Comments on: Indie Jewish music from the 1950s to the 1970s and pop-up record shop in San Francisco! http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 20:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: shuvah http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266917 shuvah Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266917 "Ho Yaldonet" (1967) Sounds like something that might have influenced Danny Sanderson...does anyone else hear the echo? “Ho Yaldonet” (1967) Sounds like something that might have influenced Danny Sanderson…does anyone else hear the echo?

]]> By: Fabi Fala http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266603 Fabi Fala Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266603 Latin? The strange not-US language that the old romans spoke? Latin? The strange not-US language that the old romans spoke?

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266596 noah django Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266596 please, please, please shoot footage of the old jews telling jokes portion of the Idlesohn Society's program for bOINGbOING, Pesco!  I need this. please, please, please shoot footage of the old jews telling jokes portion of the Idlesohn Society’s program for bOINGbOING, Pesco!  I need this.

]]> By: Bloo http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266425 Bloo Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266425 Don't forget "¡ Mazeltov, Mis Amigos !"  the Latin version of traditional Jewish songs.. it's pretty great. Don’t forget “¡ Mazeltov, Mis Amigos !”  the Latin version of traditional Jewish songs.. it’s pretty great.

]]> By: Teller http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266284 Teller Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266284 "decided to move to USA to learn orthodontics and released 3 albums" Exactly what my mother would've recommended were I a musician. Great narrative, Omer. “decided to move to USA to learn orthodontics and released 3 albums”

Exactly what my mother would’ve recommended were I a musician. Great narrative, Omer.

]]> By: lakelady http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266203 lakelady Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266203 It's wonderful unexpected discoveries like this that make me simply love the internet. Thank you! It’s wonderful unexpected discoveries like this that make me simply love the internet. Thank you!

]]> By: awjt http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266143 awjt Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266143 Today is "wonderful things in the gaping side of an airplane" day at BoingBoing. Today is “wonderful things in the gaping side of an airplane” day at BoingBoing.

]]> By: David Pescovitz http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266117 David Pescovitz Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266117 Great story, Omer. Thanks for sharing it. Great story, Omer. Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: Nash Rambler http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266107 Nash Rambler Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266107 I have to admit that an album of Jewish niche music appeals to me in the same way that The Shaggs "Philosophy of the World" does; there's something there, and that something might even be good, but I'm not sure how willing I am to explore that avenue to confirm. I have to admit that an album of Jewish niche music appeals to me in the same way that The Shaggs “Philosophy of the World” does; there’s something there, and that something might even be good, but I’m not sure how willing I am to explore that avenue to confirm.

]]> By: Omer Nuriel http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266094 Omer Nuriel Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266094 This is amazing. I am a record collector from Israel and I come across many of Tikva records here in Israel. Many of them are very interesting and document a "lost" side of Jewish/Israeli music recorded in USA. The story of the Sabras and the track "Ho Yaldonet" above is an amazing story. Back in the early 60's in Israel Rock music was considered as "bad culture". It took a little longer for rock music to immigrate to Israel and there was a debate what was the first Israeli rock record. I don't remember which record was considered to be the first rock record recorded in Israel but it was dated around 1965/6. And then, like it always happens, I think it was Yoav Kutner, Israeli top radio DJ (the Israeli John Peel some may say) was researching for a program he made and found Zal Jungreis & The Echos EP with "Ho Yaldonet"! (Bezael didn't sound to him like a name for a rock star so he shortened to Zal). There was no info on the record, so he did a short research, and reached Bezalel and discovered that this was recorded in Tel Aviv in 1963! So no doubt, the song you hear above is the first ever rock song recorded in Hebrew/Israel. In the mid 60's Bezalel decided to move to USA to learn orthodontics and released 3 albums on Tikva Records (one as Bezalel, one as The Sabras and one as Bezalel & the Sabras). For me, I discovered this EP on a CD reissue when I worked as a DJ in campus radio. I managed to contact Bezalel and hear his story directly from him as I was researching Israeli 60's underground rock music. All these years I was looking to find the original "Ho Yaldonet" EP. This is an extremely rare EP, pressed maybe at 500 copies, god knows how many survived. When I bought my house from an old religiuos couple, they left a box of records. When I browsed the box with zero expectations, I was amazed when a perfect mint copy of "Ho Yaldonet" was waiting for me there, a gift for my new house... You can see a picture of the original EP This is amazing.
I am a record collector from Israel and I come across many of Tikva records here in Israel.
Many of them are very interesting and document a “lost” side of Jewish/Israeli music recorded in USA.
The story of the Sabras and the track “Ho Yaldonet” above is an amazing story.
Back in the early 60′s in Israel Rock music was considered as “bad culture”.
It took a little longer for rock music to immigrate to Israel and there was a debate what was the first Israeli rock record.
I don’t remember which record was considered to be the first rock record recorded in Israel but it was dated around 1965/6.

And then, like it always happens, I think it was Yoav Kutner, Israeli top radio DJ (the Israeli John Peel some may say) was researching for a program he made and found Zal Jungreis & The Echos EP with “Ho Yaldonet”! (Bezael didn’t sound to him like a name for a rock star so he shortened to Zal).

There was no info on the record, so he did a short research, and reached Bezalel and discovered that this was recorded in Tel Aviv in 1963!
So no doubt, the song you hear above is the first ever rock song recorded in Hebrew/Israel.

In the mid 60′s Bezalel decided to move to USA to learn orthodontics and released 3 albums on Tikva Records (one as Bezalel, one as The Sabras and one as Bezalel & the Sabras).

For me, I discovered this EP on a CD reissue when I worked as a DJ in campus radio.
I managed to contact Bezalel and hear his story directly from him as I was researching Israeli 60′s underground rock music.

All these years I was looking to find the original “Ho Yaldonet” EP.
This is an extremely rare EP, pressed maybe at 500 copies, god knows how many survived.
When I bought my house from an old religiuos couple, they left a box of records.
When I browsed the box with zero expectations, I was amazed when a perfect mint copy of “Ho Yaldonet” was waiting for me there, a gift for my new house…
You can see a picture of the original EP

]]> By: User 100 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266035 User 100 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266035 Leo Fuchs. Good for him... Leo Fuchs.
Good for him…

]]> By: mneptok http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266019 mneptok Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1266019 Leo Fuchs the Jewish cowboy. I'll bet he does! I kid! I kid because I love! Try the veal. Leo Fuchs the Jewish cowboy.

I’ll bet he does! I kid! I kid because I love! Try the veal.

]]> By: irksome http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1265956 irksome Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/2011/11/09/indie-jewish-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-1970s-and-pop-up-record-shop-in-san-francisco.html#comment-1265956 You should dig up Yid Vicious and The Cash's album "Never Mind The Foreskin, It's Yid Vicious!", Edinburgh circa 1994. You should dig up Yid Vicious and The Cash’s album “Never Mind The Foreskin, It’s Yid Vicious!”, Edinburgh circa 1994.

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