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Title: [13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side B], [13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side B]
Identifier: da_00109
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Erickson, Roky (interviewee)
Dates: 1991-12-07
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of interview with Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators, along with friends or band mates identified by first names Terry, Danny and Casey. On this side of the tape, Erickson answers almost none of the questions, explaining (around 13:30) that some of the topics are scary to him. Most questions are answered by Terry and Danny. Vorda asks in-depth questions about individual songs from "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators." Also covers changes in band personnel, updates on band members, the death of Stacy Sutherland, sound quality on early recordings, album cover artist John Cleveland and mentions of the bands Jefferson Airplane, Josefus, Fever Tree and The Doors. Digitized from Memorex dBS 120-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: Big Brother: Interview (Part 2) [Side A], Big Brother: Interview (Part 2) [Side A]
Identifier: da_00098
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Andrew, Sam (interviewee), Albin, Peter (interviewee)
Dates: 1989-01-21
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Part 2, Side A of interview with members of Big Brother and the Holding Company. Covers the Monterey Pop Festival, their album "Cheap Thrills," including in-depth discussion of Robert Crumb’s artwork and songs. Also has a short section on band members dating Janis Joplin. Digitized from Memorex dBS Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: The Buckinghams [Interview, Side A], The Buckinghams [Interview, Side A]
Identifier: da_00104
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Giammerese, Carl (interviewee)
Dates: 1987-10-19
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of phone interview with Carl Giammerese of the Buckinghams. Discusses early groups, naming the band, detailed song information for the albums "Kind of a Drag" and "Time and Charges," signing to Columbia Records and working with producer James William Guercio. Digitized from Memorex dB Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Original recording has occasional audio drop-outs due to a malfunctioning speaker the interviewee was being recorded from.

Title: The Buckinghams [Interview, Side B], The Buckinghams [Interview, Side B]
Identifier: da_00105
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Giammerese, Carl (interviewee)
Dates: 1987-10-19
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of phone interview with Carl Giammerese of the Buckinghams. Covers the breakup and reunion of the band and the death of John Poulos. Digitized from Memorex dB Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Original recording has occasional audio drop-outs due to a malfunctioning speaker the interviewee was being recorded from.

Title: Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side A], Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side A]
Identifier: da_00110
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Landes, Rob (interviewee)
Dates: 1984-07-17
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with Fever Tree member Rob Landes. Covers the origins of Fever Tree, their self-titled debut album, Houston's psychedelic music scene, drug use and the break up of the band. Digitized from unbranded 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: The Seeds: An Interview with Sky Saxon, The Seeds: An Interview with Sky Saxon
Identifier: da_00128
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Saxon, Sky (interviewee)
Dates: 1987-08-14
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Phone interview with Sky Saxon of band The Seeds. Covers detailed information on the band’s albums and origin, future projects, also touching on the Los Angeles music scene around the time of their first release, with references to the bands Love and The Doors. Also has a reference to Mark Gerzon’s book "The Whole World is Watching,", which quotes from Saxon’s lyrics. Recorded from side A of cassette, no audio on side B.

Title: Ted Nugent: Interview [Side A], Ted Nugent: Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00117
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Nugent, Ted (interviewee)
Dates: 1988-02-24
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with Ted Nugent. Talks about the Royal High Boys, the Amboy Dukes and former band members.

Title: Turtles: An Interview with Mark Volman [Side A], Turtles: An Interview with Mark Volman [Side A]
Identifier: da_00132
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Volman, Mark (interviewee)
Dates: 1986-09-27
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Interview with Mark Volman of the Turtles. Covers the origins of the band, songwriters and musicians they worked with, including Frank Zappa and Warren Zevon, television appearances, break-up of the band, joining the Mothers of Invention and the film "200 Motels."