Shangri-la
Jack Weigand
Wyncote SW-9017
1964
Here's a recording from 1964 that sounds like it could have been recorded in the 50s. The jacket art also smacks of late 50s, early 60s design.
Very little information can be found on Jack Weigand, the organist. Apparently he made at least several albums.
This record is lounge and something you might hear in an exotica strip joint.
From the back cover: Please, don't play this album until you have read the following suggestions... Clear your mind of all the events and worries of the day. Tonight is going to be your night, the most special night of all. Draw the drapes... chill the wine... build a fire in the fireplace, a big one, for it's going to be a long, relaxing evening. After your bath... light the candles, open the bottle of wine... (notice how it sparkles in front of the burning hearth). Now, take this record, put it on your phonograph and settle down on the couch in front of the fireplace... the mood is set and you are one (yes... one) your way to your "SHANGRI-LA".
TWO copywriters are credited for this masterpiece.
OMG, I love it. Love the recommendations for listening. ha! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVery nice selection!
ReplyDeleteI landed a near mint copy of this one a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteProbably one of the best "sleazy listening" albums out there to spin between Belle Barth and Redd Foxx records while I'm getting plastered on cheap Bourbon.
An interesting side-note is that Vince Welnick (Tubes, Grateful Dead, Missing Man Formation, et al.) was apparently a fan of the record.
He would occasionally play the opening of "Shangri La" warming up before gigs. I kid not.