ's and "now-sound" fans, here are
some of the highlights, IMHO.  a swingin' vocal version of Sid Ramin's "Music
to Watch Girls By", a suprisingly good version  of "God Only Knows", better
than David Bowie's. , a rockin' "Windy", an ersatz-Pet Sounds song by Bill
House called "Our Last Goodbye" , and an incredibly strange version of
"Spooky", in its' own way as good as Lydia Lunch' .what possessed Andy to sing
that one? the 60's did strange things to people. most of the rest is well
--ANDY. Inoffensive, but not exactly booty-shakin'. Now Claudine Longet !
--I'd take up skiing for her favors (insert your own tasteless Claudine joke
here). Love is blue , but Claudine is da bomb!


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From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Dimitri/samples & lounge book
Date: 04 Feb 1999 19:05:42 -0800 (PST)


I think an artist can get a lot more "mileage" out of musical (non-verbal)
samples in an otherwise instrumental song than with verbal samples, because
the verbal too easily becomes a focal point.

I personally don't care for the "Very Stylish Girl" track, regardless of
where I've heard it (home, car, gym), because the samples are repeated so
often, but I do think it would be a different story if I didn't speak
English (and thus the samples were just sound, not words I understood).

It would also be a different story if Dimitri did something to alter the
samples over the course of the song, such as speeding them up, slowing them
down, playing them backwards, or distorting them somehow.  Actually, it
would be a perfectly acceptible song without the samples, for that matter.

In another matter, has anyone seen that "exotica" book that was supposed to
come out in early 1999, the name of which was "Exotiquarium" or something
very close to the name of Johan's website?  It was mentioned on the list
something like six months ago and sounded like it might be promising.

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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) exotica etc
Date: 05 Feb 1999 00:47:27 -0000


Jack wrote:

> can anyone please tell me the url for ppeeks exotica etc site ?

I think you'll find it's:

http://www.vinyllives.com/


Robbie


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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Julius Wechter obit
Date: 04 Feb 1999 20:13:16 -0400


Wierd synchronicity, I had done a mostly Baja Marimba Band show just days
previous to his death.

Frank


>Obituary for Julius Wechter
>Born May 10, 1935 - Died February 1, 1999
>
>Julius Wechter, songwriter, percussionist, and leader of the Baja Marimba
>Band, died of lung cancer on February 1st, in his home with his family at
>his side. He was 63.


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Who sounds like CE ?
Date: 04 Feb 1999 20:13:11 -0400


>... compare CE to sounds from the past in saying "this album
>sounds like CE or that album sounds like CE", when the reality is, is that
>CE sounds like them and not the other way around.

Yea, I agree that sometimes peoples points of reference are a bit
anachronistic but, it's obvious that their statements are based on the
chronology of their listening experience not the actual chronology of the
music. It's such a common blunder that it's entirely excusable in
ordinary conversation. How or why you jump to the following conclusion I
don't know.

>IMO, CE hasn't created anything new or original and I (just might) bet
>dollars to donuts, Cleve won't have any problem whatsoever with this
>statement, here:-)

Jack, I think you enjoy provoking response;)

If you want to say this, which in essence places the "originality" on the
influential material, then you would have to logically conclude that
there is'nt much originality period. Everyone if influenced by some
predecessor.

My own take on CE's recent recordings is that there is more of an
influence from club music and ambient rock than from our sacred icons of
exotica.

Frank


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Subject: (exotica) Space Age Album Cover Book
Date: 04 Feb 1999 18:01:17 -0800


Anyone know anything about this here ?

Exotiquarium: Album Art from the Space Age
                      Jennifer McKnight-Trontz  Foreword by Lenny Dee

It's coming out in March (or so says Barnesandnoble.com)

Sounds like they stole the title from Johan #:-O

FORWARD BY LENNY DEE!


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From: Larson/Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 04 Feb 1999 18:26:20 -0800


At 12:19 AM 2/3/99 -0600, King Kini wrote:
>
>with all due respect, i don't think dimitri made his record for
>people with your tastes.

Can't argue with that!  But, I have to say that I've enjoyed the sampling
used in many musical genres, from rap/hiphop (you name it, but for my
tastes I think "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy is GREAT and
uses sampling well), experimental (like "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts" by
Byrne/Eno), Minimalist/Classical (like "Different Trains" by Reich),
pop/triphop (like Portushead, Skylab, Beck), Worldbeat disco gregorian
chant mutations, etc., etc., and I've enjoyed sampling in these and other
multiple genres when it was well done, so I don't think that my tastes are
TOO limited, mind ya.'  And, here's the punchline..... 90% is way more
slick than dimitri.  Listening to his samples is like listening to water drip.

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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Dimitri/samples & lounge book
Date: 04 Feb 1999 21:18:07 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 9:48:33 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Actually, it
>
>would be a perfectly acceptible song without the samples, for that matter.

The song is basically the opening bars to the Theme from "Girl From
U.N.C.L.E." starring Stephanie Powers and Noel Harrison as the Ilya Kuriakin
wannabe. The theme itself is worth the price of the album "soundtrack" which I
last saw priced to stay at 30 Yankee Dolla. I have a mono copy and everything
on it is excellent


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Julius Wechter obit
Date: 04 Feb 1999 21:19:44 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 9:57:46 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Wierd synchronicity, I had done a mostly Baja Marimba Band show just days
>previous to his death.

"All Things Considered" did a thing on him tonight on  America's NPR (National
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From: Andy Cruz <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) VIVE LA SAMPLE!
Date: 04 Feb 1999 21:50:11 -0500 (EST)


BTW,

Dimitri is playing in NYC on Feb. 19th.




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Who sounds like CE ?
Date: 04 Feb 1999 21:56:33 EST


You know that God damn Cleve just ripped that whole keyboard thing off from
Martin Denny.  Jesus, you would think he could come up with something
original.

And all those references to tiki stuff with there music.  Well I hate to tell
them, BUT IT'S BEEN DONE!!!!!

Robert


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From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) c'est magnifique!
Date: 04 Feb 1999 21:01:04 -0600


le drip




le drip




le drip




le drip




le drip




le drip




le drip




le drip







visit...

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
          King Kini's  C L U B  V E L V E T
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Cartoon Question:  The Isle of Jazz
Date: 04 Feb 1999 22:33:05 EST


Has anyone seen the Merrie Melodies cartoon that pits the Isle of Jazz against
the Island of Symphony (or something similar to that)???

The two duke it out in a war of "music" over the son of the royal family of
the symphony island and the daugher of the rulers of the jazz island being in
love.

Can anyone elaborate on this and correct me if I am wrong in the above
statements?  Any idea where to get a good copy of this???

Robert


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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Denny McLain vs. James Bond
Date: 04 Feb 1999 19:43:48 -0500


Has anyone heard the Denny McLain version of Girl from Ipanema from the =
LP In Las Vegas?
I honestly don't think that "Meditation" is on the Ultra-Lounge disc =
Organs in Orbit, no matter what they say.

Has anyone ever heard the song "Meditation" by Jobim, and can anyone say =
for sure if it's in the track or not?


On other news, Ben checked his copy of the Leroy Holmes LP and found =
that there are NOT two versions of the JB theme as the liner notes =
suggest.  I'm wondering, is this a different group altogether, or just =
Leroy's version on a later album.
Can anyone speak with authority.

I can email Real Audio copies of the songs to those who have the ear or =
the record collection, but not the tune.


Now I wanna know.
Peter


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From: Bump <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Date: 04 Feb 1999 23:27:11 -0500


 >And, here's the punchline..... 90% is way more
>slick than dimitri.  Listening to his samples is like listening to water dr=
ip.

>Sorry, just an honest difference of opinion.  Time for us all to move on.

i have been reading this cat fight, and too much amusement.
but in the words of the SPROCKETS host-"it has become tiresome!"
BUT while i am at it i will put in my pennies...
i am from both sides of this fence.
i am a big sample fan, i have been "sampling musician" for 7 years now.
the ENO/Byrne lp was a big influence on me,  i still  spin cuts from it.
as well were Public Enemy/Beastie Boys...Beck and Tipsy have pricked my
ears up again over the last few years when it comes to the use of samples.
 (Beastie Boys and Beck ie. i should say the Dust Brothers)
in the electronica/club scene to which i would say i am a part as well, i
enjoy Dimitri very much, and spin his tunes. i think they are very
entertaining. but i do not think he has made a mark in the history of
sampling. from the musical perspective this list is coming from, it seems
he is gonna have to think a bit harder to win more of us over.
and i hope he does!

how did all this get started anyway...

oh yeah, that damn volvo commercial...

STOP WATCHING COMMERCIAL TV!
LISTEN TO RECORDS!
I will shut up now and go read some more Mondegreens!
thanx Ron!

=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=
=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9
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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Who sounds like CE ?
Date: 04 Feb 1999 23:33:45 EST



In a message dated 2/4/99 10:23:41 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>My own take on CE's recent recordings is that there is more of an
>influence from club music and ambient rock than from our sacred icons of
>exotica.
>
>Frank

    A reliable source has quoted no less an exotica role model than Esquivel as
saying, when asked, what he would be presenting musically in today's
environment, "Electronica," he replied.  That said, I think that CE has not
only reacquainted listeners with past influences--especially with their first
TWO albums-- but has seized the gauntlet and pointed forward, with respect
given to exotica roots, in a way that NO OTHER PLAYING AGGREGATION has come
close to. C'mon Jack ! Who is working harder to create new sounds? I don't
create (yet) but I daresay that it is not an easy undertaking. If you REALLY
are dissatisfied with what you hear, you too can learn to create, and offer
your own take on what NOW should sound like...Jimmy Botticelli


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From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Seedy News
Date: 04 Feb 1999 15:56:58 -0500



Well, for the 1.5 of you who have asked for AstroSlut demos in the past, I
have good news.  We're going to record a full-length album beginning next
week!  We've struck a nice production deal with a studio here in Boston,
Soundworks, where Combustible Edison recorded their fist two albums and
mixed FOUR ROOMS.  AstroSlut and Soundworks will have our CDs available,
uh, when I announce they are(should be a few
months.)  They will be on a web site called CD Alley, and on ours, when we
get one!
Thanks for your assumed interest,
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From: Andy Cruz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) VIVE LA SAMPLE!
Date: 05 Feb 1999 00:04:34 -0500 (EST)


>Dimitri from Paris is playing in NYC on Feb. 19th.
>
>where?

Twilo, 530 West 27th St, NYC.





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From: Matt Hinrichs <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Cartoon Question:  The Isle of Jazz
Date: 04 Feb 1999 22:27:06 -0700


The cartoon is "Music Land", a Disney "Silly Symphony" from the 30s.
I've never seen it (damn Disney Channel only shows crappy Kirk Cameron
sitcoms now), but here's a description from the `ook "The Art of Walt
Disney":

In this twist on the Romeo and Juliet story, the son of the King of the
Isle of Jazz falls in love with the daughter of the Queen of the Land of
Symphony. ... In this cartoon the characters speak with the voices of
musical instruments. The Land of Symphony blasts its rival with
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, blowing holes in the rococo saxaphone
skyscrapers.

I think it is or used to be avcilable on video.
- Matt

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Has anyone seen the Merrie Melodies cartoon that pits the Isle of Jazz against
> the Island of Symphony (or something similar to that)???
>
> The two duke it out in a war of "music" over the son of the royal family of
> the symphony island and the daugher of the rulers of the jazz island being in
> love.
>
> Can anyone elaborate on this and correct me if I am wrong in the above
> statements?  Any idea where to get a good copy of this???
>
> Robert
>


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) LSD, screwed up lyrics
Date: 04 Feb 1999 21:45:56 -0800


I always thought "Our Lips Are Sealed", if that's even the name of the song
by The...", I can't remember their name either.
Anyway, Our Lips Are Sealed WAS "I Love Cecile"
:-)))))))))))))))
ha ha h ah ah aha ha aha aha hahahahahahahahaha
Until my now present ex-wife and her girlfriend laughed SO HARD when I sang
that as we were driving to LA in the middle of the night and screamed (as
girls do) WHAT DID YOU SING ?  THOSE AREN'T THE LYRICS!!!
JD

Demi Gid, Ron Grandia Wrote:


> For the record, I'm pretty sure it's=20
>=
> "I could've tripped out easy, but I've changed my ways"
>=20
While we are on the subject... The song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"

Is it "The girl with colitis goes by?"

You're kiddin',,,,,,,,,,, right ?
JD


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Subject: Re: (exotica) LSD, screwed up lyrics
Date: 05 Feb 1999 00:06:00 +0000


At 09:45 PM 04-02-99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>I always thought "Our Lips Are Sealed", if that's even the name of the song
>by The...", I can't remember their name either.

The Go Gos with the wonderful voice of Jane Weidlin and that other singer....

Byron

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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica)Ilya vs. Rex's son
Date: 05 Feb 1999 03:07:32 -0500


At 09:18 PM 2/4/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:

>The song is basically the opening bars to the Theme from "Girl From
>U.N.C.L.E." starring Stephanie Powers and Noel Harrison as the Ilya Kuriakin
>wannabe.

The important question is not who is the wannabe as far as TV-spy-sidekick
goes but who made better records, Noel  Harrison or David McCallum?  And
before you jump and choose Ilya's french horn stylings on such tunes as
"Satisfaction" and "Five O'Clock World", make sure you've heard Noel's
groovy version of the Beatles "She's a woman".

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From: Yves Dewulf <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Moog Question - Switched On Bach
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:43:59 +0100




>However: The homepage also says that the scores of "Tron" and "The Shining",
>that Carlos seems to be responsible for (which I didn't know), where never
>published because the original master tapes had melted together. Amazing...

 There exist a record with the soundtrack of Tron. I once had it, but
 didn't like it. It was mainly orchestral music with some synth sounds
 on top.
 Carlos created lots of music for The Shining but only small snippets
 of it were actually used in the film. (as was the case for Clockwork
 Orange, but I believe the reason here was that the Clockwork Orange
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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) B-52's was Sunshine Superman
Date: 05 Feb 1999 09:29:37 -0500


I am a BIG B-52's fan I can't think of any soneg that comes even close to
this.



> What's the title of that B-52's song that has the refrain of "Whoa,
> Nipsy Russell"?
>
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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Space Age Album Cover Book
Date: 05 Feb 1999 09:51:27 -0500




Jack wrote:
>
> Anyone know anything about this here ?
>
> Exotiquarium: Album Art from the Space Age
>                       Jennifer McKnight-Trontz  Foreword by Lenny Dee
>
> It's coming out in March (or so says Barnesandnoble.com)
>
> Sounds like they stole the title from Johan #:-O
>
> FORWARD BY LENNY DEE!

My brother-in-law, the design professor, freaked out when he saw all my
Enoch Light Command albums. Many of the covers were done by well-known
modernist artists of the time (he was familiar with them) like Josef
Albers (Persuasive Percussion cover and others), who was involved in the
Bauhaus movement in Germany. Fujita was another. Notice that many of the
albums had an art director! So such a book is not suprising, and
probably will be pretty cool.

Tom

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Subject: (exotica) Words that never were true
Date: 05 Feb 1999 09:43:35 -0500


Here's my story of misunderstood lyrics.  But they actually made sense in
the context of my misunderstanding...It's to a Troggs song, "A Girl Like
You."  Reg sings "I CAN TELL BY THE WAY YOU DRESS, THAT YOU'RE SO REFINED."
I thought it was "THAT YOU __SEW REAL FINE__"
Imagine my embarrasment...On Blondie, I thought it was "Once you
mistrust..." Hmmm
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 05 Feb 1999 09:57:07 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> This sampler is the one that I expect was to be packaged as the "Tiki
> Sampler".  Can anyone confirm that this sampler that came with the Music
> Hounds book has 2 cuts from each of the UL Vol. 13 thru whatever???

There are 24 cuts on the MusicHound UL sampler disc;
4 cuts each from UL volumes 13 - 18

I can post the titles if anyone wants them.

Tom

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Who sounds like CE ?
Date: 05 Feb 1999 09:36:08 +0000


     >IMO, CE hasn't created anything new or original

     I'm not going to enter into the debate, since it personally isn't all
     that important to me.

     But I would like to lavish praise on CE's The Impossible World - even
     the two or three tracks I like less at first sound great in the
     context of the entire album.  I think this is the only 'new'(ie
     recorded last year) record I have which I listen to repeatedly.

     And if anyone wants to hear a prime example of the guitar sound which
     must have influenced the millionaire, look no further than the track
     'goodbye' by Julie London (from the album 'At Home', available,
     coupled with the album 'round midnight' on an incredibly wonderful CD)

     regards
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From: "naile" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) More Misunderstood Lyrics
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:11:34 -0500


I worked in the music industry for 8 years.  That was long enough.  I did
the retail thing, working for one of the largest music retailers in the
country and finally got out because I couldn't take it anymore.

Needless to say, I have *all kinds* of horror stories involving lyrics and
song titles.

Favorites:

"Do you have that song 'Zed Petro' by Metallica?"  after much debate that
there was no such song, the kid triumphantly returned the following day to
inform me that it was on the "black album".  Sure enough, "Sad But True"
("Zed Petro") was on there.

"What is 'Cahoon' Music?"  Rather curious, about this myself, I had the
woman take me to the section she was referring to.  I then explained to her
what "Cajun" was.

"Do you have the new CD by 'Ninja'?"  Sure enough, we found Enya in the New
Age section.

And finally.... we had a gentleman come in looking for a song called "My
Cherokee Friend."  The customer was on "shore leave" from the local mental
institution.  I'm not being mean, this is the truth.  Once a month, all the
non-dangerous types got to go on a field trip to the mall.  Anyway, "My
Cherokee Friend" was allegedly performed by a trio comprising of Elvis,
James Brown, and "Some Cherokee Guy".  He then proceeded to sing this song
to me in a voice that I cannot do justice in print.  We never did track it
down.  He says he saw it on TV when he was a kid.  SO, big question:  does
anyone know what the hell he was talking about?!  :)

(I'd love to find this song -not that I really think it exists- because his
voice has been haunting me since 1991).

Now I do e-mail based tech support for a large ISP.  I wish I could say that
the questions I get are more intelligent, and intelligible, but they're not.
;)

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Subject: (exotica) One more!
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:06:09 -0500



I apologize for my compulsion, and the grooaaannns this will cause.  But I
          can't help it.  This is not truly a misunderstood lyric, but one
          that comes later through various influenzas...David Soul, "Don't
          Give Up on Us."

 "Don't give up on us, HEINO, we can still come thhhrrrroooouuuggggghhhh."

With apologize to Starsky and Hutch,
Jane Fondle
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From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: B-52's was Sunshine Superman
Date: 05 Feb 1999 07:23:19 -0800 (PST)




Really? Might as well add a little more clutter. I actually don't know
the name of the so but the particular lyric goes something like "roam,
if you want to/roam around the world..." I think it's circa Love
Shack. Used to annoy my fiance by singing whoa Nipsy Russell.

Have a bright, bright sunshiney daaaaay,

BW


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> I am a BIG B-52's fan I can't think of any soneg that comes even
close to
> this.
>
>
>
> > What's the title of that B-52's song that has the refrain of "Whoa,
> > Nipsy Russell"?
> >
> >
>

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Acting gov declares "Keely Smith Day"
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:19:27 -0600


     SACRAMENTO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- California is officially observing ``Keely
Smith Day'' under a proclamation by music buff John Burton, the Senate
leader who served as acting governor this week.
    The colorful San Francisco Democrat observed on the Senate floor today that
he no longer held the office since Gov. Gray Davis had returned from his
trade trip to Mexico.
    Burton noted that the sun hadn't shone since then, and that taxes hadn't
been raised on his watch.
    He took advantage of his short-lived power Tuesday by issuing a
proclamation to honor Keely Smith, who Burton said ``has dazzled audiences
around the world with such hits as ''That Old Black Magic,`` ''The Song is
You,`` and ''I Wish You Love.``
    Burton said he timed ``Keely Smith Day'' for her scheduled induction into
the Las Vegas Hall of Fame today.
    He became acting governor when Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and Assembly
Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa joined Davis on the Mexico trip.




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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Herbert Klynn, Lili St. Cyr, Julius Wechter obits
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:19:29 -0600


 *Herbert Klynn
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Herbert Klynn, an award-winning graphic designer and
artist who helped create cartoon shorts featuring Mr. Magoo and Madeline and
animated TV shows including ``The Lone Ranger,'' died Wednesday. He was 81.
    Klynn's 50-year career included the creation of the innovative graphic
titles for the ``I Spy'' 1960s TV series starring Bill Cosby and Robert
Culp, and ``The Duck Factory,'' a 1984 sitcom about an animation studio that
featured Jim Carrey.
    Klynn collaborated on other projects with such prominent authors as Ted
Geisel of ``Dr. Seuss'' fame and science fiction novelist Ray Bradbury.
    He was honored by the International Animated Film Society with an ``Annie
Award'' for his contributions to the art of animation.

 *Lili St. Cyr
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lili St. Cyr, a striptease performer of the 1940s and
1950s whose act included onstage bubble baths, died Friday. She was 80.
    Born Willis Marie Van Schaack, St. Cyr studied ballet and worked as a
chorus girl before making her breakthrough in vaudeville as a striptease
artist.
    St. Cyr also worked briefly in films, appearing in such B movies as ``The
Naked and the Dead,'' in 1958, based on the Norman Mailer novel. Other films
included ``The Miami Story'' in 1954 with Barry Sullivan, and ``Son of
Sinbad'' in 1955 with Dale Robertson and Vincent Price.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=10:15:48|AM&p=avg&sql=B67376


 *Julius Wechter
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Julius Wechter, a marimba player with Herb Alpert's
Tijuana Brass who composed ``Spanish Flea,'' died Monday of lung cancer. He
was 63.
    ``Spanish Flea'' was recorded by Alpert and more than 60 others. It was
used as the theme for television's ``The Dating Game'' and has been heard on
everything from commercials to the soundtrack of ``Beverly Hills Cop II'' to
a recent episode of the TV series ``The Simpsons.''
    Wechter's musical career began at age 5 when he started playing piano. He
played with small bands during college, he went on to play marimba for
Martin Denny in Hawaii for four years.
    Wechter returned to Los Angeles to do studio work with such performers as
the Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher and the Righteous Brothers. That work led to a
spot in Alpert's band.
    At Alpert's urging, Wechter formed the Baja Marimba Band, whose trademark
song was ``Comin' in the Back Door.'' The nine-person group recorded 18
albums in five years.
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From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Words that never were true
Date: 05 Feb 1999 07:30:51 -0800 (PST)



My all time favorite is my younger brother's rendition of a stale
Charlie Rich song from the mid 70's -
"Looking for Gloves in all the Wrong Places" (when he was a little
fella/he was dropped upon his fontanell-a).



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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Cartoon Question:  The Isle of Jazz
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:45:03 -0500


The cartoon is available on the Peter and the Wolf tape that Disney sells.
The URL is here
http://store.disney.go.com/WebObjects/DisneyStore.woa/XQ/DSProductQuery.wo/F
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Subject: (exotica) Mardi Gras Festivities Launch Online
Date: 05 Feb 1999 10:46:50 -0600


Mardi Gras Festivities Launch Online

The 143rd annual Carnival season begins in New Orleans on February 5th, and
ends on Fat Tuesday, February 16. Online you can find a special greeting
from the city's mayor, information from the New Orleans carnival information
center and even send free Virtual Mardi Gras beads, doubloons, kingcake and
post cards.
World Wide Web: http://www.new-orleans.la.us
World Wide Web: http://www.mardigrasday.com
World Wide Web: http://www.virtualmardigras.com




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Subject: Re: (exotica) Acting gov declares "Keely Smith Day"
Date: 05 Feb 1999 11:17:54 EST






In a message dated 02/05/99 10:26:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Burton said he timed ``Keely Smith Day'' for her scheduled induction into
 the Las Vegas Hall of Fame today.  >>

And I understand that Louis Prima is going to show up and slap her around a
little -- just like old times.

Robert


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 05 Feb 1999 11:12:55 EST


In a message dated 02/05/99 10:01:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< [e-mail] wrote:
 >
 > This sampler is the one that I expect was to be packaged as the "Tiki
 > Sampler".  Can anyone confirm that this sampler that came with the Music
 > Hounds book has 2 cuts from each of the UL Vol. 13 thru whatever???

 There are 24 cuts on the MusicHound UL sampler disc;
 4 cuts each from UL volumes 13 - 18

 I can post the titles if anyone wants them.

 Tom >>

My opinion?  Well you get it anyway.  This has got to be the CD that was going
to be the Tiki Sampler.  Maybe they would  have done it slightly differently
but if they already got it in production . . . . . well, you get the picture.

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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mardi Gras
Date: 05 Feb 1999 08:35:45 -0800 (PST)


Lou you are the king of links!  My friend sent me this one earlier
this morning.

http://www.mardigras.com/

Also I'm the captain of a Tiki flavored carnival club that parades on
Mardis Gras morning at 7:45am to 1:00 pm   We take the traditional
parade route starting at 2d St & St Charles and winding all the way
down and through the French Quarter.   Our name is Mondo Kayo
(prounced k-ey- yo).  We were formed in 1982 and have been playing
Martin Denny on Mardis Gras day since then.

We start off this year with the moog version of Quiet Villiage
(gracias Jack) mixed into Baxter's I Simba, Tipsy's Bomba Atomica,
Dimitri's Sacre Frances, Take it Easy, by Cugat and then 2 by CE.
Later we mix in Mucha Muchacha & Cachita by Esquivel, Miniskirt by
P5/CE,  Que Rico Mambo by Prado,  April March, and a few others like
the Marboro theme and modern surf.  There is a variety of Soca, Zouk,
Soukous, Chutney, Charanga, High Life, Norteno, Merenge, Compass all
played on a huge speaker system that sets off car alarms as we pass
by.   Everyone dresses Tiki tropical with grass skirts, banana leafs &
strange exotic headpieces.   We throw golden bananas that say Mondo
Kayo Carnival Club on litlle stickers.  Our carnival floats have Tiki
statues on them and we sometimes carry a giant Mayan Pyramid made out
of foam rubber.  Now we have a giant banana that the kids ride on.
There' 150 of us and very few know what kind of music they are
listening to.  When we toast the mayor we play Quiet Villiage in the
background and call him the leader of the northernmost banana
republic.  Then the Chaquita Banana Commercial kicks in.  Its really
hilarious and I've been doing this for 17 years.

If anyone is going to make it down here for Mardis Gras please email
me & you're welcome to join us.

Also any suggestiions of songs to add to our tapes are welcome.

 Can you imagine what New Orleanians and tourists think when they hear
Quiet Villiage moog on Mardis Gras morning at 7:45am!?


Easy listening in the Big Easy
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sitar Beat!
Date: 05 Feb 1999 08:48:38 -0800


Hello folks,

This guy here in the UK has some great stuff for sale, including
Big Jim Sullivan's Sitar Beat LP. Re: Sunshine Superman and other groovy
late 60's pseudo/psychedelic sitar soundz

I don't know him at all, I just came across his site in my travels

http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/1999/records.htm

Cheapo's need not look to sadden oneself:-)

I think there are some other good deals though on Library Music soundz
and beyond

Good luck!
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From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Third Millennium CD
Date: 05 Feb 1999 18:44:49 +0000


> From:          Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
> Subject:       D.E.N.: eXotica Releases Overview Update

> * Various Artists: "Third Millenium"
>       Double LP/CD, Studio Uno STN1001, France, 1998?

It isn't from France, it's from Italy, and it features all italian
60's & 70's stuff. The man behind it is Paolo Scotti, of "Easy Tempo
- voll. 1 to 5" and "Mood Mosaic" fame. At the moment Paolo and
myself are working together on a new compilation. I'll let you know.
Ciao everybody
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Sitar Beat!
Date: 05 Feb 1999 18:06:56 +0000


>>This guy here in the UK has some great stuff for sale, including
Big Jim Sullivan's Sitar Beat LP. Re: Sunshine Superman and other groovy
late 60's pseudo/psychedelic sitar soundz.


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Subject: (exotica) Annotated, extended Playlist Fantastica # 61
Date: 05 Feb 1999 15:51:10 +0100


Fantastica runs on:
* Radio Scorpio, FM 106, Leuven, Belgium, each Saturday 15-16 h.



                             Fantastica # 61


     title: 100% peter Thomas - identification: Sprechen sie Deutsch?

 1. Peter Thomas, vocal by Uschi Glas: "Mein Wochenende"
       o album "Moonflowers & Mini-skirts"
       o CD, Marina, Germany, 1998 | +++++
       o info: Each track (except for 1 sung by Donna Summer maybe) is a
         winner, but the collection in a whole sounds a bit too repetitive,
         especially compared to the 2 other Peter Thomas compilations
         available.
 2. Peter Thomas: "Jerry-Cotton-March"
       o album "Film Musik" (Original Musik aus den Edgar Wallace und Jerry
         Cotton Filmen)
       o CD, Polydor 517 096, Germany, 198?, deleted | ++++
       o info: Unfortunately deleted, it contains a couple of really cool
         and jazzy tracks not available elsewhere.
 3. LEITMOTIV: Jerry Cotton & Co.: "Dialogue & sound effects"
       o album "Film Musik" (Original Musik aus den Edgar Wallace und Jerry
         Cotton Filmen)
       o see above mention of this record for more details.
 4. Peter Thomas: "Cruising"
       o soundtrack "100% Cotton" (The complete Jerry Cotton Edition)
       o Double LP/Double CD, Crippled Dick Hot Wax 04366, Germany, 1998 |
         +++++
       o info: PROS: incredibly cool crime jazzy music. CONS: A double LP
         is maybe a bit too much of it; several themes are repeated over
         and over with only slight variations; a cover that looks beautiful
         at first sight, but reveals the hand of a real amateur graphic
         artist; and worst of all: you don't know what original film title
         each tarck is taken from.
 5. Peter Thomas Sound Orchester: "Andante novembra"
       o album "Easy loungin'. Twenty easy listening classics"
       o CD, Polydor 529 491-2, Germany, 1995 | +++++
       o info: This ain't no "easy listening": this is the "hard rock" of
         EZ! Loud, fast and mean, with a screaming woman to start it off
         and electric bass mixed up front. "Woow-factor" 10! Tracks: Space
         Patrol; Twiggy Beat; Der Hexer; Mister Unbekannt; Take It Jerry;
         Like To Get To Know You; Pardon Me Mrs. Carmen; Die Gruft mit dem
         Raetselschloss; Gente; Pizzicato-Leo; Mars Close Up (from the
         "Raumpatrouille" soundtrack); Verraeter; Monster; Der Gorilla von
         Soho; Landing On The Moon; Slimfinado; Andante Novembra; Big Boss;
         The World is Gone; Till The Blue Moon.
 6. Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchester: "Bolero on the moon rocks"
       o soundtrack "Raumpatrouille" (Space patrol)
       o CD, Polyphon 838 227-2, Germany, 199? | +++++
       o Review: http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/critiq/T/Raumpatr.htm
 7. Peter Thomas: "Im Banne des Unheimlichen: Penelope"
       o album "Film Musik" (Original Musik aus den Edgar Wallace und Jerry
         Cotton Filmen)
       o see above
 8. Peter Thomas: "Aha!"
       o album "Kriminalfilmmusik"
       o CD, Prudence/BSC Music 398.6533 distr. Rough Trade, Germany, 1998
         | +++
       o info: Music from "Der Zinker", "Die seltsame Grafin", "Der Hexer",
         "Das Verratertor", "Das Geheimnis de weissen Nonnezimmer 13", "Das
         Indische Tuch", "Das Ratsel der roten Orchidee", "Die weisse
         Spinne". There's a lot of gentle, ultra-light cocktail music
         without any surprises, nothing special really; only about half of
         the tracks are worth hearing, so this one's only for Peter Thomas
         completionists.
 9. Peter Thomas: "Madman's terror"
       o album "Kriminalfilmmusik"
       o see above
10. Peter Thomas Sound Orchester: "Der Hexer"
       o album "Easy loungin'. Twenty easy listening classics"
       o see above
       o info: (This track also appears on "FutureMuzik")
11. Peter Thomas: "French girl in Manhattan"
       o soundtrack "100% Cotton" (The complete Jerry Cotton Edition)
       o see above
12. Peter Thomas: "Schusse aus dem Geigenkasten Suite 4 - fragment"
       o soundtrack "100% Cotton" (The complete Jerry Cotton Edition)
       o see above
13. Peter Thomas: "Jumpin' Jack flash"
       o compilation "The Mood Mosaic 4: Les Yper Sound!"
       o Double LP/CD, YellowStone 9569, Italy, 1997 | +++++
       o info: The best of the series, IMHO! A hip mix of mostly uptempo,
         bright, optimistic, jazzy, funky 60's "now" EZ pop sounds with a
         lot of soul, and a bit of bossa and other Latin influences here
         and there. A couple of Hammond tracks, 1 "spy" track by Ken
         Thorne, 2 fun tracks with nonsense lyrics: "Sorry 'bout that" and
         Gary McFarland with "Bloop bleep". 4 vocal tracks, 3 of which are
         mediocre, the other 18 instrumental. Featuring Nilsmen, Stan Getz,
         Pete Moore, Jackie Mitoo, Clark Terry, Shirley Scott, Oliver
         Nelson, Peter Thomas with "Jumpin' Jack Flash", Enoch Light with
         "Bond street" from his "Sapced out" LP, Ann Margret with an
         instrumental (!), Bill Plummer with another sitar track from that
         elusive "Cosmic Brotherhood" LP, Don Sebesky...
14. Peter Thomas: "Gotter von fremden Sternen: Vom Vor-vorgestern zum
    Uber-ubermorgen"
       o soundtrack "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" (Chariots of the Gods)
       o CD, Polydor 573502, Germany, 1998 | +++
       o info: Imagine Morricone's orchestral spaghetti soundtrack pieces
         from "Once upon a time in the West", mixed with elements of
         "Raumpatrouille", musique concrete and Elizabeth Waldo-like
         primitive percussion. A very fascinating soundtrack! It's a pitty
         Polygram didn't bother to remaster it and add track divisions...
         The track "Gotter von fremden Sternen" (Gods from strange planets)
         is also featured on the "FutureMuzik" compilation, and is probably
         the best piece from the soundtrack... it certainly has the most
         catchy melody.
15. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: "Curse of the hidden vault (Die Gruft mit
    dem Ratselschloss)"
       o album "FutureMuzik"
       o CD, Scamp 9724, USA, 1998 | +++++
       o Review:
         http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/critiq/A/PeterThomasFuturemuzik.htm
16. Peter Thomas: "Asphalt jungle"
       o soundtrack "100% Cotton" (The complete Jerry Cotton Edition)
       o see above
17. Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchestra: "Valleri"
       o compilation "Get Easy! vol.4: The German Pop Collection" (compiled
         by DJ Maxwell)
       o CD & Double LP, Motor 553 598, Germany, 1997 | ++++
       o info: I liked this volume, with German EZ & Pop Tunes from the
         60's and 70's, a lot better than the "French collection". A lot
         depends on geographics; if you think everything French is
         cool/quirky/exotic, than you'll love the French one. If you're not
         sure, then go for the German. That one only has 2 lame tracks, by
         Katja Ebstein, and Lilian Atterer; both very plain 60's popular
         vocals; 8 other are good vocal tracks, the remaining 14 are
         instromentals. All in all a very soulful and funky compilation,
         with plenty of that "European" big band sound. Some highlights: --
         Klaus Wunderlich's version of Mancini's "Baby elephant walk",
         which is very true to the original Mancini sound and yet very
         different and original -- James Last's "Aquarius" with phase
         shifting all over -- Hildegarde Knef with a slow funk number; if
         you like low, smokey, female vocals, then check her out --
         Orchester Horst Jankowski: "Pata pata" has both whistling (in the
         intro) and wordless scat "pabapaba" vocals from the swinging
         Jankowski Singers -- Die Jankowski Singers have a second track,
         "rocking voices", on which they sound very much like the Swingle
         Singers, but with a beat. -- also 2 Peter Thomas tracks not on any
         other CD (yet), and tracks by Manfred Krug, Roberto Delgado,
         Charlie Antolini...
18. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: "The hunchback of Soho (Der Bucklige von
    Soho): Shock"
       o album "FutureMuzik"
       o see above
19. Peter Thomas: "Brooklyn by night"
       o soundtrack "100% Cotton" (The complete Jerry Cotton Edition)
       o see above
20. Peter Thomas: "Mr. FBI"
       o album "Film Musik" (Original Musik aus den Edgar Wallace und Jerry
         Cotton Filmen)
       o see above
21. Peter Thomas: "Jerry 67"
       o soundtrack "100% Cotton" (The complete Jerry Cotton Edition)
       o see above
22. Peter Thomas: "Milky way"
       o album "Moonflowers & Mini-skirts"
       o see above
23. Peter Thomas: "Final exitement"
       o album "Film Musik" (Original Musik aus den Edgar Wallace und Jerry
         Cotton Filmen)
       o see above
24. Peter Thomas: "Sterne und raketen"
       o soundtrack "Erinnerungen an die Zukunft" (Chariots of the Gods)
       o see above
25. Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchester: "Mars Close Up"
       o soundtrack "Raumpatrouille" (includes 3 bonus tracks)
       o CD, Bungalow BUNG 009, Germany, 1998 | +++++
       o info: Organs in orbit. Bonus tracks: "Mars Close Up"; "Hedono";
         "Moontown". I'm not sure myself if these 3 are really left-overs
         from the original 60's soundtrack (as Bungalow claims), as they
         sound much more 70's to me...
26. Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra: "The hunchback of Soho (Der Bucklige von
    Soho): The reverend goes to hell"
       o album "FutureMuzik"
       o see above
27. Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchester, vocal by James D. Atterly: "Shub-a-dooe"
       o soundtrack "Raumpatrouille" (Space patrol)
       o see above
28. Peter Thomas: "Hexer's nightclub 1"
       o album "Kriminalfilmmusik"
       o see above
29. Peter-Thomas-Sound-Orchester: "Malaparte sinus"
       o soundtrack "Orion 2000"
       o 10", Bungalow bung 008, distr. Rough Trade, Germany, 1996 | ++++
       o info: "Raumpatrouille" main theme + 3 tracks that Peter Thomas
         recorded in 1975 to capture the spirit of the future once again.
         Even more wild and loud, with extra electric guitars, hard rockin'
         drums, and electronics that at one point are almost painful. Don't
         bother to try to find it, because all 3 are also featured on the
         (recommended) "Moonflowers & Mini-skirts" CD.

    album ratings:

         +++++outstanding, ++++very good, +++good, ++not bad, +so-so, -yuk

        the radio pages + "eXotica Releases Overview" on my web site:
        <http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/>


        Johan Dada Vis


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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) photographing album covers with a digital camera
Date: 05 Feb 1999 13:23:14 -0500


Has anyone out there photographed their album covers with a digital
camera? How did the photos come out? I have a scanner but the album
jackets are too big...

Thanks,
Tom
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North Carolina State University
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From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: (exotica) Heavenly F&T
Date: 05 Feb 1999 12:59:36 -0500


Keith E. Lo Bue wrote of his perfect day:

>As I was spinning out, I fell across a Ferrante & Teicher...
>http://www.lobue-art.com/Misc/Heaven.JPG
>I had heard that their early stuff in the experimental sounds department
>was great, but this was truly fantastic!  There was even an earlier one
>than this called "HI-FIreworks" that is simply astonishing.

At last! A mention of F&T's Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi!

I've wondered about this treasure: Why didn't it crop up more often here in
raves about F&T's treated piano stuff? Blast Off! and FIreworks come up now
and then, and Ross occasionally lobbies for Dynamic Twin Pianos, a berserk
and inspired LP.

About Heavenly (ABC-Paramount, ABCS-221 and ABC-221): It's all sky songs:
Stella by Starlight, The Moon Was Yellow, Stardust (and a fab one, too) a
lackluster Over the Rainbow, a dazzling Serenade to a Star -- you get the
idea. Arrangements showcase much rumbling bassy piano and melodic lines
mixing deep and high registers. A glockenspiel (I think) flits in and out
of some arrangements along with something that could be a theremin or piano
strings scratched to tone. String strumming produces a sound similar to a
zither or Indian sarangi.

I'd wondered where Heavenly stood in F&T's career since my copy, a
remastered stereo release (?), has no date. Recently found a partial answer
in the liner notes for the mono F&T Play Light Classics, also n.d. Here's a
chronology:
Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi (ABC-221)
F&T with Percussion (ABC-248)
Blast Off! (ABC-285)
F&T Play Light Classics (ABC-313)

Could a treated piano fan supply the date/label for HI-FIreworks? Even
better, how's about the URL for an F&T discography? TIA.

About F&T's Light Classics: It's dull. Look for it only for the sleeve
photo of mauve rose buds, opera glasses, concert hall tickets, a strip of
yellowed lace. It seems Arthur and Louis decided, Hey, let's make some
dough, abandoning their explorations of delectibly strange beauty for more
easily digested music. Arrangements offer a few of the trills and
pyrogenics that became F&T's signature sound later on. Light Classics is
not awful but it's awfully pedestrian.

Looking skyward,
Mimi





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From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: (exotica) Rota Rant
Date: 05 Feb 1999 13:04:35 -0500


Along with F&T, Al/[e-mail] mentioned Nino Rota -- another name
seldom seen on eXotica. Think about it: Com Ed covered a tune from 8 1/2 on
I, Swinger, Rota's theme from La Strada was a hit, and Jack and others DJs
sometimes drop Rota cuts in their sets.

I've been freakin' for Rota since 1981, when Hal Willner produced Amarcord,
a tribute LP of music from Fellini films. If you're at all Rota-curious, go
for the Fellini stuff. It's is far and away Rota's best, although I also
like the music for The  Godfather 1. For Fellini, Rota spades on the irony,
burying mocking little backhanded tributes to pop music and quoting
symphonic war horses in his scores. The instrumentation is imaginative,
clever, often unexpected.

RCA released most of the classic Rota Fellini soundtracks (8 1/2, La Dolce
Vita, Amarcord) on vinyl in Europe with Italian or French liner notes and
the Italian label CAM released Fellini/Rota OSTs on vinyl and CD. Within
the past year or two Carlos Savina, the guy who conducts on most
Rota/Fellini OSTs, scored a minor hit on the classical charts with a suite
of Rota's Fellini music. I don't have the CD, so can't ID the label. A
superior intro to Rota's Fellini themes is CAM's Rota, Tutti i film di
Fellini (SAG 9053, recorded Dec. 1973). Rare, I reckon; I've seen one copy
in hundreds of hours spent rummaging through used bins. Gatefold packaging
with a silver front cover and production stills from the films on back.
Inside, fine photos of Rota and Fellini and a snap of Fellini, Rota and
Savina "in un momento della registrazione."

A last comment on Rota: someone asked about listenable covers of
Fellini/Rota music. Look for Ray Ellis and His Orchestra, La Dolce Vita and
Other Great Motion Picture Themes (RCA Victor, LSP-2410, 1961). Black,
purple and white all-type cover graphics. Two Rotas here: The La Dolce Vita
theme, done as a cha cha, and Pariami di Me in a rumba arrangement. For my
tastes, the rest of the record can be ignored. Beware, the song catalog on
the back is wrong, wrong, wrong -- not even close to the actual cuts on the
record; for god's sake, Pariami di Me and La Dolce Vita aren't even listed!
Some art director at RCA probably lost a job over that screw-up.

Tony Motolla & Orch serve up a pretty La Strada on Roman Guitar, Command RS
816 SD.

Al, I must join you in urging eXoticats to see the rereleased Nights of
Cabiria. Masina is breathtaking, veering between touching and tough. Watch
it for an unforgettable nightclub scene with a mambo singer dressed in a
brocade dinner jacket that The Millionaire would crave. "The whole world
mambos!" a secondary character yells. Isn't that a sentiment y'all can
endorse?

Opining Rota Rooter Mimi





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From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ilya-v-that no-count
Date: 05 Feb 1999 13:45:38 -0500


>The song is basically the opening bars to the Theme from "Girl From
>U.N.C.L.E." starring Stephanie Powers and Noel Harrison as the Ilya
Kuriakin
>wannabe.
>>>The important question is not who is the wannabe as far as
TV-spy-sidekick
goes but who made better records, Noel  Harrison or David McCallum?  And
before you jump and choose Ilya's french horn stylings on such tunes as
"Satisfaction" and "Five O'Clock World", make sure you've heard Noel's
groovy version of the Beatles "She's a woman".

NOEL HARRISON...pa-lez, Nat!  Noel Harrison has a voice WORSE than Al
Stewart! Noel Harrison is the obvious beneficiary of nepotism, whereas __at
least__David McCallum, stylin' horns AND hair, is what we gals call,
"foxy."


IILYA!IILYA! Ilya-ya-ya-ya (I guess Nelson Riddle coulda written the
Ilya-ya-ya)
Jane "oooooaaahhhh " Fondle
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Millionaire's Guitar Influence
Date: 05 Feb 1999 11:08:48 -0800


Demi God and Cultural Icon Jonny P Writes:

And if anyone wants to hear a prime example of the guitar sound which
     must have influenced the millionaire, look no further than the track
     'goodbye' by Julie London (from the album 'At Home', available,
     coupled with the album 'round midnight' on an incredibly wonderful CD)

     regards
     Jonny

Is that Howard Roberts or maybe Barney Kessel ?
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota Rant
Date: 05 Feb 1999 14:23:22 -0600


At 01:04 PM 2/5/99 -0500, Mimi wrote:
>A last comment on Rota: someone asked about listenable covers of
>Fellini/Rota music.

Also look for:
CLUB FOOT ORCHESTRA: Plays Nino Rota - Selections from LaDolce Vita,
Amarcord, Nights of Cabiria, 8 1/2

This was released on Rastascan last year. Check this URL for full details:
http://www.rastascan.com/catalog/brd036.html
and
http://www.clubfoot.com/

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) > Subject: Phone in sick - April 6th
Date: 05 Feb 1999 14:38:00 EST


> while this is not really Exotica I know a lot of you can sympathize
> and some of the folks involved deeply in this are into Exotica
>
> does that count?


> *Psst... pass it on*
>
> World Phone in Sick Day is April 6th and that is coming up fast.
> In order for the event to be an even bigger success than previous years
> we intend to invade the intranets and email in boxes of large
> corporations and workplaces the world over. This is where we need your
> help. Please pass this on to work colleagues and friends and encourage
> them to do the same.
> We=92re not really fans of chain letters or unsolicited email - but this
> is in the name of revolution and a day off.
>
> PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS MESSAGE
>
> The 3rd World Phone in Sick Day takes place on 6 April 1999 and you are
> invited to take part. All you have to do is not turn up for work. You
> can think up something original or just have the flu. Just PHONE IN
> SICK. If you have a great excuse then why not email and tell us.
> [e-mail]
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> http://www.underbelly.demon.co.uk/decadent/docs/sickcont.htm
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> We would also like pledges of illness - tell us your job and your
> company, you don=92t have to give your real name and we won=92t tell your
> boss.
>
> If you are a celebrity then why not pledge your support to us or to the
> media. email us or see details at
> http://www.underbelly.demon.co.uk/decadent/docs/sickstar.htm
>
> Decadent Action are the organisers of World Phone in Sick Day - the
> annual holiday for idlers, slackers, anarchists and workers of the
> world.
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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Millionaire's Guitar Influence
Date: 05 Feb 1999 12:23:09 -0800 (PST)


A friend told me that Guitar Player magazine had a rave review about
the Millionair's guitar playing.  The article praised the many varied
sounds and styles he gets.  Did anybody read this?

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck
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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: B-52's was Sunshine Superman
Date: 05 Feb 1999 13:26:39 -0800


It is called ROAM... I thought you were  kidding.....=20

The grass is always mondegreener on the other side of the fence.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Waugh [mailto:[e-mail]]
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 7:23 AM
> To: Rajnai, Charles, NPG; Ron Grandia; [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: B-52's was Sunshine Superman
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Really? Might as well add a little more clutter. I actually don't know
> the name of the so but the particular lyric goes something like "roam,
> if you want to/roam around the world..." I think it's circa Love
> Shack. Used to annoy my fiance by singing whoa Nipsy Russell.
>=20
> Have a bright, bright sunshiney daaaaay,
>=20
> BW
>=20
>=20
> ---"Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >
> > I am a BIG B-52's fan I can't think of any soneg that comes even
> close to
> > this.
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > > What's the title of that B-52's song that has the refrain of =
"Whoa,
> > > Nipsy Russell"?
> > >=20
> > >=20
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) I want some Martin Denny Mp3's, please!!!
Date: 05 Feb 1999 16:32:34 EST


Someone help me! I really want some Martin Denny or Les Baxter Mp3's. Any good
sites to recommend???


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Suspiria by Goblin
Date: 05 Feb 1999 14:09:03 -0800 (PST)


I've been listening to the soundtrack to Suspiria by the band Goblin
whose members are Agostino Marangolo, Claudio Simonetti, Massimo
Morante & Fabio Pignatelli.

This soundtrack is fabulous, thanks to whoever posted about it.  Its
really wild, psychedelic weird with moog & splashing effects. Not much
of a description I know but its more 70s psychedelic then 60s now
sound.  I was wondering if this band or its members did anything else
similiar.

I'm also listening to il Serpente by Morricone (1998 Screen Trax)  and
it has its share of great moments but its not great all the way
through.  There are some wild wordless ya ya vocals that just blow me
away.  Its hard to imagine the total Morricone product available.

Well Mardis Gras is Feb 16,  it would be great if some exotic listers
could make it.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  Re:  (exotica)Ilya vs. Rex's son
Date: 05 Feb 1999 17:01:13 EST



In a message dated 2/5/99 4:10:53 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>make sure you've heard Noel's
>groovy version of the Beatles "She's a woman".

AND let us never forget Noel Harrison's  "A young girl, a young girl of 16,
child of springtime still green, lying here by the
road...........................Dead!   45 on London <and I know the words are
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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mardi Gras
Date: 05 Feb 1999 14:30:59 -0800 (PST)


Forgot about the great Don Tiki,  we are playing the first remix song
off their single and in the same vain Swamp Fire by Martin Denny and
Patricia by Prado and Conga DE La Havana by the  Lecuono Cuban Boys
and Blen Blen Blen by Cugat. .  There's probably a few more I left off
but after all we play 4, 100 minute maxell cassette tapes.


What is left to make is a straight exotica tape for when we stop for a
half hour and take a break.  Don Tiki, Baxter and Denny will make that
tape as will Welcome to Utopia by CE and the Karminsky Remix of Ma Na
Ma Na.

As Cugat says "Take It Easy, Take It Easy,  Just like Cugie mixing
with gasoline..., sing it Lina"

Chuck

---Lloyd Kandell  wrote:
>
> íHola con Aloha!
>
> What... no Don Tiki?!?
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From: Paul Dean <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) another lyrical twist
Date: 05 Feb 1999 16:29:01 -0600


We were discussing rock stars in college one day and a friend said that Jimi Hendrix
was gay.  When I expressed some surprise, he said he based his conclushion on the
lyric "excuse me while I kiss this guy"!!!

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From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Suspiria by Goblin
Date: 05 Feb 1999 18:15:45 -0500


Chuck wrote:

> This soundtrack is fabulous, thanks to whoever posted about it.  Its
> really wild, psychedelic weird with moog & splashing effects. Not much
> of a description I know but its more 70s psychedelic then 60s now
> sound.  I was wondering if this band or its members did anything else
> similiar.

I have heard a couple of their other lps. They never quite reached the
psychotic frenzy of the "Susperia" soundtrack again, but their "Dawn of the
Dead" and "Roller" (title?) lps have their moments.

Allan

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From: [e-mail] (Natalie Grace)
Subject: (exotica) Millionaire's Guitar Influence
Date: 05 Feb 1999 15:32:43 -0800



     Hey, you've forgotten a *very* important influence:

     Beelzebub!

     -Natalie B. (PhD in Smartassism.)





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 05 Feb 1999 18:44:54 EST


>>>My opinion?  Well you get it anyway.  This has got to be the CD that was
going to be the Tiki Sampler.  Maybe they would  have done it slightly
differently but if they already got it in production . . . . . well, you get
the picture.<<<

Except that it is *missing* any tracks from "On the Rocks" and other promised
extras that were supposed to be on the "Tiki Sampler."

--Rod


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Date: 05 Feb 1999 19:28:26 EST


In a message dated 2/5/99 7:14:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Except that it is *missing* any tracks from "On the Rocks" and other
promised
 extras that were supposed to be on the "Tiki Sampler."
  >>

so if they promised the Tiki Sampler and it never came out you really think
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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Heavenly F&T
Date: 05 Feb 1999 19:50:27 -0400


Here are some dates to those albums...

>I'd wondered where Heavenly stood in F&T's career since my copy, a
>remastered stereo release (?), has no date. Recently found a partial answer
>in the liner notes for the mono F&T Play Light Classics, also n.d. Here's a
>chronology:
>Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi (ABC-221)
 -1958
>F&T with Percussion (ABC-248)
-1958
>Blast Off! (ABC-285)
-1959
>F&T Play Light Classics (ABC-313)
-1960

Hi Fireworks; Columbia 573; 1955

Heavenly Sounds in Hi Fi was re-issued in 1966 (minus one song and
re-titled "The Heavenly sounds of Ferrante & Teicher with Orchestra and
Strings; ABC 555). Many other late 50'2 early 60's F&T albums were
reissued then most likely due to their new found popularity on United
Artists.

Lost in the archives,
Frank


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Time Label
Date: 05 Feb 1999 20:45:53 EST


I would recommend any of the following Time label records:

Hugo Montenegro -- Bongos + Brass, Boogie Woogie + Bongos, Hugo Montenegro and
His Orchestra (Process 70)
Pete Rugolo -- The Original Music of Thriller
Dominic Cortese -- Accordion

(for real!)

Al Caiola -- just about anything on the Time label either by or produced by
Caiola

I only have a couple of tracks from Murder, Inc. by Irving Joseph but it's
enough to convince me that everyone should own a copy.

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Command Christmas Album
Date: 05 Feb 1999 20:49:29 EST


I seem to recall someone on the list mentioning a Command Christmas album.

I came across an album on Command called Christmas Carols with Organ and
Chimes played by Ashley Miller.  I don't know if that is the album in
question, but it is produced by Enoch Light with Robert Byrne.

Sean


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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour this week
Date: 05 Feb 1999 21:27:00 -0600


On this week's Retro Cocktail Hour webcast, we preview Basta's
terrific new CD set, "Samuel J. Hoffman and the Theremin".  Also on
tap, tunes by Roger Roger, Jack Fascinato, Sir Julian (all 13 fingers
of him) and Warren Kime's Brass Impact Orchestra.

We'll serve up some cool crime jazz by Kenyon Hopkins (from "East
Side, West Side" and "The Yellow Canary"), Stanley Wilson ("M-Squad")
and Bob Mersey (the rare album "Jazz from Great TV Shows").  Plus,
Linda Lawson sings, Preston Epps beats his bongos, the Doors go
Latin...and they call me Mr. Percussion!

To hear The Retro Cocktail Hour on the World Wide Web right now, just
go to:

http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html

Requires a minimum 28.8 Internet connection and RealPlayer G2.
Download your G2 player for free at:

http://www.real.com/products/player/index.html

And, if you tune in for the webcast, please drop us a line and let us
know you're out there.

Thanks for the space!


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From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Suspiria by Goblin
Date: 05 Feb 1999 23:31:27 -0500


>I've been listening to the soundtrack to Suspiria by the band Goblin
>whose members are Agostino Marangolo, Claudio Simonetti, Massimo
>Morante & Fabio Pignatelli.
>
>This soundtrack is fabulous, thanks to whoever posted about it.  Its
>really wild, psychedelic weird with moog & splashing effects. Not much
>of a description I know but its more 70s psychedelic then 60s now
>sound.  I was wondering if this band or its members did anything else
>similiar.
There are 3 Goblin compilations out in the US on DRG; they're very easy
to find. I once purchased a CD by Claudio Simonetti but found it horrible.

Interestingly enough, the new album by British Moog band Add N to X (due
out in March) sounds a lot like Goblin at times. Really amazing stuff, I
highly recommend it.

Elisabeth


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Nymphomania CD's from "Germany"
Date: 05 Feb 1999 23:20:21 -0800


Just got those 2 Nymphomania  CD's from Other Music in New York of 60's
Sex-o-rama go go sounds.

They have blue bottoms.

I can hear the vinyl on some tracks.

I'm not complaining, I'm just pointing it out that bootlegs are everywhere
these days, Vinyl/CD, whatever.

There are NO Liner Notes whatsoever and there is a little arty note inside
advertising some Sexadelic Dance Party DJ somewhere in Manhattan every
Thursday night.

Speaking of No Liner Notes, what could be worse than no liner notes ?
Not telling me WHO the artists are, as on those Easy Beat CD's out of
Germany, izzit ?

I don't think these Nymphomania CD's are from Germany.
JD


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Subject: RE: (exotica) Nymphomania CD's from "Germany"
Date: 06 Feb 1999 00:24:43 -0800



> Just got those 2 Nymphomania  CD's from Other Music in New York of =
60's
> Sex-o-rama go go sounds.
>=20
> They have blue bottoms.
I hope you mean the disks.
>=20
> I can hear the vinyl on some tracks.
>=20
I don't mind this too much... It depends on the price paid.  Have gotten =
some phenominal sounding boots lately. All mastered off of clean vinyl. =
(I think) I actually prefer this in many cases to legit reissues where =
some tin-eared nit has remastered from tapes and messed up the original =
sound by "punching it up" with technology, or whatever it is they do.
>=20
> Speaking of No Liner Notes, what could be worse than no liner notes ?
> Not telling me WHO the artists are, as on those Easy Beat CD's out of
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Time Label
Date: 06 Feb 1999 06:11:16 -0500


At 08:45 PM 2/5/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>I would recommend any of the following Time label records:
>
>Hugo Montenegro -- Bongos + Brass, Boogie Woogie + Bongos, Hugo Montenegro

This brings up a Montenegro question.

I can't remember which label it is.  Could be Time but I think it's
Mainstream.  In any case,  there are all these Montenegro records on that
label that are incredibly mediocre.  I have one record on Mainstream -
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" - and it's got some good moments but I've
picked up a number of his records on one or another of these cheapie labels
and been very very disappointed.

What's the story with him?  He's got all the soundtracks.  (Is "The
Wrecking Crew" reissued?)  And then there are his "pop" records with
classic moments, including his versions of "Love is blue" and "Classical
Gas".
I have a 2-record best-of compilation on RCA, "This is Hugo Montenegro" and
it's almost all great.

Then there are all these dreary generic string-laden records on whatever
that label is.  What's up with that?

Nat



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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Montenegro Question
Date: 06 Feb 1999 09:52:53 -0400


Montenegro recorded for Time between 1960 and 1063. Either Time
under-utilized him or old Hugo was still finding his voice, since the
bulk of these albums are unimaginative string arrangements. He put out a
series of four volumes of Americian Musical Theater and Great Songs from
Motion Pictures which are pretty pathetic renditions of mostly mediocre
material.
I agree with Sean that Boogie-Woogie and Bongos and Bongos and Brass are
high points in his Time career, I would also add Cha Chas for Dancing.The
rest, where you might be able to apologetically find a decent tune or
two, really aren't worth it. Save you money for the RCA recordings.
In 1965 he recorded his first album for RCA which just happened to be the
music to The Man From UNCLE. The music style changed and so did Hugo
which brings up a sort of chicken-and-egg kind of question. Did
Montenegro just go along with what his label execs told him, or did he
make a conscious move to RCA so his new hip sensibilites could flourish?
Of course, we know that RCA got some great albums out of him throught the
60's and up through the 70's.
It's funny that there's a tendency to want to like or find justification
of some artist that we like when we discover that they went through a
phase of putting out stuff we don't like. I admit that I still own some
Montenegro that I don't particularly care for but, I sometimes like to
listen to them just because it's Hugo. It's not that they are such *bad*
albums, it's just that in contrast to his great albums they don't measure
up or rather they are so stylistically different that it's hard to admit
that it's the real Montenegro.The "taste maker" in me wants to prune
these out of my collection. Ah, but the librarian in me keeps them where
they are.

 Conversely, we might also decide not to like some one based upon a few
albums and miss out on  recordings that are markedly better.I neglected
to pick up any Ferrante and Teicher albums for the longest time simply
because I had judged their whole carrer based on their UnitedArtists
recordings. Not until a friend gave me the Percussion album did I realize
that the ABC recordings were quite different.

Which leads to an interesting thread topic; Are there any other examples
of these "Label Jumpers"?

Frank



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Date: 06 Feb 1999 10:31:25 EST



In a message dated 2/6/99 10:53:45 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Montenegro recorded for Time between 1960 and 1063

WOW! I can SEE why they called the label "Time" ;--)


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From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) command xmas album
Date: 06 Feb 1999 11:32:03 -0500


he xmas lp in question is called, the command family of artists,
christmas album  it has a big mosaic of foil squares in a star pattern.

the best cut is toots theilman doing jingle bells, awesome.


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From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) charles magnante info?
Date: 06 Feb 1999 11:37:06 -0500


recently in a goodwill hunt, i picked up a gem, accordion at its best,
charles magnante and his combo. (mahattan records)

it has some standards like caravan and tumbling tumbleweeds, bouncy,
jazzy, gofty (all the prerequisites for my kind of listenin'.

i haven't found any info on who he was or is. but my local record store
with all sorts of prices had alot of him in the 12- 15 dollar range,
whats up?

thanks guys

carrie



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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Lothars
Date: 06 Feb 1999 09:45:22 -0800


Theremin Noise Trio

Here;  http://web.mit.edu/jonb/www/bands/lothars.html

It ain't easy listening:)

JD


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: V/a:  "Beat Psichedelico Alla Celluloide
Date: 05 Feb 1999 19:42:18 +0100


sorry, I forgot to include the name of the label of the "Beat Psichedelico"
comp; it's:    Giallo Records Saf 028, Italy, 1998

the first volume in the series is called "Mosaico Psichedelico"
        Giallo Records Saf 021

i liked that one too, and very much, but not as much as the "beat" volume,
although i also know that many a listee will prefer "Mosaico", which is
more psychploitation, louder, wilder, more exentric, more of a
"cinematrographic" sound (crime/spy jazzy), and with more electric guitars,
and lots of organ too, and with 5 tracks by one Armando Sciascia that are
really scary and probably taken from a horror movie soundtrack.

contact for both: <[e-mail]> or <[e-mail]>



        Johan


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Subject: Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?
Date: 06 Feb 1999 11:07:37 +0000


At 11:37 AM 06-02-99 -0500, carrie wrote:.>recently in a goodwill hunt, i
picked up a gem, accordion at its best,
>charles magnante and his combo. (mahattan records)
>i haven't found any info on who he was or is.
>whats up?

Charles Magnante was one of the leading accordianists in the US during his
lifetime.  Not only did he put out a number of albums on Grand Award and
Command (Enoch Light labels), but he also was the president of some
national society of accordianists and was quite influential in promoting
the accordian as a legitimate instrument.  The accordian never achieved the
status it has in Russia, but at least it was pushed higher thanks to his
efforts.  I love all of his albums: he seems to concentrate on Spanish and
Italian themed material, but it is the musical or standards selections he
does I most enjoy.  I don't know why the prices seem so high...I have never
bought any of his for more than a couple of bucks or seen them for more
than that.

Byron

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Subject: (exotica) Christmas "Lounge" CD
Date: 06 Feb 1999 11:52:08 +0000


I ran across a CD review for The Ultimate Lounge Christmas
which was rather curious. The singer was John Jonethis and
the label was Essential.  The booklet/cover, however, was
styled like an Ultra Lounge CD (scripty writing, the colors,
bar across the top, zebra skin background).

http://tlem.netcentral.net/album/4/4761l.jpeg

The selection they chose to load in Real Audio was not very
exciting.  It was an original by Jonethis, slow tempo (cut 5).

The review, however, indicated the rest may be okay.  Anyone
heard or seen this CD?

12 cuts
total time 34:04
songs:
1. Winter Wonderland 2:04
2. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 3:00
3. The Christmas Song 3:02
4. Christmas Time Is Here 3:04
5. The Joy That Christmas Brings 3:01
6. Christmas Is For Children 2:27
7. I'll Be Home For Christmas 4:08
8. White Christmas 2:36
9. Merry Christmas, Darling 3:20
10. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year 2:37
11. Silent Night 2:40
12. Winter Wonderland (reprise) 2:05


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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bullitt, Sophia and Lee tv
Date: 06 Feb 1999 16:09:12 -0500


A&E has "Bullitt" (1968) at 3:00pm (eastern) Sunday afternoon. Music by
Lalo Schifrin.

"Marriage Italian Style" (1964), starring Sophia Loren and Marcello
Mastroianni, airs on Bravo Sunday afternoon at 5:00pm and late, late Sunday
at 3:30am. Music by Armando Trovajoli.

Tuesday night on A&E's "Biography", 8:00pm and midnight, it's... Liberace.

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Date: 06 Feb 1999 16:37:52 EST



In a message dated 2/6/99 1:36:08 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>the best cut is toots theilman

who played in Boston (Cambridge) this weekend


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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) F&T rattling in my my head...
Date: 06 Feb 1999 16:49:21 +0000


Thank you, Thank you,  [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer) for the only one to
respond to my giddy rant about discovering Ferrante & Teicher's good
side!  Also, thanks to Frank ([e-mail]) for posting the LP
dates...they're not listed on the sleeves.

Regarding the release dates...on the back of HI-FIreworks it mentions 2
other earlier releases by F&T (their first?)...has anyone heard
"Continental Holiday" or "Music from Can-Can and Me & Juliet"?  Are they
prepared piano records or the schmaltz thing?  I would guess they are
their experimental style from the fact that they predate the ones we're
talking about.

In any case, I picked up 'F&T with Percussion' and 'Keyboard Kapers'
(re-release of Dynamic Twin Pianos), and at this point I'm
ass-over-heels sold on these guys.  Thru my initial shock and laughter
all I could think was..."John Cage on helium!"   Great great stuff, man.

Ciao!

Keith

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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota
Date: 06 Feb 1999 23:40:18 +0100


> Along with F&T, Al/[e-mail] mentioned Nino Rota -- another name
> seldom seen on eXotica. Think about it: Com Ed covered a tune from 8 1/2 on
> I, Swinger, Rota's theme from La Strada was a hit, and Jack and others DJs
> sometimes drop Rota cuts in their sets.
>
The Fibonaccis covered Rota and Snakefinger did as well! Mid 80s. Damn,
I had that record, gave it away. Wasn't there something like "I'm Nino"?

Rota sure was a cornerstone of European film music. When he died, and
shortly after him Fellini and Juliettea Massini as well, it was like a
whole  era ended.

Do you happen to know if he did any Italo Western scores?

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From: "Marco \"Kallie\" Kalnenek" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota
Date: 06 Feb 1999 23:43:53 +0100


Moritz R wrote:
>
> The Fibonaccis covered Rota and Snakefinger did as well! Mid 80s. Damn,
> I had that record, gave it away. Wasn't there something like "I'm Nino"?

Yes, the track is called 'Shing faces (I am Nino)' and it is on the
album 'Manual of errors'.

Marco



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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?
Date: 06 Feb 1999 18:47:06 -0400


>i haven't found any info on who he was or is. but my local record store
>with all sorts of prices had alot of him in the 12- 15 dollar range,
>whats up?

What's up? Your local record dealer is out of his/her mind.

...and I second Byron on his Magnante assessment.
-Frank


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Subject: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
Date: 06 Feb 1999 18:53:58 -0400


Found a Trader Vic's cocktail menu from 1956. All drinks $1.00-1.80. Nice
color drawings of the various concoctions. I could really go for a Tiki
Puka Puka right now. Whatever it is, it sounds great.

Frank




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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mindexpanders/Animated Egg
Date: 06 Feb 1999 16:29:25 -0800


Hello all,

New CD Add: Extremely Limited Quantites

Mindexpanders-What's Happening backed with the Animated Egg, both from
circa 1967.  $20 plus shipping.

In case you don't know, the "Animated Egg" were the pseudo psych 60's Go Go
band that is the 101 Strings Orchestra "Astro Sounds From Beyond The Year
2000", without the 101 Strings Orchestra AND the sound fully de-compressed
and FAT with KILLER Fuzz Guitars and Fat Rich Organ, FULL BASS, Great SHARP
Drums, Rhythm Electric Guitar. Great stuff indeed.

Titles; A Love Built on Sand, Inside Looking Out, I Said She Said Ah Cid,
"T"omorrow, Sure Listic, Sippin' and Trippin', Dark, Down Down and Gone,
Sock It My Way, That's How It Is.

The Mindexpanders are totally cool, melodic, funky and wild/weird 60's
Exotica and Exotic Psychedelia/Go Go Exotic Psychedelia with the Ondioline
out in front with Fuzz Guitars and Squawk Box, Chinese Bell Trees, Panther
Combo Organ, Bongo, Boo Bams, Kazoo, Bird Calls, Sounds with honking horns
and of the Streets with Busses zooming along et al, all instrumentals.
It is awesome and super super cool like you could never imagine.

It is, for me, more Exotica than it is psychedelic but it is DEFINITLEY
psychedelic and VERY VERY GROOVY as well as everything else I mentioned.
It's like nothing you have ever heard anywhere, swear to god.  It's 60's Go
Go and Exotica, a very varied sound that every tune is distinct in its
originality.

Titles; Love Syndrome, Theme From, Pictures At A Psychedelic Art
Exhibition, Cul de Sac, Downtown Trip, Pulsation, A Night On Bald Mountain,
Sensory Overload, Euphoria, Mandela

The CD also has 4 Bonus Tracks:

2 are Ondioline Screaming Exotica with Major Weird and Cool Percussion from
Frenchman, Clyde Borley and His 5 Dimensions, circa 1966, recorded in
France.  Titles; "Taboo" and "Afro-Mania".

1 is THAT bitchin' Sitar track with Major Percussive Exotica and a title
called "Jungle Fantasy" and last but not least is
an electronic piece from the soundtrack to "War of The Worlds" from the
great Leith Stevens.

All in all, I think a great effort.  Impeccable sound fidelity, all in Stereo.

$20.00 plus shipping.  Please e-mail direct if interested

Thanks for the space,
Jack




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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) F&T rattling in my my head...
Date: 06 Feb 1999 20:12:39 -0500


At 04:49 PM 2/6/99 +0000, Keith E. Lo Bue wrote:

> Are they prepared piano records or the schmaltz thing?

I'm not going to dispute the idea that the prepared piano "exotica" records
are more interesting in general but I have to put in a good word or two for
the rest of the records, which you're calling schmaltz.
And most of them are schmaltzy I guess.
But for instance "Latin Pianos" (with Don Costa) is a great record.
And scattered through their "now sound" records, there are occasionally
great cuts such as "Lay Lady Lay" from the Getting Together LP.
I think they were basically always "schmaltzy" but sometimes they got lucky
and were more than that.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?
Date: 06 Feb 1999 20:17:31 -0500


At 06:47 PM 2/6/99 -0400, recliner wrote:

>...and I second Byron on his Magnante assessment.

I can't go that far.  I find Magnante's playing and arranging to be really
strong and interesting but his tune selection is really annoying.  I always
get the vague feeling that I'm at a cheesy Italian wedding and the band
can't stop playing Lady of Spain.  They're not doing the standard version
certainly but I really wish they'd play something different.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Mindexpanders/Animated Egg
Date: 06 Feb 1999 20:20:12 -0500


At 04:29 PM 2/6/99 -0800, Jack wrote:
>
>1 is THAT bitchin' Sitar track with Major Percussive Exotica and a title
>called "Jungle Fantasy"

Is that the same bitchin cut as the one on the Living Percussion record
which also features a bitchin sitar exotica version of "Green Tambourine"?

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Date: 06 Feb 1999 21:36:04 EST


In a message dated 2/6/99 9:03:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Found a Trader Vic's cocktail menu from 1956. All drinks $1.00-1.80. Nice
 color drawings of the various concoctions. I could really go for a Tiki
 Puka Puka right now. Whatever it is, it sounds great.

 Frank
  >>

Hey Frank,

I found one today at a flea market.  Re-print from 1981.  Mine does not have a
recipe for a Mai Tai in the index???!!!?????

Do you or does anybody have a clue on this????

Perplexed,

Tiki Bob
(yes that's me -- Robert)


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Subject: (exotica) schmaltz
Date: 06 Feb 1999 21:40:52 EST


<<I'm not going to dispute the idea that the prepared piano "exotica" records
are more interesting in general but I have to put in a good word or two for
the rest of the records, which you're calling schmaltz.
And most of them are schmaltzy I guess.>>

One of the members of the list used to have a "Schmaltzalarm" that would go
off when things got to "schmaltzy".

Is that Schmaltzalarm still out there?   Anybody???

(Oh, don't confuse schmaltz with schumtz)

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From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rota/Fellini Covers and blue bottom cdr's
Date: 06 Feb 1999 22:01:55 EST


> >A last comment on Rota: someone asked about listenable covers of
> >Fellini/Rota music.
Some of the finest renditions can be heard over several Pascaal
Comelade recordings... and with the added attraction of masterful toy
piano sound... Now that's exotic!!!

Re: Nymphomania
> They have blue bottoms.
Actually our set is one blue and one gold.  I'm not
complaining long as they play (and they do) unlike that Ursula 1000
blue bottom special (also an OM exclusive) that does not on my
player. It's especially frustrating if it's good - and the place
selling it doesn't happen to mention they know of the problem.
This leads to the problem I have in buying boot cd's - never being
sure if the thing will play. Just use the ?%$)! gold ones I say...
Needless to say I now intend to ask this question before I order
another!

Brian Karasick
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From: James G <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Happiness is the Taste of Kent
Date: 06 Feb 1999 19:42:24 -0800


was browsing through my mp3 files and found the Kent commercial (i was
looking for Metal Machine Music, all four sides of which had been posted
on Usenet by some kind soul a few months back - even the Nutty Squirrels
showed up in the 50's MP3 group recently).  the commercial used zippy
sound effects (shown in parentheses)on many of the happiness lines,
wonder what Conniff could have done with this concept ?

To a goalie (whoosh whoosh), it's a save save save,
To a surfer, it's a wave wave wave,
To the colonel (ten HUT) it's a regiment,
To a smoker, it's a Kent..
(chorus)
(piccolo plays the "happiness is" part)
The taste of Kent (repeat 3 times)
More taste and fine tobacco

To a gourmet, it's a special sauce,
To a cowboy (horse neighs) it's his favorite hoss,
To a hostess (smooch), it's a compliment,
To a smoker, it's a Kent

(chorus)

(announcer)
If you smoke a filter cigarette, try the taste of Kent.

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From: Michael Davidson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Frank Barber
Date: 07 Feb 1999 17:22:26 +0000



Hi from Kiwiland.

Does anyone out there know much more about UK Percussion guy Frank
Barber??  A list of albums?

I have only one album by him - "Swingin' Percussion" and its wonderful.
My favorite version yet of "Spanish Flea" - I'm thinking seriously of
making myself a tape of all the versions of this song - if I see it on
an unknown albums songlist I'll normally buy it.  Quite a good quality
indicator I find.

I've only ever seen one other album by him and it was a "Hits of the
30's" type affair.

Picked up a couple of nice odd moog finds this weekend.
The Carmets "Synthesizer Electric Sound", Moog & Arranged by Yusuke
Hoguchi. (JVC Quad CD-4)

"Golden Hour of Golden Instrumental Hits featuring The Many Moogs of
Killer Watts" (Pye - Golden Hour)
Killer title huh.
Pretty good for a budget label and it really is 60mins+ long - on Side 2
the last groove is so close to the label my turntable refuses to play
the last song - the autostop kicks in there. Budget or what?

The other albums on this label pictured on the back lack any promise -
Golden Hours of Max Bygraves, Russ Conway & Jims Mcleods Golden Hour of
Scottish Dancing.

Cheers

Mike
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From: Michael D. Toth <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota Rant
Date: 07 Feb 1999 00:31:59 -0000


[e-mail] (Mimi Mayer) wrote:

>A last comment on Rota: someone asked about listenable covers of
>Fellini/Rota music.

Dunno if this one slipped through or not, but there is a REALLY haunting
version of "You and You Alone (La Strada Theme)" done by The Three Suns.
It's a non-LP single side (there's a boatload of killer non-LP Three Suns
material from 1953-1963, BTW).

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Heavenly F&T
Date: 07 Feb 1999 01:13:51 -0000



[e-mail] (Mimi Mayer) wrote:

>At last! A mention of F&T's Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi!
>
>I've wondered about this treasure: Why didn't it crop up more often here in
>raves about F&T's treated piano stuff? Blast Off! and FIreworks come up now
>and then, and Ross occasionally lobbies for Dynamic Twin Pianos, a berserk
>and inspired LP.

I *love* _Heavenly Sounds_. It might even be my favorite of their
prepared records.

>About Heavenly (ABC-Paramount, ABCS-221 and ABC-221): It's all sky songs:
>Stella by Starlight, The Moon Was Yellow, Stardust (and a fab one, too) a
>lackluster Over the Rainbow, a dazzling Serenade to a Star -- you get the

"Over the Rainbow" became one of my absolute favorites from that record.
Rapturously *beautiful*. Might sound lackluster to you, but it makes ME
want to writhe on the floor in ecstacy. :-)

>of some arrangements along with something that could be a theremin or piano
>strings scratched to tone.

Well, unless the liner notes were lying, it was *something* they did with
a piano and not a theremin or other instrument. I assumed it was bowing
or sliding something up and down the strings.

>Could a treated piano fan supply the date/label for HI-FIreworks?

The first prepared F&T (and I personally think, while still mighty cool,
the least developed and least interesting), _HI-FIreworks_ was released
on Columbia CL 573 around 1954-55. Original pressings give the title on
the label as something like _Hi-Fi 3-D Pianos_. It was reissued less
"Susanna's Last Stand" and "Semper Fidelis" on Columbia's budget Harmony
label as _Fireworks_ sometime in the 1960s as HL 7427 and SH 11227
(simulated stereo; actually sounds pretty nifty).

> Even better, how's about the URL for an F&T discography?

I'll try to compile what I know, including the prepared tracks appearing
on otherwise non-prepared albums.

Frank <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Heavenly Sounds in Hi Fi was re-issued in 1966 (minus one song and
>re-titled "The Heavenly sounds of Ferrante & Teicher with Orchestra and
>Strings; ABC 555). Many other late 50'2 early 60's F&T albums were
>reissued then most likely due to their new found popularity on United
>Artists.

It's *extremely* important to note that _Heavenly Sounds of F&T w/ Orch._
looks/sounds *totally different* from the original _Heavenly Sounds In
Hi-Fi_. With F&T's UA "orchestral" sound so commercially successful, ABC
recorded new orchestral overdubs for the _Heavenly Sounds_ album, as well
as _Blast Off!_ (minus "In the Rain" as _We've Got Rhythm_ (ABC/ABCS
556)). Sure, occasionally some of the weird piano effects are smothered
in strings, but I found many of the orchestral overdubbed versions of HS
songs came off much more cinematic and epic sci-fi. And while I'm sure
the added orchestra was intended to make these sound more "commercially
viable," the truth is there's nothing overdubs can do to un-weird stuff
like "Chopsticks Cha Cha" from _Blast Off!_ (I personally think the
imposed strings made it even *weirder*). I think any real prepared F&T
fan would want these odd variant editions as well.

I'd like to close by saying God bless Doug Frisby for helping _Blast
Off!_ see the light of day on CD.

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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop,February 7
Date: 07 Feb 1999 01:45:00 -0500


Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal,
Canada. Comments and questions welcome.

Space Bop #34 - Spot The Sample

Amon Tobin:  Melody Infringement  "Funkungfusion"
Sukia:  Vaseline And Sand  "Contacto Espacial Con El Tercer Sexo"
Christian Marclay:  Jukebox Capriccio  "Records"
Mr. Scruff:  Fish  "Funkungfusion"

Tipsy:  Something Tropical  "Trip Tease"
Negativland: View To The Sun  "Free"
Eno & Byrne:  Mea Culpa  "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts"

Stock, Hausen & Walkman:  Hemline  "Organ Transplants"
Ursula 1000:  Pleasure Unit  "The Now Sound Of..."
DJ Soup:  Vertical Expression Of A Horizontal Desire  "The Cocktail
Shaker"
Dauerfisch:  Hihihihahaha  "Tausend Ganz Legale Steuertricks"

Stock, Hausen & Walkman:  Blow Me  "Organ Transplants"
Dimitri From Paris:  Une Very Stylish Fille  "Sacrebleu"
A Certain Frank:  Moonchild  "Nobody? No!"


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From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
Date: 07 Feb 1999 11:30:44 +0000


Kiwi Mike wrote:

>Does anyone out there know much more about UK Percussion guy Frank
>Barber??  A list of albums?

He appears to have debuted in 1960 on the UK Columbia label (part of EMI,
and no relation to US Columbia, which in the UK  had to be called CBS for
trademark reasons).  Two albums:
33SX1193 Frank Barber Band "When the Guards are on parade"
- a collection of songs about London
33SX1233/(stereo)SCX3310 Frank Barber Orchestra "Room 504"
- the music of George Posford  (who he?  HP)
In around 1963 when Beatlemania struck, he became A&R man for
the Oriole label, doing backings for artistes like Maureen Evans.  He also
released records as The Frank Barber Orchestra and also as Frank and
The Barbarians.

Oriole Records disappeared in the mid 60's after a merger, and he appears
to have returned to Columbia for a single as The Frank Barber Percussion
Ensemble, and two albums on Studio Two,
- TWO 127 Swinging Percussion
- TWO 203 Percussion in colour

The next reference I can find for him is a minor US chart entry in 1982
with a 'hooked on Glenn Miller' record which is, apparently, still popular
at wedding discos.

There is an excellent version of Spanish Flea by Peter Nero on his
Tribute to Herb Alpert album.  This album is worth buying as they
are not simply cover versions, but differently enough arranged to
be entertaining.  Wonder if a CD version is out?  My vinyl copy
sticks...

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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
Date: 07 Feb 1999 12:08:48 -0000


Michael Davidson wrote:

> "Golden Hour of Golden Instrumental Hits featuring The Many Moogs of
> Killer Watts" (Pye - Golden Hour)
> Killer title huh.
> Pretty good for a budget label and it really is 60mins+ long - on Side 2
> the last groove is so close to the label my turntable refuses to play the
> last song - the autostop kicks in there. Budget or what?

I have this LP too and it has some great stuff on it - the version of
the Persuaders Theme is my personal favourite.  It's quite
collectable - a couple of tracks appear on the second Loungecore
compilation CD.


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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
Date: 07 Feb 1999 13:04:48 GMT


Hugh wrote:

> Kiwi Mike wrote:
>
> >Does anyone out there know much more about UK Percussion guy Frank
> >Barber??  A list of albums?
>
> He appears to have debuted in 1960 on the UK Columbia label (part of EMI,
> and no relation to US Columbia, which in the UK  had to be called CBS for
> trademark reasons).  Two albums:
> 33SX1193 Frank Barber Band "When the Guards are on parade"
> - a collection of songs about London
> 33SX1233/(stereo)SCX3310 Frank Barber Orchestra "Room 504"
> - the music of George Posford  (who he?  HP)
> In around 1963 when Beatlemania struck, he became A&R man for
> the Oriole label, doing backings for artistes like Maureen Evans.  He also
> released records as The Frank Barber Orchestra and also as Frank and
> The Barbarians.
>
> Oriole Records disappeared in the mid 60's after a merger, and he appears
> to have returned to Columbia for a single as The Frank Barber Percussion
> Ensemble, and two albums on Studio Two,
> - TWO 127 Swinging Percussion
> - TWO 203 Percussion in colour
>
> The next reference I can find for him is a minor US chart entry in 1982
> with a 'hooked on Glenn Miller' record which is, apparently, still popular
> at wedding discos.
>

There is also a Polydor album by The Frank Barber Percussion, "Happy
Percussion", in which he performs percussive-cheesy versions of "Big
Spender", "Mah Na Mah Na", et. al. One of those "Another Easy
Listening Album" albums, produced under the aegis of Norrie
Paramour. I think this was issued in the US as "Deep Percussion".

Where are you getting this discographic/biographic info. from, Hugh?
Do you own all these albums, do you have old catalogues, or are there
some good contemporary reference sources for finding out about guys as
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From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) good for the schmaltz, is good for me
Date: 07 Feb 1999 07:33:59 -0500


i collect the prepared piano gems but can't separate myself from the
schmaltzy stuff as well. i find that F&T's version of midnight cowboy is
even better than the original, hope no toes are stepped on, and i truly
enjoy listening to "love in the generation gap" lp. i guess you are
either with this or definitely not. i don't know there's something kinda
great about listening to "little green apples" or "born free" one more
time.lets face it unless you listen to am radio geezer stations,
(although sometimes i do for the shock appeal) you ain't gonna here
stuff like this anywhere anymore, SO enjoy it, don't hide your schmaltzy
side its there.

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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The man in Camden Market
Date: 07 Feb 1999 14:38:35 +0000


I went to see the man in Camden Market over the weekend to see what he had
to offer. As usual he had plenty of records that would interest the list
including (with prices in pounds):
Bill Plummer and his Cosmic Brotherhood - Journey to the East (30), Anandar
Shankar (the yellow one)(40), Dick Hyman's PhantomPhingers(25), Man from
Organ (20), Age of Electronicus(50), The Weinberg Method of Non-Synthetic
Rock(30), Alan Hawkshaw's TV Themes LP with Blarney's Stoned(30), Enoch
Light's Spaced Out (30), Harry Roche Constellation, Spiral (60), Plastic
Cow goes Mooooooog (30)

His stall is stuffed with records that I seem to wake up in the middle of
the night fretting about not owning, with fevered brow and wild staring
eyes. Where does he get them all from?

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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The man in Camden Market
Date: 07 Feb 1999 14:46:22 GMT


> Alan Hawkshaw's TV Themes LP with Blarney's Stoned

Incidentally, this is out on one of those cheapie 2-fer CDs now, with
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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The man in Camden Market
Date: 07 Feb 1999 14:54:32 +0000


>>Brian Fahey album that has "...Swinging Cymbal", "The Ratcatchers"

Do you know what this one is called?





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Subject: Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
Date: 07 Feb 1999 10:06:45 EST


In a message dated 2/6/99 9:03:32 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Found a Trader Vic's cocktail menu from 1956. All drinks $1.00-1.80. Nice
 color drawings of the various concoctions. I could really go for a Tiki
 Puka Puka right now. Whatever it is, it sounds great.

 Frank >>

Here's the recipie for a Tiki Puka Puka:

1 ounce light rum
1 ounce dark rum
1 ounce 151 proof rum (Demerara preferred)
1 ounce orange juice
3 ounce Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1 dash grenadine
Orange flower water

Blend with 1 scoop shaved ice all ingredients except orange flower water in a
mixer. Pour into a grapefruit supreme glass or wide-bowled individual compote.
Add ice cubes. Decorate ith a gardenia. Dash orange flower water on gardenia.

FYI, these are currently running at about $8.50.


At your service,
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Subject: Re: (exotica) The man in Camden Market
Date: 07 Feb 1999 10:14:59 EST


In a message dated 2/7/99 9:51:48 AM EST, Charles_Moseley%MCKINSEY-
[e-mail] writes:

<< >>Brian Fahey album that has "...Swinging Cymbal", "The Ratcatchers"

 Do you know what this one is called? >>

It is called:
Alan Hawkshaw / Brian Fahey
"27 Top TV Themes and Commercials" / "Time For T.V. Brian Fahey and His
Orchestra"
Cat # 7243 4 98171 2 8 (EMI)
It was just released in the past 2 weeks.

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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: exotica etc
Date: 07 Feb 1999 14:35:37 +0100


>From: Jack <[e-mail]>

>can anyone please tell me the url for ppeeks exotica etc site ?


        visit the "Shoppinquarium", the Mailorder Links page on my web site,
        for places where to buy exotica goodies:
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From: Peter Carlfors <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Suspiria by Goblin
Date: 07 Feb 1999 11:58:57 -0800 (PST)


---telstar <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I have heard a couple of their other lps. They never quite reached the
> psychotic frenzy of the "Susperia" soundtrack again, but their "Dawn
of the
> Dead" and "Roller" (title?) lps have their moments.


the "Deep Red"(Profondo Rosso)soundtrack is as good, maybe even better.
The film itself is one of the few that still scare the shit out of me.

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Subject: Re:  (exotica) good for the schmaltz, is good for me
Date: 07 Feb 1999 15:01:17 EST



In a message dated 2/7/99 9:32:33 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>i collect the prepared piano gems but can't separate myself from the
>schmaltzy stuff as well. i find that F&T's version of midnight cowboy is
>even better than the original, hope no toes are stepped on, and i truly
>enjoy listening to "love in the generation gap"

Yesterday I found F&T's "In A Soulful Mood" LP which contains an excellent
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From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Demoiselles again!
Date: 07 Feb 1999 15:18:57 -0500


I just got a new version of the Demoiselles de Rochefort soundtrack by
Michel Legrand (music) and Jacques Demy (lyrics). It's fantabulous! It's
a 2-CD set that includes a lot of the dialog (important since the music
weaves in and out all the time in the movie) and it was remastered: the
sound is amazing, you think the singers are right next to you. It's a
French import on Mercury and I paid about $30 for it at Other Music. I
cannot recommend this enough.

Elisabeth


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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Demoiselles again!
Date: 07 Feb 1999 17:13:31 EST



In a message dated 2/7/99 4:19:56 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I just got a new version of the Demoiselles de Rochefort soundtrack by
>Michel Legrand (music) and Jacques Demy (lyrics). It's fantabulous! It's
>a 2-CD set that includes a lot of the dialog (important since the music
>weaves in and out all the time in the movie) and it was remastered: the
>sound is amazing, you think the singers are right next to you. It's a
>French import on Mercury and I paid about $30 for it at Other Music. I
>cannot recommend this enough.
>
>Elisabeth

Hi Elisabeth and listers. I too have that soundtrack and enjoy it immensely.
There also exists an all instrumental version of the soundtrack as well.
Anyone have any info regarding that. I heard it once and it was EVEN better!


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From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Demoiselles again!
Date: 07 Feb 1999 22:09:39 -0500


>Hi Elisabeth and listers. I too have that soundtrack and enjoy it immensely.
>There also exists an all instrumental version of the soundtrack as well.
>Anyone have any info regarding that. I heard it once and it was EVEN better!
The new 2-CD set includes these instrumental versions, as well as an
English cover of "Chanson des jumelles" ("A Pair of Twins"), a recording
of Michel Legrand's work sessions as he tried to come up with that song
(5 minutes of him going through various melodies, it's fascinating), and
a medley by the Michel Legrand Quintet. The booklet is excellent and has
wonderful photos. Overall it's an improvement on the original soundtrack,
though I kept my version of that one to have the "clean" songs (without
dialog cues).

Elisabeth


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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
Date: 07 Feb 1999 20:37:08 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:
> I found one today at a flea market.  Re-print from 1981.  Mine does not have a
> recipe for a Mai Tai in the index???!!!?????
>
> Do you or does anybody have a clue on this????

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

If you're looking for Mai Tai recipes, including several accounts of the history
of the Mai Tai (including one from Trader Vic's), check our The Search for the
Ultimate Mai Tai website. We have reviews, recipes, and more.

http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/

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Subject: (exotica) Combustible Edison 2/5/99 and "Opening Act"
Date: 08 Feb 1999 04:55:22 EST


Hello 41-

Just a short blurb on Combustible Edison's show the other night at Fez in New
York.  The show was very good, but not much different from the last time I saw
them.  No new tracks, though I was happy to hear them play a bunch of the ones
I like.  It would have been nice to hear Impact, but hearing Spy vs. Spy was
nice.  They closed with Miniskirt, which is always good to hear.  I also taped
the show for any Combustible Edison tapers that may be lurking out there.

I also picked up their movie, Opening Act.  It was described by their
merchandise man as "A surreal movie that kinda has a plot."  That's about
right.  I won't give it away, but it's definatley interesting and only a half
hour long.  The music is all Edison, and new stuff at that.  More of the
background music variety.  It's worth checking out.

Adam


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Trader Vic's Mai Tai Confussion
Date: 08 Feb 1999 06:06:13 EST


Re-direct

I know how to make a Mai Tai by heart.

My comment is that I bought a Trader Vic's Bar and Cooling Guide (which is a
1981) reprint of the original, and it DOES NOT HAVE A RECIPE FOR A MAI TAI IN
IT.

I just don't understant how a drink Vic made famous and built his resturant
empire around does not have a Mai Tai recipe in it.

This is a BOOK not a menu.

Robert

In a message dated 2/7/99 11:33:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< [e-mail] wrote:
 > I found one today at a flea market.  Re-print from 1981.  Mine does not
have a
 > recipe for a Mai Tai in the index???!!!?????
 >
 > Do you or does anybody have a clue on this????

 I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

 If you're looking for Mai Tai recipes, including several accounts of the
history
 of the Mai Tai (including one from Trader Vic's), check our The Search for
the
 Ultimate Mai Tai website. We have reviews, recipes, and more.

 http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/

 -Kevin Crossman
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Subject: (exotica) F & T
Date: 08 Feb 1999 07:07:54 EST


There is at least one other F & T prepared piano LP that I don't recall anyone
mentioning: Soundproof (Westminster WST 15011).  I believe the mono version
goes by the title Soundblast!  It is a must own, but unfortunately it is not
an easy find.

I also agree with Nat Kone that some of their earlier albums like Latin Pianos
which do not feature prepared piano sounds are quite good, too.  I can't
handle their ultra-schmaltzy recordings but love the following:

Golden Piano Hits (WWS 8505)
The Enchanted World of Ferrante & Teicher (UAS 6375)
Pianos in Paradise (UAL 3230)

Their LP Love Themes from Cleopatra (UAL 3290) seems to alternate between good
track, bad track, good track, etc.  It almost seems intentional.

I have also heard that their early xmas LP, Adventures in Carols, features
prepared piano.  I have their later xmas LP, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
It's not bad.

Sean


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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Recipe for Mai Tai from Beachbum Berry's Grog Log
Date: 08 Feb 1999 04:43:48 PST


Recipe for Mai Tai from Beachbum Berry's Grog Log:

1 1/2 ounces fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce Curacao
1/4 ounce orgeat syrup
1/4 ounce rock candy syrup
1 ounce aged Jamaican rum
1 ounce Martinique rum

Serve in double old-fashinoed glass filled with
crushed ice and spent lime shell.
Garnish with mint sprig.

Trader Vic on the Mai Tai: "Anyone who says
I didnt create this drink is a dirty stinker".


>>>
My comment is that I bought a Trader Vic's Bar and Cooling Guide (which
is a
1981) reprint of the original, and it DOES NOT HAVE A RECIPE FOR A MAI
TAI IN
IT.


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From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 08 Feb 1999 08:20:01 -0500


this past weekend i found a three suns lp, dancing on a cloud. the flea
market wanted $10 bucks, is this a mamie eisenhower special or something
really great. i see on the liner notes of movin' and groovin' that it
suggests listening to this as well. is it in the same vein or that
sleepy 'other' planet.

on another note:

does anyone know much about Vic Mizzy? he is listed as the brains behind
the music for 'Green Acres'. i've never come across  anything on him,
albums or stuff.

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Subject: (exotica) The "girls" want to know
Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:14:30 -0500


Michele questions, as do I:

> I was disappointed in  things about the A&E documentary:
1) they didnt even give Joey Bishop more than a one-line mention - if he
was a
sort-of Rat Pack member, I think they should have talked about him.  Also
what
was weird was that they did not interview him for the documentary.  He is
the
ONLY living member!  What a mistake - Or maybe the guy is too sick to be
interviewed, who knows.  Also, what about Shirley MacLean?  Much has been
made
of her involvement in the rat pack, yet they didn't even mention her as a
member????


I wondered the same thing, as well as why not question living legend Lauren
Bacall?  I read where Joey is just an old man content to do cross word
puzzles and not do interviews(geez, sounds like Julie London)...but he
would offer some of the best and only insight around!
JOEY, where are ya', Palie?

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From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota
Date: 08 Feb 1999 08:23:58 -0500


Mo wrote:
>Do you happen to know if he did any Italo Western scores?

I don't think so.

The IMdb list 150 credits in Rota's Composer Filmography. Many are recycled
snippets from his earlier scores. Scenes from a Mall, for instance, picked
up  Amarcord and Juliet of the Spirits. But westerns? Got me. Judge for
yourself at http://us.imdb.com/search and enter Nino Rota.

For an overview of Rota's other film scores, check the 1993 CD, Nino Rota
Film Music (CAM, CVS004). DRG sold it stateside. The themes and directors
are:
Napoli milionaria      De Filippo
The Glass Mountain      Anton & Cass
La Dolce Vita    Fellini
Sunset Sunrise    Kurahara
White Nights (Le notti bianche)    Visconti
War & Peace (Guerra e pace)   King Vidor
Romeo & Juliet (Romeo e Giulietta)    Zeffirelli
The Leopard (Il gattopardo)    Visconti
Rocco & His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli)    Visconti
La bisbetica domata (The Taming of the Shrew)    Zeffirelli
Purple Noon (Theme from Plein Soleil)   Clement
The Godfather (Il padrino)   Coppola

In 94 DRG Movies released another Rota OST: Spara forte piu forte non
capisco (Shoot Louder, Louder...I Don't Understand), a de Filippo film.
Intriguing  liner notes explain how this almost became a lost score.
Recommended for hard-core Rota-philes. It's not his best but makes a lot of
his classic moves: A charming Chaplinesque theme for the heroine, played by
Raquel Welch, and some delectable quotes from La dolce vita. And you can't
forget the bit played on a saw. Am pretty sure DRG is still peddling the
CD, and it seems CAM released it in Europe in 93.

Thx to all for Rota cover recs. I'd LOVE to hear Snakefinger's take on Rota
-- same with the Three Suns. In a dash o' synchronicity, the host of a
local lounge/EZ radio show played a tasty La dolce vita theme by the
Harmonicats. Harmonicas doing a Rota tango! Maybe not as inspired as
Comelade adding toy piano to the Rota mix, but quite pleasing. The host
didn't ID the Harmonicats record. Anyone know?

Mimi




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Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:21:18 EST


In a message dated 02/08/99 9:19:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< does anyone know much about Vic Mizzy? he is listed as the brains behind
 the music for 'Green Acres'. i've never come across  anything on him,
 albums or stuff.

 carrie
  >>

we used to always joke that the was the one that played the kazoo on the Green
Acres stuff.

Robert


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Subject: Re: (exotica) The "girls" want to know
Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:23:18 EST


In a message dated 02/08/99 9:19:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Michele questions, as do I:

 > I was disappointed in  things about the A&E documentary:
 1) they didnt even give Joey Bishop more than a one-line mention - if he
 was a
 sort-of Rat Pack member, I think they should have talked about him. >>


The HBO movie had a fair amount of Joey Bishop on stage but no real insight
into his bio.  The HBO thing made Dean Martin out to be the choir boy of the
pack.  Comments????


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Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:26:06 EST


In a message dated 02/08/99 9:23:06 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< we used to always joke that the was the one >>

the=he

and from the Vic's posts

cooling=cooking

surry fur he confusesion,

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Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:54:21 EST


In a message dated 2/8/99 6:19:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< does anyone know much about Vic Mizzy >>

YOU RANG?

if it is still available, go get yourself the "nice price" ORIGINAL score to
the television series The Addams Family.  Do it now!

"Don't Make Waves (make love)", is another very cool soundtrack I have of his.
Sharon Tate was in this movie.


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Subject: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 08 Feb 1999 10:26:51 -0500


>does anyone know much about Vic Mizzy? he is listed as the brains behind
>the music for 'Green Acres'. i've never come across  anything on him,
>albums or stuff.

I know that he also did the music for the Addams Family and there was an
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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Nymphomania CD's from "Germany"
Date: 08 Feb 1999 07:46:16 -0800 (PST)



---Ron Grandia  wrote:
   Have gotten some phenominal sounding boots lately. All mastered off
of clean vinyl. (I     think) I actually prefer this in many cases to
legit reissues where some tin-eared nit has     remastered from tapes
and messed up the original sound by "punching it up" with
technology, or whatever it is they do.


I am convinced that a good boot generally sounds bettter then your
average cd.  Vinyl sounds the best and  the less technology you throw
at it when remastering it to cd the better.  I'd rather have an
occasional pop on a good copy then the tinny muddy sounding digital
remastering jobs by the big labels.   I am very surprised with the
quality of home cdrs.  Its amazing that for such a low price you beat
the sound quality of lots of remastered cds.

Jack I also don't think those Nymphomanias are from Germany, I mean
the "Hexy Sexy" record label just reeks of boot smell.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Happiness is the Taste of Kent
Date: 08 Feb 1999 07:56:10 -0800 (PST)


I think you have a great idea.  I'd love to hear a group like the
Coniff or Ray Charles singers remake the Commercials cd.  It probably
wouldn't be an improvement over the originals but it would be
interesting to hear.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck



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>
>
> was browsing through my mp3 files and found the Kent commercial (i was
> looking for Metal Machine Music, all four sides of which had been
posted
> on Usenet by some kind soul a few months back - even the Nutty
Squirrels
> showed up in the 50's MP3 group recently).  the commercial used zippy
> sound effects (shown in parentheses)on many of the happiness lines,
> wonder what Conniff could have done with this concept ?
>
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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) F & T
Date: 08 Feb 1999 11:34:01 -0400


>There is at least one other F & T prepared piano LP that I don't recall
>anyone
>mentioning: Soundproof (Westminster WST 15011).  I believe the mono version
>goes by the title Soundblast!  It is a must own, but unfortunately it is not
>an easy find.

Soundproof is indeed a great rarity of Ferrante & Teicher's. I feel very
lucky to own a copy and it features a hell of o lot prepared piano
effects. The track "Man from Mars" just mystifies me...

I never heard that one about Proof and Blast being mono and stereo
versions of the same album. The Westminster number on Soundproof is WP
6014 and the number I've found for Soundblast is 6041, so I've always
hoped that they were two different albums but I keep finding clues to the
contrary. On the back cover of the Research book Incredibly Strange Music
vol. 1 there's a picture of Soundblast (lower right). While the cover
photo is different than Proof the both have the sub title "the sound of
tomorrow today".
BTW the date on the back, 1956, places it between HiFireworks and the
first UA album.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 08 Feb 1999 11:34:04 -0400


>
>this past weekend i found a three suns lp, dancing on a cloud. the flea
>market wanted $10 bucks, is this a mamie eisenhower special or something
>really great. i see on the liner notes of movin' and groovin' that it
>suggests listening to this as well. is it in the same vein or that
>sleepy 'other' planet.

I might pay $5 for this if I was feeling rich, the record was in perfect
shape, and I absoulutely needed it to fill out my Three Suns collection.
In other words save your $10.

I have a major problem with the medley. With the exception of two song
this album is all medlies. Even so this predates M&G and doesn't come
close to its greatness.
If you still want to own this, keep an eye out, you'll eventually come
across it for a lot cheaper, it's not that rare.

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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota
Date: 08 Feb 1999 12:02:37 -0500


>Thx to all for Rota cover recs. I'd LOVE to hear Snakefinger's take on Rota

Oops, I forgot to post this the other day. Snakefinger's cover of "Shining
Faces (I Am Nino)" also appears on the Snakefinger best-of, "Against The
Grain" (1983, Ralph, SN8353). This also includes his covers of Morricone's
"Magic and Ecstasy" and Kraftwerk's "The Model" (not to mention his own
terrific "Kill The Great Raven").

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From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bossa & Balanco
Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:22:48 PST


Came across this mighty fine mini-album (Bossa & Balanco with a sedilla
under the c, except not in ascii) in my local record shop the other day.
They had it listed in new arrivals as 'Ennio Morricone house remix' by
some dj i'd heard of. It appears to me to be beautiful wordless vocal
bossa nova based music recorded with a live band (balanco) rather than
samples, though otherwise quite similar to fantastic plastic machine
(though humour is not part of the intention), and does include 1
Morricone track. Anyone know anything about it? i'd thoroughly recommend
it.

also picked up the original cast soundtrack recording from the japanese
production of hair (in japanese naturally), which certainly beats it in
english. how it got here i'll never know. and a new stock hausen and
walkman split 7" 'dirty thirtysomething' that spanks brain meat and
can't been beat.

ciao
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Nymphomania CD's from "Germany"
Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:36:12 -0800


Jack I also don't think those Nymphomanias are from Germany, I mean
the "Hexy Sexy" record label just reeks of boot smell.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

Their not, Chuck.  It was confirmed to me by someone I trust beyond compare
who shall remain nameless that they are indeed made by some Euro DJ that
DJ's in Manhattan.

I mean, they included inside the front tray card a "plug" for his gig and
the CD is a blue bottom cd-r.  Sheesh, he coulda at least sprung for a
green, gold or silver 1.
These blues only last 10 years, or so "they"say, whoever the hell "they" are:)

These also have no liner notes, but do have a sexy topless cute young lady
to take a guys mind offa that fact;)

I think the "they" people are a committee in Washington

Jack


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Zulu Carnival Club's Fezs
Date: 08 Feb 1999 10:21:01 -0800 (PST)


In New Orleans lots of carnival club officers wear a fez.  This fez
picture is so cool that I think we should start wearing a fez in our
carnival club,  Mondo Kayo.

Where did the fez originate?

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Hanged Man
Date: 08 Feb 1999 14:42:33 +0100


Bullet: "The Hanged Man" (Music from the 1970's television series)
my rating: 2/5
Originally released on Contour in 1975. I had very high expectations for
this soundtrack, after hearing the incredible and superbe title theme by
Alan Tew on "The Spond Gallery"; but this CD was a big disappointment! Not
ONE other track is even HALF as good as that title theme; it's all rather
lame background funk. Some tracks could be described as "mellow", and the
beat on many others is closer to disco than to funk. Not recommended at all!

        Johan


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From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The Zulu Carnival Club's Fezs
Date: 08 Feb 1999 10:31:37 -0800 (PST)



Standard Ottoman headgear, wasn't it?





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> Where did the fez originate?
>
> Easy listening in the Big Easy
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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
Date: 08 Feb 1999 13:34:11 -0500


> 3 ounce Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
>
Can somebody give a recipe for THIS stuff?

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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Subject: (exotica) Strange music
Date: 08 Feb 1999 09:08:11 +0000


     A strange thing happened last night.

     Being a huge fan of Julie London, I decided to tape some of her songs
     for my grandmother.  I selected a few from the (very fine) album 'Your
     number please', and left it recording.

     However, the autoreverse mechanism malfunctioned, producing an aural
     oddity which belongs in a modern art show:

     The song 'One for my baby' plays at a fraction of the correct speed,
     and so instead of Julie's divine voice, the vocal sounds like a
     dinosaur rolling around in a swamp.  This continues, stretching a
     three minute song out to about 15 minutes, until the recording
     suddenly speeds up, leaving Julie to sing the closing bars.

     Assuming my grandmother wouldn't dig it, I re-did the tape, saving the
     odd version for myself.

     Just wanted to share that one.

     Jonny


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Subject: (exotica) Julie London guitarist
Date: 08 Feb 1999 16:02:40 +0000


     >Is that Howard Roberts or maybe Barney Kessel ?
     >Jack

     I think it's Howard Roberts on 'Julie at Home', although since I have
     just the CD with me, without the box etc, I can't be sure.

     Did anyone hear the 'sophisticated lady'/'for the night people'
     two-fer?  I would love to pick it up, but don't seem to be able to
     find it anywhere.

     regds
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From: "Tim @ World Wide Wax" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Moog RealAudio
Date: 08 Feb 1999 15:38:10 +0000


As part of an update, I've created a spotlight on Moog, with
RealAudio clips by Ruth White, Les Baxter & Gershon Kingsley:

http://www.worldwidewax.com/spot/moog.htm

Also of interest to the list is 'Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan', with a
a RealAudio clip, here:

http://www.worldwidewax.com/spot/jazz.htm

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Arthur Lyman MP3 downloads
Date: 08 Feb 1999 17:45:20 -0000


"Steven Reed" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>The internet record company Goodnoise has reached an agreement with
>Rykodisc to distribute some of Rykodisc's catalog in MP3 format.  Of
>particular interest to everyone here would be tracks from four of Arthur
>Lyman's albums (originally released on Hi-Fi Records I believe).  Each
>track costs 99 cents and I assume payment is made by credit card.  Check
>it out...
>
>http://www.goodnoise.com/music/ryko/arthur_lyman/index.html

I went to the URL, which was as you described.

Y'know what I was *hoping* was that Goodnoise would be offering exclusive
tracks Rykodisc acquired with their purchase of the Hi-Fi masters that
hadn't otherwise made it onto retail, in-print CDs.  Otherwise, it still
seems easier/more sensible to go to the store down the street or order
from CD-NOW or whatever to get the material on CD. It seems to make the
most sense to me for technologies like MP3, Liquid Audio, etc. as a
*great* means of keeping back-catalog recordings in print without having
to worry about manufacturing run sizes and other incidentals of marketing
reissues.

In my perfect world, NOTHING ever goes out of print,

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Subject: Re: (exotica) F & T
Date: 08 Feb 1999 17:59:29 EST


I don't know the exact relationship between Soundblast and Soundproof.  My
impression was that they were basically the same LP.  I only have Soundproof
so I can't say for sure that one is a stereo and the other a mono.  Can anyone
on the list with better sources than mine set the record straight?

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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 08 Feb 1999 18:53:10 -0500


At 11:34 AM 2/8/99 -0400, recliner wrote:
>
>>
>>this past weekend i found a three suns lp, dancing on a cloud. the flea
>>market wanted $10 bucks,
>
>I might pay $5 for this if I was feeling rich, the record was in perfect
>shape, and I absoulutely needed it to fill out my Three Suns collection.
>In other words save your $10.

Any Three Sun afficianado out there want to volunteer to make a little list
of the records they consider the "essential" ones?

Or even better, list the essential, semi-essential, pretty good but not
essential and  "don't bother" ones.

From the records I own, I guess I'd have to categorize them into A, B and C.

"A" would be "Movin and Groovin" or on a good day "On a Magic Carpet"
(which is probably more A minus or B plus)
And "B" would be "The things I love in hi fi" (the one with the pipe organ)
and "A Swinging Thing".
And "C" would be this one I found the other day at the Goodwill,
"Slumberland" or something.  The title should have warned me but the cover
was great and it was only half a buck.

Or maybe you need to add "D" material too.  Then I'd put Slumberland in the
"D" and in the "C" I would put "Love in the Afternoon" and "Soft n Sweet".

Problem with the Suns is that even records like "Movin and Groovin" which
contain absolutely classic sublime cuts like "Danny's Inferno" still
contain a cut or two that you hope you never hear again.

Sometimes I think there were two bands.  The Three Suns and the The Three
Evil Twins.  No question which of them I preferred.

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) New & upcoming releases of note
Date: 08 Feb 1999 21:20:44 EST


Culled from various sources...



FEBRUARY 9

* Asphodelic (Asphodel) -- sampler of Asphodel artists, including Tipsy

* Readymade Records Tokyo Remixes (Caroline)

* Swing This, Baby II (Beyond) -- more new swing



FEBRUARY 16

* Wired Magazine Presents Music Futurists (Rhino) -- with Esquivel, Eno and

more

* The Shaft Anthology (Hip-O) -- music from all three Shaft films

* Dusty Springfield: In London - Deluxe Edition (Rhino) -- with 14 bonus
tracks

* Dusty Springfield: In Memphis (Rhino)



FEBRUARY 23

* Acid Lounge (Right Stuff)

* Electropop Essentials (Hip-O)

* Funk 2001 (Right Stuff)

* Sid & Marty Krofft: Greatest Hits (Interscope) -- finally!

* Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis & Dean Martin: The Summit in Concert (DCC)

* Swing Party (Music Club)



MARCH 9

* Cornelius: CM and FM (Matador) -- two albums of remixes, including High

Llamas, Money Mark and UNKLE

* Future Shock: Vital Electro and Industrial Funk (Hip-O)

* Bert Kaempfert: A Man Could Get Killed/Strangers in the Night (Taragon)

* Bert Kaempfert: Hold Me/The World We Knew (Taragon)

* Bert Kaempfert: Bye Bye Blues (Taragon)



MARCH 23

* Pizzicato Five: The International Playboy & Playgirl Record (Matador)

* ABBA Tribute (Repeat/Relativity) -- don't know who's on it

* Source Material (Source/Astralwerks) -- various French bands

* Star Wars: Cocktails in the Cantina (Oglio) -- lounge and swing versions

of music from the original film

* Bobby Darin: Swingin' the Standards (Var se Vintage)

* Wayne Newton: Sings the Hits of the '70s (Var se Vintage)



MARCH 30

* Delphonic Sounds Today: Del-Fi Does Del-Fi (Del-Fi) -- long-delayed

collection of bands covering Del-Fi hits, including Man or Astro-Man? and

Wondermints



APRIL 6

* Saint Etienne: EP (Sub Pop) -- remix album, including Matthew Sweet

* Barnes & Barnes: Yeah: The Essential (Var se Vintage) -- eat them up, yum...



APRIL TBD

* Air: Premiers Symptomes (Astralwerks) -- reissue of singles collection,

with new bonus tracks



--Rod


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Subject: Re: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 08 Feb 1999 21:30:16 EST


RE: The Three Suns

<< Or even better, list the essential, semi-essential, pretty good but not
 essential and  "don't bother" ones. >>

I can vouch for:

Fever and Smoke (way up there)
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Gianni Monese-"Oriental Fantasy"
Date: 08 Feb 1999 18:57:05 -0800


Anyone ever hear of this guy and this rekkid ?

Gianni Monese-"Oriental Fantasy", on Vox Records

Tell me about it, please:)

Thanks,
Jack


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From: Michael Davidson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
Date: 09 Feb 1999 18:08:54 +0000


In message , Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]> writes
>Hugh wrote:
>
>> >Barber??  A list of albums?
>> Ensemble, and two albums on Studio Two,
>> - TWO 127 Swinging Percussion
>> - TWO 203 Percussion in colour
>
>There is also a Polydor album by The Frank Barber Percussion, "Happy
>Percussion", in which he performs percussive-cheesy versions of "Big
>Spender", "Mah Na Mah Na", et. al. One of those "Another Easy
>Listening Album" albums, produced under the aegis of Norrie
>Paramour. I think this was issued in the US as "Deep Percussion".

Thanks a heap for this info. guys.
I'll now have to track down a copy of "Percussion In Colour".
Once I revisit the shop I'll let you know the exact title/label of his
"Hits of 30's" type affair if they still have it.

Norrie Paramour produced "Swingin' Percussion" as well.
Interesting on the back of the album blurb Frank claims to have come up
with the idea of "The Circle of Sound" when he was writing music for a
French Television series...

Cheers

Mike
Michael Davidson
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Subject: (exotica) Portsmouth Sinfonia reissue!
Date: 09 Feb 1999 09:28:03 +0000


List members I'm sure will *love* to know that the Portsmouth Sinfonia's
inimitable recordings have recently been reissued on CD - in Japan,
mind...

I spotted it on sale at GEMM (http://www.gemm.com/)

Not sure if this is one LP or two (I think I'm right in saying they
recorded two?).

Anyway, it's going for $29.83...


Robbie

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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The Hanged Man
Date: 09 Feb 1999 10:23:01 +0000


I have to say, I'm very surprised at Johan's reaction to the Hanged Man
soundtrack. This is one of my all time favourite soundtracks. The flute and
the moog, laid over the minimal funky music give a very moody and laid back
feel. There is no lame track on the whole LP and in general, it is
fantastic from start to finish. Interestingly, there is no track from this
soundtrack on the Sound Gallery compilation. Alan Tew was asked to do 'The
Detectives' theme tune for a Two Ronnies (comedy programme) sketch in the
70s. Instead of doing something original, he knocked up the Hanged Man
theme into something slightly different. The Detectives is on The Sound
Gallery, not the Hanged Man.
This soundtrack is a UK gem and is well worth having. The TV series it came
from was also excellent.

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From: Wayno <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The car for pedophiles?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 05:48:19 -0500


I just heard Nelson Riddle's "Lolita Ya-Ya" in a TV commercial for the
Lincoln Town Car.

Very disorienting at 5:30 AM...





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Date: 09 Feb 1999 07:45:57 EST


In a message dated 2/8/99 9:19:06 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< does anyone know much about Vic Mizzy? he is listed as the brains behind
 the music for 'Green Acres'. i've never come across  anything on him,
 albums or stuff.
  >>
There's the great Adams Family TV show music for one among many other film
credits.

Ashley


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Date: 09 Feb 1999 07:51:04 EST


In a message dated 2/8/99 9:25:03 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< The HBO movie had a fair amount of Joey Bishop on stage but no real insight
 into his bio.  The HBO thing made Dean Martin out to be the choir boy of the
 pack.  Comments???? >>

There is one thinbg that the A&E bio did make clear, and it is that if Sinatra
had not become chums with Joey Bishop he would have not gotten to where he has
today. As for Dino, the Nick Tosches bio makes quite clear than Dino was less
philandering than the other Rat Packers and he just didn't need to put up with
Sinatra's "leadership" stuff and through passive resistence he was able to
deal with it all while Sinatra respected him enough to allow him to do it
where others were rrelegated to Sinatr's social Siberia.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) The Hanged Man
Date: 09 Feb 1999 08:00:53 EST


In a message dated 2/8/99 1:22:51 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Bullet: "The Hanged Man" (Music from the 1970's television series)
 my rating: 2/5
 Originally released on Contour in 1975. I had very high expectations for
 this soundtrack, after hearing the incredible and superbe title theme by
 Alan Tew on "The Spond Gallery"; but this CD was a big disappointment! Not
 ONE other track is even HALF as good as that title theme; it's all rather
 lame background funk. Some tracks could be described as "mellow", and the
 beat on many others is closer to disco than to funk. Not recommended at all!
>>

Unlike Johan, I give this album the thumbs up.
It is one of the better '70s funk styled TV  or film soundtracks of the '70s
The label that put it out, "Intoxica," also happens to be one of the top
stores for rare used vinyl in London which should clue you into its interest
value in the first place.

I don't have the album in front of me but the third or fourth track is a great
3 minute workout of the music that became popularized as the theme to "The
Peoples Court" (that enough is worth owning for!) while the rest of the music
falls into that Lalo Schiffrin/Streets Of San Francisco/'70s TV cop show
style. If that's your kind of sound it is highly reccommended.
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Subject: (exotica) Re Hanged man
Date: 09 Feb 1999 13:47:10 -0000


Johan has the CD and I suspect from previous posts that Charlie has the
vinyl release,  as I have.  The vinyl was released by Depth Charge
records,  run By J Saul Kane of 'Depth Charge' fame who also DJs Hip
Hop/Trip Hop.  I think the vinyl was cut very much with this in mind,
from the sleeve notes on the Depth Charge LP it would seem that Kane is
a lover of vinyl,  and I bet he would put a lot more effort into the
sound of the vinyl than the CD.

I love it.  Played through a club system it really comes into its own,
just love that bass,  especially 'Contract Killer'(?) and GBH on side 1.
I can imagine it fitting really well into a Hip Hop/Funk set.
Definitely not for the background.


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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bobby Troup, Gwen Guthrie, Elario Questas obits
Date: 09 Feb 1999 09:46:51 -0600


                           *Gwen Guthrie
    ORANGE, N.J. (AP) -- Gwen Guthrie, a singer and songwriter who recorded
several dance and R&B hits during the 1980s, died Wednesday of uterine
cancer. She was 42.
    She got her break in the mid-1970s when she was hired as a background
vocalist for Aretha Franklin and later worked with Roberta Flack and Luther
Vandross. She became a popular recording session singer, performing on
albums by Kenny Loggins and Steely Dan, among others.
    Her biggest solo success came in 1986 with ``Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the
Rent.'' Words from that song -- ``no romance without finance'' -- became a
popular catch-phrase. She was also among the first recording artists to
raise money for the fight against AIDS.
    Guthrie's self-titled debut album was released in 1982, featuring the song
``Should Have Been You,'' which helped establish her as one of the top club
music performers of the period.
http://allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=amg&sql=B4417

                          *Elario Questas
    WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) -- Elario Questas, thought to be the oldest man in
Hawaii, died Friday at the age of 112.
    Questas was born Aug. 6, 1886, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
At the time, Grover Cleveland was in the White House and King David Kalakaua
ruled Hawaii from Iolani Palace.
    Questas came to Hawaii after being promised free rent, free water and $20 a
month in plantation wages. He was a veteran of both world wars who lived
alone in a plantation shack for a half century.
    In 1989, Questas moved to housing for the elderly in Lahaina, but left soon
after because the other residents were ``too old.''
    Mark Ballard, owner of Ballard Family Mortuary, said Questas was the oldest
man in Hawaii at the time of his death.

                            *Bobby Troup
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bobby Troup, a musician and actor who penned the
popular song ``Route 66'' and played a neurosurgeon on the 1970s television
drama ``Emergency,'' died Sunday. He was 80.
    Troup penned a little ditty in 1946 as he drove across the country to
California, where he had dreams of making it big in music. He chose Route
66, as his song says: ``If you ever plan to motor West: Travel my way, the
highway that's the best. Get your kicks on Route 66!''
    Besides ``Route 66,'' Troup also wrote and performed ``Daddy,'' ``The Girl
Can't Help It,'' ``Meaning of the Blues,'' ``Baby, All the Time,'' and
``Lemon Twist.'' He also wrote songs for Tommy Dorsey and played Dorsey in
the movie, ``The Gene Krupa Story.''
    He landed a role on the 1970s drama ``Emergency'' as Dr. Joe Early, a
neurosurgeon who was often left in charge of younger patients. Troup also
was host of ``Stars of Jazz'' in the late 1950s and had a minor role in the
movie ``MASH.''
    Among Troup's survivors his wife, actress and singer Julie London, who
played Nurse Dixie on ``Emergency.''
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From: "David J. Strauss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Nymphomania
Date: 09 Feb 1999 09:54:13 -0500 (EST)



The Nymphomania boots are put out by the VAMPIROS LESBOS crowd -- DJ
Franco, Rai Sandow and Co. Sandow ran the US office of Crippled Dick Hot
Wax until they foolishly shut it down. I would have thought that this
was common knowledge. The Exotica crowd is more dissenfrnchised than
I thought.

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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Portsmouth Sinfonia reissue!
Date: 09 Feb 1999 09:59:52 -0500


Robbie Baldock wrote:
>
> List members I'm sure will *love* to know that the Portsmouth Sinfonia's
> inimitable recordings have recently been reissued on CD - in Japan,
> mind...
>
> I spotted it on sale at GEMM (http://www.gemm.com/)
>
> Not sure if this is one LP or two (I think I'm right in saying they
> recorded two?).

Actually, they recorded three LPs  - the above-mentioned (which I
believe was their first), "Hallelujah", and "20 Classic Rock Classics".
So as far as  I can tell, this reissue is only a single LP (which is
steep at that price, although it is Japanese!).

cheryl


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Subject: (exotica) Re hanged man/ Alan Tew
Date: 09 Feb 1999 15:29:06 -0000


While we're on this general subject are there any other Alan Tew
soundtracks or otherwise LPs around?


El Maestro Con Queso

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From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Portsmouth Sinfonia
Date: 09 Feb 1999 10:37:47 EST


> List members I'm sure will *love* to know that the Portsmouth
> Sinfonia's inimitable recordings have recently been reissued on CD
> - in Japan, mind...
Spotted this myself at exactly the same place just last week and it
is LONG overdue!  These records are to classical music what Mrs.
Miller is to pop vocal although in this case the off-key sound is
very intentional and the work of such musical luminaries as Gavin
Bryars & Brian Eno. Wonder if we'll ever see them available outside
Japan as finding Japanese releases can sometimes be more work
than tracking down the originals!

> Not sure if this is one LP or two (I think I'm right in saying they
> recorded two?).
Actually they recorded three I know of, as I have two and another on tape:
1. The Portsmouth Sinfonia  - Plays the Popular Classics
2. The Portsmouth Sinfonioa - Hallelujah
3. The Portsmouth Sinfonia  -Plays 20 Classic Rock Classics
.... plus I have a 7" wih a different Halleujah medley.

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RioPort MP3 portal
Date: 09 Feb 1999 10:51:45 -0600


RioPort Expands Audio Selection

RioPort, a music and audio portal produced by Diamond Multimedia, has signed
agreements with more independent record labels, artists, and audio content
providers to offer an expanded collection of MP3 music and audio files. The
site is aimed at users of Diamond's Rio MP3 player and hopes to kick-start
the online MP3 audio business.
World Wide Web: http://www.rioport.com




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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re hanged man/ Alan Tew
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:11:02 +0000


>>While we're on this general subject are there any other Alan Tew
soundtracks or otherwise LPs around?

He helped out John Schroeder here and there with some good LPs. However,
Alan Tew generally seems to be associated with some right mushy, middle of
the road crap. Avoid TV Themes (Tew/Schroeder) and Rosie (or something to
do with Rosie - puple cover). Drivvel all the way.

What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come? In fact, are
there any consistently good British easy artists?

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Academy Award score nominations
Date: 09 Feb 1999 11:13:34 -0600


Original Musical or Comedy Score
A BUG'S LIFE - Randy Newman
MULAN - Jerry Goldsmith
PATCH ADAMS - Marc Shaiman
THE PRINCE OF EGYPT - Hans Zimmer
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - Stephen Warbeck

Original Dramatic Score
ELIZABETH - David Hirschfelder
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - Nicola Poivani
PLEASANTVILLE - Randy Newman
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN - John Williams
THE THIN RED LINE - Hans Zimmer




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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Alan Tew
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:34:10 GMT


> From: [e-mail]
>
> While we're on this general subject are there any other Alan Tew
> soundtracks or otherwise LPs around?
>

I'm not sure if there are any other current releases, but I can give
you a quick from-memory rundown on the bit of his discography I have
come into contact with: if anyone else has info on any more, it would
be appreciated. I would say none of his albums are killer all the way
through, but when one of his pieces kills, it slaughters.

"Alan Tew Plays The Music Of Tom Springfield Latin Style" (Contour)

The "concept" of the album is a trifle touched, so that's a good sign,
right? The highlight of this is the cracking version of the theme from
"The Troubleshooters", taking at an ultra-fast tempo in a fuzz-guitar
funky-cheese manner. "Georgy Girl" is also magnificent (both also to
be found on a Phillips "Non-Stop Latin Party" album), and the rest of
it ain't bad either.

"The Magnificient Westerns" (Embassy)

Western themes albums are usually pretty dreary IMHO, but this
great. Tew's insane arrangement of "The Big Country" is a classic
piece of musical perversion, weirdly shifting genres, sounds and moods
compressed into just a few minutes; "The Good The Bad And The Ugly" is
similar, matching Morricone's original for sheer coolness (you've got
to love the few seconds of Glenn Miller style in the middle of it all,
too). Lots of tracks, some not so hot, but in general a nice one.

"The Fabulous Swingers" (CBS)

I'm not sure if this is quite the right title. Anyway, this is laid
back gently-swinging cheese-jazz: all classic big band covers, but
with yer kind of 70s small orchestration. This is smoothie seduction
music for an "On The Buses" film. The version of "Wild Apple Honey" is
my favourite.

"Carnival" (Pye 4AD)

Pretty much like the Swingers album, but applied to Latin music
instead. Versions of "Patricia", "Tico Tico" and all that stuff, and
also contains his version of Zoo-Be-Zoo-Be (Sophia Loren's song on the
Peter & Sophia album), a song which he co-wrote.

"This Is My Scene" (Decca)

A swinging 60s album: Tew lays his claim to groovy-scene status with
versions of Spanish Flea, and I can't remember what else because it
wasn't too good for me. Fabulous cover, though, and liner notes with
some biographic info which I can't remember.

"Plays The Music of ABBA" (CBS)
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" (CBS)
"Rosie" (CBS)

Late 70s shit sandwiches, as I remember, although I haven't spun them
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From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) more of those confusing "suns"
Date: 09 Feb 1999 10:50:33 -0500


i was out cruising for yet more lps yesterday, (i think i have the
disease), i came across the 3 suns "SHINDIG" country music, mid 60's, it
bordered on surreal, not good, just weird.

i do have another odd one from them, "top artists, 3 suns" , montgomery
wards 90th birthday celebration. half the album is corny singing, the
other half is cool. the best part is its a red plastic lp.

i would rate, Midnight for two, A-

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From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Alan Tew
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:52:36 +0000


Peter Hipwell wrote:

> "Alan Tew Plays The Music Of Tom Springfield Latin Style" (Contour)
>
> The "concept" of the album is a trifle touched, so that's a good sign,
> right? The highlight of this is the cracking version of the theme from
> "The Troubleshooters", taking at an ultra-fast tempo in a fuzz-guitar
> funky-cheese manner. "Georgy Girl" is also magnificent (both also to
> be found on a Phillips "Non-Stop Latin Party" album), and the rest of
> it ain't bad either.

I have a spare copy of this for sale if anyone's interested...


Robbie


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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Consistency
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:58:11 GMT


>
> What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
> cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
> biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come?
>

This is something to do with eating, I think.

>
> In fact, are there any consistently good British easy artists?
>

Are there any consistently good artists at all?

Apart from Chas & Dave, I mean.



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Subject: (exotica) Strippers in High Heels
Date: 09 Feb 1999 12:04:48 -0500


Now that I've got your attention...heh, heh...
What is the EXACT difference between Mundell Lowe's SATAN IN HIGH HEELS and
BLUES FOR A STRIPPER?  Same music, different cover?  Same songs, different
versions...wwhhhaaat???
Jane"go-go-Lowe" Fondle
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) 3 Suns
Date: 09 Feb 1999 12:26:09 EST


Most of the 3 Suns LPs are good.  I don't recall hearing any that I couldn't
tolerate listening to.  My personal favorites are:

Movin' 'n' Groovin'
Swingin' On a Star
The Things I Love in Hi-Fi
Twilight Memories
On a Magic Carpet
Fever and Smoke
Ding Dong Dandy Christmas

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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 14:09:28 EST



In a message dated 2/9/99 12:58:50 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I can vouch for:
>
>Fever and Smoke (way up there)

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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Esquivel discography?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 14:44:58 +0000


Can anyone here kindly point me to a site where I may find an Esquivel
discography?  I want to know his earliest US releases.....thanks!

Keith

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Three Suns
Date: 09 Feb 1999 14:34:58 -0500


Warm and Tender: I remember this being a real stinker, but my tastes have,
um... matured since then, so I can't say for sure.

A Swingin' Thing: It's alright.  Not a track on there as good as some of
the Movin' and Groovin'/Fever and Smoke ones.

Blues After Midnight: I can't remember exactly what this was called, but
it's the one with Pipe Organ.  Nothing that really stands out, trackwise,
but it's worth a couple of bucks on the intrigue or truly strange music
level.  Imagine a chorus of spritely midgets and one big humongous giant.
That's about what the record sounds like, with the super plink plank plonk
and call and response of the typical Suns arrangements, when all the sudden
this huge booming sound joins in, as if nothing is different or wrong, and
yet... it just doesn't fit, like the 70 lb retriever that still thinks it's
the a dog, or the grown-up retarded kid playing on the playground.

twang twang twang plink plink plink zoop zoop zoop BWAHHHHHHHHHMM
BWAHHHHHHHHHM BWAHHHHHHM

It's funny.
And definitely worth a few bucks.


Plus, natch, Movin' and Groovin' and Fever and Smoke which are the holy
diumverate (is that a word?) or at the very least, the Stereo-Dynamic Duo
of Suns albums.

Also, Ding Dong Dandy Christmas is excellent.  Very Sunsy arrangements of
Christmas carols, with tuba.

(I got one for nineteen dollars and one for thirty three cents, just
showing that you CAN find these things in good condition for little or no
money!)


I also have the "Greatest Hits" of the Three SUns, but haven't gotten a
chance to hear it yet.  I haven't even studied to see what's on it.

I'm lame.

Peter


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Thrifting
Date: 09 Feb 1999 14:36:31 -0500


A little coda on our thrifting discussion before.
I am not a big thrifter and do not spend gobs of time in thrift stores
looking for rekkids.
However, I still have made my share of minor scores (Ding Dong Dandy
Christmas, Leo Addeo, Dick Schory).  So I just want to say, if you put some
time aside to occasionally visit a thrift, it pays off.  Not as richly as
those who make it a pasttime, and you can't guarantee what you get, but
still...

Two Cents,
Peter


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Subject: (exotica) Fwd: zither in movies?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 13:12:07 -0500


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Can anybody tell me which movies had a zither-heavy soundtrack?  I keep
thinking that "The Third Man" had one, but I'm not really sure...  It also
seems like there were some other film-noir movies featuring the zither
prominently.  Also, anybody know of good web sites on the zither?

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"Bobby Troup, Writer of Classic Song 'Route 66,' Dies
by Don Heckman
Los Angeles Times, February 9, 1999


Songwriter-pianist Bobby Troup, whose career moved from hit songwriting an=
d
jazz piano playing to acting roles in the television series "Emergency!"
and the film "M*A*S*H," died Sunday in Sherman Oaks of a heart attack. He
was 80.

Troup will forever be known as the writer of one of the classic American
road songs, "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66." The blues-based number was
composed in 1946 while he was heading west on that venerable roadway.
Little did he realize at the time that it would become a signature song,
the one number that -- despite his numerous other accomplishments -- would
forever come to mind when his name is mentioned.

In fact, Troup wrote many well-known songs, some well before his road song
classic. Among the more familiar items are "Daddy" (his first hit, a No. 1
song for seven weeks for Sammy Kaye), "Baby, Baby All The Time" (a hit,
along with "Route 66," for Nat King Cole), "The Meaning of the Blues" and
the lyrics for "Girl Talk."

Born Robert W. Troup Jr. on Oct. 18, 1918, he was immediately drawn to
music through his piano playing father. And despite earning a business
degree from the University of Pennsylvania, he soon turned to songwriting
as a career. After serving in the Marine Corps as a captain during World
War II, he headed to California, giving himself two years to make it in th=
e
music business -- helping his ambitions enormously by writing "Route 66"
along the way.

In a review of a television special dedicated to Troup's works, the late,
influential jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote that his tunes "were
variously sophisticated, witty, ingenious, trivial or just funny."

They also were particularly well-favored by jazz artists and were recorded
by, among others, Sarah Vaughan, Joe Williams, Peggy Lee and the Manhattan
Transfer. Which was not surprising, given Troup's solid skills as a pianis=
t
and accompanist. Much of his time in the 1950s and '60s, was spent as an
active participant in Los Angeles' then-burgeoning West Coast jazz scene
("I think I worked every club in Los Angeles," he once said).

But his closest connection to jazz came in 1957, when Troup began a 2
1/2-year run hosting a KABC television series titled "Stars of Jazz," whic=
h
went national for a few months in 1958. One of the earliest and most
successful airings of jazz on television, the show featured an
extraordinary lineup of artists, including Stan Getz, Carmen McRae and
Erroll Garner, as well as West Coast stars June Christy, Julie London
(Troup's wife), Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank and Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse
All-Stars.

"It was an exciting time," Troup told writer Stephen Stone. "We got starte=
d
in spite of a reluctant producer. . . . I made an appeal on the air for
listeners to write in if they liked the program. Within three days we
received 7,000 letters."

Television and film fans of the 1970s, however, knew Troup from a
completely different context. His film career included parts in "M*A*S*H,"
"The High Cost of Loving," "Number One" and "First to Fight." He also was
cast in musical roles in "The Five Pennies," "The Gene Krupa Story" and
"The Duchess of Idaho," and wrote scores for "The Girl Can't Help It" and
"Man of the West."

Troup appeared in the television shows "Dragnet," "Fantasy Island,"
"Acapulco" (for which he also wrote the music) and "Musical Chairs." From
1972 to 1977 he played the role of Dr. Early in the medical series
"Emergency!" His wife, singer Julie London, also appeared in the
show--which was produced by her first husband, actor Jack Webb--in the rol=
e
of Dixie.

"I loved doing the show," Troup told Feather, "because I enjoy being
active, and because of the camaraderie--we were known as the happiest crew
at Universal."

Despite the success of "Emergency!," the show largely marked the end of
Troup's visibility as a songwriter and musician. In the intervening
decades, he and London lived quietly in Encino, raising what they describe=
d
as a "his, mine and ours family" that included two children from Troup's
first marriage (Cynnie and Ronne), two children from London's marriage to
Webb (Stacy and Lisa) and three children from the Troup-London marriage
(Kelly and the twins Reese and Jody), all of whom -- with the exception of
Stacy, who died in an automobile accident -- survive him. Funeral services
are pending.


David Torresen
SONGBIRDS manager

Loving-Lee =B7 The Peggy Lee Page
http://www.peggylee.com


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Academy Award score nominations
Date: 09 Feb 1999 20:19:40 -0000


Lou Smith wrote:

> MULAN - Jerry Goldsmith

Which reminds me that Jerry Goldsmith is playing 4 concerts here
in Scotland later this month ("Jerry Goldsmith at 70").

I'm hoping to catch him in Edinburgh...


Robbie


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From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Radio 2
Date: 09 Feb 1999 20:39:14 +0000


Charles wrote:

>What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
>cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
>biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come? In fact, are
>there any consistently good British easy artists?

If there are any, they won't be on Radio 2 any more.  That has undergone a
most unwelcome transformation over the last 6-8 months, and now rarely
plays anything pre-1980.  They are reported to be trying to lose their
cardigan image.  Those non-music segments that remain have been
dumbed down too.

Raging against the change.
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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Os Mutantes
Date: 09 Feb 1999 12:20:07 -0800 (PST)


Just found out that the Os Mutantes have been released  in the US.
Saw em at othermusic for $11.99.

I really think their early stuff is the best and reccomend highly
their first 2 releases.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Re hanged man/ Alan Tew
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:08:58 -0500


At 04:11 PM 2/9/99 +0000, Charles Moseley wrote:

>What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
>cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
>biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come? In fact, are
>there any consistently good British easy artists?

I hope not.  I had that "Rosie" Alan Tew record by the way and while I
wouldn't use the word "drivel", I'd agree with the sentiment.
I've made similar rants for everyone from Dick Hyman to Mark Mothersbaugh.
But they're all WORKING musicians and working musicians go where the work is.
In some cases, I think you could make a better case for the idea that the
funky moogy stuff was the anomaly and the "filler" was where they actually
spent most of their time.
Then again, the funky moogy stuff was also filler in most cases.  We like
this stuff; we're desperate for more of this stuff.  We're elevating the
funky moogy filler to somewhat greater status than perhaps it deserves.

The line between (real) groovy rock music and what I used to see as
fake/phoney rock when I was a kid is getting fuzzier and fuzzier, the more
I get into this stuff.  But I think it's still there.
And something tells me that if these guys hadn't spent most of their time
making the kind of muzak I don't like, I wouldn't enjoy it so much when
they made the kind of muzak I do.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) The "girls" want to know
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:09:04 -0500


At 07:51 AM 2/9/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:

>There is one thinbg that the A&E bio did make clear, and it is that if
Sinatra
>had not become chums with Joey Bishop he would have not gotten to where he
>has today. As for Dino, the Nick Tosches bio makes quite clear than Dino
was >less philandering than the other Rat Packers and he just didn't need
to put up >with Sinatra's "leadership" stuff

Well I'm no Rat Pack historian but I must say that's a strange implication
there. Joey Bishop has been MIA for a long time so it's not a matter of
where he has gotten "today" but I'm not sure why anyone would assume that
Sinatra's friendship  was such a career-making /make-or-break kind of thing.
I thought the total exclusion of Bishop from the A&E piece was kind of
suspicious but I assumed it was because he didn't do all that much compared
to the others.
When I was a kid, he was a star to me.  He had that Joey Bishop talk show -
with Regis Philbin as his sidekick - and all the talk show hosts were "big"
as far as I was concerned, especially the ones on at night.
Maybe Bishop owed his "stardom" - such as it was - to Frank but the same
thing certainly can't be said for Dino.  In the end, I think they all
benefitted from each other.  The Rat Pack made all of them appear cooler,
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Thrifting
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:09:02 -0500


At 02:36 PM 2/9/99 -0500, Peter Risser wrote:
>
>A little coda on our thrifting discussion before.
>However, I still have made my share of minor scores (Ding Dong Dandy
>Christmas, Leo Addeo, Dick Schory).  So I just want to say, if you put some
>time aside to occasionally visit a thrift, it pays off.  Not as richly as
>those who make it a pasttime, and you can't guarantee what you get, but
>still...

These days there are more and more "official" used record stores that carry
easy listening type records - and some at a reasonable price - so you can
pursue this habit without going to thrift stores.
But even a few years ago when I began this pursuit, that was much less
true.  You went to thrift stores because they were the only place you could
find the stuff.

And for some records, I think it's still true.  Just as there's a kind of
record that you're surprised to find at a thrift store - even if it's
happened dozens of times before - there's a kind of record that I'm
surprised to find at a record store.
It's hard to describe the difference and I know it's partly regional too.
When I was in Memphis a couple of years ago, I found Three Suns records in
the coolest used record stores but no matter what they were, they were in
the ten buck range.
In Toronto I don't think I've ever seen a Three Suns record in a record
store.  The ones I find are all at the Goodwill.
I've made so-called "scores" at the Goodwill but I go there for the records
I won't find anywhere else and for the opportunity to check out things I
probably would pass up if they were more than fifty cents.

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Subject: (exotica) "Mondo Bongos" playlist for Feb 10, 1999
Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:11:52 -0500




Mondo Bongos can be heard every Wed at 9 am on CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph,
Ontario.Canada. Comments & questions welcome.

Henry Mancini - Fallout! "The Music from Peter Gunn"

Funki Porcini - Tunnel Hunter "Funki Porcini vs Jerry Van Rooyen" [12"]

Nico Fidenco - Eternal Anguish "Black Emanuelle's Groove"

The Gentle People - Travel Bug "Soundtracks for Living"

Laika - Squeaky "Antenna EP" [12"]

Amon Tobin - Sultan Drops "Permutations"

23 Skidoo - The Gospel Comes to New Guinea "The Gospel Comes to New Guinea"
[12"]

Piero Umiliani - Stoccolma My Dear "Svezia - Inferno & Paradiso"

Combustible Edison - 20th Century "The Impossible World"

Funki Porcini - Groover "Love, Pussycats & Carwrecks"

Goblin - Susperia "Susperia"

Thanks for reading...

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Date: 09 Feb 1999 16:53:19 -0500




>What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come? In fact, are
there any consistently good British easy artists?

Well, that same inconsistency is found in luminaries like Les Baxter and
Henry Mancini...I think it actually speaks well of some of them, that they
are so duplicitous...It's hard for me to reconcile that Les Baxter could
have done both GO CHANGO and SANTA CLAUS' PARTY within years of one
another!

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) JJPerrey Reissue CD Cover
Date: 09 Feb 1999 13:58:38 -0800


No, I don't have it, YET!

At least you can look at the CD cover;

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Subject: (exotica) Three Suns
Date: 09 Feb 1999 17:31:42 -0600


At 02:34 PM 2/9/99 -0500, Peter Risser wrote:
>Blues After Midnight: I can't remember exactly what this was called, but
>it's the one with Pipe Organ.  Nothing that really stands out, trackwise,
>but it's worth a couple of bucks on the intrigue or truly strange music
>level.  Imagine a chorus of spritely midgets and one big humongous giant.
>That's about what the record sounds like, with the super plink plank plonk
>and call and response of the typical Suns arrangements, when all the sudden
>this huge booming sound joins in, as if nothing is different or wrong, and
>yet... it just doesn't fit, like the 70 lb retriever that still thinks it's
>the a dog, or the grown-up retarded kid playing on the playground.
>twang twang twang plink plink plink zoop zoop zoop BWAHHHHHHHHHMM
>BWAHHHHHHHHHM BWAHHHHHHM
>It's funny. And definitely worth a few bucks.

Another great instrumental mismatch are the Panflute and Organ recordings of
Gheorghe Zamfir and Marcel Cellier. Think about it...I'll wait...It's like
that poem "Pissing while watching a Waterfall", ain't it.

Go to:
http://www.dajoeri.com/index3eb.html

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Fwd: zither in movies?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 17:13:52 EST


The Third Man had an all zither soundtrack and it is awesome.  I don't think
it has ever been released in any form, but there are many cover versions of
the theme song.  Also, the movie is great.  Rent it and hear some great
zither, and see a very cool film, and maybe even do what I did, which is
record some of the music onto a casssette tape.

Best,
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) "Mondo Bongos" playlist for Feb 10, 1999
Date: 09 Feb 1999 17:53:11 EST


Boy that February 10 show was great, wasn't it?? ;-)


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Subject: (exotica) Playlist for "Jimmy's Easy" 2.9.99
Date: 09 Feb 1999 19:36:45 EST


"Jimmy's Easy" airs on WMBR-FM, Cambridge on Tuesdays from 6 - 8 a.m.
----------Billy Taylor Orchestra-David Frost Theme----------
Martin Bottcher-Sonderdezernat K1-CD Get Easy (classic)
Bert Kaempfert-Beddoe's Shadows-LP OST A Man Could Get Killed
Wallace Brint-Theme From The Sweeney-CD Cult Fiction Royale
Piero Piccione-La Famiglia Nicotera-CD Easy Tempo 8
Joe Harnell-So Soon-LP Bossa Now!
Unknown-Palm Canyon Bossa Nova/Hurricane Twist-LP OST Palm Springs Week'nd
Ferrante & Teicher-Love's Theme-LP In A Soulful Mood
Pennypipers-This Is Penelope-LP OST Penelope
-Les Baxter-Ostrich Hunt-CD African Jazz
-Jack Fascinato-Oily Bird-LP Music From A Surplus Store
-Down To The Bone-Carlito's Way-CD From Manhattan To Staten
-Unknown-100%-CS OST 100% (thanks Pee Wee Marquette from Tokyo)
-Bob Crewe-Winter Warm-LP Music To Watch Birds By
-America's Top Groups (sic)-Monkey Mash-LP Discotheque Dancers A-Go-Go!
-Toronadoes-Beatle Hair-LP Taste Of Honey Tijuana Style (Budget Herb)
-Botha Lucas Chorus-Abends In Der Taverne-LP Germany Sings!
Serious Fun-Star Trek Theme (New Generation) CD Serious Fun (acapella group)
Stan Lebowsky-Garbage-LP Westinghouse 6th Future Power Forum (indus. record)
Lindberg Hammer Fopundation-Golf-CD Gentle People Present: (EXC. song)
Unknown-Playgirl Opening Theme '70-CS OST Play Girl-thanks Pee Wee Marquette
Unknown-Driving Love-CS OST?---(thanks Pee Wee Marquette from Tokyo)
Frank Barber Percussion-If I Were A Rich Man-LP Deep Percussion (all good!)
Xavier Cugat-It's Not Unusual/Goldfinger-LP Feeling Good
Ventures-Fear (Theme From "One Step Beyond")-LP Ventures In Space
Don Costa-On The South Side Of Chicago-LP The Don Costa Concept
-Horst Jankowski-Pink Balloon-LP Black Forest Explosion
-Kool & The Gang-Chocolate Buttermilk-LP Best Of...(Bootleg on "Re-Lite"
<early>)
-Three Suns-Like Young-LP Fever And Smoke
-Pete Rugolo-Richard Diamond Theme-LP Music From Richard Diamond
-Duke Ellington-Anatomy Of A Murder-LP OST Anatomy Of A Murder
-Perez Prado-Campanitas De Cristal-LP Our Man In Latin America (RCA)
-Baja Marimba Band-Peru '68- LP Those Were The Days (RIP Jules)
-Syd Dale-Beauty Parade-CD Music For TV Dinners 60's
-Nat King Cole-Cappucina-7" 45 on Capitol
----------Wayne Newton-Wives & Lovers----------


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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Academy Award score nominations
Date: 09 Feb 1999 20:01:45 EST


None of the nominations for score really do anything for me. I'm disappointed
that David Holmes wasn't nominated for his "Out of Sight" score. His work on
that made for the year's best soundtrack.

Of course, not that I ever *expected* the Academy to recognize something so
different...

--Rod


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From: [e-mail] (Peter Principle)
Subject: (exotica) what is good?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 21:00:42 -0500


Charles Moseley wrote:
>
>He helped out John Schroeder here and there with some good LPs. However,
>Alan Tew generally seems to be associated with some right mushy, middle of
>the road crap. Avoid TV Themes (Tew/Schroeder) and Rosie (or something to
>do with Rosie - puple cover). Drivvel all the way.
>
>What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
>cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
>biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come? In fact, are
>there any consistently good British easy artists?

In a big way, this very versatility WAS the measure of good in this area of
music industry activity... the truly professional artist was able to
simulate various styles of musical decoration, or emply semiotexts of many
types, and it is THIS very accuracy which makes their music so appealing
now. This appreciation we have is all out of context, at the time almost
everyone "really" trying to do something interesting in music  found this
"background work"  irksome to do, and the fact that it was seemingly well
paid just made it worse... just try and discuss someone like Quincy Jones
or (gasp) Henry Mancini with any full time working jazz musician...
especially those old enough to have been contemporaries of the above...
it's like discussing Keroac with a "real" beatnik (I know from experience
as I used to work for the Mingus Dynasty)

I am not saying that I endorse this view, (I like to do some designer work
myself... surely love to listen to Hank)... just trying to put this into a
hermeneutic frameset, and this was easiest by using the contrasting
image...
cheers
peter




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From: [e-mail] (Peter Principle)
Subject: Re: (exotica) F & T
Date: 09 Feb 1999 21:00:40 -0500


>>There is at least one other F & T prepared piano LP that I don't recall
>>anyone
>>mentioning: Soundproof (Westminster WST 15011).  I believe the mono version
>>goes by the title Soundblast!  It is a must own, but unfortunately it is not
>>an easy find.
>
>I never heard that one about Proof and Blast being mono and stereo
>versions of the same album. The Westminster number on Soundproof is WP
>6014 and the number I've found for Soundblast is 6041, so I've always
>hoped that they were two different albums but I keep finding clues to the
>contrary. On the back cover of the Research book Incredibly Strange Music
>vol. 1 there's a picture of Soundblast (lower right). While the cover
>photo is different than Proof the both have the sub title "the sound of
>tomorrow today".
>BTW the date on the back, 1956, places it between HiFireworks and the
>first UA album.


This is a can of worms...

indeed there is a Soundproof on Westminster 6014, mine is in mono hi fi...
there is also a Soundproof with the same cover (the still from Forbidden
Planet) on Westminster WST 15011 in Stereo hi-fi... all the packaging like
back photos, liner notes etc. are the same except for some red blocks which
replace the black blocks, BUT the set list is entirely different for both
sides and is in fact the same tracks and order as  Soundblast on
Westminster 6041 which is the one with the different but similarly tinted
cover with the collage... (mine is mono... is there a stereo version in
this cover with a different matrix number does anyone know?)   would love
to know why this is or how it happened... notice that the matrix numbers
are anagramicly related so I always wondered if when Westminster decided to
do a run of stereo discs if they didn't pull the "wrong" master 041 for
014, but this wouldn't explain the changed type setting for the titles on
the back...

any takers?

also there are many great F&T bits scattered about on those later discs as
well... one of the favorites that comes to mind is the Mod Turk on In the
Heat of the Night also Sirocco on Many Splendored (I think) and Quiet
Village on Dynamic Twin Pianos... Vinnie Bell's performance on Midnight
Cowboy is one of his best...

cheers
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Vic Mizzy
Date: 09 Feb 1999 18:48:50 -0800


Demi God and Cultural Icon, Basic Hip Writes:

"Don't Make Waves (make love)", is another very cool soundtrack I have of his.
Sharon Tate was in this movie.

Is that Sharon "Helter Skelter" Tate ?
JD


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Do it without the fez, on
Date: 09 Feb 1999 18:53:01 -0800


---chuck <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
> Where did the fez originate?

"Morocco Mole" was the very 1st guy to wear a fez
fact or fiction ?
JD


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Hanged Man
Date: 09 Feb 1999 18:57:55 -0800


I'm very surprised at Johan's reaction to the Hanged Man
soundtrack. This is one of my all time favourite soundtracks. The flute and
the moog, laid over the minimal funky music give a very moody and laid back
feel. There is no lame track on the whole LP and in general, it is
fantastic from start to finish.

I agree with you here, on "The Hanged Man" and KFJC-FM lost their minds
inna really big way, good-wise over this "soundtrack", though izzit a
"real" soundtrack ?
I dunno, you guys tell me
JD


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Artal Orchestra: The Canaries
Date: 09 Feb 1999 19:51:03 -0800


Just scored BIG TIME!

The Artal Orchestra: The Canaries.
Check Mickey McGowan's interview in your Incredibly Strange Music Book Vol
1.

What this rekkid is, is a small string orchestra performing classical
titles with Novacord and Canaries singing and chirping their sweet little
hearts out and it's in (((((((((STEREO)))))))))) with lots of floating
between the speakers.
It's soooooooooooooo beautiful

Scan comin' up:-) Thank you, God!

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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Help,  on The Call's song "I Still Believe"
Date: 09 Feb 1999 13:52:05 -0800 (PST)


A friend of mine is desperate on information about a band called The
Call.  Her daughter needs the lyrics, sheetmusic or guitar cords for
their song "I Still Believe" for school.  If anyone knows how she can
get ahold of this I would greatly appreciate an email.  Sorry to
disturb the list and thank you for your help.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
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From: [e-mail] (Craig Carlson)
Subject: (exotica) Nymphomania and Thrifting
Date: 09 Feb 1999 23:46:23 -0800


DS wrote:

>The Nymphomania boots are put out by the VAMPIROS LESBOS crowd <snip>
>I would have thought that this was common knowledge. The Exotica crowd

Is it getting crowded in here?

>is more dissenfrnchised than I thought.

So far, we have not been franchised, although we may open another office.

Peter wrote:

>So I just want to say, if you put some time aside to occasionally visit a
thrift,
>it pays off. Not as richly as those who make it a pasttime,
>and you can't guarantee what you get

That's right; serendipity is half the fun and it's what leads to
(re)discovery in the first place. Plus, you never know what else you might
find. A Silvertone organ with 30-watt tube amp innards, made by Danelectro?
Or a Schwinn Sting-Ray? Or maybe a WWII leather fleece-lined Bomber jacket?
Or a set of six cocktail glasses with pictures of bathing beauties who shed
their suits when they (the glasses) are filled up?

You never know...
Craig





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) should i leap?
Date: 09 Feb 1999 23:47:22 EST


In a message dated 99-02-08 09:19:06 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< does anyone know much about Vic Mizzy? he is listed as the brains behind
 the music for 'Green Acres'. i've never come across  anything on him,
 albums or stuff. >

Vic Mizzy cowrote the standard, "My Dreams are Getting Better All the Time."


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Subject: Re: (exotica) The "girls" want to know
Date: 09 Feb 1999 23:50:54 EST


In a message dated 2/9/99 4:10:44 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Well I'm no Rat Pack historian but I must say that's a strange implication
 there. Joey Bishop has been MIA for a long time so it's not a matter of
 where he has gotten "today" but I'm not sure why anyone would assume that
 Sinatra's friendship  was such a career-making /make-or-break kind of thing.

When I meant "today" I meant where his career stands today in historical
terms. As to whether or not Sinatra's friendship has any bearing on an
entertainer's success all you have to do is look at Jimmy Roselli and even at
Peter Lawford as a real case in point of a career stalls due to Sinatra's
power in terms of granting  parts in projects.


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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Playlist for "Jimmy's Easy" 2.9.99
Date: 10 Feb 1999 00:16:11 -0400


>-Toronadoes-Beatle Hair-LP Taste Of Honey Tijuana Style (Budget Herb)

I love this tune. It's budget brass at its nuttiest. Good clean fun.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Artal Orchestra: The Canaries
Date: 10 Feb 1999 01:32:24 EST


<< What this rekkid is, is a small string orchestra performing classical
 titles with Novacord and Canaries singing and chirping their sweet little
 hearts out and it's in (((((((((STEREO)))))))))) with lots of floating
 between the speakers.
 It's soooooooooooooo beautiful >>

beautiful is exactly what it is and as you very well know i'm a bird and
whistling lover and will cough up the cash a buck short of 3 digits if ya get
tired of those little tweety birds singing, Jack Diamond!

i was in Village Music in Mill Valley (CA) and bumped into Mickey there.
Outfitted in little karate shoes and a black beret (he was).  We talked at
length about our mutual love of whistling and warbling recordings and I hit
him up for a tape of The Artel Orchestra and Max Gilstrap's "Adventures In The
National Parks" (title off the top of my head).

Within a week the tape arrived and I was forever indebted.  He filled the
remainder of the tape with another rare whistling record, Sue Zagon (with
piano accompaniment).

I promptly transferred the cassette to CD-R.

Now I'm gonna keep bugging my dear mentor Jack to get these records (he has
the Zagon, too) until he is so sick of me he'll just give 'em to me to get him
off his back....

...bird and whistling CD-R in the works and coming soon, BTW....









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Subject: Re: (exotica) Artal Orchestra: The Canaries
Date: 09 Feb 1999 22:39:49 -0800



>...bird and whistling CD-R in the works and coming soon, BTW....

FUCK YEAH!!!


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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mongo Santamaria compilation on Rhino
Date: 10 Feb 1999 06:28:40 -0500


Rhino Records Salutes the Godfather Of Latin Soul
With Comprehensive Two-Disc Anthology SKIN ON SKIN
Due April 20

LOS ANGELES - Long before the genres "fusion" and "world music" reached
mainstream audiences there was Mongo Santamaria. Rhino Records celebrates
the history of this Grammy-winning conga player on April 20, with the 2-CD
anthology SKIN ON SKIN: THE MONGO SANTAMARIA ANTHOLOGY (1958-1995),

Consisting of 34 tracks on two CDs, SKIN ON SKIN spans nearly 40 years of
Mongo's recorded career. Among the many highlights are the first-ever
release of "Panamanian Aire," along with the digital debut of some his
early '70s Atlantic recordings. The compilation will sell for a suggested
list price of $29.98 and will also be available via the Rhino Web sit at
<www.rhino.com>.

Included on the anthology are such signature songs as "Afro Blue,"
"Watermelon Man," "Para Ti," "Yambu," and "Canta Bajo," taken from more
than 20 albums such as Mongo's Way, Our Man In Havana, Bembe, and Mongo
Introduces La Lupe. Also featured in this definitive collection are tracks
from Mongo Explodes, Up From The Roots, and other classics albums from
Mongo's Riverside and Columbia releases as well as a previously unreleased
version of "Sofrito."

The liner notes for SKIN ON SKIN include a remembrance by actor/ conguero
Andy Garcia, who was hooked on Mongo at the age of 12, when he heard the
great percussionist gigging at the jazz club Johnnie's in Miami beach. Also
contributing to the notes are Poncho Sanchez (one of the world's most
popular Latin jazz bandleaders), Luis Tamargo (contributing editor to Latin
Beat magazine), and Jose Rizo (the host of the nationally syndicated show
Jazz On The Latin Side).

Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria was born in 1922 in Havana, Cuba. Before Fidel
Castro came to power, he headed for New York, where he met up with such
greats as the King of Mambo, Perez Prado, El Rey de Timbal, Tito Puente,
West Coast vibraphonist Cal Tjader, and a young Willie Bobo. As Mongo
enters his fourth decade as a recording artist, his place in that pantheon
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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hanged Man Info
Date: 10 Feb 1999 07:31:12 -0500


><< Bullet: "The Hanged Man" (Music from the 1970's television series)
> my rating: 2/5. Originally released on Contour in 1975.

Can someone (re)post all the information about this LP/CD reissue. I looked
for it a DustyGroove with no luck...

thanks
bryan c.

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Yma Miller
Date: 10 Feb 1999 09:02:41 -0500


Anyone else think that in her lower registers, Yma Sumac sounds like Mrs.
Miller?
I'm not totally familiar with either singer, but they have a similar
quasi-operatic quaver on some of the lower stuff.  Plus, Yma's grasp on
musical reality sometimes seems as shaky as Elva's.

Anyone ever see them in a room together?

Peter


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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) cddb, MusicHound Lounge sampler track listing
Date: 10 Feb 1999 09:23:18 -0500


   Here is the URL of the track listing of the MusicHound lounge CD.

   http://www.cddb.com/xm/cd/misc/4ca760bd3c7e01450a011e8afc293f2b.html

FYI, the www.cddb.com (cddb = Compact Disc DataBase) site is an online
database of CD track lists. If you use cddb-aware software to play a CD
on your computer (there is a downloads section on the site), and you
have a live internet connection (dial up will do), it will retrieve the
track list for the CD that is currently playing. If the CD is not in the
archives, you can type in the track list and send it to www.cddb.com for
inclusion. Very cool.

They also have an online search function that will let you search the
database by artist, track title or disc title.

Tom
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Systems Programmer, Information Technology
North Carolina State University
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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Continental
Date: 10 Feb 1999 09:36:19 -0500


Could someone who has this Capitol album send me a track list?
I'd sure appreciate it.

I'm trying to figure what the bonus tracks on the UL discs are.

mail me off list, if necessary.
Thanks!
Peter


PS: We still haven't figured out who did the other version of the James
Bond theme, although I'm thinking Jimmie Haskell.  Anyone know if he did a
version?  It sounds similar to the "Shot in the Dark" on another disc.



Slow down, Mr. Bongo!


Peter


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) FPM dates
Date: 10 Feb 1999 07:15:27 -0800 (PST)


I have a set of Fantastic Plastic Machine tour dates for the US:

March
> 12, Minneapolis - 1st Avenue club
> 15, New York - Bowery Bar
> 16, Boston - Louis Boston
> 17, Montreal - Jingxi
> 18, Austin - Bob Popular DJ Room
>
Also I was told by someone at Emperor Norton that it looks like the
FPMalbum "Luxury" is going to be an April release. Tomoyuki has given
them some extra tracks to put on their release.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Richard Boone,Alejandro Galindo obits
Date: 10 Feb 1999 10:35:44 -0600


                           *Richard Boone    =09
    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Richard Boone, an American-born trombonist and
scat singer who played with Count Basie, Dexter Gordon and other jazz
giants, died at age 68. The day and cause of death was not available.=20
    Boone, who took up the trombone at age 12, moved to Los Angeles in 1956
where he played with Gordon, Sonny Criss, and Teddy Edwards among others.=20
    In the late 1960s, Boone joined Basie's band. He moved to Copenhagen in
1970. From 1973 through 1985, he played with the Danish Radio Big Band,
considered one of the world's best. Last year, he issued the album ``Tribute
to Love,'' backed by Danish musicians.=20
http://allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=3Damg&sql=3DB58077

H=E9ctor Alejandro Galindo, Mexican Film Director, 93
By JULIA PRESTON (NYTimes)
MEXICO CITY -- H=E9ctor Alejandro Galindo Amezcua, a prolific film director
who created his own genre of movies set in Mexico's urban underworld, died
on Monday. He was 93.=20

Galindo, who was known in the Mexican film world as Don Alex, directed or
wrote scripts for more than 70 films, virtually all of them made in Mexico.
He was one of the directors, along with Emilio Fern=E1ndez, who pioneered a
booming film industry in Mexico in the 1940's and 50's based on movies that
portrayed the travails and heartbreak of workaday Mexicans.=20

Galindo was the first Mexican director to place his films in the streets,
bars and factories of tightly knit but tumultuous urban barrios, especially
in Mexico City. His characters were down-and-out boxers, working-stiff
fathers, bus drivers, accountants, prostitutes and small-time gangsters.=20

As both scriptwriter and director, he captured the distinctive broad-toned
jargon of a new urban proletariat. Mexicans in the rapidly growing cities
loved to hear their voices echoed in Galindo's films and flocked loyally to
them for over 30 years.=20

"I won't pretend that I dedicated any deep study to it," Galindo said in a
recent interview with La Jornada, the Mexico City daily. "It was a matter of
watching, observing carefully, opening my ears and letting the words stick
to them."=20

"I always made movies about what I knew and saw, nothing else," Galindo=
 said.=20

Perhaps his most famous film was the 1945 "Campe=F3n sin Corona," or=
 "Champion
Without a Crown," the melancholy story of a street kid who rises in the
boxing ring only to be defeated by a corrupt Mafia controlling the sport.
The boxer was played by David Silva, a short, stocky actor on whom Galindo
frequently relied to portray his perpetually failing heroes.=20

In 1948 Galindo directed "Una Familia de Tantas" ("One Family of Many"), a
portrait of an urban family troubled by poverty and feuds between
generations. In 1953 he made "Espaldas Mojadas" ("Wetbacks"), an early
critique of the exploitation of illegal Mexican workers in the southwestern
United States.=20

Galindo was born in Monterrey, Mexico, in 1906. His sensitivity to urban
surroundings came after he was uprooted as a teen-ager and moved with his
mother to Mexico City.=20

He became poisoned, as he put it, by the cinema when he was still an
adolescent. To learn the trade he entered the United States illegally and
became an office boy in Hollywood. In the 1920's he worked with
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures, first writing scripts for silent
films and later dubbing their talking films into Spanish. The crash of 1929
forced him to take his knowledge back to Mexico.=20

Galindo won at least eight Ariels, Mexico's equivalent of the Oscar, and in
recent years he was honored with several national homages in Mexico. But he
never received the National Prize for the Arts, the country's highest honor.
As a result, no wake was held this week for Galindo in the Palacio de Bellas
Artes, Mexico's most important theater. Galindo's family protested the
theater's decision.=20

He is survived by his wife, Mariela Flores, and four children, Valentina,
Alejandro, Rosa and Lourdes.=20
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Yma Miller
Date: 10 Feb 1999 10:54:25 -0500



>Anyone else think that in her lower registers, Yma Sumac sounds like Mrs.
>Miller?
>I'm not totally familiar with either singer, but they have a similar
>quasi-operatic quaver on some of the lower stuff.  Plus, Yma's grasp on>
>musical reality sometimes seems as shaky as Elva's.

>Anyone ever see them in a room together?

Emphatically, no.  Mrs. Miller had a superhuman knack to never find the
tune and Sumac can most certainly sing, even in her lower register
(although I have only heard Xtabay, Mambo and some of Sun Virgin).  And I
appreciate both.  If you feel Sumac's cheeks, they are warm from the lack
of ice, so case closed.

What do you mean by a shaky grasp on musical reality?

Come out with your octaves and vibrato a-blazing, pardner,
Brian Phillips





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From: Steve Morgan <[e-mail]>
Date: 10 Feb 1999 17:49:28 +0000


anyone know what patrick gleeson's 1977 star wars album ('featuring the
worlds' most advanced synthesiser') sounds like? analogue heaven a la herbie
hancock's sextant, or cheesy pap?

steve m. (lurker)



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Ultra Lounge Promo 1 and 2????
Date: 10 Feb 1999 12:56:44 EST


Well the Hounds one is called Promo 3 . . . . but the Promo 2 one is from
where???????

http://www.cddb.com/xm/cd/misc/c8b9a459bc68d98daca7f45122d1efe5.html

Misc. / Ultra Lounge Promotional 2
Mission: Impossible
Search For Vulcan (from Thunderball)
Thinking Of Baby
The Peter Gunn Theme
Shooting Star / Jungalero
Hey! Bellboy!
The Pink Panther Theme
Call Me
Cha Cha Cha d'Amour
Recado Bossa Nova
The Magnificent Seven
You're My Thrill
La Vie En Rose
Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)
The Clown On The Eiffel Tower
I Love Paris
Rock House
Mr. Ghost Goes To Town
The Girl From Ipanema / Meditation
Flying Fiddles
Bernie's Tune
Goldfinger
Samba De Orfeu
Tanya

And this is the Promo 1.  Where is it from?????

Misc / Ultra Lounge Promotional 1
Atlantis
Lust
Bali Ha'i
Quiet Village
Peter Gunn Mambo
Taki Rari
Glow Worm Cha-Cha-Cha
Oye Negra
Moon Moods
Power House
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Lonesome Road
The Theme From Route 66
Caravan
Harlem Nocturne
The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams / Fever
Ain't That A Kick In The Head
More
Danke Shoen
Closer To The Bone
Girl Talk
Serenata
Go Slow
Dansero


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: New & upcoming releases of note
Date: 10 Feb 1999 16:05:00 +0100


>From: [e-mail]

>* Sid & Marty Krofft: Greatest Hits (Interscope) -- finally!

    whio are they, or - more importantly - how do they sound like?

        Johan


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: The Hanged Man
Date: 10 Feb 1999 16:38:24 +0100


At 06:02 -0700 99/02/09, Charles Moseley wrote:


>Interestingly, there is no track from this
>soundtrack on the Sound Gallery compilation. Alan Tew was asked to do 'The
>Detectives' theme tune for a Two Ronnies (comedy programme) sketch in the
>70s. Instead of doing something original, he knocked up the Hanged Man
>theme into something slightly different. The Detectives is on The Sound
>Gallery, not the Hanged Man.

    true, the track on "the Sound Gallery" is "The Detectives",
    not "Hanged Man"...

    but the story i heard was, that he wrote "The Detectives" in
    1968, and later (1975) reused/reworked it into "Hanged Man",
    which is - as Charles said - only slightly different from
    "The Detectives": it's about a minute longer, and there's a
    different drum pattern and moog sound at the very end.

        Johan


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Consistency
Date: 10 Feb 1999 13:44:40 -0500


>> What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
>> cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
>> biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come?

I think there's an old quote along the lines of:

"Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds."

Source? Correct wording? Thanks.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 13:51:12 -0500


>>* Sid & Marty Krofft: Greatest Hits (Interscope) -- finally!
>
>    who are they, or - more importantly - how do they sound like?

They produced a roster of bizarre kid's TV shows in America, from 1969
through much of the 70s.

Read more about it:
http://livingisland.com/


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Subject: (exotica) Beach Ball
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:01:18 -0500


Saturday night on AMC at 10:00pm and 4:00am... "Beach Ball" (1965) Yet
another beach movie. Non-AIP, starring Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, Chris Noel,
Gail Gilmore, more. Edd's trying to scam an ethnic music studies grant to
use for his "teen" combo, The Wigglers. With plenty of kustom kars and a
musical guest roster of: The Supremes, The Righteous Brothers, The Four
Seasons, The Walker Brothers and The Hondells.

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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ultra Lounge Promo 1 and 2???? and CDDB
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:07:44 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Well the Hounds one is called Promo 3 . . . . but the Promo 2 one is from
> where???????

The problem with the CDDB data is that it is all user entered. When I
found the track listing for "Promo 3", the artists names were not
listed, and it was categorized as "Blues". CDDB allows updates though,
so I edited the track listing to add the names, and resubmitted, with
the genre as "misc" (it was the best alternative). It took my changes
even though I had not entered the original information.

If you can know the CD that the info was entered from, you can update
the information yourself (including the title, I believe).

I sent an email to the CDDB developers about allowing information from
vinyl records to be entered. This would enable the creation of an online
artist/album/song database that could be updated by anyone with the
proper software.

How useful would this be? Comments?

Tom

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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Beach Ball
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:22:22 -0500



>Saturday night on AMC at 10:00pm and 4:00am... "Beach Ball" (1965)

Yes, there is a lot of cool footage to be had, such as the Supremes singing
about surfing!  If you want some real yuks (the script provides more yucks
than yuks), watch the awful time that the Wigglers have trying to look like
their playing their instruments!

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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:31:17 -0500


>They produced a roster of bizarre kid's TV shows in America, from 1969
>through much of the 70s.

Yessiree!  More displaced-child story concepts than you could shake a stick at:

Land of the Lost:  Father and children lost in alternate existence.
H.R. Pufnstuff: Boy playing his Magic Flute (I know, I know) lured to
island by evil witch.
Lost Saucer: Just that!  Babysitter and boy and two robots lost in space
Dr. Shrinker: Not lost, but group of folks shrunk by evil scientist.
Lidsville: Over-curious boy falls in magician's hat, lands in a world of hats.
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters: Ostracized young sea monster finds solace
only outside of his world.

I am surprised that I turned out even halfway sane after the Krofft
onslaught!  And I still have fond memories of it, too!

Not that it left me completely unscathed.  You should see some of the
records I buy at thrift sto...

Oop!  Sorry...

Brian Phillips (who was once called a Bugaloop, by a particularly
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) FPM dates
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:21:59 EST



In a message dated 2/10/99 11:17:32 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

> have a set of Fantastic Plastic Machine tour dates for the US:
>
>March
>> 12, Minneapolis - 1st Avenue club
>> 15, New York - Bowery Bar
>> 16, Boston - Louis Boston
>> 17, Montreal - Jingxi
>> 18, Austin - Bob Popular DJ Room

Louis Boston is a men's haberdashery. Are you sure of this itinerary??


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From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 11:34:32 -0800




"m.ace" wrote:

> >>* Sid & Marty Krofft: Greatest Hits (Interscope) -- finally!
> >
> >       who are they, or - more importantly - how do they sound like?
>
> They produced a roster of bizarre kid's TV shows in America, from 1969
> through much of the 70s.
>
> Read more about it:
> http://livingisland.com/

To describe what it was like to be seeing this stuff on a tv screen as a kid
is difficult - The Krofft programs seemed very sinister to me.
I noticed even then that  most (all?) the shows seemed to involve a hero who
was just walking along one day then POW!  life changes because of some magical
event that causes them to "Fall" (usually literally) into a new and strange
world inhabited by evil puppets.

The opening sequence invariably recounted that fateful day when it all went
wrong, so the songs are REALLY weird. Just your kind of stuff, Johan.

The "Lidsville" title sequence gave me nighmares.

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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) SHOCK Music in Hi-Fi!!
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:32:13 +0000


Does anyone know if there have been any CD re-issues of Creed
Taylor/Kenyon Hopkins stuff, like SHOCK, PANIC or New York?

Keith

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Subject: Re:  (exotica) SHOCK Music in Hi-Fi!!
Date: 10 Feb 1999 15:12:34 EST



In a message dated 2/10/99 3:42:35 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Does anyone know if there have been any CD re-issues of Creed
>Taylor/Kenyon Hopkins stuff, like SHOCK, PANIC or New York?

yes--another of those 1000 copy thingies--got one of 'em


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From: Kerry Keane <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Consistency
Date: 10 Feb 1999 14:42:57 -0600


m.ace wrote:
>
> >> What is it with these people? One day, they're all funky, moody, moogy and
> >> cool, the next minute they're churning out Radio 2 daytime filler for old
> >> biddies safely ensconsed in their shag pile homes. How come?
>
> I think there's an old quote along the lines of:
>
> "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds."
>
> Source? Correct wording? Thanks.

It's Emerson, "Self-reliance".

"foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of
little minds".

And no, I'm not a walking Bartlett's --
I did have to look up the wording.


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) WTD: Baron Munchausen
Date: 10 Feb 1999 13:08:06 -0800


Wanted: Baron Munchausen CD, must be CLEAN/PERFECT
No CD-R's

Please e-mail me direct if you have 1

Thanks,
Jack



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From: Bump <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 16:30:23 -0500



>Land of the Lost:  Father and children lost in alternate existence.
>H.R. Pufnstuff: Boy playing his Magic Flute (I know, I know) lured to
>island by evil witch.
>Lost Saucer: Just that!  Babysitter and boy and two robots lost in space
>Dr. Shrinker: Not lost, but group of folks shrunk by evil scientist.
>Lidsville: Over-curious boy falls in magician's hat, lands in a world of ha=
ts.
>Sigmund and the Sea Monsters: Ostracized young sea monster finds solace
>only outside of his world.

wow, never heard of Lost Saucer...must have been after i gave up on them...
(sid and marty) that is ...

lets not forget Electra Woman and Dyna Girl!
not sure if they were reasponsible for Shazaam and Isis, they seemed a bit
too NORMAL for them.
probably plenty of other shows i have never heard of but in retrospect my
current favorite is the Bugaloos, aside from H.R. Pufnstuf. (the one i
hated the most when i was a kid) the english bug band singing and flying
around in a winged dunebuggy trying to escape the evil Martha Raye and her
2 sidekicks (woofer and tweeter) that live in a giant (model) jukebox!
Martha rules! cannot remember her characters name.

a few months ago an auction took place selling all that is left of the
props and costumes to these shows...(oh, if i were a rich man)
i had a sleestak costume with my name on it!

i do not remember the music to these shows being anything i would want to
have but for mere nostalgia i would love to hear it.

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=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9=A9
Bump
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 16:50:07 -0500


>Land of the Lost:  Father and children lost in alternate existence.
>H.R. Pufnstuff: Boy playing his Magic Flute (I know, I know) lured to
>island by evil witch.
>Lost Saucer: Just that!  Babysitter and boy and two robots lost in space
>Dr. Shrinker: Not lost, but group of folks shrunk by evil scientist.
>Lidsville: Over-curious boy falls in magician's hat, lands in a world of hats.
>Sigmund and the Sea Monsters: Ostracized young sea monster finds solace
>only outside of his world.

wow, never heard of Lost Saucer...must have been after i gave up on them...
(sid and marty) that is ...

Ruth Buzzi and Jim Nabors were the robots and Alice Playten was the
babysitter.  She is also on the National Lampoon "Lemmings" album,
introducing a band called Megadeath, although I don't think anyone would
use a silly name like that.

>lets not forget Electra Woman and Dyna Girl!

Hmph!  Where is the abduction fantasy in that? Ho-hum :^)

>not sure if they were reasponsible for Shazaam and Isis, they seemed a bit
>too NORMAL for them.

No.  Shazam and Isis were filmed and the majority of Krofft's stuff was on
videotape, which even further magnifies the...frugality of the shows.
Filmation, perhaps the only animation/live action studio started by a
former DJ (Norm Prescott) was responsible for those, I think.

>probably plenty of other shows i have never heard of but in retrospect my
>current favorite is the Bugaloos,

This show was interesting to me because I had never seen someone of my
color speak with an accent that sounded English to me at the time.  I still
didn't look like him, though.  My wings are smaller.

For nostalgia, the funniest creature on Land of the Lost was the Zarn.  He
strutted like a choir member walking up the aisle of a Sanctified church.

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From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) more Paolo Scotti's "Studio Uno" new label releases
Date: 11 Feb 1999 01:16:48 +0000


> From:          Bump <[e-mail]>
> Subject:       Re: (exotica) The Third Millennium CD

> wow, this record is wonderful.
> i just got it.
> i am a big fan of all the Italian and French comps out lately...
> the Bembo tracks are killer.
> i got to find more wild grooves by that guy...
> any suggestions,
> i see easy tempo is releasing or has released another one by him.
> all of this music makes me wanna visit italy!

> >> * Various Artists: "Third Millenium"
> >>       Double LP/CD, Studio Uno STN1001, France, 1998?
> >
> >It isn't from France, it's from Italy, and it features all italian
> >60's & 70's stuff. The man behind it is Paolo Scotti, of "Easy Tempo
> >- voll. 1 to 5" and "Mood Mosaic" fame. At the moment Paolo and
> >myself are working together on a new compilation. I'll let you know.
> >Ciao everybody
> >Gionni Paludi

Paolo has 3 more records out at the moment.
They're vinyl 12" on his new label "Studio Uno".

1) PIERO PICCIONI: O RUGIDO DO LEAO
(original version plus Batucalbertone mix - Brazilian beat mix -
Tanimoody mix - Soulbeat Lion mix); STN 1003

2) FRANCO GODI: W LA FELICITA'
(original english version - Happiness beat mix - ray radio version);
STN 1002

3) JUNIOR PISANO & JACQUES CHAUMONT & BERTO PISANO
FEAT. DORIS TROY: KILL! (FROM THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE
SOUNDTRACK) (original 1972 version - radio edit - violenza inaudita
mix); STN 1004

Anyone interested can contact me privately.
Ciao
Gionni Paludi


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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 19:32:42 -0400


Although some may be raising their eyebrows by now, I somehow see a
connection of this talk about the Krofft's and exotica interests. And
yes, this connection is tenuous and wierd and probably wouldn't hold up
to any close examination, so please bear with me.

I don't know the age of the folks who were reminiscing about the Krofft
television shows but speaking for myself (b.1963) I've always felt that I
fell inbetween the Boomers and the X-generation. I think that the peak of
my childhood awareness of the world coincided with the peak of the
Krofft's tv programming. So yes, I'm of the Krofft generation.

I think that an interest in exotica was nurtured by the wierdness of
these shows. Both exotica and Krofft elicit the "what were they thinking"
response. A response I seem to have an almost Pavlovian reaction to! When
you come to expect this as the norm and everything else seems to be far
less interesting.

Since this is just some half-baked ramble, maybe I should quit now.

Apologies to those of you who are not 34-39 and grew up with out the
*benifit* of Krofft TV.

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New CD Add: Celebrities At Their Wost, Vol 2!
Date: 10 Feb 1999 19:15:56 -0800


Just in and just added:

Celebrities At Their Worst Vol 2!

2 CD's totaling more than 2 1/2 Hours of MORE INSANE HILARITY from tapes
unavailable to just about everyone, until now!

$21.00 Plus Shipping AND STILL VERY MUCH WELL WORTH IT!

If this is anything like Vol 1, which I am sure it is, then not all of the
"artists" have only 1 piece, there conceivably are MANY to each "artist"
and those "artists" are;

barbara streisand, elton john, tiny tim, laverne baker/jackie wilson, elvis
presley, bing crosby, ed sullivan, dean martin, phyllis diller, buddy
hackett, lenny bruce, stevie nicks, johnny carson, don rickles, norm
crosby, james brown, william conrad, jack benny, pat paulson, rob reiner,
billy crystal, garry shandling, art linkletter, george burns, robin
williams, red buttons, Lauren bacall, alan king, phil silvers, john byner,
william shatner, jim morrison, hank williams jr., brian wilson, lee elia,
venom, sammy petrillo, milton berle and comedy writer, willimas B.
williams, flip wilson/jackie leonard, unknown, jackie gayle, maurice
chevalier, charles coburn, george jessel, unknown(2), jan murray, edger
bergen, pat cooper AND MANY MANY MORE!!!

Over 2 1/2 Hours of bad acting, bad comedy, bad rock n' roll,
swearing/expletives forever, bad everything. Not for the weak heart.

2 CD's, 62 artists and an infinite amount more tracks.

$21.00 + Shipping

I plan on running out very soon, thanks again:)

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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Manny Albam
Date: 10 Feb 1999 23:53:33 -0500


Maybe I'm just in a more receptive mood than normal but I'm enjoying this
Manny Albam record I just picked up way more than I ever have enjoyed him
in the past.
This one is called "The Soul of the City" and it sounds like some vaguely
"crime jazz" soundtrack for a film that was never made.
I'd basically dismissed Manny in the past but I took a chance that the
reference to "The City" might be a good sign.  Maybe it's just a
self-fulfilling prophecy.
But it's a lot more interesting than the other record - also on Solid State
- that I still own for some reason, "Brass on Fire".
So, is this some already established "officially cool record"?
If you've dismissed Manny like I have, maybe you should check out this
record anyway if you see it.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Manny Albam
Date: 10 Feb 1999 23:24:26 +0000


At 11:53 PM 10-02-99 -0500, Nat wrote:
>This one is called "The Soul of the City" and it sounds like some vaguely
>"crime jazz" soundtrack for a film that was never made.
>So, is this some already established "officially cool record"?
This is the first I have heard of this one and I have tried to find a really
good Manny Albam record for some time.  I have tried his drum record, his
double exposure stuff and Brass On Fire.  None of them really wowwed me, but
there was always something in them that made me think there had to be
something cooler out there.

My internet search for him indicates that he is still active in the New
York area and does soundtrack stuff mainly for independent film makers.  True?

Byron

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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: The Hanged Man
Date: 11 Feb 1999 09:40:47 +0000


>>but the story i heard was, that he wrote "The Detectives" in
     1968, and later (1975) reused/reworked it into "Hanged Man",
     which is - as Charles said - only slightly different from
     "The Detectives": it's about a minute longer, and there's a
     different drum pattern and moog sound at the very end.


I remember the Detectives - It was a Two Ronnies sketch about a couple of
bungling 70s cops. I think it was a regular feature of the Two Ronnies. I
always thought that The Detectives was never a TV programme in its own
right but if the Sound Gallery says 1968, it must have been - Case closed

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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 11 Feb 1999 07:40:39 -0500


Brian Phillips Wrote:
>I am surprised that I turned out even halfway sane after the Krofft
>onslaught!  And I still have fond memories of it, too!

Hey, and you're in Atlanta...do you remember the Sid & Marty Krofft Indoor
Amusement Park downtown near the old Omni? You could hang out with all your
favorite characters and also ride on the longest (and steepest?) escalator
in the world....at least that's what the hype was all about.

bryan c.

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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Need Hanged Man Info
Date: 11 Feb 1999 07:59:17 -0500


Let me try this again....

>><< Bullet: "The Hanged Man" (Music from the 1970's television series)
>> my rating: 2/5. Originally released on Contour in 1975.
>
>Can someone (re)post all the information about this LP/CD reissue. I looked
>for it a DustyGroove with no luck...
>
>thanks
>bryan c.

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Modesty Blaise Soundtrack
Date: 11 Feb 1999 11:05:50 -0800


Anyone familiar with this soundtrack ?

Thanks,
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From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 10 Feb 1999 23:53:30 -0500


At 11:34 AM 2/10/99 -0800, Ron Grandia wrote:
>> >>* Sid & Marty Krofft: Greatest Hits (Interscope) -- finally!
>> >
>> >       who are they, or - more importantly - how do they sound like?
>>
>> They produced a roster of bizarre kid's TV shows in America, from 1969
>> through much of the 70s.

Weren't they regulars on someone's variety show?  Even Hee-Haw or something
like that.  I don't think I ever saw a show that was just them but I can
see their credit coming up again and again.

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From: Robert Sloane <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ultra Lounge Promo 1 and 2???? and CDDB
Date: 11 Feb 1999 00:23:17 -0600


I'm sorry . . . I haven't really been following this thread, so forgive me
if this has been covered. But Capitol did, in fact, release a promo with 4
tracks from each of the first 6 ULs (the one titled "Promo 1" here). I had
a copy (that I got from a radio station where I worked), but then gave it
away. It was just a white cardboard sleeve with a green UL logo on the
cover. And if I'm not mistaken, the track listing for this CD was the same
as the very first "Leopard" sampler, that is, 4 songs each from vols. 1-6.
Subsequent copies of the Leopard had 2 songs each from vols. 1-12 (the
version that exists now, and which was created, I believe, after the CD won
a Grammy for packaging--and after, of course, vols. 7-12 were released).
"Promo 2" here appears to be 4 tracks each from vols. 7-12, and was, I
imagine, also released to record stores and radio stations. "Promo 3," also
included with the MusicHound book, appears to follow suit, featuring 4
tracks each from vols. 13-18. It's very methodical, really--almost
numbingly so.

Or is this not what you were asking?

Rob

At 02:07 PM 2/10/99 -0500, Tom Karches wrote:
>
>[e-mail] wrote:
>>
>> Well the Hounds one is called Promo 3 . . . . but the Promo 2 one is from
>> where???????
>
>The problem with the CDDB data is that it is all user entered. When I
>found the track listing for "Promo 3", the artists names were not
>listed, and it was categorized as "Blues". CDDB allows updates though,
>so I edited the track listing to add the names, and resubmitted, with
>the genre as "misc" (it was the best alternative). It took my changes
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Subject: (exotica) Re: James Bond Theme/Jimmie Haskell
Date: 11 Feb 1999 14:38:32 +0000


     Peter wrote:

     PS: We still haven't figured out who did the other version of the
     James Bond theme, although I'm thinking Jimmie Haskell.  Anyone know
     if he did a version?  It sounds similar to the "Shot in the Dark" on
     another disc.

     Jimmy Haskell did a great version - reasonably straight, but more
     percussive.  I used to play this a lot when DJing.

     I have it on one of those Capitol 'Stars of Stage and String' (vol2?)
     compilation LPs (late 60s? also features Peggy Lee, Laurindo Almeida).

     regds
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Subject: (exotica) Command Enoch Light LP box set question???
Date: 11 Feb 1999 15:01:39 EST


I just picked up the LP set titled,
"Olympic Presents Your Command Stereo Performance" (OL-5SD)

There were only 3 LPs in the box:
Rome Revisited - Ray Charles Singers
Provocative Percussions #4 - E. Light
Sounds of Strings - E. Light

Does anyone know how many LPs there were supposed to be in the box ( I assume
5) and what titles are missing?

Thanks to one and all,
Roy


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Subject: (exotica) A few club Questions
Date: 11 Feb 1999 15:22:22 EST


Whatever happened to those famous clubs in L.A. and N.Y. like the Copacabana
and the Mocambo and the coconut grove?? I know they closed, could someone tell
me when they closed and why they did?


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Ultra Lounge Promo 1 and 2???? and CDDB
Date: 11 Feb 1999 17:18:20 EST


In a message dated 02/11/99 3:02:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< And if I'm not mistaken, the track listing for this CD was the same
 as the very first "Leopard" sampler, that is, 4 songs each from vols. 1-6.
 Subsequent copies of the Leopard had 2 songs each from vols. 1-12 (the
 version that exists now, and which was created, I believe, after the CD won
 a Grammy for packaging--and after, of course, vols. 7-12 were released).
 "Promo 2" here appears to be 4 tracks each from vols. 7-12, and was, I
 imagine, also released to record stores and radio stations. "Promo 3," also
 included with the MusicHound book, appears to follow suit, featuring 4
 tracks each from vols. 13-18. It's very methodical, really--almost
 numbingly so. >>

this was very, very informative and clears things up.  the final question,
which will probably never be answered, is:  is promo 3 also the never released
Tiki Sampler???  i still think that it is/was.

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From: "Jeff Chenault" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Forever Lounge, Forever Dumb
Date: 11 Feb 1999 21:14:32 -0500


Hi Gang,

Well the glut of misinformation is starting to hit the masses via the new
book Forever Lounge.  It is quoted as being the Laid Back Price Guide to the
Languid Sounds of Lounge Music.  Here are my first observations...........

Almost EVERY single photograph of an album is out of focus.  They are 90+ACU-
blurry.  This is totally unacceptable since most of these records are
collected for the cover alone.  They didn't even include classic album
covers just plain mediocre ones that most people don't even care about.

PRICES  Here's the BIG joke.  Most of the albums in this book are priced
+ACQ-5-3.  +ACQ-5 for NM and +ACQ-3 for VG+- that's for stereo.  If you have the mono
copy deduct 75+ACU-.  So if you had a Mint copy of Dick Scory's Music for Bang
Baroom and Harp which is worth +ACQ-5 in mint condition (stereo) a mint mono is
worth about +ACQ-1.25+ACEAIQAh- Yeah Right.
Other pricing is just as ridiculous....Mundell Lowe's Satan In High Heels
album mint in stereo +ACQ-5.  All Bob Thompson albums +ACQ-3-5
Three pages of The Three Suns records ALL +ACQ-3-5 except for the Fever and
Smoke album +ACQ-25.
Then there is mispricing twice........Harry Revel's album Music Out of The
Moon (Capitol 1947) listed at +ACQ-20-12 while the same album listed under Les
Baxter was priced at +ACQ-40-24.  H-E-L-L-Ooooo+ACE-
Biggest shocker was that ALL Leo Diamond albums were listed for +ACQ-5-3.  Hey
if anyone here on this list has Skin Diver Suite in mint condition for five
dollars I will take 20 copies+ACEAIQAhACE-
Henri Rene's classic album Music for Bachelors same thing +ACQ-5-3 with
absolutely no mention of the Jayne Mansfield cover+ACEAIQAhACEAIQAhACEAIQAh-
Here's a good one..... Jean Jacques Perrey album The Happy Moog listed for
+ACQ-50-30.  Not too bad until you look under Harry Breuer where the same album
number and all is listed for +ACQ-5-3.
Also they list the Switched on Santa album on Pickwick as Jean Jacques
Perrey going under the name Sy Mann.  I guess all the other Sy Mann albums I
have are really Jean Jacques Perrey too huh?  This is just plain idiocy.
These people have no clue what the market is and definitely did not do any
researching on pricing or proofreading this thing with any accuracy.  A few
items came close to the mark but at least 75+ACU- is waaaaaay off.

Other things that didn't make sense.  They have a picture of Hair Goes Latin
next to the Edmundo Ros section.  Looks good but the album is not even
listed.  Oh, by the way ALL Marty Gold albums in mint condition are only +ACQ-5.
They forgot to mention he had a Moog album though.  Ferrante and Teicher's
Soundproof is listed at +ACQ-75 but they didn't include Soundblast.  DUH+ACEAIQ-
Maybe they thought it was the same album.

More of the Bigger names like Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman are
priced a little more accurate not by much.  I wouldn't say that the
Kaliedoscope album by Les Baxter is worth the same as the Passions box +ACQ-35
would you?

I have found so many mistakes in pricing and overall misinformation that I
had to view my disgust on this mailing list.  Feel free to add any comments.
The only reason I bought this thing was to brush up on my discographys.  But
even this falls flat.  This is a total waste of time, money and effort and
does nothing to enhance the beauty of this genre we call Lounge.

Whew+ACE-

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Subject: Re: (exotica) A few club Questions
Date: 12 Feb 1999 08:37:29 EST


In a message dated 2/11/99 3:33:52 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Whatever happened to those famous clubs in L.A. and N.Y. like the
Copacabana
 and the Mocambo and the coconut grove?? I know they closed, could someone
tell
 me when they closed and why they did? >>

The same reason why "easy listening" and vocalists who sang "standards" were
replaced by rock n roll. Times changed and so did the types of performers that
people wanted to see and that these places were built for. In a nutshell there
just ain't the kinds of popular performers nowadays that used to fill up these
clubs. Most of these types of places closed in the '60s.

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Subject: (exotica) Forever Lounge, Forever Dumb
Date: 12 Feb 1999 08:59:24 -0500


Hi Gang,

Well the glut of misinformation is starting to hit the masses via the new
book Forever Lounge.  It is quoted as being the Laid Back Price Guide to the
Languid Sounds of Lounge Music.  Here are my first observations...........

Almost EVERY single photograph of an album is out of focus.  They are 90+ACU-
blurry.  This is totally unacceptable since most of these records are
collected for the cover alone.  They didn't even include classic album
covers just plain mediocre ones that most people don't even care about.

PRICES  Here's the BIG joke.  Most of the albums in this book are priced
+ACQ-5-3.  +ACQ-5 for NM and +ACQ-3 for VG+- that's for stereo.  If you have the mono
copy deduct 75+ACU-.  So if you had a Mint copy of Dick Scory's Music for Bang
Baroom and Harp which is worth +ACQ-5 in mint condition (stereo) a mint mono is
worth about +ACQ-1.25+ACEAIQAh- Yeah Right.
Other pricing is just as ridiculous....Mundell Lowe's Satan In High Heels
album mint in stereo +ACQ-5.  All Bob Thompson albums +ACQ-3-5
Three pages of The Three Suns records ALL +ACQ-3-5 except for the Fever and
Smoke album +ACQ-25.
Then there is mispricing twice........Harry Revel's album Music Out of The
Moon (Capitol 1947) listed at +ACQ-20-12 while the same album listed under Les
Baxter was priced at +ACQ-40-24.  H-E-L-L-Ooooo+ACE-
Biggest shocker was that ALL Leo Diamond albums were listed for +ACQ-5-3.  Hey
if anyone here on this list has Skin Diver Suite in mint condition for five
dollars I will take 20 copies+ACEAIQAhACE-
Henri Rene's classic album Music for Bachelors same thing +ACQ-5-3 with
absolutely no mention of the Jayne Mansfield cover+ACEAIQAhACEAIQAhACEAIQAh-
Here's a good one..... Jean Jacques Perrey album The Happy Moog listed for
+ACQ-50-30.  Not too bad until you look under Harry Breuer where the same album
number and all is listed for +ACQ-5-3.
Also they list the Switched on Santa album on Pickwick as Jean Jacques
Perrey going under the name Sy Mann.  I guess all the other Sy Mann albums I
have are really Jean Jacques Perrey too huh?  This is just plain idiocy.
These people have no clue what the market is and definitely did not do any
researching on pricing or proofreading this thing with any accuracy.  A few
items came close to the mark but at least 75+ACU- is waaaaaay off.

Other things that didn't make sense.  They have a picture of Hair Goes Latin
next to the Edmundo Ros section.  Looks good but the album is not even
listed.  Oh, by the way ALL Marty Gold albums in mint condition are only +ACQ-5.
They forgot to mention he had a Moog album though.  Ferrante and Teicher's
Soundproof is listed at +ACQ-75 but they didn't include Soundblast.  DUH+ACEAIQ- Maybe
they thought it was the same album. More of the Bigger names like Martin
Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman are priced a little more accurate not by
much.  I wouldn't say that the Kaliedoscope album by Les Baxter is worth the
same as the Passions box +ACQ-35 would you?

I have found so many mistakes in pricing and overall misinformation that I
had to view my disgust on this mailing list.  Feel free to add any comments.
The only reason I bought this thing was to brush up on my discographys.  But
even this falls flat.  This is a total waste of time, money and effort and
does nothing to enhance the beauty of this genre we call Lounge.

Whew+ACE-
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Ultra Lounge Promo 1 and 2???? and CDDB
Date: 12 Feb 1999 06:41:58 +0000


In a message dated 02/11/99 3:02:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<<...this CD was the same
 as the very first "Leopard" sampler....
 "Promo 2" here appears to be 4 tracks each from vols. 7-12, and was, I
 imagine, also released to record stores and radio stations.>>

I can confirm this.  While our radio station's music director claimed the
Leopard Skin sampler for himself, the Program Director (me) got the
individual CDs, Promo 1 and Promo 2 in their little cardboard sleeves.  The
first one was in a white sleeve and the CD "top" was black with a olive
shape/color offsetting the hole.  The second one was in a black sleeve and
the CD "top" was white with the olive.

Both CDs had, in small print across the "top" these words: "Welcome to the
Ultra-Lounge." The front cover had the ultra lounge logo and the back had
the track listings with a small version of the logo.  Unfortunately,
because of the textured white paper they used in Promo 1, the track
listings were difficult to read.  Promo 2 was less artsy, but at least you
could read everything that was printed.

I still have the cardboard sleeves somewhere, but decided to stick the CDs
in a slim 2-CD case and photocopy the covers...and that is what I use quite
a bit.

Wish Capitol at least went on to another sampler past the one one it issued
for 13+...that way I could put it and the Music Hound CD together.

I have often thought it funny, though, that Capitol would issue samplers of
samplers...which is really what the Ultra Lounge series is and not a
product in of itself.  I know some may disagree with me, however I had
always hoped the cool packaging would help interest people in clamoring for
the originals on CD and would create a market that Capitol would respond
to.  I do believe the clamoring began, but it may not have been large
enough to get Capitol to really act upon it.

I suppose once Capitol officially calls an end to the series (as it appears
has happened), it will issue a Sampler of the Samplers to the series of
samplers.

Byron



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Subject: (exotica) MatchGameSuperStars
Date: 12 Feb 1999 09:37:32 -0500


Charles Nelson Reilly!  OK, I just wanted to see his name typed
out...LIDSVILLE!  OH, YES DADDY!  One of my favorite kidshows and one that
definetly got me into psychedelia when I was a teen!  Weeee!  Gee, what
could LIDSVILLE really mean?  Like, what's a "lid", kid...;^<>

Anyone heard this Sid and Marty Interscope collection?  I bet there's some
cool moogidelia on it!
OOOooo, speaking of WILD, I finally got another ol' holy grail of mine for
which I've long searched, the Cannonball/Nat Adderly-Rick Holmes SOUL
ZODIAC, baby!  Lucky are the ladies who have a SCORPIO man, in the SO-LAR
system!
Excited!
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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Brad Benedict
Date: 12 Feb 1999 09:56:59 -0500


Anyone know how to reach this guy?
I've got some questions about the UL series I must have answered...

Let me know privately if you have any dope (email address, phone number,
company he works for...)

Thanks!
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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Sid & Marty Krofft
Date: 12 Feb 1999 09:56:08 -0500


I was going to ask about the Indoor Amusement Park in Atlanta as well.  I
remember riding the Worlds-Longest-Escalator as a tyke, as well as a ride
that simulated being in a pinball machine.  Unfortuntely, that's the extent
of my memory.  I'm asuming this is no longer around?
Does anyone have more details?

Surely there must be a web page dedicated to it somewhere...  :)

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Danny Dayton obit
Date: 12 Feb 1999 10:35:22 -0600


 *Danny Dayton
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Danny Dayton, who appeared in the 1955 movie
``Guys and Dolls'' and whose TV roles spanned decades from ``All in the
Family'' to ``Friends,'' died Saturday of emphysema. He was 75.
    Dayton was an award-winning director of TV commercials featuring
celebrities, most notably Buddy Hackett's spots for Lay's potato chips.
    Dayton served in World War II before beginning his entertainment career on
Broadway. His credits included ``A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum'' and ``High Button Shoes.''
    He soon turned to motion pictures, including ``Love at First Bite'' with
George Hamilton in 1979, ``The Sting II'' with Jackie Gleason in 1982 and
``Ed Wood'' with Johnny Depp in 1994.
    His other TV credits included ``Dallas,'' ``MASH,'' ``Caroline in the
City,'' ``Mad About You'' and ``The Nanny.''

http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=10:24:04|AM&p=avg&sql=B17566

February 12, 1999  NYTimes
Danny Dayton, Actor and Director, Dies at 75
Danny Dayton, an actor and director, died on Saturday at Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 75 and lived in Los Angeles.

The cause was emphysema, his publicist said.

As an actor on television, Dayton played the character known as Hank Pivnik
on "All in the Family" and also appeared on "It's Garry Shandling's Show"
and "Sergeant Bilko." His television credits also included appearances on
"The Nanny," "Cagney and Lacey," "Dallas" and "MASH." He also directed
television shows, including "The Lucy Show" and "Masquerade Party." His deft
directorial hand with television commercials won him three Clio awards.

Dayton, who was born in Jersey City, N.J., was a graduate of New York
University's School of Journalism but turned instead to the theater. He
replaced Zero Mostel in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and
also directed and appeared in the show's national touring company. He also
had roles in "High Button Shoes," "Detective Story" and "At War With the
Army." His film appearances included "Flicks," "Requiem for a Heavyweight,"
"The Turning Point" and "Ed Wood."

He is survived by his wife, Arlene; a son, Charles, and a daughter, Robin
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) On-line Production music store
Date: 12 Feb 1999 10:48:09 -0600


A new online music shop has launched its beta Web site, Licensemusic.com.
The new site offers users access to a catalog of original tracks - both
vocal and instrumental, and covering most musical styles. The searchable
catalog also allows users to sample tracks in RealAudio and then license and
download them in a variety of formats, including MP3.

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Subject: (exotica) Cyber-village
Date: 12 Feb 1999 10:56:32 -0600


Far East Online Shopping Village

Shopping is a passion and an art in Singapore and this local Web site brings
together a number of Singaporean and Malaysian online stores in one place
for the convenience of the Internet shopper. Stores include two florists
from Malaysia, a watch retailer, Asian arts and crafts, cars, Malaysian
music, general gifts and PC stores.

World Wide Web: http://www.cyber-village.net/




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From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) MatchGameSuperStars
Date: 12 Feb 1999 08:06:16 -0800 (PST)


Ok, then. Ooh I don't know. He looked like he was on his last leg in
The Ghost and Mrs Muir days. Ought to be dead by now, I reckon.




[e-mail] wrote:

> That story is too beautiful!  You should have shared that with the
list...it's too good to hoard!
> Still waiting for MatchGame2000,
 Jane..
> O, is St. Charlie still with us?

---bw muttered:

> A saint of a man. As a down-and-out SF Valley punk in 1982, I worked
the pumps at Dave's Union 76. Filled Charlie's tank for him. He gave
me a $2 tip. I bought beer and got drunk. La dolce vita.
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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Krofft
Date: 12 Feb 1999 11:11:10 +0000


Ron Grandia <[e-mail]> wrote:

>>The "Lidsville" title sequence gave me nighmares.<<

Not to be confused with Nitty-Gritty Ville....*



*I'm just a vehicle...I don't make the shit up! ;-)


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Subject: (exotica) Celebs at their Worst -- Recommendation with Reservations
Date: 12 Feb 1999 08:29:37 PST



Overall, "Celebrities At Their Worst Vol. 2" is less satisfying
than the first volume, which isn't surprising since it's obvious
that the compilers are getting to the bottom of the barrel of
available audio verite material. One of the discs in this new
2-CD set consists entirely of excerpts from those Friars Club
"roast" records, which are amusing in spots, but were scripted
affairs intended to be "outrageous," and therefore lack the fire
of the impromptu freakouts by Orson Welles, Jack Palance, et
al.

This set also includes a prank phone call attributed to Sammy
Petrillo, which is in reality a guy named Harold Flender (a TV
and screen writer). It's taken from an LP of phone calls by Flender
that's pretty funny in its own right, but again doesn't quite
fit in with the concept "celebrities at their worst."

Still, for those interested in the sludge behind Hollywood's
plastic facade, it's worthwhile. I got mine from Aquarius Records
in San Francisco (http://aquarius.bianca.com), and they're charging
$15.98 plus shipping, which isn't bad for a two-disc set.


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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Krofft
Date: 12 Feb 1999 12:15:10 -0500


>>The "Lidsville" title sequence gave me nighmares.<<

Not to be confused with Nitty-Gritty Ville....*

The questions remain, who is from Nitty Gritty Ville, the Dirt Band or
Shirley Ellis?

How's that for a topper?
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) My new theme song
Date: 12 Feb 1999 13:53:30 -0500


I don't have any actual use for a theme song.  I'm not a DJ and my Vegas
act is still not perfected.  But if I had a use for a theme song I think
I've found it.
On a K-tel Sammy Davis Jr. record.
How did I ignore Sammy all this time?
The first clue to the sublime nature of Sammy was a record called "Song and
Dance Man" on which he does all these TV theme songs, including not only
Baretta, Chico and the Man (an obvious choice for Sammy) and "We'll make it
this time", the Kojak theme, but also does the only version of the theme
for Hawaii Five Oh that I've ever heard with lyrics.  It's called "You can
count on me".  If you sing the tune to yourself, it's pretty easy to figure
out how the lyrics fit in.
The next Sammy clues were the two songs he sings on the Salt and Pepper
soundtrack, especially the rockin "I like the way you dance".
But this Ktel record is a treasure trove. There's "Spinning Wheel" and
"You've made me so very happy" in which Sammy made a very good case for
replacing David Clayton Thomas in B,S and Tears.
And then there's my new theme song.

"I'm over 25 but you can trust me".

Once upon a time, I heard the song of the flowers too, kids.  I once fought
for the same things you're fighting for.  And if here or there, I copped
out if it was only because I knew that you would pick up the fight for me.

Right arm!

Nat (or "Nat X")



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Celebs at their Worst -- Recommendation with Reservations
Date: 12 Feb 1999 13:50:34 EST


In a message dated 99-02-12 11:39:54 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< This set also includes a prank phone call attributed to Sammy
 Petrillo, which is in reality a guy named Harold Flender (a TV
 and screen writer). It's taken from an LP of phone calls by Flender
 that's pretty funny in its own right, but again doesn't quite
 fit in with the concept "celebrities at their worst."
  >>
There is a comedian named Sammy Petrillo who was a Jerry Lewis impersonator
who starred in the schlock comedy "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"
(Duke Mitchell takes the Dean Martin role)  Was this the "same" Sammy Petrillo
or the impersonator's impersonator?

Charlie


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From: Kevin William Greenlee <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) My new theme song
Date: 12 Feb 1999 14:23:56 -0500 (EST)




On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Nat Kone wrote:
> How did I ignore Sammy all this time?

It sounds like you need to run- not walk- down to your nearest record
store and get yourself a copy of Sammy Davis Jr. NOW.  Not only does NOW
contain a large foldout poster of Sammy but it also contains the
undeniably classic "I am over 25 but you an trust me" as well as the theme
from Shaft and MacArthur Park. With songs like that, how bad could it
possibly be? (you also might want to keep an eye open for Sammy's stirring
"Dont Blame It on the Children").
I also find The Sammy Davis Jr. All Star Spectacular to be a fascinating
oddity. This album features Sammy singin in the voices of(among others)
Bela Lugosi, Huckleberry Hound, Dean Martin and the Kingfish.
Mesmerizingly peculiar...



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From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) PAL video
Date: 12 Feb 1999 19:52:41 +0000


To all Exoticans in the UK,
The London 'Evening Standard' reports the issue of
a video 'The Betty Page Teaserama' (Visual Entertainment,
Cert 18)
Betty and her motley chums do the sort of exotic dancing
that is erotic without being explicit (no mum, they don't
take all their clothes off).  A 1955 time-capsule curio, all
the way from burlesque's sputtering final act, but
oddly touching.  No, not like that...
ES rated: Cheeserama...



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) WALT DISNEY'S ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM CD *RARE*
Date: 12 Feb 1999 19:29:30 EST


Yeah it is rare because it is most probably a boot.

Check this out on eBay folks

Item #65814661

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=65814661

It was up to $ 47.00 at last check.  You think this guy is making more copies
on some of the  low (to no) cost CD-R's.

Robert


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From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Celebs at their Worst -- Recommendation with Reservations
Date: 12 Feb 1999 03:31:42 -0800




>One of the discs in this new
>2-CD set consists entirely of excerpts from those Friars Club
>"roast" records...

Almost.  I remember that the Wilt Chamberlain roast was televised on the
Dean Martin Comedy Hour.  My young brain thought the joke about storing his
watermelons in a Rolls Royce was reference to his testicles!

C. "Ratso" Russo
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Ebay Situation
Date: 13 Feb 1999 00:27:12 EST


Well folks, I've had my first bad situation using Ebay and pretty much what
Otto was saying is right.  I'll tell you what happened and then please post
your comments or advice.

I've been an Ebay user since mid- January and have bought 3 or 4 items without
any problems.  Since both the buyer and the seller has a reputation to protect
(a reputation as in comments that can be left about one's self in the form of
"feedback") I always promptly email the sellers.  So far everything has gone
great.

Early this week, Monday Feb. 8th, I won a bid for a $5 map.  I emailed the
seller that night.  I did not get any response by Wednesday and I thought,
Okay, well maybe he has been out of town, or didn't see or get my message, so
I email a 2nd message.

  I finally hear back from him on Thursday evening with an apology that his
computer system had gone down.  However in his message he says he expects
feedback.  It is not clear if he means he will mail the item when I leave the
feedback, or if he means he's going to leave feedback about me, then email me
about it.   This feedback thing is really ridiculous because the buyer feels
coerced into leaving positive feedback in order to get the item. I was so
pissed about it, but on the otherhand, I wanted the map with no further
hassle, so I got on the computer and left some "positive" bullsh**t feedback
for him (to ad to his lengthy collection).  Here's his message:


<<I am sorry for the delay in notifying you of your high bid on the above
item. We are currently running about 150-200 items on eBay and we have a
program to keep track of everything and it crashed over the weekend and we
have had to spend a great deal of time in rebuilding all the information.
Please send a copy of this email with your payment.  We will email you on the
receipt of your payment, shipping of the item and when feedback is left.  We
would appreciate any feedback from you.>>

So you tell me what is the buyer to do?  If one ever leaves negative feedback
one risks having the same done out of spite by the other party. One really
can't be honest and since I've had this experience I can only suppose there
are others out there who want a "hassle-free" transaction and who also feel
compelled then to post B.S. feedback for the sellers just so they can get
their item.  Therefore one should look upon all the feedback as suspect and
possibly insincere comments by people like myself.

- Michele


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From: Matt Hinrichs <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) File under: "shameless self-promotion"
Date: 12 Feb 1999 23:00:51 -0700


Please visit my new music webpage, In My Room -

http://www.psn.net/~blue/room.html

It's groovy.

- Matt


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ultra Lounge Promo 1 and 2?
Date: 12 Feb 1999 23:46:54 -0800 (PST)



personally i distributed over a thousand copies of each
of the first two sampler cds.  those cds had a great deal
of impact on the overall success of the UL series.  i count
myself fortunate to be hired to work for the better part
of a year on such a 'cadillac' project, for capitol.   now and
then, things come together like they should.

paul moshay




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) ebay enhancements
Date: 13 Feb 1999 00:40:55 -0800 (PST)


ebay just made some enhancements to feedback
reporting that should address some of the concerns,
michelle.   if you're bidding on ebay, this is a page
i've learned to watch weekly.

http://calculus.ebay.com/aw-cgi/announce.shtml




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ebay Situation
Date: 13 Feb 1999 05:06:06 EST


In a message dated 2/13/99 12:33:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Therefore one should look upon all the feedback as suspect and
 possibly insincere comments by people like myself. >>

If you really think that people are leaving false feedback because you think
buyers are "coerced",  just email someone who left feedback on a seller and
ask them to be REALLY candid.

I have purchased about 25 to 30 things from eBay, most in the 30-50 dollar
range and the only thing I had problems with are a couple of cheap 78's which
the seller offered to take back and return my money.

I really don't see the reason for critism here.

Robert


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) "Rare" Disney Recordings
Date: 13 Feb 1999 05:20:43 EST


Well check this out folks.

There now appears to be a way that visitors to Disneyland and WDW can "make"
their own CD's of various park music, attractions, etc.  Additionally, most of
the "cuts" are not available on "outside the park" albums, CD's, etc.

Has anybody done this?

http://members.aol.com/DsnylndMzk/cd.html

Robert


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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ebay Situation
Date: 13 Feb 1999 12:42:24 -0000


Michele wrote:

> Well folks, I've had my first bad situation using Ebay and pretty much
> what Otto was saying is right.  I'll tell you what happened and then
> please post your comments or advice.

In these circumstances I would take one of two actions:

- pull out of the deal and complain to eBay/post negative feedback, or;
- if you really want the item you bid for, give the guy as much
praise as he wants and then once you have the item, post what
you really think about him...


Robbie


** ** ** * Spaced Out - the Enoch Light Website * ** ** **
** ** ** * http://www.rcb.easynet.co.uk/light/  * ** ** **


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ananda Shankar, "Ananda Shankar"
Date: 13 Feb 1999 17:14:54 +0100


Officially reissued by WEA / Reprise: The 1970 album by Ananda Shankar
(the son Of Ravi). I have been looking for this for a long time not even
knowing what it was; all I had was a credit-less cassette that somebody
had given to me. So this morning I stepped into the best record shop on
earth *) and the best record salesman on earth **) said to me: Hey, I
got this reissue new in, you might like it. - He was absolutely right!

This album might be the best fusion record of Indian sitar music, 60s
soft rock and moog electronics ever. Some of you probably know some of
the tracks, as they appeared on a few recent compilations, such as
Jumping Jack Flash. The good thing is: The fusion aspect goes beyond
playing rock evergreens with the sitar; on the B-side of the album it's
vice versa: Indian music with overdubbed rock-sounds.

I heard Ravi Shankar didn't like the record because he thought it was
too commercial. Well... not for me!

There must also a second album by Ananda 6 years later, which I haven't
found yet. Anybody out there?

***** five Exotica list stars

Mo

*) Optimal
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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Gershon Kingsley
Date: 13 Feb 1999 17:15:23 +0100


Does anybody know if Gershon Kingsley still lives and if so, maybe even
where?

(Toobad the "personal manager" of Jean-Jaques Perrey doesn't have an
e-mail account anymore...)

Mo




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From: phix <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ebay Situation
Date: 13 Feb 1999 09:06:04 -0800




[e-mail] wrote:
>

>   I finally hear back from him on Thursday evening with an apology that his
> computer system had gone down.  However in his message he says he expects
> feedback.  It is not clear if he means he will mail the item when I leave the
> feedback, or if he means he's going to leave feedback about me, then email me
> about it.   This feedback thing is really ridiculous because the buyer feels
> coerced into leaving positive feedback in order to get the item.


i've never personally run into a situation like this, and it really
doesn't make any sense to me whatsoever- feedback can only logically be
left by either person once their part of the deal is done. here's the
way i work it: if i'm the seller, i post feedback upon receiving
payment. hopefully that is enough to encourage the buyer to post
feedback to me once they've received their item and are satisfied with
it. if i'm the buyer, however, i will only post feedback if the seller
has already posted feedback for me (unless they tell me that they only
want to do feedback once the transaction is totally completed).
remember- the seller always has the first opportunity to post feedback
(if you do it correctly- ie, there's no logical way to post feedback at
all until either part of the transaction has completed or there is some
kind of conflict which prevents the transfer from being completed).

posting feedback just because an auction has closed is totally
ludicrous!! at that point you know nothing about how the transaction
will actually turn out, thus how can you have any opinion at all?

if someone is actually coercing you to do this in specific terms, i
suggest you verify with them that that is actually what they mean, and
then post negative feedback and forget about the item.

cheers!
pea


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Forever Lounge, Forever +ACEAIQAhACEAIQAhACEAIQAh-90+ACU+ACQ-5
Date: 13 Feb 1999 16:53:42 +0100


At 07:03 -0700 99/02/12, "Jeff Chenault" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Almost EVERY single photograph of an album is out of focus.  They are 90+ACU-
>blurry.
>...
>PRICES  Here's the BIG joke.  Most of the albums in this book are priced
>+ACQ-5-3.  +ACQ-5 for NM and +ACQ-3 for VG+- that's for stereo.

    could you please explain what all these ACU and ACQ
    abbreviations mean? i didn't understand a thing in that
    posting...

        Johan


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From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: (exotica) MP3 database
Date: 13 Feb 1999 12:55:52 -0500


Lycos unveiled a new searchable database of MP3 files on the Web last week.

http://mp3.lycos.com/

The site is fully loaded, as they say in car ads:

*Seaches by artist or song title, including partial word searches ("pub"
for Public Enemy) for 500,000+ MP3 files

*MP3 player downloads

*Ripper and encoder downloads so you can create your own MP3 files

*Add-ons and plug-ins

*Other playthings computer-happy exoticats will dig

The MP3 apps and tools are for Windows machines only. Woe, Mac users,
you're outta luck. I saw nothing indicating this situation will change. Can
anyone recommend some good MP3 stuff for Apple loyalists?

Happy hunting,
Mimi




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) MP3 database
Date: 13 Feb 1999 14:06:05 EST


In a message dated 2/13/99 1:54:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

> The MP3 apps and tools are for Windows machines only. Woe, Mac users,
>  you're outta luck. I saw nothing indicating this situation will change. Can
>  anyone recommend some good MP3 stuff for Apple loyalists?
>
>  Happy hunting,
>  Mimi

Don't go scarin' the Mac users there are players and encoders for them, too.
You can start your search at:

http://www.macamp.com/

They have a free player you can down load and as far as Mac & mp3s go, I
believe they are the best.  There are also links to the rest of the Mac mp3
world.

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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Forever +ACEAIQAhACEAIQAhACEAIQAh-90+ACU+ACQ-5
Date: 13 Feb 1999 16:12:00 -0500


>>Almost EVERY single photograph of an album is out of focus.  They are
90+ACU-
>>blurry.
>>...
>>PRICES  Here's the BIG joke.  Most of the albums in this book are priced
>>+ACQ-5-3.  +ACQ-5 for NM and +ACQ-3 for VG+- that's for stereo.
>
>could you please explain what all these ACU and ACQ
>abbreviations mean? i didn't understand a thing in that
>posting...
>
>Johan

EIEIO...

It drove me buggy too! Here's my guess... I noticed that the message was
written using a Microsoft e-mail application, and I've been reading
recently about MS using non-standard, proprietary character codes in their
software. Which fail to render correctly in anyone else's software. That
wacky Microsoft!

I guess this would be a good moment to mention that when participating in
mailing lists, it's always a good idea to be sure that your mail program is
set to "plain text" -- no fancy stuff that'll just make trouble. And only
use characters that you can type directly. Characters accessed with control
or alt combinations may not render for someone out there.

And always wear your galoshes when you go out in the rain.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Subject: (exotica) What do you look for in a bongo???
Date: 13 Feb 1999 19:09:40 EST


Can anyone give me/us a brief lesson on what to look for in purchasing a set
of bongos?  Type?  Brand?  Price?

Thanks,

Robert


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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour
Date: 13 Feb 1999 18:38:33 +0000


Watch out you don't catch bongo fever on this week's Retro Cocktail
Hour webcast.  You'll find bongo beaters extraordinaire, including a
track from the classic "Jazz Heat, Bongo Beat" on the infamous Crown
label.

Also, bossa nova with Les Baxter and Lalo Schifrin;  music for belly
dancing by Sonny Lester from "How to Belly Dance for Your Husband";
guitarist Vinnie Bell's wacked-out version of "Caravan"; jungle jazz
with Yma Sumac, Chaino and Shorty Rogers (from his soundtrack "Tarzan
the Ape Man"); and "The Man from O.R.G.A.N."!

To hear The Retro Cocktail Hour on the Web, you'll need RealPlayer G2
and at least a 28.8 Internet connection.  Download RealPlayer at:

http://www.real.com/products/player/50player/index.html?src=download

Next week, it's our annual Exotica Extravaganza, two hours of tiki
tunes by all the greats, plus some buried treasures.  E-mail us your
requests by Wednesday and we'll try to include 'em!

Thanks for the space.

Darrell Brogdon
[e-mail]
The Retro Cocktail Hour
KANU FM 91.5
Broadcasting Hall
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
Visit The Retro Cocktail Hour at:
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From: "Brian Tozer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) What do you look for in a bongo???
Date: 13 Feb 1999 19:53:45 -0500




>Can anyone give me/us a brief lesson on what to look for in purchasing a set
>of bongos?  Type?  Brand?  Price?

I'm interested in this too...and if someone also knows about congas (the big brother of bongos!),
please add this to the reply!
Thanks,
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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) What do you look for in a bongo???
Date: 13 Feb 1999 22:07:12 -0500


>Can anyone give me/us a brief lesson on what to look for in purchasing a set
>of bongos?  Type?  Brand?  Price?

Please don't take this as expert advice (far from it), but I'll throw in a
few words.

Wood shells are generally preferable to plastic or fiberglass, although
with *congas* fiberglass does seem to have its good points as far as
roadability and cutting tone. But it seems less used with bongos. Wood is
richer sounding (and looks nicer).

Metal rims with tuning lugs are preferable to tacked-on heads. For one, you
can tune 'em. Secondly, head replacement is a bit less daunting.

Brandwise, Latin Percussion, Matador (LP's mid-price line) and Cosmic
Percussion (LP's budget line) are safe brands. Toca and Gon Bop are also
solid brands.

As far as prices, this is just my experience, there may be better deals out
there. Anyway, if buying *new* expect $60 to $70 for good entry level
bongos. Less than that and it's likely to be toy-grade stuff. For full-size
bongos (7-inch "macho" and 8 to 9-inch "hembra") expect to slide up over
$100. And the sky's the limit from there.

Of course, buying used would save you money.

I haven't shopped congas, but you probably have to go over $200 for a new
pair with stand. Same brands would be good bets.

Some links:
Latin Percussion:
http://www.lpmusic.com/
Geared toward selling their wares of course, but contains a nice helping of
general information. Check the online magazine section for articles. The
price listings in the product showcase are full list, not street. Don't
faint. Oh no! They've introduced triple-headed bongos!
http://www.lpmusic.com/Online_Magazine/Whats_New/triple_headed_bongos.html
Is this going to get out of hand, like 7-string basses?

The Bongo Page:
http://www.rhythmweb.com/bongo/
Still a little thin last time I checked, but worth the trip.

Congahead.Com:
http://www.congahead.com/
Personal site from Latin Percussion's founder, Martin Cohen. Kinda
schmoozy, but interesting. Lots of RealAudio.

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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) tv valentines
Date: 13 Feb 1999 22:53:06 -0500


Frank Sinatra plays a professional assassin targeting the President with
Cupid's lethal arrow in "Suddenly" (1954). A&E - Sunday morning, 7:00am;
early Monday morning, 4:00am

Say "I love you" with pea soup. "The Exorcist" (1973). A&E - Sunday
afternoon, 1:00pm

Hollywood's favorite sweethearts, Kathleen Turner and John Waters, yak
about movie making. This must be a promo piece dating from the release of
"Serial Mom". A&E - early Monday morning, 5:30am

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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: eBay situation...
Date: 14 Feb 1999 00:59:53 +0000


Michele wrote:

>>We will email you on the
>>receipt of your payment, shipping of the item and when feedback is
left.  We
>>would appreciate any feedback from you.>>

>So you tell me what is the buyer to do?  If one ever leaves negative
feedback
>one risks having the same done out of spite by the other party. One
really
>can't be honest and since I've had this experience I can only suppose
there
>are others out there who want a "hassle-free" transaction and who also
feel
>compelled then to post B.S. feedback for the sellers just so they can
get
>their item.


Ouch...it really hurts to hear that sellers can be such pushy assholes
on eBay!  I've been selling (and buying) on eBay for almost a year, and
I've never run into that kind of situation.  Here's what I would do if
it was me who had received that email:

Email the seller back with a short comment about waiting to inspect the
item before leaving feedback, since that is what the system is set up
for.  Then, should shipping/item condition, etc. hold up to
expectations/descriptions, positive feedback will be left.  Simple as
that!  If the seller refuses to deal with you unless some bogus feedback
is left first, don't send any money to the schmo and send eBay a
complaint about his selling tactics, and be specific. They may be able
to remedy the situation with the seller.  DON'T fly onto the negative
feedback thing until all avenues have been explored, lest you look the
hothead.  That kind of crappy practice on the seller's part really
tarnishes what is usually a great resource.

You know, upon reading the first excerpt above, it struck me that they
meant that they would email you 3 times: 1) on receipt of payment, 2)
when item is shipped and 3) when feedback is left...let's hope that's
what they meant, and all will be hunky-dunky.

I wish you luck, Michele!

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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Info Quiz and Treets!
Date: 14 Feb 1999 01:15:02 +0000


Can anyone out there in Trivia-land help me out with the years the LP's
below were released?

* Jack Fascinato: Music from a Surplus Store
* Dean Elliott: Zounds! What Sounds!
* Lou Monte: Pepino the Italian Mouse and Other Italian Fun Songs
* Fred Lowery: Abide With Me
* Ferrante & Teicher: Dynamic Twin Pianos
* Creed Taylor: SHOCK Music in Hi-Fi

Not only will I be all your best friends, but to show you my gratitude,
here are two unbelieveably AMAZING LP covers that I came up with this
week...

One of the most killer cover these eyes have ever fallen on, IMO...it
has already become the cover image to my new CD comp of vinyl oddities:
http://www.lobue-art.com/Misc/Hifi.JPG

Here's an album of radio station break music, all 1 minute each!
http://www.lobue-art.com/Misc/Station.JPG

Anyone ever seen these before?



OK, I'll stop taking up space.  Enjoy, thanks in advance for any info,
and

LET'S PLAY BONGOS!

Keith

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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop,February 14
Date: 14 Feb 1999 02:02:22 -0500


Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal,
Canada. Comments and questions welcome.

Space Bop #35 - The Valentine's Day Show!

Ums Nackte Leben featuring Sir Henry:  L.O.V.E.  "Das Leben Ist Kein
Wunschkonzert"
Carlo Montez:  Theme From "Danger In Go Go Boots"  "Nymphomania"
Gert Wilden:  Ecstasy Dance  "Schulmadchen Report"
The Upsetters:  The Strip  "Las Vegas Grind Part 1"
Orchester Werner Muller:  Sex Machine  "Nymphomania Vol. 2"
Bruno Nicolai:  Autostrada Per Los Angeles  "Easy Tempo Vol. 8:
Cinematica!"

Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab:  Dedicated To Love  "Vampyros Lesbos:
Sexadelic Dance Party"
La Yellow 357:  Quelle Sensation Bizarre  "The Cocktail Shaker"
Alfredo Luna:  Theme From "Claudine 69"  "Nymphomania"
Mrs. Miller:  My Love  "Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits"

Montefiori Cocktail:  Un Uomo, Una Donna  "Raccolta No. 1"
Armando Trovaioli:  Bada Caterina  "Beat At Cinecitta 2"
Combustible Edison:  Hot And Bothered  "The Impossible World"
Juliette LeBlanc:  Theme From "Nights Of Sin"  "Nymphomania"
Bruno Nicolai:  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang  "Beat At Cinecitta 2"

Christine Pilzer:  Ah-Hem-Ho-Uh-Err  "Ultra Chicks Vol.1: Filles In The
Garage"
Gert Wilden:  Sexy Girls  "Schulmadchen Report"
Arthur Lyman:  Love Is Blue  "Sonic Sixties"


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Subject: (exotica) Naked Youth
Date: 14 Feb 1999 02:29:06 -0500


"You gotta live for the kicks.  That's all you got."

So says one of the cool British chicks ("birds"?) in this flick I only
caught bits and pieces of, the other night.  It was supposedly called
"Naked Youth" and was made in 1959.  I recognized Adam Faith as the guy
with a guitar and if that was him singing, that's the best I've ever heard
him.  I also recognized an impossibly young Oliver Reed dancing down in the
rock cavern and I think Christopher Lee owned the strip club.
The music was a lot more "authentic" than most American "rebellious youth
movies" of the same period  And there was a neat underlying theme tying in
underground rock caverns with underground bomb shelters.
Anyone know anything about this movie?  I couldn't pay complete attention
to it but what I saw, I liked.

"If you want to fight, join the army.  That's the place for squares".

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Info Quiz and Treets!
Date: 14 Feb 1999 13:08:29 -0000


Keith E. Lo Bue asked:

> Can anyone out there in Trivia-land help me out with the years the LP's
> below were released?

Can't help you with most of those but:

> * Dean Elliott: Zounds! What Sounds!

UL volume 3 has the recording date for this as July 16, 1962.


Robbie


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From: "Jeff Chenault" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Forever Lounge again
Date: 14 Feb 1999 09:02:40 -0500


Sorry for the weird messages.  I hope this comes out better this time.

Hi Gang,
Well the glut of misinformation is starting to hit the masses via the new
book Forever Lounge.  It is quoted as being the Laid Back Price Guide to the
Languid Sounds of Lounge Music.  Here are my first observations...........

Almost EVERY single photograph of an album is out of focus.  They are 90%
blurry.  This is totally unacceptable since most of these records are
collected for the cover alone.  They didn't even include classic album
covers just plain mediocre ones that most people don't even care about.

PRICES  Here's the BIG joke.  Most of the albums in this book are priced
$5-3.  $5 for NM and $3 for VG+ that's for stereo.  If you have the mono
copy deduct 75%.  So if you had a Mint copy of Dick Scory's Music for Bang
Baroom and Harp which is worth $5 in mint condition (stereo) a mint mono is
worth about $1.25!!! Yeah Right.
Other pricing is just as ridiculous....Mundell Lowe's Satan In High Heels
album mint in stereo $5.  All Bob Thompson albums $3-5
Three pages of The Three Suns records ALL $3-5 except for the Fever and
Smoke album $25.
Then there is mispricing twice........Harry Revel's album Music Out of The
Moon (Capitol 1947) listed at $20-12 while the same album listed under Les
Baxter was priced at $40-24.  H-E-L-L-Ooooo!
Biggest shocker was that ALL Leo Diamond albums were listed for $5-3.  Hey
if anyone here on this list has Skin Diver Suite in mint condition for five
dollars I will take 20 copies!!!!
Henri Rene's classic album Music for Bachelors same thing $5-3 with
absolutely no mention of the Jayne Mansfield cover!!!!!!!!!
Here's a good one..... Jean Jacques Perrey album The Happy Moog listed for
$50-30.  Not too bad until you look under Harry Breuer where the same album
number and all is listed for $5-3.
Also they list the Switched on Santa album on Pickwick as Jean Jacques
Perrey going under the name Sy Mann.  I guess all the other Sy Mann albums I
have are really Jean Jacques Perrey too huh?  This is just plain idiocy.

These people have no clue what the market is and definitely did not do any
researching on pricing or proofreading this thing with any accuracy.  A few
items came close to the mark but at least 75% is waaaaaay off.

Other things that didn't make sense.  They have a picture of Hair Goes Latin
next to the Edmundo Ros section.  Looks good but the album is not even
listed.  Oh, by the way ALL Marty Gold albums in mint condition are only $5.
They forgot to mention he had a Moog album though.  Ferrante and Teicher's
Soundproof is listed at $75 but they didn't include Soundblast.  DUH!! Maybe
they thought it was the same album.

More of the Bigger names like Martin Denny, Les Baxter, Arthur Lyman are
priced a little more accurate but not by much.  I wouldn't say that the
Kaliedoscope album by Les Baxter is worth the
same as the Passions box $35 would you?

I have found so many mistakes in pricing and overall misinformation that I
had to view my disgust on this mailing list.  Feel free to add any comments.

The only reason I bought this thing was to brush up on my discographys.  But
even this falls flat.  This is a total waste of time, money and effort and
does nothing to enhance the beauty of this genre we call Lounge.

Whew!
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Subject: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 14 Feb 1999 10:53:39 EST


Are there any comments out there regarding the Denny album "Exotic Moog"?  Was
this one of the "ghosted" Denny ablums or did the King of Exotica hammer this
one out himself?

How about reasonable (oh right) prices on this one?

Thanks gang.

robert


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) a very stylish video!
Date: 14 Feb 1999 10:50:15 EST


while clicking through the TV channels, I came across some local video show
playing the video for Dimitri from Paris' "a very stylish girl". Tres chic and
ultra-lounge! required viewing for all you exotica-list nay-sayers, the guy is
a true exotican at heart -- the real deal. by the way, what ever happened to
that 24 hr music channel that Time-Warner was supposed to start. I stopped
watching MTV when they started playing Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
videos. now it's all boobs and Gen-X dopey gameshows. On a less cranky note,
scored a decent copy of Bernie Green's RCA stereo-action masterpiece "Futura"
in the Salvation Army yesterday. thats a record worthy of a video -- only 40
years ahead of its time, I swear I hear a potential drum 'n bass remix
especially in the reprise of the title song. any of the Com-Ed members on this
list -- was this LP an influence?


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From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Out of Sigh
Date: 14 Feb 1999 16:58:07 +0100


And indeed that soundtrack is great,
now is the moovie any good ?
I've seen it yet on the local cinemas ...

>None of the nominations for score really do anything for me. I'm disappointed
>that David Holmes wasn't nominated for his "Out of Sight" score. His work on
>that made for the year's best soundtrack.


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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Naked Youth
Date: 14 Feb 1999 11:24:43 -0500


>"You gotta live for the kicks.  That's all you got."
>
>So says one of the cool British chicks ("birds"?) in this flick I only
>caught bits and pieces of, the other night.  It was supposedly called
>"Naked Youth" and was made in 1959.

Another title? I know it under the titles: "Beat Girl" and "Wild For
Kicks". Fun movie. A bit grittier than the US J.D. flicks. It seems like my
copy might be missing a few spicy bits. But maybe they were always just
implied.

>and I think Christopher Lee owned the strip club.

Yep, that's Christopher Lee as the evil strip joint operator. Psychotronic
notes that the female lead, Gillian Hills, also appeared in "Blow-Up".

>The music was a lot more "authentic" than most American "rebellious youth
>movies" of the same period.

It's said to be John Barry's first film score. Cool crime-jazzy stuff. I
don't know if he was involved with Adam Faith's songs or not. The John
Barry Seven *might* get a moment or two of screen time in the club scenes
-- dunno if it's them or not.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 14 Feb 1999 11:03:03 +0000


At 10:53 AM 14-02-99 EST, Robert wrote:
>Are there any comments out there regarding the Denny album "Exotic Moog"?
Was
>this one of the "ghosted" Denny albums or did the King of Exotica hammer this
>one out himself?

I, for one, would like a definitive discography which says which of the
Martin Denny albums have no Denny involvement.  My general approach is to
read the liner notes--if Denny is involved, the notes say so.  If not
involved, no mention is made of the musicians or at least Denny is not
mentioned.

HOWEVER, if I don't have the album, I can only guess by the title.  For
instance, the album "Martin Denny plays Mondo Cane" *SOUNDS* like a "ghosted"
effort, but I can't be sure until I get more info.  I bid on it in a recent
auction at minimum as it does not appear to not be very popular and
probably isn't very good (and I suspect sounds very little like Martin
Denny).  Yet, I am operating in the dark here.

Here's to honesty in labelling!

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From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Indian Exotica
Date: 14 Feb 1999 13:52:59 EST


Moritz wrote:

> Officially reissued by WEA / Reprise: The 1970 album by Ananda
> Shankar This album might be the best fusion record of Indian sitar
> music, 60s soft rock and moog electronics ever.
Speaking of great exotica Indian music, I stumbled across 3 extracts
from an 1978 Indian film called "Shalimar" by Anand Bakshi on that
very incredible but very expensive Karminsky project "Further In-
Flight Entertainment". Credited to Usha Uthap, they're the best
pieces on an already outstanding compilation! Anyone ever seen a
recording of this soundtrack or even a copy of the film? A lot of
Indian film music tends to be cassette only but I'm not fussy.
Any help appreciated!

Brian Karasick
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McGill University
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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 14 Feb 1999 13:52:22 -0600


> Are there any comments out there regarding the Denny album "Exotic Moog"?
> Was this one of the "ghosted" Denny ablums or did the King of Exotica
> hammer this one out himself?

I seem to recall an interview with Denny in which he said he
supervised the preparation of the "Exotic Moog" album but did not
otherwise perform.  I think it was in Cool and Strange Music
Magazine, though I can't lay my hands on the issue at the moment.

Some have speculated that it's Bob Florence ghosting for Denny on the
later Liberty albums.  Florence arranged numerous albums on the
Liberty label at the time (including the famous "Exotica Suite" and
Martin Denny's "Latin Village") and was featured with his big band on
"Here and Now" (Liberty LST-7380).  He's still around--somebody ought
to ask him about this!


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Date: 14 Feb 1999 15:28:21 EST


In a message dated 2/14/99 10:56:14 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Are there any comments out there regarding the Denny album "Exotic Moog"?
Was
 this one of the "ghosted" Denny ablums or did the King of Exotica hammer this
 one out himself? >>


This record was "ghosted." Although Martin Denny did arrange it, he let
someone who was more experienced on the moog do the actual playing.

As a personal aside, his record has indeed a far greater status among
collectors than it should. I guess because it was an early moog record which
due to it not doing all that well originally it is somewhat scarce. But it is
its scarity rather than its content that have made it a "prize."

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Date: 14 Feb 1999 15:31:20 EST


In a message dated 2/14/99 10:59:13 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< And indeed that soundtrack is great,
 now is the moovie any good ?
 I've seen it yet on the local cinemas ... >>


"Out Of Sight" is a pretty decent movie and worth seeing. It actually recently
came out on video, but it was re-released to theatres recently "for Academy
consideration."
I couldn't help while watching it, though, thinking that Clooney is really
just a discount store Mel Gibson.

Ashley


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Date: 14 Feb 1999 15:40:35 EST


In a message dated 2/14/99 1:49:52 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< HOWEVER, if I don't have the album, I can only guess by the title.  For
 instance, the album "Martin Denny plays Mondo Cane" *SOUNDS* like a "ghosted"
 effort, but I can't be sure until I get more info.  I bid on it in a recent
 auction at minimum as it does not appear to not be very popular and
 probably isn't very good (and I suspect sounds very little like Martin
 Denny).  Yet, I am operating in the dark here. >>


After the "A Taste Of Honey" album is when the ghosting started to occur. And
it really is during thatis period that the quality of these albums suffers,
especially in the arranging, due to the ghosted nature. Martin Denny feels
very uneasy about these albums as many were released without his control by
Liberty who demanded that several albums be released a year while still
requiring that Denny tour incessantly. As you can't be in two places at once,
hence the ghosting occurs.

The real exotica arrangements and the primo Denny material are really within
his first  14 albums. That's where you'll hear superb exotic arrangements with
his seminal original band. After that (the very early '60s) it only reappears
occaissonally on odd album tracks.

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Date: 14 Feb 1999 15:45:15 EST


In a message dated 2/14/99 2:55:45 PM EST, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Some have speculated that it's Bob Florence ghosting for Denny on the
 later Liberty albums.  Florence arranged numerous albums on the
 Liberty label at the time (including the famous "Exotica Suite" and
 Martin Denny's "Latin Village") and was featured with his big band on
 "Here and Now" (Liberty LST-7380).  He's still around--somebody ought
 to ask him about this! >>


This did occur on "Latin Village," but Denny was indeed involved on the
"Exotica Suite" sessions. Denny, in a fairly hunorous story about these
"Exotica Suite" sessions, explained that most of these tunes were not titled
until after they were recorded. They were just know in the studio by random
number. It was some A&R guy at Liberty who then came up with suitably exotic
siounding names.

Ashley


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From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Doctor Ammondt
Date: 14 Feb 1999 21:51:22 +0100


Any recent news on our Finnish latin professor? Met up with a Finnish friend
in Amsterdam last week and he told me the good doctor was planning to record
in the Sumerian language for a change...


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Subject: (exotica) Don Lamond and damage control
Date: 14 Feb 1999 13:34:29 +0000


Anyone familiar with Don Lamond? I think he was a guitarist.  He did one
album for Command that I know of (Offbeat Percussion, RS842SD).  I think he
often worked with Al Caiola, trading lead roles or working together on
album projects, but I have little to go on.

I discovered a cut from the album on Vol. 10 of Command's sampler albums
(the Ultra Percussion series...no just kidding) and found his take on
percussion refreshingly different than the rest (offbeat, in other words).
It was the only cut on side 1 of that record I could listen to.  SOMEONE
left part of the record exposed to a paint spraying operation.  It
apparently was under a stack of other records which were similarly exposed,
leaving a large crescent of sprayed paint covering the first five tracks of
side 1.

Never ceases to amaze me the abuse some people give their records.  I have
many records which have touches of what appears to be fingernail polish
(which I don't think can be excised without damaging the vinyl) and even
more with various food particles attached (luckilly removeable).

Byron

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Subject: (exotica) Re: Need Hanged Man Info
Date: 13 Feb 1999 16:48:28 +0100


>From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>

>>>>Can someone (re)post all the information about this LP/CD reissue



    CD/LP, DC Recordings DC15, UK, 1998

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Subject: Fwd: (exotica) What do you look for in a bongo???
Date: 14 Feb 1999 08:32:06 EST


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In a message dated 2/13/99 9:21:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
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<< Robert wrote:

 > Can anyone give me/us a brief lesson on what to look for in purchasing a
 > set of bongos?  Type?  Brand?  Price?

 Well, it's late and my brain isn't fully operational but I used to play
 bongos and congas in a couple of bands so here are a few
 suggestions:

 - Make sure the skins are smooth not rough;
 - Make sure they're tunable (and capable of being tuned very tight);
 - Make sure the rims aren't too sharp: you'll hurt yourself and
 probably crack the drum skins if they are!
 - A decent pair should be pretty hefty;
 - In the UK you should expect to pay at least 100 UKP (165 USD)
 for a good pair;
 - Don't expect a brand new pair to sound particularly "nice".  All
 natural-skinned drums take months/years of playing to develop a
 nice tone.

 The same all goes for congas except that good congas can easily
 set you back 200-300 UKP (320 - 500 USD) *each*!

 I used to know the names of some of the top makes but I can't
 recall any at the moment.  If I do, I'll let you know.


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Robert wrote:

> Can anyone give me/us a brief lesson on what to look for in purchasing a
> set of bongos?  Type?  Brand?  Price?

Well, it's late and my brain isn't fully operational but I used to play
bongos and congas in a couple of bands so here are a few
suggestions:

- Make sure the skins are smooth not rough;
- Make sure they're tunable (and capable of being tuned very tight);
- Make sure the rims aren't too sharp: you'll hurt yourself and
probably crack the drum skins if they are!
- A decent pair should be pretty hefty;
- In the UK you should expect to pay at least 100 UKP (165 USD)
for a good pair;
- Don't expect a brand new pair to sound particularly "nice".  All
natural-skinned drums take months/years of playing to develop a
nice tone.

The same all goes for congas except that good congas can easily
set you back 200-300 UKP (320 - 500 USD) *each*!

I used to know the names of some of the top makes but I can't
recall any at the moment.  If I do, I'll let you know.


Robbie (aka DJ Bongo Boy!)


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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 14 Feb 1999 23:06:23 -0000


Ashley wrote:

> This record was "ghosted." Although Martin Denny did arrange it, he let
> someone who was more experienced on the moog do the actual playing.

Which begs the question just *who* did the playing?  I personally
think there are some killer tracks on that album, with "Delilah"
being my favourite - I've used it as a theme tune to my occasional
radio show.


Robbie


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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Don Lamond and damage control
Date: 14 Feb 1999 23:06:23 -0000


Byron asked:

> Anyone familiar with Don Lamond? I think he was a guitarist.  He did one
> album for Command that I know of (Offbeat Percussion, RS842SD).  I think
> he often worked with Al Caiola, trading lead roles or working together on
> album projects, but I have little to go on.

Don was (is?) a drummer.  I have the Off Beat Percussion LP but
haven't listened to it in a while.

Here are some extracts from the liner notes:

"Lamond's musical foundation was established when he studied at
the famous Peabody Institute in Baltimore.

... he began a decade of gruelling but priceless polishing of his
talents with some of the major bands of the 40s - first with Sonny
Dunham's orchestra and then with Boyd Raeburn's forward-looking
experimental band and finally as a member of Woody Herman's
fabulous bands between 1945 and 1949."

The arrangements are credited to Lew Davies but the notes say
Don "developed" them with Lew.  Most of Don's playing on the
album is with brushes.  All the usual Command alumni are backing
him up.


Robbie


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 14 Feb 1999 19:27:05 -0600 (CST)





On Sun, 14 Feb 1999, Robert Baldock wrote:

>
> Ashley wrote:
>
> > This record was "ghosted." Although Martin Denny did arrange it, he let
> > someone who was more experienced on the moog do the actual playing.
>
> Which begs the question just *who* did the playing?  I personally
> think there are some killer tracks on that album, with "Delilah"
> being my favourite - I've used it as a theme tune to my occasional
> radio show.

I *really* dig that bossa nova track, myself.

I think I've mentioned this before, but my
introduction to that album was via an 8-track
scored in Nebraska.  The 8-track bleeds a little
bit, and the songs blend in and out of one another
like pastels, for a very psychedelic effect.

I think I like the 8-track better than the album
itself.

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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Exotica Divas CD?
Date: 14 Feb 1999 20:41:43 -0700


Saw an ad in the latest Pulse magazine for "Exotica Divas"  "Eighteen legends
of sass and class perform an exciting collection of mysterious tropicalia,
nightclub drama, and straight-up camp". Incldinbg Yma Sumac, Eartha Kitt,
Billie Holiday, Ediuth Piaf, Marilyn Mopnroe, Shirley Basses, Ann-Margret,
Maya Angelou, Mamie Van Doren, and Sophia Loren.

Anyone take a listen? Looks more "hollywood" than "exotic" (Sumac excepted). Thoughts?

-Kevin Crossman
ps. yeah, its on Capitol for those who care. ;-)


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Thurs March 4
Date: 15 Feb 1999 00:40:09 EST


Otto's Tiki Hut
The first thursday of each month at the Li Lo Lounge Tiki bar, San Francisco

Ever reminisced about the days when you could leisurely lounge around a tin
roofed bar or snuggle up under a thatch covering, grab a Polynesian drink and
relax to The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny?

Well dream no more.
Your wish is granted when Otto takes to the turntables at the Li Lo on Potrero
Hill in San Francisco - Connecticut and 18th to be exact - from 9 pm til last
call.

The Li Lo overlooks downtown which is quite spectacular at night. The interior
is fully outfitted in thatch and warm colors. Candles adorn each table and
Tiki Gods watch you from behind the bar.


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica Divas CD?
Date: 14 Feb 1999 22:30:21 -0800




>Saw an ad in the latest Pulse magazine for "Exotica Divas"  "Eighteen
legends
>of sass and class perform an exciting collection of mysterious tropicalia,
>nightclub drama, and straight-up camp". Incldinbg Yma Sumac, Eartha Kitt,
>Billie Holiday, Ediuth Piaf, Marilyn Mopnroe, Shirley Basses, Ann-Margret,
>Maya Angelou, Mamie Van Doren, and Sophia Loren.


There's a contest to win the CD here:
www.mrlucky.com




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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ananda Shankar, "Ananda Shankar"
Date: 15 Feb 1999 12:10:33 +0000


Anandar Shankar/Anandar Shankar and his music/Shalimar soundtrack. They're
all great.

I'm a little hung over this morning so I'll think about these some more and
then post info later.

Wasn't Jack asking about the Modesty Blaise soundtrack too?



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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: Indian Exotica
Date: 15 Feb 1999 08:20:56 -0500


I have the Shalimar soundtrack and those are probably the best cuts. I
think this was the first real cross-over Hindi film involving Indian and
American actors/writers, etc. A big hit at the time.

You might find it at Raag in L.A.  http://www.webcom.com/raag/

bryan c.

Brian Karasick wrote:
>Speaking of great exotica Indian music, I stumbled across 3 extracts
>from an 1978 Indian film called "Shalimar" by Anand Bakshi on that
>very incredible but very expensive Karminsky project "Further In-
>Flight Entertainment". Credited to Usha Uthap, they're the best
>pieces on an already outstanding compilation! Anyone ever seen a
>recording of this soundtrack or even a copy of the film? A lot of
>Indian film music tends to be cassette only but I'm not fussy.
>Any help appreciated!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Bryan J. Cuevas
Department of Religious Studies
University of Virginia
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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Kid Loco & Easy Tempo
Date: 15 Feb 1999 08:25:27 -0500


For those of you who enjoy French electronic moods, check out the debut of
Kid Loco's double CD "A Grand Love Story" (Yellow Productions/EastWest).
Among other things, it contains some nice samples of Luis Bacalov and Easy
Tempo stuff. Very smooth and groovy.

bryan c.

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Department of Religious Studies
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Command Enoch Light LP box set question???
Date: 15 Feb 1999 08:51:54 EST


In a message dated 2/14/99 4:20:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

> This sounds familiar to me.  I think I may have this set.  I was
>  only interested in it for Dick Hyman record that was in the box
>  (I had the cover for either Electrodynamics (856) or Fabulous (862)
>  but not the record.  Then I found this set of five records and
>  the Hyman was included in it).
>
>  The funny thing is that the records don't give any clue they came from the
>  box set, so I imagine it is possible that the contents of the box set
>  changed depending on what spare vinyl happened to be around Command
>  Headquarters (I always wanted to say that)...but I don't know.

Hello Byron,

That's a real cool concept.  It might have been sort of a grab-bag.  It was
five different Command albums but you never knew what five.  You're right
about there being nothing on the LPs to suggest that they had any connection
to the box.  Who was/is Olympic?

Since you mentioned Hyman.  I just got a 1977 Reader's Digest box called Organ
Magic ( I believe there was also a  J. W. Holmes film around that time by the
same name)  Anyway, I don't have a working turntable at the moment and there's
a song on it by Hyman that I'm not familiar with called  "Alfred, the King of
Disco".  Where is the song from and any guess what Hyman does to it?

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From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) David Retief
Date: 15 Feb 1999 15:03:45 +0000


Sorry everybody. I'm looking for listmember David Retief. His e-mail
address [e-mail] is off now. David or anyone knowing his
updated address is kindly requested to contact me privately.
Excuse for the intrusion.
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From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hugh is a Pick Tease!
Date: 15 Feb 1999 09:07:03 -0500


Our lusty friend Hugh in the UK was panting over how he and his fellow
Brits have that TEASE-O-RAMA viddy...Well, 'mericans, fear not, because
it's here, too...SOMETHING WEIRD puts it out, so to speak.  I have it, and
save for the great stuff from Lili St. Cyr and only ONE
performance(unfortunately and somewhat misleadingly) from Betty Page, the
rest is just kinda ok..
Got mine at Newbury Comics, but you can "get yours" likely from SW.
Jane Fondle
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From: Peter Ryan Carter <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) killer kittens
Date: 15 Feb 1999 10:17:24 -0500 (EST)


Russ Meyer's
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965): FEB 19, 20
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970): FEB 19, 20, 21

at Anthology Film Archives, NYC
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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Moritz R: (exotica) Ananda Shankar, "Ananda Shankar"]
Date: 15 Feb 1999 15:22:08 GMT


> Officially reissued by WEA / Reprise: The 1970 album by Ananda Shankar
> (the son Of Ravi). I have been looking for this for a long time not even
> knowing what it was; all I had was a credit-less cassette that somebody
> had given to me. So this morning I stepped into the best record shop on
> earth *) and the best record salesman on earth **) said to me: Hey, I
> got this reissue new in, you might like it. - He was absolutely right!
>
> This album might be the best fusion record of Indian sitar music, 60s
> soft rock and moog electronics ever. Some of you probably know some of
> the tracks, as they appeared on a few recent compilations, such as
> Jumping Jack Flash. The good thing is: The fusion aspect goes beyond
> playing rock evergreens with the sitar; on the B-side of the album it's
> vice versa: Indian music with overdubbed rock-sounds.
>
> I heard Ravi Shankar didn't like the record because he thought it was
> too commercial. Well... not for me!
>
> There must also a second album by Ananda 6 years later, which I haven't
> found yet. Anybody out there?
>
> ***** five Exotica list stars
>

I was lucky enough to pick this up last year without knowing what in
hell it was; I'm not so keen on the "B-side" pieces, but the version
of "Jumping Jack Flash" is so fabulous, it's worth picking it up for
this alone (it's going for only a fiver on vinyl).

It was definitely issued in the US and UK, but I don't know about
other albums, although I've heard that they were Indian-only releases.

Ananda Shankar is definitely NOT the son of Ravi Shankar. How do I
know? I also have a six-track 12" 45rpm EP from the mid 70s called
"Missing You". The music is meant to be evocative of Shankar's (then)
recently deceased father, who was a famous classical Indian dancer (I
can't remember his name). This isn't "rocking" music, but instead is
gentle and lyrical. And again it's bloody great. Unique, imaginative
arrangements: vibey jazz crossed with ragas with a smear of
electronics: a superlatively good, moving easy listening experience,
which also gets a definite 5-star rating. This is on EMI India and I
assume it was an Indian-only release.



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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ananda Shankar, "Ananda Shankar
Date: 15 Feb 1999 15:33:18 +0000


Anandar and Ravi are cousins





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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Doctor Ammondt
Date: 15 Feb 1999 10:52:16 -0600


At 09:51 PM 2/14/99 +0100, Arjan wrote:
>
>Any recent news on our Finnish latin professor? Met up with a Finnish friend
>in Amsterdam last week and he told me the good doctor was planning to record
>in the Sumerian language for a change...
>
>
>Arjan

    HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- Elvis lives -- even in the long-dead language of
Sumerian.
    A Finnish professor who has recorded two albums of Elvis Presley songs
translated into Latin now plans to record some of them in Sumerian, a
language that died out about 4,000 years ago.
    Jukka Ammondt said Friday that the first track he plans to record is ``Blue
Suede Shoes.'' In that Sumerians had neither suede nor shoes, per se, the
title translates into ``Esir Kus Za-gin,'' literally ``sandals of leather of
the color of a blue gem.''
    Unlike many rockers who don't care if their singing is comprehensible,
Ammondt is concerned about enunciation.
    ``I'm not sure about my Sumerian, but they say Finnish is well-suited to
pronouncing Sumerian because it's such a phonetic language,'' said Ammondt,
a literature professor at the University of Jyvaskyla, 160 miles north of
Helsinki.
    Not that there will be anyone around to criticize if he mispronounces a few
words. Sumerian, used in the lower Euphrates River valley in what is now
Iraq, died out as a spoken language in about 2000 BC.
    Ammondt's recordings have novelty value, but also reflect the wide interest
in languages in Finland, where almost everyone is at least trilingual.
National radio even has regular programming in Latin.




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Subject: (exotica) Kline, Bloede, Watson, Jaki Byard, Doug Weston obits
Date: 15 Feb 1999 10:52:13 -0600


 *Herbert Kline
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Herbert Kline, a documentary filmmaker who sneaked into
Eastern Europe to film the Nazi conquest and later told the story of the
Holocaust, died Feb. 5. He was 89.
    Kline wandered as a youth and wound up in Europe during the turbulent
1930s. During the Spanish Civil War, he teamed up with Hungarian
photographer Geza Karpathi to make the 1936 film ``Heart of Spain,'' about a
Madrid mother who meets the young soldier she saved with a blood donation.
    In 1938 he made ``Crisis,'' about the German conquest of Czechoslovakia. It
recently was re-released in Europe.
    To film ``Crisis,'' Kline, who was Jewish, bluffed his way into
Czechoslovakia by pretending to be pro-Nazi. He filmed rallies and parades.
Nazi storm troopers carried his equipment and follow his directions before
the camera.
    Kline's 1940 film ``Lights Out in Europe'' documented Hitler's invasion of
Poland. He also worked with famed author John Steinbeck on a 1941 film about
peasant life in Mexico called ``The Forgotten Village.''
    After the war, Kline made ``My Father's House,'' a 1947 account of
Holocaust victims. He didn't make another film until 1971's Oscar-nominated
``Walls of Fire,'' about Mexican artists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro
Siqueiros.
    He made two other documentaries after that: ``The Challenge of Modern Art''
in 1978, narrated by Orson Welles, and ``Acting ... Lee Strasberg'' in 1979.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=10:16:25|AM&p=avg&sql=B97625

 *Victor G. Bloede
    BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Victor G. Bloede, a former advertising
executive whose love for words helped create memorable campaigns for Maxwell
House coffee, Conoco Oil and Crest toothpaste, died Wednesday. He was 79.
    Bloede served as chairman and chief executive of Benton & Bowles
Advertising, a large international agency he rebuilt during his 33 years
with the company.
    He joined the ad agency in 1950 as a copywriter, worked his way up to vice
president five years later and became president and chief executive by 1968.
Three years later he became chairman, a position he held until he retired in
1983.
    He helped introduce the Maxwell House slogan: ``Good to the last drop'' and
the Conoco Oil slogan: ``The hottest brand going.'' He helped Proctor &
Gamble with its ``Please don't squeeze the Charmin'' slogan for its toilet
tissue and was instrumental in helping the company establish Crest as a
leading toothpaste.
    Benton & Bowles later merged with D'Arcy, Masius to become D'Arcy, Masius,
Benton & Bowles.

 *Irwin C. Watson
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Irwin C. ``Watty'' Watson, a comedian and musician
who appeared in nightclubs and on television, stage and cruise ships, died
Feb. 1 of a heart attack. He was 70.
    Watson played at nightclubs around New York City and hotels in the Catskill
Mountains. Besides the saxophone, Watson also played trumpet, violin, piano
and clarinet.
    During the 1950s and 60s, he frequently appeared on television and on the
stage. He was a comedy star on ``That was the week that was'' with David
Frost; a regular on the ``Tonight Show'' with Johnny Carson, and he appeared
with Ed Sullivan, Steve Allen,
Virginia Graham, Mike Douglas and on other shows.
    At various times, was the opening act for Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Andy Williams, Jack Jones, Paul Anka, Patti LaBelle, the Fifth Dimension,
Gladys Knight and the Pips, Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, Duke Ellington, Cab
Calloway and Aretha Franklin.
    The last 15 years he entertained on cruise liners traveling the world.

                            *Jaki Byard
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Jaki Byard, a pianist, saxophonist and music teacher who
recorded with modern-jazz artists Charles Mingus and Rahasaan Roland Kirk,
was found shot dead at his Queens home on Thursday. He was 76.
    Police were investigating the shooting, which went unheard by Byard's
family members, said one of his two daughters, Denise Byard-Mitchell.
    Byard's playing spanned the history of jazz. His improvisations included
boogie-woogie and free jazz with zippy stylistic changes.
    Byard taught for several decades and was instrumental in the re-evaluation
of jazz history that began in the late 1970s. Early in his career he was a
big player in the Boston jazz scene.
    In the early 1960s, Byard began recording with Mingus. He played on the
classic albums ``Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' and ``The Black Saint
and the Sinner Lady.''
    When Duke Ellington became sick just before he died, Byard played piano in
the Ellington Orchestra.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=amg&sql=B61423
http://elvispelvis.com/jakibyard.htm

                            *Doug Weston
    WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) -- Doug Weston, founder of the nightclub
Troubadour that showcased such folk, rock and comedy acts as Joan Baez,
Elton John and Lenny Bruce, died Sunday after a short battle with pneumonia.
He was 72 and had been hospitalized with pneumonia since Feb. 7.
    Weston prided himself in the acts and audiences he attracted for more than
four decades, from singer Linda Ronstadt to comedians such as the Smothers
Brothers and Cheech & Chong.
    In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Troubadour was considered the most
consistently important showcase of contemporary folk and folk-rock talent in
the country.
    Appearances there could guarantee major record sales for new and emerging
artists.
    Over the years, the club's acts were consistently impressive: the Byrds,
Judy Collins, Bill Cosby, the Committee, Bo Diddley, Arlo Guthrie, Richie
Havens, Gordon Lightfoot, Roger Miller, Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, Mort
Sahl, Kris Kristofferson and Nina Simone.
    Weston first set up shop in the 1950s in a 65-seat coffeehouse on La
Cienega Boulevard. By 1957 he had made enough money to open the 300-seat
Troubadour in West Hollywood.




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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Denny Moog Player
Date: 15 Feb 1999 09:14:58 -0800


I think I heard from Cleve that it was Paul Beaver on Denny's EX Moog rekkit.
JD


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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Modesty Blaise
Date: 15 Feb 1999 17:21:05 +0000


Um. Its good and very collectable but I'd never play it out. Its modish and
semi-orchestral and I'd liken it to The Quiller Memorandum or In Like
Flint. Cool, expensive and rare but not blinding.





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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Repeat: Gershon Kingsley - dead or alive?
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:34:04 +0100


Again: Does anybody know, wether Kingsley does still live and where?

I had promised to a friend to find out and that the Exotica list *knows
everything*!

Please!
Mo




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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ananda Shankar, "Ananda Shankar"]
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:35:01 +0100


>Ananda Shankar is definitely NOT the son of Ravi Shankar.

>Anandar and Ravi are cousins

Makes sense, thanks!

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From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Gershon Kingsley
Date: 15 Feb 1999 17:56:40 +0000


Moritz asked about Gershon Kingsley.

Well, http://www.whowhere.com/ turns this up:

Gershon Kingsley
Phone : [phone]
353 56th,
New York
NY 10019-3765

I presume this is the man - can there be more than one?


Robbie

Spaced Out - the Enoch Light Website
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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Gershon Kingsley
Date: 15 Feb 1999 19:05:06 +0100




Robbie Baldock wrote:

> Moritz asked about Gershon Kingsley.
>
> Well, http://www.whowhere.com/ turns this up:
>
> Gershon Kingsley
> Phone : [phone]
> 353 56th,
> New York
> NY 10019-3765
>
> I presume this is the man - can there be more than one?

Thanks a whole lot!

Mo




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Command Enoch Light LP box set question???
Date: 15 Feb 1999 13:26:50 EST


In a message dated 2/15/99 8:53:48 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Since you mentioned Hyman.  I just got a 1977 Reader's Digest box called
Organ
 Magic >>


I seem to remember renting a porn flick with that title.....just kidding!

Ashley


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 15 Feb 1999 13:45:43 EST


In a message dated 02/14/99 3:42:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< The real exotica arrangements and the primo Denny material are really
within
 his first  14 albums. That's where you'll hear superb exotic arrangements
with
 his seminal original band. After that (the very early '60s) it only reappears
 occaissonally on odd album tracks. >>

i was listening to stone god, etc. (on side two of the original Exotica) this
morning (on my scamp version of course!) and i can really hear that percussion
difference.  the earlier recordings, while in mono, and maybe a little
primitive in composure, still are the best in my mind.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica Divas CD?
Date: 15 Feb 1999 11:36:53 -0800


Believe it's called Divas Exotica.  It can be heard at:

http://audionet.com/jukebox/listeningparty/divasexotica/

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From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tune in, Turn On
Date: 15 Feb 1999 15:37:52 -0500


Just got Benny Golson's Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of
the Sixties (Verve), which is a good 1967 collection of revisited music
from commercials. I'd never heard of Golson before, and I'd like to know
if the rest of his stuff is any good.

And darn if Fantastic Plastic Machine didn't rip off the intro from "The
Disadvantages of You" on their second album.

Elisabeth


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New eXotica Releases Overview Update
Date: 14 Feb 1999 19:45:32 +0100


A new update to the eXotica Releases Overview is available.
These are the most important recent additions, that where not yet announced
here.

(If you would like to receive the unabridged updates by e-mail, just
subscribe to my "XRO updater" by sending a messasge to
<[e-mail]> with "subscribe to XRO" as subject)




           - February 14: new (1999) releases, announcements & corrections -


* Jaap Blonk: "First Meetings"
      CD, Buzz, USA, 1999

* The Dudley Manlove Quartet: "The Dudley Manlove Quartet...Are GO!"
      CD, Mighty Records, USA, 1999?

* Serge Gainsbourg: "Histoire De Melodie Nelson"
      CD, Phonogram? PFA 532073, USA, 1998
      CD, Philips 558 829, France, 1999

* Lee Hazlewood: "The Very Special World Of Lee Hazlewood"
      CD, Smells Like Records (Distributed In UK By Cargo), USA,
      Announced For 1999

* Quincy Jones: "From Q, With Love"
      CD, Qwest/Warner, USA, 1999

* Laika & The Cosmonauts: "Absurdistan"
      CD, ?, ?, 1999

* Brother Jack McDuff: "Bringin' It Home"
      CD, Concord Jazz, USA, 1999

* Mitch Miller: "Greatest Hits"
      LP, Columbia/Legacy, USA, Announced For End February 1999

* Os Mutantes: "World Psychedelic Classics"
      CD, Luaka Bop/Warner Bros., USA, Announced For March 1999

* Wayne Newton: "Sings The Hits Of The '70s"
      CD, Varese Sarabande Vintage, Announced For March 1999

* Soundtrack: "Anna" [by Serge Gainsbourg]
      CD, Philips 558 837, France, 1999

* Soundtrack: "Femmine Insaziabili" [by Bruno Nicolai]
      CD/LP, Right Tempo/Easy Tempo ET 929, Italy, Announced For 1999

* Ananda Shankar: "Ananda Shankar"
      CD/LP, Warner, Limited Edition (Bootleg?), UK, 1999

* Various Artists: "Atomic Cafe"
      CD/Double LP, Stilton FR006, Italy, 1999

* Various Artists: "Blue Break Beats Volume 4"
      CD/Double LP, Blue Note 4940270, UK, 1996
      CD, Blue Note, USA, 1999

* Various Artists: "Blue 'N' Groovy Volume 2"  (Mostly Modal)
      CD/Double LP, Blue Note, UK, 199?
      CD, Blue Note, USA, 1999

* Various Artists: "Brazil Volume 1"
      CD/LP, Disque Super Classe 9802, France, 1999

* Various Artists: "Doob-Doob O Rama 1970"
      LP/CD, Q.D.K. Media, Germany, 1999

* Various Artists: "Funk 2001"
      CD, Right Stuff, USA, Announced For End February 1999

* Various Artists: "Inflight Entertainment 3"
      CD, Decca/Deram, UK, To Be Released Somewhere In 1999

* Various Artists: "Latin Beat: Club Caliente"
      CD, The Right Stuff, USA, Announced For April 1999

* Various Artists: "Latin Beat: Mundo Romantica"
      CD, The Right Stuff, USA, Announced For April 1999




           - February 14: more or less recent (1998) stuff -


* Willie Bobo: "Very Best Of"  (Let's Go Bobo)
      CD, Verve?, USA, 1998

* Cabildos (=Cabildo's Three): "Cross Fire"
      CD, Schema, Italy, 1998

* El Chicles: "The Best Of"
      LP, Selection Club, Belgium?, 1998

* John The Postman: "John The Postman's Puerile"
      CD, Overground OVER 72, UK, 1998

* Soundtrack: "Il Serpente" [by Ennio Morricone]
      CD, Screen Trax, ?, 1998

* Soundtrack: "Il Trono Di Fuoco"
   (The Throne Of Fire, Aka Der Hexentoter Von Blackmoor, Aka The Bloody
Judge,
    Aka Night Of The Blood Monster) [by Bruno Nicolai]
      CD, ?, Italy?, 1998

* Various Artists: "Quartin - Jazz Compilation"
      CD/LP, Far Out Recordings FARO 019, ?, 1998




           - February 14: other interesting finds I stumbled on -


* Esther Nelson & Bruce Haack: "Dance Sing And Listen"
      Cassette, Dimension 5 ISBN 0-9451110-03-0, USA, 1989

* Esther Nelson & Bruce Haack: "Dance Sing And Listen Again"
      Cassette, Dimension 5 ISBN 0-9451110-04-9, USA, 1989

* Esther Nelson & Bruce Haack: "Dance Sing & Listen Again & Again"
      Cassette, Dimension 5 ISBN 0-9451110-05-7, USA, 1989

* Soundtrack: "Mad Monster Party" [by Maury Laws]
      CD, Percepto/Retrograde FSM-80125-21

* Various Artists:
  "Mo'Plen 1000. Acid Hip Tracks From Italian Cocktails!"
      CD, La Douce, Marketed By Irma, Italy, 199?





        >>> Additions & corrections are more than welcome!
        >>> The XRO is a discography, NOT a sale catalog!

        For the online version of the eXotica Releases Overview,

        visit "Dada'quariums Exotica": http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/

        Johan Dada Vis


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Repeat: Gershon Kingsley - dead or alive?
Date: 16 Feb 1999 00:18:07 +0100


Ron Grandia wrote:

> Mr. Kingsley is very much alive, according to JJ Perrey.
>
> I asked Mr. Perrey at his last Performance/lecture in the US. He told me that they do not stay in close contact, but still exchange the occasional phone call and Christmas cards.  As for his whereabouts, I do not know.  One of the "Incredibly Strange" books has a chapter on him. I suspect there would be some general information contained therein.

You're right! For instance his telefone number! Sometimes paradise is just next door.

Thanks!
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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tune in, Turn On
Date: 15 Feb 1999 18:32:00 -0400


>Just got Benny Golson's Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of
>the Sixties (Verve), which is a good 1967 collection of revisited music
>from commercials. I'd never heard of Golson before, and I'd like to know
>if the rest of his stuff is any good.

I have this, boy is it great!
I haven't heard any other Golson albums, if I have they weren't
memorable. I will also surmise the following. Tune in, turn on came out
in 1967 when Verve was getting into the Mod/Hip scene with albums by Gary
McFarland, Wes Montgonmery, Creed Taylor and others who were doing pop
jazz or "fake" jazz.
This was Golson's only 60's album on Verve, perhaps his only one so I
could be led to believe that his other albums were more mainstream "real"
jazz. If any one can confirm my suspicions, speak now. I'm pretty sure I
have heard some recent (80's) Golson that was very straight ahead.

Frank


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 15 Feb 1999 19:55:55 EST



In a message dated 2/15/99 2:59:18 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>In a message dated 02/14/99 3:42:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>[e-mail] writes:
>
><< The real exotica arrangements and the primo Denny material are really
>within
> his first  14 albums.

I don't suppose Ashely would be so kind as to list the 14 LP's for us vinyl
seekers would he? Jimmy/would REALLY like to know, as I see Denny LP's all the
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Tune in, Turn On
Date: 15 Feb 1999 20:00:05 EST



In a message dated 2/15/99 4:38:49 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I'd never heard of Golson before, and I'd like to know
>if the rest of his stuff is any good.

Benny Golson wrote my all-time favorite jazz song called "Along Came Betty"
which was recorded by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. He has a lot of
recorded work within what this list would probably call "straight-ahead" jazz,
but the "good" kind of the Blue Note, Riverside, Prestige ilk--that is, late
50's early 60's stuff when jazz seemed (to me) vibrant.


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From: Jay Schwartz <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Celebs at their Worst 2
Date: 16 Feb 1999 00:24:17


On Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:29:37 PST, [e-mail] wrote:

>Overall, "Celebrities At Their Worst Vol. 2" is less satisfying
than the first volume...

I fully concur with this review, although the bogus Sammy Petrillo track is
pretty odd news. There has been a lot of recent attention given to Sammy in
the last few years (OK, a few stories in Psychotronic Video mainly), so
this seems like a hard mistake to make.

I'll add that the "unknown" track 6 on the Friars' Club disc is comedian
Jackie Vernon. The reason I know is that I used to have a bootleg 8-track
tape of the entire Don Rickles roast, with all of the introductions. I
vaguely recall the bootleg 8-track having slightly better audio than the
tape used here.

It's a hit-or-miss affair, though there's some good stuff, and the Venom
track really grows on you!

My copy of the 2-CD set cost about $12.99 ($13.99?) at Other Music in NYC.



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Subject: Re: (exotica) Ebay Situation
Date: 16 Feb 1999 01:26:26 EST


In a message dated 99-02-13 07:47:35 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< - pull out of the deal and complain to eBay/post negative feedback, or;
 - if you really want the item you bid for, give the guy as much
 praise as he wants and then once you have the item, post what
 you really think about him... >>

That's kind of how I saw it.  I wanted the item, after wondering what had
happened to this seller for 4 days, I was relieved he'd finally contacted
me.... and I was pissed about the feedback request, but by this point, I just
wanted the map!  I could post negative feedback, but he could do that to me
(which would be unwarranted, but hey, its his reputation we are talking about,
and I wouldn't put it past him).  Anyway, I just opted to be steamed and get
the map.

- Michele


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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Stone God (was Exotic Moog - Denny)
Date: 15 Feb 1999 23:07:47 -0700


[e-mail] wrote:
> i was listening to stone god, etc. (on side two of the original Exotica) this
> morning (on my scamp version of course!) and i can really hear that percussion
> difference.  the earlier recordings, while in mono, and maybe a little
> primitive in composure, still are the best in my mind.

Actually, what I notice most between the stereo version (heard on the Capitol
boxed set) vs. the original mono version (Scamp reissue) is that the howl at
the beginning is vastly superior on the original...
-Kevin Crossman


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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Arthur Lyman live? What's it like?
Date: 15 Feb 1999 23:24:53 -0700


Anyone caught Arthur Lyman's shows at the New Otani hotel in Honolulu of late?
How long does he typically play for, and are there any interesting song
selections?

Will be going to Hawaii later this year and want to check it out! Been getting
into some of Lyman's albums and would like to know which songs to pay closer
attention to...

Thanks,
Kevin Crossman
The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai
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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Weekend finds and a touch of Anandar
Date: 16 Feb 1999 09:57:32 +0000


Not a bad weekend this weekend, although I didn't buy very much.

Dave Pell singers - Ma Na Ma Na - This one's just arrived and so I haven't
played it yet. Thanks to those who tipped me off on this one.

Don Harper - Homo Electronicus - Unusual Moog record about Man's place at
the centre of an electronic world. The Dr Who theme was on the Beat Actione
bootleg - top.

Electronic Water - Peter Thomas Orchestra - A Moog infused library record
on the Golden Ring (suspect) label. Peter Thomas is fantastic on this LP,
strange electronics and big beats abound. Pretty cool all round.

BBC sporting themes - A top KPM-ish lp by Keith Mansfield, Tony Hatch,
Paddy Kingsland etc, featuring 1970s TV themes from Grandstand, Pot Black,
World Cup, Athletics, Tennis etc. Most of these were culled from KPM
library records and they're mostly pretty cool.


On another note, the expensive, rare and supremely collectable Anandar
Shankar lp is Anandar Shankar and his music. Its an Indian EMI release and
two of its tracks are on the Blue Juice compilation (which is excellent in
itself). I was also once offered a 7" single by Anandar Shankar, put out by
The Indian Tourist Board, which is also supposed to be good -
unfortunately, I missed it though.

And finally, I'd like to recommend Craig Moerer and Memory-Lane records as
the two best Internet dealers I have come across so far. Cheap shipping,
good condition, nice presentation, prompt service and top records.

Charlie





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Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotic Moog - Denny
Date: 16 Feb 1999 08:16:21 EST


In a message dated 2/15/99 7:55:55 PM EST, DJJimmyBee writes:

<< I don't suppose Ashely would be so kind as to list the 14 LP's for us vinyl
seekers would he? Jimmy/would REALLY like to know, as I see Denny LP's all the
time and am never sure where the good ends and the bad and ugly begin >>


The folowing are the prime Martin Denny albums featuring his seminal band
line-up (in order of release) :

Exotica (mono w/ Arthur Lyman)
Exotica 2
Forbidden Island
Primitiva
Hypnotique
Afro-Desia
Exotica Vol 3
Exotica (re-recorded in stereo w/ Julius Wechter)
Quiet village
The Enchanted Sea
Silver Screen
Visit Broadway
Exotic Percussion
Best Of
Romantica
In Person
A Taste Of Honey

The last three albums feature I include although they do feature a different
line-up. These are the transition albums before the Denny sound moved more
fully into more plain piano-led easy listening sound and away from the use of
bird calls and exotic instrumentation. After these albums ya talks yer chances
regarding the "ghosting" element and like I said a more typical "easy
listening" sound. "Exotic Suite" is worth looking out although this is
primarily a Sy Zentnar album with Denny playing (Denny's more subtle exotica
is steamrolled by the big Las Vegas-style brassy arrangements of Zentner.)


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Subject: (exotica) m-i-a?
Date: 16 Feb 1999 08:47:13 -0500


Some folks have told me their mail to me has bounced back recently...I'm
still here!  If you've had trouble, then please retransmit!
Love,
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Subject: (exotica) Rekkid Weekend
Date: 16 Feb 1999 10:04:04 -0500


 Lucky weekend for rekkids!  At the Boston show, I got, for ONE DOLLAR
 from a cat who didn't know what he had: Denjean, Claude - Moog!  Also, a
sealed copy of BOB,
CAROL, TED and ALICE OST(Quincy Jones, Bacharach)...and a almost mintsville
 copy
of THE INTERNS!
Thankyou, o gods of vinyl...For VDay, I got: MUNDELL LOWE-PORGY AND BESS, a
 JOHNNY
MATHIS and NELSON RIDDLE record; VERVE TALKIN' MAMBO, QUINCY JONES-
THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT JAZZ, and I gaveKENYON HOPKINS-YELLOW CANARY,
WILLIE HUTCH-THE MACK..
Should be "Vinyl-times" Day, I guess...booooooo-Jane Fondle
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Rekkid Weekend
Date: 16 Feb 1999 07:29:17 -0800 (PST)


Dropped off a load of unwanted lps at the Salvation Army and walked
away with Santo & Johnny: Hawaii (have not yet listened to it)and
Webley Edwards: The Fire Goddess, which in my opinion, is all cover:
pretty standard, somniferous Hawaiian music... despite the efforts of
"the white man's bamboo organ."





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From: Peter Ledebur <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Space-Patrol cover version + Boston tiki
Date: 16 Feb 1999 10:49:35 -0500


On a ska compilation from '89 (that was just recently reissued),
SKANK - Licensed to Ska, The Busters do a nice ska version of
Peter Thomas' Raumpatrouille theme, entitling  it "Orion."

Also, Boston area tiki fans might be interested in knowing that
Newbury Comics has started carrying some nice tikis -- about 6"
or so -- that sell for around $7. I don't know if they're in *all* of
the stores, but definitely the Harvard Square one (and surely
some others). They've also got tiki key chains and a few other
related items. [DISCLOSURE: Yes, I work there. No I don't get
a commission.]


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Subject: (exotica) Sammy & Benny
Date: 16 Feb 1999 08:11:22 PST



Jay Schwartz wrote:

>I fully concur with this review, although the bogus Sammy Petrillo
track is
>pretty odd news. There has been a lot of recent attention given
to Sammy in
>the last few years (OK, a few stories in Psychotronic Video
mainly), so
>this seems like a hard mistake to make.

Maybe so, but they made it anyway. The call attributed to Petrillo
on the "Celebs" CD is definitely Harold Flender, taken from his
United Artists LP "Candid Telefun." In fact this particular call
(inquiring at a pet shop about monkeys for cooking) is depicted
on the cover of FlenderÆs LP.

Sammy Petrillo also recorded an album of crank calls, "My Son,
The Phone Caller," (I donÆt recall the label offhand) which is
a laff riot. It deserves to be reissued in its entirety, although
mainstream AmericaÆs fascination with crank calls (Jerky Boys,
Roy D. Mercer, etc.) seems to have petered out. For the time
being, anybody wishing to hear PetrilloÆs abuse of the communications
infrastructure will have to seek out his LP.

WFMU has an interview with Sammy on their web site:

<http://freeform.wfmu.org/LCD/LCD_Articles/LCD_21/petrillo.html>

******************************************
Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote:

>Just got Benny Golson's Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials
of
>the Sixties (Verve), which is a good 1967 collection of revisited
music
>from commercials. I'd never heard of Golson before, and I'd
like to know
>if the rest of his stuff is any good.

Most of GolsonÆs work was in "legitimate" jazz. He wrote many
tunes which have become jazz standards ("Blues March," "Killer
Joe" etc.), and is probably best known for his stints with Art
BlakeyÆs Jazz Messengers and the Jazztet, which he co-led with
trumpeter Art Farmer.

List members might find his album "Triple Play: Pop + Swing =
Jazz" (Audio Fidelity, 1962) to be of interest. ItÆs a stereo
novelty record with an orchestra playing a pop standard on one
channel while a jazz group plays a tune based on the same chord
structure on the other channel (e.g. "Whispering" and "GroovinÆ
High"). The idea is for the listener to adjust the balance and
"mix your own" album, albeit in the most primitive way. The jazz
half of the LP was reissued on CD by Fresh Sounds a few years
ago.

If you like "Tune In, Turn On" you might want to check out Willie
BoboÆs "Juicy," also recently issued by Verve. Bobo covers some
of the same tunes (Music To Watch Girls By, The Disadvantages
of You) and the album has a similar feel.

While weÆre on the subject, readers of this list who are looking
for unusual and entertaining music would do well to investigate
some other jazz artists. I see Charles MingusÆs "Cumbia and Jazz
Fusion" Rahsaan Roland KirkÆs "Blacknuss" and any number of Sun
Ra recordings fitting right in with items regularly discussed
here.

Keep your eyes peeled in case Verve ever reissues Jimmy SmithÆs
"Monster" LP (1965). SmithÆs organ fronts Oliver NelsonÆs big
band on the themes from "Goldfinger," "Bewitched," "The Munsters"
and "The Man with the Golden Arm." ItÆs a good æun.

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Benny Golson
Date: 16 Feb 1999 08:36:36 -0800


Demi-Goddess and Cultural Icon Elisabeth Vincentelli, writes;
Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>

Just got Benny Golson's Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of
the Sixties (Verve), which is a good 1967 collection of revisited music
from commercials. I'd never heard of Golson before, and I'd like to know
if the rest of his stuff is any good.

Benny Golson was a MAJOR jazz sax man.  NONE of his other stuff is this
"GOOD".  It's 10 zillion times better in a completely different way.
Jack


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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hash Brown
Date: 16 Feb 1999 18:05:58 GMT



I recently picked up "The Hash Brown Sound" by Hash Brown and his
Ignunt Strings. I would describe it as being like a very cool twist
album with strings; the version of "Smoke In Your Eyes" is an
uptempo'd instrumental with pizzicato plucking; there are other great
pieces such as "Overseas Operator" and "The Chug-A-Lug" with
entertaining vocal snippets ("Get your motor running baby... we're
gonna do the chug-a-lug" -- cue engine noise).

Never seen this mentioned here before. Does anyone know anything else
about "Hash Brown", real name apparently but implausibly Harry
Lookofsky? Discographic/biographic info, recommended listening, whatever?

Cheers,
Pete.



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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Buddy Knox, Gerald Gregory obits
Date: 16 Feb 1999 13:38:09 -0600


                          *Buddy Wayne Knox
    BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) -- Buddy Wayne Knox, a rockabilly singer and
songwriter who hit the top of the charts with ``Party Doll'' in the 1950s,
died Sunday of cancer. He was 65.
    Knox penned his biggest hit, ``Party Doll,'' as early as 1948. Seven years
later, he formed the Rhythm Orchids with Jimmy Bowen on bass and Don Lanier
on guitar. Studio owner Norman Petty cut ``Party Doll'' and Bowen's ``I'm
Stickin' With You'' on the local Triple-D label in 1956, using a cardboard
box instead of drums.
    The tunes were later picked up by Roulette's then-new NYC label, which
split the songs onto two records, each with a ``B'' side.
    Each sold a million copies and ``Party Doll'' became a No. 1 hit.
    Knox had a string of other songs on the charts in the '50s, including
``Hula Love,'' ``Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep,'' and ``Somebody Touched Me.''
    In 1997, Knox joined The Crickets, Bobby Vee and The Shirelles at a Buddy
Holly Tribute concert to mark the 38th anniversary of the singer's death.
Concerts commemorating ``the day that music died'' -- as singer-songwriter
Don McLean put it in his 1972 hit ``American Pie'' -- have become an annual
event.
http://elvispelvis.com/buddywayneknox.htm
http://allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=amg&sql=B4701

                          *Gerald Gregory
    GARY, Ind. (AP) -- Gerald ``Bounce'' Gregory, the bass singer who hit the
distinctive low notes on The Spaniels' 1950s classic ``Goodnight Sweetheart,
Goodnight,'' died Friday at age 64.
    While the doo-wop group didn't hit it big nationally, their signature song,
penned by lead singer James ``Pookie'' Hudson, was covered by several bands
during the 1950s, notably The McGwire Sisters and Pat Boone.
    Sha-Na-Na sang ``Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight'' to close its television
show each week.
    The Spaniels were made up of students from Gary's Roosevelt High School.
Gregory, Hudson, Willie C. Jackson, Opal Courtney Jr. and Ernest Warren
formed the group in 1952. The group later signed with Chicago record label
Vee Jay Records.
    The Spaniels were awarded the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm & Blues
Foundation of the Smithsonian Institution in 1991.
    The group's career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but the
Spaniels, with some replacement members, continued to perform around the
country. Gregory's last performance with the group was in December 1998.
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From: Lloyd Kandell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Arthur Lyman live? What's it like?
Date: 16 Feb 1999 08:55:35 -1000


Kevin C. wrote:
>
> Anyone caught Arthur Lyman's shows at the New Otani hotel in Honolulu of late?
> How long does he typically play for, and are there any interesting song
> selections?

Well, I caught 'em just this past Friday with visiting Adam Axelson...
he the son of and percussionist for his dad, Bo Axelson... the great
exotica band from Sweden on Subliminal Sounds. King Arthur holds court
every Friday at the New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel from noon - 2pm. He
plays solo under a banyan tree, doing his own bird calls and jungle
sounds when he plays "Quiet Village" and all your other favorites.
Old-timers kick back with mai tais and pupus and remember the days. No
cover charge. Mr. Lyman is quite regal, approachable, and still plays
great. Adam was ecstatically besides himself. Just another day in
paradise...

alohaderci,
Fluid Floyd
Don Tiki/Taboo Records


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From: [e-mail] (Jane Tunks)
Subject: Re: (exotica) "Rare" Disney Recordings
Date: 16 Feb 1999 11:02:33 -0800


I have done this and now have a wonderful collection of cuts from the
Enchanted Tiki Room, the House of Plastic, Haunted Mansion, Teacup Ride,
etc. The cost is about $1 per song.

There are cuts available from rides that are now dismantled.

--Jane Tunks

>There now appears to be a way that visitors to Disneyland and WDW can "make"
>their own CD's of various park music, attractions, etc.  Additionally, most of
>the "cuts" are not available on "outside the park" albums, CD's, etc.
>
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From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Buddy Knox, Gerald Gregory obits
Date: 16 Feb 1999 12:04:13 -0800 (PST)



Too bad about Buddy Knox. I had heard from the guy who ran a BK
website not too long ago - said Buddy was a great guy and still
performing. Party Doll was probably pretty steamy for its day.



---Lou Smith <[e-mail]> wrote:
                        *Buddy Wayne Knox
>     BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) -- Buddy Wayne Knox, a rockabilly singer and
> songwriter who hit the top of the charts with ``Party Doll'' in the
1950s,died
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Subject: (exotica) Jane's(fondle) Addiction
Date: 16 Feb 1999 15:29:39 -0500


OK, kats and kittens, not that I need any more competition from any of
ya's...but I want to share this with everyone.  There is a GREAT record
store in the Boston area, Mars Records.  Now, they have their own website.
They sell a lot of the kinds of records you see on Dusty Groove

http://marsrecords.com/

Happy Hunting! Tell 'em Jane Fondle of AstroSlut sent ya'(hey, maybe
they'll give me a cut!) :^<>
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) "Rare" Disney Recordings
Date: 16 Feb 1999 15:43:55 EST


In a message dated 02/16/99 1:59:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< I have done this and now have a wonderful collection of cuts from the
 Enchanted Tiki Room  . . . . >>

But from what I understand from the fellow who has the web site devoted to
this, you would have to go to Disneyland to get some of the original Tiki Room
cuts while other Tiki Room cuts are only available at WDW.

Seem assbackwards or something.

robert


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Subject: (exotica)  Betty Page - Teaserama PAL video
Date: 16 Feb 1999 10:20:56 -0000


This was shown on Channel 4 as part of the Exploitica season on Saturday
night a couple of weeks ago.  Quite odd,  Betty page actually dances
like a shy 6 year old who hasn't really worked out co-ordination.  A
little disturbing.  It does get a little topless towards the end.

But the reason I'm writing is that there are 2 'Betty page' LPs in my
local record shop.  Jungle Girl,  I think and another.  Picture discs
and regular vinyl both.  Anyone know about these?  What are they like?
is the quality of the reproduction as poor as some other recent boots?


El Maestro Con Queso

[e-mail]
[e-mail]
http://www.sgillitt.dircon.co.uk/cheese/cheese.htm



To all Exoticans in the UK,
The London 'Evening Standard' reports the issue of
a video 'The Betty Page Teaserama' (Visual Entertainment,
Cert 18)
Betty and her motley chums do the sort of exotic dancing
that is erotic without being explicit (no mum, they don't
take all their clothes off).  A 1955 time-capsule curio, all
the way from burlesque's sputtering final act, but
oddly touching.  No, not like that...
ES rated: Cheeserama...





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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Ebay Situation
Date: 16 Feb 1999 16:07:25 -0500


I'd do three things.
Mention to them that you are not supposed to give feedback until the =
deal is complete.  Unless it stated in the selling part, I don't think =
they can force you to fill out feedback.  All you're responsible for is =
the payment plus whatever else they listed, like Shipping and Handling.
Also, I'd turn 'em in to Ebay. I don't know that you'd get a ton of =
response, but if enough people mention it, they could lose their ability =
to sell there.

Finally, if you want, put feedback, then amend it.  You now have the =
ability to amend feedback, and I would.  Put decent feedback, then after =
you get your thing, put honest feedback.  Like, "Hey, they completed the =
transaction alright, but they made me do feedback first, so be careful."
Something like that.

I dunno.
That's what I'd do.

Also, and again, i didn't get the actual email, but it didn't look like =
they were necessarily soliciting pre-feedback.

Peter


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From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Betty Page
Date: 16 Feb 1999 16:42:59 -0500




> But the reason I'm writing is that there are 2 'Betty page' LPs in my
> local record shop.  Jungle Girl,  I think and another.  Picture discs
> and regular vinyl both.  Anyone know about these?  What are they like?

They seem to be collections of production library music, with "Betty Page-
Danger Girl" focusing on crime-jazz and "Betty Page - Jungle Girl"
featuring exotica. In terms of sound quality, both volumes sound fine to
me.

I should say that the releases feature a nice selection of
performers...John Barry, Johnny Hawksworth, Malcolm Lockyer, Roger Roger,
etc.

...and of course there are the Betty Page pictures...

Allan


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From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ratso's KUSF Playlist, Feb. 16, 1999
Date: 16 Feb 1999 13:05:29 -0800


...as heard on KUSF 90.3 FM, San Francisco, CA  ( www.kusf.org )

[*] denotes new release

====================================

HIPPIE GODESSES -- Mary*
CHANTIGS -- Punching Up a Photo from Tokyo*
OUT IN WORSHIP -- Sterilized*
QUINTRON -- Meet Me at the Clubhouse*
CHA CHA CHA -- Love
LINDA LAURIE -- Ambrose (Part 6)
MARCH WIND -- Do the Sweetback
TONI OK -- Racer 100*
THEE HEADCOATS -- Davey Crocket (Damaged Goods Cheap CD Sampler)*
ESCAPE MECHANISM -- Being*
EX-GIRL -- Disco 3000*
BOREDOMS -- Super Going*
BIG CITY ORCHESTRA -- Collected Works of Ob McUb*
AAVIKKO -- Down the Volga River*
KRAMER -- Strings
HIVE -- Ultrasonic Sound*
BLACK COWBOY -- (#1 - 9)*
RATS OF UNUSUAL SIZE -- Car Wash (Dumb Rock, vol. 9 & 10 comp.)
PASKA -- German
PLEASURE -- Born a Girl
BILLY FINGERS -- Beer is Good for You (Copulation comp.)*
STEVE Z -- Scandal*
DORA FLOOD -- Satellite*
PRECISION BEARINGS -- Don't Fall Down
BILGE -- Marsupial Table Wisdom*
THE GRIPPERS -- Terror (Del-Fi Jungle Jive comp.)*
BINGO GAZINGO -- Psycho/Psycho*
JERRY LEE LUCAS -- Rubber Room
HEMORRHOY ROGERS -- I'm Retarded*
MISSILE LAUNCHER -- Dream Satan*
LINDA McCARTNEY -- Hey Jude (Celebrities at Their Worst, vol. 2 comp.)*
M. BODONI -- Sad Blues (Suono Libero, vol. 2, part 2 comp.)*
POONTWANG -- Well Hung*
LUCY -- Frustration
BIG M -- Lust Control (Jesus Made Me Do It comp.)*
DRUMHEAD -- Autobody*
JOHN GAVANTI -- New York Blues*
MONTAGE -- Expressa (Out of Perspective comp.)*
[Interview with Dr. Israel]
DR. ISRAEL -- Pressure*

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From: "Ray Coffey" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) more of Les
Date: 16 Feb 1999 19:42:39 -0500




The Man with the X-Ray Eyes...
Music by Les Baxter

I'm buying some gold contact lenses to go with my RayBans...

<http://us.imdb.com/Credits?X%3A+The+Man+with+the+X-Ray+Eyes+(1963)>

Tim Burton is working on a new one?  Hmmmmm...


Ray (not Milland)




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) E-Bay Shmee-Bay
Date: 16 Feb 1999 19:43:59 EST


E-Bay--though I've never attempted to use it--reminds me of a Home Shopping
Network, but with one desirable item up for bids. I hate shopping like that. I
wanna see, feel, touch, smell, and hear what I'm shelling my easily-earned
cash out for. E-Bay makes no human sense to me. If someone wants to bother to
try to convince me otherwise, please e-mail me privately. Until then, I'll use
shops. My two sense. Jimmy


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From: Jeff Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Thurs March 4
Date: 16 Feb 1999 13:40:36 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:

> Otto's Tiki Hut
> The first thursday of each month at the Li Lo Lounge Tiki bar, San Fran=
cisco

WOW!  I can't wait!  The main problem with Li Lo will now be solved, at
least on the first Thursday of each month.

It really is a perfect setting, and don't tell anyone, but I happen to
think their version of a Mai Tai, while not authentic, is pretty tasty.

Good luck, Otto!

EZ does it,

Jeff Phillips
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Playlist for "Jimmy's Easy" 2.16.99
Date: 16 Feb 1999 20:01:52 EST


"Jimmy's Easy" airs on WMBR-FM, Cambridge, MA on Tuesdays from 6 - 8a.m.
----------Billy Taylor Orchestra-David Frost Theme----------
Quincy Jones-Main Theme-LP OST Deadly Affair
Billy Strange-Man With The Golden Arm-7" 45 RPM
Si Zentner-Cornering The Suspect-LP OST Warning Shot
Gene Ammons-Jungle Strut-CD Prestige Funky Beat
Rudy Ray Moore-Creeper-LP OST Dolemite
Henry Mancini-Charade-LP OST Charade
Kalyangi Anandji-The Great Gambler-CD Bombay The Hard Way
-Alan Tew Sound-Troubleshooters-CS (Listener Donation)
-Perez Prado-Estrellita Del Sur-LP Our Man In Latin America
-101 Strings-Finesse-CD 101 Strings w/Nelson Riddle
-Mitch Ryder-I Make A Fool Of Myself-7" 45 RPM (produced by Bob Crewe)
-Coral Reef-Summer Samba-CS Hunky Funky (from [e-mail])
-Visit Venus-Magic City-CD Gentle People Present:
-Leo Arnaud-Holiday For Strings-LP Marambita (Anita Ekberg on cover!)
-Lou Busch-Theme From What's My Line?-CD Classic TV Game Show Themes
X-Ray Tango-Chile City-CD Spy Fidelity
Brass Ring-Gazpacho-CD Basic Hip #2
Esquivel-Granada-CD Wired (new from Rhino)
Towa Tei-La Douce Vie-CD Future Listening
Ferrante & Teicher-Hong Kong Soul Brother-LP In A Soulful Mood
M.F.S.B.-T.S.O.P.-LP T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
Hi-Posi-You Are My Music-CD Sushi 4004
-Dusty Springfield-This Girl's In Love With You-CD Dusty In London (Rhino)
-Astrid Gilberto-Don't Go Breaking My Heart-7" 45 RPM on Verve
-Sir Christopher Scott-Everybody's Out Of Town-LP More Switched On Bachrach
-Leroy Holmes-DeSade-LP Music From Provocative New Films
-Frank Barber Percussion-Precisely Percussion-LP Deep Percussion
-Baja Marimba Band-Flying High-LP Those Were The Days
-Gabor Szabo-Mizrab-LP Jazz Raga
-Ventures-Endless Dream-CD BAsic Hip #2
-Horst Jankowski-Soulful Strut-LP Black Forest Explosion (what an album!)
----------Wayne Newton-Wives & Lovers----------


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason
Date: 16 Feb 1999 21:21:08 EST


I just bought the Capitol 2 CD comp "The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason"
There is some amazingly silky sounds on the comp.  There are also some
slightly more exotic elements in some of the songs.  I was wondering what you
all think are the weirder or more exotic Gleason albums, if there are any?

Thanks


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason
Date: 16 Feb 1999 18:50:38 -0800 (PST)


>all think are the weirder or more exotic Gleason albums, if there are any?


i have about a dozen gleason lp's by now.  don't think that was
what he was about at all, exotica.   he's more about "make-out"
music.  he's odd to me in some respects but i like his stuff more
and more.

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From: "super k. riot" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica)Volvo S80 commercial
Date: 16 Feb 1999 18:58:16 -0800


does anyone know what song it is that;s playing during the Volvo s 80
commercial or who does it?
it;s got a females voice saying "how do i look?".

ken



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Ebay Situation
Date: 16 Feb 1999 21:51:26 EST


In a message dated 99-02-16 16:12:44 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Also, I'd turn 'em in to Ebay. I don't know that you'd get a ton of
response, but if enough people mention it, they could lose their ability to
sell there.
  >>

So from the above response and the private responsed I got, is it safe to say
most of you understood the seller's message to mean that he would not ship the
item until feedback was left as opposed to the possible interpretation that he
was saying he would email me after he left feedback about me?

Please respond to the list so everyone can read and comment.

- Michele


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason
Date: 16 Feb 1999 22:42:36 EST


<< I was wondering what you
 all think are the weirder or more exotic Gleason albums, if there are any? >>

the one that comes to mind for me is THE NOW SOUND FOR TODAY'S LOVERS (Capitol
SW 2935).

Gleason's string orchestra with sitar (Mike Deasy) and other exotic
instruments which are decribed in detail on the back cover.  Tabla, Dharma
bells, Gamelan gongs, chinese bell tree and more, all played by Emil Richards,
many from his own private collection.

Titles include:

Goin Out Of My Head
Live For Life
Yesterday
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Moon River

It is definitely odd, but I don't find it all that enjoyable to listen to.
Everything is   s-l-o-w-e-d    w-a-y    d-o-w-n    and even the frequently
used sitar can't save it.  But I'm keeping it anyway.


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From: James G <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Black Saints & Sinner Ladies
Date: 16 Feb 1999 20:26:39 -0800


From the obits:
<In the early 1960s, Byard began recording with Mingus. He played on the
classic albums ``Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' and ``The Black
Saint and the Sinner Lady.'' >

There have been a ton of "erotic soundtrack" reissues in the last couple
years (i know, I have em), but Mingus' "Black Saint etc." still puts em
all to shame. This is pure, sweaty, nasty, dirty, grunting and groaning
wild thing music, no human sound effects needed, with some peaceful
interludes allowing time to smoke a cigarette (if you don't smoke, then
chew). It beats the pants off "The Story of O" OST.

My Favorite Astroslut wrote:
<the great stuff from Lili St. Cyr and only ONE
performance(unfortunately and somewhat misleadingly) from Betty Page>

There is a CD-ROM of Betty Page which i haven't seen that supposedly
includes her shorts. Also, while searching the IMDB for breathily
intimate torch singer Jeri Southern, who i've never seen mentioned on
this list, I found her in 1958's "I, Mobster", a Corman flick with
stripper Lili St. Cyr, the delightfully trashy Yvette (Attack of the
Giant Leeches/AND 50 Foot Woman")Vickers as The Blonde, and a male
character aptly named Cherry Nose. Sounds like a winner to me.

JB


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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Black Saints & Sinner Ladies
Date: 17 Feb 1999 01:30:55 -0500


At 08:26 PM 2/16/99 -0800, James G wrote:
>There is a CD-ROM of Betty Page which i haven't seen that supposedly
>includes her shorts.

Used?

Are you sure they were her shorts?  They'd be hard to authenticate.

Sorry, someone had to do it.

Nat



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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Anton sings Iron Maiden
Date: 17 Feb 1999 02:52:56 PST



I know some of you love will love this.

Anton sings Iron Maiden. Lots of mp3 files with his Maiden-covers on
this page. A new Eilert Pilarm?

"Cool soundfiles"
http://user.tninet.se/~dwu495f/ljud.html

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Subject: Re: (exotica) E-Bay Shmee-Bay
Date: 17 Feb 1999 05:56:11 EST


In a message dated 2/16/99 7:49:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< E-Bay--though I've never attempted to use it--reminds me of a Home Shopping
 Network, but with one desirable item up for bids. I hate shopping like that.
I
 wanna see, feel, touch, smell, and hear what I'm shelling my easily-earned
 cash out for. E-Bay makes no human sense to me. >>

Hey -- them is fighting words.  I kindly offer:  The reason it makes "no human
sense" to you is that you have never used it.

There were over 1.5 million items up for bid yesterday.  Their tremendous and
fast search engine can find just about anything.   That elusive Martin Denny
or Esquivel album -- it will come up eventually.  That rare tiki mug you just
have to have to complete (is it ever really complete???) -- it's there.  A
hubcap for a 1932 Hupmobile -- there is a set of 4.

I represents a tremendous way to find things that may take years of thrifting
to uncover.  Does it replace thrifting?  No. Does it replace antiqueing?  No.
Just one more avenue.  And that avenue is lined with the neatest junk you have
ever seen?

Respectfully,

robert


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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) I Lisa Marie
Date: 17 Feb 1999 02:58:56 PST




Read the story about Elvis Presleys REAL daughter:
http://www.i-lisa-marie.com/

unbelivable!
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Subject: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 17 Feb 1999 06:11:22 EST


In a message dated 2/16/99 9:33:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I just bought the Capitol 2 CD comp "The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason"
 There is some amazingly silky sounds on the comp." >>

I have the Denny and Baxter comps but have held out on the Gleason one (hey,
the bastards are 25 bucks a pop!)

Any comments on the RELATIVE quality and content of the Gleason one VS. THE
OTHER TWO???

ROBERT (usually robert)


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Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 17 Feb 1999 08:26:29 EST


In a message dated 2/17/99 6:12:42 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< I have the Denny and Baxter comps but have held out on the Gleason one
(hey,
 the bastards are 25 bucks a pop!)

 Any comments on the RELATIVE quality and content of the Gleason one VS. THE
 OTHER TWO??? >>

In my humble opinion while they do provide a decent overwiew, on each
collection there are glaring track omissions in favor of lesser material and
often total inaccuraies in the liner notes (the Denny especially) and then
there is the matter of the stereo-ized treatment of the mono recordings which
takes away from the authenticity as well.

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From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Calling all dj's, journalists and distributors
Date: 17 Feb 1999 15:36:08 +0000


Hi there, I have recently started partnership with Paolo Scotti, the
man who invented Easy Tempo compilations (he compiled the first 5
volumes, though some of his records still popped up somehow in
following releases). He was also responsible for the "Scoctopus"
(meaning Scotti's Octopus, btw) compilation on Schema records, which
was the first comp of italian library music (later followed those on
Plastic recs).
I have already written to the list that Paolo has a new label of his
own now, called "Studio Uno". Three 12" vinyls are out: 1) Piero
Piccioni's "O rugido do leao"; 2) Franco Godi's "W la felicita'";
3) Berto Pisano's "Kill". All releases feature original version of
the songs, plus remixes. Also, there's the vinyl/CD compilation
"Third Millennium".
Future releases are:
1) CLUB MORRICONE: a limited edition, vinyl only, compilation of easy
Morricone tracks, half on the bossa side and half on the psychedelic
vibe.
2) IL MONDO DEI GIOVANI (The World Of The Young): featuring tracks
from Piero Piccioni, Piero Umiliani, Berto Pisano, Luis Bacalov, and
other gurus of italian grooviness.

Any DJ, journalist and DISTRIBUTOR interested in receiving promo
stuff can contact me. DJ's and journalists please specify
station/magazine they play/write for.
Thank you
Gionni Paludi

(Jack: no need to ask, stuff to you is already on his way)


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Subject: Re: (exotica) E-Bay Shmee-Bay
Date: 17 Feb 1999 09:46:32 EST



In a message dated 2/17/99 6:56:11 AM, Rcbrooksod wrote:

>Hey -- them is fighting words.  I kindly offer:  The reason it makes "no
human
>sense" to you is that you have never used it.

You are probably 100% right, but maybe what I am really rebelling against is
all the blind acceptance of all things computerese that work their way into
the world without question. Sorry to go off topic. Jimmy Botticelli/part-time
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Subject: (exotica) French Labels/Artists
Date: 17 Feb 1999 08:08:20 -0800


Is anyone here familiar with the French label called "Saravah" (Brigitte
Fontaine, Areski, french surrealist/beatnik songs...) and these artists ?

If so, can you possibly describe the sound to me and if you like it, are
they good, what is it ?

Jack


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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 17 Feb 1999 08:11:08 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/17/99 6:12:42 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:
>
> << I have the Denny and Baxter comps but have held out on the Gleason one
> (hey,
>  the bastards are 25 bucks a pop!)
>
>  Any comments on the RELATIVE quality and content of the Gleason one VS. THE
>  OTHER TWO??? >>
>
> In my humble opinion while they do provide a decent overwiew, on each
> collection there are glaring track omissions in favor of lesser material and
> often total inaccuraies in the liner notes (the Denny especially) and then
> there is the matter of the stereo-ized treatment of the mono recordings which
> takes away from the authenticity as well.
>
> Ashley

Re: Denny.
I thought the stereo material was from the stereo version of "Exotica" which
Denny rerecorded in '58. I actually liked the presence of these tracks since I
already had the mono version on the Scamp reissue. Yes, the mono version is
superior, but from a comparison's sake it was nice to listen to. I'll agree that
the liner notes were disappointing, although I do appreciate the info on the
songwriters and original album info on the track listing (something I wish had
been done on the Lyman "Best of" from the Bachelor's Den series).

Also, for the most part I thought the unreleased tracks were pretty good (some
quite excellent); again I like these since I can't get them anywhere else. Since
it is billed more as a "boxed set" rather than a 'greatest hits' these seem
appropriate to me.

I'll never understand why "Voodoo Dreams" never makes it to the comps though...
-Kevin Crossman


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From: "David J. Strauss" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Benny Golson
Date: 17 Feb 1999 11:25:20 -0500 (EST)



Benny Golson is one of the great arrangers of jazz, having come out of
that harmonic fantasyland that Philadelphia was in the late 50s/early 60s.
His talent is getting a large group sound of of a half-dozen muscians. If
you go to rmb or any of the jazz lists, the word that is perpetually used
is "under-rated". However, like Oliver Nelson and JJ Johnson, other
brilliant jazz guys with dollar signs in their eyes, he did a fair amount
of work in Hollywood.

On another note: David Letterman is now making jokes about Ebay. It is a
different world than the one we were born into.

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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) "Zounds in CyberSpace" update: Beat Psichedelico/Mosaico
Date: 16 Feb 1999 19:33:03 +0100


RealAudio fragments have been added to "Zounds in cyberSpace":
<http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1936/index.html>



Beat Psichedelico Alla Celluloide:

Listen to:

   * Puccio Roelens: "Due per Due" (1 minute, 124 K)
   * Pinto Varez: "Cavalcabeat" (1:06 minutes, 130 K)
   * New Dimensions: "Concetto Filigranato" (1 minute, 116 K)
   * New Dimensions: "Nebbia e Blues" (55 seconds, 108 K)

Reference: Giallo Records Saf 028, Italy, 1998. This is volume 2 in the
Celluloide series - volume 1 is called "Mosaico Psichedelico", Giallo
Records Saf 021...




Mosaico Psichedelico:

Listen to:

   * Peter Hamilton: "S.O.S. Z2" (55 seconds, 108 K)

Both CDs are available through Giovanni Berti in Italy (e-mail:
[e-mail]).



audio samples used with kind permission of Sergio Alessandro Ferrario of=
 Giallo Records




        Johan Dada Vis

        [e-mail]

        "Dada'quariums Exotica": http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/

        "Zounds in Cyber Space":
         <http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1936/>


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From: Michael D. Toth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Zombo's Mondo Record Party info
Date: 17 Feb 1999 13:30:19 -0000



Exotica listers:

(Please forward to anyone you think will care)

After a few month hiatus, the live incarnation of Zombo's Mondo Record
Party returns to NE Ohio for a regular Thursday night stint at the Rhythm
Room in Cleveland. Zombo has a radio show of the same name on Fridays
11-noon, Sunday nights 11-1 Eastern on WAPS, Akron (accessible via Real
Audio at www.wapsfm.com). Styles cover surf, rockabilly, lounge/exotica,
and sundry other cool and misfit musics, with accompanying visual
ambience at the live shows.

Zombo's a friend of mine, and I'm a pretty frequent guest on his radio
shows and I will be manning the DJ booth for him a couple of times the
next few weeks at the Rhythm Room. If anyone's in the area and wants to
check it out, here's an upcoming schedule:

Feb. 18 - DJ: Zombo; Band: Lords of the Highway
Feb. 25 - DJ: Tothar; Band: The Haydevils
March 4 - DJ: Zombo; No Band
March 11 - DJ: Tothar; Band: The Weird Love Makers (from Columbus)
March 18 - DJ: Zombo; No Band

It runs from 10PM-1AM, with live bands typically going on at 11:00 for
45-60 minutes every other Thursday.

The Rhythm Room is located at the corner of Cedar & Taylor on the east
side. Locals can get some more info over the next few weeks in write-ups
in The Spot and The Free Times. E-mail me if you want any more info.

Michael David Toth
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) EBay Feedback
Date: 17 Feb 1999 10:32:30 -0800


In a message dated 99-02-16 16:12:44 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Also, I'd turn 'em in to Ebay. I don't know that you'd get a ton of
response, but if enough people mention it, they could lose their ability to
sell there.

I agree.  Turn 'em in to EBay about this.
Not too difficult to figure out
JD


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) EBay/Buying in Person
Date: 17 Feb 1999 10:36:16 -0800


I wanna see, feel, touch, smell, and hear what I'm shelling "my
easily-earned cash" out for. E-Bay makes no human sense to me. >>

Yeah, at the distributor you work for that you get sooooooooo much great
stuff for distributor cost.

Also as far as buying "in person" compared with ebay.
1 has to know what 1 is looking for to buy on ebay unless 1 doesn't know
too much.

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Subject: (exotica) Bongwater favor
Date: 17 Feb 1999 13:46:33 -0500


Hi...I need a quick favor from somebody.  If you are at home and have a
copy of Bongwater's POWER OF P---Y, please write me right away off list...I
just need some info off of it.  No need to do this if you read this after
5:30pm, Eastern Standard Time.
Thanks,
Jane Fondle
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) EBay/Buying in Person
Date: 17 Feb 1999 14:50:56 EST



In a message dated 2/17/99 2:35:17 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>1 has to know what 1 is looking for to buy on ebay

I guess that touches on another part of my problem with this e-bay thing
(which, after getting lots of feedback is a problem few share with me!) I
often DON'T know what I'm looking for until I find it. Stuff I find by total
accident appeals to me more than a calculated trip to consumerland. Its the
accidental treasure that I treasure, not the album found after a multi-month
search. Not that I DON'T buy that particular album. For example I knew if I
ever found The Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine that I would buy it right
then and there, but I never hunted it down like an animal. I found it by
accident. (I think I'll give the world a break from my opinions for awhile.
Thanks for putting up with this and hope someone can add to it)


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From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bedazzled
Date: 17 Feb 1999 16:13:46 -0500



OK, then...I got a plan B, and I know these lists have search-wizards!  I
need the PUBLISHING information for the Dudley Moore song BEDAZZLED.  It is
neither on the acutal soundtrack, nor on the aforementioned Bongwater
album....Can any one KINDLY find this for me?
yum, yum, xoxoxo-Jane Fondle, with sugar on top!


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From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Saravah
Date: 17 Feb 1999 16:29:37 EST


Jack wrote:

> Is anyone here familiar with the French label called "Saravah"
> (Brigitte Fontaine, Areski, french surrealist/beatnik songs...) and these artists ?
> If so, can you possibly describe the sound to me and if you like it,
> are they good, what is it ?
The best known artist on this label is Jacques Higelin though I have a
few other French soundtracks that somehow managed to get on to
the label but I don't think are/were signed to it.  Higelin is a blues-rocker
& I guess the closest comparison if any would be Johnny Hallyday.
I haven't heard Brigitte Fontaine but I always imagine her to sound more like
Francoise Hardy's folkier sound or Nico but can't say for sure. I see these
everywhere here in Montreal and I've been meaning to listen to them.
I don't think they would be too common in most places in North America.
Maybe Elisabeth knows these acts but let me have a listen this weekend
in the stores and I'll report back.

What most interests me on this label os a sub-label called PoPo or
Popcolour which is a Japanese affiliated project with Saravah.  I
have two releases on it, one by a group called Dragibus which plays
what I would describe as "acid jazz for kids" and is inspired by traditional
kids songs.  Another by a group called Mamie Chan Band is a bit less
consistent but has a sound that reminds me in places of circus music.
One of my interest is finding out music that works for both kids and adults
so that's my reason for interest in this label.

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada


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From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 13:38:09 -0800


I am either gonna settle a bet or cause a ruckus on the list.

For the record: how does one pronounce "Xtabay?"



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From: J DeWitt <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Bedazzled
Date: 17 Feb 1999 16:52:04 -0500


The following comes from http://www.ascap.com/ace . I hope the
information is helpful, whatever you are planning to do with it. :-


Title Detail


         Tcode
                   320153213
          Title
                   BEDAZZLED
        Writer(s):
                   COOK PETER
                   MOORE DUDLEY STUART JOHN
      Publisher(s):
                   DONEN MUSIC INC
                   TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX MUSIC CORP
      Performers(s):
                   MOORE D
                   COOK P

--
<<YOU CANT JUST DO A
SIMPLE BO BO DOO DOO TAG ON THEM YOU HAVE TO FLEX SOME OF THAT ABRA
KADABRA
BIZNAM VODOOO FUNK TYPE O >>




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From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 16:01:01 -0600


i will never buy anything on xtabay.

one time, i bid 4 shrunken heads for a 35 year old scarlet macaw and
the damn seller had a reserve price of 5 shrunken heads, a virgin,
AND a one-eyed rooster.   fuck that.   i sent negative feedback.




visit...

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
          King Kini's  C L U B  V E L V E T
             http://www.tamboo.com
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Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:00:49 EST


In a message dated 02/17/99 4:36:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< For the record: how does one pronounce "Xtabay?" >>

I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE ASKED THIS????????

i can wait for the response(s).

robert


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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:10:54 -0500


>For the record: how does one pronounce "Xtabay?"

eeks-a-bat!


with a tip o' the hat to Slim Gaillard,

m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:06:20 EST


In a message dated 02/17/99 5:02:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< 5 shrunken heads, a virgin,
 AND a one-eyed rooster. >>

My one eyed rooster would never have a shrunken head if a virgin was involved.

Sorry guys, i couldn't resist.

NOW LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!

robert


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:11:43 EST


In a message dated 02/17/99 5:02:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< i bid 4 shrunken heads >>

a easy and quick search engine for "shrunken head" reveals:

6 shrunken heads at eBay:

here is one:  http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=65916731

i jest you not.  (oh, they are fake heads made out of goat skin tho)

but alas, "one eyed rooster" showed "0" available.

robert


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Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:16:37 EST


In a message dated 02/17/99 5:10:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< how does one pronounce "Xtabay?" >>

Backwards it's "yabatx" which was a prehistoric dinosaur like creature.

was that "eeks-a-bat" thing for real???

robert


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Subject: (exotica) More on the heads
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:19:41 EST


i just had to forward this copy:

This is a real goat skin shrunken head made by the Jivaro Indians of Equador.
They are the same indians that used to actually shrink human heads. The Angora
goats used have unusually long hair that resembles human hair. This particular
head is approximately 3 1/2 inches tall with long black hair of 8 1/2 inches.
It is mounted on a 1 foot bamboo stand that comes with the head. The head can
easily be removed for viewing.

"Oh, that's OK, you can leave it on the stick.  I can see it just fine from
here."

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=66701845

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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 17:31:14 -0500


It is "Itch-ta-bay"

Any Mexicans with Aztec decent on the list want to confirm this?

Are there any
ancient-South-American-Indian-language-that-Spanish-sailors-tried-to-spell
scholars out there?

I dont think that "Ex-ta-bay" sounds too exotic anyway.

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) A few new home pages
Date: 17 Feb 1999 18:08:14 EST


I was exploring the internet. I found two new home pages that might be of
interest to some of you. They are very new and under construction but at least
you will have the address now in case you feel like visiting them.

The first one is for Keely Smith at:

homepage.midusa.net/~colladay/keely

The other is for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme at:

members.tripod.com/~parutik/index.htm


Jason


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From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 15:22:41 -0800


> I suspected this was gonna give the list a goose...
>
> Backwards it's "yabatx" which was a prehistoric dinosaur like creature.

Amy Camus riding on her ybatx.... What a visual

> was that "eeks-a-bat" thing for real???

Bonus points for the Slim Gaillard reference. Was on my minda ll day, too.
As for the shlunken heads..... I LOVE this list.





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason 2 CD set
Date: 17 Feb 1999 19:16:12 EST


Hey Gang,

I have the two CD set and if anyone would like to buy it from me I'd be
honored.  I paid $22.99 plus tax for it, but I'll sell it for any reasonable
offer, plus I'll priority mail it (in the US) to you, no matter what you pay
me for it.  It's 4 days old so it's in 4-day-old shape and if anyone wants
some references, before they entrusted with their hard-earned money, I'll be
happy to give you a bunch.

If anyone would like a tape copy, e-mail me fast and I'll cook one up for you
(my treat) before I send the CD set off to it's final resting place.

Thanks,
Roy Tillotson


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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 19:20:34 -0400


>For the record: how does one pronounce "Xtabay?"

I've always tried to say this like I was pronouncing "ecstasy". Accent on
the first syllable, very soft "b"  with your voice trailing off in a
husky whisper.
Be prepared for the consequences of practicing this pronounciation
repeatedly, especially while listening to Yma....

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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) peter tv
Date: 17 Feb 1999 20:26:07 -0500


AMC has the movie, "The Battle Of The Sexes" (1959) Friday night at 10:30pm
and 4:30am (eastern).

I haven't seen it, but it stars Peter Sellers, and Maltin's Guide describes
it as "sparkling British comedy with macabre overtones," which sounds
promising to me. Also with Robert Morley and Constance Cummings.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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From: [e-mail] (Craig Carlson)
Subject: (exotica) Re: Shmee-bay
Date: 17 Feb 1999 21:12:35 -0800


Robert ([e-mail]) wrote:

>There were over 1.5 million items up for bid yesterday.  Their tremendous and
>fast search engine can find just about anything.

Beware the search engine (any search engine, for that matter). I did a
seach on e-bay under the "magazines-general" category for "mad" (no quotes)
and got *seven* hits. I did a page-by-page browse and usually found more
than seven Mad Magazines on each 25-item page. I searched for "mad" again
the next day and got over 100 hits. Just so you know...

Craig

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: A few new home pages
Date: 17 Feb 1999 23:31:51 EST


Some of you said you couldn't access these pages, let me try it this way:

 The first one is for Keely Smith at:

http://homepage.midusa.net/~colladay/keely

 The other is for Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme at:

 http://members.tripod.com/~parutik/index.htm >>


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Symphony of the Birds
Date: 17 Feb 1999 21:41:19 -0800


Jim Fassett's "Symphony of The Birds" (Ficker label, early to mid 1950's)

Musique concrete masterpiece of insane harsh brilliance like you could
NEVER imagine possible.

On EBAY, now, here;
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=68463739

Thanks to all who bid
Jack


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Honda Tik Commercial
Date: 18 Feb 1999 00:40:39 EST


In a message dated 99-02-16 21:58:04 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< does anyone know what song it is that;s playing during the Volvo s 80
 commercial or who does it?
 it;s got a females voice saying "how do i look?". >>

Speaking of commercials again - did you guys catch that new Honda commercial
with the man selling tikis - I think it says something like "Tiki Dan" in a
Tiki Hut and he's selling tiki cards or pictures of tikis?  Then they cut to a
car driving down the road.  I haven't personally seen the commercial so I
can't give anything other than this half-baked description from my boyfriend.
Has anyone else on the list seen this and what is the tie-in with the car???

Tiki Dan Tie-In:
Also one day when I was on the Santa Monica freeway I saw a license plate on a
car and it said "Tiki Dan".  I wonder if this is the guy in the commercial or
did someone rip off this guy's license plate as their inspiration for this
Honda commercial.  I wonder who that Tiki Dan guy is that is driving around
L.A.  Never have seen him again.

- Michele


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) What is an MP3?
Date: 18 Feb 1999 00:40:27 EST


Can someone please explain in simple terms to a non-computer person what is an
MP3?

- Michele


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) What is an MP3?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 23:12:57 -0800 (PST)


a sound file format or document.  here's where you want to visit to get up to
speed on them;  http://www.mp3.com/dummies.html

at this moment in time, its a way for kids to get a song they like from an
album
they don't have an interesting buying for free.   they are mostly 'traded'
so to
speak over i.r.c.  (internet relay chat).

6 to 12 minutes transfer time for one song... is really teenager-land if ya
know
what i mean.   the technolgies involved are improving, but that is it, last
time
i checked.


paul moshay/mighty recording corp.
p.o. bx. 1833, los angeles, calif. 90078
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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) What is an MP3?
Date: 17 Feb 1999 22:30:49 -0800



>> Can someone please explain in simple terms to a non-computer=20
> person what is an
> MP3?

Soooo very timely, this question is!  Glad ya asked Michele!

Mp3 is a means of compressing digital audio, which takes a rather large =
amount of  storage space and bandwidth to transmit, into much smaller =
files with a minimum of fidelity loss (theoretically) The idea is that =
the leaner the filesize, the easier it is to store on a computer, or =
other digital device. It's also much easier to transmit over the 'net. =
Compacting the file size has it's dpwnsides, as the soud quality is =
affected.

It just so happens I have been experimenting with Mp3. Windoze users can =
hear this file in realtime. anyone with patience and an Mp3 player can =
download it: http://www.xtabay.com.cnchost.com/FAntastica%205!!s.mp3
and hear Johan DaDa Vis's most excellent Fantastica Program #5
(I hope you do not mind this, Johan) Bear in mind,  this a HIGHLY =
compressed file (about 500 megs into 14 megs) but for the purposes of =
realtime streaming, sacrifices must be made. The audio quality does not =
do justice to Johan's mad, MAD mixing, but it's better than never =
hearing it.

REQUIRES MS Netshow and 33.6k connection or faster...give it a while to =
buffer before it starts playing, as it takes about 2 minutes to get =
started.

I'd love to hear feedback about the stream... I suggest you also send =
Johan a  note too if you enjoy his work.

Ron




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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason 2 CD set
Date: 18 Feb 1999 05:44:45 EST


In a message dated 2/17/99 7:19:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Hey Gang,

 I have the two CD set and if anyone would like to buy it from me I'd be
 honored.  >>

So I guess this answers my question.  The guy is selling it after 4 days.
Case closed???

robert


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Shmee-bay
Date: 18 Feb 1999 05:51:05 EST


In a message dated 2/17/99 9:12:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I searched for "mad" again
 the next day and got over 100 hits. Just so you know...
  >>

back about three weeks ago they changed their search engine from a Boolean one
(where you use AND, OR, NOT, etc.) to a non-Boolean one.  Thus typing Mad
Magazine works like it did when you used to like them with an AND.  This whole
thing confused me for a while.

You can go to the search page and use the old search if you like (there is a
link to it at the top of the page).  There is also a page that explains the
new search engine.  It is easier to use the new engine if you do not know
computer talk that well.

Me?  I like anything called Boolean so I wish the old one was still the only
one.

AND that IS the END of THIS email.

robert


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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 18 Feb 1999 07:38:18 -0500


Bonus points for the Slim Gaillard reference. Was on my minda ll day, too.
As for the shlunken heads..... I LOVE this list.

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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Re: IXtabay?
Date: 18 Feb 1999 08:37:06 EST



In a message dated 2/17/99 6:19:17 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>"0"

Speaking of which, has anyone heard "The Story of 'O'" soundtrack??


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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lonely Harpsichord
Date: 18 Feb 1999 01:15:51 PST


Found this LP yesterday;
Lonely Harpsichord "Rainy night in Shangri-la" Viva V36011

The liner notes says its THE utopian album for young romantics. The
record was designed to make every flirtation an affair to remember.

Lots of exotica standards like Quiet village, Shangri-La, Yellow Bird,
Flamingo, Bali Hai and Pagan love song.

The title is correct. It seems this paradise features one Harpsichord
and a lot of rain, it never stops!... lots of thunders too. And
birdcalls.

There is even a track called "Tiki Waterfall" written by the
producer/Arranger Al Capps. At the Harpsichord i guess Jonathan Knight


Highly recommended,
Magnus

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 18 Feb 1999 08:36:06 EST


In a message dated 2/17/99 11:10:21 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< I thought the stereo material was from the stereo version of "Exotica"
which
 Denny rerecorded in '58.
Capitol did go with the later recorded stereo versions of the Denny, however
the seminal Les Baxter tracks from his first several albums are re-processed
stereo.


 Also, for the most part I thought the unreleased tracks were pretty good
(some
 quite excellent); again I like these since I can't get them anywhere else.
Since
 it is billed more as a "boxed set" rather than a 'greatest hits' these seem
 appropriate to me.

That's the problem with these three sets they are neither proper best of's
because there are glarring omissions in favor of rarities. While I picked them
up primarily because of these rare tracks, I think they reflect the compiler's
personal tastes more than providing a definitive greatest hits collection.
Toshiba EMI did a better job in that department on their Denny best-of one
just one disc.

 Ashley


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Fantastic Plastic DJ Tour Dates
Date: 18 Feb 1999 07:40:48 -0800 (PST)


I recieved this email from Emperor Norton records
>
> Hello Chuck!  Thanks for writing and asking about the Fantastic
Plastic
> Machine.  Yes, Mr. Tanaka is going to be playing in Boston at Louis
Boston,
> the men's clothing store.  He'll be there on Tuesday, March 16th.  Mr.
> Tanaka is the Fantastic Plastic Machine and it will be a dj tour.  I
hope
> you and your friends get a chance to see him.  Have a great day and
write
> again if you have any more questions.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Patience And Prudence
Date: 18 Feb 1999 10:38:38 EST


Anybody out there familiar with Patience And Prudence?

I'm finding that unearthing their recordings is quite the challenge.

So far, only 45's and 78's are all I can find.  Maybe that's all they made -
no LP's?

I have not tried record search services, but they do pop up on - ahem - EBAY.
Not cheap, active bids and always sell.

I know little about them, but love the one little 45 I have on Liberty.

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Jelesnik, Santacroce obits
Date: 18 Feb 1999 11:22:52 -0600


                          *Eugene Jelesnik
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Eugene Jelesnik, who was host of a weekly TV show
``Talent Showcase'' and one of Utah's most familiar musical figures for
decades, died Tuesday at 84.
    The violinist-impresario-composer served as a conductor of the Salt Lake
Philharmonic Orchestra. He also brought entertainers including Liberace and
Frank Sinatra for concerts at what is now the Utah State Fairpark.
    Born in Ukraine, Jelesnik fled with his mother and aunt to the United
States to escape the Russian Revolution. He began his career as a musician
in 1935 in New York City, where he was discovered by vaudeville performer
Sophie Tucker.
    Jelesnik conducted 19 overseas USO tours, including two to Vietnam. He
received the Civilian Service Award Ribbon from the War Department for his
service under fire during World War II in Italy.

                        *Mary Nell Santacroce
    ATLANTA (AP) -- Mary Nell Santacroce, who appeared in numerous TV movies
and starred in the title role of ``Driving Miss Daisy'' on the Atlanta stage
and on international tour, died Wednesday of leukemia and bone cancer.
    The actress was born Mary Nell McKoin in Atlanta around 1917, although she
stopped giving her age years ago.
    She taught speech and drama at Georgia Institute of Technology from 1948 to
1965.
    Most often she played characters with an earthy, humorous bent, laced with
a strong Southern accent. Directing her in the 1979 movie ``Wise Blood,''
filmmaker John Huston described her as ``one of the three or four greatest
actresses in the world.''
    She appeared in TV movies including ``The Yearling,'' ``Stolen Babies'' and
``Cold Sassy Tree,'' as well as in miniseries including ``Scarlett'' and
``Queen.'' Her feature film credits include ``Something to Talk About'' and
``The War.''
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) fwd: On-line auction complaint site
Date: 18 Feb 1999 11:22:53 -0600


NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, U.S.A., 1999 FEB 17 (NB) -- By Bob Woods, Newsbytes.
New York City residents who feel they've been taken by an online auction
house, or by a third party using an Internet-based auction service, can now
file a complaint using the same medium instrumental in defrauding them: the
World Wide Web.

New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is now letting Big
Apple residents register complaints against online auction houses directly
via the DCA's Web site.

The Web page containing the sign-up form can be reached from DCA's main Web
site, at http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/nyclink/html/dca/home.html . At the site,
Web surfers can click on the "File A Complaint Against An Online Auction
House" link. The link can also be used for general communications with DCA,
a note at the Web site said.

Of all online auction houses, EBay in particular has been the DCA's target.
DCA press officer Shauna Keogan confirmed to Newsbytes late last month her
office is specifically looking into fraud charges against eBay, involving
sports memorabilia. Keogan said she could not go into any further details
about the investigation. Besides DCA, the New York Post also said the FBI
was looking into eBay.

EBay has also received negative press coverage in regards to alleged
fraudulent bidding. The New York Post in particular has spotlighted what it
called alleged fraud charges made against eBay in recent weeks.

"We have had subsequent conversations with the New York City Department of
Consumer Affairs and they have been unable to confirm elements of the
story," eBay told Newsbytes last month. An "unnamed source" was used in the
Post's report, eBay said, adding, "While eBay will not directly comment to
an unnamed source and hypothetical situations, eBay will discuss its
industry-leading trust and safety programs. It has always been eBay's
practice to offer to fully cooperate with any investigation involving
improper items on the site. EBay takes pride in its close working
relationship with law enforcement and regulatory agencies."

A source inside eBay told Newsbytes the company urges consumers who feel
they have been defrauded to take action against the third party who sold
them the product. "We encourage everyone to file a complaint, so the
(fraudulent party) can be found and prosecuted," the source also said.

EBay has always maintained it is not responsible for fraud on its Web site,
because it acts only as a "middleman" between buyer and seller. The Post had
reported DCA was specifically investigating eBay because sports memorabilia
dealers have allegedly sold "one-of-a-kind" items like signed baseballs to
many people. DCA also alleged eBay itself can be charged with fraud because
it collects fees from sellers on each item changing hands via the service,
the Post said.

EBay has recently touted other improvements it has made to its antifraud
SafeHarbor and Buddy Programs security features. EBay said SafeHarbor 2.0
and Legal Buddy Program 2.0 will help promote safe online trading, as well
as protect the overall community from fraud, the sale of illegal or
infringing materials and people that would misuse its system. The programs
even go so far as to provide free insurance from Lloyd's of London to
respected traders, eBay said.

Among the other features of the new systems are verified eBay user
identification status, an enhanced feedback forum area, tougher deadbeat
bidder and shill bidding policies, clarification of illegal items that are
not permissible for sale and strengthened antipiracy and anti- infringement
protection.

And earlier this month, eBay said it would work with credit-tracker Equifax
Inc. to help eliminate fraud on the company's person-to-person auction
service (Newsbytes, Feb. 11). A press report said eBay Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) Meg Whitman told an audience at the annual Goldman Sachs
Technology Symposium Equifax would operate as an independent authority to
verify the financial status of buyers and sellers using the eBay service.

EBay is making the move to eliminate possible fraud by people on either side
of the transaction, something that happens "about 27 out of every million
transactions," Whitman said.

EBay's Web site is at http://www.ebay.com

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From: "Dom Ciccone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New Radio Program: "Martinis With Mancini"
Date: 18 Feb 1999 11:31:12 -0500


Introducing a new radio program on WJUL 91.5 in Lowell Massachusetts.
My Name is Domenic Ciccone and I'm the host of "Martinis With Mancini".
Broadcasting every Thursday's from 6-9 AM.

I picked the title "Martinis with Mancini" because I wanted something that
says "Lounge". There may be too many different things I want to play, but
hope to stay true to martini music.

I am mostly into Jazz and the American Soungbook. A year ago I started
buying some of the Ultra-Lounge CD's and other compilations and I want to
learn more about Lounge music. So I started the show!

I want to thank everyone who created informative web pages on Lounge, Space
Age Pop and Exotica. They really are helping me out. And all the DJ's who
post their playlists. I hope you don't mind me copying what you play out
there. I also have the Music Hound book, a good resource.

I notice a lot of Boston people on the list. An invitation to lounge
enthusiasts to contact me about co-hosting a program. We can talk about the
music on the air and play your favorite music. It would be a good way for me
to learn more and see these albums I should be looking for...

My brother even started a web page:
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Booth/8007/. It need some work.

My First Playlist!: February 18, 1999
Like Someone In Love. Bjork (my opening theme)
Tangerine, Dave Brubeck
Tequila, Xavier Cugart (LP)
Patricia, Peres Prado (LP)
Sweet Talk, John Barry (Scamp)
Day-o, Harry Belafonte (LP)
Monk's Dream, Thelonious Monk
It Might As Well Be Spring, Nina Simone
What Is This Thing Called Love?, Artie Shaw
Prelude #9 Book 2 J.S. Bach, Swingle Singers (LP)
No More Blues, Antonia Carlos Jobim
I'm In The Mood For Love, Charlie Parker
I'm Beginning To See The Light, Maenad Ferguson (LP)
Throw It Away, Abbey Lincoln
A Taste Of Honey, Herb Albert (LP)
Mr.. Lucky, Henry Mancini (LP)
I Wanna Be Like You, Louie Prima
Dukes Place, Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington
Crazy Rhymth, Lloyd Ellis (LP)
Brazil, Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus (LP)
Minnie The Moocher, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Even Steven, Steve Allen/Gus Bivona (LP)
All My Life, Etta Jones
What Is This Thing Called Love?, Charlie Parker (Request!)
If I Were A Bell, Joe Williams
This Love Of Mine, Jack Jones (LP)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Harry Connick Jr.

Bobby Troup Tribute:
Route 66, Nat King Cole
Snootie Little Cutie, Bobby Troup
Baby, Baby, All The Time, Diana Krall
Daddy, Pat Suzuki
Girl Talk, Holly Cole Trio

When I Take My Sugar To Tea, Les Elgart (LP)
The Best Man, Al Hurt/ Ann Margret (LP)
My Blue Heaven, Esquivel
I've Got You Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra
You Do Something To Me, Ella Fitzgerald
Cadillac, Combustible Edison
Baby Elephant Walk, Henry Mancini (LP)
The Riviera Affair, Neil Richardson (Scamp Sound Gallery) Thanks Warren!
Fly Me To the Moon, Tony Bennett
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From: m h jemmeson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ananda Shankar /  Talkin' Jazz 3
Date: 18 Feb 1999 16:40:43 +0000


Re: Ananda Shankar

- I've seen other lps by him written as both '...and his music' and '...and
his friends', but never seen one actually in the flesh. So are there
actually three albums by him, including the self-titled, or have my hopes
been raised in vain?  I understand Blue Note are re-issuing the one he
recorded for EMI India in 75 later this year.

Re: Talkin' Jazz 3

- Haven't seen anything in this series mentioned before, but am very
impressed with this, although the discounted price helped...  It's all cuts
from the german MPS label, including stuff like Peter Thomas 'Stars and
Rockets', a fairly exotic Clark-Boland big band 'Shakara', as well as
several nice latin-ish numbers.  Are the first two volumes any good?

There's also a track from an album called 'Jazz Meets India' which is rather
nice, and another from an album called 'Jazz Meets Indonesia'. Anyone have
these?


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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Patience And Prudence
Date: 18 Feb 1999 11:48:23 -0500



>Anybody out there familiar with Patience And Prudence?

Mark McIntyre came home one day to find his daughters (11 and 13 years old,
I think) singing a song.  Liking what he heard he had them record "Tonight,
You Belong to Me" (!)(McIntyre worked for Liberty, to grease the wheels!).

To see a picture of one of their records, go to
http://www.mindspring.com/~hagar/l.html , which is part of my page.  They
also recorded the original version of "Gonna Get Along Without You Now".
This is the only 45 of theirs that I own.

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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Honda Tik Commercial
Date: 18 Feb 1999 17:46:23 +0100


[e-mail] wrote:

> In a message dated 99-02-16 21:58:04 EST, [e-mail] writes:
>
> << does anyone know what song it is that;s playing during the Volvo s 80
>  commercial or who does it?
>  it;s got a females voice saying "how do i look?". >>

I'm not sure if I have seen that, but it is most likely "Dimitri of Paris" from
their double-vinyl / CD album "Sacrebleu" and the song title would be "Une very
stylish fille". Label of it is "Yellow". In England over Timewarp-lasgo exports.

's a great album!

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Subject: (exotica) Ananda Shankar (again)
Date: 18 Feb 1999 17:08:31 GMT


http://www.westbengal.com/arts/music/shankar/

"The Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts"

In which we learn that Ananda is Ravi's nephew, among other
things. Such as the existence of the Ananda Shankar dance troupe:

"The troupe has visited 28 countries, having performed in some
countries several times. The troupe has performed in Bahrain, Belgium,
Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Oman,
Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, The Netherlands,
U.S.A., U.S.S.R., West Indies, Yugoslavia, Zambia."

"The troupe's repertoire consists of a variety of stage-presentations
including ballets and a live orchestra conducted by Ananda Shankar."

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From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) F & T
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:06:12 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>
>
> I also agree with Nat Kone that some of their earlier albums like Latin Pianos
> which do not feature prepared piano sounds are quite good, too.  I can't
> handle their ultra-schmaltzy recordings but love the following:
>
> Golden Piano Hits (WWS 8505)
> The Enchanted World of Ferrante & Teicher (UAS 6375)
> Pianos in Paradise (UAL 3230)

Latin Pianos and Pianos in Paradise are great.

Keyboard Kapers (a reissue of Dynamic Twin Pianos) is an absolutely
amazing, completely over the top album of prepared piano. "Tea for Two"
has reverse tape loops!

I'll have to go back and listen to  Golden Piano Hits. I may even have a
copy of "Enchanted World" somewhere....

Tom

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Subject: Re: (exotica) 3 Suns
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:10:06 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Most of the 3 Suns LPs are good.  I don't recall hearing any that I couldn't
> tolerate listening to.  My personal favorites are:
>
> Movin' 'n' Groovin'
> Swingin' On a Star
> The Things I Love in Hi-Fi
> Twilight Memories
> On a Magic Carpet
> Fever and Smoke
> Ding Dong Dandy Christmas

"Let's Dance" and "Havin' a Ball" are nice collections of dance song
medeleys with a jazz feel.

Tom

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Thrifting
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:14:38 -0500




Nat Kone wrote:
>
>
> I've made so-called "scores" at the Goodwill but I go there for the records
> I won't find anywhere else and for the opportunity to check out things I
> probably would pass up if they were more than fifty cents.

Used book stores are another good place to try. I scored inexpensive (<
$1.00) copies of Les Baxter's "Tamboo" and "Jonathan and Darlene Edwards
go to Paris" at the used book store down the road....

Tom

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Subject: (exotica) how u say-Xtabay
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:22:29 -0500


My fab French friend says: OSHk-TA-BAH...for "Xtabay."
Oh, and thanks to all who pitched in for my "Bedazzled" delima yesterday!
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Subject: Re: (exotica) What is an MP3?
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:22:27 EST


In a message dated 2/18/99 2:13:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

>  6 to 12 minutes transfer time for one song... is really teenager-land if ya
>  know
>  what i mean.   the technolgies involved are improving, but that is it, last
>  time
>  i checked.

The technology is really better then you make it sound.  In fact many smaller
record labels are putting mp3-ified songs on CDs in addition to having them in
regular audio format.

The sound quality can be excellent, especially if you use a 44 khz variable
bit rate encoding.  I personally have a voracious appetite for music and with
mp3s I can trade someone 8 to 10 albums (500 to 600 minutes) of CD quality
music on one CD-R and once I have it on a CD-R I can copy an album as easily
as coping a document file.

You may have to use your computer to play back the music, but there are free
standing little Walkman like mp3 players on the market, or it's very easy to
patch your sound card into your stereo receiver and use your computer like
another audio component.

It's also very easy to convert mp3 file to wav/aiff files and burn your own
CDs.

Especially with some of the rare exotica that may only be on vinyl and may not
ever be re-released, it would seem mp3s would be the ultimate format for those
of use who just want to hear the music.  It's compact, it's cheap and it
sounds great, if that's "Teenager-land", then I want a one way ticket to it,
baby!!!


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Lonely Harpsichord
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:31:43 EST


In a message dated 02/18/99 10:31:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Found this LP yesterday;
 Lonely Harpsichord "Rainy night in Shangri-la" Viva V36011
  >>

Not quite exotic but the harpsichord so in the first movement of The
Brandenberg Concerti # 5 is the hands down best harpsichord piece.  Oh, BTW,
Wm. F. Buckley, Jr. plays a mean harpsichord.

Robert


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Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:33:06 EST


In a message dated 02/18/99 10:32:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Toshiba EMI did a better job in that department on their Denny best-of one
 just one disc. >>

Which one is this??  Tracks???

robert


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 09:53:35 -0800


Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>

I am either gonna settle a bet or cause a ruckus on the list.

For the record: how does one pronounce "Xtabay?

Personall, I don't care how anyone else pronounces this, I pronounce it
X-TA-BAY

JD


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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) MP3s as the way of the future
Date: 18 Feb 1999 12:51:58 -0600


    PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of its milestone
MP3 license agreement with Rykodisc, GoodNoise Corporation has signed They
Might Be Giants (TMBG), one of the most popular bands among Internet music
fans.  Beginning today, fans can purchase five TMBG albums and 100 tracks at
http://GoodNoise.com and on the official TMBG website at
http://www.tmbg.com. In the coming months, GoodNoise and TMBG will release
15 previously unreleased tracks.
    "Our MP3 release will collect a lot of Dial-A-Song recordings, and
preview some of our upcoming album material as well as find a home for some
of the wilder songs." said John Flansburgh, of They Might Be Giants.
    They Might Be Giants has built a reputation as one of the most
innovative, unique rock bands in the world.  The band is known for live
performances and has performed over 1000 shows around the world.  TMBG has
sold over 3 million records worldwide and has released 10 videos.  TMBG has
developed a special relationship with their fans through innovative programs
such as their "Dial-A-Song" service, which offers fans the ability to hear a
different new song every hour.
    "They Might Be Giants has a huge following on the Internet and is
certainly one of the most innovative bands of the past decade," said Gene
Hoffman, president and CEO of GoodNoise.  "TMBG has always used innovative
tools to reach out to their fan base. Selling their music in MP3 will allow
them to further leverage the Internet as a means connecting with their
existing fan base and exposing their music to new fans."
    "We knew a couple of years ago there was a lot of trading of Dial-A-Song
files on MP3.  It's always surprising where the next medium for music comes
from, and even more surprising how any people, especially music people,
think nothing will ever change. When we made our first 'indie' album in the
late eighties, the record company didn't even want to make CDs.  We had to
find another 'indie' to manufacture a CD after the album took off," said
Flansburgh.
    TMBG's music has attracted an extremely diverse fan base ranging from
children to older adults. The group's popularity and accessibility to fans
has allowed them to build an extremely loyal, active Internet fan base.
TMBG.com, the official website of the band, attracts thousands visitors each
week and there are dozens of websites created by the band's fervent fans.
TMBG's Internet popularity was confirmed recently when TMBG member John
Linnell was voted the 9th Most Beautiful Person in People Magazine's 3rd
Annual "Most Beautiful People" online reader's poll.  In addition, John
Flansburgh recently found himself near the top of a Time Magazine online
poll for the Person of the Century.  Along with their next (old fashioned)
CD release, They Might Be Giants are currently completing a children's album
and a series of performance segments for ABC's Nightline Primetime to be
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Ananda Shankar (again)
Date: 18 Feb 1999 10:31:51 -0800



>
> Beware Ananda's later work (as in CDs of the last 10-15 years) - it sounds
> very new-agey, sitar and synthesizer yes, but much more of the crystals and
> aromatherapy variety.
>
> Not funky, not even very interesting. I wasn't even soothed.
>
> Clark
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) JJ Perrey-Good Moog
Date: 18 Feb 1999 10:42:27 -0800


Just got off the phone with the distributor from overseas, who is
distributing the new reissue of JJ Perrey's library music from the
Montparnasse label of the 1970's (I believe 1970's)

TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE RECORDS TO FIND, EVEN IN FRANCE
UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE STUFF, I do know that:)

I will have CD's available soon and will let you all know
when I do:)

ROCK ON!

JD


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 13:37:53 EST


In a message dated 02/18/99 12:54:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Personall, I don't care how anyone else pronounces this, I pronounce it
 X-TA-BAY >>

You know this kinda makes sense to me.  Of course I pronounce the "X" as they
do in xylophone and xavior.  So my pronunciation is:   za-TAH-bay.

So there.


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 21:59:47 +0100


"a-kiss -tuh-buy", the letter "x" is pronounced "akiss"

or

"ch (as the Spanish Mexico)-ta-bay"

How 'bout "A Kiss to Buy"?

Mo




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From: "Dom Ciccone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 16:17:17 -0500


Would anyone like to make a comment about the *album* "Voice of the Xtabay"
by Yma Sumac? I bought the CD last week at a flea market for $3 and am still
digesting it.

For laughs I lent it to one of  my Led Zep listening co-workers. After
listening to one track he renamed Yma: "Poison" Sumac....

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Subject: Re: (exotica) XTABAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 16:38:42 EST



Actually, I think it is related to the Swedish group ABBA -- Who did not have
a 4 octave range but did have 4 voices, each with their own octave.  And the
"XT" is like Extra without the "ra" sound (you know, like "give me an exta
moonpie). Thus it is:

exta-ABBA-e.

SERENITY NOW!!!!!!

robert


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Subject: (exotica) Comments on Voice of the X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 16:41:15 EST


In a message dated 02/18/99 4:16:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Would anyone like to make a comment about the *album* "Voice of the Xtabay"
 by Yma Sumac? I bought the CD last week at a flea market for $3 and am still
 digesting it. >>

No, I DON'T think anyone wants to comment on the actual record.  We are too
busy coming up with funny freaking pronunciations for the title.

Maybe next week,

robert


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From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) "Mondo Bongos" playlist for Feb 17, 1999
Date: 18 Feb 1999 16:31:43 -0500




Mondo Bongos can be heard every Wed at 9 am on CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph,
Ontario.Canada. Comments & questions welcome.

Negativland - Announcement/Quiet Please "Escape from Noise"
- My favourite Negativland lp. I don't think they ever matched it.

Lothar and the Hand People - L-O-V-E (ask for it by name) "Presenting...."

Portishead - Sour Times "Roseland NYC Live"

Twink - Ten Tousand Words in a Cardboard Box "Think Pink"
- from his 1970 solo lp. heavy psych.

Laika - Bedbugs "Sounds of the Satellites"

Add N to X - Hit Me "On the Wires of Our Nerves"
- buzz whirr blip music.

Kraftwerk - Radioactivity "Radio-Activity"

3 Mustaphas 3 - Xamenh Evtexia/Fiz'n "Shopping"
3 Mustaphas 3 - A Chilling Tale/Belz "Mustaphas Play Stereo"
- two of their more humourous numbers.

Nurse with Wound - Angle "Succour - the Terrascope benefit album"
Lights in a Fat City - Thunder "Somewhere"
- just meeting my quota of oddly named bands playing the didgeridoo.

Thanks for reading,

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) you say xt-A-by, I say xt-AH-by, let's call the whole thing off
Date: 18 Feb 1999 17:37:34 -0600


Spoilsport that I am, I decided to pass the Xtabay pronunciation conundrum
by Don Pierson (webmaster of the Official Amy Camus web site).

Here's his response:

Dear Lou,

Hi! It's interesting timing as someone just yesterday asked me the same
thing. In five or so years of running the Official Authorized Yma Sumac
Homepage, no one has ever asked!

The word "Xtabay," of course, was made up by record execs at Capitol
Records (although I've also heard that it was a figure in Mayan legend -
there is a document in Spanish that I saw about it recently). That means
that there may not be a real "written-n-blood" pronunciation of it.

The proper pronunciation (the one that I have always heard) is:
EX-tabee, although many pronounce it EX-taby, as in "by" or EX-tabay, as
in "bay." The first one would be the closest, but the third would also
be close and they are both close to each other. But, when using Spanish
pronunciation, the second would be best, although it's not a Spanish
word so it would not make sense to compare it to that language.
Hopefully this convoluted answer will not confuse things even more!


Don Pierson
e-mail: [e-mail]


Well, looks like we're all on our own. Call it whatever you want!

-Lou




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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) you say xt-A-by, I say xt-AH-by, let's call the whole thing off
Date: 18 Feb 1999 15:02:24 -0800



> =20
> Spoilsport that I am, I decided to pass the Xtabay pronunciation =
conundrum
> by Don Pierson (webmaster of the Official Amy Camus web site).
>=20
> Here's his response:
>=20
> Dear Lou,
>=20
> Hi! It's interesting timing as someone just yesterday asked me the =
same
> thing. In five or so years of running the Official Authorized Yma =
Sumac
> Homepage, no one has ever asked!

Now here is the REALLY interesting and coincidental part... That person =
was ME. I went looking for Yma Sumac sites and naturally, his popped =
right up. (the site, that is)

Don also informed me that "Xtabay" was invented and copyrighted by the =
good folks at EMI.... Whoops... Guess registering Xtabay.com as a domain =
name was not such a good idea aftar all. Especially since the main =
feature of Xtabay.com will be streaming audio. (Helloooo, ASCAP)

 I thought Xtabay was some legendary city, therefore not copyright-able. =
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Comments on Voice of the X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 18:14:46 -0500


<< Would anyone like to make a comment about the *album* "Voice of the Xtabay"
 by Yma Sumac? I bought the CD last week at a flea market for $3 and am still
 digesting it. >>

Me, I love it.  Sumac was my introduction to Exotica, back in 1976 or 1977 when
my hip Uncle played several of her 78's for me.  Also, he played "Anna (El
Baion)" by Silvana Mangano.  Slightly before she and the backup singers sing,
"El Baion!" there is a line that sounds as if the singers sing, "She gobbles it
up!", which was not the line, of course, however, when you are a teenage boy
and you hear that, well...


About the Xtabay (darned if I can pronounce it either!), through the magic of
the internet and the Alta Vista translator, here is part of the legend from
Mario Diaz Triay 's" Tour guide of the Peninsula de Yucatan, the Land of the
Mayans ", The Tzacam is a flower that arose from the grave of the lustful,
sinning, woman Xkeban [Down with the Jaguar, perhaps? - Ed.].  From this flower
springs Xtabay:

"...she is the woman XTABAY the one who arose from the TZACAM, the flower of
the punzador cactus; when it sees a man, it returns to life and waits it under
ceibas combing her long hair with a piece of TZACAM made bristle prongs.  It
follows the men until it is able to attract them,  seduces them quickly kills
them in the frenzy of a infernal love."


Hasn't happened to me yet, but I wouldn't walk near any suspicious-looking
cactii.


So maybe "Xtabay" is indeed a real word, likened to Lorelei (for purposes of
this group, perhaps spelled Lauralei, Jane F.?)

Brian Phillips (or maybe I am Nairb Spillihp from Dar Es Salaam...)



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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Voice of the Xtabay
Date: 18 Feb 1999 18:25:47 -0500


>Would anyone like to make a comment about the *album* "Voice of the Xtabay"
>by Yma Sumac? I bought the CD last week at a flea market for $3 and am still
>digesting it.

Speaking for myself, I consider it one of the sacred relics of exotica.
Totally other-worldly and compelling. And don't overlook Les Baxter's
involvement, though the extent of that is debated.

I pronounce it "godhead".

>For laughs I lent it to one of  my Led Zep listening co-workers. After
>listening to one track he renamed Yma: "Poison" Sumac...

That's rich, considering Robert Plant seems to have copped half of his
vocal schtick from Yma (the other half from porno soundtracks). Hold it.
Yma? Porno soundtracks? I'm beginning to make Plant sound cool.
Eeeeks-ta-baaaah!

m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/


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From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Comments on Voice of the X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 15:22:24 -0800



> About the Xtabay (darned if I can pronounce it either!), through=20
> the magic of
> the internet and the Alta Vista translator, here is part of the=20
> legend from
> Mario Diaz Triay 's" Tour guide of the Peninsula de Yucatan, the=20
> Land of the
> Mayans ", The Tzacam is a flower that arose from the grave of the =
lustful,
> sinning, woman Xkeban [Down with the Jaguar, perhaps? - Ed.]. =20
> From this flower
> springs Xtabay:
>=20
> "...she is the woman XTABAY the one who arose from the TZACAM,=20
> the flower of
> the punzador cactus; when it sees a man, it returns to life and=20
> waits it under
> ceibas combing her long hair with a piece of TZACAM made bristle=20
> prongs.  It
> follows the men until it is able to attract them,  seduces them=20
> quickly kills
> them in the frenzy of a infernal love."
>=20
F*@K YEAH!  She gobbles it up INDEED!

So I guess Xtabay was NOT a concoction at the marketing dept at EMI.  =
Hmmph!

Brian, can you send me the link off-list? thanks.

Ron



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Subject: Re: (exotica) "Rare" Disney Recordings
Date: 05 Feb 1999 18:33:11 PST




----------
>
> Well check this out folks.
>
> There now appears to be a way that visitors to Disneyland and WDW can =
"make"
> their own CD's of various park music, attractions, etc.  Additionally, =
most of
> the "cuts" are not available on "outside the park" albums, CD's, etc.
>
> Has anybody done this?


Yes. Strange that you should mention this as I just returned from a 2 wee=
k score-a-rama holiday to LA and Vegas. I made this CD at Disneyland and =
how fab. Over 200 tracks to choose from including  narration from closed =
attractions and safety spiels telling you to keep your arms inside the =
car. Most of the tiki room stuff is available, but not the whole narratio=
n as on the LP. However, the Tiki Garden spiel is included, which I got, =
which is previously unavailable. I also got the full narration from the =
now-defunct Submarine Voyage. DIVE!

I think it is brilliant. 20 bucks for 10 tracks - you choose 'em. Well =
worth it. AND...your name is printed on the cover and CD! Cool or what?! =
I must have had at least 5 friends (and I left 2 days after Disneyland) =
shit themselves over the CD. Very good stuff to choose from.

x Jill "Mingo-go"



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From: "Jill Mingo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) IXtabay?
Date: 05 Feb 1999 19:01:53 PST




I always thought it was "CHEE-bah". I don't know why, but I think I read =
it somewhere.

Jill "Mingo-go"



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Subject: (exotica) Re: Honda Tik Commercial
Date: 18 Feb 1999 14:04:08 EST


I say that Tiki Dan is none other than Dan Epstein. But who am I to say?


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From: James G <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Patience And Prudence
Date: 18 Feb 1999 18:55:22 -0800


A while back I mentioned that I'd found an MP3 of Patience & Prudence
doing a charming "We Can't Sing Rhythm & Blues" on Usenets's
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1950s (my cable modem makes the download
painless).
Mucho interesting stuff is posted in the 50s mp3 group as well as the
later decade groups. Doo-woppers and rockabilly fans post rarities from
their vinyl, and you can make requests.

On the new CD "Songs for the Jet Set Vol.2", someone called Kim & Co.
does two songs (including "Lolita Ya-Ya"!!!!) and sounds a lot like
Patience & Prudence. Momus is involved with the CD but I don't know much
else except I like both volumes and they are cheap. Maybe its because
I've been immersed in breathy female vocals lately, including Kahime
Karie, Jane Birkin, Astrud Gilberto, Charlotte Gainesbourg, and the
verrrrrrry sexy Rhino CD comp "Pillow Talk - The Sensuous Sounds of
Sylvia." Yes, she's the one from Mickey & Sylvia, but this is smooooth
soul with her hit "Pillow Talk" and a fine cover of Marvin Gaye's " You
Sure Love To Ball."  Whew!!!!!!!

JB


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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) extababe and other unpronouncables
Date: 18 Feb 1999 22:18:42 -0500


I've kept out of the Xtabay controversy since I have no reason to learn the
pronunciation of any word I'm not likely to ever have occasion to speak out
loud.
But you do remind me of another similar word, the pronunciation of which
might come in handy.
I can't remember the proper spelling but I'm sure some of you will know of
whom I speak.
"Mr. Mxtyplxt".  The little imp from Superman comics who you had to trick
into saying his name backwards before he would leave and stop making your
life a living hell.
If only life worked like that.  If only all annoying people would disappear
if you could get them to say their name backwards.   Then you would only
have to trick me into signing a post as "Enok Tan" and I would never be
able to ruin your morning again.
Anyway, if anyone can help with some kind of phonetic pronunciation.  I'm
expecting imp visitations any day now.

Signed,

The other Enok



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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) copyright.com
Date: 18 Feb 1999 19:24:50 -0800


I thought Xtabay was some legendary city, therefore not copyright-able.
=

SheeeIT!


My understanding is that the web and domain names are a world unto
themselves.


NOW, I wouldn't go and register coca-cola.com if it weren't already taken
BECUASE THEY ARE THE FUCKIN' MAFIA!, but XTABAY.COM I bet, is safe ?


Lou, you are soooooooooooooo funny for ALSO being Mr. Death:)

(exotica) you say xt-A-by, I say xt-AH-by, let's call the whole thing
off.

<bold>

</bold>JD




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From: Andy Cruz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) extababe and other unpronouncables
Date: 18 Feb 1999 22:34:12 -0500 (EST)


>"Mr. Mxtyplxt".  The little imp from Superman comics who you had to trick
>into saying his name backwards before he would leave and stop making your
>life a living hell.


TRY: mick-sil-flick.




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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hey Kids!
Date: 18 Feb 1999 20:40:55 -0500


Look!  An Illya pin-up offer!

Swell!


http://www.steveconley.com/pages/miniilly.jpg


Peter


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From: Indulis R Rutks <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) extababe and other unpronouncables
Date: 18 Feb 1999 22:17:54 -0600 (CST)




On Thu, 18 Feb 1999, Andy Cruz wrote:

>
> >"Mr. Mxtyplxt".  The little imp from Superman comics who you had to trick
> >into saying his name backwards before he would leave and stop making your
> >life a living hell.
>
>
> TRY: mick-sil-flick.

I've always pronounced it mix-PIT-il-ik. I think that's how it was
pronounced in the Superman cartoon series back in the early 70's...

-Indy Rutks ([e-mail])

PS - how would you pronounce *my* last name? ;)




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Subject: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 18 Feb 1999 19:32:44 -0800


"Jill Mingo" <[e-mail]>

I always thought it was "CHEE-bah". I don't know why, but I think I read
it somewhere.

Jill "Mingo-go"

Get outta town!;)
JD


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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) My li'l Yma yarn....
Date: 19 Feb 1999 00:11:45 +0000


Ahhh....all this talk of Ms. Sumac has bubbled up some great memories
for me...namely, the CONCERT I saw her give in NYC in '89!!!  It was
soon after her re-emergence on the Willner-produced 'STAY AWAKE' comp,
in which she cut a beautiful track with full orchestra.  This was an
intimate, rather Martin Denny-like orchestra with her lilting voice in
gorgous form.  Man could that woman sing.  My buddy and I went backstage
and she called us into the dressing room and signed a poster, CD's and
my copy of 'Fuego Del Andes', all 'With Love, Yma Sumac 1989" in ornate
script.  A real thrill.

Does anyone have any info as to her status now?  Is she in OK health?

One last bit:  Although all her 50's releases are dear to my heart, my
new favorite release by her is my most recent (and super-rare) find,
MIRACLES, 1972, produced and penned by Les Baxter.  It's a psychedelic
rock record with her singing over it.  Incredibly Strange Music called
it 'one of the most psychedelic albums ever made.'  It is so odd that
I'd be inclined to agree.

Ciao,

Keith

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From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 19 Feb 1999 09:02:37 +0000


I haven't seen my contribution on this thread appear on the list yest
but I think that's cos I accidentally emailed Jack directly...!

Anyhows...

On the "Boy and Girl version" of this track at the end of my Yma
compilation the (unidentified) male crooner does sing "X-TA-BAY" but on
Yma's solo version I can't hear anything that bears any resemblance to
the word...


Robbie

Spaced Out - the Enoch Light Website            Virtual Vinyl
http://www.rcb.easynet.co.uk/light/   http://www.rcb.easynet.co.uk/vv/


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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 19 Feb 1999 09:56:14 GMT


> Would anyone like to make a comment about the *album* "Voice of the Xtabay"
> by Yma Sumac? I bought the CD last week at a flea market for $3 and am still
> digesting it.
>
> For laughs I lent it to one of  my Led Zep listening co-workers. After
> listening to one track he renamed Yma: "Poison" Sumac....
>
> I keep telling him Yma is an acquired taste..... a lot like Led Zep!   8')
>

If you really want good laughs from a Led Zep listening cow-orker, you
need a copy of the magnificent "New Sounds of Chico Arnez" album,
which has an sleazy cheesy easy instrumental version of "Whole Lotta Love".

(Mind you, that guy who requested "something by The Who" once was dead
chuffed with Lord Sitar's version of "I Can See For Miles"...)



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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re"Alan Tew Plays The Music Of Tom Springfield Latin Style" ( Con
Date: 19 Feb 1999 10:11:03 -0000


I bought Robbie's spare copy of this and its a very fine record.  More
Sound Gallery than Hanged Man in feel.  Featuring Harry Stoneham (of
recent studio 2 double pack re-release) on Hammond Organ,  and Laurie
(man or Woman?) Steel on guitar.  Its the kind of record that makes me
laugh out loud when I listen to it.  Worth the money for the
introduction to Georgie Girl alone,  the rest of the LP is good too.
Other stand outs for me were The Troubleshooters (already described,
quite dark),  The Carnival is Over and A World Of Our Own with the
melody played on what sounds like one of those chime instruments they
have in marching bands.  I didn't think side 2 was so strong,  but I
enjoyed side 1 so much I played it several times and haven't given the
flip much of a chance yet.

The cover is fairly non-descript,  a latin street scene that I may have
missed in a shop if I'd seen it.  But the sleeve notes are good,  with a
quote from Tom Springfield on how he likes to actively employ the LCD
(Lowest Common Denominator) in his song writing.  So shameless.

So, got to look out for the western themes (and the rest) now.

Cheers


El Maestro Con Queso

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From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) X-TA-BAY
Date: 19 Feb 1999 11:03:18 +0000


Peter Hipwell wrote:

> If you really want good laughs from a Led Zep listening cow-orker, you
> need a copy of the magnificent "New Sounds of Chico Arnez" album,
> which has an sleazy cheesy easy instrumental version of "Whole Lotta
> Love".

I always think Dread Zeppelin are a good antidote to Led poisoning...


Robbie


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From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Xtabay
Date: 13 Feb 1999 05:42:16


I'll repeat the theory I offered several years ago:

Xtabay is pig Latin for Baxter

Now fork over them shrunken haids.

Brad


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) extababe and other unpronouncables
Date: 19 Feb 1999 09:54:39 EST



In a message dated 2/19/99 12:18:53 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>mick-sil-flick.

How about micks-ul-tee-pck?


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) you say xt-A-by, I say xt-AH-by, let's call the whole thing off
Date: 19 Feb 1999 07:37:25 -0800 (PST)


Having stayed with the descendents of the Mayans in a high mountain
villiage of Todos Los Santos where Spanish is spoken only by children
I am convinced this "Mayan" Capital recod exec word should be
pronouced Ish- Tah - Bay.  But then again my friends know well how
often I mispronouce words.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck




---Lou Smith  wrote:
>
>
> Spoilsport that I am, I decided to pass the Xtabay pronunciation
conundrum
> by Don Pierson (webmaster of the Official Amy Camus web site).
>
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Subject: (exotica) Cheese-a-bay?
Date: 19 Feb 1999 11:04:09 EST


In a message dated 02/18/99 7:57:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I always thought it was "CHEE-bah". I don't know why, but I think I read it
somewhere.
  >>

You're thinking "Chee-toes" -- the snack that goes crunch!!!

Robert


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Subject: (exotica) Another li'l Yma yarn....
Date: 19 Feb 1999 11:11:00 EST


In a message dated 02/19/99 12:16:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, keith@lobue-
art.com writes:

<< has bubbled up some great memories
 for me...namely, the CONCERT I saw her give in NYC in '89!!!  >>

I hear one of her false eyelashes fell of and a fan in the audience picked it
up and keeps it in his car to sweep the carpets off occasionally.

Oh, and what about the story where she stormed off stage, cussing and forgot
her head gear mike was still on?

Robert


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) LP Added: Erkin Koray-Turkish Psychedelia
Date: 19 Feb 1999 09:25:11 -0800


LP Import Just Added:

Erkin Koray-Elektronik Turkular

Gorgeous German issue of material by this elusive Turkish Guitar God/Sitar
God psychedelic legend. Unlike previous Koray albums (including
some CDs that have come out in Turkey that are basically impossible to
find), this appears to be a straight reissue of a complete album from 1974,
with original cover artwork reproduced on the full color gatefold/fold out.
Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, but mastered off of vinyl (expecting a master
tape transfer on something of this vintage would be about as ridiculous as
believing that Santa Claus wears pants). Beautifully developed eastern
melodies via a folk-ish/psych merger and some of Koray's most extended
tracks. Sitar Psychedelia. Big time mesmerizing stuff.
Some amazing instrumentals, some amazing vocals, some vocals with chanting,
very melodic and straight forward, not difficult AT ALL to love and be
mezmerized by, sing along to, with Tabla, Bongos, Piano, Electric Guitar
and Sitar, Bass, Drums and other Turkish Percussion.

Totally unfuckingbelieveable. 10 Stars!!! No shit

German Import, Gatefold/Foldout Full Color Cover

Titles;  Karli Daglar, Sir, Hele Yar, Korkulu Ruya, Yalnizlar Rihtimi,
Cemalim, Inat, Turku.

$20.00 plus shipping

Thanks once again for your interest,
Jack


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From: "Brian Tozer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) extababe and other unpronouncables
Date: 19 Feb 1999 13:21:46 -0500



> > >"Mr. Mxtyplxt".  The little imp from Superman comics who you had to trick
> > >into saying his name backwards before he would leave and stop making your
> > >life a living hell.

At the risk of making this thread go on forever....

I remember in the comic book (must have been the early 60's)
they explained that it was to be pronounced:

mix-yez-pit-lek

He actually appeared in the Lois & Clark series a couple of years
ago, but I don't remember how they handled the pronunciation!

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) LP/CD Mailers Needed
Date: 19 Feb 1999 11:56:56 -0800


Hello,

I have shopped with Bags Unltd for awhile now, BUT want something
cleaner looking, like maybe WHITE LP mailer's and definitely something that
doesn't have their name and phone number typed into the cardboard in the
form of azillion dots.
It looks like shit on the CD Mailers

Anyone help me out with another company or 2 ?
Or maybe people that specialize in BOXES and SHIPPING SUPPLIES in
general that work for LP's and for CD's

Please e-mail me direct and thanks to all who contribute!

Jack



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From: "Michael D. Toth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: exotica-digest V2 #326
Date: 19 Feb 1999 14:44:13 -0000


>About the Xtabay (darned if I can pronounce it either!), through the magic of
>the internet and the Alta Vista translator, here is part of the legend from
>Mario Diaz Triay 's" Tour guide of the Peninsula de Yucatan, the Land of the
...
>So maybe "Xtabay" is indeed a real word, likened to Lorelei (for purposes of
>this group, perhaps spelled Lauralei, Jane F.?)

It's also referred to on the back of Dominic Frontiere's PAGAN FESTIVAL
LP on Columbia. There's a song called "Goddess of Love (X-Tabai)" on
there. All the songs have parenthetical Inca translated titles. Unless
every label was making up bogus Inca words and swiping from Capitol's
"Xtabay" to make it consistent, and based on the above Yucatan reference
quote, I seriously doubt if the term was invented by Capitol.

Also, with my limited knowledge of Yucatan pronunciation, I side with
hk-tah-bay, with the first syllable like you're quietly clearing your
throat to spit, as I heard a reliable friend pronounce it once.

But man, one great thing to come out of all this: King Kini's Xtabay
auction gripe was, IMO, one of the funniest/most ingenious postings this
list has ever seen.

Michael David Toth
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) obit rumors
Date: 19 Feb 1999 15:31:20 -0600


I haven't seen official obituaries for Timi Yuro, Toni Fisher or Shirley
Stoler, but rumors of their deaths have been spotted in Usenet:


It appears Timi Yuro singer of "Hurt" and
"What's the Matter Baby" has died in Las Vegas and Miss Toni Fisher
singer of "The Big Hurt" and "West of the Wall" has passed also. Sad.
http://allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=amg&sql=B21548 for Timi Yuro
http://allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=amg&sql=B290153 for Toni Fisher
As noted in a paid obit in the Feb. 19th NY Times, the actress Shirley
Stoler, 69, died on Feb. 17th.  She had leading roles in The Honeymoon
Killers and Seven Beauties and in tv's Pee Wee's Playhouse.  Last film
appearance may have been in 1992.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   Yes, I remember her fondly as Mrs. Steve on PW's Playhouse. Others who
appeared regularly were Laurence Fishburne (Cowboy Curtis) and Law &
Order's S. Epatha Merkerson (Reba the Mail Lady), and of course, the sorely
missed Phil Hartman (Capt. Carl).  Hmm, think I'll go watch a PWP video.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=3:28:22|PM&p=avg&sql=B68421
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) obit rumors
Date: 19 Feb 1999 15:38:16 EST



In a message dated 2/19/99 4:33:33 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

> "The Big Hurt"

Sorry to see Miss Toni Fisher passed on. To the best of my knowledge, "The Big
Hurt" was the first song to employ phase shifting, and its a real masterpiece
of pure pop. Timi Yuro's "Whatsa Matter Baby (is it hurting you)" is likewise
a fabulous piece of pop. Thanks Lou and I'm sure you will followup with more
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Its a Lovely Day
Date: 19 Feb 1999 15:43:59 EST


What a day! Not only was Mr. Rogers on "The Connection" on NPR this morning
negating  Jerry Falwell for fingerpointing at Teletubbies, but I found the
following LP's:

Creed Taylor Orchestra-Lonelyville (The Nervous Beat)
Billy Mure-Supersonics In Flight
Marty Gold-Moog Plays The Beatles
The Ventures-Runnin' Strong
Al Hirt-The Horn Meets "The Hornet" (Green Hornet Theme)
T-Bones-Everyone's Gone To The Moon (And Other Trips)


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sandler & Young
Date: 19 Feb 1999 14:59:18 -0500


What's up with these guys?  I heard their version of "Blackbird" on the UL
comp and it rocks.
What else is good by them?
Who are they?

At first I got them confused with Santo & Johnny, but them's different guys.

Educate me!
Peter


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rekkids
Date: 19 Feb 1999 14:58:25 -0500


I saw these two records at 3 bucks a pop.  Can anyone tell me what they are
like?
Bud Shank - Michelle
and
Shake Keans with the Keating Sound ... (can't remember the title), the Mono
version.

Shake's real name is Elsworth, but they call him Shakes on accounts of he
likes Shakespeare.  Shake plays the Flugelhorn, and is... Indo-something or
other.  But I was wondering what the Keating Sound was.  Johnny Keating?
If so, I didn't see his name anywhere else on the album.  Also, no date,
though it looked much later than 50's for a mono record.


I tried to bargain it down, but the record guy said that the "mono" made it
all the more collectible.  Hmmmmm.


Anyway, anyone know if these are worth three or four dollars?


Also picked up Al Hirt doing Music to Watch Girls by and Mais Que Nada.  I
don't know about him, but it's hard to go wrong with those two tunes.
Also picked up a slightly beat copy of the Quincy Jones arranged This Is
Basie or something like that.  Hits of the 50s and 60s arranged for Count
Basie and big band.  No Kirk on it, but I like QJ's arranging skills.

Anyone else want to comment on these?

Peter


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) obit rumors
Date: 19 Feb 1999 23:27:38 +0100


[e-mail] wrote:

> In a message dated 2/19/99 4:33:33 PM, [e-mail] wrote:
>
> > "The Big Hurt"
>
> Sorry to see Miss Toni Fisher passed on. To the best of my knowledge, "The Big
> Hurt" was the first song to employ phase shifting, and its a real masterpiece
> of pure pop. Timi Yuro's "Whatsa Matter Baby (is it hurting you)" is likewise a
> fabulous piece of pop. Thanks Lou and I'm sure you will followup with more as
> you find out more

Very sad! I love "The Big Hurt", one of the great beautiful "mystery"-songs of
all times. A very rare timeless spaceless category of undestructable evergreens
like "Some Velvet Morning", "Green Tambourine", "Windmills Of Your MInds",
"Johnny Remember Me", "Gotta See Jane", "In the Year 2525", "We'll Meet Again",
something like that, at least to me.
The harmonies of "The Big Hurt"...they never come to an end, mysteriously going
and going like eternally. Composer is Wayne Shanklin, who also did "Chanson
D'Amour" (Art & Dotty Todd), that's about all I know about him and I know nothing
about Miss Toni Fisher, which makes the whole affair even more mysterious, to me
at least. Both songs appear on a neat little Cheapo-CD called "Classic Hits"  on
Curb Records, Nashville... mysterious label, too.

-Mo


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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Its a Lovely Day
Date: 19 Feb 1999 18:47:38 -0400


>What a day! Not only was Mr. Rogers on "The Connection" on NPR this morning
>negating  Jerry Falwell for fingerpointing at Teletubbies, but I found the
>following LP's:
>
>Creed Taylor Orchestra-Lonelyville (The Nervous Beat)
>Billy Mure-Supersonics In Flight
>Marty Gold-Moog Plays The Beatles
>The Ventures-Runnin' Strong
>Al Hirt-The Horn Meets "The Hornet" (Green Hornet Theme)
>T-Bones-Everyone's Gone To The Moon (And Other Trips)

You found all these in one day!? Are you sure you won't wake up tomorrow
and realize it was a dream?
I'm within striking distance of your shopping area, sure you don't want
to disclose your "fishin' hole"?

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Its a Lovely Day
Date: 19 Feb 1999 19:38:45 EST



In a message dated 2/19/99 7:47:13 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>You found all these in one day!? Are you sure you won't wake up tomorrow
>and realize it was a dream?
>I'm within striking distance of your shopping area, sure you don't want
>to disclose your "fishin' hole"?

What I failed to disclose, was that I was able to sell off a lot of dupe
promos I had from early Rounder Record days when they were releasing Studio
One records on their newly created Heartbeat Records. These records cost a few
dollars.....


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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sandler & Young
Date: 19 Feb 1999 20:37:19 -0500


At 02:59 PM 2/19/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>What's up with these guys?  I heard their version of "Blackbird" on the UL
>comp and it rocks.
>What else is good by them?
>Who are they?

One's French.  The other's Jewish.  They were on the Mike Douglas and Merv
Griffin talk shows almost every other day it seemed.  Sometimes they sing
together in harmony and sometimes they sing in English and French at the
same time.  I have four of their LP's and love them all.  There was always
something classy and cool about them.
Their version of the Bacharach tune "Odds n Ends" is a classic.
I have no idea about reissued CD's but I wouldn't pass up an LP if you see
one.

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From: Lazlo Nibble <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) MatchGameSuperStars
Date: 19 Feb 1999 21:43:17 -0700


On Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 08:06:16AM -0800, Ben Waugh wrote:

> Ok, then. Ooh I don't know. He looked like he was on his last leg in
> The Ghost and Mrs Muir days. Ought to be dead by now, I reckon.

CNR is most definitely not dead, as anyone who saw him (looking good) on The
X-Files a couple of seasons back can tell you.

--
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Song of The 2nd Moon
Date: 19 Feb 1999 20:46:06 -0800


If y'all want to hear a little bit of the Tom Dissvelt/Kid Baltan
MASTERPIECE LP
"Song of the 2nd Moon", here you go;

Sonik Re-Entry
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Network/8226/

Rock on!
Jack


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From: Lazlo Nibble <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Ebay Situation
Date: 19 Feb 1999 21:57:19 -0700


On Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 09:51:26PM -0500, [e-mail] wrote:

> So from the above response and the private responsed I got, is it safe to
> say most of you understood the seller's message to mean that he would not
> ship the item until feedback was left as opposed to the possible
> interpretation that he was saying he would email me after he left feedback
> about me?

That's not how I read it at all.  "We will email you on the receipt of your
payment, shipping of the item and when feedback is left" says to me that
they'll mail you when they get your payment, they'll mail you when they ship,
and they'll mail you when they leave feedback about you.

Would have said something earlier but I'm catching up on old messages tonight.

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From: Lazlo Nibble <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) E-Bay Shmee-Bay
Date: 19 Feb 1999 22:02:39 -0700


On Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 09:46:32AM -0500, [e-mail] wrote:

> >Hey -- them is fighting words.  I kindly offer:  The reason it makes "no
>> human sense" to you is that you have never used it.
>
> You are probably 100% right, but maybe what I am really rebelling against is
> all the blind acceptance of all things computerese that work their way into
> the world without question.

As opposed to the blind rejection?

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From: Indulis R Rutks <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) MatchGameSuperStars
Date: 19 Feb 1999 23:23:55 -0600 (CST)




On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Lazlo Nibble wrote:

>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 1999 at 08:06:16AM -0800, Ben Waugh wrote:
>
> > Ok, then. Ooh I don't know. He looked like he was on his last leg in
> > The Ghost and Mrs Muir days. Ought to be dead by now, I reckon.
>
> CNR is most definitely not dead, as anyone who saw him (looking good) on The
> X-Files a couple of seasons back can tell you.

He also made a brief appearance on "The Larry Sanders Show" last year.

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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) E-Bay Shmee-Bay
Date: 20 Feb 1999 02:30:12 EST



In a message dated 2/20/99 1:03:44 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>As opposed to the blind rejection?

Ouch! The Gods are viscious


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Hawaii 50 MIDI
Date: 20 Feb 1999 05:26:11 EST


Of course by now everybody know I am an "eBay-head."  What I have not admitted
is that the is one aspect I HATE about eBay; and that is that some sellers
load these cheese MIDI sequences that automatically load when you view their
stuff.

Well, having said that now I have to eat my words.  One of the sellers had a
MIDI of the Hawaii 50 theme song.  It is the best MIDI I have ever heard.

If you want a copy, email me off list and I will try to keep list and email it
to you.  It's play time is one minute and 52 seconds and is only 21 KB in
size.  Email me ONLY OFF LIST if you want it.  I will wait a few days to get
everybody's response before sending it.

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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Peter Risser: (exotica) Rekkids]
Date: 20 Feb 1999 11:39:29 GMT


> From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
>
> I saw these two records at 3 bucks a pop.  Can anyone tell me what they are
> like?
> Bud Shank - Michelle
> and
> Shake Keans with the Keating Sound ... (can't remember the title), the Mono
> version.
>
> Shake's real name is Elsworth, but they call him Shakes on accounts of he
> likes Shakespeare.  Shake plays the Flugelhorn, and is... Indo-something or
> other.  But I was wondering what the Keating Sound was.  Johnny Keating?
> If so, I didn't see his name anywhere else on the album.  Also, no date,
> though it looked much later than 50's for a mono record.
>
>
> I tried to bargain it down, but the record guy said that the "mono" made it
> all the more collectible.  Hmmmmm.
>

Well, a definite hmmm to that, but I do know this is a highly
collectible and valuable record. I haven't actually HEARD it,
though. The Keating sound is, I believe, Johnny Keating. I do have
another record with Shake Keane on it -- "Bard with a Beat", music
portraying Shakespeare in one way or another (also with the input of
David Lindup and Ken Jones). That one's pretty nice "chamber jazz"
where Shake is concerned, definitely a very nice record, if not
earthshattering. I would say on the strength of this that 3 bucks
on a Shake Keane record is not a waste.

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From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sandler & Young
Date: 20 Feb 1999 10:13:24 -0400


>>What's up with these guys?  I heard their version of "Blackbird" on the UL
>>comp and it rocks.
>>What else is good by them?
>>Who are they?

I picked up a couple of albums by them, "Side by Side" and "On the Move"
because someone on the list spoke rather highly of them (Nat?).
Unfortunately,I found nothing in them to hold my attention. Honestly I
don't get the attraction to these guys, perhaps I picked up their two
bumb albums. The arragement actually aren't half bad ( Sid Feller), but
their singing is so lacking in any inflection it just counteracts the
enjoyment of the music. They sound to me like Andy Williams times 2. So
if you like straight, inembelished, whitebread singing this could be the
duo for you.
To their credit I still kept these albums, although if you saw some of
the stuff that I "just keep around" you might not think of this as a good
thing...

Frank


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From: Paul Mannix <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) 20's + 30's
Date: 20 Feb 1999 11:56:58 -0500


Hi everyone!
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a good
comp. of 20's and 30's style music.  Something in the same vain as that
song "One more kiss, Dear" found  on the Blade Runner soundtrack.
Thanks in advance!
-Paul


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Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 20 Feb 1999 14:05:20 EST


In a message dated 2/18/99 12:38:13 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< << Toshiba EMI did a better job in that department on their Denny best-of
one
  just one disc. >>

 Which one is this??  Tracks??? >>

It is titled "The Exotic Sounds - The Very Best Of Martin Denny"
It is 28 tracks (not counting the "intro" which is the introduction taken from
Denny's live album which opens the disc. The tracks follow in chronological
order,

Quiet Village (original mono version)
Jungle Flower      ":           "
Japanese Farewell Song
Forbidden Island
Mau Mau
Bangcock Cockfight
American In Bali
Hypnotique
Jungle Madness
Ma'Chumba
Bamboo Lullaby
Manila
Happy Talk
Sake Rock
Firecracker
Paradise Found
Cross Current
Stardust
Over The Rainbow
Strange Music
Moonlight & Shadows
Blue Paradise
Balck Orchid
On A Clear Day
Sukiyaki
Indrani
Hawaiian Rhapsody
Quiet Village (moog version)

All the tracks from "Stardust" on down are not available on any other CD
(while both "Black Orchid" and "Quiet Village (moog version)" do appear on the
Capitol double, they fall prey to the annoying seguing situatioin which has
marred the whole series of Ultra Lounges)

Any other Denny collectors on the list I sure will agree that this track
listing provides a far more satisfying representation of Martuin Denny's best
work than any other collection around, even with the Capitol double sets
luxury of being able to include 12 more tracks.

Regarding the Rhino collection, it remains a fine compilation, again I believe
providing a better overall representation despite the far fewer tracks it
contains than the Capitol double.  Being the first CD collection of Denny's
tracks it was a godsend and the liner notes together make it a truly treasured
title, as it was put together with the utmost reverance and respect for Denny
rather than a cash in on the several yeras later "lounge" craze. The track
choice was so good it was even copied track-for-track by the UK's Revola label
in the UK (the reissue arm of Creation records).

The only problem with it is from a technological rarther than aesthetic
standpoint. The ability to more properly master tracks onto a CD has moved
lightyears ahead since this CD was released. All you have to do is compare
shared tracks on either the Scamp or Capitol reissues and you'll hear the
sonic difference. The other problem with the Rhino set is that for some
unknown studio mix-up, the tracks taken form the "Afro-dsia" album have the
right and left channels reveresed! Not only that but a huge portion of Augie
Colon's tse-tse fly impression has been removed form the "Tse-Tse" fly track.

Any true Denny collector should own the Capitol double set if not just for the
tracks album track unavaialble on other CD reissues, but for the unreleased
tracks. However stay clear of the liner notes which despite being written
after actually interviewing Martin Denny, have more errors than an early Mets
game and do get somewhat disparaging in places. I guess because RJ Smith had
written a couple of "exotica" and "lounge" articles he was (quite incorrectly)
viewed by the reissue staff on the Ultra Lounge series as the "expert" to get
to write the notes. I can tell you that these liner notes irk Martin Denny to
no end especially when they overlook his role as arranger and band leader in
favor of labeling him at one point "the piano player from the dagger bar" and
for calling the quite elaborate multi-building Don The Beachcomer's Waikiki
restaurant complex a "joint." (One of my traesures is a copy of this CD Martin
Denny sent me with the inaccuracies he personally highligthed in orange
marker!) Not to mention that it says "Exotica" was recorded in the Henry J
Kaiser Aluminium dome in 1957 (the wrong year and the wrong place -- please
someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I don't believe the Aluminium Dome
was yet built in 1956).

So there you have it, time for me to free up the soap box for someone else!

ashley


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Sandler & Young
Date: 20 Feb 1999 14:24:19 EST


In a message dated 2/19/99 8:38:47 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< One's French.  The other's Jewish.

Actually one's Belgium, and the other's from the Bronx (I don't know what
religion he is!)

They were on the Mike Douglas and Merv
 Griffin talk shows almost every other day it seemed.  Sometimes they sing
 together in harmony and sometimes they sing in English and French at the
 same time.  I have four of their LP's and love them all.  There was always
 something classy and cool about them.
 Their version of the Bacharach tune "Odds n Ends" is a classic.
 I have no idea about reissued CD's but I wouldn't pass up an LP if you see
 one.


Nat, I'm glad you love them too, these guys are among the kings of cheese and
they have often been made fun in wonderful impersonations by the SCTV folks
(John Candy being Young but I can't quite remeber who played Sandler). There
was a nice collection released by Capitol a few years ago that is worth
searching out if it is still available.

Times were different then for an act like these two to become as famous as
they did, I guess you still had the middle America housewife quotient who felt
that these two tuxedo clad singers, especially with the cute one singing in
French, where a touch of Continental sophistication in their somewaht plain
lives.

The kitsch value is superb as you can imagine songs like "Feelin' Groovy"
"Chicago" and "Cabaret" sung at some point in the arrangement in English by
Young and in counterpoint harmony in French by Sandler (yep, "Chicago, that
toddlin' town" sung in French!)

What is especially funny is when these two sing songs of love (due to the
unanticipated and totally unintended homosexual subtext!) and songs of
lonliness (yep, the context of two guys together singing about being alone!)

My favorite is when these two do "Put on a Happy Face" while Sandler sings the
lyrics in French, German and  Italian while Young sings the line "Put On A
Happy Face" in a mugging vocal style. Then they finish up with the final line
before the last chorus being "We spread Berlitz all over the place, so put on
a happy face!"


Ashley


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Sandler & Young
Date: 20 Feb 1999 14:52:07 EST



In a message dated 2/20/99 3:26:20 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I have four of their LP's and love them all.

And the nicest thing about them is that they are ALWAYS in the thrift shops
for about .50 and I never thought to buy one. You learn something new here
everyday.


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From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Spartacus and the Ondioline
Date: 20 Feb 1999 15:27:37 -0800 (PST)


I was reading the liner notes to the Alex North soundtrack to "Spartacus"
last night and was a bit surprised by the claim made in them that this
soundtrack represented the first time the Ondioline was heard anywhere in
America.  They make a rather big deal out of the use of this instrument.

At first I was skeptical, but the film came out in 1960, so I guess it does
pre-date some other early Ondioline recordings that came to mind.

Still, I wonder if anyone on the list can think of other recordings in or
before 1960 that featured the Ondioline?

Other unusual instruments used on the album include (quoted directly from
liner notes):

the sarrousophone, a wind instrument of a chillingly barbaric character;
the kythara, a plucked Roman string instrument resembling a lyre;
the dulcimer;
the Israeli recorder;
a Chinese oboe;
lute, mandolin, Yugoslav flute, bagpipes;
and the Ondioline.

-- Brad


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Tonight in SF - Sat 20 - Hullabaloo
Date: 20 Feb 1999 15:56:22 EST


From the folks that brought you Bardot A Go-Go

Hulabaloo!

Go-Go dance party with videos and 60s discotheque decor
featuring continuous music spun by the djs from

Bardot A Go Go
Beauty Bar
Li Lo Lounge
and more

at the Cocodrie
on Kearny between Columbus and Broadway
in North Beach, San Francisco

9 pm - til close
$5.00


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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop,February 21
Date: 20 Feb 1999 16:38:54 -0500


Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal,
Canada. Comments and questions welcome.

Space Bop #36   Easy Does It

We have gotten so many incredibly good "easy"-inspired CDs lately, it
was hard to pick only an hours' worth for the show this week - all of
the following are highly recommended! (although "Shaken Not Stirred" is
worth it only for the Lyman and Jack "Bongo" Burger tracks, and is
otherwise the weakest of the bunch!)


Edmundo Ros:  Light My Fire  "Inflight Entertainment"
Xavier Cugat:  One Mint Julep (Cha Cha Twist)  "Espresso Espresso"
Sounds Orchestral:  Mas Que Nada  "The Easy Project"
Gary McFarland:  Bloop Bleep  "Latin Lounge"
Piero Umiliani(Paolo Scotti):  Mah Na Mah Na - King Of Favelas Mix  "Mah
Na Mah Na - The Complete Remix Project"

Hugo Montenegro:  Hair/Aquarius  "Moog Power"
Michel Legrand:  Di Gue Ding Ding  "Inflight Entertainment"
Esquivel:  Port-Au-Prince  "Exploring New Sounds In Sonorama"
Bert Kaempfert:  Cerveza  "Inflight Entertainment"

Arthur Lyman:  Caravan  "Shaken Not Stirred"
Stanley Black:  I Feel Fine  "Espresso Espresso"
Tony Hatch:  Man Alive  "Easy Project 2 - House Of Loungecore"
Barry Gray:  Stingray  "No Strings Attached"
Alan Hawkshaw:  Convenience Shopping  "Music For TV Dinners - The 60s"

Jerry Allen:  Blue Streak  "Easy Project 2 - House Of Loungecore"
Lalo Schifrin:  Bullitt  "Mission Impossible...And More"
Hugo Montenegro:  Moog Power  "Moog Power"
Paraffin Jack Flash Ltd.:  Blue 'N' Groovy  "The Easy Project"


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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 20 Feb 1999 13:46:22 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:
> It is titled "The Exotic Sounds - The Very Best Of Martin Denny"
> It is 28 tracks (not counting the "intro" which is the introduction taken from
> Denny's live album which opens the disc. The tracks follow in chronological
> order,
>
> Quiet Village (original mono version)
> Jungle Flower      ":           "
> Japanese Farewell Song
> Forbidden Island
> Mau Mau
> Bangcock Cockfight
> American In Bali
> Hypnotique
> Jungle Madness
> Ma'Chumba
> Bamboo Lullaby
> Manila
> Happy Talk
> Sake Rock
> Firecracker
> Paradise Found
> Cross Current
> Stardust
> Over The Rainbow
> Strange Music
> Moonlight & Shadows
> Blue Paradise
> Balck Orchid
> On A Clear Day
> Sukiyaki
> Indrani
> Hawaiian Rhapsody
> Quiet Village (moog version)

> Any other Denny collectors on the list I sure will agree that this track
> listing provides a far more satisfying representation of Martuin Denny's best
> work than any other collection around, even with the Capitol double sets
> luxury of being able to include 12 more tracks.

Am I the only one who thinks Denny's version of "Voodoo Dreams" is the
quintisential tiki track? Man, compare Denny's version to Baxter's or Lyman's
and you'll see what I mean... That track is far superior to many tracks which
show up on all the comps.  Thank God the Scamp reissue of Hypnotique sounds
great!

-Kevin


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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: aXterbay
Date: 20 Feb 1999 17:33:25 -0500


<<
I'll repeat the theory I offered several years ago:

Xtabay is pig Latin for Baxter

Now fork over them shrunken haids.

Brad
>>

That is sheer fucking genius.
Fez off to you!

Peter


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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) tv - Harvey & Bob & Lucy & Desi (& more)
Date: 20 Feb 1999 18:44:30 -0500


(eastern times)

"Mean Streets" (1973) on A&E - Sunday afternoon, 3:00pm.

A 2 hour "Biography" of Desi & Lucy Arnaz, running 4 (!) times in a row.
A&E - Sunday night, 8:00pm, 10:00pm, midnight, 2:00am

"Pete Kelly's Blues" (1955) Another airing of Jack Webb's jazz tribute.
Watch for Jayne Mansfield this time. AMC - Monday morning, 7:30am

"Double Indemnity" (1944) Terrific film noir. Fred MacMurray as a rogue
insurance salesman drawn into dark doings by bad girl, Barbara Stanwyck.
What would Uncle Charlie say? AMC - Monday night, 6:00pm, midnight

A 1 hour profile of Marlene Dietrich on AMC - Tuesday night, 10:00pm, 2:30am

Followed by her film "Seven Sinners" (1940). AMC - Tuesday night, 11:00pm,
3:30am

m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/


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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sandler & Young
Date: 20 Feb 1999 20:26:52 -0500


At 10:13 AM 2/20/99 -0400, recliner wrote:
>
>I picked up a couple of albums by them, "Side by Side" and "On the Move"
>because someone on the list spoke rather highly of them (Nat?).
>Unfortunately,I found nothing in them to hold my attention.
> The arragement actually aren't half bad ( Sid Feller), but
>their singing is so lacking in any inflection it just counteracts the
>enjoyment of the music.

I don't feel the need to defend my taste which went missing just before I
joined this list and hasn't been seen or heard from since. I mean, at this
very moment I'm listening to Perry Como so clearly we're talking about a
whole new definition of "taste".  But there are some parameters left.
Sandler and Young capture something like no one else whose records I have.
It's nothing like Andy Williams for instance, whose records I also like by
the way.
There's a kind of "swingin playboy" thing going with "S&Y" whereas Andy is
more like a sweet choirboy all grown up.
I'm not sure what is meant here by "lack of inflection" but if you mean "no
discernible emotion" I can understand what you mean.  It's not that S&Y
don't have emotions, but more that they're always a bit too happy or proud
of themselves. With S&Y, I'd say it's more like "We could inflect here but
we're too cool to bother.  Hey check out this harmony part coming up.
We're good eh?".
Their sound is all about the arrangements and the blending of their voices.
Beyond that though there's a "showbiz" feeling - a Vegas lounge feeling -
that appeals to me.
And they do have a way with a Bacharach tune.  Especially - once again -
"Odds n Ends" with it's great whistling intro.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Rekkids
Date: 20 Feb 1999 20:26:50 -0500


At 02:58 PM 2/19/99 -0500, Peter Risser wrote:
>
>I saw these two records at 3 bucks a pop.  Can anyone tell me what they are
>like?
>Bud Shank - Michelle

I like this record.  I like all the Bud Shank "NOW sound" records.  (I have
at least four others including one of Lovin Spoonful covers.)  The
interesting thing about Bud's "pop" records - as opposed to let's say Chet
Baker in the Mariachi Brass - is that Bud consistently gets off these great
sweet jazzy sax solos almost in spite of the musical setting.
The arrangements are cool; the female choir is used sparingly and
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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Re: aXterbay
Date: 20 Feb 1999 20:54:06 EST



In a message dated 2/20/99 6:48:31 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I'll repeat the theory I offered several years ago:
>
>Xtabay is pig Latin for Baxter
>
>Now fork over them shrunken haids.
>
>Brad
>>>
>
>That is sheer fucking genius.
>Fez off to you!

To further bolster Brad's argument, the "Xta" in Xtabay just may be
Brooklynese for "Xter"--hence Ba"xter" and if Amy Camus herself is also from
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From: Lazlo Nibble <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Record Shop Guides: LA, San Diego, Albuquerque
Date: 20 Feb 1999 22:33:02 -0700


I've updated my L.A. and San Diego guides for the first time in quite a while,
and added a new guide for Albuquerque.  I'd appreciate any feedback people
familiar with stores in those areas would like to offer -- especially info
of a bent more suited to this list:

  <http://www.studio-nibble.com/guides/>

Or come in through my persuasive and/or provocative new main page, now
featuring one of the hoariest design swipes on the web:

  <http://www.studio-nibble.com>

Thanks!

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From: "David Gross" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Charles NR
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:37:00 +0300


I have a Charles Nelson Reilly story from 1986.

I was driving in LA, must've been on Melrose or
one of the streets closer to  the hills. I pulled up
behind this big, expensive car with the license plate
CNR. Pulled up next to it and it was CNR in his cap
driving himself someplace.  I motioned him to roll
down his window (this was the 80's and people still
did things like that.)  I said "Brilliant!  You were
brilliant on... Lidsville!" (the Krofft show).

He responded with a smile: "Is that all?  I thought you were
commenting on my new glasses!"  Of  the celebrities I've had brushes
with, he was one of the more personable...

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From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Spartacus and the Ondioline
Date: 21 Feb 1999 05:34:11 PST



Still, I wonder if anyone on the list can think of other recordings in
or
before 1960 that featured the Ondioline



The track watchamacallit by Esquivel on "Exploring new sounds in Hi fi"
from 1959 features the ondioline.

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Charles NR
Date: 21 Feb 1999 08:34:43 EST


In a message dated 2/21/99 3:37:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< He responded with a smile: "Is that all?  I thought you were
 commenting on my new glasses!"  Of  the celebrities I've had brushes
 with, he was one of the more personable...
  >>

And did he make his trademark quirky laugh?   (How do I type this???)   "Huh-
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Spartacus and the Ondioline
Date: 21 Feb 1999 05:40:01 PST



Still, I wonder if anyone on the list can think of other recordings in
or
before 1960 that featured the Ondioline



The track watchamacallit by Esquivel on "Exploring new sounds in Hi fi"
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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rekkids
Date: 21 Feb 1999 15:02:21 -0000


Nat Kone wrote:

> At 02:58 PM 2/19/99 -0500, Peter Risser wrote:
> >
> >I saw these two records at 3 bucks a pop.  Can anyone tell me what they
> >are like? Bud Shank - Michelle
>
> I like this record.  I like all the Bud Shank "NOW sound" records.  (I
> have at least four others including one of Lovin Spoonful covers.)

Bud also appears on Beaver & Krause's Moog-fests "In a Wild
Sanctuary" and "Gandharva" (just got the twofer CD!).


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Charles NR
Date: 21 Feb 1999 10:43:47 EST


Ol' Chuck was one of my first chance celebrity encounters. In 1987, I was on a
high school trip to NYC. Our group had dinner at Sardi's (the place with all
the caricatures on the wall) and CNR was sitting over at the wall. I worked up
the nerve to ask him for an autograph and he happily obliged.

Then a guy in my group -- a jock type -- named Chuck went over to him and
said, "Hey, my name's Charles, too! I bet we've got a lot in common!" and sat
down next to him. We thought he'd be ejected from the place, but instead CNR
chatted with him for about 20 minutes.

But I never did hear the laugh.

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Miss Toni Fisher
Date: 21 Feb 1999 07:57:38 -0800


Here she is;

Whatta babe;  http://www.jackdiamond.to/houseofgames/tonifisher.jpg


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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Talkin' Jazz 3
Date: 21 Feb 1999 15:02:27 +0100


>From: m h jemmeson <[e-mail]>

>Re: Talkin' Jazz 3:
>Are the first two volumes any good?

    if you liked vol 3 then you'll also like like vol 1 & 2.

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 21 Feb 1999 21:22:49 EST


In a message dated 2/20/99 2:05:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, LTepedino writes:

<< Toshiba EMI did a better job in that department on their Denny best-of one
   just one disc. >>

 Well here is the CD in question, and at a healthy 28.00 + shipping!

http://www.musicblvd.com/cgi-bin/tw/0613689111919649494_43_424801

Anybody out there got this one, a good supply of writeable CD's and the
recorder to go with it?  Oh, and are you feeling generous???

Robert

 It is titled "The Exotic Sounds - The Very Best Of Martin Denny"
 It is 28 tracks (not counting the "intro" which is the introduction taken
from Denny's live album which opens the disc. The tracks follow in
chronological order,

 Quiet Village (original mono version)
 Jungle Flower      ":           "
 Japanese Farewell Song
 Forbidden Island
 Mau Mau
 Bangcock Cockfight
 American In Bali
 Hypnotique
 Jungle Madness
 Ma'Chumba
 Bamboo Lullaby
 Manila
 Happy Talk
 Sake Rock
 Firecracker
 Paradise Found
 Cross Current
 Stardust
 Over The Rainbow
 Strange Music
 Moonlight & Shadows
 Blue Paradise
 Balck Orchid
 On A Clear Day
 Sukiyaki
 Indrani
 Hawaiian Rhapsody
 Quiet Village (moog version)
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From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) marrying a monster
Date: 22 Feb 1999 09:12:32 +0000


> "I Married A Monster From Outer Space" (1958) at 7:35am Saturday Morning.
> The classic 50s sci-fi marital training film.

I actually have the poster of this movie in my kitchen. I gave it as
a present some time ago to my wife.
Still wonderin' if she did catch the irony in it.
Ciao
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Miss Toni Fisher
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:04:12 +0100




Jack wrote:

> Here she is;
>
> Whatta babe;  http://www.jackdiamond.to/houseofgames/tonifisher.jpg

Thanks!

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Subject: Re: (exotica) marrying a monster
Date: 22 Feb 1999 09:16:43 EST


In a message dated 02/22/99 3:10:58 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I gave it as
 a present some time ago to my wife.
 Still wonderin' if she did catch the irony in it.
 Ciao >>

It depends on who you think "the monster is".

And on the monster note, in "Happiness Is" they sing to "A monster, it's
something weird, weird, weird."  Or at least that is what I think they say.
What does this mean or in reference to?

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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Weekend finds - MD
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:21:18 +0000


Didn't buy any records this weekend. Instead, I had a clear out. I took a
few records to the exchange in Berwick St, Soho and exchanged them for an
Aiwa Minidisc walkman recorder.
So if anyone is into trading minidiscs, give me a shout.

Charlie.
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Subject: (exotica) The City!
Date: 22 Feb 1999 09:36:32 -0500


Hot-diggidy-dang!  I heard a great record last night (one in our collection
that had just alluded me until then)...that I want to "hip" ya'll to...THE
CITY by LARRY ELGART and BOB SMITH...It's a great crime-jazz-esque-noir
record, one of those "tone poem conceptual" rekkids!  Bob's a pretty dang
smooth and rockin[ jass Anyone else dig this?  I was also glad to see
mention of Dominic Frontiere's PAGAN FESTIVAL by Michael D. Toth!  This is
another one that doesn't get the hype, but a must for collectors d'exotica!
See ya' in the funny papers,
Jane Fondle...I ain't done yet, more to follow...slow work day, ay' know!
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Subject: (exotica) The other woman!
Date: 22 Feb 1999 09:38:56 -0500


OK, gotta know...what did the blonde in Brazil '66 do if Lani Hall was the
one crankin' out all those astounding vocals?  Did she just vogue, hang out
with the Columbia Cartel lookin' guys in the group...WWHHATT?
Jez curious,
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Subject: (exotica) Switchblade Sisters
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:41:52 -0500


Mention of this movie reminds me that I had heard awhile back that his
holiness Les Baxter did the OST for this wunnerful flick!  OK, is it true,
anyone?  When I heard that, I thought perhaps the source was getting that
mixed up with Les' fab HELL'S BELLES OST...
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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) ITCH-TA-BAY
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:58:04 -0500




> << Personall, I don't care how anyone else pronounces this, I pronounce it
>
>  X-TA-BAY >>
>
> You know this kinda makes sense to me.  Of course I pronounce the "X" as
> they
> do in xylophone and xavior.  So my pronunciation is:   za-TAH-bay.
>
No, no, no.....there is no vowel after the x, so za as in Xavier, is
incorrect.  The x is pronounced "Itch", it ends in a consonant sound, making
it sensible to pronounce the following "taa".  Saying "ex" is incorrect
since we are talking about most likely South American language and they
don't name that letter an "ex".

Im telling you all, ITCH-ta-bay..

so there

surfing the chaos,
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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) XTABAY
Date: 22 Feb 1999 11:00:32 -0500


Is it like Ixtapa Bay?

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


> Actually, I think it is related to the Swedish group ABBA -- Who did not
> have
> a 4 octave range but did have 4 voices, each with their own octave.  And
> the
> "XT" is like Extra without the "ra" sound (you know, like "give me an exta
> moonpie). Thus it is:
>
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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) ITS A BABE
Date: 22 Feb 1999 08:21:45 -0800 (PST)


I've heard the indeginous people of Guatemala pronounce X's at the
begigining of words as Ich like and itch so I have to agree with
Charlieman.

Another possibility is the this is 1962 Hollywood and they really were
saying "ITS A BABE"  in exotic disguise.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck





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> incorrect.  The x is pronounced "Itch", it ends in a consonant
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> it sensible to pronounce the following "taa".  Saying "ex" is
incorrect
> since we are talking about most likely South American language and
they
> don't name that letter an "ex".
>
> Im telling you all, ITCH-ta-bay..
>
> so there
>
> surfing the chaos,
> Charlieman
>
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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Miss Toni Fisher
Date: 22 Feb 1999 08:45:09 -0800 (PST)


There was a great Disco remake of this song, "The Big Hurt" that came
out in 82/83.  It was true to the spirit of the song.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck


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>
> > Here she is;
> >
> > Whatta babe;  http://www.jackdiamond.to/houseofgames/tonifisher.jpg
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Mo

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Paul Schmidt, Michael Higgins obits
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:30:05 -0600


                           *Paul Schmidt
    NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul Schmidt, who translated Arthur Rimbaud's poems and
Anton Chekhov's plays and worked in avant-garde music and theater for much
of his life, has died. He was 65.
    Schmidt died from complications of AIDS at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
Center on Friday, said his brother Jim.
    An expert in Slavic languages, he spent many years translating the writings
of Velemir Khlebnikov, an obscure Russian poet who died in 1922. He brought
Khlebnikov's play ``Zangezi'' to the stage in Los Angeles in 1986. It later
ran at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
    For the academy's 1995 Next Wave Festival, he composed a libretto for the
opera ``Alice,'' which was based on Lewis Carroll's ``Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland'' and ``Through the Looking Glass.'' Composer Tom Waits and
director Robert Wilson collaborated on the project.
    Playwrights Horizons and the Music Theater Group presented ``Black Sea
Follies,'' a play Schmidt wrote, in 1986. His collection of Rimbaud
translations, titled ``A Season in Hell'' after the poet's masterpiece by
the same name, was published in 1997, with photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe.
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~art/schmidt.html

                          *Michael Higgins
    RIVERSIDE, Ill. (AP) -- Glass artist and designer Michael Higgins, half of
the husband-wife team who created the colorful and sought-after ``higgins''
glass, has died at age 90.
    Higgins died Feb. 13 at his home and studio.
    Some of the household objects he and his wife Frances created from vividly
colored fused glass over their 50-year joint career are in the collections
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Corning
Glass Museum and London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
    A native of London, Higgins was educated at Eton, Cambridge University and
the London Central School of Arts and Crafts. He immigrated to the United
States in 1939 and moved to Chicago after World War II to head a department
at the Institute of Design.
    In 1948, he married Frances Stewart, a glass artist who was attending
graduate school. In their first tiny Chicago apartment, the two installed
three glass kilns behind their sofa and began producing their own art glass.
    In the 1950s and '60s, the couple worked with major glass manufacturers and
potteries to adapt their techniques for mass production, but in 1966 they
moved to Riverside to return to independent studio work.
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From: "Dom Ciccone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Paul Schmidt,
Date: 22 Feb 1999 12:09:18 -0500


>For the academy's 1995 Next Wave Festival, he composed a libretto for the
opera ``Alice,'' which was based on Lewis Carroll's ``Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland'' and ``Through the Looking Glass.'' Composer Tom Waits and
director Robert Wilson collaborated on the project.


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Exotica CD's
Date: 22 Feb 1999 09:16:59 -0800


Hello,

Does anyone here know/have a wholesale connection for those "exotica cd's"

I know Get Hip carries some of them, but there must be some other distributor.

Jimmy B ?  Peter P ?

These here;

1) Zounds What Sounds/Music From a Surplus Store
2) Shock Music in Hi Fi/Nightmare/Panic
3) Astro Sounds/Yma Sumac-Miracles
4) Bas Sheva-The Passions
5) 10th Victim/Marquis de Sade OST's
6) Orienta/Tropical Fantasy
7) Music Out of The Moon/Peace of Mind/Perfume Set To Music
8) Les Baxter-African Jazz/Tak Shindo-M'Ganga
9) Martin Denny-Exotic Moog/Les Baxter-Moog Rock
10) Hal Blaine-Psychedelic Percussion/Emil Richards-STONES

Any and all help will be tremendously appreciated

Thanks!
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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The City!
Date: 22 Feb 1999 12:50:07 -0500


>I was also glad to see mention of Dominic Frontiere's PAGAN FESTIVAL by
Michael D. Toth!

I must add my voice to the fray.  I found this, sans cover, at a thrift
store and it is a good 'un.

King of the Wild Frontiere,
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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Retro Cocktail Hour
Date: 22 Feb 1999 11:45:05 +0000


With a monster snowstorm raging outside our studios, what better
time to announce this week's Retro Cocktail Hour webcast?  It's our
second annual Exotica Extravaganza - two hours of jungle jazz, tiki
tunes and Afro-Cuban spice by most of Exotica's leading lights, from
Baxter, Denny and Lyman to buried treasures by Marty
Wilson, Milt Raskin, Johnny Richards and Axel Stordahl.  It's not
definitive by any stretch, but it might just chase away winter's
chill for a couple of hours!

We'll hear most of the classics, including tracks from Dom
Frontiere's "Pagan Festival", "Polynesian Percussion" by George
Cates, Don Ralke's bongo classic "The Savage and the Sensuous" and
many others.  Also - organist Eddie Baxter's creepy take on "Quiet
Village", Hawaiian music Nashville-style by the Paradise Island
Trio (think The Three Suns Go Hawaiian!) plus a visit to "The
Enchanted Tiki Room".

To hear The Retro Cocktail Hour on the World Wide Web, just go to:

http://kanu.ukans.edu/retro.html

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Subject: (exotica) Ondioline
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:11:07 -0800


"Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>

before 1960 that featured the Ondioline
The track watchamacallit by Esquivel on "Exploring new sounds in Hi fi"
from 1959 features the ondioline.

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Subject: (exotica) Dusty
Date: 22 Feb 1999 13:47:31 -0500


A review of Rhino's new Dusty Springfield re-issues:

http://www.isd.net/mbayly/review13.htm

I love that throwaway detail about her decking Buddy Rich!


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Subject: Re: (exotica) The City!
Date: 22 Feb 1999 10:45:43 PST



I must add my voice to the fray.  I found this, sans cover, at a thrift
store and it is a good 'un.

King of the Wild Frontiere,
Brian Phillips


The cover is great too. Unfortunately i managed to erase parts of the
letter N in PAGAN when trying to remove a price sticker with my bottle
of "model 23 SKIDOO Price Remover".

Would like to know if the group "23 Skidoo" took there name from this
funny fluid, or does "23 skidoo" mean something else?

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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Miss Toni Fisher
Date: 22 Feb 1999 13:52:49 EST



In a message dated 2/22/99 12:46:27 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>There was a great Disco remake of this song, "The Big Hurt" that came
>out in 82/83.  It was true to the spirit of the song.

yes, but did it have phase shifting? (The Motel's version was godawful)


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Switchblade Sisters
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:01:15 -0500


At 10:41 AM 2/22/99 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>Mention of this movie reminds me that I had heard awhile back that his
>holiness Les Baxter did the OST for this wunnerful flick!

Am I alone in thinking that Les's instrumental contributions to the "Wild
in the Streets" soundtrack were less than inspiring?   Not exactly the
height of fake hippy sitar rock.
Now Stu Philips on the other hand, is a different thing.  His instrumental
pieces on the "Angels from Hell" soundtrack are amazing.  If this hasn't
been reissued, then it should be.

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Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:01:06 EST



In a message dated 2/22/99 2:47:59 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>A review of Rhino's new Dusty Springfield re-issues:

I have both and found each to be surprisingly good. I already had Dusty In
Memphis on vinyl, but its loaded with "bonus" tracks. Dusty In London is the
more important one of interest to this list IMHO, but Memphis isn't just Stax
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Subject: Re: (exotica) The City!
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:11:11 -0500


Would like to know if the group "23 Skidoo" took there name from this
funny fluid, or does "23 skidoo" mean something else?

23 Skidoo!  is an exclamation like "Yahoo!"  It dates back to the 1920's.



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Subject: (exotica) Peter Thomas "Warp Back To Earth"
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:14:25 EST


Have any of you insiders heard this one yet?

It's a 2 CD set (also on vinyl) out on EFA- Caroline, with one CD of current
artists (  Stereolab, Sons Of Silence, Tipsy, High Llamas, Coldcut and others
) playing around with the music of Mr. Thomas.  The second CD is original old
Thomas recordings.

Does anyone know what songs are tinkered with by the current artists on this?

Question #2 1/2:
I didn't see Combustible Edison or Millionaire Mike in the line up of artists
playing on this, which seemed odd.  I haven't seen the liner notes so I'm
unclear who brought this one all together.  Did any of the hands of Com Ed
fiddle with this release, in some way?

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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Miss Toni Fisher
Date: 22 Feb 1999 11:20:55 -0800 (PST)


Mucho mucho phase shifting and a pretty cool cover to boot!

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck


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> In a message dated 2/22/99 12:46:27 PM, [e-mail] wrote:
>
> >There was a great Disco remake of this song, "The Big Hurt" that came
> >out in 82/83.  It was true to the spirit of the song.
>
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Subject: (exotica) Ski-doodle
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:37:24 -0500


Here is a post I found about that:

When I lived in New York, I heard this explanation (though it may be an
Urban Myth):
The "Flat Iron Building" which is long and thin and triangularly wedge
shaped, is on lower Broadway at 23rd St. Its distinctive shape causes some
violently swirling winds which would tend to blow women's skirts up. The
local men knew this and would loiter about at lunch hour for the free
'show'. The cops would then have to engage in enforcing the "23 Skidoo" -
chasing the would be oglers from 23rd Street.
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Barbarella, Bob Thiele and Bob Crewe
Date: 22 Feb 1999 14:38:39 -0500


I was watching Barbarella on TV the other night - the first time I've seen
it since I was  a kid - and I was kind of surprised to hear that the music
was almost identical in spirit to the kind of "Now Sound" stuff that I've
been marinating in lately.
I really liked the music but I have to say that I thought it was fairly
inappropriate for the film.  Of course I can't say what I would have
thought at the time but I think the film deserved a more spacey/trippy sound.
Having said that, it reminded me in particular of a couple of records I
picked up last week so that was just an introduction.

Bob Thiele "Do the Love" and Bob Crewe Generation "Music to Watch BIRDS By"
(my emphasis)
I'm assuming some people here are familiar with Bob Thiele's "Light My
Fire" record with Gabor Szabo and Bill Plummer on electric sitar.
Like that record, this one also has Bob's "New Happy Times Orchestra".
I love these names.  On the "Light my fire" record, the chorus is called
"The California Dreamers".  On this record they're called "The Sunflower
Singers".
And instead of Gabor and Bill, "Do the Love" features special guest....
Steve Allen!
There are a couple of covers but the highlight of the record are "Do the
Love" which basically has the Sunshine Singers repeating those words over a
pleasant Now Sound-y melody and "Jet me to Frisco" which has a few more
lyrics.

Having basically passed through an obsession with instrumental covers of
sixties tunes, I'm now trying to move on to an obsession with music that
has the same fake-sixties feel but doesn't cover familiar hits.  What would
I call that?

"NOW-soundtrack" as opposed to "NOW sound"?

The Bob Crewe record is a classic of that genre I just identified. (The
Brass Ring would fit in there too but they do more covers.)

Did Bob Crewe have any "hits" after "music to watch girls by"??  There's a
great tune here called "Melancholy Serenade" which I think could have been
a hit.  But on the front cover it points out  "featuring Winter Warm and
Birds of Britain".

Actually the writing credit on "Melancholy Serenade" is "Gleason" and the
tune does have a kind of TV-theme show sound.  So could this have been
Jackie Gleason's TV-theme just made cooler?  It does sound kind of familiar...

Anyway, "Birds of Britain" has lyrics printed on the inside cover but no
actual lyrics sung in the song.

The first stanza goes like this:

Chasin after chicks - is kicks
But when I spend my time in England
Here's the word
I want a bird!

That got me dreaming about Twiggy... at least until I saw Barberella.

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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Dusty
Date: 22 Feb 1999 11:42:25 -0800 (PST)


Dusty in memhis is simply terrrific all the way through whether you're
a dusty fan or just getting introduced to her.  The soul standards are
remade in dusty style and it works!  She takes her wonderful voice and
interprets these songs in a soft dusty pop way that won't let you down
if you like vocals.

Her box set is cheap at BMG music service if you are a brand new member.

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Subject: Re:  (exotica) Dusty
Date: 22 Feb 1999 12:02:38 -0800 (PST)



FYI,  If anyone here wants info on a rather intelligent
hardcore Dusty Springfield Mail List, let me know.

I've been subbed to it sporadically.  I might mention
that Dusty herself I understand is ill with I believe
some sort of cancer.  Don't recall details.

Paul Moshay


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella, Bob Thiele and Bob Crewe
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:09:47 -0500



>Actually the writing credit on "Melancholy Serenade" is "Gleason" and the
>tune does have a kind of TV-theme show sound.  So could this have been
>Jackie Gleason's TV-theme just made cooler?  It does sound kind of
familiar...

Jackie Gleason did write the song. It's been a long time but I believe it's
the theme to "The Honeymooners". He was almost proud of the fact he could
not read music but could compose songs.

The arrangements on all those LP's he did are all his. According to the
liner notes of the Capitol 2 CD set he would hire a "longhair", the name
used in the notes, to write out the charts to his specifications. It sounded
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ondioline aka Pianoline aka Orcheline
Date: 22 Feb 1999 16:08:02 -0600


>"Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Re: (exotica) Spartacus and the Ondioline
>>before 1960 that featured the Ondioline
>The track watchamacallit by Esquivel on "Exploring new sounds in Hi fi"
>from 1959 features the ondioline.

The Ondioline page at the "120 Years of Electronic Music" site points out
that the instrument (invented in 1938) was also available under the names
Pianoline and Orcheline. Has anyone seen _these_ names in any liner notes??
-Lou


http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/ondioline/index.html
The Ondioline became a popular instrument in Europe, used widely in film and
theatre music as well as in light music and cabaret. The Ondioline was
marketed in Germany as the "Pianoline" and in The Netherlands as the
"Orcheline" and made a notable appearance during the Brussels World Fair
(1958) when it was played on top of the Atomium building.

(Here's 2 Atomium pages:  http://www.ib.be/atomium/e/indexen.htm
                          http://www.skypoint.com/members/jkm/atomium.html )





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Subject: (exotica) "Mondo Bongos" playlist for Feb 24, 1999
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:59:00 -0500




Mondo Bongos can be heard every Wed at 9 am on CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph,
Ontario.Canada. Comments & questions welcome.

The Barry Gray Orchestra - Hijacked "No Strings Attached"
The Ray McVay Sound - Revenge "20 Loungecore Favourites"

Armando Trovajoli - Blazing Magnum "Beretta 70" [thanx C & B!]
Isaac Hayes- Theme from Shaft "Blaxploitation"
Roy Budd & his Orchestra - The Car Chase "House of Loungecore"

The Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination - Skippy's First Samba Lesson "I
was young & I needed the money"
The Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination - Earth vs Me "I was young & I
needed the money"
Jan Jankeje - South Indian Line "Nitrogen"

The Dave Pike Set - Got the Feelin' "Got the Feelin' "
Bill 'Ravi' Harris & the Prophets - Lost Dragon of the Sahara "Funky Sitar
Man"
Ashwin Batish - Casbah Shuffle "Sitar Power"

Unitone Hifi - Listen...or Ya Dead "Boomshot"
Unitone Hifi - F-Roti "Foxy Frotter"

Thanx for reading,

Allan


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Subject: (exotica) Ondioline hunt....
Date: 22 Feb 1999 17:02:36 +0000


>>Still, I wonder if anyone on the list can think of other recordings in
>>or before 1960 that featured the Ondioline

The ELECTRO-SONIC ORCHESTRA by Dick Jacobs from 1958 is drenched in
ondioline...any earlier, folks?

Keith

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Subject: (exotica) Tom Waits does ALICE
Date: 22 Feb 1999 17:08:50 +0000


>For the academy's 1995 Next Wave Festival, he composed a libretto for the
opera ``Alice,'' which was based on Lewis Carroll's ``Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland'' and ``Through the Looking Glass.'' Composer Tom Waits and
director Robert Wilson collaborated on the project.


Tom Waits doing "Alice in Wonderland"!!! Somebody tell me more!

Yep, you heard it right...I saw it.  Fantastic.  I've still got the
beautiful book put out to accompany it.  Very much along the 'Black
Rider' lines, even with most of the same cast (Thalia Theatre, Germany).
 The blackest fairy tale you ever did see.

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From: Bump <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Switchblade Sisters
Date: 22 Feb 1999 17:45:52 -0500


>Mention of this movie reminds me that I had heard awhile back that his
>holiness Les Baxter did the OST for this wunnerful flick!  OK, is it true,
>anyone?  When I heard that, I thought perhaps the source was getting that
>mixed up with Les' fab HELL'S BELLES OST...

Apparently he did! and other 70's exploitation/horror include
Cry of the Banshee
Dunwich Horror
=46rogs
Torture Chamber of Baron Blood
Devil and Leroy Bassett
and another Jack Hill flick The Big Doll House
there are probably more cuz the source i got these from does not mention
Hells Belles...

why this pricks my ears up is that i had the fortunate pleasure of meeting
and hearing Jack Hill speak at a Blaxploitation convention in NY last
weekend.
got him to sign my Coffy lp!
along with Jack i got to rub elbows and listen to Fred "The Hammer"
Williamson, Richard "Shaft" Roundtree, Antonio "Huggy Bear" Fargas, Gloria
Hendry, and Dolemite, Rudy Ray Moore who is now the Hip Shakin' Poppa.
he did his act for us and he is as sick as ever i am happy to report.
from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Edy Williams and Cynthia Meyers were
there as well...

Life is Good.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Ondioline hunt....
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:05:54 -0800


The French composer Olivier Messiaen composed a few pieces for Ondes Martenot
(Ondioline), both solo and with orchestra. His piece "Turangalila" was
composed
in 1948 for Ondes Martenot and orchestra. I don't know of any recordings from
that time, but I have an LP on the MHS (Musical Heritage Society) label that
has some of his solo Ondes Martenot pieces on it. The LP is from the 60s.

The recording I have, of solo Ondes Martenot, is amazing stuff.

Early recordings of "Turangalnla" may exist... I've never seen one.

Clark


At 05:02 PM 2/22/1999 +0000, you wrote:
>
>>>Still, I wonder if anyone on the list can think of other recordings in
>>>or before 1960 that featured the Ondioline
>
>The ELECTRO-SONIC ORCHESTRA by Dick Jacobs from 1958 is drenched in
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Ondioline aka Pianoline aka Orcheline
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:15:21 PST





----Original Message Follows----


>>>
The Ondioline page at the "120 Years of Electronic Music" site points

....

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/ondioline/index.html

>>

On this site one early ondioline recording were mentioned:

""Del Shannon using the Ondioline on the 50's pop hit "Runaway". "








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Subject: (exotica) RE Ondioline Hunt
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:34:57 PST


On this site one early ondioline recording were mentioned:

""Del Shannon using the Ondioline on the 50's pop hit "Runaway". "

Is it "that" Runaway? The "Run-run-run-run-a-runaway" Runaway?

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Subject: Re: (exotica) The Summitt
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:59:46 -0800 (PST)


>http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/Reuters19990222_1408.html
>WIsh I'd been there....Jane Fondle


Well, Miss Fondle (et al)

Buy this cd and you'll feel damn close to it!

Its been around as a quasi-legit hard to find two cd release
for a year or two, and is a-m-a-z-i-n-g !   I must have taped
it for half a dozen friends I'd played it to.   They pestered
me to death.

Frank, Dino, Sammy...in a small club sized room for near two
hours roastin' each other and singing songs and bits of songs.

Run don't walk, to pick this up if you have even a remote
curiousity !     A must !

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Subject: (exotica) RE Ondioline Hunt
Date: 22 Feb 1999 19:13:55 -0500


Is it "that" Runaway? The "Run-run-run-run-a-runaway" Runaway?

Yes-yes-yes-yes, that Runaway.  His keyboard player, Maximillian also
released a solo recording called "Twistin' Ghost"

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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella, Bob Thiele and Bob Crewe
Date: 22 Feb 1999 19:26:48 -0500


Nat Kone wrote:
>
> I was watching Barbarella on TV the other night - the first time I've seen
> it since I was  a kid - and I was kind of surprised to hear that the music
> was almost identical in spirit to the kind of "Now Sound" stuff that I've
> been marinating in lately.
> I really liked the music but I have to say that I thought it was fairly
> inappropriate for the film.  Of course I can't say what I would have
> thought at the time but I think the film deserved a more spacey/trippy sound.
> Having said that, it reminded me in particular of a couple of records I
> picked up last week so that was just an introduction.
>
> Bob Thiele "Do the Love" and Bob Crewe Generation "Music to Watch BIRDS By"

The Barbarella soundtrack has just been reissued on lovely red vinyl.
(Dusty Groove has it in stock, or at least they did last time I checked)
And wouldn't you know it - Bob Crewe did the soundtrack (which would
explain why it reminded you of "Music to Watch Girls By"!

I personally think the soundtrack suits the movie, but I think we had
this soundtrack "discussion" a while back, so I'm not going there
again...  ;-)

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From: Jeff Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Happiness Is (was re: marrying a monster)
Date: 22 Feb 1999 11:32:45 -0800


Tiki Bob wrote:

> And on the monster note, in "Happiness Is" they sing to "A monster, it'=
s
> something weird, weird, weird."  Or at least that is what I think they =
say.
> What does this mean or in reference to?

Nothing more than monsters themselves being weird, methinks.  Something
was needed to rhyme with a beatnik's beard, beard, beard (not BEER, as
you previously intimated).

EZ does it,

Jeff
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Peter Thomas "Warp Back To Earth"
Date: 22 Feb 1999 15:30:59 EST


In a message dated 02/22/99 2:19:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Did any of the hands of Com Ed
 fiddle with this release, in some way?

 -Roy G. Biv >>

Cleve might not be back on the list just yet.  He unsubscribes when CE is on
tour.

Robert


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Machine Gun Brothers
Date: 22 Feb 1999 22:12:08 EST



In a message dated 2/22/99 6:57:56 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

> a Blaxploitation convention in NY last
>
>weekend.

Which reminds me, this weekend was "Blacksploitation" weekend for yours truly.
I got the following OST's

Hell Up In Harlem
Across 110th Street
Truck Turner
Let's Do It Again
Tough Guys
Sweet Exorcist

I have to say that Isaac Hayes stuff is consistently the best of what I found.
(I also have a few others)

    ..........along with mint LP's by The JB's, Afrique (good moog there), Johnny
Griffith, El Chicano, Ramsey Lewis, Tower of Power, M.G's, Black Heat, The
Counts, El Coco, and lots of sweet-soul groups. A former record man in Boston
emptied his basement and I was first in line. BTW, what's a Blacksploitation
Conference like anyway.........Jimmy/curious


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Ondioline aka Pianoline aka Orcheline
Date: 22 Feb 1999 22:14:48 EST



In a message dated 2/22/99 7:17:37 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>"Del Shannon using the Ondioline on the 50's pop hit "Runaway". "

Del Shannon topped the pop chart in the U.S. with "Runaway" in March, 1961


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Peter Thomas "Warp Back To Earth"
Date: 22 Feb 1999 22:17:34 EST



In a message dated 2/22/99 11:15:38 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Cleve might not be back on the list just yet

He hasn't returned yet. We're waiting for him up here


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) FS/Dino/SD Summit Cd - Follow Up
Date: 22 Feb 1999 20:44:12 -0800 (PST)


Just listened to part of the new "The Summit" CD and it is indeed a different
show from the one that's been circulating all these years.  The sound is also
marginally better, BUT-- and it's a big one-- Dino's hilarious monologues have
been totally deleted from his set, and the official release is altogether less
satisfying than the unexpurgated double disc set.

The original two cd 'set' (sold separately, mind you) is on Jazz Hour.  Some
may still be "out there" at retail.   Stores with deep stock and low volume
may be the ticket.

Felt I needed a follow up, as I trumpeted how amazing *the original release*
was...assuming the re-release would be the same show, unedited.  Spoke too
soon.

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: Honda Tiki Commercial
Date: 23 Feb 1999 01:50:38 EST


In a message dated 99-02-19 11:09:35 EST, you write:

<< I just saw the ad again and it's Tiki tan, not Tiki Dan, the guy has
 brochures for his tanning booth. >>

Oh, Mike screwed that up!  But there really is a Tiki Dan out there with a
personalized plate that says "TikiDan" and I saw him on the 10 freeway one day
- in like a 4-door Hyundi car.... then Reverend Al of the Cacophony Society
emailed me and says he ran across a "Tiki Dan'" website when he was looking up
stuff and says it is pretty substantial. Well, even if it isn't Tiki Dan, it's
still "tiki" something though.

- Michele


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  [Peter Risser: (exotica) Rekkids]
Date: 23 Feb 1999 02:59:28 EST


the  Bud Shank - Michelle
is not as good as it looks
but is as good as most Ray conniff lps
I'd say $3 is pretty good for that one


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From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Switchblade Sisters/Blaxploitation
Date: 23 Feb 1999 10:25:46 +0000


As we're on the subject of Blaxploitation, does anybody on the list know if
the 'Black Belt Jones' soundtrack was ever available?

I have the theme tune on a rereleased 12" along with other groovy numbers,
but I'm wondering if I could ever find the complete soundtrack.


Thanks

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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 11:49:00 +0100


Nat Kone wrote:

> I was watching Barbarella on TV the other night - the first time I've seen
> it since I was  a kid - and I was kind of surprised to hear that the music
> was almost identical in spirit to the kind of "Now Sound" stuff that I've
> been marinating in lately.
> I really liked the music but I have to say that I thought it was fairly
> inappropriate for the film.  Of course I can't say what I would have
> thought at the time but I think the film deserved a more spacey/trippy sound.

and Cheryl:

> I personally think the soundtrack suits the movie, but I think we had
> this soundtrack "discussion" a while back, so I'm not going there
> again...  ;-)
>
I haven't read that discussion and I agree with Cheryl here. The film tells a
fairy tale and puts the emphasis on the poetic things of a space saga. A
more"spacey" soundtrack (more Theremin, Moog etc.) might have been too technical
and also too redundant in the end. A more trippy score on the other hand might
have taken away the film's main stream appeal and could have turned him into a
B-Movie. I think good film music never illustrates a movie 1 to 1; it rather adds
the things that you cannot see, sometimes to an extend that it literally becomes
the opposite of what you see. The way Barbarella sounds it is the ultimate "camp"
film and I can't quite see how this could be managed with one of the musical
alternatives you suggest, Nat.

-Mo




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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ondioline hunt....
Date: 23 Feb 1999 12:09:31 GMT


> From: [e-mail]

>
> The French composer Olivier Messiaen composed a few pieces for Ondes
> Martenot (Ondioline), both solo and with orchestra. His piece
> "Turangalila" was composed in 1948 for Ondes Martenot and
> orchestra. I don't know of any recordings from that time, but I have
> an LP on the MHS (Musical Heritage Society) label that has some of
> his solo Ondes Martenot pieces on it. The LP is from the 60s.
>
> The recording I have, of solo Ondes Martenot, is amazing stuff.
>

Messiaen is great. He transcribed lots of birdsong, too, and arranged
it for orchestra, which I suppose is marginally relevant to the list.

The Ondes Martenot isn't the same instrument as the Ondioline, though.

The Ondes Martenot was invented 1928 by Maurice Martenot, the
Ondioline in 1940 by George Jenny (not to mention the Ondium
PΘchadre, 1930, H. PΘchadre).

See http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/

Messiaen also composed pieces for multiple Ondes Martenot, and as I've
mentioned before, if anyone knows titles of these or recordings, I'd
be grateful to find out. I heard 'em a few years back on Radio 3, but
I think that was a concert performance.

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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 12:17:43 GMT


> > I personally think the soundtrack suits the movie, but I think we had
> > this soundtrack "discussion" a while back, so I'm not going there
> > again...  ;-)
> >
> I haven't read that discussion and I agree with Cheryl here. The
> film tells a fairy tale and puts the emphasis on the poetic things
> of a space saga. A more"spacey" soundtrack (more Theremin, Moog
> etc.) might have been too technical and also too redundant in the
> end. A more trippy score on the other hand might have taken away the
> film's main stream appeal and could have turned him into a
> B-Movie. I think good film music never illustrates a movie 1 to 1;
> it rather adds the things that you cannot see, sometimes to an
> extend that it literally becomes the opposite of what you see. The
> way Barbarella sounds it is the ultimate "camp" film and I can't
> quite see how this could be managed with one of the musical
> alternatives you suggest, Nat.
>

An interesting side-thingummy to this discussion is provided by the
liner notes of Frank Zappa's "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore
Vol. 5" (I think), in which he mentions that he had a meeting with
Vadim to discuss the possibility of him supplying the music for
Barbarella. I've been trying to imagine it... I can't.

-- Pete.



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Subject: Re: (exotica) Happiness Is (was re: marrying a monster)
Date: 23 Feb 1999 07:28:08 EST


In a message dated 2/22/99 10:15:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Something
 was needed to rhyme with a beatnik's beard, beard, beard (not BEER, as
 you previously intimated).
  >>

Man, I thought it was beer. Of course that is happiness to me!


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From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Date: 22 Feb 1999 19:00:25


><[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>Hot-diggidy-dang!  I heard a great record last night (one in our collection
>that had just alluded me until then)...that I want to "hip" ya'll to...THE
>CITY by LARRY ELGART and BOB SMITH...It's a great crime-jazz-esque-noir
>record, one of those "tone poem conceptual" rekkids!  Bob's a pretty dang
>smooth and rockin[ jass

Arrgghh!  It's Bobby SCOTT, one of the most under-recognized talents in the
business.  Bobby was a performer (had first Top 20 hit of "Chain Gang"),
composer (viz. the above), arranger (for Les & Larry Elgart's "Girl
Watchers" LP, among many others), pianist (on most of Quincy Jones' LPs
from 1960 on), songwriter (most notably the 60s space age pop standard "A
Taste of Honey"), producer ("Sunny" by Bobby Hebb, "He Ain't Heavy" by the
Hollies, many others), and A&R man (Jesse Colin Young (not big on my list,
but hey, he sold well)).

But yes, this is a great record.  Almost makes up for all those "Hooked on
Swing" records Larry went on to do.

Brad


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella, Bob Thiele and Bob Crewe
Date: 23 Feb 1999 08:24:54 EST


In a message dated 2/22/99 3:10:42 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< >Actually the writing credit on "Melancholy Serenade" is "Gleason" and the
 >tune does have a kind of TV-theme show sound.  So could this have been
 >Jackie Gleason's TV-theme just made cooler?  It does sound kind of
 familiar...

 Jackie Gleason did write the song. It's been a long time but I believe it's
 the theme to "The Honeymooners". He was almost proud of the fact he could
 not read music but could compose songs.
  >>

Actually, "Melancholy Serenade" is the theme song to the Jackie Gleason
variety show. "You're My Greatest love" is the theme song to "The
Honeymooners."

Ashley


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Subject: Re: (exotica) FS/Dino/SD Summit Cd - Follow Up Folow Up
Date: 23 Feb 1999 08:36:28 EST


In a message dated 2/22/99 11:45:13 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Felt I needed a follow up, as I trumpeted how amazing *the original
release*
 was...assuming the re-release would be the same show, unedited.  Spoke too
 soon. >>


The vinyl version is 11 minutes longer -- the problem here is that the label
didn't want to have to go two a two disc set like the bootleg. Can you or
anyone really confirm that this is a different show as I was under the
impression that this was the same, stemming from the recording that Sinatra's
record company Reprise made in anticipation of releasing, but decided not to
(hence the professional recording quality). BTW this was Sam Giancana's club
and the Rat Pack had to perform there for free as payback to the supposed
labor votes Gianacarna won in the South JFK needed to get elected. There were
so many mobsters in that show at the Villa Venice (which also had an illegal
casino in the back) that Dino wanted to call the album "The Mob's Greatest
Hits"! Also of note, the next day Sinatra and company, also as part of the
payback, recorded a series of car commercials with new lyrics written to their
hits like "Come Fly With Me," and "Kick In The Head" for Pete Epstein Pontiac
(Sam Giancana's car dealership - under a stooge's name!). These recordings can
be heard as the additional tracks on the Dean Martin "live At The Sands" CD
bootleg.

Ashley

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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ondes Martenot
Date: 23 Feb 1999 08:23:40 +0000


Seems to me I've got some movie music LPs someplace where the Ondes
Martenot was used in place of the Theremin.  I distinctly remember
the liner notes implying that no one knew how to play Theremin
anymore (!), so the Ondes Martenot was substituted instead.  This
would have been sometime in the early '70s.  Maybe it was one of
those National Philharmonic movie LPs that started coming out around
1972 or thereabouts?

Darrell Brogdon
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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 10:33:29 EST



In a message dated 2/23/99 6:50:20 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I think good film music never illustrates a movie 1 to 1; it rather adds
>the things that you cannot see, sometimes to an extend that it literally
becomes
>the opposite of what you see.

Exactly--did anyone ever actually WATCH "Shaft?" The film is absolutely un-
compelling, but the music is gripping (as in many Blacksploitation flicks)


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Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 10:37:27 EST



In a message dated 2/23/99 8:18:44 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>An interesting side-thingummy to this discussion is provided by the
>liner notes of Frank Zappa's "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore
>Vol. 5" (I think), in which he mentions that he had a meeting with
>Vadim to discuss the possibility of him supplying the music for
>Barbarella. I've been trying to imagine it... I can't.

Frank Zappa was in his most creative period at the time of Barbarella. In
fact, he had probably just finished writing and arranging "Peaches En Regalia"
for the
"Hot Rats" LP. I can imagine him doing a soundtrack for Barbarella, especially
after pondering the disconnection listers notice between the action and the
music of the Crewe score. And can "200 Motels" be far behind?


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From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 16:07:06 GMT


> In a message dated 2/23/99 8:18:44 AM, [e-mail] wrote:
>
> >An interesting side-thingummy to this discussion is provided by the
> >liner notes of Frank Zappa's "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore
> >Vol. 5" (I think), in which he mentions that he had a meeting with
> >Vadim to discuss the possibility of him supplying the music for
> >Barbarella. I've been trying to imagine it... I can't.
>
> Frank Zappa was in his most creative period at the time of
> Barbarella. In fact, he had probably just finished writing and
> arranging "Peaches En Regalia" for the "Hot Rats" LP. I can imagine
> him doing a soundtrack for Barbarella, especially after pondering
> the disconnection listers notice between the action and the
> music of the Crewe score. And can "200 Motels" be far behind?

Barbarella dates from 1968, the meeting was I think during a '67
European tour with the original Mothers, so definitely before the Hot
Rats stage. Imagine Jane Fonda stripping off to the strains of "Zolar
Czakl" and we're set to redefine film history!



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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ondes Martenot
Date: 23 Feb 1999 11:42:37 -0600


At 08:23 AM 2/23/99 +0000, Darrell wrote:
>
>Seems to me I've got some movie music LPs someplace where the Ondes
>Martenot was used in place of the Theremin.

Listen to just about any Elmer Bernstein score and chances are you'll hear
an Ondes Martenot in there somewhere.

-Lou




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Subject: (exotica) Mackey Feary, Shirley Stoler obits
Date: 23 Feb 1999 12:38:06 -0600


This from the 2/22/99 Honolulu Star Bulletin:

    The drug "ice" brought beloved singer Mackey Feary Jr. down as an
ordinary man with human frailties, his friends said. Fellow musicians and
fans are reeling at the death of Feary, of the local group Kalapana, who
hanged himself with a bedsheet Saturday in his Halawa Correctional Facility
cell.
    "Mackey was a one-of-a-kind musician, an idol to many, a child star, a
self-made legend in Hawaiian music. What took him down was the drug scene,"
said Malani Bilyeu, a guitar player with Kalapana, from his Kauai home
yesterday.
    "Drugs will strike anybody; it doesn't matter who you are. He had
everything," said Bilyeu, who said he fought his own drug war and has been
sober for eight years. "I will miss him. He was a big part of the music
scene, like Iz," he said, referring to Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, who died in 1997.
    Members of Kalapana expressed anger through their tears that Feary, 43,
didn't turn to them for help.
    "It's sad because I'm a friend right here," Bilyeu said. "Why didn't he
talk to me?"
    Cecilio Rodriguez, of the group Cecilio and Kapono, found out about
Feary's suicide from a Guam customs official as he returned to Hawaii from a
gig in Japan.
    "It hit me in the stomach. I was angry. Mackey, don't you know you have
friends around you that care for you?" said Rodriguez, choking back sobs. "I
said, 'I've got to go home and think about this.'"
    Feary's family seemed concerned that prison guards left the singer alone
in his cell, given his depressed state, said Gaylord Holomalia, who played
keyboards with Kalapana.
    A relative, Rodney Feary, said the family wasn't ready to talk about his
death.
    All the friends who offered their support and the chances the courts
gave Feary weren't enough against his addiction to crystal methamphetamine.
Feary served six months in jail for smashing his wife's car window with a
hammer in a Waimalu shopping center and possessing "ice" on Sept. 4, 1996.
The singer tried to hang himself the day after he was arrested, but police
rescued him.  Feary dropped out of several drug treatment programs and
failed several drug tests while serving five years of probation.
    Feary, who had worn out his chances, was sentenced to 10 years in prison
in January.
    "When he went to jail the first time, I went to see him," Rodriguez
recalled. "I told him, 'You're surrounded by friends who love you. Nothing
is so bad as to end it all.'"
    But Feary looked back with a hardened veneer, he said.
    "I loved him as the man I always knew, but there was an invisible wall
there."
    D.J. Pratt of Kalapana said Feary's problems ran deeper than the drugs.
They grew up together and body-surfed as teen-agers at Sandy and Makapuu
beaches. They both attended Kalani High School.
    "At first I was angry. I was kind of surprised, but not surprised at how
far he would take it," said Pratt, who lost a younger brother who also
hanged himself. "Emotionally, psychologically, it seems Mackey had problems
that people didn't know about," Pratt said.
    Feary had been known as the brooding, quiet front man for Kalapana. He
joined the band at the age of 16.
    "We were all young but he was the kid," Bilyeu said. "He held up the
songwriting part of the group. I learned from him. He was one of those
special persons born with it."
    He wrote songs on planes, buses, even while watching TV.
    "I'll never forget: We were watching TV together," recalled Maurice
Bega, 41, of Maui, who played with Feary since 1979. "He left the room, then
ran back and said, 'Brah, listen to this song I just wrote.' He wrote it
while we were watching TV. I couldn't believe it."
    Feary structured music and lyrics in his head, unlike many songwriters
who need a guitar and endless rewrites.
    "He was the most talented musician/songwriter I have ever known in my
life. He took me to the next level of performing," Bega said.
    But like many of his peers, Feary got sucked into the drug scene.
    His use of "ice" affected his marriage to Dana Feary and their four
children. Their union began crumbling in the last few years, Bilyeu said.
    Feary turned to God for help, but he returned to his old circle of
friends. "He couldn't grow. He was still weak," Bilyeu said. "You get
leeches pushing the dope. They want to be around the scene. He had too many
around. Dealers are always around like lice."
    Feary fought a spiritual battle, but he had "ice" flowing through his
veins. "You don't control 'ice,' it controls you," Rodriguez said.
    "If you don't have forces surrounding you to help you, it calls you
back. 'Ice' said it wasn't done with him."

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http://allmusic.com/cg/x.exe?p=amg&sql=B39764
From the 2/22/99 Variety online:
    Shirley Stoler

   Actress Shirley Stoler, who enjoyed a five-decade career on stage,
television and screen, died Feb. 17 of heart failure at Saint Vincent's
Hospital in New York City. She was 70.
   Perhaps best known for her starring role as the Nazi overseer in the 1975
Italian film "Seven Beauties," which was Oscar-nominated for best foreign
film, Stoler also starred in the 1969 film "The Honeymoon Killers." She also
had featured roles in "Klute" (1971) and "The Deer Hunter" (1978).
   Her TV appearances included the PBS production of "Displaced Person" with
Irene Worth and roles on "Charlie's Angels" and "The Edge of Night."
   She toured the U.S. in the national company of "The Music Man" and was
featured in the Broadway production of "Lolita" starring Donald Sutherland.
   Stoler performed with Caffe Cino, La Mama and Living Theater, entities
that laid the foundation for Off Broadway theater in New York.
   She is survived by two brothers, David and Ira; a sister, Miriam; a
nephew; and six nieces.
   Family suggests donations in her name be made to the Actors' Fund of America.

                           *Bessie Cohen
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bessie Cohen, the last survivor of a 1911 New York
garment district fire that killed 146 people, died Sunday. She was 107.
    The fire at Triangle Shirtwaist Co. on Manhattan's Lower East Side prompted
some of the first worker safety laws in the country. The exits to the
factory were sealed, trapping many workers in the inferno.
    Mrs. Cohen, a 19-year-old immigrant from Russia who had been in the United
States only three years at the time, was finishing a nine-hour shift when
the fire erupted.
    She later recalled a group of women crying and pounding on the doors of an
elevator shaft at the factory. Many workers jumped to their death on the
sidewalk rather than perish in flames, but Mrs. Cohen was able to escape by
running down eight flights of stairs.
    She went on to work in a grocery store and marry. She settled in Los
Angeles in 1941.
Death anniversaries:
Wednesday, 24 February
1984 - Tennessee Williams; playwright
1991 - George Gobel; comedian/TV host/game show panelist
1994 - Dinah Shore; singer
1998 - Antonio Prohias; cartoonist, "Spy Vs. Spy"
1998 - Henny Youngman; comedian









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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) exotic Iceland
Date: 23 Feb 1999 13:40:48 -0600


I'll be spending a few days, next April, in Reykjavik, Iceland. I know this
is a long shot, but is there anything Exotic there? Is there a Tiki bar at
the Blue Lagoon, or anything?

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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) tv is bad for your eyes
Date: 23 Feb 1999 13:50:20 -0500


(eastern times)

Roger Corman & Jonathan Demme chat - A&E - Early Wednesday morning, 5:30am

The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers (1946) AMC - Wednesday afternoon, 2:00pm

Cleopatra (1934) AMC - Thursday night, 6:00pm, 12:15am

Cleopatra (1963) AMC - Thursday night, 8:00pm, 2:00am (late show probably
letterboxed)

Young Dillinger (1965) A&E - Early Saturday, 7:00am; early Sunday, 4:00am

The Lady Eve (1941) AMC - Saturday morning, 10:15am

The Killers (1946) AMC - Saturday afternoon, Noon

Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) AMC - Saturday night, 10:00pm, 4:00am

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Totally irrelevant note...
I've found a new (to me) bit of computerese -- a typographic rendering of
"the finger":
nlm
That's a lower-case "L" representing the upraised middle digit. The
anti--smilie? Spread the word. Use it wisely. But don't let Erich Von
Zipper get hold of it.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Melancholy Serenade
Date: 23 Feb 1999 14:14:04 -0500


This tune was indeed penned by Gleason and was used as the theme for the
Honeymooners.

Peter


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Subject: (exotica) Taboo tiki 2
Date: 23 Feb 1999 03:00:40 EST



Taboo Tiki

 A well blended mixture of traditional Tiki culture, American kitsch

and live performance. To many people Tiki bar's are the place you go to get

drunk on fruity drink's but Otto Von Strohiem and Brynne Cortez (Taboo

promoter's) take thier Tiki ambience AND entertainment seriously. This month
they feature Traditional Hula Lessons and "The Best Lei" contest.




Location: The Stud at  the corner of Ninth and Harrison streets, S.F.'s soma

district.

Price 5$

This month Otto (Tiki News) and Brynne (Space Cowgirls) MC another musical
tour of the South Sea's. Live UKE(ukelele) band "The Hobnobbers" perform
ukelele classic's and original material. Midnite dance revue by Bambi Lake and
"her Waterfall"   Plus her "Tiny Bubble's". This month's contest will be "The
best Lei" The winner is the one who can make the best Lei out of the
materials provided. Sister Kitty and Sister Dana (Sister of Perpetual
Indulgence) will judge who makes "The Best Lei".

DJ's Alvin a-Go-Go, Otto Von Strohiem and DJ the Now Sound mix up the
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Subject: (exotica) Smith, Scott, sorry!
Date: 23 Feb 1999 09:56:39 -0500




><[e-mail]> wrote:
>
>Hot-diggidy-dang!  I heard a great record last night (one in our
collection
>that had just alluded me until then)...that I want to "hip" ya'll to...THE
>CITY by LARRY ELGART and BOB SMITH...It's a great crime-jazz-esque-noir
>record, one of those "tone poem conceptual" rekkids!  Bob's a pretty dang
>smooth and rockin[ jass

>>>>>>>Arrgghh!  It's Bobby SCOTT, one of the most under-recognized talents
in the
business.
But yes, this is a great record.  Almost makes up for all those "Hooked on
Swing" records Larry went on to do.
Brad

Brad, and the rest of exotica humanity, I am sorry!  I have to cull this
stuff from my memory, cuz my records are 20 minutes away from me and I JUST
looked at that one last night....But yesh, that's a great album and Mr
___SCOTT__ is a talent!  And en re: to the Elgarts, there is another
goodin' out there, ELGART A-GO-GO!
Go, baby, go and thanks, Brad, for your expertise and great web page!
Grateful-a-go-go-, Jane Fondle


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Easy/Sequel
Date: 23 Feb 1999 14:41:26 -0500


It's my understanding that there are various Sequel releases being slashed
to cut-out prices, some as low as four or five dollars.  I am looking for
some Sequel stuff, but don't see any here in Cinci.  If anyone has a place
nearby that has the cutout merchandise and is willing to help a fellow
lister, I'd sure be grateful.

In particular, I'm looking for:
  The Easy Project (vol 1)
  Sounds Orchestral: Meet James Bond
  Highly Strung
  John Schroeder: Space Age Soul
  Joe Meek Presents

Thanks!
Peter


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From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Desco/Wagram Records
Date: 23 Feb 1999 17:27:57 -0500


Can anyone provide reviews for any of these reissues released by Desco
Records/Disques Wagram: "The Other Side", "The Daktaris", "Sugarman Three",
"Nino Nardini & the Pop Riviera Group", "The Revenge of Mister Mopoji"
(soundtrack) or "Junior Jet Set" ??

Thanks in advance...

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Subject: (exotica) Messiaen
Date: 23 Feb 1999 18:51:10 EST


I have several things by Messiaen, two of which feature Ondes Martenot.

I agree that Ondes Martenot does not sound like the Ondioline (that is the
instrument on Experiment in Terror and all over The Ipcress File soundtrack,
right?).  I seem to recall that the Ondes Martenot is similar to the theremin.
It sounds a bit like a theremin, too.  The Ondioline sounds more to me like a
zither with deep reverb.

My Messiaen LPs which feature Ondes Martenot are the aforementioned
Turangalila Symphony  (conducted by Previn and released on a 2 LP set by Angel
in 1978) and an LP with two pieces on it, Petites Liturgies and De La Presence
Divine (released on abc Westminster Gold in 1974).

A chilling and beautiful piece which does not feature Ondes Martenot is
Messiaen's Quatour pour la Fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time).  This
is also one of his most recorded pieces so it should be relatively easy to
find.

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From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 23 Feb 1999 16:59:39 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:
> > It is titled "The Exotic Sounds - The Very Best Of Martin Denny"
> > It is 28 tracks (not counting the "intro" which is the introduction taken from
> > Denny's live album which opens the disc. The tracks follow in chronological
> > order,
> >
> > Quiet Village (original mono version)
> > Jungle Flower      ":           "
> > Japanese Farewell Song
> > Forbidden Island
> > Mau Mau
> > Bangcock Cockfight
> > American In Bali
> > Hypnotique
> > Jungle Madness
> > Ma'Chumba
> > Bamboo Lullaby
> > Manila
> > Happy Talk
> > Sake Rock
> > Firecracker
> > Paradise Found
> > Cross Current
> > Stardust
> > Over The Rainbow
> > Strange Music
> > Moonlight & Shadows
> > Blue Paradise
> > Balck Orchid
> > On A Clear Day
> > Sukiyaki
> > Indrani
> > Hawaiian Rhapsody
> > Quiet Village (moog version)
>
> > Any other Denny collectors on the list I sure will agree that this track
> > listing provides a far more satisfying representation of Martuin Denny's best
> > work than any other collection around, even with the Capitol double sets
> > luxury of being able to include 12 more tracks.

Actually, I think I'd disagree. I went through my collection and based on the
stuff I've heard and like from the Capitol and Scamp collections, I'd probably
make different choices myself. For example, where's "Exotica" or "Similau"?
Also, this collection took 4 songs from the Quiet Village album (not including
"Quiet Village" which also appeared on "Exotica"). My personal opinion is that
the Quiet Village album was not Denny's best, certainly ranking below Exotica,
Exotica II, Hypnotique, and Afro-Desia.

We all would make different choices, this is certainly not a bad collection by
any means.

Also, you mentioned the inaccuracies of the Capitol collection. I'd love to see
Denny's notes on all the inaccuracies! :-)  However, I will point out that the
Scamp version of Afro-Desia has an error in the liner notes; the Exotica album
spent five weeks at #1, not Quiet Village album (at least, according to my
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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Easy/Sequel
Date: 23 Feb 1999 21:32:03 -0500


Peter Risser wrote:
>
> It's my understanding that there are various Sequel releases being slashed
> to cut-out prices, some as low as four or five dollars.
> In particular, I'm looking for:
>   The Easy Project (vol 1)
>   Sounds Orchestral: Meet James Bond
>   Highly Strung
>   John Schroeder: Space Age Soul
>   Joe Meek Presents

Dusty Groove carries a lot of these titles.  They're not at cut-out
prices, but are quite reasonable all the same!


cheryl


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From: "Steve Sando" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) My ebay Story
Date: 23 Feb 1999 18:56:41 -0800


I'm fairly new to Ebay and maybe I just lucked out, but all the complaints
about prices being driven too high worked to my benefit. I had a copy of
Frank Sinatra's Close to You, which I probably bought for under $10 when it
came out. I recently got the Capitol box so I had 2 copies. I'd heard this
particular disc was out of print but I was shocked when the feeding frenzy
drove the price up to $110! It was surreal, especially when you consider
that Capitol will eventually re-release it and it's currently available in
the box. If someone is so much a Sinatra freak to pay $110 for a used CD,
why wouldn't they just spring for the box set?

I also run an Ethel Merman website. It started out as a way to learn HTML
back in 1996 but it's become somewhat of a source on the web for dear Ethel.
I have no desire to buy all the expensive memorabilia on ebay, but I do want
the photos for my site, so I download the photos, play with them in
Photoshop and add them to my site. SOmetimes they do a tricky thing and you
can't save the image because the source is HtML. The way around this to take
a screen shot.

MisterLUCKY, published by Coconut Grove Media
Visit MisterLUCKY on the web: http://www.mrlucky.com
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella, Bob Thiele and Bob Crewe
Date: 23 Feb 1999 22:39:15 -0500


At 08:24 AM 2/23/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>Actually, "Melancholy Serenade" is the theme song to the Jackie Gleason
>variety show. "You're My Greatest love" is the theme song to "The
>Honeymooners."

Well either way, I have to once more sing the praises of the Bob Crewe
version.  If I had a show, that would be my theme song.  Unfortunately my
theme song would probably change every couple of weeks, each time I find
another perfect theme song for me.

Nat



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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 22:39:11 -0500


At 11:49 AM 2/23/99 +0100, Moritz R wrote:
>
 I think good film music never illustrates a movie 1 to 1; it rather adds
>the things that you cannot see, sometimes to an extend that it literally
becomes
>the opposite of what you see. The way Barbarella sounds it is the ultimate
"camp"film and I can't quite see how this could be managed with one of the
musical alternatives you suggest, Nat.

Let's face it.  In the case of films like Barbarella and lots of biker
films and hippy films too, they hired composers who they thought could give
them a "hip" sound that matched their "hip" sensibility. Sometimes they got
lucky and the composer actually came up with something that matched the
film; sometimes the film was totally UN-hip but at least in retrospect, the
music that the UN-hip composer came up with kind of fit the film.  And
sometimes there was a total disconnect between the film's concept of what
was hip/cool/current and the composer's concept.
If you think that Barbarella is a case of a filmmaker and composer getting
lucky and having complementary concepts, I can't argue.  But it's my
opinion that if the music here works at all, it's an accident.  I can't
even say that I'm certain that the director was purposely going for a
"camp" sensibility but I'm pretty sure the composer wasn't.  That was
pretty well the kind of music he was making at the time which is why, as
cheryl pointed out, it sounded so familiar to me.  He would have delivered
that sound, I believe, no matter what the assignment was.
But if it works for you, great.
Your issue of "1 to 1" film music would be an interesting one to pursue
some time.  As far as I understand your use of that term, I would say
that's the concept upon which the vast majority of scores are based and
even if most of them are somewhat less than imaginative, they also usually
"work".
Mostly though I'm curious about your use of the word "camp".  Usually
something becomes a "camp classic" only in retrospect.  If the music works
for you NOW, that may not be much of a reflection on whether it was an
appropriate choice at the time.  I genuinely love lots of biker film
soundtracks but mostly because of the lovely way that the crappy music and
the crappy films - in retrospect only - complement each other.

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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 23 Feb 1999 22:39:17 -0500


At 10:33 AM 2/23/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>
>In a message dated 2/23/99 6:50:20 AM, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>>I think good film music never illustrates a movie 1 to 1; it rather adds
>>the things that you cannot see, sometimes to an extend that it literally
>becomes
>>the opposite of what you see.
>
>Exactly--did anyone ever actually WATCH "Shaft?" The film is absolutely un-
>compelling, but the music is gripping (as in many Blacksploitation flicks)

On the one hand, I tell myself, I'm flogging a dead horse here.  On the
other hand, soundtracks come up on this list so often here, maybe it's
interesting to have a bit of a discussion about their function in a film.
As long as I don't get cheryl angry at me, I'll be happy.  She and Brian
have  promised me an evening of Schlager music and some kind of
complementary food  - perhaps fondue??? - in the near future and I don't
want to jeopardize that.
I believe that Shaft is a perfect example of "1 to 1" film music that
happened to really complement the film and made it better than it would
have been.
But maybe I don't know what you mean by "1 to 1".
I think Isaac Hayes did a great job and I think he did a better job than
most of the other blacksploitation composers because number one, he was
more talented and number two, there was already a kind of "background
music" sensibility in his work at the time.
But I don't believe that Mr. Hayes was trying to create music that was a
"counterpoint" to the film.  I believe he was trying to absolutely match
the sensibility, setting and ambience of the film itself.  It just happened
that his music was better than the film.

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From: Bump <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica)made to order- Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 23 Feb 1999 23:54:02 -0500



>Actually, I think I'd disagree. I went through my collection and based on t=
he
>stuff I've heard and like from the Capitol and Scamp collections, I'd proba=
bly
>make different choices myself.

Have no fear, the time is here!
With the mention of Mp3's earlier last week,
this is what we can and will do,
make our own comps, on CD of course.
To heck with settling for other peoples tastes and biases in our music
collection! :P (i am only partly serious)
We can hear it and have it with a click of our mouse.
(if some collector made it available)
like my man Roy G. Biv is starting to do.




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From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) (review, long) Upon seeing Little Jimmy Scott at Borders...
Date: 24 Feb 1999 00:33:54 -0500


It is a good thing that I had a Creative Loafing papaer in front of me, for
 I was reminded that Little Jimmy Scott was to be at Borders.  There, they
screened the Bravo documentary abbout his life and also, they had him there
to perform several songs and there was an autograph session and a giveaway.

So, for free, I thought that it would be worth it!

The documentary gathers commentary from an eclectic bunch of people, Ruth
Brown, David Lynch, Alec Baldwin (Scott sang at his wedding), Lou Reed (he
was a guest on his Magic and Loss album), Rose Marie McCoy (writer of the
fabulous "Gabbin' Blues") and his family, which included two of at least
four of his ex-wives.

For the uninitiated, Scott is a vocalist who has been working off and on
since the 1940's and has a medical condition that keeps some of  his
anatomy from maturing, including his vocal cords, so his voice is rather
high, not unlike a woman, but NOT like Marcy!

Mr. Scott stepped up to the mike to perform.  He was accompanied by the
pianist Michael Canaan.  From the first note (and a fair distance from the
mike), he filled the room with his sweet balladry, sung powerfully.  He
sings verrrrry slowly, but do not take this as meaning that he does not
swing (he does), he is dull (he isn't), or that it is easy to do (which it
isn't!  Ballads leave a musician naked to the world and they are quite hard
to do plausibly).  He sang, "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child",
which was sung with great depth of feeling, made greater by the fact he
lost his mother when he was young, due to a drunk driver.  He closed with,
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (yes, the Elton John song!) and while
I still don't care for the song, Scott transformed it and made it good.

"Someone To Watch Over Me" brought everyone to their feet, however.  The
penultimate song of the set, he sang this song at Doc Pomus' funeral (and
unwittingly netted a recording contract with Warner Brothers because of
that) and it is clear that he truly feels deeply about this melody.

Since some of you know my high regard of Jazz (there was a short thread
some time back about my feelings about the term, "Crime Jazz"), you
probably have gathered that I have equally strong feelings about giving the
practioners their due.  I have waited to hear Scott in person since I heard
his record, "Evening in Paradise" on the Cosby Show, so that is about 13
years to get a day like this and I was not only not disappointed in the
music, but the turn out was equally gratifying.  The store was crawling
with people of all ages (up to and including a boy named Cade, who invented
the word "Buna") and I am sure Scott was pleased with the number of people
that came out on a 30-degree night.  One of the Borders employees said that
this was the biggest attendance for a musical event ever for them!

And if I wasn't already on Cloud Nine, I got a chance to shake his hand and
found he was as gracious as he is talented.  Plus, I may have a picture of
me doing just that, if the guy in line sends the picture as he says he is
going to!

A perfect capper to Black History Month.

Now, here is the plug and question section:

1. Borders (http://www.borders.com) is selling "Bravo Profiles A Jazz
Master: Little Jimmy Scott"  the CD, while excellent, has NO notes at all.
Do buy it, do!  I have discerned that these songs are drawn from two
sessions while he was with Atlantic form 1969 and 1972, which can also be
found on "Lost and Found", but this collection is cheaper and has two more
songs!  Incidentally, these recordings are rare, due to the fact that
Herman Lubinsky (everybody now, Hochh, PTOO!) of Savoy Records, used legal
muscle to see that these recordings were rescinded or never released.

2. This brings me to my question.  Scott recounts that one of his favorite
albums just barely saw the light of day, "Falling In Love is Beautiful" on
Tangerine, because Herman Lubinsky (K-kwop, PTOO!)  suppressed the release
of that one, too.  Does anyone have a tape of this?  Will gladly trade a
tape of this of something with anyone.  I may have something you want.
Thanks.

To relate this to Exotica, his voice is rather odd, the orchestration lush
and let's say he in the Mid-to-High Yma Sumac range!

Thanks for reading this long and for Jimmy Scott CD recommendations, e-mail
me off-list.

Brian Phillips
Brian Phillips
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From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Luis Bacalov
Date: 24 Feb 1999 12:24:34 +0100


I have that Kid Loco album for a long while now
(but ok I'm in europe) but who is (see subject) ?

tia


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 24 Feb 1999 13:21:55 +0100


Nat Kone wrote:

> Your issue of "1 to 1" film music would be an interesting one to pursue
> some time.  As far as I understand your use of that term, I would say
> that's the concept upon which the vast majority of scores are based and
> even if most of them are somewhat less than imaginative, they also usually
> "work".

> I believe that Shaft is a perfect example of "1 to 1" film music that
> happened to really complement the film and made it better than it would
> have been.
>
This is a contradiction in itself. If you say, the music complements the film
and makes it better than it is without it, you say, that it adds something to
the film, that the film doesn't have by itself.

>
> But maybe I don't know what you mean by "1 to 1".
>
> But I don't believe that Mr. Hayes was trying to create music that was a
> "counterpoint" to the film.  I believe he was trying to absolutely match
> the sensibility, setting and ambience of the film itself.  It just happened
> that his music was better than the film.

By "1 to 1" I mean to express in the music what you already see in the
picture, I think I had said that. And as you say, this is a very common thing
and I don't see many film composers these days who are not aware of it. Like
when a person approaches a dangerous situation the music will sound alarming
as long as s/he isn't already in trouble. "1 to 1" would be absolute silence
in that situation as not to warn the bad guys or the monster the person is
hiding from. If "the others" suddenly notice him/her, usually "action music"
will start, or plain silence. As I said, this is so common that you don't
notice it anymore, and you hardly ever see a different use of film music
anymore.

Now, for the general style of a music for a given film something similar is
the case - and here you see big differences in quality even these days. The
most famous example of a "counterpoint" film music is of course Kubrick's
"2001": The first scene that shows a high tech space craft is illustrated by
this really old-fashioned 19th century waltz "An der schoenen blauen Donau" by
Strauss. The actual picture is out there in cold space showing this profane
piece of engineering and you hear the soothing romantic melody of a K.u.K.
dancehall. It is a counterpoint,  in the sense of you wouldn't expect this
soundtrack here. And of course it "works" because when you bring these
elements together they "fit" telling a whole new story, the story of human
ingeniuity that is able to bring his natural environment into inhospitable
worlds and conducts complicated technical machines lightly as an orchestra
that plays a waltz, so you literally forget that it is technique at all.

I'm surprised you don't see similar musical forces at work in "Shaft". I must
admit, my memory of the film is a bit vague, as I have seen it a long time
ago, but as far as I can remember, the very glamorous music makes an
interesting contrast to the dirty work in the most unglamorous places this
detective has to do. And this makes also the success of the figure Shaft
himself: Everybody would like to be gloryfied like this, like being a
glamorous person in the ordinary things one does everyday.

Often you see meant-to-be funny films that work with "funny" music and so
often it is not funny at all and looks so cheap: Cases of "1 to 1" that
failed. But when you see a clown doing funny things to really sad music, it
can touch you deeply....

A very refined understanding of film music you find in "The Outsiders".
Carmine Coppola almost doesn't do any film music at all. Although you hear
music nearly all the time, it becomes pure noise. Like in this scene, when
this boy runs away from home and meets his friend in the park you hear very
low volume main stream rock as coming from a nearby house or a car. It's
absolutely not the kind of music that expresses fear and loneliness, but still
it works like this here, because it expresses that "the others" are having fun
somewhere in their houses and the two boys don't belong to them anymore and
are outsiders now.

> Mostly though I'm curious about your use of the word "camp".  Usually
> something becomes a "camp classic" only in retrospect. If the music works
> for you NOW, that may not be much of a reflection on whether it was an
> appropriate choice at the time.

I knew you would ask that. I was almost done with my explanation until I
deleted it, because I thought, this has been explained too often. But of
course it should be done again for this case of Barbarella.

> Let's face it.  In the case of films like Barbarella and lots of biker
> films and hippy films too, they hired composers who they thought could give
> them a "hip" sound that matched their "hip" sensibility. Sometimes they got
> lucky and the composer actually came up with something that matched the
> film
>
> I can't
> even say that I'm certain that the director was purposely going for a
> "camp" sensibility but I'm pretty sure the composer wasn't.  That was
> pretty well the kind of music he was making at the time which is why, as
> cheryl pointed out, it sounded so familiar to me.
>
Of course I do not know what had happened in 1967 when they made all this and
took their decisions, but you might underestimate the abilities of these
people a bit. I'm pretty sure the camp aspect was intended in Barbarella, even
if they had not called it camp. But everything that happens fits so perfectly
in what I think is "camp", that I'm not able to believe it's all pure
coincidence.
It's all so iridescent and dazzling. The images of space machinery is always
broken into phantastic, often old-fashioned looks. The fur-inside of
Barbarella's ship is the ultimate contradiction to high-tech. Behind all of
this you can almost hear the message: Yes, we are using the damn technology of
those blockheaded burocratic engineers, but we don't care for it, we care for
our own glamorous styling. Even the fact that the film isn't so dramatic adds
to the general feeling of arrogance that is a typical camp attitude, like
saying: Entertain you? Why? If WE are not interesting enough ourselves, go
away and watch another movie!
You mentioned the trippy aspect: Same here: We go on a trip, but we don't
admit it. It's not the drug, it's us who is so psychedelic, because we are so
strange and beautiful. Even the bad black queen is so beautiful that we kind
of love her, etc. I would call all of this a very campy pose.
Although I must admit "camp" has been a difficult term to explain since it
came up, because it seems to be in its own nature to try to escape from all
kinds of fixations. You gotta be cool to feel the heat!

-Mo


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Subject: Re: (exotica) The City!
Date: 24 Feb 1999 08:18:50 EST


In a message dated 2/22/99 1:48:12 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Would like to know if the group "23 Skidoo" took there name from this
 funny fluid, or does "23 skidoo" mean something else?
  >>

Believe it or not, the term "23 skidoo" stems from one of New York City's
windiest locations being in front of the Flatiron building (the triangular
building where it can get particularly windy because of the convergence of
Fifth Avenue and Broadway, togehter with 23rd Street (one of New York's few
four lane cross streets) and the rather unobstructed-by-buildings area caused
by Madison Square Park to the north. Because of this wind, during the 1920's
men used to hang out in front of the the Flatiorn building to girlwatch in
anticiaption that the wind would sweep women's dresses up, causing the police
to have to disperse this girl watchers which became called giving them "the 23
skidoo." One of those companies that deal with archival films actually sell
films of this phenomenon. (Remember also around this time one of the most
popular fun house rides at Coney Island ended with a skirt blowing machine and
there were several rows of seats where people could watch patrons coming out
of the ride to see women's skirts blown up above their knees or higher.) I
guess times were different then!

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Melancholy Serenade
Date: 24 Feb 1999 08:27:36 EST


In a message dated 2/23/99 2:37:29 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< This tune was indeed penned by Gleason and was used as the theme for the
 Honeymooners. >>

One more time..."Melancholy Serenade" was used for Gleason's variety show and
"You're My Greatest Love" (also penned by Gleason) is the theme to the
Honeymooners. I should know this as I put together the Jackie Gleason "And
Awaaay We Go!" Cd which features both!

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Taboo tiki 2
Date: 24 Feb 1999 08:30:29 EST


In a message dated 2/23/99 2:48:29 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< To many people Tiki bar's are the place you go to get

 drunk on fruity drink's but Otto Von Strohiem and Brynne Cortez (Taboo

 promoter's) take thier Tiki ambience AND entertainment seriously. This month
 they feature Traditional Hula Lessons and "The Best Lei" contest. >>

So you have to get lucky to enter "The Best Lei"contest???

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Subject: Re: (exotica) The City!
Date: 24 Feb 1999 14:58:41 +0100




[e-mail] wrote:

> In a message dated 2/22/99 1:48:12 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:
>
> << Would like to know if the group "23 Skidoo" took there name from this
>  funny fluid, or does "23 skidoo" mean something else?
>   >>
>
> Believe it or not, the term "23 skidoo" stems from one of New York City's
> windiest locations being in front of the Flatiron building (the triangular
> building where it can get particularly windy because of the convergence of
> Fifth Avenue and Broadway, togehter with 23rd Street (one of New York's few
> four lane cross streets) and the rather unobstructed-by-buildings area caused
> by Madison Square Park to the north. Because of this wind, during the 1920's
> men used to hang out in front of the the Flatiorn building to girlwatch in
> anticiaption that the wind would sweep women's dresses up, causing the police
> to have to disperse this girl watchers which became called giving them "the 23
> skidoo." One of those companies that deal with archival films actually sell
> films of this phenomenon. (Remember also around this time one of the most
> popular fun house rides at Coney Island ended with a skirt blowing machine and
> there were several rows of seats where people could watch patrons coming out
> of the ride to see women's skirts blown up above their knees or higher.) I
> guess times were different then!
>
> Ashley

Even if this is the true origin of the word: I heard the band took the idea from
Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus!" , where a fictitous band with this name is
mentioned.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) 2 CD Capitol Gleason v. Denny v. Baxter
Date: 24 Feb 1999 08:59:28 EST


In a message dated 2/23/99 8:00:10 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Actually, I think I'd disagree. I went through my collection and based on
the
 stuff I've heard and like from the Capitol and Scamp collections, I'd
probably
 make different choices myself. For example, where's "Exotica" or "Similau"?
 Also, this collection took 4 songs from the Quiet Village album (not
including
 "Quiet Village" which also appeared on "Exotica"). My personal opinion is
that
 the Quiet Village album was not Denny's best, certainly ranking below
Exotica,
 Exotica II, Hypnotique, and Afro-Desia.

It is very difficult to do a best of with so many albums and so many great
tunes. Collections always bring some personal bias with them. In the case of
the Toshiba EMI one you may have noticed a certain affinity towards the more
Japanese flavored tunes. In the case of  tracks from the "Quiet Village" album
there are two in particular - "Firecracker" (reworked many years later by
Yellow Magic Orchestra) and "Sake Rock" (both of which are actually different
arrangements of the same song! (Denny humorously pointed this out while being
interviewed for the liner notes!!)
My own personal tastes would have to rank "Quiet Village" higher than "Exotica
2" for the high concisentcy of quality.

 We all would make different choices, this is certainly not a bad collection
by
 any means.

 Also, you mentioned the inaccuracies of the Capitol collection. I'd love to
see
 Denny's notes on all the inaccuracies! :-)  However, I will point out that
the
 Scamp version of Afro-Desia has an error in the liner notes; the Exotica
album
 spent five weeks at #1, not Quiet Village album (at least, according to my
 sources). >>

You are absolutely correct.about "Exotica" being the album. That was an
oversight which was discovered after the print run was done! These notes were
done prior to Denny doing his own notes and the great ammount of researched
pored into the 2 on1 series of Denny CDs.

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella, Bob Thiele and Bob Crewe
Date: 24 Feb 1999 10:04:13 +0000


     >Bob Thiele "Do the Love" and Bob Crewe Generation "Music to Watch
     >BIRDS By"

     The Bob Crewe album is one of my favorite LPs, so I'm always
     interested to hear of similar albums.

     So Nat, could you elaborate a little on the Bob Thiele album?


     I still wonder why the lyrics to 'birds of britain' are included on
     the cover but not sung.

     Further trivia: one of the 'birds' on the inside of the gatefold is
     the same as the cover image used for the Smiths album 'Rank'.



     regards
     Jonny


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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Divas Exotica review
Date: 24 Feb 1999 10:31:39 -0600


by ENS/Terry Atkinson

    Ever since someone deemed Madonna a ``diva'' back in the 1980s, the
operatic term has been increasingly used to describe pop music's prima donnas.
    However, there's always been something slightly ridiculous about its
application to caterwauling R&B-pop queens Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. So
who can blame Capitol Records for pushing that ludicrous aspect to the limit
by using the word retroactively for female performers from the past?
    That's just what the label has cleverly -- and delightfully -- done for the
new compact disc, ``Divas Exotica.''
    The ``Divas'' part of the title might be highly questionable, considering
some of the chosen artists -- from Marlene Dietrich to Shirley Bassey to,
gulp, Jayne Mansfield. But ``Exotica'' certainly fits this madcap mix of the
seductively sultry and the downright silly.
    The CD producers' aim is clearly not art but campy amusement, even when
involving such legendary vocalists as Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Nina
Simone -- and definitely regarding rarely heard singles sung (or, sometimes,
half-talked, half-purred) by '50s sex goddesses Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe,
Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and Mamie Van Doren.
    Scattered among these 19 tracks are a few comparatively serious, standard
recordings -- Piaf's bowl-you-over rendering of ``Jezebel'' (translated into
French by Charles Aznavour), a softly swaying ``So Nice (Summer Samba)'' by
Astrud Gilberto that's as alluring as her hit ``The Girl from Ipanema,'' a
saucier-than-usual Holiday urging her man to ``Do Your Duty,'' Bassey's
always-impressive but too-familiar ``Goldfinger'' and a couple of
high-spirited goodies from the great jazz-blues chanteuse Simone
(``Forbidden Fruit,'' ``Feeling Good''), the only performer represented by
more than one song.
    For the most part, though, ``Divas Exotica'' is frothy celebration of camp.
And while the overall touch is definitely light, it's surprising how
passable (or better) much of the singing is by several actresses who were
certainly more accustomed to a film studio than a recording studio.
    For instance, even though it's almost three minutes into ``Heatwave'' (from
the soundtrack of ``There's No Business Like Show Business'') before Monroe
actually starts singing (before that she merely sighs occasional sweet
nothings to the male chorus), she essays Irving Berlin's witty lines in a
manner that's as solid as it is sexy.
    Even better than Monroe is Ann-Margret, whose ``Let Me Entertain You'' is
smart, sassy and smooth as silk. Likewise, Loren handles the lilting ``Zoo
Be Zoo Be Zoo'' (from a picture she made with Peter Sellers, ``The
Millionairess'') with breezy charm. Brigitte Bardot belts out ``Je Me Donne
a Qui Me Plait'' (which translates as ``I Give
Myself to Whom I Please'') with swinging sureness. And Carmen Miranda sails
with ease through the swift Latin currents of ``Mama Eu Quero (I Want My
Mama)'' -- which won't jolt folks who know she was one of Brazil's most
popular recording artists before moving to Hollywood, but may be revealing
for those who never got past her wild costumes and goofy screen demeanor to
realize what an accomplished singer she was.
    Chiefly chosen for laughs, and sure to get them, are Mansfield's ``That
Makes It,'' a breathy take-off on the Big Bopper's ``Chantilly Lace,'' and
Van Doren's dumbing down of Caribbean music in a piece of fluff called ``Go,
Go, Calypso.''
    More in the category of interesting curiosities are Yma Sumac's ``La
Molina'' and Maya Angelou's ``Since Me (CQ) Man Has Done Gone and Went.''
    Sumac claimed to be a Peruvian descended from Inca royalty, though it was
rumored she was born and raised in Brooklyn. In any case, she gained
considerable popularity in the early '50s because of her four-octave range
and truly exotic recordings. ``La Molina'' perfectly illustrates her
still-vital cult appeal. She starts out by emitting deep, ominous growls,
moves on to flowery declarations, and then soars up to soprano heights.
    It may shock fans of Angelou to know that before she became a
world-acclaimed poet, author, teacher, actor, film director and much else,
she made an album, ``Miss Calypso,'' back in 1957. The acceptable but
unimpressive excerpt included here will make those fans happy she moved on
to other pursuits.
    The Angelou anomaly isn't the only letdown on ``Divas Exotica.''  Dietrich,
once a superb, sensual vocalist, was obviously a prima donna well past her
prime by the time she recorded ``Near You'' in 1947. Same goes for Josephine
Baker's relatively late-in-life ``Don't Touch My Tomatoes,'' though the
risque number's still fairly lively fun. Eartha Kitt is far from being at
her best on a mannered, tiresome rendition of ``Let's Misbehave.'' And April
Stevens, best known for her 1963 hit duet, ``Deep Purple,'' with Nino Tempo
(they were brother and sister -- real names Carol and Antonio LoTempo),
sounds pretty weak on her own ``Teach Me Tiger,'' recorded two years earlier.
    All in all, though, ``Divas Exotica'' is a delicious, if daffy, delight.

    (c) 1999, Los Angeles Times Syndicate
    For release Sunday, February 28, 1999
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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Noam Pitlik obit
Date: 24 Feb 1999 10:31:41 -0600


                            *Noam Pitlik
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Television director Noam Pitlik, who went from acting
in such shows as ``Hogan's Heroes'' to directing ``Barney Miller,'' ``Taxi''
and ``Wings,'' died Thursday of lung cancer. He was 66.
    Pitlik was a familiar face on TV series and commercials,  including Mr.
Gianelli on ``The Bob Newhart Show.'' He also portrayed several Nazi
officers on ``Hogan's Heroes.''
    He had several character actor roles in movies such as ``The  Front Page,''
``The Fortune Cookie,'' ``The Graduate,'' ``The Greatest Story Ever Told''
and ``A Child is Waiting.''
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=9:28:07|AM&p=avg&sql=ENoam|Pitlik
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Subject: Re: (exotica) made to order-
Date: 24 Feb 1999 10:32:19 EST


In a message dated 2/23/99 11:57:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

> Have no fear, the time is here!
>  With the mention of Mp3's earlier last week,
>  this is what we can and will do,
>  make our own comps, on CD of course.
>  To heck with settling for other peoples tastes and biases in our music
>  collection! :P (i am only partly serious)
>  We can hear it and have it with a click of our mouse.
>  (if some collector made it available)
>  like my man Roy G. Biv is starting to do.

I'm not alone. There are other list subscribers (I won't mention any names)
who are as into the idea as I.  Not to mention that they have more extensive
music collections then I do.

I see it as a public library of exotica (Space Age Pop, Now, etc.), if there's
something you want to hear you should be able to check it out, so to speak.

With the potential of fitting 75 to 100 mp3ed albums on a DVD-rom disc you
could have the record collection of Mickey McGowan, of Unknown Museum fame,
(15,000+ albums),  you could have the entire collect on about 150 DVDs.  How
would you like to check one of those babies out of the library?  Take it home,
pop it in your computer, hit the shuffle button on your mp3 player.  You'd
have the party mix of the century for your next month long Love-in.  It's mind
boggling.

More realistically 8-10 albums on a CD-R, is still a pretty nice idea for
those of use who are mass consumers of music.  Take a few songs from each and
fry up a compilation audio CD to fit your many moods. Plus with a little
scanning, and OCR software you can tuck the album art and liner notes for each
album on the CD-R, too.  It takes a little work,  but as the technology gets
faster, cheaper and more compact, it really isn't that much work.

That's it from Moon Base Alpha,
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Desco et al
Date: 24 Feb 1999 08:36:53 -0800


Can anyone provide reviews for any of these reissues released by Desco
Records/Disques Wagram: "The Other Side", "The Daktaris", "Sugarman Three",
"Nino Nardini & the Pop Riviera Group", "The Revenge of Mister Mopoji"
(soundtrack) or "Junior Jet Set" ??
Thanks in advance...
Allan

Personally, I'm not crazy about any of these in their entirety, except
"Revenge of Mister Mopoji", but that's just me!

One that is soooooooooooper terrific release though, not mentioned (which I
have for sale on CD.) is the "Dave Pike Set-Got the Feelin'".  A true
original rarity released in Holland, circa 1969, of a limited pressing of
1000 copies, vinyl. It's Jazzy Go Go Sounds featuring Vibes (Dave Pike),
Elec. Gtr, Fender Bass, Drums and Organ.  SOOPER COOL! with "Spooky",
which someone heard me play on my show and bought fro me on the spot.
5 Stars.

Desco has also just released (which I carry) "Spike's Choice", which is a
22 track collection of ALL of the limited to 1000 pressings, which by the
way are ALL out of print of their 45's, which include 4 Sitar funk go go
instrumentals.  5 Stars!

It's im-poss-i-ble to get closer to that authentic 70's funk sound from
anywhere in THIS modern world, than from Desco.  PURE FUNK, NO BULL.

Both are $14 each plus shipping, if you're interested
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Desco et al
Date: 24 Feb 1999 16:52:39 +0000


Sugarman Three is a nice boogaloo LP - Sounds authentic but it could easily
be new dressed as old. Not really exotica at all but not bad if you're into
that sound: James Brown in the mid sixties meets R&B/hammond grooves.
Cool-ish.
The Revenge of Mr Mopoji is definately new music - not an original
soundtrack. Average JBs style funkiness with no outstanding tracks -
nothing special.
Dave Pike's Got the Feeling is an outstanding LP though, although I didn't
realise it was on the same label. Euro-jazz collectors go mad for this one
- the original has a very hefty price tag - very cool.





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Subject: Re: (exotica) The City! (23-Skidoo!)
Date: 24 Feb 1999 13:33:08 -0500


>Even if this is the true origin of the word: I heard the band took the
idea from
>Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus!" , where a fictitous band with this
name is
>mentioned.

"Illuminatus!" includes further conjecture on the sources of "23 Skidoo" in
Appendix Tzaddi.

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From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Schlager & film soundtracks
Date: 24 Feb 1999 13:30:46 -0500


Nat writes:
> As long as I don't get cheryl angry at me, I'll be happy.  She and Brian
> have  promised me an evening of Schlager music and some kind of
> complementary food  - perhaps fondue??? - in the near future and I don't
> want to jeopardize that.
Got the accordian primed up and the lederhosen and Heino glasses ready...
along with that great LP Allan sent me of the singing waiters from the centennial
project of Winnipeg's German communty in 1970.  A real crowd pleaser!!!
Seriously though, I do intend to take this opportunity to sell Nat on Schlager and I
do think some of it would be of serious interest to fellow exoticans but for the fact
that here in Canada at least, it is not easy to find.  I've never been able to give the
term an adequate translation into English but maybe Moritz can help.  I'm discovering
what is kind of the French equivalent of Schlager (they use the term "Ye-Ye" which is
equally untranslateable) at a feverish rate as there is a massive amount of reissue
material coming out which we find everywhere here in Montreal.  Looks
like the presure is now on us!

I think Moritz wrote this:
> I think good film music never illustrates a movie 1 to 1; it rather adds
>the things that you cannot see, sometimes to an extend that it literally
>becomes  the opposite of what you see.
I've had similar discusssions with both Nat & Moritz on the role of soundtracks within
films and we all had differing opinions somehow. I still feel many soundtracks stand
up by themselves alone and just the same, many films stand away from their
soundtracks.  But sometimes they just click!  Nat mentions biker films but what better
marriage of film and music but Peter Fonda on his chopper with Born to be Wild playing
in the Background in Easy Rider!

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
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Subject: (exotica) Scores Du Jour...
Date: 24 Feb 1999 15:01:28 -0500


On my lunch break, I got:
William Holden presents "Far Away Places" by Warren Barker (of 77 Sunset
Strip
Fame) on Warner Brothers

Jacques Dutronc...no title, but it could be questionable, as he looks like
Iggy Pop smoking a cigar...Is this just one of those CDS where the pic is
bad, but the music is good?
You can answer me off list, as I get the digests!
Jane "happy ears" Fondle
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Subject: Re: (exotica) made to order-
Date: 24 Feb 1999 13:03:33 -0800


[e-mail] wrote:

>
> > Have no fear, the time is here!
> >  With the mention of Mp3's earlier last week,
> >  this is what we can and will do,

I have been wondering if CD player manufacturers could build in MP3 support so a
body could conceivably have a 300-track mp3 CD or conventiononal one run on in
the same box. I can't imagine the music industry beig the LEAST bit interested in
such a feature. One thing to keep in mind - There is fidelity loss with
compression, however minute.

Speaking of exotica made to order, let me remind you all that Johan DaDa Vis's
FANTASTICA #5 in a highly compressed MP3 format is still available for
download/streaming at http://www.xtabay.com

It's one of my favorites - it's cut together with some Stan Freeberg bits and
WILD ASS piano along with other musical bisquits that will make you jump for
joy!  I have no idea if the stream works with anything but Microsoft Netshow, but
theoretically should stream to Winamp as well. Mac users will have to save the
stream and play it with Macamp or Quicktime AFTER it has Dl'ed. It's a one-hour
program and takes about as long to DL with a 28.8 modem.

If this is something people are interested in, I will continue to post things on
the site for your enjoyment.

Ron

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) one way to spent y2k new year's
Date: 24 Feb 1999 17:11:08 -0600


by ENS/    Steve Hochman

        The Y2K doomsayers are warning people not to fly next New Year's
Eve, lest airline computer controls fail due to the millennium bug.
    But a concert promoter is hoping to coax an international roster of pop
stars into chartered 747s over the South Pacific.
    The idea: Hold a celebratory festival in New Zealand, which will be one of
the first places on Earth to greet the year 2000, and then head for Hawaii
in time to do it all over again. The plan is to have two linked events in
each locale -- a concert featuring major pop acts and native New Zealand and
Hawaiian artists, and a special edition of the Warped tour, the annual
youth-skewed trek featuring punk and ska bands with an extreme sports theme.
    The former is being organized by Michael Chugg, head of Australian booking
agency Frontier, to be held on a plot of sacred land owned by the Maori
tribe overlooking Auckland Harbor.
    ``The idea is to have one big act on at midnight, and another on at 5:20
a.m., which will be first light, coinciding with a flotilla of ships coming
through the harbor,'' says Chugg. ``And then we'd throw everyone on a plane
and go to Hawaii and do it again.''
    Chugg says he's in negotiation with several artists, but he won't say who.
One focus of speculation, though, has been Sting -- an artist with global
appeal and an interest in the tribal culture and spiritual elements meant to
be underscored in this event.
    Sting's publicist, Kathy Schenker, says that the singer, currently working
on a new album, has expressed an interest in staying home with his family at
New Year. Schenker says she has no knowledge of an offer for the Pacific
events.
    Warped organizer Kevin Lyman has been approached by Chugg and is
considering the prospect. The tour usually heads down under that time of
year anyway.
    ``Everyone's trying to talk me out of it, worried about the airlines,''
says Lyman. ``But I was very high on the idea. It was a grueling tour this
year, though, and adding something like that might be too much. So I'm not
sure what I'll do at this time.''
    (c) 1999, Steve Hochman
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From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Desco/Wagram Records
Date: 24 Feb 1999 17:23:12 -0500


At 5:27 PM -0500 2/23/99, telstar wrote:
>Can anyone provide reviews for any of these reissues released by Desco
>Records/Disques Wagram: "The Other Side", "The Daktaris", "Sugarman Three",
>"Nino Nardini & the Pop Riviera Group", "The Revenge of Mister Mopoji"
>(soundtrack) or "Junior Jet Set" ??

They aren't reissues..........they're new recordings trying to look and
sound like old records. Most of the material is in the funk and groove
styles. The Sugarman 3 perform regularly in New York City, and have been
playing a number of festivals in Europe over the last few months
(especially in Italy and England). Check 'em out if they come to your town.

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From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sheet Music
Date: 24 Feb 1999 17:48:06 -0500


Anybody on the list know of a decent (or indecent) legit fake book for all
the exotica and loungesque tunes we love?  My old piano teacher used to call
some of these songs "standards".  I wonder if anyone (on or off list) has
put together a decent compilation of sheet music from this era.

I have only a few sheets of old Sinatra and some 40's swings stuff.  Its all
the slow songs though.  I would be willing to trade copies of out-of-print
stuff....

Br. Cleve, got any leads?  Any other musicians out there?  I was going to
call the Colony in NYC, but I would need a title first, o'course.

Maybe a script for Denny's Exotica album was printed at one time???

I wish I knew a retired lounge organist....who liked Lenny Dee.

Or has somebody made a fake book....?(wink, wink...nudge, nudge)  Please
mail me off list....thanx.

surfing the chaos,
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From: "Brian Tozer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) UL Bonus Tracks
Date: 24 Feb 1999 19:21:38 -0500


Ok, I give up!!

What/Who are those undocumented "Track 19's" on the latter Ultra
Lounge CD's?

Brian Tozer


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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sheet Music
Date: 24 Feb 1999 22:01:12 -0500


>Anybody on the list know of a decent (or indecent) legit fake book for all
>the exotica and loungesque tunes we love?

I've thought of asking that very question for a while now.

I can report the "The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Book" and "The Ultimate Jazz
Fakebook" (also from Hal Leonard Corp.) both include pretty good helpings
of exotica/ space-age/ now-sound standards. I guess they should hit a
decent amount purely statistically, with 1125+ songs between the two of
them. No duplication between the books (they say). I only have the "Real
Jazz" volume, which among many gems includes "Caravan", with the complete
original lyrics. Hey -- I just noticed "Wives & Lovers" is in here! A dozen
Jobim tunes too. And "Mission Impossible". And many more...

But no "Quiet Village". If anyone knows of a book that's really heavy on
the list-centric material, I'd like to hear about it too. Thanks.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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From: [e-mail] (Craig Carlson)
Subject: (exotica) Theile, Soundtracks, Ebay pics
Date: 24 Feb 1999 22:00:27 -0800


Bob Theile also produced the two albums by Eden's Children in '68. Cool
psych with a goodly dose of jazz.

Another excellent soundtrack is from "Candy"; music by David Grusin (who
doesn't even mention it on his web page). Highly recommended blend of psych
and Now-Sound (except for the Byrds and Steppenwolf cuts).

When downloading e-bay pics that show up as "html" rather than "jpeg" or
"gif", just manually type in the extension (I use "jpg"). Paint Shop Pro
handles them with ease, so I imagine Photo-shop will do the same.

Craig

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) JJPerrey-Good Moog Titles
Date: 24 Feb 1999 19:10:28 -0800


Hello folks,

Here are the titles to the new REISSUE CD of (the great) Jean Jacques
Perrey's music from the, I believe, 1960's and 1970's, ONLY AVAILABLE IN
FRANCE and EUROPE, UNTIL...now ?  Well soon anyway;)

You heard/read them here, 1st;

GOOD MOOG

Borborygmus, Crazy Crow and Daffyduck, La-Bas, Boys and Girls, Colonie
Celeste, The Melancholy Mule, La Panthere Cosmique, Quand Le Temps Serr
Venu, One Two Two, Comical Logos, The Old Bell Ringer, The Percolators,
Toy Town Parade, Brazilian Chick, Russian Rump, Kiyouli Le Clown,
Pizzicato Polka, Mod Ghost, Blues in 3/4 Time, L'Horloge Hantee, Bal
Campagnard, Waltzing The Weasel, Musique De L'Infini, Fusee Dans Le Ciel,
In Texas Tonight, Dancing Silhouette, Krazy Cat Rag, Rush Hour-Traffic Jam,
Washing Machine, Moogy Boogy, Sailors Delight, El Payaso, Funny Blues,
Madder Than Mad, One Zero Zero, Glockenspiel Gavotte, Kiddie Kappers,
Chronophonic, Moog Sensations (and last but certainly, not least) Indicatif
Spatial.

40 TRACKS.  I have listened to the 1st two only, AND THEY HAVE TOTALLY
ROCKED MY FUCKIN' WORLD.

Totally brilliant, fun, funny, funky, cartooney and seriously wonderful,
like you CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE, no shit. 10 stars onna scale of 1-10.

None yet available.  More info to follow.  Keep your eyes and ears tuned
in, ready to receive transmission.

Jack



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From: [e-mail] (Craig Carlson)
Subject: (exotica) Re: one way to spent y2k new year's
Date: 24 Feb 1999 22:46:48 -0800


Lou Smith quoted:

>The plan is to have two linked events in
>each locale -- a concert featuring major pop acts and native New Zealand and
>Hawaiian artists, and a special edition of the Warped tour, the annual
>youth-skewed trek featuring punk and ska bands with an extreme sports theme.

Excellent idea! Old farts should stay the hell out of the way. People that
turn twenty-one on New Years Eve/Day should get complimentary Drake's
Cakes, free packages of Twizzlers, a compass and a dug-out canoe (just in
case).

Me, I'll be home sauteeing shrimps, listening to Jimmy Smith and hoping
that the furnace doesn't shut down.

Planning ahead,
Craig


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From: James G <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Rembrandt of Black Velvet
Date: 24 Feb 1999 20:02:34 -0800


From the Wall Street Journal 2/26/99, edited for space:

"The 'Rembrandt of Black Velvet' Finally Gets Some Appreciation"

    Every great art genre has a legendary master. Even black-velvet
painting....often mass-produced, garish and featuring weeping elvises
and bleeding bullfighters, velvet art is synonymous with kitsch.
    But now its gaining respectability, or at least the art of the late
American expatriate Edgar Leeteg is. "Leeteg coined everything that we
think of today as velvet," says John Turner, co-curator of a museum show
of black-velvet painting that runs until April 4 at the Huntington Beach
Art Center in CA. "He is the Rembrandt of black velvet." The exhibition,
titled "A Rascal in Paradise," after the book by James Michener that
devotes a chapter to Leeteg, features 14 paintings and a grass-canopied
bamboo tiki bar. At the opening the curators wore leis.
    Is the exhibition just a fluke? Not according to David Price, who
co-founded Seattle's Museum of Velvet Painting a year ago. His
museum...is showing in nightclubs until it finds a permanent home. "I
have a passion for it," he says. "It might just be a fetish."
    Mr. Turner credits renewed interest in Leeteg to "a rebirth of the
Polynesian tiki movement," that 1950s decorative homage to the South
Pacific. Think umbrella-topped drinks, ukelele music and bamboo-framed
paintings of hula girls, a popular theme with the artist.
    Leeteg was a minor celebrity in the South Pacific, as much for his wild
ways as for his artwork. In a letter to his art dealer he described
himself as a "fornicating, gin-soaked dopehead." Collectors prefer to
call him..."the American Gaugin." The artist sold his first painting in
1933 for $4 and a sandwich. Prices rose to about $15,000 after his death
in the 1950s, when Michener immortalized him...Today, his works would
bring about $5,000.
    Would Leeteg have approved of his newfound museum respectability? He
once wrote, "I frankly would rather have my paintings displayed in a gin
mill...than buried up with the rest of dead art."
END

Whoda thunk it? Ok wheeler dealers, hit the thrifts and then on to
E-Bay. My main question though is why does the exhibit need co-curators?
Day and night bartenders?

JB


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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tell me about these, PLEASE!
Date: 24 Feb 1999 20:06:46 -0800


Can anyone tell me if these are good or not ?
In your humble opinion, anyways:)

"Stroboscopica"

"Stroboscopica Vol. 2"

"Phase 6 Superstereo"

"Harlem Shuffle/The Sound of Blaxploitation"

PULSAR MUSIC LTD. "Milano Violenta"

I GRES "I Gres"

Thanks!
Jack


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From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Fwd: "GRAMMY AWARDS NEWS FLASH"
Date: 24 Feb 1999 22:05:59 -0600


> From: "leslie eaton"
> To: "King Kini" <[e-mail]>
> Subject: "GRAMMY AWARDS NEWS FLASH"
> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 19:42:03 -0800
> X-Priority: 3
> Status:
>
> Les Baxter has won his first Grammy award in a rock video called
> "Intergalactic" By the Beastie Boys!!!!!
>
> His daughter is currently jumping on the furniture!!!!!!




visit...

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
          King Kini's  C L U B  V E L V E T
             http://www.tamboo.com
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++



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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sub Pop goes MP3
Date: 24 Feb 1999 10:57:52 -0600


    SAN DIEGO and SEATTLE, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary independent
label Sub Pop Records announced today that it will release multiple songs in
the MP3 format on MP3.com (http://www.mp3.com) and from Sub Pop's site
(http://www.subpop.com).
    "The job of any record label should be to reach out to a given artist's
fans by any means necessary," said Jonathan Poneman, co-founder and CEO of
Sub Pop. "Let others debate the so-called MP3 controversy; Sub Pop is ready
to do it's job."
    Sub Pop gained notoriety in the late 80s with early releases by Seattle
rock staples Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, as well as national bands
Afghan Whigs, L7, Reverend Horton Heat, and countless others.
    This arrangement with MP3.com will highlight Sub Pop's current roster,
releasing single tracks from the label's new breed of successful artists.
The initial offering of downloadable tracks will include:

    Saint Etienne, "Sylvie" (radio edit)- from Good Humor
    More than just a band, Saint Etienne has become something of a
sensation, gaining new fans at an alarming rate.  Saint Etienne will be
turning heads and wooing the masses in Spring, as they embark on their first
comprehensive U.S. tour.

    The Pernice Brothers, "Overcome By Happiness" - from Overcome By Happiness
    The Pernice Brothers have been embraced by critics and fans alike with
their debut release, Overcome By Happiness.  The album was named in several
year-end top ten lists, including The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly
and Magnet.

    The Murder City Devils, "I Want A Lot Now (So Come On)" - from Empty
Bottles Broken Hearts
    Whether playing small clubs or sharing an arena's stage with Pearl Jam,
The Murder City Devils gain hundreds of new fans nightly, as people flock to
the stage to revel in the band's literally fiery performances.

    Combustible Edison, "Laura's Aura" - from Impossible World
    Combustible Edison spent 1997 recording Impossible World, which sees the
band maintaining their trademark easy listening / lounge pop sound, while
adding an electronic edge.

    "Clearly, Sub Pop understands that to market music, one must go to the
music buyers.  Sub Pop has a rich history in the music industry and their
progressive approach to music marketing while embracing the Internet,
coupled with their excellent roster, positions them well for the future,"
said Michael Robertson, digital music guru and CEO of MP3.com.
    MP3.com is the number one music download site on the Internet, logging
millions of monthly visitors in search of great, new music and news of the
ever-burgeoning digital music revolution.  MP3.com has exploded
exponentially over the last year as music lovers have discovered the future
of music delivery.  The site is the clear and undisputed leader in providing
MP3 formatted music to consumers.
    The Webby-nominated MP3.com hosts tens of thousands of songs from many
thousands of artists available for download in the MP3 audio format.
MP3.com has busily championed artists' rights while facilitating many tens
of millions of legal downloads -- over 14 million to date.
    Sub Pop Records expects to release more tracks with MP3.com as part of
the effort to broaden it's artists' exposure via improving technologies.

    CONTACT:  Media: Hal Bringman of HBPR, 818-551-1622, [e-mail], for
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sheet Music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 00:20:48 EST


I am not quite sure what is in this book but...

The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
Piano Solos from his Liberty Recordings
Publisher:  Criterion Music Corp.
                 6124 Selma Ave.
                 Hollywood, CA   90028


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Desco - my two cents
Date: 25 Feb 1999 00:36:51 EST


I like to pull out the Sugarman Three cd when people are over and I want some
pleasant funky background music. Same thing with Nino Nardini. As for the
Daktaris, it's not bad but when you've got all those amazing Fela cd's
available, why bother with a pale imitation?  In general, none of these cd's
live up to the hype of the liner notes found on the back of each one. I
haven't heard the Spike's Choice compilation, but I have a feeling that by
virtue of its variety and (I assume) "best picks"  aspect since the songs were
originally released as singles, its probably the one to get.  Of course, if
Br. Cleve says the Sugarman Three are worth seeing live, he's probably right.


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From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sheet Music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 01:09:37 -0500


At 5:48 PM -0500 2/24/99, Rajnai, Charles, NPG wrote:
>Anybody on the list know of a decent (or indecent) legit fake book for all
>the exotica and loungesque tunes we love?

the best ones I've found are -

Best Known Latin Songs (Hal Leonard Pub) - - includes 'Quiet Village' with
the lyrics!
Henry Mancini Songbook (Cherry Lane Pub)
Neal Hefti Anthology (Warner Bros)
TV Theme Book (Warner Bros)

a good over all 'fake' book is-

First Time Ever (MCA/Mills)

some cool out of print ones -

40 Golden Songs of Bacharach-David
Film Music, Italian Style

I don't own but have seen a 'Dick Hyman plays' book that has mostly
jazz/show standards

br cleve


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From: "SANDBERG MAGNUS" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) This is a test! please delete! Sorry!
Date: 25 Feb 1999 12:37:27 +0100


I am so tired of Hotmail, this is my new emailaddress i am trying to use =
for exotica list postings:
[e-mail]

sorry for this,
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Subject: (exotica) Peter Thomas - "Warp Back to Earth"
Date: 25 Feb 1999 09:00:55 EST


--I'll try this one again now that Br. Cleve is back home.  From my
overwhelming response to the first mailing of this same message I guess Cleve
and Risser are the only two human beings who might even remotely give a damn
about this.--

Has anyone heard this one yet?

It's a 2 CD set (also on vinyl) out on EFA- Caroline, with one CD of current
artists (  Stereolab, Sons Of Silence, Tipsy, High Llamas, Coldcut and others
) playing around with the music of Mr. Thomas.  The second CD is original old
Thomas recordings.

Does anyone know what songs are tinkered with by the current artists on this?

Question #2 1/2:
I didn't see Combustible Edison or Millionaire Mike in the line up of artists
playing on this, which seemed odd.  I haven't seen the liner notes so I'm
unclear who brought this one all together.  Did any of the hands of Com Ed
fiddle with this release, in some way?

-Roy G. Biv


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Subject: RE: (exotica) Re: one way to spent y2k new year's
Date: 25 Feb 1999 09:01:53 -0500



> Me, I'll be home sauteeing shrimps, listening to Jimmy Smith and hoping
> that the furnace doesn't shut down.
>
>
Mmmm, i think I will go buy a generator so's my stereo still works when the
lights go out.

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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From: nancy novotny <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Peter Thomas - "Warp Back to Earth"
Date: 25 Feb 1999 09:27:42 -0600


Well, I'm no Br. Cleve, but I can tell you that I just advance ordered this from
CD Now.  Apparently it comes out next Tuesday (March 2).  CD now does show a full
track listing (forgive me if the formatting doesn't carry over too well):

Disc 1
 01. Es Luft - (featuring Dauerfisch)
 02. Blaue Milch - (featuring Stereolab)
 03. There Is No Such Thing As Bad Weather - (featuring Sons Of Silence)
 04. P.etit.e - (featuring Mina)
 05. Chaos In The Gym - (featuring Saint Etienne)
 06. PTvsYS - (featuring Yoshinori Sunahara)
 07. Raumpatroille Opium - (featuring Stero Total)
 08. Neutron - (featuring John McEntire)
 09. Evil Guitar 1 - (featuring Tipsy)
 10. Zero One - (featuring Ronny & Clyde)
 11. Bells Of Senegal, The - (featuring High Llamas)
 12. Rons Newt - (featuring Mr. Scruff)
 13. Space Rocks - (featuring Stock, Hausen & Walkman)
 14. Dub In My Club - (featuring Momus)
 15. Peter In Space - (featuring Coldcut)
 16. Neukoment - (featuring Schneider TM)
 17. Warp Back To Earth - (featuring DJ Maxwell Implosion)

Disc 2
 01. Onanirato
 02. Synthesizer's Melody
 03. Zero Zoom
 04. November
 05. Flirtation
 06. Love
 07. Dark Natur
 08. Appartmenthaus
 09. Espionage Under Water
 10. Galaxy Fall Out
 11. Nuclear Chemistry
 12. Neutron
 13. Lobby And Supercomputer
 14. Aum
 15. Leukozyt
 16. Communication In Hyperspace
 17. Little Computer
 18. Tremolo Electro
 19. Heptaecks
 20. Exiting Two Tones
 21. EKG
 22. Phasing Violins
 23. Kybernetiker In Exile
 24. F^tus Irrationales
 25. Basso Secco
 26. Freelance Dance
 27. Sub Deep Frequencies In Violet
 28. Saekular Plasma
 29. Itterrierte Brush Sequence

Looks good, no?

best,
Nancy

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> --I'll try this one again now that Br. Cleve is back home.  From my
> overwhelming response to the first mailing of this same message I guess Cleve
> and Risser are the only two human beings who might even remotely give a damn
> about this.--
>
> Has anyone heard this one yet?
>
> It's a 2 CD set (also on vinyl) out on EFA- Caroline, with one CD of current
> artists (  Stereolab, Sons Of Silence, Tipsy, High Llamas, Coldcut and others
> ) playing around with the music of Mr. Thomas.  The second CD is original old
> Thomas recordings.
>
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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Peter Thomas - "Warp Back to Earth"
Date: 25 Feb 1999 10:29:02 -0500


[e-mail] wrote:
>
> --I'll try this one again now that Br. Cleve is back home.  From my
> overwhelming response to the first mailing of this same message I guess Cleve
> and Risser are the only two human beings who might even remotely give a damn
> about this.--
>
> Has anyone heard this one yet?

No, actually, we've all been waiting for Br. Cleve to post more info
about it!

cheryl


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Sheet music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 12:05:03 +0000


     Came across this place where you can download sheet music (including
     individual pieces).

     Looks interesting.

     http://sunhawk.com

     rgds
     Jonny


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Sheet Music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 08:24:04 +0000


     Have never seen a good collection of this type of music on sheet
     music, but have been collecting individual sheet music for some time.

     Got quite a lot of stuff from EBay last year.  This is a more
     expensive and cumbersome way to do it, but vintage sheet music can
     often look great and nice to own.  Picked up for about $2 or $3 each a
     nice 'delicado' with lyrics this way, as well as 'the breeze and I',
     'south of the border', 'peter gunn'.

     There are quite a few good mancini books, come to think of it.

     >I can report the "The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Book" and "The Ultimate
     >Jazz Fakebook" (also from Hal Leonard Corp.)

     Can anyone testify to the quality of the musical transcriptions in
     these books?

     thanks
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Subject: (exotica) Howabout Hayman
Date: 25 Feb 1999 10:35:00 -0500


I feel fortunate to have Richard Hayman's VOODO,and GENUINE ELECTRIC LATIN
LLLOOOVVVVE MACHINE...However, I was wondering what else from his "golden
era" is worth getting?  How about:  Havana in Hi-Fi, Mercury?
Any other faves from this list?
Exotically, Jane Fondle
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: one way to spent y2k new year's
Date: 25 Feb 1999 11:06:58 EST


In a message dated 02/25/99 9:03:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Mmmm, i think I will go buy a generator so's my stereo still works when the
 lights go out.
  >>

Just get a Victrola.  It's what we had when Hurricane Hugo knocked out our
electricity for 10 days.

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From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 25 Feb 1999 17:08:40 +0200


Indeed !
And I'm collecting all Barbarella imagery,
I have much picture of Fonda in this role as well
as a few from the original Forest's cartoon but I'm
always a bit greedy to obtain more Barbarellesque
images, so if you want : all attachement are warmly
welcomed.
Tia.

>Even the bad black queen is so beautiful that we kind
>of love her, etc. I would call all of this a very campy pose.


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From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Peter Thomas - "Warp Back to Earth"
Date: 25 Feb 1999 11:25:50 -0500


At 9:00 AM -0500 2/25/99, [e-mail] wrote:

>It's a 2 CD set (also on vinyl) out on EFA- Caroline, with one CD of current
>artists (  Stereolab, Sons Of Silence, Tipsy, High Llamas, Coldcut and others
>) playing around with the music of Mr. Thomas.  The second CD is original old
>Thomas recordings.

I've seen it on the Bungalow website, but have not heard it.

>I didn't see Combustible Edison or Millionaire Mike in the line up of artists
>playing on this, which seemed odd.  I haven't seen the liner notes so I'm
>unclear who brought this one all together.  Did any of the hands of Com Ed
>fiddle with this release, in some way?

nope.

I assume the project was brought together by Maxwell Implosion, who was
been working with Peter Thoms, and the Bungalow head guys Holger and
Marcus, who brought PT into the contemporary market.

br cleve


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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) AP Grammy briefs
Date: 25 Feb 1999 12:21:45 -0600


    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After singing professionally for 51 years, Patti Page
won a Grammy Wednesday on her first and only nomination -- for best
traditional pop vocal performance for ``Live at Carnegie Hall, The 50th
Anniversary Concert.''
    She accepted her trophy with thankfulness and humor. When the first of her
11 grandchildren was born, Page noted backstage that her family members
asked what they should call her.
    ``Grammy,'' Page replied, ``because I'll never get one. Now they can call
me grandma.''
                                 *------
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- If anyone should get an award for lasting through the
changing times, it's Burt Bacharach, who has won a Grammy in three different
decades.
    He received his first in 1967, two in 1969 and another in 1986 before
winning again this year.
    ``It's really very significant for me and my work as I have been able to
span as many decades -- I'd like to go another 10,'' he said.
    This year he and singer Elvis Costello won for best pop collaboration with
vocals for ``I Still Have That Other Girl.''
    ``I can't say I've learned any of Burt's secrets because I can't write like
him,'' said Costello, who has gained fame for pop songs like ``Veronica.''
    Costello said the two have enjoyed working together and just finished
recording music for the upcoming ``Austin Powers'' sequel the night before
the ceremony.
    ``This has been among the most exciting things I have ever done,'' Costello
said. ``It was great to sit at the piano and write together.''




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Subject: RE: (exotica) Sheet music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 12:41:16 -0500



>      Came across this place where you can download sheet music (including
>      individual pieces).
>
>      Looks interesting.
>
>      http://sunhawk.com
>
This place would be cool if they had a bigger library....thanx for the lead.

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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From: "Marco \"Kallie\" Kalnenek" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Schlager/Ye-Ye
Date: 25 Feb 1999 19:13:29 +0100


Brian Karasick wrote:

> I've never been able to give the
> term [Schlager] an adequate translation into English
> I'm discovering
> what is kind of the French equivalent of Schlager (they use the term "Ye-Ye" which is
> equally untranslateable)

I don't think the French 'Ye-Ye' is the equivalent of the Schlager. As
far as I know 'Ye-Ye' refers only to French sixties-music. Sort of the
French answer to the Beatles and beat in general. Correct me if I'm
wrong!

Marco

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From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sheet music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 12:56:32 -0500


Another book, heavy with Prado plus Caravan, Do It Again, Frenesi, Quien
Sera (Sway), Canadian Sunset, Enchanted Sea, Tico Tico, Besame Mucho and,
strangely enough, Feelings:

Lounge Favorites, Music, Moods & Memories
Warner Bros. '97
$14.95 US, $20.95 Canada

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From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Vinyl Karma
Date: 25 Feb 1999 13:10:10 +0000


I always get a kick out of reading about other people's record
scores on this list, though I've never gotten around to actually
posting one of my own before.  But I just had to share yesterday's
vinyl karma experience with somebody who might appreciate it!  I told
my wife about it, but she just thinks I'm nuts.

Yesterday, I went into my local used record emporium - an
ENORMOUS cavern of a place with (supposedly) over two million
records in stock and where they never met an inflated price they
didn't like  (you can buy a beat-to-hell mono copy of "African Jazz"
for $150--I'm not kidding!).

Decided to rummage around in the ethnic music section, hoping maybe
the staff price gouger hadn't made it that far.  While going through
the "Far East" section I ran across an apparently unplayed (and
unpriced) stereo copy of "Orienta" by the Markko Polo Adventurers.

I strolled up to the front (a three day hike), shoved it in front
of the serial killer behind the cash register and said "How much for
this?".  His eyes lit up.  He said, "Ooh, Living Stereo!  And
unplayed, too.  Wow!"  My heart sank.  I knew what was coming next.

After hemming and hawing for a minute, he looked up and said, "Seven-
ninety-eight?".  Knowing this place, that could very well mean seven-
HUNDRED-and ninety-eight dollars, so I coolly asked, "Seven DOLLARS
and ninety-eight cents?".  "Yeah," he answered.  "That okay?"

I quickly coughed up the dough and beat it out the door, not quite
believing my incredible luck.  For those of you who find these kind
of bargains all the time, this might not seem like a very big deal.
But around here, you just don't see stuff like this and, if you do,
you can bet you'll have to take out a second mortgage to buy it.

This copy of "Orienta" looks like it's never felt the stylus before.
Absolute stone mint beauty!   I also bagged a sealed stereo copy of
Roger King Mozian's famous "El Twist".

So take a serial killer to lunch this week.  Maybe he's got some
records in the basement he'll sell cheap.

Darrell Brogdon
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From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mooon Gasssss!
Date: 25 Feb 1999 11:26:30 -0800


Just got the Moon Gas/Twilight Zone two-fer a couple of days ago from
Jack Diamond. and All I can say Is WOW!  Can you believe I had never
heard Moon Gas before?  (Well I can't)

And the timing! I had been playing with running backround sounds on web
pages the night before, and thought that it would be fun to loop
something as music-bed toa web page.  It was late and I was out of
steam, so I quit. The next day my package arrived, and as soon as the cd
tray closed I FUCKIN JUMPED OUT OF MY SKIN! I fired up the Soundedit16,
and in 5 minutes had a peerfect loop of the first few bars of Moon Gas.
In ten more minutes it was up on the site and incorporated into the
background of my "streaming audio" page.

I mention this for a two reasons: 1) to hip y'all to a great record 2)
to find out if this sound file is being heard.

1) What can I say?  Dick Hyman + the ethereal and beeyoooteeeful voice
of Mary Mayo.  It's freaky and quirky and electonic-y and FUN! I also
got the Celebs at their worst vol 1 and 2. I read the posts about #2
being a little thin, but I have not had a chance to listen yet. Vol 1 is
a freakin' riot.  I love stuff like that.

2) I have been getting a lot of hits on the site (and nobody knows about
it but the list) , but not much feedback.
I'm interested in finding out if the streaming audio is working okay,
and at what speeds. Theoretically a 28.8
modem would receive the Fantastica! stream, but would like to hear your
experience. Also, the Moon Gas loop
Should play automatically when a user accesses the "streaming" page - I
think this might be browser-dependant
and am therefore quite interested in hearing if it's working for you.

If you have not been to the page to sample the hour-long Mp3 stream of
Fantastica!  do yourself a favor and make time to do it. You will be
astounded by this excellent program. Http://xtabay.com    from there
click on the
"streaming audio" link.

2.5) Who is accessing the site from the host
.firewall.cacourt.us.gov???  yer scarin' me.


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From: "Dom Ciccone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Martinis With Mancini Playlist. 2/25/99
Date: 25 Feb 1999 14:28:02 -0500


"Martinis With Mancini" broadcasting Thursday's  from 6-9 AM. WJUL 91.5 in
Lowell Massachusetts.

http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Booth/8007/

The playlist:

Like Someone In Love, Bjork
Here's To Life, Shirley Horn
My Funny Valentine, Sergio Franchi (LP)
Body And Soul, Dave Brubeck,
One Note Samba, Laurindo Armeida (LP)
The Folks Who Live On The Hill, George Shering
Melancholy Serenade/ Yesterdays, Jackie Gleason
Alice In Wonderland, Bill Evans
Do Nothing Till' You Hear From Me, Dinah Washington (LP)
Feeling Good, Nina Simone
Sway, Xavier Cugat (LP)
Baby It's Cold Outside, Ray Charles/Betty Carter
Canadian Sunset, Si Zentner (LP)
Fugue in G Major For Organ. J.S.Bach, Swingle Singers (LP)
Someday My Prince Will Come, Miles Davis
Poinciana, Les Elgart(LP)
I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do, Carmen McRae (LP)

A Tribute to mans other best friend: The Cat!
Ev'robody Wants To Be A Cat, Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers
Peggy Lee, The Siamese Cat Song
Something For Cat, Henry Mancini
What's New Pussycat, Tom Jones
Let's Do It, Earth Kitt

Erskine Hawkins, After Hours
Let's Dance, Benny Goodman
I've Heard That Song Before, Harry James/Helen Forest
Sentimental Journey, Les Brown and His Band of Renown
Tampico, Stan Kenton/June Christy
Gay Spirits, David Rose
Fever, Ted Heath (LP)
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White, Perez Prado (LP)
Somewhere Along The Line, Dinah Washington
Song Of The Jet, Tony Bennet
Wave, Antonio Carlos Jobim
I'm In The Mood For Love, Polly Bergen
Chiquita From Chi-Wah-Wah, Chris Conner
Bye Bye Love, Ray Charles (LP)
Charleston Alley, Lambert Hendricks and Ross
Never Let Go, John Barry
I'm Putting All my Eggs In One Basket, Ella Fitzgerald/ Louis Armstrong
One O'clock Jump, Glen Sponseller (LP)
Sway, Julie London
One Eyed Monkey, Combustible Edison
Begin The Beguine, Esquivel!
Wayra, Yma Sumac
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From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Sheet Music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 15:01:55 -0500


>>I can report the "The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Book" and "The Ultimate
>>Jazz Fakebook" (also from Hal Leonard Corp.)
>
>Can anyone testify to the quality of the musical transcriptions in
>these books?

They seem fine to me. You do understand though, that fakebooks are not in
any way a bar by bar transcription of recordings. They supply the lead
melody, chords, basic structure. But for fleshing it all out, it's up to you.

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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: UL Bonus Tracks
Date: 25 Feb 1999 14:31:18 -0500


The bonus tracks are primarily by some guy called "The Continental".  There
was some discussion on him earlier, when I posed the same question, but
apparently he had a TV show in the 50's in LA or something and also must
have cut a record on Capitol.

I couldn't find a track list or anything, and have tried contacting
Capitol, to no avail.

If you find anything else out, let me know!

Peter


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From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) MP3's
Date: 25 Feb 1999 14:36:39 -0500


I have been trading Exotica (and non-Exotica) MP3's too.
In fact, I recently swapped a few discs with ten or so albums.
It's a great way to test stuff out.
And for those lawyer types who are out there, I could easily cut my own CD
with a CD burner, but I'd rather buy the original.  Don't know why.
So, now I know for sure I want to get the Baxter 2 disc set (whereas before
it wasn't even on my list), but I want to stay away from "You Can Be Wrong
About Boys."  Before I don't think I would have bought either, but I might
have picked YCBWAB at cut-out price, just because it's on sequel.  Now I
can be a well-informed consumer.

Also, I have used them to create my own "Greatest Hits" compilations,
although for decidedly non-Exotica groups, where a nice, single disc
Greatest Hits disc just doesn't exist.


It's handy.

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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mooon Gasssss! & mp3s
Date: 25 Feb 1999 12:28:28 -0800 (PST)


I can't believe how great the Twilight zone is either!  And to get
both on one cd, wow, I love the modern age.

About mp3s.  They work great and sound almost as good as cds but do
they ever take up a lot of space on my computer.   How does that mp3
player work?  It seems like it can store a few albums or so on it.
How do you store all these great big mp3 files?

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

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>
> Just got the Moon Gas/Twilight Zone two-fer a couple of days ago from
> Jack Diamond. and All I can say Is WOW!  Can you believe I had never
> heard Moon Gas before?  (Well I can't)
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Subject: Re: (exotica) MP3's
Date: 25 Feb 1999 13:06:01 -0800




Peter Risser wrote:

> I have been trading Exotica (and non-Exotica) MP3's too.
> In fact, I recently swapped a few discs with ten or so albums.
> Also, I have used them to create my own "Greatest Hits" compilations,
> although for decidedly non-Exotica groups, where a nice, single disc
> Greatest Hits disc just doesn't exist.
>
> It's handy.
>

With the price of CDR media,  why not keep 'em uncompressed? Mp3 does squish
some of the magic out of the recording to be sure. Regular Cd's also currently
enjoy almost total ubiquity, whereas Mp3 compressed files can only be played
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Howabout Hayman
Date: 25 Feb 1999 16:13:25 -0500


At 10:35 AM 2/25/99 -0500, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>I feel fortunate to have Richard Hayman's VOODO,and GENUINE ELECTRIC LATIN
>LLLOOOVVVVE MACHINE...However, I was wondering what else from his "golden
>era" is worth getting?  How about:  Havana in Hi-Fi, Mercury?
>Any other faves from this list?

I know this doesn't help you but some of my favourite album COVERS are on
older Richard Hayman records, including - if push-came-to-shove - my
all-time favourite, "Serenade for Love".
I wonder if anyone else sees the same mixed messages in this cover that I
do.  Someday I'll have a site and I'll put up a few of these records which
I only keep for the cover.  Then you can tell me what you think.  All I'll
say is that the "seduction" depicted does not appear exactly consensual.
Anyone have an explanation for how a guy who made pretty sappy Muzak all of
a sudden got inspired on the Moog?
What was the difference between Hayman's role on his own moog records and
his role on the "Hayman and Sear" records?  Or was Mr.Sear always involved
on these records?  I only have a reissue of the records so I don't know
what the original credits actually were.
And while you're at it, you can explain what role Harry Breuer played, if
any, on that J.J.Perry-in-disguise record "The Happy Moog".

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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) NYTimes: Raymond Scott Tribute review
Date: 25 Feb 1999 16:25:42 -0600


February 25, 1999
JAZZ REVIEW
Raymond Scott Tribute: All Over the Lot, Both for Art and Incidentally
By BEN RATLIFF
It's too bad that the first thing people tend to say -- admiringly -- about
the American composer Raymond Scott is that he resists all definitions.
Those who really believe that would have to say the same about some of the
most widely heard music of the 20th century, including thriller-movie
soundtracks, television commercial jingles and video-game music. But
American cultural eccentrics are cherished fantasy figures, and Scott's
reputation has been adorned with a gold-plated question mark.

In fact, the work of this Brooklyn-raised son of Russian immigrants,
composed mostly between the 1930's and the 60's, was totally graspable --
funny, invention-obsessed in the time of Rube Goldberg, and cleverly
mirroring innovations both from Ellington and Stravinsky. He was a natural
tone-painter, composing multi-part pieces that suggested car chases or
machines gone haywire, and his best-known miniatures -- those that were used
for Warner Brothers cartoons in the 30's -- gracefully negotiate a path
between art for art's sake and incidental music. Even if you don't know
which commercial bin to put his work in, your brain knows exactly how to
enjoy it.

At the Jewish Museum on Monday night, Irwin Chusid, the director of the
Raymond Scott Archive, was host of a marvelously tight 90-minute Scott
program that included seven selections played by a live sextet* as well as a
biographical slide show and some video clips featuring Scott's music. The
program offered a multidimensional view of Scott -- from his jazz-related
compositions for the Raymond Scott Quintette (which, naturally, had six
members), like "Powerhouse" and "Oil Gusher," to some of his electronic music.

The electronic music, heard behind some commercials from the 1960's for car
batteries and detergent (which were screened for the audience), didn't try
to soothe the consumer with cuteness: they were exercises in tone color,
sometimes spooky and nerve-racking. Finally there was a recently unearthed
film made by Jim Henson in 1967 called "The Organized Mind," about taking a
walk through one's mind to see where desires, memories and fears are
stashed. Scott's electronic soundtrack perfectly suggested a laboratory
experiment gone awry.

At least as much as he was a composer, Scott was an inventor, and Monday
night's live band reflected that in some strange instruments brought along
by Brian Dewan. One was an electric zither, played with a bottleneck slide.
For the climax of "Powerhouse" he rhythmically passed a battery-operated
vacuum cleaner over the instrument's electric pickups, creating a whooshing
sound. But Scott's music wasn't just quaintly humorous. It was curious,
during Scott's "Peter Tambourine," featuring Michael Hashim on soprano
saxophone, to notice how close the sirenlike motifs and jarring structures
approached the sound of Steve Lacy's jazz sextet from the 1980's. In the
band's new arrangements, by the accordionist Will Holshouser and pianist
Wayne Barker (which, unlike Scott's, included a bit of improvising), one
heard both the 30's and the present.


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Movie Trailer Music
Date: 25 Feb 1999 14:34:02 -0800 (PST)


On Uni Disc/Sonic 1998, comes John Beal Trailer Music, "Coming Soon"
This looks to be original movie trailer music from over 60 films on 2
cds, priced cheap.  I heard clips at cdnow. Does any one own this?  Is
there talking over the trailer clips?   What I heard sounded fabulous.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
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From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Howabout Hayman
Date: 25 Feb 1999 19:39:06 -0500


>I was wondering what else from his "golden
>era" is worth getting?  How about:  Havana in Hi-Fi, Mercury?

Nix, at least IMHO.

_Havana_ has a few loopy moments--but it's basically "orchestral." The only
track with any measurable quantity of Scoville Units is "Tropical Merengue."

However it was definitely worth a dollar just for the cover art!


Hey, so forget this TIKI Y2K stuff--my question is, why don't we all
rendezvous at Moritz's on August 11 for a big Solar Eclipse party?
(Totality passes right over Munich.) OK, ordinarily 11:40 in the morning
would be a little early in the day for my first Mai Tai, but for this
I might make an exception . . .


 --Ross

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From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) For Charles Moseley Only
Date: 25 Feb 1999 16:43:02 -0800



Sorry to anyone else for the inconvenience

Charles -

I've tried to email you on several occasions, but it always bounces back... I
don't know what the problem is.

I'm interested in trading MD's if you are.  I think the first hurdle to
overcome is this email problem.
Send me a message directly, and we will see if I can respond to it.

Ron



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From: "Bryan J. Cuevas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) RE: New Mancini Releases
Date: 25 Feb 1999 20:02:32 -0500


Where are these coming from? Spain? Japan? Please tell me that they're
gonna be Domestic U.S. releases. Buy 'em all!

bryan c.

Jim Teases...
>There is a new crop of reissues on the way -- I would appreciate
>knowing which of these are of appeal and not issued domestically
>already??
>
>The Great Race
>Gunn...Number One
>The Cop Show Tunes
>Arabesque
>What Did You Do In The War Daddy?
>Vision of Eight
>Darling Lili

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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Department of Religious Studies
University of Virginia
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) MP3's
Date: 25 Feb 1999 21:36:04 EST


In a message dated 2/25/99 4:07:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

> With the price of CDR media,  why not keep 'em uncompressed? Mp3 does squish
>  some of the magic out of the recording to be sure. Regular Cd's also
> currently
>  enjoy almost total ubiquity, whereas Mp3 compressed files can only be
played
>  on a computer of  a RIO player.

At the moment I don't own a CD to CD recorder and probably won't until the
price gets down around $150.00 USD. On occasion I have made audio CDs on my
computer to give to folks, but I tend to copy CDs for my personal use to mp3
mostly because it's faster and takes up much less space then coping an audio
CD to wav/aiff files and then burning a CD from that.

At the highest variable bit rate setting (150-240 kbits) for mp3 encoding and
using Xing software, the high end audio quality doesn't really get effected,
(although certain dogs might lose a few notes here and there), and the file
size is still pretty damn small.  I have had a few weird cases were certain
high pitched harmonics caused some encoding problems, but it's only happened a
couple of times and only when ripping off one of my CD-ROM drives.

Since I've got my computer hooked into my stereo receiver I don't really need
the audio CD and if I want to listen to something in the car I can easily go
from mp3 to cassette.

Regards,
Roy

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From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) MP3's
Date: 25 Feb 1999 21:35:39 -0500


<<
With the price of CDR media,  why not keep 'em uncompressed? Mp3 does =
squish
some of the magic out of the recording to be sure. Regular Cd's also =
currently
enjoy almost total ubiquity, whereas Mp3 compressed files can only be =
played
on a computer of  a RIO player.
>>

It's a matter of postage mostly.  You can spend twenty bucks for ten CDs =
or two bucks for one CD.
And I have done both.
But I look at this as sort of "in-store listening".  I'm deciding if I'm =
gonna buy the CD or not by listening.  So I want as many as possible for =
the smallest investment.  Then I make tapes or listen at home or =
whatever and decide to buy or not to buy.
If I decide to buy, bonus.
If not, well, I'm not out but a few pennies.


I think the record companies overlook the power of preview.  I've bought =
so many records based on being able to listen to a few tracks.  L'Atome, =
Action Plus, Les Baxter, Easy Project, Don Tiki, Sound Galleries and =
Music for TV Dinners.  (Remember Vik Trola?)  And I've not bought so =
many more because I don't want to get burned.  And asking the list is a =
decent barometer, but there's always someone who loves it and someone =
who hates it.  (See: Dimitri from Paris).

So, I'm all for trading MP3s as a preview device.

But that's me.
I think the law says otherwise.  I don't even think we're covered under =
home-taping, since they are digital copies.  But maybe since they aren't =
perfect...  Who knows.

Peter




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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Bonnett)
Subject: (exotica) Intro and Re: UL Bonus Tracks
Date: 26 Feb 1999 00:34:14 -0500


Greetings!

    My name is Kevin.  I've been enjoying and learning from everyone's posts
on the Exotica mailing list for a few days now.  My tastes are toward
electronic/organ/synth music.  I have little interest in music leaning
toward Easy Listening.  There's nothing easy about making music worth
listening to.
    My all time favorite album, of which I have no copy and can't remember
the title, is one by George Segal which has more Umph, spirit, and joy than
any other record ever recorded.  The guy has so damn much fun playing and it
comes through so well!  Capitol's Ultra-Lounge set has captured that for the
most part.  The recordings are versions of songs by people truly enjoying
their craft!
    At this time I'm merely a consumer of this type of music.  My web pages
will soon contain links to many of your sites.  I hope to be able to
contribute something to this group in the future.
    I'm pleasantly surprised to find many of you are AOL members.  I am too,
my pages are located in their web-space.  I often use AOL Instant Messenger
(AIM for short) when not actually on AOL under the name Ohyes937.  Oh=Ohio,
yes=937 on the phone dial, 937=my area code.  I chose that name to reflect
my home town and state, which I am happy with if not always proud of.  ;-)
    http://members.aol.com/ohyes937
    http://members.aol.com/kbonnett
Email maybe sent to either of those addresses as well as this one.
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]
    [e-mail]
How did I 'get into' lounge?  Cross an elephant and a rhino!  'Elephino!
Actually, I have an idea of how it developed.  I only mention it because it
rather snuck up on me and caught me completely by surprise.  I was CD
shopping one day and the UltraLounge Leopard Skin Sampler (Purple & Gold
version) caught my eye.  I bought it only for the excellent cover.  Upon
listening, I found I'd opened a Pandora's box. I've been addicted ever
since, but it goes back further than that.  If anyone's interested, maybe we
can discuss the 'roots' of our Exotica/Lounge tastes.  I work in a used book
store where we sell back issues of Playboy.  I think the imagery, ads, etc.
played a large part in steering me this direction.
    Finally, I was wondering if anyone knows of online chats with an
Exotica/Lounge twist.  I don't mean chats ABOUT it, but a chat that captures
the mood and flavor of it.  Any ideas for such a thing?  It's an interest of
mine and any thoughts would be appreciated.  : )
    Oops, I almost forgot...  Re: UltraLounge bonus tracks, featuring "The
Continental".  I recall at least two 80's episodes of Saturday Night Live in
which Christopher Walken played this character.  The gag was that he was so
suave but totally out of synch with the times.  I believe he played the
character a bit out of character as well.  His dates, if I recall correctly,
ran for the door near the end of the skits.  My memory is not perfect, just
pretty darn good.  Anyone?  Help me out with this one.

Ciao 4 now!
Kevin Bonnett



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From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Schlager/Ye-Ye
Date: 26 Feb 1999 13:21:33 +0200


You're right Marco ')
chez les Ye-Ye !

>I don't think the French 'Ye-Ye' is the equivalent of the Schlager. As
>far as I know 'Ye-Ye' refers only to French sixties-music. Sort of the
>French answer to the Beatles and beat in general. Correct me if I'm
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Interesting Intro and Re: UL Bonus Tracks
Date: 26 Feb 1999 07:21:48 EST


In a message dated 2/26/99 12:37:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,  Kevin
([e-mail]) writes:

<< I work in a used book
 store where we sell back issues of Playboy.  I think the imagery, ads, etc.
 played a large part in steering me this direction. >>

Hey Kevin,

I know what you mean with the above statement and wow, does that magazine have
the imagery I like too!!!!  But what does this have to do with music tho???

All kidding aside.  Welcome on board!

Robert


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Peter Thomas - "Warp Back to Earth"
Date: 26 Feb 1999 07:58:39 EST


In a message dated 2/25/99 9:03:47 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Has anyone heard this one yet?

 It's a 2 CD set (also on vinyl) out on EFA- Caroline, with one CD of current
 artists (  Stereolab, Sons Of Silence, Tipsy, High Llamas, Coldcut and others
 ) playing around with the music of Mr. Thomas.  The second CD is original old
 Thomas recordings.

The first disc with remixes is kinda of interesting, however I am quite
dissappointed by the original Thomas material, it is definitely not key stuff
-- the probable reason for it not being released until now. However I'm sure
others on this list will be kinder than my review.

 Does anyone know what songs are tinkered with by the current artists on this?

Most of the tinkered songs are from the "Space Patrol" album.

 Question #2 1/2:
 I didn't see Combustible Edison or Millionaire Mike in the line up of artists
 playing on this, which seemed odd.  I haven't seen the liner notes so I'm
 unclear who brought this one all together.  Did any of the hands of Com Ed
 fiddle with this release, in some way?
  >>

NO CE fiddling at all on this.

Ashley


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Intro and Re: UL Bonus Tracks
Date: 26 Feb 1999 08:04:17 EST


In a message dated 2/26/99 0:37:01 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<<   Oops, I almost forgot...  Re: UltraLounge bonus tracks, featuring "The
 Continental".  I recall at least two 80's episodes of Saturday Night Live in
 which Christopher Walken played this character.  The gag was that he was so
 suave but totally out of synch with the times.  I believe he played the
 character a bit out of character as well.  His dates, if I recall correctly,
 ran for the door near the end of the skits.  My memory is not perfect, just
 pretty darn good.  Anyone?  Help me out with this one. >>

All Walken and the Saturday Night Live Crew were doing were adapting the 50's
afternoon TV program aimed at housewives that a writer probably caught at the
Museum Of Film & TV in NYC. SNL hasn't had an original idea since the late
'80s....oh forgive me there's the fabulous Pat skit! (note the subtle sarcasm
of this last part)

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From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Plastic releases
Date: 26 Feb 1999 14:20:01 +0000


on Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:06:46 -0800
Jack <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Subject: (exotica) Tell me about these, PLEASE!
> Can anyone tell me if these are good or not ?
> In your humble opinion, anyways:)

> "Stroboscopica"
> "Stroboscopica Vol. 2"
> "Phase 6 Superstereo"

These are all on Plastic label (Florence, Italy), and are
compilations of italian library music from the 60's and early 60's. I
would surely recommend them, along with other Plastic issue of the
same kind called "Spectrum". All instro grooviness fully guaranteed
to please your aural sense during those special moments.
Vol. 2 comes packaged with a 1999 calendar with cartoons of Satanik
70's pulp fiction, which makes it alone worthwhile. Also vol. 1 is
nicely packaged with some extra stuff (repros of 60's/70's italian
flicks).
In case you're wondering, I haven't any connection with
Plastic and I ain't makin' a lira if these do sell or don't.
Check them out at www.plastic.it

> "Harlem Shuffle/The Sound of Blaxploitation"

on Plastic, also; but this is seventies' funk. Not as brilliant as
the above ones, in my opinion.

> PULSAR MUSIC LTD. "Milano Violenta"

It's a soundtrack of a 70's italian police movie, in the vein of the
german releases "Beat At Cinecitta' - vols 1+2". To be sincere, I
still haven't heard it, but it may be that one track or two is
featured in the german comps.

> I GRES "I Gres"

Plastic as well. Tracks from the group are featured in the
Stroboscopica comps. Better start from there, IMHO.

Enjoy!
Ciao
Gionni Paludi
Bologna, Italy


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) MP3's
Date: 26 Feb 1999 10:01:31 EST


In a message dated 2/25/99 11:13:05 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

> <<
>  With the price of CDR media,  why not keep 'em uncompressed? Mp3 does
squish
>  some of the magic out of the recording to be sure. Regular Cd's also
> currently
>  enjoy almost total ubiquity, whereas Mp3 compressed files can only be
played
>  on a computer of  a RIO player.
>  >>
>
>  It's a matter of postage mostly.  You can spend twenty bucks for ten CDs or
> two bucks for one CD.
>  And I have done both.
>  But I look at this as sort of "in-store listening".  I'm deciding if I'm
> gonna buy the CD or not by listening.  So I want as many as possible for the
> smallest investment.  Then I make tapes or listen at home or whatever and
> decide to buy or not to buy.
>  If I decide to buy, bonus.
>  If not, well, I'm not out but a few pennies.
>
>
>  I think the record companies overlook the power of preview.  I've bought so
> many records based on being able to listen to a few tracks.  L'Atome, Action
> Plus, Les Baxter, Easy Project, Don Tiki, Sound Galleries and Music for TV
> Dinners.  (Remember Vik Trola?)  And I've not bought so many more because I
> don't want to get burned.  And asking the list is a decent barometer, but
> there's always someone who loves it and someone who hates it.  (See: Dimitri
> from Paris).
>
>  So, I'm all for trading MP3s as a preview device.
>
>  But that's me.
>  I think the law says otherwise.  I don't even think we're covered under
home-
> taping, since they are digital copies.  But maybe since they aren't
perfect...
>   Who knows.
>
>  Peter

I'm up in the air on it.  On one hand I half follow the philosophy of folks
like MP3.com who believe the record industry needs to change to deal with the
existence of home digital reproduction, be it CD to CD recorders, DAT, mp3,
mp4 and other formats, instead of trying to outlaw it.  Nearly every one of us
has taped an album or made a comp for a friend, and I doubt that there were
many calls made to lawyers prior to making these copies.

Unless you're a hermit, part of the enjoyment of music is sharing it with
other people, it's a fact of life. The technology to copy records has been
there since the mass production of tape recorders, so it's not so much about
IF people will copy or not.

What is Phillips claiming that people will do with the Phillips CD recorder.
One of their TV commercial has a young man giving a DJ at a club a comp CD
that the young man made on his frickin' Phillips CD recorder.  That ain't home
taping and it sure ain't personal use.  Do you think, it's all public domain
music? Maybe it's his own band?  Do you think the young man called his lawyer
before running down to the club in the commercial?  What message do our good
friends at Phillips want us to walk away with?

Questions, questions, questions.  Who's got the answers? Who's got more
questions?  Lay 'um on me.  Lay 'um on us all, baby!

That's about it from Moon Base Alpha,
-Roy G. Biv

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Don Tiki may be responsible for global warming!!!
Date: 26 Feb 1999 10:01:27 EST



There's a foot of snow outside my door, but man it's getting hot in here, and
there's
no one to blame but Don Tiki.  "The Forbidden Sounds of..."  is an amazing
album, three thumbs up (there was quite a bit of inbreeding in my family).

Is there a Don Tiki web site?

Thanks,
Roy G. Biv

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Subject: Re: (exotica) Don Tiki may be responsible for global warming!!!
Date: 26 Feb 1999 11:09:56 EST


In a message dated 02/26/99 10:09:37 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Is there a Don Tiki web site?

Roy G. Biv >>

Floyd will be on to you in a jiffy.  Wait and you will get the meaning of this
message.

Robert (Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet)


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Subject: (exotica) "You've got to admit it's getting wetter."
Date: 26 Feb 1999 11:12:26 EST


In a message dated 02/26/99 10:03:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< What is Phillips claiming that people will do with the Phillips CD
recorder.
 One of their TV commercial has a young man giving a DJ at a club a comp CD
 that the young man made on his frickin' Phillips CD recorder. >>

I think they are claiming that that man and his chick are a couple of dancing
bastards.  You know what I mean if you have seen that commercial.

Robert


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From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Don Tiki may be responsible for global warming!!!
Date: 26 Feb 1999 08:53:27 -0800 (PST)


We played 2 cuts by Don Tiki in our parade on Mardis Gras day and it
was sunny and hot outside!   Inside peoples houses it  was inside with
ac and w/o Don Tiki.

Easy listening in the Big Easy
Chuck

[e-mail] wrote:
There's a foot of snow outside my door, but man it's getting hot in
here, and there's no one to blame but Don Tiki.  "The Forbidden Sounds
of..."  is an amazing album, three thumbs up (there was quite a bit of
inbreeding in my family).
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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Eclipse Tiki Party
Date: 26 Feb 1999 18:13:38 +0100


Ross Orr wrote:

> Hey, so forget this TIKI Y2K stuff--my question is, why don't we all
> rendezvous at Moritz's on August 11 for a big Solar Eclipse party?
> (Totality passes right over Munich.) OK, ordinarily 11:40 in the morning
> would be a little early in the day for my first Mai Tai, but for this
> I might make an exception . . .

Hey, yeah, you name it! I'm planning an electric pagan tribal ritualistic
Madonna-burning Tiki-resurrection psychedelic-yet-cocktail-compatible
maybe-chicken-slaughtering  dramatic-musical sun-worshipping outdoor event.
Evening meeting at the Trader Vic's. Everybody 's welcome.
Ross: You must bring your telescope! A rare opportunity!

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From: "NIELS KREISHOLT" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Trade
Date: 26 Feb 1999 10:38:26 PST



I have a CD re-issue of Jean Jacques Perrey: Moog Indigo (reissued by
BGP Records)for trade.

I am looking for any CD re-issue of Peter Thomas Orchestra.

Please reply off-line.

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From: Peter Ledebur <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) MatchGameSuperStars
Date: 26 Feb 1999 13:03:17 -0500


Lazlo Nibble <[e-mail]> writes:

>CNR is most definitely not dead, as anyone who saw him (looking
>good) on The X-Files a couple of seasons back can tell you.

A role [as writer Jose Chung] which he reprised on the show Millenium
a few seasons later.


Peter
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From: Peter Ledebur <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) obit rumors
Date: 26 Feb 1999 13:03:21 -0500


Moritz R <[e-mail]> writes:

>Both songs appear on a neat little Cheapo-CD called "Classic
>Hits"  on Curb Records, Nashville... mysterious label, too.

Not *so* mysterious. It's the label run by record producer and one-time
Lt.Gov. of California Mike Curb. What IS mysterious is why he won't
put out CDs of all that great Davie Allan stuff he recorded.


Peter
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From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tech: I Have Seen The Future
Date: 26 Feb 1999 15:16:31 -0500


By weird coincidence, two things happened to me today which blew my mind
about how far digital audio tech has gone. . . After this, it's really
clear to me that the whole music distribution business is going to get
turned inside out within the next few years.

I hadn't played with MP3's any before--but I was pretty skeptical that you
could squash the byte size down by 11:1 without doing something pretty
savage to the sound quality. So when Lou posted about ComEd's "Laura's
Aura" being available, I thought, OK, this is the perfect chance to compare
it directly to the CD and see how bad it really is.

To make it a fair comparison, I extracted the uncompressed CD audio onto my
hard disk, and used SoundApp (mac) to listen to both soundfiles through
headphones. I'm stunned. They're virtually indistinguishable. The only
weirdness I could notice right away was that when Miss Lili takes in a
breath, it sounds steady on the CD but "quivers" slightly on the MP3. (Of
course on this particular song, any extra "shimmering" would be pretty
unnoticeable.)

Now over my modem this still took about half an hour to download, so it's
not super-practical as a routine way to get music at the moment. . . but
modems are a technology dinosaur in the long run. . .

The other mind-blower was that one of the listees sent me a one-off CDR of
Bernie Green's Stereo Action _Futura_, plus Hugo Montenegro's _Lady In
Cement_ soundtrack. (Despite my insane gratitude--you know who you are--
I think I'll leave this person anonymous for the moment.)  _Cement_ is
one wild LP, incidentally. . . kind of Zappa meets Bacharach, lurching
from heavy fuzztone to delicate harpsichord.

To my ears, this sounded great--basically a perfect reproduction of what
you would hear playing the vinyl. Plus glossy color inserts with the
original cover art! So, we're at a point when virtually pro-quality
duplication can come out of somebody's desktop computer.

Man, if somebody can figure out a working business model for this brave new
world I would sure like to hear about it. . . The old concept that you are
going to pay to own the object looks to be in real trouble here. . .


 --Ross

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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Virus Warning
Date: 26 Feb 1999 08:20:43 -0800


Hello all, Please do as this says and accept my most sincere apologies
for possibility infecting you all.


Sincerely,

Jack


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sent it off when I corresponded with you over the past week or so.
Thankfully, I received notification from some friends that this occurred.
As a result, I wanted to pass along some info about how to detect it and
remove it.

</smaller>

<smaller>If you have NOT executed the file attached to my email message,
called HAPPY99.EXE, then all you need to do is delete the message.
Otherwise, you need to read the info that follows to learn how to remove
it before it spreads even further. Briefly, if you had opened up an
attachment that displayed fireworks on your screen, then you were more
than likely infected. Any email or newsgroup postings you have sent out
since were probably infected. Below are links to Norton's and McAfee's
Anti-virus Websites that contain more detailed info about the Virus and
how it propogates. I have included basic steps on removing the Virus
(worm) also.

</smaller>

<bold>Removing the worm manually:</bold>

<paraindent><param>left</param> * delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.EXE

* delete WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SKA.DLL

* replace WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.DLL with WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WSOCK32.SKA (
you can not be online when you do this step)

* delete the downloaded file, usually named HAPPY99.EXE

</paraindent><smaller>SYMANTEC (Norton)

</smaller><<http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html>http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/happy99.worm.html



<smaller>Network Associates (McAfee)

</smaller><<http://beta.nai.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/w32ska.asp>http://beta.nai.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/w32ska.asp



Sorry about that folks. I hope you have an up to date Antivirus software
package running on your PC.



<fontfamily><param></param>Mark

</fontfamily>

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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: "You've got to admit it's getting wetter."
Date: 26 Feb 1999 18:02:10 EST


In a message dated 99-02-26 11:12:26 EST, you write:

<< << What is Phillips claiming that people will do with the Phillips CD
recorder.
  One of their TV commercial has a young man giving a DJ at a club a comp CD
  that the young man made on his frickin' Phillips CD recorder. >>

 I think they are claiming that that man and his chick are a couple of dancing
bastards.  You know what I mean if you have seen that commercial.
  >>

You may have something.  I think I'm reading too damn much into the dumb ass
commercial.

-Roy


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: "You've got to admit it's getting wetter."
Date: 26 Feb 1999 21:26:05 EST


In a message dated 2/26/99 5:59:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, Thinkmatic
writes:

<< You may have something.  I think I'm reading too damn much into the dumb
ass commercial.
  >>

What gets me is all the other schmucks that at first think the dude's music is
stupid (they just stare) then they all start jumping around like a bunch of
freaking banshees.  If it was me, the last thing I would do is start hopping
around to that Hoo-Doo Voo-Doo music.

Oh, and that stupid Taco Bell bag-o-bones pooch is getting on my nerves also.
Actually they ought to combine the Wriggling Dude Magnovox/Philips commercial
with the Taco Bell dog commercial and all those pogo-ing goof balls can stamp
that little dog to death.

Shees.

Robert


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Nancy Sinatra with The Ventures
Date: 26 Feb 1999 21:29:32 EST


it is a very strong possibility that Nancy Sinatra will sing "Boots" with the
Ventures at the House of Blues in LA tomorrow night

Saturday
Feb 27

opening the show is Scenic who are making a rare appearance so show up early


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From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Virus Warning
Date: 26 Feb 1999 18:55:22 -0600


At 08:20 AM 2/26/99 -0800, JD wrote:
> Hello all, Please do as this says and accept my most sincere apologies for
possibility infecting you all.
>If you have NOT executed the file attached to my email message, called
HAPPY99.EXE,=20

>From the Computer Virus Myth page:
http://kumite.com/myths/

28 Jan 99
I GOT SWAMPED again with email concerning MSNBC reporter Bob Sullivan's
story about "Happy99.EXE." Let me remind everyone: 2.8=A0trillion other
filenames might also contain a virus or Trojan horse. We may wind up reading
an MSNBC story about each one. I can't remember 2.8=A0trillion filenames, so=
 I
boiled it down to just two sentences:=20
Beware any file sent by someone you don't know.
Beware any file sent by someone you DO know.=20
Let me also remind everyone: computer security alerts never die ... they
just get a new life-cycle



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From: citizen kafka <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: "You've got to admit it's getting wetter."
Date: 26 Feb 1999 22:15:34 -0500


citizen kafka wrote:
>
> Dear exoticats,
>
> sorry to seem so lame, since i've got my nose up the butts of 78s
> and cylinders and homemade records by psychos, but speaking of this
> ad, who is singing "you've got to admit??"
>
> thank you for satisfying my morbid curiosity.
>
> citizen kafka
> --
> Citizen Kafka, Producer, "The Secret Museum of the Air"
> every Wednesday 7-8 PM EST WFMU 91.1 FM & WXHD (Hudson Valley) 90.1 FM
> http://www.megasaver.com/page2/smradio.html
> http://wfmu.org/ then go to 'listen to wfmu'



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From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop,February 28
Date: 27 Feb 1999 00:52:13 -0500


Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal,
Canada, and very soon to be on RealAudio! All comments and questions
welcome.

Space Bop #37   Take Me To Your Leader

Nck Birmingham & Daniel Beattie:  Trash Can Dan  "Blip Bleep:Soundtracks
To Imaginary Videogames"
101 Strings:  Orbit Fantasy  "Astro Sounds from Beyond the Year 2000"
Der Plan:  Meine Freunde  "Geri Reig"
Perrey & Kingsley:  The Little Man from Mars  "The Essential..."

Perrey & Kingsley:  Jungle Blues from Jupiter  "The Essential..."
Sam Space & The Cadets:  Take Me To Your Leader Cha Cha Cha  "Purple
KNIF Show"
Ums Nakte Leben feauring Sir Henry:  Cabin Fever Party Twist  "Das Leben
ist Kein Wunschkonzert"
Lucia Pamela:  Walking On The Moon  "Into Outer Space With..."
Max Goldt:  Schweres Tragend  "Fichtenkreuzschnabel"

Joe Meek:  March Of The Dribcots  "I Hear A New World"
Bruce Haack:  Bods  "Hush Little Robot"
Der Plan:  Geri Reig  "Geri Reig"
Heino:  Karamba, Karacho, Ein Whisky  "Echt Kultig Vol.3"
The Residents:  Don't Be Cruel  "Don't Be Cruel"

Andreas Dorau:  Fred Vom Jupiter  "Ernte"
The Barry Gray Orchestra:  Joe 90  "No Strings Attached"
Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra:  Raumpatrouille (Space Patrol)
"Raumpatrouille"
Hugo Montenegro:  Dizzy  "Moog Power"



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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Bonnett)
Subject: (exotica)
Date: 27 Feb 1999 00:54:44 -0500


>I know what you mean with the above statement and wow, does that magazine
have
>the imagery I like too!!!!  But what does this have to do with music tho???
>
>All kidding aside.  Welcome on board!


Thanks for the welcome Robert  : )

I can't seem to find words at this time to explain the Playboy connection as
it exists in my mind, the lifestyle maybe?  Anyway, I'm glad to have found
this list.  Thanks to http://www.hotwired.com/cocktail/ when they presented
the history of the namesake drink of Combustible Edison.

I am open to discussion of everything from Martin Denny to The Cramps and
then some.  Of course I'll endeavor to keep my list posts on topic and all
other discussion in private e-mail.

Ciao 4 now!
Kevin  : )






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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Bonnett)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Intro and Re: UL Bonus Tracks
Date: 27 Feb 1999 01:01:27 -0500


>All Walken and the Saturday Night Live Crew were doing were adapting the
50's
>afternoon TV program aimed at housewives that a writer probably caught at
the
>Museum Of Film & TV in NYC. SNL hasn't had an original idea since the late
>'80s....oh forgive me there's the fabulous Pat skit! (note the subtle
sarcasm
>of this last part)


    I mentioned "The Continental" in reference to previous posts containing
the information you've re-provided above.  From the descriptions of the 50's
show I made the connection to the Walken skits and was curious if anyone
else had seen or remembered the skits.  I'm not old enough to recall the
original 50's show, but I am pleased to finally know from whence those
oddball skits came!  : )  Thank you!

Ciao 4 now!
Kevin  : )





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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Scenic
Date: 27 Feb 1999 00:55:32 -0800 (PST)



> opening the show is Scenic who are making a rare
> appearance so show up early

===============

Scenic, as in Bruce Licher, Scenic ?    Know if they might be doing any other
shows during this visit?   House O'Blues isn't a place I'd want to deal
with except
for certain things.

Viva La Savage Republic !

Paul Moshay
Toluca Lake, Calif.







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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Leeteg documentary
Date: 27 Feb 1999 04:43:41 EST


For those of you who missed the opening of the Tiki art show and Leeteg
exhibit at the Huntington Beach Art Center

U.S. premiere of "Velvet Dreams."
a New Zealand documentary on velvet painters of the Pacific

March 12, 8pm
at the Huntington Beach Art Center -
admission 6 clams

HBAC is on Main street (where the pier is in HB)
5 blocks inland from Pacific Coast Hwy
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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) RE: New Mancini Releases
Date: 27 Feb 1999 05:06:08 EST


Jim Teases...
>There is a new crop of reissues on the way -- I would appreciate
>knowing which of these are of appeal and not issued domestically
>already??
>
>The Great Race
>Gunn...Number One
>The Cop Show Tunes
>Arabesque
>What Did You Do In The War Daddy?
>Vision of Eight
>Darling Lili

I would highly recommend Arabesque.  It's crime jazz meets exotica Mancini
style.  One of Mancini's very best efforts.

Sean


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From: Bump <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Cameron anyone?
Date: 27 Feb 1999 05:24:27 -0500


I find myself suddenly really digging
John Cameron's funky TV-style wahkah wahkah guitar exotica
from a few different comps.
What are the names of and How many albums does this super-groover have out
there? Or was he just a studio trackmaster?

Rubbing the Jeanie Bottle....Bump

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Bump
Universal DJ
Defective Records
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From:    Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tech: I Have Seen The Future
Date: 27 Feb 1999 12:10:49 -0500


At 03:16 PM 2/26/99 -0500, Ross Orr wrote:
>
>By weird coincidence, two things happened to me today which blew my mind
>about how far digital audio tech has gone. . . After this, it's really
>clear to me that the whole music distribution business is going to get
>turned inside out within the next few years.
>
>Man, if somebody can figure out a working business model for this brave new
>world I would sure like to hear about it. . . The old concept that you are
>going to pay to own the object looks to be in real trouble here. . .

I think the object will always be important to me and to others as crazy as
me.  On the other hand, you can get to the point where you just want to
hear so many different things that you can't insist on the object anymore.

For me, even breaking down and buying a reissued CD represents giving in to
the fact that I can't always have the object.  But it's always better for
me when I have the object.  I know that on some level it doesn't make sense
but the music is never really enough on its own.

I'm not sure I see how a different mode of music delivery will change the
music business that much.  There will always be a group of people who go
out of their way to find the specific music that pleases them and another
group who take what's offered.  The music business is mostly about the
latter group, I think.

Maybe when "searching out" music becomes easier - assuming that online
shopping IS easier - a few people will leave behind the group that accepts
what's offered and will become the searching types.  But for that to happen
in significant numbers, I believe would require quite a significant change
in the culture in general.

In 2030 or 2010 - whenever it will happen - and people can come into their
house and just say the name of a song and have it play, it'll still
probably be the lovely tones of Celine Dion that emerge from their
invisible speakers.

Nat



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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New Peter Thomas ?
Date: 27 Feb 1999 10:01:27 -0800


Anyone have/heard this 1 yet ?


<fontfamily><param>Geneva</param>THOMAS, PETER: Kriminal Filmmusik CD
(PRUD 6533).=20


"Original soundtrack recordings by the Peter Thomas Sound-Orchester for a
series of Crime Dramas by noted director Edgar Wallace (keep repeating to
yourself, mantra style, 'Klaus Kinski... Klaus Kinski... Klaus...') dated
1961-1966. This music predates the already proven Raumpatrouille themes
by quite a few years, and fails not to raise a few hairs/hackles within
the dermal structure/spinal column of prospective auditioneers. Those w/o
a taste for the finer points in life (bumper cars, ripe malangas, flag
day...) need not shed an ounce of moisture pining over the relative
importance of these leitmotives as compared to, say, Can. I can't think
of a single individual who can resist crime-related mouth emittance
(screaming, death moans, gangster yalps, etc..) & their resultant
overtones (post-echoplex) gracing the 'space' throughout druggy/spiralled
(& often dissonant) beat-jazz/plated E-bass epics. No one. Completely in
it's own element/orbit. You're all looking ten years to late for the
'meat'. Classy.</fontfamily>


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) New Peter Thomas ?
Date: 27 Feb 1999 21:36:30 +0100


Jack wrote:

> Anyone have/heard this 1 yet ?
>
> THOMAS, PETER: Kriminal Filmmusik CD (PRUD 6533).

If this is the music of the Edgar Wallace films it has been available on vinyl for quite a while. It came in a greyish cover that showed a big eye painted by M.C.Escher - quite unfitting. My judgement on the music is rather positive, in general I like the Edgar Wallace pieces better than the Raumpatrouille things, except for the title melody of course. All in all it is giving a very good example of early German post-war "Krimi"-film-music of the 50s and 60s.

Be glad you haven't seen Kinski playing in those films. What a bad actor!

-Mo


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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) EMI Songbook Series
Date: 27 Feb 1999 20:50:00 -0000


EMI has a new project called the Songbook Series to be launched
on 15 March.  It's essentially like a celebrity compilation tape
swap.

They've asked Hunter S Thompson, Ralph Steadman, Ivor Cutler,
Robert Crumb, Gerry Anderson, Peter "Hate" Bagge, Gilbert "Fat
Freddy's Cat" Shelton, Iain Banks, Clive Barker and Savage Pencil
each to put together a CD of their favourite music (picked I gather
from EMI's back catalogue).  The project is an idea of EMI's Ciara
Nolan.

I have to say I think this is a great idea - I haven't seen a complete
track-listing for any of the CDs but the Ivor Cutler and Savage
Pencil CDs look particularly interesting, with Cutler's including
"African rhythms, folk dances, Japanese classical music" and a
couple of Cutler's own pieces.  Savage Pencil's has Duke Ellington
mixing into Sun Ra, Vivian Stanshall and Quicksilver Messenger
Service(!) amongst others.

And, no, I don't know what's on the Gerry Anderson one!

Each of the contributors has also had artistic control over the
packaging and printed content of their CD.

In case you're wondering about the somewhat gender-biased
selection of contributors, there are plans to do another series...

Scottish readers might like to read an article about it in today's
issue of the Scotsman.


Robbie


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Subject: Re: (exotica) New Peter Thomas ?
Date: 27 Feb 1999 17:23:54 EST


In a message dated 2/27/99 3:37:15 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< > THOMAS, PETER: Kriminal Filmmusik CD (PRUD 6533).

 If this is the music of the Edgar Wallace films it has been available on
vinyl for quite a while. It came in a greyish cover that showed a big eye
painted by M.C.Escher - quite unfitting. My judgement on the music is rather
positive, in general I like the Edgar Wallace pieces better than the
Raumpatrouille things, except for the title melody of course. All in all it is
giving a very good example of early German post-war "Krimi"-film-music of the
50s and 60s. >>


While it is good, little of this approaches some of  Peter Thomas' more
celebrated work.

ashley


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella
Date: 27 Feb 1999 17:30:58 EST


 Frank Zappa was in his most creative period at the time of
> Barbarella. In fact, he had probably just finished writing and
> arranging "Peaches En Regalia" for the "Hot Rats" LP. I can imagine
>

Just a side note.  Joe Goldmark does a killer versio of "Peaches En Regalia"
on pedal steel guitar.

--David


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Bernie Green/Montenegro
Date: 27 Feb 1999 18:22:25 EST


>The other mind-blower was that one of the listees sent me a one-off CDR of
>Bernie Green's Stereo Action _Futura_, plus Hugo Montenegro's _Lady In
>Cement_ soundtrack.

If the anonymous manufacturer of this CDR is interested in exchanging another
copy, please let me know.  Both of these titles are high on my want list.

Sean


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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) XoTiCa?
Date: 28 Feb 1999 00:33:38 -0000


I was in Virgin today and saw that XTC have returned to the studio
after a 7-year break.  The blurb describes the new album it as
superb "orchestral pop" which sparked my interest.  Has anyone
heard anything of it?


Robbie


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From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) XoTiCa?
Date: 28 Feb 1999 13:42:57 +0100




Robert Baldock wrote:

> I was in Virgin today and saw that XTC have returned to the studio
> after a 7-year break.  The blurb describes the new album it as
> superb "orchestral pop" which sparked my interest.  Has anyone
> heard anything of it?
>

"Unsuch" still belongs to the most underestimated albums of all times.

-Mo


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From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Boston
Date: 28 Feb 1999 14:04:48 +0000


One of today's UK papers had a brief rundown
on the attractions of Boston, Mass.  Three locations
were shown for After Hours relaxation, as follows:

Frankly, there is no excuse for Ally's (McBeal) single
status.  Boston's dating scene is small but highly
organised.  If it's Tuesday, the best pickings will be
found at Sevens.  On Thursday, the crowds will have
moved on the the Elephant & Castle (Olde English
theme popular with brokers).  Weekends tend to be
reserved for bemoaning your single state or going
on a date.

JAKE IVORY'S 1 Landsdowne Street: Karaoke with
live pianists to belt out songs from the Fifties to the
80's.  Loud, brash and raucous.
HIBERNIA, 25 Kingston Street:  Boston's trendiest
small night club is tucked away on the edges of the
Financial District.  Most of Boston's bars tend to
embrace the Cheers look with a tad too much
enthusiasm, but Hibernia bucks the tweed and pine
trend.  Cool, with loud, loud music.
THE GOOD LIFE, 28 Kingston Street: No compost
but plenty of crooning in a trashy but trendy bar.
Live music Wednesday to Saturday tends towards
mellow jazz.  Exudes a sense of Sinatra-esque sleeze,
red leatherette walls, chrome chairs and an impressive
cocktail menu.

The lastmentioned sounds wonderful, but might it
warrant the Lounge Laura stamp of approval?

Hugh.



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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) from Dusty Groove's new releases list:
Date: 27 Feb 1999 16:54:59 +0100


from Dusty Groove's new releases list:

Johnny Harris - Movements
Astrud Gilberto - September 17, 1969
Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil
Gal Costa - Gal (1969)
Astrud Gilberto - I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
Astrud Gilberto - Shadow Of Your Smile
Walter Wanderley/Luiz Henrique - Popcorn
Jack Costanzo - Bongo Fever
Jack Costanzo - At The Garden Of Allah
Hi-Lo's - Hi-Lo's Happen To Bossa Nova
Les Baxter - Hell's Belles




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From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Schlager/Ye-Ye
Date: 28 Feb 1999 15:25:13 +0100


>Brian Karasick wrote:
>
>> the French equivalent of Schlager (they use the term "Ye-Ye"


"Marco \"Kallie\" Kalnenek" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>I don't think the French 'Ye-Ye' is the equivalent of the Schlager. As
>far as I know 'Ye-Ye' refers only to French sixties-music. Sort of the
>French answer to the Beatles and beat in general.

    correct. "ye-ye" is french for "yeah yeah", like in
    "she loves you, yeah yeah yeah".

        Johan


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From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: XoTiCa?
Date: 28 Feb 1999 12:24:32 -0600


it is truly a masterpiece.

not even remotely 'exotic' if that's what you're looking for, but if
you like XTC, you will not be disappointed.

 - kk

> I was in Virgin today and saw that XTC have returned to the studio
> after a 7-year break.  The blurb describes the new album it as
> superb "orchestral pop" which sparked my interest.  Has anyone
> heard anything of it?




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Subject: Re: (exotica) XoTiCa?
Date: 28 Feb 1999 14:47:38 -0500


>I was in Virgin today and saw that XTC have returned to the studio
>after a 7-year break.  The blurb describes the new album it as
>superb "orchestral pop" which sparked my interest.  Has anyone
>heard anything of it?

You can hear 1 minute samples of all the tracks here:
http://www.cookingvinyl.com/xtc/index.html

And there's a long page of reviews and articles here:
http://www.chalkhills.org/articles/AppleVenus.html
at the Chalkhills mailing list site.


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From: [e-mail] (Craig Carlson)
Subject: (exotica) Mr. Mxyzptlk
Date: 28 Feb 1999 14:59:38 -0800


Someone asked about the pronounciation of this name a while back. From
Superman Comics no. 142, January 1961:

Dear Editor: For a long time I have been puzzled as to how one pronounces
the name of Mr. MXYZPTLK. Fans the country over would be grateful for an
official version - William Cassity, Chicago, Ill.

(MXYZPTLK, as countless readers know is that miscievous imp from the 5th
dimension whose mission in life is to torment Superman. A phonetic
break-down of his tongue-twisting name would sound like this:
MIX-YEZ-PITEL-ICK. - Ed.)

Craig


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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Bonnett)
Subject: Re: (exotica) XoTiCa? XTC!!!  = )
Date: 28 Feb 1999 05:52:04 -0500


XTC has been my favorite active(?) band since the early 80's
I have the album.  It pleases.

XTC began as a young band full of piss and vinegar.  With time they've
mellowed/matured considerably.  This release is described by its creator =
as
being  an 'orchoustic' record.

>From the discs packaging:
(4 stars) "Beautiful...XTC is back in a very big way! - Stereo Review's
Sound and Vision

XTC / Apple Venus, Volume 1 / TVT Records / TVT 3250-2
1.  River of Orchids <3
2.  I'd Like That <3
3.  Easter Theatre <3
4.  Knights in Shining Karma <3
5.  Frivolous Tonight @
6.  Green Man <3
7.  Your Dictionary <3
8.  Fruit Nut @
9.  I Can't Own Her <3
10.  Harvest Festival <3
11.  The Last Balloon <3

<3 written by Andy Partridge
@ written by Colin Moulding.
All songs published under Copyright Control (P) & =A9 1999 Idea Records L=
td.
Under exclusive license to TVT Records

Manufactured and distributed by
TVT Records
23 E. 4th St
New York, NY 10003.
www.tvtrecords.com
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

The album opens with the quiet sound of a water droplet followed by a qui=
et
bass note.  These and other sounds begin in cacophony and build to form a
pleasant background to "River of Orchids".  The piece reminds me of
something by Phillip Glass or Brian Eno.  It has an mildly jarring ambien=
t
sensibility to it.

"I'd Like That" was released in a recent issue of CMJ and has had airplay=
 on
WOXY 97X (Bang! The Future of Rock and Roll!) 97.7FM  It's a pop ballad
similar to much of XTC's work in the past.  For their longtime fans this =
is
a welcome and comfy old leather lounge chair.

"Easter Theatre" is harder to place.  It opens with a short orchestral ch=
ord
progression that belongs in a Hitchcock film.  It then becomes another
quirky, highly original XTC masterpiece.  Unusual and pleasant!

"Knights in Shining Karma" is so smooth, harmonies reminiscent of the Bea=
ch
Boys (not a first for XTC), that I'm considering it for my bedtime
listening.  Quite the lullaby here.  Not boring, peaceful.

The first of Colin Moulding's 2 pieces on the album, "Frivolous Tonight"
picks up the albums pace a bit.  Beatle-esque.

"GREEN MAN" - Tribal, East Indian, Druidic, Pagan, and magnificently
beautiful!  This is my first anthem for the year, it will carry me throug=
h
the end of Spring if not further.  This is what Partridge does best.  A
Master Chef of Music blending a little of this and bringing out the flavo=
r
of a tune.

Back to the comfy leather lounger.  "Your Dictionary"  Even though the st=
yle
is common to XTC's later body of work, by using a new palette of
instrumentation it's NEW!

"Fruit Nut" is Colin Moulding's 2nd piece this outing.  It steps away fro=
m
anything you might expect.  It's a musical frolic.

"I Can't Own Her" is another comfortable number, but again, with new
instruments, something that sounds Japanese (I can't name it right now),
strings.  Another fine tune, but probably my least favorite on this album.

"Harvest Festival" is another of Andy Partridge's 'pining for a simpler
time' tunes.  He does them often, but very well.

"The Last Balloon"  The last number sums it up best.  XTC has a magnifice=
nt
knack for taking us away from 'The Everyday Story of Smalltown'^ into
idyllic realms where we can calmly reflect on life, the universe, and
everything.  Another possible lullaby piece, but the horns at the end pie=
rce
the peace just a bit.

This is possibly the single most beautiful collection of music I own.  Bu=
y
it for yourself.  Gorgeous white cover with a single peacock feather.  Th=
e
feather was enhanced in color foil to create a shimmer and make it appear=
 as
a real peacock feather.  Very well done.

Reports are that 'Apple Venus Volume 2' will be released later this year =
and
will feature XTC's return to electric guitar as opposed to Volume 1's
orchoustics.  For more information about XTC's past and present, visit
www.chalkhills.org



^'The Everyday Story of Smalltown' is another XTC song from their 1984
album, "The Big Express"


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I was in Virgin today and saw that XTC have returned to the studio
after a 7-year break.  The blurb describes the new album it as
superb "orchestral pop" which sparked my interest.  Has anyone
heard anything of it?


Robbie


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From: "Irwin Chusid" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Shaggs reviews (E-Pulse 2/26/99)
Date: 28 Feb 1999 16:11:07 -0400


"The Shaggs make artists like the Legendary Stardust Cowboy and Wildman
Fischer sound like Steely Dan by comparison."
     --Jed Distler

"Think of it as an audio collection of 12 Howard Finster paintings."
     --Jackson Brian Griffith
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[Tower] E-Pulse 5.09
the musically omnivorous weekly ezine of  Pulse! magazine
February 26, 1999

3. REISSUE OF THE WEEK (TAKE 1):

On March 9, 1969, Austin Wiggin Jr. drove his teenage daughters Dorothy,
Betty and Helen from their home in Fremont, N.H., to a recording studio in
Revere, Mass. The sisters hadn't been playing their instruments for very
long. While the studio engineer suggested the girls were not ready to
record, Mr. Wiggin insisted on getting the music on tape while it was hot,
so to speak. And a group was born. Dad christened them THE SHAGGS, after the
popular hairdo of the day, and paid a local promoter to release his
daughter's debut album, 'PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD,' on the Third World label.
The promoter skipped town with the money and most of the albums.
     A few copies survived, though, and made their way to people who
counted. Frank Zappa, for one, declared 'Philosophy of the World' (newly
reissued on RCA Victor 63371-2, out now) one of 1969's best albums. Dorothy
and Betty played guitars, intoning sing-songish melodies and lyrics inspired
by life as they knew it ("What Are Parents" and "It's Halloween," for
instance) or teenage angst in the guise of thoughtful reflection ("Things I
Wonder," "Why Do I Feel" and, of course, the title cut). Basic chords swim
around or distend from a phantom beat, while sister Helen's drumming
occupies its own time zone, intensely yet blissfully removed from the sounds
around her. The results are startling, primitive in a way that makes artists
like the Legendary Star Dust Cowboy and Wild Man Fischer sound like Steely
Dan by comparison. And yet, the botched transitions, mauled chords, and
wide-eyed rawness have a twisted logic that makes for oddly compelling
listening. RCA's reissue restores the original cover photo and order of
songs, all remastered from the original session tapes.
       RCA plus reissue producers Irwin Chusid and NRBQ's Terry Adams have
done a mitzvah by making this seminal album available again on the eve of
its thirtieth anniversary. (Jed Distler)


5. REISSUE OF THE WEEK (TAKE 2):

What may be most surprising about the reissue of THE SHAGGS' 1969
masterpiece of atonal angst de vivre, 'PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD,' is that
it's now available on a major label. Aren't the majors running away from
stuff like this these days? What will Bertelsmann stockholders think? The
reissue, co-produced by writer/archivist Irwin Chusid and NRBQ
keyboardist/frontman Terry Adams, hit the stores last Tuesday (2/23)
courtesy of BMG Classics' RCA Victor imprint.
     'Philosophy,' originally pressed up on the obscure Third World label,
was a work of subgenius from the three eldest Wiggin sisters of Fremont,
N.H., a guitar-guitar-drums trio whose over-enthusiastic, somewhat
delusional father, the late Austin Wiggin Jr., thought he had the next
Beatles on his hands. Unfortunately, the connection between what his
daughters sounded like and what the Beatles were doing remains somewhat
tenuous; a special-education-class attempt in the format of Sleater-Kinney
is more like it. But that's being unnecessarily cruel. The guileless magic
evinced on this album seems to have eluded art-poseurs (like a certain
Beatle widow, for example), many of whom would likely sacrifice several toes
and perhaps a finger or two to channel something as
stream-of-alternative-zeitgeist as 'Philosophy.' Think of it as an audio
collection of 12 Howard Finster paintings: mini-masterpieces like "Who Are
Parents," "Things I Wonder," "Why Do I Feel?," "It's Halloween" and the
astonishing "My Pal Foot Foot" are downright atavistic in their wanton
disregard for melodic structure and coherent meter, into which songwriter
Dorothy Wiggin funneled her hickoid, anxiety-ridden small-town vision. Then
there's the Shaggs' instrumental and vocal prowess, which demonstrate the
kind of disconnect between rational thinking and the underlying stream of
unconsciousness that avant-garde jazz artists often take years--nay,
decades--to perfect.
     Of course, those of you who have heard these songs -- which have been
available since 1980 from Rounder on LP and, later, CD -- may wonder: why is
it that rock critics for years have been digging deep into their bags of
superlatives to praise something that, measured against mainstream
aesthetics, is the audio equivalent of a turd in a punch bowl? It's simple.
With occasional exception, most of the discs we listen to and write about
are products of calculation; the artistic visions of these recordings are,
too often, compromised by an editing process that sacrifices the thunderbolt
of spontaneous combustion for other, more mundane concerns. "Will this
record sell millions? Will it move me up several notches on the totem pole
of genius? Will it get me laid more often? Will it enhance my 'coolness'
factor on the international stage, or give me a shot of much-needed 'indie
cred'?"
     Nothing of that sort is present on 'Philosophy of the World.' It
remains a landmark album whose complete lack of pretense is a cool,
refreshing drink of oasis water amid a desert piled high with the lackluster
"works of genius" from rock's overachieving auteur class, an album which by
its very existence lays waste to any feeble attempts at calculated
primitivism by indie-rock slackers. Which, of course, makes this masterwork
utterly indispensable. (Jackson Brian Griffith)



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From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Jerry Goldsmith at 70...
Date: 28 Feb 1999 22:36:57 -0000


Just back from Jerry Goldsmith's Edinburgh gig as part of his UK
tour celebrating his 70th birthday.  My it was a treat to hear the
composer of some of film and TV's most quintessential music
doing it live.

The set varied between old and very new:

Theme from Star Trek: Insurrection

Movie Medley: Sand Pebbles, Chinatown, Air Force One, A Patch
of Blue, Poltergeist, Papillon, Basic Instinct, The Wind and the Lion

Theme from LA Confidential

Music from the Planet of the Apes: The Search Continues, The
Clothes Snatchers, The Hunt

Theme from The Ghost and the Darkness

[ Interval ]

First Knight: Camelot Lives, Arthur's Farewell

Tiny Creatures: Small Soldiers/Gremlins medley

TV Medley: Man from UNCLE, Dr Kildare, Room 222, Star Trek:
Voyager, The Waltons, Barnaby Jones

Mulan suite

The Generals: MacArthur/Patton medley

Encore: Overture for Oscar


The presentation was, it has to be said, quite cheesy with different
coloured lighting and a few simplistic slides projected onto sheets
above and to the side of the stage.  Funniest of all though was a
glitter-ball which got switched on whenever anything "spacy" was
being played!

The highlights for me I think were Chinatown, hearing and seeing
some of the bizarre Planet of the Apes music performed live and
the seque from Star Trek: Voyager into The Waltons!!!

My only gripes would be on the one hand Jerry going on and on
about how he only won one Oscar despite having been nominated
17 or 18 times and the percussion section who, strangely, didn't
seem to actually have a sense of rhythm...


Robbie


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) RCA Stereo Action Series
Date: 28 Feb 1999 14:58:15 EST


Can anyone furnish a list of "good" RCA Stereo Action LP's? I have four. Three
are excellent and one disappointing. The excellent ones are:

    "Dynamica"     Ray Martin Orchestra
    "It's Magic"      Marty Gold Orchestra
    "Futura"         Bernie Green Orchestra

Anyone have others to recommend? Thanks.     Jimmy Botticelli


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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Bonnett)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mr. Mxyzptlk
Date: 28 Feb 1999 17:42:36 -0500


Thank you Craig!!!

    This was one of the side strings that attracted my attention.  We also
sell back issue comics at my shop and I knew the pronunciation which you've
provided.  I hesitated to post because I couldn't locate the source to
document it with.  It seems I also recall seeing the backward pronunciation
given.  Heck, you've settled the question now.  On to other things!  (see my
next post)

Ciao 4 now!
Kevin  : )

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>Someone asked about the pronounciation of this name a while back. From
>Superman Comics no. 142, January 1961:





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From: [e-mail] (Kevin Bonnett)
Subject: (exotica) My search for 'The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter" (Ultra Lounge)
Date: 28 Feb 1999 17:45:10 -0500


Ultra Lounge (www.ultralounge.com) is what got me started.  I'm trying to
collect 'em all!  Today at Best Buy (www.bestbuy.com) I tried to complete my
set with 'Exotic Moods of Les Baxter' and 'Romantic Moods of Jackie
Gleason'.  I found plenty of the Gleason sets but no Baxter.  I asked a
clerk to search the computer and he told me they hadn't had it for some time
and that "no one in the area has it".  He must've meant no other Best Buy's
had it.  He can't really know what all the local independents have in stock,
so I'll keep looking.  I'll just have to have my regular store special order
it.

If anyone on the list is having trouble finding the Jackie Gleason set there
were at least 10 copies of it on the rack and me the only person in that
aisle.  BTW, curses!  They had it filed under Easy Listening while the Ultra
Lounge set itself was filed alongside such things as MTV's Party to Go and
ESPN's Jock Jams discs.  Gotta love that corporate attention to detail!
<smirk>.

Ciao 4 now!
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From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bruce Haack Website
Date: 28 Feb 1999 15:34:03 -0800


Rock on, kids!

http://www.openix.com/~hspirida/


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Subject: Re: (exotica) Bruce Haack Website
Date: 28 Feb 1999 19:37:34 EST


[e-mail] writes:

 Subj:     (exotica) Bruce Haack Website
 Date:    2/28/99 3:34:42 PM Pacific Standard Time
 From:    [e-mail] (Jack)
 Sender:    [e-mail]
 To:    [e-mail]

 Rock on, kids!

 http://www.openix.com/~hspirida/

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And now that you have visited the site and checked out the discography, let me
remind you that cassettes are available from Miss Esther Nelson herself.
Thanks to Johan for this clip from his original post in early January:

 <<    Dance to the Music: A participation album for all children
     The Way Out Cassette For Children
     The Electronic Cassette For Children

     ... can email Esther Nelson on <[e-mail]>>

they go for $9.95 each plus shipping...she wrote me saying there was a
catalog, so maybe there is more than the three above available.







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From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Boston
Date: 28 Feb 1999 21:19:06 -0500


At 2:04 PM +0000 2/28/99, Hugh Petfield wrote:
>One of today's UK papers had a brief rundown
>on the attractions of Boston, Mass.

>THE GOOD LIFE, 28 Kingston Street: No compost
>but plenty of crooning in a trashy but trendy bar.
>Live music Wednesday to Saturday tends towards
>mellow jazz.  Exudes a sense of Sinatra-esque sleeze,
>red leatherette walls, chrome chairs and an impressive
>cocktail menu.
>
>The lastmentioned sounds wonderful, but might it
>warrant the Lounge Laura stamp of approval?

It's not bad - - the cocktails are pretty good, if you get a good
bartender. I had high hopes for the place when it first opened, but the
pizza-and-burgers menu and clientle of afterwork stockbrokers and bankers
cuts into the type of ambience I look for in a gin mill. It's best to go
after midnight, when the riff raff has cleared out.

br cleve


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From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Klaus Kinski briefly defended
Date: 28 Feb 1999 21:17:07 +0000


OK, I haven't seen the film that Moritz R <[e-mail]>
described, but before writing Kinski off as a hack, do yourself the
favor and rent one of his classic films he starred in for Werner Herzog:
'Fitzcarraldo', 'Aguirre: Wrath of God','Nosferatu the Vampire' or
'Woyczek'.....THEN look your thoroughly-shaken self in the bathroom
mirror and try to intone the words, "Klaus Kinski can't act..."  The men
in white smocks will patiently wait on the other side of the door.

Keith


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Theremin Box Query
Date: 01 Mar 1999 00:08:46 EST


a few weeks back....

Marco wrote:

<<Thanks to the ever-friendly Jeroen at Basta Audio/Visuals, I received my
copy of the new Theremin-box this morning. My first impression:
beautiful set!
The 3 albums 'Music out of the moon', 'Perfume set to music' and 'Music
for peace of mind' are inserted in a litte cardboard box. Each cd in a
reproduction of the original sleeve. A 28-page booklet with extra
information and illustrations is added to the set.
as it says on the back of the box: an essential Basta reissue!>>

House O Bob asked:

<< I have read a few entries about the new theremin box set and my question is
 this:
 Weren't those three records originally ep's? How much music is on each one
and
 how much is the box set? Thanks, Bob >>

Bob, perhaps you have since had your questions answered, but if not....

Marco is absolutely right - what a beautiful little set this is!  A very
classy job.

It is also very expensive, close to fourty bucks.

Each CD is less than 20 minutes long, they range from about 16:30 - 19:30 in
length.  Each CD has 6 tracks on it.  It does not take long to do the math.
All three CD's add up to less than and hour of music, there are no bonus
tracks.

I would have preferred all three on one CD and a more affordable price tag.



















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