That Retro Lounge/Spy Sound

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Bogey

April 30, 2016, 04:35:10 AM Last Edit: September 04, 2016, 11:58:20 AM by Bogey
Ramping up my Saturday with boo bams, Burmese gongs, a Japanese lute, Hawaiian gourds and of course bird calls. Wow! Even Denny and his crew outdo themselves here.


And for those that dig nuances in their collection, this one has an audition stamp.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

XB-70 Valkyrie

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April 30, 2016, 11:46:21 AM
I enjoy this kind of stuff too, along with 60s and 70s Easy Listening/lounge music and the like. Can you recommend some CD compilations? I never really see much of this in the used vinyl bins.

Also, this website may be of interest: http://www.ultraswank.net

If you really dislike Bach you keep quiet about it! - Andras Schiff

Bogey

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April 30, 2016, 02:27:53 PM
Quote from: XB-70 Valkyrie on April 30, 2016, 11:46:21 AM
I enjoy this kind of stuff too, along with 60s and 70s Easy Listening/lounge music and the like. Can you recommend some CD compilations? I never really see much of this in the used vinyl bins.

Also, this website may be of interest: http://www.ultraswank.net

There is this set that I have been piecing together.  Plus, they have put a lot of Denny, Baxter, and Lyman on cd.

https://www.discogs.com/label/293706-Ultra-Lounge

I have been snagging the ones with various artists.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

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April 30, 2016, 02:34:07 PM
Love the website!  Thanks!

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#4
May 01, 2016, 03:37:10 AM


Finally getting around to my Esquivel lot that I recently acquired.  Darrell Brogden of the Retro Cocktail Hour has discussed how Esquivel was doing a lot of cool recordings down in his home country of Mexico and RCA thought that he could be the next "Elvis" level talent to hit the scene as they thought The King would not last.  They signed Esquivel up and he recorded a number of what I consider great albums for them, but I will concede that he never did quite overtake the Graceland resident. 8) 
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#5
May 03, 2016, 05:58:10 PM
If anyone here sees this beauty in their local used record shop, snag it for me and I will pay shipping.  Wow!

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#6
May 08, 2016, 09:01:04 AM
I like my Zep Kashmir shaken, not stirred:

https://slidenight.bandcamp.com/releases

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

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May 08, 2016, 05:41:57 PM Last Edit: May 08, 2016, 05:44:44 PM by Bogey


Listening to a stream of my favorite radio show, The Retro Cocktail Hour, the host pointed out that Ms. Albright had an lp where she teamed up with Henry Mancini.  She is the gal that sang at Mothers in the tv show Peter Gunn and it was "must listen" every time she took the stage.  So, went Ebaying and found this gem.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#8
May 14, 2016, 03:43:32 AM
The best of two worlds here on one lp that I snapped up at the local shop last night. Secret Agent has that spy sound infused with harpsichord throughout and The Saint is all over the map, but each track is guaranteed to satisfy "spy jazz" listeners.  Heck, the track "The Saint Takes A Ride" is worth the price of the whole album.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#9
May 15, 2016, 03:48:15 PM


Bernstein's score is just another incredible layer to this amazing film. Now pass me that Chico Hamilton platter.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#10
May 28, 2016, 04:30:03 AM
And summer, as far as I am concerned, starts NOW! PS: Anyone else think that the Crown Records' label is one of the coolest of all times?

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#11
June 02, 2016, 05:22:25 AM Last Edit: June 02, 2016, 05:24:07 AM by Bogey
When it comes to Bond "wanna-be" efforts, it does not get much better than The Roland Shaw Orchestra. This is Volume 3 of Bond Thrillers, but when it comes to Bond compilations, its hard to find anyone more prolific than Shaw. Not sure who the singers are that pop up on a number of tracks, but boy do they add to that retro!



There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#12
June 03, 2016, 05:33:08 AM

I know, I know. Not much of a cover for this lp, but THE MUSIC is, of course, incredible. Barry re-orchestrates (at least that is what it sounds to be) I whole half platter of Bond and on the the other side there are some gems as well. For example, here you get an instrumental version of Goldfinger that lightens up on the guitar, but is still "very Barry" sounding. Of course, I prefer his original efforts, but these are nice to have on the shelf.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#13
June 12, 2016, 03:48:22 AM
My latest spy jazz acquisition landed yesterday.  As the back of the lp reads: " The precision of the phrasing is tempered by a sensitivity to sentiment that achieves a most pleasant and unusual effect." Something that covet when looking when looking through the vinyl bins.   The highlight? I swear that Parris Mitchell and crew use a banjo on From Russia With love.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#14
July 09, 2016, 05:14:46 AM


What we have here from Britain's Bob Sharples is some splashes of space age pop whimsiness (maybe not enough for all here), pop-up big band motifs, lonely horns and swatches of very high grade elevator ride music. And the vocals from The Sandmen (four guys and two gals) simply swoon. In short, excellent listening. Heck, cover alone was worth the purchase!
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#15
July 11, 2016, 01:59:40 PM
Some decent jazzy spy music with an occasional sci-fi/Dr. Who-like garnishes here and there. Makes me want to have a little Harry Palmer fest.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Sergeant Rock

#16
July 11, 2016, 02:07:39 PM
I haven't, and won't comment on each of your post's, Bill, but I want you to know I appreciate every one. Seeing those old album covers takes me back, in a most pleasant way, fifty or more years to my Mayberry-like youth.

Sarge
the phone rings and somebody says,
"hey, they made a movie about
Mahler, you ought to go see it.
he was as f*cked-up as you are."
                               --Charles Bukowski, "Mahler"

Bogey

#17
July 11, 2016, 07:13:50 PM Last Edit: July 11, 2016, 07:18:40 PM by Bogey
Quote from: Sergeant Rock on July 11, 2016, 02:07:39 PM
I haven't, and won't comment on each of your post's, Bill, but I want you to know I appreciate every one. Seeing those old album covers takes me back, in a most pleasant way, fifty or more years to my Mayberry-like youth.

Sarge

Thanks, Sarge.  These lps are wonderful stuff with very talented musicians that filled a niche of music that I cannot get eough of.  Especially the spy/crime jazz lps.  Speaking of which. 
Here is why pursuing the usually lost cause of digging through every overly dug through bin of records while strolling through a Brass Armadillo antique mall can pay off. Filed between a Mac Davis and a Lyndon B. Johnson speech record I found a minty copy of this fabulous "Merc". Shot! Score!

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#18
August 13, 2016, 06:17:48 AM
This is one that after each listen moves up on my personal favorites' chart. The narrative throughout is priceless.

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Leo K.

#19
August 14, 2016, 04:36:29 AM
This is simply a wonderful journey back to my youth, thanks so much Bill, I always enjoy your posts and thoughts on music. Aces!
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