International Pop Orchestra- ST

DSCN2227This was $1.59.  I was intrigued by what I thought the cover read.  If you look at it, the diagonal glint of light makes it look to read “No Musicians”.  Was this album made electronically or was it made purely by people with no musical ability?  For some reason, my mind fixated on the latter and more absurd conclusion.  The idea of a Music Man-esque record greatly amused me. Well, when I got home, I saw that it was in fact “110 Musicians” and was a bit disappointed despite the fact that 110 musicians made a lot more sense.

The Wyncote label is a budget label known for cheap material and devious knock offs.  I could not find much out about this record, other than it was released in 1964.  It was probably made by a house orchestra on the cheap.

Info on the Wyncote Label

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This is basically just standard interpretations of popular melodies.  There is nothing that really grabs you here.  The numbers are nice and have an international flair.  In that vein, I went with “Peanut Vendor” (El Manisero” in Spanish) as a sample.  It is perhaps the most famous Cuban song ever written although “Guantanamera” is close.  It was written by Mosies Simons, recorded in either 1927 or 1928, and considered a Son-Pregon style of music.  Subsequently,  it has been recorded around 160 times or so.21239029-cuba--circa-1966-a-stamp-printed-in-cuba-shows-image-of-the-moises-simons-born-moises-simon-rodrigue

Meh.  My apologize to the orchestra director who took the thankless job of leading a budget recording but there is nothing real great to sink my teeth into here.

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