Help Finding - Tiki Music

M Mike904 Member Houston, TX Joined: Mar 21, 2009 Posts: 3	M Mike904 Posted posted on Sat, Mar 21, 2009 11:48 PM In 1971 my college roommate had a homemade cassette recording of instrumentals. One featured a clarinet with bird sounds and a chorus singing "Amazon, Amazon" (the only word). Even with the internet and google I haven't found this recording. I've checked the discographies of Pete Fountain and every Exotica artist I could think of. I've asked record store owners and disc jockeys. No luck. Any help would be appreciated.
K Kawentzmann Member Berlin, Germany Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 254	K Kawentzmann Posted posted on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 7:06 AM Have you tried Amazon? Just kidding. I have no idea what it could be, but some bandwagon jumping records featured lots of clarinette, which never sounds particularly exotic to me. Maybe you should look at Crown and similar budget LPs?
T twitch Tiki Socialite Vacant lot where T. Vic's, Van. was Joined: May 12, 2006 Posts: 432	T twitch Posted posted on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 9:12 AM Yeah - might be a tough one. I tried doing a lyrics search thinking that as a joke someone would've put up a page (with just two words on it), but apparently it's a really popular song title. Also keep in mind that the 2 words might not even be the song title. I've got a few cassette-orphans myself. A couple had titles that had nothing to do with the lyrics & made tracking them really frustrating. (I'm still searching for a haunting jazz tune with the only (female) vocals being "So cold..." after something like 7 years...)
M Mike904 Member Houston, TX Joined: Mar 21, 2009 Posts: 3	M Mike904 Posted posted on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:30 PM I realize that "Amazon" may not be the name of the song. Whenever I google "Amazon", I get results for amazon.com. I've been on every site that sells music and listened to samples of every recording of every tiki and exotica artist. No luck. I've posted this question on other boards. This was my last chance. Maybe I can track down that college roommate.

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Mike904 Posted posted on Sat, Mar 21, 2009 11:48 PM

In 1971 my college roommate had a homemade cassette recording of instrumentals. One featured a clarinet with bird sounds and a chorus singing "Amazon, Amazon" (the only word). Even with the internet and google I haven't found this recording. I've checked the discographies of Pete Fountain and every Exotica artist I could think of. I've asked record store owners and disc jockeys. No luck. Any help would be appreciated.

K

Kawentzmann Posted posted on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 7:06 AM

Have you tried Amazon?
Just kidding. I have no idea what it could be, but some bandwagon jumping records featured lots of clarinette, which never sounds particularly exotic to me. Maybe you should look at Crown and similar budget LPs?

T

twitch Posted posted on Sun, Mar 22, 2009 9:12 AM

Yeah - might be a tough one.
I tried doing a lyrics search thinking that as a joke someone would've put up a page (with just two words on it), but apparently it's a really popular song title.
Also keep in mind that the 2 words might not even be the song title. I've got a few cassette-orphans myself. A couple had titles that had nothing to do with the lyrics & made tracking them really frustrating. (I'm still searching for a haunting jazz tune with the only (female) vocals being "So cold..." after something like 7 years...)

M

Mike904 Posted posted on Mon, Mar 23, 2009 10:30 PM

I realize that "Amazon" may not be the name of the song. Whenever I google "Amazon", I get results for amazon.com. I've been on every site that sells music and listened to samples of every recording of every tiki and exotica artist. No luck. I've posted this question on other boards. This was my last chance. Maybe I can track down that college roommate.