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exotica-digest         Monday, April 19 1999         Volume 02 : Number 376



In This Digest:

(exotica) three suns
(exotica) Better living through farting (formerly: New (ish) Serge Gainsbourg biography)
(exotica) Suprisingly Bond
(exotica) AP notes: Gilberto Gil, Eartha Kitt
(exotica) [obits] Ellen Corby,Morey Bernstein,Rege Cordic,Don McGuire,Albert 'Poppy' Popwell
RE: (exotica) AP notes: Gilberto Gil, Eartha Kitt
(exotica) Re: Bentley Rhythm Ace  / Drinking
(exotica) Re: Katie Lee
(exotica) "The Cates Debate" or "Mental Masturbation"
Re: (exotica) Soothing Sounds for Baby
Re: (exotica) Better living through farting (formerly: New (ish) Serge Gainsb...
(exotica) New eXotica Releases Overview Update
Re: (exotica) New eXotica Releases Overview Update
(exotica) Soothing Sounds for Baby
(exotica) Re: Katie Lee
RE: (exotica) Re: Katie Lee
[none]
(exotica) bringing new meaning to novelty records
(exotica) a few record fair acquisitions
Re: (exotica) New (ish) Serge Gainsbourg biography

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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:11:30 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) three suns

You know,  I've never seen a three suns record,  nor heard of them until
I started here.  But I do have a friend who DJ's under the name Danny
Inferno.  Who I blame for single handedly starting the disco revival
over here,  but thats beside the point.

What I want to know is there anyone who has a spare copy (Nate, if you
don't like it, ship it out, mate) or has a tape to swap.  So I'll feel
at least able to take part in this debate whenever it rears it head,
and also so I can play Dannys Inferno to Danny Inferno,  and amuse
myself for a few minutes.

Sorry if this is a little late,  I'm still getting through the weekends
digests.


El Maestro Con Queso

[e-mail]
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http://www.sgillitt.dircon.co.uk/cheese/cheese.htm


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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:17:25 +0200
From: Ton Rueckert <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Better living through farting (formerly: New (ish) Serge Gainsbourg biography)

>Um, there really was a French guy who made his living through
>farting. He was, IIRC, known as "La Petomaine", and he was a big noise
>(ha ha) in the French music hall (or equivalent) around the turn of
>the century. I think he farted melodies, did animal noises, that kind
>of thing. No recordings available, as far as I know...


Vaguely heard about La Petomaine, certainly never heard recordings.
However, there's a present day master of flatulence, Mr. Methane
(member of the gas webring), you can find a few fine samples at

http://www.mrmethane.com/


" Here it is at last...the first ever music CD from the World's only
performing flatulist. We guarantee that all the colon coughs you hear on
this CD were delivered by Mr Methane's reverberating rectum. A mixture
of Pop, Rock, Dance and Classical music styles come together with
selected sphincteral passages from Shakespeare to give you thirty two
minutes of high quality anal madness from the man with the rumbling
ring. A potpouri of pooping pandemonium."

Cheers, Ton


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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:29:58 -0700
From: [e-mail] (Eric Marvin)
Subject: (exotica) Suprisingly Bond


     I participated in a group fundraising flea market this weekend and
     felt it was a good opportunity to get rid of some of my
     brother-in-law's soul LPs.  I had browsed through the collection of
     400 or so albums, losing hope of ever finding any gems after seeing my
     10th Spinners cover (not my cup o tea).  I stationed myself next to
     the LPs on the day of the sell and was eyeing the first browser to
     come along when the word "soundtrack" on the back of one the covers
     caught my eye.  I immediately lunged forward to discover the original
     soundtrack of "For Your Eyes Only."  Not great, but not bad either. I
     began to flip through the covers in this section and discovered that
     my bro' had a penchant for James Bond and had collected all original
     soundtrack LPs up to "View to a Kill."  I quickly pulled these LPs,
     along with an Enoch Light and a Neil Hefti Orchestra in the same area
     and stashed them in my car.  Needless to say I carefully examined
     every cover before continuing the sale.  Unfortunately these albums
     seemed to be his only foray into Exotica.  I have learned several
     lessons from this experience:  It pays to be careful,  what you're
     looking for in in front of your nose, don't judge a book by its
     cover., etc.etc.




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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:40:34 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) AP notes: Gilberto Gil, Eartha Kitt

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Grammy award winner Gilberto Gil has
undergone surgery to remove a growth on his vocal chords.
    Doctors told the Brazilian samba singer not to speak for 72 hours after the
operation at a Rio hospital earlier this week, reported the O Globo news
agency Friday.
    Gil has had problems with his voice since a gruelling 40-show European tour
last year.
    It was not immediately clear if Gil's musical career would be affected.
    In February, he won a Grammy in the world music category for his album
``Quanta Live''.

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Singer Eartha Kitt turned in a different kind of
performance when she visited Gov. Jesse Ventura, doing a handstand on his
desk while he touted the benefits of physical fitness.
    ``This is amazing,'' Ventura said after Ms. Kitt's stunt Friday.
    ``At the age of 72,'' interjected the performer, who was in the Twin Cities
over the weekend for shows at a nightclub and visited with Ventura, a former
pro wrestler, for about 15 minutes.
    ``I'm here to support his original ideas about supporting common sense,''
she said. ``He's fun because of both his sense of humor and practical common
sense.''
    Ms. Kitt played Catwoman on the 1960s Batman TV show; Ventura had a small
role in the more recent ``Batman and Robin'' movie. But the singer said the
connection never came up.




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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:40:30 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) [obits] Ellen Corby,Morey Bernstein,Rege Cordic,Don McGuire,Albert 'Poppy' Popwell

                            *Ellen Corby
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ellen Corby, who played the tart-tongued country
grandmother on television's ``The Waltons'' and was an Oscar nominee for the
1948 film ``I Remember Mama,'' died Wednesday. She was 87.
    Corby, born Ellen Hansen, spent 12 years as a script assistant before
turning to acting. After her debut in the 1946 film ``Dark Corner'' she
worked steadily as a character actor, often playing a fussy spinster or
busybody.
    She appeared in more than 100 movies, including ``Shane'' (1953),
``Sabrina'' (1954) and ``Vertigo'' (1958). Her performance as the lovelorn
aunt in ``I Remember Mama,'' starring Irene Dunne, earned her the Academy
Award bid.
    Corby made guest appearances on many TV Westerns, including ``The
Virginian,'' ``The Rifleman'' and ``Wagon Train.'' She received a Golden
Boot award from the Motion Picture & Television Fund in 1989 along with
Robert Duvall, Johnny Cash and Robert Fuller.
    As Esther ``Grandma'' Walton on the popular CBS television show, Corby
created her best-known role. Grandma Walton was part of a close-knit
Virginia family in the drama from writer Earl Hamner Jr., who based it on
memories of his childhood.
    A stroke in 1977 forced Corby to curtail her work on the series. She was
seen only occasionally and made her last appearance on ``The Waltons''
series in 1979, although she was part of the 1997 TV special ``A Waltons
Easter.''

    LOS ANGELES, April 16 (UPI) -- Actress Ellen Corby, who was best known for
her role as Grandma Walton on the long-running TV show ``The Waltons,'' has
died at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 87.
    Corby was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the 1947 movie ``I
Remember Mama.''
    Among her TV and movie roles were Mother Lurch in the original ``The Addams
Family,'' the thief who sold Barney Fife a bad car on ``The Andy Griffith
Show,'' acting teacher Miss Hanna on ``I Love Lucy'' and the beleagured
woman who withdrew a small amount of money from the Bailey Building and Loan
in ``It's A Wonderful Life.''
    She also appeared in the movies ``Vertigo,'' ``Sabrina,'' ``Hush... Hush,
Sweet Charlotte'' and ``Please Don't Eat The Daisies'' and the TV Westerns
``The Virginian,'' ``The Rifleman'' and ``Wagon Train.''
http://www.cjnetworks.com/~roryb/outta.html#Ellen Corby

 *Morey Bernstein
    PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) -- Morey Bernstein, a hypnotist who wrote the
controversial ``past life'' bestseller ``The Quest for Bridey Murphy,'' died
April 2 of cardiac arrhythmia. He was 79.
    In the 1940s, Bernstein saw a hypnotism demonstration at a party and began
exploring the technique as a way to cure ailments.
    On Nov. 29, 1952, the amateur hypnotist tried an experiment in age
regression on one of his most responsive subjects, a 29-year-old housewife
named Virginia Tighe.
    Bernstein asked her to remember her childhood. After several sessions she
began telling him about a time before she was born, prompting Bernstein to
believe his subject had recalled a previous life.
    The hypnotist said Ms. Tighe spoke in a thick Irish accent and claimed to
have been a woman named Bridey Murphy, who was born Dec. 20, 1798 near Cork,
Ireland.
    Bernstein's book, which disguised Tighe as a woman named Ruth Simmons, was
later made into a movie starring Louis Hayward as Bernstein and Teresa
Wright as Ms. Tighe.
    Various investigations failed to prove that Bridey Murphy ever existed.
Bernstein gave up hypnotism after the Bridey Murphy experience.

 *Bill Wendell
    BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- Bill Wendell, the veteran radio and television
announcer perhaps best known for his ``Late Night'' introduction of
``Da-a-avid Letterman!'' died Wednesday of complications from cancer. He was
75.
    The native New Yorker and World War II Army veteran began his radio career
in the late 1940s and playing sidekick to stars such as Jack Benny, Bob Hope
and Ernie Kovacs.
    He studied announcing and English at Fordham University and graduated with
a degree in speech before joining the DuMont television network in the early
1950s.
    His television career also included a 1969-1978 stint with Garry Moore on a
syndicated version of ``To Tell the Truth.''
    Wendell was perhaps best known for his role on ``Late Night With David
Letterman,'' where he announced the lineup of guests and the opening joke
that was part of the distinctive introduction of Letterman's name.
    Wendell stayed with Letterman when the comedian moved to CBS in 1993, but
retired from the program in 1995.

 *Rege Cordic
    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Rege Cordic, host of one of the city's most popular
radio programs, died Friday of brain cancer and related complications. He
was 72.
    Cordic died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he lived
since leaving Pittsburgh in 1965 to pursue a career in film and television.
    At one point, his ``Cordic & Co.'' show commanded 85 percent of
Pittsburgh's radio audience.
    He launched his career in March 1943 while he was still a high school
student, nagging radio host Davy Tyson to let him go on the air at WWSW.
Cordic became the show's junior announcer and took over for Tyson when he
went to another station.
    He moved to KDKA in 1954, bringing a cast of characters such as the wealthy
Baldwin McMoney, punster Carmen Monoxide and Louie the Garbage Man.
    Cordic himself did two of the show's most famous characters, Omicron and
Neutnicron, by prerecording them on vinyl discs and interacting live with
them as he played them back at altered speeds.
    Cordic's popularity never caught on in Los Angeles, where his show lasted
just two years. He became a prolific network TV announcer and appeared in
such movies as Woody Allen's ``Sleeper'' and Brian De Palma's ``Obsession.''
    Survivors include his wife, a sister, and four children.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.dll?UID=10:12:42|AM&p=avg&sql=B135049
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Cordic,+Regis

 *Don McGuire
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Don McGuire, a screenwriter, actor and director who
penned ``Bad Day at Black Rock'' and co-created the story of ``Tootsie,''
died Tuesday. He was 80.
    Working in the movie industry since the mid-1940s, McGuire won
Screenwriters Guild awards for ``Bad Day,'' which starred Spencer Tracy as a
mysterious stranger in a desert town, and the cross-dressing comedy,
``Tootsie.''
    McGuire also directed Frank Sinatra to a breakthrough role in the western
``Johnny Concho,'' which portrayed the ultra-cool crooner as a coward
struggling to build courage for a gun fight.
    As an actor, McGuire was Red Skelton's straight man in ``The Fuller-Brush
Man'' and appeared in several other movies in the 1940s.
    Born in Chicago, McGuire joined the Army during World War II, but was sent
home after hurting his back in a jeep accident. He briefly shot photos for
the Chicago Tribune and later worked as a publicist in Hollywood.
    Focusing on screenwriting in the 1950s, McGuire wrote and directed Jerry
Lewis' first film after the comic broke with Dean Martin. The film, ``The
Delicate Delinquent,'' has Lewis playing a juvenile offender who becomes a
police officer.
    In later years, McGuire and writer Larry Gelbart, shared story credit on
``Tootsie,'' which starred Dustin Hoffman as an out-of-work actor who
dresses as a woman to land a female role on a popular TV soap opera.

 *Albert 'Poppy' Popwell
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Character actor Albert ``Poppy'' Popwell, who played
various thugs in Clint Eastwood's ``Dirty Harry'' films, died April 9 of
complications from open-heart surgery. He was 72.
    Popwell appeared as heavies in ``Dirty Harry'' and its sequels ``Magnum
Force'' and ``The Enforcer'' before graduating to a police detective in the
series' fourth installment ``Sudden Impact.''
    Eastwood, as Dirty Harry, trained his magnum on Popwell's character and
challenged him to ``Go ahead, make my day.''
    Popwell's career in entertainment spanned six decades on the stage and in
film. The New York City native grew up during the Harlem Renaissance and
danced in Broadway shows as a teen-ager.
    Popwell also had roles in the films ``Cleopatra Jones,'' ``Coogan's Bluff''
and ``The Buddy Holly Story.'' He made appearances on such TV series as
``The A-Team,'' ``Wonder Woman,'' and ``Night Gallery.''

From 4/17/99 L.A. Times:
     Faith Domergue; Film Star Contracted by Howard Hughes
Faith Domergue, 74, a sultry brunet who starred in low-budget action and
science fiction films of the 1940s and '50s. Born in New Orleans, Domergue
moved to California with her family when she was 6. She was 15 when Howard
Hughes noticed her on the Warner Bros. roster of actors and signed her with
RKO. Called the "champion mystery woman among Hollywood players" by Times
film writer Edwin Schallert in 1950, Domergue was given a big publicity
buildup and kept under contract by Hughes for a decade before he gave her a
starring role. He finally cast her in the lead of "Vendetta," a 1950 release
about a girl sworn to avenge a murder. Other films she made in that era
included "Where Danger Lives," "Cult of the Cobra," "It Came From Beneath
the Sea" and "This Island Earth." She retired in the late 1950s but returned
to the screen in the 1960s and '70s, largely in supporting roles in such
films as "Track of Thunder," "Legacy of Blood" and "House of Seven Corpses."
She was married twice, in 1947 to Argentine director Hugo Fregonese and,
after that marriage ended in divorce, in 1963 to businessman Paola Cossa,
who maintained homes in Switzerland and Spain. She moved to Santa Barbara
after Cossa's death in 1992. Domergue is survived by two children, Diana and
John Fregonese, and two grandchildren. On April 4 of cancer in Santa Barbara.


Peppermint Harris obit page: http://elvispelvis.com/peppermintharris.htm
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Death anniversaries for the week of 19 April - 25 April:
Monday, 19 April
1993 - David Koresh; cult leader
Tuesday, 20 April
1992 - Benny Hill; actor & comedian
Wednesday, 21 April
1996 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder; sports oddsmaker
Thursday,  22 April
1978 - Will Geer; actor, "The Waltons"
1984 - Ansel Adams; photographer
1994 - Richard Nixon; U.S. President
1996 - Erma Bombeck; humorist
Friday, 23 April
1983 - Buster Crabbe; swimmer
1985 - Sam Ervin Jr.; U.S. Senator
1986 - Otto Preminger; film director
1995 - Howard Cosell; sportscaster
Saturday, 24 April
1997 - Pat Paulsen; comedian
Sunday, 25 April
1995 - Art Fleming; game show host, "Jeopardy"
1995 - Ginger Rogers; actress/dancer






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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:32:17 -0500
From: "Indy Rutks" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) AP notes: Gilberto Gil, Eartha Kitt

>     ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Singer Eartha Kitt turned in a
> different kind of
> performance when she visited Gov. Jesse Ventura, doing a handstand on his
> desk while he touted the benefits of physical fitness.
>     ``This is amazing,'' Ventura said after Ms. Kitt's stunt Friday.
>     ``At the age of 72,'' interjected the performer, who was in
> the Twin Cities
> over the weekend for shows at a nightclub and visited with
> Ventura, a former
> pro wrestler, for about 15 minutes.

I saw this on the local (Twin Cities) news, and it *was* astounding. Eartha
looks mighty good for 72!

Her show was terrific as well, according to a review in one of the local
papers. I wanted to go, but I think the cheapest ticket was in the $50
range.

- -Indy Rutks ([e-mail])



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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:58:10 +0100
From: m h jemmeson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Bentley Rhythm Ace  / Drinking

1)
>      Is everything on this album basically just an uncredited cover
>      version of an obscure song?  On first listen, I detected tracks I
>      had heard on the 'las vegas grind' and 'nymphomania' compilations,
>      but now keep hearing about more.
>
>      And is it true that Bentley Rhythm Ace are in fact Pop Will Eat
>      Itself?

One is. The other member is an ex-tarmaccer (if that's a word) from
Birmingham. Are they covers or just unimaginatively sampled? I heard one of
their tracks when they deejayed on Mary-Anne Hobbs and it was appalling.
Their choice of records wasn't up to much either.

2)
> "If I had all the money I've spent on drink, I'd spend it on drink."
> (from "Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End").

I like what George Best said about how he spent most of his money on cars,
women, drink and drugs, and "the rest I just squandered..."


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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 11:31:20 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Katie Lee

>I thought some of you might be interested in this LP I've
>put up on eBay...KATIE LEE: SONGS OF COUCH AND CONSULTATION

Post away, but I hafta say I thought this one was fairly disappointing.
Great cover, but the music and the singing were fairly plain.

Her RCA album _Life Is Just a Bed of Neuroses_ was a bit more interesting,
with music arranged and conducted by Ray Martin. That one seemed a bit more
energetic and the music itself had some humor to match the lyrics--which
particularly in "Love that Man" are quite warped.

Of course, no one should listen to me, since I'm one of those hopeless
trendies who actually listens to sucky Three Suns records like _Fun in
the Sun_ . . .

cheers,

 --Ross

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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:22:48 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) "The Cates Debate" or "Mental Masturbation"

In a message dated 04/19/99 9:00:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Okay, just listened to this album while dolling up for work, and I can
empahtically say that Polynesian Percussion is LAME LAME LAME.   >>

Fasten your lap belts you bastards cuz here I go:

Well, I just have to say that taste differ.  Me for instance?  I can enjoy a
Schlitz (not Bull) as a retro drink on Friday afternoons, Mai Tai's on
Saturday (preferably before breakfast) and (a shaken God dammit) martini at
cocktail hour on Saturday evenings.  The varied opinions on this list will
possibly find one (if not all??) of the drinks unenjoyable (or as some may
say:  "LAME LAME LAME").

Well, I got news for you.  I happen to enjoy the Polynesian Percussion LP
immensely.  I have found it an appropriate bridge between Denny and Baxter.
And I like both of those too.  I have never liked the twangy Hawaiian music
much but this "toned down" Hawaiian LP has some of the merits of Hawaiian
music without the twang.

And get this.  A hard core rock friend of mine nearly lost his lunch when I
played some Denny and Baxter for him.  Baxter was too "orchestrated" and
Denny was too
"stupid and silly" (his words obviously).  He did like the Cates album tho
because it reminded him of the islands without being so "God-awful Hawaiian
tourist-like".  That was about a year ago.

And what has happened to that friend?  Well, I made him a tape of Cates and
he eventually asked for one of Denny and then Baxter.  Go figure.  Now he
loves them both.

My point is this:  there is some real shitty music out there in my opinion
and lots of you jokers just love it.  As Chuck for NO might say,  "OK by me
if it's OK bayou."  I just don't like when one's opinion is "offered" as the
definitive statement.

The next time just add "I think" to the phrases suck, blows or "is lame".

Geez, I get tired of making this same post every few months or so.  So, let's
get out of the bathroom.

Tiki Bob


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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 18:44:02 +0200
From: Marco \"Kallie\" Kalnenek <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Soothing Sounds for Baby

Charles Moseley wrote:

> I just got Raymond Scott's Soothing Sounds for Baby on triple vinyl and I'm
> confused. I found every track to be repetitive and boring

Well, the music is certainly repetitive, but I don't think it's boring at all.
You have to be in the mood to listen to this. Have tried listening to the
records without doing something else? Just listening and relaxing? Try it!


> I could understand the excitement of finding the original 78s (were they
> originally on 78?)

Nope, they weren't. Not many records were released on 78 in 1964...
I would also love to find the original records, but I'm more than happy with
this reissue.

Marco



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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 13:09:58 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Better living through farting (formerly: New (ish) Serge Gainsb...

In a message dated 04/19/99 9:19:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< Vaguely heard about La Petomaine, certainly never heard recordings.
 However, there's a present day master of flatulence, Mr. Methane
 (member of the gas webring), you can find a few fine samples at
  >>

I heard his version of "Classical Gas".  It was a  . . . . well you get it.






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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 19:30:20 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New eXotica Releases Overview Update

A new update to the eXotica Releases Overview is available.
These are the most important recent additions, that where not yet announced
here.

(If you would like to receive the unabridged updates on a regular base by
e-mail, just let me know you want to get on my "XRO updater")



           - April 18: new (1999) releases, announcements & corrections -


* Henry Mancini: "Big Latin Band"
      CD, RCA 62999, Spain, 1999

* Henry Mancini: "High Time"
      CD, RCA 62998, Spain, 1999

* Soundtrack: "Two For The Road" [by Henry Mancini]
      CD, RCA 62997, Spain, 1999

* Various Artists: "Lounge Sensations: Brash & Brassy"
      CD, Pickwick 1419, UK?, 1999

* Various Artists: "Lounge Sensations: Lover's Midnight Rendezvous"
      CD, Pickwick 1420, UK?, 1999

* Various Artists: "Lounge Sensations: Precocious Percussion"
      CD, Pickwick 1421, UK?, 1999

* The Ventures: "Golden Pops/ Pops In Japan '71"
      CD, See For Miles C5 C5HCD 686, UK, 1999

* The Ventures: "Pops In Japan/ Pops In Japan/ No. 2"
      CD, See For Miles C5 C5HCD 685, UK, 1999




           - April 18: other interesting finds I stumbled on -


* Phil Harris: "His Original And Greatest Hits"
      CD, Jasmine, UK?, 199?

* Patti Page: "In The Land Of Hi-Fi"
      CD, Polygram 538330, USA?, 199?

* Shirley Temple: "Oh, My Goodness!"
      CD, Jasmine, UK?, 199?

* Various Artists: "The Best Of Blaxploitation"
      CD, ACE SEWK 124, UK, 199?

* Various Artists: "The Best Of Latin Jazz"
      CD, ACE BGPK 124, UK, 199?

* Various Artists: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da"
      CD, Columbia, USA, 199?



        >>> Additions & corrections are more than welcome!
        >>> The XRO is a discography, NOT a sale catalog!

        For the online version of the eXotica Releases Overview,

        visit "Dada'quariums Exotica": http://bewoner.dma.be/Dada/

        Johan Dada Vis


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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: [e-mail] (Tosh)
Subject: Re: (exotica) New eXotica Releases Overview Update

>
>* The Ventures: "Golden Pops/ Pops In Japan '71"
>      CD, See For Miles C5 C5HCD 686, UK, 1999
>
>* The Ventures: "Pops In Japan/ Pops In Japan/ No. 2"
>      CD, See For Miles C5 C5HCD 685, UK, 1999
>
>
I have heard Pops in Japan by the Ventures sometime ago in Tokyo.  It's
rather amusing record!  They cover old Japanese 'enka' pop songs.  Are
there any other "Western" pop music makers who made records totally for the
Japanese market.  My wife, who is Japanese, told me that the lead 'boy'
actor in Death In Venice made a couple of records for the Japanese market.
Also the actress who was in the Tony Danza (sp) tv show made some
recordings ...

- -----------------
Tosh Berman
TamTam Books
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:15:10 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Soothing Sounds for Baby

Here's a response from Jeff Winner, webmaster at http://RaymondScott.com
- -ls


In a message dated 4/19/99 10:45:28 AM, "Charles Moseley"
<[e-mail]> writes:
>>...
>>I'm confused. I found every track to be repetitive and boring, with almost
>>no variation and few fresh ideas. I realise that the music makes use of
>>electronic sounds but is that it?

     Some people find the SSFB LPs interesting because they predate a
'modern' minimalist form of electronic music (called 'ambient') by many
years.  This kind of music, by definition, is extremely repetitive.

     Additionally, these recordings were made using very early electric
music machines that RS designed & built.  (The Moog Synthesizer, for
example, hadn't been invented yet...)

     And others are curious about RS's life & musical projects (other than
his 1930's Quintette).

     SSFB Volumes 1, 2, & 3 are also available - SEPARATELY - on CDs.
Basta's vinyl reissue is limited to only 1500 copies, & I think it is mainly
for the 'hardcore' fans who already knew what SSFB was.

- -Jeff<[e-mail]>




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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 15:02:11 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Katie Lee

>I thought some of you might be interested in this LP I've
>put up on eBay...KATIE LEE: SONGS OF COUCH AND CONSULTATION


For another version of "Gunslinger", try the Limeliters.  It's quite funny!
 It's on "The Slightly Fabulous..." I believe.  Another plus is Lou
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:03:59 -0700
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Re: Katie Lee

> For another version of "Gunslinger", try the Limeliters.  It's=20
> quite funny!

I spent  a few days with Brian while he spent food-money on records. Do =
yourself a favor, BELIEVE HIM... He has vinyl in his veins.

On the Katie Lee tip. Great record when used PROPERLY. You will get =
metter results one-track-at-a-time.

By the way - Brian, Black Orpeheus OST is KIIILLLEEERRRRRR! Thanks for =
the tip.  =20

Long post about Brian and record shopping coming up soon.

Ron



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Carmen,
    RIGHT ON!  FINALLY A MOBY BOOTLEG!  I would love to get a copy of that.  AND
I have a cd burner... so if anybody wants it on disk... let me know

- ----rob

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> I apologize for the last message.  I sent the wrong info.  What I was trying
> to post was that I live in Chicago and could not attend the CroBar show but
> my good friend works there and taped Moby's set for me.  I will inform the
> list when copies will be available.
>
> -Carmen B



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If you go to MTV.com, click shows, then click AMP and there is a link which
says:

"Enter Moby's world with his new clip only for "Honey."

Click it and you've got HONEY, DRIPPING THROUGH YOUR SPEAKERS AND SEEPING OUT
YOUR MONITOR!!!!!

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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 16:09:19 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) bringing new meaning to novelty records

I was at a record fair yesterday and I will post the "best of" my
acquisitions later in the week for the interested few.
But there's one "record" that I thought was worth mentioning on its own.
This item represents a concept that I either vaguely remember or it's just
something that you see and you go "of course they would have made these".
The front cover has a picture of a horse tied to a tree and on the ground
there's a bunch of women's clothing.  The name of the record is "Famous
Cavalry Riding Songs".
On the back cover there are five photographs of various naked women.
There were other clues on the back but I didn't pick up on them.
You reach in to pull out the record and instead of a piece of vinyl it's a
round, black, record-shaped piece of cardboard.  And on it, it says "I
bought this album for you as a gift... sorry, I couldn't afford the record!"
And then there's a white heart with the word "from" so you can sign it.
The clues?
Well I suppose there's the "record label" which is "High IN-FIDELITY"
records.  But that's not much of a clue.  I'm surprised that label didn't
exist.
But above the supposed song list on the back it says:
"Suggested titles, suitable for enclosure in this Album Cover are as follows":

What????

Then there are a bunch of titles, all of which are real songs but they take
on a double entendre in this context.  Songs like:

Come where my love lies screaming
The Green grass grew all around
One for my baby and one more for the road
Down in the valley
Ridin high
and...
Back in the saddle again

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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:45:07 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) a few record fair acquisitions

I passed it up in Montreal and lived to regret it.
Don't ever forget this "YOU DON'T REGRET WHAT YOU BUY, ONLY WHAT YOU DON'T
BUY".
But at yesterday's record fair I found and bought, at a more reasonable price:

NANCY AND LEE... AGAIN
It's great.  It may not have a "Some Velvet Morning" but on first listen,
it's at least the equal of the first record and it has the added bonus of
Nancy trying to cry at the end of one song.

I'll just mention the best of the rest:

CLAUS OGERMAN  "WATUSI TRUMPETS"
I didn't find much "Now Sound" stuff yesterday but this one sort of made up
for it.  Great covers like "It's not unusual" and even better originals.  I
actually don't know if they're originals but let's just say they're songs I
don't know.
I was afraid it would be all trumpet but there's just enough wacky organ to
make it work.  This is definitely in the right groove for anyone looking
for more "Gap a go go/Austin Powers" music.
This is another one of those moments where a record makes me wish I was a
DJ.  He does this version of "Right Now" which I take it is a Herbie Mann
tune but I only know it from Mel Torme's "Coming Home baby" record, which
was produced by Claus and Shorty Rogers.
Mel does an amazing version of it.  In fact that's a truly great record,
especially the title tune, by the way.
Anyway, I wish I DJ'ed just so I could play Mel and Claus's version back to
back.  Or maybe if I had a radio program, they would be my opening and
closing tunes.
I'd call the show "Right Now:  The Now Sounds of Nat Kone" or something
like that. Or just "Right Now Sounds".
(Sorry for the fantasies there but at least I didn't mention Nina Simone.)

The other record highlight, sort of, was:

KLAUS WUNDERLICH - "SOUND 2000, moog, organ, rhythm"
Or something like that.
This is a strangely inconsistent record, at least on first hearing but
there are some great peaks even if the valleys are a bit too frequent.
I'll have to play it again but I know that the last tune "Krimoogulus" is
going to make it on a bunch of tapes eventually.

I'll include the more dreg-like acquisitions later.  But I am happy to say
that I was reunited with the HOMBRES "Let it (all hang) out" record.

Nat



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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:45:02 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) New (ish) Serge Gainsbourg biography

At 12:01 PM 4/19/99 +0100, Peter Hipwell wrote:
>
>Um, there really was a French guy who made his living through
>farting. He was, IIRC, known as "La Petomaine", and he was a big noise
>(ha ha) in the French music hall (or equivalent) around the turn of
>the century. I think he farted melodies, did animal noises, that kind
>of thing. No recordings available, as far as I know...

I was so proud of myself until I read this.  Yesterday at the record fair,
I passed up a record of a farting contest and I'm almost positive that one
of the participants was called "La Petomaine".
What can I say?  The guy wanted ten bucks.  If it had been five, I guess
I'd be getting private emails now requesting tapes.

Nat



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