Checkpoint Charlie - Checkpoint Charlie (1982) Rhino Records

Odd record from dynamic duo Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan (credited as M. Salz und H. Pfeffer) put out by Rhino Records in 1982. This is their take on German electronic type records. Tracklist: 0:00 Das Watusi 3:20 Show Me The Way To Go Ohm 6:29 Helmut (Row The Boat Ashore) 9:48 Charlie Does Surf --- "In an effort to express their genuine interest in the sound of experimental German electronic bands like Kraftwerk, Flo & Eddie recorded a four song EP (Rhino RNEP 603) using the name 'Checkpoint Charlie,' which is the name of the gate that separates East and West Berlin. The record is highly unusual for three reasons: One, the record plays backwards -- you stick the needle on the inside of the disc, near the label, and it plays outward to the edge; Two, it's packaged like a German-imported record with the printing almost entirely in German; Three, rather than going out and arming themselves with an array of expensive synthesizers, they recorded the album the Flo & Eddie way, the cheap way! What you're actually hearing is a satisfying, electronic sound that was created with Casio's VL-Tone, augmented by various zapping sounds from plastic toys. The song titles bear mentioning: 'Das Watusi,' 'Show Me The Way To Go Ohm,' 'Helmut (Row The Boat Ashore),' 'Charlie Does Surf.' Anyone who feels this idea is too far out for Flo & Eddie only has to look closely at the two glowing figures emanating from the back cover to realize that it really is Flo & Eddie." - excerpt from the booklet included with "The History Of Flo & Eddie & The Turtles" (1983) from Rhino Records. Noticed that only the second track, "Show Me The Way To Go Ohm", was uploaded online and ripped the audio from my copy. I've made it a goal for myself to upload and archive as much rare and obscure Flo & Eddie stuff as I can get a hold of, because a LOT of it is unavailable online to my knowledge. My stereo isn't great and my copy has a bit of surface noise. If I ever find the resources to upload a nicer-sounding copy, I will gladly do it. But for now my resources are limited and this is the best I can do. Thanks much! Images used taken from its Discogs listing. If the owners of said images don't want them used here, please let me know and I'll fix it asap. --- I have no affiliation with Flo & Eddie/The Turtles/Rhino Records. I have no intentions of profiting off of this upload, my goal is simply to archive and make rare/obscure records easily accessible.