Featured Records
Lawrence Welk - Candida LP (Ranwood,1970)
Beneath it's snowy mantle cold and clean,
The unborn grass lies waiting for its coat to turn to green.
The snowbird sings the song he always sings,
And speaks to me of flowers that will bloom again in spring.
When I was young my heart was young then, too.
And anything that it would tell me, that's the thing that I would do.
But now I feel such emptiness within,
For the thing that I want most in life's the thing that I can't win.
Spread your tiny wings and fly away,
And take the snow back with you where it came from on that day.
The one I love forever is untrue,
And if I could you know that I would fly away with you.
The breeze along the river seems to say,
That he'll only break my heart again should I decide to stay.
So, little snowbird, take me with you when you go,
To that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow.
Spread your tiny wings and fly away,
And take the snow back with you where it came from on that day.
The one I love forever is untrue,
And if I could you know that I would fly away with you.
Yeah, if I could I know that I would fly away with you.
Gerassimos Lavranos And His Orchestra - Dance With... CD reissue
(Polydor, 1964)
The best ever Greek record is finally reissued (first time on cd). It's given free with the new issue of the greek magazine called "Jazz & Tzaz". Best music for 60s fashion shows and jet set parties
Piero Umiliani - I Piaceri Proibiti LP
(CAM, 1963)
Tracklist
1. Storie Proibite
2. Paparazzo's Jump
3. Paparazzo's Cha Cha Cha
4. Baby Don't Kiss Me
5. Notte In Algeria
6. Notte Di Nozze
7. Night Twist
8. Alienazione
9. Carlo E Sofia
10. Gospel's Song
11. Chitarra Spagnola
12. L' Orgia
13. One O' Clock Rock
Exhibit B - Playing Dead LP
(Pentagon Records, 1988)
EXCERPT FROM A HIPPY OPERA
Lyrics
Father always was a little crazy
Ma still wears a kaftan and her daisies
Me, I wouldn’t even smoke a kipper
Pa’s even been known to smoke his slippers
When my younger sister started dating
Ma was in the bath hallucinating
We live in a psychedelic land
Where the days are never bland
But if you need a hand the doors are open
Our life’s a curiosity
Dad sits up in a tree
Asking the cat to get the fireman out again
Choking on the smell of marijuana
Twenty naked hippies in the parlour
I’m so embarrassed to say
We live in a house called Monterey
Father’s hair hangs by his feet
I hear the people laughing down the street
He doesn’t realise they’re being cruel
When they say “Kiss my arseâ€
He thinks “That’s coolâ€
Holding hands as if they are in heaven
It’s been like that since 1967
We live in a psychedelic land
Where the days are never bland
But if you need a hand the doors are open
Our life’s a curiosity
It started so long ago at some hippie show
It started so long ago at some hippie show in Monterey
Favourite Movies
01. landscape in the mist (theo angelopoulos, 1988)
02. a bout de souffle (jean luc godard, 1959)
03. playtime (jacques tati, 1967)
04. loves of a blonde (milos forman, 1965)
05. l'avventura (michelangelo antonioni, 1960)
06. cria cuervos (carlos saura, 1976)
07. bicycle thief (vittorio de sica, 1948)
08. tuvalu (veit helmer, 1999)
09. au hazard, balthazar (robert bresson, 1966)
10. splendor in the grass (elia kazan, 1961)
11. beekeper (theo angelopoulos, 1986)
12. passion of joan of arc (carl dreyer, 1928)