[2017-08-25] VA "Sounds Of The Unexpected: Weird And Wacky Instrumentals From Pop's Final Frontiers" (Ace UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:52 am

Description
Sadly, our good friend and colleague Vicki Fox died in 2016. As a teenager she’d worked at Rock On before becoming involved with Ace, where her skill at photographic restoration enhanced so many of our releases. A gifted artist and a passionate music fan, Vicki’s joie de vivre and live-wire personality enriched everything she undertook.

Vicki also compiled several releases herself. Her love of cats was immortalised in “Feline Groovy” (CDCHD 1168), a CD which launched a thousand T-shirts. This was followed by “All Aboard” (CDCHD 1450), a highly eclectic collection of train songs.

No less eclectic, Vicki’s latest, and last, compilation draws upon another of her passions – the wild and wacky instrumental. Casting her net wide from MOR to Reggae, Rockabilly to R&B “Sounds Unexpected” celebrates the unusual, the groovy and the downright bonkers with 24 of her favourite cuts. With recordings by André Brasseur, the Tornados, Travis Wammack, Martin Denny and the Upsetters, the result is never less than intriguing and entertaining.

Echoing her own inclusive nature, two dozen of Vicki’s friends and work colleagues contribute to the sleeve notes.

Tracklist
1. Watusi Zombie - Jan Davis
2. Savage Girl - Felix & His Fabulous Cats
3. Mad Train - Andre Brasseur & His Multi-Sound Organ
4. War Of The Worlds - The Atlantics
5. Funky Me - Timmy Thomas
6. Caravan - Gabor Szabo
7. Hot Pot - The Tornados
8. Aztec - Bo Diddley
9. R.F.D. Rangoon - The Forbidden Five
10. Watusie Freeze Pt 1 - Big Walter & the Thunderbirds
11. Flameout - The 101 Strings
12. Music To Watch Space Girls By - Leonard Nimoy
13. Uh-Oh - The Imps
14. Waltz In Orbit - Ray Cathode
15. Moog Indigo - Jean Jacques Perrey
16. Space Walk - The Astros
17. Hung Over - The Martinis
18. The Sheik - Ray Ellis & His Orchestra
19. B'wana Bongos - Preston Epps
20. Long Sentence - The Upsetters
21. It's Karate Time - Travis Wammack
22. Zocko - The Ventures
23. Misirlou - Martin Denny
24. Russian Roulette - The Zanies

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073LWNGT7/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073LWNGT7/?tag=imwan-21

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Jul 15, 2017 2:23 am

Bump: Added the cover image, description and tracklist to the first post.

[2017-08-25] VA "Sounds Of The Unexpected: Weird And Wacky Instrumentals From Pop's Final Frontiers" (Ace UK)

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