From: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com (bomp-digest) To: bomp-digest@xnet2.com Subject: bomp-digest V2002 #23 Reply-To: bomp Sender: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Errors-To: owner-bomp-digest@xnet2.com Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send e-mail to majordomo@xnet2.com with "unsubscribe bomp-digest" in the body X-Bomp-web-site: http://www.bomp.com X-BompList-Administrator: efd@xnet2.com bomp-digest Wednesday, January 9 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 023 This is the digest version of the Bomp list. ***HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE:*** Send an e-mail with the words "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com or go to . Here's what people are yacking about in this digest: Re: The Iron Cross Jeff Kopp Danny Ly/New Haven Dlybotsen@aol.com Danny Ly/New Haven Dlybotsen@aol.com Bo Diddley: The Black Gladiator "Chris Owen" Re: still criminally out of print or never rereleased (officially) in the US "Mark Ertmer" re: still criminally out of print or never released (officially at least) jmhuber@mindspring.com Re:Alvin Cash "Roger Kaye" Re: paul's drumming vs. ringo's Euphorik6@aol.com stereo better than mono? Euphorik6@aol.com Esquivel RIP? Jeff Kopp Re: Danny Ly/New Haven "Lenny Smith" Re: stereo better than mono? bryan Re: bomp-digest V2002 #21 Hives / Kylie "Michel Fenderwoods" Re: Turtles Sknoof@aol.com Re: Esquivel RIP? Alyssa Rogers-Gast Turtles touting zone65 Esquivel RIP "Kari Krome" Re: paul's drumming vs. ringo's "Tom" Re: paul's drumming vs. ringo's "Tom" Re: still criminally out of print or never released (officially at least) in America "cozmikdebris" Bob Seger taking a shit "Chris Owen" still criminally out of print...but not quite "John Trembly" beau brummels bryan Cyril Jordan Interview - FG Monthly Book no.1 (7/76) "McGowan, Rob (SD-EX)" Re: beau brummels "johntrembly" Re: beau brummels bryan Re: Esquivel RIP Alyssa Rogers-Gast Re: Esquivel RIP? "Astroboy" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 09 Jan 2002 16:25:47 +0000 From: Jeff Kopp Subject: Re: The Iron Cross On Wednesday, January 9, 2002, Boldface wrote: > >I always thought that the wearing of the Iron Cross (in the USA in the >post-WW2 period) was started by guys that came back from fighting in >Europe, many of whom were disaffected and unemployed (unemployable?) and >became bikers/hell's angels. Wearing the Cross that they'd taken from a >dead German soldier was a way of displaying how tough they are, that they'd >been to war and killed the enemy. The surfer kids a decade or more later >just figured it looked cool and copied them, not really understanding fully >where the Cross had come from. Fact or fiction? - PJ Yeah, that makes perfect sense. Hell, they may have been wearing the crosses their fathers had retrieved! But if Jan would let me restate my earlier point, the Iron Cross was a German military medal of honor (bravery) that in and of itself was not directly related to the Third Reich (it dates back over a hundred years prior to that), nor was it the emblem of the Third Reich. Yes, it was still awarded by Hitler's army during WWII, but those crosses included the swastika in the center. I've not seen anyone that I know of wearing the Iron Cross with the swastika center (which would, IMHO, be in bad taste). Not saying those bikers or '60s surfers didn't... just saying that none of the patches or necklace pendants (etc.) I own or have come across contain it. And hey, if people can only equate the sight of the Iron Cross with Hitler's Germany then that's not my fault. Remember, the Bundeswehr (Germany's modern armed forces) still incorporates the Iron Cross into one of its modern medals. 'Nuff said. kopper ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:27:17 EST From: Dlybotsen@aol.com Subject: Danny Ly/New Haven Several idle thoughts: 1. I'm still playing with the Botswanas and Senders, albeit infrequently and irregularly because of distance and the onset of middle age. The Botswanas' album "Fade and You're Gone" will FINALLY be out (after 2 1/2 years) in early February; we're getting some favorable press coverage (articles in GQ and Guitar Player magazines, as well as Alternative Press, Details and Jersey Beat) and the disc is going out to a few hundred radio stations in a few weeks. The Senders have done nothing since the summer shows Blair was talking about, but the last one we did was a real corker, with Wayne Kramer from the MC-5 jumping up with us at Manitoba's in NYC to rip off some blazing guitar on our version of the Stones' "Empty Heart." 2. Waxing nostalgic here reading all the posts about the New Haven scene from the 80s, specifically from the days at the Grotto nightclub. It's too bad that the scene petered out. We were young, full of ourselves and naive enough to think we could sustain something for more than a few years. I was friendly with many of those bands Lenny Smith mentioned (I bought my first practice bass amp from Craig Bell of Saucers and I still own the Poodle Boys' Kustom bass amp, which I bought from Craig's wife Claudia.) 3. A few hellos on the list to: Moreen, whose Rhymes Records store I used to frequent; Lenny, who always welcomed us (the Double-Naught Spys) warmly whenever we played Portland, Me., which we often called our second home because of our inability to get any good home-town shows in New Haven; and Eric Planck (how's your brother Rodi doing?); Blair; and Eric Fusco. 4. I'm sorry to read through those flaming posts of a few weeks ago when MopTop Mike unsubscribed. I don't want to comment on the specifics, but all I will say is that he was my bandmate in the Spys for eight years and my friend for the past 14 years and I will go to the wall to defend him (which I did physically at few of our more unruly shows). 5. Blair asked about the unreleased Spys album on Crypt from 1988. We recorded it during the drunken weekend of the Bad Musick Seminar in NYC, with production provided by an equally drunken Billy Childish. I don't remember too much why it was aborted, other than to speculate that Tim Warren was bummed out about the Rat Bastards breaking up or he just flat-out didn't like it very much. I haven't heard the tapes in years. MopTop has the masters, one track of which, "One More Beer," made it onto the Nardwuar compilation "Oh God, My Mom's on Channel 10" in 1990. Sorry about the extended length of this post, but it's nice to know someone is curious about me. Danny Ly ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:27:17 EST From: Dlybotsen@aol.com Subject: Danny Ly/New Haven Several idle thoughts: 1. I'm still playing with the Botswanas and Senders, albeit infrequently and irregularly because of distance and the onset of middle age. The Botswanas' album "Fade and You're Gone" will FINALLY be out (after 2 1/2 years) in early February; we're getting some favorable press coverage (articles in GQ and Guitar Player magazines, as well as Alternative Press, Details and Jersey Beat) and the disc is going out to a few hundred radio stations in a few weeks. The Senders have done nothing since the summer shows Blair was talking about, but the last one we did was a real corker, with Wayne Kramer from the MC-5 jumping up with us at Manitoba's in NYC to rip off some blazing guitar on our version of the Stones' "Empty Heart." 2. Waxing nostalgic here reading all the posts about the New Haven scene from the 80s, specifically from the days at the Grotto nightclub. It's too bad that the scene petered out. We were young, full of ourselves and naive enough to think we could sustain something for more than a few years. I was friendly with many of those bands Lenny Smith mentioned (I bought my first practice bass amp from Craig Bell of Saucers and I still own the Poodle Boys' Kustom bass amp, which I bought from Craig's wife Claudia.) 3. A few hellos on the list to: Moreen, whose Rhymes Records store I used to frequent; Lenny, who always welcomed us (the Double-Naught Spys) warmly whenever we played Portland, Me., which we often called our second home because of our inability to get any good home-town shows in New Haven; and Eric Planck (how's your brother Rodi doing?); Blair; and Eric Fusco. 4. I'm sorry to read through those flaming posts of a few weeks ago when MopTop Mike unsubscribed. I don't want to comment on the specifics, but all I will say is that he was my bandmate in the Spys for eight years and my friend for the past 14 years and I will go to the wall to defend him (which I did physically at few of our more unruly shows). 5. Blair asked about the unreleased Spys album on Crypt from 1988. We recorded it during the drunken weekend of the Bad Musick Seminar in NYC, with production provided by an equally drunken Billy Childish. I don't remember too much why it was aborted, other than to speculate that Tim Warren was bummed out about the Rat Bastards breaking up or he just flat-out didn't like it very much. I haven't heard the tapes in years. MopTop has the masters, one track of which, "One More Beer," made it onto the Nardwuar compilation "Oh God, My Mom's on Channel 10" in 1990. Sorry about the extended length of this post, but it's nice to know someone is curious about me. Danny Ly ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 14:33:34 -0800 From: "Chris Owen" Subject: Bo Diddley: The Black Gladiator yeah...Black Gladiator rips, but it wasn't really what I was getting at. You can find sealed 80's versions of that and "Big Bad Bo" all over the place (which is what I suspect Jason bought) but good luck finding "Bo Diddley is A Lover" or "Bo Diddley's Beach Party" anywhere for under $30. MCA owns the rights to all the Chess/Checker stuff, but all they do is re-release greatest hits comps with different covers every year. I suspect the weird ones ("Surfin' With Bo Diddley" anyone?) are lost forever, tho. There doesn't seem to be as big a market for reissues like that when the company holding the masters is also responsible for pushing Blink 182 and shit. Ech... I found a Charly LP from the 80's of "Have Guitar Will Travel"...did they do LP versions of all the other albums? I've never seen one for sale, but if I ever get my hands on one of those Charly CD box sets with everything I'll snatch it up. Anybody got one for sale? I have most everything from the 60's but that box is a handy little deal I'd like to own. Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:06:22 EST From: HOODOO3005@aol.com Subject: Bo Diddley: The Black Gladiator In a message dated 1/9/02 5:48:03 AM Central Standard Time, << Chris Owen wishes that somebody would reissue: > Bo Diddley- all the 60's LPs on Chess and Checker >> (WHAT THE FUCK!!!) > Then Jason Mata said: > I think some of his LPs have been reissued, I just > picked up "Black Gladiator" about a month ago. - -1) Not to be technical, but the BLACK GLADIATOR is from the 70's (actually - -1970), but its still worth it! It sounds like he's being backed up by Black - -Merda (essentially Chess Records' answer to Funkadelic) and the whole shebang - -does have this "black psychedelia" aura to it. It is a great album, but I've - -only seen it on vinyl. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:34:43 -0600 From: "Mark Ertmer" Subject: Re: still criminally out of print or never rereleased (officially) in the US I'd REALLY like to get my hands on the Firestarter (ex-Teengenerate) LP from Japan. And speaking of Japan, Supersnazz just put out a new album which I have yet to see in the states, and the last few Guitar Wolf releases have been import only. Totally weak dude. Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 17:34:42 -0500 From: jmhuber@mindspring.com Subject: re: still criminally out of print or never released (officially at least) All records by one of the greatest instro groups of all time, and one of the very first rock groups in Spain, Los Relampagos. These guys were at least as good as the Shadows, Ventures, and other top instro groups of the '60s. www.losrelampagos.com ------------------------------ Date: 9 Jan 2002 22:36:50 -0000 From: "Roger Kaye" Subject: Re:Alvin Cash Another in favor of an Alvin Cash comp. This would be a great time to put out an Alvin Cash compilation - you could probably get some airplay on his "Ali Shuffle" singles while the ALI movie is in the theaters, or when it comes out on DVD/video. How did Norton manage to put together their R&B comps on people like the Mighty Hannibal and Rudy Ray Moore, who recorded on many labels, some of them owned by the majors these days? They'd be perfect to put out an A.C. comp. Too bad he's not around to promote it. Roger - -------- Subject: Essential, But Out Of Print From: HOODOO3005@xxxxxxx Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:37:51 EST Alvin Cash, of "Twine Time" fame, could use a good compilation himself - his sixties singles on Mar-V-Lus and Toddlin' Town are insane house-party soul music at its best. James ********************************************* Looking for 100 free long distance minutes and state-to-state rates as low as 4.5 cents/minute? Check out http://scripts.freeze.com/linktrack/go.cgi?LongDistance ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:49:33 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: Re: paul's drumming vs. ringo's In a message dated 1/9/02 2:10:09 PM, ed_flynn3@yahoo.com writes: << And what do we make of the alleged sessions when Bernard Purdie supposedly sat in for Ringo? >> seriously? never heard that one! according to lewisohn, with the xception of the already-mentioned mcartney-on-drums sessions in 1968 & 1969, the only time anybody that wasn't ringo ever drummed on a beatles record was the 9/11/62 session for "love me do" - ringo's first session with the band, where george martin was like "hey, nice to meet you - here's your tambourine." rob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 17:55:48 EST From: Euphorik6@aol.com Subject: stereo better than mono? ok, here's a new one (i think) - it's a regular day at work, which means i am sitting there, trying to look busy as i read the bomp list and listen to CDs.... today i listened to the gold disc of "surrealistic pillow," one of those cool reissues with both the mono and stereo LP mixes; listened to both versions and actually came to the rare (for me) conclusion that the stereo mix kicks the mono's ass...the mono mix just sounds kinda sludgy and goopy, while the stereo has air in it, and the air works with this particular record - IMO, anyway... i could only think of one other record i think sounds better in stereo - the beatles' "a hard day's night." can anybody else think of a record where they like the stereo mix better than the mono? rob ------------------------------ Date: 09 Jan 2002 17:02:44 +0000 From: Jeff Kopp Subject: Esquivel RIP? A friend just told me that she heard Esquivel passed away in Mexico last week, but I can't seem to find an obit for him on the Web. Has anyone seen or heard any more about this? Thanks, kopper The Wayback Machine http://www.garagepunk.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:09:43 -0500 From: "Lenny Smith" Subject: Re: Danny Ly/New Haven Danny wrote: > Sorry about the extended length of this post, but it's nice to know someone > is curious about me. Hiya, Danny!!! Are you kiddin'??? No apologies necessary--it's great that all this talk drew ya out of hiding! Glad to hear about the pending release of the Botswanas album, and that you're still active with the Senders to boot (great band! I haven't heard the Botswanas yet, but I'll definitely snag a copy of the disc!). Take care, and hey, give us all a shout out here every now and again, eh? Lenny ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 15:18:47 -0800 From: bryan Subject: Re: stereo better than mono? > can anybody else think of a record where they like the stereo mix better > than the mono? Rob, I can probably think of hundreds, but one that came to mind when you wrote this was the Who's "Sell Out". To me, hearing "Armenia City In The Sky" in mono, without the stereo-panning, well, it's just not the same. I have both, and have A&B'd them to see the differences (actually, the track listing is completely different too), and I think I prefer the "original" release... Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 23:21:54 +0000 From: "Michel Fenderwoods" Subject: Re: bomp-digest V2002 #21 Hives / Kylie >Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 13:12:41 +0100 >From: Bård Hodneland >Subject: Re: Hives > >hear, hear!! may the hives conquer the world! (they may be closer than you >think: anyone seen kylie minogue's new underwear commercial? soundtrack: >the hives...) Re: Watch it here: http://www.agentprovocateur.com/site/ > Media Gallery > Cinema (Windows Media Player) Michel Fenderwoods _________________________________________________________________ Download MSN Explorer gratis van http://explorer.msn.nl/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:42:32 EST From: Sknoof@aol.com Subject: Re: Turtles HOODOO, he say: << There was no mention on the jacket (of the Turtles' HAPPY TOGETHER) or the label of ("Guide For The Married Man") being "from the film", which is something they ALWAYS did back then. >> << They did mention it - on the 45. >> This is a minor thing, I know....but you put some words in my mouth there....When I spoke of the jacket and the label I was referring to the LP in both cases, not the 45. The 45 didn't come out until the movie did. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 18:03:59 -0600 From: Alyssa Rogers-Gast Subject: Re: Esquivel RIP? Jeff Kopp wrote: > A friend just told me that she heard Esquivel passed away in Mexico last week, but I can't seem to find an obit for him on the Web. Has anyone seen or heard any more about this? > > Thanks, > kopper > The Wayback Machine > http://www.garagepunk.com > Hey, Jeff, I too keep hearing rumours, but no solid, concrete obit info as of yet. Where are our more prolific posters when we need 'em? if true, alas. ~A http://www.cavestomp.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:57:29 +1100 From: zone65 Subject: Turtles touting Essential Turtles: 1. Almost There (Kinks-style punker covered by several US 60s garage bands) 2. Outside Chance (Byrds-meets-Stones killer; redone by Chesterfield Kings) 3. Grim Reaper of Love (cryptic punk in waltz time!) 4. Surfer Dan (a late-entry surf classic) 5. She'll Come Back (moody brilliance with a monster riff; listen to the lyrics - the girl is dead and the guy is nuts...) - -p markmann ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 18:58:04 -0500 From: "Kari Krome" Subject: Esquivel RIP _________________________________________________________________ Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:54:00 -0500 From: "Tom" Subject: Re: paul's drumming vs. ringo's > > And what do we make of the alleged sessions when Bernard Purdie > supposedly sat in for Ringo? Either we ridicule Bernard Purdie for thinking anyone would fall for such an absurd story, or we give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's somewhat confused. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:11:28 -0500 From: "Tom" Subject: Re: paul's drumming vs. ringo's > > << And what do we make of the alleged sessions when Bernard Purdie > supposedly sat in for Ringo? >> > > seriously? never heard that one! according to lewisohn, with the xception > of the already-mentioned mcartney-on-drums sessions in 1968 & 1969, the only > time anybody that wasn't ringo ever drummed on a beatles record was the > 9/11/62 session for "love me do" - ringo's first session with the band, where > george martin was like "hey, nice to meet you - here's your tambourine." > I guess I should explain what I'm ridiculing Purdie for. His story is that after The Beatles recorded their songs with Ringo, Brian Epstein decided that the drumming wasn't good enough, so he sent the tapes to NYC so Purdie could replace the drumming on them. According to him, he played on 18 songs, and Ringo never played drums on a Beatles record. I could point out all the holes in that story, but why should I have all the fun. What actually happened is that after The Beatles broke in America, the company that reissued the recording of "Ain't She Sweet" (with Pete Best on drums) had Purdie overdub some fills. What really happened is that ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:45:53 -0500 From: "cozmikdebris" Subject: Re: still criminally out of print or never released (officially at least) in America I just posted Noah to the alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1960s newsgroup. I have a CD of it and could burn you a copy if you wish. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lindholm, Jeffrey" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:50 AM Subject: RE: still criminally out of print or never released (officially at least) in America > > > Yeah, the Noah album! I've still got a cassette that I taped off a friend's > 8-track of this in 1981, and the worst part is how the 8-track fade-out > track switch (ka-chunk) comes in the middle of the psychedelic "Cat" song. > I've been able to find a guy who made me CD-Rs of "New Morning" and "Back in > '72," the other ones that have NEVER been on CD, but I'm still existing on > that 20-year-old "Noah" cassette! > > Help! > > Jeffery Lindholm > jrl6b@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu > University of Virginia Health System > Marketing and Communications > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shake6677@aol.com [SMTP:Shake6677@aol.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:31 AM > > To: bomp@xnet2.com > > Subject: Re: still criminally out of print or never released > > (officially at least) in America > > > > > > bob seger system! > > > > lee/dead flowers > > --- > > http://fade.to/DeadFlowers > > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/rosesonyergrave > > > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 16:51:28 -0800 From: "Chris Owen" Subject: Bob Seger taking a shit Dude...I've heard that story. Was it in ANSWER ME? I'm pretty sure it was a Jim Goad thing...maybe I read it on his website? I'll dig around, but I'm positive I've read that same Bob Seger story somewhere. Chris From: HOODOO3005@aol.com Subject: Re: still criminally out of print or never rereleased (officially) in the US - -Oh! Reminds me of a story I heard third hand...it takes place in a Detroit - -men's room...guy one sez to guy two what we've been saying all along - that - -Bob Seger's music essentially sucked after LIVE BULLET, and that the best - -records were the garage-rock 45's with Bob Seger & the Last Heard. In the - -middle of the conversation, who should emerge from a stall but Bob himself... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:11:47 -0500 From: "John Trembly" Subject: still criminally out of print...but not quite These two have come out on CD from Germany on Warner Brothers, Triangle 7599-26886-2, and Bradley's Barn 7599-26887-2. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 17:03:15 -0800 From: bryan Subject: beau brummels > > > These two have come out on CD from Germany on Warner Brothers, Triangle 7599-26886-2, and Bradley's Barn 7599-26887-2. I've got a Japanese copy of Bradley's Barn, but haven't been able to find anyone selling the German CDs. Any ideas about an online site I should check?? Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 20:22:37 -0500 From: "McGowan, Rob (SD-EX)" Subject: Cyril Jordan Interview - FG Monthly Book no.1 (7/76) Pretty cool interview . . . Go to the FlaminGroovies for more Flamin Groovies talk. - -Rob - -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 3:01 PM To: FlaminGroovies@yahoogroups.com Cyril Jordan Interview - Flamin' Groovies Monthly Book no.1 (7/76) - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Q: How long have you been playing guitar? A: Since 1963. I actually started in '62, but gave it up 'cause there wasn't any real guitar rock & roll happening. Then the Beach Boys hit the charts and I flipped. Got back into teaching myself. I'd play a 45 for hours and hours until my chops were right. LPs are easier to learn from. When 33 1/3 is slowed down to 16, the song stays in the same key. Makes learning Lonnie Mack riffs seem easy. When the Beatles and Stones came out, I switched to bass guitar. Studied bass for a year then went back to 6-string guitar. Q: What kind of guitars do you own? A: All kinds -- 2 Rickenbackers (one 12, one 6), Dan Armstrong, 3 Gretsch guitars, Country Gentleman, Anniversary, 12-string, and a Hofner bass. Also have an electric autoharp and a dulcimer. Q: What kind of amps do you use, and why? A: Used Marshalls for awhile. In the old days, when the Groovies first started, we all had Vox Superbeatles. Now we use Fender dual Showmans (pre-CBS, 1966). The Fender sound is part of the best years of rock & roll. 1962-68--Byrds, Beach Boys, Stones, Raiders, they all used Fender. They're perfect for Rickenbacker or Gretsch guitars. Q: What other guitarists have influenced you? A: That's a long list. When I started, it was Berry, then Lonnie Mack, Harrison, Jones and Richard, Dave Davies (or is that Jimmy Page?), Jim McGuinn, Al Casey, James Burton, Dave Edmunds, Robin James and Mike Wilhelm. Oh yeah, can't forget Frankie Lee Sims. Q: What are some of your favorite records? A: That's a hard one; it changes all the time. Lately I've been playing a lot of Byrds records. All time favorites include 'She Loves You', 'Please Please Me', 'Not Fade Away', 'You Really Got Me', '5D', Johnny Was A Good Boy', 'I Want To Hold Your Hand', 'I Wonder' by the Ronettes...boy, this list could go on and on. Fave LPs: Meet the Beatles, Meet the Stones, Meet the Kinks, Meet the Yardbirds, Meet the Byrds, Meet the Lovin' Spoonful... Q: We understand you have a pretty choice record collection...tell us a little about it. A: My collection isn't really as large as some collectors. About 900 singles right now. But I'm totally crazed about every one of them. I've just almost completed my Kinks collection. Now if I could only find 'You Still Want Me' on Cameo. I come across classics all the time that never made it on the charts. Ever hear 'The Joint's Really Jumpin'? Q: What other hobbies do you have? A: I collect comic art. I'm into magic--was a professional when I was 10. Had my own show. My name was Mahatma Keeps Bey. I'm crazed over E.C. comics. Just started painting again. I also like reading horror stories late at night. Q: What ambitions do you have outside of music? A: To make science fiction and horror films. Cartoons--I'd like to get into art direction, special effects. Wouldn't mind being an archaeologist and go digging for lost cities. Q: What writers/filmmakers/artists are you into? A: Colin Wilson, all his stuff is incredible. H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Derleth, William Hope Hodgson. My film idols are George Pal, Ray Harryhausen, Edward Small, Orson Welles. My biggest influences as an artist would be Frank Kelly Freas, Dali, Carl Barks, Richard Taylor, Bill Elder. - ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Tiny Wireless Camera under $80! Order Now! FREE VCR Commander! Click Here - Only 1 Day Left! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WoOlbB/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/jGKolB/TM - ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:44:17 -0500 From: "johntrembly" Subject: Re: beau brummels I found them in Vinatge Vinyl in Fords,NJ several years ago, I don't know if they're still available. I guess you could check your online CD retailers. John www.izzymusic.com - ----- Original Message ----- From: bryan To: Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:03 PM Subject: beau brummels > > > > > > > > These two have come out on CD from Germany on Warner Brothers, Triangle 7599-26886-2, and > Bradley's Barn 7599-26887-2. > > I've got a Japanese copy of Bradley's Barn, but haven't been able to find > anyone selling the German CDs. Any ideas about an online site I should > check?? > > Bryan > > > ===> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp" to majordomo@xnet2.com <=== > > - ---------------------------------------------------- Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today Only $9.95 per month! http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 17:32:42 -0800 From: bryan Subject: Re: beau brummels I have. No luck. -- Bryan I guess you could check your online CD retailers. > John ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 19:50:30 -0600 From: Alyssa Rogers-Gast Subject: Re: Esquivel RIP here: http://www.spaceagepop.com/esquivel.htm ~ALYSSA ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 20:50:54 -0500 From: "Astroboy" Subject: Re: Esquivel RIP? - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alyssa Rogers-Gast" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 7:03 PM Subject: Re: Esquivel RIP? > > Jeff Kopp wrote: > > > A friend just told me that she heard Esquivel passed away in Mexico last week, but I can't seem to find an obit for him on the Web. Has anyone seen or heard any more about this? > > > > Thanks, > > kopper > > The Wayback Machine > > http://www.garagepunk.com > > > > Hey, Jeff, I too keep hearing rumours, but no solid, concrete obit info as of yet. Where are our more prolific posters > when we need 'em? > > if true, alas. > > ~A > > http://www.cavestomp.com > Someone else posted this same info earlier today, but I guess some folks missed it. I got it from a friend of Irwin Chusid's so I guess that is as official as I need it to be. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - --------------------- Subject: Juan Garcia Esquivel (1918-2002) JUAN GARCIA ESQUIVEL (1918-2002) Juan Garcia Esquivel, celebrated pianist, composer, bandleader, stereo recording pioneer, and glamorous Space Age Bachelor Pad Music icon, died at his home in Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico, on January 3, 2002. He was 83. The death was reported by his widow, Carina Osorio vda. de Garcia, and by his son, Mario Eddi Garcia Servin, of Taxco. According to a longtime friend, Steve Reed, of Los Angeles, three months ago Esquivel suffered a stroke, which had left him paralyzed on one side and unable to speak. He recovered in a short time, but suffered a second, more severe stroke on Dec. 30. He died four days later. Esquivel was born on January 20, 1918, in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was a renowned pianist/bandleader in his native country, garnering much acclaim on stage, television and radio. He starred in and scored two films, "Cabaret Tragico" and "La Locura de Rock'n'Roll," before being brought to the U.S. by RCA Victor Records in 1957. Working primarily in Hollywood, New York, and Las Vegas, the suave maestro recorded prolifically, led an explosive big band, and scored for several TV programs. His elegant, idiosyncratic, and very meticulous arrangements were colored by radical dynamic shifts, playful percussion, wordless vocals, and Esquivel's own virtuoso keyboard runs. When it came to recording sessions, he was notorious for budget-busting extravagance. His offstage life was filled with celebrity hobnobbing (e.g., Sinatra, Liberace, Ernie Kovacs), romantic intrigue (he embodied the charming Latin Lothario mystique), and unfortunate bouts of drinking and prescription drug abuse that eventually curtailed his success. Many of Esquivel's saucy compositions, such as "Mucha Muchacha," "Whatchamacallit," "Latin-Esque," and "Mini Skirt," have come to symbolize the wild hyper-stereo orchestration of the 1950s and '60s. Ironically, his most familiar composition -- and one for which he is little known -- is the "Universal Emblem," a three-second blast of Wagnerian thunder which has for decades accompanied the Universal Studios logo at the conclusion of hundreds of television programs. "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music," a 1994 Bar/None Records compilation of Esquivel's 1950s-'60s RCA Victor recordings, sparked a resurgence of interest in his work. Simpsons creator Matt Groening declared Esquivel "the great unsung genius of space age pop." Subsequent releases, such as "Music >From a Sparkling Planet" (1995, Bar/None), "Cabaret Maņana" (1996, BMG), and the 40-years-locked-in-the-can "See It In Sound" (1999, 7N), launched his vintage recordings into wide circulation on TV, in films and commercials, and as background music in restaurants, lounges, and stores. Several of his compositions have been used in the soundtracks of major Hollywood films, including "The Big Lebowski," "Four Rooms," and "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America." His riffs have been widely sampled and emulated by audio mixologists and turntable wizards worldwide. The Kronos Quartet recently commissioned and performed a string arrangement of Esquivel's 1967 composition "Mini Skirt." The original handwritten scores for his 24-piece orchestra no longer exist, having reportedly been hauled away as trash years ago when rent was in arrears on a Las Vegas storage facility. Though he was an American citizen, Esquivel moved back to Mexico in the 1980s. For the Televisa network, he composed soundtracks for a children's TV program, entitled "Burbujas" ("Bubbles"). He was inactive in the music business during the 1990s, due to a broken hip and an aggravated spinal injury which left him bedridden and unable to walk. He lived at the home of his older brother, Sergio, in Jiutepec, until Sergio's death in 1999. Esquivel then bought and moved to a home in Villas del Descanso, also in Jiutepec. In May 2001, Esquivel married 25-year-old Carina Osorio, who had assisted the ailing legend as a home health care aide for several years. They were wed in a simple ceremony administered by a justice of the peace at Esquivel's home. Esquivel claimed that Carina was his sixth wife. He had married and divorced twice while residing in the United States. He described Carina as "a simple girl, who is attentive and honest," adding, "I am very happy, and she is too. We both stay up until 2:00 in the morning, and she helps me. Our house is not too big, not too small. Just for the two of us, it is nice. It has a nice garden." A film biography about the Space Age Pop avatar is in script development at Fox studios, with John Leguizamo slated to star and Alexander Payne signed to direct. Per his wishes, Esquivel's remains were cremated, and his ashes were returned home with Carina. - -- Irwin Chusid 1/8/02 ------------------------------ End of bomp-digest V2002 #23 **************************** ===================================================================== You've been reading bomp-digest, the digest version of the Bomp list. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe bomp-digest" to majordomo@xnet2.com