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Jul 21, 2024 - 7:15 AM
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Ron Pulliam
(Member)
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Thanks for your comments about Doug, Scott.
I first went to the Bay Area in 1984, reporting to an aircraft carrier in Alameda (shades of Star Trek IV, eh?).
My first available weekend was during the summer when I first went into "The City" to see what I could see. I went through the Yellow Pages looking for any reference to record stores specializing in soundtracks. I found a listing for Cine Monde/Intrada.
I walked from my hotel to the Vallejo location and found that Cine Monde was no longer part of the store name. Doug was inviting, conversational and told me he had, in essence, bought out the guy who sold posters and stills.
For the three years I was there, Intrada was a getaway/haven/touchstone for me from Navy life. I never became a regular. Those guys were always there and involved in discussing recordings and wondering what it would take for some desired score to be released. Those were rather remarkable days for me.
I was always "at sea" when Doug had composers in to autograph the LPs Intrada released. I missed Basil Poledouris and one other (I may be misremembering, but I think it was Bruce Broughton)
I managed to snag a copy of "Poltergeist II" in Hong Kong, but it was on the Varese label. When I got back to port, I called Doug and asked about that. He first asked if I would consider trading my Varese label copy for one on his label, and I had no issue with that. He then said Varese had distribution rights in other parts of the world.
After my tour was up on the carrier, I reported to Naples, Italy where I stayed for five years. Happily, I had a phone in my house and called Doug whenever I got one of their newsletters letting me know what releases were available.
After those five years, i found myself in San Diego on another aircraft carrier for my final 18 months of Navy service. I once called Doug from Singapore to place an order. Also, I made a couple of weekend trips to San Francisco and had a great time revisiting the store.
At some point during those years, I found a wonderful near-mint stereo LP of "The Diary of Anne Frank". It was pricey, but affordable. Doug told me it was from his own collection. At some point, he had been transferring his collection to tape (possibly digital?). I didn't question that because I loved getting that album in stereo.
When my Navy time was over, I relocated to Oakland CA where I would live and work another 25 years. When Intrada moved to Oakland, it was not a store front, but visitors were welcomed. I lived less than three miles from the store. Doug could walk there from his house. Unlike the Vallejo Street days, Doug was quite busy with his label and travel and recording. He always made time to talk when he was there, though.
When I retired and returned to South Carolina (my native state), I did not feel the years or distance. Intrada was online, a phone call away and always there.
At my age (75), I have lately experienced a great deal of loss of family, friends, classmates. The world is a lesser place because of it, but the memories...ah, the memories!
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