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Web Page: http://remus.rutgers.edu/~woj/fegmaniax/index.html Archives are available at ftp://www.ecto.org/pub/lists/fegmaniax/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Topics: ------- ------- Re: 1996's Offerings Re: Lyrics Re: "Hooded One" Re: "Hooded One" trades 1996 Re: Best of 96 Re: I 2nd The Candy Bucthers notion Unhatched Crablings Unhatched tapes Re: "Hooded One" Re: Thunders (No RH) Re: "Hooded One" Re: Silly Stuff _Glash Flesh_ Update Re: Feg Digest V5 #10 Re: Crack Pipe (No RH) E-Town! I missed it! Re: Best of '96 Which Donovan song? Badalamenti 2 cents ------------------------------ From: Terrence M Marks Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 00:45:52 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: 1996's Offerings Reminds me of a review of the Greatest Hits album that I read somewhere. It was basically "If you don't have the 'Madonna of the Wasps' single, this CD has all the bonus tracks." Terrence Marks Second Student in the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy -Seeking enlightenment through normalcy. normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ From: Terrence M Marks Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 00:47:56 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Lyrics This is hwo I hear it. @Sandra's Having Her Brain Out Sandra's Having Her Brain Out Sandra's Having Her Brain Out Sandra's Having Her Brain Out Now And she feels allright like a slot machine like pinball hoop You don't really need a brain if you're a girl It's like tonsils they're more trouble than they're worth Sandra's Having Her Brain Out Sandra's Having Her Brain Out Out Out out Sanda's been to nightmare school Sandra done a collage of nightmares slept with a virus and slept with a mule now she works ina shop in a crimpoline linen works at a shop in the south waddles around in a crimpoline innard tickets grow out of her mouth Someone's pulling your leaves off Someone's pulling your leaves off Someone's pulling your leaves off with an oar Sandra's having her brain out Brenda's having her heart washed Norman's having his soul dry-cleaned Sandra's having her brain out Brenda's having her heart washed Barry's having his mind repaired and they feel allright like a naked bulb like a living ball Bloaty's having his newt installed Terrence Marks Second Student in the Tendo Kasumi School of Philosophy -Seeking enlightenment through normalcy. normal@grove.ufl.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 00:23:52 -0600 (CST) From: JH3 Subject: Re: "Hooded One" Tickle Me Elmo (guambat@juno.com) innocently asks: >...what exactly is on "Hooded One"? A hood! Ha ha ha ha ha. >Can anyone provide a track listing? I, personally, indeed, yes, can provide a track listing. Here it is: Side 1 1. Sounds Great When You're Dead 2. Bass 3. If You Were a Priest 4. 52 Stations 5. Lady Waters and the Hooded One Side 2 1. Man With the Lightbulb Head 2. Raymond Chandler Evening 3. Ted, Woody & Junior 4. Egyptian Cream 5. Goodnight I Say 6. Tell Me About Your Drugs >Is it a boot? Vinyl? CD? No. I tried to wear it outside yesterday to muck out horse stalls and I can say definitively that it just didn't get the job done as footwear. However, I found that if you play it on a record player, it makes a somewhat interesting (if unauthorized) sound, especially if the record player is turned on. It wouldn't fit in my CD player, which isn't to say I actually TRIED that... >I have many questions and not many answers... Isn't this the essential problem of existence? That's what I thought, but perhaps I've been reading too much Jean-Paul Sartre. Come to think of it, though, I've never read any Jean-Paul Sartre... Oooh wait, I think I did read "Cujo" once. Okay, twice... Anyway, if you want more details, I can tell you that the show immortalized on "The Hooded One" is dated 3-28-86; it's electric, with the Egyptians (no keyboardist); sound quality is poor, at least by 1997 standards; as usual there's no track separation banding; and the last time I was at the Record Convergence in Fairfax, VA (about a month ago) there were, indeed, at least 30 copies remaining, and no one could (or would) explain why. The "record label" is given as "Feg You Records Ltd., PO Box 333, Bushey, Watford, WD2 3UN," not that this means anything as the addresses on such releases are often completely fictional. For years I refused to buy this record, even for $1, because I had the show on tape and it just seemed so cheap, what with nearly 100 of them sitting in the bin at one point early on. Finally someone gave it to me as a gift, probably thinking it was an expensive rarity, which I suppose it is in most places. I guess this illustrates the old cliche, "one man's wine is another man's potty water," or however that goes. ----------------------- On an unrelated note, Outdoor Miner wrote: >I thought [Chinese Rock] was a Ramones song (on 1980's fab _End of the Century_), >but I don't recall the writing credit and don't have a copy handy. It was co-written by Dee Dee Ramone with Johnny Thunders, but originally recorded by the Heartbreakers. Both were junkies, not that that matters. The Heartbreakers album in question ("L.A.M.F.") was recently remastered for CD and sounds much better, not that that matters either. Either way, buy all the XTC albums first. ------------------------ Yours forever, --John H. Hedges III, Inc. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 01:04:14 -0600 From: LSDiamond Subject: Re: "Hooded One" >Anyway, if you want more details, I can tell you that the show immortalized >on "The Hooded One" is dated 3-28-86; it's electric, with the Egyptians (no how can i obtain a copy of this? is there somewhere i can write? how much can i expect to pay? :) LSDiamond ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Misery likes company. I like the way that sounds. Been trying to find a meaning so I can write it down. Staring out the window,it's such a long way down. I'd like to jump but I'm afraid to hit the ground. I can't sing a love song, the way I feel today. Can't sing a song of hope, have nothing left to say. Life is feeling kind of strange since you've gone away." ------------------------------ From: BLATZMAN@aol.com Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 02:23:07 -0500 (EST) Subject: trades Hello all, I have some CDs I can get rid of, and some I'm looking for. I HAVE- Ultra Un... promo single w/Dark Green Energy Madonna CD single with the full spoken words OLPOE DRIVING ALOUD promo with Alright yeah I something You 7" Rhino catalog sampler Invisible Hitchcock rerelease (hey, it's an import for some people...) Looking for: Modern English-Ricochet Days Colourfield- Virgins & Philistines (UK version) or Deception Steve Kilbey- Remindlessness (or Church greatest hits) China Crisis- Flaunt the Imperfection Sumosonic- the new album whatever it's called Lightning Seeds-Dizzy Heights Chameleons: Script reissue or the new greatest hits The Sound- Heads & Hearts reissue I also have cd's by Adrian Borland, Marty Wilson Piper, Richard Barone, the Reegs, Jazz Butcher, Mark Burgess, that I'm trying to get rid of. Anyone interested? Dave ------------------------------ From: BLATZMAN@aol.com Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 02:46:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: 1996 Sadly, I think the only new things I heard this year that I really liked were The Beautiful South's Blue is the Colour & the new Tom Petty album. Petty is the King, man. Other close albums (and they are close cause I'm not sure if they were late 95 or early 96 are: Mark Burgess- Paradyning Jazz Butcher -Illuminate Nick Heyward- Tangled And uh, that's about it. Big disappointments: Nearly God. Now, I only bought the Poems CD single, but after that, I've heard enough. Yuck! Why Terry Hall bothered with that is beyond me. Robyn Hitchcock- Moss Elixir. just too dull Oh, and I was so surprised to hear that the new Bush just sucked. After all, I was expecting such great things from them. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:19:35 -0800 From: Keith Hanlon Subject: Re: Best of 96 I'll keep this short. I know some people hate these lists! top 10 of 96 1. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup 2. Shawn Colvin - A Few Small Repairs 3. Babe the Blue Ox - People 4. Elvis Costello - All this Useless Beauty 5. Beck - Odelay 6. Sukia - Contacto Espacial con el Tercer Sexo 7. Prince - Emancipation (minus "One of Us") 8. John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey - Dancehall at Louse Point 9. Robyn Hitchcock - Moss Elixer/Mossy Liquor 10. Long Finn Villie - Valentino Runners up: Beatles Anthology 3, Nick Cave "Murder Ballads," Steve Earl "I Feel Alright," Elvis Costello/Steve Nieve Live CD Set, Jimmie Dale Gilmore "Braver Newer World," Joe Henry "Trampoline," Sebadoh "Harmacy," Spleen "Soundtrack to Spleen," the Sugarplastic "Bang! the Earth is Round," Suzanne Vega "9 Objects of Desire," Sammy "Tales of Greatneck Glory" Album from 95 that I didn't hear until 96: Blur "the Great Escape" In 97: Waiting for TWO new XTC albums, and the major-label debut from the Mommyheads..... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:14:45 +0000 (GMT) From: M R Godwin Subject: Re: I 2nd The Candy Bucthers notion On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, Terrence M Marks wrote: > > Season of the Witch (3-chord wonder)? > > Hmm...3-chord? I've always just heard 2. (A7 and D7. Personally, I try > to get a riff going by switching quickly between A and A7, and D and D7, > so that may count as 4 chords but..where's the other chord fit in?) A D _E_ A "Oh No, Must Be the Season of the Witch" Just that one place in the chorus - Mike G ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 14:09:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Gary Sedgwick Subject: Unhatched Crablings I've only recently discovered the RH web sites (and this is my first posting to fegmaniax, so please bear with me!), and one thing which really caught my eye was the Unhatched Crablings tape. I'd really love to get hold of a copy, preferably on DAT if anyone has it. I've written to a couple of people on the tape tree list, but they couldn't help (I gather I'm pretty late in the day for this tape), so rather than write to everyone off the tree, I thought I'd post this to the fegmaniax list. Any information or help would be really appreciated! Please e-mail me directly on gary@milohedge.com (BTW, I live in England). Cheers, Gary ------------------------------------------------------- "A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat" - Eric Idle ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:40:48 -0500 From: mlang@inch.com (Matrix) Subject: Unhatched tapes Could someone please send me a track listing of the Unhatched Crablings tapes. Thanks, Steve Matrick The Favorite Color ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:23:19 -0500 From: nicastr@mail.idt.net (Ben) Subject: Re: "Hooded One" > >This sounds like quite a bargain. But what exactly is on "Hooded One"? > >Can anyone provide a track listing? Is it a boot? Vinyl? CD? > >I have many questions and not many answers... > >Elmo It's a vinyl boot, live at the (old) 9:30 club in D.C. Has a neat R. Crumb cover of the "Man With The Lightbulb Head". The recording is audience, average quality. Tracks are: Sounds Great When You're Dead Bass 52 Stations Lady Waters Man w/ Lightbulb Head Raymond Chandler Eve. Ted Woody & Jr. Egyptian Cream Goodnight I Say Tell Me About Your Drugs ------------------------------ From: M R Godwin Subject: Re: Thunders (No RH) Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 06:57:48 -0500 On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, Baker, David(PIN-C09) wrote: > I haven't heard Crack Pipe (although my curiosity is definitely aroused) > but the lyrics and descriptions of it sound uncannily like Johnny Thunders > and the Heartbreakers classic ode to Heroin _Chinese Rocks_. Off the top of > my head, it goes something like: > > I'm living on a Chinese Rock > All my best things are in hock > I'm living on a Chinese Rock > Everything is in a state of shock!' "Everything is in the pawn-shop" is how I remember that last line. Maybe it changes, though. Great record, anyway, almost as good as 'Born to Lose' by Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Mike Godwin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 97 10:54:00 -0800 From: Russ Reynolds Subject: Re: "Hooded One" John Rhymes-with-good-old-Uncle-Reg's divulged the following info about the Hooded one disc. >Side 1 > >1. Sounds Great When You're Dead >2. Bass >3. If You Were a Priest >4. 52 Stations >5. Lady Waters and the Hooded One > >Side 2 > >1. Man With the Lightbulb Head >2. Raymond Chandler Evening >3. Ted, Woody & Junior >4. Egyptian Cream >5. Goodnight I Say >6. Tell Me About Your Drugs and later: >Anyway, if you want more details, I can tell you that the show immortalized >on "The Hooded One" is dated 3-28-86; it's electric, with the Egyptians (no >keyboardist); sound quality is poor, As I've mentioned, I have a tape from that night, that club (9:30, Wash DC). DIFFERENT SET LIST. I know the person who made the tape and I know he was there on 3-28-96. So the date listed on the cover is most likely incorrect. Anyone interested in comparing set lists from about that time? Or do we just not give a crap because it's a bootleg and bootlegs are *supposed* to have bogus info? -russ ------------------------------ From: Hedblade@aol.com Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:15:16 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Silly Stuff <> Around the time of "East Side Story," Squeeze did a little b-side called "Squabs On Fourty Fab" that is the very same concept that you suggested for "Hooked On Hitchcock." They took a handfull of their best known singles, laid down a cheesy disco drum machine track, and linked them all together in a very tongue in cheek fashion. The cool part is, due to tempo I'm sure, they obviously didn't use the original versions of the song, but re-recorded them! It's a wonderful little gem! I'd love a Hitchcock version of the concept!!!! Sincerely, Jay ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:30:11 -0500 (EST) From: Bayard Subject: _Glash Flesh_ Update The CD master is on its way to the duplication house, and the inserts are all printed and ready to go. I hope to start shipping at the beginning of february. The delay was due to the manufacturer originally telling me they could accept a DAT, then deciding I had to get a CDR made. The "super secret bonus track" fell victim to this ruling, as it caused the disk to go over the 74 minute limit. But it was pretty cheezy anyway. All the tracks that made it on are excellent, IMO. For those of you just joining us, i'm talking about the list's robyn tribute cd. It may be one of your top 10 fav tribute cd's of 97! Email me if you're interested in obtaining one. it's pretty great. hope you like it. thanks to Mark, the big rubber brain behind Big Rubber Shark, it has an expanded, improved color booklet with artwork and notes. The super secret bonus track will be on the next edition of _GF_, volume III, as soon as I get another 90 min of RH cover tunes from y'all (and as there is scarcely a listmember who doesn't have a band, this should be soon, eh?) bayard ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 13:33:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: Feg Digest V5 #10 From: cookie could someone please help me? my head has been under a rock-is there still an upcoming show at the iron horse in northampton coming in the spring? please reply!! thanks-cookie ------------------------------ From: TchdnJesus@aol.com Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 19:25:14 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Crack Pipe (No RH) In a message dated 97-01-13 23:00:09 EST, goosenmk@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu writes: > At 08:43 PM 1/13/97 -0500, Baker, David(PIN-C09) wrote: > >I haven't heard Crack Pipe (although my curiosity is definitely aroused) > >but the lyrics and descriptions of it sound uncannily like Johnny Thunders > >and the Heartbreakers classic ode to Heroin _Chinese Rocks_. [lyrics passage snipped]: > I thought it was a Ramones song (on 1980's fab _End of the Century_), but > I don't recall the writing credit and don't have a copy handy. Either way, > that's another fun drug-abuse sing-along! according to the Violent Femmes "Machine" single (which includes a cover of it), it was written by johnny thunders and dee dee ramone (only it uses their real names). it is a great singalong while driving to the beach way to fast song, though personally i prefer "The KKK Took My Baby Away." or Robyn's "Tell Me About Your Drugs," to make a gratuitous Robyn referrence ...... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 21:28:22 -0500 From: mrrunion@tng.net (Runion, Michael R.) Subject: E-Town! I missed it! I missed it! I missed it! I MISSED IT! Damn damn damn. The E-town the Robyn did played on WMMO in Orlando this past Sunday morning (1/12). I've been checking the WMMO web site for weeks, but I guess I forgot last week. DAMN! Did anyone out there here it, or tape it? Could you tell me how it was (what was played, etc)? Was it good? DAMN! __________________________________________________________ Mike Runion Cocoa, Florida email: mrrunion@tng.net (home) email: Michael.Runion-1@kmail.ksc.nasa.gov WWW: http://www.spacecoast.net/users/mrrunion/default.htm "A perfect circle of acquaintances and friends, Drink another, coin a phrase..." -REM __________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ From: SVagrant@aol.com Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:18:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Best of '96 In a message dated 97-01-13 02:05:49 EST, Miles wrote: << The Coolies, _Take That You Bastards!_ Yes, the bizarrely fun _Dig?_ (all Simon & Garfunkel covers except for "She's Having My Baby") and the greatest rock opera ever, _Doug_, reissued in a two-CD-for-the-price-of-one set. The chorus of "Crack Pipe (Burnin')" is worth the price of admission, not to mention their parody of the Who. >> Wow someone else knows of the Coolies... "Crack Pipe (Burning My Hand)" is a regular "sound check" song for me a club gigs and always "cracks" 'em up (no pun intended). Cool Matt "Hey everybody come take a look here's a little something I know how to cook give me baking soda, on the double bubble bubble here come's trouble" The Coolies ------------------------------ From: hpunch@pipeline.com Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 12:03:41 -0500 Subject: Which Donovan song? What did you play? Bert's Blues (difficult, lots of chords and a time change)? Season of the Witch (3-chord wonder)? Sunny Goodge Street (stacks of impossible jazz chords mixed right back)? Mellow Yellow (3-chord wonder)? Some of those things are really challenging! - Mike Godwin Actually it was the 3 chord wonder Riki Tiki Tavi. JD ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 16:46:27 -0500 From: Beavis Subject: Badalamenti 2 cents Outdoor Miner sayeth: > >Tim Booth & Angelo Badalamenti, _Booth and the Bad Angel_ > Ignore that sappy, cliche-ridden first track and enjoy the sweeping > majesty of the rest. Underrated album of the year -- I think _Rolling > Stone_ only gave it 1 1/2 stars! God, this album is gorgeous. (1)Badalamenti's music is great as usual, but couldn't they use a less annoying vocalist? Like, say, Yoko Ono or William Shatner? (2)Just FYI, this CD seems to be out-of-print at the moment, if it ain't lying around you can't order it. "Maybe this is the end of humanity's 5,000 year hangover or something." - Robyn Hitchcock ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The End of this Fegmaniax Digest. *sob* .