Liberty · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Exotica
| Recorded | Dec 1956 |
|---|---|
| Label | Liberty |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 172407 |
The record
Recorded in December 1956 with Arthur Lyman's vibraphone and August Colon's bongos framing Denny's piano, this is the session that named exotica itself. Hushed, humid, and faux-Polynesian by design, it set the mold Liberty kept pressing for years.
Session personnel
- John Kramer — bass
- August Colon — bongos [bongoes]
- Martin Denny — piano
- Arthur Lyman — vibraphone [vibes]
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest copies on file are 1957 Liberty monos, all numbered LRP 3034 and separated only by plant -- Hollywood, Indianapolis, Scranton, plus a Transistorized variant. Stereo arrives later, as LST 7034 in 1959, so a stereo copy sits at least two years behind the earliest mono here. Both numbers repress through 1960, with a stereo repress listed as late as 1966. Abroad, New Zealand issued LBY.1031-M and London Records a 10-inch UK pressing, HB-U 1079.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 55 pressings on file.
| 1957 | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing earliest on file |
|---|---|
| — | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1957 | Liberty — MONO |
| 1957 | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Indianapolis Pressing |
| 1957 | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Scranton Pressing |
| 1957 | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, "Transistorized" |
| 1957 | Liberty · LBY.1031-M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Liberty · LBY.1031-M — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | London Records · HAM-U. 6067 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1958 | London Records · HB-U 1079 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Liberty · LST 7034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Black Label |
| 1959 | Liberty · LRP 3034 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1959 | London Records · SAH-W 6062 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
August Colon also plays on
Martin Denny also plays on