OFF: Re: Captain Trip label on sale (US sales)

[Doug Pearson]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2001 05:45:02 -0700, Space Wreck <spacewreck2001 at YAHOO.COM>
wrote:
>Anybody want to share an opinion on the "must-haves"
>on this list?  The Amon Duul II's Tanz der Lemminge is
>essential, I think, and Lemmingmania is good, too.
>Still don't have Phallus Dei, but I'll be ordering
>that today.

Keep in mind that the more recent reissues of the Amon Duul II albums have
bonus tracks not on the Captain Trip versions.  They're also very
inexpensive in the USA (despite being German imports), although not quite
$10 inexpensive.  I would definitely get this version of 'Paradeiswarts
Duul' (AD I) if you don't have that already, since it contains
the "Paramechanical World" 7" as bonus tracks.

>What else is good?  How does that Marble
>Sheep CD compare with their "Shinjuku Loft"?

I'm not positive, but I think that 'Stone Marby' is one of their later
recordings, meaning it's only of interest if you're also a Grateful Dead
fan.

>Anything that should be avoided?  Thanks!

A couple of notes ...

>Blue Cheer - Hello Tokyo, Goodbye Osaka - $10.00

Latter-day reunion, haven't heard it.

>Blue Cheer - Live & Unreleased - $10.00

The live '68 stuff is fantastic, but super lo-fi.

>Neu! - Live '72 - $10.00

This one is also fantastic and super lo-fi.  An absolute MUST for Neu! fans
UNLESS you're one of those people who whines about the sound quality
of 'Text of Festival', 'Glastonbury 90' and the recent Nik live '78 album.

>Velvet Underground - Final V.U. - $40.00

NB There is no Lou Reed on this set!  It consists entirely of the post-
Reed, Doug Yule/Willie Alexander version of the band!  You have been
warned!  (Has anyone heard anything about the box set that's supposed to
come out soon from Robert Quine's tape collection ... supposedly it will
contain some high-quality never-booted live recordings?)

>Yahowha 13 - Yahowha Collection - $130.00

I want this baby!  I'm really tempted ... (Yahowa 13 was the project of
one "Father Yod", a 70s hippie commune leader ... seriously WEIRD stuff) ...

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com