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exotica-digest Friday, February 9 2001 Volume 02 : Number 887
In This Digest:
(exotica) Re: top 10 or 50 Exotica/Lounge records: eXotica Releases Overview
(exotica) Re: top 10 or 50 Exotica/Lounge records: top 68
(exotica) more or less recent akwisitions: LPs
(exotica) Re: top 10 or 50 Exotica/Lounge records: 78 fave comps
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:45:14 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <quiet@village.uunet.be>
Subject: (exotica) Re: top 10 or 50 Exotica/Lounge records: eXotica Releases Overview
"Dr Chris R. Tame" wrote
>It would also be very helpful to have some evaluations of the many
>lounge/exotica compilations (like the UltraLounge series) now available.
looking for info about some exotica CD?
check it out at the "eXotica Releases Overview":
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/1936/disq/disq.htm
a searchable and annotated hyperdiscography
of more than 2500 "exotica" & related CD's and new LP's.
With hundreds of ratings, comments, and reviews by dozens of people.
The next best thing to a truly searchable Exotica List archive!
Johan
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:45:40 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <quiet@village.uunet.be>
Subject: (exotica) Re: top 10 or 50 Exotica/Lounge records: top 68
is a top 68 OK? it also includes some novelty stuff... sorry
for overlaps with previous posts, i'm behind with reading digests...
* Leona Anderson: "Music To Suffer By"
One of the essential "awful vocal" LPs; I've heard crows with a
voice more pleasant than Leona's.
* Leo Arnaud and his Orchestra: "Marimbita"
Percussive exotica, but no wild "Bang Baaroom" stuff a la Dick
Schory. A very light sound, with accent on high tone instruments like
Vibraphone, xylophone, triangle, glockenspiel. Several tracks have
something cartoonesque, Harry Breuer style.
* Kali Bahlu: "Takes The Forest Children On A Journey Of Cosmic Remembrance"
if you own the "Incredibly Strange Music" cd with a track from
this lp, you know how the rest of it sounds.
* Les Baxter: "The Sacred Idol"
* Stanley Black Orchestra: "Exotic Percussion"
IMO, one of the best, if not THE best Exotic Percussion lp around!
* Harry Breuer & Jean Jacques Perrey: "The happy Moog"
Electronic Keystone Kapers in space. Six out of the 10 tracks
are (co-)written by Perrey.
* Miriam Burton: "African Lament"
Incredibly Strange Music vol.1, p104. A wordless female vocal
affair that is truly wonderful.
* Sebastian Cabot: "Sebastian Cabot, actor; Bob Dylan, poet. A
dramatic reading with music"
Needs reissuing badly! each track is as good as the few
featured on several comps
* Sam Chalpin: "My father the pop singer"
twice as hilarious as Mrs. Miller, I'm not kidding you! It's a
very short lp, but the worst singer in the "attrocious vocals
category" ever, doing Beatles and other 60's pop hits, like "Leader
of the Pack", "I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Want to to Hold Your
Hand", "Daydream", AND. the "Batman" theme! Incredibly bad!
* Sid Cooper: "Per-cus-sive Jazz. Doctored for super-sound"
best of both worlds: percussive crazyness meets crime jazz.
* Sid Cooper: "Per-cus-sive jazz vol. 2 - Doctored for super-sound"
best of both worlds: percussive crazyness meets crime jazz
* Lew Davies: "Strange Interlude"
All sorts of exotic percussion, plus Ondioline & Theremin.
* Martin Denny: "Exotic percussion"
I hope Scamp will reissue this LP too!
* Martin Denny: "Forbidden Island"
Exists on CD, see details in my "eXotica Releases Overview".
* Leo Diamond and His Orchestra: "Subliminal Sounds"
heavenly beautiful ISM. there are Zounds that you can only hear
when playing attention, like trains, ocean...
* Jonathan & Darlene Edwards: "Sing along with Jonathan & Darlene Edwards"
My favorite J&D album!
* Esquivel: "Latin-Esque"
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Blast Off!"
Exists on CD, see details in my "eXotica Releases Overview".
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Dynamic twin pianos"
Their most experimental album, with backward tape effects.
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Fireworks"
Electronically re-channeled for stereo reissue of
"Hi-Fireworks" with 2 tracks less.
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Heavenly Sounds In Hi-Fi"
Exists on CD (as "Easy listening favorites", minus 2 tracks),
see details in my "eXotica Releases Overview".
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Hi-Fireworks"
First there was this mono album, later it was re-issued in fake
stereo as "Fireworks", with 2 tracks less.
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Soundproof (mono)"
Soundproof in MONO has the same cover with the still from
Forbidden Planet as Soundproof in stereo, BUT different titles.
* Ferrante & Teicher: "Soundproof (stereo)"
SoundPROOF in STEREO has the same titles as SoundBLAST in MONO.
* Ferrante & Teicher: "With Percussion"
* Paul Frees: "Paul Frees and the poster people"
Hilarious! Voice impressionist Paul Frees "sings" popular songs
while imitating the voice of famous (poster) people. "Raindrops keep
falling on my head" as if sung by Humphrey Bogart, "Let it be" with
the voice of Warner Oland in the character of Charlie Chan, "The look
of love" as Boris Karloff, "Hey Jude" as Peter Lorre, "By the time I
get to Phoenix" as Clark Gable, etc. Hilarious, and incredibly well
done at the same time. The lastbtrack, "Everything is beautiful", is
done as if all those celebrities sang together.
* Marty Gold: "Moog plays the Beatles"
Excellent and varied arrangements, one of my all-time favorite
Moog albums, also includes sitar on (at least) 2 tracks! (the series
"The exotic Beatles" has a track from this LP, but the performing
artist is called "the Moog Beatles")
* Bernie Green: "Futura"
* Bernie Green: "Musically MAD. Mis-led by Bernie Green with the
Stereo Mad-Men"
* Jimmie Haskell: "Countdown"
Electronic space rock 'n roll, quite rare, and
beautiful/funny/way out there! originally issued on Imperial in 1959.
* Richard Hayman: "Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine. Persuasive
electronics by Richard Hayman"
Considered to be one of the greatest Moog LPs of all times.
Incredibly funky drum section too!
* Richard Hayman: "Voodoo!"
* Frank Hunter & Orchestra: "White Goddess"
As featured on DCC's "Music for a bachelor's den vol. 2: exotica".
* Dick Hyman: "The Age of Electronicus"
Classic Moog album
* Dick Hyman & Mary Mayo: "Moon Gas"
Sampled by Tipsy. There are some truely strange and outer space
organ sounds happening here! A classic.
* Spike Jones & The band That Plays For Fun: "In Stereo (A
spooktacular in screaming sound!)"
One of my favorite Spike LP's! Produced by Alvino Ray, arranged
by Carl Brandt; voices by Luli Jean Norman, Paul Frees, Thurl
Ravenscroft, George Rock, Ken Stevens. Must be the best novelty
horror concept album ever.
* Gershon Kingsley: "Music to moog by"
ISM vol.1, p91
* The Exotic Sounds of Rex Kona and his Mandarins: "Wild orchids"
* Enoch Light: "Spaced Out"
Exploratory trips through the music of Bach, Bacharach and The
Beatles, integrating the Moog, The guitar scene, electric
harpsichords, flugelhorns etc. "Spaced Out" is also the name of the
ultimate Enoch Light and Command Records discography on the web. Go
to the links page of my site for its URL.
* Lord Sitar: "Lord Sitar"
sitar pop
* Arthur Lyman: "Taboo!"
* Arthur Lyman: "Taboo vol. 2"
* Mandingo: "Sacrifice"
Exists on CD, see details in my "eXotica Releases Overview".
* Marty Manning: "The Twilight Zone"
heavenly beautiful, mysterious outer space exotica, with
wordless vocals and lots of electronics.
* Muzzy Marcellino and his House Party Group: "House Party Music Time"
Whisling record.
* Ray Martin: "Comic Strip Favorites"
* Ray Martin: "The Sound of Sight"
Music creating vision, forming pictures, through lots and lots
of Zound effects.
* Mike Melvoin: "The Plastic Cow Goes Moooooog"
about the same sound and quality as "Moog groove" by the
Electronic Concept Orchestra: pop covers done with Moog up front,
backed by a rock band. Recommended. at least 4 points on 5, maybe
even 5
* Mrs. Miller: "Will succes spoil Mrs. Miller?"
I like this LP of Mrs. Elva Miller as well as her "Greatest
hits"! Hilarious; you will be rolling over the flour when hearing her
ultra-vibrato versions of "Strangers in the night", "Girl from
Ipanema", "Yellow submarine", "Moon river", "Monday monday" 7 others.
* The Mindexpanders: "What's Happening!"
* Phil Moore featuring Leda Annest: "Portrait of Leda"
Read about it in ISM vol.1, page 104.
* Ken Nordine: "Son of Word Jazz"
"Outer space" combines the genius of Nordine's Words with cool
electronic noises in a conversation between a man and a Martian.
* The Nutty Squirrels: "Bird Watching"
A unique combination of cool & crazy! Chipmunk scatt jazz with strings.
* Elsa Popping: "Delirium in Hi-Fi"
* The Portsmouth Sinfonia: "20 Classic Rock Classics"
they play incredibly bad, but they say the do try! their 2
other LP's are classical massacres only, but this one is filled with
1960's Rock Classics.
* Gene Rains: "Far Across The Sea"
Beautiful, classic exotica.
* Gene Rains: "Lotusland"
Beautiful, classic exotica. ISM vol.2, p16.
* Milt Raskin: "Exotic percussion. Exotic Sounds of Milt Raskin"
Also released as "Kapu" (Eros ERLS 5002, UK) and as "Exotic
Tahiti". Wonderful, often overlooked, classic exotica masterpiece,
with exotic instrumentation, some bird sounds too I think.
* Milt Raskin: "Kapu"
Beautiful, classic exotica, with lots of exotic percussion,
some bird sounds, Novachord, organ, celeste, accordion, harp, flute.
and heavenly melodies. Also released as "Exotic percussion. The
Exotic Sounds of Milt Raskin" (Crown Records CLP5110), and as "Exotic
Tahiti".
* Sam Sacks: "Sing it again, Sam! (The Inimitable Song Stylings of Sam Sacks)"
He sings - well, tries to, at least - old show tunes like "that
old black magic", introducing each song with: "[song title] by Sam
Sacks", as if he's the world's greatest singing star; but he can't
sing of course; if you like Jack Mudurian of "Downloading the
repertoire" fame (CD on Arf! Arf! records), then try to find this LP!
* Dick Schory: "Wild percussion and horns a'plenty"
* Mike Simpson: "Jungle Odyssey"
Beatnik/beat pop with real wild animal sounds mixed in! An
incredible, cool & crazy record that is, the animal zounds are
well-balanced, it's not over the top at all.
* Frankie Stein and His Ghouls: "Introducing (Monster sounds and dance music)"
Novelty instro twist and hully gully and other crazy dances
with lots of zany sound effects.
* The Surfmen: "The sounds of exotic island"
* The Creed Taylor Orchestra: "Lonelyville: The Nervous Beat"
* The Three Suns: "Movin' 'n' Groovin' "
Rare first edition in thick, gold cardboard sleeve with
cut-out; as heard on RCA's History of Space Age Pop; this is by far
their best, most imaginative and wackiest album.
* Woofers & Tweeters Ensemble: "Beatle Barkers"
Highly hilarious variation on the Singing dogs gimmick: dogs,
cats, sheep and chicken bark, meow, bleat and cackle your favorite
Beatle tunes, backed by a sixties drums & guitar combo. As featured
on the 2 "Exotic Beatles" compilation CDs.
* The Bob Crewe Generation Orchestra: "Barbarella"
Classic and highly collectable outer space "now" sounds.
Johan
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:45:47 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <quiet@village.uunet.be>
Subject: (exotica) more or less recent akwisitions: LPs
ALBUMS:
* Al Anthony (Wizard of the Organ): "Swingin' Hi---fi"
o LP, Liberty LST 7021 stereo, USA, end 1950's
o appreciation: 3
o note: Good Hammond organ record, not too cheesy, and with a truly
"Incredibly Strange Music" version of Sabre dance!
* Bones Galore: "Bones Galore"
o LP, Polydor 583 078, UK, 1969
o appreciation: 3
o note: Brit Big Band, some very good cuts, the rest is just plain
good but nothing really special, not even their cover of Light my
fire.
* Chango and The Polynesians: "Polynesian Percussion"
o LP, Directional Sound DS 5012 stereo
o appreciation: 4
o note: Not the same as the George Cates LP on Dot Records of the
same title. And the focus is not really on Polynesian PERCUSSION
either, but Polynesian multi-voice vocal music, backed by guitar
and subtle percussion. Very nice, and funny in a way, especially
the track "Cafe au lait".
* Martin Denny: "20 Golden Hawaiian Hits"
o LP, Liberty SLBY 1276 stereo, UK, 1965
o appreciation: 4
o note: These 20 Hawaiian tunes sound like new arrangements of tunes
he did before, but this time without the bird calls and exotic
percussion. Maybe it's one of the "ghosted" Denny albums. Anyway,
I like it very much: very good cocktal music, whether Denny was
involved or not.
* Gil Evans: "Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix"
o CD, BMG Jazz! 7432125755, France, 1995, deleted?
o appreciation: 3
o note: Hard jazz rock, originally issued in on Verve in 1974.
* Mort Garson: "Black Mass Lucifer"
o LP, Uni records Stereo 73111, USA, 1971
o appreciation: 3
o note: Half of it is groovy Moog, the rest is rather dark stuff
* Johnny Gunn & Don Ralke: "Introspection IV"
o LP, Warner Bros. 1372 stereo
o appreciation: 3
o note: I found the musical content, or the result of story+music,
not as compelling as with Ken Nordine. Some stories are also
difficult to follow and understand if your English is not very
good.
o quotes:
+ Brian Linds: Wierdos From The Uncommon World of Johnny Gunn
With The OUtre Musical Sounds Of Don Ralke . Ken Nordine-ish
coffee house tales. Musicians include: Milt Raskin/Shelly
Mane/Marshall Cram/Plas Johnson/Buddy Collette/Ed
Kusby/Howard Roberts/Larry Bunker. It's way cool!!!
* Mel Henke Group: "Shock Treatment"
o LP, Tempo Records 7003 mono
o appreciation: 3
o note: Beatnik jazz meets Stravinsky
o quotes:
+ Brian Linds: intense flying finger piano with bongos, guitar
and bass. I guess recorded as if they were in a madhouse or
something? It's pretty wild.
* Roger Roger & Nino Nardini: "Gags A Go Go"
o LP, Crea Sound MC 80 18, France/ Canada, 19??
o appreciation: 4
o note: Hilarious, JJ Perrey like electronic (probably Moog) gag
music. The melodies are very simple, like kid songs, "Keystone
Capers", or circus or fairground organ music, played with all
kinds of silly sounds, including some animal noises. In mono, so
maybe recorded in the first half of the 1960's.
o quotes:
+ Brian Karasick: It sounds so much like Perrey & Kingsley you
would think it was them! But then I believe Roger Roger was
their main influence so... I don't believe he ever made any
record outside library music. The surprise for me was Nini
Nardini as I always though the that release by this person on
Desco was another fake. Of course it could be another Nini
Nardini but...
* Living Guitars: "Let it Be and Other Hits"
o LP, RCA Camden CAS-2425 stereo, USA, 1970
o appreciation: 4
o note: sitar on 1 track only, I think, yet still a very nice
instrumental covers album, with some surprising material: "Spirit
in the sky", "American woman"; plus 7 more.
* Living Guitars : "Play Songs Made Famous By The Rolling Stones"
o LP, RCA Camden CAS-2521 stereo, USA, 1971
o appreciation: 3
o note: Nine Stones instrumental covers, sitar on 1 track only, I
think
* Marcy: "Let The Sun Shine In"
o LP, Corner Stone MT 112
o appreciation: 2
o note: Not really the "best" Marcy album I've heard yet.
* Peter Matz and His Orchestra: "Brings 'em Back"
o LP, Project 3 Stereo PR5007SD, USA, 1966
o appreciation: 4
o note: Typical Enoch Light "Now" sound from 1966, with some
surprisingly cool & swingin' stuff on it!
o quotes:
+ Will Louviere: Rare title from Enoch Light's Project 3 label.
Billed as a Big Band record "updated" with the "sound of
TODAY". i guess this one technically qualified as big band,
but i dunno. sounds more like a whacked out Now Sound lp to
me. 3 tracks highlight Vinnie Bell's electric sitar which
ends up sounding like a skillsaw in an echo chamber. Plus
goofy wah-wah guitar etc. Pretty awesome.
* Billy Mure: "Fireworks"
o LP, RCA 1694, USA
o appreciation: 4
o note: Five tracks with wordless vocals. The best Billy Mure LP
I've heard so far.
o See _Cool And Strange Music Magazine_ issue 5 p22
* The Out-Islanders: "Polynesian Fantasy"
o LP, Capitol T 1595 mono, USA, 1961
o appreciation: 4
o note: "Cocktail exotica", as featured on the first "ultra-lounge"
cd
* Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra: "Supercussion "
o LP, RCA LSP-2613 stereo, 1963
o appreciation: 4
* The Voices of Walter Schumann: "Scrapbook"
o Lp, RCA Victor LPM-1465 Mono Only, USA, 1957
o appreciation: 2
o note: Most of it is very boring EZ choir stuff, but a wordless
classical piece by Tchaikovsky, a "Choir blues", and a heavenly
"Blue Moon" make it a keeper.
* Bobby Shad and the Bad Men: "A 65-piece Rock Workshop"
o LP, Mainstream Records MRL-306 stereo, 1970's
o appreciation: 5
o note: Big symphonic instro rock, absolutely incredible. Sounds
like a hard rock version of Michael Nesmith's "Wichita Train".
Covers of Whole lotta love, Pinball Winzzard and 4 others. woow.
* Jimmy Smith: "Organ Grinder Swing"
o LP, Verve V6-8628
o appreciation: 3
* The Soulful Strings: "String Fever"
o LP, Cadet LPS-834 stereo, USA, 1969
o appreciation: 4
o note: Strings band, with flute, harmonica, guitar, cello, what a
combination, but the result is very nice, smooth, soulfull, even
funky, and on a couple of tracks they even throw in some blues!
* Uakti: "Uakti"
o cd, Verve 831 705, USA, 1987, deleted
o appreciation: 4
o note: The back says that Uakti is a "Instrumental workshop". A mix
of folky Brazilian traditions, exotic adventure, and new age
spirit. One folky track reminded me a bit of Elizabeth Waldo;
another one, with tuned percussion, of Harry Partch, and yet
another even of Pink Floyd in their "Animals" period. Quite some
variation, you might say, and yet it all makes sense because the
Brazilian roots are always there. Most compositions by one of the
members, but also 1 by Milton Nascimento, and another by
Nascimento/Chico Buarque. The front cover shows a picture of a
self-made instrument that produces sounds of TUNED water!
wonderful to hear.
* Los Vegas: "The Newest Sound in Sounds, The Fantastic Los Vegas"
o LP, Columbia CS9322 360 Stereo, USA, 19??
o appreciation: 2
o note: Mexico's answer to The Sandpipers. Some songs are a bit
funny due to their not-so-perfect English, especially "Sunshine",
but most are forgettable. One big exception: "A taste of honey" in
a very adventurous arrangement that surprises you by jumping from
one style to another: Sandpiper-like vocals, salsa, bebop
vocalese, and back again.
* John Bunyan's Progressive Pilgrims: "Apricot Brandy and Albatross (The
Sound that Sent the Pilgrims on a Trip)"
o LP, Alshire S-5154 stereo
o appreciation: 4
o note: It's not really like the "Astrosounds" because there are no
strings. It's more like The Animated Egg. But not as good
melodies/arrangements IMO. Only 1 track has something that COULD
be a Moog, several the others have great organ playing. I'd give
it a "good" rating, if not for their incredible version of "Sabre
dance". Side A is the psychploitation side, whit lots of fuzz
guitar and flanging, while side B is more organ blues-rock
groovers, a bit like early Pink Floyd at times.
o quotes:
+ Stefan Kery of _Subliminal Sounds_: This is the awesome
Alshire LP up there with "Astro Sounds" for fuzzed out,
effect treated, moog induced weirdo 60s psych and hot dance
floor action. Killer fuzz-out guitar wranglers yeah every
track! Weird sleeve. Good stuff! Groovy! It's totally
instrumental and very cool (and pretty rare) like the Astro
Sounds lp.
* Wilson Neves e seu Conjunto: "Juventude 2000"
o LP, Parlophone Nova Fase PBA 13.008 reissue, Brazil, 199?
o appreciation: 4
o note: very good Bossa Nova, sounds somtimes as if mixed with
"twist". Notbas goofy as "Samba - Tropi" or "O Som Quente E O Das
Neves". The last 2 tracks sound completely different: on one,
Wilson tries something exotic with solo percussion, and the other
sounds like instrumental 60's pop.
* Lochiel And South Carvolth Schools: "Lochiel And South Carvolth
Schools"
o LP, Glenwood Region Music Group, Canada, 1970's
o appreciation: 5
o note: A school kids choir + guitar + wood blocks and drums
sing/play 70's hits: the result is simply amaaaaazing "Outsider
music", especially "space oddity"; man o man, i listened to that
time after time, and it is simply the most astaunding, incredible
cover anytime! pure (amateur) genius at work! And the other 8
tracks are very good too.
o quotes:
+ Brian Linds: I sent Irwin Chusid a copy of their version of
Space Oddity and it has caused so much excitement at WFMU, it
charted on their top 30 list at #25. The album includes:
Little Duece Coup; Space Oddity; Band On The Run; Saturday
Night; You're So good To Me; To Know Him Is to Love Him; Help
me Rhonda; Something Good; Riannon. They really rock!!!
* Mother Earth (Mort Garson): "Plantasia (warm earth music for plants.
and the people who love them)"
o LP, Homewood Records stereo H-101, USA, 1976
o appreciation: 4
o note: Gentle and bubbling EZ Moog Muzak; DJ's should play it next
to Gentle People's "Soundtracks For Living" CD: plenty
resemblance!
* Billy Mure: "Pink Hawaii"
o LP, Strand SLS 1070
o appreciation: 3
* Billy Mure: "Supersonics in flight"
o LP, RCA LSP-1869
o appreciation: 3
* Os Mutantes: "A Divina Comedia Ou Ando Meio Desligado"
o LP, Polydor LPNG 44.048, Brazil, 1997 | LP, UK, ?, 1999
o appreciation: 3
o note: From 1970. Brazil's answer to the Bonzo Dog Band!
COMPILATIONS:
* Les Plus Belles Chansons & Musiques Des Films De Jean Gabin Volume 2
(Collection Play Time - Les Acteurs)
o CD, FGL Playtime PL 9519, France, 1995
o appreciation: 1
o note: Disapointing, old-time French music. Only at the end, about
5 (more recent) tracks are quite cool and sound more like Raymond
Lefevre's "Les Plus Belles Musiques Des Films De Louis De Funes",
also in this "Collection Play Time - Les Acteurs" series.
* Mondo For Space Age
o CD, Capitol/Liberty TOCP-8971, Japan, 1996, deleted
o appreciation: 5
o note: I've always thought this was some Japanese variation on
"RCA's History Of Space Age Pop". Wrong, it seems. Half of it is
NOVELTY, hooray! Even Spike Jones is on it, disguised as Hangnails
Hennessey, with a track from his "Rides, rapes & rescues" LP. Then
there's the Chipmunks, but also Ross Bagdasarian's "Gotta get to
your house", which sounds a bit like Mel Henke's mad musical
adventures on "La Dolce Henke". Several artists I've never heard
of, like Roy Harte & Milt Holland, who's "The kick" sound as great
and over the top as any track from Magne's "Tropical Fantasy"; The
Invitations sing a wonderful Hawaiian song; and who is Mr. Gasser?
John McFarland? Ethel Azama? The other half, not novelty, is
filled with well-known greats like Baxter, Dean Elliott, Jack
Fascinato, Harry Revel, Jimmie Haskell, Muzzy Marcellino, and
Augie Colon with "Witch Doctor"!! A fantastic CD. long deleted
alas.
* Wendy Mae Chambers: "Car Horn Organ"
o single, 7" single, Artmusic Inc. Artmus 001A
o appreciation: 4
o note: Four short but very funny car horn organ pieces: Star
Spangled Banner, Dixie, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, and an
improvisation.
o Read article in "_Cool And Strange Music Magazine_" issue 16
Johan
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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 16:48:01 +0100
From: Johan Dada Vis <quiet@village.uunet.be>
Subject: (exotica) Re: top 10 or 50 Exotica/Lounge records: 78 fave comps
"Dr Chris R. Tame" wrote
>It would also be very helpful to have some evaluations of the many
>lounge/exotica compilations (like the UltraLounge series) now available.
my faves:
* "Barnyard Beat. Livestock Rock And Jungle Jams (A Parody Album)"
Animals doing rock classics.
* "Beat At Cinecitta Volume 1"
A sensual homage to the most raunchy, erotic filmmusic from the
vaults of Italian 60s & 70s cinema. One of the best, if not THE best,
Italian loungecore soundtrack compilation around.
* "Beat Psichedelico Alla Celluloide (Vol.2 In The Celluloide Series)"
I'm drowning in the Easy Tempo series, they all start to sound
alike. and then arrives this wonderful CD, with a totally NEW sound
from Italy, not yet featured much on other comps. This is not funky
or jazzy music, but - as the title sugests - BEAT, the late 60's,
instrumental kind. Not really very Psichedelico I think, but very
bright and fun, with great catchy, mostly uptempo "pop" melodies that
sound like they were all used as TV theme tunes. Everything played by
small bands, with very little use of electric guitar as front
instrument, but plenty of electric organs. The sound constantly
reminded me of Vic Mizzy's "Addams Family" soundtrack, because
there's lot's of harpsichord here. Neil Hefti's 2 Batman LP's also
came to mind, but without the jazz element. A bit of spaghetti
influence on 1 track, another sounded a bit like Duke Of Burlington
on his "The Pressed Piano" LP. Just like in the "Schulmadchen Report"
CD, there's also a lot of plagiarism here, which seems to be an
essential part of late 60's-early 70's "loungecore". One of the best
Italian comps I've heard so far, highly recommended, and it really
deserves better distribution channels! (Jack, Preston, Stefan,
include this one in your sale catalog, that's an order! ;-)
* "Beat Vol. 2 - Lounge At Cinevox"
16 more groovy "now", beat, jazzy, funky, and/or
psychploitation tracks from the Italian Cinevox Record Archives,
starting with a truly psychotic masterpiece by Morricone. 5 tracks
prev. unreleased, 10 for the first time on cd.
* "Bent, Batty And 'bnoxious!"
Highly recommended, if you like stupid "Wavy Gravy" stuff. I
actually think this is far better than "Wavy Gravy", much more
"demented".
* "Betty Page, Danger Girl. Burlesque Music"
Really great spy and crime sounds, from the Chappel and
Marlowlynn music libraries
* "Blow Up Presents Exclusive Blend Volume 3"
For this 3rd volume, Paul Tunkin croossed the channel, and
visited the French music library "Telemusic". The result is a
loungecore collection with a definite French flavor, and much more
variation than the previous 2 volumes. Sometimes funky, on 1 sitar
track slightly oriental, and on another 13+ minutes of prog EZ, but
always with a big production sound. Also includes 2 very French,
heavenly female wordless vocal tracks. Compositions by Guy Pederson
and Bernard Estardy fill most of this CD. Pederson is better
composition-wise, writing better melodies arrangements, while Estardy
sounds remarkably modern, groovy in a repetitive way, with Moogish
effects, and a total sound not unlike today's "breakbeat" artists. 16
tracks, 55 minutes total. Highly recommended!
* "Blue Brazil 2 (Blue Note In A Latin Groove)"
Even better than volme 1, much more exotic! Wonderful & pure
Brazilian music, almost all 18 tracks by artists new to me.
* "Blue Juice"
* "Blue Juice Volume 3"
The smoothest and mellowest volume yet, which is meant as a compliment!
* "Cocktail Mix Volume 1: Bachelor's Guide To The Galaxy"
my favorite volume of the series
* "Cocktail Mix Volume 2: Martini Madness"
* "Cocktail Mix Volume 4: Soundtracks With A Twist!"
* "Crime Jazz: Music In The First Degree"
* "Dig It - The Sound Of Phase 4 Stereo"
* "The Easy Project 2 - House Of Loungecore"
* "The Easy Project - 20 Loungecore Favourites"
I liked this even better thatn"The Sound Gallery"! Super cool
collection of production music and rare tracks of British loungecore.
* "Easy Tempo Volume 1 (A Cinematic Easy Listening Experience)"
* "Easy Tempo Volume 2 (The Psycho Beat)"
One of the best in the series.
* "Easy Tempo Volume 3 (Further Cinematic Easy Listening Experiences)"
Italian soundtrack music by Armando Travajoli, Augusto
Martelli, Piero Piccioni, Piero Umiliani, Francesco De Masi, Sergio
Nilo, Attilio. Lots of Latin rhythms.
* "Espresso Espresso. A Lightly Latin Brazillian Blend"
* "The Exotic Beatles Part 1"
* "The Exotic Trilogy Vol. I"
* "Further Inflight Entertainment"
Not as amazing and surprising as volume 1, but still highly
recommended, if you don't mind the disgustingly high price...
* "Get Easy! Vol.1: The Classic Collection"
"Tempo Easy Listening Collection 1". My favorite of the whole
series; it's an overview of the Easy Listening greats: Wanderley,
Mancini, Astrud, Montenegro ("Lady in cement"!), Lalo, Peter Thomas,
Sandpipers, Ray Conniff, Denny, Bottcher, Kaempfert, Bacharach, Herb
Alpert and others. all COOL tracks!
* "Golden Throats 2: More Celebrity Rock Oddities!"
* "Golden Throats 4: Celebrities Butcher Songs Of The Beatles"
Alan Copeland's "Mission: Impossible Theme/Norwegian Wood" is
THE surprise killer track for me on this comp; it's exactly what the
tile says: a combination of the 2 songs in ONE, and extremely well
done, brilliant! Others: Day Tripper (Mae West), Michelle (Xaviera
Hollander), Something (Telly Savalas), Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
(William Shatner), Revolution (Brothers Four), etc.
* "Hollywood Hi-Fi"
"18 Of The Most Outrageous Celebrity Recordings Ever!": that
sub-title is true!
* "I Hate The Beatles"
* "Incredibly Strange Music Volume 1"
* "Incredibly Strange Music Volume 2"
* "Inflight Entertainment"
As good as "The Sound Gallery" or "The easy project".
* "Instro Hipsters A-go-go"
Woow! I say, woooooooooooooow!! Incredible, the CD starts with
about 5 really loud and fast and boisterous big band "now" tracks,
some of them a bit jazzy, with raw electric guitars, organs; think
Peter Thomas at his wildest! This must be "the hard rock of EZ".
Then, just when I thought "hmm, this starts to get a bit too much of
the same thing", the rhythm slows down a bit, you get a
Hefti-Batman-like theme, Barry-Bond-twang, boogaloo, funk,
spaghetti-Bond, all still quite energetic, then, at last, a slow
track with heavenly wordless vocal and harpsichord, but not for long,
they go into higher gear again! All first-class meodies (well, except
for a 8 minute psych guitar work-out with hypnotic and slightly
exotic percussion) and arrangements and very well played. Only a
couple of well-known names pop up: John Shakespeare, Johnny Keating,
Dave Pike Set ("Mathar", again...), and 2 Pierre Henry tracks from
"Messe pour le temps present" played by Les Yper Sound (?)
* "Instrumental Favourites: Exotic Moods"
* "Jazz 'round Midnight: Bossa Nova"
this one doesn't give you the most obvious selections, and it
mentions the original albums tracks were taken from AND if they are
available on cd.
* "Jungle Exotica"
great, but rather loud, fun. not just primitive rock and roll,
closer to what you hear on "Las vegas grind". it's a mix of R&B, R&R,
exotic elements, with a very novelty approach.
* "Jungle Exotica Volume 2"
no duplicates with the lp's
* "Las Vegas Grind Volume 1"
* "Las Vegas Grind Volume 2 - Louie's Limbo Lounge"
* "Las Vegas Grind Volume 3"
* "Las Vegas Grind Volume 4"
* "Las Vegas Grind Volume 5"
* "Las Vegas Grind volume 6"
A very strong volume! Plenty of wacky and trashy mixes of R&B,
doo-wop, beatnik, R&R, twist and funk, with lots of sax and organ
upfront, and of course -- the trademark of this series: nonsens talk,
scats and crazy human zounds.
* "Metti Una Bossa A Cena"
The best of 2 worlds: bossa nova from Italy!
* "Monster Rock 'n' Roll Show"
* "The Mood Mosaic 4: Les Yper Sound!"
* "Music For A Bachelor's Den Volume 2: Exotica"
Great introduction to classic exotica, with several tracks from
very rare LP's.
* "Music For A Bachelor's Den Volume 3: Latin Rhythms In Hi Fi"
* "Music For A Bachelor's Den, Volume 4: Easy Rhythms For Your Cocktail Hour"
* "Only In America"
* "Ready Steady Boogaloo! (Amphonic Grooves For Carnaby Chicks And
Cool Steppers)"
This is maybe how volume 3 of "The Sound Gallery" might have
sounded like! Eighteen excellent late sixties/early seventies
production music from the Amphonic music library, founded by Syd
Dale, who worked for KPM during the sixties. Contrary to the title,
and though a bit funky at times and with a bit of Latin percusion,
there's no real boogaloo here, but - quote - "hard-beating acid-pop
and funky Hammond grooves". Some tracks have a touch of Latin, jazz
and funk; most are of that typical British combination of
sophisticated groovy Hammond + big band horns + strings here and
there, with happy melodies and lush arrangements. At only GBP 5-,
this must be the best deal of the year!
* "Real Gone Garbage"
* "Shake Sauvage (french soundtracks 1968-1973)"
The cd has 3 extra tracks not on the vinyl.
* "Shaken Not Stirred"
A bit on the short side, but still great lounge comp. The
unlisted bonus track -- a jazz version of the James Bond Theme -- is
by James Bond & His Sextet
* "The Soul Of Jazz Volume 1 (Gitannes Jazz Productions)"
Great dancefloor jazz with Hugh Masekela; Jimmy Smith (2
tracks, 1 of them from "The cat"); Cal Tjader; Quincy Jones; James
Taylor Quartet; and others. There are more volumes, though don't know
how many. I prefer this over the "Mojo" dancefloor jazz" cd series
because that has lots of vocal tracks, and I prefer instro jazz.
* "The Sound Gallery"
Essential UK Loungecore comp.
* "The Sound Gallery Volume 2"
* "Sushi 3003"
* "Talkin' Verve Groovy"
Verve artists do groovy jazz covers of 60's soul, R&B, and pop
songs; they sound more pop or "Now" than jazz, which I think is good!
Oscar Peterson's "Satisfaction" is about the only "real" jazz track,
which means that you can't recognise the original melody ;-)
* "Talkin' Verve With a Twist"
This was Verve's "Space Age Pop/Lounge" hit compilation, irts
reply to Capitol's Ultra-Lounge series I guess. Very much like
Rhino's "Cocktail Mix" Volumes 2 & 3, so if you liked those, be sure
to check these out! Lots of cool tunes, mostly from the Mercury
archives: Charade, Pink Panther, Tequila, Walk on the wild side,
Peter Gunn, James Bond theme, What's new pussycat, Girl from Ipanema,
One mint julep.
* "Television's Greatest Hits (65 TV Themes From The 50's And 60's)"
* "Television's Greatest Hits Volume 2 (65 More TV Themes Fro The
50's And 60's)"
* "Themes Like Old Times"
"90 Genuine Original Program Openings From The Most Famous
Radio Shows." highly recommended! There's a lot of use of a Theatre
organ on these themes compilation, many themes from mystery and
adventure series. E-mail contact: _mailto:video@yesteryear.com_
* "The Thriller Memorandum. Mood Mosaic Volume 2"
1960's spy jazz
* "A Trip To Brazil - 40 Years Of Bossa Nova"
* "A Trip To Brazil vol. 2: Bossa & Beyond"
Excellent second volume, with 38 tracks in total, this time
offering more than just classic bossa nova. Disc 2 offers acts who
mix samba and other Brazilan sounds with elements from jazz, funk and
psychedelia. Highly recommended! Don't confuse with the double vinyl
"A Trip To Brazil: Bossa & Beyond", which features exactly the same
front cover, and is really a "best of" compiled from "A Trip To
Brazil - 40 Years Of Bossa Nova" and this very "vol. 2: Bossa &
Beyond".
* "Ultra-Lounge On The Rocks Part 1: Rock'n'roll Distilled For Easy Listening"
I absolutely LOVED this! (Vol 2 a bit less). You shouldn't
compare them to Rhino's "Golden throats", as this is not as much
atrocious music, it's just easyfied (instrumentalised) pop classics;
a few are silly, but a lot have that "now sound". Very interesting. A
friend dj who's very much into dub/techno/drum & base/acid jazz and
who also likes some of the stuff I play for him (like the "Sound
Sallery" and the Crippled Cick soundtracks) found it very groovy
indeed!
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica"
A perfect volume to start with, if you don't have anything from
this series yet.
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 2: Mambo Fever"
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 3: Space-capades"
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 4: Bachelor Pad Royale"
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 6: Rhapsodesia"
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 7: The Crime Scene"
The uncredited mystery bonus tracks at the end of several of
the "Ultra-Lounge" volumes are by Renzo Cesana, also known as "The
Continental".
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 8: Cocktail Capers"
* "Ultra-Lounge Vol. 9: Cha Cha De Amor"
* "Ultra-Lounge Volume 11: Organs In Orbit"
* "Ultra-Lounge Volume 17: Bongoland"
One of the numerous delights of the "Ultra-Lounge" series are
the previously unreleased tracks, like Denny's version of "The young
savages".
* "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
The best from the original soundtracks of the Italian
westerns. The sound of spaghetti westerns from Morricone to Morricone
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