=====================================================[October 17, 1994]= __ | __ _ _ ___ | || ___ | __ __ (__ | | | \/ | ____) |___ || |___) |__ (__) | | ___) |___| | | | |___| |___) || |____ The Electronic Fanzine for Cool Folks Like You Editor: Scott F. Williams Internet: Scotty.Williams@launchpad.unc.edu Managing Editor: Bob Gajarsky Internet: gajarsky@pilot.njin.net Other Contributors: Martin Bate, Al Crawford, Dan Enright, Tim Kennedy, Reto Koradi, David Landgren, Ernie Longmire, Tim Mohr, P. Nina Ramos, Michelle Richmond Address all comments, subscription requests, etc. to gajarsky@pilot.njin.net ======================================================================= Consumable is published by Pathojammic Productions as a service to all who use computers to communicate. All articles in Consumable remain (C) copyright their author(s). Permission for re-publication in any form other than within this document must be sought from the editor or managing editor. ============================================================================== .------------. | Contents |-. `------------' | `------------' --- 1980's POLL RESULTS: Which Singles/Albums from the 80s should appear on CD?,by Bob Gajarsky Top 10 Singles Which Should Be Issued Top Albums Which Should Be Issued The Greatest CD That Never Was: _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_ by Ernie Longmire INTERVIEW: Carl Caprioglio, President of Oglio Records - by Bob Gajarsky REVIEW: Stock Aitken Waterman Fanzine - by Bob Gajarsky Poll Results - All Singles and Albums --- Several weeks ago, Consumable Online sent out a poll across the Internet to determine what singles and albums, you would most like to see released on CD. We've tried to eliminate choices which are available on compilations, although it's impossible to attain 100% accuracy. One of the big singles surprises is the inclusion of a song which never made it to vinyl. Back in the early 1980's, MTV would conduct searches for the best new band in a contest called the Basement Tapes. The act which won the contest would then win money and recording time in a studio, along with a record deal. One act which made the finals (but couldn't quite generate enough votes to win) was Dog Police. Their song, also called "Dog Police", managed to get enough votes to crack the top 10 singles list. The top ten requested singles to be issued on CD are, in order: Peter Godwin, Images of Heaven Dream Academy, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want Stabilizers, One Simple Thing Moving Pictures, What About Me? Trans X, Living On Video (12") Icicle Works, Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) Thomas Dolby, Wreck of the Fairchild The Puppets, The Way of Life (Quality) Oxo, Whirly Girl Dog Police, Dog Police (MTV Basement Tapes Contestant) Another surprise was our readers choice for best album not on CD - this was a movie soundtrack which never existed! The movie, _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_, has generated intense interest because of its diverse musical track listings. Further information and a complete "track listing" on Ferris can be found on the next page. In addition, Men Without Hats notched two of our most requested albums. One is for their never-issued greatest hits; the other for the scarce _Rhythm of Youth_, which had a pressing of only a few hundred discs (in Europe) and commands prices of $150-$350, when they change hands. MCA is planning on reissuing this disc in early 1995, so fans might take note of that. However, without further ado, here are the top ten requested albums, in order: Soundtrack, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (never issued) Men Without Hats, Greatest Hits (never issued) Men Without Hats, Rhythm of Youth Hooters, Amore (Antenna, 1983) Wire Train, In A Chamber (415 Music/Columbia) Ebn-Ozn, Feeling Cavalier Duran Duran, 12" Mixes/B Sides (never issued) Gary Numan - Berserker (Numa, 1984) Pet Shop Boys, 12" Mixes/B Sides (never issued) Endgames, Building Beauty A listing of all other singles and albums which were requested appears at the end of this issue. --- The Greatest CD that Never Was - Soundtrack, _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_ Director John Hughes refused to release a soundtrack album for his film Ferris Bueller's Day Off because he didn't think that the diverse collection of songs in the movie would "work" together. People have been looking in vain for that album ever since. The closest thing that exists is a promotional single featuring tracks from the film; the single was distributed through the mail and at sneak previews around the time of the film's release, but at this time it is not clear what songs it featured. This listing will help you find the albums and singles where the songs used in the film originally appeared. The songs are listed below, accoupanied by the scenes in which they were used and the releases on which they are most readily available in the U.S. CDs are listed where possible, but some tracks are difficult to find in any format. Scene: Opening of the film, after Ferris fools his parents Song: Sigue Sigue Sputnik: "Love Missile F1-11 (dance mix)" [edit for movie] On: "Love Missile F1-11" (US 12": EMI-Manhattan V-56021) Scene: Ferris trying to convince Cameron to come over Song: "Theme From I DREAM OF JEANNIE" On: Television's Greatest Hits Volume II (U.S. CD: Tee Vee Toons...) Scene: "The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California" Song: Yello: "Oh Yeah" On: "Oh Yeah" (single, all fmts), Stella (album), One Second (US album) Scene: Aerial shots entering Chicago Song: The Flowerpot Men (Ben Watkins/Adam Peters): "Beat City" On: The Janice Long Sessions (UK 12": Strange Fruit SFNT 007) Scene: Leaving the Ferrari with the Garage Psychos (heard on the radio) Song: Big Audio Dynamite: "B.A.D." On: This Is Big Audio Dynamite (US: Columbia 40220) Scene: Rooney tracks Ferris to the arcade -- or so he thinks Song: Unknown Scene: Garage Psychos in the Ferrari Song: "Theme from STAR WARS" On: Star Wars: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (US CD: Col. 800 096-2) Scene: Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron in the Art Museum Song: Dream Academy: "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (inst.)" On: "Please Please Please..." (UK 12": Blanco Y Negro NEG 20T) On: The Dream Academy (US Laserdisc: Pioneer Artists CLD86-003) [This song has never been issued as a sound recording in the States.] Scene: Ferris sings at the parade Song: Wayne Newton: "Danke Schoen" On: Assorted Wayne Newton compilations Scene: The Parade Song: The Beatles: "Twist And Shout" On: Please Please Me (US CD: Capitol 46435-2) Scene: Returning from Chicago Song: Zapp: "Radio People" On: The New Zapp IV U (US CD: Warner Bros. 26327-2) Scene: At the beach? Song: Blue Room: "I'm Afraid" On: Unknown Scene: At the pool Song: General Public: "Taking The Day Off" On: Hand To Mouth [IRS Vintage Years edition] (US CD: IRS X2-13179) Scene: Ferris says goodbye to Sloane Song: Dream Academy: "The Edge Of Forever" On: The Dream Academy (US CD: Warner Bros. 25265-2) Scene: Ferris beats feet for home Song: The (English) Beat: "March Of The Swivel Heads" On: "Jeanette" (UK 12": Go-Feet Records FEET 1215) On: "I Confess" (US 7": IRS Records) Scene: Closing credits, Rooney on the bus Song: Yello: "Oh Yeah (dance mix)" On: "Oh Yeah" 12" single --- INTERVIEW: Carl Caprioglio, president of Oglio Records West Coast independent label Oglio Records has quickly gained a reptuation among astute modern rock fans as *the* place to go for compilations of rare 1980's releases. By securing the licenses of numerous tracks which were previously unavailable on CD, the label is succssfully battling the larger labels on the burgeoning reissue field. Consumablerecently had a chance to chat with the president of Oglio Records, Carl Caprioglio. As a youth, Caprioglio listened to several Los Angeles based radio stations - the rock of KMET and KLOS and the "modern rock" played on KROQ. He recalls, "I had two groups of friends. One group listened to Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith etc. and the other listened to "New Wave". As a result I know the words to "Houses Of The Holy" *and* "Rock Lobster". New Wave always struck me as being lighter, more upbeat and fun. After listening to Pink Floyd's _The Wall_ it was a great escape to hear something non-cerebral like Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough". In 1984, it wasn't enough to simply be a collegiate fan of the music he loved - Caprioglio and a friend began to disc jockey at parties and dances with a portable sound system The business grew, and soon the pair purchased sound multiple sound systems (up to 10) with a wide variety of disc jockeys under their guidance. They were soon called in to bail out another disc jockey that was doing a gig with the KROQ DJ, Poorman, at a local high school. Soon, Caprioglio's DJ service was the main supplier of sound and lighting equipment to KROQ. The upstart Los Angeles urban outlet Power 106 was also added to the client list. However, according to Caprioglio, "Business was doing well but I was restless and I decided it was time to go. I needed a new challenge and the record business called". Consumable: Did Richard Blade help at all in gaining contacts, or had you established those from your DJ days? Oglio: While at the DJ service, one of my responsibilities was to convert the vinyl music libraries to CD. In order to save money I searched the planet for compilations, best ofs and straight ahead replacements for the old vinyl. I learned what was and what was not available on CD from the big band era to modern music. Working with Richard was a great way to bounce ideas around and benefit both of our careers. C: How do you determine individual songs / albums / ideas that you can use? O: At this point I have to rely on my personal experience to select repertoire. If I like it, I figure that others might too. So far, I have been lucky. My next goal is to continue building the Oglio team to give our products a broader range. We have started working with independent producers that come up with ideas on their own and as a result we are breaking out of the '80s reissue craze. When I released my first compilation in 1992 I was just about the only guy in the pool; now there are more people than water in this pool. It is time to move on. Our Christmas record (due out the end of October, _The Coolest Christmas_) contains the coolest holiday tunes from the '50s to the '90s and represents a big departure from our past. C: Are there times when you are denied permission to use a track on your compilations? O: Yes; we are turned down for a wide variety of reasons. That is the nature of the business. Even the big guys have trouble sometimes; my friends at Rhino have been denied for tracks that I have licensed and Rhino has been successful where I have been denied. C: Has there been any times where a license has been denied *because* of a label using it on its own compilation? O: Many labels are forming their own compilation factories utilizing their own repertoire and repertoire licensed from outside sources. My personal opinion is that it is a natural progression for those labels but it does interfere with my ability to do business. C: Does the cost to license a track differ based on the success of the band or the individual song? O: Generally speaking, the cost is not the issue. If the band or the label does not feel it is in the best interest for the band's development they will deny the license. Rarely do they simply want more money. C: With the proliferation of 1980s compilations, how does Oglio differentiate itself from others? O: It is a constant battle for us. We call retailers and they tell us that reaction to our package is good, but with the glut of similar compilations, there is only so much shelf space. We try to emphasize that our compilations contain many extended mixes and first-time-on-CD tracks. That angle wins us some fans but, as I stated before, this pool is crowded. C: How long does it take for a compilation to be completed? O: It typically takes about six months from the start of licensing to the time the CDs are in the store. Oglio is small and we can react quickly to trends. Some larger reissue labels have spent literally years putting together compilations that eventually bombed. C: How many tracks, per CD are normally cut because of licensing problems? O: We generally ask for twice as many tracks as we expect to clear. C: You've recently issued the first Freur album, _Doot Doot_, for the first time on CD. Are there any plans to release the second album, _Get Us Out Of Here_, on CD? O: Sales of the first album have been good. We have started the process to do the second. C: Are there any reasons why the 12" version of the title track for _Doot Doot_ did not appear as a bonus track on the CD? O: We put the 12" of Doot Doot on _Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites Volume 1_. When it came time to choose bonus tracks for the album we wanted to include things you could not get anywhere else. C: Are you limited in the range of majors they can license material from? O: We can request a license from any source. We have been granted licenses from the guy across the street (literally) all the way up to huge billion dollar corporations. C: What are your own personal favorite 1980's new wave song(s)? O: Roxy Music "Avalon", Style Council "My Ever Changing Moods", Suicidal Tendencies "Institutionalized" and New Order "Blue Monday". C: What reissues are in the future for Oglio Records? O: We are currently looking into reissues for Flash & The Pan, Red Rockers, Translator and Wire Train. As one can see, the process to release a reissue CD - any reissue - requires a great deal of time, energy and devotion to make things *just* right. Making the proper choice of tracks and overcoming the legal tape required to release a reissue can be an arduous process. Oglio has overcome all these obstacles, as well as those associated with an independent label, to consistently put out the best 1980s compilations available on the market. --- REVIEW: Stock Aitken Waterman 'Zine I know they're not "alternative", but if some consider Bananarama in that same vein... There's a fanzine out of England chronicling past and future Stock Aitken Waterman productions. It's called _Hit Factory_, and the first issue is dated August, 1994. SAW are best known in America for exposing (or cursing) America to Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue and Bananarama. However, in the U.K., their acts had a virtual stranglehold on the top of the charts during the latter part of the 1980s. Although the future of the trio is suspect, their past has spurned many collectors to try and obtain all of their associated collectibles. The 40 page 'zine, including many photographs and interviews, highlights the history of the SAW legacy, including the most complete discography of SAW material available in any format. For more information or to purchase volume 1 (which costs 2.50L), drop a line to: David Roberts 44 Rossett Road Crosby, Liverpool L23 3AW England --- This is a complete listing of all 1980's songs and albums which were requested for issue/reissue Singles ------- Bryan Adams, Diana Animotion, Obsession (12-inch) Arcadia, Rose Arcana (the full 5 or 6 minute version) Assembly, Stop Start B-Movie, Letter From Afar Big Audio Dynamite, The Bottom Line, Parts 1 & 2 (12") Martin Briley, Salt In My Tears Camouflage, The Great Commandment Josie Cotton, He Could Be the One CSM, Just Can't Get Enough (12") Dead or Alive, You Spin Me Round (Performance mix) Die Krupps with Nitzer Ebb, Machineries of Joy (Geffen) Diesel, Sausalito Summernight Thomas Dolby, The Jungle Line (live) Duran Duran, All She Wants Is (Eurohouse Mix) End Games, We Feel Good (Future's Looking Fine) End Games, First Last For Everything Harold Faltermeyer, Axel F. (m+m remix) Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Relax (original 16-minute version) Frida, I Know There's Something Going On Peter Godwin, Babies in the Mountain Tom Gray & the Brains, Money Changes Everything (original of C.Lauper cover) Haircut 100, Fantastic Day Hawaiian Pups, Young Boys Bonnie Hayes with the Wild Combo, Shelley's Boyfriend Haysi Fantazee, More Money Haysi Fantayzee, Shiny Shiny (12") Robert Hazard, Change Reaction (1982, RCA) Holly and the Italians, Tell That Girl to Shut Up Hoodoo Gurus, I Want You Back Iam Siam, She Went Pop Invisible Zoo, Night Time (12" Version, not EP version) (1983,Vanity records) Jackie Leven, Love Keeps Shining Down On Me Jona Lewie, You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties Howard Jones, Hide & Seek (Orchestral version) Howard Jones, Specialty Howard Jones, Why Look For The Key? Kon Kan, Move To Move (12") Martini Ranch, How Can A Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture? Malcolm McLaren, Double Dutch (full-length) Men Without Hats, Pop Goes the World (12-inch) Mission of Burma, Reach for My Revolver Modern English, Sixteen Days Other Ones, Holiday Polyrock, Call of the Wild Pop Will Eat Itself, Inside You Peter Schilling, The Different Story (12-inch) Tim Scott, Swear (12") The Sherbs, We Ride Tonight Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Love Missile F1-11 (bangkok remix) Single Bullet Theory, Keep It Tight The Sights, Everlasting Love Soft Cell, It's A Mugs Game Sparks, Love Cats Sparks, Eaten By The Monster of Love The Spoons, Nova Heart (12" or LP version) (1982, Ready) Steel Breeze, You Don't Want Me Anymore David Sylvian, Let the Happiness In 12" David Sylvian, Orpheus 12" Talk Talk, Living In Another World 12" Tears For Fears, Everybody Wants to Run The World Tenpole Tudor, Over The Hills With The Swords Of A Thousand Men Tin Huey, I Could Rule the World If I Could Only Get the Parts Translator, Ronnie Raygun Blues Twenty Twenty, Nuclear Boy in a Nuclear World Visage, Fade to Grey (12" Extended) Wang Chung, Dance Hall Days (12" remix) Zilch, Cool Cool Corduroy Culottes ALBUMS ------ A Drop in the Gray -- Certain Sculptures (1985, Geffen) Adam & The Ants, Antmusic (EP) After the Fire, ATF Virginia Astley, Hope In A Darkened Heart Associates, The Affectionate Punch (1981, Fiction) Associates, Perhaps (WEA) Aztec Camera, Love, Knife Bananarama, 12" Mixes/B Sides Big Country, 12" Mixes/B Sides Blancmange, 12" Mixes/B Sides Bronski Beat, Greatest Hits Buggles, Adventures In Modern Recording The Church -- Sing Songs EP (1982, Carrere) Tommy Conwell & Young Rumblers, Walkin' on the Water (Antenna) Josie Cotton, Convertible Music (Elektra, '82) Dead or Alive, 12" Mixes/B Sides Erasure, 12" Mixes / B Sides Eurogliders, This Island The Expression -- self-titled (1983, A&M) Fixx, 12"/B Sides Flock of Seagulls, Dream Come True Freur, Get Us Out Of Here Gang of Four, Entertainment Gang of Four, Another Day Another Dollar Gang of Four, Songs of the Free Paul Hardcastle, Rain Forest (Profile) Haysi Fantayzee, Battle Hymns for Children Singing (RCA, '83) Holly and the Italians, The Right to Be Italian (Virgin, '81) Human League, Reproduction Human League, Travelogue Icicle Works, Icicle Works (Arista, 1984) INXS, 12" Mixes/B Sides Donnie Iris, Fortune 410 Howard Jones, Action Replay Howard Jones, The 12" Album Nik Kershaw, Human Racing Nik Kershaw, Radio Musicola Nik Kershaw, The Riddle Nik Kershaw, The Works Nik Kershaw, 12" Mixes/B Sides Los Microwaves, Life After Breakfast (Posh Boy, '81) Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Somewhere in Afrika (Arista, USA version) Malcolm McLaren, 12" Mixes / B-Sides Modern English - Mesh and Lace (4AD, 1981) Morrissey, B-Sides Naked Eyes, Fuel for the Fire New Musik, Warp (CBS) Nitzer Ebb, 12"/B Sides Gary Numan - The Fury Gary Numan - Strange Charm The Ohs, The Ohs Oxo, Whirly Girl Polyrock, Greatest Hits (never issued) (RCA) Replacements, Greatest Hits Screamers, (Any releases) (Posh Boy) Shriekback, Jam Science Shriekback, Care Sigue Sigue Sputnik, 12" Mixes/B-Sides Smiths, B-Sides Soft Cell, Mutant Moments EP (1981, on own label) Split Enz -- Frenzy (1981 US Version, A&M) Steel Breeze, Steel Breeze Taco, After Eight Talk Talk, 12" Mixes/B Sides Talk Talk, Spirit of Eden Thompson Twins, A Product of Participation Thompson Twins, B-Sides / 12" Mixes The Thought, The Thought (1985, MCA) Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses (4AD, 1986) Til Tuesday, Greatest Hits Tin Huey, Contents Dislodged During Shipping (Warner, '79) U2, 12" Mixes/B Sides Visage - Fade to Grey (with dance mixes) Wa Wa Nee, Wa Wa Nee Wa Wa Nee, Blush Wang Chung, Greatest Hits Wire Train, Between Two Worlds (415 Music/Columbia, 1985) Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club, English Garden Soundtrack, Fast Times at Ridgemont High (never issued) Soundtrack, Gotcha! Soundtrack, Party Party (A&M) Soundtrack, Real Genius (never issued) Soundtrack, Valley Girl (the Rhino comp leaves out a lot of stuff) ---