Most irritating Exotica album and song - Tiki Music

DTG DJ Terence Gunn Member Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 250	DTG DJ Terence Gunn Posted posted on Thu, Mar 22, 2007 7:41 PM A little off the subject, but there was an album by Sonny Lester -- part of the 'After Hours' and 'How To Belly Dance/Strip For Your Husband' series -- that was called 'After Hours Spain'. It is currently available on CD and the sound quality is direct from the master tapes. The songs are the usual Spanish standards one has heard many times, but the arrangements are jazzy enough to make them 'loungey' and a little less traditional and interesting. However, where I take issue is the shameless (or otherwise ignorant) deliberation of mistitling the CD 'Exotica - The Sensuous Sounds Of The Sonny Lester Orchestra'. Other than the implementation of the Latin rhythms, Spanish music is not Exotica. I knew what the album was before I purchased it; and only purchased it because it's one of those rarities that has appeared on CD, and which will disappear soon, because of lack of sales. But it is obvious the marketers of this reissue onto CD are/were trying to 'cash in' on the current popularity in Exotica music by labelling it as such. But the contemporary cover -- one that fits neither 'After Hours Spain' or 'Exotica - The Sensuous Sounds Of' -- substituting the original cover confuses me to no end. This is something that's been happening for some time on CD and vinyl. Talk about irritating. [ Edited by: DJ Terence Gunn 2007-03-23 12:22 ]

A little off the subject, but there was an album by Sonny Lester -- part of the 'After Hours' and 'How To Belly Dance/Strip For Your Husband' series -- that was called 'After Hours Spain'. It is currently available on CD and the sound quality is direct from the master tapes. The songs are the usual Spanish standards one has heard many times, but the arrangements are jazzy enough to make them 'loungey' and a little less traditional and interesting. However, where I take issue is the shameless (or otherwise ignorant) deliberation of mistitling the CD 'Exotica - The Sensuous Sounds Of The Sonny Lester Orchestra'.

Other than the implementation of the Latin rhythms, Spanish music is not Exotica. I knew what the album was before I purchased it; and only purchased it because it's one of those rarities that has appeared on CD, and which will disappear soon, because of lack of sales. But it is obvious the marketers of this reissue onto CD are/were trying to 'cash in' on the current popularity in Exotica music by labelling it as such. But the contemporary cover -- one that fits neither 'After Hours Spain' or 'Exotica - The Sensuous Sounds Of' -- substituting the original cover confuses me to no end. This is something that's been happening for some time on CD and vinyl. Talk about irritating.

[ Edited by: DJ Terence Gunn 2007-03-23 12:22 ]

Post #293889 by DJ Terence Gunn on Thu, Mar 22, 2007 7:41 PM