From: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com (exotica-digest) To: exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: exotica-digest V2 #193 Reply-To: exotica-digest Sender: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes exotica-digest Wednesday, August 19 1998 Volume 02 : Number 193 In This Digest: Re: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy) Re: (exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland (exotica) Further developments on the BELLYBONGO site (exotica) Re: Mr. Scruff (exotica) lost touch of Kerry (exotica) Best of Free Design Re: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy) Re: (exotica) empty covers (exotica) Great Italian Soundtracks & Other Goodies (exotica) Re: "And Now A Word From Our Sponsors 1" Re: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy) (exotica) Wow . . . a Bond Girl and Hai Karate Re: (exotica) Mike Vickers (exotica) Gravelands again (exotica) African Exotica (exotica) Peru - record shops? any advice? (exotica) Re: Dialogue for Brass & FAQ list (exotica) Playlist for "Mondo Bongos" for August 19, 1998 Re: (exotica) Questions Re: (exotica) empty covers Re: (exotica) empty covers Re: (exotica) empty covers (exotica) Exotica in Japan? Re: (exotica) Exotica in Japan? RE: (exotica) Great Italian Soundtracks Re: (exotica) empty covers (exotica) Peter Thomas, Staccato RE: (exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland (exotica) Music By George! and recent euro-comps (exotica) tape trade? Re: (exotica) Mike Vickers ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:33:13 PDT From: "Ben Waugh" Subject: Re: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy) I don't know if this quite counts as Crime Jazz (Biker jazz?), but a recent discovery of mine doing major time on my turntable: Leith Stephens's soundtrack to The Wild One (star, of course, Brando as "Johnny"). I'll have to rent the film again just to get a sense of the mood established by arrangements such as "Drag for Beers." Many of the tracks begin with the sound of a big cycle engine revving up - and just as I expect to hear Davie Allen's fuzzrite kick in, it's Shorty Rogers on trumpet.... > >The shocker is that it's probably the best "crime jazz" record I've ever >heard. Not that I've heard that many. In fact I have no idea what crime >jazz is. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:36:41 PDT From: "Ben Waugh" Subject: Re: (exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland I just found the empty cover for this one (well, it had an Reader's Digest producedAl Caiola lp inside): did I miss out on much? > >Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra Holiday for Percussion A >'Stereo Action' LP but with a normal sleeve(No Die Cut Card) on a green >RCA label. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 07:49:27 PDT From: "Magnus Sandberg" Subject: (exotica) Further developments on the BELLYBONGO site Now in Color. http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-35644/bellybongo/miscmasc/ - --- Magnus ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 98 16:58:26 +0100 From: Bissia Subject: (exotica) Re: Mr. Scruff Robert McKenna posted : <...> >was a piece by mr scruff called 'fish' which appears to >be a childrens story record and some nature programs spliced together >like a trick set with chilled flanged lounge / ez grooves. Anyone know >any more about this? does he do more in this vein? I have a few EP and remix works of Mr. Scruff in my collection and these are more on the Housey or mainly Trip Hop breack beat kind of groove, very good ones to my taste but not quite exoticish as the 'fish' track you mentioned , still Mr. Scruff is worth a check if you also like Trip Hop and sometimes yes with a loungy, easy, jazzy edge ... # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 98 16:58:22 +0100 From: Bissia Subject: (exotica) lost touch of Kerry I lost touch of Kerry J. Byrnes, I I have his snailmail address but can't remember and find the list of what I had put aside for order ( it was some Denny's LPs), Kerry, please reach me again off list, sorry and thanks again # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:24:39 -0400 From: jmperl@juno.com (Jonathan M Perl) Subject: (exotica) Best of Free Design >Quick note -- just purchased this evening: >The Free Design -- Best Of... >Laila France -- Orgonon >Friends of Dean Martinez -- Retrograde Welcome to the list, Andrew. Yes, I picked up the Free Design best of just yesterday. Fantastic stuff, I thought, although I only own one of their LPs, and so cannot offer opinions as to the quality of the song choices. That song with the line 'should it be a hit' really knocked me out. I've not heard the Laila France yet, but FODM always knock me out; they're great live as well. regards Jonny _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:07:59 EDT From: Subject: Re: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy) >"STACCATO", the Elmer Bernstein score to the television series which >starred my hero John Cassavettes as a jazz piano-playing private detective. > The shocker is that it's probably the best "crime jazz" record I've ever >heard. I agree! One of the very best crime jazz records if not the king of all crime jazz records. Well worth a few extra bucks! I also found a record by Elmer Bernstein called 'Movie and TV Themes' which has some great crime jazz themes from some of his other films (Rat Race, Sudden Fear, Walk on the Wild Side, and several others). If you see it, snap it up. Sean # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:25:59 -0400 From: Chris Cook Subject: Re: (exotica) empty covers >I just found the empty cover for this one (well, it had an Reader's >Digest producedAl Caiola lp inside): did I miss out on much? Man, I *HATE* that! I was at a thrift store last nite, where all the LPs are $.50, and ran through a patch of something like 50 empty covers, a ton of them really awesome exotica & mood records. What's the story with that?? GRRR. Really upset to have found an empty 101 Strings Backbeat Symphony. Always wanted to hear that one ... Sometimes you'll find a big-old stack of vinyl without covers in the corner leaning against a broken exercycle (ouch! I'd almost prefer to see my grandmother naked than that!). And, sometimes, you can actually find the matching disk for the empty cover you've found. More often than not, though, the stack will be entirely made up of Johnny Mathis, Barbra Christmas, and Loggins & Messina. Anyway, I was tempted to grab the handful of empty covers and try to buy them. But this was one of those bone-head volunteer thrifts where they won't sell you something if they have to actually think about it .... and I was soaking wet from getting caught in downpour and was in no mood to deal with it. Sometimes I buy a record I know will suck just 'cause the cover is cool (don't we *all* do that?) In fact, mood records are almost pretty crummy, but have the coolest covers ... cha cha records, too. Those 50s colors can be such sumptuous knockouts. Which makes me wonder: Does anyone routinely buy these empty covers? What's a fair amout to expect to spend for them? From one perspective, they're pretty worthless. But, then again, a reasonable, similar argument could be made about most of the music I listen to! :) - --chris cook # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 09:54:37 -0700 (PDT) From: chuck Subject: (exotica) Great Italian Soundtracks & Other Goodies I have really been enjoying the following great exotica soundtrack releases I purchased some time ago from that wonderful, marvelous record store http://www.dustygroove.com For a more detailed description of the music check out the dusty site. IO e Mara on Easy Tempo (no date 1997?) This is the holy grail of sensual soft easy sounds that will have you floating in heaven! The music is full of whispered sexy echoing la las sung by someone with beautiful vocal chords. I can't recommend this enough. La Morte Accarezza a mezzanotte, Easy Tempo 1998 A tremenous soundtrack that takes you on a dark mysterious easy listening journey to a fearful place that is best left on your cd player. The sound starts off slow & easy and suddenly dramatic spy jazz cuts pop out with a funky organ. The atmosphere of suspense, fear and longing is captured dramatically by Gianni Ferrio with soundscapes on this all killer no filler release. Camille 2000, Easy Tempo 1998 One of the best sensual soundtracks ever made. Pierro Piccioni's amazing melodies drench your ears in one great exotica sound experience. Then as the plot thickens so does the sound. An organ comes in and you're dropped off your cloud and down to a new earthly sound. The song Camille 2000 is simply a perfect easy soft exotic melody and it is the bookends on this great soundtrack. Holocaust 2000 & Sesso in Confessionale, Beat Record, no date listed probably 1997. Two great Ennio Morricone soundtracks on one cd! I'm always looking for more morricone any suggestions? I recently saw the new Lolita movie and have to say his soundtrack was a bit weak. Le Pollen by Pierre Barouh, SARAVAH (no date) Pierre Barouh has a matter of fact way of talking and singing in French with a wonderful voice & some beautiful soft background instrumentation made with synthesizers. Super cool feel to the music Arrriva la Bomba, Various Artists on Irma (1998) Another great Irma release. Super cool late 60's now sounds that Irma does so well. This cd will have you dancing to those mod mod Italian now sounds. The music's all over the sound spectrum with a lot of wild remakes of songs but again its all killer with no filler. From sales@othermusic.com I have been listening to St Tropez and France on the Hotel Easy Various artists compilation on Virgin records no date. There are four Hotel Easy compilations, St Tropez, London, Rome & Paris. All are excellent examples of true easy listening and the cuts are well chosen obscure instrumental gems. I really recommend Hotel Easy. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:28:23 +0200 From: Johan Dada Vis Subject: (exotica) Re: "And Now A Word From Our Sponsors 1" >From: ><< * Various Artists: "And Now A Word From Our Sponsors 1" > (Radio And TV Commercials) > CD, East Anglian Productions, UK, 1996 > >Johan, can you give me a source for locating these please? eap@compuserve.com http://eastangprod.com hope they still work. otherwise: fax: 01255 850528 in the UK. Johan quiet@village.uunet.be | ) / \ | ) / \ | ) / \ | ) / \ # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:38:49 -0700 From: Dave & LeAnn Davidson Subject: Re: (exotica) Staccato! (plus Hardy) >All the original tunes were written by one Mike Vickers, a name which rings >a bell but I don't know why... though I assume I'm about to find out. Mike Vickers wrote and performed: "On the Brink", 1965 - available on Sound Gallery Volume 2 "Pegasus", 1970 - available on The Sound Spectrum He also wrote: "The Snake Pit", performed by Mandingo, 1973 - available on Sound Gallery Volume 1. I'm sure others know more, they always do. Dave # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:02:32 EDT From: Subject: (exotica) Wow . . . a Bond Girl and Hai Karate In a message dated 98-08-18 13:59:55 EDT, you write: << She was also a Bond Girl and a Carry On actress. Charlie >> Which Bond movie and what Bond girl? We need details!!!! Robert # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:13:36 +0100 From: Hugh Petfield Subject: Re: (exotica) Mike Vickers Dave mused: > >All the original tunes were written by one Mike Vickers, a name which rings >a bell He played flute/guitar/sax for the group Manfred Mann in the early 60's, roughly during the period that Paul Jones was lead singer. I didn't know that he'd gone on to write for TV and films. This sort of 'synergy' is what makes this such a useful forum. Hugh. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:22:26 +0200 From: "Arjan Plug" Subject: (exotica) Gravelands again If anyone cares, http://www.roughtrade.com still has a few copies of GRAVELANDS by THE KING & THE QUESTIONAIRES (DTKING 50, Dressed to Kill records, 1997). The King covers your favorite hits from yesterday. Very happy with my fourth version of Love Will Tear Us Apart though! tracklist: 1.Come As You Are 2.Love Will Tear Use Apart 3.Working Class Hero 4.Whiskey In The Jar 5.Blockbuster 6.I Heard It Through The Grapevine 7.No Woman No Cry 8.All Or Nothing 9.20th Century Boy 10.Piece Of My Heart 11.Dock Of The Bay 12.Voodoo Chile 13.Riders On The Storm / The End Arjan # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 13:30:23 -0700 (PDT) From: chuck Subject: (exotica) African Exotica For a super cool now sound exotica African Groove nothing beats the song Night Jet by the great Manu Dibango. I have the song on vinyl on the Ambassador album but I believe its also available on the Gone Clear cd. Easy Listening in the Big Easy, Chuck > >Anyone else notice how similar this is to Soul Makosa by... Scorpio, I think.Well, similar... They're the same song, basically.Anyone know who came first? > >Peter > My bet is Manu Dibango's 1972 release of Soul Makossa came first. > > -Lou _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:09:03 -0400 From: jmperl@juno.com (Jonathan M Perl) Subject: (exotica) Peru - record shops? any advice? I'm going to Peru in September for 4 weeks. Aside from walking up mountains and solving the Yma Sumac riddle, I would like to get some records. I recently heard a great morricone cover version (that track which Roy Budd calls 'hurry to me') on a Venezualan record belonging to a friend, so I have renewed hope of finding some interesting stuff. Can anyone recommend any 2nd hand LP sources (Lima, Cuzco, anywhere; record stores, flea markets, whatever)? Any advice appreciated (general or vinyl-related), thanks. Please reply to me off-list (obviously) regards Jonny _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 98 18:08:13 PDT From: "B. Yost" Subject: (exotica) Re: Dialogue for Brass & FAQ list Byron wrote: <> Apologies if this has already been answered (I'm 36-48 hours behind in reading digests). It's likely that the musicians were just hired studio musicians of the day, but my stereo copy (CS 8290) does mention that Lew Davies (of Enoch/Command renown) was the arranger for the album. It's a nice and fun album album, not unlike the early Command percussion stuff. Having been recorded in New York, it wouldn't be at all surprising to learn that some of the musicians were part of the Command cadre. The stereo version has a pyramidal illustration of the stereo separation for all the instruments on the back. This is really late, but also wanted to chime in and laud Ross's fine efforts with the FAQs. The only comment I would add (and this is more a selfish grumble than criticism) is that part of me didn't like seeing the thorough and extensive list of "recommended artists / labels / series" provided to the newbies who are the most likely users of the FAQs. On a somewhat lofty or theoretical level, I feel that by recommending those items we may be depriving people, to some extent, of the experience of learning on their own and finding out by trial and error what it is that they like and respond to. On a more base and selfish level, most of those things are hard enough to find (on vinyl anyway) already, that I cringe at the thought of just handing that accumulated wisdom on a platter as it were to people just discovering this arena of music, and thus making them that much harder to find! A somewhat childish reaction to be sure, but I can't deny that it crossed my mind. Having said that, I'm not suggesting a change in the FAQ text, just offering a thought that crossed my mind in reading that section. - -- Brad # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 18:20:39 -0400 From: "telstar" Subject: (exotica) Playlist for "Mondo Bongos" for August 19, 1998 Hi all, Allan here, former host of The Single Eye (CKUT 90.3 fm in Montreal). I have a new show called "Mondo Bongos" on CFRU 93.3 fm in Guelph, Ontario. It can be heard every Wednesday between 9 & 11 am. Here's the playlist for the debut show... Preston Epps: Mr Bongos "Lost Treasures" - - great compilation of oddities from the Del-fi label Dimitri from Paris: Introduction/Sacre Francais "Sacreblue" - - has anyone heard the compilation he made for Mixmag? Any good? Tipsy: Oops/Ugly Stadium "Trip Tease" - - Hello Tipsydave Mirageman: Thunder "Mo'Plen 3000" - - excellant cd of proto-acid jazz on the Irma label United Future Organization: Fool's Paradise "3rd Perspective" - - swinging spy tunes The James Taylor Quartet: Austin's Theme "Creation" Vampires Sound Incorporation: Drogue DX 9 "Vampyros Lesbos Sexadelic Dance Party" - - I've had this cd for a few years & have never grown tired of playing it. Outstanding psychsploitation Isaac Hayes: Walk on By "The Best of Isaac Hayes Vol 1" - - the Bacharach/David tune gets the s-t-r-e-c-h-e-d over the top Hayes treatment Silver Apples: Oscillations "Silver Apples" - - by the home-built synthesizer & drums duo. recorded in 1968. The Tornados: Telstar "It's Hard to believe it: The Amazing World of Joe Meek" Neu!: Neuschnee "Neu! 2" - - probably the main inspiration for all those early Stereolab releases, speaking of which... Stereolab: Jenny Ondioline "Transient Random-Noise bursts with Announcements Mr Scruff: Fish "Funkungfusion" - - as discussed on the list. Monk & Canatella: This Time it's Different "Care in the Community" Spaceways: Charlie X "Cup of Tea Records - Another Cup" - - trip hop Air: Modular Mix "Premiers Symptomes" Thievery Corporation: The Glass Bead Game "Sounds from Thievery Hi Fi" - - smooth grooves from this DJ duo Amon Tobin: People like Frank "Permutations" Angelo Badalamenti/Julie Cruise: Falling "Soundtrack from Twin Peaks" Portishead: Mysterons "Dummy" Comments & questions welcome # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 20:32:04 -0400 From: itsvern@ibm.net Subject: Re: (exotica) Questions > > which Hawaiian Guy? > > > I assumed he was Hawaiian, I've been away for a week and sped read a > lot of stuff. In fact I still think he's Hawaiian. You probably meant the obituary of Jeffery "Catch" Ketchamori, Don Ho's guitar player who died when "a stucco wall made to look like lava rock fell on Ketchamori at Don Ho=92s studio on Wikiki Beach" What a great way to go.....sure is a lot more glamerous than dying in an old folk's home. I would gladly wade through 1000 lame obituaries to have the pleasure of reading that one. Vern # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 20:42:35 -0400 From: itsvern@ibm.net Subject: Re: (exotica) empty covers > > Which makes me wonder: Does anyone routinely buy these empty covers? > What's a fair amout to expect to spend for them? I've bought many empty covers. I used to ask for a discount, but then one clerk refused to sell one to me, insisting that I search through many piles to find the 'missing' record. So now, I'll pay full price for an empty sleeve....and I won't mind paying 50-99 cents for a great graphic. Vern # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 17:04:07 +0000 From: bag@hubris.net Subject: Re: (exotica) empty covers At 08:42 PM 8/18/98 -0400, Vern wrote: >I've bought many empty covers. I used to ask for a discount, but then >one clerk refused to sell one to me, insisting that I search through >many piles to find the 'missing' record. My approach is go to the cashier with the records, topped with the empty covers. He or she will start looking in the sleeves and notice no record. I will say "I looked for the records (and I DID!) and couldn't find them." Half the time I won't get charged anything for them, the other half I get charged the normal price for a record, 25 cents. In either case, it works for me. Byron /- / '\ / ___> ; ; ; _ ;__ / \ [ | /"- / () | ) <}-___/_/(_|/ \_(__/\/| (_______ ___< -_/ Byron Caloz Portland, Oregon, USA, Earth, Sol, Milky Way http://www.hubris.net/zolac The Mr. Smooth site: http://www.hubris.net/zolac/smooth # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:50:09 EDT From: Subject: Re: (exotica) empty covers In a message dated 8/18/98 11:28:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, cook@pobox.upenn.edu writes: > Which makes me wonder: Does anyone routinely buy these empty covers? > What's a fair amout to expect to spend for them? From one perspective, > they're pretty worthless. At most of the thrifts around here, if I am buying some albums, I can usually get away with saying,"Hey, these two don't have any record in them. Do you mind if I have them." No one has ever said no to me yet. Larry # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:39:44 -0400 From: "Andrew Grant" Subject: (exotica) Exotica in Japan? As I'm sure you all know, Japan has a wonderful exotica/lounge/retro scene. (If for some reason you don't, run, don't walk, and buy the Sushi 3003 compilation!) I will be going to Tokyo and Kyoto in October, and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for good CD shops for this type of music. It's been a few years since I've been, and I'm sure there are specialty shops for this type of music. On that note, does anyone have anything by Les 5-4-3-2-1? Their track on Sushi 3003, which is a BRILLIANT cover of Bacharach's 'Bond Street' (fr. Casino Royale) mixed with Stereolab's 'PingPong', is all I've been able to locate. I was wondering what the rest of their material sounded like... ag. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:18:59 -0700 (PDT) From: tosh@loop.com (Tosh) Subject: Re: (exotica) Exotica in Japan? Right now in Tokyo there is a Gainsbourg film festival going on. I am sure there are speciality stores handling 'exotica' in Shinjuku. The Wave used to be really good, but ever since the economy went so-so, it is not as good as it used to be. I would still check out the store in Roppongi. Also HMV in Shibuya is really good. I suggest checking out the Japanese recordings from the 60's and 50's. The Wave used to have a retro section that covers great Japanese pop music. I strongly suggest the Crazycats! They were amazing. Sort of Jerry Lewis meets the Ventures meet Dean Martin meet cheezy rock n' roll meet traditional Japanese pop music (enka). There are a couple of great cd collections. The one I have is a double cd. I think it is called Singles. Great package of course. The Crazycats also did films which are also "wow." And there are many others. I bought tons of Japanese vintage pop. Do check that scene out. - ----------------- Tosh Berman TamTam Books - ---------------- # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:44:11 From: "Indy Rutks" Subject: RE: (exotica) Great Italian Soundtracks I just purchased a CD of the soundtrack (TVT 8040-2) from "Big Night", the 1996 film that starred Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Minnie Driver (mmmmmmm!), Isabella Rossellini (MMMMMMMMMMM!!), and Ian Holm. Now, I realize that "Big Night" isn't an *Italian* film, but the soundtrack is full of great traditional and Americanized Italian music. Besides the handful of cuts by Louis Prima (with Keely Smith, Sam Butera and the Witnesses), there are also a number of songs by a couple of Italian vocalists (Claudio Villa, Matteo Salvatore) and several tunes from the films original score. My personal fave from the soundtrack, though, has to be Rosemary Clooney's "Mambo Italiano". - -Indy Rutks (rutks002@tc.umn.edu) # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 20:03:32 PDT From: "Ben Waugh" Subject: Re: (exotica) empty covers Yep, to avoid a hassle, I never even bring a cover up if I don't intend to pay whatever it is they are asking. And there are some very kind souls among us who provide the covers for others who have found only the vinyl. I have benefited from this (so, if anyone needs the Schory cover, The Surfmen's Hawaii, or Lyman's Yellow Bird....). >> Which makes me wonder: Does anyone routinely buy these empty covers? >> What's a fair amout to expect to spend for them? >I've bought many empty covers. I used to ask for a discount, but thenone clerk refused to sell one to me, insisting that I search throughmany piles to find the 'missing' record. So now, I'll pay full pricefor an empty sleeve....and I won't mind paying 50-99 cents for a great graphic. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 00:41:39 -0700 From: kevin@astsoft.com (kevin lee) Subject: (exotica) Peter Thomas, Staccato >Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:57:08 +0100 >From: Peter Hipwell >Subject: (exotica) Peter Thomas and The Big Boss? > >I want help from resident Peter Thomas/Kung Fu Soundtrack experts! > >I was watching the Bruce Lee film "The Big Boss" last night for the >first time. As soon as the title music came on, I recognized it as a >Peter Thomas composition (sure enough, I checked, and it's on the >Polydor "Easy Lounging" Thomas compilation: "Big Boss" from "Der Forgive me if this has been covered recently... but when was this "easy lounging" comp released and is it easy to get? the only PT comp i'm aware of is the futurmuzik comp. are there other PT re-releases i should know about other than Raumpotrille? in case anyone didn't knot PT did the soundtrack to the film "chariots of the gods" which i recommend even though it's not quite as great as the above mentioned releases. has someone got a good Peter Thomas discography? or can someone point me to an approximate date for the exotica archives? ....Nat said: >"STACCATO", the Elmer Bernstein score to the television series which >starred my hero John Cassavettes as a jazz piano-playing private detective. i finally got a chance to see (on film no less) 2 episodes of staccato here in LA thanks to the american cinematheque. also on the program was an episode of alfred hitchcock presents starring gena rowlands. the staccato episodes were.... well, frankly nothing to write home about. it's not bad, but not exactly pulse-pounding excitement. i got the sense that cassavettes (who directed them too) was just cranking these out, which i think was the case, in order to make money to use for his own films. however, this was all nothing compared to my brush with fame, meeting cassavettes/rowlands' daughter.... (i think there's two, but only one showed up) and catching a glimpse of seymour cassell. sorry for getting "off topic" a bit. kevin "i'm back, i'm gone, i'm back" leeeeee No YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:37:56 +0100 From: G.R.Reader@bton.ac.uk Subject: RE: (exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland I've not had much chance to really sit down and listen to any of these yet apart from a quick play through, but I thought it was pretty good. I preferred side 2 with 'Holiday for percussion' and 'Chinatown my Chinatown'. Generally the melodies are played on a xylophone over a busy percussion rhythm without actually sounding anything more than languid. Most of the Stereo Action bits seem to come from these big brassy stabs that career around the speakers at various climactic moments. Bear in mind these are first impressions while unpacking and sorting stuff out, but I will be playing it out. Hmmmm I like it. Il Maestro Con Queso djcheesemaster@yahoo.com grr@brighton.ac.uk http://www.sgillitt.dircon.co.uk/cheese/cheese.htm > ---------- > From: Ben Waugh[SMTP:kahuna77@hotmail.com] > Sent: 18 August 1998 15:36 > To: exotica@xmission.com; G.R.Reader@bton.ac.uk > Subject: Re: (exotica) Charity Shops in Scotland > > I just found the empty cover for this one (well, it had an Reader's > Digest producedAl Caiola lp inside): did I miss out on much? > > > > > >Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra Holiday for Percussion > A > >'Stereo Action' LP but with a normal sleeve(No Die Cut Card) on a > green > >RCA label. > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 00:41:44 -0700 From: kevin@astsoft.com (kevin lee) Subject: (exotica) Music By George! and recent euro-comps hi all! i dunno if anyone remembers me or not or cares, but anyway i'm back on tha list (for now)... recent finds: "Music By George!" composed and conducted by George Romanis mono (Futura Music) featuring "original music from Medical Center, Hawaii Five-O, Mod Squad, Storefront Lawyers, The New People". this is pretty much all the info that came with this album. can anyone explain this thing to me? did george romanis write the music for all those tv shows? who is george? the odd thing about this is that the tracks are all pretty much incidental music, with only a few sounding like actual themes. was this any good? some of it's great with funky weird instrumentation. some of it is hum drum but overall i've found this to be one of the more intriguing and strange things i've come across. the cover totally sucks ass though. looks like crayon scratches on cardboard. "mini pops" a compilation on Ronco that features children singing 80's new wave pop hits. truly mind-numbing. the cover is a pedophile's dream come true. "the happy puppy" bent fabric. sounds like either prepared or tape echoed piano playing nifty ditties for you to play with your pets to. recent comps bought and dug: "Dimenzions in Sound: Volume 3" (Trip 6203) i dig this lots. good euro sixties soundtrack stuff. can anyone recommend the first two volumes? are there more?? "Stereo Ultra: a Colletion of 70's Furious French Soundtracks" (Big Cheese Records) i dug this even more! are there other great releases by Big Cheese? "Orchestral Party Act 2" (Saint Germain desPres) i dug this as much, maybe more! is there an act 1? act 3? "Bite Hard: The Music De Wolfe Studio Sampler 1972-80" (Barely Breaking Even) compiled by joel martin and mark b. special. this is some solid solid groovy shit. most of it sounds like 70's tv cop show stuff, reminding me of the sound gallery comps. a lot of it is very minimal instrumentation, a little bit o electronics, bass, drums, guitar. no vox. very raw. forgive me if these releases have been discussed already... i also am curious about these other amazingly EXPENSIVE import comps from europe, if anyone would like to recommend/dis-recommend these: Mood Mosaic comps Stroboscopia (Plastic) Sonorizzazioni Psycho Beat Nino Nardini and Pop Riviera Group (Desco Records) Scoctopus (schema?) (Octopus Records) any other must-get comps of the 60's euro/psych/soundtrack kind recently released? is it possible/likely that scamp or some domestics will distribute more of this sort of thing? otherwise i'll go broke! thanks, kevin leeeeeee No YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 00:41:54 -0700 From: kevin@astsoft.com (kevin lee) Subject: (exotica) tape trade? ok, me again, one last time! i'd love to trade mix tapes with youz! i'm into everything, as long as it sounds good. but i especially like moog, psych, incr.strange, euro soundtracks, sexploitation, blaxploitation..... email me private-like and let's us talk, okay? for those with whom i've traded in the past, i've got a new mix tape and am working on a new one that should be a "hoot". cheers, kevin leeeee ps other things i have to offer for trade are video dubs of odds and ends: burt bachrach profile on PBS (darn good) dusty springfield profile on Bravo (great archival footage) Lots o carpenters things including the made for tv movie beach boys profile i just wasn't made for these times (brian wilson doc.) wattstax documentary (aweSOME) random ephemera videos on amp (mtv) - the earlier more experimental days of amp tons more stuff (name something you're looking for) No YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 09:18:15 +0100 From: "Charles Moseley" Subject: Re: (exotica) Mike Vickers I just got offered a Mike Vickers KPM library record last week from 1973 called 'A Moog For All Reasons' - I suppose this is a play on the John Gregory LP 'A Man for all Seasons' (I didn't buy it). Anyway, Mike was a stalwart of that EMI/Abbey Road set - arranger, composer etc. He's also mentioned in the book 'Good Vibrations which deals with the history of record production. # Need help using (or leaving) this mailing list? # Send the command "info exotica" to majordomo@lists.xmission.com. # To post, email exotica@lists.xmission.com; replies go to original sender. ------------------------------ End of exotica-digest V2 #193 *****************************