QOQUAQ

Twenty-three tracks by The Richman Curse :

1. "LONG GONE" - This work spawned a sequel, "LONG GONE 2", and a prequel, "SOLO SONATAS".

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.

23. Let Me See You Smile - Composed and performed by

The Richman Curse. All Rights Reserved by Jeff W. Richman. Guitar/synthesizer by Michael Corbin.

Vocals and flutes by JWR.

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 Irv’s 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.