Any idea how I can get my hands on the “Imperial Drag Demos” collection?  Apparently it was two full length CDS plus 5 Not Lame exclusive tracks, put out  in May 2005.  
Dave (david.se231@gmail.com)



> On Jul 21, 2018, at 5:00 AM, audities-owner@smoe.org wrote:
> 
> The Audities Digest: for the discussion of insanely great pop 
> Volume 8 : Issue 902 : "text" Format
> 
> Messages in this Issue:
>  A stunner - origins of Shocking Blue's "Venus"
>                                         [Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com>]
>  Re: A stunner - origins of Shocking Blue's "Venus"
>                                         [Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com>]
>  Kurt Baker Combo - Let's Go Wild!
>                                  ["robert.pally" <robert.pally@bluewin.ch>]
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> 
> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 01:24:34 -0700
> From: Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: A stunner - origins of Shocking Blue's "Venus"
> Message-ID: <4e3fe13c-2d57-6c51-0881-d66c01b9b27c@gmail.com>
> 
> Listen to this and then deny it wasn't stolen lock-stock-&-barrel. That Cass Elliot was involved isn't a shocker to me. I bow to her many, sundry, countless, innumerable, profuse connections to what we call here "insanely great pop."
> 
> The Big 3 (Tim Rose, Jim Hendricks, Cass Elliot) - The Banjo Song
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uqnN3ek2vI
> 
> Ā - pv
> 
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> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 01:46:20 -0700
> From: Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: A stunner - origins of Shocking Blue's "Venus"
> Message-ID: <a20901fc-03e4-0c94-d5aa-4eea23ad3afd@gmail.com>
> 
> And LOL'ing further, according to this article, Stephan Foster is the originator (& of course from which itinerant working musician he stole it from):
> 
> https://downtothecrossroads.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/crossroad-14-oh-susannah
> 
> Ā - me again
> 
> 
> On 7/20/2018 1:24 AM, Michael Coxe wrote:
>> Listen to this and then deny it wasn't stolen lock-stock-&-barrel. That Cass Elliot was involved isn't a shocker to me. I bow to her many, sundry, countless, innumerable, profuse connections to what we call here "insanely great pop."
>> 
>> The Big 3 (Tim Rose, Jim Hendricks, Cass Elliot) - The Banjo Song
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uqnN3ek2vI
>> 
>> Ā - pv
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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> 
> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 07:20:43 +0200
> From: "robert.pally" <robert.pally@bluewin.ch>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Subject: Kurt Baker Combo - Let's Go Wild!
> Message-ID: <000d01d420b2$9302f8a0$b908e9e0$@pally@bluewin.ch>
> 
> Hi 
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> 
> 
> Check out the new album by Kurt Baker "Let's Go Wild!". Very energetic Power
> Pop and Glamrock. 
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> 
> https://kurt-baker-bjl4.squarespace.com/
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> 
> Best
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> 
> Robert
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> 
> Robert Pally
> 
> Sägematt 3
> 
> 6204 Sempach
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> Switzerland
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