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| From | synchro1 <synchro1@ix.netcom.com> |
| Subject | Re: Way-Outs/Jet Screamer/Monkees music |
| Date | Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:29:05 -0700 (GMT-07:00) |
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One of my old bands, The Scientific Americans released an EP on our indie label (Tekno Tunes) in 1978. The first tack was "Eeep, Opp, Ork, Ah-ha" and we credited it to Jetson/Screamer. We used to open live with Non-Alignment Pack by Pere Ubu, running right into Eep and then into an obscene version of "Cottonpicker" as performed by Eddie Cochran.
We got decent college radio play, sold out the EP,and John Peel spun it for awhile. We also wrote anonymous letters to Hanna-Barberra about this awful punk band abusing their copyright. Our idea was being sued by a corporate cartoon company would catapult us into punk history. Didn't work.
some band history is at:
http://www.friend.ly.net/~dadadata/n_the/sci/sciams.html
I've noticed the ep selling for $50 and up on ebay, usually to someone in Germany. I still get occasional poorly translated fan mail from Europe.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Curtis <brioohs@sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Apr 14, 2006 9:58 AM
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Way-Outs/Jet Screamer/Monkees music
>
>First - Way-Outs, definitely Flintstones. Fred befriends them, was going to
>have them play the Buffalo Lodge - radio promo scheme gets out of hand, and
>all of Bedrock believes they're being invaded a la Orson Welles "War Of The
>Worlds."
>
>Second - Jet Screamer, definitely Jetsons. "Eep Op Ork Ah-Ah" anybody?
>
>Lastly - The Monkees' music, regardless of who wrote it, was all owned by
>Screen Gems. Screen Gems would not release a song performed by The Monkees
>unless it was owned by Screen Gems, which was why "All Of Your Toys" was not
>released until 20 years after it was recorded. A perfectly good song, but
>Screen Gems didn't own it!
>
>Brioohs
>--
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>LLAMALAMP is here - LET YOUR INNER LIGHT SHINE!
>Buy OOHS music at NOT LAME, CD BABY, KOOL KAT MUSIK, JAM, & TR BAZAAR!
>
>
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