ned & nelda
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.1" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The
common theme here is that when Paul Buff
and Frank Zappa did not release a record
themselves, they licensed the record to whatever large record company was
interested. The Vigah! label was created by Paul Buff to handle Buff/Zappa
records that they could not initially place with the biggies. Vigah! was how
President John F. Kennedy pronounced the word "vigor," and since the
label's first release featured radio personality Brian Lord's JFK impression, it
was a fitting start for the label. Zappa's "The Big Surfer" was the
A-side, and featured an ending reference to the Peace Corps. After Buff and
Zappa proved to Capitol Records that the record was hot (because they bought all
the copies at local stores but didn't tell Capitol!), Capitol released the disc
but recalled it after just two weeks when civil rights activist Medgar Evers was
killed. The B-side was The Midnighters' "Not Another One!," which was
Paul Buff and recent Pal associate Dave Aerni on guitar.
The
other Vigah! release was considered so odd that it was not sold to another
label. "Hey Nelda" by Ned And Nelda (aka Frank Zappa and Ray Collins)
was a parody of Paul & Paula's "Hey, Paula." The other side of the
record was "Surf Along With Ned And Nelda," which will appear on
another volume."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.2" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Ned And
Nelda's "Surf Along With Ned And Nelda" cashed in on the sudden
interest in surf music, but in a very satirical way. Zappa and Collins made sure
that there was no commercial potential!
"
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ned & nelda: hey nelda / surf
along
(1963,
7", usa, vigah) a- and b-side written by frank zappa and ray collins |
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various artists: please
give me a home
(19??, 7", usa, moxie) |
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various artists: paul buff presents the pal and
original sound studio archives, vol.1
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) -
feat.contributions by frank zappa |
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various artists: paul buff presents the pal and
original sound studio archives, vol.2
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) -
feat.contributions by frank zappa |
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various artists: paul buff presents the pal and
original sound studio archives: the collection
(2011, flash-drive, usa, crossfire publications) =
the complete 35 album series, with bonus liner notes on pdf and 56 extra
tracks |
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various artists:
paul buff presents highlights from the pal and original sound studio
archives
(2012, 5cd-box, usa, crossfire publications) = a
selection of the pal and original sound studio collection //
feat.contributions by frank zappa |
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frank zappa:
masked turnip cyclophony
(2015, cd, uk, gonzo multimedia) |
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frank zappa: masked
turnip cyclophony
(2016, 2lp, uk, let them eat vinyl letv408lp) =
reissue of the 2015 cd with a slightly altered album cover |
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The "Hey Nelda / Surf Along" single is included in the following
bootleg album:
