Mainstream, Mid 60s. Very Good+
Fantastic stuff! The Capes & Masks are actually a crack studio team led by Shorty Rogers and Irving Joseph, and on this LP they lay down some of the most dynamic, crazy instrumental work we've heard in a long time! The theme is Super Hero madness, and the music is very camp, but also very ...
RCA, 1966. Near Mint-
One of our favorite parody covers of Whipped Cream & Other Delights!
Capitol, 1960. Very Good+
Brit easy exotica! Ron Goodwin was to the British easy scene of the 50s what Les Baxter was to that of the US – a very capable leader with a talent for impeccable arrangements of many different styles, and a mode of going global that really brought the whole thing home. The album was issued ...
Seven Seas/Riviera (Japan), 1971. Very Good+ Gatefold
Nice work from the grooviest period of this French arranger – upbeat takes on classical themes, but given a sweet 70s Euro spin!
EMI (UK), 1975. Very Good+
Sweet space age funk from the great John Keating – a great follow up to the initial Space Experience record! As with the first, this one's got some excellent originals – like "Asteroid", "Stereoskopia", "Counterglow", and "Earthshine" – ...
PIP, Mid 70s. Very Good+
(Includes the booklet and a split obi. Cover has minimal wear.)
RCA, 1968. Very Good+
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 ...
Cannon (Japan), 1974. Near Mint- Gatefold
Classical pieces by Strauss, Gounod, Ponchielli, Schubert, Grieg, Ketelbey, Bach, Khachaturian, Saint-Saens, and Debussy performed on Yamaha GX-707.
RCA (Japan), Early 70s. Near Mint-
(Japanese Quadraphonic pressing.)
United Artists, Early 60s. Near Mint-
"America's Greatest Drummers" in a percussion spectacular with a lot of loud exotic sounding tracks like "Boka Butu", "Ja Ki Lin", "Noma", and "Bambu". I don't know if we'd use the word "greatest" in describing the drummers – ...
RCA, 1959. Near Mint-
(Black label Living Stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has minimal wear.)
Capitol, 1968. Near Mint-
Easily the grooviest album ever recorded by German violin maestro Helmut Zacharius – a late 60s session done for Capitol Records, with plenty of sunshiney pop touches! The initial approach here is similar to other Zacharius work of the 60s – instrumental tracks with violin in the lead ...
Command, 1959. Very Good+ Gatefold
(70s issue.)
Columbia/EMI (UK), 1966. Near Mint-
A classic from the Studio 2 years at EMI – a set that has some nicely dramatic moments from the great Ron Goodwin!
Warner, 1961. Sealed
(Stereo pressing, still sealed with a cutout hole and round sticker spot.)
Elay, 1972. Very Good
(Cover has some light wear.)
Capitol, Mid 50s. Very Good+
Features Murray McEachern on trombone, Fred Follensby on tenor, and Alvin Stoller on drums.
AVI, 1975. Very Good+
Vince is a lucky man – he's got Liberace to guide him on the piano – as he serves up a mix of jazz and classical-themed numbers here, all set to arrangements by Art Freeman!
RCA, 1964. Near Mint-
(Original German stereo pressing. Cover has ring impressions, bumped and bent corners, lightly bent sides, sticker spot at the top right, and a name and date written in pen in back.)
Columbia, 1968. Near Mint-
(70s stereo Masterworks pressing.)
Warner, 1969. Very Good+
(Gold label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear and aging.)
Warner, 1959. Very Good+
(Gold label stereo pressing. Cover has light wear, yellowing from age, some peeled spots in ring-form at the top, and small marks and remnants from price sticker removal.)
Music For Pleasure (UK), 1967. Near Mint-
Uncredited covers of top hits from 1967 – with titles that include "Penny Lane", "Green Green Grass Of Home", "Sitting In The Park", and more.
Century, Early 1970s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold
With selections by USAF Academy Concert Band, University Of Missouri Conservatory Of Music, Rhode Island Senior High School Orchestra, North Hollywood II Ward Mormon Church Choir, David W McCormick, Sammy Nestico, USAF Falconaires, and others.
ABC/Paramount, 1962. Near Mint-
(Mono pressing.)
Demon, 2017. Near Mint-
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a small corner bump, but looks great overall.)
Warner/Tartare, 1958. Very Good+
A great takeoff on the late 50s idea of "music for . . . " – the idea that a record could be recorded for some sort of specific need or audience! The backings are by Henry Mancini, but the overall conception is clearly the work of Irving Taylor – who comes up with some great ...
RCA, 1960s. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold
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 ...
RCA, 1968. Near Mint-
This is such a great record! Unlike Esquivel's earlier albums for RCA, this one was recorded in Mexico, and issued mostly only in the Latin market, which has made it his hardest to get. The sound is a lot more Latin-oriented than his those sides, recorded with a tighter combo though the ...