Once Again I Am Asking You To Freak Out! Dept.

You'll know Bernie Sanders for his role as "Gwampy" in NBC sitcom Those Commie Motherfuckers! but did you know he's possibly the greatest living authority on Frank Zappa's The Mothers Of Invention [popular beat combo - Ed.]?

Bernie "sits in" with Turtles of Invention!

 

Here's th' Bern waxing loquacious anent The MoFo's seminal first long-playing elpee album:

"Hi, pop teens! Not many folks know that Freak Out! was actually the second iteration of the famed album! The original mix became available a while ago, rather misleadingly entitled  The Alternate Freak Out! - if anything, the album as issued is the alternate version. And even worse, it was never given a cover that didn't make you throw hot chunks! So my good friend Farq has crafted a cover that fits the music like a pair of hand-knitted mittens! The deliverable is my own rip @320."

Thanks, Bern! And if you see AOC, could you ax her to come over to th' IoF© for an intryview? And, uh, a neck rub? Big fan!

In the interests of transparency, I should point out that there seems to be an agreement that this is essentially the same mix as the first album, with a couple, maybe three, snippets that got snipped out for the official release, and the tracks in a different order - but (and it's a big one) I'd go along with the generally-held view that this simply sounds better. Clearer. It really is like hearing it for the first time. So how this can be accomplished without it being a different mix is a mystery to me. I got it from thepoodlebites @upvhq blog, where you can grab it at flac quality, if that butters your popcorn, with the original crap bootleg sleeve.

This post funded by Larry's Used Lube™ - "The lube Larry used!"

 

 

It Was Fifty Years Ago Today Dept.

 

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BAYMI Dept. - A Note From Your Host

Handsome Sturdley Q. Standish, FT3 body double, yesterday

Comments from everyone/anyone have always been - apart from short intervals - been allowed on th' IoF© This is not because I want to provide a platform to random internet crusaders, but because I'm not a fan of the alternative - signing in with a Google "account" is unnecessarily restrictive.

So here's the deal - anonymous comments that are neither interesting, informative, politely chatty, or funny will be deleted. This is not an attack on any personal freedoms - in choosing to be anonymous you give those up.

Interesting, informative, politely chatty, funny. These, then, are the four columns on which th' IoF© is built. And relevant. Five columns.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. 

 

TV Heads-Up Dept. - The Capture

We're two episodes in of what seems to be a well up to par third series. If you've missed out, grab the first two series first, from the usual shady corners of the internet. You'll find it hard not to binge watch. Impeccable everything, from the script up. It's that rare thing, an intelligent thriller. Great ideas, great execution, and nearly into SF in terms of beyond cutting edge technology. Aaaand ... no disappointing series endings! Things are wrapped up nicely, possibilities are suggested, leaving you thirsting for the next series. Utterly brilliant, really.

Executive producer David Heyman could have made me rich and famous by filming Helium, but chose instead to make the Harry Potter movies, and himself a billionaire. His loss, right?  

 

 

The Great Jazz And Pop Vocal Albums Dept.

Will Friedwald's book of that title is a wonderful read. His knowledge and enthusiasm are a winning combination of fan worship and critical smarts. Of course, we may not agree with his choices ("it's all subjective, innit?" - The Internet, yesterday) but that's part of the fun.

Fred Astaire [left - Ed.] cut one of the very first albums, back when an album was just that - a bound book containing pockets to hold the discs - and it's one of the first albums Friedwald talks about. Fred was the last to claim any merit as a singer, and he has my wholehearted support in this, although Friedwald elevates him to the ranks of the greats (he also rates Chet Baker, another no-voice vocalist - who's next? Claudine Longet?).

Still and all, if you're in the mood for some very sophisticated light and cool combo jazz, which this surely is, you'll dig this. There's an added-value bonus in the download!

Can't think of anything to type here - maybe later.