Teasing the Korean

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I should have put two and two together. A few months prior to recording Over Under Sideways Down, A.K.A. Roger the Engineer - the album with "Lost Woman"- the Yardbirds recorded an earlier version titled "Somebody to Love." It went unreleased at the time, but began to surface on a number of budget label Yardbirds comps in the 70s. So, I guess "Lost Woman" was indeed conceived in a similar fashion to "The Nazz are Blue" and "Rack My Mind." Christ, I'll have to change the thread title yet again...

As you can imagine, they did not have some of the more obscure titles. Others were pricey early editions in hard back. So, I got these: Melville - Typee Conrad - Nostromo Graham Greene - Journey Without Maps I also got two that disappeared from my collection: W.H. Hudson - Green Mansions Somerset Maugham - The Moon and Sixpense And, completely off topic, a Jim Thomson that I'd never seen before, The Golden Gizmo. These should keep me busy for a while. Not sure where I plan to start.

Are you thinking of "I Feel Fine?" They ripped off that riff.

Thanks all. Just returned from the B&M book and record store near me. Came back with six books, most of which were your suggestions. First time I bought this many books since I was an English major. First time I exercised this much restraint in focusing on books and ignoring the LPs, which are of course my main vice. I'll search Amazon and eBay for the titles I couldn't find.

Understood. Modified the thread title and original post, at your suggestion. Also, I used the phrase "beat group," because I love it. No offense or harm was intended. In my circles, suggesting that a 60s beat group copped a blues riff is about as damning as saying a 1940s folk artist was a card-carrying communist. Although, as I think about it, that would be pretty damning by today's standards. Anyway, if I were to compile a 12-track "Yardbirds Greatest Hits" LP spanning their entire career, "Lost Woman" would make the cut without hesitation.

These are great. Keep 'em coming. Yes, Joseph Conrad does count. I've read only "Heart of Darkness" thus far.

Thanks. I thought/hoped it was original (to the degree that any riff can be "original"). The reason I asked is that British blues-based pop combos from that period on occasion took a blues tune/riff/arrangement, put new lyrics over it, and copyrighted it as an "original." For example, the Yardbirds did this with Elmore James's "Dust My Broom" (The Nazz Are Blue) and Slim Harpo's "Baby Scratch My Back" (Rack My Mind). Of course, there's no telling where the aforementioned blues artists picked up these riffs/arrangements, as blues is an oral/aural tradition. I just wondered if "Lost Woman" had a similar history, but apparently it does not. That has to be one of my favorite riffs in rock, along with "Day Tripper."

The Yardbirds' "Lost Woman" has one of my favorite riffs in rock, along with "Day Tripper." British beat groups from that period on occasion took a blues tune/riff/arrangement, put new lyrics over it, and copyrighted it as an "original." I wonder if "Lost Woman" had a similar history? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVi9c4jgc7k

Summer's coming and I love reading stuff depicting the romance and mystery of tropical locales. Examples would include Thor Heyerdahl's "Kon Tiki," William H. Hudson's "Green Mansions," Somerset Maugham's short stories set in Malaysia, etc. Do you have any recommendations? It can be highbrow, middlebrow, or lowbrow. I particularly like the period between the late 1800s and mid 1900s, when the world was still a big, mysterious place, but beginning to get smaller because of technological advances in transportation and communication. I want stuff with vivid descriptions of the locales, animals, foliage, people, etc. I realize that little or none of this stuff will be politically correct by 2011 standards. Thanks in advance.

Greatest. Movie. Ever.

"The Transformed Man" is a brilliant album. I always book through Priceline, because I love the live-action Shatner on the computer screen while the flight is being confirmed.

Farley was just a composite of what we are: decadent, corrupt, lost in the myriad facades of a doomed city.

Louis and Bebe Barron - Forbidden Planet OST - Small Planet (probably mono).

Johnny Mandel's score for "I Want to Live" is my very favorite jazz score.

If "Os Afro Sambas" by Vinicius and Baden Powll is my favorite Brazilian album, "Tom and Elis" may be my second favorite. I love their version of "Useless Landscape."

Les Baxter - The Sacred Idol - Capitol (rainbow, stereo)

Thanks for sharing. If you don't have them, it's worth owning both volumes of "The Carl Stalling Project" on CD. In addition, the Looney Tunes Golden Collections (at least 6 volumes) contain isolated scores, where available. Some of these are music and effects tracks, but there is no dialog. I love Carl Stalling. On a related note, I'm surprised that the Raymond Scott thread I started in the Artists sub-forum died so quickly.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

They definitely go their own ways, but 8 bars is pretty substantial relative to a 16-bar tune.

In case you haven't heard Vai Querer, it is on the following video at the 4:08 mark: Similar to Blue Bossa, huh?

I was curious if anyone has noticed the harmonic and melodic similarities between these tunes. "Vai Querer" is on the 1962 "Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil" (Verve). It is by Hianto De Almeida and Fernando Lobo. The earliest version of "Blue Bossa" that I have is on the 1963 "Page One" album by Joe Henderson on Blue Note. I'm not sure if it was around earlier. I wonder if one was subconsciously inspired by the other. There are only so many notes - I suppose people on different continents could have stumbled upon a similar melody.

I hope it answers the question "What is a Santa Claus?"

My Dad had a great 1950s mono two-speaker tube hi-fi. I think the companies were Garrard and Pilot. Does anyone know of these? The larger of two speakers (Pilot?) contained the turntable, which was I think Garrard. Then there was a twin speaker, a little narrower because the top part was not taken up by a turntable. In addition to the usual bass and treble settings, there was midrange dial that read "flat" when it was full on; you could pull the midrange back to at least five different positions. It also had EQ presets that various radio networks used, like NAB. By the late 70s, early 80s, the years had taken their toll, and it was hard to find anyone at that time who knew anything about vintage tube gear. Sadly, he ended up getting rid of it only years before the rekindled interest in tube gear. Over the years at second hand stores, I have seen the identical turntable that was used, but I have never seen those speakers or the amplifier. The tone arm, naturally, used a flip stylus that played LPs in one position and 78s in the other. I will never, NEVER , forget the sound of my Dad's Capitol 78 of Sinatra's "I've Got the World on a String" blaring through that tube system. No LP or CD of that tune played on solid state equipment will ever come close. I wish I still had this. I can only hope it went to a good home and that someone restored it.

Agree with Jack and Chris. Additionally, I would not have crammed 1960 to 2000 into a single installment; that was a really bone-headed move.