Scatman John - HQ Promotional Image Scans

 Heres a collection of various promotional images ive stumbled across on eBay over the years. No interesting stories or anything outside of the first two. Full resolution images can be downloaded here:

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These first two images were purchased on eBay. I saw someone in the UK (from what I remember) who was selling a copy of the Scandinavian Popstar promotional CD. I was a bit surprised that the CD ended up in the UK, so I contacted the seller asking them if they had any other Scatman related promotional items. They told me they had a family member who worked with John and would be contacting me through their account. Low and behold I get a message from them, and they were selling these 2 framed promotional images, neither of which I had. We decided to have the images shipped out of the frame as they could get damaged a lot easier in post, especially as it was being imported. I have seen these images online in OK quality, but never had the actual promo prints myself. Both people were extremely friendly, very thankful they were willing to sell these images. The images had phone numbers for management, which are blurred out for privacy reasons. Both images were used on the packaging for the album "Everybody Jam!"

These next two were purchased from an eBay seller who seems to have gotten a fair collection of promotional images for magazines, newspapers etc. The first image was used on the cover of "Scat Paradise", and the 2nd image was used on the packaging for the album "Everybody Jam!"

This last one was a poster originally bundled with a magazine (I did not get the magazine with the poster, not sure if it had anything of interest in it anyways aside from the poster). There is a fold line sadly, but still a nice image.

Scatman John - Hitkrant Interview (Dutch+Google Translated English) (September 1995)

Bought this magazine on eBay a while back for a little under $20 USD. Has a pretty good amount of unseen images and an interview with Scatman John. Some great stuff here, though sadly I can't speak Dutch so I do not know what is being said in the interview. If anyone here is able to translate this please leave a comment below. Download link to the full resolution scans+cleaned up versions of the pictures also available here:

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Cover

Page 1

"A ball can roll strangely (?). Until six months ago, no one had heard of Scatman John, while the good man had been making a living as a musician for about thirty years. In the meantime, The Scatman (real name: John Larkin) already has two world hits to his name, Scatman and Scatman's World, and as a big earner he has also started living a bit bigger. We visited the Larkin family in their new home in sunny California. Welcome to Scatman's World!"

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Back Cover

(Advertising a compilation that features "Scatman's World")

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We meet Scatman John outside his brand new house on Riverside Drive in Los Angeles. The 53-year-old singer is very proud of his place, and also immediately shows his new Mercedes. “Nice, huh?” he beams at us. “All bought with the proceeds from the sale of my “Scatman's World” CD. Yes, really!”

Immediately upon entering, we enter the hall where all prizes, awards, gold and platinum records that Scatman John has collected in the last six months are displayed, lying and hanging. "This is the sanctuary of The Scatman," John says solemnly. 'This is where I get my inspiration for my hits.'

Of course we are first introduced by John to the lady of the house, Judy Larkin. Very pleasant. John: “Judy and I have been very happily married for over 25 years. I've been through some tough times with her, but she's supported me through thick and thin.' In passing we also take a look in the kitchen, where Judy is busy making an omelette. "May I also introduce you to my soon-to-be pets, the cats Dewey and Louie," jokes John.

Scatman John's real favorites are Mimi the cat and Noodle the poodle. Hey, that rhymes! And speaking of rhymes: The Scatman can also rhyme and write poems without lifting his shirt. (?) While he was actually used to making high school jazz music, he was popularized by rhymes like 'Sca-bi-da-bi-da-bi-da, sca-bi-do-bi-da-bi-doo, sca-bi -da-di-doo-doo-dee' and 'dinga-dongadinga-donga-danga-dee, donga-dinga-dunga-danga-doo'. That has nothing to do with jazz, but you just have to come up with it.

In the living room we meet his other housemates, the backing vocal group The Scatters. Gosh, nice housekeeping. More like a shooting range.

In the meantime, John's 23-year-old daughter Jane has also arrived, and the entire Scatman family, sorry Larkin, can be photographed. Anyway, for the family album? 'Can you order this photo for us?' they exclaim enthusiastically. Sure, for you always.

We also take a look at John's study. Illustrious works such as Scatman and Scatman's World were born behind this keyboard.

After a day of hard work (???) it's time to blow off steam in the Scatman pool, but with the help of daughter and mother (the wife), because John confesses: 'I can't swim, and actually I'm afraid of water. But I paid for this pool, so I'll use it too!'

And again a hard day's work is over. Completely worn out and exhausted, The Scatman falls asleep in his bed. It's not easy being a teen idol at 53 either!

Scatman John - Newspaper Clipping (French Only)

Found this newspaper clipping on eBay a while back for very cheap and grabbed it instantly. Though, sadly I am only fluent in English. Anyone here able to translate this? Please leave a comment if so. Download for the full size image below.

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The Mix - 95. Lost Interviews from Scatman John, Sepultura, and Tina Arena. Live stuff (maybe lost?) from Tricky, Eric Clapton, and George Harrison (FLAC)

     A while back I found this CD while doing some research on Scatman John on Discogs. This CD contained lost interviews from Scatman John, Sepultura, and Tina Arena (I know for a fact the Scatman John one was lost, but I do not know anything about the other two artists, so please let me know if they were already out there prior to this upload.). There's also some live stuff on here from Tricky, Eric Clapton, and George Harrison which may or may not also be lost. Download link is below, again please let me know if any of this stuff was NOT lost and I will update the post. I will say, this CD was NOT cheap. It came out to around $120 USD. Crazy, but worth it to me. Please don't pay this much for a CD unless you're a die hard collector or something haha.

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Scatman John - Scatman's World Flyer (Japanese Only)

Found this flyer for sale on Yahoo Auctions a while back for a good price and grabbed it. Japanese only, if anyone has an English translation please leave a comment. Full size images in the link below:

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