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Ear Candy – Paul Whiteman – Hawaiian Magic – Accent on Strings

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Swanky

This little EP was produced by Enogh Light. I had hopes… The first thing that should have dashed those hopes was the name of the orchestra leader: Whiteman. The second Read More …

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The Motherlode of All Space Age Pop Sharity!

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Swanky

This is an awesome thing. Over on PCL Linkdump, they have compiled all the shared rips of classic lounge records into one big ol’ post, plus links to articles on Read More …

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Stereo Action is back!

Posted on September 2, 2006 by Swanky

My 1976 receiver had a problem. Noise. Just plain garbley noise when I tried to run the sound out to the computer to record LPs to digital. It’s not that Read More …

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Ear Candy – Bob Thompson – Mmm, Nice!

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Swanky

I think this is the most common record Bob put out, but it is a good one! Download here Updated 4-29-007

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Ear Candy – Tito Puente – Mambo on Broadway

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Swanky

The songs off this record I put on a mix CD I gave to Pablus have been some of his favorites, so I thought I’d spread this recording around. Click Read More …

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Ear Candy – Mel Henke – Dynamic Adventures in Sound

Posted on August 16, 2006 by Swanky

I love Mel Henke! And who doesn’t? He is quirky and full of stereo action, plus he has an out front sense of humor in his music without being cliched. Read More …

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Ear Candy – A Touch of Tabasco

Posted on July 23, 2006April 8, 2013 by Swanky

You may recognize “I Only Have Eyes For You” from a Lipitor commercial. I love Perez Prado and I love Rosemary Clooney. Putting these two together was gold. Perez should Read More …

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Ear Candy – Enoch Light – Reeds and Percussion

Posted on July 16, 2006 by Swanky

I recorded this LP some time ago and had forgotten about it until it came up on my Winamp player. I made a playlist of every song on my computer, Read More …

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Ear Candy – Hawaii Calls

Posted on July 9, 2006 by Swanky

We’ve been preparing for our luau for weeks now and with just 3 weeks to go, I am getting in the mood. Something about this weekend has me melancholy. I Read More …

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Ear Candy

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Swanky

First, in the holiday spirit, I offer one of my all time favorite musical directors, Henri Rene’s “The Swingin’ Stars and Stripes.” Henri Rene’s music is not all “out there” Read More …

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