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exotica Digest             Thursday, 11 July 1996       Volume 02 : Number 014

In this issue:

    [none]
    [none]
    Re: sergio mendes and dmitri
    Future Trends
    Future Trends
    Re: Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
    Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissvelt    and Kid Baltan-Song of The 2nd Moon
    78S?
    Re: sergio mendes and dmitri
    Re: sergio mendes and dmitri
    Re: Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissveltand Kid Baltan-Song of The 2nd Moon
    Re: Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissvelt    and Kid Baltan-Song of The 2nd Moon
    Re: 78S & where to play 'em!
    78 players
    Re: 78S?
    HONEYMOON POLL, THANK YOU!
    LA lounge scene?  others?
    Re[2]: 78S?
    Re: 78S?
    Re: LA lounge scene?  others?
    Re: HONEYMOON POLL

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:36:23 -0400
Subject: [none]

     Laurie Chase wrote:

     You are definately on to something, Jon.  I collect 78 rpm records,
     and the big items are now hillbilly/C&W.  The songs are fingersnapping
     and funny, and downright melodic.  Of course, I am not talking about
     the new C&W crap you hear on commercial radio, I am talking about Hank
     Williams Sr., Marty Robbins, Rose Maddox & the Maddox Brothers, Little
     Jimmy Dickens,T. Texas Tyler, Jimmy Rogers, Buck Owens, Tennesee Ernie
     Ford, even Les Paul and Mary Ford (who have a great Hawaiian album
     called LOVER'S LUAU, too).

     End Quote

     Yes! I just scored a few hundred 78's from an attic in Maine. Still in
     boxes from the Jukebox distributor. I've long been a fan of C&W/String
     Band from the 20's-50's. It's really hard to convince folks that it's
     _not_ Billy Ray-type stuff. Among the sides I've cleaned and listened
     to so far:

     Homer & Jethro    How Much is that Hound Dog in the Window/Koo-Liger

        Great parody record from this duo with outstanding mandolin
     playing.

     T.Texas Tyler    Courtin' in the Rain/ (can't remember right now)

        How did I miss this guy for so long? Courtin' is a swingin' C&W
     side that I absolutely can't get out of my head.

     Not really exotica, per se, but swell music, nonetheless.

     Craig
     Groveland, MA
     [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:58:01 -0400
Subject: [none]

     Gene Hopstetter wrote:

     ...and Culpepper's Orchard and White Noise and Comus and Fifty Foot
     Hose...my point is, collecting psyche has been popular for quite a
     while.  Heck,I myself have been doing it since 1986.  Sorry, but I
     don't think psyche collecting's gonna get any bigger.  Too bad,
     though, because the major labels got tons of acetate I'd love to see
     reissued by them, and not by tiny reissue labels, who charge $20 to
     $40 a pop, but hey, if you want it, you pay for it, no?

     Craig writes:

     I guess this is a plug (unsolicited), but find the Arf! Arf! and/or
     Stanton Park web site and get their catalogue, nice folks, good
     prices, excellent service. They specialize in psyche/gagrage and
     beyond.

     Gene Hopstetter wrote:

     Yup.  I wouldn't give up my copy of Morton Downey, Jr.'s "I Love
     America" and my Lenny and the Squigtones album for nothing.
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

     Craig writes:

     There's your next trend. As TV saturates the living experience of our
     young more and more, their strongest feelings of nostalgia and
     innocence will be connected to the TV shows of their youth. All you
     need to do is follow the birth rates, and project 10 years ahead to
     find your market for nostalgia. Was there a birth rate spike in 1978?
     Then TV-related stuff from ca. 1988 has potential. At least that's my
     take on it. I'm saving cereal boxes with TV tie-ins, but TV-themed
     records seem like a good bet.

     Craig
     Groveland, MA
     [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 10:35:16 +0000
Subject: Re: sergio mendes and dmitri

Dimitri is a DJ from Paris ( nothing to do with DeeLite).....his album
"sacrebleu" is on Yellow records....he also got a tune on the
sourcelab #2 compil....I heard from friends in Paris ...he has a radio
show on Radio Nova..
peace
- --


   http://mbinter.com          [e-mail]

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 11:46:34 -0400
Subject: Future Trends

     Laurie Chase wrote:

     You are definately on to something, Jon.  I collect 78 rpm records,
     and the big items are now hillbilly/C&W.  The songs are fingersnapping
     and funny, and downright melodic.  Of course, I am not talking about
     the new C&W crap you hear on commercial radio, I am talking about Hank
     Williams Sr., Marty Robbins, Rose Maddox & the Maddox Brothers, Little
     Jimmy Dickens,T. Texas Tyler, Jimmy Rogers, Buck Owens, Tennesee Ernie
     Ford, even Les Paul and Mary Ford (who have a great Hawaiian album
     called LOVER'S LUAU, too).

     End Quote

     Yes! I just scored a few hundred 78's from an attic in Maine. Still in
     boxes from the Jukebox distributor. I've long been a fan of C&W/String
     Band from the 20's-50's. It's really hard to convince folks that it's
     _not_ Billy Ray-type stuff. Among the sides I've cleaned and listened
     to so far:

     Homer & Jethro    How Much is that Hound Dog in the Window/Koo-Liger

     Great parody record from this duo with outstanding mandolin
     playing.

     T.Texas Tyler    Courtin' in the Rain/ (can't remember right now)

     How did I miss this guy for so long? Courtin' is a swingin' C&W
     side that I absolutely can't get out of my head.

     Not really exotica, per se, but swell music, nonetheless.

     Craig
     Groveland, MA
     [e-mail]

     PS: My apologies if this was posted twice. By Lazlo's note, though, I
     think my e-mail address needed to be corrected, so I tried re-sending
     with my current address.

------------------------------

From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 11:43:50 -0400
Subject: Future Trends

     Gene Hopstetter wrote:

     ...and Culpepper's Orchard and White Noise and Comus and Fifty Foot
     Hose...my point is, collecting psyche has been popular for quite a
     while.  Heck,I myself have been doing it since 1986.  Sorry, but I
     don't think psyche collecting's gonna get any bigger.  Too bad,
     though, because the major labels got tons of acetate I'd love to see
     reissued by them, and not by tiny reissue labels, who charge $20 to
     $40 a pop, but hey, if you want it, you pay for it, no?

     Craig writes:

     I guess this is a plug (unsolicited), but find the Arf! Arf! and/or
     Stanton Park web site and get their catalogue, nice folks, good
     prices, excellent service. They specialize in psyche/gagrage and
     beyond.

     Gene Hopstetter wrote:

     Yup.  I wouldn't give up my copy of Morton Downey, Jr.'s "I Love
     America" and my Lenny and the Squigtones album for nothing.
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

     Craig writes:

     There's your next trend. As TV saturates the living experience of our
     young more and more, their strongest feelings of nostalgia and
     innocence will be connected to the TV shows of their youth. All you
     need to do is follow the birth rates, and project 10 years ahead to
     find your market for nostalgia. Was there a birth rate spike in 1978?
     Then TV-related stuff from ca. 1988 has potential. At least that's my
     take on it. I'm saving cereal boxes with TV tie-ins, but TV-themed
     records seem like a good bet.

     Craig
     Groveland, MA
     [e-mail]

     PS: My apologies if this was posted twice. By Lazlo's note, though, I
     think my e-mail address needed to be corrected, so I tried re-sending
     with my current address.

------------------------------

From: [e-mail] (Paul McKay)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 11:59:55 -0500
Subject: Re: Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66

Ye-Me-Le (A&M SP 4236) is by Brasil 66 but it really isn't in the same
league as their earlier recordings. It just doesn't have that Brasil 66
sound. Most of it I wouldn't recognize as Brasil 66 if I were to hear it
without knowing.

Ciao,
Paul
[e-mail]

>Is it Ye-Me-Le?  Or is that a later release.  I remember seeing this
>more than once in thrifts, never picked it up.  But if I remember
>correctly, it's by SM & Brazil '66.
>
>
>kevin king
>[e-mail]
>http://www.radix.net/~xanadu



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From: [e-mail] (Jack Diamond)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:38:58 +0000
Subject: Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissvelt    and Kid Baltan-Song of The 2nd Moon

Hello all ;)

I just donated a copy of this amazing record to KFJC-FM.
They are gonna play the shit outta it!!!
It was also released on Phillips called The Elektrosonics-Electronic Music

It is sooooooooooo wonderful.  Anyone else have it/heard it ?

"Record collecting is no mere hobby, no leisurely
innocuous diversion.  It's a feverish passion
bordering on dementia, driving those under its
influence including myself, to irrational,
compulsive and sometimes fanatical extremes."
3-93  Jack Diamond




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From: "Laura Taylor" <[e-mail]>
Date: 11 Jul 1996 12:45:13 -0400
Subject: 78S?

OK---first I must vent by saying I am sick of the future trend thread...But
"ya'll" are obviously digging it, so I won't be a jerk...However, something
has arisen that is useful to me, and that is the 78s discussion...Where would
you exoti-cat/kits recommend that I get a working 78 player?  Are they
reasonable?  I know that several old turn-tables have a 78 speed, but that
you need a special large stylus...Where are those found?  Also, who is the
woman singing on parts of JUNGLE JAZZ?
You can reply to me individually at:
[e-mail]
p-s...Stefan and Jill-I mailed your tapes Monday, so they're flying overseas
as we speak.

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From: [e-mail] (Brother Cleve)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:13:49 -0400
Subject: Re: sergio mendes and dmitri

jordana robinson ([e-mail]) wrote:

>This Dmitri in Paris thing:  is this a new album or a reissue.  Is it the
>Dmitri from Deee-Lite?

It's a new album, from Yellow Productions in Paris {catalog #: YPO 11A}.
It's available as double LP or CD (w/2 extra tracks). I think the album is
great : lots and lots of samples from exotica/EZ LP's (it was only a matter
of time......including Esquivel, J.Barry, "B at Tiffany's", Sound Gallery,
How to Speak Hip) and film dialogue mixed up with lots of Trip Hop and
bossa nova. Great cover version of Mancini's "Nothing To Lose" [from "the
Party"]. And the cover itself jumped at me off the rack when I saw it. It's
a take on the Living Stereo logo ("Yellow Stereo"),  and states it's in
"Spectra-Q-Lar Electrosonics". When I asked the clerk (at Soho Jazz & Soul
in London) what it was, he said "Easy listening Trip Hop" and played some
for me. If you really hate dance music, don't even think about this. If you
like Pizzacato 5, Towa Tei, The Gentle People, or the Dutch Easy Tune sound
on the various "Drive-In" compilations, by all means get this. And he plays
stylophone on it.

And it isn't Dimitri from Dee-Lite, unless the back cover photo is a fake.
[Dimitri also has 2 tracks on the soundtrack "LA Yellow 357", including a
great faux movie trailer for a spy film]

br cleve



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From: [e-mail] (Jill Mingo)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 11:23:58 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: sergio mendes and dmitri

>This Dmitri in Paris thing:  is this a new album or a reissue.  Is it the
>Dmitri from Deee-Lite?
>
>Jordana,

It is a new LP and it is NOT Super DJ Dimitry from Deee-Lite. It is also not
Dimitri from Amsterdam, who is a top international DJ. It is Dimitri from
Paris, which is why he calls himself Dimitri from Paris. There are just too
damn many Dimitris!

Jill


Colloquium Internet


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From: [e-mail] (Jill Mingo)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 11:27:57 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissveltand Kid Baltan-Song of The 2nd Moon

Yes, I have heard it, Jack. It is TOM DISSEVELT, yes? A friend of mine
(PEOPLE LIKE US), Vicki Bennett has it. And it is wonderful. By the way,
check out PEOPLE LIKE US. There are a few CDs including "Beware the Whim
Reaper" on Staalplaat. It is warped and treated easy stuff and sonic
ambience. Really fascinating and quite a good listen. A bit odd.

Jill


Colloquium Internet


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From: sax therapy <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 12:39:19 -0600
Subject: Re: Sonic Vibrations of Tom Dissvelt    and Kid Baltan-Song of The 2nd Moon

Jack Diamond wrote:
>
> Hello all ;)
>
> I just donated a copy of this amazing record to KFJC-FM.
> They are gonna play the shit outta it!!!
> It was also released on Phillips called The Elektrosonics-Electronic Music
>
> It is sooooooooooo wonderful.  Anyone else have it/heard it ?
>
oh yes, I used to play a lot of that on my radio show in the
70's. I had the domestic issue on Limelight whcich by the way
was an excellent label. Just about anything on Limelight
was way out there. Some of my faves include 50 Foot Hose,
Don Robertson, Pierre Henry "Variations for a Door and a Sight",
Roland Kirk, Ruth White........
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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:46:09 PST
Subject: Re: 78S & where to play 'em!

     Search out old Voice Of Music consoles & portables. Most of 'em still
     work! We've got two of those at home (recently got one at an estate
     sale for $5.00), and an old  Magnovox stand up (that we got at a
     church sale for $35.00) that is in the Dionysus office. There is a
     Voice Of Music newsletter you should subscribe to:

     V-M Collector's Voice Newsletter c/o Gary Stork, 37530 E. Meadowhill,
     Northville, MI 48167-8915. $4.00 for a year!

     If you wanna play 78's on your regular stereo, Sure makes styli for
     those. You can interchange them with your regular stylus on some Sure
     carts. Just call your local audiofreak store & ask, or pick up one of
     those stereo mags, they usually have ads in the back for stylus & cart
     specialty stores.

     Spinning round & round....


     Lee

______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: 78S?
Author:  [e-mail] at INTERNET
Date:    7/11/96 10:29 AM


OK---first I must vent by saying I am sick of the future trend thread...But
"ya'll" are obviously digging it, so I won't be a jerk...However, something
has arisen that is useful to me, and that is the 78s discussion...Where would
you exoti-cat/kits recommend that I get a working 78 player?  Are they
reasonable?  I know that several old turn-tables have a 78 speed, but that you
need a special large stylus...Where are those found?  Also, who is the woman
singing on parts of JUNGLE JAZZ?
You can reply to me individually at:
[e-mail]
p-s...Stefan and Jill-I mailed your tapes Monday, so they're flying overseas
as we speak.


------------------------------

From: sax therapy <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 12:56:42 -0600
Subject: 78 players

Laura Taylor wrote:
>
> OK---first I must vent by saying I am sick of the future trend thread...But
> "ya'll" are obviously digging it, so I won't be a jerk...However, something
> has arisen that is useful to me, and that is the 78s discussion...Where would
> you exoti-cat/kits recommend that I get a working 78 player?  Are they
> reasonable?  I know that several old turn-tables have a 78 speed, but

hit the thrifts and try to find a 1950's Webcor or RCA table
model player, usually wood or plastic cabinet with a lid. I've
found that the amps and speakers in these boxes give me the best
sound for 78's. These will have a flip over cartridge for LP's
and 78's. I've had some that had output jacks for recording. My
favorite is the Califone Director 12V-9. Califone made a lot of
players that were found in most school a/v departments. The low
end models are quite sturdy and play all 4 speeds and have the
lip over cartridge. The Director is a real nice machine and is
it the high end of their line. It has a continuosly variable speed
control, strobe, stereo flip-over cartridge, output for extra
channel, hefty 12" speaker in the lid, seperate bass and treble
pots, microphone input with seperate volume control, 6L6 tubes..
BTW an electric guitar plugged into this machine sounds great!
If you ever see one of these pick it up in any condition cause
it's well worth restoring.......Saul

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>::> `::| /:\     :|  :|:| :::, :|   `::| :::/ `::|
    saul smaizys/[e-mail]       :|   .,:'
.........................web page=http://pages.ripco.com/~saxmania
.............................voice [phone] fax [phone]
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From: [e-mail] (Patrick Cashin)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 96 15:59:24 EDT
Subject: Re: 78S?

i wish i worked for russ meyer.

i wish i worked for oscar meyer.


this place blows.

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 96 13:04:47 PST
Subject: HONEYMOON POLL, THANK YOU!

     Hey gang,

     Thanks for all the responses to our honeymoon poll. At this point, it
     is leaning more towards two weeks of thrifting!

     I am fortunate to be in a relationship with a beautiful person who
     appreciates the same aesthetics I do. Aime loves tiki culture, 40s &
     50s furniture, is a collector of Bakelite and loves records,
     especially 78s and kids pic discs from the 50s. Pretty cool for a 25
     year old who just as easily could've been into Pearl Jam & Gen X
     coffee houses!

     Pssst: one of her biggest wants is the bakelite "Alice In Wonderland"
     or "Snow White" RCA 45rpm player. If any of you know where I could
     score one of these at a decent price, let me know!

     Lee

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From: "kevin s. lee" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 16:12:33 EST
Subject: LA lounge scene?  others?

aloha,
i'm movin' to LA soon and want to immediately check out every
Tiki/Exotica/Lounge thing/place to check out.  can anyone help or direct me
to help?

Say, has anyone compiled or tried to compile current lounge scenes (cool
bars, cafe's, hangouts, even record stores, etc.?) across the u.s.?
perhaps some web pages with this info?  zines?

i haven't checked the exotica FAQ yet, and i've been off the list for
awhile so forgive me if this has been covered.

someone was telling me about this cool as hell james bond type bar in
milwaukee ( i believe).  it sounded amazing.   you need a passport to
get past the receptionist... if you don't have one you need to become
a spy and do what they tell you to do, like dance like a chicken or
something stupid.  they let you in thru this hidden door or something
and you find out that you had a camera on you the whole time and
everyone in the bar could see you.  of course, there's all these
secret passageways and all sorts of britannia paraphenalia around.
 i have a hard time believing all this, but it sounds cool anyway.

all i can say is, thanks to mr. evolution control committee, mark
gunderson, i had the honor and pleasure of hanging out at The Kahiki
restaurant in Columbus, OH.  tikis galore, plus all the nautical,
tropical, south seas stuff you could imagine.  amazing.

where i live, Ann Arbor, and probably all of michigan,
there is NOTHING cool and swanky.  we had to resort to
going to Major Magic's All Star Pizza Revue for some fucking
bizarre as hell animatronic lounge acts.  and i mean bizarre...

can anyone report on any exotic places in detroit or thereabouts?

kevin lee

> [e-mail] wrote:
> >
> >      While not a tiki bar, The Galley is a fine nautical/south seas
> >      restaurant/bar in Santa Monica,

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 96 13:55:57 PST
Subject: Re[2]: 78S?

     On 7/11/97 some moron wrote:

     >>i wish i worked for russ meyer.
     >>i wish i worked for oscar meyer.
     >>this place blows.

     A very confused person into hot dogs and boobs. What a weiner!


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From: "Laura Taylor" <[e-mail]>
Date: 11 Jul 1996 17:12:38 -0400
Subject: Re: 78S?

                      RE>>78S?                                     7/11/96

Is that you, patrick?
lounge laura

- --------------------------------------
Date: 7/11/96 5:11 PM
To: Laura Taylor
From: [e-mail]

i wish i worked for russ meyer.


i wish i worked for oscar meyer.


this place blows.



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From: [e-mail]
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 96 14:25:56 PST
Subject: Re: LA lounge scene?  others?

aloha,
i'm movin' to LA soon and want to immediately check out every
Tiki/Exotica/Lounge thing/place to check out.  can anyone help or direct me
to help?

GLENDALE:
Damons on Brand Ave

ROSEMEAD:
Bahooka on Rosmead Blvd.

HOLLYWOOD:
Lava Lounge on La Brea (the only place on this list where you will find a
'lounge scene scenario' as the rest are just cool places to go with freinds)
Tiki Ti on Sunset Blvd.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD - VAN NUYS
Tonga Hut on Victory Blvd (divy neighborhood place, but quite fun for a
visit!)

SANTA MONICA:
The Galley on Main St.
Chez Jay's on PCH


     Have a blast, bring a sober driver!!!



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From: [e-mail] (Keith Doyle)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 15:31:19 PDT
Subject: Re: HONEYMOON POLL

Ashley writes:
>Head further east to Ft Lauderdale to check out the Mai Kai restaurant - it
>outdoes Disney's Adventureland!  While you are on the West Coast of Florida
>check out the fabulous Tiki Gardens at Indian Rock Beach.

YOW!  This place still exists!  I aquired an old Viewmaster packet
of the Tiki Gardens not long ago, and I figured it looked too good to be
true for it to have survived.  Really gotta find an excuse to make it to FL
now that I know it's still there...

Keith Doyle
[e-mail]


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