LATEST NEWS

The entire ecto world waits with baited breath for news of more Happy shows on the horizon.  The minute we know, you'll know!

Both Marcel Rijs (in the Netherlands) and Dirk Kastens (in Germany) have reported finding evidence of Happy's releases in Europe.  Marcel found a release of Many Worlds Are Born Tonight in his local library, on Gold Circle.  And Dirk reports that at JPC there are all 10 of Happy's CDs listed in the online catalog as being on the Samson label, and not as imports.  There is no independent confirmation that these albums are actually available from JPC, but if you're a Happy fan in Europe, you might want to check it out.  As soon as any more specifics about European releases surface, I'll post the info here.

Please keep an eye on Sharon Nichols' Terra Incognita page for all the latest.

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Happy's eighth album of new material (and tenth overall), Many Worlds Are Born Tonight was.released by Samson Music on August 11, 1998. Please be sure to check out their Happy page for information about Happy, the album and a yet-to-be-provided list of tour dates.

There have been numerous reports on ecto of difficulty in finding the album in stores across the US. If you have a similar tale of woe, please e-mail Samson to let them know the town and the store(s) you checked in vain, so they can remedy the situation.

Happy In Print!

According to Samson, Happy will be receiving coverage in the following publications:

• Crossroads Magazine (August 1998 issue): Album Review
• CMJ (August 10th issue): Album Review
• Gavin (August 3rd issue): Album Review

The first single, "Roy (Back From The Offworld)" has been serviced to college, alternative, and AAA radio stations across the country. For a list of the stations that have added it and/or the album so far, click here.  Call your local station and bug them to play it now! If you have a suggestion for a radio station in your area that you think would be a good candidate to receive the single and album but is not on this list, please e-mail me and I'll forward the info to Samson.

In addition, the nationally syndicated radio show Echoes has been giving the new album quite a bit of airplay. John DiLiberto has always been a big fan and supporter of Happy's music. Check out the Echoes web site to see if it's on a public radio station in your area. If you do hear Echoes, be sure to drop them a line and let them know how much you appreciate their support of Happy, so they'll know it's worth it for them to keep her on their playlist.

Other News

• The owners of the CD-ROM adventure game "Timelapse" have teamed up with Samson Music to promote Happy's music along with the game.  Details are sketchy at this time, but we expect to hear more soon.  In the meantime, Philip Sainty has gathered a list of reviews of the game (excerpted here), which you might want to peruse before purchasing.

http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/apr97/timelaps.html
http://www.gamespot.com/adventure/timelp/review.html
http://www.rt66.com/sda/rvtime.htm
http://www.game-revolution.com/games/pc/timelapse.htm
http://www.pcgr.com/reviews/Adventure/GTEEntertainment_Timelapse.html
http://www.gamesmania.com/english/reviews/new/timelapse/timelapse.htm
http://www.cdmag.com/adventure_vault/timelapse_review/page1.html
http://www.allaboutgames.com/x/x/8662/objinfo/2704230156
http://www.macledge.com/Reviews/timelapse/timelapse.html
http://www.productreviewnet.com/abstracts/5/5809.htm

• [12/3]  Sadly, Sharon Nichols has announced the discontinuation of the print version of Terra Incognita, the Happy Rhodes fanzine.  The web site will continue, however.  Many thanks to Sharon for putting out a truly first-class publication for the past 5 years.

• [9/07]  Jim Foley of KXCI in Tucson, AZ has written a review of Many Worlds Are Born Tonight.  It can be found here.

• [9/07] Vickie Mapes posted a list of links to places on the Web that have Happy sound samples.  Here they are, directly from her note:
 
Music Boulevard (http://www.musicblvd.com/cgi-bin/tw/696422900376652_43_555917)
(this is the only place I know that has sound samples from Many Worlds Are Born Tonight)
CD Universe (http://cdu2.cduniverse.com/asp/exactartist.asp?search=Rhodes%2C+Happy&frm=lk_pagelink)
The Ultimate Band List Store (http://content.ubl.com/store/welcome.html)
Borders (http://borders.com/sections/section_20000.html)
Tower (http://www.towerrecords.com/)
Tele CD (http://www.telecd.de) (site is in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian)
CD Now (http://www.cdnow.com/)

All these have the same sound samples from Building The Colossus and Warpaint.
 

• [9/07]  The Ectophiles' Guide To Good Music has undergone a complete facelift. Check it out!

• [9/07]  A couple of ectophiles have set up an ecto channel at Imagine Radio. Check it out!

• The Ecto CD Trading Post is online!  Looking to buy, sell, or trade ectophilic CDs?  If you're a member of the ecto list, drop a note to Bill for more info on the newest way to share your EWS with the world.

• Do you have any ecto-related news to post to this page?  Contact Meredith Tarr to get your listing up!