Pure Exotica: As Dug By Lux & Ivy / Various Pure Exotica: As Dug By Lux & Ivy / Various CD

Two CDs. Focusing on the recent resurgence of interest in exotica, space age bachelor pad music and the weird side of easy listening. Both variations of the exotica genre as dug by much loved record collectors The Cramps' Lux And Ivy. Featuring the celebrated masters of the art; Martin Denny, Lex Baxter and Arthur Lyman plus rarities from the jazz world and journeymen exploitation experts including film composer Henry Mancini and sonic explorers Stan Kenton and Phil Moore. One disc of sound effect-infiltrated easy listening plus a fine selection of darker, more intense sounds veering towards the weird and wonderful world of Nexotica. Remastered from the original sound sources with sleevenotes by MOJO magazine's Dave Henderson.

1. Bali Ha'i - Martin Denny 2. Magic Islands - Arthur Lyman 3. Ebb Tide - the Living Strings 4. Balsa Boat - Elisabeth Waldo 5. Moon of Manakoora - Henry Mancini 6. Day Dream - Phil Moore 7. I Talk to the Trees - Ruth Welcome 8. Voodoo Dreams - Martin Denny 9. Singing Bamboos - Martin Denny 10. Papagayo - Les Baxter 11. Caravan - Tak Shindo 12. Palm Springs - Ray Anthony 13. Temple Dance - Webley Edwards 14. Stone God - Martin Denny 15. Algiers - Bianchi 16. Moon Over a Ruined Castle - Arthur Lyman 17. Now Is the Hour - Leo Addeo 18. Dawn Under the Sea - Les Baxter 19. Room 43 - Ray Anthony 20. Despair - Les Baxter 21. Ochun - Johnny Richards 22. Hail the King - Olatunji 23. Polynesian Suite - Buddy Collette 24. (With Narration By Robert Sorrels) 25. Besame Mucho - Ralph Font 26. Legend of the Rain - Arthur Lyman 27. Voodoo - Robert Drasnin 28. Head Hunters - John McFarland 29. Foggy Recollections - Jack Fascinato 30. Hysteria - Richard Shores 31. 125th Street Prophet - Phil Moore 32. La Suerte de los Tontos (Fortune of Fools) - 33. Stan Kenton 34. Perdido - Marty Gold 35. Anger - Bill Russo 36. Incantation - Richard Hayman