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From: ramesh@oliveb.UUCP (Ramesh Dimbum)
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Subject: Re: Night Flight to Venus?
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Date: Thu, 22-May-86 17:13:53 EDT
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In article <225@sdchema.sdchem.UUCP> marcos@sdchema.UUCP (David A. Pearlman) writes:
>In article <1001@dataioDataio.UUCP> bjorn@dataioDataio.UUCP (Bjorn Freeman-Benson) writes:
>>I am looking for some songs that I heard between 7 and 9 years ago, and 
>>haven't heard since.  I have asked around at record stores, used record 
>>stores, radio stations, and so on, but no one locally seems to have heard 
>>of the group, the album or the songs.  
>>Do you know where I can get the album?
>>
>>Group:	bon amme'	(phonetically)
>>	Bon Hamme	(maybe spelled this way)
>>	Bon Hommon	(or maybe this way)
>>			(or maybe something else)
>>
>The name of the group is Bonnie M. But I guess Bon Homme would have been
>a good guess?
>
>>Album:	Night Flight to Venus	(i think)
>>
>Yes, they did release an album titled "Night Flight to Venus", along with
>a few others in the U.S. They were released on Sire Records (see,
>Seymour Stein didn't jump into the disco fold with Madonna). They didn't
>do much here (a couple of very minor dance hits, I think). But in Europe
>they were hot stuff: lots of hits and one mammoth one--"By the Rivers
>of Babylon". This all occurred in the late `70's. By the `80's they
>had walked the worn road to footnote heaven in Europe. And of course,
>they weren't ever much in the U.S. to begin with. There was a "best of"
>released in Europe (through K-Tel, I think), which might still be available
>somewhere. Otherwise check the used record bins. I've seen their stuff
>from time to time (too bad; I gave away my reviewer copies last year for
>nothing. If you'd only asked earlier...).
>
>
>					     David ("Dr. DAP") Pearlman
>
>"I've suffered with my music for years.
> Now it's your turn..."

Subject: Re: Night Flight to Venus?

>In article <864@oliveb.UUCP> you write:
>In article <1001@dataioDataio.UUCP> bjorn@dataioDataio.UUCP (Bjorn Freeman-Benson) writes:
>
>Finally I have come across somebody who likes the Group I love.
>the Group name is Boney M.   I am not sure where to find them but I will
>certainly investigate and let you know.  I am looking for them TOO!!
>
>
>Ramesh
>
>	You can get most of their records from shops in Berkeley.
>	Here is a list of shops and telephone numbers.
>		Rasputin's Records      (415) 848-9004
>		Tower Records		(415) 848-0101
>		Leopolds		(415) 828-2015
>
> Steven Sekiguchi
> U.C. Berkeley
> Dept. ERL
> Berkeley, CA 94720
> (415) 642-9157
> ucbvax!steve

    Thank you steve.  How did you happen to know where to find these records
    do you like them too?

    Ramesh.