Monday, October 4, 2010
The Jimmy C Interviewed by Ben Rock City!
Visit the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz8kynKom20 to see the interview with The Jimmy C. A revealingly casual chat during the Adelaide leg of The Devilrock Four/Hell City Glamours tour 2010. Thanks to Ben & Rock City Networks.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Popular With The Ladies...
Click to embiggen, saucy version after the break.
It's a little known fact that in the 60's The Jimmy C's manager, Denis Monkstein, worked as a freelance photographer and frequently sold photos to Playboy, Gent, Swank and many other "Gentleman's Comfort" magazines of the era. Monkstein - always a fan of blatant cross promotion - had his models pose with records to create a "this could easily happen in your home" atmosphere, using records by his artists. Instead of reaching a wider audience, the effect of this was that The Jimmy C played mostly to perverts and horny teenage boys.
1972 Tour Photo.
A rare snapshot taken on tour between Paris and Brussels. LEFT: The Jimmy C (Vocals + Guitar) and RIGHT: The Jimmy C (Lead Guitar + Theremin) enjoy a spot of lunch in the first class dining car en route to Paris as part of the 1972 "The Jimmy C and the Combustible Psychedelicatessen" European tour. This tour is often credited with pioneering the glam rock movement simultaneously with Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" tour. PHOTO BY THE JIMMY C.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
The Jimmy C - Hyde & Seek (OST) Free Download!
During the recording of the 30 something songs that would become "Glamour & Fame" I wrote a tune that to me, sounded like a lost 60's John Barry soundtrack. The Idea of "Hyde & Seek" grew from there. I expanded on the main theme and like most spy movie soundtracks of the 60's did several versions of the same theme in different styles. I decided to spice up the collection of tracks by writing and performing a few scenes of dialogue & sound effects from this never-made movie - possibly making the whole thing a little cheesy and detracting from the feel of the music... I am however happy with the result as a whole. I love soundtracks so I think I was destined to record this - now I just need someone to make the movie...
Here's a review:
"Hyde & Seek is the "original motion picture soundtrack" of the fictional 1960's spy thriller of the same name. The album (using instrumental songs, dialogue & sound effects) pieces together the story of special agent Roland Hyde - smug over-achiever turned double-O-agent. The main theme takes on various styles, from dreamy/psychedellic lullaby to beat club rave-up to jazzy walking bass spy-blues. Hyde & Seek, as a soundtrack album, suffers little from the lack of an actual motion picture, the music conjures the drama and the B-Movie style dialogue acts as an interesting segue to the variations on the main theme. Hyde & Seek is for fans of John Barry, Roy Budd, Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn and 60's spy movie soundtracks in general."1. Hyde & Seek (Opening Titles)/Dialogue
2. Twisting With Roland (Discotheque)3. Theme From Hyde & Seek (Love Theme)/Dialogue
4. Roland Hyde 1: Hyde on The Beat/Dialogue
5. The Latin Quarter
6. Roland Hyde 2: Follow Me
7. Powder & Silk (Night Club)/Dialogue
8. Regression
9. Overdose/Dialogue
10. Count To 99 (Main Theme)
11. Roland Hyde 3: Street Beat/Dialogue
12. Chase Through The Carnival
13. Roland Hyde 4: Return To Base/Dialogue
14. Hyde & Seek (Closing Titles)
Total run time: 26:53
Count To 99 (Main Theme) by The Jimmy C
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD "HYDE & SEEK" - with artwork in the zip!
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