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Frank Zappa/ Paul Buff Extreme Rarities Debut on Crossfire’s Pal/Original Sound Studios
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Glass Onyon PR
May 14, 2012, 9:55:39 PM5/14/12
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For Immediate Release
Frank Zappa/ Paul Buff Extreme Rarities Debut on Crossfire’s Pal/
Original Sound Studios
5-CD Box Set!
5/14/2012 - Crossfire Publications will release a 5-CD set of
recordings from the pre-Mothers era, with many tracks making their CD
debuts. The set is entitled "Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The
Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives." Paul Buff, owner of Pal
Recording Studio in Cucamonga, California from 1957-1964, first opened
up his archives in 2010 for a large series of download-only releases.
This 156-track collection features 58 early masters by the late Frank
Zappa, recorded at Pal and Original Sound Recording Studios. These
recordings feature Zappa as performer, writer and/or producer.
Multi-instrumentalist Paul Buff created Pal Recording Studio in
December 1957 with a simple two-track Viking recorder. The demand for
stereo recording led Buff to create a homemade, five-track recording
studio when the industry standard was still mono or two-track stereo
recording.
Buff's studio creativity and complete openness in recording musicians
of all backgrounds and styles naturally resulted in studio bookings by
many local artists. Pal Recording Studio quickly became a place where
musicians could record their rehearsals and repertoire and leave with
high quality recordings. One of those groups of musicians was The
Surfaris, who recorded "Wipe Out" at Pal in late 1962. This surf
standard is the best known Pal recording.
“Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives” has many in-demand rarities and unreleased tracks drawn from
Paul Buff’s mixdown tapes and reference discs. Original releases of
the records represented in this box set literally cost hundreds of
dollars apiece, reflecting the impressive historical and musical value
of Crossfire’s set.
Pal functioned as the recording home for Buff's record labels (Pal,
Emmy, Yukon, Plaza and Vigah!) and for The Pal Studio Band, a group of
musicians revolving around Paul Buff, guitarist Dave Aerni and young
guitarist/drummer Frank Zappa. Buff taught Zappa the art of recording
studio operation as The Pal Studio Band created a large body of work.
On many occasions, this group succeeded in licensing their tracks to
larger record labels. When these recordings could not find a home, in-
house labels by Buff or Dave Aerni (Daytone, Ador, Daani) released
them.
Emmy's releases featured three singles by The Masters, cut by Buff and
guitarist Ronnie Williams. The B-side of the second Masters single,
"Breaktime," featured overdubbed guitar leads by Zappa. Other early
singles that spotlighted Frank Zappa were by The Penguins, The
Hollywood Persuaders, The Tornadoes, Buddy And The Crickets, Ron
Roman, Baby Ray And The Ferns, Brian Lord And The Midnighters, Mr.
Clean, The Heartbreakers, Ned & Nelda, Bob Guy, Conrad And The
Hurricane Strings, The Cordells, The Rhythm Surfers, The Woody
Waggers, The Decades, and Johnny Barakat And The Vestells. Many Pal
Studio Band tracks with Zappa involvement make their CD debuts in this
box set, including some with original Mothers Of Invention vocalist
Ray Collins.
While still at Pal, Paul Buff started working with Art Laboe, owner of
Original Sound Records. Laboe asked Buff to create a new recording
studio for Original Sound artists, and in 1964, Paul finished creating
his own ten-track recording gear. Buff was already in place as
Original Sound's studio engineer when he sold Pal Recording Studio to
Frank Zappa on August 1, 1964. Many Original Sound artists were
engineered by Paul Buff, who had started making his own recordings at
the studio the previous year.
Paul Buff's Original Sound output was credited to his own name as well
as many other artists. Tracks recorded with Dave Aerni were released
as by The Bongo Teens and The Rotations. One-man-band recordings
issued as The Hollywood Persuaders include the well known "Tijuana"
and "Drums A-Go-Go." Paul also recorded with his first wife Allison as
The Catalinas, Lori Allison, The Buff Organization and with vocalist
Ricky Dean. The Friendly Torpedoes featured Buff with The Music
Machine's Sean Bonniwell. Nearly the entire output of the All-American
label (known for Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Incense And Peppermints")
was engineered by Buff, as was Sugarloaf's "Green-Eyed Lady" for
Liberty.
"Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives" is available in DVD-sized packaging, with a 40-page,
illustrated color booklet containing detailed information about the
artists and the recordings. The five CDs in the set feature
reproductions of the Pal, Plaza, Yukon, Emmy and Vigah! labels.
The first 200 pre-release orders from Crossfire Publications will be
accompanied by two additional CDs – The Tornadoes' "Now And Then" and
"Charge Of The Tornadoes" – featuring an additional 11 tracks that
Frank Zappa engineered at Pal during 1962-1963.
The drawing on the front cover of Crossfire's set is Frank Zappa's "A
Day At The Beach," which Frank created in the early 1960s for his
sister Patrice "Candy" Zappa. This set joins the book reissues of
Candy Zappa's "My Brother Was A Mother: Take 2" and father Frank V.
Zappa's "Chances: And How To Take Them."
Release Date: May 28, 2012.
Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives available at: http://www.crossfirepublications.com
Press inquiries: greg...@verizon.net
Frank Zappa/ Paul Buff Extreme Rarities Debut on Crossfire’s Pal/
Original Sound Studios
5-CD Box Set!
5/14/2012 - Crossfire Publications will release a 5-CD set of
recordings from the pre-Mothers era, with many tracks making their CD
debuts. The set is entitled "Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The
Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives." Paul Buff, owner of Pal
Recording Studio in Cucamonga, California from 1957-1964, first opened
up his archives in 2010 for a large series of download-only releases.
This 156-track collection features 58 early masters by the late Frank
Zappa, recorded at Pal and Original Sound Recording Studios. These
recordings feature Zappa as performer, writer and/or producer.
Multi-instrumentalist Paul Buff created Pal Recording Studio in
December 1957 with a simple two-track Viking recorder. The demand for
stereo recording led Buff to create a homemade, five-track recording
studio when the industry standard was still mono or two-track stereo
recording.
Buff's studio creativity and complete openness in recording musicians
of all backgrounds and styles naturally resulted in studio bookings by
many local artists. Pal Recording Studio quickly became a place where
musicians could record their rehearsals and repertoire and leave with
high quality recordings. One of those groups of musicians was The
Surfaris, who recorded "Wipe Out" at Pal in late 1962. This surf
standard is the best known Pal recording.
“Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives” has many in-demand rarities and unreleased tracks drawn from
Paul Buff’s mixdown tapes and reference discs. Original releases of
the records represented in this box set literally cost hundreds of
dollars apiece, reflecting the impressive historical and musical value
of Crossfire’s set.
Pal functioned as the recording home for Buff's record labels (Pal,
Emmy, Yukon, Plaza and Vigah!) and for The Pal Studio Band, a group of
musicians revolving around Paul Buff, guitarist Dave Aerni and young
guitarist/drummer Frank Zappa. Buff taught Zappa the art of recording
studio operation as The Pal Studio Band created a large body of work.
On many occasions, this group succeeded in licensing their tracks to
larger record labels. When these recordings could not find a home, in-
house labels by Buff or Dave Aerni (Daytone, Ador, Daani) released
them.
Emmy's releases featured three singles by The Masters, cut by Buff and
guitarist Ronnie Williams. The B-side of the second Masters single,
"Breaktime," featured overdubbed guitar leads by Zappa. Other early
singles that spotlighted Frank Zappa were by The Penguins, The
Hollywood Persuaders, The Tornadoes, Buddy And The Crickets, Ron
Roman, Baby Ray And The Ferns, Brian Lord And The Midnighters, Mr.
Clean, The Heartbreakers, Ned & Nelda, Bob Guy, Conrad And The
Hurricane Strings, The Cordells, The Rhythm Surfers, The Woody
Waggers, The Decades, and Johnny Barakat And The Vestells. Many Pal
Studio Band tracks with Zappa involvement make their CD debuts in this
box set, including some with original Mothers Of Invention vocalist
Ray Collins.
While still at Pal, Paul Buff started working with Art Laboe, owner of
Original Sound Records. Laboe asked Buff to create a new recording
studio for Original Sound artists, and in 1964, Paul finished creating
his own ten-track recording gear. Buff was already in place as
Original Sound's studio engineer when he sold Pal Recording Studio to
Frank Zappa on August 1, 1964. Many Original Sound artists were
engineered by Paul Buff, who had started making his own recordings at
the studio the previous year.
Paul Buff's Original Sound output was credited to his own name as well
as many other artists. Tracks recorded with Dave Aerni were released
as by The Bongo Teens and The Rotations. One-man-band recordings
issued as The Hollywood Persuaders include the well known "Tijuana"
and "Drums A-Go-Go." Paul also recorded with his first wife Allison as
The Catalinas, Lori Allison, The Buff Organization and with vocalist
Ricky Dean. The Friendly Torpedoes featured Buff with The Music
Machine's Sean Bonniwell. Nearly the entire output of the All-American
label (known for Strawberry Alarm Clock's "Incense And Peppermints")
was engineered by Buff, as was Sugarloaf's "Green-Eyed Lady" for
Liberty.
"Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives" is available in DVD-sized packaging, with a 40-page,
illustrated color booklet containing detailed information about the
artists and the recordings. The five CDs in the set feature
reproductions of the Pal, Plaza, Yukon, Emmy and Vigah! labels.
The first 200 pre-release orders from Crossfire Publications will be
accompanied by two additional CDs – The Tornadoes' "Now And Then" and
"Charge Of The Tornadoes" – featuring an additional 11 tracks that
Frank Zappa engineered at Pal during 1962-1963.
The drawing on the front cover of Crossfire's set is Frank Zappa's "A
Day At The Beach," which Frank created in the early 1960s for his
sister Patrice "Candy" Zappa. This set joins the book reissues of
Candy Zappa's "My Brother Was A Mother: Take 2" and father Frank V.
Zappa's "Chances: And How To Take Them."
Release Date: May 28, 2012.
Paul Buff Presents Highlights From The Pal And Original Sound Studio
Archives available at: http://www.crossfirepublications.com
Press inquiries: greg...@verizon.net
ttuerff
May 16, 2012, 9:52:58 AM5/16/12
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Charles Ulrich
May 16, 2012, 11:55:51 AM5/16/12
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In article
<77030d2e-12ef-4ac7...@nl1g2000pbc.googlegroups.com>,
mp3s in 2010 and as wav files on a flash drive in 2011. The CD box set
is new.
--Charles
<77030d2e-12ef-4ac7...@nl1g2000pbc.googlegroups.com>,
ttuerff <ttu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 14, 6:55 pm, Glass Onyon PR <glassonyo...@cs.com> wrote:
> > For Immediate Release
> >
> > Frank Zappa/ Paul Buff Extreme Rarities Debut on Crossfirešs Pal/
> On May 14, 6:55 pm, Glass Onyon PR <glassonyo...@cs.com> wrote:
> > For Immediate Release
> >
> > Original Sound Studios
> > 5-CD Box Set!
>
> > 5-CD Box Set!
>
> Didn't he already do this?
These tracks (and many more with no FZ involvement) were released as
mp3s in 2010 and as wav files on a flash drive in 2011. The CD box set
is new.
--Charles
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