Twenty-two tracks by The Richman Curse :
1. "LONG GONE" - The major third on the first beat of the fourth measure
of the final flute solo represents Esther Povitsky sneezing.
2. "HAPPY SAD" - Click the three dots on the right, a song page can be seen.
Scroll down for the lyrics, though who knows what they mean?
3. "QUIET ONE" - The musical interlude in the middle was influenced by an
episode of "The Twilight Zone" called "Come Wander With Me".
4. "LOOK NO FURTHER" - The vamp toward the end is suitable for chanting
the "Hare Krishna Mantra", with the first "Hare"
on the pickup beat.
5. "BLESSING IN DISGUISE" - Inspired by a lady named "Blessing".
6. "YOUR LOVE" - Written around 4:00 AM on December 8th, 1980.
7. "ALL ABOARD THE MUNCHKIN EXPRESS" - Dedicated to the 18th century composer, Francesco.
8. "ONLY IN YOUR MIND" - The flute parts during the last section are actually bits
of the melody to the song "Ozone Man".
9. "CHILDREN PLAYING WITH TOYS" - Composed while watching some band on
"Saturday Night Live" years ago. I turned off
the sound, but I kept the TV on so I wouldn't
miss "Weekend Update".
10. "CASCADING ELECTRONS" - My brother left his nicotine stained white
Stratocaster at my house.
11. "OZONE MAN" - A tribute to Frank Zappa.
12. "THE PLANET ZOLOFT" - Psychiatric meditation.
13. "MUSIC FROM LONG GONE" - A brief excerpt, the beginning slightly
different from how it appears in the finished version of the song.
14. "LONG GONE 2" - The sequel to "Long Gone".
15. "SOLO SONATAS" - Sometimes all you need is flute.
16. "It's only in your mind..." (Album Side One)
1. The Planet Zoloft
2. Your Love
3. All Aboard The Munchkin Express
4. Only In Your Mind
5. Children Playing With Toys
6. Cascading Electrons
7. Quiet One
17. "It's only in your mind..." (Album Side Two)
8. Blessing In Disguise
9. Look No Further
10. Happy Sad
11. Music From Long Gone
12. Ozone Man
18. "LONG AS YOU LIVE" (Album Side One)
1. Belas Blues
2. Ten Times Over
3. Early Only In Your Mind
4. Early Children Playing With Toys
5. Early Blessing In Disguise
6. Early Blessing Duet
7. Repeat The Heat
Belas Blues composed by Bela Bartok.
Repeat The Heat verses written by Steve Richman.
(Choruses by Jeff W. Richman.)
19. "LONG AS YOU LIVE" (Album Side Two)
8. Down On The Ground
9. A Stranger In My Own Land
10. Talking To Yourself
11. This Song
12. Well Meet Again
13. Books With Pictures
14. Long As You Live
20. "THE RICHMAN CURSE LIFTED"
1. The Supreme Enjoyer
2. Not Of This World
3. No Time At All
4. When Tomorrow Comes
5. The Only Life For Me
6. Let Me See You Smile
7. You Cant Get There From Here
Credits -
Jeff W. Richman - vocals and flute.
Much appreciation to
Michael Corbin - guitar/synthesizer
and Don Colton - drums on 3 & 5.
All rights reserved. Composed by JWR except :
Not Of This World - lyrics by Michael Frampton
and JWR.
The Only Life For Me - music by JWR and Sheldon Stauber.
21. "BLAME THE RICHMAN CURSE"
1. Hold You In The Dark
2. Anything Less Than Love
3. Count The Reasons
4. The Damage Is Done
These are early demos recorded
using two tape decks which resulted
in a pitch problem between
the flute and piano.
22. "LONG GONE" (Full Album)
Comprised of Long Gone
and Long Gone 2.
Interview :
I'm Jeff W. Richman. And the name of my band is "The Richman Curse".
EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFICALLY NOTED :
All parts, music, lyrics, synthesizers, flutes, electric guitar, electric piano, percussion and vocals were composed,
arranged, produced, performed, recorded and engineered by me. So if it's no good, it's not my fault.
(And I also did the paintings.)
I'm from a family of musicians. As "The Richman Brothers Band", we never had much luck in the music business,
and we would jokingly blame The Richman Curse for each new disappointment.
I finally decided that should be the name of the group.
And the rest is history.
I used my screen name "QOQUAQ" for this web site because I wanted to be more discreet. QOQUAQ is a character from Jon Anderson's 1976 album, "Olias Of Sunhillow". The name is pronounced "ko-kwayk", the accent on the second syllable.
Tracks two through thirteen appear on the Richman Curse album entitled "It's Only In Your Mind..."
The album has effective segues which make it more enjoyable than listening to individual MP3's.
Tracks sixteen and seventeen are sides one and two of the album with all the segues preserved.
Mainly Frank Zappa, Yes, ELP, Peter Frampton, Gino Vannelli, The Moody Blues, The Mamas & The Papas, Bela Bartok, and of course, my dad, Boomie Richman, plus my older brothers, Steve and Barry.
Ensoniq, Artley, Gemeinhardt, Fender, Fostex, Alesis. Special thanks to Mom and Dad and Uncle Irv of Irvs Music in Atlantic City.
I consider The Richman Curse to be a band,
even though on most of these particular recordings, I play all the parts.
After all, which sounds better - Would you like to hear my band? or Would you like to hear me sitting alone in my garage?
Being a one-man-band does have some advantages.
For one thing, I can never be fired, even though I'm often late for rehearsals.
And when you don't have to share the groupies with other band members, you wind up saving a ton of money on disinfectant.
