Various/Cramps - Pure Exotica: As Dug by Lux & Ivy / Various [CD]
Pure Exotica: As Dug by Lux & Ivy / Various
Various/Cramps
CD Rel Date: 2021-02-26
5013929990227
Focussing on the recent resurgence of interest in exotica, space age bachelor pad music and the weird side of easy listening. Both variations of the exotica genre as dug by much loved record collectors The Cramps' Lux And Ivy. Featuring the celebrated masters of the art; Martin Denny, Lex Baxter and Arthur Lyman plus rarities from the jazz world and journeymen exploitation experts including film composer Henry Mancini and sonic explorers Stan Kenton and Phil Moore. One disc of sound effect-infiltrated easy listening plus a fine selection of darker, more intense sounds veering towards the weird and wonderful world of Nexotica. Remastered from the original sound sources with sleevenotes by MOJO magazine's Dave Henderson.
Tracklist:
- Bali Ha'i - Martin Denny
- Magic Islands - Arthur Lyman
- Ebb Tide - the Living Strings
- Balsa Boat - Elisabeth Waldo
- Moon of Manakoora - Henry Mancini
- Day Dream - Phil Moore
- I Talk to the Trees - Ruth Welcome
- Voodoo Dreams - Martin Denny
- Singing Bamboos - Martin Denny
- Papagayo - Les Baxter
- Caravan - Tak Shindo
- Palm Springs - Ray Anthony
- Temple Dance - Webley Edwards
- Stone God - Martin Denny
- Algiers - Bianchi
- Moon Over a Ruined Castle - Arthur Lyman
- Now Is the Hour - Leo Addeo
- Dawn Under the Sea - Les Baxter
- Room 43 - Ray Anthony
- Despair - Les Baxter
- Ochun - Johnny Richards
- Hail the King - Olatunji
- Polynesian Suite - Buddy Collette
- (With Narration By Robert Sorrels)
- Besame Mucho - Ralph Font
- Legend of the Rain - Arthur Lyman
- Voodoo - Robert Drasnin
- Head Hunters - John McFarland
- Foggy Recollections - Jack Fascinato
- Hysteria - Richard Shores
- 125th Street Prophet - Phil Moore
- La Suerte de los Tontos (Fortune of Fools) -
- Stan Kenton
- Perdido - Marty Gold
- Anger - Bill Russo
- Incantation - Richard Hayman