Retrospace Mix Tape Music For Your Cocktail Hour

I'm proud to announce the first ever Retrospace Mix Tape. I've compiled some of my favorite examples of groovy bachelor-pad music for your listening pleasure. So, grab your hi-balls and get ready for some high fidelity magic courtesty of 17 lounge legend extraordinairs. Cheers!ON AN EVENING IN ROMA - DEAN MARTINHARLEM NOCTURN - ESQUIVELLADY IS A TRAMP - FRANK SINATRAANGEL EYES - JACK JONESBARBARELLA - FERRANTE ">HEY BELLBOY! - GLORIA WOODI WANNA BE LIKE YOU - BIG BAD VOODOO DADDYIT HAD BETTER BE TONIGHT - LENA HORNELITTLE GIRL - VIC DAMONEMOON RIVER - HENRY JEROMESEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON - JOHN BARRYTHE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - RICHARD HAYMANTHE LIVELY ONES - MEL HENKETHE TOPLESS DANCERS OF CORFU - DICK HYMANTHIRTEEN MEN - MISS ANN-MARGRETUNDERWATER CHASE - AL CAIOLAWHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? - KEELY SMITHDownload mixtape here via RapidshareTo learn about some of these tracks and listen to some samples, read on!ON AN EVENING IN ROMA - DEAN MARTINThis Capitol single only reached number 59 in 1959, but it remains one of my all time favorite Dino tunes. HARLEM NOCTURN - ESQUIVELThe "Mexican Madcap" pushed so-called "easy listening" to the limit in the early 1960's. Here's one of my favorites from the undisputed king of Space Age Bachelor Pad music.LADY IS A TRAMP - FRANK SINATRAThis isn't the one you're used to hearing - this is Frank live back in his glory days. He even swears in this one.ANGEL EYES - JACK JONESFrom the guy that sung "The Love Boat" theme, comes this classic from 1959. During the Cold War, Jones was among the Vegas elite. I'm sure this song brung 'em home at The Sands.BARBARELLA - FERRANTE AND TEICHEROriginally F however, they wound up playing it straight - just a piano with some accompaniment. The result is an amazing piece of music made for the space age bachelor pad.HEY BELLBOY! - GLORIA WOODWood's hormones are running high as she begs for the services of her hired help. You'll need a cigarette by the time this song is done with you.I WANNA BE LIKE YOU - BIG BAD VOODOO DADDYA more contemporary take on that Luis Prima classic from "The Jungle Book", made popular by inclusion on the "Swingers" soundtrack.IT HAD BETTER BE TONIGHT - LENA HORNEI remember Lena as the Good Witch in The Wiz and for her appearances on Sanford however, long before that, she was a premiere performer at The Sands during Vegas' heyday.LITTLE GIRL - VIC DAMONEDamone's real name was Vito Rocco Farinola - it don't get more Italian than that, folks. Don Draper from "Mad Men" would like this one.MOON RIVER - HENRY JEROMEThis has to be peppiest rendition of the Breakfast at Tiffany's classic ever created. Daddy like.SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON - JOHN BARRYFrom the 1964 movie by the same name, this spooky marimba is perfect for contacting the dead whilst sipping your Black Velvet cocktail.THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA - RICHARD HAYMANEvery lounge act had their own interpretation of The Girl from Ipanema, and Hayman's experimental version may be the strangest, but I love it. It's from the album, "Genuine Electric Latin Love Machine".image sourceTHE LIVELY ONES - MEL HENKEThe mastermind behind the jingle "See the world today, in your Chevrolet" released one of the hippest party records ever - "La Dolce Henke" (1962). The voice at the beginning of this track is none other than Herschel Bernardi - famous for Fiddler on the Roof and the original voice of the Starkist Tuna character. You can almost hear the sexual revolution trying to burst forth in this track.THE TOPLESS DANCERS OF CORFU - DICK HYMANFrom the album "The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman", this track puts Hyman's brilliant keyboarding skills to use on the new instrument in town - the moog!THIRTEEN MEN - MISS ANN-MARGRETThis post-apocalyptic Cold War Era ditty from her third LP, "The Vivacious One", tells the tale of 13 virile fallout shelter survivors vying for Miss Margret's attention.UNDERWATER CHASE - AL CAIOLAFrom the 1965 album "Music To Read James Bond By". You can just picture the evil frogmen, the mini-sub in pursuit, and the vixen in her wet suit.WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? - KEELY SMITHSmith was Louie Prima's partner in crime in the golden days of Vegas. She was the perfect counter to his crazy chimp act, and an amazing vocalist as evidenced in this Cole Porter classic.