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exotica-digest       Thursday, December 31 1998       Volume 02 : Number 277



In This Digest:

(exotica) Hugh=Lemmy!
(exotica) Re: Billy Strange (was I NEED SOME ADVICE!!!!!)
Re: (exotica) I NEED SOME ADVICE!!!!!
(exotica) Jane Fondle's greatest hits
Re: (exotica) Twangful Underbelly
(exotica) Living Percussion
Re: (exotica) Zoom
Re: (exotica) Hugh=Lemmy!
(exotica) Zoom
(exotica) Billy Strange/Secret Agent File
Re: (exotica) Baron Von Lemon
Re: (exotica) Pop Void
Re: (exotica) Jane Fondle's greatest hits
(exotica) Ventures Laura Sunset Zep a go-go...
(exotica) Frank and Tony
Re: (exotica) Twangful Underbelly
Re: (exotica) Pop Void
Re: (exotica) Pop Void
Re: (exotica) Living Percussion
(exotica) Fez
(exotica) Enoch, The Sequel
(exotica) "lost" Beach Boys show
(exotica) Ratso's KUSF Playlist for Dec. 30, 1998
Re: (exotica) Pop Void
Re: (exotica) Living Percussion
Re: (exotica) Ventures Laura Sunset Zep a go-go...
(exotica) Ventures etc.
(exotica) Rekkid Grading
Re: (exotica) Ventures etc.
[none]
(exotica) Shout-Out!
(exotica) Easy and cheap!
RE: (exotica) Fez

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:56:14 -0500
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hugh=Lemmy!

Ok, Hugh.  Look at the mess you've created with all your BOC talk.  I am
confused, am I on Exotica, or the KERRANNNGG list?
;^<>
Anyway, the truth is out about you, Hugh.  We all know that you were a
seminal member of Hawkwind.  Happy new year to ya'!
OK-let's talk Led Zeppelin!  Chances are, you all own records with Jimmy
Page, as he was a studio string player in the 60s, and I believe, plays
violin on Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual."
John Paul Jones also arranged for Francoise Hardy.

Don't worry, Hugh!  That Quiet Riot revival is gonna be Hugh-e in '99!

"Queen Jane" Fondle,
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 98 11:39:09 -0000
From: Michael D. Toth <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Billy Strange (was I NEED SOME ADVICE!!!!!)

 "telstar" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>d th asked...
>
>> Is there a good Billy Strange LP to be had?}d the Roger Miller tribute
>> LP and it was fairly sub-par.
>
>"Secret Agent File" (GNP/Crescendo Records GNPD 2166) is oh so very "now
>sound" and worth purchasing. Although I don't know if it is a Billy Strange
>lp as such. It seems to be mostly Mr. Strange, with a couple of other
>tracks by Les Baxter & Neil Norman added to pad out the release.

I wonder if it was a recycling of earlier GNP/Crescendo LPs.

I *love* the one Billy Strange LP I own: _Goldfinger_ by "The Big Sound
of Billy Strange, His Guitar & Orchestra." Decent-to-fabulous orchestral
go-go rock ("The Jerk" "Come See About Me," etc.) and spy/TV/movie themes
(title track, Munsters, Peter Gunn). Another LP, _James Bond Theme/Walk
Don't Run '64_ pictured on the back also looks REALLY promising.

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:46:19 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) I NEED SOME ADVICE!!!!!

At 07:09 AM 12/30/98 -0800, d th wrote:
>Is there a good Tony Hatch LP?? All the ones I've ever bought are
>awful shit.

Well I'm afraid to mention these on the chance that you already have them
and find them awful but... I recommend "Beautiful in the Rain" by the Tony
Hatch Sound (Pye) and particularly for one spectacular cut "An Occasional
Man". They're not as good but I also like "A Latin Happening" (Pye) and
this another one with the same Latin Happening title on Golden Hour.
(What's with this anti-Hatch sentiment here lately anyway?)

>
>Has anybody here heard the Rosie Clooney/Perez Prado LP "Tobasco"???
>I've seen it on CD, but it's incredibly expensive, just want to hear
>if you all think it's worth it.

I have it on LP and I'm not sure what you mean by "worth it" but I wouldn't
spend big money on it myself.  I'd say it's "interesting" more than good.
I like Rosemary Clooney but I don't think she's at her best here.  And as a
Prado record, it's not that special either.  It's kind of neat to see him
staying in the background and doing mostly subtle backup but that's not
what I want from him.  It's an interesting mixture but not a great record,
I think.
Having said that, I'm almost sure there'll be disagreement on this one.

>Is there a good Billy Strange LP to be had?}d the Roger Miller tribute
>LP and it was fairly sub-par.

I just mentioned this the other day.  "Folk Rock Hits" on GNP/Crescendo,
which includes "Eve of Destruction" and "All I really want to do" has some
of the thickest, fuzziest guitar you're likely to hear anywhere.  I also
have one called "James Bond Double Feature" which isn't bad but it doesn't
touch the other one.
And as I said the other day, I wasn't too impressed by the compilation CD,
called I think "Strange Country".

>Oh wait one more!!!! Is therre a good record CD shoppe in Lonbdon
>Ontario??? Uh, spell that London.

I'm sure there is.  Pretty sure anyway. I'll tell you one thing about
London.  The world's only Sparton Records collector lives there.  (Sparton
distributed a lot of labels in Canada including London and Command )
If no one else comes up with anything, contact me privately and I'll ask
around.  Af friend of a friend did own a store there so I should be able to
get some info.

Nat...  once more putting in a vote for Tony Hatch's "An Occasional Man"



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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:48:50 -0500
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Jane Fondle's greatest hits

   OK, I've been so prompted from that easy-listening-in-the-Big-Easy
Chuck, (to distinguish him from all the other Charles-derivitives on these
lists), to ask the question...

   I did this before, he recalls.  But this time, you have been given
advance notice.  I am asking the jack-pot question, in advance:

   What was the first song you played in 1999?

   And please, not BOC's cover of "Kick Out the Jams."

   xoxox-Jane Fondle, who, ___obviously___has no work to do today! :)
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:04:11 -0500
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twangful Underbelly

Charlieman wrote:
>
>So then, the Ventures, while having one foot in the elevator, had the other
>in the blast furnace that became the roots of the roots of Heavy Metal...
>
>WOW!

Oh mercy yes. The Ventures' wild fuzzed-out version of "Summertime Blues"
begins with some VERY ominous heavy-metal power chords. . . That's on
_Flights of Fantasy_, another entertaining Psych turn for them (though I
think the songs are all covers on that one).

Hoping this is at least as exotica-related as breakfast-cereal spokesmascots,

 --Ross

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:15:04 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Living Percussion

I bought a carload of vinyl at Boxing Day sales but I think I'm probably
only going to mention one.
Living Percussion "The Beat Goes On".
Who knew that among the Living records, there was a percussion one?  I was
actually excited but then I'm a big fan of the Living.
The range of tunes is a bit wide for my taste.
The first cut "Quiet Village" is probably the best "extreme" version of
that tune that I've ever heard.  If you're a Quiet Village fan, you really
have to hear this.
Then the next cut is even better.  "Green Tambourine", arranged by Dick
Hyman, (who I was just maligning the other day) and with all kinds of cool
touches like electric sitar etc.
So it's kind of disappointing when the next cut is "White Silver Sands".
There are a couple more pretty great tracks, including the title cut but
there are also a few more mediocre "big band" cuts.  It's baffling how they
got on the same record as those amazing first two cuts.

Now I'm wondering whether there are even a few more records in the bunch
worth mentioning.

Okay there's one.  "Goldfinger and other... James Bond Thrillers" by Ray
Martin.  Not up to his Stereo Action standard but not bad.

More typical of the haul was this Cugat record called "Cugat Touch" on the
Springboard label.  I'm almost certain that Cugat was dead when this record
was made.  Unless there was another Xavier Cugat.

(I just got a box of about 80 records that my friend Harvey can't give away
in Cleveland.  Maybe they'll be something worthwhile there.  Cleveland does
sound like a cheap record haven, especially this store he's told me about
called "Records")

Anyway, happy New Year to all.

Oh by the way, when Prince sang "Party like it's 1999" do you think that he
meant tomorrow or did he mean NEXT New Year's when we'll bring in the
millenium?
I hope he meant next year because at least that'll give me one more year to
try and find something to do.
Then again, what makes me think he was referring to New Year's at all?
You know, when I bought that record and 1999 seemed so far away, I actually
did think that I'd have some great party to go to.

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:54:40 -0500
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Zoom

>Write ZOOM Zee-double-oh-em.  Box 350, Boston Mass, oh, two, one, three,
>four....send it to zoom!

I wrote an arrangement of this last year for original ZOOM kid Tommy White
(a friend of mine for 20 years; after Zoom he was in seminal punk band
Unnatural Axe, best known for their single "They Saved Hitler's Brain"). He
had to perform it at the grand opening of a furniture store on Long Island;
his opening act was Captain Kangaroo.

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 11:57:12 -0500
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hugh=Lemmy!

At 10:56 AM -0500 12/30/98, <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Jimmy Page, as he was a studio string player in the 60s, and I believe, plays
>violin on Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual."

actually, he's the lead guitarist on that. Go listen to that solo!

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 12:39:34 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Zoom

At 11:54 AM 12/30/98 -0500, Br. Cleve wrote:
>>Write ZOOM Zee-double-oh-em.  Box 350, Boston Mass, oh, two, one, three,
>>four....send it to zoom!
>
>I wrote an arrangement of this last year for original ZOOM kid Tommy White
>(a friend of mine for 20 years; after Zoom he was in seminal punk band
>Unnatural Axe, best known for their single "They Saved Hitler's Brain"). He
>had to perform it at the grand opening of a furniture store on Long Island;
>his opening act was Captain Kangaroo.

Tommy was in ZOOM?!? Who knew? I have fond memories of catching UA at
Cantone's way back when.

Y'all can check pix of the Zoom kids then, with updates, at:
http://www.thislife.org/pages/zoom.html

There's an episode of This American Life, available on RealAudio, that
relates to Zoom:
http://www.thislife.org/pages/archive98.html

Scroll down and click on:
Truth and Lies at Age Ten
August 7, 1998
Episode 108
 Two stories of children lying to themselves and others. A woman who'd been
diagnosed with cystic fibrosis talks about the lies she told herself as a
child. And Dan Gediman tells the story of how he was cast in the public TV
show "Zoom," which aired from 1972 to 1979, at the age of ten. Then he was
cut from the cast, before the show ever went on the air. So for years, he
lied about it. He let friends believe he was on "Zoom." In this special
half-hour story, produced by Jay Allison as part of his "Life Stories"
series, Gediman tracks down the original "Zoom" cast members, to find out
what his life would've been, if he had achieved his childhood dream of being
on "Zoom."

- -Lou





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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 13:28:01 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Billy Strange/Secret Agent File

There are two albums by the name 'Secret Agent File'.  One of them is just
Billy Strange.  This is GNP 2019.  The other one is the anthology that Telstar
mentioned  (GNPD 2166).  This has Les Baxter, Neil Norman, and Billy Strange.
Both are on the GNP Crescendo label.

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 13:35:15 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Baron Von Lemon

Jay confirmed:

>I can't recall the name of the product line either, but it was from
>Pillsbury, and I think the leader was "Baron Von Lemon."
>
>I bought *three* different issues of those comic books, but never tasted
>the drink. I must have been sent on a supermarket errand and came back with
>them but wasn't bold enough to buy the drink mixes.

Brian added valuable link:

>http://members.aol.com/grickily/prem41.jpg

Yes, that's it. Thanks very much for confirming that I wasn't
hallucinating. And as I suspected, the English character was a lime. Oof.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:13:20 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Pop Void

>"Pop Void" was one of the best $9.95 investions of my life.
>
>One question remains unanswered: Whatever happened to Jim Morton?????

As another fan of Pop Void, I say amen.

First of all, he's got a site now! This was not around last time I did a
Jim Morton web search.
http://www.popvoid.com/

He's also co-authored "What A Character!", a book on advertising character
trademarks:
http://www.chronbooks.com/cgi-bin/Adult/view.cgi?isbn=0811809366

Bunnyhop <http://www.bunnyhop.com/> used to have an article by him on that
subject, but they've either disappeared, or are temporarily down.

And of course long ago, he edited Re/Search book #10, "Incredibly Strange
Films".

Thought there used to be a couple of other things on the web, but I can't
find them. Still it's great to discover he's got his own Pop Void site now.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 15:07:30 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Jane Fondle's greatest hits

In a message dated 98-12-30 12:02:06 EST, you write:

<< What was the first song you played in 1999? >>

Martin Denny's "Black Orchid"  ['cause the groove in "Quite Village is justa
bout woe out!!!)

robert


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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 20:15:36 +0000
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ventures Laura Sunset Zep a go-go...

Lounge Laura wrote

>OK-let's talk Led Zeppelin!  Chances are, you all own records with Jimmy
>Page
Oddly enough, I only own (knowingly) one record which has Jimmy Page
playing on it:  Brenda Lee's minor hit 'Is it true?'  which was recorded in
London.

As to the charges raised of pushing this list into metal territory, I plead
'not guilty' on the grounds that I've never knowingly heard a record
by Blue Oyster Cult or Hawkwind!  For all I know, they could be
Lawrence Welk sound-alikes!    How about Blue Welk Cult?

Charles queried about The Ventures:
> In the late 60's the band added an 'official' organist, John Durrell (sp?)
> Any guesses if he did organ on "A-Go-Go"...anyone?   What about "Telstar/The
> Lonely Bull"?
Don't think that was John Durrell... I think he came from a band called
"The Five
Americans".  The keyboardist on the earlier Ventures items might have been a
guy called Mike Melvoin.  Think he was a musician and studio tekkie too.

Sunset Records:  The UK Sunset first tranche of issues included a "Liberty's
greatest hits" type album which had an electronic stereo version of Patience
and Prudence's "Gonna get along without ya now".  This was both awful and
brilliant with the strings interlude in the middle of the record sort of
swirling
from the right to the left channel.

Exotica related info sought:  I've had some good purchases from eBay online
auctions recently.  Anyone recommend any other similar auctions please?
(preferably, beanie free zones.....).

Resolution for 1999.  This year I'm definitely going to get a fez.

Hugh.

Hey, Jessica, if you're reading,  Happy New Year!  Miss Ya!




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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 20:17:23 -0000
From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Frank and Tony

Just to let UK readers know that there's a chance to see Tony
Mottola in action on Channel 4 this week.  He appears backing
Frank Sinatra at a 1985 gig (Budokan, Tokyo).

It's being broadcast on New Year's Day from 5:20pm-6:55pm.

There may be more info at http://www.channel4.com/


Robbie


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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 15:26:08 -0500
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Twangful Underbelly

I said:

>_Flights of Fantasy_, another entertaining Psych turn for them (though I
>think the songs are all covers on that one).

Doh!

Sorry, several originals on that LP--including the aforementioned awesome
title track.

Too many records. . .


 --Ross

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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 21:51:59 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Pop Void

Could be Colfax Avenue. 'S been 10 years ago now. Unfortunately missed
that 60s hipster's hangout. In my next life....

Mo



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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 21:54:33 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Pop Void

m.ace wrote:

> http://www.popvoid.com/
>
> He's also co-authored "What A Character!", a book on advertising character
> trademarks:
> http://www.chronbooks.com/cgi-bin/Adult/view.cgi?isbn=0811809366
>

Thanks a lot! The Net is a miracle.

Mo



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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 98 16:32:45 -0400
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Living Percussion

>Living Percussion "The Beat Goes On".
>Who knew that among the Living records, there was a percussion one?  I was
>actually excited but then I'm a big fan of the Living.

The tune "Jungle Fantasy" is the real mind-blower of this album.


>Okay there's one.  "Goldfinger and other... James Bond Thrillers" by Ray
>Martin.  Not up to his Stereo Action standard but not bad.

A bit of synchronicity here. I just had my best of 1998 program last
night and this album made the grade.
Yes I'm an unabashed Ray Martin fan.
This album is so great. Some of the best Bond music interpretations.
Imagine the James Bond Theme where vocalist mimic the signature guitar
theme! This album also features some excellent arrangements of tunes from
the film Goldfinger not found on the original soundtrack: Galore's
Theme,Honey's Theme. And as if the music isn't enough the cover features
a sexy chick-with-gun reproduced in monochrome gold on black. Stunning.
 Where Esquivel may have background singers that sing Zoom Zoom, when Ray
Martin's background singers go "Ooooeee", it is one sexy sound.

Frank


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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 98 16:45:14 -0400
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Fez

>Resolution for 1999.  This year I'm definitely going to get a fez.

A friend of mine recently found a cheap and easy way to make a cool
looking fez.

Go to a costume or Halloween type party store and buy a plastic pilgrim
hat (usually they are black with a faux velvet finish). Cut off the brim
and you've got a fez! For a tassel - an unravelled shoelace.

I thought this was some brilliant craft ingenuity.

Frank


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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:32:43 -0500
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Enoch, The Sequel

OK, I'm developing this theory about Enoch Light's Command records. . .
which might be stated most charitably as, "Enoch threw himself so totally
into each new project that when the time came around to record a Volume 2,
there was no gas left in the tank. . . "

For example, I've just been listening to these vol. 2/3 sequels to earlier
Enoch bestsellers:

_Let's Dance the Bossa Nova_ (1963) Sequel to _Big Band Bossa Nova_, which
I admit I haven't heard. And I'm not sure I'll be going out of my way to
find it, either.  Now, isn't the whole point of Bossa the "lightness" of
it? So what is the deal with these massive trombone parts? I do admit that
the Enoch/Lew Davies original "Big Ben Bossa" achieves a certain swanky
sophistication--but otherwise this one did nothing for me.

_Far Away Places, Vol. 2_ (1963) Volume one was a big favorite of mine,
with its piercing harpsichord and alarmingly perky "la la la" vocals. It's
quite insane. Well, volume two actually holds up fairly well: "Istanbul"
and "Celito Lindo" are real keepers. And the egregiously racist
Light/Davies original "Ching Ching Ching Chow" must be heard to be believed.

_Pertinent Percussion Cha Cha's_ (1960) This really ought to be called "I
Want To Be Happy Cha Chas Vol. 3," because it's directly descended from
Enoch's earlier Hammond-fueled masterpieces on the Grand Award label. But,
this one is in scintillating Command stereo! Unfortunately, the cowbell &
guiro players must've been exiled to the back of the room, because this one
just doesn't have the tangy bite of the earlier disks. Some of repertoire
is frankly dippy, too: "Charleston Cha Cha"? Please. But once again it's
the Light/Davies original "Travel Now, Pay Later" which may be the high
point of the disk.

_Persuasive Percussion Vol. 3_ (1960) I remain, *sigh*, un-persuaded.
They seem to be going for a certain finger-snapping cool, but I just found
it dull. Where are the latin numbers? This one is a keeper only for its
very peculiar "Hawaiian War Chant," utilizing this odd instrument which
periodically goes, "Whub." No home can have too many weird versions of
Hawaiian War Chant.



Trivia note: _Far Away_ had the original price sticker on it, for $4.49. So
I became curious what that would equal, in 1998 dollars. Well, if I read
the fine print correctly at: http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm , $4.49 in
1963 dollars would equal about $19.57 today.

Going back to _Persuasive Vol. 1_,


 --Ross

|| Ross "Mambo Frenzy" Orr  <[e-mail]>
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 19:52:21 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) "lost" Beach Boys show

I know there's a Beach Boys contingent on here so...

Saturday night at 10:00pm and 4:00am, AMC is airing a "lost" Beach Boys
concert from March 1964 -- originally a closed-circuit broadcast to movie
theaters.

This is partly to publicize a new AMC spin-off channel called "American
Pop!" ... "dedicated to 20th century pop culture."

First I've heard of it.

m.ace  [e-mail]
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Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 17:15:50 -0800
From: "Carl Russo" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ratso's KUSF Playlist for Dec. 30, 1998

...as heard on KUSF 90.3 FM, San Francisco, CA  ( www.kusf.org )

====================================

TONY RODELLE LARSON -- Bear Rug (Swing for a Crime comp.)
BREEDERS -- New Year
GOBLINS -- Tea-baggin'
NEED -- Talk Potty
THIRD EYE FOUNDATION -- A Galaxy of Stars
VAS DEFERENS ORGANISATION -- 20 Years in an Ice Cream Truck
GREYBOY -- Unwind Your Mind (Home Cookin' comp.)
UNBUNNY -- Dog Blood on Man
HEAVY VEGETABLE -- Recycle Song
CHUCK MILLER -- Auctioneer
NANCY WILSON -- What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
HIGH LLAMAS (STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN remix) -- Reflextions in a Plastic
Glass
HIROHISA HORIE & AIHA HIGUASHI -- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (Bendit! Japan
comp.)
DRAGSTRIP -- Don't Fear the Reaper
RATS -- Rat's Revenge (Back from the Grave, vol. 1 comp.)
BUCKMINSTER FUZEBOARD -- Snap Clarity
SUCKDOG -- (#27)
PRAM -- Sea Swells and Distant Squalls (IPS: Live Performances on WNYU
comp.)
MATMOS -- Last Delicious Cigarette
CREDIBILITY GAP -- (excerpts from Pasadena Rose Parade parody)
OTIS & CLARA -- New Year's Resolution
DR. OAKROOT'S TONIC -- Eating Choclate Nekkid
DEL NOAH & THE MT. ARARAT FINKS -- Amish Drag Buggy
PAUL MAURIAT -- Etude in the Form of Rhythm and Blues
GRIND ORCHESTRA -- Jolly Threats
GRANDADDY -- Ghost of 1672 (Zum Audio, vol. 2 comp.)
GAS -- Humor Me
DIESEL QUEENS -- Codpiece Nation
BRUCE HAACK -- (4 from "Hush, Little Robot)
RAVI HARRIS & THE PROPHETS -- Path of the Blazing Sarong (Spike's Choice
comp.)
FANTASTICO ALL-STARS (BUSCEMI) -- Final de la Copa
ARMOUR -- % (Pazzo Complication comp.)
FLOSSIE & THE UNICORNS -- Chewing Gum
HERE ARE THE FACTS YOU REQUESTED -- 1999
EAGLES -- Funky New Year

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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 04:14:57 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Pop Void

Yowza - I've got Jim's _What a Character_ book.  A big hit with my two year
old.  Just to bring the conversation round full circle - his favorite page is
the one with Choo Choo Cherry & Rootin' Tootin' Rasberry...

- --David


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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 04:23:19 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Living Percussion

>>>This album also features some excellent arrangements of tunes from
the film Goldfinger not found on the original soundtrack: Galore's
Theme,Honey's Theme. <<<<

"Honey's Theme" is from the Honey West soundtrack - recently mentioned here.
Also by Mullendore - who did _Burke's Law_.  My fav cut on _Burke_ is "Drum
Madness" which sounds like Gene Krupa backed by a Bernard Herrman string
section.  --David


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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 04:25:43 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ventures Laura Sunset Zep a go-go...

<<<< The keyboardist on the earlier Ventures items might have been a
guy called Mike Melvoin.  Think he was a musician and studio tekkie too.
<<<<

Mike Melvoin is Wendy's dad (that's Wendy Melvoin erstwhile Revolutionary with
Prince).  Also the dad for the keyboard player that OD'd while playing with
Smashing Pumpkins (sorry, drifting off topic).  But mostly I love Mike because
he plays piano on the immortal "Jim on the Move" from the _Mission:
Impossible_ sdtrk.

- --David


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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 06:27:53
From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ventures etc.

Just wanted to chime in on the Ventures thread.  I've steadily been
building up my collection (as long as I don't have to pay over $4 an
album), and I find the band members' originals are consistently far
superior to their covers.  Things like "Night Stick" on "a Go-Go" are just
terrific, particularly when compared to just about anything on
"Telstar/Lonely Bull," which was my first Ventures and probably the reason
I avoided them for the next five years.

To jump on Ross' comment about the unknown albums providing the greatest
thrill, I have to say "Man from O.R.G.A.N." is definitely a "holy grail"
item deserving of heavy rotation.  On the other hand, I've found there are
a number of such albums that I collect for the sake of having them, not
listening to them.

There.  I've said it.

My name is Brad and I'm a ... collector.

(This is not news to my wife, however.)

To plug a recent unknown find, I have been delighting in "The New Sound of
Chano Scotty and his Combo Latino" on Musicor.  Produced by Tito Rodriguez.
 The notes say Chano was a percussionist who played with Cugat and Carmen
Cavallaro before starting his own group in 1962.  The music is a blend of
now sounds, bossa nova, and latin soul--a bloody great batch of ingredients
to start with.  Lucy Da Silva sings "Ciudad Solitara" (Doc Pomus' "Lonely
Avenue") and "Mala Femina," which reminds me of Esquivel's mid-60s version
of "Malaguena Salerosa."  Also features a Shorty Rogers number, "Bossa a
Go-Go," which doesn't quite live up to its name, but has already made a
tape compilation.

Now, go pull your own hair out searching for it.

And last but not least, I want to give a New Years' thanks to Lazlo Nibble
for starting and maintaining this list.  I've been lurking here for over
three years and there isn't a day that goes by without finding something
useful and entertaining.  Many thanks, Lazlo.  And you list members are a
great bunch of folks--give yourselves a hand.

Brad


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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:54:31 -0500
From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rekkid Grading

Could someone lay out the record grade for me?

What's the difference between a near mint and a very good plus?

I recently bought a record described as very good plus, that had far more scratches, though mostly surface, than I expected.

Could someone help me out?

Peter


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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:26:54 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Ventures etc.

At 06:27 AM 12/31/98, Brad Bigelow wrote:
>
> On the other hand, I've found there are
>a number of such albums that I collect for the sake of having them, not
>listening to them.
>
>My name is Brad and I'm a ... collector.
>
> (This is not news to my wife however).

Here's hoping that confession is good for the soul and that I can begin the
new year with a slightly cleaner soul.

My name is...  let's just stick with Nat.

My name is Nat and I'm an accumulator.  But you can call me a collector.
(It's a fine distinction, I admit.)

And I don't have a wife to roll her eyes as I make this confession.  But it
gives me hope to find out that you can do this and still have a wife.

(It gives me hope but I think that my accumulating habit is the least of my
problems when it comes to "finding" a wife.  My greatest problem?  Self pity)

I'm an accumulator and I virtually only buy records in order to have them,
rather than to play them.

In fact, I practically never play any of them - especially the stuff we
talk about here - unless I'm using them to make a tape.

I like looking through piles of crap, rescuing a few, putting the best cuts
on tape,  throwing them up on a shelf and going out to find more.

The shelves are pretty full but luckily I'm not married and you can fit a
lot of records on half a queen-sized bed.   Now I just have to find a place
to put the books I used to keep there.

I feel clean. Thank you.

Nat



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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:27:49 -0500
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Shout-Out!

Forgive me, for this message is intended for one person, "Al," who I met at
Combustible Edison at the Five Spot.
Al, we lost your e-mail address.  Please write back!
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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:38:25 -0500
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Easy and cheap!

No, that's not about me...

I found something last night at Newbury Comics here in Boston that I
thought would be of interest to both lists...It's a Sequel "Loungecore" CD
comp called HIGHLY STRUNG, which I think was rereleased in 96 or 97.  It's
a collection of 1960s rock instrumentals, by Brits, including the Dave
Clark 5...Highly recommended!  Some of the production is sort of like those
on Joe Meek rekkids...and to top it off, it was a mere $2.99!  A lot of
this stuff is comin' down...just wait for the fads to die, kids, and be
there with your coins!
OK, that's my last post today, I promise!
Happy New Year, xoxox-Jane Fondle
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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:55:40 -0500
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Fez

> Go to a costume or Halloween type party store and buy a plastic pilgrim
> hat (usually they are black with a faux velvet finish). Cut off the brim
> and you've got a fez! For a tassel - an unravelled shoelace.
>
Very good, Frank.  For a tassle, you could even use an old
drapery-tieback-thingy...

Aint never gonna do it withiut the fez on....

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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