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exotica-digest      Wednesday, September 27 2000      Volume 02 : Number 804



In This Digest:

Re: (exotica) Spaced Out
(exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas
Re: (exotica) Jackie Gleason
Rd: (exotica) Jackie Gleason
Re: (exotica) Hawaii trip
(exotica) [hype] Cool&Strange Music! #18
(exotica) [obit] Lee Erwin
(exotica) Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory,
Re: (exotica) Tony Mottola
Re: (exotica) Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory,
Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas
(exotica) Germania!
re: (exotica) Germania!
Re: (exotica) Germania!
RE: (exotica) Germania!
Re: (exotica) Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory,
Fwd: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas
RE: (exotica) Germania!
Re: Fwd: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas
Re: Fwd: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas (small addendum)
(exotica) back
(exotica) Sounds for Little Ones
(exotica) All Bacharach Compilations

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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:03:34 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (exotica) Spaced Out

In a message dated 9/25/0 5:57:29 PM, [e-mail] wrote:

>You'd enjoy its companion LP Permissive Polyphonics (only released on
>Project 3 though) - even more Moogy.

I was also surprised at Mr. Light's "Glittering Guitars" LP on Pr.3 which I
found recently in Vermont. Lots of heavy, underwater, 12 string and sitar
work, all augmented nicely by strings, wordless vocals, and tryn' to be hip
stuff that we all dig....JB


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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:51:49 -0400
From: "m.ace" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas

Tomorrow (Tuesday) night, TCM has a string of mostly 70s sci-fi movies
(eastern times):

10:30pm - Forbidden Planet (1956)
12:30am - Westworld (1973)
2:00am - Logan's Run (1976)
4:00am - Soylent Green (1973)

"Forbidden Planet" of course has that classic early electronic score by
Louis & Bebe Barron.

Then Friday at 11:00pm, it's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964).
Oft-discussed on the ol' list.


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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:00:39 -0700
From: Paul Penna <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Jackie Gleason

Steve Worth wrote:

>The general rule of thumb on Jackie Gleason albums that I follow
>is, if it has "Brass" in the title it's good... If it doesn't
>the chances are good that it is sleepy stuff with amazingly
>lethargic tempos.

Yeah, but they're always saved for me when those Bobby Hackett, Pee Wee
Erwin or Charlie Ventura solos kick in. Makes me want to take a nighttime
stroll on a rain-slickened big city street. In black and white.

No doubt, though, that "Velvet Brass" is my all-time top favorite Gleason
album.




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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:14:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Domenic Ciccone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Rd: (exotica) Jackie Gleason

[e-mail] wrote:
>
> Steve Worth wrote:
>
> >The general rule of thumb on Jackie Gleason albums that I follow
> >is, if it has "Brass" in the title it's good... If it doesn't
> >the chances are good that it is sleepy stuff with amazingly
> >lethargic tempos.

 Paul Penna  wrote:
> No doubt, though, that "Velvet Brass" is my all-time top favorite
> Gleason
> album.

I just picked up this LP last weekend. Listening to it now. It does seem to have more pizzazz, oh myàa lot more ump a, than the regular Gleason LPà  Noticed that this LP has drumsàwhere the selections on the UL comp do not seem to have any.

I have the UL 2 CD set and do find the linear notes but by much disliked RJ Smith amusing. From the linear notes: ôWhat he didnÆt want was drums-- maybe thought that adding percussion to a late night sound would wake up the neighborsö.



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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:14:07 -0700
From: Kevin Crossman <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Hawaii trip

Jenna wrote:
> I am planning a trip to Hawaii soon - can anyone recommend a cool place to
> stay, preferably kitschy and reminiscent of the 50-60's?
> Any other island activity suggestions are welcome. Especially if
> they involve lotsa mai tais.

Well, I would then be remiss by not pointing you towards my Oahu trip
report on the Ultimate Mai Tai site:
http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/oahutripreport.html

Other island reports via the geographic section of the site: http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/

As for kitschy... well you'll certainly want to hit the International
Marketplace across from the Moana hotel and check it out. Kinda kitschy,
kinda sad... look for the dead Trader Vic's up on the 2nd floor (photos:http://www.kevdo.com/exotica/waikiki.html).

As for retro places: The Hawaiian Village has a bit of that feel, though
less so these days since they plowed the Aluminum Dome to make way for
another hotel tower. Still, it's at least worth a walk through - check
out the Shell Bar where Martin Denny first played with the frogs...

The Royal Hawaiian or Moana Hotels (old wing only) still have a great
old feel, as does (to a lesser extent) the Halekulani.  The Royal
Hawaiian and Halekulani have great Mai Tais too.

Much of the "retro" feel of Waikiki depends on your ability to filter
out the new stuff and focus on the retro stuff. I recommend a viewing of
Blue Hawaii as there are some great arial shots of Honolulu and Waikiki
during the opening credits - can orient you prior to your trip.

Make sure to send us some Mai Tai reviews... and enjoy!!

- -Kevin

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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:02:50 -0400
From: Lou Smith <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) [hype] Cool&Strange Music! #18

I'm passing this along for Dana Countryman, head honcho of C&SM!.
- -Lou
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#18 ISSUE OF COOL AND STRANGE MUSIC MAGAZING IS HERE!

OUR NEWEST ISSUE OF 56 PAGES OF MUSICAL WEIRDNESS IS OUT!
WITH 8 PAGES OF BLAZING COLOR, IT'S ANOTHER SCREAMINGLY-COOL ISSUE!

Our newest issue is packed with new, informative articles on the coolest and=
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strangest music you never thought you'd hear about, and features a cool=20
4-color cover, lots of high-quality photos, tons of new wacky and weird CD=
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reviews, and it's more fun than finding a Mrs. Miller record mixed in with=
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the usual REO Speedwagon LPs!!!!

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ROSS BAGDASARIAN=A0=A0=A0
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Take one mildly-successful actor, and tape recorder, and a lot of=20
imagination, and you have the makings of the Alvin and the Chipmunks. Oh,=
 did=20
we mention that talent had a little something to do with creating a cute=
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of cartoon rodents?

Writer/Cartoonist Marty Winters tells the story of Ross Bagdasarian, who=20
beside providing all the voices for the Chipmunks, through the miracle of=20
multi-track tape recording techniques, parlayed the Chipmunks into a=20
multi-million dollar empire that still rakes in royalties today.

Bagdasarian had the unique talent to not only harmonize with himself in=20
3-part harmony at a very slow tape speed, but he also wrote most of the hit=
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songs we remember the Chipmunks for. And not only were their records=20
memorable, they were funny, and remarkably well-crafted, and we think, still=
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stand the test of time.

Read all about his story in this issue!

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ETHEL SMITH
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relegated to the back of the cut-out bin? THINK AGAIN! You obviously haven't=
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discovered ETHEL SMITH.

A true virtuoso of the Hammond organ, Smith was probably its most successful=
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player. She not only performed in concert constantly, she also ran an=20
incredibly successful music publishing company, as well as being featured in=
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many major motion pictures in her day. Her unique style and showmanship let=
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her play in many styles from boogie woogie, to swing and even religious!

We've long been fans, and thanks to writers Elizabeth Galand and Matthew=20
Brown, you can read all about her colorful career in this latest issue!

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SPOOKY VINYL
'Tis the season for the usual Halloween records to come creeping out of=
 their=20
corners of folks' record collections, and writer Tim Friend takes us on a=20
brief tour of a few of his favorites.

Did you know that Moog legend Gershon Kingley was behind a certain Halloween=
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record called "Ghostly Sounds"? Neither did we, until we read Tim's article=
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for us, and his descriptions of this record and the others mentioned here=
 are=20
positively frightening.
Check it out!

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NEW ORLEANS RECORD STORE REPORT
Heading over to New Orleans in the near future? Perfect. We've got a great=
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Record Store guide for your shopping in the Big Easy.=20

Skip the usual pedestrian stores and head straight for the gold with Curtis=
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Cottrell's Record Store Report of New Orleans' strangest and coolest record=
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SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS
We've wanted to feature a story on SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS for years now, and=
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writer Matt Marchese does the honors with his fine piece on the eccentric=20
rock 'n' blues madman. Sadly, Hawkins passed away last year, but his music=
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and showmanship should not be forgotten.

A true wildman on stage, Hawkin's stage shows are now things of legend.=20
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=20
part of this act, Screamin' Jay was a true original, and had a wild sense of=
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humor that came across in his semi-operatic/R&B singing style.

If you aren't familiar with him, you need to read this article. You'll soon=
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be at your local CD store, stocking up on his incredible music!

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ED KAZ' ODDBALL RECORDS
Our resident humor-columnist Ed Kaz gives us a visit to a few of the odder=
=20
records in his own collection. Ones that NO ONE else probably has, because=
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these records were one-of-a-kind, home-recorded discs, made as demos for=20
unknown songwriters and would-be singers.
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You've got to have a sense of humor when you listen to some of these=20
home-spun ditties, and the Kaz-man's tongue is firmly planted in his cheek=
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when describing these records!

=A0=A0=A0We think you'll get a kick out of this one....

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SKIP HELLER INTERVIEW
A triple-threat (or more) in the Cool and Strange music world, Skip Heller=
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not only writes about music (for us, as well as many other music=20
publications,) he plays and arranges it as well.=20

Besides having worked with such musical legends as Yma Sumac, Les Baxter and=
=20
Big Jay McNeely, Heller has put out 5 CDs of his own, as well as scored for=
=20
films, and played (guitar) on numerous major recording sessions.

Writer Jeff Chenault interviews Skip as part of our ongoing MODERN ARTIST=20
PROFILE, and we're proud to have Mr. Heller in our magazine, as well as in=
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our CD players!

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SINGING AUTHORS
Did you know that horror-king Stephen King plays in a blues/rock band? How=
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about author Amy Tan? It's true=96and many other successful authors of today=
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either play in bands on the side, or have stepped into the recording studio=
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to flex their musical talents.

Oglio Records' STRANGER THAN FICTION CD displays the musical skills of many=
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of these top-name writers, including Dave Barry, Maya Angelou and believe it=
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or not=96Norman Mailer!

Sometime real-life is stranger than fiction, and this CD/live performing=20
project proves the point! Contributor Pat Reeder (a book author himself)=20
interviews the woman behind this project, namely Kathi Kamen Goldmark, and=
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gives us some insight into how this unlikely project came about.

And by the way, you haven't lived until you've hear Leonard Maltin crooning=
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"Act Naturally"!

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TOM LEHRER
We've featured the amazing Mr. Lehrer in our magazine before, but this=20
interview by Skip Heller sheds new light into the creative processes that=
 the=20
sharp-witted and satirical songwriter/singer goes through in creating his=20
hilarious and timeless masterpieces of comedy.

It's an honor for us to present this exclusive interview with the man behind=
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such classics as "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" and "The Vatican Rag"!

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WHISTLING RECORDS
Author Basic Hip has an unusual passion in his record-collecting....he=20
collects records of people whistling! And if you don't think there have been=
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that many such records, you need to check his article out in this issue.

Besides the legendary Fred Lowery, many others have stepped up to the studio=
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microphone to pucker up and whistle, and this is a fun tour of some of the=
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best of 'em!

This one ain't just for the birds!

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CHIPMUNKS PICTURE SLEEVE CENTERFOLD
As an accompaniment to our article on Ross Bagdasarian, we feature a 2-page=
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 Okada's=20
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 10:48:59 -0400
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Subject: (exotica) [obit] Lee Erwin

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lee Erwin, who appeared as a roller rink organist in Woody Allen's ``Radio Days'' and composed scores for classics such as ``The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and ``Ben Hur,'' died Sept. 21. He was 92.

Erwin provided music to more than 70 silent films and toured into his 90s.

He began his career while still a high school student in Huntsville, Ala., substituting for the regular organists at two local theaters. He continued playing for $20 a week while attending the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

In 1930, he went to Paris to study with French organist Andre Marchal and composer Nadia Boulanger.

He returned to Cincinnati in 1932 and began as a staff organist at WLW-AM radio station. He was well-known for playing the music to ``Moon River,'' a late-night show he once described as ``pretty pop tunes and a man reading love poems.''

After 11 years, Erwin moved to New York and joined CBS where he was an organist and arranger until 1966, appearing as Moneybags Erwin on the ``Arthur Godfrey Show.''

He resumed movie work in 1967. He prepared a score by replaying a movie, timing important scenes and jotting notes on themes and characters.

In addition to 1923's ``Hunchback'' and 1925's ``Ben Hur,'' Erwin's scores include the entire collection of Buster Keaton films and Mary Pickford's ``My Best Girl.''
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 13:05:07 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Mimi Mayer)
Subject: (exotica) Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory,

a disk Robbie mentioned in passing. How is it? Worth seeking? I'm in the
(smallish) camp of people who find his playing silky, not tedius.
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 14:48:38 EDT
From: "Bruce Lenkei" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tony Mottola

I'm in the
>(smallish) camp of people who find his playing silky, not tedius.
>Thanks, Mimi

Another of Tony's records that I think is a cut above is called "Mr. Big" on
the good ol' Command label.

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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:55:35 +0100
From: "Robbie Baldock" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory,

Mimi wrote:

> a disk Robbie mentioned in passing. How is it? Worth seeking?
> I'm in the (smallish) camp of people who find his playing
> silky, not tedius.

This is probably an appropriate time to mention that my dad
passed away last week and at his funeral yesterday we chose to
have "The Impossible Dream" from this LP played at the end.
Guitar Factory was an LP my dad once owned (alongwith Spaced
Out) and it was these records which first turned me on to Enoch
Light...

Anyway, I believe this is actually a compilation LP of Tony
Mottola's other Project 3 recordings and to my mind is most
notable for a surprisingly rocking version of Tequila.  In fact I would
say it's the best version of the tune I've ever heard!

Mottola fans might like to know that a Xmas compilation of his
Project 3 recordings is coming out mid-price on the SPJ label.  It's
actually already listed at CDNow but I don't know what the track
listing is yet...


Robbie


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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 20:10:41 GMT
From: "james brouwer" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas

>Tomorrow (Tuesday) night, TCM has a string of mostly 70s sci-fi movies
>(eastern times):
>
>10:30pm - Forbidden Planet (1956)
>12:30am - Westworld (1973)
>2:00am - Logan's Run (1976)
>4:00am - Soylent Green (1973)

what? no "OMEGA MAN"??? jeez, it's wayy better than "Soylent Green" (we all
know 'it's people'), but maybe that's just too much Chuck Heston for one
night. Too bad I don't get TCM.

The Family Is One
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 13:43:23 -0700
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Germania!

Octoberfest is rapidly approaching, and to celebrate I went out and gots me
some fine German engineering. Now I need some teutonic toonage with which to
toodle around town, and am soliciting suggestions. I'm hoping I can compile
a pile of tunes for a two-cd set suitable to drive my wife crazy when we go
touring the countryside. Dig deep exoticats and kitties.

The car? It's a VERY clean 1971 BMW 2800CS. Kind of rare, very elegant. Lest
you think I am boasting of my extravagance, quite the contrary, I am
dropping a car-payment once I sell my all-too-conventional Saturn Wagon
{yecch!} Rather, I am crowing over a very lucky set of circumstances that
led me to this bargain-priced creampuff. Consider it an off-topic
thrift-score.

I posted a photo to my luxuriamusic listener page.
http://mojoworkin.luxuriamusic.com/


See you in the beer tent.

Ron "breaking in the leiderhosen" Grandia



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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:30:11 -0400
From: "naile trismegistus" <[e-mail]>
Subject: re: (exotica) Germania!

> Octoberfest is rapidly approaching, and to celebrate I went out and gots
me
> some fine German engineering. Now I need some teutonic toonage with which
to
> toodle around town, and am soliciting suggestions. I'm hoping I can
compile
> a pile of tunes for a two-cd set suitable to drive my wife crazy when we
go
> touring the countryside. Dig deep exoticats and kitties.

May I humbly suggest Heino.  Anything by Heino.  Especially "Blaues Hawaii",
or for you Germanically-challenged.... "Blue Hawaii".  Of course "Bier!
Bier! Bier!" is always a favorite too.

If you're feeling particularly DIY, I've found a ton of Heino mp3's on
Napster. Not that I'd go downloading anything from Napster, because, well,
we all know that's wrong.  *Ahem*.  ;)





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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:54:57 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Germania!

>Octoberfest is rapidly approaching, and to celebrate I went out and gots me
>some fine German engineering. Now I need some teutonic toonage with which to
>toodle around town, and am soliciting suggestions.


There is always Korngold and Herrman!  I suggest The Sea Hawk by Korngold
and Beneath the 12-mile Reef from Herrmann (lush, lush, lush!).  I would
suggest the Lords, but that is more Beat than Exotica.  If that doesn't BUG
you, though (eine kleine VW joke), you could use "Poor Boy" by the Lords.

Wenn das Bier im Keller liegen,
Dann ich bald in Ohnmacht fliegen,
Brian Phillips

PS.  Translated loosely, the above is "When the beer stays in the
cellar/Then I fly bald in the Olympics".  Less loosely the second line is
"Then I would faint"






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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 15:30:54 -0700
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Germania!

I should have mentioned that I am LOUSY with Heino from Napster, and your
suggestions are some of my faves. I am gonna get me some Heintje tonight, as
I realized he is singing in GERMAN, though he is Dutch.

Some real-live Ooompah from Germany would be GRAND, though I dunno how to
look it up on Napster.

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May I humbly suggest Heino.  Anything by Heino.  Especially "Blaues Hawaii",
or for you Germanically-challenged.... "Blue Hawaii".  Of course "Bier!
Bier! Bier!" is always a favorite too.

If you're feeling particularly DIY, I've found a ton of Heino mp3's on
Napster. Not that I'd go downloading anything from Napster, because, well,
we all know that's wrong.  *Ahem*.  ;)





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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 19:56:00 -0400
From: alan  zweig <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory,

At 01:05 PM 9/26/00 -0500, Mimi Mayer wrote:
>
>a disk Robbie mentioned in passing. How is it? Worth seeking? I'm in the
>(smallish) camp of people who find his playing silky, not tedius.

Tedious and silky are not mutually exclusive.  The thing I don't like about
Tony's playing, generally, is its silkiness.  At least when it's silky and
not much else.  Like this record I'm dubbing right now.  "Tony and
Strings". At this very moment I am transferring some of his silky playing
to CD so I can get the record out of here.
Having said that, I will be keeping - for the time being anyway - a little
group of records of his, among which is the above-mentioned Guitar Factory.
Also Guitar Underground, Latin Love-In, Guitar U.S.A. and the last one I'll
hold onto even when most of them are gone... Warm, Wild and Wonderful.
That's the one Chris Dedrick and the Free Design - here dubbed "The
Groovies" - have their hands (and voices) all over.
(I also like the covers on these records.  There's a lot of metal on the
Guitar Factory cover. The "covergirl" is holding this metal studded guitar
as if she's playing it.  On the other hand though, she's on her knees and
has that come-hither look.  She kind of looks like Natalie Wood and for
some reason she's wearing one of those train driver hats.)
But I keep it for his version of Sugar Sugar.

Alan



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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:03:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jane Fondle <[e-mail]>
Subject: Fwd: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas

- --- Laura Taylor <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Date: 26 Sep 2000 16:16:11 -0500
> From: Laura Taylor <[e-mail]>
> Subject: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas
> To: <[e-mail]>
> Reply-to: Laura Taylor <[e-mail]>
>
>
>
> >
> >>Tomorrow (Tuesday) night, TCM has a string of
> mostly 70s sci-fi movies
> >>(eastern times):
> >>
> >>10:30pm - Forbidden Planet (1956)
> >>12:30am - Westworld (1973)
> >>2:00am - Logan's Run (1976)
> >>4:00am - Soylent Green (1973)
>

 It should be mentioned the music for LOGAN'S RUN is
pretty groovy, too!
 Jane Fondle, space goil
>


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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 18:43:01 -0700
From: "Larson/Thomas" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (exotica) Germania!

>Octoberfest is rapidly approaching, and to celebrate I went out
> and gots me some fine German engineering. Now I need some teutonic toonage
> with which to toodle around town, and am soliciting suggestions.


Well, this weekend at a garage sale I picked up an LP of German Beer
Drinking Songs and a Yodeling record.  Who could live without 'em?

Jerry Larson



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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:46:10 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas

>  It should be mentioned the music for LOGAN'S RUN is
>pretty groovy, too!
>  Jane Fondle, space goil

My first Jerry Goldsmith score in a theater!  Mom's a big Goldsmith
(Steiner, Herrmann, Waxman) fan.  The plot, however, ai not the greatest
(the price I pay for going to many movies with my brother.  He dissected it
after we saw this and many other Science Fiction films), although I did see
an interesting...uh, facet of Jenny Agutter in that film (in an icy
environment, yet!!).

The novelization has the distinct feature of having the chapters numbered
backward.

By the way, you can argue the quality of the movie with me all you like,
but I think we can all agree that the TV series really bit the wax tadpole.

Nearly Seven Years Past My Life Clock and counting,
Brian Phillips

P.S. On Turner South, Friday at 8:00, they are showing "The Possesion of
Joel Delancey" with Shirley Maclaine.  Is this worth a look, be it for
high-quality cinema or a good laugh?





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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:50:51 -0400
From: Brian Phillips <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: (exotica) sci-fi & umbrellas (small addendum)

>P.S. On Turner South, Friday at 8:00, they are showing "The Possesion of
>Joel Delancey" with Shirley Maclaine.  Is this worth a look, be it for
>high-quality cinema or a good laugh?

The score is by Joe Raposo, best known for his work on "Sesame Street"!

It's not easy spewing green,
Brian Phillips





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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 11:17:03 +0800
From: "william" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) back

hi all,

  well, i'm back from my trip to seattle. in all it was a good trip even if
i didn't pick up anything that obscure...i managed to get books i wanted
though:

        exotica by david toop
        elevator music by joseph lanza
        songs in the key of z by irwin chusid

   irwin actually keyed me into a nice bookshop that carried most of
this.(thanks irwin!). i highly reccomend the song in the key of z for those
of you who  may not have it yet. so far its been very interesting and leaves
me wanting more! the other two books i have i only scanned a little.  i
looked all over for the cd that goes along with songs in the key of z but no
one had it or it was on order. :( in  the cd department i picked up the
following:

      the ultimate yma sumac collection
      the best of word jazz vol. 1 by ken nordine
      odyssey by korla pandit
     space age pop vol. 2 mallets in wonderland(v.a.)
     the charleston era(v.a.)

  the sound quality for this yma disc sounds much better than the other cd
comp i have of hers. at least in memory it does. i'm listening to korla
pandit and am really digging it(though its bound to drive my  roomates
insane).

   also while i was back a friend of mine gave me this book about j-pop. it
gives a decent overview of japanese bands with lots of pictures. everything
from ryuichi sakamoto to idol singers to shibuya kei to osaka noise
bands....i mention this because i know there are some of us on the list who
dig japanese bands and at a lot of barnes and nobles stores stateside this
book is sitting on the discount shelf for about 5 bucks. "nippon pop" by
steve mcclure.

                william in taipei.



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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 03:25:18 -0700
From: "Ron Grandia" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) Sounds for Little Ones

Sounds for Little Ones
Dish Recordings #001
PO box107
ST Helena, CA 94574

An odd title... Kids probably won't enjoy this disk, but anyone who ever
sprang to attention at the sound of the approaching ice-cream man, or who
actually remembers that crappy local kiddie-park being as fun and magical
rather than the hoky, morose dump it actually is, will be immediately
transported.

Brilliant in it's simplicity, Sounds For Little Ones is a collection of
recordings made "of 25-cent kiddie rides, ice-cream trucks, and the best of
Children'sFairyland [Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA]

I bought this CD on the speculation that the ice-cream truck tune that
haunted my childhood would be on it, and sure enough Ice-cream truck #1
(track 2) was "And the Band Played On" - just as meandering and nearly
tuneless as I remembered it.

Other points of interest are the prerecorded messages at Fairyland where one
imagines children gaping at some aging, discolored fiberglass display while
a bad recording blares a nearly illiterate middle-aged man reading, " Hi, My
name is Grandpa Gnome....i live mostly around Goosy-Goosy Gander's Castle.
Do you know about Goosy Goosy Gander? (waits for pause) you Don't?. Well..."

The result of the whole collection of sounds ends up being very chilling.
Chilling because it all seems so...hollow... One of my favorite recordings
is called "Fairyland Music Space Pop" It's the ambience around the park:
Cheezy speakers blaring kiddie music, the sound of what could be the only
child in the park is heard briefly in the distance. Suddenly the  threadbare
recording of Baroque Hoedown (pirated form a Disney record no doubt) snaps
off to accomodate someone barking, "Randall, please contact the
Pumpkin...Randall, please contact the pumpkin... long silence...music snaps
back on." The track goes on seemingly forever without any human interruption
from there on out.

I got mine from Jack Diamond

Ron Grandia



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Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 06:10:35
From: Brad Bigelow <[e-mail]>
Subject: (exotica) All Bacharach Compilations

Nat/Alan asked what Bacharach tribute LPs I've collected since I caught the
Burt bug.  Here's a sampling:

Terry Baxter--4 LP set
    As usually with the non-existent Mr Baxter, this rises and falls on the
strength of his arrangers.  But probably 40% or better decent stuff, with a
very good "Bond Street"

Longines Symphonette--5 LP set
    Much higher syrup factor, but still a few good arrangements slip out.
Since my threshold is usually one decent cut per $1 spent, this is a
recommended buy.

Connie Francis
    Arranged by Claus Ogerman(n), with a very good "Make It Easy on Yourself,"
maybe the best.

The Wilders
    A Vega trio of sax-playing brothers, fairly soft, not at all now sound-ish.

Ed Ames
    Hey, he played basketball with Burt, so he can't be all bad.  Good cover
of "Nikki."

Anita Kerr Singers
    One of the great ones.  Every day I grow more impressed by Anita's work.
Amazingly beautiful version of "Windows of the World."

Peter Nero
    Hit and miss.  Worth several bucks, though.

Sir Christopher Scott
    Two albums, actually, done on the Moog.  Very good, with several
arrangements that break away from the standard mold.

Frank Chacksfield
    Arranged by Johnny Keating.  Mellow but not inert.  Pleasant.

The Renaissance
    Masterminded by Snuff Garrett.  Anita Kerr meets the Swingle Singers at
Bacharach Junction.  Excellent.  Double-D doo wah.

The 18th Century Corporation
    A German baroque ensemble, spiced with vocalese.  Also excellent.

Sheila Southern
    Avoid.  Brit singer who takes everything too slowly, and E-Nun-Cee-Ates
X-Cess-Ive-Ly.

Gene Pitney
    Some people hate Gene's voice, but it's perfect for these early
Bacharach/David songs.  No one else does "24 Hours to Tulsa" right.

Living Marimba
    Nice but not noteworthy

Stan Getz
    Must buy

Cal Tjader
    Must must must buy.  I play this all the time.  Cal Tajder on Gary
McFarland's Skye label doing Bacharach.  Can't beat it.

There are a few more I'm too lazy to look for now.  Anyway, thought I ought
to answer the mail on this one.

Brad


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