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exotica-digest       Wednesday, February 3 1999       Volume 02 : Number 310



In This Digest:

(exotica) Sunshine Superman
(exotica) Sunshine Superman
Re:  (exotica) Sunshine Superman
RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Re: (exotica) Moog on Fox
Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues
(exotica) Ed Herlihy, "Giant Baba" obits
(exotica) The Napoleon Complex
(exotica) Overstating the Obvious
RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Re:  RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
Re:  RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman
(exotica) CE Report (used to be Overstating the Obvious)
(exotica) info needed
(exotica) Splitting Hears
(exotica) Re: Splitting Hears
Re: (exotica) Splitting Hears
(exotica) Hawaii/Help and info
Re: (exotica) RE: A Very Stylish Girl
(exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl
Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues
(exotica) Music hounds of lounge
Re: (exotica) Hawaii/Help and info
Re: (exotica) Motor Obit
(exotica) Lounge music in commercials
Re: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?
Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues
(exotica) BB and Serge
Re: (exotica) Motor Obit
(exotica) Helles Bells OST
(exotica) Copyright in the UK
Re: (exotica) A Very Stylish Girl
Re: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl

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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:46:18 -0500
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sunshine Superman

Could
have tripped out D.C.

not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?

Im ging to a lyrics server....

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 14:00:27 -0500
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sunshine Superman

>not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?

I thought that was merely SIGNED D.C.

I Love it,
Brian Phillips



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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:03:27 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Sunshine Superman

In a message dated 2/2/99 2:48:10 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?

Some people look at D.C. and say, "WHY"?
I look at D.C. and say, "Why Not?"


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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 15:52:28 -0500
From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman

> ----------
>
> >not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?
>
> Some people look at D.C. and say, "WHY"?
> I look at D.C. and say, "Why Not?"
>
>
Now, hold on just a minute....I am all for confusing the next guy, but what
are you talking about?  That doesn't sound like the lyrics to me, it sounds
like a comment.

Is the question better stated as "Who is D.C.?"

either way, I don't think D.C. is what Donovan is singing in the tune, if
anyone knows for sure, please speak out.  The lyrics servers do not seem to
want to handle this tune, maybe for this line.

Quite Rightly.

surfing the chaos,
Charlieman


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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 12:57:48 -0800
From: Pea Hicks <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Moog on Fox

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Robert Moog was playing a theremin tonight on the TV Guide television awards
> on Fox tonight for the Sci-fi category and then for the closing music along
> with the orchestra

just fyi....
in addition to bob moog, the band for that show was comprised of members
of devo, moog cookbook and beck's band....

cheers!
pea


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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 16:21:43 -0500
From: Tom Karches <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> What "peeves" me about the UL series is that there is not one single CD in the
> bunch that is good all the way through.  Each one has only a handful (or less)
> good cuts, and the rest - yuck!  I know they would sell less, and be harder to
> advertise, but I would really like to see the original complete LPs reissued.

The compilation CD that comes included with the "Musichound Lounge" book
is pretty good all the way through, IMHO.

Tom

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Systems Programmer, Information Technology
North Carolina State University
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 16:48:18 -0600
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Ed Herlihy, "Giant Baba" obits

Ed Herlihy, 89, a Voice of Cheer and Cheese
By RICHARD SEVERO (NYTimes)

EW YORK -- Ed Herlihy, a radio announcer whose voice charted the course of
World War II for moviegoers, then for the better part of 40 years spoke for
Kraft foods on radio and television, died Jan. 30 at his home in Manhattan.
He was 89.

In his early successes, few could recall his name or know what he looked
like. But to moviegoers who saw the Universal newsreels in the 1940s, his
was one of the voices that told of the Allies' early setbacks against the
Axis powers, then of the successes that led to victory in 1945. His two
principal competitors were his fellow announcer Harry Von Zell of Warner
Pathe and the radio commentator Lowell Thomas of Fox Movietone News.

In 1947 Herlihy started his association with Kraft Foods on radio and
continued it when the company sponsored the "Kraft Television Theater" on
television in the 1950s. A dramatic offering, all of it done live, the show
featured everything from Shakespeare to Rod Serling; it was at the center of
what critics would come to call television's Golden Age.

During commercials for Kraft products ("Good food and good food ideas,"
Herlihy would say), audiences heard only his voice, a voice he said he tried
to make sound friendly. It was an avuncular, next-door-neighbor, deep,
mellow kind of voice, a digestive guide through the preparation of all
manner of souffles, dips, marshmallow salads and fondues.

He was noted for his ability to ad lib through commercials when dramatic
presentations ran too long or too short. In his capacity with Kraft, he
introduced Cheez Whiz, offered innumerable entreaties to buy Velveeta and
delivered eloquent apologias for the entombment of almost anything edible
with Miracle Whip.

People may not have known his face, but his voice was another thing. Herlihy
liked to recall a summer day in Times Square when he helped a blind man to
cross at 44th Street. He took the man's arm, and the man said it was a
beautiful day.

"Yes," Herlihy replied, "this is the kind of day the Lord made for the good
guys."

The blind man replied: "I know you. You're the cheese man on TV."

Herlihy's voice was also heard announcing myriad radio shows in the 1930s
and 40s. Among them were "America's Town Meeting," a public affairs program;
"The Big Show," with Tallulah Bankhead; "The Falcon" and " District
Attorney," both crime dramas; and "Just Plain Bill," a soap opera about a
small-town barber. Herlihy was also the master of ceremonies for radio's
"Horn & Hardart Children's Hour" in 1948. He continued with the show on
television.

In addition to his work for Kraft, Herlihy's early television credits
included Sid Caesar's "Show of Shows," "As the World Turns" and "All My
Children." When he worked for Caesar, he met Woody Allen, then a fledgling
writer. Allen was so impressed with Herlihy's voice that he used him in some
of his films in the 1980s, including "Hannah and Her Sisters," "Radio Days"
and "Zelig." His other film credits included Martin Scorsese's "King of
Comedy" and "Pee-wee's Big Adventure."

He also appeared in many stage productions outside New York City, including
"Camelot," "Good News" and "Damn Yankees." He was in "Watergate: The
Musical," in Atlanta in 1982. Herlihy played Sen. Sam Ervin, a role for
which he spent $40 for a pair of bushy eyebrows, only to find that they
would not move up and down.

Edward Joseph Herlihy was born in Boston on Aug. 14, 1909, and was educated
at Boston College. He graduated in 1932 and got his first radio job at WLOE
in Boston. He joined NBC in 1935.

He is survived by his wife, Fredi; two daughters, Lori Selden and Jeanne
Herlihy; two sons, Donald and Stephen; five grandchildren, and one
great-grandchild.

Herlihy maintained an active schedule, even in his later years. In 1994 he
was the narrator for the television version of Allen's Broadway comedy
"Don't Drink the Water." He also served as a lecturer on the Queen Elizabeth
2, the Cunard liner.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.exe?USR=4:43:05|PM&p=avg&sql=B31921

   TOKYO, Feb 1 (AFP) - Japanese professional wrestling pioneer "Giant Baba"
died of liver failure at a hospital here just two months after his last
bout, officials of his wrestling group said Monday.
   Syohei Baba, 61, had been one of Japan's most popular professional
wretlers since he began wrestling in 1960, and was known for his
210-centimeter (seven-feet) frame and a trademark karate-chop.
   He founded the All Japan Pro-Wrestling Pacific Wrestling Foundation in
1972 after he ended his career as a professional baseball player due to injury.
   His group brough many foreign wrestlers to Japan and made professional
wrestling a popular sport in the country.
   Baba was hospitalised in late December just days after a match in Tokyo,
the foundation's officials said.









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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 22:55:14 +0100
From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The Napoleon Complex

Anyone spotted this yet?



*****Andy
>Warhoofd the "genius" behind such comps as 'Waterpipes &
>Dykes' and 'I Hate The Beatles' has a comp out with 21 (!) versions
>of 'They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha' titled 'The Napoleon
>Complex'. Anyone able to sit through that one start-to-finish is
>obviously ripe for bein' taken away hisself



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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:01:29 -0500
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Overstating the Obvious

>>>Also, anyone been to the latest C.E. shows and have some reviews?  I saw
them
in Tampa about 2 years ago and it was a flawless show...  couldn't have
asked
for more.  I believe Miss Laura was there?

Yes, and the artist formerly known as Miss Lounge Laura has seen them four
or so times since...and Bruddah...if you must know, FAB-U-FLASH!  Oh, and
cute clothes, too ;0...No, seeing Combustible Edison is not a gamble...a
good show by them is one of those death and taxes things.

>Met Br. Cleve *tip-o-the-ol'hat*
and the rest...  I'm interested to hear how their new sound plays live and
am
very much looking forward to their upcoming show here...

The new sound was the best the last time I saw them a few weeks ago, and I
have seen three shows for this new rekkid.  During the last show, the
effects and space-pings were the ol' sound your eyes can follow...It works,
like, dreamsville, baby!

Fondly,
Jane Fondle
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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 17:33:56 -0500
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman

> >not could have tripped out easy?  Why D.C. ?
>
> Some people look at D.C. and say, "WHY"?
> I look at D.C. and say, "Why Not?"
>
>
Now, hold on just a minute....I am all for confusing the next guy, but what
are you talking about?  That doesn't sound like the lyrics to me, it sounds
like a comment.

>Is the question better stated as "Who is D.C.?"

I was making a reference to the band Love, which is why I wrote "I Love it" at
the end of my message.  This refers to the anti-drug song, "Signed D.C.".  But
who is D.C.?

According to the liners of "Love Story 1966-1972":

The lone acoustic number from Love, "Signed D.C.," is also one of the best
antidrug songs of that--or any--time. Lee disputes the presumption of most Love
fans that the song was his open warning to Don Conka of the ultimate effect of
Conka's heroin habit, cast as a suicide note: "It was written about the era and
the people that I saw when I exited the stage--the ones [on drugs] leaning
against the wall who couldn't unfold their arms. It wasn't written about one
person. Most of the people were doing what was written in that song. D.C. means
the District of Columbia. Listen to 'St. James Infirmary' and 'House Of The
Rising Sun'--I sort of got the melody line from those." (Although long presumed
a drug casualty by Love fans, Don Conka survived his '60s excess and today is a
successful air-conditioning specialist. Recently Conka joined Lee onstage at
Los Angeles' Club Lingerie for a stunning rendition of "Signed D.C.," showing
that Conka's talent for drumming remains intact.)


Sorry means, "never having said I was in Love",
Brian Phillips



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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 20:07:18 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman

In a message dated 2/2/99 4:52:38 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Now, hold on just a minute....I am all for confusing the next guy, but what
>are you talking about?  That doesn't sound like the lyrics to me, it sounds
>like a comment.


Relax my brotha'  All is well!~


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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 20:14:46 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  RE: (exotica) Sunshine Superman

In a message dated 2/2/99 6:32:02 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I was making a reference to the band Love, which is why I wrote "I Love it"
at
>the end of my message.  This refers to the anti-drug song, "Signed D.C.".
But
>who is D.C.?
>
>According to the liners of "Love Story 1966-1972":
>
>The lone acoustic number from Love, "Signed D.C.," is also one of the best
>antidrug songs of that--or any--time. Lee disputes the presumption of most
Love
>fans that the song was his open warning to Don Conka of the ultimate effect
of
>Conka's heroin habit, cast as a suicide note: "It was written about the era
and
>the people that I saw when I exited the stage--the ones [on drugs] leaning
>against the wall who couldn't unfold their arms. It wasn't written about one
>person. Most of the people were doing what was written in that song. D.C.
means
>the District of Columbia. Listen to 'St. James Infirmary' and 'House Of The
>Rising Sun'--I sort of got the melody line from those." (Although long
presumed
>a drug casualty by Love fans, Don Conka survived his '60s excess and today is
a
>successful air-conditioning specialist. Recently Conka joined Lee onstage at
>Los Angeles' Club Lingerie for a stunning rendition of "Signed D.C.," showing
>that Conka's talent for drumming remains intact.)
>
>
>Sorry means, "never having said I was in Love",
>Brian Phillips
>
'Ey kid, I KNOW that. I was just playing with a concept I'd floated to myself
about 30 seconds before writing it. D.C. wouldn't write a letter in 1999, he'd
send an e-mail before pulling the plug goes my theory. Hence, whoever he
is/was, he would not "sign" it today but send it via e-mail. So I made up a
new remake title:                                  "Signed D.C. '99 ([e-mail])"
Love, Jimmy/no bigger fan of Love existed (when I was a boy I thought that
sometime I would be a man)


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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:55:39 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) CE Report (used to be Overstating the Obvious)

I am going to see them this coming Monday.  I will give a report.  Oh to Hell
with it -- you just know they will be great!  All the previous reports don't
lie.

Robert

In a message dated 2/2/99 5:12:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< >>>Also, anyone been to the latest C.E. shows and have some reviews?  I saw
 them
 in Tampa about 2 years ago and it was a flawless show...  couldn't have
 asked
 for more.  I believe Miss Laura was there?

 Yes, and the artist formerly known as Miss Lounge Laura has seen them four
 or so times since...and Bruddah...if you must know, FAB-U-FLASH!  Oh, and
 cute clothes, too ;0...No, seeing Combustible Edison is not a gamble...a
 good show by them is one of those death and taxes things.

 >Met Br. Cleve *tip-o-the-ol'hat*
 and the rest...  I'm interested to hear how their new sound plays live and
 am
 very much looking forward to their upcoming show here...

 The new sound was the best the last time I saw them a few weeks ago, and I
 have seen three shows for this new rekkid.  During the last show, the
 effects and space-pings were the ol' sound your eyes can follow...It works,
 like, dreamsville, baby! >>


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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 99 23:18:43 -0500
From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) info needed

I'm writing an article about fan clubs. If you know of any that would be
interesting, please feel free to send me the info on how to get in touch
with them. They can be of current or past artists, mainstream (boys bands
are particularly welcome) and obscure (exotica, here we come).

Thanks,
Elisabeth


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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:16:10 -0500
From: Risser Family <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Splitting Hears

Okay,=20
I'm finally embarking on a long, slow mission, which is to split all the =
frigging combos on the UL discs.
When they are listed as two separate songs from two separate albums, =
it's easy.
However some are not so obvious.


So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr. Percussion", =
Deep Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are played as a medley?

Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record "Blazing =
Latin Brass"

Or, La Cumparsa/Harlem Nocturne on the Jack Costanzo record "Bongo =
Fever"



Also, does anyone know of any nice way to figger this information =
without bugging you nice peoples?

Or, would someone be kind enough to volunteer info from the rest of the =
series for me?
I'd appreciate it and could always cut a CD with the split tracks in =
repayment.  Or something like that.
Please contact me if you're interested.

Thanks,
Peter


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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:39:05 -0600
From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Splitting Hears

none of these are medleys, but each separate tracks.


> So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr.
> Percussion", Deep Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are
> played as a medley?
>
> Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record
> "Blazing Latin Brass"
>
> Or, La Cumparsa/Harlem Nocturne on the Jack Costanzo record "Bongo Fever"




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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 99 00:48:21 -0400
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Splitting Hears

>Okay,
>I'm finally embarking on a long, slow mission, which is to split all the
>frigging combos on the UL discs.
>When they are listed as two separate songs from two separate albums, it's
>easy.
>However some are not so obvious.
>
>
>So, does anyone know if, on the Terry Snyder record "Mr. Percussion", Deep
>Night and Softly as in a morning Sunrise are played as a medley?
>
>Or, how about Misirlou and Quien Sera on the Nick Perito record "Blazing
>Latin Brass"

I just checked on these two albums, they are very separate songs.(Had to
pull th Perito out of my pack, I just played it on my show tonight.) This
could be an indication that the Costanzo record is the same way.

glad to be of service,
Frank


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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:54:27 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Hawaii/Help and info

Are there any list members living in Hawaii?  I will be Waikiki for a school
conference March 23rd thru March 28th.  I would like to meet some of the list
members, if anyone is interested in playing host for an afternoon or an
evening.  If not possible, some suggestions of extoca tiki sightseeing places
to visit would also do just fine. I'm most interesting in seeing old Hawaiian
1950s-era tiki bars or restaurants and architecture.  I have reservations for
the Hawaiiana Hotel... it appeared to be the only one that is from the 1950s
that I could find over the internet.  Is any list member familiar with this
hotel?

Michele
Organ and Bongos Fanzine


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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 22:03:12 -0800
From: Larson/Thomas <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) RE: A Very Stylish Girl

>i guess i might be the only one who thinks Dimitri hammered this sample to
death...in fact i think that whole album lacks a certain subtlety...which
is a shame really since many of his samples are quite interesting....he
just doesn't know when to stop using them. there's something to be said
about restraint...call it style.

I agree 100%.  The sampling gets monotonous.

Jerry



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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:19:43 -0600
From: King Kini <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl

with all due respect, i don't think dimitri made his record for
people with your tastes.  i think it's brilliant.  probably my
favorite in a handful of tributes to the genre.  as a DJ, do i use it
when i'm playing straight "lounge" sets?   no.   do i use it when
playing current club sets?   hell yeah.   i guess "style" is all
relative.

 - kini


>>i guess i might be the only one who thinks Dimitri hammered this sample to
>>death...in fact i think that whole album lacks a certain subtlety...which
>>is a shame really since many of his samples are quite interesting....he
>>just doesn't know when to stop using them. there's something to be said
>>about restraint...call it style.
>
> I agree 100%.  The sampling gets monotonous.
>
> Jerry




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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 01:44:23 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues

In a message dated 99-01-29 02:47:27 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< for my money, even the UL titles i'm not "gaga" about, i still love to
 bits.  there isn't one that i wouldn't enjoyable play all the way through.

 just try to play 98.5 % of the current indie-alternative-funny hair cut-
 triple aaa-punk country albums all the way though.  impossible! >>

What is all this bagging on U.L. again?  Hey, I just love all 17 of mine (I
didn't buy the Paris one because everyone said it sucked).  I'm with you on
this one Paul, all the way (well maybe except for the comment about the titles
- - I thought they are cute).

- - Michele


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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 02:03:01 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Music hounds of lounge

I don't remember the exact title but today I saw a "lounge" book recently
mentioned, I think, on the list.
I guess there's a whole series of books by the "Music Hounds".   This one
is their guide to "Lounge".  It's got a photo of Sinatra on the cover and
an intro by Martin Denny.
I guess there's two ways to look at something like this.  One would be
"It's better than nothing".  The other would be "Why the fuck can THEY
never get anything right?"
I only skimmed through it for a few minutes so I can't totally slam it.  I
read a couple of entries, including one on the Mystic Moods Orchestra, that
at least got it half-right.   I'd be willing to go out on a limb and say
the whole book is about half right.
I got a bit of a chill when I looked on the back where it listed some of
the artists included in the book.  It took me a second to realize that the
list was in alphabetical order but still, there were a few questionable names.
It said something like "all your favourites" and then listed : Herb Alpert,
Erykah Badhu (!), Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Big Bad Voodoo whatever, Cherry
Poppin whatevers, Holly Cole (she's a great gal but...), Combustible
Edison, Ray Conniff.
Further down this list were the names : Everything but the Girl, Bryan
Ferry, Pet Shop Boys and Kenny Rogers.

So I opened the book, telling myself that maybe names like Kenny Rogers
were only "namechecked" in the book.  Maybe they only mentioned Kenny in
one of those "if you like him, you might like him too" lists.
Or maybe the book was SO complete that Kenny somehow fit.

But no...  Kenny got his own complete entry.

There was no entry for Marty Gold.  But there was one for Mandy Patinkin.
There was no entry for Ray Martin.  But there was one for Tony Martin.
There was no entry for Dick Schory.  But there was one for Diane Schur.
There was no entry for Pete Rugolo. But there was one for David Lee Roth
and Jane Siberry too for that matter.

Are these guys "music hounds" or is this the friggin People's Choice Awards?

And no, in case you're wondering, I couldn't even bring myself to see if
they had one for Celine Dion but I bet there was one for Anne Murray.

Beyond my usual sense of can't-they-get-it-right outrage, is my utter
confusion at the thought process that led to including some of those names.
 Does the name David Lee Roth sell books?  (And please don't remind me of
that old "loungey" song he recorded and did a stupid video for.)  I'm sure
they can make a case for including any number of the contemporary artists
they include but for the term "lounge" to have some meaning, someone has to
be excluded besides Fugazi.

Nat






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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 02:19:11 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hawaii/Help and info

At 12:54 AM 2/3/99 EST, [e-mail] wrote:

>Michele
>Organ and Bongos Fanzine

What's this?  A zine dedicated to the fabulous Eddie Osborn?

Nat




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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 02:21:08 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Motor Obit

In a message dated 99-02-01 13:49:42 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< No, say it isn't so!!! I was afraid this would happen with the PolyGram
 takeover business.  Darn - and there are still a few Motor titles we
 don't have yet (currently lost in the mail.  doesn't that just figure?) >>

Can someone list some of the awesome CDs that came out on Motor, for our
information?  I never did get a chance to buy anything, but maybe I can still
pick some up on the internet, if I only know what artists were on there.  I
seem to remember at least a few list members raving about a CD or two that
came out on this label.

- - Michele


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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 02:25:06 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Lounge music in commercials

In a message dated 99-02-01 14:51:33 EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Also, something from Music for TV DInners: The '60s (I think it
 was "Party Shaker" by Wolfgang Kaltenbach) turned up in a Slim
 Jim commercial a few months back. >>

And.... let's see. I heard a Bud longnecks commercial where they mimicked
stereo demonstration albums.  This was well over 6 months ago, but more
recently I too heard one of the cuts off the TV Dinners CDs used in a
commercial - it was L.A. Cellular commercial using "Curley Shirley"

- - Michele


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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:36:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Peter Carlfors <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Was Mrs Miller black?

- ---Magnus Sandberg <[e-mail]> wrote:

> It made me wonder... Maybe the woman that sings on the Mrs Miller LPs
> isnt the dame on the cover... Maybe the real "Mrs Miller" is from
> Jamaica? Maybe she is black?

Well I think that Mrs Miller was black, coming from Jamaica.
But a Black Magic VOODOO Spell bleached both her voice and skin color.

/Peter
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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:41:24 -0800 (PST)
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) UL Peeves/Italian reissues

>this one Paul, all the way (well maybe except for
>the comment about the titles - I thought they are cute).
===============================================

ohh, you silly billy!   "titles" in record biz lingo is
synonymous with "release" or "album".   that's how
i was using the term in that instance :)

then also... the *titles* (names) are cute.

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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:10:40 -0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) BB and Serge

=A0
Someone posted this to me,  thought you may be interested.


BARDOT & GAINSBOURG - BONNIE & CLYDE - FRA - =A3 16.62

5588282 731455882827 Philips CD=20

remastered from 1968. 12 tracks inc: bubble gum, comic strip, everybody
loves my baby, intoxicated man, pauvre lola and more.=20

BRIGITTE BARDOT - B.B. - FRA - =A3 16.62

5588772 731455887723 Philips CD=20

original album remastered from 1964. 12 tracks in a digi-pack with
original artwork.=20

SERGE GAINSBOURG - HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON - FRA - =A3 16.62

532073-2 731453207325 Philips CD=20

back in, from '71 remastered digipack reissue with original art work =
for
the best concept album ever made in france.=20




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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 11:25:14 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Motor Obit

[e-mail] wrote:

> Can someone list some of the awesome CDs that came out on Motor, for our
> information?  I never did get a chance to buy anything, but maybe I can still
> pick some up on the internet, if I only know what artists were on there.  I
> seem to remember at least a few list members raving about a CD or two that
> came out on this label.

Please start with the homepage; should still be operating. I will come back on
Motor as soon as I've got more time and know more about the changes.

http://www.motor.de

- -Mo




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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 10:40:32 -0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Helles Bells OST

I picked this up on Saturday (all references here to vinyl),  I don't
know if it is a boot or not.  Its a lot better than the Dick Hyman
ones.... The Eclectic Electric is truly appalling sounding if it was
mastered off a record that had regularly been played with a rusty nail,
and my copy still had the extruded plastic round the edges from where it
hadn't been cleaned up after pressing,  giving the whole thing the
aspect of a circular saw if you try to pick it up without stopping the
deck.

Anyway back to the point.  I like the Hells Bells soundtrack a lot,  It
says conducted and written by Les Baxter on the cover,  but with a
standard rock group line up it must have been a sight in the studio
watching some one conduct bass, guitar,  drums and harmonica.  The
quality of sound is pretty good,  nice clear production,  all those nice
breaks someone was talking about a couple of weeks ago coming through
nice and clearly.  Also the nice touch of a CD style 'bonus track'
where there is a locked groove before the last track so you have to
flick it on to get it.  the bonus track sounds like out takes anyway so
its no great loss to not play it.

The only thing that keeps crossing my mind is that could this be a
different Les Baxter?  No lush strings,  no exotic percussion drowned in
reverb (and you talk about British strings?).  It sounds more like Davey
Allen than Quiet Village.

I also got the Pierro Umiliani 'Legge Dei Gangsters', and I was a bit
disappointed.  Much more straight up Jazz than 'Todays Sound'.  it does
have its moments though.  And it is a great sleeve,  nice picture of
Klaus Kinski with a machine gun on the cover.

El Maestro Con Queso

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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:07:54 -0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Copyright in the UK

This sending stuff to yourself is a nice theoretical thing,  but the P&C
that you see on records relates to ownership of the performance,  and
more specifically membership of the organisation PPL.  This is the
labels equivalent of MCPS and PRS.  And,  of course,  its how to get the
money.


El Maestro Con Queso

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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 08:37:42 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) A Very Stylish Girl

In a message dated 2/1/99 10:17:51 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< The new Volvo commercial is a direct rip-off of DJ Dimitri from Paris'
 "A Very Stylish Girl," which is of course Audrey Hepburn sampled from
 "Breakfast at Tiffany's" saying "How do I look?" and the witty reply:
 "Very good; I must say I'm amazed!" all done over the "hip bossa beat"
 base track which is the "Theme from the Girl from U.N.C.L.E" done by
 Teddy Randazzo....  Does anyone know where the "I am a very stylish
 girl" sample comes from???? >>


All the voice samples are from Breakfast At Tiffany's. The "I am a very
stylish girl" is Patricia Neal, the wealthy interior designer who was
"keeping" George Peppard up in an apartment she was paying for in Audrey
Hepburn's building.

I haven't really listened that closely to the Volvo commercial but It sounds
like the voice samples used are different than the ones on the Dimitri lp.

Ashley


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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 08:39:44 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: RE: A Very Stylish Girl

In a message dated 2/3/99 1:20:36 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< with all due respect, i don't think dimitri made his record for
 people with your tastes.  i think it's brilliant.  probably my
 favorite in a handful of tributes to the genre.  as a DJ, do i use it
 when i'm playing straight "lounge" sets?   no.   do i use it when
 playing current club sets?   hell yeah.   i guess "style" is all
 relative.

  - kini >>


In full agreement here.
Ashley


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