Sunset Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Bongo Fever!
| Recorded | c. 1966 |
|---|---|
| Label | Sunset Records |
| Released | 1966 |
| Discogs | master 459414 |
The record
Jack Costanzo -- "Mr. Bongo" himself, the conguero who lent Latin fire to Kenton and Nat Cole -- serves up a mid-'60s budget-label slab of exotica-tinged percussion grooves. Sunset Records banked on the bongo craze, and this one delivers pure rhythm-forward mood music for the era.
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1966 | Sunset Records · SUS-5134 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1966 | Sunset Records — MONO |
| 1966 | Sunset Records · SLS-96030 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | Sunset Records · SLS 50033E — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| — | Sunset Records · SUM-1134 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| — | Sunset Records · LS-6,030 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |