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? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side A], ? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00119
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Dates
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1984-12-29
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side B], ? and the Mysterians: An Interview [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00120
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Dates
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1984-12-29
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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[13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side A], [13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00108
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Erickson, Roky (interviewee)
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Dates
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1991-12-07
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Description
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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.
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[13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side B], [13th Floor] Elevators Interview [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00109
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Erickson, Roky (interviewee)
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Dates
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1991-12-07
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Archie Bell & Drells: Interview [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00094
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Bell, Archie (interviewee), Gibbs, Charles (interviewee)
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Dates
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circa 1987-1988
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Archie Bell & Drells: Interview [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00095
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Bell, Archie (interviewee), Gibbs, Charles (interviewee)
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Dates
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circa 1987-1988
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 1), Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 1)
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Identifier
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da_00100
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
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Dates
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1982-10-09
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Description
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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.
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Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 2), Arthur Brown: Interview (Side 2)
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Identifier
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da_00101
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
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Dates
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1982-10-09
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Arthur Brown: Interview [Side A], Arthur Brown: Interview [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00102
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
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Dates
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1993-11-08
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Arthur Brown: Interview [Side B], Arthur Brown: Interview [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00103
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Brown, Arthur (interviewee)
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Dates
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1993-11-08
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Big Brother: Interview (Part 1) [Side A], Big Brother: Interview (Part 1) [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00096
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Andrew, Sam (interviewee), Albin, Peter (interviewee)
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Dates
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1989-01-21
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Part 1, Side A of interview with members of the band Big Brother and the Holding Company. Covers the origins of the band and band name, early venues and Janis Joplin joining band. Also mentions the Trips Festival. Digitized from Memorex dBS Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.
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Big Brother: Interview (Part 1) [Side B], Big Brother: Interview (Part 1) [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00097
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Andrew, Sam (interviewee), Albin, Peter (interviewee)
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Dates
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1989-01-21
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Resource
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Part 1, Side B of interview with members of the band Big Brother and the Holding Company. Covers their time in Chicago, and recording of their first album for Mainstream Records, giving detailed information about the creation and recording process for the songs, also mentioning songwriter Powell St. John, Moondog and promoter Bill Graham. Digitized from Memorex dBS Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.
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Big Brother: Interview (Part 2) [Side A], Big Brother: Interview (Part 2) [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00098
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Andrew, Sam (interviewee), Albin, Peter (interviewee)
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Dates
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1989-01-21
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Big Brother: Interview (Part 2) [Side B], Big Brother: Interview (Part 2) [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00099
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Andrew, Sam (interviewee), Albin, Peter (interviewee)
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Dates
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1989-01-21
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Part 2, Side B of interview with members of Big Brother and the Holding Company. Band members discuss songs from the "Cheap Thrills" LP in detail, Janis Joplin leaving the band, their next two albums, unreleased recorded material, Joplin's death and drugs. Also mention Seth Morgan, playing at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan and an issue of the literary journal "Witness" titled "The Sixties." Digitized from Memorex dBS Series 90-minute cassette played on Sony TC-WE475.
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The Buckinghams [Interview, Side A], The Buckinghams [Interview, Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00104
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Giammerese, Carl (interviewee)
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Dates
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1987-10-19
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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The Buckinghams [Interview, Side B], The Buckinghams [Interview, Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00105
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Giammerese, Carl (interviewee)
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Dates
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1987-10-19
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side A], Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00110
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Landes, Rob (interviewee)
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Dates
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1984-07-17
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side B], Fever Tree: An Interview with Rob Landes [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00111
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Landes, Rob (interviewee)
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Dates
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1984-07-17
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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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.
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Josefus: Interview [Side A], Josefus: Interview [Side A]
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Identifier
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da_00112
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Bailey, Pete (interviewee), Turner, Ray (interviewee)
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Dates
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1985-12-27
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Description
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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.
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Josefus: Interview [Side B], Josefus: Interview [Side B]
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Identifier
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da_00113
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Creator
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Vorda, Allan (interviewer)
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Contributor
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Bailey, Pete (interviewee), Turner, Ray (interviewee)
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Dates
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1985-12-27
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Allan Vorda music history collection
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Description
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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.