From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V18 #196 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, October 28 2010 Volume 18 : Number 196 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Do It Again [kevin studyvin ] Kilbey, and a Faces question [grutness@slingshot.co.nz] Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems [lep ] The remains of The Coughing List (aka Record Club List) [lep ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:12:01 -0700 From: kevin studyvin Subject: Re: Do It Again Aw, maaaan...would flat-out love to go, but it's a School Night. They couldn't put it on a weekend? On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Jill Brand wrote: > I know that there is a fairly large feg contingent in the Seattle area (or > am I dreaming?) so I wanted to send this along to you from the Kinks list: > > "Hoping to get all the Kinks people in the greater Seattle area to come out > to the Northwest Film Forum's showing of "Do It Again" on November 4th! Two > showings only: 7PM and 9PM." > > If you like the Kinks at all, you will find this film charming. Oh yeah, > Robyn is in it, as well as the Venus 3 (but separately). > > Jill ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:29:59 +1300 From: grutness@slingshot.co.nz Subject: Kilbey, and a Faces question >I'm looking at wikipedia pages for both Robyn and Steve. I see some >similarities there, both born around the same time, both paint and release a >hell of a lot of music. > >Have these 2 ever toured together? Have they ever come close? How many >degrees of separation between the two? Well, they definitely know of each other. ISTR Kilbey making some semi-humorous comment about liking Robyn's work and knowing who to go to if he wants a song about fish. Other than that I think Rex pretty mucch naailed the differences. > > Kilbey>Grant McLennan>John Keane>Peter Buck>Robyn Hitchcock > > > >Alternatively: Kilbey>Donnette Thayer (Hex)>Scott Miller (Game Theory)>Mitch >Easter>R.E.M.>Robyn Or Kilbey > McLennan > Dave Dobbyn > Neil Finn > Robyn Hitchcock Also, a question to the gathered masses of fegdom: What's the best place for a RH and Kinks fan to start exploring the work of The Faces/Small Faces? James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:09:58 -0400 From: lep Subject: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems This e-mail was sent to the Robyn Hitchcock Yahoo Group to-day Am I allowed to forward it? Too late, done. xo - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: herofix3 Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:10 PM Subject: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems To: RobynHitchcockClub@yahoogroups.com Greetings all, I have long been meaning to pen a lengthy tirade about Yep Roc's poor track record with RH vinyl releases, the latest being the Soft Boys reissues, but never got around to it. Then today I received an email from Yep Roc customer service with the subject "From the Desk of Robyn Hitchcock", and it made me smile and forget (for now) about the latest delivery delay. See below, and enjoy: Hello dear vinyl-hunters, Many apologies for the delay in getting the latest A Can Of Bees and Underwater Moonlight out to you. The LP test-pressings were sent over for Morris Windsor to check (as he has both a record-deck and ears that work well) and he felt that the cut was inferior to the originals (which he also has). We had been mastering from the 1993 DAT tapes, as the best reference source for these old recordings. However, in the course of our conversations, Morris discovered an original production master (copy of the original mixes) of UM deep in his attic. This transpired to have the long-missing version of Old Pervert that graced the 1980 release of UM, amongst this uniquely surviving set of 1/4" mixes. This was like finding an ashtray in a pub these days: enchanted and wicked. So Morris FedExed (yes, it's a verb) the tape to the management office in LA where Richard Bishop (who had released the original UM 30 years ago on Armageddon Records) had the tapes baked. They go into a kind of pizza oven to prevent the ferric oxide falling off like liquorice. At this point we decided to re-cut A Can Of Bees from a pristine vinyl copy. This was supplied by Geoffrey Weiss, a long-term music supporter in the quagmire of showbusiness; Geoffrey also kindly supervised the cut, along with Richard. The re-cuts were FedExed back to Morris who pronounced them very good. Morris is not given to hyperbole, and I have always favoured his judgement, when he gives it, over my own. YepRoc have patiently waited for the improved LPs, and done their best to reassure anxious purchasers of these items who paid for them a while back and have seen nothing yet for their money. If you are amongst them, please again accept my apologies on behalf of the former Soft Boys, and I hope that the quality compensates in some way for the delay. Best wishes from the old country, Robyn Hitchcock __._,_.___ Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web(Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest| Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___ - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:59:41 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems From: herofix3 > > At this point we decided to re-cut A Can Of Bees from a pristine vinyl copy. So wait, if you buy the vinyl, you're getting an analogue copy of the old vinyl? So it'll sound worse? Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:17:32 -0700 From: Rex Broome Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > From: herofix3 > > > > At this point we decided to re-cut A Can Of Bees from a pristine vinyl > copy. > > So wait, if you buy the vinyl, you're getting an analogue copy of the > old vinyl? So it'll sound worse? Yes, but not as much worse as it was going to sound. Yes, it does seem to defeat the purpose of doing a vinyl reissue to begin with. - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:01:49 -0500 From: "Brian Huddell" Subject: RE: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems Lep: "This transpired to have the long-missing version of Old Pervert that graced the 1980 release of UM," Skin it back!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:42:59 -0500 From: 2fs Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > From: herofix3 > > > > At this point we decided to re-cut A Can Of Bees from a pristine vinyl > copy. > > So wait, if you buy the vinyl, you're getting an analogue copy of the > old vinyl? So it'll sound worse? > But it's on vinyl, Holy Vinyl! - -- ...Jeff Norman The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.wordpress.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:13:41 -0400 From: lep Subject: Record Club #10 - Tom Clark The HP-11C Oracle has chosen Mr. Tom Clark for Record Club #10, with a pseudo-random number of 0.478577. xo - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:15:35 -0400 From: lep Subject: The remains of The Coughing List (aka Record Club List) Just an FYI as to the current status of The Coughing List. If you want to change your status on the list, send me an e-mail. xo Definitive yes, "I wanna pick the album": Miles Goosens Michael Bachman Jason Brown Let me wait till later: Lauren Jeanne (djini) (moved from main list 2010/07/30) Supportive of the effort but not a clear "sign me up": cragie* Luther Willis-Dudlich John B Jones Ross Mike Sweeney - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:33:55 -0700 From: "John B. Jones" Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems Yo dawg I heard you like Can of Bees on vinyl, so I made you a Can of Bees on vinyl out of a Can of Bees on vinyl so you could listen to a Can Of Bees on vinyl. On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Rex Broome wrote: > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Stewart C. Russell >wrote: > > > From: herofix3 > > > > > > At this point we decided to re-cut A Can Of Bees from a pristine vinyl > > copy. > > > > So wait, if you buy the vinyl, you're getting an analogue copy of the > > old vinyl? So it'll sound worse? > > > Yes, but not as much worse as it was going to sound. > > Yes, it does seem to defeat the purpose of doing a vinyl reissue to begin > with. > > -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:41:16 -0700 From: Rex Broome Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:33 PM, John B. Jones wrote: > Yo dawg I heard you like Can of Bees on vinyl, so I made you a Can of Bees > on vinyl out of a Can of Bees on vinyl so you could listen to a Can Of Bees > on vinyl. And somewhat bizarrely, I'd estimate that I now own somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty items of music on physical media, and one of them is Can of Bees on vinyl, probably played once on order to get it onto a cassette in 1988 or '89. I wonder what The Legendary Ears of Morris Windsor would get out of it! - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:57:38 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems On 10-10-27 21:42 , 2fs wrote: > > But it's on vinyl, Holy Vinyl! Better than the alternative: Alan Barrows: And they had no hole in the center of the record. Mark Shubb: It would teeter crazily on the little spindle. Jerry Palter: No, you had to provide it yourself. They were still good records. Good product. Mark Shubb: If you punched a hole in them, you'd have a good time. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:09:43 -0700 From: Rex Broome Subject: Re: Fwd: [RobynHitchcockClub] Can of Bees/Underwater Moonlight Vinyl Problems On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Stewart C. Russell wrote: > On 10-10-27 21:42 , 2fs wrote: > > > > But it's on vinyl, Holy Vinyl! > > Better than the alternative: > > Alan Barrows: And they had no hole in the center of the record. > Mark Shubb: It would teeter crazily on the little spindle. > Jerry Palter: No, you had to provide it yourself. They were still > good records. Good product. > Mark Shubb: If you punched a hole in them, you'd have a good time. > Love that film. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:11:58 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: Record Club #10 - Tom Clark That ain't my lucky number for nothing! - -tc On Oct 27, 2010, at 7:13 PM, lep wrote: > The HP-11C Oracle has chosen Mr. Tom Clark for Record Club #10, with a > pseudo-random number of 0.478577. > > xo > > -- > "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V18 #196 ********************************