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WHAT
THE FANS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE MIRACULOUS HUMP RETURNS FROM THE MOON
WHAT THE PROS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE MIRACULOUS HUMP RETURNS FROM THE MOON
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Ordered
the
CD
on
Tuesday
nite,
got
it
on
Thursday.
Have
listened
to
it
10
times
already.
Get's
better
with
every
listening.
Thank
You.
Thank
You.
Thank
You!!!
Wish
I'd
seen
the
autographed
copy
first......damn.
--CS
(Hippie) |
|
Ordered
it
just
now.
It
has
been
many
years,
but
I
still
wonder,
"Who's
gonna
live
in
all
those
cities
underground?"
--Best
regards,
Dr.
H |
Dr. H, the children will, |
Got
the
cd
yesterday,
rushed
home
and
put
it
on.
(something
i
never
do)
have
been
listening
to
the
record
recently,
but
was
just
thrilled
with
the
cd.
looks
fine,
sounds
great.
thanks
for
all
your
hard
work
making
this
happen.
i
hope
besides
us
die
hard
fans,
this
music
finds
new
fans.
it
is
a
great
work. --Best
of
Luck
DF |
Thank you so much! |
| Got
the
"Hump"
CD
and
have
been
revelling
in
Sopwith's
music
every
since!!
One
question:
what's
the
significance
of
FAZON?
What's
it
mean...
anything?
Thanks
for
fabulous
music!
--AC ... |
If
you
go
far
enough
into
the future, FAZON will be the sound you hear. |
| Thank
you!
I'm
listening
to
Sleazy
Street,
right
now!
This
is
one
of
my
favorite-all-time
albums..
I've
missed
it.
Thank
you
again!
--Patt ... |
It
sounds
better
if
you
wear a wig. |
| Finally!!!!
There
is
a
God!!!!!
Thank
You!!!
--CS
(Hippie) ... |
FAZON! |
| FYI
the
CD
I
ordered
three
days
ago
arrived
today
via
US
Mail
Priority.
I
have
been
enjoying
the
music
again.
I
am
also
impressed
with
the
speedy
delivery.
Thank
you
and
continued
success,
--DM
of
Kentucky ... |
We are very fast! Sneaky Smith is working nights on fullfilling orders.. |
| I
received
my
copy
last
week
and
it
sounds
great.
Thanks
for
your
efforts
on
making
this
long
lost
friend
available
again.
--SL ... |
I love it! |
| Thanks.
Sorry
to
be
a
pest
but
my
wife
and
I
are
long-time
fans.
The
Miraculous
hump
album
was
one
of
those
things
that
made
us
realize
we
must
be
of
similar
mind-sets,
and
drew
us
together.
She
had
a
hand
drawing
of
"the
Camel"
she
had
made
in
pencil
in
her
notebook
in
college
and
I
recognized
it
immediately.
Last
night,
anticipating
our
new
CD's
arriving,
she
asked
if
I
knew
where
the
drawing
was,
and
I
was
able
to
pull
it
out
of
the
file
drawer
in
seconds.
We
got
out
our
old
Hump
tape
and
played
it
just
for
ourselves.
Yep,
we
still
liked
it
|
You make it all worth while!
|
| Thank
you
so
much
for
getting
back
to
me.
I've
wanted
this
music
for
a
long
time.
Can
you
also
supply
me
with
the
Cat
Stevens
"Tea
for
the
Tillerman"
CD
?
--PH ... |
He
is
not
speaking
to
us
at this time! |
|
Dear
Norman,
I
have
received
"No.
1
of
90"
and
am
unbelievably
pleased
and
honored.
Thank
you
so
much!
I
promise
to
send
you
No.
1
of
my
book
(if
I
can
ever
find
the
time
to
finish
it
--
but
that's
another
story
for
another
time
.
.
.
.)
So,
for
the
moment,
it's
back
to
Amnesia
at
the
Bijou
.
.
.
.
(Ready
for
another
absinthe.
.
.
.)
Best
to
you
and
your
miraculous
cohorts,
--Randolph ... |
We are honored also! |
This
album
would
have
to
be
considered
a
top
ten
for
me
and
I
guess
that
says
something
as
I
have15,000.
I
sorry
this
has
all
been
a
hassle
for
you
but
I'm
real
glad
I
got
to
talk
to
you.
In
closing
let
me
say
this:
I
am
a
social
worker
and
I
was
in
the
car
with
one
of
my
kids(a
5
yr.old)today.
She
kept
asking
me
something
and
I
finally
turned
down
the
volume.
She
told
me,"He
said
there's
monkeys
on
the
moon".
I've
never
been
able
to
get
her
to
calm
down
and
I
wondered
why
she
was
being
so
quiet.
She
told
her
Grandma
during
her
visit
that
I
had
a
song
about
monkeys
on
the
moon
in
my
car.
She
made
me
play
it
again
on the
way
home.
I
guess
you
have
a
new
fan.
--Phil
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Our children did much the same. My son always wondered what was going to happen to the small boy under the lamp post on the album cover. On his left, a man in a top hat has a sword and on the right, a shadowy figure. Yikes!!!!! "Just to plant flags for the big Baboon" |
Hi
Norm,
I've
been
a
big
fan
for
long
time.
Have
owned
the
album/LP
since
it
came
out.
Been
looking
for
the
cd
all
over.
Wish
you
guys
would
get
some
local
air
play/promotion,
bet
their
phone
lines
would
overload
with
rediscovery
for
younger
crowd.
I
turned
a
few
friends
onto
the
album
back
in
the
70's
and
your
unique
sound
still
brings
back
some
fond
memories.
Maybe
I
should
send
a
copy
to
local
DJ
for
request.
:)
Love
the
sound
of
your
harp,
I
started
playing
harmonic
when
I
was
18
and
still
love
to
play
it
at
47.
Well
no
more
wear
and
tear
on
LP.
I
sometimes
hang
up
my
LP's
on
wall
with
frame
that
allows
LP
cover
to
be
inserted/displayed
and
"The
Miraculous
Hump
Returns
From
The
Moon"
has
spent
some
time
on
wall.
Thanks
for
the
note
and
I
hope
you
guys
are
rediscovered
by
part
of
the
new
generation
that
can
appreciate
great
music.
--Tom
|
We are in search of a new generation beneath the sea, in outer space or the underground where ever they are we will find them
and I hope they are us! |
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Hi
Norman,
Just
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
I
got
my
Cd
this
week,
thanks!
It
sure
is
great
to
hear
this
one
again,
I
had
the
LP
years
ago
but
now
it's
rather
hard
to
find.
It's
a
classic
that
still
sounds
fresh
today.
You
should
be
proud
to
have
been
a
part
of
this,
too
bad
this
was
the
last
Sopwith
Camel.
All
the
best,
--Ron. ... |
I am working on making another Sopwith Camel music disc by 2002. |
|
Norman,
I
bought
the
"Hump"
CD.
Finally,
after
15
years,
I
am
able
to
listen
to
it
again.
I
really
do
like
that
album.
Best
of
all,
it
has
been
very
well
transcribed
to
the
digital.
The
program
sets
off
the
"emphasis"
mode
on
my
old
CD
player.
You
guys
obviously
did
something
extra
and
it
sounds
great.
And
I
don't
have
to
worry
about
it
wearing
out
again!
Thanks
again.
--
D.
Stone ... |
I bet you CAN wear it out. |
|
Got
it,
Love
it!
Hope
to
hear
of
more
releases.
--Bill
... |
Me too. |
| I
ordered
it
very
soon
after.
It's
not
as
I
remember
it.
I
thought
it
was
good,
but
it's
GREAT.
Thanks,
--Brian ... |
Thankyou. |
|
Norm,
I
bought
3
CDs
(one
each
for
myself
and
my
two
brothers).
The
quality
is
superb,
and
the
music.....ah,
it
was
as
stunning
as
when
I
heard
the
LP
for
the
first
time
in
'73.
I
am
so
appreciative
of
the
labor
to
get
it
out
on
CD.
This
is
a
before-its-time
must-have
album
for
any
taste,
so
I
hope
the
release
does
extremely
well
for
all
of
you.
By
the
way,
I
picked
up
a
Blue
Cheer
CD
last
week
and
saw
your
('69ish)
picture
on
the
liner.
I
had
forgotten
that
you
were
in
the
band
(for
New
&
Improved?).
Anyhow,
thanks
again
for
the
Hump,
and
best
of
luck
getting
it
out
to
the
masses.
--Greg ... |
We can offer you a job in marketing.! |
| Bought
"The
Hump"
the
moment
it
was
available!
I
had
the
vinyl
since
it
was
new.
I
bought
and
moved
onto
a
sailboat
in
'95
and
have
only
had
CD's
since
...
having
sold
all
my
LP's.
And
so
i
missed
"Miraculous
Hump"
since.
UNTIL
JANUARY!
It
is
surely
one
of
my
"Desert
Island
Discs".
I
enjoyed
it
immensely
when
it
came
out
...
a
jazzy
oasis
in
a
Psychedelic
Rock
world.
The
song
that
really
kept
me
coming
back
(and
implanting
the
rest
of
the
album)
was
"Astronaut
Food".
What
a
wild
and
outrageous
sax!
Who
could
listen
to
that
and
not
grin?
Even
though
the
album
never
received
notoriety,
I
feel
it
is
one
of
the
best
of
the
age
...
one
that
is
just
as
vital
today
as
it
was
30
years
ago.
Not
many
efforts
hold
up
so
well
for
so
long.
I
wish
you'd
gotten
more
your
due.
Thanks
for
the
years
of
listening
pleasure.
--Greg
S/V
Tigerlily
-
Seattle ... |
WOW! |
| Email
my
review????
Are
you
kidding????
I've
loved
this
album
since
it
came
out
and
love
it
to
this
very
day.
I
bought
a
new
car
three
weeks
ago.
It
has
a
CD
player
in
it.
"Hump"
is
the
only
CD
that
has
been
in
it,
and
I
have
about
600
CD's!
The
sound
is
GREAT!
Too
bad
it
took
so
long
to
come
out.
I
did
make
a
CDR
about
a
year
ago
from
a
mint
copy
of
the
LP,
but
this
blows
it
away!
Thank
You,
Thank
You,
Thank
You ... |
And thankyou! |
|
Norm,
Thanks.
I
purchased
the
week
it
became
available.
Have
listened
to
it
several
times
and
it
gets
better
with
each
listen.
I
even
wrote
my
favorite
station,
the
X
in
Reno,
and
hopefully
they
start
to
play
some
of
it.
To
me,
it
is
timeless
and
it
was
better
than
I
remembered
it.
Great
listening
on
a
sunny,
warm
afternoon......
Ed ... |
The sax man and singer himself lives in your area! |
| Hi!
I
have
to
write
to
share
my
story
about
Sopwith
Camel
and
The
Miraculous
Hump...Yada
Yada
Yada.
I
was
14
years
old
and
my
hippie
older
brother
brings
home
the
album,
(circa
1974).
When
I
first
heard
the
song
"Coke,
Suede
and
Waterbeds",
I
thought
it
was
one
of
the
best
jazz/
rock
fusion
songs
I'd
ever
heard!
I
also
really
enjoyed
the
clever
lyrics
of
all
the
songs.
Plus,
after
watching
the
1969
space
walk
on
the
moon,
I
always
thought
that
living
in
outer
space
would
be
somewhat
tedious
and
boring,
so
when
Sopwith
Camel
sang
"who'd
want
to
live
in
a
city
in
outer
space?",
I
really
laughed
out
loud!
I
immediately
saved
my
baby
sitting
money
and
bought
the
album.
Then,
I
left
home
at
17
to
move
to
Jackson
Hole,
WY.
in
1977.
I
took
all
my
albums
and
some
jerk
roommate
stole
my
album
along
with
some
Grateful
Dead
and
Airplane
albums,
and
I
have
not
been
able
to
replace
it.
But
in
1993,
I
went
to
a
used
record/
tape
store
in
K.C.
MO.
For
some
reason
I
decided
to
ask
the
owner,
who
was
a
little
older
than
me,
if
he
had
the
"Miraculous
Hump
Returns
from
the
Moon".
He
didn't
have
it
for
sale,
but
owned
a
copy,
so
he
taped
it
for
me.
So,
tonight
I
decided
to
listen
to
the
tape
for
the
first
time
in
years,
and
get
nostalgic,
and
decide
to
look
up
the
band
on
the
Internet,
and
wallah!
You
have
a
cool
web
site
and
the
album
is
on
CD!
I
guess
the
old
phrase
fits,
"good
things
come
to
those
who
wait!"
Anyway,
thank
you
for
listening!
And
thank
you
for
reissuing
the
album
on
CD!
It
really
makes
my
day!
God
Bless
You
and
peace!
--Linda
=0) ... |
Whew! |
Norman:
What
are
the
words
to
Orange
Peel?
From
the
line,
"every
night
I
go
down
by
the
river
do
ya
do
an
do
??????
Then
I
sit
????????.
My
5
year
old
daughter
and
I
love
the
song.
We
dance
in
the
kitchen.
I'm
really
glad
you
rereleased
it.
I've
been
looking
for
the
album
for
20
years.
PS
-
A
local
radio
station,
KBCO
in
Boulder
still
plays
Fazon
and
I
called
up
and
requested
Orange
Peel
one
day
and
they
played
it.
They
still
have
the
original
album.
Could
you
help
Thanks--
John
|
Go
to
the
music
page
and
the
lyrics
will
pop
up
for
each
song! I sent KBCO a CD. I will send a CD to any radio station that still plays our music. Now request it for us. |
| Already
bought
it
and
the
album
,
they're
great!!!
Just
like
I
remember
it
from
the
original
time
I
heard
it
in
the
early
seventies,
except
I
was
smoking
some
herbs
then.
Keep
up
the
good
work
i'll
be
buying
your
other
cds
when
i
get
my
credit
caught
up.
Fazon
brother!!! ... |
Fazon! |
| Hey,
The
Miraculous
Hump
is
in
a
class
by
itself.
Not
only
is
the
music
unique
and
excellent,
the
album
is
a
gem
of
poetry.
This
is
one
of
the
few
albums
I've
owned
where
I
know
just
about
all
the
words
to
every
song,
and
like
to
make
myself
obnoxious
by
trying
to
get
other
people
to
dig
it
too.
Alas,
it
is
often
like
casting
pearls
before
swine.
My
only
gripe
is
that
they
didn't
throw
"Hello,
Hello"
on
there
as
a
bonus
track.
The
biggest
bummer
about
the
CD
vs.
the
album
is
that
now
the
dynamite
cover
art
is
too
small.
The
biggest
upside
is
that
now
I
can
finally
listen
to
this
album
again!
--John ... |
I love the upside. |
| Norman:
Just
received
my
copy
of
"Hump."
WOW.
Thanks
for
making
it
available
again.
I
write
CD
reviews
for
a
Phoenix-based
tabloid
called
ConNotations,
which
is
sent
out
to
several
thousand
people,
mostly
in
Arizona,
who
attend
science
fiction
conventions
regularly.
Given
that
about
half
of
the
album
has
a
sci-fi/fantasy
bent
to
it,
hopefully
my
bringing
it
to
their
attention
will
get
you
some
more
sales
from
around
here.
Hats
off
to
you
and
your
engineer--wonderful
sound
and
well
done!
--Tom
Phoenix ... |
Will you take my youngest son to area 51?
Please |
I have it. I love it. when is the reunion tour? Bonus trax? box set live album video?? Thanks Norm
|
Plastic figures are in production as we speak. The only hangup is how much ram to insert. We do want the toys to sing and dance more than one song. |
|
Hi
Norman,
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
putting
The
Miraculous
Hump
on
CD.
I
didn't
fully
realize
how
much
I
missed
it
until
I
was
able
to
hear
it
again!!
Although
I
could
play
every
song
in
my
head,
it
just
wasn't
the
same.
I
think
the
reason
it
has
been
so
popular
in
Denver
is
because
the
music
is
so
appropriate
to
Colorado.
It
just
reminds
you
of
being
here
and
the
mountains
and
the
sky.
If
you
ever
get
a
chance
to
drive
thru
the
Rockies
on
a
beautiful
summer
day,
listen
to
Fazon
and
you
will
understand.
Thanks
again!!!
Sandy
in
Denver ... |
We played there twice and never stopped laughing. I'm am sure it was the altitude of being high...
above sea level |