Bedazzled!

Happy Birthday Dudley Moore!

Happy Birthday to Dudley Moore. Brilliant comedian (along with partner Peter Cook) and the star and music composer of the great 60s film Bedazzled, from which we got our name (and logo). He passed away March 27, 2002. Would have been 78 today.

I play his Bedazzled theme music every week on my radio show The Bedazzled Radio Hour with Spike Priggen on WGXC 90.7 FM.
 

Update: "Hollywood Blues" - Documentary footage of "The Plaster Caster Blues Band" (1969)

Documentary footage of a Hollywood Recording Session in 1969. I think there are some famous "Wrecking Crew" type players in there. Isn't that Earl Palmer on drums? Start naming 'em :)

UPDATE: I followed some links back from sites linking to this post and found out the following: They're actually recording an LP, not soundtrack music ( I think I can be forgiven for thinking that though), and it's The Plaster Caster Blues Band - ST (1969).

The personnel according to this site (who I assume took it from the liner notes) is Bobby Bryant (Trumpet), Arthur Adams (Guitar), Jules Chaiken (Vocals), Max Hardy (Drums), Gildo Mahones (Organ), Gildo Mahones (Piano), Gildo Mahones (Keyboards), Ellen Sander (Vocals), George Harmonica Smith (Harmonica), George Harmonica Smith, Clifford Solomon (Saxophone), Clifford Solomon (Tenor (Vocal), Bob Thiele (Producer)

Goldfinger on Vinyl

Great gallery of Goldfinger 45 sleeves from around the world @ www.howtobearetronaut.com via Stupefaction

Deram DM 124 - Mike Redway - "Casino Royale"

For Deram DM 124, they kinda lost their way...for a bit. "Casino Royale" by Mike Redway. All I can say is that, in spots, he sounds like Viv Stanshall. Mike Redway released loads of records on Woolworth's  budget Embassy label. I have to admit I am not totally positive this is DM 124, but I am pretty sure it is. Let's just move along.

 

Arch Hall - "Wild Guitar" Movie Trailer

Wild Guitar
Wild Guitar Trailer.mov
Wild Guitar Trailer.mov.m4v
Buy Wild Guitar

or just download it for free from the Internet Archive

"The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield" - Full Length Feature On Hulu

via www.hulu.com

Harry Nilsson "Popeye" Demos

Harry Nilsson's demos for his soundtrack to Robert Altman's "Popeye"
I Yam What I Yam [Demo-Version].mp3
If you like that you can download the whole thing as a zip.
Harry Nilsson "Popeye" Demos.zip

Arthur Lee Documentary "Love Story' Due July 29 On DVD

Via one of my fave new reads "The Playlist"

"The feature-length documentary about mercurial frontman Arthur Lee and his proto-psychedelic rock band Love, will finally see a release on DVD later this summer on July 29."

"Produced and directed by first-time film makers Chris Hall & Mike Kerry, "Love Story," the film was originally shot in 2005 and '06 and had its world premiere at the 50th London Film Festival in October 2006 (its US premiere came in 2007 at the Los Angeles Film Festival, but never did find a regular theatrical release)." Link.

Spaghetti Western: "Ringo's Big Night" (Movie Trailer)

AKA La Grande notte di Ringo
"Ringo's Big Night" (Movie Trailer).mov (Quicktime)
"Ringo's Big Night" (Movie Trailer).m4v (iTunes)
"Ringo's Big Night" (Movie Trailer).flv (Embeddable Flash Player)

Angel, Angel, Down We Go A/K/A Cult of the Damned (Video)

Reposted by request: Angel, Angel, Down We Go  a k a Cult of the Damned
This is written and directed by this guy Robert Thom who also wrote "Wild In The Streets" among others. This movie is pretty (make that very) fucked up (but in a good way!). Think "Wild In The Streets" Meets "Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls". As in "Wild In The Streets"  Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil wrote the songs.

 It's the 1st song in the movie. I love it when the "rich fat girl" character looks at the Pseudo-Jim Morrisson characters' crotch and she gasps and runs away!
"Angel Angel Down We Go".mov
"Angel Angel Down We Go".m4v