 | Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim by Frank Sinatra
Buy used from: $32.65 Jobim purists tend to dislike this recording. Who cares? Turn the lights down low, pour yourself something on the rocks and remember that person who you once loved.
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 | The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny by Martin Denny
Buy used from: $14.36 Tiki Exotica begins here. They will only pry this one from the clutches of my cold corpse.
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 | Cabaret Mañana by Esquivel
Buy used from: $2.48 The Space Age Bachelor Pad God's compilation that I tend to play most.
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 | Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 1: Mondo Exotica by Various Artists
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.97 The first in Capitol's Ultra Lounge series and one of the best. Fun, tacky Exotica for that jungle evening whereever you are.
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 | Sinatra at the Sands by Frank Sinatra with Count Basie & the Orchestra
Buy used from: $19.95 Fo-geht about it! A smack of Sinatra attitude. On the big and brassy tunes, Sinatra soars, but his renditions of the softer material--i.e. The Shadow of your Smile, etc. fall short.
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 | Africana & Beyond! by Chaino
Buy used from: $7.95 Only for real Aficionados. A pulsating, non-ending beat from long-lost Chaino. My wife won't let me play this in the house--Chaino's grunts/yelps drive her nuts!
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 | Ultra-Lounge, Vol. 17: Bongo Land by Various Artists
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.00 A true gem in the Ultra-Lounge series! Not really kitschy like others in Capitol's reissue collection, Bongoland is just flat-out cool. My favorite cut is "Dr. No's Fantasy."
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 | Voodoo by Robert Drasnin
Buy used from: $29.13 A long-lost classic that will, hopefully, stay in print. Drasnin's one and only record release is a low-key exotica masterwork. Quiet, moody--sort of a mellower Martin Denny.
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 | Jungle Obsession by Nino Nardini & Roger Roger
Buy used from: $56.00 Exotica from 1971! Nardini & Roger's lush, dreamy collaboration is unlike most "exotica" you've ever heard. Sounds very ahead of its time!
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