EXOTICA / LOUNGE / JAZZ/ ELECTRONICA / EROTICA etc LP

TED AULETTA: Exotica (Cameo-Parkway US 62) M-/Ex 300:-
Still in shrink. Really great exotica combo who used to perform at the Hawaiian Room in NYC early 1960s. Their takes on some of the exotica standards like “Quit Village” are truly wonderful. Have an amazing sound, recorded on 4 channels on 35 film and released in 1962.

BO AXELZON & HIS EX OTIC SOUNDS 10" (Subliminal Sounds SW 96) NEW 60:-
Where proud to present the premier recording by Sweden's only authentic exotica/Space Age Bachelor Pad/Incredibly Strange/Easy Listening band! A blazing hi-fi display of brass & percussion shock full of exotic instrumentation to dazzle your imagination. Limited first pressing beautiful 10 inch record of only 700 copies.

LES BAXTER: Alakazam the Great OMPST (Vee Jay US) ss toc Vg++/Vg++ 180:-

AMES BROTHERS WITH ESQUIVEL: Hello Amigos (RCA Victor US 5?)ss Ex/Ex 200:-

LEON BERRY: Giant Wurlitzer Vol 3 (Audio Fidelity US)ss toc Vg/G+ 35:-

TUBBY BOOTS: Goes Topless (Syl-len US) rw tobc Vg+/Vg++ 300:-
Legendary cross-dressing comedian sings. What a cover and autographed too! See the Incredibly Strange Music books for more info.

RAY CHARLES CHORUS: I Love 10” (Essex US 6?) ss rw Vg/Vg 80:-
Great cheescake cover.

TROY CORY: Todays Puzzle Vol II (Cinema Prize US)tofc rw ss Vg+/Vg+++ 120:-
Some kind of TV personality? Makes a strange and haunting late 60s lounge LP. The sleeve with him and several beautiful ladies makes no sense and the title vol 2 is also weird as no one has ever heard of a vol 1. A twilight zone lounge mystery.

JAN DAVIS & THE FLAMENCO BOOGIE BAND: Flamenco U.S.A (CamBria US) Ex/M- 200:- Pretty much unknown early 70s oddity with some massive rare grooves that will make DJ happy.

NATHAN DAVIS: 1965-1976 (Jzman UK re) M-/M-/M- 190:-
Nathan Davis has been an internationally significant figure in jazz throughout the latter half of the 20th century, but to many his musical legacy remains little known. This album presents the music of Nathan Davis as it developed through the '60s and '70s, from bop through modal to world sounds and funk.  Having turned his back on the US he spent the '60s living in Europe, playing and recording with jazz luminaries such as Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey and Eric Dolphy, before returning at the end of the decade to take up a career in teaching in Pittsburgh. This collection includes recordings from his most significant albums as recorded in France, Germany, Yugoslavia, Turkey and the US. This selection displays a variety of musical styles, with performances by Davis on tenor & soprano saxophone and flute.

RICHARD DAVIS & THE TEQUILA BRASS: Tequila A Go Go (Audio Fidelity US) stoc Vg+/Ex 60:-

DELTA MERCHANT: Switched on Blues (Excello US) ch srw Ex/M- 400:-
Rare electronic Moog by Larry Nichols plus band.

MARTIN DENNY: Sayonara (Sunset UK) M-/M- 70:-

MARTIN DENNY: Exotic Night (Sunset US) ss Vg++/Vg+++ 80:-
Later one by exotica originator genius.

ESQUIVEL: Strings Aflame (Rca Victor US 5?) srw Ex/Ex 250:-
Living Stereo!!!

EVELYN EVANS: Whistling Solos (Grace Note US 6?)ss toc srw Vg+/Vg+++ 300:-
Rare, weird and haunting whistling record that goes beyond any other in the genre. This copy contains an actual original letter from Mrs Evans to the former owner of this album!

FERRANTE & TEICHER: Soundproof (Westminister US 5?) ss srw Vg+++/Vg++ 300:-
Amazing 50s album from the team of Ferrante & Teicher -- easily some of their greatest and wildest work on record! One this album the duo is playing the piano like nobody else -- save perhaps for John Cage! The duo do a heck of a lot of work inside the piano -- plucking the strings, hitting them like vibes, and sticking in all of these weird bits to create a "prepared piano" sound that far surpasses the ideas that even Cage came up with! And through all of this, they always manage a hi-fi swing -- working the piano to come up with amazing tracks that sound more electronic than acoustic, a perfect fit for the space-age cover of the album!

FERRANTE AND TEICHER: Dynamic Twin Pianos (UA US) rw toc ss Vg+/Vg++ 60:-
FERRANTE & TEICHER: Broadway To Hollywood (Columbia US) S/S 40:-
FERRANTE & TEICHER: Around the World (Columbia US) S/S 40:-
FERRANTE & TEICHER: The People's Choice (Columbia US) M-/Ex 40:-
FERRENTE & TEICHER: The Enchanted World of... (UA US 5?) Vg++/Vg+-60:-

RALPH FONT: Tabu (Westminister US) ss Vg/Vg+++ 80:-
Amazing exotica cover!

DOMINIC FRONTIERE: Pagan Festival (Columbia US) rw toc Vg+/Vg+++ 180:-
Classy exotica album housed in a stunning silver foil sleeve. Mr. Frontiere also created the soundtrack for the Outer Limits among other things. As its liner notes state, "Pagan Festival" is an "interpretation of ancient Inca rituals, superstitions, and the romance and mysteries of their colourful civilization.

ROY HARTE & MILT HOLLAND Perfect Percussion (World Pacific US) Ex-/M- 240:-
Rare and killer exotica album!

HOLLYWOOD POP ORCHESTRA: Motion In Percussion and Orchestra (Sonic Workshop US) ss stoc swoc Vg++/Vg+++ 400:- Great and impressive 1950s “spage age bachelor pad music”. Exciting audio-visual experimentation with sound moving back and forth between the speakers. And then there’s the must see totally amazing covers with some sort of plastic relief with the word “Motion” changing proportion and color depending on how you move the sleeve. No one could afford doing a cover like this today for sure.

HOLLYWOOD POPS ORCHESTRA: Motion In Percussion (Somerset G) sof toc ss Vg+/Vg++ 80:- German pressing. The sleeve is not as spectacular as the deluxe US release but it has the seral #666! Great and and at times really wild big band exotica; ‰Voodoo Moon‰, ‰Caravan‰, ‰Sky Run‰ etc

JACKIE KANNON: Music For Rat Fink Lovers (Rat Fink US) Ex/M- 300:-
Another super cool “Space Age Bachelor pad” 60s LP rarity. A true 60s swinger album that is just so far out and cool.

BHARAT KARKI & PARTY: INTERNATIONAL MUSIC (EM re) NEW 210:-
From beginning to end, this is a flood of weird Indian psychedelic funk, showering us with heavy percussion grooves in a borrowed 'international music' style featuring elements of rock, as well as latin and arabic music, melded with chanted Hindu mantra. Electric guitar and bass, bunch of Indian percussion, flutes, scream, organ and (maybe) Moog! An explosion of Indian youth music from the mysterious- 1978 private production. First time ever reissue.

GERSHON KINGLSEY: First Moog Quartet (Audio Fidelity US 70) Ex/Ex 400:-
In 1970, Kingsley formed the pioneering First Moog Quartet, a four-synthesizer ensemble that attempted to prove that the electronic music could be played 'live' on stage, even in classical musical venues like Carnegie Hall (where the group gave the first live performance of synthesized music ever on January 30, 1970). Kingsley said, 'People were kind of confused about the concert, I understand, because it was just so new.' In order to get the Moog Quartet going, Kingsley had to convince Robert Moog to build the three other synthesizers he needed. Then hire & train four musicians to play them. Not an easy task. But Kingsley's First Moog Quartet  is the astonishing result.

LIVING STRINGS: Music of the Sea (RCA Camden US 6?) ss rw  Vg+/Vg++ 80:-
Living Stereo issue with a nice silver foil sleeve.

ARTHUR LYMAN: Love For Sale (Life US) Ex/Vg+++ 80:-
Lyman‚s tribute to the popular subject of all music ˆ Love.

ARTHUR LYMAN: Pearly Shells (GNP Crescendo US) Ex/Vg+++ 80:-

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (Decca US) Vg+++/Vg+++ 170:-
Great crime jazz soundtrack to cool movie. Includes Shorty Rogers!

HENRY MANCINI: Peter Gunn (RCA Victor US) ss rw Vg+++/Vg+++ 180:-
Classic Mancini crime jazz in a great sleeve.
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JOSE MARIA BAND: In the Royal Caribbean (Cruise Line US?) srw ss Vg+++/ Ex 200:-
Cool and rare Latin - Caribbean cruise ship lounge band LP from the late 60s. Swinging versions of "Time Is Right", "Green Peppers" and "Fire Dance" amongst others and a hilariously bad version of "Light My Fire". You'll probably never see this LP for sale again..

PAUL MARK: East To West (Imperial US 5?)ss srobc Ex/M- 400:-
A stand-out in the genre with electric organ-led, island exotica re-workings of Japanese folk songs.

MARTY & ELAYNE: Jazz Superstars (Enterprise US) wofc Ex/M- 350:-
Now rare LP by this incredibly strange lounge jazz bossa duo who has been entertaining at the suave 1940s lounge the Dresden Room in Hollywood for the last 18 years. Decked out in gold lamé or flashy sequins, this duet's pulse-pounding energetic act bounces and lingers in the Dresden's dark retro décor. They were featured with an unforgettable performance in the movie "Swingers". They certainly have an strange lounge twilight zone "outsider" sound although they count as their fans everyone from Frank Sinatra to Sean Penn. Front sleeve is autographed by both Marty and Elayne.

CHARLES MAUU & THE ROYAL POLYNESIANS: Polynesia (Capitol US) sofc srw sol Vg+++/Vg+++ 300:- Rare, great and legendary authentic 1950s Polynesian exotica piece with a beautiful nude wahine sleeve! Charles Mauu was an actual Tahitian chief who also came to appear in 1950s Hollywood films like "The Road to Bali", "Pagan Love Songs" and "Hell Ship Mutiny". The music is not the regular tourist crap but awesome authentic native songs and dances of the south seas!

MELACHRIONO STRINGS: Music for Dining (RCA Victor US 5?) ss toc Vg/Vg+80:-
Awesome sleeve design. Put it in your kitchen.

MELACHRINO STRINGS: Music For Relaxation (RCA Victor)ss rw Vg+/Vg++ 80:-
MELACHRINO STRINGS: Music For Reading (RCA Victor) rw ss Vg/Vg+ 40:-
MELACHRINO STRINGS: Music for Relaxation (RCA Victor US) rwVg+/Vg++ 30:-

MOOG POP HITS (Moondisc SW) Ex/Vg++ 125:-
Swedish moog exploitation department store record from 1975 with covers of tracks like "Pop Corn" .

AL MORGAN: A Lfetime of Memories (Beautiful Sounds US) 300:-
Super obscure vanity lounge private press 2 x LP winner.

TOMMY MORGAN: Tropicale (WB US) stofc Ex/Ex 300:-
Awesome and really hard to get exotica album you don’t see very often. Has the  harmonica maestro accompanied by the stand out Warren Barker Orchestra to fantastic results. Strongly recommended.V/A: BETTY PAGE DANGER GIRL – BURLESQUE MUSIC (QDK G re) M/M  OFFERS
This one has Betty Pages autograph (yes it’s true 100% authentic signed by Bettie Page!)

HARRY PARTCH: Petals (Composer Recordings US)rw Vg++/Vg+++ 300:-
Classic and essential late 1960s avant garde lp containing what is probably Partch's greatest all-instrumental composition. The work is performed by Partch and his Gate 5 Ensemble on his unique micro tuned instruments/sound sculptures, which are variously grouped into small ensembles (mostly duets and trios) for each of the piece's 34 sections. This allows for a stunning showcase of each of the instruments' distinct sounds, perhaps more so than on any other Partch recording. Virtually the entire Partch orchestra is highlighted, including the Zymo-Xyl, Crychord, Surrogate Kithara, Chromelodeon II, Koto, Mazda Marimba, Cloud-Chamber Bowls, Diamond Marimba, Kithara I+II, Bloboy, Spoils of War, Harmonic Cannon I, Marimba Eroica, Castor and Pollux, Adapted Guitar II, Drone Devils, Gubagubi, Blue Rainbow, Gourd Tree, and Cone Gongs, and several of these were recorded for the first time on this highly recommended lp. From the late 1930s onward, after living as a transient hobo, Partch developed instruments based on his own revolutionary tuning theories (considered the first in the field since Pythagoras). He composed in isolation within the musical universe he created. And dare I say it the Petals sounds like one of the weirdest Exotica albums.

PIERO PICCIONI: La Decima Vittima/The 10th Victiom OMPST  2 x LP (Easy Tempo I re) Ex/M- 100:-
” The great soundtrack from Piero Piccioni to the stylish, tongue-in-cheek sci-fi thriller from 1965, La Decima Vittima (AKA The 10th Victim). Directed by Elio Petri and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Ursula Andress (mmmmm....), La Decima Vittima is a futuristic tale where people hunt one another for sport - trying to score a kill in front of the movie crews they arranged so they can make TV adverts and cash-in on their fame...”

PLAYERS: Pearls of Love (Liberty US 5) ss Ex/Vg 150:-
Incredible sleeve to frame. Beautiful nude by giant sea shell.

LES PAUL & TRIO (Tops US 5?) Ex/Vg+ 110:-
Innovative sound on sound guitar maestro. Beautiful sleeve with lady and guitar. Rare early recordings.

TITO PUENTE: TOP PERCUSSION  (RCA US re) NEW 180:-
 One of the greatest Tito Puente albums from the 50s, and a spare percussion jam session that's right up there with his legendary Puente In Percussion album! The group features Mongo Santamaria, Bill Correa, Julito Collazo, and Enrigue Marti on percussion with Tito -- and the only other additional sounds are some occasional vocals, and a pounding bassline. The set's extremely raw, with a very tight groove -- and the sound is incredible -- easily enough to make this one of Tito's best percussion dates ever!

LIVING STRINGS: Play Music of the Sea (Rca Camden US 6?) Vg++/Vg+ rw 40:-

PERREY & KINGSLEY: The Essential 2x LP (Vanguard US) cc Ex/Ex/Ex 600:-
Two of the most wanted 60s pop electronica, tape splice madness LPs "In Sounds from the Way Out" and "Kaleidoscopic Vibrations" combined as a twofer LP. The original 60s pressing...wow!

GENE RAINS: Far Across the Sea (Decca US 61) M-/M- 260:-
Fantastic exotica album by one of the greatest alongside Denny and Lyman.  Generally considered the 3rd man in exotica.  Rains was an original Hawaiian musician and his band performed at the Shell Bar in the Hawaiian Village. His rarest album Still in shrink.

WILLIE RESTUM: At the Dream Lounge (Gone US) Vg++++/Vg++ 340:-
Another rare one here in the jazzy lounge beatnik exotica dept and with unreal cover shot for the odd/weird cheesecake beat crowd. Comedy vocals and snazzy instrumentals "intermission riff", "sixty minute man", "willies theme", "willies blues" fantastic Martin Denny's "quiet village" version and more.

SHORTY ROGERS: Meets Trazan (MGM US) ss rw stofc Ex-/Ex+ 350:-
Fantastic wild and raw exotica afro Cuban from legendary west coast jazz beatnik reefer man. Highly recommended rarity,

10" FRANCIS SCOTT: Moods for Starlight (Capitol US) tofc ss Vg+/Vg 60:-
Beautiful sleeve: painting of Betty Page look-a-like!

ANANDA SHANKAR & HIS MUSIC (Fallout UK re) NEW 210:-
This genre-busting, critically-acclaimed 1975 album seamlessly fuses the traditional music of Ananda Shankar's homeland, India, with the heavy psych-funk of the West, where he'd spent a good deal of time. Ananda Shankar and his Music is rife with funkified sitars, rock guitars, tabla, drums and Moog synthesizers. Featuring the dancefloor killers "Streets Of Calcutta" and "Dancing Drums" alongside a handful of mellower tracks, the original, India-only LP has long been one of the world's most sought-after records, and is now available again on vinyl.”

SILK & SILVER: Holiday with … (Tri-Ad US) M-/M- 750:-
One of the ultimate U.S. vanity LPs recorded live at the salem, oregon holiday inn is flabbergasting. Nothing else on earth like it.!

MIKE SIMPSON: Jungle Odyssey (Evolution US) ch rw Vg+++/Vg++ 200:-
Great 1960s exotica from South Africa. Swinging go go sounds and loads of insane animal calls. Song titles like “Hyena Hippies” give a hint at where their at. Great gatefold sleeve.

DIMITRI TIOMKIN & GARY MERRILL: Rhapsody of Steel (United States Steel US 5?) ss Vg++/Vg+ 450:-
Die Cut Jacket with booklet. Super Rare Soundrack with Gary Merrill Narating on side 2. IT WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF 1959 ON THE UNITED STATES STEEL LABEL IN MONO ONLY!

ART & DOTTY TODD: On Top of the Strip (Dart US) rw  ss Vg++/Ex 180:-
Weirdo vanity pressing by artistic couple lost in the twilight zone.

GILL TRYTHALL: Country Moog (Pandora/Synthe US) Ex/Ex150:-
Moog -- with a twang! Excellent album 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 moogy bits -- so that they come out sounding as if they were recorded by Perry & Kingsley after getting drunk at a line dancing party. Tracks are a good mix of originals and covers

WAIKIKI HULA BOYS: Hula (Columbia US) ss srw Vg++/Vg+++ 80:-
This is the music of dreamy, languorous, romantic Hawaii. Great sleeve.

STANLEY WILSON: Pagan Love (Capitol US 5?) tofc ss Vg++/Ex 200:-
Nice orchestrated exotica album with a totally amazing sleeve. Super bizarre nude hunted woman in strange gree foliage in the front and sexy and cartooney illustrations on the back.

V/A: AUTHENTIC SOUND EFFECTS VOL 5 (Elektra US) rw Vg++/Vg+ 40:-

V/A: BOMBAY THE HARD WAY VOL. 2 2 x LP (Motel US) NEW 200:-
US import 2 x LP. The follow up to the big selling and way cool album "Bombay the hard way", subtitled: "Electric vindaloo". Back with more and as nice as before. There‚s music from the original 80s masters like KALAYANI ANANDJI as well as fresh and funky cuts by KID KAOLA, DYNOMITE D, MIXMASTER MIKE, STEINSKI, URSULA 1000, SPIC BEATZ plus some hilarious movie dialogue thrown in the mix. Comes in beautiful artwork, featuring titles like "Theme from Twin shieks", "Sexy mother fakir", "Electric vindaloo" and many others.

V/A: Harlem Jazz 1930 10” (Decca UK) Vg+++/Vg 140:-
Great 10” comp featuring Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Luis Russell and the marihuana reefer jazz classis “Chant of the Weed” by Don Redman who also does “Shakin’ the African”. 1950s pressing.

V/A: Music from India (No Label)NEW 180:-
Very limited no-label private collection of undated recordings from India, performed by U. Srinivas, Krishnan & Vijaylakshmi Lagudi, Sanjay Subramanium, Dr. Ramani & others. Full color paste-on sleeve, very limited availability. "From the land of a thousand gods / goddesses. From the land of ragas and talas. Ancient mystical music. Field recordings from the South of India that embody a psychedelic soul so deeply seeded that few Westerners have ever matched. Take a tab of something strong / stay away from the mirror / grow roots."

V/A: Studio G G-Spot (Trunk UK re) NEW 235:-
SPACEY FOLK ELECTRO HORROR Sounds of the Studio G Library". Studio G produced albums covering all major library music genres: horror, pop, industrial, children, jazz & avant-garde. A stunning collection of stripped-down, simple but extremely effective compositions across a variety of genres, many employing heavy delay, reverb, echo boxes & early synthesis. There are drifting synthesizer soundscapes, unsettling vocal tape-loops, even the odd bit of electro-voodoo.  These Trunk releases usually sells out in no time.

V/A: TUMBÉLÉ! 2Xlp (Soundway re) M-/M- 200:-
Biguine, Afro & Latin Sounds from the French Caribbean, 1963-74'. A look at the unique and overlooked sounds from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Lilting biguines, heavy gwo ka drums and tumbélé rhythms collide with the sounds of the carnival. Haitian, Congolese and Puerto Rican influences are added to the pot in a percussive celebration of Afro-Caribbean spirit. Often overlooked in the English speaking Caribbean, the scattering drums and soaring clarinets of the biguine ruled the airwaves and dancefloors of Martinique and Guadeloupe in the 1960s. This album showcases the vibrancy of the scene on the islands in the 60s and 70s - a scene that would go on to develop the all-conquering sound of zouk in the '80s. Uptown bands like Ensemble La Perfecta and Les Loups Noirs combine heavy rhythms and psychedelic effects in an inimitable style - check out the crazed Jet Biguine for a better idea! The deep and introspective sounds of Monsieur Dolor and Guadeloupean hero Robert Loison show the deep African roots of the music - songs born out of the plantations, with an insistent rhythm and mournful vocals that are unique to these islands. Overlooked outside of Paris, Montreal and the French Caribbean for many years, this collection redresses the balance by presenting the vital sounds of Martinique and Guadeloupe - missing pieces of the musical jigsaw puzzle of the Caribbean.