From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #1891 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Thursday, December 22 2016 Volume 16 : Number 1891 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Fwd: Private message regarding: Happy Gift Project anniversary [Mitch] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:55:07 -0600 From: Mitch Pravatiner Subject: Re: Fwd: Private message regarding: Happy Gift Project anniversary It doesn't seem to be on either YouTube or Spotify. A Google search turned up a "2014 remastered" rendition on SoundCloud, but it sounds like it was taken from a studio session, complete with talk between artist and control room, and it's badly undermodulated. I've just written to the auteur of the '91 HGP, asking if she has the answers; I'll have to get back to you on that one. For all that, this is a fortuitous time to bring up the subject of the 1991 Happy Gift Project, as this month is its 25th anniversary. I have fond memories of that entire tape series, in whose production I played a major role. It brought together a lot of great music. Mitch On Dec 18, 2016 2:47 PM, "Kerry White" wrote: > Hi, I know someone here, maybe even beside Woj, will have this and can > help. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: > Date: Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 10:50 AM > Subject: Private message regarding: Happy Gift Project anniversary > To: kerrywht12@gmail.com > > > Hi Kerry, > I saw your post about the Happy Gift Project tapes, and wondered if you > have the Happy Gift Project 1991? I am looking for the 10,000 Maniacs cover > of "Goodbye" by Mary Hopkins and I think it's on that tape. If so, would > you be willing to share this with me? > > Thanks! > Jennifer > > On Monday, January 5, 2015 at 12:56:38 PM UTC-5, Kerry White wrote: > > > > I have most of the tapes and not nearly enough song titles and artists. > I > > was once in the process of making a best of tape. Not too sure where > that > > is now. Thanks for the memory. > > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Mitch Pravatiner < > > mitch.pravatiner@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It being the proverbial 12th Day of Christmas today, I believe it's > > still > > > timely to observe an anniversary, probably long-forgotten by now, but > > still > > > significant in the history of the Ecto community: this holiday season > > > marked the 23rd anniversary of the first Happy Gift Project. > > > > > > The HGP was conceived in 1991 as a Christmas gift from the Ecto > > community > > > to Happy, and secondarily to the community itself. Ectophiles would > > send > > > in musical selections, which could be either recorded, or original > > > performances. These were compiled into a tape which was sent on to > > Happy, > > > and dubbed onto the cassettes on which contributors sent their musical > > > selections, which were then returned to them. A couple of years later, > > the > > > concept was expanded to a companion effort, the Happy Birthday Project, > > > those tapes being sent to Happy for her birthday in August, and > > similarly > > > shared among the contributors. > > > > > > The annual editions of the HGP and HBP continued almost to the end of > > the > > > decade. During that time, Ectophiles shared a lot of great music with > > Happy > > > and with each other. I remember them fondly. > > > > > > Mitch ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #1891 ****************************