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Includes works by Phillip Glass, John Cage, Steve Reich, Morton Feldman, etc.

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Too shy

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“Songs for Bashful Lovers” Composed and Sung by Carl Eugster with Orchestra. MGM records.

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Fool moon

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The Monte Carlo Strings Play “Music for Moonlight Madness” Stereophonic Grand Award Records.

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Dress rehearsal

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“Music Tailored To Your Taste…” “A Group of Brilliant Compositions by Anthony Tamberello performed by the Everest Concert Orchestra under the direction of Derek Boulton.” Everest Records. Hi-Fi.

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Rockin’ troll

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“Music for Longhairs” on Design Records.

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Crapped out

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“Music for Losers, Boozers and Bluesers”   The Nonchalants (As performed in the Sunburst Room of the Hotel New Yorker)

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Things are about to get really crazy here

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“LP Cover Lover” is a great site! I really enjoy it. Maybe you can use this little gem from Germany. There’s no year on it, but I guess it’s from the early sixties. “Tanzmusik fà ¼r die reife Jugend” means “Dance Music For The Mature Youth”. The picture on the cover shows how much fun the mature youth is having. The music is played by “Karlchen’s Ballhaus-Rhythmiker”. You could translate it with “Little Carl’s Dance Hall Rhythmicians” . They surely know their foxtrot, tango, polka, waltz, and even samba! There are many gorgeous details. The booze in the foreground, the windmill on the painting in the background, the fancy black dress of the woman in the foreground. The dancing couple… Wouldn’t we all like to be invited to such a party?”   Regards, Jan Derrer (Switzerland)

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Play jazz boys

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“Jazz for Playboys” on Savoy.

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Music for Monsters

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Two cover variations for the 1964 release of “Music for Monsters, Munsters, Mummies & Other TV Fiends” The Exciting Sound of Milton Delugg and his Orchestra. Cover illustration by Jack Davis top and the cast of “The Munters” bottom. Both on Epic.

Milton DeLugg is the composer of “Hooray for Santy Claus,” the catchy theme song for the low-budget motion picture Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. In 1958 he produced Buddy Holly’s famous record, “Rave On.” DeLugg enjoyed a long association with Chuck Barris, beginning as arranger of the original theme to The Newlywed Game in 1966. From 1976 to 1980 he was musical director of The Gong Show. DeLugg often appeared on the show as a comic foil, in the characters of bad joke teller Naso Literatus and philosopher Old Drool. DeLugg’s venerable “Hoop Dee Doo” became a fixture on The Gong Show and was used whenever the contest winner was chosen.

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Fright night

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Halloween   Stereo sounds and music for your parties.   Trick or Treaters.   School Festivals.

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