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I've not seen the documentary, but I was a dedicated Creem reader. Although the magazine was never as eye-and-ear-opening as TP, it was an essential purchase for me each month, along with Musician and Rolling Stone. (The first interview with Gazza that I ever read was Dave DiMartino's June 1980 article, and the "Gary Numan: Is He Human?" test that that the magazine administeby Middle C
Forty years ago, the Jim Carroll Band unleashed its stunning debut album Catholic Boy upon the world. (Wikipedia states that the disc was released in January 1980, but that seems awfully early. At any rate, I don’t remember reading anything about the band until late 1980, and Mr. Robbins’ review didn’t appear until the January 1981 number of TP.) “Horrible, pretentious tripe from a semiliterarby Middle C
"The Sicilian Clan" and "Chi Mai" are wonderful, and I especially like "Come Maddalena." That composition's a real earworm. "Le Marginal" and "Le Vent, le Cri" are standouts on the second Virgin volume. Hope you enjoy all those discs!by Middle C
My nominee for the ne plus ultra of songs with vocables in the title is Piero Umiliani's "Mah Nà Mah Nà."by Middle C
"Shoo Be Doo" - The Cars "Boing Boom Tschak" - Kraftwerk "Ooh La La" - Faces (and seemingly everyone else, for that matter)by Middle C
It definitely counts! The sound effects record you described sounds a lot like Disneyland's Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House, which was originally released in 1964. I had the 1973 orange cover reissue, which got a lot of play on my turntable, and not just at Halloween. Looking back, the album inadvertently prepared me for such later avant-garde experiments as David Sylvby Middle C
I had a copy of that Invasion of the Dragon-Men disc, Mr. Toland, as well as Golden Records' 1966 The Avengers and Captain America, which contained an audio rendition of Avengers #4. Neither album, alas, came with any actual comic books. I also had several G.I. Joe, Star Trek, and Space:1999 book-and-record 45's, as well as Barry Gray's excellent Space:1999 soundtrack on RCA.by Middle C
When I was a child, I owned several oddball albums that either my parents or my grandmother bought for me. These were records that I listened to constantly, and five of them are seared into my brain. One such album was The Touch of Leonard Nimoy, which Dot released in 1969. (It’s hard to believe, but this was actually Nimoy’s fourth platter.) My grandmother gave me this record because she lovby Middle C
“Music to burn joss-sticks to,” sniffed the New Musical Express of David Sylvian’s instrumental EP Words With the Shaman, released in late 1985. Well, what if it was incense-friendly? Surely music, even when it’s recorded by refugees from the rock world, can have a meditative, even medicinal, quality. The three-part suite, which easily qualifies as accompaniment for your next mystical migratioby Middle C
Those are some killer B's, my friend! You've assembled an extraordinary list. "Paths and Angles," "Glow," and (especially) "The Passion" are real knockouts. I also quite like Nelson's "The Burning Question."by Middle C
Music takes us backwards as much as, if not more than, it moves us forward. Every summer, for me, is the summer of David Sylvian’s Brilliant Trees, released in June 1984. Although I listen to this album frequently, it assumes especial resonance during the hottest season of the year. Undoubtedly, I associate summertime with the long breaks between the end of one public school year and the begiby Middle C
One of the many joys of reading TP was Jim Green’s singles review column, “Green Circles.” I loved his assessments of (largely) import 45’s. So I’ll address this question to my fellow geezers on this forum: What are your favorite, as well as your least favorite, non-album B-sides? They can be either of the 7” or 12” variety. I’ve no idea what my all-time favorite non-album B-side is, but sby Middle C
Here are some suggestions. The Virgin and Bear Family collections are particularly good. Film Music Volumes 1 & 2 (Virgin) Canto Morricone Volumes 1 &2 (Bear Family) Main Titles Volume One (DRG) The Singles Collection Volume Two (DRG) Morricone in the Brain (Bella Casa) Crime and Dissonance (Ipecac) Enjoy!by Middle C
I’ve never had a clerk deride one of my music purchases, but I remember buying, about 25 years ago, copies of Lou Reed’s essential Live in Italy and Mahavishnu John McLaughlin’s acoustic gem My Goal’s Beyond at a Chapel Hill record shop. The male clerk expressed surprise that I was buying discs by these two great artists, whose music (he explained) “ go together.” When I politely inquired as toby Middle C
I rented the print from the long-defunct Films, Inc., one of the many 16mm rental companies that were everywhere back in the day. I was the student president of my college's Film Committee, and there was a charming lady named Jemi (bless her!) at the business who gave us deep discounts on the obscure movies I programmed. If I recall correctly, the dialogue dub (now here's the rub) useby Middle C
Eat to the Beat is fantastic. I love Young Americans, but I wish that Bowie would've substituted "Who Can I Be Now?" for his overwrought cover of "Across the Universe." (Thank goodness for Rykodisc.) The Dame's take on the Beatles tune flops just as much as his version of "Wild Is the Wind" succeeds on Station to Station.by Middle C
I'm positively emerald with envy! I managed to rent a 16mm copy of the film in late 1985, eight years after reading about it in Philip Strick's classic Science Fiction Movies book. The picture was everything I'd hoped it would be, and more. I fell hard for Marisa Mell!by Middle C
1980 marks the fortieth anniversary of Blondie’s Autoamerican, which produced two massive hit singles, “The Tide Is High” and “Rapture.” At the time of its release in November of that year, the album seemed to discombobulate and/or agitate critics. The great Mr. Robbins, who was more merciful than many reviewers, wrote that the album “displays the band’s basic flaw: lack of direction and a musby Middle C
My favorite tribute CD is the 2002 compilation, "For a Few Guitars More," which features fantastic covers of Ennio Morricone's spaghetti western themes. The disc was released by the Croatian label Dancing Bear, and is highly recommended to anyone interested in the Maestro.by Middle C
Yes, sir! I revere Mario Bava, and "Danger: Diabolik" is my favorite film. (In fact, one of my old college friends is an audio commentator on the recent Shout! Factory Blu-ray release.) "Valmont's Go-Go Pad" is Morricone at his most outlandish, and I can listen to that composition endlessly.by Middle C
Yikes! Sorry to have duplicated this thread.by Middle C
I'm sure that everyone on this forum has heard by now that the great Ennio Morricone has died. The Maestro is my all-time favorite composer, and I cannot imagine the cinema of the Twentieth Century without his marvelous music. His influence on rock, of course, is enormous. When Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow burst upon the scene decades ago, I savored the Morriconesque spaghetti westerby Middle C
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