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Friday, January 27, 2012

Exotica - Ted Auletta And His Orchestra

Taboo
Exotica
Ted Auletta And His Orchestra
4:35 Channels
Cameo - SC 4008
1962

From the June 30, 1962 issue of Billboard: Attractive and stylish arrangements of a fine collection of tunes could make this album a potent seller with stereo bugs. The arrangements are excellent for stereo and the sound is first-rate too. Strong wax here.

The stereo engineering is excellent.

Auletta's orchestra staff includes: Ted Auletta - piano/arranger/conductor, Phil Bodner - flute/alto flute, Frances Corsi - harp, Eddie Costa - vibraphone/marimba, Jack Lesserg - bass, Gary Chester - percussion, Danny Pucillo - percussion and Dennis Regor - bird calls

Quite Village
Flamingo
Adventure In Paradise
The Breeze And I
The Sound Of Exotica
Taboo
Baia
Voodoo Moon
Makaha
Jungle Drums
Pool Of Love
Return To Paradise

Caribbean Holiday - Lord Russell's Bongo Percussionists

Who Gonna Cry
Caribbean Holiday
Lord Russell's Bongo Percussionists
Vocals by Ernesto San Miguel
AL-FI

"Bongo Percussionists" is pushing the cover hype a bit. The vibe is nice but fairly traditional.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Let's Rock And Roll

The Screwdriver #2
Steam Roller Blues
Let's Rock And Roll
Allegro 1704

Let's Rock And Roll
Romp And Stomp
Long N' Lean
The Screwdriver No. 1
Cool Fool
Soda Pop
Ride Deacon Ride
The Screwdriver No. 2
Shot Gun Boogie
Divorce Me C.O.D.
Beauty Parade Gossip
Steam Roller Blues

Kate Smith Salutes Composers Of The Now Generation

By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Here, There And Everywhere
Kate Smith Salutes Composers Of The Now Generation
RCA LSP-4105
1969

From the back cover: Does Kate Smith know where it's at? You better believe it!

Budget Album Without A Title

Fever
We Can Work It Out
Modern Sound MS 1019

Here's another Modern Sound album that is so budget that MS couldn't afford a title or cover art (so the trashed cover really isn't much of a problem for me). As with the first MS album I found (featuring a cover of The Stones song Satisfaction)... the song covers can be interesting. There is something about these albums that works on some level... if you are into this budget stuff.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Super Hits 1974 - Volume 1

Seasons In The Sun
Super Hits 1974
Power Pak SA 258

Power Pak did their best to disguise the fact that the "real" artists weren't actually doing their "hits"on this album. Various artists means whoever they could find that sort of sounded like the actual, real artist.

I hoped this would be the case because, with a little luck, there are treasures to be found on the vinyl.