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Daily Nebraskan
Tuesday, March 10, 1987
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Obscure artists adorn MCA 's release
Old and musty
By Stew Magnuson
Senior Reporter
"Rockabilly Classics Volumes
I and II," various artists (MCA
Records) Lately, MCA Records
has done an excellent job of reissuing
good 50's music like the Chess Masters
series. When I first saw the "Rockabilly
Classics" albums, I assumed it would
be another standard collection of Gene
Vincent, Carl Perkins and Buddy Holly
hits. But hold on Robin Luke, Billy
Adams and Jo Ann Cambell? Who? The
29 songs in these two LPs are full of
question marks.
Record Review
Some names are recognizable: one
early Buddy Holly recording, "Rock-a-by
Rock," and a song each from Johnny
Burnette, Brenda Lee and Johnny Car
roll. They aren't household names like
Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, but not
unknown. But who the heck are Billy
the Kid, Sanford Clark or Ronnie Self?
Therefore, I think a better name for
this collection woufd be "Rockabilly
Obscurities." Many of these songs
haven't been released since the '50s,
are alternative takes or were never
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released at all.
What all these songs, whether clas
sics, obscurities or cheap attempts to
capitalize on Elvis' success, have in
common was that they were all recorded
in a Nashville studio called The Quonset
Hut. That explains why Sam Phillip's
Sun-label artist aren't in the collection.
Some of these cuts are definitely
classics. The original "Susi-Q," which I
had never heard before, makes CCR's
look pale.
Other highlights from Volume I
include: "Cheat On Me, Baby," a fiery
song, with some nice rocking riffs; a
previously unreleased "Boogie Woogie
Country Girl" by the now forgotten Jo
Ann Cambell, a joyous song by a woman
in a male dominated genre; and "Born
To Rock," by B-movie star and "A
Team" producer John Ashley.
Extensive, informative notes on
Volume II, with nothing but the names
and the recording dates on Volume I
are irritating. Now I'll perpetually won
der who Clint Miller and Jo Ann Cam
bell are, and why her single never got
released.
MCA obviously realizes this music
isn't in vogue at the moment. The time
of the Stray Cats has passed, and this
collection is about three years too late
to cash in on their success.
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Skin care products
Real men get new hope for fight against
By Kirk Zebolsky
Staff Reporter
If you're a man with acne or dryness
problems you might wantto invest
in skin care products like a cleanser
or moisturizer. If you have normal skin,
you might want the same products just
to make your skin look better, accord
ing to skin specialists and retailers.
Dr. Gerald Fleischli, medical direc
tor of the University Health Center,
says all that is needed for healthy skin
is to practice good hygiene and avoid
too much sun.
Brandeis' program of skin care is not
as simple as Fleischli's. The Gateway
store offers three lines of men's skin
care products. The products range from
soap to "razor-burn relief lotion and
cost about $10 each.
The most, important product for a
man to use on his skin is the soap, says
Von Adamson, who sells the Aramis
line at Brandeis. A good soap doesn't
leave a build up on the skin or dry it
out, she said, but it removes oil and
sweat to reduce razor drag and it
hydrates the whiskers.
Many men don't know how to shave,
Adamson says. The proper steps are to
wash with warm water, apply foam or
cream, shave and apply the razor burn
Stewart retrospective
A Hollywood legend comes to the
Nebraska ETV Network Friday.
"James Stewart: A Wonderful Life"
is a special tribute to one of Ameri
ca's most respected and beloved
actors. With Johnny Carson as host,
the retrospective will document
Stewart's long career with vintage
film clips, rare photographs and
interviews and anecdotes from co
stars, collaborators, directors and
friends, including Katharine Hep
burn, Walter Matthau, Richard
Dreyfuss, Clint Eastwood, Carol
Burnett, Lee Remick, Sally Field,
Gene Kelly and Peter Bogdanovich.
The "Great Performances" pres
entation of "James Stewart: A
Wonderful Life" is produced by
WNETNewYork in association with
MGMUA Television Productions,
Inc. Airing 8:30 p.m. on NETV, the
retrospective is made possible by a
major grant from EXXON.
"James Stewart: A Wonderful Life"
will also offer an interview with
Stewart's wife of 37 years, Gloria,
and will feature never-before-seen
home movies and photographs from
the Stewarts' private collection.
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relief or an after shave lotion, she says.
She recommends a moisturizer for dry
areas of the face, and a scrub for men
with oily skin.
Brandeis' Angie Nims says that soap
(or cleansing bars) and moisturizers
are the biggest sellers among men's
skin care products at Brandeis, which
sells about $300 to 500 worth of men's
products on a good day.
Nim's says many of the products are
sold to women buying for their hus
bands or boyfriends. "Then the men
find out they like it," she says.
Men get a better price than women
for basically the same products, she
says. One moisturizer sells to men for
$12.50, she says, while women pay $20
for the same thing in a different
container.
Two of the men's skin care lines at
Brandeis were put on the market in the
last year and a half, Adamson says,
indicating an increase in the interest
in men's skin care.
"I think guys are more open about
how to take care of their skin," she
says.
Yvonne Turner, a cosmetology in
structor at the College of Hair Design,
says she agrees.
Men are more conscious of skin care
James Stewart is the subject
Friday at 8:30 p.m. on NETV.
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acne and dryness
programs, Turner says, and some wear
makeup, though U'shard to tell.
"You'd be surprised at how many
men are already wearing makeup," she
says. "The clincher is you will never
know it. That's how you should wear
it."
About five men a month get machine
facials at the College of Hair Design,.
Turner says. A machine facial takes 1
12 to 2 hours to "vacuum out the
pores," Turner says. It brings facial oils
to the surface, something that is good
for anyone, she says.
Turner says men's skin care is on the
upswing because of a more fashion
conscious world.
Connie Sisec of Merle Norman Cos
metics in the Atrium says male custo
mers are "definitely the minority, but
they're going up because they take
more interest in skin care."
Rachel Skeahan, the cosmetic buyer
for Ben Simon's says men used to be
apprehensive about approaching a
cosmetic counter.
"But that doesn't seem to be a prob
lem anymore," she says. "They are very
interested in knowing about what is in
the products and how they're supposed
to perform, and how they're supposed
to buy them."
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Courtesy of KclV
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