the buff organisation
= Paul Buff
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.2" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Closing
out this volume is a brief theme that Paul Buff recorded as The Buff
Organization - "Original Sound Tag." It has the sound of the '60s all
over it."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.3" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Buff
Organization recorded many "sunshine pop" tracks in late 1967, but
only one single ("Studio 'A'"/ "Upside Down World") was
released by Original Sound the next year. Here is the first of nine versions of
"Studio 'A'" that Paul and Allison Buff prepared."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.4" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The original single mix of The Buff Organization’s “Studio ‘A’” is up
next. A satirical look at the recording process and its impact on the ultimate
success of a record, “Studio ‘A’” was not well distributed and got lost
in the shuffle in 1968."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.5" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Paul Buff wrote “Romance Theme” and almost sold it to Screen-Gems, but the
deal didn’t happen. It is a lush, orchestrated piano theme that should have
been recorded by one of the many piano-based artists of the time. About five
years later, Buff wanted to create his own version of a Sonny Bono song. Sonny
had scored in 1965 with the solo single “Laugh At Me,” so Paul Buff wanted
to create a song about hair! The Buff Organization’s “The Square” was the
result, complete with Sonny-esque vocals from Buff."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.6" liner notes by Greg Russo:
" The second version of The Buff Organization's "Studio
'A'" follows, and it's one of many variations that the song went through
before its final single version. Check out The Buff Organization's albums for
more of this song and lots of other prime '60s tracks."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.7" liner notes by Greg Russo:
""Thinking
Of You" was one of the first Buff Organization tracks, coming out of the
brief period as The Catalinas. This version has Paul Buff singing, and there's
another version with Allison Buff doing the lead vocals. It has not been
released until now.
"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.8" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The second version of The Buff Organization's "Too
Young" follows. It has a different arrangement and backing track than the
first version, so you can choose which one you like better!"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.9" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Even though
The Buff Organization released only one single in the '60s, Paul and Allison
Buff recorded a lot of unreleased material. Two unissued masters, "Sunshine
Girl" and "Thinking Of You," debut here. "Sunshine
Girl" was one of Paul Buff's best songs, and it has the full 1967
treatment. Volume 7 featured Paul's vocal on "Thinking Of You," but
this version has Allison singing over a completely different backing track. You
decide!"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.11" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Version #7 of The Buff Organization's "Studio
'A'" is a little different than the final single version, and it's
interesting to hear how Paul Buff, the song mechanic, kept tinkering with the
song until he was satisfied with it."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.12" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Buff
Organization's "Upside Down World" was hard to get when it was
released. Fans that have subsequently heard it as "Citizen Fear" or
its uncredited use on the first Giant Crab album have marveled at its quality.
It certainly has 1967 all over it, and it's right up there with Paul Buff's
masterworks. Here is the very rare single mix."
"We close this volume with a private birthday wish from Paul to Allison
Buff!"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.13" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Buff Organization has invaded this volume, and
that's a good thing! We begin with a bang - Paul Buff's "Fuzz
Instrumental." A powerhouse of a track, too bad it was not heard by the
public until now."
"Compared to most of their other tracks,
"Chains" by The Buff Organization also went into a different
direction. Sung by Allison Buff, "Chains" covered the restrictions of
'60s society."
"Paul Buff also gave two tries to his song "You
Will Never Have To Dream." This is a very rough first attempt before he
went all out for the second one. No retakes were necessary for The Buff
Organization's cover of the Nancy Sinatra smash "These Boots Are Made For
Walkin'." You can hear Allison Buff during the stops, but it's not clear if
Allison planned to do a vocal at some point. This is the way that it survives,
so that's the way we're going to enjoy it!"
"The Buff Organization's "Groovy Summer
Afternoon" has 1967 all over it. The song was done by Paul Buff under
numerous titles, but the arrangement remained the same. Check out all the Buff
Organization releases to hear all of them!"
"Closing this volume on a humorous note, you can now
hear the telephone message that greeted you when you called Paul Buff's company
Allison Research after hours!"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.14" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The third of many versions of The Buff
Organization's "Upside Down World" follows, along with a brief Buff
drum track recorded in mono and a melodic piano theme. Ah, a nice ending!"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.15" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"We promise
that this volume will be just as eclectic as Volume 14! Starting off with a Buff
organ piece covering many different themes and rhythms, we move seamlessly into
the master version of The Buff Organization's "The Land Of
In-Between." Allison Buff turns in one of her absolute best vocals on this
melodic song. There are many other versions of "The Land Of
In-Between" that can be heard on the other Buff Organization releases."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.16" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Buff
Organization's "Orchestral Instrumental" was an adventurous and grand
presentation of a very melodic Buff theme."
"The fifth Buff
Organization version of "Upside Down World" was an instrumental demo
that shows the song in transition from its original piano demo to the more
elaborate showcase it eventually became."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.17" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"As we
know, The Buff Organization's "Upside Down World" was released as the
B-side of a single on Original Sound. What most people don't know is that it was
also used as the background music on the Giant Crab title track and album opener
"A Giant Crab Comes Forth." The track was completely created by Paul
Buff without any involvement from the band - not that he was credited! The
narration (which mentions every track on the album!) was done by KIST (Santa
Barbara, California) DJ Johnny Fairchild, who appeared on and/or promoted all of
the albums that Bill Holmes produced. Even though "E.S.P." was not on
the album, "A Giant Crab Comes Forth" is its perfect lead-in.
Giant Crab
was led by Ernie Joseph Orosco, who previously helmed Ernie And The Emperors and
Ernie's Funnys. As the band's deal with Uni ran out after two albums and the
single "E.S.P.," Ernie re-equipped his band with new personnel and
became Big Brother Featuring Ernie Joseph. Volume 16 featured Giant Crab's
powerful "E.S.P." The recording was remixed and resequenced with tons
of additional phasing for subsequent re-release as by Big Brother Featuring
Ernie Joseph. (For those that care about such things [and you should!], the
original intro and cold ending were not used for the resequenced version. The
backing vocals are also lower in the resequenced mix.) Before the phasing was
added, the alternate version included here was put together. Since the recording
was mixed automatically by Paul Buff's Kepex system, creating a new mix was no
problem! This version has never been heard before. The more familiar (and final)
single version appears on Volume 20. "
"The Buff
Organization's "Happy Birthday Joyce" was devoted to Allison's friend
that was the one whose money bailed Frank Zappa out of jail in March 1965!"
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.18" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Buff Organization's "New Theme" is a
harpsichord-led extravaganza that is yet another standout track for Paul's
1967-1968 venture."
"Two other alternate mixes of songs released on other
volumes include a mono vocal mix of The Buff Organization's "The
Square" and the first stereo mix of Johnny Fisher's "Dream
Tonight." Johnny Barakat chips in with his rough, energetic Pal session
"5-4-3-2-1 Surf!"."
"We also have some brief pieces from The Friendly
Torpedoes (the introductory piece of "Nothing's Too Good For My Car"),
The Buff Organization ("Dance With The Chickens") and a fragment from
Sonny Wilson's "Fall In Love With You" session."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.19" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Buff
Organization's "Summer Avenue" evolved from the earlier song
"Windows" that we previously presented on Volume 14. In its complete
form, "Summer Avenue" showed how well Paul and Allison Buff worked
together in the studio."
"A trio of
Hollywood Persuaders tracks, the album version of "Persuasion," the
stereo LP mix of "Tijuana" and the recently released
"Cruisin'" are surrounded by The Masters/Chester Martin single-tracked
version of "Come Back My Love" and the seventh version of The Buff
Organization's "Upside Down World." Cut at the same time as his
Original Sound single, Ricky Dean's "Blue Christmas Day" has never
been released until now. It was his final recording session."
from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives,
vol.20" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"We have
lots of alternate versions on this volume from The Bongo Teens (the mono LP
version of "Baja Bongos"), The Hollywood Persuaders (the single
version of "Yes, I Want To Dance," an alternate version of
"Sunset Strip," the original stereo mix of "Tijuana," the
demo and single versions of "Drums" and "Drums A-Go-Go," and
the demo of "Agua Caliente"), The Buff Organization
("Windows" with Paul and Allison Buff's vocals, and the stereo mixes
of "Studio 'A'" and "Upside Down World"), and Sonny Wilson
(an unreleased demo version of "My Proudest Possession")."
"The
Buff Organization's "Tarzan" is definitely one of the most unusual
tracks that Paul and Allison Buff did. Their Tarzan was just as clumsy as
"George Of The Jungle"! Equally unusual is "The Parrot Goose
Song." Check it out! The only existing fragment of The Rotations'
"Like Surf" (with Paul Buff and Mike Dineri) has been included. Why
can't the whole thing be released? Well, we're missing a large piece of the
acetate that has the only version of the song! "
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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, vol.3
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) -
feat.contributions by frank zappa |
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the buff organization: studio 'a'
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) |
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the buff organization: mono mixes
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) |
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various artists: paul buff presents the pal and
original sound studio archives, vol.4
(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.5
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) -
feat.contributions by frank zappa |
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the buff organization:
demos & rarities - volume 1
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) |
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various artists: paul buff presents the pal and
original sound studio archives, vol.6
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) -
feat.contributions by frank zappa |
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the buff organization:
demos & rarities - volume 2
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) |
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the buff organization:
demos & rarities - volume 3
(2010, download, -, crossfire publications) |
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various artists: paul buff presents the pal and
original sound studio archives, vol.7
(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.8
(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.9
(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.11
(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.12
(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.13
(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.14
(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.15
(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.16
(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.17
(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.18
(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.19
(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.20
(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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