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Which ESQUIVEL CD should I buy?

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TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sat, Jun 1, 2002 11:07 AM just wondering what the best esquivel cd out there is? tc
B Biotron2000 Tiki Socialite Bakersfield, California Joined: Apr 13, 2002 Posts: 383	B Biotron2000 Posted posted on Sat, Jun 1, 2002 12:10 PM Based on the music I've been able to downloa..er, find, you can't go wrong with any of it. I'm new to the Exotica scene myself, but Esquivel is definitely my favorite. Buy any of his CDs, you won't be disappointed!
H hanford_lemoore Tiki Socialite Tiki Central Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 1899	H hanford_lemoore Posted posted on Sat, Jun 1, 2002 2:17 PM Both "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" and "Music from a Sparkling Planet" are compliations from various Esquivel recordings, so they have a lot of strong, great songs on them that reflect the space-ageness of Esquivel perhaps more than his original albums. I'd recommend either of those.... ~Hanford
FP Frenchy Polynesia Member Joined: Apr 05, 2002 Posts: 166	FP Frenchy Polynesia Posted posted on Sat, Jun 1, 2002 3:58 PM As a total Esquivel fiend, I definitely have to recommend 'Cabaret Manana.' It has a bunch of his later stuff, which is even more off the wall. It also repeats a few of the songs from the albums Hanford recommended, but the new stuff is well worth listening to a couple of ones you've heard before.
A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Sat, Jun 1, 2002 4:19 PM I picked up ESQUIVEL "Loungecore" by camden originals in HMV and its a good selection of ESQUIVELS work and it about £7 and they seem to have it in stock quite regularly, I suggest buying that then spend a fortune hunting down and buying the viynl.
TC Tiki Chris Member London Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1542	TC Tiki Chris Posted posted on Sun, Jun 2, 2002 5:28 PM thanks gang for all the responses which i certainly use to weigh my options! cheers, tiki chris
D Dr_rous Member Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 3	D Dr_rous Posted posted on Mon, Jun 3, 2002 11:47 PM Of all the Esqivel I've heard, I have to say, the Christmas album showcases him at his zoom-zoom-zoom-pow! quirkiest. Also it has a nice campy space age vocal introduction lisped by the spectacled Spaniard himself!
FP Frenchy Polynesia Member Joined: Apr 05, 2002 Posts: 166	FP Frenchy Polynesia Posted posted on Tue, Jun 4, 2002 8:07 AM Actually, he was a Musical, Maniacal Mexican... :wink:
T theandrewssister Member London, England Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 75	T theandrewssister Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2002 2:38 AM "Loungecore" is a brilliant buy (and readily available on amazon.co.uk, for a wonder) -- it's the only one I have and I'm no expert but an obsessive fan of my acquaintance gives it a big thumbs up even though "it's only a compilation" (snob). Best track of all time IMHO? "Nature Boy". And I mean of all time, any artist, any galaxy... I guess I'm late on getting back to this one but we've just had a five day weekend bacause of the Queen's Golden Jubilee over here -- it's enough to make a monarchist outta me...
F floratina Tiki Socialite Pasadena CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1002	F floratina Posted posted on Wed, Jun 5, 2002 9:51 PM I went to Amazon and another website, cheap-cds.com. Cheap-cds has good prices and with many albums they feature mp3 snippets of each song, instead of just five or six. I really like that site. Anyway, I checked out the Esquivel selections and settled on a duplex: "Other Worlds, Other Sounds / Four Corners Of The World". To me, it was one of the more "sedate" of his albums; I wanted that because most his music is too friggin hyperactive in a way that I don't care for. He'll settle into a nice soft groove, then WHAM stick in all these unnecessary sound effects and stinging brass that ruins the mood! He does this over and over compulsively and it seems he was incapable of doing anything else. He was one fine pianna player, though. [ Edited by: floratina on 2002-06-19 13:29 ]
SL Selector Lopaka Tiki Socialite Jet City Joined: May 07, 2003 Posts: 204	SL Selector Lopaka Posted posted on Thu, May 13, 2004 6:01 PM See it in Sound, a 1999 CD release on House of Hits (BMG) of music from 1960. Fun with stereo and sound effects. The cut "Amazon Paddle Boat" is a stand out.
B BaronV Grand Member (1 year) Denver, Colorado Joined: Oct 10, 2003 Posts: 205	B BaronV Posted posted on Thu, May 13, 2004 8:43 PM Bellybongo.com has MP3's of Esquivel's "1968 Esquivel!!" up for download this week. http://www.bellybongo.com/links/sharity.html Magnus, the guy that runs the site, puts a different exotica/odd LP up for download every 7 to 10 days.
K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Fri, May 14, 2004 7:31 AM the guy that runs the site, puts a different exotica/odd LP up for download every 7 to 10 days I love that site! There's a few others I check on a regular basis. All offer free downloads of hard to find records. Here's some links: Milwaukee John Basic Hip Didital Oddio Raymondo's Dance-O-Rama Bellybongo LP Sharity Sem Sinatra's Solar System of Sound Dana's Downloadable Album of the Month Your Pal Doug's Record of the Moment If anyone knows of anymore free dowload sites please post a link!!
KK Kava King Tiki Socialite Kensington-on-Avondale Joined: Sep 20, 2002 Posts: 217	KK Kava King Posted posted on Fri, May 14, 2004 8:17 AM I second Selector LoPaka- See It In Sound. (If I could only have ONE)
TB Tiki Brad Member Joined: Mar 26, 2004 Posts: 30	TB Tiki Brad Posted posted on Fri, May 14, 2004 12:59 PM Go with Other Worlds Other Sounds. I believe this was his first LP recorded in 58-59? Someone correct me if I'm wrong. It is released on CD, but I think it's really best experienced on vinyl played through an old tube Hi Fi. I play all my exotica/lounge music that way. Just a personal preference.
S Shipwreckjoey Member San Diego, CA Joined: Nov 29, 2002 Posts: 1794	S Shipwreckjoey Posted posted on Sun, Jun 20, 2004 2:42 AM I picked up an Esquivel CD today that is two LP's - 1968 ESQUIVEL!! and The Genius of Esquivel, both in "estereofonico". It's on the Latin Jazz International label (a personal favorite of mine).
FG Futura Girl Member Joined: Oct 01, 2002 Posts: 933	FG Futura Girl Posted posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 6:41 PM Happy Birthday to Juan Garcia Esquivel! great website on him http://www.spaceagepop.com/esquivel.htm the audio essential primer on the man http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000048DR/ll-20 but if you can get any of the individual albums - do it.... man - i am feeling the urge to do some major thrift store record shopping.
T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 9:26 PM On 2005-01-20 18:41, Futura Girl wrote: i am feeling the urge to do some major thrift store record shopping. Thrift shopping for wax The itch is without a cure There is always more
HT Hale Tiki Tiki Socialite Pittsburgh Joined: Oct 19, 2004 Posts: 1799	HT Hale Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Jan 20, 2005 11:14 PM In about, 2 years, I've got almost 1000 vinyl in my collection, 95% thrifted, all hand picked, very few scratches.

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