Fantastica #06
Dogs, typewriters & Russian roulette
 Johan

 
 
  1. Those Darn Accordeons: "Fire"
    • album "Squeeze this"
    • CD, Flying Fish 70627, USA, 1994 | ++
  2. Mae West: "Great balls of fire"
    • album "Great balls of fire"
    • LP, MGM SE-4869, USA, 1972 | ++++
    • info: from 1972! incredible!
  3. Claude Denjean: "Proud Mary"
    • album "Moog"
    • LP, Decca Phase 4 stereo PFS 4212, UK, 1970 reissue | ++++
    • info: Funny and groovy Moog covers of 60's classics
  4. Electronic Concept Orchestra: "Mah-na', mah-na'"
    • album "CineMoog"
    • LP, Mercury SR-61279 | +++
  5. Beatle Barkers: "We can work it out"
    • compil. "The exotic Beatles Part 1"
    • CD, Exotica Pelé 3, distributed by Revolver, UK, 1993 | +++++ Review
  6. Laibach: "In the year 2525"
    • album "Nato"
    • CD | +
  7. Cleopatra: "Cleopatra seduces Atan"
    • album "The intimate amours of Cleopatra"
    • LP, Riot | +++
    • info: Spoken word with background music, hilarious.
  8. Line Renaud: "Sexe"
    • compil. "Ultra-Lounge Volume 4: Bachelor Pad Royale"
    • CD, Captiol CDP 35177, USA, 1996 | +++++
  9. Hugh Masekela: "Cantaloupe Island"
    • compil. "Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz vol. 1"
    • CD, Polydor?/Motor 515 704-2, Germany, 199? | ++
  10. Tak Shindo: "Rains of Okavango"
    • album "Mganga!"
    • CD, Tiki Tune (bootleg) | not rated
  11. The Limeliters: "Only 18"
    • album "Time to gather seeds"
    • LP | +
  12. Pérez Prado: "San Remo"
    • album "Rockambo"
    • LP, RCA LPM-2308 mono | +++++
    • info: rock + mambo = rockambo!
  13. Le Groupe Angklung: "Tatabeuhan sungut (edit)"
    • album "L'Indonesie"
    • LP, Arion ARN 33 353, France, 1976 | ++++
    • info: Indonesian percussion group , named after the sound their bamboo instruments are making: klang klung
  14. Laurie Anderson: "O superman - intro" + "Walk the dog"
    • single "O superman/Walk the dog"
    • 7", Warner, 1981 | +++
  15. The Singing Dogs: "Rock & Roll"
    • compil. "Las Vegas Grind Volume 1"
    • LP, Strip 001, USA or Germany, 19?? | +++++
    • info: Exists on CD, see details in my "eXotica Releases Overview".
  16. Gert Wilden & Orchestra: "Sexy girls"
    • album "Schulmädchen report" (Schoolgirl report & other sexy German films)
    • CD, Crippled Dick Hot Wax 4374 2, Germany, 1996
      CD, Crippled Dick Hot Wax 4374 2, USA, 1997 | +++++
  17. Brigitte Bardot: "Ce n'est pas vrai"
    • album "Le Disque d'Or"
    • CD, Disc'AZ 35621, France, 1994 | +++++
  18. Jean-Claude Pelletier: "Special streaking"
    • compil. "Succes pour recevoir les copains"
    • LP | +++
  19. Jack Mudurian: "Pistol packin' mama + Chicago"
    • album "Downloading the repertoire"
    • CD, Arf! Arf! AA-057 | +++++
  20. Bob Prescott Presents: "Russian roulette"
    • album "Cartoons in Stereo" (with Cy Harrice)
    • LP, Audio Fidelty, USA M- VG++ | +++
    • info: Space Age Pop/Cartoon-Esque
  21. The Bonzo Dog Band: "Slush"
    • album "Let's make up and be friendly"
    • LP | +++
  22. Gert Wilden & Orchestra: "Ecstasy dance"
    • album "Schulmädchen report" (Schoolgirl report & other sexy German films)
    • see above mention of this record for more details
  23. Raymond Scott: "Girl at the typewriter"
    • album "The Raymond Scott project Volume 1: Powerhouse"
    • CD, Stash ST-CD-543, USA, 1991 | ++++
  24. Werner Müller: "The typewriter"
    • album "Plays Leroy Anderson"
    • LP, PFS 4059, 1964 | +++
    • info: Featuring a typewriter as solo instrument!


 
ratings: +++++outstanding, ++++very good, +++good, ++not bad, +so-so, -yuk