Another fun Easy Listening record, this time from audiophile and found-sound innovator Brad Miller (not to be confused with the former NBA center of course...). A couple years before this record had come out, Miller and the Mystic Moods released an album called One Stormy Night a mostly instrumental album with orchestral covers of jazz tunes mixed with sounds of real rain and thunderstorms that Miller had recorded himself with primitive portable recording equipment. For the time it was quite innovative in terms of it's concept and ended up selling surprisingly well.
In 1967 the Mystic Moods Orchestra released their 3rd found-sound infused Easy Listening record, with the theme of the record being the sounds of Mexican beaches, villages and town squares, all mixed in with a Latin-esque orchestral pop sound ala Herb Alpert. Gorgeous strings, luxuriant flamenco guitars, mariachi trumpets setting the stage a midst a backdrop of the sounds of crashing waves and the bustle of Mexican city life indeed make this an easy, and fun, listen. The material here is a mix between traditional Mexican music and Mystic Moods originals, written by the Orchestra's conductor and arranger Don Ralke. Is it a bit cheeseball at times? You bet your ass it is. But it's a fun concept, and immaculately arranged and performed. A must have for fans of the Mystic Moods material and the A&M Latin pop acts like Alpert and the Baja Marimba Band.
This vinyl rip was flat transferred to .mp3 @ 320 vbr using EAC's .WAV editor and compressed using dbpoweramp and LAME 3.97. Enjoy: http://www.mediafire.com/?bm8y39aux1d6fe5
-Casey
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