From: owner-exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com (exotica-digest) To: exotica-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: exotica-digest V2 #131 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 Friday, June 19 1998 Volume 02 : Number 131 In This Digest: Re: (exotica) Sinatra Question (exotica) The medium helps make it well done! (exotica) "Wednesday's Child"/Bossa Nova (exotica) Not-so-Boss a Nova (exotica) Continuous speed (exotica) walter wanderley's cd's (exotica) ultra chicks - lolita ya ya (exotica) Yma = Amy ??? RE: (exotica) Yma = Amy ??? RE: (exotica) Yma = Amy ??? (exotica) Obituary: William J. Schwann Re: (exotica) What I found for fifty cents and a question. RE: (exotica) Obituary: William J. Schwann (exotica) a wee plug -- music related (exotica) Italian Girly Pop (exotica) Soccer Samba Re: (exotica) What I found for fifty cents and a question. (exotica) misanthropy 961 playlist Re: (exotica) walter wanderley's cd's Re: (exotica) The rich rich record industry (exotica) Our Man Flint confusion (exotica) Flint and Ventures (exotica) Re: Exotica Sales by the Rich Rich Record Industry Re: (exotica) The rich rich record industry Re: (exotica) Flint and Ventures (exotica) Re: French Pop! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:53:08 +0100 From: Ron Grandia Subject: Re: (exotica) Sinatra Question > > > Anybody know this one? >> > > I have never seen the movie, however, knowing that it was released in 1966 - > Frank Sinatra's Reprise period - I can tell you with no doubt in my mind > whatsoever (and a quick look at the alaph track listing in the Reprise > luggage-case box which contains his entire Reprise output!) that Sinatra never > released either a single or an album track with the title "Wednesday Child." > > Ashley Ho HO! Great reasoning, But the movie was set in Germany immediately after WWII, 1946, 47 or so, making a reference the "Reprise" (pronounced rePREEZ, or rePRIZE?) box ultimately misleading. Dig into the Columbia box. (please.) This got me to thinking about the announcer who spoke perfect English - In GERMANY!! But then I recalled, and confirmed with my father, that the announcer was with Armed Forces Radio. # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 07:40:49 -0400 From: "Brian Phillips" Subject: (exotica) The medium helps make it well done! While looking through an actual used record store, not a thrift store, I found something I had a tape of and was my introduction to Exotica back in the early '80's, via my Uncle, who said, "I'm gonna give this boy a culture shock one way or another!". He has a 78 set of it. It's Voice of the Xtabay by('bay?) Yma Sumac on 10" vinyl! It's a tad scratched on one side, but it is in good condition otherwise. Easily obtainable on CD now, but nice to have! For those who haven't gotten it, if for nothing else, the sheer joy of spelling her name backwards, do it now! I'm waiting... Well, then wait at the door when the store opens! No you don't need a jacket, it's nice out... The Legendary Virgin Son, Brian Phillips # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 04:30:38 From: Brad Bigelow Subject: (exotica) "Wednesday's Child"/Bossa Nova "Wednesday's Child" was composed by John Barry and is available on the soundtrack to "The Quiller Memorandum" and as an instrumental on "The Film Music of John Barry," Columbia CD CK 444376. Also, as an avid bossa nova fan, I'd like to put in my vote for Zoot Sim's "Recado Bossa Nova," a Fresh Sounds CD reissue of two 1962 Colpix LPs, "The New Beat of Bossa Nova" vols 1 & 2, for best single bossa nova CD purchase. Arrangements by Al Cohn and Manny Albam, choice assortment of NY jazz session men, and the peerless Zoot Sims, a self-effacing veteran session man and occasional star with a beautiful tone. And the great Jim Hall on guitar. The title cut is a gem, and there is not a cut that's less than gorgeous. The oddest bossa nova LP I've ever heard is Barney Kessel's "Bossa Nova," Reprise R9-6049, which appears to have been released along with Shorty Roger's "Bossa Nova" LP on Reprise, since they have the same cover aside from different color schemes. Kessel's LP contains not a single note that I can hear that could be describe as bossa nova. Instead, it features Kessel, who was normally a very stylish and subtle jazz guitarist, doing a Duane Eddy imitation in front of excellent big band arrangements by Bob Florence and Chuck Sagle. It's great stuff, but "Bossa Nova"? I find it hard to believe it's even Barney Kessel. Brad spaceagepop@earthlink.net # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:06:14 -0400 From: "Brian Phillips" Subject: (exotica) Not-so-Boss a Nova To continue with Brad's comments, the strangest Bossa Nova song I have heard is from an album called "The Going Thing", a trade album for Ford in 1968 for the coming model year. The whole album is a horror of sub Smothers Brothers-style joking and MOR music that may have ruined my chances at fatherhood, however, there is a cut introduced by one of the gang that is unbelievable. To paraphrase: "Folk music is big nowadays and many young people are getting together and having Hootenannies [if that is what the young kids called it then - Ed.]. What we decided to do is combine a Hootenanny with the great Bossa Nova. We call the result a Bossananny." Off we go into a syncopated, herky-jerky medley of familiar songs, only one of which I can remember the words to: "Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova, Clementine...", which predictably mentions size nine huaraches. Oy vey. Brian Phillips # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:59:45 -0400 From: jmperl@juno.com (Jonathan M Perl) Subject: (exotica) Continuous speed >I've seen one record player that had a single horizontal lever which >controlled the speed from 16 to 78+ rpm and anywhere inbetween! >Unfortunately it was not for sale and I didn't get a chance to use >it, but it looked like it would be a lot of fun to mess around with. >I have to say, though, it was also obviously a rather shoddy piece >of equipment, and I imagine the control would be very innacurate... > >- -Brian You're now making me nostalgic for my beloved Goldring Lenco turntable, which is in London somewhere, hopefully intact. In contrast with the model described above, it has quite an effective design - the speed is controlled by a lever which can be set at any speed from 33 to 80 ish, but with little feet which it sits on at 33, 45 and 78. regds 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:50:00 +0000 From: "Giovanni Berti" Subject: (exotica) walter wanderley's cd's Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote: >I just got Walter Wanderley's _Talkin' Verve_ (on Verve, duh) and it >features a version of "Music to Watch Girls By". Johan wrote: >it's also on the (German, thus more expensive) double compilation >on Motor, "the fantastic Walter Wanderley", and fantastic it is!!! I have the Wanderley's Scamp cd comp. "Samba Swings! Swinging Sounds For Todays' Jet Set" (worth buying for title alone! And great cover art, too), and love the Walter organ treatment a damn lot. Love it so much that i was considerin' buying also the 2cd comp on german Motor Music, though is pricey. Now I learn that there is also the Talkin' Verve out now (still haven't seen in shops around here). Does anybody knows if songs from the Scamp cd ALL duplicates on the Motor Music release? And What's on the Talkin' Verve, tracks already on both Scamp and Motor, or different ones? Scamp cd features: 1. Summer Samba 2. It's A Lovely Day Today (w. A. Gilberto) 3. Cheganca (The Great Arrival) 4. Call Me (w. A. Gilberto) 5. Taste Of Sadness 6. Here's That Rainy Day (w. A. Gilberto) 7. O Menino Decse O Morro 8. The Girl From Ipanema 9. A Certain Sadness 10. Agua De Beber 11. Cry Out Your Sadness 12. Nega Do Cabelo Duro (w. A. Gilberto) 13. Bossa No Praia (Beach Samba) 14. O Ganso 15. So Nice (Sumer Samba; w. A. Gilberto) Thank you Gionni # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:50:00 +0000 From: "Giovanni Berti" Subject: (exotica) ultra chicks - lolita ya ya tosh@loop.com (Tosh) wrote: >I just purchased "Ultra Chicks, Lolita Ya-Ya Vol. 2," and was >wondering if volume 1 is still around. There is no information on >the label or sleeve about the recordings. I presume it is a >bootleg. Can anyone give me the details about vol. 1, and if it is >still around for purchasing? Thanks. Sorry I don't know anything about vol. 2, but definetely would like to know something about vol. 1, which sounds great. Could you please post tracklisting? Thanks Gionni # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:17:16 EDT From: Subject: (exotica) Yma = Amy ??? In a message dated 98-06-18 07:41:49 EDT, you write: << For those who haven't gotten it, if for nothing else, the sheer joy of spelling her name backwards, do it now! >> I have heard this Yma Sumac = Amy Camus for years. Is there any truth to this? (BTW -- according to Mulder "The Truth is Out There" -- sorry, I could not resist) Trebor Skoorb # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:58:43 -0400 From: "Brian Phillips" Subject: RE: (exotica) Yma = Amy ??? > I have heard this Yma Sumac = Amy Camus for years. Is there any truth to > this? > (BTW -- according to Mulder "The Truth is Out There" -- sorry, I could not > resist) >Trebor Skoorb Raed Rm. Skoorb: :egap siht no si siht tuoba noitamrofnI .oN Turn me on, dead man :^) nairB # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 11:00:33 -0400 From: "Brian Phillips" Subject: RE: (exotica) Yma = Amy ??? http://www.accesscom.com/~pc/sumac/ spoo! # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:09:12 GMT From: lousmith@pipeline.com (Lou Smith) Subject: (exotica) Obituary: William J. Schwann BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) -- William J. Schwann, who began the Schwann Record Catalog of music listings, died June 7. He was 85. Schwann's first catalog, which he published in 1949, was 26 typewritten pages listing 674 long-playing records of works by 98 composers on 11 labels. The initial run of 6,000 sold out within one week at 10 cents a catalog. Schwann, who opened The Record Store in Cambridge in 1939, said he came up with the idea for the catalog when he got tired of having to look up recordings in different company lists. The catalog grew to include listings of eight-track tapes, cassettes and CDs as well as LPs. The listings have included classical, jazz and popular music, and comedy, children's and self-help recordings. Some months, it listed as many as 45,000 recordings. Schwann sold the catalog, now published twice year, to ABC in 1976, but continued to run the operation for several years. Schwann was on the board of directors of the Boston Ballet, the Longy School of Music and the Marlboro Music Festival. He was a subscriber to the Boston Symphony, and was friendly with Aaron Copland and other composers and musicologists. # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 08:32:44 PDT From: "Ben Waugh" Subject: Re: (exotica) What I found for fifty cents and a question. This is the haul of June, thus far. The 1st weekend of this month I went to an estate sale in Arlington: a French globe trotter who lived most of his life in Martinique. I picked up some tiki statues & Maori carvings + a copy of Gainsbourg & Birkin's Je T'aime... Beautiful Love lp. Also, Arlington HS (which can count the defunct Jim Morrison among its past inmates)hosts a first wknd of the month flea market in a 3-level parking garage. For less than a fistful of dollars: Burt Bacharach: Casino Royale Soundtrack (sealed): call me philistine, but the most pleasure I've gotten of this thing was the highly satisfactory haggling over the price of it. Ken Nordine for all of 20 seconds: Sounds in Space: Ok as stereophonic technique demos go. Cool cover art. Arthur Lyman: Taboo Ralph Font and His Orchestra: Tabu: mostly tepid Cha-Cha music, but the cover art redeems the content and gives a transom window into the homebaked 1950's US white middle class psyche. In the foreground, the lust transfigured mug of a redheaded June Cleaver, behind her, a virile half naked black man pounding out voodoo rhythms on a conga, gazing wide-eyed at her. Byron Parker and His Percussion Ensemble: This one is quite good, as percussion records go. A stand out is the stand by, Caravan - hammered out on a variety of standard and exotic percussive intruments, with a novel use of electric guitars (novel to me, as I haven't the musical vocabulary to describe the technique. This is on the Westminster label - a label that I would love to have a bit more knowledge of: their packaging is fairly high quality (thick covers, thick vinyl), great sound and great cover art (Font's Tabu as well as some of the F&T prepared piano lps are on Westminster). Then off to the Salvation Army: Soundtracks to 77 Sunset Strip and Hawaii Five-O (Have only played these 2 through once - but like what I heard. 77SSS has a cha-cha version of the title track, starts out with a 50's rock beat; Caper at the Coffee house reminds me of a more beatnckish Badalamenti score - finger snapping, vibes, etc.) Billy Vaughn: The Shifting, Whispering Sands (featuring the voice of Ken Nordine). Confectionary dreck, aside from the Nordine narratives. These are egregiously sentimental, and quite fun - lines like "the brave settlers who fought the crafty Navajo." Very sappy stuff. Santo and Johnny: The Brilliant Guitars of: 60's pop stuff. Enjoyable, but Very EZ. I prefer the S&J of Sleep Walk and Slave Girl. Speaking of EZ all hail the New Muzak! No one can say that the good Herr Doktor William Wokoun didn't have a sense of humor. This 1969 release from "The New Muzak Stereo" is titled "Reveille." The cover reminds of a Surf Punks lp (though I prefer the Muzak) - garish neon pink with black splatter patterns. Lots and lots of freaky psycho-babble on the back cover. The music? I can't recall, but I did get my house cleaned up and I felt really good about it. Anthony Newley: Can Heironymous Merkin Forget Mercy Humpe and Find True Happiness. A 60's something soundtrack (I'm not familiar with this production... at all) Not as exciting as title, Playboy accolades and cover art suggest - although I did like the peppy "Chalk and Cheese" sung by Joan Collins. And anyone who thinks that Senor Cugat was a bore should seek out Viva Cugat on Mercury - tons of wild percussion, including Quija (or, in American, donkey's jawbone). ? Wurman: The Moog Strikes Bach... This is sort of midway between W. Carlos and Everything You Always Wanted to Hear On the Moog... : The playing seems more serious than the latter, but involves the alien sound of the moog. Dick Hyman: Moog (Does anyone know if Command put out more than 4 moog lps - the two by Enoch Light and the two by Hyman?). Happy Hunting, Ben Waugh ______________________________________________________ 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:11:02 -0400 From: "Brian Phillips" Subject: RE: (exotica) Obituary: William J. Schwann This can then be termed his Schawann song. Sorry. Brian Phillips # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:23:06 -0700 From: jasmine j jopling Subject: (exotica) a wee plug -- music related hi list, well, today is the first day in what i hope to be a long and fruitful journey. I've started a weekly (updated every thursday) music column on The San Francisco Chronicle's website, dedicated to the less, erm, explored music happenings. http://www.sfgate.com/eguide/music/poptart Although it is pretty bay area specific, I think there might be enough to interest everyone. As for exotica content, It will only make it's way in if i know of an event, show, etc that's happening. So, anyone out there who lives in the Bay Area, please e-mail suggestions, and I will post them. Still, the more clicks the better, so please pass this URL on to anyone who might be interested. Many, many thanks! jasmine - - -- -- -- -- -- - Looking for Indiepop / Exotica / Space Bachelor shows, releases and news? Check out the Bay Area's (and beyond) weekly source: http://www.sfgate.com/eguide/music/poptart # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:01:34 +0000 From: "Giovanni Berti" Subject: (exotica) Italian Girly Pop Jimmy Bee wrote: >I have come into the possession of an Italian Girly-Pop 6T's >cassette with some real gems done in the girl group tradition of the >early 6T's american groups.....e-mail me privately if this floats >your boat......Jimmy Hey, if this stuff appeals you I have plenty. Is there anyone interested in swapping tapes? I can compile italian stuff from the fifties + sixties. Just specify genre/style/whatever you'd like to know. Covers of USA/UK songs sung in italian? Soul/Girl Group Sound? Twist/R'n'R? Beat? Else? Jimmy, can you please post me tracklisting of that tape? Maybe I can tell something about the artists involved. Take It Molto Easy Gionni # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:01:34 +0000 From: "Giovanni Berti" Subject: (exotica) Soccer Samba It has been posted: >As someone who does not know as much about samba and bossa nova >I ask: What is that super cool song playing in the Nike >aiport/soccer/Ronaldo commerical? >That song is "mas que nada", well known a repertoire of Sergio >Mendes & Brasil '66. Nike aiport/soccer/Ronaldo commerical version >maybe sung by Tamba Trio. >Actually, there was an article in the UK magazine RM in Music Week >this week about it. I think it has actually been sampled from an >original and remixed by 2 Italian DJs (there names escape me - maybe >Claudio Coccoluto or something like that) and record companies are >fighting over who will snatch up the release rights. As for "Mas Que >Nada", there are tons of fabulous version. I have always been >partial to the Sergio Mendes mix,but Jorge Ben's original mix is >also very good - much darker and a little weird. >Someone out there must know the real details on this... Havent' heard the Coccoluto (name is right, he's top italian d.j., though on the commercial side, doesn't play any easy/exotica) remix. The music on the commercial is the Tamba Trio version. Cashing in from the commercial, I have seen in the shops a 2 cd comp. "Best Of Tamba Trio", with sticker that says "as heard on the airport commercial". Very same version can be heard on the Nova Bossa comp. which has recently discussed in the list. Gionni # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:43:38 EDT From: Subject: Re: (exotica) What I found for fifty cents and a question. << Dick Hyman: Moog (Does anyone know if Command put out more than 4 moog lps - the two by Enoch Light and the two by Hyman?). >> yes, there are more. Richard Hayman / Walter Sear - Electronic Evolutions (2 LP collection of tracks from the following three records): Richard Hayman - Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine Richard Hayman - Cinemagic Sounds Walter Sear - The Copper Plated Intergrated Circuit Dick Hyman - The Synthesizer (best of Electric Eclectics and Age of Electronicus) # 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: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:00:49 -0500 From: misanthropy Subject: (exotica) misanthropy 961 playlist MISANTHROPY 961--p.o.box 23093--detroit, mi 48223 u.s. e-mail: misant@ic.net CJAM is now online with Real Audio. You can now hear Misanthropy 961 every Sunday night from Midnight -2am e.s.t. on your computer. Stay up late/get up early. Listen to us at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/cjam/live.htm Misanthropy is pleased to present Vinyl Communications artists Lesser and Kid-606 at The Gold Dollar on Tues. June 30th. For info: (313) 833-6873 or e-mail us at: misant@ic.net RADIO PLAYLIST- edited for exotica content ARTIST--TITLE--CD/CASS/LP--LABEL MAY 4, 1998 LES BAXTER--jungle flower--the exotic moods--CAPITOL LES BAXTER--temptation--the exotic moods--CAPITOL MAY 11, 1998 TROY HESS--please do not go topless mother--v.a. godless america--CRYPT CROSBY/HOPE/LAMOUR--moonlight becomes you--on the road--FLY RIGHT JOE MEEK--dribcots space boat--i hear a new world--RPM LUC FERRARI--place des appesses--cellule 75-- TZADIK DAVID SLUSSER--sala--delight at the end--TZADIK EYVIND KANG--universal--7 nades--TZADIK HI-FI GUYS--r&r killed my mother--v.a. godless america--CRYPT LES BAXTER--busy port--the exotic moods--CAPITOL SAM TAYLOR--somewhere in the night--somewhere in the night--DECCA MAY 24, 1998- show exchange with #Skrockin Yer Butow# on WHFR, Dearborn, MI. Contact Mike D. at: (mderen@rapier.ut.wayne.edu) MARTIN DENNY--exotica--exotica--RHINO BOB/BING/DOROTHY--road to morocco--on the road--FLYRIGHT FRANK SINATRA--witchcraft--collectors series--CAPITOL DOROTHY OLSEN--hush a bye--lullabies for sleepyheads--RCA PEOPLE LIKE US--yodel bomber--hate people like you--STAALPLAAT PIERO UMILIANI--fotomodelle--v.a. easy tempo 2--EASY TEMPO BRUNO NICOLAI--$100,000 for ringo--v.a. spaghetti westerns 2--DRG JUNE 1, 1998- with special guest Ethan Port formerly of Savage Republic, now of F-Space SZEKI KURVA--bond averts w w 3--music for joyriders--IRIS LIGHT SZEKI KURVA--running on empty--music for joyriders--IRIS LIGHT RADIO MARABU- JUNE 1998 FRANK SINATRA--witchcraft--capitol collectors--CAPITOL ROBERTO ROSSANI--always--soft & warm--SOMERSET LOS MAYAS--loveland--love moods--FOUR CORNERS L. ELGGREN/C.M. VON HAUSSWOLFF--kingdoms of elgaland-vargaland--ASH LUC FERRARI--cellule 75--cellule 75--TZADIK OSKAR SALA--fantasie-suite in drei satzen--my facinating instrument--FAX PIERRE HENRY--jardins possibles--pierres reflechies--MANTRA FRANK SINATRA--young at heart--capitol collectors--CAPITOL these are great times to be a misanthropist. Misanthropy 961 is broadcast on Sunday nights from mid-2am on CJAM 91.5 fm Windsor, Ontario Canada. CJAM can be heard throughout the Windsor/ Detroit Michigan area. Misanthropy 961 features from easy listening to moments of mayhem. Surrealism in spectra-sonic sound. We would like to thank all who have sent us promos. It is greatly appreciated. Misanthropy 961 is also broadcasted monthly on Radio Marabu. Radio Marabu is based in Belm Germany and broadcast at various times on 13 different stations throughout Europe. It is also on shortwave throughout Europe. Write to Radio Marabu for more info and tell them Misanthropy sent you. Radio Marabu p.o.box 1166, 49187, Belm Germany . e-mail: radiomarabu@t-online.de web site: http://www.mediaDD.de/radiomarabu/ David Warmbier & Greg Hallock # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:28:20 EDT From: Subject: Re: (exotica) walter wanderley's cd's In a message dated 98-06-18 09:55:14 EDT, giovanni@pirulazio.interim.it writes: << Now I learn that there is also the Talkin' Verve out now (still haven't seen in shops around here). By all means run from the "Talkin' Verve" release - it is absolute CA-CA. There is no reasoning beyond the selections, it is neither a hits or a best of the album tracks selection, even the version of Wanderley's biggest hit "Summer Samba" is the poor remake he did when he jumped from Verve to Phillips. I can only guess that the tracks were selected by throwing darts at the track listings on the back covers of the albums Does anybody knows if songs from the Scamp cd ALL duplicates on the Motor Music release? And What's on the Talkin' Verve, tracks already on both Scamp and Motor, or different ones? >> Even if you already own the Scamp release I highly urge you to track down the Motor compilation. While the Scamp CD chooses selections from arguably his finest three albums - the real classic Verve tracks - the Motor Muisc CD has very little overlap as it covers his pre-Verve Brazilian recordings (some of these tracks are brilliant!) and even his better post-Verve material as well. As for the Talkin' Verve CD there is also very little overlap between the Scamp and the Motor release as the guy who put it together seemed to avoid choosing the best Wanderley tracks in favor of the less than stellar stuff...oh by the way, Wandereley is probably turning in his grave, as the liner notes refer to Wanderley's music as "pure cheese" (the CD cover even features a slab of individually-wrapped American cheese on a plate and there are numerous referances to cheeses in the liner notes' in order to describe Wanderley's music). ..in short, unlike all the previous "Talkin' Verve" series of CD's which are uniformly excellent, the Wanderley is a rip-off hack-job trying to cash in on the "cheesey-lounge" sound which was old a year ago. The Wanderley "Talkin' Verve" CD stinks like limberger that's been left out on a hot Oklahamo 4th of July. Ashley P.S. It looks like some people at Polygram have got the message as they will be re-issuing Wanderely's excellent Verve debut album "Rain Forest" in a month. # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 00:45:28 EDT From: Subject: Re: (exotica) The rich rich record industry In a message dated 98-06-13 19:06:33 EDT, mighty65@pacbell.net writes: << many of these obscure albums we discuss and cherish here would not exsist were it not for columbia, capitol, and the rest selling tonnage quanties of the 'west side story' soundtrack or 'oklahoma'. the same kind of logic and biz realties apply now. there would be little development in interesting, off- center releases and reissues if the labels do not profit adequately on the few bigger selling releases they are lucky to get each year. thats the straight dope. >> Okay, this has puzzled me for sometime. But how or why does the big labels choose to make lounge CDs if we are such a small market share? HOw are they coming out ahead? - - Michele # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 01:14:25 -0400 From: "Dick Diablo" Subject: (exotica) Our Man Flint confusion I am currently enjoying the recent In Like Flint/Our Man Flint release from Varese/Fox Classics (and it's about time, now maybe someone can reissue the Matt Helm soundtracks as well). However, I am a bit confused about the track selection on the CD, as the tracks for the Our Man Flint portion of the disc are NOT QUITE THE SAME as on my original vinyl copy of the Our Man Flint soundtrack. I believe the arrangements are slightly different on some tracks, and there are a few cuts that are missing altogether (no "Galaxy A Go-Go", my fave, dammit!), but there are also some extra tracks which are quite nice. I don't know if the In Like Flint portion of the disc has been similarly rearranged from the original vinyl release, as I've never heard it before (that baby is hard to find). Does anyone know what the deal is behind the track selection on this release, and why some cuts have been left off? Thanks, Dick Diablo # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:32:47 -0400 From: "Rajnai, Charles, NPG NNAD" Subject: (exotica) Flint and Ventures No doubt the scoundrels who wrecked the CD re-release of The Ventures A-Go-Go were involved in this little piece of sonic high treason. Don't the engineers listen to the originals before they go and try to remaster everything 90s style? My Ventures CD doesn't have the same "Visual Sound" feel as my scratched out old LP. Maybe one of you recording company types can answer this one...My limited experience in Audio Engineering reminds me that there is always a sheet stuffed in the box with the tapes that indicates the settings on the board and any effects put on the tracks. Since there were little electronic effects in 1966, shouldn't it have been easy enough to replicate the other settings? Especially if the engineer listened to the original first? Or is it that these guys don't have that kind of time/money to do that for each album? surfing the chaos, Charlieman > I believe the arrangements are slightly different on some > tracks, > > Dick Diablo > > # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 08:52:05 -0700 (PDT) From: chuck Subject: (exotica) Re: Exotica Sales by the Rich Rich Record Industry Micheleflp: I too am puzzled by the incredibly large number of exotic cd releases. Are there that many of us purchasing these cds? I know Air is selling well but how about Another Crazy Coctail Party, which I see prominently displayed at Virgin? Does this cd or the easy project cds really sell that well? I'm not complaining because its a great thing to have this much new product out there. Having purchased vinyl and cds for many years I am convinced that there is more product for sale now, in ALL genres, then ever before. Bear family records continue to astound me, they even released a Bonanza TV show Box Set! I am afraid that the record companies will quit releasing exotica because its not selling. But I don't understand why the record companies are releasing so much obsure records in other genres as well. Easy Listening in the Big Easy, Chuck _________________________________________________________ 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:16:35 -0400 From: "Br. Cleve" Subject: Re: (exotica) The rich rich record industry At 12:45 AM -0400 6/19/98, wrote: >Okay, this has puzzled me for sometime. But how or why does the big labels >choose to make lounge CDs if we are such a small market share? HOw are they >coming out ahead? They own the recordings, so they don't have to pay anything [except royalties] in order to put these out. In Capitol's case, they put their full promotional might behind the UltraLounge series, and as a result those discs sold extremely well. br cleve # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:36:48 -0400 From: "Br. Cleve" Subject: Re: (exotica) Flint and Ventures At 9:32 AM -0400 6/19/98, Rajnai, Charles, NPG NNAD wrote: >Maybe one of you recording company types can answer this one...My limited >experience in Audio Engineering reminds me that there is always a sheet >stuffed in the box with the tapes that indicates the settings on the board >and any effects put on the tracks. Since there were little electronic >effects in 1966, shouldn't it have been easy enough to replicate the other >settings? Especially if the engineer listened to the original first? Or is >it that these guys don't have that kind of time/money to do that for each >album? You're right about those sheets, although there's always the possibility that they were lost in this case. But my guess is that the engineer didn't listen to the original, and they don't that kind of time/money to do that, and the engineer tries to give it a modern sound. Just another reason why CD's are not always your best bet. br cleve # 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: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:51:21 +0200 From: Johan Dada Vis Subject: (exotica) Re: French Pop! >From: "Brian Karasick" > >BTW, does anyone know how does this set compares to what's on the >Get Easy! - France compilation? this is what o wtote a while back on volume 3 & 4: At Tue, 6 Jan 1998, BasicHip wrote: >Would someone who is familiar with the recordings below please offer a >short "review"? (the included descriptions were supplied by the dealer) >1) Various -- Get Easy Vol. 3 -- The French Pops Collection Motor >(Germany), Late 60's/1997 >Simply fantastic! An amazingly insane assortment of groovy groovy French >vocal pop from the 60's, with tracks that will make your ears pop out when >you hear them. Soaring vocals, groovy guitars, and arrangements that have >quirky little edges that make Serge Gainsbourg sound soft. Stellar stuff >from people like France Gall, Nicoletta, Brigitte Bardot, Eddie Barclay, >Les Parisiennes, Jacques Dutronc, Andre Brasseur, Daniel Gerard, and sooo >many others. Great package, great notes, and the kind of stuff that we >always dream about, but have never been able to find. Amazing stuff all >the way through, and a real treat for your groovy groovy ears! this proves that they didn't listen to the cd really careful ;-) 18 out of the 22 tracks are vocal, the other 4 are instrumental. they're not all really insane either, just some good and interesting french 60's pop, and a lot of mediocre stuff. i liked it better though than i had expected from just seeing the track list. if you like BB, France Gall and Katerine, then you'll like this cd too, i guess, but a lot depends upon where you live. i guess that people from outside europe, even outside france and other french speeking countries, will like it better, because this french pop has something "exotic" for them. the package is not great at all, it looks ugly and cheap to me, others might call it "retro"... liner notes are in german. there's 1 track you might already have, by Francis Lai called "marseileise generique", on BB's "disque d'or"lp/cd AND one of the "inflight entertainment" comps i _think_ my rate: +++ = good if you want to hear some *really* groovy, trippy, insane French (instromental) pop, try to find the "Orchestral Party (act 1...)" comp cd (i think Vik has a page on it) I liked "Get easy 4: the German Pops collection" (Motor, germany) a lot better than the "French collection" I talked about a while back. A lot depends on geographics; if you think everything French is cool/quirky/exotic, than you'll love the French one. If you're not sure, then go for the German. That one only has 2 crap tracks, by Katja Ebstein, and Lilian Atterer; both very plain 60's popular vocals. 8 other are vocal tracks, the remaining 14 are instromentals. all in all a very soulful and funky compilation, with plenty of that "European" big band sound. rated 4/5 some highlights: * Klaus Wunderlich's version of Mancini's "Baby elephant walk", which is very true to the original Mancini sound and yet very different and original. * James Last's "Aquarius" with phase shifting all over * Hildegarde Knef with a slow funk number; if you like low, smokey, female vocals, then check her out. * Orchester Horst Jankowski: "Pata pata" has both whistling (in the intro) and wordless scat "pabapaba" vocals from the swinging Jankowski Singers * Die Jankowski Singers have a second track, "rocking voices", on which they sound very much like the Swingle Singers, but with a beat. * also 2 Peter Thomas tracks not on any other cd. I like these 2 Jankowski tracks VERY much, that's why I wonder if the Horst Jankowski cd "Black forest explosion" mentioned in the booklet has that same sound, with wordless scat vocals... anyone knows? the included booklet mentions several other Motor cd's that might be interesting, like: * The Singers Unlimited: "Masterpieces" I've never heard anything from or about them, so any info about their sound is very welcome! volume 1 (the classic collection) is my favorite, rated 5/5: an overview of the Easy listening greats: Wanderley, Mancini, Astrud, Montenegro ("lady in cement"!), Lalo, Peter Thomas, Sandpipers, Ray Conniff, Denny, Bottcher, Kaepfert, Bacharach, Herb Alpert and others. all COOL tracks! volume 2 (the future collection) has today's lounge acts, like P5 ("Twiggy twiggy"!), Towa Tei, JTQ, CombEd, Mike Flowers, Corduroy, Andreas Dorau, Devo, Swing Out Sister, United Future Organisation, the Independant Colors... my rate: 4/5 Johan quiet@village.uunet.be + dada@bewoner.dma.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. ------------------------------ End of exotica-digest V2 #131 *****************************