DEL CASHER - SPACE BOY

• del casher: space boy (feat. florence marly and frank zappa)
      (2021, download, --, bandcamp)

A newsflash from Andrew Greenaway on Facebook : Del Casher released 'Space Boy' on Bandcamp.

Recorded in 1966 and previously released on the Frank Zappa Mystery Box bootleg set, the 'Space Boy' track has finally been made available!

The first legit release of the highly sought after 1966 tune "Space Boy", which for years has been credited to Frank Zappa on a few bootlegs that surfaced in the 1980's and 90's.

The song was actually written, arranged, produced and performed by Del Casher & actress Florence Marly, co-produced by Frank Zappa, and featurng Zappa on drums. This was also Frank's very first recording on anything before he was famous.

On this 5 cut EP you will find the original Mono mix everyone knows from the Zappa bootlegs, but sounding clean and remastered directly from the master mixdown. Plus a never before heard alternate take which was done in a more slower paced arrangement.

Following these are brand new mixes (done in STEREO) of both takes mixed by producer/engineer Jimmy Michaels. And as the last cut, a very experimental and "out there" creation put together by Jimmy & Del called "Space Boy Funk Trip".

From the IINK website:
Charles Ulrich added : Florence Marly re-recorded the song "Space Boy" circa 1973 for use in the short film Space Boy. The new recording featured Louis & Bebe Barron (who did the music for Forbidden Planet). The instrumental backing is new, and I believe it's a new vocal track as well.