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Ultra Swank has been around for almost three years now and I thought it would be a good idea to check in with my readers. So if you are a frequent reader of this blog, I would very much like to know what you think of it.
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Posted at 12:53 PM | Permalink | 20 comments 
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.
20 Comments:
Hi Chris,
I visit your blog once a week and I'm a huge fan!
You have an excellent taste of music.
Looking forward to hear more compliations in the style of "Midnight Martinis" and "Voices from a Photograph"
Keep up the marvelous work!
Greeting from Belgium!
Comte
June 30, 2008 1:56 PM
hello,
i love your blog very much! i'm a big fan of everything retro and 50's beginning 60's! would love to hear more cocktail and lounge music compilations and some movies music! as well as maybe some photos of classic stars as Doris, Rock etc...and some movie clips! hey do you know where i can get the song Possess Me from Doris Day! greets cindy
June 30, 2008 7:02 PM
Love the the swank-tastic vibe of the blog, especially the large-sized photos of restaurants, cars, and pads of the past, which make lovely wallpaper for my 'puter.
July 1, 2008 1:42 AM
Thank you for your valuable input, keep that feedback coming! More compilations are under production, hope to release the next one at the end of summer!
Cindy, I don't know where you can get that Doris Day song but perhaps you could try on Soulseek?
July 1, 2008 1:15 PM
Hey Chris
Love your blog - the music compilations are fantastic and the images are great. You even inspired my first cocktail party - thank you very much.
I have your blog in my RSS feed and visit whenever it is updated.
I'm currently trying to find more music / info about Roger Webb who has featured on one of your compilations before - any ideas?
Keep up the UltraSwank
Tom
July 1, 2008 8:24 PM
It's all good, great art/visual collections that compliment the occasional music.
I also think it's an important visual archive of times past.
Should you ever decide to finish blogging please don't remove it.
You blog is a work of art.
best regards
rob
July 2, 2008 2:13 AM
Anyone visiting this site is likely to already know about this, but just in case someone doesn't it's worth mentioning. Capitol Records has put out an excellent series of Ultra-Lounge CD's since 1996 that fit in perfectly with the theme of this blog. They used to have a great website, but it's been having problems for quite some time now. But it's easy to find out more about them at this link:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Lounge-Sampler-Various-Artists/dp/B000002U5V
and here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-Lounge
July 2, 2008 2:26 AM
I of course ADORE your blog and I'm in the distant oasis of Bakersfield. Soon my little mag SWIZZLE will go electronic--I know I'm old--but keep up the good work you crazy Swede!
July 2, 2008 3:47 AM
Good images. Good music. Your blog is just plain good, if not great.
July 2, 2008 9:12 PM
Hi Chris,
Your site is simply fab! Definitely my favourite, by far! And a huge thanks for the posted albums you have taken such time and thought in putting together for us, your 'fans'! ha! Your musical choices for the various themes and moods are spot on! 'Voices from a Photograph' is absolutely wonderful! so please - more of that!!! Also, I really enjoy a look at mod Europe in the 60s especially... Thanks!~
God Bless!
Gina;)
July 6, 2008 11:20 AM
Thank you for your input, means a lot! Will take your suggestions into consideration for future blogging posts :)
July 8, 2008 8:57 PM
Like it so much, I just linked to it.
July 10, 2008 3:25 AM
Thank you rechercher :)
July 10, 2008 3:52 PM
@ Chris
You have a great blog, which I have been visiting for a couple of years now. I particularly like your posts of orchestral music.
@ cindy
To hear Possess Me, go to this youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbL1XnKT1Q8
(thanks to my dear friend VintageGirl)
July 11, 2008 10:23 AM
Just stumbled across your blog. Im a fan of Martin Denny, Exotica and Witco but really enjoyed trawling through your 50's 60's inspired posts. Great work... I'll be back!
July 14, 2008 5:56 PM
Hi, Chris!
I love your blog - your pictures, your compilations - everything! I, too, love the era of "swank living". I just bought a mid-century modern house a few months ago and have decorated 50s/60s as much as possible. At my housewarming, I even played some of your compilations. (I also have a link to your blog from my blog.)
Esther at Stax o' Wax
www.stax-o-wax.blogspot.com
July 15, 2008 4:27 AM
Hi Esther!
Of course I know who you are, been to your blog many times in the past! Mid-century house - lucky you! I am getting kind of jealous here hehe, guess you are somewhat older than me (29) seeing you can afford such a lovely house? :D
Thank you for your input!
July 15, 2008 4:11 PM
I just discovered your page so I can't speak with the same experience level as the users of 3 years, but I love this blog from my limited time with it. Your taste is exquisite. Don't change - you.
July 16, 2008 11:18 PM
This is an excellent blog, especially the art. (Also enjoy the music too, which is how I found this blog.)
Mod Europe, Retro US, those styles are a lot of fun. Personally, I like the US space age/UN jet set (Pam Am/TWA) style as well, which is not as swanky but nicely co-exists with the cocktail culture in the same design universe.
Excellent!
August 1, 2008 10:51 PM
I only recently started using a RSS reader and from today I'm adding you and so that I'll become a more frequent reader. Keep it up.
August 2, 2008 11:01 AM
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