Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Ports of Pleasure

Although not my first exotic acquisition Les Baxter's so titled printed square opened the doors of perception that extended the world musical boundaries beyond what was available in the Rock A>Z categories.
Following is a quicky tour around the world as we knew it then (or at least to the late 60's), starting with Sir Les and finishing with Roger's Wide Wonderful World vision..

Ports of Pleasure - Les Baxter - Capital - 1957

African Jazz - Les Baxter - Capital - unknown date

Ritual of the Savage - Les Baxter - Capital - date unknown

Strings, Guitars, Voices! - Les Baxter - Pickwick/33 - after 1960

Ports of Paradise - Alfred Newman & Ken Darby - Capital - 1960

Tour of the World - Les Petits Chanteurs A' La Croix De Bois
Parlophone - 1957


Many Moods of Arthur Lyman - Arthur Lyman - Hifirecords - date unknown

Taboo - Arthur Lyman - Hifirecords - date unknown

Taboo Vol. 2 - Arthur Lyman - Hifirecords - date unknown

Bwana a - Arthur Lyman - Hifirecords - date unknown

South Pacific - Johnny Douglas Orchestra
- World Record Light Music - date unknown

South Pacific - Marc La Salle Orchestra 
- Astor - date unknown

Far Away Places - Enoch Light Orchestra - Command - 1961

Far Away Places Volume 2 - Enoch Light Orchestra
 Command -  after 1961

Tropicana - Hugo Blanco - Karussell - date unknown

Stereo Spectacular!! - Milt Rogers Orchestra - Calendar - date unknown

It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World - Roger Williams 
London Records - date unknown

Working along the same musical vein I also include this gaggle of National Anthems...

National Anthems of the World Volume 1 - Michael Reynolds 
Major records - date unknown

National Anthems and Their Stories - DickWhittinghill & Camarata
Disneyland - 1965

Sample of interior art and Australian page

...and while I'm at it I'll also include these last two 101 Strings Quad Spectrum Sound Series releases

101 Strings - Astor- date unknown

Les Baxter & 101 Strings - Astor - date unknown

This brings us back to Les Baxter after our journey around the world at many exotic ports of call. Soon I'll be posting more of Les, as he and his Orc fit into other collections waiting to be recorded..

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