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BIRTHDAY PARTY OF THE IDLE RACE [1968]

The Directors of Liberty Records, Sugartown Music and Metric Music, request the pleasure of your company at the Birthday Party of The Idle Race at the Sugartown Corporation Social Centre, Birmingham. Champagne & Cake 7.45 for 8 p.m.

The musical selection for the occasion was specially composed and performed by The Idle Race, and included such musical gems as

Side 1
The Skeleton and the Roundabout
Happy Birthday
The Birthday
I Like My Toys
The Morning Sunshine
Follow Me Follow
Sitting In My Tree

Side 2
On With The Show
Lucky Man
Mrs. Ward
Pie In The Sky
The Lady Who Said She Could Fly
End Of The Road

Album produced and engineered by Gerlad Chevin, Edward Offord and The Idle Race.
Entire Album recorded at Advision Studios, London.
All songs written by Jeff Lynne, except “Pie In The Sky” written by Dave Pritchard
Art direction, photography and design by Paul Whitehead.
Arrangements for “Follow Me Follow” and “The Lady Who Said She Could Fly” by Cy Payne.
Management, Idle Race, Ray Williams II, Albermarke St. W 1
Many thanks to Mrs. Ward for baking the cake.

Birthday Party & The Idle Race


The Guest List

The following came to our party…
1. Richard Starkey, M.B.E. 2. Stuart Henry, D.J. 3. Jimmy Young, D.J. 4. Jeff Lynne, Idle Race Aged 8, 5. Tony Blackburn, D.J. 6. Alan Freeman, D.J. 7. Kenny Everett, D.J. 8. Lyndon Johnson, Politician 9. “Ace” Kefford, Move 10. Hob Holness, D.J. 11. Paul Whitehead, Artist/Designer 12. Little Richard 13. Oliver Hardy 14. An elderly fan 15. Pete Myers, D.J. 16. Tommy Steele 17. Gregory Masters, Idle Race 18. John Lennon, M.B.E. 19. Robin Scott, Controller of Radios 1 & 2 20. Duncan Johnson, D.J. 21. Hank B. Marvin, Shadows Lead Guitar 22. Frankie Lyman 23. George Harrison, M.B.E. 24. Paul McCartney, M.B.E. 25. Roy Wood, Move (Formely with Idle Race) 26. Dave Pritchard, Rhythm Guitar & Vocals, Idle Race 27. Jeff Lynne, Vocal & Lead Guitar, Idle Race 28. Gregg Masters, Bass Guitar Vocals, Idle Race 29. Gordon Andrews 30. Brian Jones 31. Roger Spencer, Drums & Vocals, Idle Race 32. Bob Reisdorff, Director Liberty Records 33. Chris Denning, D.J. 34. Terry Wogan, D.J. 35. Mike Lennox, D.J. 36. Mr. Ten Per Cent 37. Mrs. Dave Pritchard 38. Duke of Windsor 39. Pete Drummond, D.J. 40. Jonathan King, T.V. Personality, musician and Scholar 41. Bev Bevan, Move 42. Barry Alldis, D.J. 43. Ray Williams, Sugartown publisher and Idle Race Manager 44. Jimmy Saville, D.J. and T.V. Personality 45. Edward Offord, Produces Idle Race Records 46. Hughie (Double Your Money) Greene 47. Keith Skues, D.J. 48. Gerald Chevin, Idle Race Record Producer 49. Warren Mitchell (Alf Garnett) 50. Andrew Lauder, Production Libtery Records 51. David Ryder, D.J. 52. Dave Cash, D.J. 53. Martin Davis, Director Liberty Records 54. Roy Wood (as he was with The Idle Race, 1965) 55. Emperor Rosko, D.J. 56. Stevie Winwood, Traffic 57. Johnny Moran, D.J. 58. David Symonds, D.J. 59. Pete Brady, D.J. 60. Frankie Vaughan 61. Scott Walker (Aged 16) 62. Mike Raven, D.J. 63. Buddy Holly 64. Roger Spencer (Age 5) 65. Peter Murray, D.J. 66. Mike Ahern, D.J. 67. Ed. Stewart, D.J. 68. John Peel, Poet & D.J. 69. Peter Brady, (Invisible Man) 70. Bill Haley 71. Gene Vincent 72. Elvis Presley 73. Cliff Richard 74. Fats Domino 75. Alan Black, D.J. 76. Bernie Andrews, Radio One’s “Top Gear” Producer.
now we want you to join in.

More informations about the album you’ll find here.
Pictures taken from the japanese mini-LP card-sleeve edition (Toshiba EMI/TOCP-70271), released on July 25th 2007. This release is digitally remastered by Peter Mew at Abbey Road Studios, London.

There’s another CD release by Retro Disc International (2006) from Spain, which comes with 15 Bonus Tracks, with an interesting alternate version of “Lucky Man” and “Follow Me Follow”. On the backside it’s written “Original Recordings - Digitally Remastered“, but the CD has terrible digital clipping noise each 20 seconds, which is very frustrating and a very bad result for a digitally remastered album. Don’t buy the Retro Disc International release. If you want a good remaster of this album then really choose the Japanese Edition.

THE PRETTY THINGS - S.F.SORROW [1968]

“S.F.Sorrow” took 6 months and was recorded between 1967 and 68 at the Abbey Road studio 2. The album was produced by Norman Smith. It was recorded in “layers” and because of the limitations of 4-track tape recorders there was plenty of nifty editing too. They had never played it live, not even in the studio. But 1998, 30 years later, the group played “S.F.Sorrow” live at Abbey Road studio 2. There is a DVD from the concert, released by Snapper.

“S.F.Sorrow” is a masterpiece of psychedelic music, a must for me to review the best tracks.

Somehow the first song “S.F.Sorrow Is Born” with the Sitar in the background reminds me of “Rubber Soul” or “Revolver”. The middle part of the song, where the Mellotron and the guitar solo begins, has similarities to Pink Floyd’s “Arnold Layne”.

“Bracelets Of Fingers” has fantastic background voices. Listen to the Sitar in the middle part of the song and the tremolo effect in the in the guitar chords. In the end the tremolo effect comes again but now with the vocals.

In my oppinion “She Says Good Morning” has more the hard-rock feeling, which fits better to their next album “Parachute”. Another great album, which gets well compared with the Abbey Road album from The Beatles, but that’s another story.

“Private Sorrow” has lots of different Mellotron tunes like high Flutes, even they combined them with real Flutes. The other Organ sounds tune so hard like Mellotron sounds too, but I can’t really say which Mellotron tapes they used. This repeating crystal 8-tune melody tunes like a Moog Synthesiser but I either think they used again some special Mellotron tape, mixed with a high pitched Harpsichord, Harp or another stringed intrument. Again the vocals here in this song are fantastic, especially when they sing “Seashell whistle”. The sound effect of this vocal phrase tunes as if you really put a seashell to the ear and hear their voices through it!

In “Death” they used Dulcimer and Sitar again. A low pitched Gong makes the song more dark. The bass gliding melody wows and flutters deeply.

“The Journey” has fantastic background vocals, which tune like they were sung backwards.

“Trust” is my favourite song of the album. It’s the most positive song on the album.
The offbeat bassline gives the exact balance to the guitar and piano rythm chords. There’s a high fuzzy distorted, but set very smooth and warm, gliding guitar lead in the background, which tunes like an unidentifying instrument again. There’s an interesting asking and repeating voice melody with a background choir on each phrase. The main voice melody (asking) starts with “Excuse me please as I wipe a tear away from an eye that sees there’s nothing left” and is sung always on the same tone. Only the last two tunes “…to trust.” is sung on a higher tone. The guitar and piano chords fit so well together, as they were one intrument. All in all this song is an outstanding composition, which is even more complex and mindblowing than Brian Wilson did on “Pet Sounds” and “SMiLE” or The Beatles have done on “Sgt. Peppers Loney Hearts Club Band”.

Get the album, but buy the 2003 reissue. It is 24-Bit remastered and comes in a repackaged deluxe Digipak. It includes four bonus tracks, “Defecting Grey”, “Mr. Evasion”, “Talkin About The Good Times” and “Walking Through My Dreams”.

Mellotron Mk II # 123 Demonstration

Qui êtes-vous Polly Magoo?

Director William Klein first came to Paris as an American soldier during the U.S. occupation. There he became a professional photographer and not long after became a filmmaker. It was this 1966 movie that served as Klein’s second full-length feature film but the first to gain international acclaim. Polly Maggoo… is a scandalous, razor-sharp mockery of the fashion world from a man who knew its inner workings from years of professional experience. Shot in stark monochrome, the film is a mod masterpiece, as perceptive and relevant (as well as hilarious) today as it was nearly 40 years ago. Klein ruthlessly satirizes the vapid, consumer-driven (yet utterly impractical) world of high-fashion and media culture and its damaged and egomaniacal denizens while entending to dear, sweet Polly a sense of affection. In the end she is just a buck-toothed, freckled girl from Brooklyn who is today’s flavor, tomorrow’s discarded doll.

GRAF ZEPPELIN D-LZ 127 Model

Scale: 1:500
Lenght: 50 cm
Material: Plastic
The 4 propellers are movable.
Comes with wooden stand and hanger
Made in Germany by ZEPPELIN®

VIDEOPAC Instructions for Use

You don’t know how to play one of those classic VIDEOPAC games? You play them on a PC or Mac and you haven’t got the instructions? No problem now. Click on this picture and you’ll get instructed! Sometimes you really better read the instructions first before you play!

VIDEOPAC 31 - Musician

if you haven’t got the overlay (only for G7400), then you can download it here.

PHILIPS G7000 VIDEOPAC Poster

AUA pilots play MUNCHKIN!

Photo taken from “CLUB G 7000 VIDEOSPIELE” magazine, May 1983.

PHILIPS VIDEOPAC G7000/G7400 Boxart

THE HINDENBURG [Robert Wise/1976]

Finally a german DVD release of “The Hindenburg” will be available in November 8th of this year! If you love Zeppelins in full colour, then you must see this film! Here are some screenshots (from the english version):

Update 

After watching the german version, I compared it with the english version:

Duration of the german version: 110 minutes
Duration of the english version: 125 minutes
Film aspect ratio german version: 1.78:1
Film aspect ratio english version: 2.35:1

You see the difference? If you want to see the full lenght, don’t buy the german version, it’s shortened, has the wrong film aspect ratio and it’s audio and subtitle is only in german. For my opinion, this release is very very dissapointing!

FAIRCHILD CHANNEL F

What are they playing?

ATARI VIDEO CUBE Artwork (1982)

MICROSURGEON

(IM 7601/IMAGIC/INTELLIVISION/1982)

VIDEOPAC G7200

MAGNAVOX ODYSSEY (1971)

PHILIPS Tele-Spiel ES 2201

Intellivision Still Lives!

Intellivision Still Lives! They have a new website and on VH1.com they put up 10 games to play online (unfortunately only working on Windows). I really hope they’ll release an Nintendo DS version of original Intellivision games soon. For now there’s no news about a release date.
By the way, if you click on that picture above, you’ll get a great Intellivision wallpaper!

THUNDER CASTLE

INTELLIVISION CARTRIDGE [INTV #4469]
AKA: Magic Castle, Mystic Castle
Produced at Mattel Electronics (#4469)
Release version prepared by Quicksilver Software for INTV Corporation
Design: Connie Goldman, David Warhol
Program/Music/Sound Effects: David Warhol
Graphics: Connie Goldman
© Intellivision 1982

Guide your knight through the deadly mazes of Thunder Castle, slaying evil dragons, sorcerers and demons as you go. Watch for gates that block your path…magic objects that grant special powers, extra points, or extra lives… and magic creatures that energize your knight. Complete all three mazes - forest, castle and dungeon - and the game starts over at a faster speed. Continue playing, increasing your score, until all of your knight’s lives are lost.

Best Album Cover

Pink Floyd’s “Atom Heart Mother” Album Cover. Design & Photography by HIPGNOSIS, 1970.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn - 40th Anniversary [Special Edition]

On 11th of September of this year will be a special day for all Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd fans. The first album “The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn” will be re-released in a 40th Anniversary Special Edition.

The packaging, designed by Storm Thorgerson, resembles a cloth-covered book, and holds 3 CD discs, along with a 12-page reproduction Syd Barrett notebook. Discs 1 and 2 will contain the full ‘Piper’ album, represented in both stereo and mono versions. Both have been newly remastered by James Guthrie.

Disc 3 includes bonus tracks, including the following:
1. Arnold Layne
2. Candy And A Currant Bun
3. See Emily Play
4. Apples And Oranges
5. Paintbox
6. Interstellar Overdrive [Take 2] - French Edit
7. Apples And Oranges - Stereo Version
8. Matilda Mother - Alternative Version
9. Interstellar Overdrive [Take 6]

TUTTO BOZZETTO (o quasi)

If you’re a fan of Bozzetto films, then I’ll recommend you this marvelous 4-DVD-Box, produced in 2005 by Barn, Italy.

feature films:
-West And Soda (1.9.1965)
-Mio Fratello Superuomo (30.10.196
-Allegro non troppo (22.4.1977)

documentries:
-I corti di Bruno Bozzetto - i corti di Bruno Bozzetto - …

short films:
-Tapum! La storia delle ami - I due castelli - Una vita in scatola - Opera - Baby story - Sigmund - Mister Tao - Cavallette - Drop - Europe & Italy - Neuro

All films are remastered and each DVD has lots of bonus stuff (behind the scene, storyboards, comic strips, original promotion material, animated menus…).

total duration: 344′

And YES, all films have enlish subtitles.
But NO, it’s only available in Italy (I had terrible duty taxes).

STRIPY

Music: Pippo Caruso
Story & Screenplay: Bruno Bozzetto, Guido Manuli
Editing & Sound Effects: Giancarlo Rossi, Ugo Micheli
Director: Guido Manuli
Year: 1979

more infos at: BrUnO BoZzettO’s HoMePaGe

Scacciapensieri

Episode 01

Episode 02

Episode 03

Episode 04

Episode 05

Episode 06

Episode 07

Episode 08

Episode 09


Episode 10

LILLIPUT PUT

Every short is about the adventures of every different insect. The insects of the 13 shorts are:

The Caterpillar
The Grasshopper
The Mosquito
The Ant
The Worm
The Cricket
The Snail
The Flea
The Ladybird
The Termite
The Bee
The Dragonfly
The Spider

Co-production Bruno Bozzetto Film - TSI (Televisione Svizzera Italiana)
Direction Bruno Bozzetto
Script Bruno Bozzetto
Animation Riccardo Denti
Picture Ugo Magni
Editing Ugo Micheli - Giancarlo Rossi
Music Franco Godi
Year 1980

Sorry, no more videos here!
Buy the Laserdisc edition from Japan or wait for a DVD release!

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MARIO BROS. [MULTI SCREEN] Boxart Reproduction

My MARIO BROS. [MULTI SCREEN] GAME & WATCH arrived this week! The game itself is in mint condition. It came complete with box & instruction manual. But the box has many scratches and folds, so I scanned it, cleaned and reproduced it in 600 dpi. Tomorrow I’ll print the boxart and finish the package!

GAME & WATCH GOLD SERIES 3D Boxart

GAME & WATCH SILVER SERIES 3D Boxart

Here’s my first artwork reproduction of the SILVER SERIES. The GOLD SERIES will follow soon!