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exotica-digest        Tuesday, August 18 1998        Volume 02 : Number 192



In This Digest:

(exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101
Re: (exotica) Barbarella on TV
Re: (exotica) Princeton Record Exchange
Re: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101
Re: (exotica) Barbarella on TV
(exotica) Re:  scanning an album cover
(exotica) Paul Lewis
Re: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101
(exotica) Re: Turntable Advice
(exotica) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Swing Supernova
Re: (exotica) Princeton Record Exchange
Re: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101
(exotica) Alvino Rey's theme to "The Bat"
(exotica) Hello all!
(exotica) Rene' Touzet
Re: (exotica) Hello all!
(exotica) Pufnstuff 'n' Stuff
(exotica) Peter Thomas and The Big Boss?
(exotica) Questions
(exotica) more TV Jazz on a summers day
(exotica) Odds
[none]
Re: (exotica) Odds
(exotica) Rene' Touzet
RE: (exotica) Questions
(exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy)
(exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland

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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:14:31 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101

In a message dated 98-08-17 09:54:46 EDT, Kahuna77 wrote:

<< 1.Does anyone know of a potentially safe way to unwarp a record?
  >>

i had posted awhile back about buying a bunch (about 200) of 78's that were
all warped.  i de-warped them by putting them (one at a time) into the
mircowave and when they would get a little warm i would take them out and
place them on a flat counter top.

if i were you,  would experiment with an album that is really ruined so you
can see what time is needed to heat the vinyl enough to re-shape it.  it took
about 25 seconds with the 78's.  also, the only problem i had was with one or
two 78's that had a metallic foil label (they kind popped a little!!!).

now keep in mind that the 78's i have were really warped bad.  they had been
stacked on a 45 degree angle in a hot attic.  the needle on my Victrolas weigh
a ton but still could not track.  i would assume that the heat needed would be
less to de-warp a vinyl record.  one other concern, i don't know if the ridges
in the grooves will be effected by this de-warping process.  it did not seem
to effect my 78's.

has anyone else had success in this manner?

happy cooking,

robert


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:19:34 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella on TV

In a message dated 98-08-17 11:59:37 EDT, you write:

<< "Barbarella" (1967) is scheduled on TNT, Wednesday at High Noon (eastern
 daylight time). >>

I must be too cynical -- I would have figured that Jane would have gotten Ted
to "seek and destroy" all copies of this movie.  Or at least, not show them on
one of his (and thus her) stations.

Robert


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:45:35 -0400
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Princeton Record Exchange

At 11:51 AM -0400 8/17/98, Chris Cook wrote:

>Just became aware of Princeton (NJ) Record Exchange and am considering
>making a trip.
>
>It'll be a small hassle to get there, so I'm wondering if anyone here knows
>if it'd be worth it for "our kind" of stuff & if prices are decent. (I'm a
>pretty strict $1-2 dollar man but for the once-in-awhile must-have).

I've never had a bad day at the Princeton (NJ) Record Exchange. They do
have a lot of dollar records in boxes on the floor, although that's not
their specialty. But their prices are fair and the place is pretty big.
Naturally, as with any used record shop, you could walk in 5 minutes after
somebody just bought all the titles you wanted (that had been sitting there
for months).

I live 300 miles away and rarely get there, but everytime I've been there
I've found a lot of good stuff at reasonable prices (although, yes, things
like Esquivel records will cost around $25). Now if I only could get to
Pittsburgh more often. How many folks have been to Jerry's? Now that's a
record store!

br cleve




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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:52:01 -0700
From: Clark Scheffy <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101

The method I've heard of, but I confess, have never tried, is the following:

Take two pieces of clean, flat window glass. place your warped record between
them. put this sandwich in a standard home *gas* oven that is *not* turned on.
The heat from the pilot light will be sufficient to slowly unwarp the record.
This is a slow process - it may take 8 hours or so to unwarp an LP this way.

I think that the low temperature of this method may be a little safer than
microwave, which I would think could get out of hand rather quickly. Also,
microwaves really just excite water molecules, or perhaps certain hydrocarbons
in record vinyl. Also, the microwave's focus can be very localized, and I
would
be concerned with bubbling of the surface of the record, which would quickly
destroy a groove.

Like I say, I've never tried this method and only heard "from a friend of a
friend" that it works. Try it on a beater first...

Clark


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:20:04 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Barbarella on TV

According to Cult Movies 2 by Danny Peary, when she is asked about the
movie, she says, "I like it-it's fun!"

Either she does like it, or she deflects questions about it by claiming to
like it.

I don't think that "Old Gringo"(she retired after this was released) or
"The Morning After"(she seemed embarrassed that she was nominated for an
Oscar for this one) would elicit the same response from her, though!

>I must be too cynical -- I would have figured that Jane would have gotten Ted
>to "seek and destroy" all copies of this movie.  Or at least, not show
them on
>one of his (and thus her) stations.



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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:31:59 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re:  scanning an album cover

>From: Lazlo Nibble <[e-mail]>

> * Nothing is ever lined up completely straight on the bed of the scanner, so
>   don't waste lots of time trying to get it prefect.

    have you tried fitting a ruler on your scanner
    (taped with sticky tape so that it remains on place)
    you can glide the cover along side of it...

        Johan


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:26:48 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Paul Lewis

Looking for Paul Lewis;

Please contact me Paul, if you read this
I may have something for you

JD



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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:40:06 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101

In a message dated 98-08-17 12:55:52 EDT,:

<< I think that the low temperature of this method may be a little safer than
 microwave, which I would think could get out of hand rather quickly. Also,
 microwaves really just excite water molecules, or perhaps certain
hydrocarbons
 in record vinyl. Also, the microwave's focus can be very localized, and I
 would
 be concerned with bubbling of the surface of the record, which would quickly
 destroy a groove. >>

you have to remember that i had like a couple hundred of these things to de-
warp.  i really didn't care if i fried a couple so the mircowave thing did not
scare me.  what i found amazing is that it worked so well.  and it is easy to
quickly check the heat from the microwave (because the whole process only
takes about 30 s. -- try hanging around for 8 hours to see how hot the record
gets from the pilot light).

my microwave has a "turntable" so the hot spot thing was not a problem.  and i
ain't talking about cooking the album.  just heating it up a little.

microwaves work on "exciting" (i.e. creating friction) between any molecules
that have "flexible" bonds.  this is certainly true of standard vinyl which is
"fluid" anyway.  again, try it with some beat up old record and let the list
know what happens.

(this should give you guys a field trip reason -- get one of those Olivia
Newton John albums that Michele is always talking about and see what you can
make with it).

and remember when cooking, always save the chicken neck!

robert


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 17:17:14 -0400
From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Turntable Advice

Actually, my belt fried a long time ago.
I replaced it with a humongous rubber band, very industrial.
Works great.
I think.

ANyway, if I had the cash, or didn't have fifteen million other things I
needed more, I'd certainly invest in a nice direct drive turntable.  But
that's me.

Plus, then I could finally learn to scratch and beat match.

Wikki wikki wikki wikki...


Peter
===
Peter Risser
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:53:47 -0700
From: "Thai, Anthony" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Big Swing Supernova

        Big Swing Supernova

        Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
        with the Jazzmanian Devils
        Richard's on Richards
        Vancouver, B.C.
        Monday, June 8, 1998=20

        Review by Dorothy Parvaz
        Photography by Michael LaRivi=E8re=20


        I can only say that you missed out in a big way if you
didn't make it to the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy show at Richard's on =
Richards.=20

        Kickin' off the night were the Jazzmanian Devils, who, if
nothing else, provided and opportunity for them swing kids to dance a =
bit
before
        the club got entirely too packed to do so (and before the
bouncers got bored with pestering everyone at the door and decided to =
move
on
        into the club to bully the crowd -- as if a bunch of kids in
zoot suits and swingy dresses were poised to cause any sort of damage). =


        The trippiest thing about the JD's was their frontman,
Dennis Mills, who sort has the demeanor of a freak-circus ringmaster. =
Other
than
        that, the Jazzmanian Devils weren't bad, they just didn't
have much oomph. They had a tidy little jive sound (emphasis on little,
especially
        when it came to the drums...), but they weren't too
engaging.=20

        Big Bad Voodoo Daddy were the main attraction of the night.
Die-hard fans swapped stories of the last time BBVD were in town, who =
was
        there for the show, who wasn't and what they had to go
through to get tickets to this show. By the time BBVD came on stage, =
the
floor was
        packed and hopping, and by hopping, I don't mean like the
Lindy... I mean like a pogo stick. There was no room to twirl and =
jitterbug,
        which explains why even the tiny open spaces near the
bathroom and the grill upstairs were hot-spots for dancing couples -- =
there
was
        nowhere else to go.=20

        Frontman Scotty Morris didn't stop smiling once. It was as
though someone had just told him he'd won a million bucks... what a
        smooth-singing, sharp-looking fella. Then again, what did he
have to be pouty about? The crowd was so fully into every note and =
every
        gesture that, let's face it, BBVD could do no wrong, and
they didn't. They just went supernova on stage, and the audience =
followed
suit
        when they burst into "You and Me and the Bottle Makes 3
Tonight (Baby)."=20

        The drums were just so. Perfect. And there's just something
about the upright bass. Played right, it can do things to a person, and
let's just
        say Dirk Shumaker played it right.=20

        We got treated to an extended version of "Jump with My Baby"
on account of this loco sax solo and band members just having a blast =
on
        stage. Sweet Jesus, what a horn section. Every kid who even
thinks of dropping out of the high school band should check out Karl =
Hunter
        on the sax and Glen 'The Kid' Marhevka on the trumpet --
these guys are fierce. They blew the lid right off the joint. So stick =
with
the brass
        kids... you never know.=20

        Other than out and out setting the place on fire with their
huge sound, the thing that sets BBVD apart from other young swing bands =
it
that
        they don't just play dress-up and belt out some old tunes;
these guys are the genuine article. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy are pure =
class...
there
        wasn't a single slip-up, not a cuss word, not a scowl,
nothing but smiles, energy and amazing musicianship.=20

        As further proof that they're first class all the way, baby,
BBVD's dedicated their encore to the memory of Frank Sinatra, with =
Golden
Slide
        (aka baritone saxophonist Andy 'Luscious' Rowly) singing
that old Austin-Jordan tune, "Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby."=20

        They closed with "Go Daddy-O" (with a touch of "Smells Like
Teen Spirit" tucked in the mid-flow), which brought the evening's cover
count
        to a whopping three (including Cab Calloway's "Minnie the
Moocher" and Louis Prima's "I Wanna Be Like You," from the Jungle =
Book).=20

        Christ, what was your excuse for missing this show?



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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 98 19:30:41 -0400
From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Princeton Record Exchange

Princeton Record Exchange is great. They have dozens of $1 boxes under
the bins, so be ready to spend several hours on your knees. I built a lot
of my collection there in the late 80s, before they wisened up to the
value of some of the stuff they carried (i.e. soundtrack to Valley of the
Dolls in excellent condition for $2, Burt Bacharach's Lost Horizons for
99c, etc.). They will also take anything you bring in for trade. Don't
hesitate don't ask the staff for specific items because they have more
stuff in the back.

Elisabeth


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:14:42 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) De-warping records or Microwaving 101

> takes about 30 s. -- try hanging around for 8 hours to see how hot the record
> gets from the pilot light).

A few years ago I was making a halloween costume, and ended up making
leg 'armor' by heating a record til it was malleable, and then pressing
it against my leg so it matched the curvature of my thigh....drilled a
few tiny holes, then sewed them to my jeans.

All you have to do make a record malleable is turn on one of the
burners, and hold the record approximately one foot over the
heat.....you don't want to get it too close.  You can feel when the
record becomes malleable, it only takes about 10 seconds.

I did fix a warped record this way....heated it up til it got soft, then
I pressed a book on top of it til it hardened once more.  I was able to
listen to the record afterward with no real significant damage.  This
was a fairly thin flexible modern record though.

I see no reason why the microwave method would not work as well as this
method.

Vern


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:38:59 -0400
From: [e-mail] (Wayno)
Subject: (exotica) Alvino Rey's theme to "The Bat"

m.ace wrote:

Just now, I caught the opening titles of the 1959 version of "The Bat"
(starring Vincent Price & Agnes Moorehead). Cool opening theme -- a
swinging crime jazz piece, featuring steel guitar by Alvino Rey. He was
even credited right there in the opening titles! Did the soundtrack ever
make it into release? Thanks.

- ------------------->

        I don't believe there was a soundtrack LP, however Rey's theme
music was released as a 45 by Capitol.

        Wayno





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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 23:05:04 -0400
From: "Andrew Grant" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hello all!

Greetings--

I am new to the Exotica list (one day) and I can not begin to describe the
sheer JOY that this discovery has brought me!

I've been actively purchasing 'exotica' discs for about 4-5 years now, but
my love for the music was always there -- it was just dormant deep inside
me.  Here's the story -- my folks both worked in the film industry, and as a
child my home was often the scene of pretty interesting parties.  (This was
the late 60's.)  The music at these parties often consisted of Sergio
Mendes, Herb Alpert, Exotica soundtracks (especially Casino Royale) and
loads of Bossa Nova.  (Before anyone asks -- my mom threw out ALL those
albums when my folks got divorced.)  I can remember peeking at these parties
from my bedroom.  Too young to understand the conversation, the music (along
with the smell of drugs and the occasional topless woman) became the
language of the parties to me.  Along with that, the household record
collection was full of soundtracks that dad got from the studios.  (I can
remember the day he came home with Bacharach's 'Lost Horizon' -- a pivotal
moment in my life.)

My musical tastes changed as I got older, but I was always a sucker for a
beautiful melody.  I can remember being in Japan a few years ago and seeing
CD versions of many of the great albums my folks had as a kid.  Thus began
the rebirth -- a quest that goes on still.

I think it's wonderful that there are current bands who are deeply rooted in
the music of that era -- one of the greatest discoveries in my life was The
High Llamas.  Hawaii is about as perfect as an album can get.

As for this list -- if there are any rules/regulations please let me know.
I have loads of questions/comments for the list -- I'm already very
impressed by what I've read.  (I will be definitely driving to the Princeton
Record Exchange this coming weekend!)

Quick note -- just purchased this evening:
The Free Design -- Best Of...
Laila France -- Orgonon
Friends of Dean Martinez -- Retrograde

ag.



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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 23:15:08 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rene' Touzet

In a message dated 98-08-16 19:02:51 EDT, [e-mail] writes:

<< This is my second GNP album featuring
 this Cuban band leader but the first with a cover.  These are basically all
 cha cha's with strong reliance on a small male chorus and piano...and of
 course the usual Latin percussion. El Loco Cha Cha starts out sounding like
 "Louie Louie."  Rene wrote three of the tunes.  The album was released
 sometime after 1953.  There are at least four other Touzet albums on GNP:
 "Cha Cha Cha,"  "Mr. Cha Cha," "Bossa Nova--Brazil to Hollywood" GNP 87,
 and  (in stereo) "Gene Norman Presents Mr. Cha Cha Cha." >>

I just love this guy's stuff.  I always buy every Rene Touzet album I can
find.

I can ad to the list the following albums by him:

1.  "La Pachanga" - this is the only one that I did not like very much (GNP -
57)
2.  "Greatest Latin Hits!" (GNP - 74)
3.  "The Cha, Cha, Cha and the Mambo" (GNP - 14)
4.  "The Best of Rene Touzet" - (GNP - 2000)
5.  "Bossa Nova!" (GNP - 87)

the 2 albums you mention above:

6.  "The Timeless Ones 'a la Touzet" (GNP - 52)
7.  "Mr. Cha, Cha, Cha" (GNP - 40)

I have not listened to #4 or #5 yet (these are new acquisitions) but highly
reccomend #2, #3, #6 and #7.

He's got that great chorus of male singers like the Lettermen or something
backing him up, so this may not be for "purists" but the music is almost
always lively, and never boring and you can sing along.  Love that "Flamingo
Cha Cha"

- - Michele


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 23:34:51 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hello all!

In a message dated 8/17/98 11:28:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

> soundtracks (especially Casino Royale)

Welcome, and may I note, one of the greatest comedy soundtracks EVER!

Larry


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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:07:01 -0700
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Pufnstuff 'n' Stuff

From today's Film Threat Weekly:

"KROFFT FOR SALE?
For all of you who, like us at Film Threat, spent your childhood in the
1970's, a RARE opportunity presents itself.  Sid and Marty Krofft, the
creators of H.R. Pufnstuff, Land of the Lost, Sigmund - the Sea Monsters,
and MANY others, are cleaning house.  On Sunday, Aug. 23 at the Beverly
Hilton
Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA,  the Dove Brothers will conduct an auction of
original Krofft puppets, costumes and other memorabilia from their TV series
and live appearances.  You have a chance to own, among other things: the
Witchiepoo and Pufnstuf costumes and Freddy the Flute puppet from H.R.
Pufunstuf -  the Enik the Sleestak costume from Land of the Lost and the
Balinese dancer marionette created for Judy Garland's 1957 tour.
     Items from the entire length of Sid's and Marty's careers will be
available.  A 72 page limited edition catalog is available as well by
ordering from the website or 1-800-319-2759.  The auction begins at 6pm, but
you can preview the collection from 10am.
     Personally, our preference would be for someone to buy the whole lot
for a Sid and Marty Kroft Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  H.R. Pufnstuf
greeting you at the door on your way to Sleestak Blackjack dealers sounds
like a good time to us.
http://www.dovebrothers.com/krofft.htm"

Just saw the TV soundtrack album going for $50.  Sid 'n' Marty oughta make a
killing.

C "Ratso" Russo





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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:57:08 +0100
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Peter Thomas and The Big Boss?

I want help from resident Peter Thomas/Kung Fu Soundtrack experts!

I was watching the Bruce Lee film "The Big Boss" last night for the
first time. As soon as the title music came on, I recognized it as a
Peter Thomas composition (sure enough, I checked, and it's on the
Polydor "Easy Lounging" Thomas compilation: "Big Boss" from "Der
Todesfaust Cheng Li"). I also recognized other snippets (specifically
"Moontown", one of the bonus tracks from the "Raumpatrouille"
re-release, and possibly other stuff from "Orion 2000"). Then there
was quite a bit of music I didn't recognize, some of which seemed very
Thomas-y, but with a lot of electronics in it.

Now, this is weird, because the Raumpatrouille album states that the
bonus tracks date from 1975, but The Big Boss dates from
1971. Further, an IMDB search gives info that credits original music
to "Fu-ling Wang", and there is no link to a soundtrack release.

The video I was watching was a 1997 release.

So, I'm assuming that either Thomas composed those tracks in 1971, or
that the music was redone with the dubbing into English at some
point. So, my questions include: does anyone know about the history of
different versions of "The Big Boss", was the soundtrack ever released
(I assume so) and what's on it, who did the music I didn't recognize
and where can I get hold of it?

Thanks in advance for anything I can get on this one,
Pete.



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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:07:36 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Questions

> 1. Are you a musician? Explain...
Not really any more,  was a guitarist,  I do own a sampler  and various
synths with which I used to produce weird Techno,  but my head being a
strange place it was a bit too disorientating  to actually get people to
buy (or even enjoy without losing their sense of balance,  kind of
'stereo action' techno I suppose).  Although from various comments on
the list 'Are you a DJ?' would be a more pertinent question.

> 2. Space-age/exotic LP/CD that turned you on to this?
Where do you draw the line?  Theres a route in from Tom Jones,  but I've
always liked Stereo Samplers and strange stuff.  Most recently I suppose
the record that turned me onto 'this was 'Bachelor Pad Space age Music'
Esquivel Compilation.

> 3. This list could help you more by...
Not whining about what is and isn't relevant (the obit debate was
clearly knocked on the head by the death of the Hawaiian guy).  Now that
was morbid entertainment.

> 4. Other exotica/things you collect
I love to collect.  Its a problem.  Trashy videos,  books,  religious
trash,  I love it.

> 5. Unrelated music genres/acts you like
Anything with no sense of its own boundaries.  Anything with no sense.
Psychedelia and 60's surf/garage,  Jungle/Techno/HipHop,  Nancy Sinatra,
Bobby Gentry,  Elvis,  Tom.

> 6. What are you just dying to tell us?

> 7. Initials you prefer, CD or LP?  And why do you?  Is it a sound
quality
> consideration?  The aesthetics of LP art?  The supposed clarity of
CDs?
> Tell us more!
Someone broke into my house and took my CD collection away in a carrier
bag.  Fuckers steal my records they gotta work for it.  (Sorry about the
language,  but 3 years on it still hurts).

> 8. Own a fez?  If so, what color, texture and tassel color? Describe
it or
> other lounge-wear of which you are proud?
No

> 9. Shaken or stirred?
Frozen.

> 10. I clean my LPs with ...
Soapy water

> 11. My home page URL is:
printed at the bottom of the page

> 12. I have a Licence To ...
Organise.

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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:08:35 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) more TV Jazz on a summers day

*

The combo in the attic is the Chico Hamilton Quartet (or possibly
Quintet,  he had both in the early 60's I believe - Eric Dolphy was a
member for a while),  doing a song called something like 'With dignity,
respect and love'  I have been looking for this for 15  years.  If
anyone has any information I would be well chuffed.

"Jazz On A Summer's Day" (1959) The time machine boards here.
Documentary on
the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Performers include Thelonious Monk (too
brief,
but he does have his bamboo-frame shades on), Dinah Washington, Gerry
Mulligan,
Anita O'Day, Sonny Stitt, Louis Armstrong (driving teenagers into a
head-banging frenzy), many more. I forget the performers' names, but
there's
also a snippet of a combo in an attic room doing a rather exotic piece
featuring a gong and such. Audience footage is great for people
watching. Bravo
*    - Tuesday - 4:30pm.


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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:08:52 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Odds

'Hello Operator....'  by Was Not Was is also on the B side of the
English 7" of 'Out Come The Freaks'.  That is some strange tune.

Also I think the woman from the Hai Karate Adverts lives in Rottingdean
on the English south coast.  She still looks exactly the same,  even
down to the super thick eye liner.




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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 04:45:05
From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: [none]

Byron Caloz wrote:
>Just who was behind Dialogue for Brass (Columbia CL 1499)?  This album of
>12 "dialogue" songs was performed by The Brass Choir, but no individuals or
>arrangers listed.

The arranger was Lew Davies, who spent most of his time doing the
arrangements for Enoch Light's "Persuasive Percussion" et al. albums.
Davies was the lead arranger for Command and Project 3 until he died in 1968.

For info on Lew Davies:

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

Brad


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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 13:31:03 +0100
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Odds

Actually the woman from the British Hai Karate adverts is my mate's mother
Valerie. She lives in Chiswick West London. She's not as sexy as she used
to be and she hasn't been attacking any men lately (Hai Karate after shave
used to include karate instructions so the wearer would be able to
successfully defend himself from the hoards of exited women). She was also
a Bond Girl and a Carry On actress.

Charlie





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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:47:34 +0000
From: Darrell Brogdon <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rene' Touzet

> In a message dated 98-08-16 19:02:51 EDT, [e-mail] writes:

> << This is my second GNP album featuring this Cuban band leader but
>  the first with a cover.  These are basically all  cha cha's

Another great one by Touzet is "The Music of Leroy Anderson" on the
Tico label.  You've gotta hear those cha-cha and bossa nova
renditions of "The Typewriter", "The Syncopated Clock" and "Sleigh
Ride".  Absolutely insane stuff!

Darrell Brogdon
The Retro Cocktail Hour
KANU
Broadcasting Hall
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 14:17:21 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: (exotica) Questions

> ----------
> From:     Rcbrooksod[SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:     18 August 1998 14:01
> To:     [e-mail]
> Subject:     Re: (exotica) Questions
>
> In a message dated 98-08-18 07:11:25 EDT, you write:
>
> << > 3. This list could help you more by...
>  Not whining about what is and isn't relevant (the obit debate was
>  clearly knocked on the head by the death of the Hawaiian guy).  Now
> that
>  was morbid entertainment.
>   >>
>
> which Hawaiian Guy?
>
> Robert
>
>
I assumed he was Hawaiian,  I've been away for a week and sped read a
lot of stuff.  In fact I still think he's Hawaiian.


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> Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 09:36:30 EDT
> From: <[e-mail]>
> Subject: (exotica) Another Obit
>
> HONOLULU, HI (August 14, 1998) UPI - Jeffery "Catch" Ketchamori,
> longtime
> steel guitar player and stage hand for Don Ho, died today in Honolulu.
> Deputy
> Coroner  Eue Gochago of the Honolulu  Coroners Office described the
> freak
> accident that claimed Ketchamoris life.   "The accident occurred when
> a
> stucco wall made to look like lava rock fell on Ketchamori at Don Hos
> studio
> on Wikiki Beach", Gochago described to reporters yesterday afternoon.
> An
> investigation is being made into the proper installation of the wal
> which was
> only 2 months old.
>
> "Catch" got his start in 1954 when he ascended from his position as
> bartender
> at Don the Beachcomer's Dagger Bar to ukulele player and later steel
> guitar
> player in the various house bands.  He got the nickname "Catch" partly
> from
> his last name and because he would throw the cocktail shakers in the
> air and
> "catch" them.  In the 1960 tragedy stuck when "Catch" suffered a
> stroke which
> paralyzed his right side and thus ended his performing career.
>
> Long time friend Don Ho hired "Catch" to manage the stage show
> productions at
> his famous Bubble Room which entertained thousands of tourists
> vacationing in
> Hawaii in the late 1960s and 1970s.  Even with Catchs physical
> limitations,
> he still worked diligently and is credited with starting Don Ho
> singing the
> "Magic Bubbles" signature tune.
>
>      "Catch" explained to Mr. Ho in 1957, "That Welk guy aint got no
> monopoly
> on bubbles.  If they worked for him they can work for us.  People
> really like
> bubbles!"  Ho was eternally grateful to Ketchamori for the inspiration
> and
> would call him out at the end of each show. Even with his physical
> limitations, Ketchamori would always bow gracefully to the audience
> and say,
> "Youre welcome for the bubbles!"
>
> Ketchamori is survived by his wife of 38 years, Karen "Squeak"
> Ketchamori, 3
> sons and 6 grandchildren.  Burial was at the Kummiwani Memorial
> Gardens on
> Maui.  In fond memory of his contribution to the Don Ho Show, Mr. Ho
> did a
> grave side dedicated of head stone which pictured a little champagne
> glass
> with the trade mark effervescent bubbles.
>
>
>


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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 02:58:24 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy)

I have to mention two records I picked up recently, two records of vastly
different description but both in their own way are way better or at least
more interesting than I expected them to be.

"STACCATO", the Elmer Bernstein score to the television series which
starred my hero John Cassavettes as a jazz piano-playing private detective.
 I don't remember the series but I have wanted this record ever since I
first saw it at a dealer's house two years ago.  That guy wanted $20 which
is out of my price range but later I phoned him back and said I'd take it.
Unfortunately I had somehow fallen out of favour with him in the meantime -
must have been those records on the floor I accidentally nudged with my
foot - and he said he wouldn't sell it to me.
This copy was $10 which is still high for me but come on, the cool cover,
John Cassavettes, a jazz pianist cum private dick?
If that's not to die for, what is?

The shocker is that it's probably the best "crime jazz" record I've ever
heard.  Not that I've heard that many.  In fact I have no idea what crime
jazz is.  (It's a crime to call Kenny G. jazz but I know that it doesn't
mean that.)
But I do have the Richard Diamond soundtrack record and if that is crime
jazz, then this must be crime jazz... except this is way better, in my
humble opinion.

I would have been thrilled to have this record if it sucked but hey, it
doesn't.

the next record is totally another story.

THE BAKER STREET PHILHARMONIC "Je Taime..."

I don't even know what to call music like this.  I guess it's easy
listening.  What else can you call it?  I guess it's in the same category
as Paul Mauriat.

All the original tunes were written by one Mike Vickers, a name which rings
a bell but I don't know why... though I assume I'm about to find out.

There are some okay covers here like "Everybody's talkin" but the tunes I
can't get over are the originals.  "Sea of Fertility", "Sea of
Tranquility", "Sea of Crises".

I'm not saying this is great or even good.  But there's something about it.
 For instance, the version of "Je T'aime" has this dull but insistent drum
beat that kind of reminds you of some kind of really lazy drum n bass mix.
And there's a lot going on in the arrangements.

It's something that I just think some people here would really like...
especially the soundtrack enthusiasts.  I paid nothing for it and I can't
recommend anyone pay more than that but if you see that name and you like..
I have no idea what to call it.. pick this up.

It's the kind of record that you can't figure out who it was made for but
you kind of like it anyway.

And by the way, on the Francois Hardy thread, I have two of her records.  I
can't remember the other one because it was a bit folky for my taste.

But the one I like, just called "Francois Hardy" is on the Disques Vogue
label and has this great weird little rock tune called "On dit de lui"
(which for some reason translates as "It's gonna take me some time") and a
good version of a Bacharach tune that I didn't know, called "L'amour d'un
garcon" and the English name is pretty easy to figure out on that one.  The
writing credit on that one is Bacharach, David and Hardy so maybe that
explains why I've never heard it.

No indication of year.  Good record.

Nat



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Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 15:11:24 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland

After my comments on the whining I know I risk opening up the Charity
(thrift) shop debate again,  but I've just got back from a week in
Scotland and the Charity shops there were absolutely fantastic,  clean,
large, friendly,  and it seems there were 8 in every high street.  I
went to Perth,  Stirling,  Dunfermline and Edinburgh  (there were more
like 20 shops in the middle of Edinburgh).  I did find 2 CD only shops
(boo!),  but the rest all had a few records in.  Now lets see.

The Fabulous Sound of Les Baxter    'Strings, Guitars, Voices'
Not massively exotic but nice enough all the same.

Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra    Holiday for Percussion    A
'Stereo Action' LP but with a normal sleeve(No Die Cut Card) on a green
RCA label.

George Shearing Quintet        Latin Lace    Someone was raving about
this a couple of weeks ago,  but I think I agree with the person who
called it elevator music,  so nice it just washes right over you =
leaving
you with no real impression at all.

A Man and A Woman OST    As you know.  This is the only one with audible
wear and tear,  but its not so bad.

The Red Army Ensemble        On Vox records,  disappointing version
of the 'Song of the Volga Boatmen',  but its always worth it for
'Meadowland'.

Ray Charles 'All Time C+W greats' (wonderful record)
Maurice Chevalier (My other half is called Louise)
The Carpenters 'Kind of Hush' (Mint condition)
The Osmonds 'Phase III' (No excuses)
KLF 'The white Room' (replacing a stolen CD)
The Crusaders 'Street Life' 7"

Nothing cost more than a pound,  the Les Baxter was 50p (minus the =
inner
sleeve) looks a bit worn but it plays fine.  The Sue Ryder shop in =
Perth
had loads more stuff,  but they'd really abused it all.  A real shame.
I also got some very nice powder blue 'golfing' slacks for =A33.50.  I
don't know but I think you cant really go wrong.  recommended.  Get =
thee
to Scotland.


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