sultry self-help tape from the 70's
March 12, 2009 8:43 PM Subscribe
What is this bizarre 70's 'erotic' self help tape that I've heard sampled in a few songs?
There are cheesy 70's-ish, sultry, erotic instruction tape samples in "The Sensual Woman" by The Herbaliser, and it sounds like the same tape is sampled in The Chocolate Layers' remix of Black Box Recorder's "The Facts of Life." Word on the streets is it also appears in Valvola's "Flashing Lights," but I've not heard it so I can't be sure. All three songs mentioned came out in the 1999-2001 timeframe. My question is - does anyone know what these hilarious samples are from, and where I can find it in complete form, or even where else it is used/sampled/referenced?
There are cheesy 70's-ish, sultry, erotic instruction tape samples in "The Sensual Woman" by The Herbaliser, and it sounds like the same tape is sampled in The Chocolate Layers' remix of Black Box Recorder's "The Facts of Life." Word on the streets is it also appears in Valvola's "Flashing Lights," but I've not heard it so I can't be sure. All three songs mentioned came out in the 1999-2001 timeframe. My question is - does anyone know what these hilarious samples are from, and where I can find it in complete form, or even where else it is used/sampled/referenced?
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posted by turgid dahlia at 9:28 PM on March 12, 2009
posted by turgid dahlia at 9:28 PM on March 12, 2009
Response by poster: Nope, unfortunately, that's not it.
posted by maldrin at 11:28 PM on March 12, 2009
posted by maldrin at 11:28 PM on March 12, 2009
Best answer: Yeah, I guess I shoulda listened to the tracks first (already dug Black Box Recorder, but thanks for alerting me Herbaliser - very cool stuff!). The track in question is from their record Very Mercenary so you could see if you can find a copy somewhere and check the liner notes.
To make up for this oversight I did some Googling around and there's some evidence that suggests these samples might come from an audiobook of Ruth Dickson's Married Men Make The Best Lovers. A review on Amazon suggested that "Sensual Woman" was inspired by a scene in Dirty Harry but hell if I know that that's about.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:36 AM on March 13, 2009
To make up for this oversight I did some Googling around and there's some evidence that suggests these samples might come from an audiobook of Ruth Dickson's Married Men Make The Best Lovers. A review on Amazon suggested that "Sensual Woman" was inspired by a scene in Dirty Harry but hell if I know that that's about.
posted by turgid dahlia at 2:36 AM on March 13, 2009
Could be cast offs from the Children of God cult. They did a lot of flirty fishing and music during those years. There's a lot of info on google.
posted by watercarrier at 3:38 AM on March 13, 2009
posted by watercarrier at 3:38 AM on March 13, 2009
The track in question is from their record Very Mercenary so you could see if you can find a copy somewhere and check the liner notes.
just checked - the sample isn't credited in the liner notes.
posted by jammy at 5:45 AM on March 13, 2009
just checked - the sample isn't credited in the liner notes.
posted by jammy at 5:45 AM on March 13, 2009
Best answer: here you go:
The Sensuous Woman by Terry Garrity
from the second link: The Sensuous Woman, subtitled "the first how-to book for the female who yearns to be all woman". It was also published as The Way to Become the Sensuous Woman. The book spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and nearly a year on the list overall.[2] In later editions, she used the name Terry Garrity. A spoken-word record album was made in 1969, based on the book, called J - The Way To Become A Sensuous Woman.
there's a copy for sale on ebay right now
posted by jammy at 6:00 AM on March 13, 2009
The Sensuous Woman by Terry Garrity
from the second link: The Sensuous Woman, subtitled "the first how-to book for the female who yearns to be all woman". It was also published as The Way to Become the Sensuous Woman. The book spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and nearly a year on the list overall.[2] In later editions, she used the name Terry Garrity. A spoken-word record album was made in 1969, based on the book, called J - The Way To Become A Sensuous Woman.
there's a copy for sale on ebay right now
posted by jammy at 6:00 AM on March 13, 2009
Thanks jammy and maldrin - have always been curious about this. And following a google search for the title jammy lists above led me to this index of "Sex Instructions LPs"
posted by rongorongo at 7:32 AM on March 13, 2009
posted by rongorongo at 7:32 AM on March 13, 2009
Response by poster: Turgid: I'll look into the Ruth Dickson book. It definitely seems to have promise, but I didn't find an audiobook version that seemed like it would be as cheesy and 'sensual' as this is, but this (and the Dirty Harry comment) should kill part of my evening after work. Enjoy the Herbaliser.
watercarrier: I'm googling now...bizarre stuff. Should kill the rest of my evening.
Jammy: thanks for confirming it's not in the liner notes. I've looked at the liner notes online but since I have the song on the Snatch OST, I don't have a physical copy of the Very Mercenary notes to examine. Now, the spoken word album seems very very likely to be what I'm looking for. I had never heard of it, but it sounds like a really good choice. I'll investigate further.
rongorongo: Oh wow. That may even be more than I wanted to know.
posted by maldrin at 7:38 AM on March 13, 2009
watercarrier: I'm googling now...bizarre stuff. Should kill the rest of my evening.
Jammy: thanks for confirming it's not in the liner notes. I've looked at the liner notes online but since I have the song on the Snatch OST, I don't have a physical copy of the Very Mercenary notes to examine. Now, the spoken word album seems very very likely to be what I'm looking for. I had never heard of it, but it sounds like a really good choice. I'll investigate further.
rongorongo: Oh wow. That may even be more than I wanted to know.
posted by maldrin at 7:38 AM on March 13, 2009
I see that LastFM offers "The Sensuous Black Woman" for free (and NSFW) streaming.
posted by rongorongo at 7:43 AM on March 13, 2009
posted by rongorongo at 7:43 AM on March 13, 2009
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posted by turgid dahlia at 9:28 PM on March 12, 2009