Change This Blog To An Internet Shopping Centre?

Maybe I should convert this blog into an internet shop like e-Bay or Amazon.com and start selling the products that I write about. Won't it be a great idea? Imagine the amount of money I can make with just a 10% cut. These letters below are just a few of the mail I have received where surfers and friends have requested to buy CDs, vinyls (records) and books. Here are some of the letters:

1) Just spent 60 Euros on a boring research book recently. This one sounds interesting. Any chance you could fly me a copy Andy? Will do an internet transfer from UOB. :)

2) I am Santhosh from India. I would be extremely grateful to you if you could help me get the MP3 of the following songs of Ervinna. I had a cassette which had 22 English songs of Ervinna, which got destroyed. I have managed to find 13 out of that 22 - but could not get the following 9 songs. I am ready to pay.

3) This musta be the Dinoref that you have mentioned to me... gonna have to see if I can gets my hands on one of Michael Goh's albums of Dinodevotion...

4) Wow, the book by Yusnor Ef is a major discovery for me. I have many songs from that era, now I need that book to accompany them. Please provide some info on where to buy it. Many thanks!

5) "Mary Ho Any chance you have a Red Fender Stratocaster in your collection? ; ) Also, you mind sending me an autograph version of your CD? I will do a $fund$ transfer from here if you don't mind.

6) Do you know of any other copies of the EP (The Diamond Four) that are in existence?

7) Mary Ho commented on a post you were tagged in."I don't have a red one at the moment but would love to own one if I can find it.:) I'm in London now, saw one at Harrod's yesterday but it's a three quarter size... I didn't buy it. Glad you mentioned my CD, will autograph it and send you a complimentary copy. Please let me know where I can send it to.:)"

No I'd rather leave it as a blog and make my usual comments about Singapore 60s music. So please keep on writing because this coming November the blog will be 3 years old. And I am not trying to promote it. Just having fun. And I probably won't earn 2 cents from it.

What do you readers think?

Images: from Google.

Original article: Andy Lim.

Versatile: Singaporean Randy, Indonesian Ervinna

Both had hit records in the 70s. Randy Lee (image 2, left) of the Stylers had EP and LP vinyls sold in the thousands because of the cover songs the group recorded during those golden years. Likewise with pretty lady singer Ervinna (image 1,2 right) who was another S.E. Asian hit maker.

The Stylers with rhythm guitarist and leader of the pack Randy, had recorded in English, Chinese and Malay. Even today, in record shops, The Stylers vinyls dominate the shelves with their cha-cha, a-go-go and other dance instrumentals. Rhythmist Randy is now involved in the administration of a company that deals with body-building equipment.

Ervinna, a Chinese Indonesian singer from Surabaya, was one of Indonesia's pop vocalists, having released more than 200 albums of Western and Chinese songs recorded in Singapore in the 70s and beyond. The figure did not include dangdut, Jawa, keronchong, Melayu and other traditional songs.

It is common knowledge that during her hey-day, Ervinna often released 3 albums in a month. Besides The Stylers, she had been accompanied by other groups like Singapore's Thunderbirds, Charlie and His Boys, The White Cloud Orchestra and the Orches Melayu Pancaran Muda of Indonesia.

These two artistes met recently in Surabaya, Indonesia to chat about old times and for Randy to present Ervinna with the first series of CDs that had recently been taken hot off the press from The Stylers stable of pop songs.

Images: Andy Lim and Randy Lee Collection (Copyright).

Original article: Andy Lim.

(2) Ervinna & Stylers, I'd Love You To Want Me

Like Sakura Teng and Anita Sarawak, Ervinna has recorded in Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, English and also Mandarin. She records in her home country for her Indonesian songs but in Singapore for English and Mandarin songs.

Her fame has spread to Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, China and some countries in Europe like Holland, Germany and in even places like Surinam and Argentina.

According to a *website, she is known as, 'The Angel Of Indonesia' by Singaporean fans. She has a special dedicated album entitled, His Love, recorded in mandarin. The album is displayed at a gallery, Galeri Pondok Pujian in Mal Puri Indah, Jakarta.

Blogger has a copy of Ervinna with The Stylers entitled, Mrs. Seelo with songs like, Witch Queen Of New Orleans, It Never Rains In Southern California and I'd Love You To Want Me. (White Cloud Records: EA704L). You can watch her Mandarin version of Mustapha on You Tube.

*Website: http://http://www.reformata.com//

Image: http://www.hurek.blogspot.com/

(1) Ervinna - Penyanyi IndoPop Dan Keroncong.

ERVINNA is an exceptionally talented and popular songstress in the late 60s, 70's and 80's. Her repertoire includes Indonesian songs that cover keroncong, dang dut, jawa or indo-pop. She has been known to have recorded over 160 albums.

A recent trip to the vinyl shops in Singapore revealed Ervinna with a keroncong album with renditions of the kind blogger used to listen to in the 50s. Not as great as Keroncong Moresku but comparable.

The Indonesian malay album entitled, 'Favourites: Putri Solo Lagu Lagu Keroncong' consists of Putri Solo, Jambe Soro, Selendang Sutra, Kapuk Randu. Kr. Swadesi, Kekaseku Sayang, Timang Sibuyung, and Mina Padi. There is no date to indicate production. It costs only S$5.00.

Image/Original article: Andy Lim Collection.