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exotica-digest      Wednesday, November 17 1999      Volume 02 : Number 546



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica
(exotica) Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll
Re: (exotica) Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll
(exotica) Records
(exotica) Idiots OR How I passed up Que Mango by Les Baxter
Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica
(exotica) Indie musicians' experiences with MP3.com, IUMA?
Re: (exotica) Records
Re: (exotica) How I passed up Que Mango by Les Baxter
Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica
Re: (exotica) Records
(exotica) OT... beatles record help!
(exotica) Re: mono & stereo
Re: (exotica) Records
Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica
Re: (exotica) Fran=?ISO-8859-1?B?5w==?=oise Hardy
(exotica) 3D: Denny & Don Tiki @ Don Ho's
Re: (exotica) Records
(exotica) Solid state
Re: (exotica) Franτoise Hardy
Re: (exotica) Records
Re: (exotica) Records

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:13:04 +0100
From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica

>Just noticed (really) that In an hour time, one of the Dutch national radio
>stations has a 4 hr special about Exotica music. Live from KCCN Honolulu.
>Interviews with Arthur Lyman and Martin Denny amongst others.
>As far as I can gather there is live audio stream. Hopefully the ones below
>work...

So did anyone listen to it stateside at work or whatever? It was an
entertaining four hour special anyway, chocfull with Hawaiian sounds.
Lengthy remeniscings from Denny and Lyman about the old days and the rise
and fall of exotica, shorter interviews with Myrtle K. Hilo, Kid of Don Tiki
and Nancy Gustafson of Hawaiian based label. Last hour was about the current
status of Waikiki entertainment (= not good).
Denny mentioned that the soundtrack of the upcoming "Breakfast of Champions"
moviesoundtrack (on Capitol)  would contain 16 Denny tracks. Is this out
yet? I taped the whole program so if somebody is in serious need of a dub
drop me a line off list.

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:29:58 +0100
From: "Arjan Plug" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll

Matt

>Oh, I would also recommend the book "Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll" by
>Richie Unterberger, which has a chapter on Francoise and what she's been
>doing since the 60s. Enjoy!

Recommended too, best music browse book I read in ages
It's published by Miller Freeman Books. 400+ pages and includes a CD with 12
tracks.

the blurb:

"For every Beatles or Stones, there are hundreds of visionary rock groups
who remain unsung heroes. From cult figures such as Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett
(the most famous musician included here) to virtually undiscovered artists,
this behind-the-scenes- book with CD of 12 rare songs celebrates some of the
best rockers in everything from '50s rockabilly to '90s post-punk - unknown
greats who, for one reason or another, just never made it."

There are close to sixty artists featured (and recently interviewed) in a
number of sections:

Overlooked Originators (Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson, Ronnie Dawson)
Lost British Invaders (Graham Bond, Creation, John's Children)
Out of the Garage (Chocolate Watch Band, Music Machine, Mystic Tide,
Remains, The Rising Storm)
Psychedelic Unknowns (Blossom Toes, Deviants, Great Society, Misunderstood)
Mad Geniuses & eccentric recluses (Barret, Drake, Roky, Hazlewood, Love,
Meek, Scott Walker, Skip Spence)
From the Continent (Can, Francoise Hardy, Outsiders, Plastic People of the
Universe, Savage Rose)
Folk Music; Rock Attitude (Sandy Denny, Davey Graham, The Holy Modal
Rounders)
Comic Relief (Rutles, Screaming Lord Sutch, Swamp Dogg)
Punk Pioneers (Avengers/Penelope Houston, Crass, Dils, Raincoats, Rocket
from the Crypt, X-ray Spex)
post-Punk Hybrids (Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects, F.S.K. , Savage
Republic)
Lo-fi Mavericks (Martin Newell, Flying Nun Records, Chris Knox/Tall Dwarfs)
One Shot Was All They Got (Bluethings, Free Spirits, Hampton Grease Band,
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester, Monks, Rising Sons, Tomorrrow, United States of
America, Young Marble Giants)
Rock Enigmas (Kevin Coyne, Merrell Frankhauser, Red Krayola, Doris Troy,
Robert Wyatt)



Arjan




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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:49:15 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Unknown Legends of Rock 'n Roll

Sequel in the works.

LT


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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:56:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Records

So, I'm in Cleveland and I decide, in the one hour I
have laying over there, I'm gonna high-tail it to
Records.  I get the phone book and look under "Compact
Discs" cuz that's where all audio media is listed
these days and there it is:

RECORDS  6718 Lorain Ave  337-7459

That's it, just Records.

I call the number to see when they are open.

<RING>  "RECORDS."

I can't get over how cool that is.  Just Records.
Nothing more, nothing less.  Anyway, his is open from
10 to 3.

Good, it's 10:15, I got time.
I head over there and when I arrive, my wife says,
quite appropriately  "Good Lord.  You're like a kid in
a candy store."  Ladies and Gentlemen, there were
indeed records.  Thousands and thousands of records.
And (thank god!) they were actually in some sort of
alphabetical/subject matter order!

I moved as fast as possible, pulling whatever I could
get my hands on; everwhere I turned I found ten albums
I wanted, needed, had to have.  And the bonus:
They were all a dollar.

He has a sign above the door.
Take as many as you want, there will always be more.

It's like heaven.

So, I managed to snag 45 records in 45 minutes for 45
dollars, all in reasonable condition, a few mint.
Here's a list.  Yes, it's a brag list, but I gotta
share it with someone who cares, plus I'm looking for
comments on some of the artists:

Marty Gold - Organized for Hi-Fi (three organs, perc.
and bass)

Werner Muller - Latin Splendor
Werner Muller - Percussion in the Sky
(what's up with him?  His Hawaiian album kicks ass.
What about the rest?)

Dick Hyman - Electrodynamics
(Two copies, by accident, replacing the one I have
that has high-pit distortion from a worn needle)
Dick Hyman - Provocative Piano (vol 1)
Dick Hyman and Trio

Hugo Montenegro - Montenegro's Magic
(I believe this is primarily orchestral stuff, I
dunno.)
Hugo Montenegro - The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Hugo Montenegro - People: One to One
Hugo Montenegro - Colours of Love

Manny Albam - Double Exposure (Stereo Action)
Leo Addeo - Paradise Regained (Stereo Action)
Leo Addeo - The Music Goes Round and Round (Stereo
Action)

Xavier Cugat - Best of
Edmundo Ros - Arriba
Edmundo Ros - Rhythms of the South
Edmundo Ros - Dance Again

Nelson Riddle - Witchcraft
Nelson Riddle - Wives and Lovers

Richard Hayman - Cinemagic Sounds
(A glorious cover, but on closer inspection, looks
like a weak track selection)

Enoch Light - My Musical Coloring Book
Enoch Light - Brass Menagerie (vol 1)
Enoch Light - Let's Dance Bossa Nova

Command Records - Bongos, Bongos, Bongos
Command Records - Bongos, Flutes, Guitars
Command Records - Persuasive Percussion 3 & 4
Command Records - Provocative Percussion 1 - 3

Buddy Morrow - Night Train

Robert Maxwell - Anytime!

Richard Marino - Magic Beat

Charles Magnante - Roman Accordion

Dick Schory - Supercussion
Dick Schory - Wild Percussion and Horns A'Plenty

Neil Hefti Quintet - Light and Right

Leroy Holmes - Once Upon a Time in the West
Leroy Holmes - Everybody's Talkin'

Jimmy McGriff - Big Band
Jimmy McGriff - Bag Full of Soul
(on the Solid State label.  A Command knock-off?)

Two Organs and Percussion

Sir Julian - The 13 Fingers of Sir Julian

Music to Read James Bond By
(This is mono.  Is there a stereo version?)

Ferrante & Teicher - Latin Pianos

Dimensions in Dynagroove
(A sampler.  I like the Dynagroove covers, and this
one is VERY nice.)

No Esquivel, no Terry Snyder.
As you can see, I hit the "big names" and got a lot of
Command stuff (because it's easy to find).
If I had more time, who knows what I could have
uncovered!  And this was only one store!
And only the stuff he had filed already!

Ah, paradise.
Peter

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:09:46 -0800 (PST)
From: Peter Risser <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Idiots OR How I passed up Que Mango by Les Baxter

And the Shaft soundtrack, but let me start at the
beginning.

So, we go into this little store in Mount Vernon,
Washington.  I had called earlier to see if they sold
records, as rumored, and the answer was

"Yes, we have records everywhere.  Please take some
off our hands."

To myself, I smiled. "Excellent."

I entered the store, and knew, again , that I had
precious time to browse before lunch, so I needed to
make my mark as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the records were stacked all over the
place, in boxes, shoved in shelves, on the floor,
everywhere.  And none were priced.

"How much for these records?" I asked.
"Bring the ones you want, and I'll price them."

Uh-oh, I thought.  A perfect example of the junkman's
theory.  That is, I'll collect a shitload of useless
junk, not knowing what anything is worth, and wait.
If someone wants it, it must be worth something, and
I'll price it accordingly.  You see that all the time,
I think, and it's just plain lazy.  Imagine if you
went into a restaurant and had to ask what each thing
cost.  "Oh, today, the chef doesn't feel like making
steak, so it's... 29.50."

Anyway, I look anyway, because, hey, you never know.
In the first box I find: Les Baxter's Que Mango.
I have this on CD, but, jeez, it's a find.  It's in
alright condition.  Maybe vg/vg+. That's a tough line
to draw.  Anyway, I stick it aside.
In the thrity minutes I had, I uncover another Les
Baxter (w/ chorus and orch, doing... asian or arabian,
I forget), the Shaft soundtrack, David Carroll
Repercussion, two Doc Severinsons on Command, and one
or two other items.  I bring them to the counter.

The guy looks at the first record, old Doc, and turns
it over.  He picks up his pricing gun, thinks, turns a
knob, BAM.  $2.99.

Uh-oh.

Next record, $2.99.

He twists the knob again.  Next record.  $3.99.

He twists again.  Next record.  $4.99.

I see where this is going.  Even though he is going
throuhg the pretense of looking at the records, he's
just randomly pricing them.

I, now kicking myself for not putting the good stuff
on top (not that i put it on the bottom on purpose),
begin to steam.  Even my wife, who has zero interest
in records, whispers to me, "I think he's just making
those prices up..."

The two Baxters were 5.99 and 6.99 and the David
Carroll was 6.99 as well.  I honestly don't know what
these are worth, though I suspect the Baxters are
worth at least that.  But still, the idea of this guy,
without knowing anything about anything, randomly
charging me for stuff he probably would have thrown
away as garbage, it gets to me.

Plus, I think I'm coming back here for dinner anyway.
So I walk.


Turns out, I never made it back for dinner.
Had I known, I probably woulda choked the 7 bucks for
the Baxter.
Still, even my wife agreed, it was pretty annoying.
The guy had no clue.  And next time, I'm gonna take a
STACK of records for him to dawdle through.  Maybe
he'll get frustrated and just tell me they are all a
dollar.

In the meantime, if any of you all want it, the place
is Nothern Lights Discs and Tapes, in Mount Vernon,
Washington.  Consult your favorite long distance
information service for details.

Another story,
Peter

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:08:53 -0600
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica

> >Just noticed (really) that In an hour time, one of the Dutch national
> >radio stations has a 4 hr special about Exotica music.
> So did anyone listen to it stateside at work or whatever?

I listened to a couple of hours of this at work, and it was
magnificent! The RealAudio stream was rock solid (I'm on a T1 at the
office so downloads and RA streaming are fast, fast, fast) and the
interviews sounded great.  Especially enjoyed hearing Arthur Lyman
talk about his departure from the Denny group and some of the bad
feelings that ensued as a result, plus the comments about Don Tiki
and contemporary exotica.   What a treat to find this!


Darrell Brogdon
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 16:28:46 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: (exotica) Indie musicians' experiences with MP3.com, IUMA?

My pal Emily is on assignment for Salon, writing a POV feature about
musicians' adventures with MP3 sites. Any musicians on the list, please
e-mail Emily if you have stories to share. You're welcome to forward this
note to your pals in the music biz. Up to now, Emily has interviewed only
American musicians, so comments from musicians elsewhere are especially
welcome. Thanks a bunch and please pass along. Mimi


>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:46:08 -0600
>From: "Emily A. Vander Veer" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: Indie musicians' experiences with MP3.com, IUMA?
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm writing an article on the online music industry for Salon.  The
>piece will be presented from the independent musicians' point of view,
>so I'm looking for independent musicians who've had at least a few
>months' experience with an online music distributor (particularly
>MP3.com or IUMA).  What I'm trying to determine is:
>
>   - Are musicians selling music through these sites?  (And how much:
>10 CDs a day? A month?)
>
>   - Are musicians receiving any other tangible benefit from
>contributing their music to these sites, besides "exposure" (whatever
>that means)?  (Of particular interest are MP3.com contributors who've
>been contacted by a company that does music for films... Virtually every
>MP3.com artist I've interviewed so far has mentioned this scenario,
>which strikes me as statistically interesting.)
>
>   - Are musicians receiving demographic information from the
>distributors, such as the e-mail addresses of listeners who've
>downloaded their music?
>
>Any anecdotes -- love MP3.com/IUMA or hate 'em, and why -- would be most
>welcome.
>
>--
>-Emily
>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:21:13 +0100
From: Mo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Records

Hey, great! I know how it feels!

Mo



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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:05:00 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) How I passed up Que Mango by Les Baxter

In a message dated 11/16/99 5:10:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< I see where this is going.  Even though he is going
 throuhg the pretense of looking at the records, he's
 just randomly pricing them. >>

MY REPLY, or "ain't that like using a price guide MINT price without regard
to true condition"

Peter,
I compliment you on your restraint.  Don't let the bastards rip you off.

There is a place about 1 1/2 hours away from my house that I go to sometimes.
 Lots of great, great records.  Not ordered in any way.  They have not been
checked for condition.  So some are garbage and some are beautiful.

Here's the routine:
Pick some out.  Take em to the counter.  The guy pulls out a price guide and
prices them at the MINT price without even looking at the albums and even
ignoring the condition of the cover.

I point out the flaws.

Half hours of haggling ensues and he eventually lets me have em for $3.00
each (taking out any that are rated at $50 or above per the price guide).

I find out from the guy who works there as weekend help that he pays no more
than 10 cents per album!!!!!!!

SOme non-experienced collectors actually pay his rip off prices.  Others
don't.

Next time I go in he lets me spend the day looking through stuff the back
room.  It is filled from floor to ceiling, shelves two stacks deep of LPs in
no order.

Same routine with the price guide, and finally I buy at $1.50 each.

I hate the haggling.  But, if he didn't come down on price the first time I
was in there I would have walked out empty handed and never come back again.

Once he asked if I was a record dealer.  I told him,"No.  I'm just an
experienced record collector.  I know what these are really worth!  You can
sell me a stack for $40.00 or you can wait years for someone who doesn't know
any better to come in and buy one of them for $40.00."


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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:40:06 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica

In a message dated 11/16/99 2:12:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<< > >Just noticed (really) that In an hour time, one of the Dutch national
 > >radio stations has a 4 hr special about Exotica music.
 > So did anyone listen to it stateside at work or whatever?
  >>

this was in real time right?  is it archived anywhere?

tb


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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:41:15 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Records

At 01:56 PM 11/16/99 -0800, Peter Risser wrote:
>
>So, I'm in Cleveland and I decide, in the one hour I
>have laying over there, I'm gonna high-tail it to
>Records.  I get the phone book and look under "Compact
>Discs" cuz that's where all audio media is listed
>these days and there it is:
>
>RECORDS  6718 Lorain Ave  337-7459

Is this the green store or the brown store?  When I was there, it was the
brown location that was open.  Has his dog learned to shut up yet?

>
>That's it, just Records.
>
>I call the number to see when they are open.
>
><RING>  "RECORDS."

>I can't get over how cool that is.  Just Records.
>Nothing more, nothing less.

I'm confused.  Did you get the inspiration to go here from my Herb saga?
If so, did you not believe me when I told you it was just called "Records"?

>I head over there and when I arrive, my wife says,
>quite appropriately  "Good Lord.  You're like a kid in
>a candy store."  Ladies and Gentlemen, there were
>indeed records.

Even though I've been there and even though I probably will be there again
someday, still this makes me jealous.
I was just down in the basement of the closest thing to "Records" in
Toronto, "The Vinyl Museum".  They're going out of business and one of the
employees let me go down to the basement and take anything I want, for free
as it turned out.
And still I could only find ten records in a half hour.
Not like Records, which is like an easy listening jobber.  The place to go
to fill in your collection.

>It's like heaven.
>
>So, I managed to snag 45 records in 45 minutes for 45
>dollars, all in reasonable condition, a few mint.
>Here's a list.  Yes, it's a brag list,

Even though I have almost all the records you mention, I'm still jealous.

I only have a couple of comments...

To me, this is a great record:
>Leroy Holmes - Everybody's Talkin'

In fact, most of Leroy's records I've heard, had something special.

>Jimmy McGriff - Big Band
>Jimmy McGriff - Bag Full of Soul
>(on the Solid State label.  A Command knock-off?)

Yeah there are a lot of Solid State records in Cleveland.  Way more than
I've ever seen up here.  For some reason I found three Johnny Lytle records
when I was there.  And Jimmy McGriffs too.

No, I don't think of it as a Command knock-off, mostly because there's a
LOT of organ-based "jazz" and very little, if any, "percussion" stuff.
I guess it's similar to Command in that it's selling the idea of "quality
sound" but that's about it.  The only Solid State records I have which sort
of resemble Command stuff are by The Kokee Band.

Anyway, I'm glad you had a good time at Records and I hope the shelves are
restocked before I get back there next summer.

Nat





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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:32:25 -0500
From: Citizen Kafka <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) OT... beatles record help!

Hi, all,

i've got a disc which has me stumped, so any help or a URL or list where
i can find something out would be appreciated.

i found in my stuff a record called "sung by the beatles the original
greatest hits." goldish cover, four floating hairdos, Label: Greatest
Records GRC-1001 copyright 1964.

best part: the yellow label has beatles rubberstamped onto the typical
bootleg typeset label. and, rubberstamped on the back of the sleeve,
too: "sung by the Beatles." but the song titles are printed!

side 1) twist and shout, i want to hold your hand, all my loving, please
please me, from me to you, do you want to know a secret.

side 2) love me do, can't buy me love, roll over beethoven, please mr.
postman, i'll get you, she loves you.

to be honest, havn't played it! it's in M-, and i'm saving it for a
clean dub day, if you know what i mean. once i hear it it'll be clear
what the source is for all this, but is this thing the first boot??

thanks!

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:08:10 -0800
From: Paul Penna <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: mono & stereo

Ross 'Mambo Frenzy' Orr said:
>Listening to _Bachelor Pad Royale_ again, it wasn't particularly
>obvious. But the place where it really bugged me was on _Mambo Fever_.
>
>Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 16 have this unnatural "congested"
>sound--it's hard to find the right word to describe it--but it sounds
>like the musicians are trapped inside a box. I suppose part of the
>problem was working with lower-fi originals there.

The first six Ultra Lounge releases all have this on the credits page of
the booklets:

Stereo Conversion On Selected Tracks By
Broadie Sound, Inc., Palm Springs, Ca.

"Stereo Conversion;" I like that. Ranks right up there with "enhanced
penalties" for public relations newspeak. Anyway, Capitol seems to have
come to their senses starting with Volume 7 "The Crime Scene," which starts
right off with "Dragnet" in mono (but which, interestingly, segues into the
real-stereo "Room 43").

Though the "stereo conversion" credit is gone after Vol. 6, I did a quick
spot check of mono-era items on a couple of the later comps, and found some
oddities.

"Cocktail Capers" starts with an obviously-stereoized "Roller Coaster,"
credited to Les Baxter from 1951. One suspicion I've had all along
(supported by no real evidence whatsoever) is that in some cases, the
original master tapes were lost, but the "Duophonic" stereo-izations from
the 60s were still in existence, and those were cleaned up and used.

On "A Bachelor in Paris"  says "Can Can Can" (Jerry Shard & His Music) was
recorded 7/25/52, but the basic recording quality is not only very
realistic, it has an authentic-sounding stereo ambiance, though not much
directionality. I wonder if the recording date is correct. If not, it would
be another of the occasional inaccuracies I've spotted in the series. For
example, on "Rhapsodesia," what's identified as "Lunar Rhapsody" from the
Les Baxter/Samuel J. Hoffmann theremin album "Music Out of the Moon" is,
going by Basta's full-length CD of the album, in reality a different cut,
"Radar Blues."

I also spot-checked the double-CD Ultra Lounge albums devoted to Les Baxter
("The Exotic Moods of...") and  Jackie Gleason ("The Romantic Moods of...")
and found more oddities.

Gleason starts with a real mono "Melancholy Serenade" from 1953, but track
10 on disc 1 concatenates a mono "If I should Lose You" (1955) with an
awful stereo-ized "Tenderly" (1952). I can't help thinking that the latter
is one of those Duophonic jobs I mentioned above. Then there's track 3 ("I
Can't Get Started"), dated as 10/28/53, but very obviously real stereo.

The mono items I checked on the Les Baxter set seem to have had a
left-right ambiance (a rather subtle echo or reverb) added, but with the
music itself remaining centered. While I'd prefer unadulterated mono, this
effect is not even particularly objectionable on heaphones. Certainly
nothing like that horrible bathtub sound Mr. Frenzy was complaining about
on "Mambo Fever."







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Date: 16 Nov 1999 19:24:26 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Records

At 01:56 PM 16-11-99 -0800, Peter wrote:
>So, I'm in Cleveland and I decide, in the one hour I
>have laying over there, I'm gonna high-tail it to
>Records.

What can I say?  You got in 45 minutes the cream of
what it took me three years to find in weekly missions
to a variety of thrift and record stores!  Brag on.
I'm green.


>Werner Muller - Latin Splendor
>Werner Muller - Percussion in the Sky
>(what's up with him?  His Hawaiian album kicks ass.
>What about the rest?)
You are right.  These two are his 2nd and third best
albums.  The rest are not all that good unless its
Muller backing up Caterina Valente.

>Edmundo Ros - Arriba
>Edmundo Ros - Rhythms of the South
>Edmundo Ros - Dance Again
These are all cool records, especially the first two.  I know
some on this list would disagree with me, but I always find
something unique, fun, interesting in every Ros album.

>Nelson Riddle - Witchcraft
>Nelson Riddle - Wives and Lovers
Nelson Riddle is hit or miss for me.  I usually find one cut of
10-12 I really like on an album and the rest are okay.  I like him so much
better when he backs up Frank Sinatra...something about that
pairing was extraordinary...confidentially.

>Richard Hayman - Cinemagic Sounds
>(A glorious cover, but on closer inspection, looks
>like a weak track selection)
Boy, that is true!  I really have yet to find the
cool Richard Hayman, although I know its out there.
I have heard his best is Voodoo on Mercury.  Is it?

>Jimmy McGriff - Big Band
>Jimmy McGriff - Bag Full of Soul
>(on the Solid State label.  A Command knock-off?)
Actually, I believe SS was the work of Manny Albam.  It definitely took
some of the Command traits and applied them.  Someone should interview
Mr. Albam some day for an exotica friendly publication.  He still works
in New York, I believe...teaching and composing obscure film soundtracks
(although I could be wrong about that....)

>Ferrante & Teicher - Latin Pianos
One of their few UA albums I don't mind playing, although I think it was
here they started down the road I would have thought was best not taken.


What kind of a layover was this?  Airport?  When I travel it takes 45
minutes just to get out of the airport, let alone get into town, find
a record store, grab the records, pay for them and get back to the airport
in time for the connecting flight!!  Of course, I have always wanted to do
a quick run of the town between flights...never worked out, though.

Thanks for letting us know about this place.

Byron

Byron Caloz
Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
http://www.hubris.net/zolac
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Date: 16 Nov 1999 20:31:29 +0000
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Dutch radiobroadcast about Exotica

At 07:12 PM 15-11-99 +0100, Arjan wrote:
>Just noticed (really) that In an hour time, one of the Dutch national radio
>stations has a 4 hr special about Exotica music.

Too bad I got home too late to tune in.  However, the width and breadth of
real audio on the mentioned website (Nederland Programme Service, Radio
Nederland, what is their name?) is interesting, even though I can't
understand the words.  Their real audio is flawless...it just keeps going
and going and going with no conjestion.  How'd day do dat?  I enjoyed a
Latin music program in the archives.  Is this a weekly program?  Wish the
United States' two main purveyors of public programming was as enlightened
enough to set up a similar website.

I think if I understood the language  I would learn more about even
American music by listening to Dutch radio than I would to any American
station!

Byron

Byron Caloz
Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 00:10:35 -0500
From: "Elisabeth Vincentelli" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Fran=?ISO-8859-1?B?5w==?=oise Hardy

> To compare her to France Gall can only lead to statements of differences of
> musical styles in general. I don't think the two girls were acting on the same
> stage. It's a whole different story. It's really like comparing Nico to
> Annette.
It's just that Francoise and France are often lumped together as two "ye-ye"
girls. They couldn't be more different though, I agree. France Gall was more
along the lines of Sylvie Vartan or even early Chantal Goya, purely an
interpeter. Francoise Hardy was in a league of her own. I really love her
blankness.

Elisabeth


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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 17:39:43 -1000
From: Lloyd Kandell <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) 3D: Denny & Don Tiki @ Don Ho's

Inquiring exoticans want to know...

The concert, "A Special Tribute to The King of Exotica, Martin Denny"
officially wrapped the Hawaii International Film Festival this year at
Don Ho's Island Grill on Saturday night.
Don Tiki opened up on the two tiered stage with Noel Okimoto on vibes,
percussionists Carlinhos de Oliviera and Lopaka Colon (Augie's son from
hot local band, Pure Heart) on conga, bongo and various exotic
instruments on the elevated back stage. Perry Coma on the Roland
keyboard, Jess on traps, Steve Jones on bass and Teresa Bright on vocals
on the front floor stage. Yours truly emceed and whacked on a few exotic
t'ings (whale bone, poinciana seed pods, etc). The rum injected
international crowd of filmmakers were woozy with wonderment at the wild
yet tranquil tones. Bamboozled by the band, yet anxious for the BIG
moment... the crowd swayed restlessly for the mid-set introduction of
the Ali'i (royalty) that created this scene back in the days of pre
Statehood. Martin Denny, Augie Colon and Harold Chang were reverently
brought to the stage and immediately set sail on these tunes... Quiet
Village, Taste of Honey, Wave and finished with a lively Firecracker. At
the start of their set, a huge ocean liner cruised past the open bar
setting of Aloha Tower sounding its foghorn and in that moment, it was
1956 all over again! Martin was in full command and played
fantastically. He noted with some sadness that Arthur Lyman was expected
to be there, but was alas, a no-show. Noel filled in beautifully on
vibes though, as it's he who Marty took on his last concert tour of
Japan in 1990. Augie and son, Lopaka exchanged bird calls, jungle sounds
and bongo + conga fills that were chicken skin in their genetic coding.
Harold Chang on drums was transported to 7th heaven grinning all the
while. People danced, laughed, cried... and split before the abrupt
change to booty music overtook the club promptly at 10:30pm. I helped
escort Martin and wife June, along with Augie and his wife Uilani to a
limo waiting dockside to whisk them away. A magical evening for all
time... score one for the Kahunas of exotica!

your tropical topical reporter,
Fluid Floyd



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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:52:28 +0000
From: M H Jemmeson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Records

Peter Risser wrote:
>
> Werner Muller - Latin Splendor
> Werner Muller - Percussion in the Sky
> (what's up with him?  His Hawaiian album kicks ass.
> What about the rest?)

Awful. Well mostly. He was just your standard bandleader on a UK label.
So they got him doing anythingm from pop hits (check 'Nights In white
satin') to greek folk music. When he's good, he's good, but when it's
things like 'Werner Muller AHO play dreary crap from the movies' you
need to steer clear. Of course it's the crap which turns up here,
although I do have the rather nice 'Mas Que Nada' from Latin Splendour
on a Phase 4 sampler.

> Music to Read James Bond By
> (This is mono.  Is there a stereo version?)

Isn't that Leroy Holmes as well? Anyone ever seen this in the UK? I have
the Roland Shaw james Bond stuff.

> Ah, paradise.
I think the US with an empty suitcase is going to be my next holiday...




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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:11:50 +0000
From: M H Jemmeson <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Solid state

> >Jimmy McGriff - Big Band
> >Jimmy McGriff - Bag Full of Soul
> >(on the Solid State label.  A Command knock-off?)
>
> Yeah there are a lot of Solid State records in Cleveland.  Way more than
> I've ever seen up here.  For some reason I found three Johnny Lytle records
> when I was there.  And Jimmy McGriffs too.
>
> No, I don't think of it as a Command knock-off,

The name I have for running Solid State is 'Sonny Lester'. I thought it
was a Jazz label.



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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 12:47:17 +0100
From: Mo <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Franτoise Hardy

Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote:

> It's just that Francoise and France are often lumped together as two "y=
e-ye"
> girls. They couldn't be more different though, I agree.

Im rather meant the difference between fun pop and elegiac blankness, bec=
ause this:

> France Gall..., purely an interpeter.

is not true! France Gall used to write her own lyrics and entire songs as=
 well,
like "Oh! Quelle famille" and "Les yeux bleus"...

I like both styles, each at its time. Thanks for defending Fran=E7oise, c=
hanged my
mind about her.

Mo



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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 09:01:31 -0500
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Records

<<Werner Muller - Latin Splendor
Werner Muller - Percussion in the Sky
(what's up with him?  His Hawaiian album kicks ass.=20
What about the rest?)>>

Yeah, can anybody comment on other Werner Muller stuff??

Are "Latin Splendor" and "Percussion in the Sky" on the Phase 4 label like =
his Hawaiian Swing??

Also, any comments on Sonny Lester and His Orch.?  His "After Hours Spain" =
is a "must have" for anybody reading these Exotica posts!!!

Has he done "After Hours (fill in the country here)" as a theme or what?

- - Nate





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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:47:44 GMT
From: Peter Hipwell <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Records

> From: "Nathan Miner"
>
> > Werner Muller - Latin Splendor
> > Werner Muller - Percussion in the Sky
> > (what's up with him?  His Hawaiian album kicks ass.
> > What about the rest?)
>
> Yeah, can anybody comment on other Werner Muller stuff??
>
> Are "Latin Splendor" and "Percussion in the Sky" on the Phase 4 label like =
> his Hawaiian Swing??
>

"Percussion In The Sky" is one of the first batch of Phase 4 records
that was released. IIRC, it's mostly sweeping stirring strings that
didn't do too much for me, but there's one outstandingly silly tune on
it about Martian cowboys and indians or some such, with appropriate
"exploding arrow" sound FX, which I loved. I don't know "Latin Splendour".

I end up recommending some Muller albums every once in a while, I have
about a dozen or so. I'll do it again, bear with me if you've read it
before.

* The Strip Goes On (my copy's on Decca, from Germany)

Hard to find. Has the amazing Muller-penned "Bodybuilder", in which a
series of people comment on the bodybuilder ("Disgusting!", "That's
unfair!", "Come to me, my sweet gangster", and so on). This is
hilarious and brilliant sleazy listening, sampled wholesale by Bentley
Rhythm Ace. A lot of the rest is good too, a track by Wilden (Gert, I
assume?), a version of "The Stripper" with tons of echoed laughter
over the top (scary!) and more.

* On The Move (Phase 4)

This is a great one, especially the versions of "Istanbul" and
"Calcutta". I love the rock-and-roll type instrumental styling.

* The Sumptuous Strings Of The Werner Muller Orchestra (Phase 4)

A truly misleading title. This one is mostly beserk and out of
control, and I like it that way (but there are also some
elevator-classical moments). Outstanding is the funked-up to the gills
version of Flight Of The Bumblebee", which I usually describe as Shaft
vs. The Swarm. There's also an epic "Gypsy Violins" track, very
dramatically over-the-top.


I can't believe that hardly anyone seems to have heard and loved
these! Anyway, there's a lot of others. ("Hawaiian Swing" and "Wild
Strings" are cool, too). Some of his records are bland, or even awful
(WM Plays Elvis Greatest Hits), but quite often you'll get at least
one good track out of them.



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