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mmm, nice!

July 12th, 2009 in Alternative Cover, Bachelor Pad and Lounge, Cheesecake, Illustration by lpcoverlover | 3 Comments

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Alternate RCA UK cover of “Mmm Nice!” by   arranger, composer and conductor Bob Thompson, his chorus and orchestra   Recorded Aug. 1959.

Selected Personnel: Shelly Manne (drums), Larry Bunker (drums, perc.), Frank Capp (drums), Emil Richards (perc.), Bud Shank (Sax), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Ken Shroyer (trombone), Don Fagerquist (trumpet), Al Porcino (trumpet), Alton Hendrickson (guitar), Red Callender (horns).

Tracks: The Song is You, Younger than Springtime, People Will Say We’re in Love, They Can’t Take That Away from Me, While We’re Young, The Best Thing for you, Ain’t We Got Fun, Hello, Young Lovers, Do It Again,   joie_de_vivre   I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Playboy.

This record is a staple of any EZ listening/bachelor pad/lounge music library and features the most imaginative intrumentals with wordless vocal chorus. This is Thompson’s first LP.   Here’s the U.S. release with cover girl Sandy Warner:

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  1. #1 Carl Howard says:
    July 12th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    Where in the heck did this alternate come from? I have NE’ER seen it before! Does Thompson’s son Spencer even know about this?

  2. #2 Sacqueboutier says:
    July 19th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Is that Mary Tyler Moore?!?!?!?!?

  3. #3 jersygrl says:
    September 10th, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Geez, another cover with a pretty woman on it?? didnt they think women bought records, too?

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