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exotica Digest            Wednesday, 19 June 1996      Volume 02 : Number 001

In this issue:

    Re: New Ultra-Lounge Sampler
    Seven Golden Men
    Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo
    Re: Seven Golden Men
    moog indigo
    Beat Girl!
    Seven Golden Men CDs
    Re: YMA SUMAC ON ERNIE KOVAKS
    Jac Zinder
    Re: New Ultra-Lounge Sampler
    Vik's Newsletter v1.9
    Re: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo
    Re: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo
    Re: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo
    Space Safari
    Re: Beat Girl!
    Re: Beat Girl!
    Re: LES and Capitolism
    misanthropy 511 playlist
    Korla Pandit
    chicago?
    Re: Korla Pandit
    Re[2]: Perfume 78's Set
    Re: command...........
    Re: Those Exotic Beatles

See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the exotica
or exotica-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues.

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From: [e-mail] (Patrick Cashin)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 96 10:14:39 EDT
Subject: Re: New Ultra-Lounge Sampler

>This may be old news, but I stumbled across a sampler of Ultra-Lounge (Capital)
>volumes 7 thru 12 at the radio station today.  Have they already been released?>If so, how do they compare to volumes 1 thru 6?  i was just wondering...

===============================================================================

Vik,

Is there a contest on the way so that the rest of us
have a shot at getting our sweaty little hands on these?

Has anyone else heard the sampler? What do we have to look forward to
from this, the swankiest of all compilation series?


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From: Darrell Brogdon <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 11:10:43 -0700
Subject: Seven Golden Men

I'm sitting here listening to Armando Trovajoli's cool Space Age Pop
soundtrack from "Seven Golden Men" and "Seven Golden Men Strike Again".
Anybody know if either of these is available on video?  With music this
cool, I gotta see the movie!

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From: "Robbie Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 19:01:26 +0000
Subject: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo

Wahay!

Spotted today in the shops, *vinyl* editions of "Easy Project 2: House
of Loungecore" AND what appears to be a new reissue of J-J Perrey's
"Moog Indigo" (in fact this latter appears to _only_ be on vinyl...).

If this is news to anyone and they would like copies - get in touch!

There are also still vinyl copies of the first Easy Project floating
around.

Be hearing!


Robbie
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S P A C E  S A F A R I - A Journey to the Limits of Audio Fidelity
             http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/rcb/space/
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From: [e-mail]
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 14:13:05 -0400
Subject: Re: Seven Golden Men

Good ol' Jack Diamond turned me on to the music of Seven Golden Men and it is
really great.  Italian heist film which came out in 1965.  Whistling,
wordless vocals...every track is as cool as cool can be.  According to my
Leonard Matlin guide (which is a few years old), there is no video release of
it or it's sequel.  No CD on the scores, either.

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From: [e-mail] (Jill Mingo)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:27:29 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: moog indigo

As I am sure many of you know, Moog Indigo by Jean-Jacques Perrey is on
VINYL and CD, contrary to what our mistaken, well-meaning Robbie said.

Colloquium Internet


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From: "kevin king" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 15:01:23 -0500
Subject: Beat Girl!

Thanks to Ashley and everyone else who recommended the Beat Girl /
Stringbeat cd.  What a soundtrack!

Also finally picked up Jac Zinder's Chairs I Have Known.  Mixes well
with the Residents' Commercial Album.  Very fun, would like to see
his group live.


kevin

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From: Darrell Brogdon <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 14:21:13 -0700
Subject: Seven Golden Men CDs

The soundtracks from "Seven Golden Men" and "Seven Golden Men Strike
Again" apparently DID come out on CD a few years ago.  Both on CAM
Original Soundtracks (looks like an Italian label, though these releases
are Japanese).

"Seven Golden Men" is mastered in Dolby Surroundsound and contains music
from both the first film and its sequel (CAM 800-095).

"Seven Golden Men Strike Again" is exclusively music from the 1966
sequel, though it contains half a dozen tracks NOT on "Seven Golden Men"
(released in Japan by King Records NKCD 1091).

These came out in 1995 and 1993, respectively, and appear to be out of
print.  A friend in Japan with whom I've been trading sent me mine.

They are cool beyond words.  If anybody knows where to find the videos,
or if they're on video, please advise!

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From: [e-mail] (Brother Cleve)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 23:18:16 -0400
Subject: Re: YMA SUMAC ON ERNIE KOVAKS

[e-mail] wrote:
>     Does anyone know of any other documented appearances of our exotic and
>     pop (oops...lounge) heroes and heroines on TV?

Esquivel first appeared on American TV in 1958, appearing on "The Pat Boone
Show". He played a solo piano version of "El Cumbanchero". His next TV
appearance was on "The Danny Kaye Show", probably in 1960. Kaye did a
comedy routine playing bongos, while Juan played "Jalousie". No tapes of
these are known to exist.

Lucky folks in St. Louis were able to watch Esquivel on TV and listen to
him and the orchestra he was conducting in stereo (if they had an FM stereo
radio) in 1960. This RCA sponsored broadcast, which was one of the first
stereo simulcasts, had Juan being called "Mr. Stereo" for the occassion. A
vocalist named Corrine Colvert sang on a number or two. (RCA, at the time,
was banking on the new stereo sound to replace rock and roll as the most
popular music, and Esquivel, according to people who were working around
him at the time, was being groomed as the "new" Elvis! And we all know how
*that* turned out.)

The Sights and Sounds of Esquivel! had two TV appearances. They appeared on
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1966, playing "Malaguena".
Unfortunately, NBC erased the majority of the late 60's tapes sometime in
the mid-70's. {Grrrrrrr...} Esquivel says it was an outstanding
pereformance, although after he saw the broadcast, he had to reprimand (and
probably fine) vocalist Maria Caruso  for frowning on camera.

They were also on a local TV show in Seattle called The Jack (something)
Show. Juan cannot remember the host's last name. Anyone out there know?
This was around 1963/64. There are a number of photos of it in Juan's slide
collection, and the set is very cool looking. These slides were shown at
the BarNone parties in LA, San Francisco, Chicago and Austin last year.
Esquivel was appearing at a hotel in Seattle at the time, and this
television show was used to publicise those shows. Anyone who lived in the
Northwest in those days and can fill us in on this show, please do.

Esquivel also appeared in 2 Mexican films in 1957 : "Cabaret Tragico" and
"Locura del Rock & Roll" (The Madness of Rock and Roll), both of which are
shown periodically on late night TV by Televisa and Galavision. If anyone
has videotapes of these, please contact me. Thanks!

Br. Cleve

p.s. Ferrante & Teicher played their prepared pianos on The Ernie Kovacs
Show. I wouldn't be surprised if that, along with the Yma Sumac
performances and the Esquivel "videos", are released commercially in a
Kovacs package sometime, as the tapes certainly do exist.



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From: [e-mail]
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 08:17:24 -0500
Subject: Jac Zinder

>Also finally picked up Jac Zinder's Chairs I Have Known.  Mixes well
>with the Residents' Commercial Album.  Very fun, would like to see
>his group live.

unfortunately we will never again get to see Jac play live...he was killed
by a drunk driver on Thanksgiving robbing the world of a marvelous composer
and a visionary club owner


i remain...
Vik Trola


Vik Trola's Lounge Of Self Indulgence
http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/lounge.html




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From: [e-mail]
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 08:17:20 -0500
Subject: Re: New Ultra-Lounge Sampler

>Is there a contest on the way so that the rest of us
>have a shot at getting our sweaty little hands on these?
>

i am trying to get a hold of the folks at captiol to do just such a
contest. hopefully soon...


>Has anyone else heard the sampler? What do we have to look forward to
>from this, the swankiest of all compilation series?

this round digs a little deeper into the vaults. where as the first round
stuck mostly with the "hit" artists, capitol went a little left of field in
collecting for round two. the odds on faves are Crime Scene and Organs In
Orbit. from what was on the sampler, the sound quality remains impeccible
and if there is any criticism it would be the fact that capitol has started
repeating artists on the same collection. is it really necessary to have
two or three tracks for someone on the same disc? could they not have found
other artists to add instead? well, those decisions lay
elsewhere...needless to say...they still swing and will still be worth it!


i remain...
Vik Trola


Vik Trola's Lounge Of Self Indulgence
http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/lounge.html




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From: [e-mail]
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 11:14:23 -0500
Subject: Vik's Newsletter v1.9

Vik's still wants your flyers, ads, and announcements showing the swinging
artwork of the Swank Generation. He has received a few fine examples with
more on the way. The Gallery of Swank will be opening soon, and Vik would
like to include your submission. Send GIF or Jpeg images to
[e-mail] or e-mail Vik for a snail mail address.
==============================================================================
The Noir Sound of Lars Vegas

Vik recently discovered the beat-dada-noir-jazz of this crew from Boston.
One of the first destinations in the Jet Set, now Vik has booked them into
the Lounge on Sundays (http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/music.html)
Read a little about them in the Headlines at Hot News for Swank Times
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/mnews.html)
And, if you live in the NYC area, check out Jet Set - New York for info on
Lars Vegas live in the Big Apple
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/jet2.html#lars)
==============================================================================
The Dark Moog of Sukia
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/sukia.html)

Seems to Vik there are two revivals converging in Sukia...lesbian vampires
and moog. If this intrigues you, take a peek at the forthcoming Nickelbag
Records release of Sukia.
==============================================================================
The Schulmadchen Report
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/schul01.html)

Want to know what Vik thinks will be the next big thing? European soft-core
porn soundtracks! The folks who brought you Vampyros Lesbos follow with
Gert Wilden's music from The Schulmadchen Reports (The Schoolgirl Reports).
More swinging tunes in the polyester hipster '70s style and packaging that
will...er...stimulate the hipster in all of us. If over 18 (or accompanied
by parent or guardian) stop by The Schulmadchen Report.
==============================================================================
Luck Be A Lady Tonight

The celebration of six months continues at Vik's. Wanting to know your
opinions about Vik's Lounge and cleaning house in the process, Vik presents
his Survey and Giveaway (http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/survey). Stop
by, fill out the form, and enter for a chance to win free stuff!

At The Casino Biscotti
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/casino.html)

+++Take A Shot In The Dark+++
Del-Fi has given Vik Five copies of "Shots In The Dark" CD plus one copy of
"Shots..." on Pink Panther colored vinyl. Drop by Vik's...find the
"Shots..." article in the news...and write a composition using at least
five Mancini titles on the collection. The essay can be any topic EXCEPT
about Mancini himself! Grand prize...a CD and the colored vinyl. Four
runner up prizes will receive a CD.

+++Name The Shaken Not Stirred Dame+++
You know her! You love her! Now, give Ryko her name and you could win a
poster of her. Drop by the casino and sned Ryko your entry!

+++The Jac Zinder Stereo Test+++
Still a few copies left of the Zinder CD. Drop by the casino and match tne
stereo moniker with the label and win a copy. Easy as a vodka straight up!
==============================================================================
COMING SOON>>>Bossa Brava...Lounge Primer: Basic Bar...The Martin Denny
Exotica Contest...Sandy Warner in The Temple of Denny
==============================================================================


i remain...
Vik Trola


Vik Trola's Lounge Of Self Indulgence
http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/lounge.html




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From: Dan Gresham <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 20:27:45 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo

On Sat, 15 Jun 1996, Robbie Baldock wrote:

> Wahay!
>
> Spotted today in the shops, *vinyl* editions of "Easy Project 2: House
> of Loungecore" AND what appears to be a new reissue of J-J Perrey's
> "Moog Indigo" (in fact this latter appears to _only_ be on vinyl...).

Sequel (the guys who released the Easy Project 1 & 2) have also
rereleased John Schroeders 'Working in a Soul Mine' under the title
'Space Age Soul'. It's on vinyl and CD for 7.99 GBP on both formats. Not
a bad deal. And it's a pretty cool record.

Also worth looking out for - an album called 'Rare Brazil' a compilation
of...Rare Brazil stuff. Highlight - a version of Raindrop Keep Falling on
my Head played on a thing which I can't remember the name of. It's an
instrument which is generally used unpitched, but can (just) have a tune
played on it. Kind of like trying to play a tune on a saw, only it's less
pitched and harder to get out specific notes. It's something very special.

Later


Dan

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 15:48:05 -0500
Subject: Re: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo

>Sequel (the guys who released the Easy Project 1 & 2) have also
>rereleased John Schroeders 'Working in a Soul Mine' under the title
>'Space Age Soul'. It's on vinyl and CD for 7.99 GBP on both formats. Not
>a bad deal. And it's a pretty cool record.
>

for hipsters in the U.S. of A., Sequel US will be releaseing these
domestically later this summer...



>Also worth looking out for - an album called 'Rare Brazil' a compilation
>of...Rare Brazil stuff. Highlight - a version of Raindrop Keep Falling on


what label is this on? catalog number perhaps...sounds wonderful...summer
is the time for the bossa nova, ya know!


i remain...
Vik Trola


Vik Trola's Lounge Of Self Indulgence
http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/lounge.html




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From: "Robbie Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 01:46:45 +0000
Subject: Re: Vinyl Reissues: Easy II + Moog Indigo

Oops - yes I forgot, I saw the Shroeder LP too!

It's getting serious now - so much stuff to muy, so little money!


Robbie

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From: "Robbie Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 01:46:45 +0000
Subject: Space Safari

Ay ay ay...

Anyone on this list (Jill?) who attempted to come to Space Safari tonight
will have been as disappointed as I that it wasn't on...

What happened:  well, the venue managed to lose their turntables, PA
and speakers!!!  Which didn't make entirely easy for me to run the
club!

So, apologies for any wasted trips, I'll let yous all know what's happening
and if/when there'll be another one.

In the meantime, do please continue to enjoy the WWW site - I'm hoping
soon to put some more sound samples on it - bits of recent finds and
recommended reissues/releases etc...

Watch the skies!


Robbie
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S P A C E  S A F A R I - A Journey to the Limits of Audio Fidelity
             http://www.cybersurf.co.uk/rcb/space/
- ------------------------------------------------------------------

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From: "D.J. Johnson" <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 20:59:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Beat Girl!

On Sat, 15 Jun 1996, kevin king wrote:

> Also finally picked up Jac Zinder's Chairs I Have Known.  Mixes well
> with the Residents' Commercial Album.  Very fun, would like to see
> his group live.

Hi.  Just jumped onto the list a few days ago.  I was wondering if Jac's
music was ever talked about here.  Guess so.  Glad to see it.  I think
"Chairs I Have Known" is an excellent album, especially "The Children's
Wire" and "Real Cool Moslems."  I'm just discovering exotica and writing
a little about it in my zine, Cosmik Debris.  Hopefully I'll learn a lot
from y'all.

Deej

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Cosmik Debris E-Zine: If we were a fight, they'd stop it!
http://www.greatgig.com/cosmikdebris
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From: [e-mail] (Keith Doyle)
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 23:17:04 PDT
Subject: Re: Beat Girl!

Here's one for the lounge bartenders in the group...

Has anyone seen the ingredients for a drink called a
"rusty anchor?"  I had one at a sort of "beach" bar
which was pretty darn good, and I'd like to be able
to whip one up at home.  I haven't found it in any
of the drink books I've got, maybe someone out there
has one that does have it??


Keith Doyle
[e-mail]


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From: [e-mail]
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 04:52:43 -0400
Subject: Re: LES and Capitolism

RE: the Les releases on Capitol

They are in fact going to release a very comprehensive volume which in my
myopic opinion will repel more Les fans than it will recruit.

Much of Les' stuff is heavily orchestrated and not the Martin Denny-style
Exotica or the Esquivelian antics that folks today desire. So instead of
getting a small, tight, listenable greatest hits we will most likely get a
bloated volume that is too much to digest for newer fans.
Even more of a travesty is that Les' personal savior in his last days -
Mister Skip Heller - who can be held 100% personally responsible for all the
interviews/press Les received shortly before his demise is NOT writing the
liner notes for this final release!!!

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:56:54 -0500
Subject: misanthropy 511 playlist

MISANTHROPY 511
p.o.box 23093
detroit, mi 48223
e-mail: [e-mail]

Welcome to another misanthropy 511 playlist. Misanthropy 511 is
broadcast on Sunday nights from mid-2am on CJAM 91.5 fm Windsor,
Ontario  Canada. CJAM can be heard throughout the Windsor/ Detroit
Michigan area.  Misanthropy 511 features from easy listening to moments
of mayhem. Noises of the modern world in living stereo.

We would like to thank all who have sent us promos. It is greatly
appreciated.

As discussed in the last update, Misanthropy 511 is now being
broadcasted monthly on Radio Marabu. Radio Marabu is based in Belm
Germany and broadcast at various times on 13 different stations
throughout Europe. It is also on shortwave. Write to Radio Marabu for
more info and tell them Misanthropy sent you. Radio Marabu p.o.box
1166,  49187, Belm  Germany   e-mail: [e-mail]

The performance side of Misanthropy, The Hearing Trumpet, are playing
live several times in the Detroit area including opening up for RAPOON
on July 6th at Zoots in Detroit. Hearing Trumpet cassettes are also
available. Write for more info.

David Warmbier & Greg Hallock


ARTIST---------TITLE--------------------CD/CASS/LP---------LABEL

JUNE 10, 1996

TIMOTHY LEARY--live and let live--------you can be anyone--UFO
TIMOTHY LEARY--the incredible lightness-v.a.50 years sunshine-SILENT
CHRIS MELOCHE--reoccuring dreams of..---reoccuring dreams--FAX
JOHN HUDAK-----drosophilia melanogaster-natura 7▓----------APRAXIA
ELECTRONIC EYE-x scan-------------------the idea of justice-BEYOND
BEEQUEEN-------hymn l╣amour-------------v.a. dissolve------FUSED COIL
ESQUIVEL-------guadalajara--------------strings aflame-----RCA
LULL-----------silent entry-------------v.a.invisible domains-MALIGNANT
PAUL SCHUTZE---seribu aso---------------v.a. narratives:---MANIFOLD
BULENT AREL----stereo elec music #1-----columbia princeton-COLUMBIA
HAL MCGEE------side 1-------------------b 12---------------HAL TAPES
A. BRAZELTON---happy tappy tips---------clap, snap, tap----ACTIVITY
MAIN-----------neper pt. 2--------------hz-----------------BEGGARS BAN
DANIEL MENCHE--eulogy for one-----------furious eclipse----SOLEILMOON
MEDUSA CYCLONE-black dawn---------------medusa cyclone-----THIRD GEAR
JESSAMINE------i╣m not afraid of elect--v.a.the new atlantis-3RD STONE
RUSS GARCIA----into space---------------fantastica---------LIBERTY

JUNE 17, 1996

KORLA PANDIT---the magnetic theme-------exotica 2000------SYMP. FOR REC
HUBLER/SCHWAB--dedicated to love--------vampyros lesbos sndk-MOTEL
BEEQUEEN-------nouen--------------------nouen  7▓ flexi---KORM PLASTICS
KNURL----------side 1-------------------diapason----------KNURL
NURSE W/ WOUND-angle--------------------v.a. succour------PTOLEMAIC..
WHITE STAINS---descending from mount----why not forever?--DANSE MACAB
BLAZEN Y SHARP-side b-------------------...con gracias 7▓-GENDER-LESS
COIL-----------lost rivers of london----v.a. succour------PTOLEMAIC..
BR. CLEVE & ORCH--dreamsville-----------v.a. shots in dark-DONNA
RICHARD FAULHABER--rain of lead---------conversions-------KBR
VOICE OF EYE---siddhartha---------------v.a. narratives---MANIFOLD
THOMAS KONER---   ------------------v.a. miaow--------BIG CAT
NOCTURNAL EMI--squeaking jenny----------stoneface---------STAALPLAAT
SPECTRUM/JESSAMINE--radiophonic---------a pox on you------SPACE AGE
AMERICAN STAND--my bathroom is private--v.a. product music-HONEST ABE
IF, BWANA------fleremin ---------------bobo--------------AUDIOPHILE
FRONTIER-------frontier-----------------frontier----------HUMBOLDT PIE

THESE ARE GREAT TIMES TO BE A MISANTHROPIST !

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From: "Robbie Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 23:17:13 +0000
Subject: Korla Pandit

Heard a track or two from "Exotica 2000" on Friday...

Has the man completely lost it or is he just possessed?!  The organ
playing sounded almost demonic - has his music always been like this?!?!


Robbie, quaking in his boots...
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From: [e-mail]
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 00:58:23 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: chicago?

i will be popping into Chicago for a day this weekend with a little time to
do some record shopping.

Do any fellow exoticans have suggestions where i should look in the city
for good used vinyl?  Any vintage stores with a selection of lounge stuff i
should check out?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!



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From: "Batutis, Joe" <[e-mail]>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 96 09:54:01 EST
Subject: Re: Korla Pandit

I saw a kinescope of one of his t.v. shows and he did enjoy using the keyboard
as a drum set. He also did a peppy version of Tico Tico.

- -Joe

p.s. Saw it at the Museum of Television and Radio.


The ODD Music Page
http://www.amexpub.com/jbatutis/noddmusic/oddmusic.html


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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 30 May 96 11:24:49 PST
Subject: Re[2]: Perfume 78's Set



"Music Set To Perfume" was issued on a 10" 33. I believe that Ernie Kovaks used
something off of that record for his Percy Dovetonsils skits.


Lee
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: RE: Perfume 78's Set
Author:  [e-mail] at INTERNET
Date:    5/29/96 6:20 PM


>>>I found a set of 78's this weekend that i was hoping someone out =
there =3D
>>>could tell me a little about.  The set is called "Perfume Set To =
Music" =3D
<snip>

>>Boy did you hit paydirt...you just got perhaps the rarest Theremin =
album
>>around!
>>Ashley

> AND the most boring.

Not true!  In fact, Perfume got me on first listen with its melodies,=20
while Moon and Peace of Mind took longer to sink in.  It's far from=20
boring, you've chanced upon a gem!

Well, everybody seems to have an opinion of my records except me.  I = have
no way to play them, and no place around here carries those special = CDs
that everyone got so excited about recently.  Anybody know if these = 78s
were later released on 33?  Is there anybody out there in Central = Florida
that is willing to tape these for me?  Any help would be = appreciated. Oh,
if anybody is interested, I could type in the liner = notes from the set.
They aren't as good as some I've seen, but they're = OK.

ernie



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From: "Kenneth H Ellzey" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 15:19:54 -0400
Subject: Re: command...........

On May 30, 12:50pm, Laura Taylor wrote:
Subject: command...........
> Let me add my 2cents about the Command question...

> 2.  Also, look for faux Command records. It's at home, so I can't remember
> what label it was on, but I have this album that's designed to look like a
> Command album...The funny parts are that its called EXOTIC PERCUSSION AND
> BRILLIANT BRASS, and although the band is pretty good, it has the most
> exaggerated animal screams, ala' Martin Denny...They're not an enhancement,
> they're WAY up in the mix...One has a screaming ape of some kind...
>
>-- End of excerpt from Laura Taylor

I, too, have this album.  The label is Directional Sound, and there is at least
one other by this same aggregation on that label.  The band is John Evans and
his Orchestra, all of whom, including John, were members of Francis Bay's Big
Band, otherwise known as the Bay Big Band.  This is a Belgian swing orchestra,
very much dedicated to the swing band era ala Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller,
Artie Shaw, etc.  They were associated with the Brussels World Fair (late 50's)
and released a long series of albums on the Omega label, each album dedicated
to the compositions associated with a particular swing band leader, be it Glenn
Miller, Tommy Dorsey or what have you.  I have one dedicated to the music of
Ted Heath, and quite frankly, it rocks!  This group is quite excellent by jazz
standards (and any others), even if you don't particularly care for the person
whose compositions they are doing.  The Omega label was an early proponent of
stereo, and their pressings, I have found, are amazingly good even after 36
years.  The above mentioned Directional Sound release, as well as the other one
I have seen by this group, have liner notes by Nat Hentoff- the "jazz guy".
Don't pass these up!
- -Ken Ellzey


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From: Ricardo Wang <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 14:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Those Exotic Beatles

of course the beatles and their incredible pop writing made it possible
for so many cool exotica, easy-listening, and experimental artists to
produce amazing covers (from the 101 strings to bongwater!) i have a tape
of these sorts of covers i'd love to trade for similar or a couple bucks.
ricardo wang 1002 olympia ave n.e. olympia wa 98506.

On Wed, 29 May 1996, Robert P. Krajewski wrote:

> Kind of ironic, considering that the Beatles and the horse they rode in
> on pretty much pushed exotica and other forms of jazz-influenced
> post-WWII pop off the charts and made scruffy authenticity (well, not
> really, but you know what I mean) a main mode of the pop charts from the
> mid-60s onward.
>
> For example, "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" is basically a
> forward-looking piece of retroexotica, made when Martin Denny was still
> making records, but without birdcalls. Although it was released as the
> B-side of "Let It Be" in 1969, the basic tracks were recorded 1967.
> That's Brian Jones on saxophone, by the way.
>
> And check this out on page 83 of _With a Little Help From My Friends_ by
> George Martin (Little, Brown, 1994):
>
>     Creating atmosphere and sound-pictures... that was my bag.
>     I did a lot of it before the Beatles even came along. In
>     1962 Parlophone issued a single called: 'Time Beat/Waltz
>     In Orbit,' a compilation of electronic sounds, composed by
>     a certain 'Ray Cathode' -- me !
>
> So, anybody heard any of this Ray Cathode stuff ?
>
>


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