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exotica-digest         Wednesday, May 6 1998         Volume 02 : Number 103



In This Digest:

(exotica) Re: arthur lyman
Re: (exotica) 2525
Re: (exotica) Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
(exotica) Watch out for Saturn records
(exotica) Rat Pack/ onion
Re: (exotica) GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica???)
Re: (exotica) GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica???)
(exotica) Re: GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica)
Re:  (exotica) 2525
(exotica) Essential reading
Re: (exotica) 2525
Re: (exotica) 2525
(exotica) Syd Lawrence
(exotica) Essential reading
Re: (exotica) Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
Re: (exotica) Re: Looking for Exotica Mp3's
(exotica) Re: arthur lyman
Re: (exotica) 2525
(exotica) Kilgore Trout/chris trout
Re: (exotica) Watch out for Saturn records
(exotica) Re: GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica)
(exotica) tapes
Re: (exotica) 2525
Re: (exotica) Rat Pack/ onion
Re: (exotica) Essential reading
Re: (exotica) tapes
(exotica) How'd they do? How'd they do? How'd they do? (Bear with me)
(exotica) tapes (SMYLONYLON)
(exotica) Rat Pack Exotica
Re: (exotica) reference books
(exotica) James Bond
Re: (exotica) James Bond
Re[2]: (exotica) Re: Looking for Exotica Mp3's
Re: (exotica) James Bond -Reply
Re: (exotica) James Bond -Reply
(exotica) Tina Louise
(exotica) smylonylon

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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 23:24:27 PDT
From: "Jordana Robinson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: arthur lyman

>Has anyone heard the Arthur Lyman cds, " Sonic Sixties " or " Taboo II
" ?
>Any reviews welcome.

Mr. Lyman is better-known for his exotica stuff (meaning more along
bird-noises-and-vibraphones lines), but Sonic Sixties is pretty much
easy listening, with pleasant vibey versions of 60s pop hits.  I liked
having it around when I was doing the radio show, but I probably
wouldn't listen to it much if I owned it - it's not too crazy, mellow,
pretty and nice.

I haven't heard Taboo II, but given the lengthy discussion a while back
about whether or not Mr. Lyman is any good, I'm sure someone else has an
opinion.


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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 08:27:04 -0700
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2525

- -----Original Message-----
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
To: exotica mailing list <[e-mail]>
Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 3:58 AM
Subject: (exotica) 2525


>Cover-versions: I heard just one so far and don't even know who did
>it.

Laibach released a pretty scary version of 2525 a few years ago.
C. "Ratso" Russo





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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 08:20:11 -0700
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

- -----Original Message-----
From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
Date: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 6:54 AM
Subject: (exotica) Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

Ben asks:

>Has anyone got any information on [Charles Randolph Grean]- when he was
recording, with
>whom, etc.?

>From the liners of "Dark Shadows: The 30th Anniversary Collection" (Varese
Sarabande):

"Veteran record producer Charles Randolph Grean approached Dan Curtis
Productions (the producer of 'Dark Shadows') in early 1969 with the idea of
recording his own version of 'Quentin's Theme,' a selection which had
recently been introduced on 'Dark Shadows.'  Grean had heard the song after
watching the show with his 16-year-old daughter, Lorin, who had previously
turned her father on to another cult favorite, 'Star Trek.'  As a result,
Grean had produced an album with one of that series' stars, Leonard Nimoy."

Greane's contributions to the Varese disc are the grooviest of all!  With
theremin, if I remember right.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 08:43:44 PDT
From: "Magnus Sandberg" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Watch out for Saturn records

I feel its time to post a warning.
I ordered some LPs and a 78 set from a shop called "Saturn Records"
(http://www.saturnrecords.com) on the internet at the end of January,
and recieved the package some weeks ago. Unfourtunately all the 78s were
crashed, due to uncareful packaging (they hadnt made any effort at all
of making it arrive safely) and one of the LPs (Dennys Forbidden
Island)had lots of scratches on both sides, which was strange because
there grade was M-. When I complained about this they offered me the
money back on the 78 set (and an additional 15% refund on my order) but
wanted to see the LP before they could decide to give a refund on that.
That would have costed me another $10-15, so I didnt send it to them.

The irritating thing is that I have to buy from them again to get my
money back, which I dont feel like at all, partly because I want to be
sure to get records in a really good condition, and partly because the
package I got was meant to arrive after a week (by airmail) but was
delayed more than 2╜ month, and I had to pay swedish custom charges at
the post office to get them out. A ridiculous sum of about $40! I have
had this problem once before, and specifically told Saturn Records that
they had to write a smaller amount on my package than the actual value
and also declare the package as a "gift" so the customs people wouldnt
bother.  Saturn record didnt do that...

Stupid as I am I ordered from them again in february, with the same
specifications, and that package is still floating around somewhere, and
destined to cost me another $40!! And maybe LPs in a poor condition too.

Another part of my irritation is there policy of not answering on
emailed questions.

They have some wonderful rare records and a goodlooking website so you
would expect them to take their buisness a little more serious.

My advice to You is to stay away from Saturn Records.
I know I will.

I am aware that they tried to come to a solution, and try to help me, so
it could be worse. The problem is I dont trust their judgement anymore.

Magnus



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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 09:51:30 -0600
From: mike clifford <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rat Pack/ onion

It's not exactly exotic, but we all know the works of Frank, Dean, Sammy and
the rest have strong connections to the exotica/ cocktail scene.  Why is the
Rat Pack so popular?  You can get a typically sarcastic and satirical answer
to that question at
http://www.theonion.com/onion3316/infograph_3316.html
I thought people on this list might be interested and be able to take it
with a sense of humor.
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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 18:17:41 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Kenny Brockelstein)
Subject: Re: (exotica) GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica???)

>Um, didn't Jack say he only had time to post here but didn't have time to
>subscribe to or read the list?  In other words, the communication is one-way
>at this point, until he decides to re-join fully. So, I wouldn't expect a
>response unless you e-mailed him directly.

....and what is his email address??

Kenny Brockelstein




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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 09:46:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mark Turner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica???)

>
>
> >Um, didn't Jack say he only had time to post here but didn't have time to
> >subscribe to or read the list?  In other words, the communication is one-way
> >at this point, until he decides to re-join fully. So, I wouldn't expect a
> >response unless you e-mailed him directly.
>
> ....and what is his email address??
>

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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 13:26:51 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica)

I wrote:

    >> i've had a chance to listen to that one, but to me it sounded
    >> like 99% techno + 1 % "exotic"... but i have to add that i
    >> rather hate techno and all that modern bonkaboonkabook stuff ;-)

At 23:05 +0000 98/05/03, Moritz R replied:

>I don't like techno either but can't agree on your review. especially
>because techno isn't so sample-based.

    well, i don't _know_ anything about techno , so i can't tell if
    something is techno or something else...
    it sounded just too experimental, industrial and weird for me.

>Maybe you are amongst those who didn't like Tipsy either,

    i LOVE tipsy. in the beginning i wasn't exactly wild about them,
    but after listening several times, i began to appreciate, and later
    on love their music...

        Johan

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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 13:25:39 EDT
From: DJJimmyBee <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) 2525

Zager & Evans-While Roy's Away-LP 802-B
Zager & Evans-Trigger Happy ("Un" Stuff)-LP 921-F
Zager & Evans-Have You Met Mr. Novak?-LP 1076-AA
             Single released followup to 2525:
Zager has a Lager, Evans in Heaven

that's all I have on them~


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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 13:33:37 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan M Perl)
Subject: (exotica) Essential reading

>The Album Cover Art Of Soundtracks, ed. by Frank Jastfelder and Stefan
Kassel

I also enjoyed this one very much  - the large format is perfect because
lots of the album covers are actually real size reproductions.

I would like to add
Film Posters of the 60s, by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh. London: Aurum
Press, 1997; New York: Overlook Press, 1998.

This is particularly interesting to look at in conjunction with the Album
cover art book, as it has reproductions of posters of the same kinds of
films, including many comparisons of posters from different countries.
In particular, the Japanese posters, such as the one for 'the umbrellas
of cherbourg' are fascinating.

There is a cover scan of the book here:
http://www.mcs.net/~klast/www/bks_film.html#posters

regards

Jonny

P.S. Lou - Good thread!

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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 13:27:57 -0500 (CDT)
From: Kerry Keane <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2525

On Tue, 5 May 1998, Moritz R wrote:

>
> "In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans is still one of the most bizarre,
> strange and, if you like, exotic ("strikingly or excitingly different or
> unusual") pop songs of all times to me.
> I don't know much about it, though. It kind of plays in the same league
> as "The House of the Rising Sun", if you know what I mean...

I don't know how exotic it is.  It used to give me the
creeps when I was a little kid, but it wasn't long before
I realized that a brave new world in which everything
just so happens to rhyme with "five" would not be likely.
Still, the thought of having to subsist on a diet of chives
and endive gives me the shudders.

Fans of cringeworthy music ought to check out the b-side,
though- one of the worst songs ever - "Mr. Turnkey",
the sympathetic tale of a man who, having been convicted of rape,
attempts suicide by nailing *one* wrist to the wall of his prison cell.
Our would-be half-Christ, over a pious protest-folk backing,
laments that his predicament is not entirely his fault:
"she led me on.  she knew she wasn't gonna let me love her."

> 3. What became of Zager & Evans; who are they, resp. what else did they
> do? Any albums?
>

I believe they were from Lincoln, Nebraska, where
I lived for several years.  I know someone who
took guitar lessons from Danny Zager.  She said
he was "a dork".  I would imagine so...


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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 19:49:15 +0100
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2525

>
>"In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans is still one of the most bizarre,
>strange and, if you like, exotic ("strikingly or excitingly different or
>unusual") pop songs of all times to me.
>
>What became of Zager & Evans; who are they

Denny Zager and Rick Evans
Evans is described as a Nebraskan, and Zager 'a fellow Cornhusker' (I
guess that's a code for Nebraskan too, confirmation welcomed!)

Evans is pictured at an interesting page
http://bubblemouth.pathfinder.com/people/rock/onehit/rick.html

and the text describes Zager & Evans' bad career move:
Their manager passed on a chance to play Woodstock and instead
booked them to open for Engelbert Humperdinck.

Hugh.



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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 19:49:17 +0100
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Syd Lawrence

England May 5, 1998

Bandleader Syd Lawrence died today, age 74.  Most of his bread-
and-butter work was as leader of a studio orchestra in TV variety
shows (Les Dawson etc.), but he also toured with a Glen Miller
soundalike band.

HP


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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 16:47:05 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Essential reading

At 01:33 PM 5/5/98 -0400, Jonathan M Perl wrote:
>>The Album Cover Art Of Soundtracks, ed. by Frank Jastfelder and Stefan
>Kassel

>I also enjoyed this one very much  - the large format is perfect because
>lots of the album covers are actually real size reproductions.

Didn't find this one at the store today, but I did find (and buy) one of
those massive (1024 page) doorstop books that seem so popular today:

VideoHound's Soundtracks, edited by Didier Deutsch (who compiles soundtracks
for Rhino and Sony), forward by Lukas Kendall (ed. of Film Score Monthly),
$24.95, (1998) .

The book reviews over 2,000 soundtracks, rates them on a 5 dog-bone scale
(ha ha - i geddit), and includes a 15 cut CD of Hollywood Records soundtrack
selections.

Impulse purchase - I'll know if it was worth it in a few days when I've had
a chance to browse. UK magazine Gramophone also has a soundtrack book available.

- --Lou




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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 21:58:41 +0100
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

Ben Waugh asked
>Has anyone got any information on this guy - when he was recording, with
>whom, etc.?

I have a Ranwood LP (R8075, dated 1970) by this guy, which is
- - covers of hits
- - covers of TV themes (Dark Shadows, Marcus Welby)
- - classical tunes modernised (a la Waldo de los Rios)
Standout track is his "Peter and the wolf".

The album sleeve lists Grean's CV, which includes
- - Phil Harris - The Thing (composer/lyricist)
- - Leonard Nimoy - Mr Spock's music from outer space (A&R)
- - Jim Lowe - Green door (producer)
plus a whole lot of other 1950's stuff.

Was Grean a shareholder in Ranwood?  Did he produce the
recently discussed Exotic Guitars album on Ranwood?
He is still around, and according to the web, was due to
guest at a Dark Shadows fest last August.

Also, Carl Russo's post mentions his daughter Lorin Grean - this lady has
a folk album out on Silver Wave records, CA.

Hugh.


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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 14:49:35 +0000
From: Ron Grandia <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Looking for Exotica Mp3's

Johan Dada Vis wrote:
>
> what are "MP3's"?
>

Johan! I'm suprised! Being as astute as you are, I thought
that your reply was going to contain a WEALTH of sources to
find MPEG layer III (MP3) files.

MPEG Layer III refers to a compression scheme devised to shrink
the size of audio files for storage and transmission. There are
quite a few of these schemes but MP3's seem to be the most commonly
used. I'm not really hip to the specs, but I think the compression
ratio is around 10:1 and *reportedly* is virtually transparent to
the ear. I'm rather doubtful the performance could be that good.

I understand that the 'net is LOUSY with MP3 sites where one can
obtain MP3 compressed sound files of songs, etc. I have been to one -
Nordic Music (no URL on file) Files can be sampled and purchased
for 25 cents to $1.00. I've been meaning to try it just for kicks, but
you need some kind of Cyberbank account opened with a credit card, and I
DO NOT SEND MY CC# over the net! I've been BURNED big time. They have
some interesting stuff as I remember, though. I hear there are free
sites as well. Better get there before the lawyers move in.

I probably should have saved myself (and you) the trouble and waited for
someone like Pea to chime in. SOMEONE on this list will have the skinny.


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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 17:20:39 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: arthur lyman

>I haven't heard Taboo II, but given the lengthy discussion a while back
>about whether or not Mr. Lyman is any good, I'm sure someone else has an
>opinion.


Taboo 2 is excellent!  one of my favorites by Lyman.  git it sez me.

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 18:24:18 -0400
From: Mark Benton Reed <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2525

The album, "Exordium and Terminus" is one of my all-time faves, although it's
not all that exotic except for 2525 and maybe "In the Land of Green."  I luv it
so much that I have it on both vinyl and 8track.

Moritz R wrote:

> "In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans is still one of the most bizarre,
> strange and, if you like, exotic ("strikingly or excitingly different or
> unusual") pop songs of all times to me.
> I don't know much about it, though. It kind of plays in the same league
> as "The House of the Rising Sun", if you know what I mean...





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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 19:06:34 +0000
From: the_curator <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Kilgore Trout/chris trout

>I've been looking for Chris Trout stuff for a while and haven't had much
>luck...
>Today i found Kilgore Trout but it has no mention of Chris Trout...  But it
>does say written and produced by Kilgore Trout....     Anybody know if this
>is the Chris Trout project or just something else..........???

CT now has a (rock) band called Bear who are about to realease an LP on
Vespertine .... mail me off the list if you need more info ...

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Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 19:33:22 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Watch out for Saturn records

At 08:43 AM 5/5/98 PDT, Magnus wrote:
>I ordered some LPs and a 78 set from a shop called "Saturn Records"...
>and recieved the package some weeks ago. Unfourtunately all the 78s were
>crashed, due to uncareful packaging (they hadnt made any effort at all
>of making it arrive safely) and one of the LPs (Dennys Forbidden
>Island)had lots of scratches on both sides, which was strange because
>there grade was M-.

Sorry to hear that.  I have been pleased with EVERYONE who I have dealt with
so far on the internet...and the number is growing.  Nauck's Records
(www.78rpm.com) is most recent and THEY know how to pack.  They sent me one
small 10 inch transcription disk in a 5 inch thick box with double bubble
wrapping and several cardboard layers.

They could teach Saturn a thing or two.  But what do you expect from aliens
from another planet (a planet with rings even!).

Byron

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 11:00:26 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: GARY MOSCHELES (NEW Exotica)

 Johan Dada wrote:
>>i LOVE tipsy. in the beginning i wasn't exactly wild about them,
        but after listening several times, i began to appreciate, and
later
        on love their music...<<

You should try exactely the same thing with  Gary Moscheles!

MO



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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 11:00:50 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) tapes

Does anybody know SMYLONYLON? It's tapes from a shop in N.Y.C. with all
kinds of weird selections. They were the first "Easy Listening"-revival
tapes that I know of. It's all totally illegal (no royalties, no rights
to any author) but it's more like an honour to be on such a tape than a
case for the lawyer... I wonder if it's possible to get them in Europe?

MO



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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 10:59:55 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) 2525

Thanks, Lou, Mark, Kerry, Hugh & Jimmy Bee! I think the Raymond Le
Fevre's version might be the one that I heard.
Have you seen any of those albums in second hand shops or flea markets?
In Germany there is just plain nothing.

>> I know someone who
took guitar lessons from Danny Zager.  She said
he was "a dork".  I would imagine so..<<

a dork??? Couldn't find that in my dictionary.

MO



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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 11:04:30 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rat Pack/ onion

Friends of Sinatra-humour can check out the Frankieboy-homepage of my
friend Stefan Stratil. It also has a brand new gallery-page with,
(Uhumm!) some of my paintings... It IS exotica-related! There is a
Tiki-painting.

MO

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 11:05:58 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Essential reading

>>The Album Cover Art Of Soundtracks, ed. by Frank Jastfelder and Stefan

>Kassel

>I also enjoyed this one very much  - the large format is perfect
because
>lots of the album covers are actually real size reproductions.

>>Didn't find this one at the store today...<<

Check the MARINA records homepage. There is also a Peter Thomas record
to come out pretty soon....

http://www.marina.com

MO



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Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 04:43:01 -0600
From: Jill Mingo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) tapes

>Does anybody know SMYLONYLON? It's tapes from a shop in N.Y.C. with all
>kinds of weird selections. They were the first "Easy Listening"-revival
>tapes that I know of. It's all totally illegal (no royalties, no rights
>to any author) but it's more like an honour to be on such a tape than a
>case for the lawyer... I wonder if it's possible to get them in Europe?

Yeah. They've been on the go for years in New York. It's kinda weird that
there hasn't been more of a mention about them on this list. Last I heard,
there tapes were going more disco. Still way out stuff though. One of the
guys came to my gig in NYC a couple years ago, and he was very cool -
forgotton him name, damn.

I believe one of the guys is in Family of God - which has some good moments
on it. Just released in Europe on OCHRE Records. I am looking forward to
getting my own copy soon.

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Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 06:57:33 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) How'd they do? How'd they do? How'd they do? (Bear with me)

This list is a good thing for people that want to talk about exotica, but
since I was born in 1963, I have no historical perspective on the albums we
discuss.  I can, however, look at the Billboard chart positions of some of
the people we discuss.

The list is who I could think of that was listed in Joel Whitburn's Top Pop
Albums book, 2nd edition.  I don't own the book, so what I found out was
done while some kids made more noise than I would like to hear in a
library, so I forgot a couple of folks (Ferrante and Teicher, but they had
20-plus entries) some had a boatload of entries (Mancini had 39!).  The
book only goes back to 1955, so some things are beyond it's scope.  If I
listed some albums that aren't "exotica", well, I haven't heard all of the
albums!

The list ai not complete, is all I'm saying.

Album - Chart position (year)
 Single - Chart position

Baxter, Les
Tamboo! - 6 (1956)
Skins! - 21 (1957)

Carroll, David (real name Nook Schrier)
Let's Dance - 21 (1959)

Dee, Lenny
Dee-lightful - 11 (1955)
 Plantation Boogie - 19
Gentle on my Mind - 196 (1968)

Denny, Martin
Exotica! - 1 for 5 weeks! (1959)
 Quiet Village - 4
Quiet Village - 8 (1959)
 Martinique - 88 (1959)
Exotica III (1959) (forgot the chart position!)
A Taste of Honey - 6 (1962)
Hawaii Tattoo - 123 (1965)

Light, Enoch (25 entries; here are the tikilights)
I Want to be Happy Cha Cha's - 38 (1959)
 I Want to be Happy Cha Cha - 46
Persuasive Percussion - 1 for 13 weeks! (1960)
Provocative Percussion - 2 for 5 weeks (1960)
Persuasive Percussion 2 - 3 (1960)
Provocative Percussion 2 - 4 (1960)
Persuasive Percussion 3 - 3 (1961)
Stereo 35MM - 1 for 7 weeks! (1961)
Persuasive Percussion 4 - 34 (1962)
Big Band Bossa Nova - 8 (1962)
Persuasive Percussion '66 - 144 (1966, easy to remember)
Spaced Out - 191 (1970)

Lyman, Arthur
Taboo - 6 (1958)
 Taboo - 155
Yellow Bird - 10 (1961)
 Yellow Bird - 4
I Wish You Love - 36 (1963)
 Love for Sale - 43

Prado, Perez
Prez - 22 (1959)

Schory, Dick
Music for Bang, Barroom and Harp - 11 (1959)
Supercussion - 13 (1963)

Sincerely Yours,
Brian Phillips - 34 (1963)

Brian Phillips
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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 13:16:23 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) tapes (SMYLONYLON)

>>One of the guys came to my gig in NYC a couple years ago<<

You play in a band? Let's get outed!

MO



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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 04:51:52 PDT
From: "keir keightley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rat Pack Exotica

The Rat Pack "not exactly exotic"?!?!?

Listen to Frank and Billy May's "On the Road to Mandalay" (_Come Fly
with Me_, Capitol 1958) - it's a friggin' fabulous gong-fest!

From BossaNovaVille,
Keir

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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 06:01:34 PDT
From: "Ben Waugh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) reference books

One of the books on my stereo shelf is A Guide to Electronic Music, by
Paul Griffiths (Thames & Hudson, 1979; ISBN 0500272034). It is a small
volume (127 pps), somewhat academic, but quite readable (not couched in
jargon). It provides an interesting history of electronic music,
discussing tape, the theremin, Robert Moog and the genesis and
employment of synthesizers in various musical genres There is quite a
bit of focus on composers such as Cage, Subotnick, Stockhausen and, to a
lesser extent, rock musicians, but little to do with the pop of the day.
The appendices include a nice list of composers and their recordings;
each entry gives a brief description of the composer's style and
history.

bw

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Date: Wed,  6 May 1998 13:30:55 UT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) James Bond

There's been some debate over on the Zorn list about who wrote the James Bond
theme.  Barry claims it's his, but it seems it was credited to some other guy (I
forget the name).  Does anyone here know the real deal?

PeterR


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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 15:33:06 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) James Bond

[e-mail] wrote:

> There's been some debate over on the Zorn list about who wrote the James Bond
> theme.  Barry claims it's his, but it seems it was credited to some other guy (I
> forget the name).  Does anyone here know the real deal?
>

  On my official United Artists album it says: Monty Norman
John Barry arranged and conducted the music...

MO



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Date: Wed,  6 May 1998 13:29:17 UT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re[2]: (exotica) Re: Looking for Exotica Mp3's

<<
MPEG Layer III refers to a compression scheme devised to shrink
the size of audio files for storage and transmission. There are
quite a few of these schemes but MP3's seem to be the most commonly
used. I'm not really hip to the specs, but I think the compression
ratio is around 10:1 and *reportedly* is virtually transparent to
the ear. I'm rather doubtful the performance could be that good.
>>

The compression is about 10:1 (which comes to about a meg a minute) and yeah,
it's virtually undetectable for most musics.  The only place I've noticed
break-up is on long sustained sounds, like dying piano chords.  Other than that,
I've never done a disc to MP3 comparison, but I imagine you lose some
brightness, etc.etc.  So, unless you're listening to Morton Feldman, you should
be alright.

There are lots of players, but my favorite is WinAmp, which is free, I think, at
WinAmp.com.  Then, you gotta scour FTP sites and spend your time banging up
against user limits and ratios to get anything to hear.  But with some
persistence you can build up a library.

I also make my own, which isn't too hard, and send them via Email to my friends,
which is nice.  I like to share.  It's like making mix tapes, but one song at a
time


If you're really interested, set aside some time (and get a nice size line,
they're big files) and do a search for MP3 Search or MP3 FTP Site.  That should
turn up search engines and site lists.  But these sites are come and go, as they
tend to be run by college kids and teenagers, and also, the big ones tend to get
threatened with lawsuits by the RIAA.


I've never found much Exotica, although once I found six cuts from the UL Crime
Scene and some theme songs (Hawaii 5-0, Fat Albert, Mission Impossible).  Mostly
it's modern pop, techno and ska.  So, if you're looking just for Exotica, it's
probably not worth the effort, unless you connect with someone who wants to
trade specifically.

Anyway, that's what I know about that.
PeterR


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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 10:16:47 -0400
From: NATHAN MINER <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) James Bond -Reply

Who can recommend a good John Barry comp?.......

- - Nate


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Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 07:51:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Tosh)
Subject: Re: (exotica) James Bond -Reply

>EMI released this great three volume set on the early years of John Barry.
>To be honest I like his early work than the Bond stuff.  His mixture of
>the electric guitar and strings are really brilliant.  His 'John Barry
>Seven' is similar to the Shadows, but Barry's work is much more textural.

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Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 11:34:47 -0400
From: "Michael Bennet" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tina Louise

I understand that one of the Tina Louise LPs (or possibly a comp) is being
reissued on CD.  Is this worth searching for?

Michael


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Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 06:28:54 PDT
From: "Jordana Robinson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) smylonylon

>Does anybody know SMYLONYLON? It's tapes from a shop in N.Y.C. with
>all kinds of weird selections. They were the first "Easy Listening"-
>revival tapes that I know of. It's all totally illegal (no royalties,
>no rights to any author) but it's more like an honour to be on such a
>tape than a case for the lawyer... I wonder if it's possible to get
>them in Europe?

What great tapes they are!  I have three, including one from
Arkle&Sparkle, their annex store a little further up the block.  Great
Euro-easy, with a lot of obscure electronic stuff.  The Arkle&Sparkle
tape I have leans a little more towards psych stuff, with more odd
noises and sped-up-or-slowed-down strangeness.

They charge something like 12 bucks a tape, but I don't know if you can
get them without going to the stores themselves.  I like the tapes
better than the stores, which sell deadstock vintage clothes (in typical
NYC style, everything seems to be in really tiny sizes and is expensive
for what it is) in a rummage sale configuration - piles and racks
stuffed overwhelmingly full, though Arkle&Sparkle has a nicer interior,
with fake fur covering the walls and odd neon signs everwhere.  Worth
gawking at, certainly.  They're not too far from Other Music, on the
same street as Liquid Sky and X-Girl.  Smylonylon has a lot of plastic
toys and such cemented to their exterior walls.

The people who run the stores also used to have parties at some
nightspot, and had a hand in the Family of Man, which I don't know too
much about.

Jordana Robinson
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