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exotica-digest        Wednesday, April 1 1998        Volume 02 : Number 082



In This Digest:

(exotica) Re: recommended: "themes like old times"
Re: (exotica) re: Breakfast at Tiffany's
Re: (exotica) scratch n sniff
Re: Re: (exotica) Re: Jungle Exotica
Re: (exotica) scratch n sniff
Re: (exotica) scratch n sniff
(exotica) Re: sniff
(exotica) Cocktail Question
Re: (exotica) Accordionists, slack key guitar, Ros
[Vik Trola: Re: (exotica) "knees-up Mother Brown"]
Re: (exotica) More Harp: Robert "Bobby" Maxwell
Re: (exotica) Re: Jungle Exotica -Reply
(exotica) "body parts" up to the bar
Re: (exotica) Edmondo Ros
(exotica) Mel Henke?
Re: (exotica) Cocktail Question
(exotica) knees up
(exotica) La Dolce Henke
Re: (exotica) Mood Mosaic....
(exotica) comps on strip label
(exotica) comps on strip label
Re: (exotica) Akkordeon
(exotica) French persons
(exotica) scratch n sniff
Re:  (exotica) French persons
Re:  (exotica) scratch n sniff
(exotica) Ros, Cugat
Re: (exotica) La Dolce Henke
(exotica) Re: scratch n sniff
(exotica) florida
(exotica) Re: Mood Mosaic....
Re: (exotica) Re: Mood Mosaic....
Re: (exotica) Akkordeon
(exotica) accordion beatles
(exotica) accordion and Richard Nixon
Re: (exotica) Ros
Re: (exotica) Trekklavlier
(exotica) Skip the scratch...

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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 23:11:07 -0800
From: [e-mail] (Craig Carlson)
Subject: (exotica) Re: recommended: "themes like old times"

Johan wrote:

> Radiola; address: Box c, Sandy
>Hook, CT 06482, USA). don't know if they sstill exist,

They did at least as of last year; they have a huge audio and video catalog
that makes for great reading in the bathroom/library.

Craig



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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:50:19 +1000
From: Wayne & Tony <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) re: Breakfast at Tiffany's

Jordana I agree with everything you said and maybe I was a bit flippant in
saying "skip the movie" (but seriously how many people are really going to care
less what _ I _  think of this movie? ;) - It wasn't my intention to dismiss the
film outright and I'm sorry if it came across that way but I simply wanted to
express that Truman Capote's book is just so much better than the film turned
out.

The Holly Golightly character, although a great performance from the divine
Audrey Hepburn, was so sanitized it destroyed all of the original grit of the
short story it was based on (I'm under the impression that the character
softening - removal of the bisxeuality etc...was Hepburn's condition in doing
the film but please don't flame me on it, I heard that from someone else, I'm
saying it's true >_<). I also totally agree with you about  the Mickey Rooney
character, and sure, the party scenes are cool as (actually I can't think of a
50s/60s party scene that's not!). Mancini's soundtrack is fabulous and the
Hepburn vocal should have been included, a definite highlight and a great
rendition.

I too wouldn't give it a complete thumbs down but as I said it should have been
a great movie not an ok movie that we have reservations about.

Regards

Wayne


Jordana Robinson wrote:

> >what *should* have been a great movie.
> >Enjoy the soundtrack - skip the film.....
>
> Are you guys kidding?  Granted it's sappy and there are some silly
> parts, but I wouldn't give it a complete thumbs-down.  The party scenes
> are particularly entertaining.  Also, I'm more comfortable pairing
> Audrey with George Peppard than with the distinguished but
> too-old-for-her Fred Astaire (in "Funny Face").  Really the only problem
> I have with BAT is the ridicoulous racist portyal (by Mickey Rooney in
> false teeth etc.) of the upstairs landlord.
>
> -Jordana
>
> P.S.  One of my favorite parts (even though she's a better actress and
> muse than a singer) is when Audrey sings "Moon River,"  and that _isn't_
> on the soundtrack.  So there :)





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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:53:21 +1000
From: Wayne & Tony <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) scratch n sniff

Hey I've got one of those too.
Watch out for number 3! Ooh eee!!!

Wayne

DJJimmyBee wrote:

> I still have the scratch 'n' sniff bonus "presentation" that came to initial
> viewers of John Water's "Polyester", but no music--just real smells of B.O.,
> farts, bad crotch, etc.



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Date: 31 Mar 1998 03:25:45 GMT
From: [e-mail] (cheryl shinfield)
Subject: Re: Re: (exotica) Re: Jungle Exotica

Subliminal Sounds,[e-mail],Internet writes:


>"Ben Waugh" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>Jungle Exotica, the lp version anyway, is worthwhile if for nothing else
>>the opening track by Diablito and Ganim and His Orientals cut, "Daddy Lo
>>Lo".

The correct name for this fantastic group is: "Ganimian & His Oriental Music"
pray you find their rare LP someday.


The LP is titled "Come With Me To The Casbah", released on Atco records.

cheryl


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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 14:02:30 -0800
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) scratch n sniff

>DJJimmyBee wrote:
>
>> I still have the scratch 'n' sniff bonus "presentation" that came to
initial
>> viewers of John Water's "Polyester", but no music--just real smells of
B.O.,
>> farts, bad crotch, etc.

The strongest-smelling spot on my card is from the scene where a pizza shows
up.  What is that--oregano?

By the by, did any listees out there ever meet Edith "The Egg Lady" Massey
in her Baltimore boutique (I think) while she was still alive?  Wish I'd
made the trek.

C. "Ratso" Russo





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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 01:27:30 EST
From: Jbtwist <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) scratch n sniff

If your card is scratched out, The Pope of Trash included one in the special
laserdisc reissue of Polyester.   I think Edith Massey put out a version of
"Big Girls Don't Cry", but I'd love to know if any maniac ever put out the
songs I saw her do live in SF with her all-girl punk band. All i can remember
are two titles - "Go Strangle Yourself" and "Hey Mister, How About a Shot of
Dope ?  What a night THAT was !

JB Twist


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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 23:26:51 -0700
From: Eb <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: sniff

Wasn't one of the Raspberries' albums scented? Either the debut or "Side 3"?

Eb




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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 15:03:35 UT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Cocktail Question

What exactly is cracked ice as opposed to normal ice, and how do you get it?

Thanks,
Peter


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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:43:13 +0100
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Accordionists, slack key guitar, Ros

> At 08:40 AM 3/30/98 -0500, Mimi Mayer wrote:
> >Also wanted to say I agree with Jessica's assessment of Ros' "Rhythms of
> >the South." A lackluster record...
>
> I just put a couple more Edmondo records on the recycling pile. One of them
> is "Arriba" a Phase 4.  Of the 20 or so Edmondo's that have passed through
> here, I've only kept four so far.  And even those that survive, do so
> mostly because of the cover or because I guess I prefer tepid versions of
> 60's tunes - like "United We Stand" - to tepid versions of older standards.
> Borderline cases like Edmondo kind of bug me.  No matter how many of them I
> ultimately reject, I can never quite leave them sitting there. And when I
> play them, they're hard to judge.  I never feel completely right about
> "taking them back" - like I did with "Rhythms of the South"  - but I never
> quite bond with them either.  Sometimes I wish I was back at the beginning
> of this exotica journey where I kept everything because I was so glad to
> find anything.

I usually find something priceless on every Ros record. Rhythms of the
South, for example, has a version of "Colonel Bogey" which I find
hilarious yet very groovy. Not tepid...

> What's the story with Edmondo anyway?  I'm sure people will jump to his
> defense but he's no Cugat or Prado.  I even prefer the Arthur Murray (Noro
> Morales) cha cha records and a  lot of the totally generic ones turn out to
> be hotter than Edmondo too.

> I guess maybe Edmondo's not about "hot".  But boy was he prolific.

He's no Prado, but then who was? Except Prado. I don't find there to
be much difference between the "greatness" of Ros or Cugat, but there
again I have many more Ros than Cugat albums. I don't find either of
them particularly "hot": most of it is music you can feel comfortable
dancing in a cardigan to. And there's nothing wrong with that.

Ros was massively prolific: he had a popular weekly dance band radio
show on the BBC from the 1940s on, and so was churning it out
regularly: the vinyl sales (in the UK) presumably result from his
exposure on thus. He'd (apparently) made over 50 albums by the time we
get to the 1960s. Obviously there's low spots as well as high: the
highest, I think, are the early Phase 4 ones, "Bongos From The South",
"Dance Again" and "The New Rhythms Of The South". If generic cha cha
albums sound better than these, then one of us is in trouble. I also
really like the "Heath Vs. Ros" album, which doesn't always pull off
the swing/latin thing, but has great moments.



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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:18:21 +0100
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Vik Trola: Re: (exotica) "knees-up Mother Brown"]

> From: Vik Trola <[e-mail]>
>
> god i hate to do this...
> i must agree (sort of) with Jack (shudder). i believe there is a Brit
> expression "having a knees up" which means a gathering at a pub after work.

Naw, a knees-up is a lively party, or a good time for all: doesn't
have to be in a pub. Or after work. Almost certainly involves dancing
around while trousered as a prawn (I think you get the gist).

> sort of like a happy hour as in "Let's drop by the Fawn & Firkin for a
> knees up." most likely it comes from sitting in the chairs or booths at
> pubs as many do not have bar stools...

???



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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 09:57:54 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) More Harp: Robert "Bobby" Maxwell

>> At 05:49 PM 3/30/98 -0500, Lou Smith wrote:
>> >When did Bobby Maxwell grow up and become Robert? I've got a few 45s at
>> home by Bobby Maxwell and his Swinging (?i think?) Harps. Did he ever
>> release any LPs as "Bobby"?

"The Harp in Hi-fi" - on Mercury.  It says "Bobby Maxwell at the harp" on
the front and then "featuring Robert Maxwell" on the back.  On the liner
notes and spine,
it's also Robert.  Maybe the front-cover designer knew him better than the
others.

Nat



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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:15:05 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Jungle Exotica -Reply

At 13:06 -0500 98/03/30, NATHAN MINER wrote:
>Okay, we've all found Johan's "sore spot" - Say nothing but
>good about them Jungle comps :-) !!!!!!

    hey, you can say whatever pleases you! it's just my opinion,
    nothing more :) but i do have a special feeling for them, true,
    becasue vol.1 (together with the Las Vegas Grind series) was
    one of the first truly "exotic" stuff i ever bought. loooong
    before i knew who Martin denny and Esquivel and Yma Sumac are!

        Johan

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:25:04 EST
From: Rcbrooksod <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) "body parts" up to the bar

 In a message dated 98-03-30 15:19:06 EST, Vik writes:

 << as in "Let's drop by the Fawn & Firkin for a
  knees up." most likely it comes from sitting in the chairs or booths at
  pubs as many do not have bar stools...

  just a theory... >>

 Is the Americanized version "belly up to the bar"?  I have heard that used
 extensively.  And for those who "belly up to the bar" often they have the
 belly to show for it!

 "The only time I ever said no to a drink was when I misunderstood the
 question" - Will Sinclair

 Cheers!

 Robert


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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:36:13 -0500
From: Mimi Mayer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Edmondo Ros

>At 06:29 PM 3/30/98, Nat Kone wrote:

>I just put a couple more  Ros records on the recycling pile. And even
>those that survive, do so >mostly because of the cover or because I guess
>I prefer tepid versions of >60's tunes - like "United We Stand" - to tepid
>versions of older standards....>What's the story with Edmondo anyway?  I'm
>sure people will jump to his >defense but he's no Cugat or Prado....

Tepid is the perfect word for his arrangements, IMHO. Well-drilled and
mechanical also apply. As far as his career, Edmondo is/was Canadian who
ended up leading an orchestra in a London nightclub for years. (Anybody
know more?) Maybe Ros and his musicians were just bored--and perhaps they
soared when live and stayed earthbound on vinyl. Cugat played with genuine
fire and Prado--well, the guy supposedly invented the mambo...plus his
hoots, bellows and grunts are a kick. But I'm with you, Nat--most Ros
records I run across stay in the bin.

Just curious: Is "United We Stand" recorded with a Latin beat? That would
be  startling!

Mimi




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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:25:35 +0000
From: "Moritz R«" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mel Henke?

Stephen Funk wrote:

> This is probably old news to most of you, but...
>
> While wading through the seemingly endless selection of "Ultra Lounge"
CDs
> this weekend, I discovered:
>
>         Mel Henke: La Dolce Henke (Scamp)
>
> Words cannot describe how amazing this record is.  All I can say is,
if
> there's anyone else around here that doesn't have it yet  for whatever

> reason, run out and get it!!
>
> - Steve

I definitely won't! This sort of "lounge" counts by the hundreds, it's
"endless" as you say. Henke is so unsensible, rough, unelegant, loud, I
don't
know.  I'm glad there are enough better records and I don't have to
listen to
every 3rd class material.
For instance: There's a new CD on Motor, "Latin Lounge" by Gary
McFarland.
Excellent cover, great music. Funny version of "Satisfaction". Compared
to
Henke Farland has so much more understanding of the Latin roots they all
use,
this sense of humor between the lines etc etc. Find out yourself.
MO



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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:30:38 -0500
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Cocktail Question

At 3:03 PM +0000 3/31/98, [e-mail] wrote:
>What exactly is cracked ice as opposed to normal ice, and how do you get it?

cracked ice is just what it sounds like...........you wrap ice in a towel
and crack it with an ice hammer (which every home bar should
have).........or you can smash it on the sidewalk, if you like.

Another alternative is to have an ice crusher. I have a hand-crank
Ice-O-Mat as well as an electric Ice-O-Matic, both dating from the late
50's/early 60's. Found 'em both at flea markets.

The concept, btw, is that the smaller pieces of ice will chill the hooch
more evenly, and make it colder quicker (and therefore with less water
dilution). Best results come when shaken or stirred in a metal shaker
(glass just doesn't provide the proper chilling).

hic!
br cleve






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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 02:59:57 PST
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) knees up

OK this has to stop, i don't care what anyone in America says.   A knees
up is  a party, you can have one in the pub (or at home) but you
DEFINITELY won't be sitting round the bar. it involves singing and
dancing, and thats how the knees go up. Check Chamber's dictionary if
you don't believe me.
Far more intereesting is where did the term hows yer father come from,
now that has got to be the weirdest euphemism for sex i have ever
encountered.....
cheers
robert

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:16:45 -1000
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Funk)
Subject: (exotica) La Dolce Henke

>>        Mel Henke: La Dolce Henke (Scamp)
>
>What does it sound like?

Well, first I guess I'll copy for you a "second opinion" that I received
from someone else on the list:

>This sort of "lounge" counts by the hundreds, it's
>"endless" as you say. Henke is so unsensible, rough, unelegant, loud, I don't
>know.  I'm glad there are enough better records and I don't have to listen to
>every 3rd class material.
>For instance: There's a new CD on Motor, "Latin Lounge" by Gary McFarland.
>Excellent cover, great music. Funny version of "Satisfaction". Compared to
>Henke, Farland has so much more understanding of the Latin roots they all use,
>this sense of humor between the lines etc etc. Find out yourself.

I don't know the "Latin Lounge" CD yet, so I can't compare the two.

But anyway, maybe I'm not a "lounge afficianado", but I love this "La Dolce
Henke" CD. Way better than any "Ultra Lounge" compilation.  And the sound
is unbelievable.

Recorded in I believe 1962, it's mostly up-tempo big-band texture, with
quirky arrangements and purposeful "wrong notes." There are lots of sound
effects too, and spoken voices (including Mel Blanc), not a lot of singing.

The whole record is basically filled with thinly disguised sexual innuendo,
which I for one found extremely funny to the point where I was laughing out
loud several times.

Some may cry "Novelty Record", but I think there's too much clever talent
here to justify that restrictive label.

- - Steve


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:20:05 +0000
From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mood Mosaic....

Wayne wrote Nathan:
> I bought Mood Mosaic #4 -  "Les Yper Sound!" (how DO you pronounce that by the
> way - yuper, Ipey, oopurr??? enlighten me someone)

It sounds as "eepersound".

Take it Easy.
Gionni Paludi


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:20:05 +0000
From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) comps on strip label

It has been written:
> > Allan recommended Chester get "Jungle Exotica" - I wouldn't
> > recommend this to anyone unless you really know that they'd
> > like that very primitive RAW sound.  I'm not sure you'd want
> > to start of a "beginner" with this stuff - his mind needs a while
> > to be s-lo-w-l-y twisted......
> > While this stuff on the Strip label is fun, you're not going be
> > giving these discs heavy rotation once the novelty of the
> > tunes wears off.  For the most part these are very boring
> > arrangements, a lot of them bordering on tedious (esp. the
> > "Jungle" stuff).

and:
> I just can't agree, as the Strip Records discs have not left my cd player
> since I bought them. Yes, the tunes are raw, but also lively &
> immediate...it is not polite music! The tracks on Las Vegas Grind & Jungle
> Exotica sound like they were recorded in one take with no time for that
> fancy studio/audio trickery that seems to wow so many.

Gee! Those comps on Strip (heading from Crypt in Germany), Las Vegas
Grind (voll. 1-4) and Jungle Exotica (vol. 1-2), plus other sequels
like Frolic Diner (Romulan UFO) or single issues like "Forbidden City
Dog Food", are SHEER GENIUS to me. REALLY THEY ARE SEMINAL, i do
thinks. They're raw & primitive, that's true, but they're NOT garage
punk; it's 100% FUN, with straight exotic attitude. That's what
actually lead me to explore the classic exotic music. Now I know
more, and love also other things, but Las Vegas Grind is the record
that started it all for me. I don't think fans of exotica should
dislike them and just refer to them as "trash": that's just what i
like about them records and - BTW - isn't that "trash" what  you
find in thrift stores and garage sales for a dollar?
Anyone else?
Gionni Paludi


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:35:18 +0000
From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) comps on strip label

It has been written:
> > Allan recommended Chester get "Jungle Exotica" - I wouldn't
> > recommend this to anyone unless you really know that they'd
> > like that very primitive RAW sound.  I'm not sure you'd want
> > to start of a "beginner" with this stuff - his mind needs a while
> > to be s-lo-w-l-y twisted......
> > While this stuff on the Strip label is fun, you're not going be
> > giving these discs heavy rotation once the novelty of the
> > tunes wears off.  For the most part these are very boring
> > arrangements, a lot of them bordering on tedious (esp. the
> > "Jungle" stuff).

and:
> I just can't agree, as the Strip Records discs have not left my cd player
> since I bought them. Yes, the tunes are raw, but also lively &
> immediate...it is not polite music! The tracks on Las Vegas Grind & Jungle
> Exotica sound like they were recorded in one take with no time for that
> fancy studio/audio trickery that seems to wow so many.

Gee! Those comps on Strip (heading from Crypt in Germany), Las Vegas
Grind (voll. 1-4) and Jungle Exotica (vol. 1-2), plus other sequels
like Frolic Diner (Romulan UFO) or single issues like "Forbidden City
Dog Food", are SHEER GENIUS to me. REALLY THEY ARE SEMINAL, i do
thinks. They're raw & primitive, that's true, but they're NOT garage
punk; it's 100% FUN, with straight exotic attitude. That's what
actually lead me to explore the classic exotic music. Now I know
more, and love also other things, but Las Vegas Grind is the record
that started it all for me. I don't think fans of exotica should
dislike them and just refer to them as "trash": that's just what i
like about them records and - BTW - isn't that "trash" what  you
find in thrift stores and garage sales for a dollar?

Anyway, to understand how these records are grand and how
they were made just listen to the studio dialogue between Louie and
one of his recording artist in vol. 2 of Las Vegas Grind (a.k.a.
"Louie's Limbo Lounge").

Anyone else?
Gionni Paludi


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:20:05 +0000
From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Akkordeon

Moritz wrote:
> The music of France and Italy in the past seems to be build up on the
> accordion-sound in general. Why is that? Because these countries have a
> Caf=E9-Culture?

No, it's because we have an accordion-culture. Accordion is still
very played in Italy, especially in the circuit of popular dance
music, which is a huge market. We call it "Liscio" or "Filuzzi", and
it's polkas, valzer and lots more rhythms and dances.
Ciao
Gionni Paludi


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:20:05 +0000
From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) French persons

 > France Gall! France Gall!  Check out "Jazz A Go Go" as written by
Serge.

And more Gainsbourg by F. Gall is "Teenie Weenie Boppie", a song in
french about effects of L.S.D. on Karminsky's "More Inflight
Entertainment". A real killer.

Take it Easy
Gionni Paludi


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:56:34 +0000
From: "Giovanni Berti" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) scratch n sniff

Wayne wrote:
> Hey I've got one of those too.
> Watch out for number 3! Ooh eee!!!

Here I am. Saw it here in Italy at the time it was released. Remember
Stiv Bators (R.I.P.) of punk band The Dead Boys (very appropriate,
now) had a small part in it. My card hasn't any smell left, but it
ain't that bad as I remember most scratchin'n'sniffin' was of
stinky nature!
Gionni Paludi


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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:52:43 EST
From: DJJimmyBee <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) French persons

I have a nice France Gall double-LP on Philips brought to me from France by my
buddy's wife--a Parisian native--who said, "you'll like zis." Damned if I
didn't like nearly every track...Now you can even find the CDs of her work..I
like "Christiansen" a perfect innocent pop nugget worth the price of the whole
thing. There's a Four-CD set out there of all her classic material...Jimmy


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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:56:59 EST
From: DJJimmyBee <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) scratch n sniff

My card STILL stinks thanks to the miracle of plastic. Open the ziplock up and
a wonderful stank salad wafts northward ...Jimmy/reaching for Nostrilla


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Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 08:57:11 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan M Perl)
Subject: (exotica) Ros, Cugat

Nat wrote:
>What's the story with Edmondo anyway?  I'm sure people will jump to his
>defense but he's no Cugat or Prado.  I even prefer the Arthur Murray
(Noro
>Morales) cha cha records and a  lot of the totally generic ones turn out
to
>be hotter than Edmondo too.

As I remember, Edmundo Ros was a Columbian who came over to England and
established himself there as a bandleader, at one stage owning his own
nightclub in London's Regent Street.

I would agree that most of his Phase 4 albums are patchy, although many
on this list speak highly of 'hair goes latin', which I don't own.  The
best all round LPs I have are the earlier Decca ones, such as 'Dancing
with Edmundo'.  It can all get a bit scary when he starts singing.  I
think possibly my favorite track by him is 'What a difference a day
makes', although this was on CD - does anyone know which album it's from?

He is definitely no Cugat or Prado, but both of these released patchy
albums too; in particular, I'm not fond of the Cugat material on Columbia
which I own.

By the way, is the 'Cugie A GoGo' CD compilation on Varese as good as it
looks?

regds
Jonny

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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:18:36 EST
From: BasicHip <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) La Dolce Henke

<< I don't know the "Latin Lounge" CD yet, so I can't compare the two. >>

i'm totally in the dark as to how one compare La Dolce Henke to a "latin
lounge" CD.  The only explanation i can come up with is that i think the
second opinion is confusing LDH with something else.

I'm with you Funk, it's a great recording, certainly one-of-a-kind and i
recommend it highly.




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Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:04:54 -0500
From: Peter Ledebur <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: scratch n sniff

>some Madonna album which reeked of patchouli

That was Like a Prayer, but only when it was first released. I don't =
know if it was the CD or just the longbox (remember those?) that was =
scented, but opening an entire boxlot guaranteed you a snootful of =
patchouli-whiff.

Ick.



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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 00:56:46 +0100
From: Roland Wald <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) florida

hi there!
I am planning a trip to florida - what places can you reccomend to
go, i.e. tiki-bars, record shops, etc..

plese rply to my e-mail adress

thanks a lot, roland


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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:12:01 -0500
From: Peter Ledebur <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Mood Mosaic....

NATHAN MINER <[e-mail]> wrote:

>gimme yer two cents worth on these comps.

Of the ones I've heard:

+The Hascisch Party -- love it: sitar-ploitation, EZ Latin
& more

+Les Yper Sound -- love it; some EZ funk, lotsa swingin'
sixties; organs; vibes; even a little sitar; all good (Is that
Vinnie Bell's underwater guitar on Clark Terry's "El Blues
Latino" or just an incredible simulation?)

+the "folk/psychedelic" one (I forget the title) -- boring and
NOT AT ALL psychedelic

+Jazz A Go Go -- boring; a couple of outstanding tracks
but that's it; not worth it for the whole record

+the one with a bevy of naked babes on the cover -- the little
bit I heard was really groovy, but after a couple of disappointing
volumes, I'll reserve judgement until hear the whole thing


But that's just *my* opinion.

Peter
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 00:41:03 EST
From: BasicHip <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Mood Mosaic....

Nate said:

<< gimme yer two cents worth on these comps. >>

i've got the Barnie's Grooves.  It's got some good ones and a few that annoy
(the horns), but the good ones were good enough to make it a keeper.

my first taste of the new Peter Thomas Jerry Cotton soundtracks was like one
of those sour candies.  i puckered.  but the more you suck on it, the better
it gets.




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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 11:23:04 +0000
From: "Moritz R«" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Akkordeon

Thanks for answering. ...accordion culture... But why is that? Is the
accordion like a mobile piano? Are these Liscio and filuzzi dances held
in public outdoor places? Where and when did this first start?

Some facts and infotainment from the net:

The word accordion comes from the German word "akkord," which means
"agreement, harmony."

In China, the accordion is known as the "Sun-Fin-Chin"; in Russia, it is
the "bayan"; in Norway the "trekspill"; and in Italy, the
"fisarmonica."

1829 the accordion was developed from the mouth organ in Klingenthal,
Gemany.

The piano keyboard was first put on an accordion by Bouton of Paris in
1852. From that time until the early 1900's the piano accordion was not
given much attention or development, but from 1910 onwards the piano
accordion came into prominence almost worldwide.
With the development of the Stradella bass system (a standardisation of
the bass button layout) the piano accordion became the first truly
standardised universal accordion. This means that a piano accordionist
can play any type or make of piano accordion without
a change in system. This had not been possible before as there were so
many different button accordions with different systems.

The music school in Elmshorn, Germany, has four accordion orchestras:
the children's orchestra ("Forte F=FCchse" i.e. "Forte Foxes"), youth
orchestra II ("B=E4ren Bande" =3D "Bear Gang"), youth orchestra I ("Suses
Tasten Turtles", "Suse's Keyboard Turtles") and the accordion orchestra
("Eddies Rhythmisches Rudel", "Eddies Rhythmic Pack")

There are"world cups" of accordion orchestras, which feature 30 and more
players each.



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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 11:31:15 +0000
From: "Moritz R«" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) accordion beatles

http://home.ican.net/~domenic/accordion.html



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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 11:44:54 +0000
From: "Moritz R«" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) accordion and Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon loved to play the accordion. Hard as it may be to
comprehend, the man who opened China liked to strap on the old stomach
Steinway and belt out a jaunty waltz.If the idea of the 37th president
playing the sailor's piano seems somewhat ludicrous, accordion
aficionados say that's because the range of what the accordion can play
is not appreciated. That Nixon played the accordion should not be
surprising when you consider that he also played the piano, clarinet and
violin.

July 17, 1997
BY BARTON DEITERS
Free Press Special Writer



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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 12:16:10 +0200
From: "David Retief" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ros

Peter Hipwell wrote:
>Obviously there's low spots as well as high: the
>highest, I think, are the early Phase 4 ones, "Bongos From The South",
>"Dance Again" and "The New Rhythms Of The South".

I must agree! The New Rythms of the Sound is great-great-great (ditto with
Bongos...and Dance Again, Hair Goes Latin can be fun at times).  Ros for me
is nothing like Prado or Cugat probably because I enjoy and listen to his
late 60's early 70's material.

Rythms of the south is quite bland, but so is Chile Con Cugie, no?

DavidR.




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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 12:30:12 +0200
From: "David Retief" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Trekklavlier

Moritz wrote:
>In China, the accordion is known as the "Sun-Fin-Chin"; in Russia, it is
>the "bayan"; in Norway the "trekspill"; and in Italy, the
>"fisarmonica."
In South Africa, the Trekklavier.
We also have a mini-version held between your hands (expandable not unlike
jack-in-the-box) called a Konsertina (I'm sure y'all know the English
word).  Both form an intricate part of traditional Afrikaner music :
Boeremusiek.

DavidR.




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Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 07:35:11 -0500
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Skip the scratch...

On a semi-related note, in the Book of Rock Lists, one of the critics
complained that a hippie group sent a magazine he worked for an album that
smelled of patchouli so horribly, they had to bury it in the lot behind the
office, "like a dead skunk".

>>some Madonna album which reeked of patchouli



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