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exotica-digest       Wednesday, August 11 1999       Volume 02 : Number 476



In This Digest:

(exotica) Barry Gray Interview
(exotica) More recommendations from France
(exotica) Suggest a Ray Martin lp?
Re: (exotica) More recommendations from France
(exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?
Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?
Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?
Re: (exotica) Be afraid....be VERY afraid....
Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?
RE: <fallnet> Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?
(exotica) Re: Bob Crewe - Painter Man
(exotica) Artist recordings/Records by Painters
Re: (exotica) Suggest a Ray Martin lp?
(exotica) Percy (was Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)
(exotica) Sign 'O the Times
Re: (exotica) Percy (was Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)
(exotica) Not quite Herb, but close
(exotica) Not quite Herb, but close
Re: (exotica) Percy (was Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)
(exotica) FW: message for the list
(exotica) New reissues
Re: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close
Re: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close
Re: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close
(exotica) Urgent West Coast Request
(exotica) Suffering Bastard +book
(exotica) [obits]Bob Herbert,Jennifer Paterson,
(exotica) Re: Exotica Question

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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:55:30 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Barry Gray Interview

Composer of some of my favorite TV Themes, The Thunderbirds, Captain
Scarlet, Stingray, UFO, Space 1999 (2nd season.  Don't like the mosquito
guitar 1st season as much)

http://users.bart.nl/~lester/anderson/gray_int.html

Brian Phillips



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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:05:25 -0500
From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) More recommendations from France

Andrew mentions the CD:  Le Meillieur de Michel Legrand

If this one's of interest, you MUST check out a recent compilation on
the French PlayTime label called "Twist au Cin=E9" a compilation of
old French movie themes including a few very unique James bond
themes sung  in French.  I just wish this label was better distributed
as at best I always seem to turn up the only copy in town so who
knows what else I've missed. Anyone know of a catalogue or site with
a list  of releases on this label?

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada


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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:29:16 PDT
From: "Albert Fish" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Suggest a Ray Martin lp?

  Which Ray Martin lp has a fun space age pop sound?

Thanks for your opinions

Heavy Kevy


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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:54:20 -0400
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) More recommendations from France

Brian Karasick wrote:
>=20
> Andrew mentions the CD:  Le Meillieur de Michel Legrand
>=20
> If this one's of interest, you MUST check out a recent compilation on
> the French PlayTime label called "Twist au Cin=E9"=20

If you're checking out this CD, the full title is "Twist Again Au Cine",
PlayTime (1999), PL9905048, and it is a wonderful compilation.  I even
share my copy with Brian (actually, I think it's the other way around on
this one!)

cheryl


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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:28:25 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?

> New Mother Teresa Cd release.  To listen to samples and to place your
> order please go to: http://www.motherteresa.homesite.ca
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:45:27 -0400
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?

It wasn't me.  However, a general warning:  I recently read about spam
e-mailers, and supposedly they want you to reply to these things, with
whatever in the subject line - this way, they can authenticate your
e-mail address, and they will continue to send you crap.  Be warned.
Better to just delete the e-mail, or notify your provider if it's
getting annoying!

cheryl (who hates spam!)

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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:01:33 -0400
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Subject: Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?

Who else?  Barry Manilow! ;0
Gotta get up pretty early in the morning to stump ol'
Jane F.



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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:17:03 -0400
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Subject: Re: (exotica) Be afraid....be VERY afraid....

     yeah, i'd like to hear what Donnie Osmond has to say.
i have been looking for some new brilliant comtempory artists. maybe he
knows some too.

bump just fueling the flame!  ;}

>>Last I read, which was late 8ts or early 9ts, Donnie was diggin' the
Beastie Boys, XTC and, I think, Elvis Costello!  And Manilow NEVER did
anything as kool as "Crazy Horses"!
ROCK ON_Jane F.



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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:51:19 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?

At 02:01 PM 8/10/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>[e-mail]

 >Who else? Barry Manilow! ;0

Any truth to the rumor that he is really Yrab Wolinab, a Peruvian singer?



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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:17:51 -0400
From: "Kovin, Chris" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: <fallnet> Re: (exotica) okay, who sent this to my mailbox?

Did anybody actually ever see Mother Theresa and Shemp Howard
together in the same place?

>
> Who else?  Barry Manilow! ;0
> Gotta get up pretty early in the morning to stump ol'
> Jane F.
>
>
>
> > New Mother Teresa Cd release.  To listen to samples and to
> place your
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> >
> > Thank you.
> >


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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:08:24 -0500
From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Bob Crewe - Painter Man

Further to the musician as artist discussion:

> I don't know,  I just can't imagine they'd be as good at painting as
> the original art.  Beefhearts were OK,  Quinns were bearable.
Beefheart did the artwork for the incredibly rare LAFMS Blorp-Essete
comps.  There's a CD reissue out now which I hope will have the artwork
included.  My copy's on order but check it out at Forced Exposure.

Now that we're on the subject I can't help but think back to another
entertainer gone artist, Red Skelton, and those f***ing clowns of his!
To this day I can't forget seeing no end of them them in just about every
high end tourist trap art gallery in Hawaii and I'm sure every other like
resort. Talk about too much of a good thing...

My personal favourite in this particular class (aside from Moritz R of
course!) is Gary Panter whose art and music are both equally bizarre.
I think Tom Recchion of LAFMS fame fits in the same category. I'm not
sure in all case thought if the music came before the art or vice versa.

Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:06:36 -0400
From: "telstar" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Artist recordings/Records by Painters

 [e-mail] wrote:

> What is it with Artists who are great at one thing suddenly giving it all
up
> when they get a bit old and turning to paint?

It also works the other way around...painters and other visual artists
producing music (or at least producing records as sometimes the end result
is less than musical).

I have a particular fondness for the lps of Joseph Beuys and the artists
improv group "Selten Gehorte Musik" which features performances by Dieter
Roth, Gerhard Ruhm, Oswald Wiener, Hermann Nitsch and Gunter Brus etc.. The
music on these lps is very odd indeed.

Special mention should go to a phenomenal compilation lp called "Fluxus
Anthology" released by Recorthings in Italy. Highlights include Ben
Vautier's "Some Ideas for Fluxus" and Beuy's pop song "Sonne Stat Reagan".

In case any list members are interested in artist records, the are two
books worth tracking down:

Ursula Block & Michael Glasmeier "Broken Music - Artists' Recordworks"
published by Daadgalerie Berlin/Gemeentemuseum Den Haag/Magasin Grenoble.
This book is a 278 page discography and features plenty of cover
reproductions, performer info and track listings.

Jean-Paul Bret/Charles Hernu "D.I.S.C.O.T.H.E.Q.U.E. ...experiences sonores
d'artistes". Maison du Livre, d l'image et du Son. Ville de Villeurbanne.
1989. A much smaller book with text in French. Not nearly as complete as
Broken Music, but an interesting curiousity if you can locate a copy.

Cheers,

Allan








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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:00:59 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Suggest a Ray Martin lp?

<<   Which Ray Martin lp has a fun space age pop sound?>>

I'm a BIG fan of Ray Martin.  I have a accumulated a number of his LP's and
they all deliver the goods.

Dynamica - RCA Stereo Action.  This would probably be the one you want if
SPACE AGE POP is what you are looking for.

Thunderball and Other Themes - RCA Camden.  Top notch covers of spy themes.
Girlie vocals ooo-ooo-oooing and pah-pah-pahing.

Goldfinger and other James Bond Thrillers - RCA Camden.  Same as Thunderball
above.  Excellent.

Martin Goes Latin - Imperial.  Often rings of Esquivel.

Comic Strip Favorites - RCA Camden.  Batman, Popeye, Dick Tracy and more.  A
fun LP.

Sound Of Sight - Phase 4.  Listening to this record is like going to a movie
with no picture, only sound.  There is a western, a cop thriller, space
adventure, a cartoon and others. Jack Davis gatefold cover with extensive
liner notes.




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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:03:16 -0700
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Percy (was Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)

There has been scant to no praise for Percy Faith on this list in the 3+
years I've been (mostly lurking) here.  It's time someone set the record
straight.  He's got some great stuff.  Lots of great stuff.  Granted,
he's got some weak stuff, especially in the 1970s.  But he's way
underappreciated.

Put it this way.  I have quite a few records by Martin Denny.
I have more records by Percy Faith.
I listen to Percy way more than Martin.

I think Percy is a victim of his own uncool name and his popularity back
in the period when these LPs came out.

- -- Brad




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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 17:58:06 -0700
From: "B. Yost" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sign 'O the Times

I'm sure many of you have seen it already, but there's a national ad
campaign by the American Society of Internal Medicine, attempting to
convince the populace to see a doctor.  The headline of the ad is:

"If you know what comes between 33-1/3 and 78, it's time to call an
internist."  There's a picture of a 45 rpm adapter.  Guess the ad is
meant to imply that those of us who "remember" records are crotchety old
geezers now in need of medical care.

I'd like to meet the yuppie advertising exec who thought of that one.

- -- Brad




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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:04:16 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Percy (was Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)

In a message dated 8/10/99 3:28:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Put it this way.  I have quite a few records by Martin Denny.
 I have more records by Percy Faith.
 I listen to Percy way more than Martin. >>

Eck!  Let the tiki gods pray for you soul.  And get ready because I think the
responsed will be numerous.

With the utmost respect,

Tiki Bob


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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:49:06 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close

In my weekend wanderings I happened upon a gentleman having a yard sale.
Let's call him Monty. He was in his mid to late 50s, with an amiable
disposition. I figured it was worth my while to ask Monty if he had any
records, even though I didn't see any sitting around.

He grinned and said that he had ten or twenty in the house, he paused and
said "ten or twenty-thousand".

I grinned back and said, "Really?" Monty came back with "yeah, I've been
collecting for 30 years".  I listed a few artists, Denny, Baxter, Montenegro,
Keampfert, Esquivel, Dick Schory, and others.  He said that he had some of
each person I mentioned.  Monty said some of them would sell for a buck each
maybe less and maybe more.  He did mention that he sold some stuff mail order
out of "Goldmine", so I figured he wouldn't be just throwing stuff away, but
I was curious.  I asked him for his phone #, he had no phone, although he was
familiar with phone technology. I had to be on my way, and he was in mid yard
sale so I told him I'd be back.  He said he was usually around and to stop by
any time.  I said I would.

I stopped back by today.  It was 11:30 and he was home.  He let me in and the
inside of the 2 family house (he owns it and lived on the first floor) looked
pretty much like what I expected.  It was ceiling to floor records, and other
weird crap.  He took me into the room where he kept the most of the records
that I had mentioned.  It was a real tight squeeze getting anywhere in the
house and neither one of us were especially wide human beings, not that
there's anything wrong with being wide.  Monty kept warning me that this
shelf or that one might crash down on me.

We got to the easy listening/exotica/now/lounge/soundtracks.  It took 10
minutes of moving  to get to the stuff I' was looking for, more or less.
Durring our digging, Monty started telling me about how he had his record
organized.  Some were by type of music, some where by instrument, some where
by preformer, some may have been by preformer's eye color.  It was getting
stuffy in the house.

Anyway I found some Enoch Light, Brass Ring, Three Suns, Baja Marimba Band,
There were maybe decent Stereo Action albums and bunches of other stuff.  I
only had about 45 minutes today and most of my time was spent moving records
to make room to look at anything.

I was so overwhelmed by the impending avalanche and the vastness of that
ocean of vinyl that I had neglected to ask Monty the most important question
of all "What do you want for these, how much...huh...huh, how much money?".

At the end of my 45 minutes, I handed Monty a stack and said, "So what do you
want for these?".  He looked through them all and said, "I don't think you're
going to like my price."  I had no idea what he meant.

"Five bucks each", Monty said.

Now I knew what he meant.

Five bucks for The Brass Ring in so-so condition, Bert Kempfert's "A Man
Could Get Killed" (which Monty had 7 copies of). Five bucks for the Dick
Hyman's "Mirrors", The Baja Marimba Band, Living Brass or Vernie Green's
Futura Stereo Action album.

I didn't quite understand what his pricing structure was, and I was starting
to feel woozy.  I saw a box of naked Barbie dolls sitting on top of some
records in the hall.  I had to be somewhere so I told Monty that 5 dollars
was more then I had planned on paying.  He pulled out a price guide and
showed me that Kempfert's "A Man Could Get Killed" was listed for $25.00.  I
wasn't up for a debate and I asked him what were the albums that he had for a
dollar or less.  He said follow me and marched me into his basement.

At that moment I got this weird feeling that Monty was going to show me the
room where he strung up and disemboweled the people who were stupid enough to
walk down into his basement.  Instead he showed me two large wood tables
stacked 4 feet high with albums.  He told me if I wanted to dig through these
there might be some that he'd sell for a dollar or fifty cents.  I told him
that maybe I'd come back and do some digging, but I had to get going.  On my
way out Monty told me that he'd be interested in trading records for Jane
Mansfield memorabilia, or old sheet music.  It was getting way too weird and
I needed lunch.

More to follow,
- -Roy







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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:50:07 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close

In my weekend wanderings I happened upon a gentleman having a yard sale.
Let's call him Monty. He was in his mid to late 50s, with an amiable
disposition. I figured it was worth my while to ask Monty if he had any
records, even though I didn't see any sitting around.

He grinned and said that he had ten or twenty in the house, he paused and
said "ten or twenty-thousand".

I grinned back and said, "Really?" Monty came back with "yeah, I've been
collecting for 30 years".  I listed a few artists, Denny, Baxter, Montenegro,
Keampfert, Esquivel, Dick Schory, and others.  He said that he had some of
each person I mentioned.  Monty said some of them would sell for a buck each
maybe less and maybe more.  He did mention that he sold some stuff mail order
out of "Goldmine", so I figured he wouldn't be just throwing stuff away, but
I was curious.  I asked him for his phone #, he had no phone, although he was
familiar with phone technology. I had to be on my way, and he was in mid yard
sale so I told him I'd be back.  He said he was usually around and to stop by
any time.  I said I would.

I stopped back by today.  It was 11:30 and he was home.  He let me in and the
inside of the 2 family house (he owns it and lived on the first floor) looked
pretty much like what I expected.  It was ceiling to floor records, and other
weird crap.  He took me into the room where he kept the most of the records
that I had mentioned.  It was a real tight squeeze getting anywhere in the
house and neither one of us were especially wide human beings, not that
there's anything wrong with being wide.  Monty kept warning me that this
shelf or that one might crash down on me.

We got to the easy listening/exotica/now/lounge/soundtracks.  It took 10
minutes of moving  to get to the stuff I' was looking for, more or less.
Durring our digging, Monty started telling me about how he had his record
organized.  Some were by type of music, some where by instrument, some where
by preformer, some may have been by preformer's eye color.  It was getting
stuffy in the house.

Anyway I found some Enoch Light, Brass Ring, Three Suns, Baja Marimba Band,
There were maybe decent Stereo Action albums and bunches of other stuff.  I
only had about 45 minutes today and most of my time was spent moving records
to make room to look at anything.

I was so overwhelmed by the impending avalanche and the vastness of that
ocean of vinyl that I had neglected to ask Monty the most important question
of all "What do you want for these, how much...huh...huh, how much money?".

At the end of my 45 minutes, I handed Monty a stack and said, "So what do you
want for these?".  He looked through them all and said, "I don't think you're
going to like my price."  I had no idea what he meant.

"Five bucks each", Monty said.

Now I knew what he meant.

Five bucks for The Brass Ring in so-so condition, Bert Kempfert's "A Man
Could Get Killed" (which Monty had 7 copies of). Five bucks for the Dick
Hyman's "Mirrors", The Baja Marimba Band, Living Brass or Vernie Green's
Futura Stereo Action album.

I didn't quite understand what his pricing structure was, and I was starting
to feel woozy.  I saw a box of naked Barbie dolls sitting on top of some
records in the hall.  I had to be somewhere so I told Monty that 5 dollars
was more then I had planned on paying.  He pulled out a price guide and
showed me that Kempfert's "A Man Could Get Killed" was listed for $25.00.  I
wasn't up for a debate and I asked him what were the albums that he had for a
dollar or less.  He said follow me and marched me into his basement.

At that moment I got this weird feeling that Monty was going to show me the
room where he strung up and disemboweled the people who were stupid enough to
walk down into his basement.  Instead he showed me two large wood tables
stacked 4 feet high with albums.  He told me if I wanted to dig through these
there might be some that he'd sell for a dollar or fifty cents.  I told him
that maybe I'd come back and do some digging, but I had to get going.  On my
way out Monty told me that he'd be interested in trading records for Jane
Mansfield memorabilia, or old sheet music.  It was getting way too weird and
I needed lunch.

More to follow,
- -Roy







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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 02:37:48 -0400
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Percy (was Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)

At 06:03 PM 8/10/99 -0700, B. Yost wrote:
>
>There has been scant to no praise for Percy Faith on this list in the 3+
>years I've been (mostly lurking) here.  It's time someone set the record
>straight.  He's got some great stuff.  Lots of great stuff.  Granted,
>he's got some weak stuff, especially in the 1970s.  But he's way
>underappreciated.

I agree about Percy but I'm not sure I can agree with the comment about the
seventies since my favorite record of his - Black Magic Woman - is probably
early seventies.  I could confirm that if they'd make the damn writing bigger.
I think a lot of these guys got kind of interesting in the early seventies
when they got desperate to cash in on rock and funky jazz.
I wish I could remember the exact cut but I've heard some seventies
Kostelanatz that was totally wild and off-the-wall.
And maybe this is a bit of a stretch but there are some Woody Herman
records in the early seventies where he's trying to do "jazz-rock" that are
great, if accidentally so.  I've played cuts for those "acid jazz" DJ types
and enjoyed their reaction when they wanted to know who it was.

It's kind of apples and oranges to compare someone like Percy to someone
like Martin Denny.  I may be ignorant on Denny but the only records I've
ever seen with his name on them were "Martin Denny" records.
These other guys - Percy, Ray Martin, David Carroll, Sonny Lester, Phil
Moore, Don Costa, Shorty Rogers, Les Baxter, Nelson Riddle (hey this is
fun!), Bob Shad, Bob Thiele (okay I'll stop)...
... they arranged for singers, did soundtracks, arranged "faceless"
instrumental records, tried the Now Sound, tried "jazz" etc etc
They never did a bad job but sometimes they succeeded too well at being as
boring as their employer wanted them to be.
But sometimes they hit the exotica/lounge/Now Sound jackpot.

Nat



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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:42:06 +0100
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) FW: message for the list

Christian Courtis sometime lister from Argentina asked me to forward =
this to
the list,  as he's picked up some Brazilian Bossa for me I cant refuse,
sound like a couple of good'uns.  If anyone has info hes not on the =
list at
the mo so could you send it via me.

Thanks for your indulgence,


El Maestro Con Queso

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> From:     christian courtis[SMTP:[e-mail]]
> Sent:     10 August 1999 16:37
> To:     [e-mail]
> Subject:     message for the list
>=20
> i think someone was asking for an argentinian record, "musica para =
mirar a
> las chicas". may have found it -the name is bizarre enough to let me =
think
> it=B4s the same record. it=B4s the argentinian edition of the ray =
charles
> singers=B4 "a special something. 12 big beautiful songs" (spanish =
subtitle,
> "musica para mirar a las chicas", which is the translation of the =
first
> tune, "music to watch girls by", by s. ramin). it=B4s one of the =
grand award
> editions, stereo RS 914 SD.
> the sleeve is incredible, an abstract painting of a baffle signed by
> giusti, which is reproduced in the inner notes in a more =
functionalist
> fashion. de luxe edition, double sleeve, with spanish inner notes
> describing tune by tune (added plesure, due to the surrealistic
> translations). Featuring the ray charles singers, ray charles as a =
soloist
> in some tunes ("alfie"), bobby rosengarden,
> johnny frosk, phil bodner, phl kraus, tonny mottola, lou mcgarity, =
dick
> hyman, bernie glow.
>=20
> features: side 1 (with spanish translations of the tunes): music to =
watch
> girls by, theme from the sand pebbles; litle by little and bit by =
bit;
> bless you heart; a big beautiful ball; side 2: step by step; =
california
> dreaming; cabaret; walking happy; alfie; birds of a feather, =
yeh-yeh-yeh.
> great stuff indeed.
>=20
> i spend a couple of weeks in brazil, which is a great place for vynil
> hunts -damned cheap prices, except for some cult stuff and early =
bossa
> nova -unfortunately, due to globalization and internet requests, =
prizes
> are rising in that section. but overall, if you are
> planning to combine holidays and record hunting, you should try sao =
paulo.
>=20
> got something to ask. i got an amazing record, a brazilian edition of =
a
> group called "the lovers": the lovers, "lover - vol III", nilsen, NS =
1020,
> brazil. the sleeve is one of the most amazing i=B4ve ever seen: =
turquoise
> background, a naked blonde with golden needle shoes, half covered by
> semi-transparent blue voile, and -most important- by a blue =
(phallic?)
> flower-vase containing dry tree branches. would like to scan it to =
share
> it, have to see it to beleive it. the tune list reads as follows:
>  side A: baubles, banlges and beads; sweet dreams; it=B4s wonderful; =
na
> broadway; una lagrima sul viso; rhytm of the rain;
>  side B: the lovers; non e facile avere 18 anni; night flower; =
nothing
> ever changes my love for you; senza fine; dream.
>  the edition probably dates form the early 60s, but there=B4s no =
other
> information whatsoever.
> anyone could enlighten my pick?
>=20
> cheers,
> christian
>=20


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:17:03 +0100
From: Robbie Baldock <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) New reissues

If anyone's interested in these new, er, "reissues", please contact me:

Vinyl:
Frank Comstock - Project Comstock, Music From Outer Space
Paul Tanner - Music for Heavenly Bodies

CD:
Hugo Montenegro - Love Themes From the Godfather (Moog/Arp musings)

The vinyl reissues are on a very limited release, so please respond
quickly!


Robbie

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:25:22 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close

In a message dated 8/10/99 8:51:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< At the end of my 45 minutes, I handed Monty a stack and said, "So what do
you
 want for these?".  He looked through them all and said, "I don't think
you're
 going to like my price."  I had no idea what he meant.

 "Five bucks each", Monty said.
  >>

Now doesn't this just piss you off!  What started as a buck went to 5
freaking bucks.

Tiki Bob


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:25:59 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close

In a message dated 8/10/99 8:51:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< Monty said. >>

BTW, I got the Monty reference right off.

Great!

Tiki Bob


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 07:27:21 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Not quite Herb, but close

In a message dated 8/10/99 8:51:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I didn't quite understand what his pricing structure was, and I was
starting
 to feel woozy.  I saw a box of naked Barbie dolls sitting on top of some
 records in the hall.   >>

Now I am curious, where do other members keep their naked Barbie Dolls?

I keep mine in the freezer.

(I am not sure what that means.)

Tiki Bob


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:04:28 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Urgent West Coast Request

OK gang, I got a crazy request.

If there is any member on the West Coast (Pacific Time Zone) that can record
a TV program on E! Television for me this morning (Wednesday) from 7-8 AM
please let me know.  The show is called Homes with Style and may be 2
episodes (one at 7:00 and one at 7:30).

Basically, they did an interview with Shag about his artwork and studio and
the picture he was working on for me was featured (according to Shag).

I spoke with Shag yesterday and he said that the show was finally out but he
had not seen it tho a friend told him he had.

I do not see it listed anywhere else on the E! online schedule for broadcast
this week so this is probably it.  Unfortunately I did not look at the
schedule until 8:03 this moring (3 minutes after it was over on the East
Coast!).

Hopefully someone will read this in time.  You can call me at 843 795-3937 if
needed.

Thanks gang,

Robert


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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:44:36 +0200
From: "Sandberg Magnus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Suffering Bastard +book

I will have a little newcomer party in my new town and was planning to =
serve Suffering Bastard.
I am about to buy Gin, Bourbon and Angostura Bitter, Lime and Ginger =
Ale. I just thought if someone know any more vintage drinks with these =
or with other easily obtainable ingredients? I cant find any syrups =
here, except for those i can make at home. I can buy more kind of fruits =
and sodas, but thats about all.

Any ideas?

And,
I am about to compile a book of my trance and cartoonish psych sketches =
I have made over the year 1999, 80 pages maybe. if anyone is interested =
in a copy, please let me know, i wont make more than i can sell/give =
away. The price will be about $8 and will feature a color cover with a =
painting of one of my Aku Akus. Its xerox, thats all i can afford just =
now. But xeroxcopies now is quite good in quality.=20

Magnus
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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:12:36 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) [obits]Bob Herbert,Jennifer Paterson,

LONDON (AP) -- Bob Herbert, the man who concocted the Spice Girls,
was killed in a car accident Monday. He was 57.

                  Herbert, who brought the Spice Girls together
and lately managed the teen pop group Five, died after he lost
control of his car in heavy rain and it collided with another
car in Windsor, west of London. Two people in the other car were
injured.

                  Herbert and his son, Chris, sought candidates
for the Spice Girls via an ad in a trade magazine in 1996. They
selected and coached the five young women, who went on to international
pop stardom.

                  The group later fired Herbert in favor of another
manager, and their number was reduced to four when Geri Halliwell
- -- Ginger Spice -- quit the group last year.

LONDON (AP) -- TV cook Jennifer Paterson, one of the ``Two Fat
Ladies'' who joyfully salted their recipes with political incorrectness,
died Tuesday. She was 71 and had lung cancer.

                  Miss Paterson fell ill in July during filming
of ``Two Fat Ladies,'' a cooking show where the colorful chefs
were the main course.

                  Perfectly happy to be plump, the women toured
the country on Miss Paterson's old Triumph motorcycle -- she
in the driving seat and Clarissa Dickson Wright, in Red Baron-style
helmet, squeezed into the sidecar.

                  They went from one cooking job to the next,
chortling and trading wry quips about food, love and life and
happily loading their food with butter and cream.

                  Miss Dickson Wright once called the program
``a cookery show with anarchy and a motorbike.''

                  The chain-smoking Miss Paterson, often filmed
with a cigarette clamped firmly in her mouth, spoke with a ver-r-r-y
upper-class accent and boomed out her opinions at will.

                  The program appears in the United States, both
on public television and on cable stations.

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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:24:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Exotica Question

Lenny, this doesn't ring ma' bell, but I will forward
it to the exotica list!  Good luck!

- --- Lenny Smith <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Hi, Laura--
>
> Periodically I remember this album that I've been
> trying to find for years now...  I only know a
> couple of people who've heard it, and the guy who
> had it has vanished...  Since you're an exoticist
> (and on the exotica list, too, right?), I thought
> I'd at least ask if you or anyone you know might
> have this (and hopefully be willing to tape it
> sometime).  The album (don't know if it's selftitled
> or has a name of it's own) is by a Mexican horn
> player known as Louie Louie.  It had some pretty
> spaced out songs--one I remember had to do with, I
> dunno, love and the center of the universe, that
> sort of thing, in a very strange and wonderous
> talking part.  It was a really amazing record.  Does
> this ring any bells, or might you know anyone it
> would be worth posing the question to?
>
> By the way, re Disco:  I'll take Ami Stewart's
> version of Knock On Wood over Eddie Floyd's ANY DAY,
> and I'm not ashamed to admit it!  (Except maybe a
> little bit, on the Bomp List...  <g>).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lenny
>

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