Chalkhills Digest Volume 8, Issue 18
Date: Friday, 8 March 2002
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 8, Number 18
Friday, 8 March 2002
Topics:
Recommended CD's
Re: I Feel Like a Jellyfish
Andy songwritealike alert
Re: misleading box set info
Re: Testemonial Winner
RE: Talking of flying pigs . . .
Pre-ordering COMC
Foreign language and XTC
Coat of Many Pounds Sterling
Pre-Ordered Copy of Boxed Set
Best of 2001
Box Sets
gorgeous gallic groove
Through The Hill and Miniatures, too
Kate Bush/XTC
Turns of events?
instrumental AV v.1&2
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:28:46 EST From: BobB22@aol.com Subject: Recommended CD's Message-ID: <93.18fbda75.29b249ae@aol.com> Hi all, just thought I would fill you in on a few CD's I am currently spinning....... 1. Spocks Beard - V 2. TransAtlantic - Bridge Across Forever 3. Flower Kings- Flower Power This is Progressive Rock at it's best........but XTC will always be number 1........Cheers all.......Bob Bianco living 3 miles from Indian Point Nuclear Plant..Let the music keep me going............: ) :(
------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 11:59:36 -0600 From: steve <steveschiavo@mac.com> Subject: Re: I Feel Like a Jellyfish Message-ID: <427C3648-2E07-11D6-9A61-0050E445D419@mac.com> On Saturday, March 2, 2002, at 01:22 AM, jimsmart1@yahoo.com wrote: > What new Jellyfish record? I thought they were toast. Check out the site below for the upcoming 4 CD Jellyfish rarities box, FAN CLUB, plus a ton of other great powerpop stuff. The Jellyfish is a limited edition, so don't wait to get your order in. http://www.notlame.com/ - Steve
------------------------------ Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 14:18:06 -0500 From: Frank Agnello <agnello@si.rr.com> Subject: Andy songwritealike alert Message-ID: <B8A68F9E.58A8%agnello@si.rr.com> Hello Chalksters: Just a note to say that a nice homage to Andy's songwriting can be found on the latest (wonderful) CD by The Bears, Car Caught Fire. Track 10 is drummer Chris Arduser's "Safe in Hell"; and it's a terrific nod to Mummer/English Settlement-era Andy. The main refrain sounds least Andy-like, but every other section of the song is a dead ringer, in melody, chord changes, and instrumentation. I had the pleasure of seeing the Bears perform last Sunday night at the Mercury Lounge in NYC, and their show was a stunner; with jaw-dropping guitaristics from Messrs Belew and Fetters, and catchy, melodic songwriting throughout; not to mention a gleefully sinister cover of King Crimson's "Red." The new CD is highly recommended, IMHO, and can be gotten by mail order only on the Bears' Web site: http.www.bearsmusic.com Cheers, Frank
------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 11:42:26 -0800 (PST) From: John Relph <relph@mando.engr.sgi.com> Subject: Re: misleading box set info Message-ID: <10203021142.ZM540309@mando.engr.sgi.com> On Mon, 25 Feb, riserius1@netscape.net (Chris Wisniewski) kvetched: > >Elizabeth Setler <elizabeth@fringehead.com> wrote: >>- 41 tracks (70% of the contents of the box set) have never been >>released before in any form > >This should be reworded, perhaps, to read "...in any format",meaning >cd,lp,cassette. I personally only found 11 tracks that I do not have >in my collection "in any form" i.e. live, studio, demo. Actually, I do >have them in demo, but I got them off Morpheus so they don't count as >an "Official Release". Saying that these tracks have never been >released in any form is misleading and at worst, disingenuous. I disagree, but while I disagree, I will agree it is a matter of interpretation. Yes, 30 or so of those 41 tracks have been released in some form. For example, "Yacht Dance" was previously released on "English Settlement". However, and this is where I disagree, *this version* of "Yacht Dance", a live version recorded on "Ye Olde Greye Whistle Teste" in 1982, has never been released. These particular versions of these 41 songs, whether they be live recordings, home demos, unused single recordings, album outtakes, or whatever, have never been released to the public. Yes, some of them are available on bootlegs, many of them have been traded on nth-generation cassettes or CDRs, or been made available as MP3s on Napster and the like. But my hope is that the quality of the recordings on "Coat of Many Cupboards" will be superior to any of those previously available versions. And it is my belief that many of these specific recordings have never been available in any form. One thing I am looking forward to is having some of these recordings on CD, even though they were previously released on singles or compilations. For example, the "XTC Home Demos" from the B-side of "The Meeting Place" 12-incher, the live "Traffic Light Rock" from the "Record Mirror" promo single, etc. I am a little disappointed that the B-sides from the "Farmboy's Wages" single are not included, but hey, so it goes. So, as Bugs Bunny says, "Unlax, Doc." -- John
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:16:34 -0000 From: "David Smith" <David.Smith50@virgin.net> Subject: Re: Testemonial Winner Message-ID: <000201c1c228$d8f50060$e664ff3e@oemcomputer> Hey Chalkdudes and Chalkduds Enjoying muchly the thread on alternative tracks for a Testimonial Dinner. Anyone mind if I chip in with the one I would love to hear - but, sadly, never will): I Can't Own Her sung by Jeff Buckley. Crying already There are holes in the sky Where the rain comes in They're not very big That's why rain is thin (RIP Spike) Smudge Boy
------------------------------ Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:48:24 -0000 From: "David Smith" <David.Smith50@virgin.net> Subject: RE: Talking of flying pigs . . . Message-ID: <LPBBJEPFIGBHBJHFDMILEEHOCFAA.David.Smith50@virgin.net> Referring to the "never knowingly undersold" advert for the next UK Chalkhills shindig: > "There's going to be a lot happening including guest appearances > from: Andy > Partridge Colin Moulding Dave Gregory and special guest (all the way from > Australia) Terry Chambers With live music from a re-formed XTC premiering > new material written for their forthcoming 2004 album and world tour." Paul Culnane added: > Are you gonna borrow Pink Floyd's giant inflatable pig to fly over your > fantasy event? :-) Well, funny you should say that Paul . . . I just got off the phone with Rick Wright and, APPARENTLY, he and Dave Gilmour aren't using it that weekend . . . or the articulated lorry it comes in . . . All we need now Mariah Carey to provide the hot air to inflate it and we can tether it to Pavarotti to stop it flying away. Smudge "The Last Balloon" Boy Now playing: Chet Atkins, Read My Licks Now drinking: Asahi beer
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 09:19:03 -0500 From: Dominic <squeeze@videotron.ca> Subject: Pre-ordering COMC Message-ID: <3C8230D6.79F0A504@videotron.ca> Hey ! It seems we can now pre-order "Coat Of Many Cupboards" in the boutique. However, I find it strange that my credit card is charged RIGHT now considering the cds will be shipped at the end of March...Is this normal procedure ? I buy a lot of cds over the Net and everytime I pre-order stuff, my credit card is ONLY being charged on shipment day...Anyone ? Dominic Montreal
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:49:29 +0100 From: "Emmanuel Marin" <Emmanuel.Marin@wanadoo.fr> Subject: Foreign language and XTC Message-ID: <004901c1c2c2$9fac55c0$361dfbc1@em> > Si mon Cher! > Not a sentence, but at least a french word: > ''Vichyssoise'', in ''Knights in shining Karma''! Well there's also "Disque Bleu", which makes a total of three French words so far, but not yet a single sentence a la "Michelle"... PS : From what I gather from interviews of the French band, Andy Partridge didn't answer the proposal of "L'Affaire Louis Trio" to work with them, but Colin Moulding did (on "L'Homme Aux Milles Vies").
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 10:43:21 -0500 From: Ben Gott <bgott@rectoryschool.org> Subject: Coat of Many Pounds Sterling Message-ID: <B8A7AEC8.6163%bgott@rectoryschool.org> Relphster and the Goobernauts, I just ordered my autographed version of "A Coat of Many Cupboards" from the Idea Records website. The total cost was #39.13 which, according to the Universal Currency Converter, works out to approximately $55.52 U.S. dollars. The price for "Coat..." on Amazon.com is $56.98, without shipping. Therefore, it looks as if it's a bit of a better deal for those of us on the wrong side of the pond to order from the XTC site: not only do we save a few bucks, but we get autographs thrown in, too! Speaking of ordering new music through the web, Bob Mould's new album, "Modulate," is available through the Granary Music website: [ http://www.GranaryMusic.com/store ] I haven't heard anything at all about it, but I'm anxious anyway. (Did you know that Bob took a stint as a writer for the WWF?) "I Hate Alternative Rock" (off of "Bob Mould") is a great song. Waiting for someone to push the damn pedals on the season cycle, -Ben
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:27:07 -0500 From: "Molly, the New Wave Queen" <mollyfa0000@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Pre-Ordered Copy of Boxed Set Message-ID: <000901c1c2f1$ce727900$3d01590c@vogmudet> Organization: AT&T Worldnet I just got a message from Idea Records XTC site saying that you can pre-order an autographed copy of, "A Coat of Many Colours". I just ordered it, and it's actually a little cheaper than the Amazon.com's rate. Just go to http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk, and go to the Boutique portion to check out the details. Molly AIM: SPIRITTALKTALK E-Mail: mollyfa0000@worldnet.att.net Webpage: http://mollyfanton.topcities.com Song of the Moment: "Sea of No Cares" - Great Big Sea
------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 12:40:43 -0800 From: "Craig Vreeken" <vreeken@citlink.net> Subject: Best of 2001 Message-ID: <NBBBKECCDCIDMJNEPBMGEEKACCAA.vreeken@citlink.net> XTC spotting - My wife and I were in Naturewood, and upscale furniture store in Sacramento, when over the music the strains of "Mayor of Simpleton" could be heard. We began jumping up and down with joy on the expensive furniture. A little late, but here is my best of 2001. I had to buy and listen to a number of previous recommendations before I could finalize my list. I regret that I could not add any Mike Keneally to my list. Wooden Smoke is a 2002 release, and Dancing is a 2000 release, but I have been listening to both of these a lot lately. What a talent! Thanks to the listers who recommended him. I am a big Zappa fan and he really fills that void. Here's my choices for 2001: RECORDS 1.. Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun 2.. Midnight Oil - The Real Thing 3.. Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs 4.. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (Deluxe Edition) 5.. Afro Celt Sound System - Vol 3 Further in Time 6.. Joe Strummer - Global A Go Go 7.. McCoy Tyner - Plays Coltrane 8.. Death Cab For Cutie - The Photo Album 9.. Pernice Bros - World Won't End 10.. Sloan - Pretty Together Honorable Mention: The Bevis Frond - Valedictory Songs; Mother Hips-Green Hills of Earth; Air-10KHz Legend; Love-Forever Changes (remaster); David Byrne-Look Into The Eyeball; Yazbek-Damascus; Necessity-The Four Track Years - Jason Faulkner 2001 Concerts 1.. U2 (Sacramento, CA) 2.. U2 (Oakland, CA) 3.. Midnight Oil (Portland, OR) 4.. WOMAD (Seattle, WA) 5.. Roxy Music (Concord, CA) 6.. Richard Thompson (Sacramento, CA) 7.. Matthew Sweet (San Francisco, CA) 8.. Earth Wind & Fire (Sacramento, CA) 9.. Smoky Robinson (Sacramento, CA) 10.. The Guess Who/Joe Cocker (Sacramento, CA) 11.. Yes w/orchestra (Concord, CA) 12.. McCoy Tyner (Oakland, CA) 13.. Todd Rundgren (San Francisco, CA) 14.. Mingus Big Band (Davis, CA) 15.. Frank Black & The Catholics (Sacramento, CA) 16.. Afro-Cuban All Stars (Davis, CA) More lists, concert reviews, etc. can be found on my website. Craig Vreeken http://www.citlink.net/~javalee/
------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 18:17:09 -0800 (PST) From: Aaron Pastula <pastula12@yahoo.com> Subject: Box Sets Message-ID: <20020305021709.25202.qmail@web20208.mail.yahoo.com> Greetings... With response to the following: >>Warren.Butson@getty-images.com writes >>Is anyone confused at the inclusion of some >>completely normal versions >>on the new "coat of..." release? >I can't work out why they should be there. Anyone fan >enough to buy a >4 cd set of out-takes has surely got these already. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't most box sets mainly just repackagings of album tracks anyway, with a few odd live recordings or perhaps one or two new tracks thrown in? I'll admit I don't buy them often (if at all), but it seems to me that they usually consist of stuff that a completist would have already. At least, most of the ones I've considered buying always seem to be that way. I seem to remember reading somewhere that CoMC would be a mixture of demos, outtakes, live tracks AND a few of Andy and Colin's favorite XTC songs, I'm presuming with some kind of accompanying verbiage to explain their reasons why, their fondness for such-and-such, anecdotes, etc. That said, I think CoMC is going to be pretty introspective, at least I'm assuming it will be. (is anything they do ever *not* so?) I'm looking forward to getting it, if for no other reason than I'm a complete sucker for packaging. I mean, the word "booklet" just makes me gooey. Of course, Fuzzy Warbles is going to be the real prize...what better way to reaffirm the brilliance of this band then to listen to a complilation of the tracks that *didn't* make the cut? Yikes. When's that coming out again?! Aaron.
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:24:17 +1100 From: SEBASTIEN MAURY 02 9950 3315 <maury.sebastien@abc.net.au> Subject: gorgeous gallic groove Message-ID: <200203051934.g25JYGI08239@nucgfw01.abc.net.au> Hi faux oops folks, Lest anyone take Dunks' swipe at French unrockability too seriously, I thought I should defend my countrypeople's honour and suggest that the French are leading the new (mainly commercial) wave of dance electronica and have been for some time now! Names for your consideration from the last 5 years or so (I apologise for omissions, these are from personal sampling experience only, and therefore can only scratch the surface): Cassius, Daft Punk, Air, Modjo, MC Solaar, Dimitri From Paris, Superman Lovers, Stardust, Rinocerose, Alex Gopher, Thomas Bangalter, Etienne De Crecy, St Germain (AKA Ludovic Navarre), Bob Sinclair, Alan Braxe, Les Rythmes Digitales, Troublemakers. Some of these undoubtedly rock. Some funk. Some even groove (believe it or not...I'm walkin' on air...). It's not all brilliant, but tucked among the folds is some music I would prefer not to live without (Gopher, Troublemakers, Solaar). So there! Cheers, Seb
------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:56:40 -0800 (PST) From: Tyler Hewitt <tahewitt@yahoo.com> Subject: Through The Hill and Miniatures, too Message-ID: <20020306045640.23632.qmail@web14201.mail.yahoo.com> Wayside Music http://www.waysidemusic.com/ sells progressive and experimental-type cd's. They have copies of the Andy Partridge/Harold Budd cd Through The Hill for $9.00. To find it, go to their website and click on 'Special Sale Items". Wayide music also has copies of the Miniatures cd for $6.00. This is a compilation of very short tracks by a lot of interesting people, and includes Andy's The History of Rock & Roll. I don't work for Wayside Music, just passing along the info.
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:34:33 -0800 (PST) From: DANIEL B <alteration_x10@yahoo.com> Subject: Kate Bush/XTC Message-ID: <20020306173433.64029.qmail@web14202.mail.yahoo.com> I have always pictured Kate singing alot of parts in In Loving Memory Of A Name
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 06:24:01 -0800 (PST) From: Ira Lieman <ilieman@yahoo.com> Subject: Turns of events? Message-ID: <20020308142401.49082.qmail@web11201.mail.yahoo.com> Chalkfolk, This was reported this morning (3/8) off the AP wire: No major xtc content, but I *DID* take a doubletake at where this was located. March 8, 2002 EMI to Close CD Manufacturing Plant By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON (AP) -- EMI Group PLC will close its compact disc manufacturing plant in southern England and transfer production to its other European operation in the Netherlands, the recording giant said Friday. The company said the closure of the plant in Swindon, which employs 192 people, was due to ``overcapacity in the CD manufacturing industry'' and would lead to substantial cost savings. (yadda yadda yadda) -ira, earning enough for us.
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:16:50 -0500 From: "Ted Harms" <tmharms@library.uwaterloo.ca> Subject: instrumental AV v.1&2 Message-ID: <NDBBKGMDOKBCFDLBMPGOCEGHDEAA.tmharms@library.uwaterloo.ca> So, are the instrumental AV releases totally unchanged from the previous release except that the vocals have been removed? Is there a guitar, bass or saxamaphone 'covering' the vocal line or some level of sonic tweaking or re-arranging? Ted Harms | Library, Univ. of Waterloo | tmharms@uwaterloo.ca "I don't use the accident, because I deny the accident." Jackson Pollock
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