This is Leo Addeo's entry into the "Stereo Action" RCA series, and is housed in a perfectly preserved white die-cut sleeve with a vivid spirograph type drawing showing through the hole. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover some aging and large splits on all seams – with the top seam held by clear tape.)
Just to get things straight: Ann's the Beauty and Al's the Beard – and they're paired together in this surprisingly tasty set that stands as one of Ann's jazziest albums for RCA! Part of the strength is from arranger Marty Paich, who has Al's trumpet and Ann's voice working with a small ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groovy pop instrumental versions of Donovan's hits, including "Catch the Wind", "There Is a Mountain", "Sunny Goodge Street", "Jennifer Juniper", and "Hampstead Incident". The sound is very Brit now sound, with a lot of electric bass, and jumpy ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo pressing. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
A well-done set – one that mixes samba rhythms and jazzy instrumentation, all set to RCA's great Living Stereo approach! (Brazil, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, and a small bit of seam splitting.)
Chet Atkins —
Down Home ... LP RCA, 1962. Very Good+ ...
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Burt Bacharach —
Together? ... LP RCA, 1979. Very Good+ ...
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A lost Burt Bacharach treasure – a bit later than classic vintage, but a wonderful album from the mature maestro – and sometimes overlooked, due to its status as a soundtrack! The work here is totally great – that mellow, easy-flowing style that Burt really perfected around the ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a bent corner, promo stamp, faint ring wear, and a small sticker.)
Sid Bass runs through a bunch of moogy versions of tunes in the "Spanish" idiom – either traditional favorites, or more modern pop Latin tracks – with plenty of fast-type moogy work, designed to approximate (we think) a Spanish guitar sort of approach! Cuts include "Grana ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing – a great copy! Cover has a small cut corner.)
A very groovy set of Stevie Wonder tones – all done instrumentally by maestro Bert DeCoteaux! Titles include "Girl Blue", "Superstition", "Living For The City", "Don't You Worry Bout A Thing", "If You Really Love Me", and "Boogie On ... (Soul, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nice nice set of some of Esquivel's best moments from his late-50s/early-60s RCA recordings! The cover's got Juan Garcia on the front, looking very cool, and the record includes a dozen groovy numbers that are the epitome of space age bachelor pad chic: "Poinciana", "Guadalajara" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Juan Garcia's at his best here – gazing into a telescope on the cover, looking at the stars and contemplating his next musical direction. For that, the session leaps into a swinging hi-fi mode that brings the hi-ghest fi-delity to the band's nutty approach to arrangements. Esquivel's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Plays with some faint crackle. Cover has some wear and aging, tiny seam splits, and some stains in back.)
One of the most memorable Esquivel albums, and perhaps the first record that really let him hit his fantastic mix of off-beat orchestrations and spacey electronicized production! The arrangements are splendid, with echoey piano lines in the front that seem to trail off into the stratosphere. ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has half split top & bottom seams, some surface wear, name in pen on the back.)
Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops —
Hit – Love is Blue ... LP RCA (Japan), Late 60s. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$14.99
An album with as much power as you'd expect from the title – and a set that's billed as featuring "Music To The Limits Of Audibility"! The limits explored are the farther ones in sound – not the lower tones at the end of hearing – and Marty Gold does a very good job of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo Dynagroove pressing with deep groove. Cover has some ringwear.)
Marty Gold & His Orchestra —
It's Magic ... LP RCA, 1961. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
One of the more string-heavy sessions in RCA's Stereo Action series, but still worthy of the dynamic style that made the Stereo Action titles some of RCA's best easy recordings from the 60s! Marty's got orchestrations here that are a bit quirkier than usual – making good use of the stereo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the heavy die-cut cover, including the printed inner sleeve. Cover has aging, taped top seam, partial split on spine, yellowing from age.)
Marty Gold & His Orchestra —
Soundaroundus ... LP RCA, 1966. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Swingin hi fi and big band sounds – and, as the label says, "a marriage of music and electronics – spellbinding". The "electronics" aren't moogy or anything like that, but the sound's pretty good, and there are some nice covers such as "A Taste Of Honey", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Dynagroove pressing with deep groove. Cover is bent just a bit at the spine, in fantastic shape otherwise.)
A pre-exotica relic – cut just a year or two before bachelor pad music really broke big, and a very important album in helping get the whole thing started! The record's got a more serious feel than you might think – as pop classical conductor Morton Gould put together this mix of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo shaded dog pressing with deep groove. Cover has splitting on the top seam, light surface wear, and aging.)
Better than it sounds – as this one, like the initial Jungle Drums album, is low on the drums, and much more in the mode of Gould's usual light classic work. In fact, we're kind of hard pressed to hear any percussion at all – as the main groove is orchestral performances of Latin ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Shaded dog stereo Dynagroove pressing with deep groove.)
Morton Gould —
Temptation ... LP RCA, 1957. Near Mint- ...
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(Mono deep groove pressing.)
Bernie Green & His Orchestra —
Futura ... LP RCA, 1961. Very Good ...
$9.99
One of the best of RCA's Stereo Action series! Bernie Green leads his orchestra through a set of material that tries to answer the question "What will pop music sound like in 1970?" (keep in mind that this is 1961) – and a number of the tracks feature a "guitar orchestra" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s stampers! In the die-cut cover with heavy inner sleeve.)
Swiging jazzy vocal group do an album of music by Henry Mancini. A great take on Mancini's sound, with superb versions of tracks like "March of the Cue Balls" and "Lujon". Very groovy. LP, Vinyl record album
A great little album – filled with groovy numbers that recall all the charm of the Batman TV show! Hefti composed the original theme of "Batman", and although Nelson Riddle did the real soundtrack, Hefti does an excellent job here of capturing the spirit, possibly more so than on ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove, 1s stampers! Cover has some surface wear and pen.)
One of the grooviest albums ever from trumpeter Al Hirt – thanks to some great arrangements from Lalo Schifrin! The "Latin" in the horn is a bit subdued here – not as firey as the title might make you think, but with a majestic, noble sound – one that has Al blowing a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A killer record from the great Jack Jones – one of his best, and the kind of material that makes you realize why he was such a favorite of Scott Walker! The set's worth it alone for Jack's sublime reading of the title cut, "LA Breakdown" – but thanks to great arrangements ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Henry Mancini "introduces" and produces this one, and it features his organ player running through a bunch of short ditties – a number of them Mancini titles like "Mr. Lucky" and "Days of Wine and Roses". The best cut on here, though, is a nice tight version of ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groovy 70s sounds from the fab vocal arranger – with keyboards by David Briggs, bass from Tommy Cogbill, and a touch of steel guitar from Robert Seymour – on titles that include "I'll Play For You", "At Seventeen", "I Love", "Every Time You Touch Me I ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Back cover has a gold promo stamp, and two light pen marks.)
Henri Rene and his orchestra accompany Eartha on this record named after her 1956 autobiography. There is an tiny excerpt from her book on the back cover but the songs don't seem to necessarily reflect her life story. It's a nice collection of some relatively tame tunes in that throaty Earth Kitt ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging, half split top seam, and a 4 inch split in the bottom seam.)
One of the coolest entries in the "dinner in" series from RCA – served up with lots of lively arrangements, and a nice mix of percussion and strings! (Brazil, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has mostly split seams, with light wear and aging, some red marker, and stains in back. Label on Side 1 has a small sticker.)
A great little album of Latiny tunes from Henry Mancini – played by a very hip lineup of west coast jazzmen! The rhythms have a great mix of Latin influences and Mancini magic – the kind of grooves you'd hear on his 60s soundtracks at the time, played by a lineup that includes Bud ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo dynagroove pressing, 1s stampers! Cover has light ring wear, two small label maker stickers.)
The Latin sound is a groovy sound too – thanks to some great arrangements from the legendary Henry Mancini! The album's less a straight Latin date than it is a new approach to the grooves Mancini was laying down on his 60s soundtracks – a mix of bossa and cha cha-inspired themes that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Henry Mancini —
Mancini '67 ... LP RCA, 1967. Near Mint- ...
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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 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Henry Mancini's grooviest LPs from the 70s – a mixture of tight large arrangements with a smooth funky edge, similar to some of his best soundtrack work at the time! The rhythm section is great – with Harvey Mason on drums and Joe Sample on keyboards, and guitar by David T ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Ray Martin takes on famous comic themes – in a package with a nice Roy Lichtenstein-styled cover, too! (Or is it actually by Roy himself?) LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has some light wear & aging, sticker remnant.)
(In the die-cut cover, including the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has a split top seam held by clear tape, a partially split spine, and light surface wear.)
Ray Martin & His Orchestra —
Dynamica ... LP RCA, 1961. Very Good+ ...
$5.99
A sweet little Stereo Action set from Ray Martin, recorded with a very dynamic edge – hence the title! The feel here is a bit in the Esquivel mode – with orchestrations that swing all over the map, and use the stereo recording technology to their best advantage. And although Ray's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Action pressing with deep groove in the die-cut slipcase cover. Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Cover has light surface wear.)
One of Hugo Montenegro's dreamier LPs of the 60s – a mellow batch of instrumentals composed by Hugo, all based around the theme of female "candy"! The approach is subtle, but there's actually some really great moments on here – the kind of offbeat instrumentation that we ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear, some marks from price sticker removal, and is bent a bit at the spine.)
The moog wizard Hugo Montenegro takes on the music of Stevie Wonder – in a blend that maybe makes the record one of the coolest that the studio maestro ever recorded! Hugo had already proven that he could groove in the 60s, and he picked up the moog at the end of the decade and started ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The moog wizard Hugo Montenegro takes on the music of Stevie Wonder – in a blend that maybe makes the record one of the coolest that the studio maestro ever recorded! Hugo had already proven that he could groove in the 60s, and he picked up the moog at the end of the decade and started ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This is the kind of moog album we can get behind – a sweet 70s update of the moogy groovy that Hugo Montenegro first started crafting in the 60s! The album's got both moog and Arp – the latter of which brings in more of a 70s electric vibe – and there's also some very cool sound ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hugo Montenegro —
Moog Power ... LP RCA, 1969. Very Good+ ...
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A groovy moogy classic! This was one of the first records to apply the moog sound in a pop idiom in a major way – and boy, is it a resounding success with us! Hugo Montenegro scores a number of pop tracks and originals in the same cool jazzy style that he used on his best 60's soundtracks, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a trace of a price sticker.)
Sweet 70s funk from Hugo Montenegro – an artist who really developed a great ear for electric styles by this point in his career! The album's very heavy on Arp – and includes variations on the instrument in many formats – all set to funky jazz arrangements that follow from Hugo's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp, light surface wear, and a small split on the top seam.)
Groovy stuff! After paying tribute to Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan on other LPs, Hugo Montenegro turns his talents to the groovy compositions of Elton John in this nice album of moogy instrumentals – a set that's got some upbeat material that almost hits a funky club style – graced with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing RCA-5238. Cover has light wear and a small trace of a price sticker.)
Groovy 2LP set that includes some of the best work that Hugo Montenegro did for RCA during the 60s – including a number of nice cuts from some of his famous soundtracks! Titles include "Theme From The Fox", "Lady In Cement", "Good Morning Sunshine", "Aquariu ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, some aging, and is lightly stained along the opening.)
Second set of swinging tracks, very much in the same vein as Buddy Morrow's crime jazz soundtracks cut for RCA at the end of the 50s! More great TV themes from the time, running the gamut from action and thriller series to westerns and dramas, including "Men Into space", "Staccato's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty swinging batch of tracks that are very much in the same vein as Buddy Morrow's crime jazz LPs cut for RCA at the end of the 50s! The album features all TV themes from the time, most of them detective ones – like "Richard Diamond", "Perry Mason", "Naked ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Although Buddy Morrow's best known for his more crime-jazz and Night Train jazz work, this album's got him sounding surprisingly great in a set of tracks dedicated to the work of Edgar Allen Poe! The feel of the music shifts wildly from track to track – with a few that feature Keith McKenna ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Brilliant stuff – and exactly the place to start with Harry Nilsson! Long before his style had become cliched – or before it was copied by too many others – Nilsson cut this mad album of wonderful little songs – sort of a cross between folksy singer-songwriter work, and ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange label stereo pressing. Cover has a cutout notch.)
A pretty cool record – even if it is mostly a "hi fi" sampler from RCA. The record demonstrates the full range of RCA's Living Stereo method – and it's got Ken Nordine narrating his way through a host of tracks from the label. As is typical with this sort of thing, about ... (Spoken Word, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
They certainly got the title right on this one – as the album's overflowing with earlier hits by Perez Prado, re-recorded here for the hi-fi generation, with really swinging RCA sound! The numbers include some perennial Perez favorites – including "Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom ... (Latin, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s/10s stampers. Cover has light wear and aging.)
One of the more masterful albums that Prado cut for RCA, and a thrilling set of tracks with a very haunting feel. The entirety of side one features the extended "Exotic Suite Of The Americas", which has a storming Latin sound, mixed with nice exotica touches. The flipside features ... (Latin, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging, lightly bent corners, some splitting in the top seam, and a streak of red marker and a Discontinued imprint in back.)
Perez Prado —
Mambo Mania ... LP RCA, 1955. Near Mint- ...
Temporarily Out Of Stock
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 ... (Latin, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some surface wear, edge wear, yellowing from age, splitting in the top seam, center split in the bottom seam, and is bent at the bottom left corner.)
A great collaboration between Perez Prado and trumpeter Shorty Rogers – one in which Rogers' solos sparkle brilliantly over the top of Perez's tight Latin rhythms – all in a style that's as moody as it is evocative and rhythmic! Side one features the extended "Voodoo Suite" ... (Latin, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that has Sid Ramin working with a large group, but getting a really tight sound out of them throughout – a mode that's more soundtrack-styled than any sort of jazz big band – but which still has lots of jazzy flourishes from the horns in the group! Arrangements are plenty playful ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sid Ramin at his most dynamic – heard here on this sweet RCA session from the early 60s, in modes that really show the same kind of arrangements that Sid was doing for TV at the time! The feel of the record really lives up to the "new thresholds" title – as Ramin pushes the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stero Dynagroove pressing with deep groove. Cover has minimal wear.)
Features Doc Severinsen on trumpet, Urbie Green on trombone, Walt Levinsky on clarinet, Al Caoiola on guitar, and Hymie Shertzer on saxophone. (Jazz, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
The always entertaining Sauter - Finegan Orchestra presents us with a percussion-oriented record that lapses into slightly "experimental" moments. One of the tracks, "The Minute," is a poem read by Ruth Yorke while the musicians provide some mood music. Each song gets its own ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light surface wear & aging.)
Vic Shoen's entry into the RCA die-cut "Stereo Action" series, with a bunch of standards done up in brass, and then augmented with stereo action strings. LP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s stampers. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Die-cut cover has tiny splits on the top & bottom seams, and minimal wear.)
A classic bit of percussion madness from RCA – featuring conductor Dick Schory at the head of the "biggest battery of percussion west of Cape Canaveral"! The set was recorded in Chicago, and includes local studio talents like Bobby Christian and Johnny Frigo, as well as Schory ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has splitting on the top seam and spine, but looks nice overall.)
Another masterpiece of RCA's Stereo Action series – billed on the front cover as "The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow"! Schory certainly gets in the spirit of the session – using a variety of percussion instrumentation to bounce between the right and left channels, coming up with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing with deep groove, 1s stampers! Includes the heavy inner sleeve. Die-cut cover has some splitting on the top & bottom seams.)
Another masterpiece of RCA's Stereo Action series – billed on the front cover as "The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow"! LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo presssing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Die-cut cover has light surface wear & aging.)
Ettore Stratta & His Orchestra —
Themes 75 ... LP RCA, 1975. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
Great work from this famous Italian maestro – sweeping, soaring instrumentals – but also a bit funky at times too! Ettore brings a real soundtrack approach to most numbers – fitting, given that most tunes here are film themes – and he uses full strings, plus some nicely ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real standout in the catalog of The Three Suns – one of those records that shines even more than their dozens of other albums, thanks to a tightly syncopated groove! As with other sides by the trio, the music here is from a blend of organ, accordion, and guitar – plus well-chosen ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tight orchestral material from Zaccarias, and featuring a set of bossa and samba groovers played by a heavy ensemble reed section. The multiple reed approach works well, and gives the tracks a good punch that while not sounding exactly like classic bossa, does make them groove in a swinging way. ... (Brazil, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has splitting on the spine & bottom seam.)
Bob & Ray take the listener through a host of stereo goodies from RCA – with narration and bits from the pair, and music by Dick Schory, Abbe Lane, Sauter-Finegan, Lena Horne, and others! (Comedy, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
RCA issued these "Stereo Action – The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow" records to demonstrate how "stereo" worked. This is a compilation of instrumental tracks that do indeed float in and out of the stereo channels and it's a fun bunch of songs. Tracks include "Flight Of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes heavy inner sleeve. Die-cut cover has a small bottom seam split.)