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Beach-o-rama, Vol. 4 (+cd)
Once again, the summer swell's just around the corner, it's rolling on in, and what better way to welcome it back than with another 'Beach-O-Rama' compilation? Salty old El Vidocq has returned to port with yet another exceptional catch of silky 45s for this cracking 4th volume, illustrated by the marvelous Marcel Bontempi. Once again, the eye-candy jacket will wet your appetite for all the audio goodies within. This delicately balanced album suavely combines instrumental surf (The Pintor, Bert Weedon, Johnny Zorro), swing (Quincy Jones and The Quintette Plus) and even a titty-shaking tune (The King's Henchmen), spiced up with exotic classics (Danny Lida's Tarantino-esque Japanese version of 'Apache' and 'GTO' by the French band Les Poppins), not to mention a pinch of R'n'B with the wild Rocky Turner. Oh, there's even a hot Hawaiian-Mexican concoction cooked up by one Tony Quirazco. In a coconut shell: paddle out to ride a round-the-world wave without ever leaving the comfort of your lounge chair or fearing the slightest burn. For here, only your ears'll turn red... with pure pleasure! SIDE 1: 1. The Pharos - Pintor 2. Tony Quirazco - Tequila A Go-Go 3. The Redwoods - Never Take It Away 4. The King's Henchmen - Gosah 5. Gary & The Wombats - Squidgy Bod 6. Jim Bogle - Beware Bogle Bear 7. Johnny Zorro - Bongo Guitar 8. Quintette Plus - Work Song SIDE 2: 1. Danny Lida & Paradise King - Apache 2. The Spats - Gator Tails And Monkey Ribs 3. Quincy Jones Featuring Joe Newman - Slob't 4. Les Poppins - G.T.O. 5. The Show - Sidewinder 6. Bill Harris - Yeah! Yeah! Guitar 7. Rocky Turner - The Bugga Bear 8. Bert Weedon - Yearning