I recall an instrumental piece circa 1963 that ran for about 2 1/2
minutes and was dominated by an electric guitar theme.  The
instrumental projected a very eerie aura and could have served as the
theme for a suspense/terror/horror picture, but I don't think it was. 
The piece sounded extremely close to the opening theme for the
Twilight Zone series but was not definitely not that piece.  I think
its name was Beyond the Limit.  Can somebody confirm this title?  A
five dollar tip follows if somebody can provide the name of the group
and a referral to where buy a copy of the LP/45/CD on which the piece
appears.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 17 Nov 2005 14:45 PST

I am 99% certain that you're remembering "Out of Limits," by The
Marketts (or a later version by The Ventures). The beginning of "Out
of Limits" sounds very much like the theme from "The Twilight Zone."

Here you can listen to a German group, The Muffinmates, doing "Out of Limits":

http://www.muffinmates.de/sound/out%20of%20limits.mp3

Please let me know if this is the correct song. If it is, I'll be glad
to tell you where you can purchase the original version by the
Marketts or the cover version by The Ventures on LP, 45, or CD (any
preference???)

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Clarification of Question by statman-ga on 17 Nov 2005 18:15 PST

Yes, that is the tune I'm looking for.  The year 1963 sticks out in my
mind.  Is either the Markett or the Ventures version from that year? 
Can you send a snippet of both so I can compare?  I would prefer a
version on CD.


statman-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 17 Nov 2005 18:39 PST

The Marketts' original version of "Out of Limits" was climbing the
charts in December of 1963.. The Ventures' version came out shortly
afterward, in 1964. They are quite similar.

I've found some online clips. Neither of these clips has the opening,
Twilight Zone-ish riff, however.

Here you'll find a brief clip from The Marketts' version (Song #5):

http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1016055

And here there's a clip from The Ventures' version (Song #4):

http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2555473

What do you think?

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Clarification of Question by statman-ga on 18 Nov 2005 02:07 PST

The Marketts one is it.

Can you find a CD or LP that has just their stuff on it?

If not, the source mentioned in your last message will do if it is
still available for sale.

Thanks.


statman-ga

I've found two Marketts CDs that contain "The Outer Limits":

Out of Limits! (Marketts)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000003GZB

Surfin' (The Marketts)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002K6ELW

And there are many additional offers on the used record sites Musicstack and GEMM:

Musicstack: Marketts Out of Limits
http://www.musicstack.com/tsearch/marketts/Out+Of+Limits

GEMM: Marketts Out of Limits
http://www.gemm.com/c/search.pl?currency=US&filt_skip=1&search_detailed=1&command=SEARCH&artist=marketts&title=out+of+limits

I'm glad to have been able to help you track down this great song.
Please let me know if there's anything further that I can do for you.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

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Request for Answer Clarification by statman-ga on 18 Nov 2005 13:19 PST

Pinkfreud:

If you'd like a chance at $20 instead of $10, I do have another
mission you can try.

I posted this one about two years ago, and I don't think you were one
of the researchers who attempted it then.

In 1974, I heard a song on the radio that sounded like a Broadway show tune.

The title of the song was something like "Dry Your Eyes Maggie."

I don't know for sure if the tune was released in that year as the
format of the station was oldies.  The sound of the tune was
definitely a 70's style production so I think it was a then current
production.

The first line of the song is something like "Has she kissed him
good-bye for the very last time" and the last line is something like
"Dry your sad eyes, sad, sad, eyes".

Have not had any luck checking the standard music lyrics sites so this
may be a really obscure one.

If you want to test your luck with this, let me know.  Otherwise I
will make this item a wrap.

Thanks for your work on it.


statman-ga

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 18 Nov 2005 13:25 PST

Alas, when you posted your previous questions on the subject, I spent
many futile hours on the "Dry Your Eyes, Maggie" quest, as did several
other Researchers. We all came up empty-handed (and possibly
dry-eyed). I never posted anything about my failure to find the song,
but I did give it a good try!

~pinkfreud

Great service.  Fast and helpful.

Thank you for the five stars and the nice tip!

~pinkfreud