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exotica-digest         Friday, March 24 2000         Volume 02 : Number 663



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Re: (exotica) Religious Records
Re: (exotica) Religious Records
Re: (exotica) Religious Records
Re: (exotica) Religious Records
Re: (exotica) the paisano rollcall
(exotica) AA nominated Original Film Scores
(exotica) Re: Religious Records......
(exotica) Religious Records
Re: (exotica) Religious Records
(exotica) Flexible records
(exotica) Re:  Emil Richards: "Stones" lp
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Religious Records
(exotica) Vist Lil' Markie (sick n twisted Religious record)
Re: (exotica) Religious Records and bennies
Re: (exotica) Religious Records
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
(exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, March 26
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
(exotica) Tennessee Ernie
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
RE: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Tennessee Ernie
Re:  Re: (exotica) Kahimi Karie
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
(exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Re: Religious Records/Lesbian Seagull
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Re: Religious Records
(exotica) Flexible Markie
(exotica) Flexi
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
Re: (exotica) Flexible records
(exotica) Re: Benny Hinn

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:21:06 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> At 10:52 PM 23-03-00 -0500, m.ace wrote:
> >Soooo, what about religious records from faiths *other* than Christian?
>
> You know, I have yet to see ANY from other religions...but somehow that
> doesn't surprise me.  The whole Christian thing tends to want to dominate
> everything it can, while other religions rest purely upon their beliefs.
> Of course, I know that Christians do this because it is part of their
> belief system, but it sure can get annoying (and often inadvertently
> entertaining, too).

I think it's because Christianity, in the US at least,
has become a pop culture phenomenon. Plus, "Christian
records" are not the same as liturgical music - music used
for a specifically religious purpose, and not music *about*
religion. The only parallel I can think of is that sometimes
you see Hindu gods in Bollywood movies (I think - I've never
seen on all the way through).  Or those cheap Buddhas you
can buy in Chinatown.

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:28:23 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

Well, there was that use of Tibetan Buddhist monk chants to try to drive
David Karresh and followers out of the compound in Waco. Not to diss the
monks, but wish it had worked. Score another for the ATF and FBI.

Probably the strangest Record as Religious Object in my collection is
entitled something like "Gwuindon Sings of the Goddess," neopagan folky
music with a lots of Celtic influences. Couldn't find it. If anyone must
know more about this record, contact me, I'll send you particulars. There
there's the hippie Hinduism of the Incredible String Band--many tunes on
several albums about the joys and heartbreaks of the spiritual quest. The
ISB never backed away from an opportunity to strain their voices. Islamic
stuff? "The Perfumed Garden," read by Chiitra Neogy on Pulsar. Ms. Neogy
reads excerpts from the medieval Persian erotic manual, "designed to help
human beings to achieve the fullest joy in their sexual lives. As such, it
is a work of reverence and praise to God." I particularly like from this
record the Hindu, not Muslim, Bengali poem, "Krishna and the Lovely
Cowgirls." But only because it appeals to my roots as kin of Nevada
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:27:39 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

At 09:05 AM 3/24/00 -0500, Brian Phillips wrote:
>
>At 04:50 AM 3/24/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
>There is an Al Jolson record of him singing something in Hebrew, but I can
>never remember the name.  It's the only one I want by him.

Hmmm, that's interesting.  If indeed it's Hebrew that he's singing, then it
would almost have to be a prayer.  I'm speculating thusly because at the
time Jolson did most of his recording, Hebrew was really only the language
of the Bible and the prayer books.  Yiddish was the language of the people
and of the songs.
So if it WAS a prayer, it would kinda make sense that it might be "Kol
Nidre" which I mentioned in my post.  Which is also the "tune" he sang in
"The Jazz Singer" or at least, it's the tune Neil Diamond sang in the remake.
Though I have virtually no interest in ever going to synagogue again, I
still have chilling memories of Cantor Cooper's voice as he began to sing
that prayer each year.

Speaking of which, didn't the Electric Prunes - or someone like em - do
some kinda Kol Nidre suite?  It was that or some long Jewish prayer.
And Spirit also did a Jewish prayer on one of their records, maybe even
Dr.Sardonicus.

Nat



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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:43:07 -0500
From: Nat Kone <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

At 06:34 AM 3/24/00 -0800, Ben Waugh wrote:
>
> In short,
>religious records can only be enjoyed when listened to
>perversely, that is, contrary to the manner in which
>the "artist" hoped the message would be received. That
>said, I will see you all in hell.

It was clear to me, when you first brought up this topic, that you were
referring to warped sermons, proselytizing and twisted stuff like Little
Marcy.
As opposed to any record that is rooted in religion or more specifically
Christianity.
Having said that and now that most of us have mentioned our favourite crap,
I feel like I can mention the fact that some music is so inherently
beautiful that it doesn't matter what the message is.
I really don't like to hear anything about Jesus - or anything Christian -
but in spite of that, I love Blind Willie Johnson, a lot of gospel, the
Staple Singers, a lot of old-timey hillbilly singers like Alfred Karnes,
Ernest Stoneman or Ernest Phipps and his Holiness Quartet, Curtis Mayfield
etc. etc.
But especially Blind Willie.
And now we can talk about the way religious fervour translated so well to
sexual fervour and helped create r&b and r&r.

Nat




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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:52:43 +0100
From: Ton Rueckert <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) the paisano rollcall

>The current posting about Italian pop makes me want to ask something
>I've always wanted to post about but somehow never did.
>I have noticed through the years many listers bearing Italian last
>names.
>How many are you? I believe it's a majority!


>Others?


Not here, I belong to the German splinter group.

Am Dutch of German descent with heavy Nordic input,
so to speak, and, eventually, a faded African.

Cheers, Ton


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:13:59 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) AA nominated Original Film Scores

It's so rare to find Original Film Scores mentioned, let alone
reviewed, in the general media, that when it happens it's worth
noting. NPR's Sunday morning magazine show has already reviewed
4 scores up for Academy Award nominations. There are RealAudio links
to those segments, if you'd like to hear 'em.
- -Lou
[e-mail]
- ----
Oscar Music I -- We begin our annual series on this year's Academy Award nominees for best
original film score. NPR's Andy Trudeau once again joins Liane to discuss this year's field.
Today, they listen to excerpts from Gabriel Yared's score to The Talented Mr. Ripley(Sony
Classical SK 51337) and Rachel Portman's score to The Cider House Rules(Sony Classical
SK 89031). 17:32
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20000312.wesun.14.rmm
- ----
Oscar Music II -- Our annual series on this year's Academy Award nominees for best original
film score continues as NPR's Andy Trudeau joins Liane to listen to excerpts from John
William's score to Angela's Ashes (Sony Classical SK 890009) and Thomas Newman's music
for American Beauty(Dreamworks 0044-50233-2). 17:32
http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/wesun/20000319.wesun.15.rmm
- ---
On the next show (Sunday) Andy Trudeau reviews
music from The Red Violin, and he'll present
his pick for this year's Best Dramatic Score.




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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:56:38 -0500
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Religious Records......

Can you imagine dubbing a fire 'n brimstone sermon over a Tipsy orchestrati=
on???

Whoa!

- - Nate




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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 00 09:36:51 -0800
From: "B.J. Major" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Religious Records

One more I just thought of, though I'm personally reluctant to lump
comedy records in with "religious" records, even when they include humor
on the subject of religion:

Jackie Mason's "The World According to Me".  This was one of those
flexible 45's that came attached to the innards of his small book of the
same title.  Unfortunately, the 45 never played well due to its
flexibility/thinness, etc. and the book eventually was given to charity
after I was finished with it.  A good read, though, if you are a fan of
Jackie Mason's comedy!

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:45:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

- --- Nat Kone <[e-mail]> wrote:

> I feel like I can mention the fact that some music
> is so inherently
> beautiful that it doesn't matter what the message
> is.

I wonder if 2nd lady Gore has learned this lesson....


> And now we can talk about the way religious fervour
> translated so well to
> sexual fervour and helped create r&b and r&r.

Excellent idea. Though sexual fervor is probably what
put the energy in all that old time religion to begin
with. Sublimation and all that (not to get back on
creeds without any sense of humor). R&R and R&B was
perhaps so demonized because it was a stark
realization of the fact that alot of what was going on
in southern protestantism (not too familiar with
various sects) was influenced by the cultural
confluence of blacks and whites. R&R as a sort of raw,
secular/sexual epiphany, made it obvious: sexuality
stepped out its vestments, and was practiced and
celebrated by fervid youths, black and white, in close
proximity. Oops, I think I'm outlining a faulkner
novel here....

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:52:36 -0800
From: Erik Hoel <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Flexible records

B.J. ([e-mail]) wrote in part:

> Jackie Mason's "The World According to Me".  This was one of those
> flexible 45's that came attached to the innards of his small book of the
> same title.  Unfortunately, the 45 never played well due to its
> flexibility/thinness, etc. and the book eventually was given to charity
> after I was finished with it.  A good read, though, if you are a fan of
> Jackie Mason's comedy!

This is an interesting topic - flexible 33s (very small) and 45s that were
found inside magazines in the late 60s. The main one that I remember was in
a later 1969 National Geographic that had sounds taken from the Apollo 11
mission. National Geographic did several others as I recall. Does anyone
collect these things?

Erik
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:18:33 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re:  Emil Richards: "Stones" lp

was "reissued" as bootleg 2-fer, in 1996 i think, together with
Hal Blaine's "Psychedelic Percussion", that sounds a bit similar.

"Psychedelic Percussion" is brilliant: psychedelic exotica, with tons of
percussion instruments run through special effects.

"Stones" also features exotic percussion and electronics. it's not
experimental music though. short tracks, with a weird kind off "pop"
feeling.

both seem to be quite rare... don't know how much $$ 'd pay for it, now
that i have a $16 boot cd...


        Johan

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At 15:38 -0700 2000/03/21, exotica-digest wrote:
>From: "james brouwer" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: (exotica)
>
>Anyone have "Stones" by Emil Richards? Is it worth paying big $$ for?
>What is it similar too?
>
>Anyone know if it has been re-released, legitimately or otherwise?
>
>any help here appreciated.
>thanks
>jbrouwer





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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:04:18 -0500
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

Erik Hoel <[e-mail]> wrote:
>This is an interesting topic - flexible 33s (very small) and 45s that were
found inside magazines in the late 60s.
 Does anyone collect these things?
- --------
There're people who collect string, so of course there are people
who collect flexis:
http://www.wfmu.org/MACrec/

There should be a prize for anyone who can name something
which is not collected by someone in this wide weird world!

- -Lou
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:26:58 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

>A friend of mine told me that Chano Pozo, the famous Cuban drummer and a
>
>Do Yma Sumac's albums The Legend of the Sun Virgin and Legend of the Jivaro
>count in some way?

How about Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"?

Or Blind Willie Johnson (Nat, at least, will know him)?


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:27:16 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Vist Lil' Markie (sick n twisted Religious record)

Listen to Lil' Markie at:

http://www.metro.net/basichip/markie.htm

The downloadable, four and a half minute MP3 file of "Diary Of An Unborn
Child" is around 1890kb in size.

Warning!  If you are sensitive, this could be offensive to you.

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:31:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records and bennies

Speaking of Bennies and fervor, let's remember

Benny Joy

http://www.rockabillyhall.com/JRAB.html

Benny Hinn
http://www.balaams-ass.com/journal/resource/benhinn.htm

 Benny Hill
 http://www.vgernet.net/tpelkey/bennyhill/

 Ben E. King
 http://www.castboy.com/beneking.html

 Jack Benny
 http://members.aol.com/VARTOX/benny.htm
Bunny Wailer
http://www.furious.com/perfect/bunny.html

Benihana
http://www.arubadining.com/benihana.html

Boney M
http://www.fuzzlogic.com/argus/b/Boney_M.shtml


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:35:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Religious Records

Or Haendel's Messiah and Kansas's Dust in the Wind?



> How about Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"?

> Or Blind Willie Johnson (Nat, at least, will know
> him)?


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:39:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Mark Kingsley <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

I don't collect flexible records but I know they were
still around into the '80s.  In 1988 or '89 McDonald's
had a promotion where they included a flexidisc in the
Sunday newspaper and you had to listen to it to see if
you won a million dollars.  The premise was that if
the chorus could sing the "McDonald's Menu Song"
successfully from start to finish the listener would
win.   The menu song's lyrics consisted of every item
on the McDonald's menu and the singers got through
every item just fine before messing up on "I love
Mcdonalds good time great taste can I get this all at
one place?"  Damn amateurs.  I think still have the
record around somewhere.

oh yeah, the Recording Industry Association of America
included a flexidisc in their 1998 (yes, '98) annual
report.

Regards,

Mark


- --- Erik Hoel <[e-mail]> wrote:

> This is an interesting topic - flexible 33s (very
> small) and 45s that were
> found inside magazines in the late 60s. The main one
> that I remember was in
> a later 1969 National Geographic that had sounds
> taken from the Apollo 11
> mission. National Geographic did several others as I
> recall. Does anyone
> collect these things?

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 14:43:03 -0500
From: cheryl <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Playlist For Space Bop, March 26

Beyond kitsch, Space Bop is one hour of full galactical wonder, and can
be heard every Sunday from 4 to 5 pm Eastern time on CKUT 90.3 FM in
Montreal, Canada, and on RealAudio (real time only, for now) at:

http://www.ckut.ca

As usual, all comments, questions, and feedback welcome.

Space Bop #88   Kinda Funky

Alan Parker:  Punch Bowl  "The Sound Gallery"
The Duke Of Burlington:  Black Panther  "Indian Fig"
Lalo Schifrin:  Quiet Village  "Black Widow"
Henry Mancini:  Pick Up The Pieces  "Symphonic Soul"

The Inner Thumb:  Soul Ecstasy  "Soul Ecstasy"
Synthesonic Sounds:  Superfly  "The Easy Project: 20 Loungecore
Favourites"
Curtis Mayfield:  Pusherman  "Superfly"

Resonance:  O.K. Chicago  "Stereo Ultra"
Mandingo:  Black Rite  "The Sound Gallery"
Jerry Van Rooyen:  The Great Bank Robbery  "At 250 Miles Per Hour"
Herbie Hancock:  Bring Down The Birds  "FSUK 3"

The Commodores:  Brick House  "FSUK 4"
Brian Bennett:  Boogie Juice  "The Sound Gallery"
The Saint Orchestra:  Funko  "House Of Loungecore"
Ray McVay:  Kinda Kinky  "The Easy Project: 20 Loungecore Favourites"


Thanks for reading.


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:03:02 -0500
From: "Nathan Miner" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

MAD magazine published a "Super Special" with a flexi that had Alfred's =
mug on the disc - the audio was a graduation day, and comments by =
attending parents: "My God, he's wearing his sneakers!" and stuff like =
that.......I probably still have it.

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 12:04:19 -0800
From: "Stephen W. Worth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Tennessee Ernie

exotica-digest wrote:

>I imagine one might be able to put together a full CD of
>Tennesssee Ernie's most interesting songs.  Hello, Capitol!

There is a "best of" in the Capitol "Vintage Collections"
series, but I prefer his classic album...

Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons" CDP7243-8-33833-2-0

Sixteen Tons / Shot-Gun Boogie / Bright Lights and Blonde
Haired Women / The Cry of the Wild Goose / Milk 'em in
the Morning Blues / Catfish Boogie / Mule Train / Smokey
Mountain Boogie / Philadelphia Lawyer / Country Junction /
Anticipation Blues / Blackberry Boogie

The earlier the better with Tennessee Ernie. There are a
couple of incredible CDs of live broadcasts of country TV
shows from the early fifties that have great stuff with him
as well as a collection of early stuff that doesn't cross
over with "Sixteen Tons" called "Tennessee Ernie Ford and
Friends: Farmyard Boogie" (See For Miles SEE CD 262) There's
a great duet with Kay Starr on the Bear Family Speedy West
Jimmy Bryant box set too.

Have fun!

See ya
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 14:27:43 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

Nathan Miner wrote:
>
> MAD magazine published a "Super Special" with a flexi that had Alfred's mug on the disc - the audio was a graduation day, and comments by attending parents: "My God, he's wearing his sneakers!" and stuff like that.......I probably still have it.

MAD had a ton of flexis - I believe some of them fetch
a high price these days.  I remember the disco one -
"Clap, clap, clap / Clap to the disco beat".  I wish
I'd saved it.

- --

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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:13:15 -0500
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

>Does anyone collect these things?

I don't, but I have an interesting one.  Mad Magazine released, "It's a
Super-Spectacular Day".  Written by a supreme song-parodist, Frank Jacobs,
it had a verse about how life was marvelous and happy and the disc was
grooved so it had six different endings, which included alien abduction,
consequences of truancy, etc.

Another Mad flexible disc was an actual audio retelling of an article in
the magazine.  It was a parody of the "All in the Family" show called,
"Gall in the Family Fare" It didn't feature all of the dialogue, but it had
the full cast, sound effects and an original theme song.  Looking back on
it, it was a pretty scathing parody for a "sort of kiddie" magazine.  It
has the Bunker parody running off with Hitler at the end!

We also had the National Geographic disc!  Not only am I glad someone
remembers it, but I wanted to show that I was exposed to something other
than just Mad Magazine.

Let's all of us hold up our flexible records, wobble them about and sing a
chorus of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport",
Brian Phillips




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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 16:19:54 -0500
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

...and furthermore...
I also have a flexi disc by Mattel called "Swingy" for the Swingy Doll by
Mattel.  I believe it danced while the record played.  The song is actually
pretty good!

Brian Phillips




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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:22:46 -0800
From: Erik Hoel <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Flexible records

Brian Phillips ([e-mail]) wrote in part:

> Another Mad flexible disc was an actual audio retelling of an article in
> the magazine.  It was a parody of the "All in the Family" show called,
> "Gall in the Family Fare" It didn't feature all of the dialogue, but it
had
> the full cast, sound effects and an original theme song.  Looking back on
> it, it was a pretty scathing parody for a "sort of kiddie" magazine.  It
> has the Bunker parody running off with Hitler at the end!
>
> We also had the National Geographic disc!  Not only am I glad someone
> remembers it, but I wanted to show that I was exposed to something other
> than just Mad Magazine.

Another tangent - given those nifty new CD-based collections of Mad
Magazine, does anyone know if they included the flexible disk recordings (in
wav/mp3/whatever format)? That would be quite cool.

I know that National Geographic did not do this with their CD set (~33 CDs/
or 4-5 DVDs[!]).

Erik
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:03:05 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tennessee Ernie

In a message dated 3/23/0 9:28:20 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>A good addition would be "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" from Rio Bravo

To that please add The Wheeler's & Dealer's "My Mother, My Sister, My Wife."


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:09:15 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  Re: (exotica) Kahimi Karie

In a message dated 3/24/0 4:51:19 AM, [e-mail] wrote:

>Hey, JimmyB, I like this too. Candyman is a direct lift
>>from "The Hustle." Very cool

It is very good, but I have to disagree that it was lifted from "The Hustle".
It was lifted from "I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5....JB/agreeing to
disagree


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 00 14:12:41 -0800
From: "B.J. Major" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

>...and furthermore...
>I also have a flexi disc by Mattel called "Swingy" for the Swingy Doll by
>Mattel.  I believe it danced while the record played.  The song is actually
>pretty good!
>
>Brian Phillips

And by the same manufacturer, there was also a small blue flexidisc
available with a Barbie doll from the early 1990s (the name of the Barbie
escapes me at the moment, but it was the same set/group that included the
first appearance of Midge since the sixties!).  Anyway, the blue flexi
record had a brand new Beach Boys composition on it - a new "Barbie" song
(not the original "Barbie" they wrote way back when in the late 50s/early
60s when the original doll came out).

This list is proving to be a good exercise in memory retention - some of
this stuff being talked about I haven't thought of in ages!

- --bj
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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:20:01 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Flexible records

Yoshinori Sunahara found an old flexi-disc for Pan American Airlines
somewhere and became so enamored of it that he hired an orchestra to recreate
it for the "Pan-Am '70" LP. The track is called "Theme From Takeoff."


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 18:02:36 -0500
From: Bump <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Religious Records/Lesbian Seagull

>>Was the Song "Lesbian
>>Seagull" as featured in the Beavis and Butthead Movie an actual song as I
>>have heard some insist?  Or am I dreaming this too?

yes, it is for real,
Englebert Humperdink or whatever his last name is, does a cover I am told.
unless he wrote the dern thing. but i doubt that.
i still need to hear this one.
who does it in the movie? is it Englebert?

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Universal DJ
Defective Records
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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 00:19:22 +0100
From: Moritz R <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

Erik Hoel wrote:

> This is an interesting topic - flexible 33s (very small) and 45s that were
> found inside magazines in the late 60s.

Of course! And off we go on yet another interesting subject of the beloved
Exotica mailing list! I hope someone comes up with at least one Martin Denny
FlexiDisc or something like that. My own collection unfortunately doesn't
qualify as exotic, unless you call a flexi by Serena, the princess of porn,
"exotic". Or "Flimsy Wrap" by Devo...
What else? There is "High Society's 4th Anniversary Present to Our Readers",
called "Double Trouble", feat. Gloria Leonard "and her best friend". It's
actually a picture flexi, and I must say, I would have enjoyed it more at the
time when I got it, if I had not seen her.
The most list-related flexi thing I own is an over-sized postcard with a
groove on the picture-side, called "Anima e cuore", music by Salve d'Esposito,
played by Steff Lindemann and his orchestra. And one by Anthony Ventura with
excerpts of "Je t'aime... The last flexi disc I have is from 1996 and by
Andreas Dorau.

I hope someone else has a more interesting collection.

Mo



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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:27:23 -0600
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Religious Records

Does L. Ron Hubbard's "Space Jazz" count?

- --

Kerry


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:46:46 -0800
From: "Brian Linds" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Flexible Markie

Oh my god! Thank you for Lil Markie. It just blew my mind. I feel the great
need to wash myself. My skin is crawling. Whoa! Creepy or what?





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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:55:55 -0800
From: "Brian Linds" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Flexi

Here two of my favourite flexi discs.
1. Music To Shave By....Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney and
The Hi-Lo's having a gay old time singing about shaving. This is the first
Hi-Fi recording ever to be included in a national magazine. Put out by
remington to get everyone excited about their new Roll-A-Matic shaver.
2. Long Dong Silver "The world's No.1 stud" tells all! - I think this from
Hustler magazine...I really can't remember since I just bought the magazine
for the record!

I've also got a few organ demo flexi records and a few religious ones with
great photos engrained on the plastic.
Brian



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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:14:15 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

My humble collection:

National Geographic's "Sounds Of The Space Age: From Sputnik To Lunar
Landing" - Narrated by Col. Frank Borman, USAF Astronaut. December 1969,
page 750A. Such precision.

I used to have a copy of National Geographic's "Songs Of The Humpback
Whale" flexi, but sadly it seems to have disappeared somewhere along the
way. Around '81 or 2, I did manage to get it mentioned under the best
flexi-disc category in New York Rocker's readers' poll results. Woo hoo.

"Songs I Sing In Church School" - Just straight up hymns -- none of the
kitsch content required by Rev. Ben.

"The Pledge Of Allegiance" - as reviewed by Red Skelton, from The Red
Skelton Hour, January 14, 1969 (it says here). This is actually a cardboard
laminate disc. Are they also considered flexies? A giveaway from Burger King.

and my favorite:

"Soaky, the Fun Bath, Sends Greetings From The Chipmunks" - a brief routine
and song from The Chipmunks. Dave too. A Soaky bubblebath promo, natch.
"Hey Kids! Here is your personal greeting from your new Soaky friends,
Alvin, Simon and Theodore." Probably came out along with the Chipmunk Soaky
bottles. Another cardboard laminate. 1964 copyright date.

For those who don't know 'em, "Soaky" bubble bath was sold in plastic
bottles shaped like various licensed characters, which they changed
frequently. Weekly? Monthly? Lots of cartoon characters... I can recall
Rocky & Bullwinkle also. And in the midst of the 60s monster fad, they even
did The Wolfman, The Mummy and Frankenstein's Monster. Wish I still had
'em. Well, not really.

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Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:23:51 +1100
From: Philip Jackson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

I have a flexi released by DEVO that is just the ravings of a dj between
brackets at a club where they are doing a live show. Can't remember where I
got though.

Philip




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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 19:27:14 -0500
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Flexible records

Whoops, forgot one. A Roy Rogers postcard with a photo of taxidermized
Trigger on display.

Caption:
HEIGH-HO "TRIGGER"
ROY ROGERS & DALE EVANS MUSEUM

Laminated on top of that is a brief rendition of "Happy Trails".

(I imagine) Trigger says, "Ha ha. Reeeal funny, wiseguys."


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Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:57:50 -0800
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Benny Hinn

Benny Hinn was the target of a prankster about a decade back who discovered
that Hinn had employed a little extra help to take up the slack the Holy
Spirit was leaving.  I think it was a POV special on PBS.

They used a scanner to tune in to the cosmic vibrations of a woman backstage
reading the prayer cards to Hinn via a wireless earpiece he was wearing, so
Hinn could seem to be prompted by God." Is there a woman here named Agnes
who has been stricken with Gout? God is telling me to find a woman named
Agnes!" and Hal-E-LOOYA, Puraise Jeeezzuz, there WOULD be some lady named
Agnes stricken with the gout. They got the whole deal on video.

Then he dressed up like the ugliest woman you ever saw, and GOT HEALED by
Hinn - watching this faker go into hystrionic fits as Hinn lays-on the hands
was quite funny.

That's the only story on Hinn you need besides the one that might explain
the deal with his hair. Let me know if anyone ever figures THAT mystery out.


Ron


>> As much as I appreciate the Benny Hill input, I really meant Benny Hinn.
>
>What is his story? He has the prettiest hair / helmet of any televangilist.
>His accent in English strikes me as Italian but he looks like he could be
>East Indian.
>
>Musically, I love the propoganda strings that accompany his healing
>services.




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