Chalkhills Digest Volume 2, Issue 103
Date: Friday, 19 April 1996
Chalkhills Digest, Volume 2, Number 103
The Seven Year Issue
Friday, 19 April 1996
Today's Topics:
remember the video tape tree?
Misheard lyrics
"It's Black, It's White...yeah yeah yeah..."
Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-102
Hondas, bands, Yazbek, lyrics
re: diverse faves...top this!
Some thoughts, a peach, and whaaa?--an XTC RPG?!
To whomever...
If I had only known.....
the demos CDs
Trade "Live and More" for Andy Demos
Drums & Wireless
My Video for "Everything"
Wires and wherefores
lurker no more
The Laughing Man / Tape Offer
In Search of Soul
Re: diverse faves...top this!
blah,blah,blah
Smart music
Son of New Wave
Be Brought Up In The Lap Of Luxury
The Verve Pipe
Stuff
Off The Record
Vermont is white?
dichotomy offerings
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GLANCASTER@mecn.mass.edu Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 14:55:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: remember the video tape tree? Message-id: <01I3NHCBNI7M9ES9VM@mecn.mass.edu> Remember the video tape tree from last fall? I know that Erik posted the list a while back explaining the delay(s) - but it has been 6 months now. Not to annoy anybody, but have folks been receiving tapes lately, or at all?? I guess we're all so starving for new XTC material that we've been searching for other bands to snack on. I've found Boo Radleys and Pulp out there, who are not XTC-like in sound, but more in scope, imagination, influence, etc. And, of course, the long-awaited issue of Pink Floyd's "Relics" on CD helps! At first, I thought discussion of other bands was a bit off the scope, but now I really get into it! Beats "Dear God" arguments, IMHO! ;) Finally.... anybody know a source yet for the Demos 8 disc? Midnight Records, maybe?? Thanx and a tip of my hat!
------------------------------ From: 7IHd <ee92pmh@brunel.ac.uk> Message-Id: <3079.9604171925@molnir.brunel.ac.uk> Subject: Misheard lyrics Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 20:25:47 +0100 (BST) OK, completely non-XTC but I'm listening to this now so I thought I'd post it. On Radiohead's "The Bends", by far the best song is track six[*], which on the sleeve is mistitled "(Nice Dream)". But really, surely what Thom is actually singing is "Nice String"??? Well that's what it sounds like to me anyway. :-) [*] opinion will change when I reach track eight. Phil _ |_)|_ *| | | )|| http://http2.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~ee92pmh/ ========
------------------------------ From: Aaron Pastula <apastula@pepperdine.edu> Message-Id: <199604171927.AA15723@pepvax.pepperdine.edu> Subject: "It's Black, It's White...yeah yeah yeah..." Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 12:27:36 PDT I *LOVE* Political Correctness! I'm waiting for Jesse Jackson to post to Chalkhills and tell us to get our act straight. Better yet, he'll probably try to persuade Mr. Relph to put a neat-o ribbon on the web page. Aaron.
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 13:17:36 -0700 (PDT) From: alizarine <jemiah@teleport.com> Subject: Re: Chalkhills Digest #2-102 Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.92.960417131410.1908A-100000@zoe.teleport.com> Disparate albums?... Hah... you are so quick with fear you tiny fools (to quote Dr. F.N. Furter) I have in my backpack currently -- The Greatest Hits of Earth Wind and Fire, volume 1 XTC - Big Express Bowie -- Ziggy, Pin-ups, Lodger, Man who sold the world, Station to Station, Heroes, Low Eno - All 4 rock albums Bauhaus - Mask Complete Robert Johnson, volume 3 Top that. =) Alizarine, Anointed Sister of the Unchristian Order of St. Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno jemiah@teleport.com http://www.teleport.com/~jemiah Oblique Strategy of the day: "you can make only one dot at a time"
------------------------------ From: Ben Gott <BENG@hotchkiss.pvt.k12.ct.us> Subject: Hondas, bands, Yazbek, lyrics Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 16:22:00 edt Message-ID: <31755205@pentium3.hotchkiss.pvt.k12.ct.us> I think I hurt the speakers in the Honda. I played XTC too loud, and they probably bulged on the outside in quite a comic fashion. I like a lot of bands. I don't like a lot of bands. I'm a closet Janet Jackson fan (pre-"janet.") Yay for me. I'd love to hear Barry White do an XTC song. If you can't find David Yazbek's CD in your store, order it on CDnow (http://cdnow.com) I don't work for them, I've just spent most of my allowance there. It's fun - you should try it soon. I had a contest with my friend to see who could buy the most Mike Oldfield CDs the fastest. He won, and I think the NBA's using my checkbook right about now... I've chatted with Captain Scott about my favorite misheards. "I feel like I'm walking around a telephone pole." "Sometimes I hear love sigh." All of the words in "Leisure." And there are so much more! Bbbbben "Too little much too late." (Yazbek)
------------------------------ Message-Id: <199604172024.NAA28579@sgi.sgi.com> From: Ross MacKay <ross@drumz.grdl.noaa.gov> Subject: re: diverse faves...top this! Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 16:24:37 -0400 (EDT) er, uh... my last CD store purchase included Incredible String Band, Parliament, Zappa well on second thought perhaps that represents a logical progression. - ross, a Chalkhillian with deep DeadHead roots.
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:28:51 -0500 (CDT) From: "LaShawn M. Taylor" <shonniet@interaccess.com> Subject: Some thoughts, a peach, and whaaa?--an XTC RPG?! Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960417150524.24522A-100000@flowbee.interaccess.com> This little blackbird is not even going to insert her $.02 into this black/white music discussion because she finds it *wayyyyy* too amusing when people discuss her "cultural roots". (Consequently, she also feels guilty that in most of her CD collection, "white music" outnumbers the "black music" and now she must scramble to her sister's place to steal her TLC and Jodeci CDs.) And now for something completely different. I was cruising the Web the other day where I found a homepage for--get this--an XTC MUD! Yes, it's actually named XTC Abermud. From the little I read, it's supposed to be a roleplaying game where you fight monsters and go on quests and stuff. I tried to play it but something was wrong with my server. I'm going to try again later on, but if anyone's interested, the address is xtc.inetu.com 6969 or 205.147.201.3 6969. Wouldn't it be cool if one of the quests involved rescuing a certain simple mayor from the clutches of a Geffen griffin...? I think the bootleg donations is cool. I'll be willing my measly pittance. In the misheard lyrics category, my mind always translates Colin's Ten Feet Tall "from strength to strength" to "from stranger to stranger". Hey, it makes more sense to me, okay? And finally, I read Roger Ebert's review of "James and the Giant Peach" the other day. I loved the way he summed up the music for it, at the very end of the review... "Oh yeah. There was some songs too..." LaShawn M. Taylor shonniet@flowbee.interaccess.com * -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go tell your stale friends |To not to try to push our bodies any faster Go tell false prophets and |'Cause we're dancing with disaster drug traffickers. . . |And the first will be the last |It's nearly Africa! -xtc ========================================================================
------------------------------ From: mtross@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:47:37 -0500 (CDT) Subject: To whomever... Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.960417154404.137899A-100000@red.weeg.uiowa.edu> ...I also own Miles and Ministry discs, not to mention (while we're on the 13th letter of the alphabet) Madonna, Moby, Moby Grape, Morrison (Van), Metal Machine Music...more! Also, I like not only so-called "black" and "white" music but also red-haired space aliens, particularly Ziggy Stardust.
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Message-ID: <n1382365658.94431@students.mcad.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 1996 16:00:19 U
From: "Cecile Bellamy" <cecile_bellamy@students.mcad.edu>
Subject: If I had only known.....
From: Cecile Bellamy
That there was going to be an interesting e-discussion on race in the
music industry, I would have written a lot sooner! I think a good place to
start when an individual feels concerned even ashamed when such an issue is
brought up is to simply look into the history of twentieth century music in
the U.S. and in their own countries. It is a well known fact that the
attempts to thwart the early years of rock n' roll (the pappy of pop) were
mostly based from the fact that conservative types didn't want their
youngun's listening to anyone but Pat Boone(I had seen some footage of him
singing Tootie Frutie...ooooo SCARY!). Then on the other hand, even thought
the Beatles had intense popularity from the sixties and into the
seventies,some new bands in the U.K. started to have strong influences of
Jamacian Ska and African rythms(I think even Andy could attest to doing
some of this himself).
Being a woman of color from diverse backgrounds, I wouldn't make an
issue of whether or not any one individual listened to other artists from
different cultures or not. A major issue in the African-American
community(as far as music and artists) has been the way MTV has omitted
artists in the past. It's more of what MTV and some radio stations do, not
so much everyday people.Like TV, when you transmit hours of entertainment
and information out to millions of people, it's best to let others know how
vast the world is and how everyone takes part in it. The music I have
stocked up on has varied from Kate Bush to the Disposable Heroes of
Hiphoprisy.
All I can say to those concerned is to simply explore what is out there.
Mr. Partridge has set a very good example of this by listening to music
>from not only other cultures but from other eras.
I want to end off by saying that I'm glad that people take issues like
these under consideration. I've always felt that the fact that people even
think about others is enough, that's all I ask.
Keep up the good work!
Cecile
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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 17:18:31 -0400
Message-Id: <v01510102ad9ad6b20b11@[128.122.161.36]>
From: vanvalnc@is2.nyu.edu (Chris Van Valen)
Subject: the demos CDs
Hey, 'sticks!
Now that I've completed my search for Drums & Wireless, I have some money
to burn from my tax check. Can someone please e-mail me with info about the
7 (or is it 8?) volumes of XTC demos. Also some info about quality would be
greatly appreciated.
If you have an unpleasant nature and dislike people
this is no obstacle to work.
--J.G. Bennett
Catch "Forever Knight" on the Sci-Fi Channel at 8PM and midnight, EDT.
--Lucien LaCroix
------------------------------ From: ERIC DAY <ERICDAY@diamondmm.com> Subject: Trade "Live and More" for Andy Demos Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 16:51:00 PDT Message-ID: <31758302@mailgate.diamondmm.com> I have an original Japanese copy of "Live and More" available for trade. It has all the original packaging, including the lyric sheet and the obi. I've only played it once, and the vinyl is immaculate. I'm primarily interested in trading for Andy's home demos - especially cool would be a cassette copy of "The Bull with the Golden Guts." Please email me if you are interested. p.s. Could someone please let me know if I'm over/undervaluing this record? - Eric Day
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 19:39:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Ted Harms <tmharms@library.uwaterloo.ca> Subject: Drums & Wireless Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960416182252.3170A-100000@library.uwaterloo.ca> So I'm wondering what's the orgin of the Drums and Wireless tracks. I know they're from the John Peel Radio show but I'm wondering if the tracks are performed live and on the air or if they're pre-recorded and then just played back on the same programme as John Peel interviews Andy, Dave, or Colin. Regardless, I'm a little disappointed that they recorded those tracks almost identically to the versions on the albums. (The exception being the tracks with Barry Andrews playing - he seemed to willing to toy around with the songs a little bit.) Maybe XTC's absence from live playing has made them a little timid when it comes to reproducing their songs. (It would've been a little more rewarding for the listener if they would've mixed things up a bit - a reggae version of 'No Thugs', perhaps). On the other hand, though, it is nice to see a band that can reproduce 'live' what it does in the studio... Ted Harms Library, Univ. of Waterloo tmharms@library.uwaterloo.ca 519.888.4567 x3761 Dets finns loegn, foerbannad loegn, oeh sas fins det statistik.
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Message-Id: <199604180041.TAA21896@kenlaw>
From: "Joel Flaxman" <joel@kenlaw.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 96 19:40:19
Subject: My Video for "Everything"
I finnaly got around to doing my video here it is:
6 Men dressed in Army Uniforms are seated around a round
table. We see their nametages: General Partridge, General
Moulding, General Gregory, Major Andy, Major Colin, and Major
Dave (hey man -- equality). They are writing up some plans. One
of them puts the plans into an envelope and hands it to a man who is
bending over. He stands straight up with the envelope and we see
that he is ten feet tall. He walks out of the door into a crowded room
with flying radios (they're in motion), a scissors man, and a picture
of Picasso's Guernica. He glances at the envelope. It says "For
Nigel." The man brings the envelope to a doctor who is measuring
the beating of a mermaids heart. As the man gives the Doctor the
envelope his patient smiles. The doctor runs away with the
envelope to another room. He's quickly reads it and then starts his
own letter: "Dear God," As he gets to the second line his writing
turns to scribbles as he falls asleep. The camera pans out for a few
seconds then pans in as the door opens and another military man
("Sergaent Rock") comes in and shouts something, we can only see
his lips move, but he obviously says "Wake Up." The Doctor
Jump[s]. The get up and walk out the door together. They walk
outside and the camera pans out to the sky. We see stop frame
footage of the clouds move as the song ends.
-Joel
(P.S. I know this wasn't originally my idea really)
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"Success is being a quote." - Andy Partridge
------------------------------ Date: 18 APR 96 10:20:12 EST From: PCulnane@dca.gov.au Subject: Wires and wherefores Message-ID: <0000fhfpbddh.0000isksgosa@dca.gov.au> Way back in issue #98, Michael Wicks [mwicks@gol.com] kindly provided us with his impressions of "Drums And Wires"; and most entertaining it was too. I noticed a tiny detail which started to set my heart pulsing-pulsing... Michael mentions the liner notes, including the Jethro Tull and George Chambers references. Is the brass section on "That Is The Way" also credited to something like "Herb Alpert & the Marijuana Brass"? I think what we have here is that the Japan issue of D&W seems to include some or all of the foldout insert that was included with original UK Virgin D&W vinyl issues. This insert had a large colour photo of the band in Townhouse studios - Andy lying on the floor, facing us, with the others grouped standing behind him. It also had lyrics to every song XTC song released to this point, including the D&W songs, even "Chain of Command" & "Limelight" (freebie single of the time). Finally, of course, there were the usual credits, production & recording details about D&W. Is this true Michael? Can you supply Chalkhills with more details on the Japanese D&W booklet? I'm sure many of us would like to own a CD of this album which improves on the shoddy packaging of the UK CD version (wrong tracklisting, no booklet, no lyrix, etc). Also, what's the full tracklisting of the version you've got? It would sure make my day if you were to confirm this "fantasy" for me! "We are rocking in a similar motion" <xTc> Paul from Oz
------------------------------ From: MereBrian@aol.com Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:15:41 -0400 Message-ID: <960417221540_377607485@emout07.mail.aol.com> Subject: lurker no more OK, the subject's a tribute to The Proclaimers... Having read and enjoyed this mailing list long enough without a contribution, here goes... 1) I've seen plenty of "favorite" XTC songs or "song of the day" and as one of the graybeards here (1st XTC: 1981), I really enjoy going back to listen to things I haven't heard in far too long. Anyhow, a vote for "Battery Brides" as most underrated XTC song. Go back and give it a listen. 2) There's much talk here about the battle against Virgin and AP's backlog of material. Well, I've always been intrigued by the idea of Andy doing a musical! Obviously, part of his brilliance is the melding of the music and the fantastically clever lyrics. If he had the desire to stick to a theme over several songs, I think he could write an amazing musical. I don't know that it would go down well with the Andrew Lloyd Webber lot, but we Popsters can go to the West End, too, you know. Anyhow, just a thought... 3) Thanks to jh3 for his MIDI renditions of the Homo Safari songs (reachable from the Chalkhills web site). They've been great fun. BTW, any Chalkhillians heard of a find band called RJ8? SJL MereBrian@aol.com
------------------------------ Message-Id: <v02140b00ad9b5fd6a0bc@[206.138.225.77]> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:39:49 -0500 From: schiavo@airmail.net (Della & Steve Schiavo) Subject: The Laughing Man / Tape Offer Hello - If you can't find "The Laughing Man" try CDNow. They have the domestic version on sale and with postage it comes to just about what you would pay in any of the major retailers. Address: http://cdnow.com/ My XTC trade list offer is still good. Don't let the "trade" part put you off. (Martin & Joerg: I can't get to you - send me your e-mail and postal addresses) Best to all - Steve
------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:52:15 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199604180352.WAA08481@sky.net> From: Scott Taylor <staylor@sky.net> Subject: In Search of Soul >I had a friend once (she moved away and married) who liked some of the >music I liked, but never failed to criticize -- sometimes playfully, >sometimes less so -- its lack of "soul". I asked her to define "soul." She >laughed, so I guess it was kind of like asking her to define "God." She >just pointed out that anyone who would prefer the Ordinaires' version of >"Kashmir" to Led Zeppelin's was clueless in regards to soul. Conversely, those who worship the "soulful" original for its own sake over the refreshing upstart's take are arguably clueless to some of the finer points, as well. Give me humor and irony and skewed, alternate viewpoints over soul any day. Something like, hmmm, XTC? ST staylor@sky.net +-----------------------------+ | Scott M. Taylor | | staylor@sky.net | | http://www.sky.net/~staylor | +-----------------------------+
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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 09:53:56 GMT
Message-Id: <199604180953.JAA05350@samos.statusiq.co.uk>
From: "D.Lawrence" <darren@statusiq.co.uk>
Subject: Re: diverse faves...top this!
OK. 2 of my FAVE artists (I'm not talking casual, I'm talking fan-boy
sadness) are The Residents and Kylie Minogue. And yes, it's the music that
I'm interested in not the looks (those Eyeball heads are kinds sexy though)
The whole idea of liking one type of music is soooooo 80's.
DL
PS- My other faves are Todd Rundgren, EBN, XTC ('course), BNL, Ben Folds
Five, The Tubes, NWA (Just 'straight outta' and Ice Cube/Dre solo stuff),
Prince/O(+>, Eternal, Frank Zappa. By faves I mean I have ALL the released
records/CD's.
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 09:20:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Thomas Long <tlong@unixg.ubc.ca> Subject: blah,blah,blah Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960418090917.7739A-100000@netinfo.ubc.ca> ..."David Byrne's a jerk"... "I like black people, really"... isn't this list usually congratulating itself on how intelligent it is?! C'mon people, get a grip... actually, I blame it all on xTc themselves for not releasing any NEW product in years... they've reduced us all to jibbering idiots... thomas
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 10:13:09 -0700 From: Miles or Gigi Coleman <coleman@cougarnet.byu.edu> Subject: Smart music Message-id: <31767825.342F@cougarnet.byu.edu> I wrote: >This, I think, is an excellent statement. Personally, when I listen to XTC >I am *into* whatever album I happen to be playing. I am actively listening >to the riffs, the cool hooks, the lyrics or whatever. Background music? >Not really. Also, refering to the depth, I found that a friend of mine who >is an English major and into literature and all made a perfect candidate >for a XTC convert. I knew the clever lyrics would appeal to him and >hopefully he would be swayed by the great musical talent of the boys. >SMART Music! Well, It looks like I spoke too soon. I called my so-called perfect XTC candidate and he said in a I-swear-he-was-quoting-from-a-review voice, "At times the words were thoughtful, but I felt the music lacked energy." Ouch! Perhaps it was my fault for giving him the more mellow _Skykarking_ & _Oranges and Lemons_. However, I am more inclined to believe that culture and intelligence and English majors have nothing to do with musical tastes! Oh, well. Someday I'll be able to share XTC with someone who'll appreciate it as much as I. (My wife says she doubts that very much!) Miles Coleman http://www.byu.edu/~coleman
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From: Martin_Monkman@fincc04.fin.gov.bc.ca
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 12:17:13 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Son of New Wave
Message-id: <9603188298.AA829855048@FINSMTP1.FIN.GOV.BC.CA>
The Canadian music video channel MuchMusic ran an in-house
production called "Son Of New Wave" on Tuesday. The intent of the
hour-long feature was to compare the latest Pop bands (Blur, Pulp,
et al.) with the New Wave predecessors. XTC figured into the
programme in three places:
1. A clever segue -- Blur was shown (in the video) singing "boys
who love girls who love boys who love girls who love" (quick cut to
the "At The Hop" video) "BOY AND GIRLS".
2. In an interview Robin Wilson of The Gin Blossoms admitted he had
been in a new wave cover band. The artists/songs he identified as
being part of their repertoire were The Jam, Elvis Costello,
"Turning Japanese" (The Vapours), "My Sharona" (The Knack), and
"Senses Working Overtime" (a fragment of the video was shown).
3. (The best part) A short MuchMusic interview segment with a
rather young Colin Moulding.
Here's my transcription: (short clip from the "Nigel" video)
Q: "Making Plans For Nigel" -- what was it about?
Colin: It could have been John or Miles or [cut to shot of Andy
cleaning his glasses; bad editing makes it impossible to see who
says "Barry", although I think it's Andy -- remember, this was
after Andrews was no longer part of XTC] or anybody. It could
have been any name you care to choose, as long as it's English.
Because in England at the moment there's something very naughty
going on.
Q: What's that?
Colin: Well, there's parents sort of saying "We'd like you to be
so-and-so-and-so in a certain sort of job." See what I mean?
But they personally would not like to see themselves in that job.
It was a rather entertaining programme; keep your eyes on your tv
listings for a re-broadcast.
Martin
------------------------------ From: ZITTEL@aol.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 17:14:44 -0400 Message-ID: <960418171444_378029756@emout07.mail.aol.com> Subject: Be Brought Up In The Lap Of Luxury Here is the track listing for the new XTC bootleg CD called Demos 8- Be Brought Up In The Lap Up Luxury (EX-009): Looking For Footprints Do The Dwarf Gold Melt The Guns Spare A Penny Blue Overall Monkeys In Humanskin Suits Cheap Perfume Raising A Family In A House Full Of Mice Now We All Dead Me And The Wind Bags Of Fun With Buster Us Being Us Susan Revolving Nicely Nicely Jane
------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 16:28:13 -0700 From: Miles or Gigi Coleman <coleman@cougarnet.byu.edu> Subject: The Verve Pipe Message-id: <3176D00D.1953@cougarnet.byu.edu> The following appeared in the March 29, 1996 _Entertainment Weekly_: Re: The Verve Pipe, Villians(RCA) "One could call this debut's merging of power chords and soul-baring wordplay an earnest attempt to bridge the indie-alt/classic rock divide--classic grunge, if you will. Or more succinctly, Pearl Jam Lite. Perhaps the work of the poor man's Live. Or maybe it's just a bloated, cringe inducing bore. Rating: D --Mike Flaherty" Ouch! Any comments? Anyone heard the album? Miles Coleman http://www.byu.edu/~coleman
------------------------------ Date: 18 Apr 96 20:05:18 EDT From: DaveKGold <70673.317@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Stuff Message-ID: <960419000518_70673.317_FHP63-1@CompuServe.COM> Hello Fellow Chalkhillians! I haven't written in a while, so I'm logging in here to express a few mostly worthless opinions... I finally got a hold of Twomey's book and polished it off pretty quickly. I noticed some definite similarities between XTC's youth and the Beatles'. Otherwise, it seems like the band has been a pretty frustrating experience for the boys. Going back to a previous topic, I wouldn't blame them if they did pack it in due to all the hassles, but I would certainly not want them to end their collective effort. I also got a hold of Andy's Thru the Hill album and I thought that it could dkdfe adsfie .....ZZZzzZZZzz.... Oh sorry, I just fell asleep again while listening to it. Sorry Andy, but it's definetly not going to stay in my listening collection. I also got a copy of Testimonial Dinner, which is an interesting diversion. However, after listening to this CD, I just felt more like hearing the originals. I don't think any of the covers are as good as the real thing. Not having the slightest idea who the Dukes were prior to reading Twomey's book , I have since been trying to get a hold of Chips... but the best I can seem to do is Psonic, which Blockbuster has on hold for me and I will pick up shortly. Anybody know where Chips or 25 O'Clock can be found in the Los Angeles area? That's all for now folks... Dave G. (You only get out what you put in... :-) )
------------------------------ From: ZITTEL@aol.com Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 20:15:18 -0400 Message-ID: <960418201517_517056778@emout10.mail.aol.com> Subject: Off The Record I recently came across a promo radio show LP featuring XTC that I have not seen mentioned in the Chalkhills or Wonderland discographies. The album is called "Off The Record" and it was aired the weeks of May 15 and May 22, 1989. It is hosted by Mary Turner and includes four interview segments with XTC. Also interviewed on the show were Bonnie Raitt, The Replacements, Elvis Costello, Julian Lennon, and Cruel Story Of Youth. You might be able to find this LP through Goldmine dealers that specialize in radio shows.
------------------------------ Message-Id: <v01530509ad9d01624635@[139.80.100.142]> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 15:38:18 +0700 From: james.dignan@stonebow.otago.ac.nz (James Dignan) Subject: Vermont is white? >Also, I want to apologize to (whoever) for my mocking, meant-in-jest >commentary on the white/black thing that was taken at face value(not that >Rick Astley isn't swanky!). yeah, I think we all went overboard a bit... >btw, I have only driven through Vermont, it just seemed like a white >enough state. hmmm... musta gone there in winter... ;) James
------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 00:08:37 -0700 From: becki diGregorio <ziglain@cruzio.com> Subject: dichotomy offerings Message-ID: <9604190007.aa23332@bbs.cruzio.com> <From: Da GrooveMeister <pete_srd@mindspring.com> <Subject: diverse faves...top this! <I betcha I'm the only one on the Chalkhills list that owns recordings by both <Miles Davis and Ministry. Anyone care to top that? ok, pete, let me give it a shot. looking through my collection, might i offer a similar dichotomy response?? owning recordings by... sepultura and barbara streisand?? nusrat fateh ali khan and the B-52's?? jefferson airplane and tom jones?? egads, scary that... i'm all for offering the lads some sort of compensation for the boots that circulate, as well as copies of andy's new songs (how these come into people's hands i never know). if someone could set up a way for xtc fans to get some bread to them (and it was on the up and up), i'm sure there would be quite a few of us who would offer. seems only fair. i bet someone like mark fisher (are you out there mark??) might be a good candidate, as he is in contact w/ andy from time to time. any other suggestions?? --becki
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