I have no idea what pinup queen Betty Page has to do with the this picture disc other than cynical marketing or a tangential connection to striptease music, but nonetheless it’s a pretty cool collection of short suspense and crime/spy jazz library tracks from the Chappell organization. These records can be difficult to come by, and are usually pretty expensive.
They pump out records, but generally the quality ratio is decent. However, this double LP is mostly filler, with the exception of the epic, side-long head-soaking psych of the title track. These guys can take the classic spaced-out Gong sound and run it through a field of shrooms.
Sappy lounge crooner from parts unknown, wimpy enough to do “Evergreen” and “Weekend in New England.” I did enjoy his versions of ”Copacabana” and “MacArthur Park” (I’ll buy any private lounge record that has this song on it).
Not a lot of records come out of French Polynesia; here’s one that’s mostly traditional, happy Polynesian music that’s pleasant enough, but of no lasting interest personally. But there are three cool, surf-like instrumentals that are nice to hear.
