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exotica-digest          Tuesday, May 2 2000          Volume 02 : Number 706



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Northern Soul
Re: (exotica) The Bogmen
(exotica) Alpert - Marimba
(exotica) Fwd: Re: Fwd: Kahiki news
(exotica) Live music
(exotica) Re: Bear Family Records
Re: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records
(exotica) Spade Cooley (Shame Shame On You)
RE: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records
RE: (exotica) women, men, music and Dan Fogelberg
RE: (exotica) Re: mp3 to wav
Re:  (exotica) Speedy West
(exotica) ??
(exotica) Aku Aku--then and now
(exotica) How 'bout an "Exotica Etc. Essentials" web page?
RE: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records
(exotica) Movin' with Nancy
(exotica) book tip
(exotica) Lady in Cement
(exotica) Artist Info
Re: (exotica) Artist Info
Re: (exotica) Artist Info
Re: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records - Prima
Re: (exotica) Artist Info
Re: (exotica) ??
Re: (exotica) How 'bout an "Exotica Etc. Essentials" web page?
Re: (exotica) ??
(exotica) Legendary Stardust Cowboy
SV: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records - Prima
(exotica) Shameless Self-Promotion
Re: (exotica) Northern Soul
Re: (exotica) Artist Info
Re: (exotica) Northern Soul
Re: (exotica) Speedy West
(exotica) Dada's Exotiquarium: eXotica Releases Overview: 1999 favorites: addition

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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 04:42:17 PDT
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Northern Soul

northern soul is most definately american music. late 6os early 70s soul
funk. very popular in northern england (hence the northern soul) it refers
most proplerly to the northern soul scene. ie big halls all-nighters,
everybody dressed sharp and dancing their best moves, talcum powder on the
floor. mods preserved in aspic from the 70s right up to now.
funny, i'm going to a northern soul all nighter for my birthday next
saturday...

btw somebody mentioned mohawk by the champs on 12 inch as rocking their
world right now. northern soul. do you have label details i'd love a copy of
this and refuse to play northern soul collector prices.
those djs traditionally 'covered up' the label so you couldn't tell their
obscure find. it seems to have got less anally retentive recently though.
rob
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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 04:46:20 PDT
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The Bogmen

>
>are played on accordian and tin whistle, but the pop tunes are played on
>what sounds like a Rhythm Ace and A Beat Box. They have no sense of time
>and
>it sounds as if they have never even  heard the songs before and are
>reading
>chord changes off song sheets.
>Brian Linds
>
>
that would be all about correct. mid-eighties novelty act. from laois i feel
but could be wrong. did tv appearances i seem to remember as well. i suppose
they didn't feel their music was any good either and were seeing it as a
quick buck and a laugh. i think they intended to embarrass money off those
who felt they were urban sophisticates (not me i was a 'burb boy). i hated
them.
rob
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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 08:19:02 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Alpert - Marimba

A friend of mine here in Atlanta saw a dealer just this weekend that was
selling Tijuana Brass and Baja Marimba records for fifteen dollars a
pop.  He was willing to part with "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" for
five dollars.

While I am willing to pay for my record pleasure (although I have my
personal cut offs), I think that rates a Sheesh! out of me.

Brian Phillips




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Date: Mon, 1 May 00 09:42:29 -0700
From: "Michael D. Toth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Fwd: Re: Fwd: Kahiki news


From some off-list Kahiki discussions...

(Something to give perspective to folks who have never been there: IT'S
*ENORMOUS*. For there to be an hour wait for an available table, there
are hundreds of people in that restaurant.)

Thought you might want to know:

>I was in Columbus on Saturday and dropped by The Kahiki. For what it's
>worth, the lady who runs the gift shop stated that the restaurant is closing
>in July and will eventually relocate. Again, the Kahiki was doing gangbuster
>business - we had to wait an hour to be seated.
>
>P.S.: The gift shop was overflowing with new merchandise, including classy
>"I Got Lei'd At the Kahiki" souvenir t-shirts (in adult AND kids' sizes!)
>
>- Mike Manges
>
>----------
>
>>Subject:     Kahiki news
>>Sent:        5/1/20 11:53 AM
>>Received:    4/29/00 2:24 PM
>>From:        Otto, [e-mail]
>>To:          [e-mail]
>>
>>This is Walgreen's response from their consumer hotline website
>>as emailed to Ramon Bocanegra
>>
>>Thank you for taking the time to email our Corporate offices.  We were
>>pursuing
>>the restaurant site as a possible location for a new Walgreens drugstore.
>>However, about a week ago our management learned that the restaurant is
>>listed
>>on the National Registry of Historic Places.  Walgreens has a policy not
>>to
>>take
>>down buildings on that registry.  Therefore, now that we are aware of the
>>restaurant's designation, we are re-evaluating our interest in the site.
>>No
>>final decision has been made at this time, but we expect one soon.
>>
>>It should also be noted that the restaurant owner WANTS to sell the
>>restaurant
>>and get out of that business.  We understand that he isn't interested in
>>reopening the restaurant at another location.  If Walgreens doesn't pursue
>>the
>>site, it's quite possible another company could buy the property and tear
>>down
>>the building.
>>
>>
>>In light of this
>>Please write Michael Tsao directly at
>>
>>3583 East Broad Street
>>Columbus, Ohio
>>43213
>>
>>or call
>>614-237-5425


Michael David Toth
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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 13:52:34 -0400
From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Live music

Larry wrote:

> If you want to hear/see "live" music you've gotta go to a club.
Not so fast!  I remember a disatrous club appearance of Danielle
Dax some years back where the whole pre-recorded tape
apparatus failed and she walked out in disgust.  It showed how
much of of her work was dependent on the studio.  Lots of groups
follow this pattern and seeing them live is really difficult if things
don't work out properly.

More recently, Arling & Cameron were a good case in point when
technical problems with a sampler/player caused the show to be
nearly stopped here in a small club. I doubt many musicians are as
professional and in possession of such good senses of humour as
this duo and they were able to play through the problems and
make the experience enjoyable in the end.


Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 13:53:15 -0400
From: "Brian Karasick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records

<italic>Ben wrote:


</italic><color><param>0000,0000,0000</param>> Maphis and Collins (The Collins Kids) are available on CD from

> Bear Family redcords, etc.

</color>This label is simply amazing!  Following the Japanese model they
do not delete anything... And, all releases are done with VERY
thorough notes. I heard the owner is quite proud of the way this
label is run and it is certainly among the most respected going.
Strange how a German label ends up being the source for so much
American material but this says a lot more for Europeans and a lot
less for Americans though this is a path and discussion I don't
want to begin somehow.


Anyway, to me Bear Family has tremendous interest in that it has
reissued the majority of the 60's German "schlager" artists. No not
Heino, but Hedi Bruhl, Conny Froboess, Caterina Valente, Peggy
March, Manuela, etc. I have a number of them on order though the
local dealer is highy unreliable so it may take another year until I
see anything! I did order one called "Twist in Germany" that looks
to be a lot like that fantastic tape Moritz sent a few years back that
first hooked me on this stuff.  It's not at all like the more orchestral -
instrumental material on Get Easy! but more vocal.  Kind of a
German equaivalent to say Nancy Sinatra. Originals of this stuff are
next to impossible to find outside Germany, and as I discovered
not so readily available within Germay either, so thankfully Bear
Family is out there!  BTW, I'm happy to share the tape which we
call "Get Easy Moritz!" with any interested members...



<nofill>
Brian Karasick
Physical Planner
McGill University
Montreal, Canada


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 14:53:16 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records

I've gotta agree on Bear.  SOme of their stuff is pricey, but if you care
about quality they are THE TOP LABEL for reissue material.  I have several of
their boxed sets.  Best sound imaginable, hardcover books included with tons
of photos and notes on every song!!!!

Grape vine has it that some of the single disc items are not quite as good as
they use their single disc releases to support their mammoth reissue boxes,
but every single disc issue of their's I have heard has also been top notch.
Always with booklets full of pictures, interviews with the artists, notes on
every single song and the best possible fidelity.

Don't let the price scare you away.  If quality is important to you Bear
Family is the real thing!!!!!!

Larry


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 12:51:25 -0700
From: "Stephen W. Worth" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Spade Cooley (Shame Shame On You)

exotica-digest wrote:

>Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 18:50:57 -0700
>From: Claudia <[e-mail]>

>Hey,you would probably also like a cd I have by that tv king Spade
>Cooley.
>It's called Spade Cooley and his Western Dance Gang
>Radio Broadcasts 1945.

I have that... It's great. There are a few other live Spade Cooley
CDs too. I recently got a video of an episode of the Spade Cooley
Show. There is a girl singer he calls Casey Jones that is a dead
ringer for Theresa Brewer. Does anyone know anything about her?
Spade's show is 30 minutes of pure entertainment. He is constantly
surrounded by pretty girls playing fiddles, french horns, pianos
and harps. Joanne Castle does an incredible accordian and piano
number. The tape has TV transcriptions by Bob Wills & His Texas
Playboys and Tex Williams and his Western Caravan too. Those guys had
chops galore. They get up there in front of the camera and just
go. They make it look so easy.

>Then when he flipped out and killed his wife and burned her with
>cigarette butts,oh yuk..downhill from there.

The story goes that the day before Spade was to be parolled for
his brutal crime, he gave a concert for the prison. A few minutes
after he completed it and walked off stage, he dropped dead of
a major coronary. He didn't live to see freedom.

See ya
Steve


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 12:54:27 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of [e-mail]
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:53 AM

> I've gotta agree on Bear.  SOme of their stuff is pricey, but if you care
> about quality they are THE TOP LABEL for reissue material.  I
> have several of
> their boxed sets.

Speaking of which, does anyone have the Bear Family Louis Prima set? I'm a
little wary of buying it (aside from the steep price), because 3 of the CDs
seem to be only all-Keely and all-Sam (not that that's a bad thing, but it
ain't Louie). Comments, anyone?

Later,
Ben

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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 12:54:23 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) women, men, music and Dan Fogelberg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Brian Phillips
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 11:03 AM

Nat said:
> >This reminds me of comedian Dennis Leary's line about wanting to sue Dan
> >Fogelberg over the fact that he didn't get laid in the seventies.

Then Brian said:
> Perhaps Fogelberg's music didn't put him in the mood.  It didn't do
> anything for me.

Wasn't Opus from "Bloom County" once engaged to be married to a Hippie Chick
(tm) with a tattoo of Dan Fogelberg somewhere? Or did she actually run off
with Dan Fogelberg?

In any case, I didn't get the joke either.

Later,
Ben

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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 12:59:09 -0700
From: "Benito Vergara" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Re: mp3 to wav

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail]
> [mailto:[e-mail]]On Behalf Of Brian Karasick

> I'd like to find a good way to record live streaming audio to
> hard disk.  I
> got "Xfileget" which works but drops out a lot.  It's like a bad RealAudio
> player but it records at least in compressed form!

XFile-Get doesn't work with everything though; I don't know much about how
these Real Audio servers work, but the ones which end with "?smil" (as I
said, I'm clueless about this) foil XFile-Get.

Try out http://www.voquette.com -- it records stuff in real-time, but I
haven't tinkered with it long enough to figure out its features.

And as far as mp3 to wav goes (the original subject line), Winamp does the
job perfectly.

Later,
Ben

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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 16:27:45 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re:  (exotica) Speedy West

A new release from Astralwerks mentions Speedy West. The guitarist is BJ Cole
whose steel guitar work is compared to Speedy in the liners. BJ Cole teams up
with DJ Luke Gilbert to create a very cool and strange hybrid of country and
electronica/beats/heavy bass sound. Very interesting, nice groove, all
instro, and something new from two older sources....JB


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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 17:35:03 -0600
From: kendoll <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) ??

what is "schlager" anyway?

mike ewanus


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 20:20:21 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Aku Aku--then and now

As some may recall, I managed to score a sizable carved tiki from Aku Aku
last fall thanks to a tipoff from fellow lister Domenic Ciccone. When I got
the tiki, I asked the owner a little bit of history for my own knowledge and
so that when my friends came over and saw the "pink elephant" in the living
room I could at least give them a sense of what it was and where it came
from. According to Bobby Seto, the owner of Aku Aku, this tiki once graced
the entry Aku's predecessor, Polynesian Village, which was located off the
foyer in the Hotel Somerset in Boston's Kenmore Square area. Polynesian
Village, owned by a hotel chain according to Bobby, opened in 1948 and
remained there for 20 years until Bobby bought it and moved the location to
Cambridge's Fresh Pond area and renamed it Aku Aku. While it was Polynesian
Village, its chief rival was Trader Vic's which was opened in 1950 (plus or
minus) and also closed in 1968. It was located in Boston's former Park Square
area, home also of the renown Hillbilly Ranch (also defunkt) and is now known
as The Park Plaza Hotel. Time marches on...JB


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Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 22:02:30 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) How 'bout an "Exotica Etc. Essentials" web page?

Would anyone like to do a web page of essential albums?  Something simple,
just categories and brief album info.  Not just limited to straight Exotica,
Space Age Bachelor Pad and Latin jazz stuff, but also Now Sound, Crime/Spy
Jazz, Soundtrack, '60s -'70s sound library, Bossa Nova, Moog, Blaxploitation,
Psych, Surf, Weird Disco, and new Electronica hybrids. Plus any other related
(or unrelated) stuff.  It can be a gradual thing, folks could just look the
page over as it grows and send their suggestions along.  It might be good for
new folks and old, since there's always something out there that someone
needs to hear.

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Date: 1 May 2000 19:58:18 -0700
From: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records

At 12:54 PM 01-05-00 -0700, Ben wrote:
>Speaking of which, does anyone have the Bear Family Louis Prima set? I'm a
>little wary of buying it (aside from the steep price), because 3 of the CDs
>seem to be only all-Keely and all-Sam (not that that's a bad thing, but it
>ain't Louie).

I have to agree.  The best part of the set is already covered by the
Capitol one disc set...and now I think Capitol has done even better most
recently.  Of course, the packaging is unparalleled, so if you like
pictures and documentation, it is still quite worth it.

Unfortunately, Disc One (the best of the set) for me had some sort of an
error in it and won't play on any cd player.  I may have to buy the entire
box set again just to get the first disk...but then again, I already have
the Capitol disc and don't feel the need to do it right away.

Byron

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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 19:55:17 -0700
From: Jim Gerwitz <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Movin' with Nancy

VHS & DVD supposed to come out 5/2, & I've pre-ordered the DVD. Must be
the TV special that has been out on CD for a few years, but wonderin why
it's scheduled two hours in a row on AMC? Better roll tape to be safe.
Here's a blurb from an on-line retailer:

"From the very first steps of Nancy's legendary boots, this
groundbreaking television special takes you on a journey through '60s
pop culture. Music videos a decade before there were music videos,(huh,
Scopitones anyone?- JB.) acclaimed choreography by David Winters
(pug-nosed A-Rab from West Side Story - JB.), Emmy Award-winning
direction by Jack Haley Jr., Nancy and Lee Hazlewood together and Frank,
Dean and Sammy in their prime. This is an event to see over and over
again. With classic fashions, hit songs and scenic California locations,
it's a trip back to a hip time with one of the     coolest women in rock
and roll."

Someplace else said they leave in the Royal Crown Cola commercials. Just
don't light a match near Dino's glass.

JB Le Noir


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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 22:17:12 -0700
From: "Matt Hinrichs" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) book tip

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I just got this in the mail from Edward R. Hamilton, bookseller. Pricey at
$14.95, but a great deal at $4.95! It can be ordered at their website -
http:/www.edwardrhamilton.com/

HOLLYWOOD HI-FI: Over 100 of the Most Outrageous Celebrity Recordings Ever !


By G. Gimarc & P. Reeder

Uncovers some of the most absurd, heartfelt, ego-driven, embarrassing
records by Hollywood's biggest stars--from Clint Eastwood to Sissy
Spacek--with caustic comments on each.

Paperbound
Illustrated.
126 pages
Published by St Martin's
Item # 877549
ISBN 0312143567
Remainder Pub at $14.95 Your Price $4.95

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 11:06:24 +0100
From: Reader Geoff <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Lady in Cement

I've had it on Vid for a few weeks,  so after the posts last week,  got
round to watching it. (Frank Sinatra, Racquel Welch and,  Doh, can't
remember his name - the guy who played Hoss on Bonanza).  The Guardian said
it was nasty, I thought it was fun,  my girlfriend (unprompted) commented on
the high quality of the soundtrack.

So who was the band playing in the go-go bar?  Too ventuerslike surfish for
Hugo Montenegro so presumably not on the LP?
El Maestro Con Queso

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 07:53:42 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: (exotica) Artist Info

What is the name opening theme show song for Captain Kangaroo and who was the
artist who performed it?

Who is the artist that plays "Kinky Peanuts"?

Thanks,

TB


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Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 22:17:08 +1000
From: Philip Jackson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Artist Info

on 2/5/00 9:53 PM, [e-mail] at [e-mail] wrote:

>
> What is the name opening theme show song for Captain Kangaroo and who was the
> artist who performed it?

My copy of TV's Greatest Hits vol 1 gives it as "Puffin' Billy" written by
Edward White no performer given.

Philip

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 07:18:08 -0500
From: "Darrell Brogdon" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Artist Info

> What is the name opening theme show song for Captain Kangaroo and who was the
> artist who performed it?

It's called "Puffin' Billy" and was written by the British light
music composer Edward White.  Apparently, it was inspired by
a visit White made to a steam engine exhibition on the Isle of Wight,
where one of the antiquated engines was called Puffin' Billy.

The tune was also used as the theme for a BBC children's show in the
'50s called "Children's Favourites".  Don't know who played it on
"Kangaroo".  Probably the most recent recording of "Puffin' Billy" is
on a CD called "Miniatures" (Marco Polo 223522) by the RTE Concert
Orchestra.

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 08:20:11 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records - Prima

In a message dated 5/1/00 3:03:09 PM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<<
 Speaking of which, does anyone have the Bear Family Louis Prima set? I'm a
 little wary of buying it (aside from the steep price), because 3 of the CDs
 seem to be only all-Keely and all-Sam (not that that's a bad thing, but it
 ain't Louie). Comments, anyone? >>


I have had this set for years and once you get it you can stop worrying about
getting anything else on Prima because you have every full album, every
single and all the unreleased stuff that Prima did for Capitol.

Ashley


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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 08:22:40 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Artist Info

In a message dated 5/2/00 7:14:48 AM EST, [e-mail] writes:

<< > What is the name opening theme show song for Captain Kangaroo and who
was the
 > artist who performed it?

 My copy of TV's Greatest Hits vol 1 gives it as "Puffin' Billy" written by
 Edward White no performer given. >>


No performer is listed as with most cases of production library music only
the writer and not the performers are listed. "Puffin' Billy" is one of the
most famous pieces of prodcution library music ever recorded.

Ashley


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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 08:24:37 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) ??

In a message dated 5/1/00 6:34:30 PM EST, [e-mail]
writes:

<<
 what is "schlager" anyway? >>


It is the German word for "hits" So a "schlager" collection is a "hits
collection."

Ashley


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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 08:46:08 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) How 'bout an "Exotica Etc. Essentials" web page?

In a message dated 05/01/2000 11:09:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[e-mail] writes:

<<     There's already a great one out there....

     Go to http://home.earthlink.net/~spaceagepop/guide.htm. >>

Brad Bigelow's sight is great, it's amazing and it's better then any book on
the market.  It is however fairly narrowly confined to Space Age Pop with
some exceptions.

What I was thinking of was more along the lines of a list of essential
albums/CDs/reissues/compilations/songs in all the many genres that this
mailing list addresses.  I could suggest 400-500 albums and if little ol' me
can think of that many I'm sure the mailing list could come up with a few
thousand titles.  The web page could even include reviews from mailing list
subscribers.

Is someone currently picking through old mailing list messages look for
reviews that subscribers have written?  Because those could be included, also.

Just some ideas,
- -Roy


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Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 09:19:06 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) ??

>  what is "schlager" anyway? >>
>
>
>It is the German word for "hits" So a "schlager" collection is a "hits
>collection."

And "Schlagers" was also the name of one of those "Loss Leaders" Warner
Bros. LP sets.  Was anyone else as intrigued as I was about these
constantly advertised albums (All Day Thumb Sucker, Big Red Ball), only to
see them in droves in the used bins?

PLEASE correct if wrong, but what I can recall of my German, "Lieder"
denoted older songs, like folk songs, while Schlagers suggested something
more contemporary.

However, shouldn't I be posting about music?  Yes, you should,
Phillips.  On Sunday, while watching Nat "King" Cole's show on the BET on
Jazz channel (Sunday is Stan Getz!!), I noticed and (partially) taped a
group called "The Beachcombers and Natalie" (?).  They sang "Muskrat
Ramble" (which they cut a commercial into, dagnabbit!) and "My Funny
Valentine".  The two things that I found rather nice about this rendition
of "...Valentine" was:

1. Natalie was of decidedly Asian extraction, so with Tony Bennett as
"guest host" (Cole was on there, pretending not to host his own show), Cole
and Natalie, that was quite a lot of ethnicity on stage for the early fifties!

2. Why I taped the song was not the harmonizing, which was quite good, but
the fact that the middle bit had, instead of a solo or a tap dancer,
featured something rather cute.  in time to the music, all four of them
tore paper pieces of paper, strip by strip.  Very cool, indeed.

Afterwards, Cole came out and did the spoken introduction for "Muskrat
Ramble" and he tore a piece of paper in time with HIS words!

Not feeling the least bit ripped off,
Brian Phillips




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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 07:38:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ben Waugh <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Legendary Stardust Cowboy

The refs to West and Bryant made me think of this. If
not a god, at least one damn cool cowpoke (I have only
his single "Paralyzed". Ordered this the other day):

http://www.houseofchicken.com/

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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 17:34:54 +0200
From: "JOACHIM TEVEBRING" <[e-mail]>
Subject: SV: (exotica) Re: Bear Family Records - Prima

> Speaking of which, does anyone have the Bear Family Louis Prima set? =
I'm a
> little wary of buying it (aside from the steep price), because 3 of =
the CDs
> seem to be only all-Keely and all-Sam (not that that's a bad thing, =
but it
> ain't Louie). Comments, anyone? >>


There=B4s two cd:s with Keely (those you can live without) and two with =
Sam - and I think they are=20
really great, it=B4s not Louise but it=B4s his band and that=B4s about =
as good as it gets.

Joachim



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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 11:42:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brett Leveridge <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Shameless Self-Promotion

Hi all,

This shameless self-promotion is probably off-topic, but I'm hoping you'll
indulge my prideful post.

My book, Men My Mother Dated and Other Mostly True Tales, is now in
stores. It's a collection of humorous essays and tales that I wrote for my
website, BRETTnews, for NPR's All Things Considered, and for various other
online and print publications. Plus there are a number of brand-new pieces
that have never before appeared in print or pixels. So crack open a copy
at your local book emporium and see if it's not up your alley.

Also, I'll be embarking soon on a 14-city author tour and would love to
meet any exoticats who can attend one of my reading/signings. For the
itinerary, go to:

http://www.menmymotherdated.com/

and follow the link that reads "The Author on Tour."

Hope to meet some of you guys along the way.

Okay, end of self-promotion; thanks for your indulgence.

Brett


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Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 17:10:26 +0100
From: Michael Jemmeson <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Northern Soul

Robert McKenna wrote:
>
> btw somebody mentioned mohawk by the champs on 12 inch as rocking their
> world right now. northern soul. do you have label details i'd love a copy of
> this and refuse to play northern soul collector prices.
> those djs traditionally 'covered up' the label so you couldn't tell their
> obscure find. it seems to have got less anally retentive recently though.

The Champs 12" is a reissue - it's still rare even though it's been
reissued or booted about 5 times... The original (on Pama) is from 68
(borrowing heavily from Lowell Fulson's 'Tramp'.

The most recent 12" was done by Alpha/Omega who also did Skull Snaps,
Melvin Bliss etc.


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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 12:22:27 -0400
From: "Br. Cleve" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Artist Info

At 7:53 AM -0400 5/2/00, [e-mail] wrote:

>Who is the artist that plays "Kinky Peanuts"?

Italian film composer Armando Trovajoli

It's currently available on the 'Best Of Moog' CD that came out last year.

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Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 12:29:55 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Northern Soul

>The Champs 12" is a reissue - it's still rare even though it's been
>reissued or booted about 5 times... The original (on Pama) is from 68
>(borrowing heavily from Lowell Fulson's 'Tramp'.

I may be missing this but is this not an "organ grinder" of a song?  If it
is the one I am thinking of, (complete with guys going "Huh!" at the
beginning"), is this not "Champ" by the Mohawks and not "Mohawk" by the Champs?

If I am wrong then there are TWO bands that dug Fulson!

Brian Phillips




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Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 10:16:20 PDT
From: "Robert McKenna" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Speedy West

i think you mean luke vibert (Wagonchrist) a genuine geezer and great at
mixing strings/ chord patterns. the album has marvellous hawaiian guitar
mixes. which i love playing out even if the crowd are a touch, bemused shall
we say.
don't know about speedy west though.
rob
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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 19:18:04 +0200
From: Johan Dada Vis <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Dada's Exotiquarium: eXotica Releases Overview: 1999 favorites: addition

i'm gonna add these 2 compilations to my fave's of 1999 overview:


* Various Artists: "Beat Vol. 1 - Lounge At Cinevox"
     o CD, Cinevox Record MDF 333, Italy, 1999 - rated 4
     o A bit like "Beat Psichedelico Alla Celluloide": very sixties "now"
       kind of beat with lots of organ and electric guitar, and not funky
       or jazzy like the "Easy tempo" series.


* Various Artists: "A Trip To Brazil vol. 2: Bossa & Beyond"
     o Double CD, EmArcy (Universal) 545 360, Germany, 1999 - rated 5
     o Excellent second volume, with 38 tracks in total, this time
       offering more than just classic bossa nova. Disc 2 offers acts who
       mix samba and other Brazilan sounds with elements from jazz, funk
       and psychedelia. Highly recommended! Don't confuse with the double
       vinyl "A Trip To Brazil: Bossa & Beyond", which features exactly
       the same front cover, and is really a "best of" compiled from "A
       Trip To Brazil - 40 Years Of Bossa Nova" and this very "vol. 2:
       Bossa & Beyond".



The "eXotica Releases Overview":
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1936/disq/disq.htm

is part of Dada's Exotiquarium:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1936/

        Johan

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