WTF Album Covers: Fun Da Mental Erotic Terrorism

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For the record, I have not heard this album, I know nothing of Fun Da Mental or anything they do. I am simply responding to an album cover by Fun Da Mental that I discovered for sale on Amazon. That said…I think I am IN LOVE with this album cover. Seriously. I want a framed copy to hang in the studio above my mixing board to remind me of what might have been.

I have no idea what was going through the mind of the special someone who designed this cover, but it’s a work of frickin GENIUS. I believe this is supposed to represent South Asian people in some sort of political commentary that I am clueless about, but what it says to me is some kind of Mexican direct-to-video action movie poster repurposed for an album cover. And the NAME of this record–hot DAMN, that’s inspired. I laughed out loud, very nearly spraying Earl Grey all over my screen.

EROTIC TERRORISM? The very idea…it’s so out there I couldn’t help looking for a secret Beastie Boys imprint on the cover somewhere. It sounds like something they’d pull for laughs. But the customer reviews of this record indicate these lads are SERIOUS…they aren’t kidding around even with a title like EROTIC…..TERRORISM.

All I can say here is…wow.

—Joe Wallace

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Vinyl Blog to Watch: Get On Down with the Stepfather of Soul

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Imagine my surprise to run across this first thing in the AM on a Friday. Get On Down with the Stepfather of Soul is home to not one, but TWO podcasts featuring awesome, off-the-beaten-track soul sounds originally pressed on vinyl, glorious vinyl. Get on Down and Stepfather of Soul are both very worthy podcasts that WILL act as your gateway drug to an obsession with collecting these sounds–possibly even an addiction to 45s. You have been warned.

This blog appeals to someone like me who, while enjoying the idea of the film Cleopatra Jones, was extremely annoyed with it because the soundtrack had the feel of some decidedly non-funky composer trying to mimic (unsuccessfully) the genuine article as you’ll hear in these two podcasts. I know that’s about as nitpicky as it gets, but I was immediately put off by the psuedo-funky sounds in that movie, especially when the real thing is so damn good in similar genre movies including Truck Turner. Hell, even Blacula had a more kickass score than Cleopatra Jones.

But I only babble about that because these podcasts are so inspired…the tracks are top notch. I particularly enjoyed Stepfather of Soul #37, the Soulful Allsorts show. Check it and see what I mean…this is superior podcasting, folks.

–Joe Wallace

Turntabling Events and Appearances

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It’s a busy, busy calendar for Turntabling in the next eight to ten weeks, and I’m hoping you’ll join me for some of these. Mark your calendars as these events are all very cool in their own right. Turntabling will have a booth at these events with the exception of Cinema Wasteland, which I’ll be attending to promote the site and helping to run the Kitley’s Krypt booth.

Here’s a list of places and events you’ll find Turntabling at in the next few months:

Cinema Wasteland, October 1-3 15471 Royalton Road, Strongsville OH

Music Box Massacre October 9, 3373 N. Southport Chicago Illinois. Turntabling will have a booth filled with vinyl including Goblin, Morricone, the Dogs in Space soundtrack and much more. Got a nice supply of compact discs as well featuring many Goblin titles, Morricone, the out-of-print Creepshow soundtrack, Pino Donnagio, Piero Umiliani, too many to name.

Friday Night Live at Transistor: October 15 at 8PM. I’ll be performing as Paisley Babylon doing the Beautiful Chaos show which features five turntables, five echo boxes and two crates of vinyl. Don’t miss this one, vinyl junkies. It’s full of rare vinyl live mash-ups and a video barrage from hell.

Horror Society Film Festival October 23 and 24 4050 N. Milwaukee Chicago Illinois. This two-day film festival is going to be massive–a great selection of new horror and 80s favorites. Turntabling will have a booth there both days featuring the usual collection of awesome vinyl from Goblin, Morricone, Riz Ortolani, etc plus massive rare and imported CDs. I’ll also be performing the Paisley Babylon vinyl mashup show Beautiful Chaos on Sunday at 2PM.

HorrorHound Weekend November 12-14 11320 Chester Road Cincinnati Ohio. Turntabling is back at Horrorhound again this year with another booth crammed full of vinyl deliciousness. All the obscure, rare and hard-to-find stuff you’ve come to expect from Turntabling.

and finally, plans are in the works for Vinyl Road Rage 3, yet another mad cross-country trip blogging the best indie record stores in the country. Stops this time include Nashville and Memphis but I am definitely open to route suggestions–please feel free to drop yours in the comments section or email me at jwallace (at) turntabling (dotnet). I’d love to hear from you.

–Joe Wallace

WTF Bad Album Covers Henry and Hazel Slaughter

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I discovered this atrocity on Cheezeball.net and I think I’m sending them my doctor’s bill. The nightmares I’ll have after seeing this truly bad album cover–once more in the name of Jesus–will be in 3D, technicolor and Smell-O-Rama. Never mind the rictus grin on Hazel Slaughter’s face–the one that says “I’d rather be standing trail for war crimes in the Hague right now.” Look at Henry Slaughter’s TIE.

That’s right, it’s an effing chain link FENCE necktie. Tell me this guy doesn’t look as though he has a 14-year old stashed in a secret black light basement someplace being fattened up to be served up in a pie, Hansel and Gretel-style. I’m sure in real life, he’s a real sweetie pie, but this photograph makes Henry and Hazel look like the Honeymoon Killers.