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exotica-digest        Thursday, April 22 1999        Volume 02 : Number 379



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RE: (exotica) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:26:35 PDT
(exotica) Richard Hayman's "Voodoo"
Fwd: Re:  (exotica) CD finds....
Re: (exotica) VOODOO!
(exotica) Raymond Scott sheet music
(exotica) Kenyon Hopkins recommendation
Re: (exotica) Kenyon Hopkins recommendation
(exotica) Kelbo's
(exotica) Godspeed You Black Emperor!
(exotica) [obits] Lucille Vore, Charles "Buddy" Rogers
(exotica) Re: Richard Hayman's
(exotica) FW: Esther Nelson Tapes (one more time)
Re: (exotica) Kelbo's
(exotica) [fwd] gemm.com alternative?
(exotica) Bacharach and "Lounge" article
(exotica) "new" Drasnin album review and notes
(exotica) Sound Burger
(exotica) Geoffrey O'Brien Bacharach article
Re: (exotica) Bacharach and "Lounge" article
(exotica) Trade List
Re: (exotica) Bacharach and "Lounge" article
(exotica) Hugh Petfield
(exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay
(exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay
(exotica) De-Cates List
Re: (exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay
Re: (exotica) Trade List
(exotica) theremin article in 4/22 NYT
Re: (exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay

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Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:43:05 -0700
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:26:35 PDT

I can echo Jane Fondle's sentiments... It's pretty groovy, but whether =
it's a JACKSON worth of groovy is an individual thang. It does turn up =
at garage sales and whatnot, but then again, it's a matter of where and =
when.

If it were me, and the wax was minty-fresh, I'd flip for it, (but not =
before offering $15)

Ron "It never hurts to ask" Grandia

Listen to FeelthyMonkeyRadio
http://www.xtabay.com/feelthyradio.htm=20
Exotica, Moog, IncrediblyStrange
Whacked-Out, Space-Age Weirdness

>   I found an lp called "Voodoo" by R. Hayman. It's $20, which is=20
> about $19 more than I like to spend on serrendipitous lp finds. Does=20
> anyone recommend this lp? Is it worth $20?
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 19:33:56 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Richard Hayman's "Voodoo"

>I found an lp called "Voodoo" by R. Hayman. It's $20, which is
>about $19 more than I like to spend on serrendipitous lp finds. Does
>anyone recommend this lp? Is it worth $20?

This is one of the great, rare exotica records.  I have no doubt whatsoever
that you will love it!  There are many people on the list who would kill to
have it.  Buy it and don't tell anyone where you live.

Sean


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In a message dated 4/21/99 3:34:54 PM, you wrote:

>1. Los Amigos Invisibles - "The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera"

Yes-it is interesting, I've been playing some of it on my show. They actually
performed in Boston around January

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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 19:48:54 -0500
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) VOODOO!

[e-mail] wrote:

> Depends on where you live...I once lived in FL, where my brother got that
> record for $1, vg+..I now live in Boston, and was given that as a gift, for
> under $20..but not much less.  Is it primo-exotica-YES!  Will you be
> disappointed and feel ripped-off, NO!  Is it mint-y?  Those are some
> considerations for you...from Ms. Consideration herself, Jane Fondle
>
> > Hello,
>  > I found an lp called "Voodoo" by R. Hayman. It's $20, which is
> >about $19 more than I like to spend on serrendipitous lp finds. Does
> >anyone recommend this lp? Is it worth $20?
>

This is a great album in the Baxter vein of exotica stylings. It's one of
those albums that you can listen to all the way through with no real clunkers
to break the mood. ( a recommended bachelor / bachelorette pad seduction
record. ) I must stress though that this may not be every one's cup o' tea. If
you like exotica for its quirky kookiness ala Danny's Inferno or
Kingsley-Perrey then this album will probably disappoint. If, however, that
you can enjoy the subtle seductive strings of  Les Baxter and are looking for
something more, than this album is for you. Still $ 20 is TOO much. I'd offer
$10 and if they don't accept that you can try my favorite tactic on an
overpriced record and go back once a month and offer $10 each time. They
usually give in on the second or third attempt. The record will never sell at
that price and when you make your offer you are reminding the seller that it
is overpriced. And you KNOW that they only paid $1 or less when they picked it
up.

Frank




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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:32:01 -0500
From: recliner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Raymond Scott sheet music

Pardon my slightly off topic request but, knowing that there are Raymond
Scott aficionados on this list, so I have to ask.
Where might I find some sheet music of Scott's quintette compositions?
Any leads?

Appreciated.

Frank



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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 21:49:51 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Kenyon Hopkins recommendation

Can anyone please tell me about Kenyon Hopkins' soundtrack for
"EAST SIDE WEST SIDE" (with George C. Scott)

Is it in the jazz or crime-jazz genre?

I love Mr. Hopkins jazzy stuff but I don't want to spend 14 dollars for a
bunch of orchestral sludge.

Nat



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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 22:19:40 EDT
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Kenyon Hopkins recommendation

East Side/West Side is very crime jazzy.  The cut "Extension 6" sounds like
an exotic stripper being chased through a dark alleyway by a brutal brass
section.


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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:35:04 +0300
From: "David Gross" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Kelbo's

Does anyone know what ever happened  to Kelbo's Polynesian
Palace (or something like that) formerly of Los Angeles, but now
seemingly gone from the face of the earth?  It was a bar/lounge
that was there in the mid 80's but it is no longer listed in the phone
book.

They were famous for their "party drinks" (a big bowl full of whatever
drink you ordered and they gave you as many straws as there were
people in your group)

n.e.cluz?




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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:10:27 +0200
From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Godspeed You Black Emperor!

Off topic but saw the amazing Godspeed You Black Emperor! in Amsterdam late
last night and I have to say they are truly the bastard offspring of Ennio
Morricone. The new EP is magic.

More at  http://www.gybe.cx/  and others


Arjan




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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:46:01 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) [obits] Lucille Vore, Charles "Buddy" Rogers

                           *Lucille Vore
    SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Lucille Vore, who starred as ``Baby Lucille'' in the
original ``Our Gang'' comedy films, died April 8 of congestive heart
failure, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. She was 82.
    She was discovered at age 4 by a movie director as she daintily removed a
pair of white gloves while riding on the San Diego Trolley. In 1920, she won
the ``Our Gang'' role after she was chosen over 400 little girls.
    Dubbed ``Baby Lucille,'' Ms. Vore was the youngest in the ``Our Gang''
cast, which was known for its on-screen mischief and ability to escape any
serious consequences.
    In the late 1920s, she appeared in three movies as a stand-in for Barbara
Stanwyck, but left acting soon after to become a registered nurse. In 1970,
she returned to star in a stage production of ``Little Murders'' at the Old
Globe Theatre in San Diego.

[This claim to Our Gang membership may be bogus. There have been many folks
who have falsely claimed to have been in the films. One odd detail in the
obit is the date 1920 -- the first Our Gang short was shot in 1922. -Lou]

    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., April 21 (UPI) -- Charles ``Buddy'' Rogers, who
began his movie career during the silent picture era and became the matinee
idol of millions of American girls in the 1930s, has died. He was 94 years old.
    A spokeswoman for the Motion Picture and Television Fund said Rogers died
of natural causes this morning at his Rancho Mirage home in Southern
California. Funeral services were pending.
    Rogers became a star after appearing in the 1927 silent World War I movie,
``Wings,'' which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture.
    He played the perennial handsome college boy in nearly all of his 50 screen
roles.
    The 1937 marriage of Rogers and movie queen Mary Pickford was one of the
top Hollywood stories of the year, joining ``America's boyfriend'' with
``America's sweetheart.'' It was the first marriage for the curly-haired
actor and bigtime swing band leader and the third for Pickford.
    Rogers' first screen role was in 1925 in the silent film ``Fascinating
Youth.'' He followed it up with ``Wings'' and made his talking picture debut
in ``Abie's Irish Rose.''
    He also worked on Broadway in 1933 with Ziegfeld's ``Hot Cha'' and had five
years in vaudeville and on radio.
    Some of Rogers' other film roles included, ``My Best Girl,'' ``Working
Girls,'' ``Old Man Rhythm,'' ``Once In a Million,'' ``Dance Band'' and ``Get
Your Man.''
    Rogers, born the son of a newspaper editor in Olathe, Kan., on Aug. 13,
1904, quit the movies for several years to try to rid himself of the
nickname Buddy and his film roles as the ideal of American youth.
    He formed his own swing band and the group became one of the top dance
bands in the nation, making several tours of Europe.
    Shortly after his marriage to Pickford, however, Rogers disbanded the group
and returned to Hollywood and the movies.
    The Rogers settled down in the fabled Beverly Hills mansion Pickfair, the
``dream castle'' built for Pickford and her second husband, Douglas Fairbanks.
    In the early days of TV, Rogers had a show in New York called ``Meet
Buddy'' and later hosted the Dumont network's ``Cavalcade of Bands'' show.
    After that, Rogers mainly administered the land and commercial properties
the couple owned while his wife kept herself in self-enforced seclusion
until her death in 1979.
    He made few films after his ``college boy days'' because ``they seem to
have forgotten me,'' he once said.
    His last pictures were ``Don't Trust Your Husband,'' retitled ``An Innocent
Affair,'' with Fred MacMurray and Madeleine Carroll in 1948, and ``The
Parson and the Outlaw,'' a western about Billy the Kid, in 1957.
    In October 1987, an 83-year-old Rogers attended a special showing of
``Wings,'' in which he appeared with Clara Bow, Richard Arlen and a bit
player named Gary Cooper. It was shown in the Mary Pickford Theater at the
Library of Congress.
    Directed by William Wellman, ``Wings'' broke new ground in cinematography
for its spectacular aerial combat scenes, in which Rogers, Arlen and others
did their own flying.
    ``We did not have back processes at that time,'' Rogers recalled in an
interview. ``That's where you sit in a chair in the studio and the scenery
runs behind you. I had to learn to fly. They put us on a train to Kelly
Field in San Antonio, Texas.''
    Rogers said: ``They got a second lieutenant and he taught me what he could
in a month or two. I had a camera (on the side of the plane), the controls
in front of me and another camera was on the cowling of the engine.
    ``We had to find our own clouds. We'd shoot one scene with a certain cloud
formation, we had to try to match it up the next day,'' he said. ``It was
different than today, I'll tell you.''
    For his leading role in the film, Rogers was paid $75 a week.
    After marrying his second wife, Beverly, Rogers kept busy with numerous
projects, including serving as chairman of the Pickford Foundation, which
supports the Pickford Theater and other causes devoted to the arts.
    Rogers appeared at the Oscar Awards ceremony in Hollywood in 1985 to
receive the Jean Hersaholt Humanitarian Award, presented by Bob Hope.

    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Actor and bandleader Charles ``Buddy''
Rogers, the husband of screen legend Mary Pickford and star of the first
film to win the best-picture Oscar, died Wednesday at his home. He was 94.
    Rogers was a student at the University of Kansas when his father persuaded
him to send in his photo to a Paramount Pictures talent hunt. He made his
screen debut in 1926 with Paramount's ``Fascinating Youth.''
    A year later, as the silent-movie era waned, Rogers starred in ``Wings,''
playing a small-town boy who becomes a World War I pilot only to
accidentally shoot down his best friend. The film took Hollywood's top honor
at the first Academy Awards ceremony in May 1929.
    Rogers married Miss Pickford after her marriage to fellow superstar Douglas
Fairbanks fell apart in the 1930s. He was married to her from 1936 until her
death in 1979.
    While his wife's celebrity surpassed his own, Rogers had roles in films
such as ``Young Eagles,'' ``This Way Please'' and ``Mexican Spitfire's
Baby,'' earning the nickname ``America's Boyfriend.''
    Miss Pickford ended her film career after only a handful of talking films,
but Rogers remained active on screen through the '30s and early '40s.
    After television arrived, he became a regular on the ``Cavalcade of Bands''
on the Dumont network in 1951.
    Rogers, who remarried in 1980, is survived by his wife, Beverly.
http://allmovie.com/cg/x.dll?UID=10:23:03|AM&p=avg&sql=B108698

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W R E S T L I N G - O N L I N E  N E W S L E T T E R
    L A T E  B R E A K I N G  N E W S
Former heavyweight champion of the World, "Ravishing" Rick Rude passed away
last night in his home. Cause of his death is apperantly a heart attack.
Rude - real name Rick Wood - last competed in the squared circle in the
beginning of 1994, then was forced to retire due to back injuries.




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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:59:21 PDT
From: "Albert Fish" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Richard Hayman's

Thanks to all for info on Richard Hayman.



>From: [e-mail]
>Reply-To: [e-mail]
>To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
>Subject: Richard Hayman's "Voodoo"
>Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 19:33:56 EDT
>
>>I found an lp called "Voodoo" by R. Hayman. It's $20, which is
>>about $19 more than I like to spend on serrendipitous lp finds.
Does
>>anyone recommend this lp? Is it worth $20?
>
>This is one of the great, rare exotica records.  I have no doubt
whatsoever
>that you will love it!  There are many people on the list who would
kill to
>have it.  Buy it and don't tell anyone where you live.
>
>Sean


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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:18:11 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) FW: Esther Nelson Tapes (one more time)

> It was my daughters birthday,  so I finally got to listen to the
> Esther Nelson tapes I bought about a month ago. Although they've been
> discussed generally on the list I'd not seen any kind of review,  so
> excuse my indulgence.  Not all the tapes are collaborations with Bruce
> Haack,  the silly songbook series seem are collaborations with someone
> else,  in a similar electronic style but more modern and poppy in
> feel.  With a lot of synth arrangements of Nursery Rhymes.
>
> The Bruce Haack collaborations are quite odd.  Sometimes irritating
> (as you'd expect from a kids tape)  but also quite harsh in places.
> The feel on the Dance Sing and Listen is somewhere between Dick Hymans
> Eclectic Electric's and Kraftwerk,  with a teacher being bossy over
> the top,  some odd versions of folk songs in there too.  The
> Electronica for Kids tape is more bizarre,  being a concept tape
> taking children on a journey through space,  more spacey synths,
> speeded up and slowed down voices.  Some of it is very minimalist and
> generally there is a lot of all round weirdness.  I think my daughter
> is a bit young for it at the moment,  and it freaked out most of the
> adults at her birthday party at the weekend.
>
> These tapes are activity tapes for small children,  they are very much
> of their time (60's and 70's), and remind me of being at infant
> school.  I have to listen to a certain amount of kids music these
> days,  and this stuff is a lot of fun but I wouldn't say it was easy
> listening.  The tapes are quite long and I listened to 3 non-stop and
> it did some funny things to my head I can tell you.  I do like Esthers
> voice though.  Definitely for list use I would say the Electronica
> tape (in full agreement with Johan? a couple of weeks ago) and
> probably the Way Out Tape for Kids,  which is probably the other one
> I'll buy.  The price seems to have gone up recently, too.  It would be
> interesting to hear them on CD quality which someone said was in the
> pipeline.
>
> You have got to wonder what beck will do with this stuff.  Some of it
> I would say is more suited to Nine Inch Nails remixes. Now that would
> be something.
>
> The URL is
> http://www.kidscornucopialtd.com/Dimension5.htm
>
> Now sit down and imagine you're back in your room..........
>
>
> El Maestro Con Queso
>
> [e-mail]
> [e-mail]
> http://www.sgillitt.dircon.co.uk/cheese/cheese.htm
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:26:12 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Jane Tunks)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Kelbo's

It is now a strip club called Fantasy Island (Pico Blvd.), supposedly with
inflatable love dolls hanging from the ceiling. I haven't been there since
Kelbo's, but I've heard that most of the tiki accouterments are gone. But
there is still a tropical flavor to the place.

>Does anyone know what ever happened  to Kelbo's Polynesian
>Palace (or something like that) formerly of Los Angeles, but now
>seemingly gone from the face of the earth?  It was a bar/lounge
>that was there in the mid 80's but it is no longer listed in the phone
>book.
>
>They were famous for their "party drinks" (a big bowl full of whatever
>drink you ordered and they gave you as many straws as there were
>people in your group)
>
>n.e.cluz?




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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:58:55 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) [fwd] gemm.com alternative?

New Source For Old Music

Music File is a new place to go if you are looking for old and discontinued
audio recordings, rare imports or music related memorabilia such as concert
posters. The new site, which is free to search and access as a buyer, joins
the existing Bibliofind service which covers out-of-print books.
World Wide Web: http://www.musicfile.com
World Wide Web: http://www.bibliofind.com

also:
Making Finding Images Easy
Both the Altavista and Lycos search engines have sections devoted to people
searching for multimedia and, in particular, images. AltaVista's Photo and
Media Finder allows access to a database of over 17 million images, audio
clips and video files from the web and private collections and the Lycos
Image Gallery offers users the ability to browse or search through 80,000
free images.
World Wide Web: http://image.altavista.com/cgi-bin/avncgi
World Wide Web: http://www.lycos.com/picturethis/

New Multimedia Search Engine Launched
Search by Media is a new search engine that allows users to run queries for
audio, video, image and text-based information on the Internet. Users simply
type in key words for a complete search or use a directory, and choose their
medium from the four previously listed. It provides an easy way to search
for multimedia files while keeping text-based documents out of the results.
World Wide Web: http://www.searchbymedia.com




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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:51:28 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Bacharach and "Lounge" article

Hey all--

A friend off-list pointed out an article to me in the new NY Review of
Books by Geoffrey O'Brien, all about Burt Bacharach's recent rehabilitation
and the "Lounge" phenomenon in general. We've had some discussions on the
list about "nostalgia,"  the media image of Lounge etc., so I thought I
should point it out here.

http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/WWWfeatdisplay.cgi?19990506046R

[Do some stretching excercises on your mouse-finger first--because this one
is, count 'em, 22 screenfulls long.]


Theoretically it's a review of the new Rhino Bacharach Box and the recent
John Zorn Bacharach project--but it really turns into a long meditation on
the difference between hearing music new for the first time vs. listening
to it "ironically" as part of a revival.

I have some serious problems with the article (let's start with the fact
that he cites the _MusicHound Lounge_ book as proof of how ahistorical we
loungies are supposed to be). But he has some pretty sharp comments too,
and I'd be curious what other people think.

cheers,

 --Ross

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:18:36 -0700
From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) "new" Drasnin album review and notes

So, I was in the local Tower records and ran across this album... "Exotic
Excursion". Says on the back it was arranged and conducted by Robert Drasnin,
and produced by Dave Pell, copyright 1996, 20 bit high definition mastering. I
look at the song titles and they seem familiar, but hey all of these exotica
albums have songs with similar titles... I love Drasnin's Voodoo! album (the
best exotica record ever, IMHO). The CD was $6 so I took a chance.

Well, how is "Exotic Excursion"?

The Bad:
1) this is a ten song version of the 12 song Voodoo! album already released by
Dionysus in late '95. The missing songs are Jardin de la Noche and Paradise.
Liner notes are substandard but there is at least some info (though it doesn't
say it is a reissue).
2) this thing seems like a ripoff.. with the low price, tacky cover art (sort of
a plus), and lack of full-disclosure of what this actually is.

The Good:
1) I've got to say the sound on this thing is great. Much, much better than the
Dionysus version which was mastered from an LP. There's no pops or hiss on this
thing
2) The price! Duh!  Ok, you lose two songs but the cost is like $5-8 less!

Should you buy this?:
1) If you already have the Dionysus version it's a hard call. The better sound
is a definite plus, especially considering the low cost.
2) If you don't have Dionysus, I'm not sure. this is a really great CD, but I'd
hate to see Dionysus lose a sale... The liner notes are much, much better and
let's face it, Dionysus should get the sale! It's the right thing to do! But, if
you're cheap, Exotic Excursion is a nice way to go.

Amazon.com has it for less than $5 so check it out.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000021PI/

Kevin Crossman
The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:09:36 +0100
From: "Charles Moseley" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sound Burger

Well, after years of searching, I finally found my Audio Technica Sound
Burger. I LOVE it and am so enthusiastic about it that I have knocked up my
 first webpage, with some pictures and some hurried text.

If you're interested, its here:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Show/3183/index.html


Charlie





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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:31:48 -0400
From: Will Straw <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Geoffrey O'Brien Bacharach article

Geoffrey O'Brien's article isn't perfect, but it's pretty fabulous, I
thought,
and I've been trying to write sentences like the following all my life:

 "Every listener's personal history can be stitched together
from recollections of first encounters, recollections that in
due course become private legends. There is some piece
of vinyl that is forever March 23, 1962. It is the peculiar  faculty
of music to make each such first encounter, in  retrospect, a
snapshot of what the world was at that  moment, as if sound
were the most absorbent medium of  all, soaking up histories
and philosophical systems and  physical surroundings and
encoding them in something so slight as a single vocal quaver
or  harpsichord interjection.

`Will
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Will Straw, PhD
Associate Professor and Director, Graduate Program in Communications
McGill University

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:39:34 -0400
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Bacharach and "Lounge" article

>I have some serious problems with the article (let's start with the fact
that he cites the _MusicHound Lounge_ book as proof of how ahistorical we
loungies are supposed to be). But he has some pretty sharp comments too,
and I'd be curious what other people think.

Speaking of books, besides the aforementioned, ELEVATOR MUSIC and
INCREDIBLY STRANGE 1&2, are there any other __good__ books on ze subjects
of "lounge", "exotica", "easy listening,"...the kinds of stuff we
bandy-about here!
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:12:51 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Trade List

I've got some extra copies of some LPs here--generally ones where there's
Something Wrong and I was thinking of taking them back to the Kiwanis club.
But it occured to me that maybe I should offer them here first.

Apologies if you're not interested--just delete this--but I've tried to add
a bit of editorial comment to keep things somewhat relevant.


* George Cates _Polynesian Percussion_ (Dot)

    Is it the suckiest album of all time? You decide!
    (Mono copy, scratchy, cover thrashed)

* Enoch Light _Plays Happy Cha Chas Vol 2_ (Command)

    I preferred Vol.1, but this is still pretty fun.
    (Vinyl OK, mono release, wrong cover--from Vol. 1 instead)

* Les Baxter _Love is a Fabulous Thing_ (Capitol)

    A bit too lush and soundtrack-y for me.
    (Vinyl/cover fine, mono release)

* _Glenn W. Turner Speaks Out "You Can Better Your Best"_ (SOUNcot)

    The harelipped motivational speaker, as seen in ISM vol. 2.
    Unfortunately, not as weird as advertised--he just sounds a bit
    nasal and gives a standard "believe in yourself" rap. The thought
    that he wound up in prison after this is nice, though.
    (Vinyl/cover OK, mono release)

* Ferrante & Teicher _Pianos in Paradise_ (UA)

    F & T in transition, from prepared-piano madmen to smoothie
    EZ-meisters. Still this "tropical exotica" effort has at least 3
    worthwhile cuts.
    (Mono copy, vinyl somewhat worn, cover OK)

* Edmundo Ros _Dance Again_ (London)

    Probably the punchiest Edmundo LP; features the immortal
    "Colonel Bogey" merengue.
    (Vinyl slightly worn, some stains on cover)

* Enoch Light _Percussion and Brass_ (Grand Award)

    It's got that Enoch sound--but the mildly jazzy repertoire
    just didn't do it for me, compared to the more Latin releases.
    (Vinyl/cover good, mono release)

* _'Lectric Woods_ (ABC)

    I know Nat has mentioned this. I wanted to like it; I almost
    kept it. But instead of being enthusiatically (though cluelessly)
    "Now sound," this seemed lamely "Now sound," and just depressed
    me. Though there really ought to be some kind of award for that
    fruity drivel about Atlantis on the last track.
    (Vinyl/cover fine)

* Werner Mueller _Hawaiian Swing_ (London)

    I saved the best for last. Fabulously overblown, full of weird
    mood swings, this is Hawaiian music on acid.
    (vinyl slightly worn, cover good)


OK--

The ground rules are, no money may change hands. Whoever can send me
another interesting LP, a tape compilation, CDR, etc. gets the item. Email me
offlist and we can work something out.

cheers,

 --Ross

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:50:48 -0400
From: Ross Orr <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Bacharach and "Lounge" article

>Speaking of books, besides the aforementioned, ELEVATOR MUSIC and
>INCREDIBLY STRANGE 1&2, are there any other __good__ books on ze subjects
>of "lounge", "exotica", "easy listening,"...

We scrounged up a few others when putting together the FAQ, which are listed at

http://home.munich.netsurf.de/Moritz.Reichelt/exofaq.html#Reading

(Among other swanky web locations)

. . . but I'd have to say that nothing else I know about is in the same
league as the three you name. Anybody have some fresh suggestions?

 --Ross

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:16:44 -0400
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Hugh Petfield

1.  WHERE THE #%)&W)% HAS HE BEEN LATELY?
2.  The prompt about the books lead me to Hugh's huge web-site,which I have
not seen, and is a nice supplement to the sorely missed VIK TROLA'S LOUNGE
OF SELF INDULGENCE...
Fondly, Jane Fondle
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:56:08 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay

Fellow listers,
Who knows the best way to find and/or list exotica/lounge/space age/just
plain odd records on eBay.  I have some that are in great shape and should
sell but I have no idea what to "title" my ad.  Also I can't find a listing
of all of the kind of records I like.  I have to look up each artist
individually which destroys the element of discovery. When I do a title
search under "exotica" all I find is Martin Denny & Yma Sumac and softcore
videos!  Is there a different title category that other listers use to search
for good LPs on eBay?
Thanks for the help!!
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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:15:18 -0500
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay

At 04:56 PM 4/22/99 EDT, SLarry wrote:
>Fellow listers,
>Who knows the best way to find and/or list exotica/lounge/space age/just
>plain odd records on eBay.

Thats a good question - I never know where to look either!

Here's some of the categories I look in:

Weird Stuff:
General
Slightly Unusual
Really Weird
Totally Bizarre

Music:
General
CDs:
General
Big Band/Swing
Childrens
Comedy
Instrumental
Jazz
Latin
Sound Tracks: Film
Sound Tracks:Theatre
Vocals
World/International

Records:
General
Big Band/Swing
Childrens
Instrumental
Jazz
Latin
Picture
Sound Tracks: Film
Sound Tracks:Theatre
Vocals
World/International

Vintage:
Records

So, where should we look? Also, has anyone played with the auctions at
amazon.com?

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:34:05 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) De-Cates List

In a message dated 04/22/99 3:57:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< * George Cates _Polynesian Percussion_ (Dot)

     Is it the suckiest album of all time? You decide!
     (Mono copy, scratchy, cover thrashed) >>

See???  Some exoticat just loved this album sooooooooooo much they done woe
the bastard out!!!!

Tiki Bob


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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:36:34 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay

In a message dated 4/22/99 5:15:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

> So, where should we look? Also, has anyone played with the auctions at
>  amazon.com?

No.  I must confess that I didn't even know they had any.  Are they huge like
eBay?
Larry (full of damn questions today)


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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 19:13:42 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Trade List

At 03:12 PM 4/22/99 -0400, Ross Orr wrote:
>* _'Lectric Woods_ (ABC)
>
>    I know Nat has mentioned this. I wanted to like it; I almost
>    kept it. But instead of being enthusiatically (though cluelessly)
>    "Now sound," this seemed lamely "Now sound," and just depressed
>    me.

It depressed you?  I guess I forgot to mention that I like things that
depress me.

If anyone is going to question my taste, I'm glad it's Ross who I'm sure
understands the vagaries of taste, especially when it comes to this stuff.

The good news and the bad news about this record is that it has pretensions
to "jazz".  It's not jazzy enough to be really good and it's too jazzy to
have that cheesy, bouncy "now" sound.

Then again I like brave failures and big, suspicious messes.  Once upon a
time, that was mainly applied to films.  Now it's trickled down to records
which aren't good enough to keep and aren't bad enough to throw out.

If you want another version of "Time of the Season", you must have this.

Nat



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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 17:28:12 -0700
From: "Kevin C." <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) theremin article in 4/22 NYT

Real good article on the Theremin in the Circuits section of 4/22/99's New York
Times, including diagrams!

Kevin Crossman


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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:32:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Fish Wich <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) how to list EXOTICA on eBay

From the main menu, I generally go Books, Movies, Music --> Music -->
Records and then check BOTH the "Search only within Music : Records"
and "Search within titles and descriptions" boxes.

In addition to searching for specific artists, I use the follwing
search terms:  exotica, moog, theremin, bachelor pad, space age,
lounge, stereo,  hammond, living stereo, easy listening, cheesecake,
phychedelic, sleazy... and whatever else comes to mind to describe the
stuff I'm looking for.  Also, there are a number of modifiers you can
add to search terms to focus searches more -- check the search tips
section.

A lot of people put sentences like "take a look at my other
exotica/weird/lounge auctions" or something in their descriptions which
is why it's useful to search within both titles and descriptions.  If
you do find a record you're interested in, make sure you check the
seller's other auctions to see if they have more like it.


Mark



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