Exotica - Ted Auletta And His Orchestra

Taboo

Exotica
Ted Auletta And His Orchestra
4:35 Channels
Cameo - SC 4008
1962

From the June 30, 1962 issue of Billboard: Attractive and stylish arrangements of a fine collection of tunes could make this album a potent seller with stereo bugs. The arrangements are excellent for stereo and the sound is first-rate too. Strong wax here.

The stereo engineering is excellent.

Auletta's orchestra staff includes: Ted Auletta - piano/arranger/conductor, Phil Bodner - flute/alto flute, Frances Corsi - harp, Eddie Costa - vibraphone/marimba, Jack Lesserg - bass, Gary Chester - percussion, Danny Pucillo - percussion and Dennis Regor - bird calls

Quite Village
Flamingo
Adventure In Paradise
The Breeze And I
The Sound Of Exotica
Taboo
Baia
Voodoo Moon
Makaha
Jungle Drums
Pool Of Love
Return To Paradise

Caribbean Holiday - Lord Russell's Bongo Percussionists

Who Gonna Cry

Caribbean Holiday
Lord Russell's Bongo Percussionists
Vocals by Ernesto San Miguel
AL-FI

"Bongo Percussionists" is pushing the cover hype a bit. The vibe is nice but fairly traditional.

Let's Rock And Roll

The Screwdriver #2

Steam Roller Blues

Let's Rock And Roll
Allegro 1704

Let's Rock And Roll

Romp And Stomp

Long N' Lean

The Screwdriver No. 1

Cool Fool

Soda Pop

Ride Deacon Ride

The Screwdriver No. 2

Shot Gun Boogie

Divorce Me C.O.D.

Beauty Parade Gossip

Steam Roller Blues

Kate Smith Salutes Composers Of The Now Generation

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

Here, There And Everywhere

Kate Smith Salutes Composers Of The Now Generation

Arranged and Conduced by Peter Matz

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in RCA's Studio A, New York City

Recording Engineer: Ed Begley
RCA LSP-4105
1969

From the back cover: Does Kate Smith know where it's at? You better believe it!

Gentle On My Mind

Didn't We

Little Green Apples

That's the Way I'll Come To You

The Thank You Song (from the Broadway Musical "Maggie Flynn")

Yesterday (Esta Trade Vi Llover)

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

This Girl's In Love With You

Honey

Here, There And Everywhere

Mr. Clown (from the Broadway Musical "Maggie Flynn")

Budget Album Without A Title

Fever

We Can Work It Out

Modern Sound MS 1019

Here's another Modern Sound album that is so budget that MS couldn't afford a title or cover art (so the trashed cover really isn't much of a problem for me). As with the first MS album I found (featuring a cover of The Stones song Satisfaction)... the song covers can be interesting. There is something about these albums that works on some level... if you are into this budget stuff.

Super Hits 1974 - Volume 1

Seasons In The Sun

Super Hits 1974
Power Pak SA 258

Power Pak did their best to disguise the fact that the "real" artists weren't actually doing their "hits"on this album. Various artists means whoever they could find that sort of sounded like the actual, real artist.

I hoped this would be the case because, with a little luck, there are treasures to be found on the vinyl.

Electronic Music III

Poem By Orhan Veli Kanik

Electronic Music III
Turnabout Vox TV 34177
1967

From Billboard October 14, 1967: A fascinating collection of electronic music styles and collaborations. Pianist George Flynn is expert in Mimaroglu's "Piano Music for Performer and Composer." while trombonist Andre Smith's is equally adept in Druckman's "Animus I." Mimaroglu's "Six Preludes for "Magnetic Tape" also is inventive as is Berio's Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)."

More good stuff from Turnabout that features a blend of approaches that, at times, seem more traditional than "electronic". The mood created is somewhat dark. Excellent stereo engineering.

Paradise Village - Al Caiola And His Islanders

Stranger On The Shore

Music Of The Island
Paradise Village
Al Caiola And His Islanders
United Artists - UAS 6263
1962

Great blend of light pop and "island".

Stranger In Paradise
Tiara Tahiti
Red Sails In The Sunset
Hawaiian Punch
Bali Hai
Stranger On The Shore
Moon Of Manakoora
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Ebb Tide
Diamond Head
Almost Paradise
Follow Me

Big Band Plays Beatles Bag and Bacharach David - Lee Castle

Walk On By

What The World Needs Now

Penny Lane

Eleanor Rigby

 Big Band Plays Beatles Bag! + Bacharach / David

Lee Castle & The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

Pickwick PTP 2038

1967

2 record set in a book-fold jacket.  This release is a more "upscale" period project for Pickwick.

Lee Castle & The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Play The Big Band Beatles Bag!

Eleanor Rigby

Michelle

And I Love Her

Penny Lane

The Yellow Submarine

Yesterday

The Fool On The Hill

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

Birthday

Hey, Jude

Lee Castle & The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Play Bacharach / David

The Look Of Love

Alfie 2:42

Wives And Lovers

Walk On By

This Guy's In Love With You

Do You The Way To San Jose?

Let Me Be Lonely

What The World Needs Now Is Love

I Say A Little Prayer

1962's Greatest Hits - Billy Vaughn

Telestar

1962's Greatest Hits
Billy Vaughn
Dot DLP 3497

Vaughn hadn't figured how to do the "60s" on this set. And for way cooler Vaughn check out The Windmills Of Your Minds and Quietly Wild.