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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 ...

Mad electronics from the legendary Bruce Haack -- easily one of the most unusual talents to ever pick up a moog! The set brings together numbers from a range of sources -- Haack's classic Electric Lucifer album, and a host of his more obscure private recordings too -- an amazing array of unusual ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the rarest albums by Les Baxter -- and one of the best! The record features an excellent batch of "space exotica" tracks, set amidst some very lively arrangements, all packaged in one of the greatest album covers of the 50s! Les' writing and leading are as excellent as always, ...

Groovy instrumental versions of spy and crime themes from the late 60s, played by an unnamed batch of studio guys referred to as "The Secret Agents". Titles include Lalo Schifrin favorites "Mission Impossible" and "Mannix", plus "Spy Who Came In From the ...

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! ...

A bit goofy, but a pretty compelling record issued on Motown's MoWest subsidiary. Tom Clay creates these groovy tracks that mix popular soul instrumentals (arranged by Gene Page and Artie Butler) with recitations that have a very righteous political feel. The single on the record, "What The ...

A very groovy batch of pop bossa tracks, and one that has Laurindo Almeida nodding to his Brazilian roots, and the movement that was supposedly inspired by his early 50s records with Bud Shank. This album expands the west coast jazzy concept, by adding a larger group with players like Bob Cooper, ...

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 ...

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! ...

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 ...

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 ...

A really cool compilation of late 50s outer space obsessive pop, rockabilly boogie, and groovy space age jazz numbers -- wild numbers from the decade before we set down on the moon! The numbers are mostly from the end of the 50s -- age of black & white flying saucer attack movies and cold war ...

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 ...

Totally totally cool LP that has this groovy group playing with Oliver Nelson -- who plays soprano on most tracks. The sound is very groovy, and very Now Sound, with a female vocal duet, and mod swingin' jazzy lyrics. The LP's got a nice version of "My Favorite Things", a cool track ...

Heavy percussion instrumentals from Preston Epps -- a key contender for the title of "Mr Bongo" in the late 50s California scene! Preston's style was a lot more rocking than that of some of his contemporaries -- and he almost did to the bongos what the Ventures did to the guitars -- ...

Wonderful funky fuzzy moogy! The cover proclaims that this is the "first album of electronic rock" -- and although we don't know how true that is, the record's a nice batch of moogy covers -- featuring tracks like "Grazin In the Grass", "Aquarius", "Penny ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Excellent lost funky work from Italy! The Barigozzi Group were one of these obscure little combos that churned out tight funky tracks for bigger outfits -- very much in the style of I Gres, Marc 4, or some of the other great Italian groups that are being discovered lately. Their strength was a ...

Excellent lost funky work from Italy! The Barigozzi Group were one of these obscure little combos that churned out tight funky tracks for bigger outfits -- very much in the style of I Gres, Marc 4, or some of the other great Italian groups that are being discovered lately. Their strength was a ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 -- ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

High concept work from David Axelrod -- and following on the same progression that he began with his work for the Electric Prunes, and on some of his Capitol work. The record's a version of Handel's Messiah, but it's done with all the right Axelrod touches -- plenty of subdued funk, nice jazzy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 - ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...