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exotica Digest             Tuesday, 30 July 1996       Volume 02 : Number 026

In this issue:

    The Next Big thing
    Vik's Newsletter 7/29
    Three Suns movie(s?)
    Mitchum
    Album Cover Rip Offs
    Re: The Next Big thing - Disco
    Re: Mitchum
    Re: The mid-60s orchestral "Discotheque" genre
    Re: The Next Big thing
    Album cover rip-offs...Another one...
    weekly new-releases-list ....
    Enoch Light Discotheque
    Lyman flame
    lyman
    Re: weekly new-releases-list ....
    Re: Lyman flame
    Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ???
    Re: The Next Big thing
    thrif-T
    Re: Fantastica
    Re: "Fire Goddess" by Webley Edwards

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From: Jason M <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 19:32:21 +0000
Subject: The Next Big thing

DISCO, most definitely Disco .It's already starting in Europe and even
here in New York where there is an AM station that plays '70's Disco all
night long.Europe is just at the begining of coming out of there Exotica
phase.Disco will be THE next big thing.

Jason
the Pygmy Taxi Corp
http://www.spacelab.net/~mugen/


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From: [e-mail]
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 19:47:30 -0500
Subject: Vik's Newsletter 7/29

Greetings hepcats and kittens. Work continues by the eminently suave Emilio
DePesto on re-decorating Vik's. Mr. DePesto has completed the lobby and now
turns his eyes to the rest of the lounge. Soon to fall under his velvet
trimmed sledgehammer will be the Coat Check, Cafe Bamboo and The Red Velvet
Booth. Fear not, these will make way for the Gallery du Swank and more room
for The In-Crowd (see below).

Speaking of the In-Crowd, Thursday once again saw a swinging night at IN
HI-FI (at the Bar d'O, 29 Bedford St. NYC) where Vik, Amy Camus and Scamp
CEO Ashley Warren were joined by Joseph Lanza, loungecore DJ Lucien and the
mysterious Brian. You have no excuse not to drop by as Thursdays at the Bar
d'O become the place to meet and swing!

And now...
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The In-Crowd Debuts
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/incrowd.html)

Who are the In-Crowd? Everyone, in Vik's opinion. Vik's presents a new
space for articles and features from the many hipsters passing through the
doors of the lounge. Interviews, reviews, field reports, fiction and more
from the frontlines of the Urban Cool/Cocktail Nation/Swank Generation.

Vik's kicks things off with a report from the In Hi-Fi night at the Bar d'O
in NYC. Kevin Lee crawls into the uinique mind of Br. Cleve. In the future
look for a tiki article from Sven Tiki, the trials of mambo lessons and
more!!! Have an idea? Send submissions to [e-mail].
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Swank Times News Flash
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/nflash.html)

Hot News For Swank Times presents a News Flash from Br. Cleve. As rumors
abound concerning Esquivel's health and the status of a new album, Cleve
brings you the truth behind the rumors.

Also in the news (http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/mnews.html)...Dionysus
brings you the bumps and grinds of Frenchy...Skipp Heller goes jazz...Rhino
takes a bachelor to the movies...Philly will be swinging...and something
for all you racing fans...

Required Reading in the Lounge Primer
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/primer.html) brings you the latest tip
on the 'zine formerly known as Hmmm... Same great taste, but a new name
"The Continental". Drop by for more info!
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Global lounge trotting with The Jet Set
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/jet2.html)

The destinations just keep coming. Want exotica in NYC? Jet Set tells you
about Radio Hula and Orchid of Hawaii. The airwaves over Canada are filled
with the sounds of The Hearing Trumpet and Misanthropy 511. Hanging in
Kansas on August 17th? The Retro Cocktail Hour on KANU will be doing a
Crime Jazz feature. September will find a new way to swing in Philly and
Jet Setters can lend a hand. Departures from Jet Set must be confirmed no
less than three hours before take-off.
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lounge magazine
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/lomag.html)

Vik recently met with lounge magazine publishing czar Sam Wick, and you can
look for lounge mag on-line at Vik's most likely before this swinging
summer ends. In the meantime, the latest issue hit the streets and smokes!
Stop by the lounge mag table at Vik's for a glimpse...
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Fair and Warner
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/denny3.html)

The Temple of Denny expands this week with a feature on The Exotic Girl,
Sandy Warner. To be precise, a feature on her album, Fair and Warner.
Presented by Steve Allen with liner notes by Mr. Denny himself, this should
prove Sandy to be more than a pretty face. Coming soon...the Exotic Dreams
of Ethel Azama and more goddesses.
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The Casino never closes
(http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/casino.html)

Feeling lucky? The Casino Biscotti offers you the opportunity to test that
luck...

***Get Yourself A Schulmadchen***
Schoolgirls are so innocent and sweet...or are they? Drop by for your
chance to win a copy of Gert Wilden's soundtrack to the Schulmadchen
Report.

***Take A Shot In The Dark***
Vik has extended this contest...drop by the Casino and check out how you
can win a copy of Del-Fi's "Shots In The Dark" on Pink Panther colored
vinyl and CD!!

***Name That Shaken Not Stirred Babe***
Ryko offers Shaken Not Stirred posters to those who enter the best moniker
for the Shaken babe. Political correctness has no place here. Send entries
(along with your name and snail mail) to [e-mail]

***The Ultra Lounge Cocktail Hunt***
The Pink Pussycat at Hollywoodandvine.com wants your Ultra Lounge inspired
cocktails. Drop by  the Casino for details on how to win a swank Ultra
Lounge sampler...
===========================================================================
COMING SOON>>>Bossa Brava...Gallery du Swank...Your Friend The
Blender...Subliminal Sounds
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"I guess I'm not that hip...'cuz when I take a trip...it's to the grocery
store."



in swank,
Vik


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




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From: [e-mail]
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 21:21:55 -0400
Subject: Three Suns movie(s?)

A friend (actually from whom I first heard of the Three Suns) recently found
a movie poster for a film called "Two Gals and a Guy" (1951, United Artists),
and at the bottom is an illustration of the Three Suns guys and reads,
"Introducing national recording artists THE THREE SUNS."

It appears it's never been available on video but looks exactly like the kind
of film that would have slipped into public domain. Has anyone ever heard of
this/seen it?  Does anyone know if they were in any other movies?

Actually, this may justify a thread of film appearances by this list's
recording artists of interest. (If I recall correctly from the ISM Vol. 2
book, Yma Sumac made a couple film appearances, and Esquivel might have been
in "Cabaret Tragico," for which he did the soundtrack.

Michael D. Toth
[e-mail]

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 21:36:02 -0400
Subject: Mitchum

Robert Mitchum's CD is amusing but not something you're likely to play very
often unless there's a room full of people waiting for you to play "Name That
Singer". On the other hand, Maya Angelou's calypso venture is really quite
cool, has kitsch value and bears repeated listenings. My 3 year old likes it,
too.

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From: [e-mail] (Jack Diamond)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 19:51:46 +0000
Subject: Album Cover Rip Offs

but it's not as good as "Fire Godess". Somebody just used that sleeve for a
Rolling Stones bootleg. Bad taste.

Stefan,

Did you know that Man or Astro Man used Attileo Mineo's "Man in Space with
Sounds" for (I believe) their latest album cover!!!

I FREAKED when I saw it and was _very upset_ when I realized what it
actually was _especially_ because there were 3 or 4 of them
sealed!!!!!!!!!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

Attileo Mineo is a composer (who is still alive) and he made this record in
the early 60's called Man in Space With Sounds that is in the league of
Russ Garcia's Fantastica BUT is totally different too ;-)>

Jack



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From: [e-mail] (Paul McKay)
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:14:21 -0500
Subject: Re: The Next Big thing - Disco

Disco has been pretty hot on the dance club scene for a while already. In
fact its rapidly heading towards being passe. Whats next, who knows? No
matter how much we guess its sure to be a suprise to all of us.

Ciao,

Paul
[e-mail]


Jason wrote:
>DISCO, most definitely Disco .It's already starting in Europe and even
>here in New York where there is an AM station that plays '70's Disco all
>night long.Europe is just at the begining of coming out of there Exotica
>phase.Disco will be THE next big thing.
>
>Jason
>the Pygmy Taxi Corp
>http://www.spacelab.net/~mugen/



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From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 00:03:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Mitchum

HOUSEOBOB writes:

>Robert Mitchum's CD is amusing but not something you're likely to play very
>often unless there's a room full of people waiting for you to play "Name That
>Singer". On the other hand, Maya Angelou's calypso venture is really quite
>cool, has kitsch value and bears repeated listenings. My 3 year old likes it,
>too.

     Though a bit harder to find, Mitchum fans should look for "That Man,"
which was released last year on the Bear Family label.  It includes the
calypso album, the "Thunder Road" single, and Bob's 1967 Monument album,
"Robert Mitchum:  That Man Sings," all on one disc with the typically thorough
Bear Family liner notes.  You should be able to find it for about $22.00 and
it represents better value-for-money than its American counterpart.
                --Jon Johnson
                  [e-mail]



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From: [e-mail] (Jonny.S)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 01:52:40 -0500
Subject: Re: The mid-60s orchestral "Discotheque" genre

I love the Enoch Light records they're much more on target for me than the
S.A.B.P. genre. It really swings and has musicality, but most of all, the
orchestrations are brilliant and whacky. I just got James Last - Voodoo Party
on vinyl, it includes a cover of Jingo which was written by Olatunji and was a
big underground disco track covered by Candido on Salsoul, plus, a cover of
Everyday People and a bunch of other crazy tracks including one about a giant
complete with silly voices and a funky beat. i also got the Inflight Comp,
from the Karminsky Brothers out of England, the tracks come barreling out of
the speakers, extra groovy. One other fun find is a new 7" out of Jamaica that
uses the rhythm of the Spanish/English hit Madalena (spelling??) with the
lyrics and melody of the theme song from the Banana splits TV show.
Gotta love it!! , we're lovin' it here in NYC, jonny sender

- --

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From: [e-mail] (Jonny.S)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 02:40:11 -0500
Subject: Re: The Next Big thing

Jason wrote,
"Europe is just at the begining of coming out of there Exotica
phase.Disco will be THE next big thing."

For some of us, particularly here in NYC, disco never went away, it just
became part of the history and continum of dance music ("Disco Classics") DJ's
in the clubs, Hip-hop, black or gay and even more recently raves, never
stopped playing these records, from, Stevie Wonder to Kool & the Gang and the
Kay-Gees to Sylvester, War, Mandrill up to D Train, Strafe(Set it Off) and
onward. Its part of a living musical movement and continum, something much
larger than a retro-nostalic movement.
  That said, i totally agree with you and the are certainly lots of great
records from the 70's that have the easy-Listening and Moog esthetic. some my
favorites are Cocomotion by El Coco, Miss broadway by belle Epoche,  Seven
Deadly Sins by Lust, Sunshower by August darnell and Atmosphere Strut. The
group that did Atmosphere Strut had another song from about 1976 that was
sampled for the latest Mighty Dub Kats track (the song with the words.. "I
think that we should get back together, gether-gether-gether-gether") The
vocals on the original record which i heard for the first time a few weeks ago
reminded me some of the sylabic singing on Hugo Montenegro tracks like "Theme
from 'the Foxes'" and... funkanova which was sampled by Black Science
Orchestra plus a slew of other retro sounding records coming out of the U.K.
within the last year. I do think that there will be a big collision between
the people who have been making these retro club records and the "Easy" scene
and the results will only be fun for all, dancing included.
Lets all just Rock On, jonny Sender

P.S. what's the call letters of the station? Thanks in advance


- --

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 08:28:40 +0000
Subject: Album cover rip-offs...Another one...

Here's another recent album cover rip-off. The Beastie Boys "The In
Sound From Way Out!" is taken from Perrey and Kingsley's album of the
same title.

Saw the Rolling Stones boot, too.

[e-mail]

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From: "Joerg Nijmeijer" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 16:30:03 +0000
Subject: weekly new-releases-list ....

Hi there,

I mail a weekly new-releases-list to a "private mailinglist".
(Some of you might remember ...)

These lists contain about 90-130 new releases a week, including all
"club-relevant" genres such as Hip Hop, Jungle/Drum&Bass, Headz, Jazz,
Funk, a bit House and others.

(As this one goes to the exotica-lovers: compilations (lounge, rare
jazz ...) and the ones like Jean-Jaques Perrey, Pierre Henry, etc.
can also be found ...)

A short comment and cat.-no. are also added.

If anyone's interested: Just drop me a line ...


Peace,

Joerg
(Groove Attack)

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From: [e-mail] (jordana)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 09:33:39 -0400
Subject: Enoch Light Discotheque

This was the first lounge-esque record I purchased (as opposed to the many I
inherited/borriwed from relatives) and it's one of my favorites out of all
my records.  I have a lot more to say about this "orchestral rock" genre and
Command records in general, but I'm late for class, so it will have to wait
a bit.

- -Jordana

P.S.  I really hope 101 Strings Astro Sounds comes in today - I can't wait
any longer!!!
_____________________
 jordana robinson
        [e-mail]
 image & direction
      www.geocities.com/SoHo/2157
_____________________


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From: "kevin s. lee" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:27:25 EST
Subject: Lyman flame

hi,
As much as I enjoy Arthur Lyman AND Martin Denny AND Les Baxter, etc.
etc.  I don't think it's fair at all to call someone on this list an "idiot"
for not liking any one of the artists we talk about on exotica.

my opinion is if you disagree, then you have the right to voice it,
but we as civilized folks shouldn't use insults to do so.

...as an elderly woman i used to work with on an assembly line always
said, "That's not right!  'not supposed ta do that!"

peace,
kevin
|| |  ||| | | || | ||| | || | || |||| | | ||
anonymous productions
[e-mail]
http://kzsu.stanford.edu/uwi/endtimes
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From: HIFI <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 9:24:00 -0500
Subject: lyman

okay,
here's more fuel for the fire at the heart of loungecore

we are releasing a few more lyman albums in the near to far future:

WITH A CHRISTMAS VIBE RCD 30363
The lyman xmas album, obviously.

TABOO RCD 30364
His first album after breaking away from Martin Denny.  while the
cover of this album graced the DCC compilation (read COMPILATION) this
is the first time this has ever been released with the complete
tracklisting intact.  Additional notes by Sven Tiki Kirsten.

HAWAIIAN SUNSET RCD 30365
Lyman and his group interweave some cool jazz through melodies of
their native Hawaii.  Additional notes by Otto von Stroheim.

and on our budget label, TRADITION, we are also releasing a
compilation of Lyman's covers for a title called SONIC SIXTIES TCD
1031.  Hey Jude, Lemon Tree, Watermelon Man, Hang On Sloopy and many
others.  Liner notes by Wyndham Chow.

While I must disagree with Jill about the tone of her problem with
Lyman's languid melodies, she is entitled to trash who she wants.
This is a free internet (so far).  Anyone interested in reading more
about Lyman should contact Lounge Magazine as they had a great article
in there by Otto on Lyman.  We are reprinting portions of it as the
liner notes in Hawaiian Sunset.  (Jill please stay away from this
album as it is cool, smooth, and seductive.  It is not the wham, bam,
thank you ma'am of Esquivel, but the hazy, lazy, Hawaiian mode of
love, slow and easy!)  For Taboo, Sven Kirsten has graciously let us
have a peek into his book on Tiki-Style and given us a few items from
his archives to reprint in the book.

These will be out in the stores by September.

We are also pulling together some great albums for the TRADITION label
besides SONIC SIXTIES as noted above.  I will post them at a later
date.

Harold Chang, Lyman percussionist extraordinare, is still alive and
teaches percussion at Harry's Music Store in Honolulu.  His next
endeavor is recording for a Japanese musician who was looking for that
Exotica sound and hired him away to lay down tracks with Denny's old
percussionist.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
     David Greenberg
     [e-mail]
     HIFI/Rykodisc Shetland Park 27 Congress St. Salem MA 01915
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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From: Tristan <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 11:57:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: weekly new-releases-list ....

At 04:30 PM 7/30/96 +0000, you wrote:
>These lists contain about 90-130 new releases a week, including all
>"club-relevant" genres such as Hip Hop, Jungle/Drum&Bass, Headz, Jazz,
>Funk, a bit House and others.

>If anyone's interested: Just drop me a line ...
>
>
>Peace,
>
>Joerg
>(Groove Attack)


I would be interested in these lists..

Tristan

<[e-mail]>


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From: "D.J. Johnson" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 11:54:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Lyman flame

On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, kevin s. lee wrote:

> my opinion is if you disagree, then you have the right to voice it,
> but we as civilized folks shouldn't use insults to do so.

Absolutely.  When it comes to music, I've always subscribed to Paul
Simon's wisdom.  "One man's ceiling is another man's floor."

Deej


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From: [e-mail] (alison reid)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 18:00:57 -0400
Subject: Re: LAS VEGAS GRIND ???

Hey Matt,

did you find the promotional Christmas album Combustible put out??  Let me
know, I may be able to get it for you - maybe.

Anyways, the reason why i'm writing you is because i would love to get a
copy of Las Vegas Grind - we are doing a documentary film on lounge music
out of Toronto and L.A.- we are still in pre-production (research) and I am
the researcher for the film.  Allison Anders is executing producing - we
are trying to get in touch with everybody who is knowledgable about lounge
- - but we are also trying to keep our ears open for cool music and general
lounge stuff - this CD sounds amazing and i think we would do well by
getting our hands on a copy of it - let me know if it would be possible - i
can give the address, etc and we'll cover the cost of postage and taping -

thanks Matt
yours in swing,

teresa montanino @ [phone] - or fax [phone] or e-mail
[e-mail]




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From: "kevin king" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 18:53:35 -0500
Subject: Re: The Next Big thing

> Jason wrote,
> "Europe is just at the begining of coming out of there Exotica
> phase.Disco will be THE next big thing."
>
> For some of us, particularly here in NYC, disco never went
away

I agree, it's never left.  Gay clubs have clung to it almost too
dearly.  The retro-70's thing which happened a while ago included a
collision between psychedelia and disco esthetics and mindsets, read
RAVE!

<snip>
> some my
> favorites are Cocomotion by El Coco, Miss broadway by belle Epoche,  Seven
> Deadly Sins by Lust, Sunshower by August darnell and Atmosphere
Strut.
<snip>

Yeah, I just love Cocomotion!!!  and Dr. Buzzard's first album (with
Sunshower) was a gem of it's time.  Remember Disco Lucy (version
of I Love Lucy theme?)  Too much!

I'd like to see a trend of deliberately bad music played by kids trying to
look very, very old.  Maybe I could sneak in and join a band!


kevin king
[e-mail]
http://www.radix.net/~xanadu

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From: "Heileson, Thomas" <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 96 15:34:00 PDT
Subject: thrif-T

>From: [e-mail]
>
>p.s.  found Denny's "Quiet Villiage" at a thrift for .95  and "a taste of
>honey" at the Army for .25, envious?

Yes I am, though my "Quiet Village" which was found at a thrift shop for $2
is in immaculate condition...

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 19:54:47 -0400
Subject: Re: Fantastica

At 01:16 AM 7/26/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Could somone please post the catalogue information for the
>Japanese import of Russ Garcia's Fantastica.
>
>Also, does anyone have a complete list of these RCA reissues
>available in Japan.....
>
>Why doesn't RCA here in the states put this stuff out? We
>really haven't heard much from them lately....
>
>Thanks!
>bryan j. cuevas

Because RCA in the states is lame compared to europe and japan.  They would
rather release compilations rather than complete albums over here.  Keep
you're eyes peeled for more "Living Stereo" releases from Europe (Germany).
They are going deep into the vaults and starting to pull a lot of
non-classical stuff from them.

Good luck,
Bryan


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From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 19:59:31 -0400
Subject: Re: "Fire Goddess" by Webley Edwards

At 06:56 PM 7/26/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Found a copy of  and "Fire
>>Goddess" by Webley Edwards for a buck each in EX+ condition recently,
>
>>[e-mail]
>______________________________
>
>"Fire Goddess" by Webley Edwards.
>
>Isn't that on Capitol with this VERY exotic/attractive half naked woman on
>the cover holding out (for you ? perhaps) these 2 half shells filled with
>fire convieniently covering up her most I'm sure luscious breasts ?
>
>What do you think of that record ?  I think it's brilliant !!!
>
>- Jack

Is the music as good as the cover?  If so, then when will Capitol/EMI or
Scamp release it?

Bryan


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