Twinkly electronic miniatures from John Baker and possibly another radiophonic accomplice working undercover. "John Matthews" is clearly Baker, but I'm not sure about "Doris Hays." I want to believe that this is Delia Derbyshire, but the pieces don't really add up. Perhaps Doris Hays is another Baker pseudonym. Anyways, this is MQ/LP 38 from 1971. Four of these twenty songs have been re-released on The John Baker Tapes, but the rest have been lying quietly here waiting for you to find them. Tracks 1-10 and 17-20 are credited to Hays (I really like "Somersault Beat").
Doris Hays is a real person. She also recorded a couple of musique concrete LP's for Folkways in the late 60's, but I couldn't tell you her whereabouts now.
ReplyDeleteMystery solved!
ReplyDeleteFunny, when I read this post first I thought it said Doris Day.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Doris Hays is Doris Day?
ReplyDeletebeen after this for a long time. got into a bidding war on ebay some time ago..and lost!
ReplyDeletehey thanks for the support!
ReplyDeleteinteresting blog !
ill be back here fur sure.
I've changed my mind -- "Doris Hays" is Delia Derbyshire. The American Doris Hays is someone else. Delia did these tracks.
ReplyDeletePlease repost the file. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
DeleteMany thanks for this info. Can you post the track listing, as I am trying to compile a complete list of Delia's work at delia-derbyshire.net and the new wiki.delia-derbyshire.net
ReplyDeleteIt turns out that Doris Hays is not a pseudonym of Delia Derbyshire nor a colleage of hers. It's Sorrell Hays who worked with John Baker in the '60s. See https://wikidelia.net/wiki/Doris_Hays
ReplyDelete