Favoriting The Stork Club with Stork: Playlist from January 9, 2022 Favoriting

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With billows and blasts from choirs and orchesters
Buskers and talkers
Big bands and squawkers,
the Stork Club has retained its qualities of decaying elegance and dwindling significance since the late 1950s.

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Favoriting January 9, 2022: Scott Walker: A dickschädel Blue
Celebrating the 79th birthday of musical changeling Scott Walker - from his days as a teen-pop serenader to avant-garde songsmith and soundtrack composer. Also a reluctant goodbye to sweet Sidney Poitier, and a happy hopeful happenin' in NOLA..

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Lulu  To Sir With Love   Favoriting Love Loves To Love Lulu  Arranged By – John Paul Jones, Peter Knight > > > Producer – Mickie Most - - 1967 
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Your basic wading shore-DJ          0:03:35 (Pop-up)
Polar Bear  Of Hi Lands   Favoriting Same as You  Mark Lockheart – tenor saxophone • Pete Wareham – tenor saxophone • Tom Herbert – double bass • Leafcutter John – electronics • Sebastian Rochford – drums, vocals - - - - 2015 
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Dennis González Yells At Eels  Interlude: Internal Dialogue, Eternal Pulse   Favoriting Cape of Storms  Percussion [Gongs, Sleigh Bells, Shakers, Pao Do Chuva, Goat Hooves] – Dennis González* >>>Drums, Voice – Louis Moholo-Moholo >>>Drums, Congas, Drums [Rototoms], Balafon, Djembe, Bells [Temple], Gong [Gongs], Bells [School Bell], Cymbal [Splash], Cymbal [Cymbals] – Stefan González - -Recorded on 9, 10 and 13 February 2010 in Dallas and New Orleans 
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The Peter Brötzmann Octet  Responsible (2nd take)   Favoriting Machine Gun  Peter Brötzmann (tenor and baritone saxophones) • Evan Parker (saxophone) • Willem Breuker (reeds) • Peter Kowald (bass) • Buschi Niebergall (bass) • Sven-Åke Johansson (drums) • Han Bennink (drums) • Fred Van Hove (piano) Recorded May 1968 at the "Lila Eule" in Bremen 
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Derek Bailey / Han Bennink  Who Is That?   Favoriting Derek Bailey / Han Bennink  DEREK BAILEY – guitar > >HAN BENNINK – drums, percussion - - - Selections from live performances at Verity's Place, June 16-17, 1972 
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Toru Takemitsu  Kaseki No Mori 化石の森 [The Petrified Forest, 1973]   Favoriting Film Music By Toru Takemitsu vol. 2: Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda 武満徹 映画音楽2 篠田正浩監督作品篇   
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Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson  Woman In The Dunes   Favoriting Crop Circles  Piano – Sylvie Courvoisier > >Guitar – Mary Halvorson - - Recorded August 21, 2016, Brooklyn NY 
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The Alegre All Stars  Ay Camina Y Ven   Favoriting The Alegre All Stars  Bass – Bobby Rodriguez > > >Congas – Marcelino Valdes > > Cover – Abel Navarro > > >Flute – Johnny Pacheco > > >Guiro – Julian Cabrera >. > >Other [Booze Getter] – Juanchu Feliciano Merceron > > >Piano – Charlie Palmieri >> >Producer – Al Santiago > > >Tenor Saxophone – Chombo Silva > > Timbales – Kako (2) > > > Trombone – Barry Rogers > > > Vocals – Dioris Valladares, Rudy Calzado, Yayo “El Indio” Pequero. - - 1961 
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DJ Dickschädel          0:56:30 (Pop-up)
The Walker Brothers  The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore   Favoriting Portrait  Gary Walker - drums, vocals • John Walker - guitar, vocals • Scott Walker - vocals, guitar, keyboards with: • Ivor Raymonde, Reg Guest - music director - - 1966 
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Scott Walker  When Joanna Loved Me   Favoriting Scott  Scott Walker - vocals • Wally Stott – arrangements, conductor - -1967 
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Scott Walker  If   Favoriting Any Day Now  Scott Walker - vocals • Peter Knight - arrangements, conductor - - written by David Gates - - recorded in 1973 • John Franz - producer • Peter J. Olliff - engineer - - 1973 
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Scott Walker  Copenhagen   Favoriting Scott 3  Peter Olliff producer: John Franz conductor: Wally Stott arranger: Wally Stott recording of: Copenhagen writer: Scott Engel (singer-songwriter, musician and producer) 
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Scott Walker  Farmer in the City   Favoriting Tilt  Strings of Sinfonia of London, arranged and conducted by Brian Gascoigne ◦ Elizabeth Kenny – Chitarrone ◦ Roy Carter – Oboe - - 1995 
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Scott Walker  Printing Press / On the Way to the Meeting / Opening   Favoriting The Childhood of a Leader  Bass Trombone – Adrian Hallowell, Andy Wood (2), Dave Stewart (2), Ed Tarrant, John Higginbotham, Roger Argente >>>Cello – Dom Pecheur, Frank Schaefer, Jacqueline Phillips, Jamie Pringle, Joely Koos, Jonathan Tunnell, Nerys Richards, Phil Taylor (19), Tamsy Kaner, Vicky Matthews > > >Composed By, Producer – Scott Walker > > >Double Bass – Alice Kent, Enno Seft, Stacey Watton, Stephen Warner, Steve Rossell > > >French Horn – Corinne Bailey, Matt Gunner*, Nick Korth*, Richard Bayliss, Simon RaynerSimon Rayner
 > > > Orchestrated By, Conductor – Mark Warman > > > Trumpet – Andy Gathercole, John Barclay, Mike Lovatt, Owain Harries, Pat White (2) > > > Viola – Chris Pitsilledes*, Ian Anderson (15), Jim Sleigh*, Polly Wiltshire, Rachel Robson, Reiad Chibah, Sarah Chapman (2), Suzanne Evans >> > Violin – Abigail Young, Brian Wright, Charlie Brown (18), Clive Dobbins, Dave Smith (45), Dave Ogden*, Debbie Widdup, Elizabeth Wexler, Emil Chackalov*, Jeff Moore, Julian Tear, Julian Trafford, Laura Melhuish, Marianne Haynes, Matthew Elston, Matthew Scrivener, Michael Keelan, Nikki Gleed, Nina Foster, Richard George, Ruth Ehrlich, Steve Bentley-Klein, Steve Morris, Tim Warburton, Tina Jacobs-Lim, Tom Pigott-Smith > > Violin, Leader – Paul Willey - -Orchestra recorded at Angel Studios, London - 2016 
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The Walker Brothers  Deadlier Than The Male   Favoriting Portrait  Gary Walker - drums, vocals • John Walker - guitar, vocals • Scott Walker - vocals, guitar, keyboards with: • Ivor Raymonde, Reg Guest - music director - - 1966 
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Scott Walker  The War Is Over (Sleepers - Epilogue)   Favoriting 'Til The Band Comes In  John Franz - Producer • Wally Stott – Musical director - - 1970 
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Scott Walker  Plastic Palace People   Favoriting Scott 2   
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Scott Walker  Come Saturday Morning   Favoriting The Moviegoer  From the film: "The Sterile Cuckoo" Scott Walker – Vocals • Johnny Franz – Producer • Peter J. Olliff – Engineering • Robert Cornford – Orchestra director - - 1972 
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Scott Walker  Montague Terrace (In Blue)   Favoriting Scott  Scott Walker - vocals • Wally Stott – arrangements, conductor - -1967 
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DJ Gelatinous          1:51:53 (Pop-up)
Scott Walker  Psoriatic   Favoriting The Drift  Bass – Steve Pearce > > >Cello [Electric] – Philip Sheppard > > > Drums – Ian Thomas > > > Electric Guitar – Hugh Burns >>. >Flute [Di-zi] – Andrew Cronshaw > > > Guitar [Hi Sus Guitar] – James Stevenson > > > Guitar [Sitar Guitar], Technician [Sound Treatment] – Peter Walsh > > > Percussion – Alasdair Malloy >. > >Technician [Sound Treatment] – Brian Gascoigne > > > Written-By [The Words 'Ja-da Ja-da Ja-da Ja-da Jing Jing Jing'] – Bob Carleton - - 2006 
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Scott Walker  The Darkest Forest   Favoriting Pola X  Jean-Claude Dubois - Orchestra Direction • Paris Philharmonic Orchestra • Brian Gascoigne - Orchestration • Scott Walker - Producer - -1999 
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Scott Walker  A Face In The Crowd   Favoriting The Moviegoer  (Theme from Pookie) Scott Walker – Vocals • Johnny Franz – Producer • Peter J. Olliff – Engineering • Robert Cornford – Orchestra director - - 1972 
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The Walker Brothers  Fat Mama Kick   Favoriting Nite Flights  Bass – Mo Foster >>>Drums – Frank Gibson (2) >>>Guitar – Jim Sullivan* >>>>Keyboards – Dave MacRae >>>Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Alan Skidmore >>>>Vocals – John Walker (3), Scott Walker - - 1978 
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Scott Walker  The Girls And The Dogs   Favoriting Scott 2  Scott Walker - vox • Reg Guest – arrangements and conductor - - acques Brel, Gérard Jouannest and Mort Shuman 
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Scott Engel  Angels of Ashes   Favoriting Scott 4  producer: John Franz recording of: Angels of Ashes writer: Scott Engel (singer-songwriter, musician and producer) 
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Scott Walker  Light   Favoriting Pola X  ean-Claude Dubois - Orchestra Direction • Paris Philharmonic Orchestra • Brian Gascoigne - Orchestration • Scott Walker - Producer - -1999 
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Scott Walker  Epizootics!   Favoriting Bish Bosch  GO HERE FOR INFO ON MASSIVE ENSEMBLE: https://www.discogs.com/release/4045296-Scott-Walker-Bish-Bosch - - Recorded at Kore Studios, London. - -2012 Session preparation, pre-mixing, Protools editing at KHS Studios Dusseldorf. 
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Dee-Jada-Jada-Jada Jing-Jing-Jing          2:37:50 (Pop-up)
The Walker Brothers  No Sad Songs For Me   Favoriting Portrait  Gary Walker - drums, vocals • John Walker - guitar, vocals • Scott Walker - vocals, guitar, keyboards with: • Ivor Raymonde, Reg Guest - music director - - 1966 
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Scott Walker  When The World Was Young   Favoriting Sings Songs From His T.V. Series  Scott Walker – Vocals • John Franz – Producer • Peter Knight – Music Director of accompaniment - - 1969 
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Scott Engel  Duchess   Favoriting Scott 4  producer: John Franz recording of: Duchess writer: Scott Engel (singer-songwriter, musician and producer) 
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Scott Walker  Black Sheep Boy   Favoriting Scott 2   
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Scott Walker  A Lover Loves   Favoriting The Drift  Acoustic Guitar, vocals – Scott Walker - - 2006 
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Scott Walker  Part 4   Favoriting And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?  London Sinfonietta – orchestra • Philip Sheppard – cello • Alasdair Malloy – percussion • Bradley Grant – saxophone, flute • Andy Findon – saxophone, flute • • Peter Walsh – programming, effects, sound manipulation • Mark Warman – orchestration, programming, effects - - — Instrumental music written for the dance piece "And Who Shall Go To The Ball? And What Shall Go To The Ball?". • Dance performed by CandoCo Dance Company. • • Music recorded at Metropolis Studios, London. Orchestra recorded at Angel Recording Studios, London. Music mixed at Air-Edel Studios, London. - 2007 
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Scott Walker + Sunn O)))  Fetish (Flip 'n Zip)   Favoriting Soused  Drums – Ian Thomas > > >Effects [Keyboards Fx] – Peter Walsh > > > Guitar [Guitars] – Greg Anderson > > > Guitar [Guitars], Bass Guitar, Guitar [Feedback Guitar] – Stephen O'Malley > > > Keyboards, Shaker – Mark Warman > > > Lead Guitar, Guitar [Riff Guitars] – Tos Nieuwenhuizen > >. >Trumpet – Guy Barker 
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Scott Walker  The Cockfighter   Favoriting Tilt  Hugh Burns – Guitar ◦ Alasdair Malloy – Percussion ◦ Louis Jardim – Percussion ◦ Andrew Cronshaw – Horns and Reeds ◦ Brian Gascoigne – Celeste and Organ of the Methodist Central Hall - -1995 
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Scott Walker  It's Raining Today   Favoriting Scott 3  producer: John Franz conductor: Wally Stott arranger: Wally Stott recording of: It's Raining Today writer: Scott Engel (singer-songwriter, musician and producer) 
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DJ Walker          3:23:15 (Pop-up)
Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band  Life And Death In G&A   Favoriting Out Among 'Em  Arranged By, Conductor – Michael Zager Musician – Alan P. Rubin*, Alfred V. Brown*, Alfred J. Ellis*, Arnie Lawrence, Arthur Eugene Jenkins*, Barbara Massey, Bernard Purdie, Bert Collins*, Christopher A. Parker*, Emily "Sissy" Houston*, Cornell Dupree, David Carey, David A. Spinozza*, Donald Grolnick*, Emanuel Green, Emanuel Vardi, Gene Orloff, George Ricci, Gordon Edwards, Harry Lookofsky, Janet Hamilton, James Buffington*, Joe Beck, John E. Gatchell*, Joseph Malignaggi, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Maretha Stewart*, Matthew Raimondi, Milton Grayson*, Richard Tee, Sanford Allen, Richard S. Clarke*, William Salter 
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The Undisputed Truth  What It Is   Favoriting Face To Face With The Truth  Producer – Norman Whitfield > > Backing Vocals – Billie Rae Calvin, Brenda Joyce Evans > > Bass – James Jamerson > > Bongos, Congas – Eddie Brown > > Drums – Aaron Smith, Andrew Smith, Richard Allen > > Guitar – Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin, Robert White > > Lead Guitar – Dennis Coffey > > Lead Vocals – Joe Harris > > Organ – Johnny Griffith > > Piano – Earl Van Dyke > > Tambourine, Maracas, Percussion – Jack Ashford > > Timpani, Vibraslap, Bells, Percussion – Jack Brokensha - - 1971 
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Roberta Flack  Go Up Moses   Favoriting Quiet Fire  Arranged By, Piano, Vocals – Roberta Flack > > Bass – Chuck Rainey > > Drums – Bernard Purdie > > Guitar – Hugh McCracken > > Organ – Richard Tee > > Percussion – Grady Tate, Ralph McDonald Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, Regent Studios & Hit Factory, New York, N.Y., 1971 
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Madeline Bell  To Sir With Love   Favoriting Doin' Things  Accompanied By – Arthur Greenslade - - 1969 
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Marvin Gaye  Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again   Favoriting I Want You  Artwork: Ernie Barnes, Frank Mulvey • String and horn arrangements: Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson • Bass: Chuck Rainey, Henry Davis, Ron Brown, Wilton Felder • Bongos, Congas: Bobbye Hall Porter, Eddie "Bongo" Brown • Drums: James Gadson • Piano, Fender Rhodes: Jerry Peters, John Barnes, Sonny Burke, Marvin Gaye • Engineer: Fred Ross, Art Stewart • Executive Producer: Berry Gordy, Marvin Gaye • Guitar: David T. Walker, Dennis Coffey, Jay Graydon, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Ray Parker Jr. • Percussion: Gary Coleman, Jack Arnold • Producer: Leon Ware, Marvin Gaye, Arthur "T-Boy" Ross (co-produced tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2, B4-B6) • Synthesizer: Marvin Gaye • Vocals: Marvin Gaye - - -Recorded 1975–1976 Studio Marvin's RoomHitsville West (Los Angeles) 
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Allen Toussaint  Cast Your Fate to the Wind   Favoriting Toussaint  Bass – Eddie Hohner *Drums – Ed Greene (2), Freddie Staehle, John Boudreaux *Guitar – Terry Kellman *Piano – Allen Toussaint ———Recorded at Dimension Sound Studios, Los Angeles, 1970 ———Recorded at Dimension Sound Studios, Los Angeles, 1970 
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DJ's Away!          3:53:42 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar 11:36am
Stork:

Hey Yooz!! It's Sunday. Hang that 'gone clubbing' sign on the door and get on in here!
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redkayak:

Happy Sunday all!
Avatar 12:00pm
Stork:

Hullo-ya, redkayak!!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Stork and all other listeners!!
Let`s get all moody!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
Irene Trudel:

Heya Stork! Happy Sunday!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
chresti:

Hello Stork and loaded swells!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm
StringOFperils:

Awww. I'm gonna weep. Jeez.
Avatar 12:02pm
Stork:

chresti! Irene! Andrew in Toronto! howdeeez!
Avatar 12:02pm
TDK60:

Hola Stork! Scott W! I have to leave for early part of show. Thank goddesses for the Archive. Back a bit later..
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:02pm
Uncle Michael:

Lulu was my favorite talking head in the Scott Walker "30 Century Man" documentary.
Avatar 12:02pm
Stork:

Hurry on back, TDK60!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:03pm
Tome:

Stork, Irene ! wow , Uncle M! , yes this is Sunday afternoon ,, for all of you and all of you yoots out there too !<>!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:04pm
Jeff Golick:

Walk(er) on, @Stork!
  12:04pm
Listener Robert:

Had to pause & restart the radiorethink player with the show turnover. I remember having to do that routinely with Uncle Michael's.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:05pm
doctorjazz:

Pretty color and cool photo gallery, Stork. I just want a Belgian beer, thanks
  12:05pm
Listener Robert:

I can guess only that an artifact gets sent like an end-of-file that tends to stop players. Used to get that way a lot at automated stations -- or an artifact would prematurely start the next tape!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm
Franco Twinkie:

Hey Stork! My parents took me and my sister to see To Sir With Love when it came out in 1967. I think it was the first movie I every cried at.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
coelacanth∅:

bambi was my first
  12:07pm
Listener Robert:

It was a deliberate part of the cueing system that could get artificially triggered, similarly to the way the flyback and frame resets would sometimes result in artifacts in NTSC video.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
coelacanth∅:

hi Stork and Storklers
  12:08pm
adamdoesit:

Hello from the neighborhood tire shop, Stork and clubgoers! I’ll have to take mine to go, so better make it one of those beer hats… or perhaps just a cocktail beanie.
Avatar 12:08pm
Stork:

StringOFperils: I may run outta hankies today.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
Doug Schulkind:

Oi! Oi! Oi!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:09pm
chresti:

The Nutty Professor
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David (in London):

Do I hear 21, 21, 21?
Afternoon Stork and assembled groovers.
Avatar 12:09pm
Stork:

Hell-LOW, doctorjazz, Listener Robert, Jeff Gee Whiz!! And welcome up to the bar, Tome!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:10pm
David (in London):

Irene, Chrestikins, doctorjazz, Coela, Franco, String, Doug, Robert et al. Salutations good people.
Avatar 12:12pm
Stork:

Uncle Michael - must admit I ain't seen that SW doc yet. Lulu always struck me as totes kewl, though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:12pm
chresti:

Lady and the Tramp, we saw in a theatre, too.

Good hello to David in Londonkins!
Avatar 12:13pm
Stork:

@Doug: The countersign is vay! vay! vay!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
Uncle Michael:

Then I won't spoil Lulu asking the question that was on everyone's minds.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:14pm
coelacanth∅:

hey David(iL)
hey adam, here take take this wine bag with a hose extension so you can conceal it under clothing and keep drinking. you can fill it with wine, or vodka with orange, or harveywallbanger, or whatever you'd like.
Avatar 12:15pm
Stork:

Heya, David in London!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:16pm
coelacanth∅:

chresti the nutty professor? i've never seen it but -there's a sad scene?
Avatar 12:17pm
Stork:

Hup, two, three, coelacanth∅ !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:18pm
chresti:

coel, scary scenes when the "nutty professor" Jerry, turns into "suave Jerry" I had to cover my eyes
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:20pm
Uncle Michael:

When Jerry turns into a not-at-all-veiled dig at Dean Martin.
Avatar 🥁 12:21pm
redkayak:

This is wild
Avatar 12:21pm
Stork:

adamdoesit - how bout a back-pack size bag of mai tais that you can strap on your back and two mouth-hoses - with a pump system?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:22pm
coelacanth∅:

i saw To Sir With Love on a tv set with my siblings so if i cried -which i most likely did -i had to pretend to need to use the bathroom or something at that moment so they wouldn't see.
  12:22pm
adamdoesit:

coel, brilliant! If I tuck it under my sweater, it’ll be a Wallbanger and a chest-thumper, too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:23pm
coelacanth∅:

oh, chresti okay. i've never cried for scary stuff...or covered my eyes -though that doesn't mean i didn't get scared
Avatar 12:23pm
Stork:

@redkayak - check out the lineup in this octet.
Avatar 🥁 12:25pm
redkayak:

@stork - music like this is why your show is terrific. I learn something new every Sunday!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:25pm
chresti:

I was spooked by a lot of things when I was a tot. Clowns, for instance.
  12:26pm
adamdoesit:

chresti, children are wise like that, before the world drills it out of them.
Avatar 12:27pm
Stork:

It's all the stuff I learn each week in the run-up to the show that makes it such a joy for me, too, redkayak
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm
coelacanth∅:

adam haha yeah! -Stork's idea though...electric pump to take the work out of extracting that mother's milk like fluid... can't argue.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:28pm
Jeff Golick:

I just bought a bio of Derek Bailey. Looking forward to getting to know him better.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:29pm
StringOFperils:

Note the bludgeoning Stork
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:29pm
David (in London):

Chresti, I was absolutely scared witless by The Sea Devils on Dr Who. Well, it was Britain in the 70s... My dad once memorably tried to allay my fears with the immortal line, "Don't worry Bobby, they're only fishy persons."
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:29pm
coelacanth∅:

chresti, clowns are liars by their very nature -so they shouldn't be trusted. children know this.
  12:29pm
adamdoesit:

Stork, coel, how did I miss that? Stork’s fluid dynamics are so advanced, I failed to grasp them.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:30pm
chresti:

Thanks adamdoesit, I'm still pretty spooked about monster gelatinous creatures covering faces.
Avatar 12:30pm
Stork:

Hey, Jeff LOVED the set you did with the British guys - Neil Ardley, Don Rendell et al - am planning some too real soon!!
Avatar 🥁 12:30pm
redkayak:

@stork - Awesome. Isn't that one the best things about life on Earth? They can't *possibly* be having this much fun on Mars! Unless Bowie is already up there ;)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:31pm
David (in London):

Jeff, Bailey used play the old Vortex Jazz Club in Stoke Newington (my neighbourhood) regularly. Chatted to him several times over the years. He was very nice to chat to. Sadly both he and that old venue are gone now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:31pm
Jeff Golick:

Great you got that chance to see - and speak with! - him, David.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:31pm
Franco Twinkie:

Coel, hiding while I'm crying is still a tactic I use to this day!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
David (in London):

Bailey playing with Will Gains, the venerable old jazz tap dancer was a particular highlight.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
chresti:

Ha, you're so right, coel
Avatar 12:35pm
Stork:

adamdoesit - I hope my fluid dynamics remain intact for a few decades more.
Avatar 12:35pm
Stork:

Wow, awfully cool, David in L.
Avatar 12:36pm
Stork:

Hail to The Franco Twinkie - I missed your entrance back there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:37pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for that @David(in London).
  12:37pm
Listening Out There:

This I can agree with. That’s all I can say. Ahem…
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:39pm
David (in London):

Evan Parker played on our first album, and I very nearly broached the subject of Bailey and the 'great rupture'. but I got distinct 'Back off! vibes, so decided not to. In retrospect, a wise move.

Loving this Toru Takemitsu Stork.
Avatar 12:39pm
Stork:

Hi Listening Out There, in here !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
coelacanth∅:

i am confused about something, David... "Bobby"?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
David (in London):

Coela, first middle name is Robert, so it's an old family nickname.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:42pm
chresti:

Ha David @12:29, sea devils on the face are especially frightening.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:44pm
coelacanth∅:

right on. Thanks. i considered maybe it's an english general nickname (like "bub">"bubby") but you capitalised it.
Avatar 12:49pm
Stork:

Love it when Mary H plays that twilight-zone chord!
Avatar 12:49pm
TDK60:

Back in the club. Thanks for saving my seat, Chresti.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:51pm
David (in London):

Hey TDK.
Avatar 12:51pm
Stork:

TDK60 Retour !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm
chresti:

You bet, let me get rid of the gelatinous monster trying to steal your seat, TDK60.
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Stork:

Gelatinous monsters always welcome at The Stork.
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TDK60:

David, from Stoke Newington in tonight!
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listener james from westwood:

Hey hey hey, Stork and all!
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Uncle Michael:

My pleasure.
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coelacanth∅:

hey listener james
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Stork:

Hey-o, listener james from westwood !
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Stork:

Hey UM - could u possibly throw the link to that show you did on the playlist? I'm not certain which one.
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Uncle Michael:

Sure thing:

wfmu.org...
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Stork:

Thanxxx!!
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Uncle Michael:

Thanks for the turning wheels of promotion!
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adamdoesit:

Best thing about gelatinous monsters at the Stork: you can break off a bit of tentacle and do it as a shot.
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Franco Twinkie:

The Walker Brothers taught me a fundamental life lesson very early on: If you look like that and sing like that you get all the girls.
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Stork:

Hey Um, if I can boost yer stock price, we all do well, amirite?
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Uncle Michael:

A rising tide...
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Uncle Michael:

Any Day Now is one of the albums from a period Scott disavowed. I'm not sure all of the albums from that period ever saw a reissue in the CD era.
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Stork:

Exactly, Captain M.
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TDK60:

Hey UM, Listener James, adamdoesit, Franco. This show is swell; drinks, bright lights, dames! It can only be a fine mellow evneing here at the Stork..
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Listening Out There:

Scott Walker? Not Andy Williams?!?!?
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Stork:

Yeah, SW tried to stop what he could of that mid-70's period, but i think it all came out eventually.
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adamdoesit:

Hiya TDK!
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David (in London):

Scott Walker's dark and unhappy 70s only makes me love him more. Listening to that 'Stretch' album, for example, you can see why he was later so distant from them. But Lord above did he find the path again...
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David (in London):

I was one of the Drifting & Tilting shows he did at the Barbican in 2008. And who sang this one? Damon F***ing Albarn. Unbelievable.
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Stork:

Yeah, David (in London) - and even though they were conceived badly (not by SW, but by the suits), there's a couple each from them that's worth it. Hard to go all wrong with that voice!
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Stork:

Farmer in the City is a pop song, compared with the rest of Tilt.
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coelacanth∅:

adam i followed your example and did a tentacle shot. it tasted at least as good as jägermeister but it wasn't having it and after a few minutes forced it's way back up my throat and out my mouth and now is at the bar talking shit about me to the bartender.
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WR:

Hello Stork and clubbers.
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coelacanth∅:

Franco @111 i never heard of Scott Walker until sometime in the 21st century - on wfmu.
but i did note that example set by others
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Stork:

Yeah, The Tentacle is a real pain in the ass, coel. I just tossed him, but I know he'll be back. He's a a terrible influence on the gelatinous monsters. Gets 'em all stirred up.
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adamdoesit:

coel, I'm sorry that didn't go better for you. If it calls you a sucker, just tell it that it takes one to know one.
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coelacanth∅:

haha Stork thanks but yeah, they always come back.

hey WR
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coelacanth∅:

adam hahaha!
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Franco Twinkie:

Coel, I saw The Walker Brothers on television in 1966 and got it right away. I was ten years old, and just starting to realize what star power was.
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StringOFperils:

Why must this be SO compelling?!!!! I really want to get a bike ride in before the temperature plummets later today, but i cannot leave. No
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Franco Twinkie:

Me too SoP! I'm dressed and ready to go...but I just can't!
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Stork:

Not to discourage your ambitions toward physical fitness, StringOFperils, but there's WAAAY more to come! Just give in. I mean be strong!
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Franco Twinkie:

Damn you Stork!
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StringOFperils:

It's a character flaw. I blame myself. Sad really.
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adamdoesit:

SOP, same. I'm compromising by setting up to ride the rollers even as we speak. My next Comment! will likely be that of my face hitting the keyboard.
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Stork:

We'll always (hopefully) have the archives. Even so, SW kind of roots one to the spot.
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doctorjazz:

Also didn't know much of Scott Walker aside from the Walker Brother hits until relatively recently, hearing him on WFMU.
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Listening Out There:

The archive, fellow, cyclists, the archive. Pedal now, listen later…
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Franco Twinkie:

You're just doing your job.....double damn you.
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fred:

Until recently I knew more about the bad Scott Walker than the good one
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TDK60:

Anyone know if Scott W read music notation for singing? I've been thinking of what connects between the earlier pop and later. Maybe a serious commitment to lyrics with some substance?
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doctorjazz:

It's 39 degrees here in Central Joisey, SOp, too cold for me to bike. You're made of tough stuff!
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doctorjazz:

Got errands to do, take you along in the car.
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Stork:

I once answered the phone at WFMU - Scott Walker calling to talk to Ken Freedman - in, like 1994, to find out what this radio station that was playing so much of his music. How he even found out - who knows?
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StringOFperils:

Back in the 60s, while still I mere stripling left in the car with nothing but the dashboard radio, I didn't get Scott at all. Couldn't distinguish between Engelbert Humperdickschädel and Engel.
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David (in London):

TDK, he memorably spent years writing the lyrics, and only when he was happy with them, would he record the music to go under them. Amazing. Faber recently published a selection of them called Sundog. It's ace.
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Listener Robert:

I remember when you used to answer the phone there!
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Franco Twinkie:

Okay, I found a solution: I'll dig around for something epic, literary AND romantic for my trip to the farmers market.
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chresti:

Jeez the production/orchestration
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Stork:

Thanks Uncle Michael for this rekkid!!!
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Listening Out There:

Andy Williams, I say…
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Stork:

Was SW channeling Jacques Brel when he wrote Montgue Terrace! Mais oui, methinks.
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WR:

@Franco: my partner hasn't seen To Sir with Love, as I was giving her an overview while reading the Wikipedia plot summary I teared up over the funeral scene.
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StringOFperils:

Is there complete scored notation for pieces like Printing Press/On the Way.. out there; and did he learn the skills to score all the orchestral part voicing and harmony...I know he worked things out with musicians while recording, but.... I saw 30th Century Man about 10 years ago, and can't remember much beyond and punching a side of pork to get a desired percussive sound...on The Drift
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David (in London):

Climate of Hunter in 1983.
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adamdoesit:

I'm feeling a little dickschedelbleu. I should probably lower my saddle a smidge.
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coelacanth∅:

so here comes the Scott Walker i like.
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Uncle Michael:

Stork, you're welcome.

Scott was the first English speaker to record Brel translations, if I recall correctly. Brel's influence on him was profound.
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Stork:

omg, StringOfperils - now I remember i DID see that doc! You don't forget a musician whaling on a side of beef in a recording studio. Wonder if it went on his resume.
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Uncle Michael:

Now I can share the Lulu quote!
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coelacanth∅:

...i wonder if in 1994 after learning of wfmu playing his music he started listening to the station which then influenced him to go in this direction.
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Uncle Michael:

Lulu asked: "Is he still cute?"
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Stork:

Actually, Scott was following the translations done by Mort Schumann (Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris) which were done in the early sixties. There's a great original cast record from that time - 1964 i think.
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fred:

@Uncle Michael: Don't forget Mort Shuman's part in this, he wrote many of the English versions of Brel's songs
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David (in London):

Rod McKuen needs a shout-out for Brel translations, too. As ludicrous as he could be, he could also be fantastic.
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David (in London):

Scott's birthday message to Bowie is also an absolute gem if you've never heard it: www.youtube.com...
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Stork:

Oh, yes, David (in London)! A friend's mom had all of McKuen's records - and he was singing those same translations, and even trying some original French (Ne me Quitte-Pas). He's ridiculous, or sublime, or - at his best - both.
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Uncle Michael:

Correction: Scott was the first recording artist to tackle Brel in English.
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Stork:

He and Bowie are both excellent interpreters of Brel.
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TDK60:

Just a footnote that Judy Collins did a Brel on her In My Life album, 1966: La Colombe and an intense reading it is.
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StringOFperils:

Mort Shuman, again. I had no idea his career was so diverse. The teamwork w Doc Pomus, the British invasion stuff (only learned about the origin of 'Machines' just yesterday), and now the Brel. I really do live under a rock.
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fred:

@StringOfPerils: He was also a quite popular singer in France in the '70s
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StringOFperils:

Incroiable!
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David (in London):

They knew their record company was about to go down the tubes, so they unleashed this on the world. Utter genius.
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Uncle Michael:

I didn't know Judy beat Scott! Thanks, TDK!
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WR:

Bark bark
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Stork:

Wow - din't know of Schumann's connection to Pomus, StringOFperils ! Thanks!!
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Uncle Michael:

His connection to Pomus is how he could afford to run off to France and become an artiste!
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chresti:

What year is Scott 2 from? 1968.
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TDK60:

No prob, UM. / In a documentary on Scott, Eno said one Scott album has never been surpassed in rock since. I forget which he mentioned. Was that his more out ones on Nite Flights or Climate of Hunter? Other?
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Uncle Michael:

I love Scott 4 beyond all reason.

1969, chresti.
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StringOFperils:

I can't even tell you how deeply I love this recording/song. It takes my breath away every time.
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Stork:

Oh, it's a top-fave of mine, too, SOp - so glad you feel it too!
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TDK60:

In hindsight, "4" reveals a lot. His sincere inhabiting the words. The music here sounds like folk-rock meets sentimental strings.
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David (in London):

Pola X is a pretty indifferent film in the main, but Scott's music for it is utterly sublime. Love this one.
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Stork:

Inhabiting the words . . really well-put, TDK60. There was a big step forward with that record. Unfortunately the suits fired him for it.
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David (in London):

Stork, don't know if you've seen this, but my friend Rob did a book and lecture series about Scott a few years back:
www.thewire.co.uk...
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fred:

Suits gotta suit
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Stork:

David (in London) - thanks for the link!! I will check that out! I heard one person (my sample size) say Pola X was mildly interesting. But yeah, the music is really excellent.
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Stork:

Hey, fred!!
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Uncle Michael:

haunted jacuzzis churn
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Stork:

UM, that's simply what haunted jacuzzis do! Hello?! Ya gotta churn, ya gotta churn!
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David (in London):

Scott deploys the estimable British word 'Bollocks' to absolute master level here.
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Stork:

I'm stuck at middle-grade use of the word Bollocks, and I've been studying for years. Shoulda moved to the UK all those years ago- bet i'd have my Bollocks diploma by now.
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StringOFperils:

Take that,accidentally, in the bollocks, for a start
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Listener Robert:

"Take that accidentally in the bollocks for a start." I love it!
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StringOFperils:

Yo, LR! *high five
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Listener Robert:

Pinkie lock!
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David (in London):

Don't worry Stork, it's a life's work to get that one right. Like perfecting one's trumpet technique. Keep at it.
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Listener Robert:

Pronounce the "zoo" part like there's a dieresis over the 2nd o.
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StringOFperils:

Zo-awt-ics
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Listener Robert:

We pronounce "zoo" as in "the zoo" as "zoo", but all the other words that are the longer version of "zoologic" as "zo-o".
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chresti:

Haha haunted jacuzzis churn
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Stork:

Zo-awt-ics - is that right SOp? Thanks!
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fred:

I'm always confused by the nuances of diaeresis vs umlaut vs metal umlaut
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David (in London):

Höw sö Fred?
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Stork:

I can barely master the 3 little umlauts in German, fred.
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StringOFperils:

Technicaly, the zootics pronunciation is between mine and Listener Roberts, like zoo and zo at the same time...they're all accepted, I think (and now that dead horse needs no more flogging. Amen)
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David (in London):

The legendary Quarr Abbey key hanging round Scott's neck in that great photo.
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Stork:

Duchess is taken at so slow a tempo, I can imagine the douchie suits saying "where are we, Scottie, at a fuckin' funeral? Pep it up once in while, kid!"
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Stork:

Love the lightly detuned guitar.
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fred:

@Stork: don't worry, two of my bosses are German, and they disagree about umlauts. One says ö and oe are the same thing, the other insists they are very different. To be honest, the one who says both spellings are the same is influenced by having his name spelled in different ways on official German paperwork (leading to hours of administrative "fun")
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Uncle Michael:

This is the music for Warner Bros. cartoon I'd like to see.
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StringOFperils:

This music really deserves to be brought out into brighter light by 'new music' ensembles around the world. It should be repertoire. Maybe that will happen, in time.
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adamdoesit:

The last hour kept me entranced while cycling standing still -- no mean feat. It must be Walker's Belgian tinge that makes him good for the bike.
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fred:

@StringOfPerils: nice sentiment, but there is no repertoire. All they care about is premiere, so most contemporary music is played exactly once
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coelacanth∅:

this album made me start listening to Scott Walker
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Listener Robert:

So Stravinski + someone singing in sprechstimme + Moondog = Scott Walker?
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Stork:

That's an interesting way in to the Scott Walker oevre, coel! Absolutely GREAT collab !!
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David (in London):

That's the great thing, there's a Scott for whatever mood you're in...
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coelacanth∅:

hey David Thanks for that link to his message to Bowie.
very moving.
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Stork:

David (in London) - his range was truly phenomenal.
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David (in London):

I went to an album promotional playback session for Soused. Played at deafening volume at a church in Hackney. It was practically a religious experience in its own right.
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Uncle Michael:

What I love is that the journey from Scott Engel 45s to Soused is entirely progressive, one small step at a time.
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Stork:

Thanks also from me, David. I played that bit on a marathon fundraising show last March, with Irene as my co-host :) Bowie was moved to- or near tears. His love for SW, and vice versa, was beautiful.
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fred:

Most of what Stephen O'Malley does should be played at deafening volume
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TDK60:

That sounds like a night in church, DavidiL. I had to see what Soused sounds like on cassette.
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StringOFperils:

@fred > 'modern' repertoire. True. I live in the past. Ha ha
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coelacanth∅:

for the record... or oblivion- i'd love to hear a Jacques Brel special, interpretations of his songs by the diverse variety that covered him.
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Mike Cooper:

@fred: Elliott Sharp’s new music compositions get played more than once by ensembles from time to time.
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Uncle Michael:

I could do Bel as a songwriter tribute in October.
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Uncle Michael:

Hello, Mike.
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David (in London):

Hoped you might play this one.
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Stork:

Great idea, coel.
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adamdoesit:

coel, I was having much the same thought.
UM, that would be superbe!
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Mike Cooper:

Hi uncle😎
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TDK60:

I have an extra LP of the Brel Alive and Well play if anyone is interested. Don't think in bad shape; could check..
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coelacanth∅:

i've seen some bands in church-night clubs, but nothing along those lines.
(come, i think; and Katell Keineg...maybe brian jonestown massecre... some others)
...not to say they weren't religious experiences, in their ways.
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Uncle Michael:

I'll steal the idea if Stork doesn't beat me too it. I have another songwriter special already in mind.
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Stork:

Mike Cooper in attendance! 🤣
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Mike Cooper:

@Stork : been here all along. Great.
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David (in London):

Coela, that church does amazing shows on an occasional basis. Saw Faust and Nurse with Wound there. Just the perfect environment for it.
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Mike Cooper:

Helps to keep my addition in shape 🤣
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StringOFperils:

I can't get up off the floor of the Stork Club.
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coelacanth∅:

Stork it's just "sun"
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Uncle Michael:

Sunn O))) is pronounced "sun", just for the record.
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fred:

The church next to my workplace held great diverse shows. The new priest is having none of that, so it's over
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listener james from westwood:

First Scott Walker song I heard was, oddly enough, not on WFMU like all the others, but on WDRE/WLIR out of Long Island, then an alternative/modern rock station, which for some reason got "Jackie" into its rotation.
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listener james from westwood:

Just "sun"? Oh!
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David (in London):

The Methodist Central Hall is an absolutely beautiful venue. Lord knows the organ must sound incredible when you're in there.
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coelacanth∅:

David @322 wow, i can imagine those. the limelight in nyc likely had shows like that but when i was spending time in clubs in the city my then-girlfriend was in charge of who'd we go see (with some input) so i never even looked at the schedules.
Come was certainly a religious experience for me -right after don't ask don't tell was released.
so was Katell, but that was at st.anne's cathedral.
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David (in London):

Gotta sign out now and finish the day's business. Thank you Stork, that was superbly enjoyable and motivating. Toodles groovers, and have a good week ahead.
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Stork:

Sun? OK.
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TDK60:

Night, David.
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coelacanth∅:

ta ta David
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doctorjazz:

Been listening on and off while getting some errands done. Fine tribute, Stork. Back for the home stretch.
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Stork:

Thank you very kindly, David in London - a pleasure - see you soon!
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coelacanth∅:

Stork they named it after the amplifier company, that was "sun" with a picture of a sun with ))) being the rays coming off it
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StringOFperils:

See you later, David in London. I think it's time for me to bail as well; one last shot at bicycling before that arctic blast...so thank you so much, Stork! Really great shew.
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coelacanth∅:

('sorry, "sunn" amplifiers, not "sun")
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fred:

@coel: Was that name also a nod to Earth?
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doctorjazz:

Looked back a bit-the best "church' concert I've been to was at St Anne's in Brooklyn Heights. Aaron Neville was there with just piano back up, and it was, dare I say it, heavenly (He did Ave Maria, man.....). Also saw Richard Thompson there, and he rarely takes second place in my book, but the Neville show...
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Stork:

coelacanth∅ - cool - thanks.
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Guido from Cologne:

Great show!
Enjoyed every second!
:-)
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adamdoesit:

Super cool Scott Walker tribute, Stork. I know I'm always saying this, but I'd never listened to him before.
Meanwhile, I had no idea I was among so many Jacques Brel fans. I should have known, from the way Herr Barkeep calls out "Au suivant!" each time he pours a shot.
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headcleaner:

fine stuff, Herr Stork, judging by the playlist. am in another acoustic rabbithole presently but looks like I'll definitely have to come back to this set in the near future + start from the beginning. hopefully in the very near future.
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coelacanth∅:

doc, st. anne's was gorgeous and wonderful acoustics. i may have also seen Sarah McLaughlin there.
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Stork:

@adamdoesit - 😜
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Stork:

headcleaner - greetz, and thank you!!
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Stork:

Hey Guido from Köln!! Almost missed ya!
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coelacanth∅:

whoaaa i've never heard this version
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doctorjazz:

This is a lovely version of Sir, sir!
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coelacanth∅:

holy shit this is great!
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Stork:

I kinda prefer this version, though I love Lulu's as well.
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coelacanth∅:

definitely at least neck-and-neck
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listener james from westwood:

That album art on the Gaye!
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coelacanth∅:

i dated/lived with someone c.1989 who said she hung at the actual sugar shack -said that picture on the front of Gaye's album is exactly accurate.
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fred:

Is Scott Williams taking over?
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listener james from westwood:

My first exposure was the form used behind the closing credits on Good Times.
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Stork:

O, Clubbies, All!! So sweet and good and right to be these 4 golden hours tah-geh-thuh!!! Leave us undertake to repeat this action next Sundy.
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doctorjazz:

That Marvin Gaye album is a good'n!
Thanks, Stork!
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Stork:

Sundy, or Sunday, whichever works for you.
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coelacanth∅:

...i'm not actually sure that the sugar shack she hung out in came before that painting, or the painting inspired the club. i thought she said it was in newark, nj, but that seems unlikely to me.
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WR:

Thank you Stork!
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listener james from westwood:

Excellent news indeed!
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adamdoesit:

Oughta be Allen Toussaint *Boulevard,* if you ask me.
Thanks, Stork! Thanks, clubgoers! You swing away my Sunday blues.
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TDK60:

Thanks, Stork.
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listener james from westwood:

Many thanks, Stork!
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Uncle Michael:

Thanks, Stork.
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chresti:

Thank you Stork!
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks Stork!
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Franco Twinkie:

Excellent show Stork, Thanky!
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Stork:

Multi Gratz again everybody!!
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Listener Robert:

Couldn't pull myself away for The Hound until now, thanks!
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WR:

@3:56 @adamdoesit:

Oughta be Allen Toussaint *Boulevard,* if you ask me.


It is Blvd. adamdoesit. they followed your guideline.
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