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exotica-digest       Thursday, October 15 1998       Volume 02 : Number 229



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Werner Muller and Germany (LONG REPLY)
Re: (exotica) Nutty Squirrels spotting
(exotica) twofer boots
Re: (exotica) Werner Muller and Germany (LONG REPLY)
(exotica) Frank Yankovic obit
(exotica) twofer boots - the fed's are on to you!!
(exotica) Re: Numbers
(exotica) Hank Thompson and Hazelwoodbe's
(exotica) Re: Heard of "Bombay the Hard Way"?
(exotica) Re: Czerkinsky
(exotica) Record shops in New York
Re: (exotica) Czerkinsky
(exotica) Bertrand Burgalat
(exotica) Bruce Haack's "Electric Lucifer"
(exotica) SF Bay Area Record Show!
Re:  Re: (exotica) Love is Goulet
(exotica) Re: Germany
Re: (exotica) Czerkinsky
Re: (exotica) Touch of Evil
(exotica) Battle of the Lushies
Re:  Re: (exotica) Love is Goulet
Re: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies
Re: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies
(exotica) Record Looks
Re: (exotica) Re: Germany
Re: (exotica) Re: Germany
Re: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies
(exotica) Mt. Mutter...
(exotica) Und Furthermore...
(exotica) Battle of the Lushies -Reply

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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:51:23 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Werner Muller and Germany (LONG REPLY)

> - Hazy Osterwald Sextet
>
> This is based on one single track I've got, "Kriminaltango" which
> sounds very Peter Thomasy (but comes from the 50s). I've always
> wondered whether PT was an arranger for the group or something; never
> found any other material by them. Maybe someone can tell me something
> about them?
>


I don't know much about him, but this song is very well known and was a
million seller, like THE hit of his group. It was covered a few years
ago by German post-punk-pop-group Die Toten Hosen. As it happens I heard
an interview with Hazy Osterwald, who lives very secluded, in radio last
week, where he admitted he didn't like the song when it was introduced
to him, but his manager and the record company insisted that they play
it. So he is the arranger of the group himself, if that answers your
question.

Mo

P.S.: Except Kriminal Tango your recommendations are all instrumental,
that's how they pass Nat's groove standards. As soon as you start
singing in German you've got to find other rhythmic patterns.



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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 15:53:06 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Nutty Squirrels spotting

Peter Ledebur wrote:

> Saw John Waters' Pecker this weekend (uh... well, you know
> what I mean)

??? uh, not really.

Anyway. How is the film? He will be running in the Vienna film festival and
I'm going to go there...

Mo



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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 03:14:15 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) twofer boots

Rumor has it the guy doing them is now out of business.  If anybody knows
where to find him, please speak up.  The Estate Of Les Baxter would like to
have a chat with him.

any info or comments,
[e-mail]

Best--
Skip Heller


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:23:13 +0100
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Werner Muller and Germany (LONG REPLY)

>>>There must be tons more, but those are just the ones that immediately
sprang to mind:

James Last - Hair. Fantastic, groovy semi-dancer with insteresting
arrangements and (I think) a track featured on the Germany Easy Pops
collection.


I also have an LP called 'Lords das Hazy Osterwald Sextett u.a.' - a
compilation LP from the late 60s which features dodgy groups doing cover
versions. Badly pressed but fantastic - strange floaty organny oddness and
amusing German singing.





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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:06:12 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Frank Yankovic obit

    NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) -- Frank Yankovic, Grammy-winning ``polka king''
whose songs wore out thousands of pairs of dancing shoes over six decades,
died today. He was 83.
    Yankovic died at his home in this Gulf Coast town north of Tampa, said
Sunana Batra of Cleveland International Records, his record company. He had
suffered a fall last week and was briefly hospitalized, but the death ``was
a big surprise because he seemed to be getting better,'' she said. The exact
cause was unknown.
    Yankovic, who won the first Grammy for polka in 1986, had quit performing
about a year ago because of a bout with heart disease.
    Yankovic's mastery of the accordion wowed audiences of Eastern European
ethnics in his hometown of Cleveland and throughout the Midwest for more
than six decades.
    ``He's the man who put polkas where they are,'' said Tony Petkovsek, who
broadcasts a daily polka show on two northeastern Ohio radio stations.
    Yankovic's Grammy nomination for ``Songs of the Polka King, Volume 2,'' in
1998 was his fourth nomination since 1986, the year the National Academy of
Recording Arts and Sciences began honoring polka musicians. Yankovic won
that year for the record ``70 Years of Hits.''
    Yankovic also recorded recently with country superstar Chet Atkins and pop
singer Don Everly. He even did a version of the ``Too Fat Polka'' with
another famous Clevelander, Drew Carey.
    Yankovic was perhaps the best-known practitioner of Slovenian-style polka,
which is heavy on the accordion, clarinet and saxophone. Polish-style polka
features accordions and trumpets and has a faster beat.
    ``I created a style of Slovenian. The beat that I gave it was different. It
was acceptable to teen-agers as well as the older folks,'' Yankovic said in
an Associated Press interview in February. ``I took the real old-time polkas
and modernized them.''
    Yankovic had his two biggest hits in the late 1940s. His signature polka,
``Just Because,'' sold more than 1 million copies in 1948, as did ``Blue
Skirt Waltz'' the following year.
    He continued performing, mostly in the Great Lakes area, for the next 40
years. He also had television shows in Cleveland and Chicago in the 1960s.
    Among his other hits: ``Pennsylvania Polka,'' ``In Heaven There Is No
Beer,'' ``Dizzy Day Polka,'' ``Happy Minute Polka,'' ``Accordion Man
Waltz,'' ``Champagne Taste and a Beer Bankroll'' and his version of the
venerable ``Beer Barrel Polka.''
    Yankovic was born in Davis, W.Va., in 1915 but his family moved to
Cleveland when he was 5 months old. When he was 9, he began playing on a
friend's button-box accordion, then his parents got him a piano accordion
when he was 15. He began playing ``socials'' in Cleveland's ethnic
neighborhoods as a teen-ager.
    Yankovic was married three times and had 10 children, according to polka
historian Frank Smodic Jr.
    Ida Yankovic, Yankovic's third wife, said last year that the reason for her
husband's success was simple.
    ``Frankie played from his heart. I believe that's why he was put on this
Earth, to bring happiness to a lot of people,'' she said.
    Ms. Batra said Mrs. Yankovic had brought her husband home from the hospital
a few days ago and hired a full-time nurse because she was unhappy with the
hospital care.
    Yankovic spoke to her shortly after 4 a.m. today and told her ``he loved
her more than anything else in the world,'' Ms. Batra said. A few hours
later, the nurse told Mrs. Yankovic she couldn't find a pulse.




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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:21:18 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) twofer boots - the fed's are on to you!!

In a message dated 98-10-14 10:40:16 EDT, you write:

<< The Estate Of Les Baxter would like to
 have a chat with him.
  >>

Ooooooweeeeee ! ! !

Hide the still Clem!!!


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:37:07 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Numbers

Nat asked:

>I seem to recall that your Three Suns collection passed the three figure mark.
>So does that mean that you now have more than a hundred Lenny Dee records?
>
>This is an issue of some concern for me.

Ay chihuahua, no! How do these rumors get started. . . .

I think you might be confusing me with noted Sun-o-phile Michael Toth, who
mentioned that if you counted up all the ENOCH LIGHT-produced LPs in his
collection, he thought the total would be over 100.

I've just got 18 Lenny Dee LPs, and 14 of the Three Suns. (It would have
been 16 except for that part where I ran out of money in Toledo. . . )
Ubu-wise, if I include duplicates, Margaret's albums, and each CD in that
wonderful box set counted separately, I think it's 15.

So take that pill, spread out all 30 of your Mancini records on the floor,
plus the 28 Moog records, and bask in the idea that every one of us is
special, each in their own way.

And if I ever do notice any mysterious strangers writhing on the sidewalk
or face down in our birdbath--I am locking the door.

cheers,

 --Ross

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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:52:49 -0700
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hank Thompson and Hazelwoodbe's

I don't know if I'm ever going to try and make a "reminds me of Lee
Hazelwood" tape mostly because I'm not sure what other people are hearing
or liking in Lee Hazelwood.
Last night for instance, I heard this pretty good CD compilation of Tony
Joe White, which had it been for sale, I would have bought.  Yeah every
other song sounded like a variation on "Polk Salad Annie" but there was a
real "individual spirit" to the music, like this guy was out on his own
limb and he didn't care... and for that alone he reminded me of Lee
Hazelwood.
But the music did too.
Sort of.

Anyway, when I hear Lee, I basically hear a variation on country music.  So
if I'm dealing with someone who is an avowed country music hater but they
love Lee, I'm not sure what to recommend.

However for those of you who love Lee and also like "some" country music, I
have a recommendation.

It's a Hank Thompson record called "Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)".
The copy I have is on Dot Records. I'm not sure if it's an original or a
reissue and if that's the  original name of the record or not... but I
think it is.

Now myself I love Hank Thompson but I'm not issuing a blanket endorsement
for him here.  If you love old country music and you've never bothered
checking out Hank's classic tunes like "Hangover Tavern", I recommend it.

But for you Lee fans and exoticats in general, I'm only recommending this
record which is not at all "classic Hank".

Oh look.   The tunes on the record that really made me think of Lee have
string arrangements by HANK LEVINE.  That name came up here recently.

I have no idea.  Maybe this will be a difficult record to find but if
you've never even looked for a Hank Thompson record or gone into the
country section of the used record store, maybe you should see if you can
find this one.

Go to the second cut on the first side. It's called "At Certain Times".  If
you think I'm crazy after you hear that cut, don't bother with the rest of
the record.

Oh and if you're making a list of stuff that reminds me of Lee, add to it
the name of TOM T.HALL  - one of the greatest songwriters ever - and this
song called "Pay no attention to Alice" which I just can't get out of my head.

Nat



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Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 19:45:26 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Heard of "Bombay the Hard Way"?

>From: [e-mail]

>"Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars."

    as far as i know, it hasn't been released yet...
    anyone else knows better news?

        Johan


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 16:07:49 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Czerkinsky

>From: "Jill Mingo" <[e-mail]>
>
>I don't know if this fella has been discussed, but there is a wonderful =
>release on Bungalow by Czerkinsky.

    what's the title? and is this instrumental or vocal pop?
    Bungalow stuff is also hard to get here in Belgium...

        Johan


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 20:42:40 +0200
From: "Rino Vincken" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Record shops in New York

Hi, I'm Rino
Does anybody of you hipsters out there know of any record shops in New York
that are worth visiting if your looking for new and second hand vinyl
concerning Lounge, Easy Tune, Exotica, Now Sound, Dub
and Reggae. Please let me know.
I'm in New York from the 7th untill the 11th of november. Is there by any
chance an event/gig that cannot be missed considering I'm into the stuf that
I mentioned  above?
Thanks
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 13:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: chuck <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Czerkinsky

I agree with you that Bungalow is thee lable of modern pop.  Other
music carries all of the Bngalow releases and usually for a good
price.  I believe the Czerkinsky album is sold there for $14.99 for
anyone looking for it.

I got the fantastic Plastic machines new album from them (1998 Nippon
Columbia) and I want to say once again this is one of the most
impressive releases I've heard in some time.  A modern pop now sound
full of surprises, I can't recommend this enough.  Does anyone expect
this to be released domestically?

- ---Jill Mingo  wrote:
 I don't know if this fella has been discussed, but there is a
wonderful release on Bungalow by Czerkinsky. Don't know much about
him, but it is French melodic pop - with a modern lilt. This LP has
really gotton to me. Lush and lovely stuff. In the UK, there is a lot
of Bungalow stuff that is REALLY hard to find. Is that the same
Stateside? Coz when it comes to modern pop, this really is THEE label.
 Jill "Mingo-go"

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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 98 17:47:58 PDT
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bertrand Burgalat

Anybody know who Bert Burgalat is?

I recently got a 2+ year old EP by Renegade Soundwave (a not-very-listy
band) and am pretty impressed by a couple of remixes by this Bert Burgalat.
 His "remixes" entirely junk the original music and instead employ
smart-sounding EZ/lounge/cabaret/go go sounds.

I'd definitely be interested in hearing more from him based on this
material.  My own web search didn't turn up anything useful.

Thanks to anyone who has more info,

Brad


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:00:36 -0700
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bruce Haack's "Electric Lucifer"

Just added, limited quantities

For Sale

Bruce Haack: "The Electric Lucifer"

LP Only, Sealed, Reissue (Columbia)

Titles:  Electric To Me Turn, The Word, Cherubic Hymm,
Program Me (Diff. version than on "Hush Little Robot" Reissue),
War, National Anthem To The Moon, Chant of The Unborn,
Incantation, Angel Child, Word Game, Song Of The Death
Machine, Super Nova, Requiem.

Amazing reissue of Electronic/Moog and totally Psychedelic with
Spoken Word/Vocals of rare and extremely sought after
masterpiece LP from 1970.

But certainly not for little kiddies, that's fer shure
5 Stars at the VERY Minimum

$12.99 + $4 Shipping 1st class priority + State Tax
if applicable.  CA State Tax = $1.02

Jack Diamond
405 El Camino Real # 603
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Please e-mail direct at [e-mail]

**Please Note**  I am out of town and away from my
computer/e-mail until Monday, Oct 19th

All Credit Card/Money Order orders will be shipped Monday

Secure Order form at http://www.jackdiamond.com/order.htm

Thanks and ROCK ON!

Jack
Jack Diamond Music
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:01:09 -0700
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) SF Bay Area Record Show!

October 25th, 1998 from 9AM-4PM

KFJC-FM Presents the umpteenth version of its Rekkid Swap!

2 bucks at the door solely benefits KFJC-FM, a non-commercial radio

station and 8 QUARTERS FOR PARKING SOLELY BENEFITS FOOTHILL COLLEGE

Get a Parking Stub from 1 of the Red Boxes and put it on your dash OR

YOU WILL GET A $25 TICKET.   (DAMN!)

Main Dining Hall on the Foothill College Campus off of Hiway 280

and El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA

Enter College, veer right, go around the bend and park at bottom of

the hill and walk back UP!

See you there and thanks A LOT!

Jack Diamond







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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 20:43:28 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Love is Goulet

But it was Goulet starring as Goulet in "Atlantic City" that made him THE man


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:01:55 -0400
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Re: Germany

> German musicians after the war were so busy in neglecting their
> disavowed own traditions that they came to copying American music that
> it became almost disavowing themselves. All I can say is, it embarrasses
> me the most, when German bands and musicians attempt to sound so
> American

I was raised in an area of Wisconsin, which was settled mainly by
German/Polish settlers, and now have a real appreciation for the
different stylings between German and Polish polka styles.  The town of
La Croose, where I attended college, every year had a big Ocktoberfest
celebration that featured many of the local polka bands.

In the early 90's, I was able to visit Frankfurt Germany and found
myself  attending an Ocktoberfest celebration there, which had the
obligatory beer tent and live band.

After the band finished its last set, they came back on for an encore.
I was expecting to hear, for their last song, some classic old German
polka song.  Imagine my surprise and confusion when they instead played
"Country Roads", the hit by John Denver.  It was surreal, hearing all
these German voices singing "to the place...I belong....WEST
VIRGINIA!!!!!"  To tell you the truth, I felt a little bit embarassed
also.

I got the distinct feeling my entire stay that there was more of an
appreciation for the German Polka music around the Great Lake States of
the U.S. than in Germany.

Must be that nostalgia factor of course

Vern


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 21:29:17 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Czerkinsky

I was introduced to Czerkinsky on a relatively new compilation of Bungalow
artists entitled "Suite: 98." I found it at Borders.

Czerkinsky has one of the two or three best cuts on the album, with a bubbly
little number called "Natascha." Other artists featured include Stereo Total,
Fantastic Plastic Machine and Momus.

A great disc and a great introduction to a great label.

- --Rod


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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 23:15:36 -0400
From: Lang Thompson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Touch of Evil

I won't see this until next week but from what I understand Mancini's music
is still in the film, though toned down.  And supposedly it is missing
altogether from the opening shot.  Whether this is good or bad will have to
wait until viewing.    LT



At 10:45 PM 10/13/98 +0000, you wrote:
>One of the approaches taken was to emphasize the wonderful sound
>compositions Welles was after.  Thus, in this re-release, Henry Mancini's
>opening music was
>omitted in favor of the layered ambience.
>
>I am not sure if any of his music made it to this release.

- ------------------------------------------------------
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:35:20 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies

I have to admit that the lush, orchestral wing of exotica never did a lot
for me. . . but nonetheless, I have ended up with a few lately:


_Caribbean Moonlight_ Les Baxter (Capitol). Now this is an interesting
case, because here Baxter is doing all exotica standards written by
others--so it's a chance to evaluate him purely as an arranger. I'd have to
say that this is music which is superficially rather boring, because the
overall framework is very lush and subdued.

But the more carefully you listen, the more you start to notice some really
nice little flourishes in the underbrush--a little patter of bongoes here,
a celestial harp "zhwing" there. . . And this record has one really
brilliant track: a brooding, minor version of "Poinciana."


_More Jungle Drums_ Morton Gould and his Orchestra (RCA, 1964). Even though
the material here is theoretically more energetic (an all-Lecuona side;
"Brazil"), it utterly sinks under the weight of the "orchestral pops"
treatment. Avoid.

This disk actually got our household's equivalent in of having its
epaulettes ripped off: I took away its inner sleeve--to save for a more
deserving LP--and threw the album back into the Kiwanis donation pile.


_Polynesian Fantasy_ The Out Islanders (Capitol). I never knew this
existed: the tropical exotica standards, as arranged by Billy May,
featuring Charlie Barnett on saxophone. Billed as "a refreshingly novel
approach to Polynesian music," I'd have to call it an uncomfortable
coexistence of elements that don't necessarily work together: loungey
saxophone jazz, Baxter/soundtrack production values, and "novelty"
instruments like marimba and steel guitar.

The stronger cuts are the 3 featuring wordless female vocals (Marni Nixon
does a haunting "Return to Paradise" against a spare, mysterious
background), and a Twistified "oriental" number which makes the album
a keeper. Still, I kept thinking how much more I liked George Cates'
_Polynesian Percussion_ covering this same material.

And as long as I am grumbling about orchestral exotica, can I just mention
Marty Gold for a second? Recently I slogged through 5 whole LPs of
his--including the premier Stereo Action release--and the only one that did
anything for me was _Sticks and Bones_ (RCA Vik). How can it be that the
guy who was the brains behind a lot of Three Suns and Stereo Action albums
ended up producing such boring music on his own? Has anybody else ever
found any Marty Gold LPs worth listening to?

[Bonus question: Might "Juan del Oro" just be Marty Gold working under
a pseudonym?]

Meanwhile, heading directly back to the percussion department,

 --Ross

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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 02:12:53 -0700
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Love is Goulet

At 08:43 PM 10/14/98 EDT, [e-mail] wrote:
>
>But it was Goulet starring as Goulet in "Atlantic City" that made him THE man

I'm pretty sure that the only reason Robert Goulet was in that film was
because it was "technically" a Canadian film and in order to get the tax
write-offs and other benefits it received, it required as many Canadians as
possible in key positions in the cast and crew.
I'm not saying he wasn't a good choice but I don't think under normal
circumstances he would have gotten that role.

Nat




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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 02:54:17 -0700
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies

At 12:35 AM 10/15/98 -0400, Ross Orr wrote:
>
>I have to admit that the lush, orchestral wing of exotica never did a lot
>for me. . . but nonetheless, I have ended up with a few lately:
>
>And as long as I am grumbling about orchestral exotica, can I just mention
>Marty Gold for a second? Recently I slogged through 5 whole LPs of
>his--including the premier Stereo Action release--and the only one that did
>anything for me was _Sticks and Bones_ (RCA Vik).

I basically agree with you on both points.
Basically.
I assume we're talking about the same kind of stuff.  I never know what to
call this particular strain of easy listening.  "Lush" describes some of it
but not all of it.

"Not very provocative percussion"?
"Non-bongo-esque"?
"Small big band"?
"Subtly arranged"?
"Horns and strings"?

Actually when someone says "easy listening" or "lounge" this is basically
the first thing I think of unless they specify further.

I basically don't buy this stuff anymore unless it's made by one of the
small group of musicians whose records I've found to be a cut above the
rest.  Just today I found records by two such musicians: HENRI RENE and
NELSON RIDDLE.

The Nelson Riddle record is "Route 66 and Other TV Themes" so it's not that
surprising it's above average for the genre.  In fact, with that kind of
material, it's almost in another genre.
I've bought a couple of Nelson Riddle albums that were as boring as any
others in this category.  Just recently I bought one called "The Joy of
Living" that had a really cool cover but was just this side of muzak.
I think all these guys were all over the place.
I've recently bought a couple of RAY MARTIN records and after those Stereo
Action records I thought the guy could almost do no wrong.  But after
hearing the thoroughly mediocre "Michelle - Going for Baroque", I realize
even Ray had his boring side.
Anyway, getting back to Nelson Riddle (Didn't I just read something about
his estate), let me recommend "Love is a Game of Poker" which has this
great heavy heavy string section sound.

Lush can be good.  If it's extreme enough.

And speaking of extreme heavy lush string sections, try MICHEL LEGRAND's
record "Strings on Fire".

Other names in this genre whose records I usually check out in spite of the
mediocrity of this genre in general: HENRY JEROME, DAVID CARROLL (of
course), SID RAMIN, SID BASS, RUSS CASE.

But yeah MARTY GOLD.  "Sticks n Bones" is the best one I've heard.  I own
three others plus his Moog Beatles record which I'm not including in this
genre obviously.
There are a couple of okay cuts on "Soundpower".
But yeah, the records where these guys go for really OVERT PERCUSSION are
always their best records for my ears.

I wonder about these guys.  These PROFESSIONAL., flexible, versatile
musicians and arrangers.  After all the different stuff they did, did they
actually have their own taste? If you had told them that they could do
anything they wanted, would any of them have known what that was?
Like LES BAXTER for instance.  He too has a number of records that aren't
particularly "exotic" where he just arranges standards, done standardly by
a standard bunch of musicians.
Was he slumming when he did the exotic stuff or when he did the nice,
smooth, soothing standard stuff?

Anyone want to list a few more better-than-average records in this genre?
Anyone want to give it a specific name?

The Henri Rene record I found today was "White Heat" and it's not the
soundtrack for the film (nor was it the prequel to "White Light, White Heat".)
It's better than his album "Music for the Weaker Sex" but not as good as
"Compulsion to Swing" or "Riot in Rhythm".

Ever since I heard that record, I've been thinking of getting that put on
business card in the line where profession is usually listed.

- --------------------------------------
(your name)

"Compulsion to Swing"
- --------------------------------------

Sort of like "have gun will travel" but way cooler.

Sorry for going on again but Ross always inspires me.

Nat






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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 08:01:38 +0000
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies

>Has anybody else ever found any Marty Gold LPs worth listening to?

Check out "Skins"--Marty's percussion album from the early '60s.
In my book, it's his most exotic and interesting LP-- especially that
pounding, hypnotic version of "Hindustan".  Classic cover, too!

Darrell Brogdon
The Retro Cocktail Hour
KANU FM 91.5
Broadcasting Hall
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66045
[e-mail]
http://www.ukans.edu/~kanu-fm/retro.html
Listen to The Retro Cocktail Hour at:
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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 09:48:40 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Record Looks

Not quite finds, because I am going out of town for ten days (stop
applauding!) and I have these on hold at the thrift store around the corner
(who should have thanked me for straightening up the records as I browsed,
but I'm not bitter:

As I said, I am not near the records, so the titles are a bit fuzzy:

Mort Garson - Saggitarius (A&M)
Heard a bit of this.  Narration and Moog.  I wanted this one badly.  No
cover and I looked through two shelves to get it, knowing no one but me
wanted it.  As soon as I heard Jack Diamond raving about another record
from this series I knew it was for me.

How to Learn Ventriloquism
Walk on the Wild Side - Elmer Bernstein (Choreo) - This is a soundtrack and
I heard the vocal version of the title track from Marvin Gaye before I
bought this.  Great, so far.

Ritual of something or other - Domenic Frontiere - As you can see, I plumb
fergot the title!  On Columbia? and no cover.

Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Mr. Shing-A-Ling - Lou Donaldson
A Desi Arnaz 78.

Not a bad haul, eh?

Brian Phillips



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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 15:53:23 +0000
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Germany

[e-mail] wrote:

> After the band finished its last set, they came back on for an encore.
> I was expecting to hear, for their last song, some classic old German
> polka song.  Imagine my surprise and confusion when they instead played
> "Country Roads", the hit by John Denver.  It was surreal, hearing all
> these German voices singing "to the place...I belong....WEST
> VIRGINIA!!!!!"  To tell you the truth, I felt a little bit embarassed
> also.
>
> I got the distinct feeling my entire stay that there was more of an
> appreciation for the German Polka music around the Great Lake States of
> the U.S. than in Germany.

So you understand what I am suffering from. I always thought that the only way
to get over this, would be to develop some natural self-respect,
self-confidence into this country's own culture and traditions. But as soon as
you start to verbalize the problem you'll be suspected of being a Neonazi.
It's frustrating after a while.

Mo



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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 98 03:46:19 PDT
From: "Jill Mingo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Germany

> After the band finished its last set, they came back on for an encore. =

> I was expecting to hear, for their last song, some classic old German
> polka song.  Imagine my surprise and confusion when they instead played
> "Country Roads", the hit by John Denver.  It was surreal, hearing all
> these German voices singing "to the place...I belong....WEST
> VIRGINIA!!!!!"  To tell you the truth, I felt a little bit embarassed
> also.

I just returned from Munich during Oktoberfest and also heard this "Count=
ry Roads" phenomenon. How this has turned into an Oktoberfest anthem, I =
don't know. But I'd be curious to find out...

Jill "Mingo-go"



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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 98 03:53:05 PDT
From: "Jill Mingo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies

> I have to admit that the lush, orchestral wing of exotica never did a =
lot
> for me. . . but nonetheless, I have ended up with a few lately:
>
>

This LP is my favourite Baxter record.  However, I don't think I have met=
 any Baxter fan that rates it other than me.

> _Caribbean Moonlight_ Les Baxter (Capitol). Now this is an interesting
> case, because here Baxter is doing all exotica standards written by
> others--so it's a chance to evaluate him purely as an arranger. I'd hav=
e to
> say that this is music which is superficially rather boring, because =
the
> overall framework is very lush and subdued.
>
> But the more carefully you listen, the more you start to notice some =
really
> nice little flourishes in the underbrush--a little patter of bongoes =
here,
> a celestial harp "zhwing" there. . . And this record has one really
> brilliant track: a brooding, minor version of "Poinciana."

This is exactly why I love this LP. I think it's downright spooky. There =
is so much going on. It isn't just lush background music. It is all envel=
oping and really moves my soul. The arranging is very complex and is the =
very reason why I respect Baxter so much. I have never heard half of thes=
e tracks played so hauntingly. Is there ANYONE on this list that actually=
 worships this LP like I do? It is also readily found. But I think it is =
purely magical.

Jill "Mingo-go"



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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:51:02 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mt. Mutter...

I just returned from Munich during Oktoberfest and also heard this "Country
Roads" phenomenon. How this has turned into an Oktoberfest anthem, I don't
know. But I'd be curious to find out...

I dunno.  I do know that at one time Country and Western music was very
popular in parts of Nigeria, so why not C&W at Oktoberfest?

Maybe it has something to do with Denver's real name being Henry John
Deutschendorf.

Brian "Kornblumenblah" Phillips





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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:54:58 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Und Furthermore...

The worst rendition of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" I ever heard was on a
public access show on Judaica that featured a band that did a parody called
"Jewish Food":

Jewish Foooood,
Sure is good,
Eat some more,
You know you should...

Dann ich bald in Ohnmacht fliegen,
Brian Phillips



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Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 10:49:42 -0400
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Battle of the Lushies -Reply

Ross was VERY kind to Baxter's "Caribbean Moonlight."

I'd be more blunt and say "It sucks."

This was my first exposure to Baxter - NOT a good way to be introduced.  =
The syrupy string arrangements are nothing special, and I was thinking, =
"So why's this guy so popular?" and scratched my head in amazement at a =
two-disk boxed set available on CD.

Then, I forget what happened, I must've heard a couple of tracks from the =
infamous "Ultra Lounge" series and said "Wow!" and bought that damn boxed =
set - and love Baxter's exotica (minus Caribbean Moonlight 'natch).

- - Nate



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