Dorothy Ashby --
Afro-Harping ... CD
Cadet/Verve,
1968. New Copy ....
$7.9911.98
One of the grooviest records ever -- a sublime blend of African percussion, soulful orchestrations, and Dorothy Ashby's amazing electric harp! By the time of this landmark album, Dorothy had been knocking around the jazz world for a number of years, but it wasn't until she hooked up with Richard... read more
Incredible, indelible guitar instrumentals from the early years of Chet Atkins -- later to conquer civilization with his 60s Nashville Sound -- here with mid 50s guitar exotica that really is eclectic and well ahead of its time! Chet's 60s production work ranges from absolute genius, with... read more
A masterpiece! This is one of David Axelrod's most perfectly realized albums -- and it's a brilliant batch of baroque arrangements, jazzy solos, and slightly subtle funky bits! The album contains the much-sampled song "Holy Thursday", but the whole thing has a very similar feel to that... read more
One of the greatest albums ever by studio genius David Axelrod! The album's one of Axelrod's first on his own -- cut for Capitol Records at a time when he was working with some of the label's biggest selling soul acts -- like Cannonball Adderley and Lou Rawls -- turning their already-successful... read more
It's great to see that David Axelrod's finally getting his due -- and this reissue of material from Fantasy is one of the first reissues of his work in the US! Most cuts here are much more jazz-based than Axelrod's higher-concept material under his own name for Capitol in the late 60s -- and the... read more
John Barry --
Lounge Legends ... CD
Universal (Germany),
Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ....
$21.99
Forget James Bond. Forget EMI. This set shows later work from John Barry's career -- much hipper and very different than the more popular soundtracks that you probably know already! The package was put together by the super-hip folks at Universal Music Germany -- and it contains tracks from... read more
A very cool bit of space age bachelor pad music from Sid Bass -- one of the best RCA arrangers of the late 50s! Although the set features no electronics, it does have a lot of cool instrumental arrangements designed to create a very "outerspace" feel -- and regular instruments are... read more
2 rare slices of exotica by Les Baxter -- back to back on one CD! The first half of the set features material from the album Ports Of Pleasure -- a dreamy exploration of south sea ideals that's got a more lightly drifting quality than some of Baxter's more percussive exotica albums, and which is... read more
Genius work from Les Baxter -- two of his best albums for Capitol, back to back on one CD! Ritual Of The Savage is one of those must-have albums from the 50s -- a super-huge record upon its initial release, and an album that pushed the genre of exotica far further than most others at the time! ... read more
Alberto Baldan Bembo --
Io E Mara ... CD
Easy Tempo (Italy),
1969. New Copy ....
$9.99
Wild! Another beautiful release in the Easy Tempo series of lost Italian music from the late 60's and early 70's. This one's a haunting moody set of tracks that mix percussion, electric bass, organ, and a wordless female voice in a haunting soundscape of sexy tracks with a totally unique feel. ... read more
A beautiful bit of 70's grooviness from one of our favorite Italian composers! This set brings together 2 extremely rare soundtracks by the great Alberto Baldan Bembo, and they're both a fantastic mix of Fender Rhodes piano, vibes, wah wah guitar, and stunningly sensuous orchestrations. All of... read more
One of the grooviest records ever from Brit Easy maestro Brian Bennett -- a late 60s set that definitely lives up to its London Noise promise! Instrumentation here includes organ and piano from Alan Hawkshaw and Jim Sullivan -- plus some great guitar from Richie Tattersall, whose chromatic lines... read more
Way more than just a James Bond cash-in record -- and instead an ultra-hip jazz session from the west coast scene of the 60s! The James Bond at the helm of the record is actually Jimmy Bond -- the great bassist who worked on some key sessions of the late 50s and early 60s as a sideman, and who... read more
A Lenny Bruce 2-fer -- 2 classic albums back to back on a single CD! First up is the album Togetherness -- classic early Lenny Bruce work on Fantasy -- a groundbreaking set of tracks that features some great shorter snippets, plus a few of the longer, more drawn-out routines that soon became Bruce'... read more
The greatest collection we've ever seen of work by soundtrack genius Roy Budd -- the composer who's best known for his famous theme for "Get Carter", but who steps out here in a huge array of great tracks from a variety of different films! The 2CD set features a total of 35 tracks in all... read more
Juan Calle & His Latin Lantzmen --
Mazel Tov Mis Amigos ... CD
Riverside/Idelsohn Society,
1961. New Copy ....
$14.99
A nice little album -- despite what might be a gimmicky concept! The set offers up Latin versions of Jewish tunes -- but even that's not much of a gimmick, when you consider how important the Jewish audiences were to the growth of Latin music in the New York in the 50s and 60s. From DJs like... read more
Wonderful wonderful wonderful -- and one of the best albums we've ever heard of modern bossa and soundtrack grooves! For years, Nicola Conte has been a seminal force in the new Italian scene -- working as a DJ, promoter, producer, and sometimes recording artist under the odd 12" single. ... read more
Paul Desmond serves up his own versions of some key tunes by Simon & Garfunkel tunes -- with results that are simply amazing! The style here takes all the airy brilliance of the original S&G tunes, and turns it towards a more jazz-based mode -- one that has some of the slight Brazilian... read more
It's been a number of years since we last heard from Don Tiki -- and if anything, these guys have gotten even better at what they do! There's a subtlety here that the group's never had before -- a quality that almost has their exotica moving into jazz at times -- thanks to some wonderfully... read more
Kinky stuff, and exactly what the cover implies! The record's an extended journey into the world of lovemaking -- and starts with a female voice inviting the listener in, slowly singing a bit as she slips into the act -- joined in passion by a male voice as she makes her way to orgasmic ecstasy! ... read more
A bachelor pad double-header -- two infinite classics from Esquivel, back to back on a single CD! Volume 1 is one of the maestro's greatest! From the instruments spiralling off to infinity on the cover, to the tracks played in the unique crazy Esquivel "wah wah" style, the album stands... read more
Pre-US work from Juan Garcia Esquivel -- 2 early albums recorded in Mexico in the mid 50s! First up is Las Tandas -- a set that's got a hip mix of jazz, swing, and Latin orchestral touches -- presented here with some spoken announcements at the beginning of each track, in a way that supposedly... read more
2 amazing 50s albums from the team of Ferrante & Teicher -- easily some of their greatest and wildest work on record! First up is Soundproof, a record that has Ferrante & Teicher playing the piano like nobody else -- save perhaps for John Cage! The duo do a heck of a lot of work inside... read more
France Gall --
1968 ... CD
Philips (France),
1967. New Copy ....
$8.99
A record as revolutionary as the French year in which it was recorded -- an amazing batch of late 60s grooves from Parisian pop madame France Gall! The set's upbeat and jaunty, with plenty of fuzz -- almost a psyche pop sound, with lots of groovy guitars that make the album sparkle with plenty of... read more
A flurry of great soundtrack thrillers -- not presented here in their original versions, but in different recordings done by Brit Easy maestro John Gregory! The CD brings together titles from a number of different Gregory albums on London from the mid 70s -- nearly all of which mix electric funky... read more
A soulful symphony from Johnny Harris -- one of the hippest maestros on the UK scene at the start of the 70s, stepping out here with a wonderful follow-up to his classic Movements album! Like that one, this set's a blend of rockish instrumentation and wider-ranging orchestrations -- kind of a hip... read more
A treasure trove of funk from one of the greatest unsung heroes of the genre! Alan Hawkshaw was one of the coolest cats in the British studio scene of the 60s and 70s -- a period that had him doing countless recordings for TV, radio, film, and other commercial sources. Alan's probably best known... read more
Two unusual albums from Brit bandleader Ted Heath -- both a bit different than his usual bag at the time! Big Band Percussion is a sweet little set from the early 60s -- one that features Ted's group augmented by a wide range of extra percussion -- used not only in rhythmic ways, but also some... read more
A Neal Hefti spectacular -- featuring 40 guitars and 8 pianos, according to the cover -- and done in a mode that's very different than his work with Count Basie! As you'll guess from the title, the tunes here are all TV numbers -- a range of groovy themes from the late 50s and early 60s, served up... read more
Hollyridge Strings/Stu Phillips --
Christmas Favorites ... CD
Capitol/Collectors Choice,
1965. New Copy ....
$10.9912.98
Groovy Christmas instrumentals from the great Stu Phillips -- one of the most sublime sessions recorded by his studio group at Capitol Records in the 60s -- and that's saying a lot, given that they also took on music by The Beatles and Beach Boys! Stu brings a subtle sort of groove to his strings... read more
A couple of groovy records from the International Pop All Stars for Decca's Phase 4 label of percussion & strings oriented LPs -- 1962's "Great Film Themes From Many Lands" and 1970's "Vibrations Around The World". Great Film Themes From Around The World covers as much... read more
One of the greatest instrumental Christmas albums of all time -- a non-stop swinging affair from the legendary Alvino Rey -- recorded under his Ira Ironstrings tag while under contract to Capitol under his real name! The style here is a weird mix of the swinging bachelor pad styles you'd know from... read more
Pete Jolly --
Seasons ... CD
A&M/Dusty Groove,
1970. New Copy ....
$9.9913.98
One of our favorite-ever keyboard albums -- a rare lost session from pianist Pete Jolly -- one of his only electric dates, and a completely improvised set of grooves! Pete plays electric piano, organ, and even a bit of musette -- jamming in the studio with help from Chuck Berhofer on bass, Paul... read more
Big Jullien & His All Stars (Ivan Jullien) --
Riviera Sound No 1 ... CD
Riviera/Sonorama (Germany),
1970. New Copy ....
$18.99
Fantastic French grooves from the end of the 60s -- a killer set of jazz-based tracks recorded by trumpeter Ivan Jullien, with help from funky arranger Michel Colombier! Jullien recorded a fair bit of jazz and studio work around the time, and his playing here is razor-sharp -- and supported by... read more
We're not entirely sure of the vintage here -- as the notes are in Japanese -- but from what we can tell, the set features remakes of older Bert Kaempfert classics, performed by a more recent version of his orchestra -- led by trumpeter Tony Fisher! The sound here is often quite faithful to the... read more
A lost chapter in the career of cellist Fred Katz -- an album recorded after his small combo work with Chico Hamilton, and sort of a larger group take on the whimsical sound of the classic Hamilton Quintet! The tracks are all older folk tunes, adapted by Katz to fit a chamber jazz mode -- and... read more
Hard to imagine Anita Kerr being turned on -- especially given her school marm-ish look on the cover -- but the album's a pretty darn groovy set, and one that certainly shows Kerr picking up some of the best easy elements of the 60s! The Burt Kaempfert touch is heard here especially in the album's... read more
Anita Kerr --
Sounds ... CD
Warner/Collectors Choice,
1968. New Copy ....
$10.9912.98
Quite possibly the grooviest album ever from Anita Kerr -- a set that brings the sweet sound of her vocal quartet into play with some of the best elements of the Sunshine Pop generation! The orchestrations, arrangements, and tunes here are all a lot hipper than before -- not just simple pop tunes,... read more
A groovy set from 70s Spain! This 1971 groover was recorded by keyboardist Alfonso Santisteban and his La Nueva Banda De Santisteban -- in a style that's very similar to some of the best Italian soundtrack work of the time, and bits of bossa! Alfonso plays both electric and acoustic piano -- and... read more
One of the coolest records ever from James Last -- a mid 70s American session, done with styles that are a fair bit different than his other work! Unlike the brassy, bouncing styles of Last's previous records, this one's nicely funky, soulful, and almost a bit laidback at times -- filled with... read more
One of the great early albums in Michel Legrand's "travelogue" period -- a set done at the same time as his musical portraits of Paris and Rio, and served up with a similar flair for the dramatic! The style here is somewhat different than Legrand's better-known soundtrack work of the 60s... read more
A very unusual bit of bossa nova -- and a record that seems to criss-cross a few different A&M Records modes of the 60s! At one level, the group's got a Brasil 66 feel -- since they use a female vocal chorus on some cuts, breezing along with the grooves in a style that's definitely influenced... read more
One of the best albums ever recorded by Arthur Lyman -- cut shortly after he departed Martin Denny's group, with a very similar exotica style! Lyman's vibes are nice and spooky, ringing out in the echoey setting of the album -- which was Henry Kaiser's incredible Aluminum Dome in Honolulu. A... read more
Arthur Lyman --
Taboo Vol 2 ... CD
Hi Fi/Rykodisc,
1958. New Copy ....
$6.9911.99
One of the first few albums that Arthur Lyman recorded after his split with Martin Denny -- and still very much in the best Denny mode -- mixing vibes with percussion, and adding in lots of cool effects! There's a fair bit of exotic sounds in the mix -- including birdcalls from group members --... read more
Arthur Lyman --
Yellow Bird ... CD
Hi Fi/Rykodisc,
Late 50s. New Copy ....
$6.9911.99
Sweet exotic sounds from the Arthur Lyman group -- heavy on vibes and lots of hip percussion -- recorded with a gently swaying feel that recalls the best energy of the Hawaiian scene in the postwar years! The set's one of Lyman's early solo dates -- recorded Henry Kaiser Aluminum Dome in Hawaii --... read more
Some of the funkiest work ever recorded by Galt MacDermot -- the quirky jazz and soundtrack composer who's become a favorite of beatheads over the years! The set combines two albums worth of unreleased tracks by Galt -- killer material from his legendary years, all recorded for his own Kilmarnock... read more
One of the funkiest albums ever from Henry Mancini -- a brilliant reworking of hit 70s cop show themes, put together with a really jazzy groove! The group's a big one -- filled with hip players who include Clare Fischer on organ, Artie Kane on electric piano and harpsichord, Don Menza on tenor,... read more
Henry Mancini --
Mancini '67 ... CD
RCA (Spain),
1967. New Copy ....
$13.99
Henry Mancini in 1967 -- a time when he was definitely at the height of his powers, as you'll hear on this sweet set of big band recordings! The format here is much more jazz-based than some of Hank's soundtracks from the time -- played with a great group of west coast musicians who include Pete... read more
The first-ever album from Henry Mancini -- and a wonderfully spooky set! The style here is quite different than most of Hank's better-known film work and instrumental hits -- as the record is very moody and laidback -- cut with a slow-moving, dreamy sort of darkness that's really compelling! The... read more
Henry Mancini & Doc Severinsen --
Brass On Ivory ... CD
RCA/Wounded Bird,
1972. New Copy ....
$10.9911.99
Oh for the mellow genius of Henry Mancini! The album's a sublime testament to Mancini's talent for understatement -- and features tunes that move along quietly, smoothly, and with a wonderful blend of piano, strings, and slight chorus vocals -- to to mention some great flugelhorn solos from Doc... read more
One of the coolest albums ever from the mighty Keith Mansfield -- an arranger best known for his sound library work, but one who steps out beautifully here on a rare commercial album for CBS! The set's way more than just the batch of late 60s pop tunes that you might guess from the Beatles'... read more
Markko Polo Adventurers --
Orienta ... CD
RCA (Spain),
1959. New Copy ....
$13.99
A lost lounge gem from the RCA catalog -- with a dreamy exotica feel that's right up there with the best of the bachelor pad era! Gerald Fried arranged and conducted this ersatz studio group, and his overall approach has lots of sweeping woodwinds and percussion, similar to the great Les Baxter... read more
If you can forgive the title of this one, you'll find it to be a very groovy record! The album's a killer batch of funky instrumentals ("black sound") recorded in Italy in 1972 by Augusto Martelli ("white people") -- and it's got the groove and swing of some of the best Italian... read more
Mad music from Jean-Pierre Massiera -- the legendary producer who was steeped in the hippest sounds of the French scene of the 60s, then moved to Quebec to forge a wild style that was all his own! Jean-Pierre rarely ever issued work under his own name -- and instead recorded under a host of... read more
A cool little record -- one that features a bit of talking from Kikko at the beginning of each track, but with a groove that's mostly 60s instrumentals overall! Kikko talks sweetly and somewhat sexily -- introducing each tune in Japanese briefly, before the record then rolls into some very groovy... read more
A dream of a record from Gary McFarland -- lightly jazzy instrumentals with a warm bossa nova undercurrent! The style is incredible -- a sweet blend of vibes, guitar, and even some light whistling -- often also featuring wordless jazz vocals -- scatting along with the groove in a melodic and... read more
Wild stuff -- and very different than Gary McFarland's earlier albums! Today was recorded late in Gary's career, and is has him moving a bit away from jazz -- into a more sunshine pop feel -- one that still retains plenty of the bossa and breezy elements of his Verve work, but which also features... read more
Groovy spy sounds abound in this early gem from the great Hugo Montenegro -- composer of some of our favorite 60s soundtracks, and a perfect person to head up this affair! The album's got a really swinging feel -- with lots of nice mod touches that include guitar, heavy percussion, and some odd... read more
Pre-moog work from Hugo Montenegro -- but a set that's still pretty darn groovy! The Beach Boys reference in the title is very well put, as Hugo's using some cool harmony vocals for the record -- a chorus that definitely takes some of its inspiration from Brian Wilson, singing here both with... read more
Hugo's covering all bases here -- as he makes his way through a number of late 60s Morricone spaghetti western themes, all done with his groovier than usual twist on the material! The Montenegro touches here include some augmented rhythms -- snapping the tunes along with a much modder feel at... read more
A weird and wonderful record -- the early hits of Neil Diamond, played on the moog and ARP by the mighty Hugo Montenegro! The approach to the set is pretty darn cool -- as it takes 10 of Neil's best early tunes, and runs them through arrangements by Montenegro that run from funky to groovy to... read more
Yukio Ohta & His Hummingbirds --
Night Stealers ... CD
Crown/Think (Japan),
1970. New Copy ....
$19.9924.99
An enigmatic title for an enigmatic little record -- one that presents the warm harmonies of the Humming Birds vocal group alongside their own core instrumentation, plus a bit of strings! The style's a bit more lush than some of the group's earlier work, but it really seems to add a lot to the... read more
An absolute treasure of tripped-out, space age symphonic funk from 101 Strings! On this set the undocumented group of session players run through a whole bunch of spacey cuts, complete with fuzzed out electric guitar and sitar, weird period electronics, and more than a few funky drum breaks. It's... read more
Groovy late 60s material from Brit easy listening and jazzy arranger Tony Osborne -- '69's Brass & Ivory and '67's Brass In The Night -- on one great CD! Brass N Ivory is an easy gem if there ever was one -- with some surprising twists & turns that remind us of some of our favorite sound... read more
Peppy swingers galore -- a cool collection of cuts from German trumpeter Hazy Osterwald -- a player with a great way of keeping things upbeat and optimistic! Hazy's got roots in trad jazz, but definitely works with more of a groovy 60s swing on these sides -- blending older small combo modes with... read more
Some of the greatest early recordings from organist Korla Pandit -- a key figure in the LA scene of the postwar years, thanks to numerous TV appearances, and some great records like these! The first half of the CD features Pandit's Grand Moghul Suite -- an exotic performance of mostly solo organ,... read more
2 moody instrumental albums from the legendary Korla Pandit -- back to back on a single CD! On Music Of The Exotic East, Korla Pandit's working with a set of Eastern inspirations that really make for some wonderfully groovy sounds! As with his other albums of the 50s, the sound here comes mostly... read more
A great bit of moogy madness! The Peppers were a bit like Hot Butter and other early 70s moog-based combos, but they also had a style that was a bit more funky -- and was geared more towards the soul market, in which most of their singles usually travelled. This album's one of the group's few,... read more
Amazing stuff -- even if we do hate the way it's packaged! This long-overdue CD brings together 2 of the rare rare rare albums that organist Trudy Pitts cut for Prestige in the late 60s, along with her husband, drummer Bill Carney, and guitarist Pat Martino. If you don't know Trudy, she's got a... read more
Jazzy mambos from the king -- and easily the most successful of Perez Prado's albums for RCA in the 50s! The album showcases the Latin mode that Prado crossed over big with on his hit "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White" -- a tune that almost single-handedly grabbed the energy and... read more
Cool and classy grooves from Andre Previn -- a set that's made especially nice by some hip arrangements from Marty Paich! Paich really shines in a setting like this -- and his charts for the date make for a really playful approach overall -- one that really gets at the upbeat, ebullient side of... read more
Pride (with David Axelrod) --
Pride ... CD
Warner/Wounded Bird,
1970. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
A lost treasure from David Axelrod -- an obscure 1970 rock project, and one that's almost even hipper than his work with the Electric Prunes! The style here is rock, but the sound is very much in an Axelrod mode -- quite spacious, and with this wonderful undercurrent of funk -- bubbling up... read more
Moogy, fuzzy, and a little bit funky -- the great standout album from The Rah Band -- really just the brainchild of synthesizer whiz Richard Hewson! The Rah sound is almost like that of Hot Butter, but with a few more glam touches -- lots of flanged-out production on both the rhythms and the keys -... read more
A fantastic bit of "Eastern" tinged jazz -- and a real musical Journey To Bliss on its own! Vibist Emil Richards has always been totally groovy in our book -- but he really outdoes himself here -- working in an exotic mode that features lots of weird percussion over choppy modal grooves... read more
Easy instrumentals and jazzy genius from the early 70s Brit scene -- groovy, moddish jazz takes on pop and soundtrack hits of the time from the Harry Roche Constellation -- with a vibe that betters the grooviest of sound library discoveries! There's a loungey charm to many of the tunes, but... read more
Dilip Roy --
Namaskaar ... CD
EMI/Cloud Forest (New Zealand),
1983. New Copy ....
$8.99
Amazingly tripped-out work from Indian composer Dilip Roy -- a sometime collaborator with Ananda Shankar, working here in a groove that's amazingly ambitious and complex! The music includes flute, vibes, organ, synthesizer, and more traditional Indian instrumentation -- blended with a bit of... read more
After they dug through the vaults of American films for their great Spectrum comp of 60's Movie themes, the folks at Plastic scored some super (and super-rare) Italian tracks from the same era -- most of which have a cool jazzy noir-ish sound to them! All the music on the set was composed and... read more
A really amazing record -- even more incredible than you might guess from the cover and title! The whole thing's definitely a "party" in sound -- as the record takes lots of familiar instrumentation and mixes it with odd sound effects and weird production tricks -- creating a space age... read more
Fantastic work from the Sexteto Electronico Moderno -- a group with a sound that's as groovy as their name! The Sexteto hail from the Uruguayan scene of the late 60s and early 70s -- and they've got a wonderful groove that brings together an array of different instrumental modes that were going... read more
Ananda Shankar --
Ananda Shankar ... CD
Reprise/Collectors Choice,
1970. New Copy ....
$10.9911.98
Insanely fantastic! Ananda Shankar was one of the hippest sitar players of the 60s -- an artist who was not only steeped in the strongest traditions of Indian music heard in other more mainstream players, but one who also had a keen ear for modder and funkier grooves of the time! This rare... read more
One of the greatest albums ever by one of the most compelling figures in Indian music! Ananda Shankar's been chronicled elsewhere and often on these pages -- so by this point, you probably already know that he's a renegade pioneer who combined funky grooves with sitars and tablas, forging a whole... read more
Spy themes galore -- a full CD of famous James Bond tunes, paired with a whole bonus CD of additional work from Brit maestro Roland Shaw! Back in the 60s, Shaw recorded a host of great spy-styled sets for Decca -- two albums of work with Bond on the cover and in the title, and two more with... read more
Wonderfully groovy film and TV work from Sam Spence -- a lesser-known American maestro from the 70s, represented here by some great work done in Germany, as well as recordings done here for the NFL! Sam's got a great way of bringing together jazzy backings and funkier undercurrents -- in a mode... read more
Gordon Staples & The String Thing --
Strung Out ... CD
Motown/Reel Music,
1970. New Copy ....
$10.9912.99
A damn funky record -- way more so than you might expect from the "string" in the title! The group's kind of an answer to the Soulful Strings ensemble headed by Richard Evans for Cadet/Concept in Chicago -- and like that group, it mixes up funky rhythms with some sweet large... read more
Sublime sounds from the legendary Jonny Teupen -- the harpist best known for his freaky sides for MPS, heard here in an earlier set of bossa nova tunes! The approach is quite unique, and really warmly wonderful -- Jonny's sweetly lyrical lines on harp, mixed with gentle bossa rhythms, and topped... read more
Sensual soundtracks from German maestro Peter Thomas -- very groovy music recorded for two sex-ed films of the late 60s! The sounds here are every bit as wonderful as those we've come to love in Thomas crime and sci-fi scoring -- lots of cool 60s instrumentation on keyboards, funky drums, guitar,... read more
Moog -- with a twang! This excellent set features 2 albums by the enigmatic Gil Trythall -- a moog musician who turned his talents towards the sound of 60s Nashville, with some incredible results! The format is simple -- take country hits, strip them down, and fill them with cool electronics and... read more
A baroque instrumental masterpiece from Jean Claude Vannier -- Serge Gainsbourg's right hand man at the start of the 70s, and a key figure in the legendary Histoire De Melody Nelson album! The feel here is very much along the lines of work that Serge was doing at the time -- larger orchestrations... read more
Very groovy 60s pop from Wendy & Bonnie -- with a bit of a folksy influence, and a sound that's groovy sunshine personified! The greatness herein is no surprise, considering that Gary McFarland arranged and produced the album as one of his late 60s forays from jazz into rock -- and you can... read more
A lost gem from Brian Wilson's dad! As the cover says, "The talented father of the famous Beach Boys presents instrumental interpretations of his and other compositions." Basically, Murry was getting the squeeze from Brian, and this was Murry's way of saying "hey, I can do... read more
Tremendous solo work as a leader from Kai Winding -- tracks recorded in that sans-JJ period of the mid 60s, when Winding was working for Verve with some really wonderful results! Some of the cuts here are straighter jazz from Kai's past, but others feature even groovier large arrangements -- music... read more
Very cool work from maestro Mark Wirtz -- instrumental projects that are quite different than some of his more rock-styled material of the 60s! First up is Latin A Go-Go -- a really smoking little set that offers up a pop version of 60s Latin modes -- a bit like some of Claus Ogerman's work for... read more
One of the weirdest, wildest moog albums you'll ever hear -- an amazing collaboration between moogy maestro Mort Garson and "word man" Jacques Wilson! The album's an electronic fairy tale for the late 60s scene -- a pretty scary little set at the heart, given all the analogue electronics... read more
The Easy Tempo groove is wider than ever here -- still plenty funky, but also jazzy and groovy too -- with some mod 60s influences filtering into the mix, and even a bit of vocals too! As always, the style is heavy on Italian soundtrack modes -- that great blend of bossa, jazz, and other elements... read more
The bikini beat is a great one here -- no simple beach music classics, but a range of mod groovers from the classic years of the Italian soundtrack scene! This volume is heavy on electric elements -- fuzzy guitars, keyboards, and more -- all filtered nicely through a range of rhythms from the 60s... read more
Strings of many shapes and sizes -- not just violins, but guitars as well -- all coming together in a host of instrumental pop classics! The package is a lot cooler than you might expect -- and features about a decade of chart-topping instrumentals -- the kind of clever little tunes that made... read more
One of the oddest collections we've ever stocked -- a set of tracks supposedly from Hollywood's Senor Charro Records -- which is represented here with an unusual history and a bizarre set of vintage beefcake photos! In truth, the work's pulled from a great variety of offbeat singles from the late... read more
A funky mod party throughout -- and a wicked package of grooves we would have never tracked down on our own! The folks at London's New Untouchables have selected 25 of their favorite fuzzed-out 60s numbers for this set -- a genre-busting batch of tracks that swings together mod jazz, sunshine pop,... read more
More cool stuff from this great series! This time, it's a double length set of cool groovy cuts from the 70's, with a nice sexy feel to them. Tracks include "Coming and Going" and "Go Down Dying", two Jobim cuts by Ray Brown, plus "Carribean Sunrise" by Clay Pitts,... read more
The grooviness continues! This set's a wonderful mix of obscure soundtrack grooves -- plus a few other choice Latin bits -- with an out-of-this world groove that's totaly excellent! The Mood Mosaic series is one of our favorite-ever -- as they really go out of their way to pull together excellent... read more