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exotica-digest       Wednesday, January 14 1998       Volume 02 : Number 035




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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 01:41:55 -0800
From: Pea Hicks <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) REVIEW> Lucas & Friends: "Discover A World Of Sounds"

BasicHip wrote:
>
> << Lucas & Friends: "Discover A World Of Sounds"
>  ---------------------------------------------
>
>  This is unlike anything I've ever heard on CD before. None of these
>  recordings were ever made for public audience, so it feels a bit like
>  reading a diary book, or looking throught the family snapshot album of
>  people you don't know at all!>>
>
> i liked this CD alot and never publicly thanked pea hicks for his fine effort.

well!! consider yourself publicly thanked for the public thanks!!!  ;)

.....and i hate doing this sort of thing, but i suppose this is an
opportune time to reiterate to eveyone on the list that the "Lucas" CD
is still available and relatively cheap!! ($10 postpaid)

just send me email for details!!!

thanks again!
pea

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:59:05 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Preston Epps Bongos ?

> From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
> Subject: (exotica) Preston Epps Bongos ?
>
> Who knows about Preston Epps "Bongo" rekkids ?
> Isn't it kind of 50's R & B-ish ?

I don't know about the albums, but the single, "Bongo Rock" (1959), seems to
have been prime source material for the Surfaris' rendition of "Wipe Out".

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 17:16:33 +0100 (MET)
From: [e-mail] (Subliminal Sounds)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Preston Epps Bongos ?

>
>> From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
>> Subject: (exotica) Preston Epps Bongos ?
>>
>> Who knows about Preston Epps "Bongo" rekkids ?
>> Isn't it kind of 50's R & B-ish ?

I have one 45 "Bongola", don't have it here in the office so label and year
eluds me for the moment. It's totally fantastic! Flip side is real good too.

Stefan/Subliminal Sounds


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 01:20:43 +0900 (JST)
From: [e-mail] (nakatsu)
Subject: (exotica) scat & humming

Does somebody knows some nice scat & humming numbers?
Like "seven golden men""a man and a woman""mah-na-mah-na"
"swingle singers""bob thompson"......daba-daba-dah,or hum hum hum,
or lu-lu-lu-, la-la-la etc.etc.

I've found in some Italian movie soundtracks.But my colections are
still poor.I want to know any more scats & hummings.
Mutsumi Nakatsu
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 12:45:30 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Why I Like ?????

In hopes that this might help pull us out of our current doldrums, here's a
thread proposal...

Pick one of your favorite albums -- not necessarily your #1 favorite (who could
pick that?!?), just *a* favorite -- and write a little something about it.
Include a bit of description (especially if it's not so well-known), but
primarily explain WHY you like it.

This also strikes me as being a good way for our new members or silent lurkers
to pop up and introduce themselves into the conversation. And hopefully, these
pieces will set off further discussion. If we all throw in (Lazlo never *did*
say how many of us there are), that would be a lot of good reading.

You may not have the time right now, but please keep this in mind as something
to do in the future. Maybe consider it an adjunct to the regular "finds" posts?
Write up one of your favorites every month?

Anyway, here's mine:

Esquivel, His Piano & Group - "Four Corners Of The World" (1958)

With time left over at the end of the "Other Worlds, Other Sounds" sessions,
Esquivel's producer suggested that they record additional material -- resulting
in this quickly improvised album of Senor E in a small combo setting (pno, gtr,
flute, bass, drms, Latin perc). Many look on this as a minor work, lacking the
complex arrangements of his orchestral albums. The Man himself seems to regret
the album, for that same reason, as well as feeling it was too hurried and his
playing suffered as a result.

But I still like it. I really enjoy hearing him work in a more intimate
setting. It provides another perspective on his musical vision. I also enjoy
hearing his inventive piano playing in a less crowded environment. It may not
be up to his own high standards, but it sure blows *my* mind. And given the
rushed conditions, the arrangements are pretty interesting. Who can resist
"Blue Danube" with a driving Latin percussion section? That section being Jack
Costanzo, Luis Miranda, Rodrigo Sierra and Joe Pagone. And while naming names,
session legend, Tommy Tedesco is the man on guitar. The recording quality is
excellent -- a well detailed "real band in a real room" recording. True enough,
it's not the kaleidoscopic, high octane production that his orchestral
recordings are. But it is an opportunity to eavesdrop on the master in an
informal, "after hours" kind of session -- and that's mighty fine. And like all
of his records, it's filled with positive energy.

Your move.

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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:37:39 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: stylophone

NRBQ's "christmas wish" (mini-lp, rounder EP2501, 1985) has 2 excellent
(though a bit short) stylophone tracks. the rest of the album is only so-so.

        Johan

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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 20:06:41 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Mirageman

At Thu, 01 Jan 1998 14:30:56 -0800, Jack Diamond <[e-mail]> wrote:

>For me, the "Mirageman - Lightning" CD from Irma America is INFINITELY
>better than the "Thunder and Lightning"

    it's called "Thrilling" ;-)

        Johan

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:39:03 EST
From: Stilgloria <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Preston Epps Bongos ?

In a message dated 1/13/98 8:27:22 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

<<Who knows about Preston Epps "Bongo" rekkids ?>>

I have an original copy of Preston Epps "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo" is anyone's
interested in a tape.
Gloria


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:35:50 EST
From: Rcbrooksod <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) scat & humming

Matsumi's english is actually pretty good.

<< "mah-na-mah-na"
 "swingle singers""bob thompson"......daba-daba-dah,or hum hum hum,
 or lu-lu-lu-, la-la-la etc.etc. >>

Keep up with the posting Mati ! ! !

Robert


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:45:09 EST
From: Stilgloria <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Why I Like ?????

I'll have to pick two, but they're volumes I an II. They're called Impact! (I
just scored a mint copy at the new Amoeba Record store in S.F.) and Impact II
(or is it Double Impact?) Anyway, I'm a huge fan of spy jazz and these two
albums are great!

If you like your spy jazz 50s style, these two volumes are definitely it!!
Included are Theme from Naked City, Rawhide, Richard Diamond, Perry Mason, M
Squad, Sea Hunt (!), Waterfront, Highway Patrol and Peter Gunn, and that's
just volume one!! Recorded in 1959, these records rule for a quick overview of
the genre. There are, of course, loads of spy jazz albums. You can get an idea
of what you like on these two volumes, then go out and search out the albums
from which these themes come from. The search is half or more than half the
fun!!
Gloria


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:40:29 EST
From: Stilgloria <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Record Swap

Is the KUSF record swap this Sunday, January 18?
Gloria


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:59:36 EST
From: ChuckTFrog <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Goin' to LA--need advice

Hello all-
I'm headed to the NAMM show at the LA Coliseum (staying in Malibu) end of the
month.  Would appreciate any recommendations (record shops, lounge
experiences, weirdness, etc.)  I haven't lived there since '83, and I'm
usually doing family stuff on recent visits---but this time going solo!
Thanks!
Chuck


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:08:37 UT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Irma America

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:47:09 UT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re:Irma America

Sorry about that.
My editor goes buggy sometimes.

What I would like to know is does anyone know of an internet distributor/resaler
for Irma America.  I can't find this stuff in Cincinnati, so I have to buy over
the net.  Does anyone know where I can do this?
Thanks,
Peter


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:21:58 UT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) More queries

All right, I've searched and once again do not know where to purchase the
following CDs:

L'Atome - The Flash of Light
Gentle People - Soundtracks for Living
Don Tiki - The Forbidden Sounds of...

If anyone knows of any way to purchase this stuff without going to your local
Tower records (because we have none), can they give me (and possibly other
newbies) a hint?

Thanks,
Peter


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:38:55 +0000
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) 45 rpm question

Hi,

Thanks for reminding me of the great Preston Epps.
His "Bongo Rock" is a classic RnR instrumental and
was the first US single I ever bought.  It had a
large centre hole and even when adaptors called spiders
were invented, I never did get that record to sit
centrally on the turntable.  I never really understood
why the held guitar chords wowed, yet the bongo sound
came over ok unchanged....

Question: Is it still possible to buy an autochanger
with a large spindle in the States, or does everyone
now use an adaptor on a proper deck?

Thanks, Hugh.




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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 22:11:32 -0500
From: Peter Ledebur <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New To The Group... What Are We Listening To?

HEDCANDY <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Tommy James old standard "Dizzy" redone by Hugo
>is too much.

Not to pick nits, but it was Tommy Roe, not James.

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 14:41:26 -0500
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Why I Like ?????

At 12:45 PM -0500 1/13/98, m.ace wrote:

>Esquivel, His Piano & Group - "Four Corners Of The World" (1958)
>
>With time left over at the end of the "Other Worlds, Other Sounds" sessions,
>Esquivel's producer suggested that they record additional material --
>resulting
>in this quickly improvised album of Senor E in a small combo setting

There's a difference between the legend and the reality about this album,
as I recently discovered. Esquivel stated in early interviews that "Other
Worlds, Other Sounds" was recorded in 3 hours, and "Four Corners Of The
World" was recorded in the 2 hours that was left in the time that had been
booked. But, according to the sessionography documents that we were able to
dig up in RCA's vaults last fall (thanks to Paul Williams),these sessions
took place over a period of 5 days, not hours: i.e. "OW,OS" was actually
recorded in 3 _days_, and "Four Corners....." was recorded in 2 days. Much
of what is on "Four Corners....." is similar (and is probably the same
charts) as Esquivel's "Piano Romantica" radio show, which was on XEW radio
[Mexico City] nightly at 11PM for 15 minutes back in the 1950's; I've heard
some tapes of this show, and it's very similar. Esquivel also performed
this style at the Melody Room in Los Angeles in 1960, which were his first
live engagements in the U.S.

btw, I'm not accusing Juan of lying about his achievment; we must remember
that he will be 80 years old next week, and that his memory of certain
particulars, such as dates, is pretty fuzzy. And recording both of those
albums in 5 days (done in two 3 hour sessions per day) is quite an
accomplishment, indeed.

br cleve




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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:17:19 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) JGE's birthday

> From: Br. Cleve <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Re: (exotica) Why I Like ?????
>
> btw, I'm not accusing Juan of lying about his achievment; we must remember
> that he will be 80 years old next week

Any particular (on-line) way we can all wish him a happy birthday?

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:03:39 EST
From: BasicHip <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) scat & humming

<< Does somebody knows some nice scat & humming numbers?
 Like "seven golden men""a man and a woman""mah-na-mah-na"
 "swingle singers""bob thompson"......daba-daba-dah,or hum hum hum,
 or lu-lu-lu-, la-la-la etc.etc. >>

the very first that comes to mind for me:

Group 1 - "The Brothers Go To Mothers and Others"
Mancini Music - Swinging Vocal Stylings
not available on CD - one of my favorite LP's.  Jazz, Mancini, wordless vocals
all in one great package.  in a "word", great.
RCA LPM-3524
RCA LSP-3524
1966

or

The Go-Go Music Of The Mark Wirtz Orchestra And Chorus
available on CD





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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:30:44 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Impact! & Impact II

> From: Stilgloria <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Re:  (exotica) Why I Like ?????
>
> Recorded in 1959, these records rule for a quick overview of
> the genre. There are, of course, loads of spy jazz albums. You can get an
idea
> of what you like on these two volumes, then go out and search out the albums
> from which these themes come from.

So basically, these comps beat Rhino's "Crime Jazz" sets by about 38 years!

Are there many other examples where old comps parallel current comps?

Which reminds me of this 1964 vintage comp I've previously mentioned: "Oldies
By Various Artists" (Wyncote/Cameo-Parkway). Does anyone know when the term
"oldies" came into vogue? With its emphasis on novelty sort of tunes, this
album could be seen as a parallel to the "Incredibly Strange Music" or "Only In
America" discs.

Thanks,

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:53:29 -1000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) More queries

>[e-mail] wrote:
>
> All right, I've searched and once again do not know where to purchase the
> following CDs:
>
> L'Atome - The Flash of Light
> Gentle People - Soundtracks for Living
> Don Tiki - The Forbidden Sounds of...

Say Hey Peter-

Lookin' for Gentle People myself! As regards Don Tiki, you can get it
direct from us for $15 + $3 for shipping by emailing Little Laff over
at:  [e-mail]   You can also hear over the ether at Radio Vik's
before buying:  http://www.chaoskitty.com/t_chaos/radio/features.html

Mahalo for your interest...

Fluid Floyd/Don Tiki


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 02:42:42 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Goin' to LA--need advice

Record shops

Record Surplus on Pico near the Fwy in West LA
Strike works on Sundays (looks a bit like Malcom X)

Atomic in Burbank area (818 area code)
Steve owns it

credentials:
these two guys and myself put on Exoticon in 1995
they also co-produced the two recent Rhino CDs called Crime Scene.


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 09:10:04 -0000
From: "Downie, William" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Travolta to play Sinatra

I quote this from TV Quick a British TV and Radio schedules magazine,

" John Travolta fans may hear their idol play Frank Sinatra in a new
Martin  Scorsese biopic of Dean Martin's life.  If he's picked, Travolta
could be joining Jim Carrey as Jerry Lewis, Hugh Grant as Peter Lawford,
and Tom Hanks who's tipped to play Dean! "


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:44:33 +0200
From: "Waldo Muller" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: scat & humming

> << Does somebody knows some nice scat & humming numbers?
>  Like "seven golden men""a man and a woman""mah-na-mah-na"
>  "swingle singers""bob thompson"......daba-daba-dah,or hum hum hum,
>  or lu-lu-lu-, la-la-la etc.etc. >>

Warren Kime's 2 brass LP's on Command records have cool wordless female
vocals throughout. Chico Arnez and the Cubana Brass offer go-go Latin with
groovy wordless female vocals. Ray Martin's crimey "Goldfinger" and
"Thunderball" LP's also have very fetching wordless vocals throughout.
There are some lovely kooky vocal bits on some Horst Jankowski too - like
"Jankowski plays Jankowski". Then there's The New Classic Singers' debut (I
think) with "Call me" on it. And of course early Ray Conniff - those
wonderfully chirpy records with "in Rhythm" in the title.

EZ Waldo



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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 06:44:43 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail] (Tosh)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Travolta to play Sinatra

Tom Hanks playing Dean maybe true, but others are not cast yet.  Martin
Scorsese was interviewed recently and denied about the reporting of the
cast. I still think it is up in the air. Personally, I think it would be
better if they hired unknown actors for the roles.

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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 00:20:41 +0900 (JST)
From: [e-mail] (nakatsu)
Subject: Re: (exotica) scat & humming

Thanks all, I'd like to try to search them.

Today I recommend my favourites,

1)Trafic / Charles Dumont
   This is a Jacques Tati's movie soundtrack LP. I got it 3 years ago.
   du-du-b-du-dum....male, and la-la-la-...female wordless include.
   Feel relaxed music.
2)Blues a Volente / Barden Powell
   Cool Brazilian scat on duet. I don't know this original album.
   But you can hear it in "Brazilica!" compiled by Gilles Peterson,
   from Talkin' Loud (uk).
3)7 uomini d'oro / Armando Trovaioli
   Called in us "seven goldn men". A taste of Jazz & baroque,like "Swingle
   Singers". I cantori moderni were many many many worked in 60's Italian
   movies. Another I cantori moderni's goodies,"7 volte 7","Tiffany Memorandum".
4)Party Poop / Henry Mancini
   Soundtrack from "the Party".It's nice! My life time favourite.
   And I like "Breakfast at Tiffany",too. HIs dreamy orchestrations are
   nice to me.
5)Playgirl / Takeo Yamashita
   This is a female spy comedy in Japanese TV movie soundtrack.
   If you have a chance to listen it, you must fall in his music.
   Scat:Kayoko Isyu, her voices very very famous, but her name less known.



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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:25:00 +0200
From: "Waldo Muller" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Travolta to play Sinatra

Tosh Berman wrote:
> Personally, I think it would be
> better if they hired unknown actors for the roles.

I can say amen to that!

Waldo



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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 10:54:10 -0500
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Esquivel's birthday

If anyone would like to send a birthday greeting to Juan Esquivel (who will
be 80 next Tuesday, the 20th), please email it to me privately and I will
print and forward them to him.

br cleve




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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:00:53 -0800
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Record Swap


> At 01:40 PM 1/13/98 EST, you wrote:
> >Is the KUSF record swap this Sunday, January 18?
> >Gloria

> yes


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 23:01:57 -0800
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Impact! & Impact II

>> Recorded in 1959, these records rule for a quick overview of
>> the genre. There are, of course, loads of spy jazz albums. You can get an
>idea of what you like on these two volumes, then go out and search out the
albums from which these themes come from.
>
>So basically, these comps beat Rhino's "Crime Jazz" sets by about 38 years!
>Are there many other examples where old comps parallel current comps?

Johnny Gregory did some _fantastic_ albums on Philips and Mercury
Frank Comstock and Warren Barker on Warner Bros-Top TV Themes
Mancini has a great from the mid 70's on RCA(best label, ever!)

Jack


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 13:17:26 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 45 rpm question

> Question: Is it still possible to buy an autochanger
> with a large spindle in the States, or does everyone
> now use an adaptor on a proper deck?
>
> Thanks, Hugh

I was waiting for someone more expert to comment, but I guess I'll have a go.

As far as new turntables over here, there are various automatic, semi-automatic
and manual varieties, but I think the "stacker" automatics are pretty much
history. I guess we've all gotten too fussy about our records to take chances
like that (I had a nasty stacker accident in my mid-teens and pretty much swore
off that practice -- 2 or 3 albums scarred in one fell swoop, ouch). The
current turntables generally include a little 45 adapter that sets over the lp
spindle.

As far as my memories of cheap stacker changers in the 70's, they usually
included a tall 45 adapter which mated mechanically with the tall lp spindle.
Some were tall cylinders, but we had one with a flat, rectangular sort of
adapter. It worked (more or less).

Is anyone out there still stacking their wax?

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 19:43:56 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: TTQ

hello Phil,

read your post about JTQ with interest! could you tell me the tiltel of the
mentioned - quote -

>LP of crime jazz/TV soundtrack covers by JT and various
>friends

- - end quote - ?

        Looking forward to hearing from you,
        Johan

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:22:46 -0500 (EST)
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) WNYC On-Line

New York's great public radio station, WNYC, has just set up a web site.

List-members would be most interested in David Garland's Spinning On Air
page. The URL is:
<http://www.wnyc.org/music/spinning>

David has written a short piece on the Lounge Revival that can be found at:
<http://www.wnyc.org/music/spinning/index.html>

Another show of interest is John Schaefer's New Sounds. Its URL is:
<http://www.wnyc.org/music/newsounds>

- --Lou




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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 11:22:39 PST
From: "Jordana Robinson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mathar - Indian Vibes

I wrote:

>> I have a 12" called "Indian Vibes" that is
>> probably the one Ariel refers to.  The group is
>> called Mathar

and "Phil Clark" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>yep... doesn't it feature Paul Weller somewhere?

>anyhow it's been reissued on a 12" single (and presumably a CD too)
>here in the UK in the last few months. there are four versions: the
>original and a bunch of dance mixes.

Yes, Weller plays the sitar, apparently.  It's been reissued already?  I
got mine when I was in London, circa winter 1995.  It has an orange
cover, and four versions including dance mixes sounds about right.  The
things that have never been cleared up for me are:

1.  whether the song is a cover version of something older, maybe of 60s
vintage,

2.  whether "Mathar" ever released anything else.


- -Jordana


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:43:32 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jonny.S)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mathar - Indian Vibes

Jordana Robinson,[e-mail],internet writes:
>
>2.  whether "Mathar" ever released anything else.
>
>
>-Jordana

I bought it about the same time in NYC but my copy has one mix of Mathar on one
side and a track called what is jazz on the flip which is just a loop of a beat
which breaks down to a long horn stap and a man asking "what is jazz?" (not
this track) But Mathar is great, I play it often and the crowd keeps dancing.
This is the only record I have by Mathar.

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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 15:39:30 EST
From: "zenara gardner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) 45 rpm's

At my current residing place we still have an old sterio system complete
with 8-track player, stacking turntable, and radio.  It is a rather
large system that has a fold down top.  Speaking from experience if you
go to vintage shops and thrift stores you can usually find either a
stacking turntable or an adapter for 45's easily and rather cheap as
well.

zenara

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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 08:29:00 +1000
From: Wayne Davidson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Gentle People

There has been some interest in The Gentle People on this list over the past
weeks, anyone keen to find out more should check out their web page at
www.gentleworld.com

Make sure to send them some email whilst you're there!

Cheers
Wayne


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:34:08 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) The very term "oldies"

The first reference to "Oldies" that I knew of was the Little Ceaser and The
Romans tune "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)"...but that's
probably not the first time the word had been used in a musical
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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:19:55 +1200
From: "Sadie" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) bongo + TV question

>Who knows about Preston Epps "Bongo" rekkids ?
>
>Isn't it kind of 50's R & B-ish ?

I've only heard Preston Epps doing "Bongo Rock". Judging by this
track, it sure ain't R & B - it's more like Surf. I love Bongo Rock.
A friend of mine has a party trick of drumming the intro to Wipeout
onto a table - apparently all schoolkids learnt how to do this on
their desks, but I must have missed out there - I thought I should
challenge him to learn the frenetic drumming from Bongo Rock.

Anyway, I asked a friend of mine who knows lots and lots of pop
culture trivia about that horse who travels in a wheel. This must be
really obscure because he didn't know anything about it, but he's got
a question himself which he asked me to put to you lot (because he
thinks you're all "walking encyclopedias" based on some of the info
I've forwarded to him).

OK, he wants to know if any of you remember a scarey kids' programme
called "Knock Three Times". Apparently this is set in the Mayflower
type era. Any takers?

And an idle question: what's the best version of Caravan, in your
opinion? I'm pretty fond of the one on Batchelor Pad Royale, myself.
You can't fail with Caravan really.

Hey, and all this moaning about Ultra Lounge ... Hell, those are the
ONLY lounge/exotica reissues we get over here! So count yourselves
lucky.

Arohanui,


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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 08:50:00 +1000
From: Wayne Davidson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Kahimi

Can anyone tell me more about Kahimi Karie, and especially where I can get
her releases at non-astronomical prices.

Cheers,

Wayne


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 16:57:45 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) bongo rock

File Under Preston Epps Thread:  A soundtrack I came across last summer
called "Summer Love" starring Jill St. John And ROD McKUEN~ features the
bongo rock and gushy romance songs of Jimmy Daley and the Ding-A-Lings and
contains some great late 50's white bread rock n rollsploitation..Titles like
"Kool Breeze"  "Theme For A Crazy Chick" "Boppin' At The Bash", and "Beatin'
On The Bongos".... worth a good $10 is my bet


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 18:01:46 -0500
From: Jessica Cameron <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Budget Label Kenyon Hopkins?

A few weeks ago I got this Metro (MGM's budget label) comp LP of 4 James
Bond themes, 2 Peter Gunn cuts, and 4 Kenyon Hopkins tunes (Red Eyed Rats,
the Chase, Monster Meeting, Chamber of Horrors). Are these KH cuts from
"Nightmare!"?

Thanks for any help, Jessica ^_^

PS--thought I'd share this with the list--a friend just gave me a little EP
for this toy globe (billed as "Mr Globe--the FIRST TALKING GLOBE"). Anyway,
it has great spacy sound effects, and in the background during the "our
moon" segment you can hear David Rose's "Forbidden Planet!" Just thought
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:35:10 -0800
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ding-Lings/McKuen/Mancini

At 04:57 PM 1/14/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>File Under Preston Epps Thread:  A soundtrack I came across last summer
>called "Summer Love" starring Jill St. John And ROD McKUEN~ features the
>bongo rock and gushy romance songs of Jimmy Daley and the Ding-A-Lings and
>contains some great late 50's white bread rock n rollsploitation..Titles like
>"Kool Breeze"  "Theme For A Crazy Chick" "Boppin' At The Bash", and "Beatin'
>On The Bongos".... worth a good $10 is my bet

Jimmy Daley and the Ding-A-Lings if I'm not mistaken are also on "ROCK
PRETTY BABY" along with Rod McKuen, scored by Henry Mancicni with the very
same lineup and year as "Touch of Evil" 1957
http://www.jackdiamond.com/Touch_of_Evil.jpg
http://www.jackdiamond.com/Wild_Side.jpg

It was reissued on Jasmine so find it!!!  It rips
Sorry for that 2 timer Jimmy B:)

Jack


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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:29:05 -0800
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Caravan!

>And an idle question: what's the best version of Caravan, in your
>opinion?

There is no best, there are waaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooooooo many versions.
It would only be someone's opinion:)

Chico Hamilton Quintet, Roy Clark, Stanly Black(Exotic Percussion)

Not in that order and that's just off the top of my head which is
overwhelmed right at this exact moment @:-O

Speakin' o' which, I always held hidden resentments against Esquivel for
NOT covering that tune.

You can add that to my birthday wish for the 'ol man Cleve;)

Jack


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