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exotica-digest       Friday, September 18 1998       Volume 02 : Number 212



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Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? clothing
Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? clothing
Re: (exotica) Nostalgia
(exotica) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:13:38 -0700
(exotica) "Ti-wannabes" Article
(exotica) Lalo Morales and Other Crown Mysteries
Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? clothing
Re: (exotica) Lalo Morales and Other Crown Mysteries
(exotica) Crown Jewels?
(exotica) site note of tenuous relevance
(exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience
Re: (exotica) Lalo Morales and Other Crown Mysteries
(exotica) Re: exotica- JJ Perrey Interview on KFJC-FM
(exotica) Crown and Budget Labels
(exotica) Other Crown Mysteries
(exotica) Crown/Modern
(exotica) Jack Hylton etc
(exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience
(exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience
Re: (exotica) Crown and Buddy Collette
(exotica) Gentle People / Kerosene
(exotica) Alice's Restaurant Cookbook
(exotica) When Lyman Performs?
(exotica) Lyman vibin' Hawaii
(exotica) WA/OR Rekkid Stores
(exotica) budget brass
Re: (exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience
(exotica) Thriftstores in London
(exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience
(exotica) Re: Tenth Victim + Begins with a B
(exotica) exotica Fwd:  White Trash Weekend!

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 00:28:38 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? clothing

I feel like an outfit illiterate when I read your description of refined
tricks and subtle implications on clothing, Mimi. Actually I never go
out to listen to music in the first place, so I guess I should wear big
rubber ears when I'd do that.

When I see people dressed in a retro style I tend to think they are in
some kind of clique or group or something. Depends a bit on what the
others in that certain location wear. To me clothing is having an idea
for a moment in time. It's always different.

I must admit that I think that this special Individual look that most
people want to create sort of has become a uniform of its own. Today
people look very much like characters in a (nostalgic) movie.

I did go out dressed as a woman for a while and I shure exaggerated my
gender role, as you put it. I remember me thinking "wow! girls have it
easy!"

MO



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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 20:19:06 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? clothing

In a message dated 98-09-16 18:32:41 EDT, MO writes:

<< I did go out dressed as a woman for a while and I shure exaggerated my
 gender role, as you put it. I remember me thinking "wow! girls have it
 easy!"

 MO
  >>

OK MO,  let's hear the details on this!

Robert


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 20:26:03 EDT
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Nostalgia

In a message dated 98-09-16 17:27:17 EDT, Hugh writes:

<< I'm sure it would be possible to graph a nostalgia curve, by
 collating dozens of people's favourite period in history, and
 then plotting number of votes for each year.  Younger/older
 members will probably go for later/earlier years, respectively,
 and I'd guess the curve would probably look like a flattish
 bell curve, with the most popular time in the mid 1950's.
 Would someone Stateside (e.g. Brian) like to estimate the
 shape of a US graph?
  >>

The graph would probably be like a set of Dagmar bumpers on a 53 Cadillac.
One swell around the 20's and one around the late 40's to 50's.  There has
been some renewed interest in the 60's and early 70's but I think this is
fadish and not really nostalgic.

Robert


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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:09:29 -0600
From: "Blazerfan" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:13:38 -0700

Wow...I just picked up my 8 cd box set of Louie Prima and Keely
Smith..everything is on it !!!

Plus a release from Esquivel,recorded in Mexico in 1956 called  Esquivel and
his orchestra '56
Exploring New Sounds in Sonorama.





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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 04:45:39
From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) "Ti-wannabes" Article

My article on "Herb Alpert and the Ti-wannabes" from "Cool and Strange
Music" magazine issue #9 is available online at:

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


Brad


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 05:02:58
From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lalo Morales and Other Crown Mysteries

Re: the note asking about Lalo Morales:

Crown Records almost always give you extra value for your money, because
along with the music, you get a puzzle:  "Who the heck is this?"

An acquaintance of mine once dissected a Crown release titled "Jazz
Masquerade" that features a photo of group of musicians in a recording
studio wearing little party masks.  I don't have the note handy, but he was
finally able to attribute the cuts on the album to, as I recall:

    Outtakes from a "Jazz at the Lighthouse" (Howard Rumsey's ad hoc
collection of West Coast jazz greats) session (mid-1950s)
    A cut from a Gene Norman "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert (late 1940s)
    A cut from a minor L.A.-based R&B group from the mid-1950s

Crown--like Diplomat, Coronet, and a number of other budget labels--many of
them associated with the Bihari brothers, pioneers in the R&B business,
often used unlicensed or public domain material and packaged them under the
name of fictional groups to capitalize on whatever listening trend was hot
at the time.  An intrepid researcher could probably track down many of
these cuts to their true sources, but for most of us, we have to accept
that the likelihood of ever knowing who we're really listening to is pretty
slim.

Crown did on occasion give accurate credit--like in the case of two great
LPs by Buddy Collette, "Jazz Heat, Bongo Beat" and "Little Band, Big Jazz."
 But I doubt Crown EVER gave composition credits on one of their albums.
Any time you don't see credits for composition or lyrics to someone and
ASCAP or BMI, it's a good clue that what you're hearing is unlicensed
material, and consequently, very likely to have originated from someplace
other than the label that issued it.

Anyway, a long-winded way of saying that Lalo Morales may remain forever
hidden in the mists of cheapo recording history.

Brad


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 07:19:07 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Why Nostalgia? clothing

Moritz wrote:
>I did go out dressed as a woman for a while and I shure exaggerated my
>gender role, as you put it. I remember me thinking "wow! girls have it
>easy!"

Not always, MO. For instance, you need a training regimen if you're gonna
jitterbug in 2-inch spikes. Or maybe you learned this during your
crossdressing thang.

Grinning,
Mimi




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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:20:40 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Lalo Morales and Other Crown Mysteries

Brad wrote an exegesis on Crown Records --

Terrific info, Brad. You got me riffling thro my records, where I easily
found three Crown releases. Beautiful Hawaii by the Polynesians lists, I
dunno, 100 Crown LPs. Some are obviously by musicians working under aliases
or those ripped off: The Crazy Guy plays Honky Tonk Piano, for instance.
Some are tribute and salute LPs, with no musicians credited: A Tribute to
Hank Williams. Then there are borderline examples: A Tribute to Benny
Goodman and a Salute to Benny Goodman, both by Members of Goodman Orch.

Given comments by you and Jack D, I'm stunned to see six or eight credited
BB King records, along with disks by Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy
Witherspoon, and Etta James, indicating the Bihari brothers played it legit
with blues artists. I have none of these records, so don't know if they
credit composers and/or ASCAP and BMI. Maybe the brothers just got the
stuff cheap. Or were these records a legacy from the Biharis' R&B career?
Anyone know or care to guess?

One other clue hints at Crown's skanky practices: the business address changes.

I agree, these mysteries add extra value to Crown finds. I'm still wild to
figure out the real identity of Lalo Morales -- asked an expert for help.
Will let you know what this hunt turns up, if it reveals anything. In the
meanwhile, Latin fans, look for Latin Dance Party. It will cure what ails
you with a blast of mambo heat.

Mimi




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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:59:55 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Crown Jewels?


>Brad wrote an exegesis on Crown Records --
>Brian looked up the word exegesis...


Given comments by you and Jack D, I'm stunned to see six or eight credited
BB King records, along with disks by Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy
Witherspoon, and Etta James, indicating the Bihari brothers played it legit
with blues artists. I have none of these records, so don't know if they
credit composers and/or ASCAP and BMI. Maybe the brothers just got the
stuff cheap. Or were these records a legacy from the Biharis' R&B career?
Anyone know or care to guess?

I know that King and James both recorded for Modern, so that is a definite
Bihari connection.  Hooker recorded for so many people, I wouldn't be
surprised if he recorded for one of the Bihari labels, James recorded for
Flair, which was a Bihari.

Witherspoon is an odd case, in the sense that I have an album partially by
him, with no writing credits on Sutton Records.  Another Crown perhaps?

This record is distinguished by easily the strangest version (Not by
Witherspoon) of "Oh, What a Night".  The lyrics should be:

Lead: Oh, What a Night
Group: To hold you, dear.

This version just has the lead singing, "Oh, What a Night".  Then some
instrumentation.  Then he sings "Oh, What a Night".  Then some
instrumentation.  On it goes and then they switch keys!  No chorus, no
call-and-response.

Brian Phillips



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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:04:23 -0400
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) site note of tenuous relevance

If you read my interview with Joe Jack Talcum regarding kiddie records, you may
be interested to know that you can now hear some of his unreleased pop material
in the poppin' fresh update of OOK JOOK -- the Pleasant Pop Edition. Site link
below.

Just to save any misunderstandings, my usage of pop here is in the guitar pop
sense, not the pre-rock sense.

Thanks for the bandwidth,

m.ace  [e-mail]
OOK   http://www.voicenet.com/~ecam/


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:57:37 -0500
From: "Mark D. Head" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience

Someone posted looking for info on Lorraine Bowen - I too am interested
in anything anyone could supply, including how/where to buy her CD.  I
bought a Various Artists CD, "Music to Watch Comets By," compiled by the
Gentle People, as a Japanese import.  This has 2 cuts by Bowen, "Space,"
and "Julie Christie," which the previous poster referenced.  Both cuts
are great, IMO.  The rest of the CD is excellent, too, especially if you
like the Gentle People's ambient, electronic, moogy groove (which I have
come to really like).  I've listened to "Comets" over and over and don't
seem to get tired of it.  Also includes a killer track called "Magic
Fly" by some group called Visit Venus; I found an import CD by them at
CDNow and ordered it.  There's a great cut by the French artist Valerie
LeMercier (who also shows up on a couple of Tricatel compilations I
found) called "Bungalow."  And 2 fabulous tracks by some band with a
female lead singer called Natural Calamity.  I also found that as an
import at CDNow.  Natural Calamity has a dreamy, bluesy, electronic
loungy feel, if you can believe that combination.
BTW, "Comets" ends with Br. Cleve & His Lush Orchestra's version of
Mancini's "Dreamsville," which I also have on Del-Fi's release, "Shots
in the Dark."
- --

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:17:08 -0700
From: Steve Sando <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Lalo Morales and Other Crown Mysteries

>I agree, these mysteries add extra value to Crown finds. I'm still wild to
>figure out the real identity of Lalo Morales -- asked an expert for help.
>Will let you know what this hunt turns up, if it reveals anything. In the
>meanwhile, Latin fans, look for Latin Dance Party. It will cure what ails
>you with a blast of mambo heat.

I'm pretty up on things Latin and I've never heard of Lalo Morales. Could
it be Crown was trying to fool people into thinking it was Noro Morales,
using tracks by others as previously described?



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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 98 18:54:14 +0100
From: Bissia <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: exotica- JJ Perrey Interview on KFJC-FM

- -------------------- A few more question for  Jean Jacques Perrey ----->


Can Jean Jacques Perrey tell us a bit more about the curative faculties
of sound,
as well as about that research sound lab (in Florida I think) ?

Now, on the fact that E.V.A was sampled so many times ...
Does Jean Jacques Perrey see this as an opportunity for the young
'breaks and beat music' ( to be not too specific ) oriented public to
open
up or discover his music,
do he see this as a sort of homage or to the contrary as sound robbery ?

When performing on stage does David Chazam sometimes sample
some bits of what Jean Jacques Perrey is actualy playing and forward
these pieces back to the audiance ? All in direct ? ...

What does Jean Jacques think about positive auto suggestive methods ?

Does he still prefer pizzas without tomatoes ?

Do he work or plan to work on a next album with the Eclektronics or
other musician ?

Apart of the Italian restaurant incident with the crew does he keep a
good impression and souvenir from his last venue in Bruxelles ?

Will he come and play live in Antwerp or Holland in the future ?
( I can help him to reach the right peoples for Antwerp if he want )

What music does he mainly listen to at home or on the road aside of his
own productions ?

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------
ps : I've posted to you privately AND to the list to make sure you
receive these questions on time for the broadcast
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Thank you for your understanding


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:12:08 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Crown and Budget Labels

Brad Bigelow Writes:

Crown--like Diplomat, Coronet, and a number of other budget labels--many of
them associated with the Bihari brothers, pioneers in the R&B business,
often used unlicensed or public domain material and packaged them under the
name of fictional groups to capitalize on whatever listening trend was hot
at the time.

Crown did on occasion give accurate credit--like in the case of two great
LPs by Buddy Collette, "Jazz Heat, Bongo Beat" and "Little Band, Big Jazz."

"Jazz Heat Bongo Beat" by Buddy Collette's Latin All Stars is 1 of the top
TOP Latin Beatnik Bongo rekkids of all time

I used to have a record a "an artist I've never seen another record by",
can't remember the name though, which was in reality "Jazz Heat Bongo Beat"
Kinda pissed me off 'cause it was also a shitty pressing which = bad sound.

It wouldn't have been so bad if it was a decent pressing WHICH Crown was
also well known for, melting and re-melting records and for that matter
anything black and plastic to make "newer" pressing, like say black ashtrays:)

Some of the horrible and disgusting physically looking records I have seen
have been Crown.  Like those vinyl "pimples" we sometimes see on budget
labels"
ALMOST THE ENTIRE RECORD were those pimples

VILENESS!

Jack
Jack Diamond Music
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Sundays 10AM-1PM
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:21:39 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Other Crown Mysteries

At 09:20 AM 9/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Brad wrote an exegesis on Crown Records --

> Then, the hot one, Mimi wrote--

>Given comments by you and Jack D, I'm stunned to see six or eight credited
>BB King records, along with disks by Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy
>Witherspoon, and Etta James, indicating the Bihari brothers played it legit
>with blues artists.

True Mimi!  BUT, they totally ripped them off as in not paying them nary a
dime
In fact, BB King left Crown as he got tired of seeing some of his finest
recordings for .99 in stores like White Front or other late 60's/early 70's
supermarket type stores
All the rest of those guys too; Elmore James, John Lee Hooker, Etta James
Didn't pay them almost anything

AND those BB King rekkids ARE HIS BEST RECORDINGS TO DATE!
Early to Mid 50's

Also, Pee Wee Craytons best record is on Crown, see it here;
http://www.jackdiamond.to/Pee_Wee_Crayton.jpg

Another MAJOR RIP-OFF SCUMBAG was Joe Scott of Duke records who recorded
the likes of the greats like Bobby Bland

Not only did he not pay him hardly anything or for that matter, any other
artist on his label, BUT on the label credits, he credits himself as the
composer.

Forget about ASCAP or BMI

Jack



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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:22:49 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Crown/Modern

There's also another great record that are many of those guys called "Jazz
Surprise."  Can't remember if it's Crown or Modern

Crown was born out of the ashes of Modern.  Modern was 1st, then Crown.
On the Jazz Masquerade LP, they say on the back liners
"WHO COULD THESE GUYS BE ?"  Art Pepper, Ben Webster, Stan Getz et al ?

Yes, they were:)
JD

At 05:02 AM 9/17/98, you wrote:
>
>Re: the note asking about Lalo Morales:
>
>Crown Records almost always give you extra value for your money, because
>along with the music, you get a puzzle:  "Who the heck is this?"
>
>An acquaintance of mine once dissected a Crown release titled "Jazz
>Masquerade" that features a photo of group of musicians in a recording
>studio wearing little party masks.  I don't have the note handy, but he was
>finally able to attribute the cuts on the album to, as I recall:
>
>    Outtakes from a "Jazz at the Lighthouse" (Howard Rumsey's ad hoc
>collection of West Coast jazz greats) session (mid-1950s)
>    A cut from a Gene Norman "Jazz at the Philharmonic" concert (late 1940s)
>    A cut from a minor L.A.-based R&B group from the mid-1950s




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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:03:02 +0100
From: "Phil Clark" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Jack Hylton etc

hi all

someone was asking whether anyone here ever listened to ye olde dance bands,
that's dance bands as in 1920s, 1930s and 1940s strict tempo 78rpm platters
designed to be played on a wind-up gramophone ...  Jack Hylton, Jack Payne
etc ...

I've liked some of this music ever since I was given a gramo-phone and a box
of 78s when I was about 10 years old - the following quote on the list a few
days a go really sums it up well I think:

"tracks like "Keep Young and Beautiful" and "Everything Stops For Tea"
by Roy Fox -- I can imagine the singer polishing up his monocle,
swilling champagne, and taking a puff via a 7" cigarette holder before
firing off his toffee-edged vocals. "

That's absoutely spot on, old bean. Anyway I have a pile of such 78s, mostly
dance band and jazz stuff, and am currently transferring some of them to
CD - when this is finished, I'll be happy to maybe do exchanges with list
members, email me privately for info. Might even scan some of those great
art deco record sleeves ("The Greatest Hits are on His Masters Voice",
"Rex - The King of Records" etc) for an inlay. Hey, that'd be cool.

Yours, with authentic crackle and pop sounds,

phil
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:46:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience

I've been searching for a year for Lorraine Bowen and theres been some
posts about her to the list.  She has a web site at
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/monte/people/lorraine.htm

I sent a check to the canadian address located on the site in July.
The check hasd never cleared my account ad I have never heard any
thing back.   I have not been able to find anything else on her but
hope to hear something someday from te list.

Chuck



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> Someone posted looking for info on Lorraine Bowen - I too am
interested
> in anything anyone c
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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:00:04 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience

>I've been searching for a year for Lorraine Bowen and theres been some
>posts about her to the list.  She has a web site at
>http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/monte/people/lorraine.htm

Nope, that page is gone now.  There is a reference to her at
http://www.commex.org/jenny/rollclaf.htm#Bowen





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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 17:04:10 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Crown and Buddy Collette

At 10:12 AM 17/09/98 -0700, Jack Diamond wrote:

>Crown did on occasion give accurate credit--like in the case of two great
>LPs by Buddy Collette, "Jazz Heat, Bongo Beat" and "Little Band, Big Jazz."
>
>"Jazz Heat Bongo Beat" by Buddy Collette's Latin All Stars is 1 of the top
>TOP Latin Beatnik Bongo rekkids of all time

Well Crown and Buddy Collette must have been good for each other.

My one great Crown record is also by Buddy Collette and has the memorable
title of:

"The Girl from Ipanema, Why do you linger, It never can be and other
favourites featuring Buddy Collette".

I'd call it a very good bossa nova/jazz record with a small combo and a
nice out front rhythm section.

The cover on the other hand sucks.

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 98 18:57:08 PDT
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Gentle People / Kerosene

Well, it took a couple of years, but I finally found a reasonably priced
used copy of the Gentle People's "Soundtracks for Living" CD (UK-only
release for some reason, as far as I know).  With the first listen, I was a
bit disappointed, but it has grown on me rapidly ever since.  Now I've
taken to wandering around the house muttering "I *love* the Gentle People"
in a zombified Stepford wife manner.  Quite pleasant.  Wonder why no U.S.
label ever licensed it?

The CD "Teenage Secret" by German electronics guy Kerosene doesn't fare as
well, IMO.  Despite attempts at exotica relevance (song titles:  Mambo of
Terror / Homeboy Hawaii / Nylon Stockings / etc.), this overall seems
pretty weak, possibly even exploitative, executed by someone who hasn't
really dipped beyond surface textures and hasn't done his homework.

Speaking of homework, where in the world is Jennifer?  I really thought
she'd be back around now, because I believe she was a student at U. Penn.
I hope she will be back one of these days.

- -- Brad


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:23:35 +0000
From: the curator <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Alice's Restaurant Cookbook

Folks

While junk-shop browsing the other day when I came accross Alice's
Restaurant Cookbook by Alice May Brock ... i probably would have passed it
by but for the fact that it has the words "with a recorded introduction by
Arlo Guthrie" on the front cover ... this got me interested so i looked
inside ... the "recorded introduction" is actually a flexi which i was
amazed to find was still in there ... and playable!!

... there's alot of recipes and alot of strange pictures ... as a
vegetarian, it kinda gives me the creeps ... lots of meat recipes ... and
also an incsription, which reads: " for my favourite apprentice - and
looking forward to so many lovely dinners in future, Papa Escoffirer, Aout
1977" ... wonder if he got his dinners?

if anyone's interested [and i'm sure one or two of you are :-) ] mail me
off the list with anything you'd like to offer as a swap (or money if
you're really not interested in doing a swap of some kind)

i'll be expecting your mails

Sem Sinatra




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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:19:20 -0400
From: Kerry Byrnes <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) When Lyman Performs?

Our family is planning a trip to Hawaii next year.  I recall reading an
earlier posting that Arthur Lyman is still performing once a week
(possibly on a Friday) at some hotel in Hawaii.  If you have any more
concrete information about which hotel and which day(s) of the week,
please let me hear from you.  Thanks, Kerry


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 16:55:06 -1000
From: Lloyd Kandell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lyman vibin' Hawaii

Kerry-

You're right... Arthur Lyman performs at the New Otani Kaimana Beach
Hotel's Hau Tree Terrace on Fridays from 12-1pm. Still handsome and
playing great vibes solo for an appreciative crowd!

alohaderci,
Fluid Floyd/Don Tiki


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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 20:19:01 -0700
From: Jack Diamond <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) WA/OR Rekkid Stores

Hello,

I'm going to be in the Seattle/Tacoma, WA and Portland, OR area soon and
NEED to know what rekkid stores that be there:)

Thanks!

Jack


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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 98 11:50:01 PDT
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) budget brass

The recent talk about budget brass records had me digging through my
collection and revisiting records in this genre.  I'm sort of partial to
the LPs on Somerset by "The Band I Heard in Tijuana."  This takes the
marketing of generic TJ Brass rip off bands to a new level of anonymity.

Not only is the band's name barely mentioned in the packaging, but it's
obviously just a fake project name for the studio musicians who needed
extra money that week ("Los Norte Americanos").  As if that weren't enough,
the cover photos depict musicians in silhouette only, as though their real
identity were incidental (which is true, actually), while the caucasian
tourists are shown clearly.  Finally, marketing these things with the name
"The Band I Heard in Tijuana" seems to imply that the tourists can't be
bothered making distinctions about individual bands, or remembering a
genuine name,  but instead just lump them all together as interchangable.
Which is sort of the point of these knock-off records.  Audacious.

There were at least two volumes of this, and I seem to recall seeing a
boxed set once or twice.  Surprisingly, the music is pretty good.  Daniel
Miller did put out some quality stuff on this label.

- -- Brad


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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:20:59 -0400
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience

At 10:57 AM -0500 9/17/98, Mark D. Head wrote:

>BTW, "Comets" ends with Br. Cleve & His Lush Orchestra's version of
>Mancini's "Dreamsville," which I also have on Del-Fi's release, "Shots
>in the Dark."

....but the "Music To Watch Comets By" CD contains the full 6 minute
version, whereas the "Shots In The Dark" CD has an edited version (they
chopped it up to save on the mechanical royalty payments, which go up after
5 minutes of song length.)

br cleve




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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:06:41 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Michelle Legrand)
Subject: (exotica) Thriftstores in London

I'm going to London next month. What are the best places in central London
to pick up used vinyl, thriftstore stuff? I'm particularly interested in
Baxter, Bacharach, Legrand, etc, etc. The best recordstores, Amnesties and
Salvation Armies....thanks.

Michelle Legrand




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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:59:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lorraine Bowen Experience

The link for Lorraine Bowen at easynet is gone. I sent a check in July
to the Canada address but nothings happened.   I did print out a copy
of the site in July,  it read as follows:

"A Song, a Smile and a Memory To Treasure Forever"

Yoo Hoo!

Wow I'm on the internet!  It's SO modern.

COMPACT DISK

Greatest hits volume One is still available.  There's 17 hits
including Julie Christie, The Crumble Song, Bicycle Adventure and
Interesting Mail with a complete 16 page booklet with all the words in
so you cansing along to your heart's content.

You can order your CD by post
l~  11 (uk) inc. P&P
Cheques to Lorraine Bowen
PO Box 112, Dandury, Chelmsford, CM3 4Df

If you're one of our beloved American or North American cousins then
let not the worry of money transfer bother you. NO! there's a kind
lady sitting in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada just waiting for your dosh
(that's money in English). Here's the details:

Cheques for $20 (Canadian) or $22 (US dollars) Payable to Lorraine
Bowen from:- Nicola Schaefer 207 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg,  Mannitoba,
R3M OJ9 Canada

VIDEO
I've done two videos.  BICYCLE ADVENTURE- a lovely scenic ride through
the Surrey countryide passing bowlers and sheep Plus SPACE-  a pop
video! ith husband and wife dancing team making guest appearances.
Both L~4.50 each (abit expensive but cult value and limited editios)
same address

- ---"Mark D. Head"  wrote:
Thanks for your update - the link doesn't seem to work for me; it says
either I don't have permission to view the page or it's out of date
and doesn't exist.  Oh, well - maybe something on her will turn up via
the
list - it's very frustrating to find cool stuff and then not be able
to buy more of it!

_________________________________________________________
DO YOU YAHOO!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com



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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 16:37:44 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Tenth Victim + Begins with a B

>From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>

>Also, what label is it on?  Where can I find it?

    Piero Piccioni: "La Decima Vittima (The 10th Victim)"
    cd/2lp, Right Tempo/Easy Tempo, Italy, 1998

    with bonus material not found on the original 1965 Mainstream LP

    in Europe: try Groove Attack
    IN the USA: Dusty Groove

    (URL's: "Linquarium": <http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/linq/linq.htm>)

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From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>

Just saw a new CD/book release featuring very exotic/strange instruments
from around the world ....  on the Ellipsis Arts label


    "Orbitones, Spoon Harps & Bellowphones"
    cd, Ellipsis Arts, USA?, 1998


        The "eXotica Releases Overview": <http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/>




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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 14:38:34 EDT
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Subject: (exotica) exotica Fwd:  White Trash Weekend!

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  Two things;

  1) In advance of our February release debut CD, Seks Bomba has released
two songs to a couple radio stations around town; "Jet City", an instro by
Bomba bassist Matt Silbert and "Bright Lights and You, Girl", a cover
that's been in our set from the start, sung with devilish power and
accuracy by Mr. Chris Cote.
  Look for a world premier on the Joan Hathaway show, 4-5 pm this friday
on WMBR, followed by airplay on your favorite local show...

  2) This Friday & Saturday at the Linwood Grill in Boston, Cheeseball
magazine and the Speed Devils present a "White Trash Weekend". The Linwood
is located at 69 Kilmarnock St. on the Fenway.

  Seks Bomba performs friday at 10:30, following ERIC ROYERS' GUITAR
MACHINE BAND (amazing...this man must be seen) at 9:00 & some good, clean
family fun with the KENNE HIGHLAND CLAN (9:30).

  "And just what exactly is a team of stylish, sophisticated, skilled
entertainers, internationally reknown for their questionable and often
groundless habit of slinging around such phrases as 'internationally
reknown,' performing (or whatever you call it) in a so-called 'White Trash
Weekend?,'" you may ask.

  Well...viewed cinematically, SEKS BOMBA would represent the Weekend-of-
Personal-Degradation-and-Heavy-Losses-at-the-Craps-Table-in-Sunny-Las-
Vegas scene, followed by the Drivin'-Home-at-Excessive-Velocity-While-
Pursued-By-A-Couple-Dozen-Smokies-in-Eight-Powder-Blue-'65-Fairlanes scene
(SPEED DEVILS), itself followed by the Back-Home-to-the-Same-Ol'-9-to-5-
Grind-of-Poppin'-40-oz-Malts-&-Holding-Up-Gas-Stations-&-Sacrificin'-
Critters-on-th'-Alter-of-The-Prince-of-Darkness/Happy-Ending scene (8 BALL
SHIFTER).

Fri 9/18 12:30 - 8 Ball Shifter
      11:30 - The Speed Devils
     10:30 - SEKS BOMBA
      9:30 - Kenne Highland & the Kenne Highland Clan, featuring Kenne
         Highland
      9:00 - Eric Royer's Guitar Machine Band

Sat 9/19 12:30 - The Strangemen
     11:30 - The Bourbonaires
     10:30 - The Stumbleweeds
      9:30 - The Konk
      9:00 - Eric Royer's Guitar Machine Band


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