KORLA PANDIT - 2 LPs - AUTOGRAPHED - EXOTICA TIKI LOUNGE "HYPNOTIQUE" VIRTUOSO"

$

29

THIS LISTING IS FOR A LOT OF 2 (TWO) LP RECORD ALBUMS.

THEY ARE SOLD AS A PAIR, NOT INDIVIDUALLY.

THE PRICVE INCLUDES SHIPPING.

THESE ARE FROM A NON-SMOKING HOME.

THE LEGENDARY EXOTICA ORGANIST

KORLA PANDIT

aka JOHN ROLAND REDD (1921-1998)

KNOWN AS "THE GODFATHER OF EXOTICA".

1. KORLA PANDIT - "VIRTUOSO"

PIANO - ORGAN

AUTOGRAPHED WHITE ALBUM COVER(NO ARTWORK)

"THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC"

INDIA RECORDS , #400

© 1954 - LONG-PLAY HIGH FIDELITY

THIS IS A VERY RARE PLAIN WHITE LP COVER FROM ONE OF KORLA PANDIT'S LIVE APPEARANCES AT A COCKTAIL LOUNGE IN SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1954-58.

IT WAS AUTOGRAPHED BY KORLA WITH

A LIGHT PURPLE FELT PEN.

PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE.

CLASSICAL PIANO & EXOTICA ORGAN MUSIC.

SONGS: THE BANJELLO, CLARE DE LUNE, STORMY WEATHER,

OVER THE RAINBOW, SAMBA, TRANCE DANCE, THEME FROM TCHAIKOVSKY'S 5th SYMPHONY, AICHA'S DANCE (MOGHUL SUITE), INTERMETTZO, BEYOND THE SUNSET, CHOPIN'S WALTZ IN 'A' MAJOR.

PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS. QUESTIONS WELCOME.

CONDITION: THIS ALBUM IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, ESPECIALLY FOR BEING 63 YEARS OLD. THIS LP WAS STORED IN A COOL, DRY ATTIC FOR THE PAST 45 YEARS.SPINE IS GOOD, A FEW MINOR CORNER DINGS, A FEW VERY SMALL SEAM SPLITS.

THE PLAIN WHITE ALBUM COVER HAS LIGHT SURFACE SCUFFS AND MINOR STAINS(BACK COVER HAS LARGER STAINS, COFFEE?). SPINE IS GOOD, A FEW MINOR CORNER DINGS, A FEW VERY MINOR SEAM SPLITS.

THE WHITE INNER SLEEVE HAS YELLOWING, IN FAIR CONDITION.

THE SLEEVE & LP COVER HAVE VERY LIGHT ATTIC SMELL. NO MOLD, NO MILDEW.

THE RECORD IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH A FEW SMALL SCRATCHES. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PERFECT, MINT RECORD, THIS IS NOT IT.

THIS ALBUM IS FROM A NON-SMOKING HOME.

2. KORLA PANDIT

"HYPNOTIQUE"

© 1965 LP-8075 STEREO

FANTASY RECORDS

BLUE VINYL RECORD

BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED COVER, SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.

LOUNGE - EXOTICA ORGAN & PIANO MUSIC

(WITH GUITAR STYLINGS BY ARTHUR BERGMAN)

COVER ART: NO ILLUSTRATOR CREDIT, IT MAY HAVE BEEN DON STIVERS(WHO ILLUSTRATED KORLA PANDIT'S COVER FOR "KORLA PANDIT IN PARIS"). PERHAPS THE COVER ILLUSTRATION WAS DONE BY KORLA'S WIFE BERYL JUNE DeBEESON (AN ARTISTS FOR DISNEY IN THAT ERA).

BACK COVER HAS LOTS OF LINER NOTES BY MICHAEL ROBBINS(SAUSALITO), DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1961.

NOTE: THE 1961 LINER NOTES WERE WRITTEN FOR THE ORIGINAL MONO/HIGH-FIDELITY ALBUM COVER OF THE SAME NAME. THIS LP COVER HAS A PASTE-OVER LABEL FROM FANTASY RECORDS, A COST SAVING RE-LABELING TECHNIQUE.

PASTE-OVER LABEL AT UPPER RIGHT CORNER READS

"FULL RADIAL STEREO"

AND "FANTASY ® 8075".

THIS RECORD IS CLEAR BLUE VINYL, ALMOST AN AQUA-BLUE COLOR TONE.

SONGS: RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET, PARADISE, BEYOND THE BLUE, IF YOU WERE BUT A DREAM, HARBOR LIGHTS, THIS LOVE OF MINE, POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS, STARDUST, CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN, THE SWAN, MOONGLOW, STELLA BY STARLIGHT.

PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS. QUESTIONS WELCOME.

CONDITION: THIS LP IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, ESPECIALLY FOR BEING 52 YEARS OLD. THIS LP WAS STORED IN A COOL, DRY ATTIC FOR THE PAST 45 YEARS.

SPINE IS GOOD, THE GLOSSY COVER HAS VERY LIGHT SURFACE WEAR AND SCRATCHES. SUITABLE FOR FRAMING. ONE VERY MINOR CORNER DING. ONE SMALL SEAM SPLIT ALONG TOP EDGE.

THE BACK COVER HAS LIGHT SURFACE WEAR AND ONE SMALL GLUE CREASE FROM FACTORY.

THE RECORD IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, WITH A FEW VERY LIGHT SCUFFS, NOT DEEP SCRATCHES, NO WARPING, PLAYS WELL. THE LABEL IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE CENTER HOLE LOOKS LIKE IT WAS PLAYED VERY FEW TIMES.

THIS IS FROM A NON-SMOKING HOME.

PRICE FOR BOTH RECORDS:

$29.00 BUY THEM NOW.

SHIPPING: FREE, USPS MEDIA MAIL,

WITH TRACKING & INSURANCE.

I CAN ONLY SHIP TO USA 50 STATES AT THIS TIME.

PAYMENT: PAYPAL ONLY.

RECOMMENDED READING:

"INCREDIBLY STRANGE MUSIC" VOL. 1 & 2

(© ReSEARCH LABORATORIES).

VOL. 2 HAS A FEATURE ON KORLA PANDIT'S CAREER.

RECOMMENDED VIEWING: "KORLA", A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THE LIFE, MUSIC, AND MYSTERIES OF

THE GREAT KORLA PANDIT. DIRECTOR: JOHN TURNER © 2015

ALSO: KORLA PANDIT DOES A CAMEO(AS HIMSELF) IN THE FEATURE FILM "ED WOOD", DIRECTOR: TIM BURTON © 1994

IN THE SCREEN CREDITS,

KORLA'S CHARACTER IS LISTED AS "INDIAN MUSICIAN".

KEY WORDS: KORLA PANDIT, JUAN ROLANDO, HAMMOND B-3 ORGAN, LESLIE SPEAKERS, "KORLA" (DOCUMENTARY), EXOTICA, MONDO EXOTICA, TROPICAL, TROPICANA, BACHELOR PAD MUSIC, MUZAK, AMBIENT MUSIC, INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, EASY LISTENING MUSIC, MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS, MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS, MUSIC FOR SUPERMARKETS, DINNER MUSIC, ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC, MOOD MUSIC, CHANDU THE MAGICIAN, "A MUSICAL EVENING WITH KORLA PANDIT"(TELEVISION SHOW), TELEVISION PIONEER, SPIRITUAL SEEKER, ESQUIVEL, JUAN GARCIA ESQUIVEL, MUSIC FROM OTHER PLANETS, SEE IT IN SOUND, OTHER WORLDS-OTHER SOUNDS, BURBUJAS, CABARET MAñANA, EXPLORING NEW SOUNDS IN HI-FI, STRINGS AFLAME, INFINITY IN SOUND, MORE OF OTHER WORLDS-OTHER SOUNDS, LATIN-ESQUE, ACTUAL, ODISEA BURBUJAS, TO LOVE AGAIN, FOUR CORNERS OF THE WORLD, LAS TANDAS DE JUAN GARCIA ESQUIVEL, ¡ESQUIVEL!, MARTIN DENNY, EXOTICA, QUIET VILLAGE, HONG KONG BLUES, SPACE-AGE POP, MIDCENTURY MODERN, MODERNE, PALM SPRINGS, MODERN WEEK, MODERNISM, KITSCH, VINTAGE, TIKI BAR, DON THE BEACHCOMBER, DAIQUIRI DICK'S, TRADER VIC'S, THE TONGA ROOM, HONOLULU HILTON, COCKTAIL LOUNGE, MARTINI, ETC.