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Title: ? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side A], ? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00119
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Dates: 1984-12-29
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with ?, founder of Michigan garage band the Mysterians. Talks about origins of the band, possibly being the first Mexican American rock band, the making of their hit "96 Tears," his thoughts on being labelled a garage band and the distribution of their first LP. Sound on original recording begins speeding up to the point of unintelligibility about halfway through the tape, likely from low batteries on original recording. Pub version attempts to correct this, but much of this side remains unintelligible.

Title: ? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side B], ? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side B]
Identifier: da_00120
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Dates: 1984-12-29
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of interview with ?, founder of Michigan garage band the Mysterians. Talks about the earliest origins of "96 Tears", working with manager Lilly Gonzalez, lack of promotion by record company, availability of master recordings, band reunion, changing name to "?" and working on writing a book titled, "Are You For Real?". Short section (less than two seconds) could not be recorded at the beginning of the tape due to malfunctioning cassette flanges. This could probably be corrected by rehousing the cassette in a new shell.

Title: [13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side A], [13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00108
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Erickson, Roky (interviewee)
Dates: 1991-12-07
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators, along with friends or band mates identified by first names Terry, Danny and Casey. Erickson is evasive throughout, eventually passing off the bulk of the interview to Terry. Covers how Erickson got involved in music, influences, early band The Spades, meeting Tommy Hall, forming the 13th Floor Elevators, early practice spaces, venues they played at and studio sessions. Vorda also asks questions about the sound, songwriting and imagery of songs on "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators" and asks about Roky's influence on Janis Joplin, confirming that she was almost a member of the band. Powell St. John is also mentioned. Digitized from Memorex dBS 120-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

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: Archie Bell & Drells: Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00094
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Bell, Archie (interviewee), Gibbs, Charles (interviewee)
Dates: circa 1987-1988
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with Texas musician Archie Bell and Drells bandmember Charles Gibbs. Covers the recording, release and reception of the song "Tighten Up," early band members, Archie Bell’s time in the military, and touring. Digitized from Memorex dB Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Sound on recording begins speeding up at 35:00, becoming nearly unintelligible by 40:00. This suggests that batteries ran low on original recording cassette deck, and that this cassette was recorded from an earlier generation. Pub version attempts to correct pitch and improve intelligibility.

Title: Archie Bell & Drells: Interview [Side B]
Identifier: da_00095
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Bell, Archie (interviewee), Gibbs, Charles (interviewee)
Dates: circa 1987-1988
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of interview with Texas musician Archie Bell and Drells bandmember Charles Gibbs. Drell and Gibbs talk about cover versions, royalties, the effect of disco on their sound, current projects and hobbies. Digitized from Memorex dB Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 1), Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 1)
Identifier: da_00100
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
Dates: 1982-10-09
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side 1 of interview with Arthur Brown. Brown discusses the inspiration for songs from the album "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown," philosophy, performing and religion. Digitized from InterMagnetics 30-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 2), Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 2)
Identifier: da_00101
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
Dates: 1982-10-09
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side 2 of interview with Arthur Brown. Brown discusses his appearance in the film "Tommy," working with Klaus Schulze, electronic music, and his new album "Speak No Tech." Mentions the bands Love, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis and guitarist John Sterling. Digitized from InterMagnetics 30-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: Arthur Brown: Interview [Side A], Arthur Brown: Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00102
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
Dates: 1993-11-08
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of 1993 interview with Arthur Brown. Covers his transition from philosophy student to musician, discussing the influence of writers George Gurdjieff and Lawrence Durrell on his work, playing in the group Blues and Brown and Dave Morgan’s Trad Band, the invention of his flaming helmet, musicians he influenced, including Alice Cooper and the Bonzo Dog Dada Band and playing at the UFO club. Digitized from Maxell UR-90 cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.

Title: Arthur Brown: Interview [Side B], Arthur Brown: Interview [Side B]
Identifier: da_00103
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
Dates: 1993-11-08
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of 1993 interview with Arthur Brown. Talks about the influence of manager Kit Lambert on the album "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown," with in-depth discussion of the songs on the album. Also covers touring, drugs, the influence of James Brown and the epilogue of his band after dissolving, including the suicide of Vincent Crane. Digitized from Maxell UR-90 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: Coachmen: An Interview with Jeff Travis [Side 1], Coachmen: An Interview with Jeff Travis [Side 1]
Identifier: da_00106
Creator: Travis, Jeff (recorder, interviewee)
Dates: 1987-01-27
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side 1 of interview with Jeff Travis. Consists of Travis recording himself discussing a list of questions sent to him by Allan Vorda. Talks about the origin of the band, merging of the Viscounts and Chandells, winning the KOIL battle of the bands, replacing members in 1966 and early songs including "Mr. Moon." Digitized from Radio Shack concertape 30-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Tape is marked as taking place on 1987/01/27, but interviewee places recording on 1987/01/23.

Title: Coachmen: An Interview with Jeff Travis [Side 2], Coachmen: An Interview with Jeff Travis [Side 2]
Identifier: da_00107
Creator: Travis, Jeff (recorder, interviewee)
Dates: 1987-01-27
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side 2 of interview with Jeff Travis. Consists of Travis recording himself discussing a list of questions sent to him by Allan Vorda. Discusses band changing name from Coachmen to Alexander’s Rock Time Band then Professor Morrison’s Lollipop before dissolving. Content lasts for about half of the recording. Recording continues after Travis signs off, and he can be heard whistling along to music and talking on phone. Digitized from Radio Shack concertape 30-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Tape is marked as taking place on 1987/01/27, but interviewee places recording on 1987/01/23.

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: Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side B], Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side B]
Identifier: da_00111
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Landes, Rob (interviewee)
Dates: 1984-07-17
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of interview with Fever Tree member Rob Landes. Covers break-up of the band, what members did after the break-up, Fever Tree reuniting without Landes, regrets and the legacy of Fever Tree. Digitized from unbranded 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Sound speeds up for first three minutes due to batteries running low on recorder.

Title: Josefus: Interview [Side A], Josefus: Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00112
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Bailey, Pete (interviewee), Turner, Ray (interviewee)
Dates: 1985-12-27
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with members of the Texas psychedelic rock band Josefus. Covers the origins of the band, including earlier band names Come and United Gas Company, recording and self-pressing first album "Dead Man," cover designer Howard Turner and effect of drugs on their music. Notably, Turner says he became extremely proficient at playing bass after being hospitalized for an overdose of LSD. Also includes early tour stories, with the band being robbed after opening for Grand Funk Railroad and being chased by the Ku Klux Klan in Florida. Digitized from Memorex dB Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Short amounts of tape (less than two seconds) weren’t able to be digitized at the beginning and end of each side due to a damaged cassette enclosure. This could be fixed by rehousing the reels from the current cassette into a new enclosure.

Title: Josefus: Interview [Side B], Josefus: Interview [Side B]
Identifier: da_00113
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Contributor: Bailey, Pete (interviewee), Turner, Ray (interviewee)
Dates: 1985-12-27
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of interview with members of the Texas psychedelic rock band Josefus. Covers detail of the creation and meaning of songs on the "Dead Man" album, public reception to it, recording their next album for the record label Mainstream, the break of the band and follow-up projects by band members, including the group Stone Axe. Bailey explains a rift between himself and original member Doug Tull, and also mentions that Tull got the band hooked on heroin. Bailey also gives the interviewer a screenplay named "The Face Collector" based on his post-band career as DJ Kamikaze Pete. Ray Turner mentions working in a clothing store after the break-up of Josefus where he met Grover Washington and James Brown, which lead him to play in a funk band named "Tenaha, Timpson, Bobo and Blair." Digitized from Memorex dB Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475. Short amounts of tape (less than two seconds) weren't able to be digitized at the beginning and end of each side due to a damaged cassette enclosure. This could be fixed by rehousing the reels from the current cassette into a new enclosure.

Title: Kingsmen Interview [Side A], Kingsmen Interview [Side A]
Identifier: da_00114
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Dates: 1987-06-12
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side A of interview with members of the band Kingsmen. Covers the origins of the band, the creation of the song "Louie, Louie," touring and recording.

Title: Kingsmen Interview [Side B], Kingsmen Interview [Side B]
Identifier: da_00115
Creator: Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
Dates: 1987-06-12
Resource: Allan Vorda music history collection
Description: Side B of interview with members of the band Kingsmen. Covers album reissues, the possibility of making a new album and northern rock and roll. Interviewer comments that this is probably the best interview he's done to date.

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