LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

During the late fifties and early sixties, Martin Denny was the undisputed king of the tiki bar and during those years he released dozens of albums in the “exotica” genre, selling over 4 million copies and ruling the Billboard charts. Denny was also one of the first to incorporate animal sounds and non-traditional instruments into his music - mixing Hawaiian sounds, Latin rhythms with good ol’ American pie. The Exotic Sounds Of Martin Denny is a look back on those halcyon days, when Americans dreamed of a simpler life away from the asphalt and linoleum, somewhere beyond the shimmering sea. Gathering the best tracks from Denny’s original exotica albums this must-have compilation is your direct ticket to the land of the hula.