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Quiet Village
Martin Denny
Quiet Village
Genre: Pop
 
  •  Track Listings (13) - Disc #1

As part of our ongoing series of reappraised, re-mastered and INTENSIFIED releases of music from the 1950's and before. Let us consider EXOTICA!, well, here we hit the Daddy of them all, MARTIN DENNY! From the spectacular ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Martin Denny
Title: Quiet Village
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Rev-Ola
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 10/2/2006
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genre: Pop
Style: Easy Listening
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5013929440722

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Album Description
As part of our ongoing series of reappraised, re-mastered and INTENSIFIED releases of music from the 1950's and before. Let us consider EXOTICA!, well, here we hit the Daddy of them all, MARTIN DENNY! From the spectacular sleeve, featuring the Exotica Girl, Sandy Warner, in one of her many guises, (this time she seems to be disguised as Lounge Laura), to the cool hypnotic vibes of the music within, this is an ESSENTIAL album. Presented here in both it's Hi Fi Mono version, and it's Spectrasonic Stereo version (both VERY different beasts indeed!) for your especial pleasure, featuring notes by RevOla's very own Exotica Girl, Lounge Laura Taylor, and a whole load of wonderful tracks to chill out to! Pour the cocktails and dim the lights...for Martin Denny! The original hit album, carefully re-mastered in best Rev-Ola style! - With brand new liner notes - In both MONO and STEREO not mere cursory remixes, but two entirely DIFFERENT recordings. This is the first time these legendary albums have appeared on CD in this form! A must for all fans of 1950's lounge and Exotica, anyone who wants to hear where ambient music started, and anyone who likes to relax with a Mai-Tai in hand on a late summer evening!
 

CD Reviews

Not "Quiet Village"
Woodie O. Pugh | 02/18/2008
(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is not the top-40's hit from the late 50's. I had to step

through the entire CD three times before I found "Quiet Village".

The version on this CD is barely recognizable, and of greatly

inferior musical and artistic quality to the hit recording from

the 50's. If you want the original top-40's hit, don't buy this!"
Martin Denny - "Quiet Village"
Justin St. Vincent | Auckland, New Zealand | 01/01/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

""Quiet Village" was the landmark album that signified the arrival of Exotica music in the late-1950's. The song "Quiet Village" was originally composed by Les Baxter, and popularized by Martin Denny. "Quiet Village" became the Exotica standard that was covered by composers including Don Tiare & The Alohas, and Webley Edwards. Arthur Lyman took this track and renamed it "Taboo Tu", which has been covered live by Mr. Bungle, and sampled by Gus Gus during their song "Oh (Edit)"."