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exotica-digest        Monday, February 8 1999        Volume 02 : Number 316



In This Digest:

Re:  (exotica) command xmas album
(exotica) F&T rattling in my my head...
Re: (exotica) Rota
Re: (exotica) Rota
Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?
(exotica) Trader Vic's menu
(exotica) Mindexpanders/Animated Egg
Re: (exotica) F&T rattling in my my head...
Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?
Re: (exotica) Mindexpanders/Animated Egg
Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
(exotica) schmaltz
(exotica) Rota/Fellini Covers and blue bottom cdr's
(exotica) Happiness is the Taste of Kent
(exotica) Frank Barber
Re: (exotica) Rota Rant
Re: (exotica) Heavenly F&T
(exotica) Playlist For Space Bop,February 7
Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
Re: (exotica) Frank Barber
(exotica) good for the schmaltz, is good for me
(exotica) The man in Camden Market
(exotica) The man in Camden Market
Re: (exotica) The man in Camden Market
Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
Re: (exotica) The man in Camden Market
(exotica) Re: exotica etc
Re: (exotica) Suspiria by Goblin
Re:  (exotica) good for the schmaltz, is good for me
(exotica) Demoiselles again!
Re:  (exotica) Demoiselles again!
Re:  (exotica) Demoiselles again!
Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu
(exotica) Combustible Edison 2/5/99 and "Opening Act"
(exotica) Trader Vic's Mai Tai Confussion

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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 16:37:52 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) command xmas album

In a message dated 2/6/99 1:36:08 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>the best cut is toots theilman

who played in Boston (Cambridge) this weekend


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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:49:21 +0000
From: "Keith E. Lo Bue" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) F&T rattling in my my head...

Thank you, Thank you,  [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer) for the only one to
respond to my giddy rant about discovering Ferrante & Teicher's good
side!  Also, thanks to Frank ([e-mail]) for posting the LP
dates...they're not listed on the sleeves.

Regarding the release dates...on the back of HI-FIreworks it mentions 2
other earlier releases by F&T (their first?)...has anyone heard
"Continental Holiday" or "Music from Can-Can and Me & Juliet"?  Are they
prepared piano records or the schmaltz thing?  I would guess they are
their experimental style from the fact that they predate the ones we're
talking about.

In any case, I picked up 'F&T with Percussion' and 'Keyboard Kapers'
(re-release of Dynamic Twin Pianos), and at this point I'm
ass-over-heels sold on these guys.  Thru my initial shock and laughter
all I could think was..."John Cage on helium!"   Great great stuff, man.

Ciao!

Keith

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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 23:40:18 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota

> Along with F&T, Al/[e-mail] mentioned Nino Rota -- another name
> seldom seen on eXotica. Think about it: Com Ed covered a tune from 8 1/2 on
> I, Swinger, Rota's theme from La Strada was a hit, and Jack and others DJs
> sometimes drop Rota cuts in their sets.
>
The Fibonaccis covered Rota and Snakefinger did as well! Mid 80s. Damn,
I had that record, gave it away. Wasn't there something like "I'm Nino"?

Rota sure was a cornerstone of European film music. When he died, and
shortly after him Fellini and Juliettea Massini as well, it was like a
whole  era ended.

Do you happen to know if he did any Italo Western scores?

Mo




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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 23:43:53 +0100
From: "Marco \"Kallie\" Kalnenek" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota

Moritz R wrote:
>
> The Fibonaccis covered Rota and Snakefinger did as well! Mid 80s. Damn,
> I had that record, gave it away. Wasn't there something like "I'm Nino"?

Yes, the track is called 'Shing faces (I am Nino)' and it is on the
album 'Manual of errors'.

Marco



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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 99 18:47:06 -0400
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?

>i haven't found any info on who he was or is. but my local record store
>with all sorts of prices had alot of him in the 12- 15 dollar range,
>whats up?

What's up? Your local record dealer is out of his/her mind.

...and I second Byron on his Magnante assessment.
- -Frank


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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 99 18:53:58 -0400
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu

Found a Trader Vic's cocktail menu from 1956. All drinks $1.00-1.80. Nice
color drawings of the various concoctions. I could really go for a Tiki
Puka Puka right now. Whatever it is, it sounds great.

Frank




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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 16:29:25 -0800
From: Jack <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Mindexpanders/Animated Egg

Hello all,

New CD Add: Extremely Limited Quantites

Mindexpanders-What's Happening backed with the Animated Egg, both from
circa 1967.  $20 plus shipping.

In case you don't know, the "Animated Egg" were the pseudo psych 60's Go Go
band that is the 101 Strings Orchestra "Astro Sounds From Beyond The Year
2000", without the 101 Strings Orchestra AND the sound fully de-compressed
and FAT with KILLER Fuzz Guitars and Fat Rich Organ, FULL BASS, Great SHARP
Drums, Rhythm Electric Guitar. Great stuff indeed.

Titles; A Love Built on Sand, Inside Looking Out, I Said She Said Ah Cid,
"T"omorrow, Sure Listic, Sippin' and Trippin', Dark, Down Down and Gone,
Sock It My Way, That's How It Is.

The Mindexpanders are totally cool, melodic, funky and wild/weird 60's
Exotica and Exotic Psychedelia/Go Go Exotic Psychedelia with the Ondioline
out in front with Fuzz Guitars and Squawk Box, Chinese Bell Trees, Panther
Combo Organ, Bongo, Boo Bams, Kazoo, Bird Calls, Sounds with honking horns
and of the Streets with Busses zooming along et al, all instrumentals.
It is awesome and super super cool like you could never imagine.

It is, for me, more Exotica than it is psychedelic but it is DEFINITLEY
psychedelic and VERY VERY GROOVY as well as everything else I mentioned.
It's like nothing you have ever heard anywhere, swear to god.  It's 60's Go
Go and Exotica, a very varied sound that every tune is distinct in its
originality.

Titles; Love Syndrome, Theme From, Pictures At A Psychedelic Art
Exhibition, Cul de Sac, Downtown Trip, Pulsation, A Night On Bald Mountain,
Sensory Overload, Euphoria, Mandela

The CD also has 4 Bonus Tracks:

2 are Ondioline Screaming Exotica with Major Weird and Cool Percussion from
Frenchman, Clyde Borley and His 5 Dimensions, circa 1966, recorded in
France.  Titles; "Taboo" and "Afro-Mania".

1 is THAT bitchin' Sitar track with Major Percussive Exotica and a title
called "Jungle Fantasy" and last but not least is
an electronic piece from the soundtrack to "War of The Worlds" from the
great Leith Stevens.

All in all, I think a great effort.  Impeccable sound fidelity, all in Stereo.

$20.00 plus shipping.  Please e-mail direct if interested

Thanks for the space,
Jack




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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 20:12:39 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) F&T rattling in my my head...

At 04:49 PM 2/6/99 +0000, Keith E. Lo Bue wrote:

> Are they prepared piano records or the schmaltz thing?

I'm not going to dispute the idea that the prepared piano "exotica" records
are more interesting in general but I have to put in a good word or two for
the rest of the records, which you're calling schmaltz.
And most of them are schmaltzy I guess.
But for instance "Latin Pianos" (with Don Costa) is a great record.
And scattered through their "now sound" records, there are occasionally
great cuts such as "Lay Lady Lay" from the Getting Together LP.
I think they were basically always "schmaltzy" but sometimes they got lucky
and were more than that.

Nat



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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 20:17:31 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) charles magnante info?

At 06:47 PM 2/6/99 -0400, recliner wrote:

>...and I second Byron on his Magnante assessment.

I can't go that far.  I find Magnante's playing and arranging to be really
strong and interesting but his tune selection is really annoying.  I always
get the vague feeling that I'm at a cheesy Italian wedding and the band
can't stop playing Lady of Spain.  They're not doing the standard version
certainly but I really wish they'd play something different.

Nat



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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 20:20:12 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Mindexpanders/Animated Egg

At 04:29 PM 2/6/99 -0800, Jack wrote:
>
>1 is THAT bitchin' Sitar track with Major Percussive Exotica and a title
>called "Jungle Fantasy"

Is that the same bitchin cut as the one on the Living Percussion record
which also features a bitchin sitar exotica version of "Green Tambourine"?

Nat



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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 21:36:04 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu

In a message dated 2/6/99 9:03:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Found a Trader Vic's cocktail menu from 1956. All drinks $1.00-1.80. Nice
 color drawings of the various concoctions. I could really go for a Tiki
 Puka Puka right now. Whatever it is, it sounds great.

 Frank
  >>

Hey Frank,

I found one today at a flea market.  Re-print from 1981.  Mine does not have a
recipe for a Mai Tai in the index???!!!?????

Do you or does anybody have a clue on this????

Perplexed,

Tiki Bob
(yes that's me -- Robert)


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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 21:40:52 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) schmaltz

<<I'm not going to dispute the idea that the prepared piano "exotica" records
are more interesting in general but I have to put in a good word or two for
the rest of the records, which you're calling schmaltz.
And most of them are schmaltzy I guess.>>

One of the members of the list used to have a "Schmaltzalarm" that would go
off when things got to "schmaltzy".

Is that Schmaltzalarm still out there?   Anybody???

(Oh, don't confuse schmaltz with schumtz)

robert


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Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 22:01:55 EST
From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Rota/Fellini Covers and blue bottom cdr's

> >A last comment on Rota: someone asked about listenable covers of
> >Fellini/Rota music.
Some of the finest renditions can be heard over several Pascaal
Comelade recordings... and with the added attraction of masterful toy
piano sound... Now that's exotic!!!

Re: Nymphomania
> They have blue bottoms.
Actually our set is one blue and one gold.  I'm not
complaining long as they play (and they do) unlike that Ursula 1000
blue bottom special (also an OM exclusive) that does not on my
player. It's especially frustrating if it's good - and the place
selling it doesn't happen to mention they know of the problem.
This leads to the problem I have in buying boot cd's - never being
sure if the thing will play. Just use the ?%$)! gold ones I say...
Needless to say I now intend to ask this question before I order
another!

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada


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Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 19:42:24 -0800
From: James G <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Happiness is the Taste of Kent

was browsing through my mp3 files and found the Kent commercial (i was
looking for Metal Machine Music, all four sides of which had been posted
on Usenet by some kind soul a few months back - even the Nutty Squirrels
showed up in the 50's MP3 group recently).  the commercial used zippy
sound effects (shown in parentheses)on many of the happiness lines,
wonder what Conniff could have done with this concept ?

To a goalie (whoosh whoosh), it's a save save save,
To a surfer, it's a wave wave wave,
To the colonel (ten HUT) it's a regiment,
To a smoker, it's a Kent..
(chorus)
(piccolo plays the "happiness is" part)
The taste of Kent (repeat 3 times)
More taste and fine tobacco

To a gourmet, it's a special sauce,
To a cowboy (horse neighs) it's his favorite hoss,
To a hostess (smooch), it's a compliment,
To a smoker, it's a Kent

(chorus)

(announcer)
If you smoke a filter cigarette, try the taste of Kent.

JamesB  "I want my Maypo!!!!!"


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 17:22:26 +0000
From: Michael Davidson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Frank Barber

Hi from Kiwiland.

Does anyone out there know much more about UK Percussion guy Frank
Barber??  A list of albums?

I have only one album by him - "Swingin' Percussion" and its wonderful.
My favorite version yet of "Spanish Flea" - I'm thinking seriously of
making myself a tape of all the versions of this song - if I see it on
an unknown albums songlist I'll normally buy it.  Quite a good quality
indicator I find.

I've only ever seen one other album by him and it was a "Hits of the
30's" type affair.

Picked up a couple of nice odd moog finds this weekend.
The Carmets "Synthesizer Electric Sound", Moog & Arranged by Yusuke
Hoguchi. (JVC Quad CD-4)

"Golden Hour of Golden Instrumental Hits featuring The Many Moogs of
Killer Watts" (Pye - Golden Hour)
Killer title huh.
Pretty good for a budget label and it really is 60mins+ long - on Side 2
the last groove is so close to the label my turntable refuses to play
the last song - the autostop kicks in there. Budget or what?

The other albums on this label pictured on the back lack any promise -
Golden Hours of Max Bygraves, Russ Conway & Jims Mcleods Golden Hour of
Scottish Dancing.

Cheers

Mike
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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 99 00:31:59 -0000
From: Michael D. Toth <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Rota Rant

[e-mail] (Mimi Mayer) wrote:

>A last comment on Rota: someone asked about listenable covers of
>Fellini/Rota music.

Dunno if this one slipped through or not, but there is a REALLY haunting
version of "You and You Alone (La Strada Theme)" done by The Three Suns.
It's a non-LP single side (there's a boatload of killer non-LP Three Suns
material from 1953-1963, BTW).

Michael David Toth
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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 99 01:13:51 -0000
From: Michael D. Toth <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Heavenly F&T

[e-mail] (Mimi Mayer) wrote:

>At last! A mention of F&T's Heavenly Sounds in Hi-Fi!
>
>I've wondered about this treasure: Why didn't it crop up more often here in
>raves about F&T's treated piano stuff? Blast Off! and FIreworks come up now
>and then, and Ross occasionally lobbies for Dynamic Twin Pianos, a berserk
>and inspired LP.

I *love* _Heavenly Sounds_. It might even be my favorite of their
prepared records.

>About Heavenly (ABC-Paramount, ABCS-221 and ABC-221): It's all sky songs:
>Stella by Starlight, The Moon Was Yellow, Stardust (and a fab one, too) a
>lackluster Over the Rainbow, a dazzling Serenade to a Star -- you get the

"Over the Rainbow" became one of my absolute favorites from that record.
Rapturously *beautiful*. Might sound lackluster to you, but it makes ME
want to writhe on the floor in ecstacy. :-)

>of some arrangements along with something that could be a theremin or piano
>strings scratched to tone.

Well, unless the liner notes were lying, it was *something* they did with
a piano and not a theremin or other instrument. I assumed it was bowing
or sliding something up and down the strings.

>Could a treated piano fan supply the date/label for HI-FIreworks?

The first prepared F&T (and I personally think, while still mighty cool,
the least developed and least interesting), _HI-FIreworks_ was released
on Columbia CL 573 around 1954-55. Original pressings give the title on
the label as something like _Hi-Fi 3-D Pianos_. It was reissued less
"Susanna's Last Stand" and "Semper Fidelis" on Columbia's budget Harmony
label as _Fireworks_ sometime in the 1960s as HL 7427 and SH 11227
(simulated stereo; actually sounds pretty nifty).

> Even better, how's about the URL for an F&T discography?

I'll try to compile what I know, including the prepared tracks appearing
on otherwise non-prepared albums.

Frank <[e-mail]> wrote:

>Heavenly Sounds in Hi Fi was re-issued in 1966 (minus one song and
>re-titled "The Heavenly sounds of Ferrante & Teicher with Orchestra and
>Strings; ABC 555). Many other late 50'2 early 60's F&T albums were
>reissued then most likely due to their new found popularity on United
>Artists.

It's *extremely* important to note that _Heavenly Sounds of F&T w/ Orch._
looks/sounds *totally different* from the original _Heavenly Sounds In
Hi-Fi_. With F&T's UA "orchestral" sound so commercially successful, ABC
recorded new orchestral overdubs for the _Heavenly Sounds_ album, as well
as _Blast Off!_ (minus "In the Rain" as _We've Got Rhythm_ (ABC/ABCS
556)). Sure, occasionally some of the weird piano effects are smothered
in strings, but I found many of the orchestral overdubbed versions of HS
songs came off much more cinematic and epic sci-fi. And while I'm sure
the added orchestra was intended to make these sound more "commercially
viable," the truth is there's nothing overdubs can do to un-weird stuff
like "Chopsticks Cha Cha" from _Blast Off!_ (I personally think the
imposed strings made it even *weirder*). I think any real prepared F&T
fan would want these odd variant editions as well.

I'd like to close by saying God bless Doug Frisby for helping _Blast
Off!_ see the light of day on CD.

Michael David Toth
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Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 01:45:00 -0500
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop,February 7

Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm on CKUT 90.3 FM in Montreal,
Canada. Comments and questions welcome.

Space Bop #34 - Spot The Sample

Amon Tobin:  Melody Infringement  "Funkungfusion"
Sukia:  Vaseline And Sand  "Contacto Espacial Con El Tercer Sexo"
Christian Marclay:  Jukebox Capriccio  "Records"
Mr. Scruff:  Fish  "Funkungfusion"

Tipsy:  Something Tropical  "Trip Tease"
Negativland: View To The Sun  "Free"
Eno & Byrne:  Mea Culpa  "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts"

Stock, Hausen & Walkman:  Hemline  "Organ Transplants"
Ursula 1000:  Pleasure Unit  "The Now Sound Of..."
DJ Soup:  Vertical Expression Of A Horizontal Desire  "The Cocktail
Shaker"
Dauerfisch:  Hihihihahaha  "Tausend Ganz Legale Steuertricks"

Stock, Hausen & Walkman:  Blow Me  "Organ Transplants"
Dimitri From Paris:  Une Very Stylish Fille  "Sacrebleu"
A Certain Frank:  Moonchild  "Nobody? No!"


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Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 11:30:44 +0000
From: Hugh Petfield <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber

Kiwi Mike wrote:

>Does anyone out there know much more about UK Percussion guy Frank
>Barber??  A list of albums?

He appears to have debuted in 1960 on the UK Columbia label (part of EMI,
and no relation to US Columbia, which in the UK  had to be called CBS for
trademark reasons).  Two albums:
33SX1193 Frank Barber Band "When the Guards are on parade"
- - a collection of songs about London
33SX1233/(stereo)SCX3310 Frank Barber Orchestra "Room 504"
- - the music of George Posford  (who he?  HP)
In around 1963 when Beatlemania struck, he became A&R man for
the Oriole label, doing backings for artistes like Maureen Evans.  He also
released records as The Frank Barber Orchestra and also as Frank and
The Barbarians.

Oriole Records disappeared in the mid 60's after a merger, and he appears
to have returned to Columbia for a single as The Frank Barber Percussion
Ensemble, and two albums on Studio Two,
- - TWO 127 Swinging Percussion
- - TWO 203 Percussion in colour

The next reference I can find for him is a minor US chart entry in 1982
with a 'hooked on Glenn Miller' record which is, apparently, still popular
at wedding discos.

There is an excellent version of Spanish Flea by Peter Nero on his
Tribute to Herb Alpert album.  This album is worth buying as they
are not simply cover versions, but differently enough arranged to
be entertaining.  Wonder if a CD version is out?  My vinyl copy
sticks...

Hugh.


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 12:08:48 -0000
From: "Robert Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber

Michael Davidson wrote:

> "Golden Hour of Golden Instrumental Hits featuring The Many Moogs of
> Killer Watts" (Pye - Golden Hour)
> Killer title huh.
> Pretty good for a budget label and it really is 60mins+ long - on Side 2
> the last groove is so close to the label my turntable refuses to play the
> last song - the autostop kicks in there. Budget or what?

I have this LP too and it has some great stuff on it - the version of
the Persuaders Theme is my personal favourite.  It's quite
collectable - a couple of tracks appear on the second Loungecore
compilation CD.


Robbie


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:04:48 GMT
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Frank Barber

Hugh wrote:

> Kiwi Mike wrote:
>
> >Does anyone out there know much more about UK Percussion guy Frank
> >Barber??  A list of albums?
>
> He appears to have debuted in 1960 on the UK Columbia label (part of EMI,
> and no relation to US Columbia, which in the UK  had to be called CBS for
> trademark reasons).  Two albums:
> 33SX1193 Frank Barber Band "When the Guards are on parade"
> - a collection of songs about London
> 33SX1233/(stereo)SCX3310 Frank Barber Orchestra "Room 504"
> - the music of George Posford  (who he?  HP)
> In around 1963 when Beatlemania struck, he became A&R man for
> the Oriole label, doing backings for artistes like Maureen Evans.  He also
> released records as The Frank Barber Orchestra and also as Frank and
> The Barbarians.
>
> Oriole Records disappeared in the mid 60's after a merger, and he appears
> to have returned to Columbia for a single as The Frank Barber Percussion
> Ensemble, and two albums on Studio Two,
> - TWO 127 Swinging Percussion
> - TWO 203 Percussion in colour
>
> The next reference I can find for him is a minor US chart entry in 1982
> with a 'hooked on Glenn Miller' record which is, apparently, still popular
> at wedding discos.
>

There is also a Polydor album by The Frank Barber Percussion, "Happy
Percussion", in which he performs percussive-cheesy versions of "Big
Spender", "Mah Na Mah Na", et. al. One of those "Another Easy
Listening Album" albums, produced under the aegis of Norrie
Paramour. I think this was issued in the US as "Deep Percussion".

Where are you getting this discographic/biographic info. from, Hugh?
Do you own all these albums, do you have old catalogues, or are there
some good contemporary reference sources for finding out about guys as
obscure as Barber (but not as obscure as George Posford)?



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Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 07:33:59 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Paul Mazzucca)
Subject: (exotica) good for the schmaltz, is good for me

i collect the prepared piano gems but can't separate myself from the
schmaltzy stuff as well. i find that F&T's version of midnight cowboy is
even better than the original, hope no toes are stepped on, and i truly
enjoy listening to "love in the generation gap" lp. i guess you are
either with this or definitely not. i don't know there's something kinda
great about listening to "little green apples" or "born free" one more
time.lets face it unless you listen to am radio geezer stations,
(although sometimes i do for the shock appeal) you ain't gonna here
stuff like this anywhere anymore, SO enjoy it, don't hide your schmaltzy
side its there.

carrie



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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 14:38:35 +0000
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The man in Camden Market

I went to see the man in Camden Market over the weekend to see what he had
to offer. As usual he had plenty of records that would interest the list
including (with prices in pounds):
Bill Plummer and his Cosmic Brotherhood - Journey to the East (30), Anandar
Shankar (the yellow one)(40), Dick Hyman's PhantomPhingers(25), Man from
Organ (20), Age of Electronicus(50), The Weinberg Method of Non-Synthetic
Rock(30), Alan Hawkshaw's TV Themes LP with Blarney's Stoned(30), Enoch
Light's Spaced Out (30), Harry Roche Constellation, Spiral (60), Plastic
Cow goes Mooooooog (30)

His stall is stuffed with records that I seem to wake up in the middle of
the night fretting about not owning, with fevered brow and wild staring
eyes. Where does he get them all from?

Charlie





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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 14:46:22 GMT
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) The man in Camden Market

> Alan Hawkshaw's TV Themes LP with Blarney's Stoned

Incidentally, this is out on one of those cheapie 2-fer CDs now, with
the Brian Fahey album that has "...Swinging Cymbal", "The Ratcatchers", etc.



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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 14:54:32 +0000
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The man in Camden Market

>>Brian Fahey album that has "...Swinging Cymbal", "The Ratcatchers"

Do you know what this one is called?





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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 10:06:45 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu

In a message dated 2/6/99 9:03:32 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< Found a Trader Vic's cocktail menu from 1956. All drinks $1.00-1.80. Nice
 color drawings of the various concoctions. I could really go for a Tiki
 Puka Puka right now. Whatever it is, it sounds great.

 Frank >>

Here's the recipie for a Tiki Puka Puka:

1 ounce light rum
1 ounce dark rum
1 ounce 151 proof rum (Demerara preferred)
1 ounce orange juice
3 ounce Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1 dash grenadine
Orange flower water

Blend with 1 scoop shaved ice all ingredients except orange flower water in a
mixer. Pour into a grapefruit supreme glass or wide-bowled individual compote.
Add ice cubes. Decorate ith a gardenia. Dash orange flower water on gardenia.

FYI, these are currently running at about $8.50.


At your service,
Ashley


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 10:14:59 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) The man in Camden Market

In a message dated 2/7/99 9:51:48 AM EST, Charles_Moseley%MCKINSEY-
[e-mail] writes:

<< >>Brian Fahey album that has "...Swinging Cymbal", "The Ratcatchers"

 Do you know what this one is called? >>

It is called:
Alan Hawkshaw / Brian Fahey
"27 Top TV Themes and Commercials" / "Time For T.V. Brian Fahey and His
Orchestra"
Cat # 7243 4 98171 2 8 (EMI)
It was just released in the past 2 weeks.

Ashley


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 14:35:37 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: exotica etc

>From: Jack <[e-mail]>

>can anyone please tell me the url for ppeeks exotica etc site ?


        visit the "Shoppinquarium", the Mailorder Links page on my web site,
        for places where to buy exotica goodies:
        http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/




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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:58:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Peter Carlfors <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Suspiria by Goblin

- ---telstar <[e-mail]> wrote:
> I have heard a couple of their other lps. They never quite reached the
> psychotic frenzy of the "Susperia" soundtrack again, but their "Dawn
of the
> Dead" and "Roller" (title?) lps have their moments.


the "Deep Red"(Profondo Rosso)soundtrack is as good, maybe even better.
The film itself is one of the few that still scare the shit out of me.

/Peter

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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 15:01:17 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) good for the schmaltz, is good for me

In a message dated 2/7/99 9:32:33 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>i collect the prepared piano gems but can't separate myself from the
>schmaltzy stuff as well. i find that F&T's version of midnight cowboy is
>even better than the original, hope no toes are stepped on, and i truly
>enjoy listening to "love in the generation gap"

Yesterday I found F&T's "In A Soulful Mood" LP which contains an excellent
version of Love Unlimited Orchestra's "Love's Theme" among others


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 99 15:18:57 -0500
From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Demoiselles again!

I just got a new version of the Demoiselles de Rochefort soundtrack by
Michel Legrand (music) and Jacques Demy (lyrics). It's fantabulous! It's
a 2-CD set that includes a lot of the dialog (important since the music
weaves in and out all the time in the movie) and it was remastered: the
sound is amazing, you think the singers are right next to you. It's a
French import on Mercury and I paid about $30 for it at Other Music. I
cannot recommend this enough.

Elisabeth


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 17:13:31 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Demoiselles again!

In a message dated 2/7/99 4:19:56 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>I just got a new version of the Demoiselles de Rochefort soundtrack by
>Michel Legrand (music) and Jacques Demy (lyrics). It's fantabulous! It's
>a 2-CD set that includes a lot of the dialog (important since the music
>weaves in and out all the time in the movie) and it was remastered: the
>sound is amazing, you think the singers are right next to you. It's a
>French import on Mercury and I paid about $30 for it at Other Music. I
>cannot recommend this enough.
>
>Elisabeth

Hi Elisabeth and listers. I too have that soundtrack and enjoy it immensely.
There also exists an all instrumental version of the soundtrack as well.
Anyone have any info regarding that. I heard it once and it was EVEN better!


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Date: Sun, 7 Feb 99 22:09:39 -0500
From: Elisabeth Vincentelli <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Demoiselles again!

>Hi Elisabeth and listers. I too have that soundtrack and enjoy it immensely.
>There also exists an all instrumental version of the soundtrack as well.
>Anyone have any info regarding that. I heard it once and it was EVEN better!
The new 2-CD set includes these instrumental versions, as well as an
English cover of "Chanson des jumelles" ("A Pair of Twins"), a recording
of Michel Legrand's work sessions as he tried to come up with that song
(5 minutes of him going through various melodies, it's fascinating), and
a medley by the Michel Legrand Quintet. The booklet is excellent and has
wonderful photos. Overall it's an improvement on the original soundtrack,
though I kept my version of that one to have the "clean" songs (without
dialog cues).

Elisabeth


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Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 20:37:08 -0800
From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Trader Vic's menu

[e-mail] wrote:
> I found one today at a flea market.  Re-print from 1981.  Mine does not have a
> recipe for a Mai Tai in the index???!!!?????
>
> Do you or does anybody have a clue on this????

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

If you're looking for Mai Tai recipes, including several accounts of the history
of the Mai Tai (including one from Trader Vic's), check our The Search for the
Ultimate Mai Tai website. We have reviews, recipes, and more.

http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/

- -Kevin Crossman


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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 04:55:22 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Combustible Edison 2/5/99 and "Opening Act"

Hello 41-

Just a short blurb on Combustible Edison's show the other night at Fez in New
York.  The show was very good, but not much different from the last time I saw
them.  No new tracks, though I was happy to hear them play a bunch of the ones
I like.  It would have been nice to hear Impact, but hearing Spy vs. Spy was
nice.  They closed with Miniskirt, which is always good to hear.  I also taped
the show for any Combustible Edison tapers that may be lurking out there.

I also picked up their movie, Opening Act.  It was described by their
merchandise man as "A surreal movie that kinda has a plot."  That's about
right.  I won't give it away, but it's definatley interesting and only a half
hour long.  The music is all Edison, and new stuff at that.  More of the
background music variety.  It's worth checking out.

Adam


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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 06:06:13 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Trader Vic's Mai Tai Confussion

Re-direct

I know how to make a Mai Tai by heart.

My comment is that I bought a Trader Vic's Bar and Cooling Guide (which is a
1981) reprint of the original, and it DOES NOT HAVE A RECIPE FOR A MAI TAI IN
IT.

I just don't understant how a drink Vic made famous and built his resturant
empire around does not have a Mai Tai recipe in it.

This is a BOOK not a menu.

Robert

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writes:

<< [e-mail] wrote:
 > I found one today at a flea market.  Re-print from 1981.  Mine does not
have a
 > recipe for a Mai Tai in the index???!!!?????
 >
 > Do you or does anybody have a clue on this????

 I'm not exactly sure what you're asking.

 If you're looking for Mai Tai recipes, including several accounts of the
history
 of the Mai Tai (including one from Trader Vic's), check our The Search for
the
 Ultimate Mai Tai website. We have reviews, recipes, and more.

 http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/

 -Kevin Crossman
  >>


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