Fegmaniax Digest <==----------==> (Send posts to the list to fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu) (Send adminstrative requests to majordomo@nsmx.rutgers.edu) (Send comments, etc to the listowner at owner-fegmaniax@nsmx.rutgers.edu) <==----------==> Volume 3 Number 104 Today's Topics: ------- ------ Chords to Love He's A Reptile Listing chords on WWW page(s)? Lyrics Old Prevert Phoenix Festival Pit of Souls full-length? RFC on FAQ RH & WHFS Sequel Bonuses TAB for "I'm Something You"?? Three Kings set list What's the New Mary Jane? ooops, forgot, re Clerkenwell ... the secret Three Kings gig, Clerkenwell [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 16:49:34 -0400 From: das freshmaker! To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Pit of Souls full-length? treefrog@netcom.com (Edward of Sim) sez: >Is The Pit of Souls full-length >version available on CD anywhere, like maybe on the re-issues? yes. it's on the _fegmania!_ rhino release. >p.s. I have two Underwater Moonlight vinyl LPs, and they have different >versions of Old Pervert. Anyone know what I'm talking about? Are both >of THOSE availble on disc? there are two vinyl versions of _underwater moonlight_ with the alternate version of "old pervert": an italian pressing on base records and the more common english pressing on living cream. the armageddon and roof records pressings have the original version. i can't remember which one is on the canadian attic records pressing. i'm not sure which one is on the compact disc. i haven't bothered to check. woj ps. i'm off for the weekend, probably be back sometime monday afternoon. don't wreck the list while i'm gone. ;) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 14:30:24 -0700 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu From: redsfan@best.com (Mark McKeown) Subject: Phoenix Festival English/British (whatever you prefer) Fegs, I just got a call this morning from a business associate who wants me to come over to London to do some consulting from 7/10 - 7/24. Of all the incredible dumb luck! Visions of seeing Robyn at the Phoenix Festival on the Carlsberg Stage on 7/15 danced into my head from the time I put down the phone. I am writing this note with the following questions before even looking at the Phoenix '95 web site: 1) Where is the festival located & how far from London? 2) What is this thing like Woodstock-Lollapalooza? 3) Is it totally sold out? 4) Do you have any other details that I might need/want to know? You might want to e-mail me direct (redsfan@best.com). Unless you think the entire list might benefit from the information. Thanks in advance -- mark mckeown Mark McKeown Voice/Fax: (415) 326-8811 975 Florence Lane Internet: redsfan@best.com Apt B. Reds News: Ron Gant hit his 16th HR Menlo Park, CA 94025 of the season, a 2-run bomb in a six-run first inning and Eric Anthony had four hits as the Reds jumped to a 10-0 lead and coasted to a 10-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Reds completed a sweep of the three-game series between N.L. division leaders. It was the first time Cincinnati has swept a series at Philadelphia since June, 1991. [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 15:33:18 -0700 From: lroberts@bellahs.com (Laurence Roberts RD) To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Old Prevert I used to own the Living Cream vinyl Underwater Moonlight (the one with the pastel drawing by Robyn on the cover), and I hadn't noticed any difference with the "Old Pervert" on the new Rhino CD, so I assume they're the same. I wasn't aware there was a different version of Old Pervert, since I hadn't ever heard the other vinyl versions. Someone was mentioning the Beatles/Barrett song "What's the New Mary Jane?" (that's the actual title, though I'm not sure if Mary Jane" is one or two words.) Anyway, I asked my boyfriend Nick about it, and he has a tape of it. He says that it turns up on various Beatles and Barrett bootlegs-- there's a Beatles LP boot called "What's the New Mary Jane?" Who gets the royalties from Robyn's cover of Vegetable Man, considering that it didn't appear on either the Barrett or the Pink Floyd box, likely due to the ambiguities of who owns the rights to it? I guess there is a publisher listed on the CD, though. Larry-bob lroberts@bellahs.com [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 17:00:17 +0300 To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu From: masons@ziavms.enmu.edu (Stewart Mason) Subject: He's A Reptile This is my first post. Please don't hurt me. I just bought _Invisible Hits_ (the UK Glass Fish CD w/ bonus tracks) a couple of months ago, and have been bugged by something ever since--what song is Robyn ripping off in the chorus of "He's A Reptile"? It's been right on the tip of my tongue ever since the first time I heard it, but I just can't figure it out. I mean, it's not just a similarity, it's a direct cop, and it's driving me crazy that I can't recall the other song. Hi, Miles, Hi, Jeff, Hi, Mike. Stewart _______________________________________________ Stewart Allensworth Mason PO Box 4056 Portales NM 88130 YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO, SO VISIT MY HOMEPAGE: http://www.moscow.com/homepages/masons@ziavms.enmu.edu.html ***THE MOST DISAPPOINTING ALBUMS EVER*** 1. _Soft Bomb_--The Chills 2. _Beauty Stab_--ABC 3. _Medicine Show_--The Dream Syndicate 4. _Everything_--The Bangles 5. _Seven and the Ragged Tiger_--Duran Duran (These albums did not live up to the expectations I'd had of them based on the artists' previous work. The higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment.) [][][][][][][][][][] From: treefrog@netcom.com (Edward of Sim) Subject: What's the New Mary Jane? To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 16:02:17 -0700 (PDT) Yes, that's the title, and Mary Jane is two words. However, for the record, Barrett had nothing to do with that track, documentably. It's just been included on many boots as Barrett because...well, if you heard it, you'd understand. It's really just Lennon at his most whacked out, sort of a mid-point between Sexy Sadie and Revolution #9. peace -- Edward of Sim treefrog@netcom.com "If you want your child to be brilliant, tell them fairy tales. If you want them to be very brilliant, tell them even more fairy tales." - Albert Einstein [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 19:36:57 -0500 (EST) From: tracy aileen copeland To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: He's A Reptile On Fri, 30 Jun 1995, Stewart Mason wrote: > I just bought _Invisible Hits_ (the UK Glass Fish CD w/ bonus tracks) a > couple of months ago, and have been bugged by something ever since--what > song is Robyn ripping off in the chorus of "He's A Reptile"? It's "He's a Rebel" by some Motown girl group, isn't it? Tracy "Melba" Copeland [][][][][][][][][][] From: mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu Subject: Re: What's the New Mary Jane? To: fegmaniax Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 21:59:54 -2800 (EDT) Is this the same as "What A Shame Mary Jane Had A Pain At The Party"? I have heard this track discussed before, and I was under the impression that it had surfaced on one of the late-80s Syd Barrett CDs. It's supposedly something along the lines of "You Know My Name" - just a goofy rambling shapeless thing lacking head or legs. Sometimes I wish every band had a fan like saki. Mike. one hundred thousand fireflies [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 1995 23:50:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Ross Goodman To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu cc: fegmaniax Subject: Re: What's the New Mary Jane? unscribe [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sat, 1 Jul 1995 23:37:18 GMT From: sweetums To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Cc: LoveMule@aol.com, philmcm@dircon.co.uk Subject: the secret Three Kings gig, Clerkenwell Um, well, what can I tell you, sports fans? He was wearing (are you ready for this?) a TEE SHIRT and JEANS. How -- casual! I arrive about 8.15 or so, and as I approach the pub I think I hear Robyn singing, think maybe I am hallucinating. But Jonathan Feg says, "Robyn is playing in the graveyard across the street." So we went over and checked it out, and Robyn & Fletch the Sax Player and Morris Windsor are all there, tuning and playing and humming ... Robyn asks us do we have any requests, "What about you? Do you have any?" and Jonathan steals my thunder, asks for "I Used to Say I Loved You", so that I stand there like (you got it!) a lemon. Then the gig kicks off about 9ish, after Robyn has come into the pub, started to tell Jonathan and me this RIveting story about some other guy named Jonathan who may or may not (it might have been his friend) have painted portraits of the Soft Boys, and may or may not (someone might just have mentioned him) have met Robyn subsequently ... that was as far as we got, so I fear I can't elaborate. Wonderful stuff. Fletch on sax leaped and cavorted and gambolled (sp?) and jete-ed around on the sidewalk during the 2 opening nos (in which he didn't play). A very very large and noisy Borough of Islington garbage truck rather lyrically interrupted the first set; the enclosed sanitation engineer (that's what we overly-PC yanquis call our dustmen) stared and clattered and clanged and dropped a load more compost than was strictly necessary all over the street. Then a little green van pulled up and a little (not green) man in a matching green suit leapt out to lock the park; he too stared. And who wouldn't? And Robyn discoursed upon twilight, and death, and how long it takes the light to vanish round about this time of year, and dying ... sense a theme? And rather touchingly -- tho' he didn't in fact play *any* of our requests, including "Railway Shoes," "Ye Sleeping Knights" and "I Usta Say" -- he said before playing "The Veins of the Queen" that this was a memorial for something that is soon to go out of existence. The wonderful publican John loaned us his giant toenail clippers, Morris had a tiny devilish goatee and sideburns, and Fletch on Sax wore a seraphic smile during the entire last number, "Where Are the Prawns." We could all die coming, I believe might have been said. Sorry 'bout the tense change, above. He might play again at the end of the summer! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee! lizzie aka sweetums [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sat, 1 Jul 1995 23:42:07 GMT From: sweetums To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Cc: LoveMule@aol.com, philmcm@dircon.co.uk Subject: ooops, forgot, re Clerkenwell ... to say that I asked R to do "Dark Green Energy" and then said, "Can you do it without Michael Stipe?" and R said, "I can do almost anything without Michael Stipe. I can do it with Morris; I can do almost anything with Morris." Just thought you needed to know ... sweetums aka lizzie [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 95 13:00:30 EDT From: jlaw@irus.rri.uwo.ca (Jeff Lawrence) To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: TAB for "I'm Something You"?? With all this talk of Chords etc. over the past few digest I thought I'd make an appeal to see if someone has figure out how to play "I Something You" a la the record. I've got the chord progression right (I think) but he does these hammer ons etc. that are hard for me to figure out (hammer ons etc. are still sort of foreign to me). I tried figuring what he was doing on the Conan tape but I've had no luck (I haven't had much time though to do this since I am hurriedly writing my thesis to get done by Sept.) So if anyone has figure out and do not mind sharing with the list, I know that I for one would be most happy PS: There's no urgent rush or anything - it's just something that I've been trying to figure out over the past two months PPS: Happy Canada Day & 4th of July to everyone in the northern part of North America [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 95 13:00:34 EDT From: jlaw@irus.rri.uwo.ca (Jeff Lawrence) To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Subject: Listing chords on WWW page(s)? With all this talk on CRD/TAB for Robyn's songs, does anyone think it would be a good idea to add these to the WWW page(s)? I know that the people who maintain them do it separate of the list (but I think they are on the list anyways right?) but this would make all our lives easier - in fact if someone wants a good template for this kind of stuff, check out the Elvis Costello home page (don't know the address but it's linked on my home page if anyone is interested - http://www.irus.rri.uwo.ca/~jlaw) - on the Costello page they have each album broken down with a photo of the cover(s), then a link to any on-line lyrics and any on-line TAB/CRD - both of which are straight from the Costello mailing list :-) So to the people who run the page(s) - any interest in doing this? Just my $0.02......... [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 21:26:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Terry Marks Subject: Re: Old Prevert To: Laurence Roberts RD Cc: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu > Someone was mentioning the Beatles/Barrett song "What's the New Mary Jane?" > (that's the actual title, though I'm not sure if Mary Jane" is one or > two words.) Anyway, I asked my boyfriend Nick about it, and he has a tape > of it. He says that it turns up on various Beatles and Barrett bootlegs-- > there's a Beatles LP boot called "What's the New Mary Jane?" Yeah. Thanks to all of you who helped me out on that one. NEgotiating for a copy as we speak. > > Who gets the royalties from Robyn's cover of Vegetable Man, considering > that it didn't appear on either the Barrett or the Pink Floyd box, likely > due to the ambiguities of who owns the rights to it? I guess there is > a publisher listed on the CD, though. Pink Floyd. They've got it copyrighted. > Terry "The Human Mellotron" Marks [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 21:31:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Terry Marks Subject: Lyrics To: Pretty Girls and Anglepoise lamps I'll ask again... How do the lyrics to the GD version of When I was a Kid go? Thanks Terry "The Human Mellotron" Marks a013645t@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 21:32:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Terry Marks Subject: Re: Chords to Love To: Pretty Girls and Anglepoise lamps On Fri, 30 Jun 1995, Terry Marks wrote: > Love, from BSDR...please correct. Turns out I'm correting it myself... > > > @SONG: LOVE > > D G > The sun is shining on the ground > C D > I see that nothing makes a sound > D C > I move invisible as air > G D > And choose the time to disappear > D C D > Ah, ah, ah - I'm in love with you Yeah. That's it. (I think) [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 23:13:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard To: Terry Marks cc: Pretty Girls and Anglepoise lamps Subject: Re: Lyrics > > How do the lyrics to the GD version of When I was a Kid go? as one of the few who actually like this album, I'll do the honors-- hoping of course this will be added to mr delong's wonderful lyrics archive! (you did check there first? I didn't) ;) i really dig this album. the ordering of _decoy_ is smoother, but i don't mind the jarring differences bewtween songs so much-- and the rough sound is so different from all the other albums. if _queen elvis_ is a scalpel and _eye_ is a chisel and _trains_ is a trowel and _bsdn_ is an axe, _decay_ is sort of a collage of sandpaper; many different styles/ gradations and fascinatingly unfinished. when i was a kid i finished what i did i screwed down the lid and then i went and hid in an eider down as soon as i was born about the hour of dawn my father took a horn and chased me around the lawn in a dressing gown ain't it strange how people get older they waddle and drool and eventually moulder they moulder away theres nothing i can do for you darling when i was a lad i never had a dad just an elder brother who got married to my mother in a thunderstorm by the time that i was 4 i knew what i was for i bolted up the door and made damn sure i never came down i swear i could murder that guy but i smile at him as he passes by he turned me into a business man whe i was a kid i hated what i did i strangled all my relatives heaven isn't hell if it's not the same by the time that i was three i decided to me be im trying to remember that evening in december when the angels came au pere (oh pear?) girl's headless torso moves me and even more so coral it grew let's go and start a family let's go [][][][][][][][][][] From: jturner@rpms.ac.uk (mystic feg) Subject: Three Kings set list To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Date: Mon, 3 Jul 95 9:11:27 BST Here's the set lists from the friends of Mrs Wafflehead gig in Clerkenwell, Saturday 1st July 1995, for those of you taking notes. First set: Satellite Tonight Arms Of Love De Chirico St (s) Flavour Of Night (s) Alright Yeah (s) The Ghost In You Surfer Ghost The Yip Song (s) Second set: Queen Of Eyes Veins Of The Queen Glass Hotel Executioner Egyptian Cream (s) Raymond Chandler Evening (s) The Wreck Of The Arthur Lee Chinese Bones My Favourite Buildings Listening To The Higsons (s) last orders: Where Are The Prawns ? (s) Robyn H: guitar, vocal, harmonica Morris W: various percussion, harmonies, Higsons guitar, whistling James F: saxophone on (s) all totally unplugged. feg requests for Railway Shoes, I Used To Say I Loved You, Agony Of Pleasure and Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus went unplayed, but nevertheless it was fun. I forgot to ask for 'Arthur Lee' so it was a pleasant surprise to hear that one. (hey, liz, I only asked for 'I Used To Say...' because you said you wouldn't dare... otherwise I'd never had been the lightning to steal your thunder). Great to hear Morris harmonising to such lovely effect, though he'd forgotten a few lyrics here and there. He even managed 'Surfer Ghost' which he could only have sung on once before, in the pre-gig warm-up in the graveyard over the road from the pub. Amusing to see a neighbour of the churchyard look out of his window at the goings-on, and then disappear back inside looking confused. After all, what would you think if you looked outside and saw Robyn playing ? Change your weekend leisure habits, probably. The venue must be Robyn in his natural habitat: a friendly pub serving fine ales, with numerous brightly coloured papier mache fish around the place. Recommended if anyone is ever in the area needing a pint. You may even get a fegette serving your drink. Robyn & pals performed in the corner, Robyn in front of a papier mache marmalade cat (the landlord told us that some of the items decorating the walls were made by Emily of little-girl-in-Bagpuss fame), Morris under one of those clown things where when you pull the dangling cord the legs & arms go up, and James in front of the (malfunctioning) cigarette machine. babble babble, Jonathan. [][][][][][][][][][] From: mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu Subject: RH & WHFS To: fegmaniax Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 09:19:59 -0400 (EDT) I was talking to a DC-area non-feg this weekend (shock and horror!) and was suprised to discover the extent of Unca Bobby's relationship with WHFS. Is it really true that he does jingles and promos for HFS? I've heard about him introducing bands at HFStival (or whatever it's called), but I thought that was because he was a pal of the band, not the radio station... Mike. just out of range thanks [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 10:22:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Bayard To: mad5c@server.cs.virginia.edu cc: fegmaniax Subject: Re: RH & WHFS Mike pondered: > I was talking to a DC-area non-feg this weekend (shock and horror!) and was > suprised to discover the extent of Unca Bobby's relationship with WHFS. Is > it really true that he does jingles and promos for HFS? I've heard about > him introducing bands at HFStival (or whatever it's called), but I thought > that was because he was a pal of the band, not the radio station... I think your unenlightened comrade is referring to Bobby's HFS station ID's. There were a couple for Bob Waugh's morning show (when he did the mornig show) and some to the effect of strumming and singing "this is 99.1, whfs" then stopping and saying in a droll way, "and this is robyn hitchcock reminding you." Basically the kind of songs he makes up on the spot but even shorter than usual. To some extent he is a 'pal' of some members of the station, enought to take a free trip to Rio with them (perhaps the trip put an end to the palship?) Hmm, just how many of us DC/Baltimore area fegs are there anyway? Roll call! I know you, John, Doug, Spec, Ed.... remember, there is power in a union. Call the station and ask for more robyn! ;) Bayard (you're never really TRULY out of range) [][][][][][][][][][] From: simon roberts Subject: Sequel Bonuses To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 18:27:19 +0100 (BST) Someone asked if any Sequel reissue bonus tracks have never been released before. I didn't see an answer to this, so I'll have a go at making a balls up of it meself - NOT that I'm an expert on the matter, but I've fingered the reissues so many times whilst chewing my lip and visualising my bank balance that I might as well have a stab. I've got Element of Light so can tell you with confidence that "The Can Opener" has only been previously issued as a 12" b-side to "If You Were a Priest". Black Snake Diamond Role has "Dancing on God's Thumb" (which is a mystery to me) as well as "Happy the Golden Prince" which was the b-side to the "Eaten by her own Dinner" 12", along with "Groovin' on an Inner Plane" (different to any groovy gravy version). [Thanks Jon.] Invisible Hitchcock has a couple of bonuses, one of which is called "Dr Skinny" (?) which is a new one on me. I don't remember the other but I'm pretty sure it was something familiar. Fegmania's got "The Pit of Souls" full blown. Gotta Let This Hen Out is a non-bonus affair. You and Oblivion is one mammoth bonus. The other things are demos or live renditions of album cuts. (Shit that sounds so materialistic.) Hope this is right and hope it helps somebody. Simon [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 12:39:13 -0500 (CDT) From: JAY LYALL Subject: RFC on FAQ To: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu OK, so I sent out a post last night but, it hasn't made it back here yet so its probably lost in some loop...but basically I've got some basic questions for the FAQ. I want to keep it under 1 page and mostly the mechanics of Fegs on the net so it won't kill the conversation in our happy little group. Besides most of the info can be found on Woj's Web page... ...so if there are any other things that belong in the FAQ let me know ...here's what I've got so far... What is fegmaniax How do I subscribe/unsubscribe Where are the archives Where are the web pages Where are the tabs Where are the Lyrics Where are the jpgs and gif files Is there active boot trading What is the Wafflehead Address What is the Positive Vibrations address What address can I send Jay my credit card numbers so he can fill out his cd collection? any others? jay [][][][][][][][][][] Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 13:00:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Brooks Martin Subject: Re: Sequel Bonuses To: simon roberts Cc: fegmaniax@ns2.rutgers.edu Dancing on God's Thumb was the b-side to the Man Who Invented Himself 7" single(Armageddon AS008, 1981.) This was a UK only release. ...Thumb also appeared as a bonus track on the original CD pressing of BSDR on Aftermath records(AFT CD 1.) Dr. Sticky along with the original Listening to the Higsons was the b-side to the 1982 Eaten by Her Own Dinner 7" record (Midnight Music DING 2.) Both of the 7" records were UK only releases. "Everyone said it must've been the digital spaceship." - Robyn cyberhugs, Brooks. [][][][][][][][] End of this Fegmaniax Digest. Archives can be found at ftp://fegmania.wustl.edu/fegmaniax/archives/ For administrative questions, subscription requests, and all that boring crud, send mail to fegmaniax-request@nsmx.rutgers.edu. Slipping you the midnight fish...