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exotica-digest        Tuesday, August 11 1998        Volume 02 : Number 186



In This Digest:

(exotica) Nice weekend story
(exotica) Incredibly Strange Katie Lee
Re: (exotica) Nice weekend story
(exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg: Le Chanson de Slogan
(exotica) Random records
(exotica) Ooops! Wrong Newsgroup!!
(exotica) Enoch Light CDs acquired.
Re: (exotica) Enoch Light CDs acquired.
(exotica) Les Baxter discography
(exotica) Laila Amezian
(exotica) Enoch Light Party!
Re: (exotica) Question List
(exotica) Mystery group- Free Design (?)
(exotica) Re: Les Baxter discography
Re: (exotica) more tv
Re: (exotica) Lounge radio
Re: (exotica) [Fwd: tv-tip]
(exotica) bongos go to college
Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg
Re: (exotica) Mystery group- Free Design (?)
(exotica) As the Crow Flys (or is it Dies???)
Re: (exotica) Re: Les Baxter discography
(exotica) Serge Gainsbourg - Casino de Paris
(exotica) Tom Dissevelt's Fantasy in Orbit
(exotica) Tom Dissevelt's Fantasy in Orbit
Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg
Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg
(exotica) Re: Re: Les Baxter discography
(exotica) Bobby McBay, Sylvia Field Truex obits
(exotica) Vic's Lounge
Re: (exotica)  Les Baxter discography
Re: (exotica) Hi There! / Question List
[Charles Moseley: (exotica) Serge Gainsbourg - Casino de Paris]
Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg
(exotica) Weekend scores

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:26:05 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Jonathan M Perl)
Subject: (exotica) Nice weekend story

On the subway, I was whistling the tune of 'Stardust', and a guy came up
to me and said 'Do you know what you were singing then? - My father wrote
that'.
'Really,' I said, '- Is your father Hoagy Carmichael?'.
'Well, er, my father's father-in-law was,' he said hastily.
He started singing it to me very enthusiastically, telling me about his
78 of the original hit version, which was apparently sung by a vocal
group.
I then dazzled him with my rendition of 'Laura' before walking on.

regards

Jonny


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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:40:38 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Incredibly Strange Katie Lee

Just found: _Life Is Just a Bed of Neuroses_ by Katie Lee (RCA). This one's
a followup to that _Songs of Couch and Consulatation_ featured in
_Incredibly Strange Music_.

I have to say that _Couch_ hadn't done a lot for me--Bob Thompson did
basically pretty straight versions of various musical genres, and Katie
relied too much on the topical value of throwing around Freudian terms for
laughs.

 But _Neuroses_ really is pretty fun, in a kind of Mad Magazine way. . .
first of all, exoticat Ray Martin did all the music, which is is quite
witty and energetic. And these songs are just a lot funnier, particularly
the EXTREMELY twisted "Love That Man"--where "that man" turns out to be her
psychiatrist, having chopped up her husband.

I giggle,

 --Ross

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:05:16 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Nice weekend story

In a message dated 98-08-10 11:56:22 EDT, you write:

<< He started singing it to me very enthusiastically, telling me about his
 78 of the original hit version, which was apparently sung by a vocal
 group.
 I then dazzled him with my rendition of 'Laura' before walking on.
  >>

i can just imagine the fellow passangers look -- almost if they were
mooned!!!!

i love it.

robert


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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:38:02 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg: Le Chanson de Slogan

"Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Anyone can pinpoint me to  the original version of "Le Chanson de Slogan"?

    *LA* Chanson de Slogan, Arjan ;-) is on vol 5 of the philips series:
    "je t'aime... moi non plus, vol. 5: 1969 - 1970 - 1971"

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:42:58 -0400
From: "Jeff Chenault" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Random records

Here is the Eric Random records that I know about.  The one David spoke of
is "That's What I Like About Me", New Hormones, ORG6
I believe this was his first.  "Boy, I would like to get ahold of the whole
Lyceum show"

Also on the New Hormones label was his masterpiece "Earthbound Ghost Need"
ORG18.  Released in 1982 it included Stephen Mallinder on bass and Richard H
Kirk on cool horn.

New Hormones ORG 11 was a single by Eric Random called "Dow Chemical
Company" with "Skin Deep" on the flip side which was recorded at Western
Works.

Then on the Doublevision label we have "Time-Splice" DVR 11 album recorded
in 1982 and the "Mad as Mankind" 12' single DVR 7 which was recorded at
Western Works in 1984.  This 12' was also Engineered & Produced by Kirk &
Mallinder.   I do have a copy of this Danny.  Write me and we'll work out a
trade.

Simon if you out there I would like a copy of that "Ishmael" mini-LP that
you have.  That's the only thing I don't have that I know about.

See Ya' later Bedlamites!!!,
Jeff






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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:49:04 -0400
From: "Jeff Chenault" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ooops! Wrong Newsgroup!!

Hey sorry about the Eric Random info.  I accidently sent it to the wrong
Newsgroup.  Pretend you never saw it unless early Cabaret Voltaire interests
you.

Jeff





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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:57:12 -1000
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Funk)
Subject: (exotica) Enoch Light CDs acquired.

Finally bought these two legendary (?) albums on CD, the Varese Vintage label:

        "Provocative Percussion"
        "Persuasive Percussion"

Each features 5 bonus tracks from the "Vol 2" companions to those albums.

This was my first time hearing these, and I went into this with no prior
exposure to or opinions about "Enoch Light".

My first impression was to be amazed at the clarity of the sound, which
makes all the techno-babble in the liner notes almost seem justified.

The arrangements themselves were less of a revelation, though certainly
capable and perfectly performed.  Personally, I think these albums will be
best enjoyed one or two tracks at a time, rather than all the way through,
which becomes a little monotonous. I kept thinking that this was sort of
"Esquivel-lite", similar in concept, but lacking in Juan's imaginative
genius.

Mr. Funk sez:

        For testing the sonic responsiveness of your Hi-Fi: 10/10
        Cover art and liner notes: 9/10
        For compilation tapes and shuffle play: 8/10
        For concentrated listening: 6/10



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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:04:56 -1000
From: [e-mail] (Stephen Funk)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Enoch Light CDs acquired.

>Finally bought these two legendary (?) albums on CD, the Varese Vintage label:
>
>        "Provocative Percussion"
>        "Persuasive Percussion"

Forgot to mention that when the clerk scanned the barcodes on these CDs,
they didn't come up in the computer, so she had to manually enter the
catalog number, prices, and so forth.

I said, "These CDs aren't in your system?"

She said, "Yeah, but they've been sitting here for a LONG time, that's
probably why."

I took that as an extremely positive sign, and it added a pleasantly
"exotic" tinge to the purchase.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 14:48:15
From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Les Baxter discography

With help from a reader from the Library of Congress, I have collected a
relatively comprehensive discography for Les Baxter, available at the Space
Age Pop Standards website:

http://home.earthlink.net/~spaceagepop/baxter.htm

Happy reading/listening.

Brad
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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:35:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Laila Amezian

I've been trying to catch up on listening to all these great exotica
cd's released and I have to recommend highly Laila Amezian's cd
"Initial" on Siesta (1997).
If you like vocals and a simply wonderful voice singing modern  Bossa
Nova then this is simply the best new Bossa Nova cd I've heard. Every
song (but the last) is excellent and all were written by Philippe
Auclair, the album was produced by Louis Phillippe.
I got the cd from Roundabout Records, PO Box 76302  Washinton dc
20013-6302 Its also available from Siesta online.

While I'm onto Brazil let me also recommend th compilation Bossa Nova
Sua Historia, Sua Gente Philips/PolyGram Brazil (1975) which is now
carried by http://www.dustygroove.com  This is a tremendous 2 cd
ompilation of some of the greatest Bossa Nova songs ever made.

Finally www.dustygroove.com also carries Rita Lee's cd  "Build up"
again on Phillips/Polygram Brazil 1975.
Rita branches off from Los Mutantes on this marvelous colllection of a
very sensuous singer.  The songs are generally written by her and
other mutantes except for And I Love Her.  Great cd, great price & I
only wish it was longer.

Easy Bossa Nova listening in the Big Easy,
Chuck

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:56:47 -0400
From: "Jeff Chenault" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Enoch Light Party!

Hey, in case anyone happens to be in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday August 15th
me and my cohorts will be hosting one of Enoch Light's Birthday Bashes.
More information can be found below.............

    Hold onto your FEZ! Here comes...
THE ENOCH LIGHT MEMORIAL COUNTERESPIONAGE GO-GO HAPPENING
           ...featuring...
THE WEIRD LOVE MAKERS!
    Enoch Light, in case you were wondering, is actually quite the big name
in lounge: with his name on nearly as many things as Esquivel and Les
Baxter, he guided the Command record label through a maelstrom of
percussive thrift store standards, all with distinctively stark covers with
black or white geometric shapes. Riding the dueling fads of stereo and
percussion, Enoch Light firmly laid the groundwork for space-age bachelor
pad musicians to come.
    So why the memorial party? The reasons are twofold: First, his birthday
(August 18th) is fast approaching, and second, he was a local boy: born and
raised in Canton, Ohio. This is actually the third year this memorial event
has happened, but itÆs the first time Columbus has taken part in this
international celebration (yes, even Glasgow has a thing for our man Enoch).
    As if Enoch Light being of local decent werenÆt enough, The Weird Love
Makers has strong ties to the Enoch camp, having sampled his work
extensively to create that "audio-erotica" mix of updated lounge-swing,
saturated in adult and adulterated media. Along with the live performance,
various DJs will coax the atmosphere from cafΘ to lounge; as close to
cocktail culture as a beer-only establishment can get...
WHAT: The Enoch Light Memorial Counterespionage Go-Go Happening
(with live music by The Weird Love Makers and DJing)
WHEN: Saturday, August 15th, 9pm - 1am+
WHERE: Victorians' Midnight Cafe, 251 West Fifth Avenue (near Neil)
HOW MUCH: Only $1! One measly dollar!
Important Notice For Up & Coming Alcoholics: Victorians now has BEER.
Woohoo!

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 98 21:49:33 -0400
From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Question List

>Darn, and I was gonna ask if it's easier to clean Lps in a bidet than in the
>kitchen sink.
Darn, my deep dark secret revealed to the entire list!

Elisabeth


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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:48:50 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mystery group- Free Design (?)

My room-mate just recently lent me a CD of an early 70's group (I believe
they're Scandinavian) who have that Carpenters/Cowsills sound mixed with
offbeat elements such as a song about a friend's Ouija board. The artwork on
the CD is rather confusing so the name "Free Design" could be either the band
or the album's name.  Other possible candidates (from the cover) for band name
are Bubbles and Siesta68. Does this prompt any fond memories from listers?
Crazy stuff...

Jon


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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:02:09 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: Les Baxter discography

>With help from a reader from the Library of Congress, I have collected a
>relatively comprehensive discography for Les Baxter, available at the Space
>Age Pop Standards website


of course, this information was ALWAYS available at the Club Velvet
website: http://www.tamboo.com/baxter.html  <wink>

 - kk




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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:57:09 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) more tv

m.ace wrote:
>"Criss Cross" (1949) Burt Lancaster gets used and abused in another bleak film
>noir; with Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea. Has some nice location footage of (I
>guess) LA. Also a couple of cool Latin-jazz tunes in the nightclub scenes. Esy
>Morales is the name that sticks in my head as the performer, but that may be
>wrong.

It IS Morales. Those nightclub scenes are fabulous and the film is like
heroin for noir fans.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:57:27 -0600
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Lounge radio

Otto asked for the particulars on the KOOP Lounge show for the Tiki News
website.

Here you go:
Austin, Texas
The Lounge Show Saturday mornings 10:00 a.m. to noon on KOOP, 91.7 fm. Host
Jay Robillard blends a cooling mix of lounge, exotica, space age pop,
comedy, Latin, Brazilian, crime jazz, & Rat Pack sound, mostly from the
late 50s to the early 70s. Many themed shows (i.e., roots lounge from the
30s, country-fried lounge, all-Beatles covers) and frequent guest djs. No
netcasts, no station website, and the signal gets hinky in the hillier
parts of town.

KOOP is a struggling community station with all volunteer hosts and only
one or two paid staffers. It even shares the frequency with the UTexas
student station KVRX -- this is homegrown radio. KOOP air 9 a.m. to 7
p.m.weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekends.  KVRX,  all other times.

KOOP NEEDS MUSIC! Will post a message tomorrow with an address where
musicians and record co. people can mail CDs, vinyl, and tapes. KOOP's
programming is eclectic enough that almost any music or spoken word stuff
will get broadcast time. Several hosts play exotica/lounge variants, but I
haven't listened diligently enough to the show schedule down yet. Will pass
info to you as I figure it out -- for instance, I heard some Sammy Davis
Jr. crooning during a GREAT crime jazz show last week that almost got me
into a carwreck.

We want the airwaves, baby,
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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 20:26:11 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) [Fwd: tv-tip]

At 11:40 AM 8/10/98 +0200, Marco wrote:
>Maandagavond, Nederland 3, 19:20u
>Documentaire over "Muziek & James Bond", over de rol van muziek in de
>James Bond-films.

Drats.  Don't get Nederland 3.  I have always felt that the role of music
in James Bond films was of extra importance, which is why I am not too
happy about the absense of John Barry's contributions in recent films.

Byron

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:27:55 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) bongos go to college

Found an interesting record today called "But You've Never Heard Gershwin
With Bongos."  Its on Warner Brothers 1360.  Neat cover(reminiscent of
Carolyn Jones performance in the apartment above Frank Sinatra's in "Hole
in the Head"): a scantilly clad woman sitting on a window sill playing the
bongos.  The music is big band combined with major bongo work and some
interesting arrangements. There are three bongoists, but none are named.
Don Ralke is the arranger-conductor.

Also, I like the album notes which describe the typical bongo addict: "He
lifts his double-barrelled percussion piece at the drop of a vamp.  His
eyes moisten at the mention of a party, any kind of party.  He spends long
hours improvising paradiddles.  A study in determination, he takes his
craft seriously, flexes his fingers in off moments, oils his heads till
they glimmer, and forsakes all others to spend evenings stretching his
bongo skins to the ripping point...."

Some of the performances are a bit too low key for me, but some are quite
exciting...all, however, seem appropriate given the composition
("Summertime" is really not supposed to be exciting).


Today also discovered a radio station compilation LP (with the locked grooves
at the end of each cut): "New Exciting Wonderful Stars...from Columbia."
Most of the music was not particularly interesting.  I had hoped that
Pancho Purcell and his Bambuco Players would do something cool, but did
not.  Los Vegas unfortunately sounded like a basic American vocal quintet
but with Mexican accent.  I did like the Johnny Duport organ bit, but I was
quite impressed with the guitar work of George Benson in his own
composition "Bullfight."  Various celebrities introduce the performances.
I got the biggest kick out of Jerry Vale's intro of music by Caravelli (not
exotic music at least to me). Vale said the music was on the Italian label
of "co-lum-BEE-ah." :)

Byron



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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:16:35 +0200
From: Marco 'Kallie' Kalnenek <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg

Johan Dada Vis wrote:
>
> >Anyone can pinpoint me to  the original version of "Le Chanson de Slogan"?
>
>         *LA* Chanson de Slogan, Arjan ;-) is on vol 5 of the philips series:
>         "je t'aime... moi non plus, vol. 5: 1969 - 1970 - 1971"


I can add that this series of 9 cd's is very good value for your money.
Gainsbourg's (almost) complete works in chronological order. And those 9
cd's willl cost you less than ONE original Gainsbourg 10"-lp from the
fifties! (I once held one in my hands that cost 400 Dutch Guilders -
about $200...)
By the way: it seems that at last some original French albums are being
reissued on cd in their original covers (digi-pack - or what do you call
these things?). I recently bought "1968" by France Gall. Very hip
indeed!

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 03:40:24 -0600
From: Jill Mingo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mystery group- Free Design (?)

Jon,


>My room-mate just recently lent me a CD of an early 70's group (I believe
>they're Scandinavian) who have that Carpenters/Cowsills sound mixed with
>offbeat elements such as a song about a friend's Ouija board. The artwork on
>the CD is rather confusing so the name "Free Design" could be either the band
>or the album's name.  Other possible candidates (from the cover) for band name
>are Bubbles and Siesta68. Does this prompt any fond memories from listers?
>Crazy stuff...

This is no mystery. It is the Free Design. They aren't Scandinavian. They
are actually Canadian, I think...or American.  You have the Spanish Siesta
label release of the compilation "Bubbles". There are lots of people on the
list who are rather into this fetching, and yes, crazy band. Check the Enoch
Light website (no, I don't have the address handy, but a word search or
request on this list should make it appear) for more detailed info on the band.

Jill "Mingo-go"



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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 07:46:24 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) As the Crow Flys (or is it Dies???)

In a message dated 98-08-11 00:20:53 EDT, Byron writes:

<< I have always felt that the role of music
 in James Bond films was of extra importance, which is why I am not too
 happy about the absense of John Barry's contributions in recent films.
  >>

I rented Tomorrow Never Dies this past weekend -- bletch!!! that Sheryl Crow
sound track absolutely sucks.  I can't think of any other description


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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 13:53:15 +0200
From: Marco 'Kallie' Kalnenek <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Les Baxter discography

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> >With help from a reader from the Library of Congress, I have collected a
> >relatively comprehensive discography for Les Baxter, available at the Space
> >Age Pop Standards website
>
> of course, this information was ALWAYS available at the Club Velvet
> website: http://www.tamboo.com/baxter.html  <wink>
>
>  - kk


My site Record Collector's Heaven includes another Baxter-discography.
It includes quite a few releases not mentioned in the above discogs,
mostly ep's and singles

take a look at http://members.xoom.com/Kallie/index.html

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 13:19:04 +0100
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Serge Gainsbourg - Casino de Paris

I've been offered a late 1960s Serge Gainsbourg soundtrack LP thing called
Casino de Paris, Nouvelle revue de Roland Petit ZIZI JE T'AIME - Zizi
Jeanmaire (chansons de Serge Gainsbourg).

With 10 Gainsbourg tracks - all written (except one) and sung by him.

The track listing is.........

Zizi t'as pas d'sosie
A poil ou a plumes
Le rent dedans
Tout le monde est musicien
Elisa
Les Millionaires
Les Bleus
Just a Gigolo
King Kong
Finale


Anybody have any knowledge of this one? Recommendations?
Thanks





Charles





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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 13:21:32 +0100
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tom Dissevelt's Fantasy in Orbit

Can anybody tell me more about this LP? Is it a standout? Any comparisons?
Opinions?


Thanks again,







Charlie





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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:54:30 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tom Dissevelt's Fantasy in Orbit

Can anybody tell me more about this LP? Is it a standout? Any comparisons?
Opinions?

I posted out about this when I got a slew of albums from a fellow who's
father worked at a radio station.  This is what I wrote:

Fantasy in Orbit - Thomas Dissevelt (Philips (yay!) PHS 600-189) (1965)
Cover is a lovely scientific impossibilty. We are looking at Saturn an
Earth-like planet and the Sun, in eclipse. On the ground, hope against
hope, are mushrooms, which is odd, since everyone knows that the stork
brings mushrooms!
The album is subtitled "An Astronaut's Imperssons While Orbiting the Earth"
Dissivelt was board in Leyden, Holland on March 4, 1921 according to the
liners, "...European education and experience well qualifies him for his
particular probing." Maybe he was abducted by aliens, too.
This is incredible, abstract stuff. Very forward-looking electronic music
for 1965 and quite challenging. I can only imagine the time it must have
taken to have recorded this with the technology available. Not a
soundtrack for a movie, but an aural adventure, with descriptions of each
track, so you may take the voyage along with the astronaut on the record.
No amount of liner notes can explain how "Waltzing Matilda" got on this
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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 06:06:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Tosh)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg

> I recently bought "1968" by France Gall. Very hip
>indeed!
>

Does it have any Gainsbourg songs on it?

ciao,
tosh

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 07:50:34 -0600
From: Jill Mingo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg

At 06:06 11/08/98 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> I recently bought "1968" by France Gall. Very hip
>>indeed!
>>
>
>Does it have any Gainsbourg songs on it?

Yeah, it has a couple. This and "Baby Pop" have been re-released. I think I
actually prefer "Baby Pop" slightly more, but both are truly fantastic stuff
if you like Ms. Gall. I also picked up a compilation CD "Poupee De Son"
which has a few more wonderful tracks on it, even though a third of it are
on the aforementioned LPs. Great stuff. And not just the Gainsbourg trax.

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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:54:25 -0500 (CDT)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: Re: Les Baxter discography

>My site Record Collector's Heaven includes another Baxter-discography.
>It includes quite a few releases not mentioned in the above discogs,
>mostly ep's and singles


yeah, huh.  too bad you lifted all the images right off my site.

- - kk




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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 09:58:11 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bobby McBay, Sylvia Field Truex obits

                            *Bobby McBay
    TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) -- Bobby McBay, who spent most of his musical career
playing bass with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, died Sunday after suffering a
stroke last week. He was 60.
    Born the 11th of 12 children in a musically inclined Arkansas family, McBay
and six of his older brothers formed a band when he was 7 years old.
    McBay started playing the drums but became fascinated with a double bass
his brother owned, and that became his signature instrument for more than 50
years.
    McBay played with a series of bands for years before joining western-swing
pioneer Bob Wills in 1963.
    Wills developed his mix of big band, blues, Dixieland, jazz and western
music in the 1930s, playing dance halls and radio stations in Texas and
Oklahoma. He introduced drums to country music and formed the foundation for
countless artists to follow.

                         *Sylvia Field Truex
    FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) -- Sylvia Field Truex, who appeared in nine films
and more than 40 Broadway plays and played Mrs. Wilson on the TV series
``Dennis the Menace,'' died July 31. She was 97.
    Playing opposite Gale Gordon's grumpy Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Truex was the
neighborly half of the couple next door -- always ready with a plate of warm
cookies and a kind smile.
    Mrs. Truex, a Boston native, began her professional acting career in a New
York play, ``The Bluebird,'' at age 17.
    She married actor and comedian Ernest Truex in the 1940s and starred in a
TV series on a New York station that featured members of her family. The
series ran three years before she and her husband moved to California.
    In addition to her ``Dennis the Menace'' role -- which aired on CBS from
1959 to 1963 -- Mrs. Truex appeared in such popular series as ``Perry
Mason,'' ``Mickey Mouse Club,'' ``The Millionaire,'' ``Search for Tomorrow,
``Father Knows Best,'' ``Hazel,''
``Petticoat Junction,'' ``World of Disney'' and ``Harry O.''
    Her movie career included roles in ``Nobody's Darling,'' ``Her Primitive
Man'' and ``Blondie for Victory'' in the 1940s.
    Mrs. Truex's final two movies were ``All Mine to Give'' in 1957 and
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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 07:07:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Vic's Lounge

I went to Vic's Lounge yesterday.  It was very sad.  Has anyone heard
from Vic about this.  He was always a great person, I wonder what
happened.

I'm thinking of playing only those albums that were on Radio Vic as a
reminder of what a great site it was.

Eay Listening in th Big Easy,
Chuck
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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:29:43 +0200
From: Marco 'Kallie' Kalnenek <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica)  Les Baxter discography

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> >My site Record Collector's Heaven includes another Baxter-discography.
> >It includes quite a few releases not mentioned in the above discogs,
> >mostly ep's and singles
>
> yeah, huh.  too bad you lifted all the images right off my site.
>
> - kk

Okay, okay, I will put some items from my own collection on my scanner
as soon as possible....

Marco


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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:44:31 -0400
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hi There! / Question List

[e-mail] wrote:

> Mingo 2000 is my very favorite current"exotica" group

Would this in any way be connected to Mingo-go?  Please tell us more!

cheryl


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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:54:01 +0100
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: [Charles Moseley: (exotica) Serge Gainsbourg - Casino de Paris]

> From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
>
> I've been offered a late 1960s Serge Gainsbourg soundtrack LP thing called
> Casino de Paris, Nouvelle revue de Roland Petit ZIZI JE T'AIME - Zizi
> Jeanmaire (chansons de Serge Gainsbourg).
>
> With 10 Gainsbourg tracks - all written (except one) and sung by him.

Uh uh. These tracks aren't sung by Gainsbourg, they're sung by
Zizi. Do you like "revue" cabaret music, Folies Bergeres stuff? If so,
you might like it, but I think it's really weak, muddy sound quality,
and certainly not worth forking out for. (I do quite like the "King
Kong" song, though).

- -- Pete.



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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 16:56:18 +0200
From: Marco 'Kallie' Kalnenek <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Serge Gainsbourg

Jill Mingo wrote:
>
> At 06:06 11/08/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >> I recently bought "1968" by France Gall. Very hip
> >>indeed!
> >>
> >
> >Does it have any Gainsbourg songs on it?
>
> Yeah, it has a couple. This and "Baby Pop" have been re-released.


"1968" has two Gainsbourg compositions: 'Nefertiti' and 'Teenie weenie
boppie'. This last track is also on the various artists compilation
'Further inflight entertainment'.
There is also a very nice France Gall-cd with all (??) of her German
songs. I listened to a couple of tracks, but I didn't buy it. Silly me.
This cd is readily available in Germany. Don't know if it's released in
any other countries.

Marco Kalnenek


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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:19:14 -0400
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG  NNAD" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Weekend scores

Greetings...

A little late to be writing this maybe, but here you go.  All purchases were
made at the dusty flea market at Saylorsburg, PA, mostly from retirees that
have broken their record players.

Blue Hawaii -- Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra.
    I can't remember if anyone on this list has mentioned this record.
I couldn't pass it up, since it was in great shape and I fell in love with
the cover.  But, it has way too many horns throughout it for me to accept it
as Hawaiian.  The cover of Hawaiian War Chant is too swingin, and the note
bends/vibrato are too extreme.  This album has no mystery for me.
Dot Ultra HI-FI DLP 3165

Jackie Gleason Presents -- Aphrodisia
    I couldn't help myself, even with the cover blown out on all 3
sides.  The vinyl is nearly spotless though.  This record is the standard
Gleason fare.  Super-mellow and luscious!  This is my first stereo Gleason
record and I like it.  Is there a drug that I can take to keep me away from
his stuff?
Capitol Full Dimensional Stereo SW 1250

The Concert Sound of Henry Mancini
    I like this one.  Medleys of his Academy Award tunes, and 3 other
medley-sets titled "Peter Gunn Meets Mr. Lucky", "A Tribute to Victor
Young", and "The Music of David Rose"  Totally bombastic, thick, theatrical
orchestra sounds recorded by a "70 piece orchestra ... set up on the huge
Goldwyn recording stage in Hollywood ... in 'Dynagroove' sound."  Too bad
this is the mono release, it could have been huge!
RCA Victor Mono Dynagroove LPM-2897 1964

Living Strings play Henry Mancini
    Only marginally entertaining string based arrangements that lack the
"schmaltz" Mancini deserves.  A watery version of Peter Gunn and Baby
Elephant.  Fidelity is decent, though.  I was seduced by the nifty silver
foil cover.  Experiment in Terror cover is the most interesting, but is
still too thin for my ears.
RCA Camden Mono CAL 736 1963

The Lonely Bull -- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
    I don't care what you say, this is a classic.  This record was in
decent shape, and I can't get enough of his versions of "Desafinado" and
neo-instrumental "Limbo Rock".  That yelling back there is not too far from
M. Denny's bird calls!  Gotta have it in the pile.  One of Bossa Beat's
better bands.
A&M Records Stereo A&M 101S

Dean Martin -- Pretty Baby
    Beee-u-ti-ful!  With Gus Levine's orchestra and chorus (shoo-waah!)
Dino swings on "I can't give you anything but love", "Sleepy time gal", and
the old standard "Once in a While".  Not a bad cut anywhere on this record,
this whole piece of vinyl is very listenable.  It will get you looking for a
dance partner.  Love it, love it. One of my cleanest scores this wochende,
only a dollar.
Capitol Hi-Fi Mono T 849

Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra -- Airport Love Theme
    Another marginally OK record.  Good, tight versions of "Shadow of
your Smile" and the Bossa classic "A Man and a Woman".  Best track is "Never
on Sunday" with lots of bends and wacky trumpet.  Title track holds its own,
but is not near perfection.
Music Records Stereo MDS 1036

Percy Faith And Orchestra -- The Music of Brazil
    Holey Moley!!  I can't remember if I saw a review of this record
here in the past.  I am a sucker for Latin and neo-Latin stuff, so I REALLY
like this record.  The sound is not too far from Cugat's.  Great, thick,
percussive and lush versions of "Tico Tico", "The Minute Samba", "Atrevido",
"Brazil", "Amorada".  His version of "Delicado" has VERY luscious strings
harmonizing behind the essential harpsichord, then the spy-jazz horns fly
out of the speakers "whaaaa-badamp!!"  This record has lots of latinesque
energy.  My first Percy Faith record, probably not the last.  Caliente!
Columbia Stereo CS 8622 1962

Harry Belafonte -- Calypso
    Exotica?  Maybe.  Quintessential "Day-O" and "Star-O" and assorted
other Caribbean stuff like "Hosanna" and "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)".  A
must have (in my collection) to make things well rounded.  Decent shape for
$.50  Needed a good wash, that's all.
RCA Victor Mono "Orthophonic" LPM 1248

Blue Midnight and Other Fabulous Instrumentals By Bert Kaemphert and his
Orchestra
    Thanx to the exoticats for bringing this name to my attention.  I
probably would have grabbed it anyway just for the condition it is in.  Near
Mint.  This record could not have been played more than 3 times. It has no
audible worn out ceramic cartridge damage, no mold, dust or yellowing of the
cover.  The tunes are more interesting than Herb Alpert's arrangements.
This LP includes "Treat for Trumpet", "Cotton Candy", "Free as a Bird",
"Love", "Red Roses for a Blue Lady".  I LOVE this version of "Java"!  One of
the best scores this weekend.
Decca Mono DL 4569

Goldfinger -- Original Motion Picture Soundtrack -- John Barry, Shirley
Bassey, et al
    My spy-jazz fix for the weekend.  Wish it was the stereo version.
Not too bad for a buck, a little beat, slightly ground out, but very
listenable.  Gotta love the backcover B&W photos of Pussy Galore.  This
record needed a GOOD washing with the 2-1 mix.
United Artists Mono UAL 4117

Ferrante and Teicher and their Magic Pianos -- Rhapsody
    F&T do the classics.  I miss-understood on this one, should have
read the cover instead of just thinking "OOH! F&T!"  Although being Magyar,
their rendition of Franz Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #2 is quite impressive.
It was worth the $.50 to get started collecting these guys.
Urania Stereo 78011

other scores, not necessarily exotica, on the same prowl:
Curtis Mayfield -- Super Fly
Carl Carlton -- Everlasting Love
5th Dimension -- Up, Up, and away -- Go where you wanna go
Soft Cell -- Non-stop Erotic Cabaret

Total cost for the above 16 LPs:  $9.00 and a 2 hour shopping experience.
Say what you want, I had fun.

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman




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