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Exotica by Martin Denny (Vinyl, 1957)

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Product Identifiers

Record LabelDel Ray

UPC8436563182136

eBay Product ID (ePID)26050183199

Product Key Features

Release Year1957

FormatVinyl

GenreEasy Listening

TypeLP

ArtistMartin Denny

Release TitleExotica

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DistributionMusic Video Distribution

Additional informationExotica introduced the hit "Quiet Village," catapulted the ersatz musical idiom of the same name, and brought much attention to the Martin Denny Group from visitors to the group's base in Hawaii. Even the gorgeous jacket photo -- of "exotica girl" Sandy Warner peeking out from a bamboo curtain -- is a classic of the era. With all this going for it, it almost seems unnecessary to point out that half of the tunes are from Les Baxter's tremendous "tone poem" Ritual of the Savage, itself an early classic of exotica. All of the tracks are solid and appropriate. Oddly enough, the record reflects Liberty Records' refusal to release its monaural recordings in electronically simulated stereo. The original, monaural version of the LP was recorded before stereo records were produced. That version features Arthur Lyman (still fresh after drunkenly discovering the allure of birdcalls) and is considered brighter, wilder, and more interesting than the stereo re-recording. The stereo version features Lyman's replacement on vibraphone, Julius Wechter (later founder of the astoundingly boring Baja Marimba Band). ~ Tony Wilds

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