Space Age Lounge Volume 1 - Ultra Swank Living
Here it is, the compilation that started everything. This compilation was actually compiled a few months before I started this place back in september 2005 and I decided to keep the name Ultra Swank for this site. This compilation was the first compilation I had done in many years, so it is not as solid as my later compilations, i.e. Space Age Lounge Volume 3 and Volume 2. The theme for it is, as the title suggests, Ultra Swank living set in the 1950s and 1960s. The general mood of the compilation is happy, bright and swank with a slight soundtrack feeling (some of the tracks were obviously taken from movie scores). There are 24 tracks in total and it clocks in at about one hour. Grab it while supplies last.
01. Diana Dors - Roller Coaster Blues
02. Henri Rene - Whispering
03. J.J. Debout - Sun-Kissed Chicks
04. The New Classic Singers - Call Me
05. Les Baxter - Hong Kong Cable Car
06. Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's
07. James Clarke - Double Take
08. Hugo Montenegro - Solo Busanova
09. Burt Bacherat - Are You There (With Another Girl)
10. George Shearing Quintet - As Long As I Live-Let's Live Again
11. James Clarke - Holiday People
12. Neil Richardson - Rio Magic
13. Judy Holliday - Occasional Man
14. John Barry - Look Around
15. Terry Snyder - Guys and Dolls
16. Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers
17. The MGM Studio Orchestra - Bachelor In Paradise
18. Richard Marino & His Orchestra - Rots-O-Ruck
19. Alan Hawkshaw - Holiday Commercial
20. The MGM Studio Orchestra - Fashion Show
21. Mel Tormé - Sunday In New York
22. David Whitaker - Hammerhead's Apartment
23. Jo Stafford - The Gentleman Is A Dope
24. Les Baxter & The 101 Strings - Love Beat Of The City
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Posted at 5:51 PM | 26 comments | links to this post 
My name is Chris and I live in Sweden. I love the 50s and 60s lifestyle and design. I am very fascinated by the architecture of the period too, for instance googie, modernism, the work of Joseph Eichler, John Lautner and Arne Jacobsen's international style. I have a large archive with space-age, library, bossa, cocktail, retro soundtracks and exotica music. I also believe that things were better in the old days.
26 Comments:
thank you very much chris for the splendid collection of lounge music
i take a cocktail and listen the music
February 16, 2007 9:16 AM
Excellent series Chris!
February 17, 2007 5:24 PM
I'm addicted to your compillations.
Keep on the good job!
February 17, 2007 6:09 PM
Yet another amazing compilation. Much appreciated.
February 17, 2007 9:14 PM
These are nice. Thanks for doing them, Chris! I like all three, but aren't they essentially the same songs, just ordered differently?
February 18, 2007 2:20 AM
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! This is why I share my compilations, to make other people happy, but also to introduce this kind of easy listening music to people who haven't heard anything like this before. More compilations coming soon, keep an ear open!
February 18, 2007 3:18 AM
Thanks once again for sharing your compilations - they're very enjoyable. Now that we've covered the past, I can't wait to hear what your next mix will be!
Cheers!
February 18, 2007 11:22 PM
I´m addicted too!! Nice work!
February 20, 2007 8:05 AM
Hej
tack tack om tyskland
hälsning
I Love Scandinavia!
February 21, 2007 1:22 AM
Thanks for good vibrations GOOD PEOPLE and Somebody got to do it!
February 21, 2007 6:22 PM
Hi Chris, These mixes are superb. Great cover art too!
February 22, 2007 5:32 AM
Thank you! It's funny, people seem to enjoy this compilation more than volume 2 and 3 which I feel are better compilations. But what do I know? :)
February 22, 2007 11:32 AM
Hi
I like all the compilations. They complete the ultra lounge collections. Nice work. the covers are also superb. I keep my ears open for new things to discover.
February 22, 2007 9:30 PM
Hey Nighteye,
long time no see! Great to read all the positive feedback you got for Vol.1. Being one of the chosen ones (sounds indulgent, okay) to know all three already i can honestly say (and you know my opinion) that vol.3 blows it's predecessors out of the water. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with vol.1 and 2, not at all, it's just that vol.3 is SO good. Vol.3 is simply one of the best comps i have ever heard. So, great series, great artwork, this should be available in the stores. 'nuff said. Keep it up!
March 9, 2007 12:36 AM
Hey eftimihn, good to hear from you. I know, long time! I will try and check in with you more often. Thank your kind comments! It means even more when it comes from a fellow compiler. Actually, you are one of the reasons why I started to compile again. Thank you for your continued support and help.
March 10, 2007 12:31 AM
it is an interesting website, I will go back there
March 11, 2007 12:44 AM
Wow, great stuff!I grabbed all three, vol.2 in particular is masterful, great tunes in a real program, not just one after another. Retro shopping is another great one. I was grinning with delight all thru it. Thanks.
Do you have anything by Neil Richardson, Ben McPeek or Paul Grozney? All of them did great albums which are impossibel to find now.
Robert Missal
March 11, 2007 5:42 PM
Thank you! No, sorry no albums. Just a bunch of Neil Richardson library tracks. But if you look long enough in the right places I am sure you can find the albums you are looking for.
March 12, 2007 1:43 AM
Wow... I love your compilations so much that I posted a bunch of links to your site on Flickr together with an image of the cover of Space Age Lounge Vol.1. Here's the link in case you want to check ir out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gonzalofernandez/424459982
The text is in Spanish, but trust me, I totally credited your work!
Thanks again for this great site. Cheers!
March 17, 2007 11:56 PM
Very nice of you Gonzalo, looked on the flickr page, looks good! Thanks for spreading the word and glad you like my compilations. Take care!
March 18, 2007 4:13 AM
Wow! Great stuff! I honestly thought that these were regular editions, that's how good the artwork was. These really should be in shops. Keep up the good work.
April 26, 2007 1:00 AM
I'm grateful for discovering your work!!! Thank you very much!!! Many wishes from Athens,Greece!!!
May 17, 2007 3:25 PM
Spectacular collection! The three volumes are fantastic. I was moved with the quality of the writings and all more. Tk´s for sharing this wonder with all.
May 30, 2007 2:59 PM
Can't stop listening to your selection. Very tasteful.
June 14, 2007 10:13 PM
Great lounge!
I also have the second volume:Space Age Lounge Vol.2 Red Carpet Ride,It is very good also!!
August 28, 2007 5:39 AM
Great lounge site you have! How can I send you a Brazilian instrumental music that I'm sure that you'll like? My e-mail is luiz.tinoco@sesi.org.br
The music was composed by the Brazilian arranger Nilo Sergio in 1966 and is called Romantic Partners.
Thanks,
Luiz
September 29, 2007 3:57 PM
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