Jeff Afdem —
Magic Flute ... LP First American, 1977. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Groovy flute tracks from Jeff Afdem – recorded with a style that's a nice blend of 70s electric jazz and sweet easy grooving! The flute's in the lead on all tracks, and backing includes guitar, percussion, and a bit of keys – with some female chorus vocals bubbling up on a few numbers ... (Jazz, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light heat, but plays great. Cover has a thin cutout notch.)
An incredibly evocative record – one of the strangest of its kind, and an audio treasure that we've loved for years! Eden Ahbez first came into public prominence as the man who wrote "Nature Boy" for Nat King Cole – a dark, moody tune that was as mysterious and earthy as the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Comes With a beautiful heavy booklet of notes, too!)
A really fantastic little record – and one that's even better than you might expect from the title – which itself is already pretty darn fantastic! The set is upbeat and funky, but not entirely disco – more this very groovy blend of Mid-East elements and more familiar keyboards ... (Global Grooves, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Tinkling pianos at Christmas time – a sweet seasonal set from the legendary Ronnie Aldrich – issued by the Phase 4 label back in the 60s! The sound here is perhaps a bit more sentimental than some of Ronnie's other albums – but that's more than excusable, given the setting – ... (Holiday Music, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Almeida and the San Fernando Guitars run through a collection of contemporary Film and Broadway tunes as well as a few original tunes. Songs include "Theme From Skyscraper", "Forget Domani", "Cincinatti Kid", "Moment To Moment", "On A Clear Day You Can ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono rainbow label pressing. Vinyl has a click on the first track of side 2. Cover has light aging.)
(Original Japanese pressing in a flip-back cover, with insert.)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass —
Going Places ... LP A&M, 1965. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
Herb Alpert's definitely Going Places by the time of this set – and his trademark Tijuana Brass sound proves itself to be a great fit for just about any sort of number! The album kicks off with the wonderful "Tijuana Taxi", a sublimely jaunty tune that almost takes Herb into ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
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.)
Fantastic! We love Burt Bacharach in so many ways that it's easy to forget the genius of these early A&M sides – but going back to them is always a treat, and it's wonderful to hear the way that Burt lays down his own work when given the chance! You know the tracks – "House ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Barry conducts versions of his famous soundtrack themes from the 60s – as you'd guess from the title – taking them in different directions than on the original recordings, and coming up with some nice moody readings that show the direction he was heading in the late 60s. There's some ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Hard to tell if these are new versions of songs, or simply ones lifted from Barry's UA soundtracks – but from the notes and the music, the album seems to be a unique one. Barry's sounding nice and lean here, working his way through his own work – like "The James Bond Theme", ... (Soundtracks, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has stains at the corners of the spine.)
Les Baxter conducts a set of string-laden ballads with a sweet dreamy feel. Titles include "Dawn On the City", "Rush Hour Romance", "Afternoon Affair", and "Hot Summer Night". And despite the fact that this stuff's not his exotic material, Les still wrote a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Includes Capitol inner sleeve. A nice copy!)
A masterpiece of exotica! 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! Before this record, most attempts at exotica were simple ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Abridged Capitol reissue, still sealed with a cutout hole.)
A pretty great album from Les – quite different than his exotica albums from the time, but in a nice way! The record features lots of guitars – as you'd guess from the title – including a lot of Spanish-type acoustic work that's set up in some pretty tasty acoustic grooves. The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Possibly the most famous of all the Lenny Bruce albums on Fantasy – as it's the one that has a crazy image of Lenny having a picnic in a cemetery! Lenny's genius is still in formation here – but the record does have some great moments, like the oft-sampled "Religions Inc", ... (Comedy, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 80s UK Demon Verbals pressing. Cover is lightly bent at the corners and edges.)
Insanely wonderful orchestrations by Frank Comstock – the man perhaps best known to the world for his groovy work with the Hi-Los, but who's here trying to evoke "the music of whirling satellites, brilliant galaxies, streaming comets, mysterious planets, and the eerie reaches of space in- ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Later work from Xavier Cugat, and done with a groovy 60s vibe – more in the Mercury hi fi mode of the time than his earlier tracks! Japanese pressing – plays at 45rpm for added fidelity! (Latin, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(Japanese pressing, with obi! Cover has light wear on one edge – vinyl is nice.)
Mike Curb was a big boss at this time at MGM, which meant he could record moody vocal group albums like this one, and try to pass them off to the kiddies. Breezy and cheezy, with a few hits and some originals. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a small dent in the top seam and a small tear at the spine.)
The closest thing Sammy D ever came to cutting a bossa album – and a lovely batch of fragile tunes that feature no other instrumentation save for the guitar of Laurindo Almeida. Almeida plays acoustic guitar on the album, in a gentle style that supports Sam's rich voice as it works through a ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 60s stereo pressing, still sealed in a cover with "GAM" in back at the bottom left corner.)
With Tony Mottola on guitar, Don Lamond on drums, Milton Delugg on accordion, Hank Jones and Bernie Leighton on pano, Phil Bodna on clarinet and saxophone, Milt Hinton on bass, and Billy Butterfield on trumpet. (Jazz, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 Eye pressing with deep groove. Cover has some surface wear, aging, and appears to have been signed by Hinton.)
Martin Denny —
Afro-Desia ... LP Liberty, Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$13.99
Weird and wonderful work from the great Martin Denny – and a record that adds in some great extra elements to his core exotica groove! The depth of the album is apparent on the very first tune – "Tsetse Fly", which features a buzzing variation on the sound of the insect in ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Original stereo black label pressing, with deep groove. Cover has a partially split top seam, some surface wear, aging, and a small trace of a sticker.)
Martin Denny —
Exotica ... LP Liberty, 1957. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
The birth of a sound and the birth of a legend – Martin Denny's first album in the Exotica series, and a record so great it named an entire genre! Denny certainly didn't invent the tropical style of easy listening that came to be known as "exotica" in the 50s – but with a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has splitting on the top seam, light surface wear.)
Martin Denny —
Exotica (mono) ... LP Liberty/Jackpot, 1957. New Copy ...
$20.9921.99
The birth of a sound and the birth of a legend – Martin Denny's first album in the Exotica series, and a record so great it named an entire genre! Denny certainly didn't invent the tropical style of easy listening that came to be known as "exotica" in the 50s – but with a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second album in Denny's legendary Exotica trilogy – a set of records that provided the extreme definition of the small sub-genre that today has become the stuff of legend! Denny's still working here in his classic format – a small group with heavy piano lines, playful percussion, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Martin Denny —
Exotica Vol 3 ... LP Liberty, 1959. Near Mint- ...
Just Sold Out!
Sublime late 50s work from Martin Denny – his third album under the Exotica banner, and almost a deeper and weirder album than the other two! The sound here is extremely haunting – even more freed from conventional melody than the rest, and very fixated on the tonal possibilities that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Martin Denny's music always takes us away to the tropics – and this set is a whole Forbidden Island of exotica tunes! The record features the classic Denny exotica quartet with Augie Colon and Julius Wechter – plus some additional guest players on flute, percussion, and guitar – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s rainbow label stereo pressing in the foil cover.)
Martin Denny —
Hypnotique ... LP Liberty/Jackpot, 1959. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.9923.99
An amazing little set that's as compelling as the title and cover might imply – and easily one of our favorite Martin Denny albums ever! There's a sound here that is, actually, quite "hypnotique" – as Denny's core combo is expanded by some larger arrangements, Japanese ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Martin Denny —
Hypnotique ... LP Liberty, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
An amazing little set that's as compelling as the title and cover might imply – and easily one of our favorite Martin Denny albums ever! There's a sound here that is, actually, quite "hypnotique" – as Denny's core combo is expanded by some larger arrangements, Japanese ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a top seam split, light ring wear.)
Martin Denny —
Primitiva ... LP Liberty, Late 50s. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
One of Martin Denny's greatest albums – thanks to some extra special added elements! For the record, Denny's classic quartet is augmented by a wealth of odd added percussion – including gongs, cymbals, tuned logs, steel drums, chimes, and "chromatic bamboo"! All of these ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has a cut corner and light wear.)
One of Martin Denny's greatest albums – thanks to some extra special added elements! For the record, Denny's classic quartet is augmented by a wealth of odd added percussion – including gongs, cymbals, tuned logs, steel drums, chimes, and "chromatic bamboo"! All of these ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Martin Denny —
Quiet Village ... LP Liberty/Jackpot, 1959. New Copy (reissue)...
$20.9923.99
An undisputed classic in the exotica genre – and the record that yielded Martin Denny his biggest hit! The title track "Quiet Village" was originally written by Les Baxter, but it was Martin Denny's approach that really managed to send the tune over the top – using spare ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An undisputed classic in the exotica genre – and the record that yielded Martin Denny his biggest hit! The title track "Quiet Village" was originally written by Les Baxter, but it was Martin Denny's approach that really managed to send the tune over the top – using spare ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Black label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Martin Denny/Si Zentner —
Exotica Suite ... LP Liberty, 1962. Very Good+ Gatefold ...
$16.99
All the great names in Exotica, packed together in one album – a set that features Martin Denny's piano, Les Baxter's compositions, and Bob Florence's arrangements – all served up with the orchestrations of Si Zentner! Si's music brings a really jazzy feel to the tunes – one you ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. In the nice gatefold sleeve with the burlap on it.)
One of the great records made by the cool French jazzy vocal group that included Ward Swingle and Christine LeGrand, and which did stuff that was much more straightforwardly jazzy than the semi-classical work of the Swingle Singers. This LP's got them backed by Jerome Richardson and his quartet, ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has light wear.)
(Mono gold label pressing with deep groove. Cover has a small split on the bottom seam and light wear.)
Electric Concept Orchestra —
Electric Love ... LP Limelight, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$4.999.99
A great version of moogy pop from the moog pop era of the late 60s – served up with a slightly sexy vibe, as you might guess from the title and the cover! The set's got a great electronic take on the Serge Gainsbourg classic "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus", plus versions of "Stella ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole, a split top seam, and some surface wear.)
Electric Indian —
Keem-O-Sabe ... LP United Artists, Late 60s. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
A goofy mix of groovy instrumental tracks with a weird "Apache"-esque instrumentation made up of some nicely processed guitars. The album's sort of funky in parts, with arrangements by Vince Montana that were recorded at Sigma Sound – and which have a late 60s Philly soul vibe to ... (Soul, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautifully baroque batch of tracks, written and arranged for the Electric Prunes by the great David Axelrod – a really groundbreaking mix of modes that had quite an impact back in the late 60s! The record shows Axelrod's perpetual fascination with the spiritual – mixed with that ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. NOTE – cover is unglued & the back cover has a large lower corner completely peeled off, with waviness, light surface wear, cut corner. The front looks much better than the back.)
Fantastic record, and perhaps the best thing that Victor Feldman ever did. He takes his vibes and marimba – which are normally very snoozy in a jazz context – and gives them a nice Now Sound twist, with a cool studio South American feel. He plays with some great LA studio players ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Die-cut cover has a center split on the bottom seam.)
Jerry Franks & The Dimensions In Brass —
From Our Memory Bank ... LP Jerry Franks, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$3.995.99
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Mort Garson —
Didn't You Hear ... LP Sacred Bones, 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
One of the rarest albums ever from the legendary Mort Garson – an all-electronic film score, one that was originally only available on record in the lobby of a Seattle theater that was showing the film! The tracks are shorter than on some of Garson's more commercial projects of the time, and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Zodiac never sounded so spooky – and the album's one of the first in a trend that explored astrology with funky musical backings! The music for the set was put together by moogy maestro Mort Garson – then making a transition from being a straight easy arranger in the early 60s, to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Butterfly label stereo pressing. Cover is lightly bent at the back panel, appears to be a slight manufacturing flaw.)
There's a dose of trad jazz inside the moody mix – and arrangements are handled by George Williams. Titles include "Theme From Bus Stop", "Keepin Out Of Mischief Now", "It's Been A Long Long Time", "All By Myself", and "A Pretty Girl Is Like A ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Movie Themes For Lovers Only is a great one – a set that takes some of the best film themes of the early 60s, and turns them into great vehicles for that mellow Gleason sound – that warm mix of orchestrations and some very light jazz touches – heard here on solos from Charlie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has ringwear, aging, and mostly split spine.)
Music for lovers – and some languid lovers at that – thanks to some perfect mellow moods set by Jackie Gleason! The set's one of Jackie's undisputed classics for Capitol Records in the 50s – perfect sounds to woo a winsome lass, made slightly sexier by some great trumpet solos by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Marty Gold & His Orchestra —
It's Magic ... LP RCA, 1961. Very Good+ ...
$4.99
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.)
Not the Saul Goodman of binge TV fame, but instead a cool 60s percussionist – when who landles a range of different instruments here on a mix of originals and other percussion-heavy tunes! LP, Vinyl record album
(6 eye Canadian pressing. Back cover has a few small notes in pen, but cover is very nice overall.)
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
(Mono pressing with deep groove. Cover has ring wear, aging, and a half split top seam.)
A story of "spaceship earth" – created and performed by electronics genius Bruce Haack, ostensibly for children, but a really tripped-out set! The album's got a stark, spare feel – one that uses Haack's echoey voice alongside homemade electronics and rhythms – all in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare post-Warner Brothers album from Harpers Bizarre – but done in a style that's still quite similar to their late 60s classics! Although the album's from the mid 70s, it's got a sweetly conveyed style that's focused strongly on the group's warm harmony style – and which mostly ... (Rock, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing! Cover has a cut corner.)
The Al Hirt horn, set loose on a host of Holiday classics – all set to some wonderfully bouncy backings by the trio of Dick Hyman, Marty Manning, and Jack Pleis! Al's at his brash best here – especially on the album's sublime leadoff number "Nutty Jingle Bells" – a ... (Holiday Music, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Holiday Music, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo rainbow label pressing. Cover has a tiny split on the bottom seam, but looks great overall!)
(Stereo pressing, still sealed with some sticker remnants.)
Takeshi Inomata & Sound Limited —
Sounds Of Sound Limited ... LP Columbia/Lawson (Japan), 1970. New Copy (reissue)...
$39.9952.99
A killer funky group from early 70s Japan – a slightly large ensemble, but one with some really heavy drums at the bottom – plus some great use of organ and electric guitar! There's a tight brace of horns at the top – flute, tenor, trumpets, and trombone – but the rhythms ... (Jazz, Now Sound)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
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 – ... (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.)
A pretty cool record from legendary drummer Gene Krupa – filled with loads of unusual percussion, all played live for the recording – set to arrangements by George Williams that are mighty dynamic! Tunes are sometimes from classical sources, but swung in a completely different way! (Jazz, Now Sound)LP, Vinyl record album
One of Peggy Lee's jazziest albums, thanks to some pretty darn smart arrangements by a young Quincy Jones! Quincy takes Peggy's great vocal style and gives it a nice extra umph, in the way that he did on similar vocal sessions from the same time (like Sinatra's famous "Fly Me to the Moon" ... (Vocalists, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Rainbow label stereo pressing. Cover has wear, aging, and a seam splits held by clear tape.)
Dean Lester & His Hollywood Recording Orchestra —
Saturday Nite Date ... LP Crown, Mid/Late 50s. Sealed ...
$0.99
Enoch Light —
Spaced Out ... LP Project 3, 1969. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$33.9939.99
Quite possibly the grooviest album ever from Enoch Light – a trippy blend of many 60s styles, all put together with sublime Project 3 Sound! The album's billed as featuring "exploratory trips through the music of Bach, Bacharach, the Beatles – Integrating the Moog, the Guitar ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(A great copy – and plays on both quad and conventional stereo! Cover has light wear, but looks great overall.)
(Cover has a split top seam, aging, spot of marker on the back.)
Victor Lundberg —
Open Letter ... LP Liberty, Late 60s. Sealed ...
$1.99
The other side of the sixties – the Barry Goldwater, Middle America one. The follow-up LP to Victor Lundberg's hit single "An Open Letter to My Teenage Son", a Vietnam-era spoken word track in which a conservative father explains to his son that although rebellion is in the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has a small sticker remnant.)
Classic holiday tunes from Henry Mancini! Hank's working in a mellow Holiday mode here – using fuller arrangements than usual for the session – to match the auspicious nature of the event! The first half is in a more popular mode that's in keeping with some of Mancini's themes for ... (Holiday Music, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing. Cover has two mild corner bumps, but looks great.)
Pretty compelling stuff from Brit arranger Ray Martin! Sound Of Sight – a record that's exactly what it's titled at – a very visual set of sounds, made up mostly from music, but also featuring some cool sound effects as well – all laid out over original tunes by Martin, which act ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Groovy Christmas work from French maestro Paul Mauriat – a set that's a bit more serious than some of Paul's other work from the 60s, but still plenty darn nice! Some of the tunes are familiar, others are originals by Mauriat – and the overall presentation has that nicely lean feel ... (Holiday Music, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real mind-trip – and an incredible document of the times – not just ideas floating around in the late 60s, but also new ways of making records too! The album is loosely based around ideas and writings from The Medium Is The Massage – McLuhan's important 1967 book, co-written ... (Spoken Word, Now Sound)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo 360 Sound pressing. Cover has light ring wear.)