Retro Christmas Reviewed

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This is a first, here is a actual review of one of my later compilations, titled Retro Christmas. The review is by CaptainOT, the guy who runs the quite popular A Christmas Yuleblog. I was very surprised when I found out about it. I never expected (or had any hopes) to see anyone review a compilation of mine, they are created on a strictly have-fun-and-share-it basis. Thank you for your very nice review Captain! Since the compilation has not been available to download for the past couple of weeks - I have decided to upload it again. You can find the new download link on the Retro Christmas post.
Thanks again, Captain.

Review of Retro Christmas at A Christmas Yuleblog

NK in Malmo

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Here are two postcards showing the old NK department store in Malmö, Sweden. NK (Nordiska Kompaniet / The Nordic Company) is one of the oldest merchandise companies in Sweden. The first, and biggest store opened in Stockholm in 1915 and featured Sweden's first escalators. Soon NK also had stores in Gothenburg and Malmö. The department store in Malmö was opened in 1963, but it was short lived due to very high maintenance costs. I remember visiting NK in Malmö when I was younger in the mid 1980s, I believe that the store was closed just a couple of years later. The building still stands there today, but it has been converted to a indoor shopping arcade called Hansa Compagniet - a very boring and typical looking shopping place.


Nordiska Kompaniet, Malmö, Sweden (early 1970s)


Nordiska Kompaniet, Malmö, Sweden (early 1970s)

Space Age Lounge Volume 1 - Ultra Swank Living

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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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