Over the Edge Vol. 1½: The Starting Line with Dick Goodbody
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The Starting Line is composed of two program presentations, both of which are highly edited versions of shows that were originally broadcast on KPFA
's Over the Edge radio show, hosted by Don Joyce weekly and featuring members of Negativland
. The first program, "The Starting Line," is Tracks 1 - 5, and features a mock call-in radio show focusing on various aspects of cars, hosted by a character (and used car dealer) named Dick Goodbody. The second program, "The Rototiller Singalong," takes up Tracks 6 - 9, and is hosted by two people claiming not to be involved with Over the Edge, but are in fact David Wills & Richard Lyons
. The program features a recording of a Rototiller (as captured by David Wills when his neighbor was using it, which has become a bit of an inside-joke for fans of the show), and over-the-phone "karaoke," where callers provide the vocal parts for music being played in the studio.
Originally released in 1985 by SST Records
on cassette only, it appeared as the Second Side of the JAMCON'84 cassette. It was re-released in 1995 by Negativland's own label, Seeland Records
, as a CD
. Given that JAMCON'84 had already been released, and with additional material, "The Rototiller Singalong," program was added to it.
Given that OTE is Don's show, and that both Richard & David's voices host THE ROTOTILLER SINGALONG, we can assume that at least those three were involved with that Program.
KPFA
KPFA is a listener-funded progressive talk radio and music radio station located in Berkeley, California, broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. KPFA airs public news, public affairs, talk, and music programming. The station signed on-the-air April 15 1949, as the first Pacifica Station...
's Over the Edge radio show, hosted by Don Joyce weekly and featuring members of Negativland
Negativland
Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song...
. The first program, "The Starting Line," is Tracks 1 - 5, and features a mock call-in radio show focusing on various aspects of cars, hosted by a character (and used car dealer) named Dick Goodbody. The second program, "The Rototiller Singalong," takes up Tracks 6 - 9, and is hosted by two people claiming not to be involved with Over the Edge, but are in fact David Wills & Richard Lyons
Richard Lyons (musician)
Richard "Pastor Dick Seeland" Lyons is one of the members in Negativland. His personas in the band include Dick Vaughn, 5-time Cali Award winner; auto trivia expert...
. The program features a recording of a Rototiller (as captured by David Wills when his neighbor was using it, which has become a bit of an inside-joke for fans of the show), and over-the-phone "karaoke," where callers provide the vocal parts for music being played in the studio.
Originally released in 1985 by SST Records
SST Records
SST Records is an American independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach, California by musician Greg Ginn. The company was initially called Solid State Transmitters through which Ginn sold electronics equipment...
on cassette only, it appeared as the Second Side of the JAMCON'84 cassette. It was re-released in 1995 by Negativland's own label, Seeland Records
Seeland Records
Seeland Records is an independent record label created by Negativland in 1979 to release their own recordings. It is a reference to the song "Seeland" by the band Neu!, who also gave Negativland the basis for their name, Sea-Land Corporation, a freight company, and the micro-nation of Sealand,...
, as a CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. Given that JAMCON'84 had already been released, and with additional material, "The Rototiller Singalong," program was added to it.
Track listing
- "The Drive Line: World's Most Beloved & Exalted Status Symbol, Metallic Root Beer, Lada, etc."
- "Stir the Stumps: Answer Man, Hitler's Staff Car, Chappaquiddick, Transient Peaks, Carnuba Wax, etc."
- "Receptacle Programming, Fear of Freeways Mix, Defend the Fuel, Total Asshole, etc."
- "Auto Trivia: Cool Cars, Cheaper Cheese, Limousines of Pope Paul VII, etc."
- "Chevy Innovation and JamJamJam"
- "It Fell in Port Costa, Rototiller Mix, Bottlebrush Bushes, etc." [CD only]
- "Phone-In Singalong, Song List, What the World Needs Now, Tammy, Drug Free, Transient Peaks, etc." [CD only]
- "This Disco's Out of Sight, A Lot About Mucus, Sammy the Whammy, LIFE'S Unanswered Questions, No Other Possibility, etc." [CD only]
- "Pure Full Stereo Rototiller and So Long" [CD only]
Personnel
The CD re-issue does not list personnel, but the SST Cassette release listed the following people participating in both JAMCON'84 & THE STARTING LINE:- Don Joyce
- David Wills
- Mark HoslerMark HoslerMark Hosler is an American musician who is a founding member of the sound art collective Negativland.- Career :Through his public speaking, lectures and extensive interviews, he serves as the primary spokesperson for the group...
- Richard LyonsRichard Lyons (musician)Richard "Pastor Dick Seeland" Lyons is one of the members in Negativland. His personas in the band include Dick Vaughn, 5-time Cali Award winner; auto trivia expert...
- Chris Grigg
- Ian Allen
- Anonymous callers
Given that OTE is Don's show, and that both Richard & David's voices host THE ROTOTILLER SINGALONG, we can assume that at least those three were involved with that Program.