Space-Age Cocktail Lounge [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 14, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Import
• Label: Golden Stars Holland
• ASIN: B000P46P96
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,804 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Besame Mucho

2. Quiet Village

3. Dragnet

4. The Moon of Mankoora

5. Dinner Music for Hungry Cannibals

6. Peg O' My Heart

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Twilight Time

2. Cha Cha Cha for Gia

3. Taki Rari

4. Musique Mecanique

5. Holiday for Strings

6. Simba

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

2. Vereda Tropical

3. Time on My Hands

4. Lisbon Antigua

5. Tambourine

6. In a Persian Market

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pretty Good Compilation at a Very Good Price, February 9, 2009

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E. Jones (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Space-Age Cocktail Lounge (Audio CD)

I have just about every "space age pop" compilation out there, and while this one may not be quite as good as Capitol's "Ultra Lounge" or Rhino's "Cocktail Mix," the three-for-one price makes this an essential. The sound quality is uneven; two or three of the tracks sound so bad I don't know why they included them, but the rest sound fine. Also, there is very little overlap between the selections here and on the other compilations that you probably already have if you're a fan of this kind of music, so it's a great addition to any collection.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very nice collection., December 16, 2008

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Kimba W. Lion "kimbawlion.com" (the East Coast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Space-Age Cocktail Lounge (Audio CD)

This is one of those 'just the music, ma'am' collections from Europe--no liner notes at all--but very well chosen. I couldn't point to a single dud in the entire set. They stretch the concept of "space age" music by including tracks like Raymond Scott's from the 1930s and Anton Karas' "Third Man Theme", but in reality they fit the mood of the others, and it doesn't hurt to have your concepts stretched once in a while.

Sound quality varies, with the older tracks showing their age, but none of them are bad. Some care went into this set.

I've listened to this set often already, and will probably play it a lot more. I wish I could get whoever assembled this collection to program a radio station.