From William D. VanLoo Sent Wed, Aug 26th 1998, 00:27
From William D. VanLoo Sent Wed, Aug 26th 1998, 00:27
> Which way do people pronounce the record label Thule (I'm sure there'll be
> people out there familiar with at least the compilation 'Fishcake'):
It's pronounced "Maurizio" ;)
Just kidding...I just picked up one of the Thule 12"s actually, and while
it is in a very Maurizio/BC style, it's excellent.
Bill / dj marathon
>
> starts with a "th" like in "thing" and rhymes with "mule"
>
> or
>
> starts with a "t" like in "tree" and rhymes with "Julie"?
>
> At any rate, there was a belief that there was an undiscovered warm land
> at the North Pole, and lots of European explorers went pushing through the
> pack ice to try to find it, and they called what they were looking for
> 'Thule', pronounced TU-li. I think that fits nicely with the label's
> sound.
>
> I've also heard that when Vykings on this quest reached Iceland, they
> called it by the same name.
>
> There's your trivia for the day.
>
> Michael
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