Junk Box Jury

Taken from the LP ‘The Tijuana Sounds of the Living Brass’ | (RCA Camden CDS 1104) 1972

The Living Brass | “Zabadak” | (RCA Camden) | Presenting Mr. Arranger, Ray Martin, and the Living Brass in another exciting north/south, pop/traditional musical adventure through the world of sound.

The colours are red and gold, muted sometimes by the oranges of twilight—’There’s a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)’—or injected with hot, bright canary—’Carmen’ gone pop.

It’s a daring mix . . . ‘Zabadak’, for example, is an African tune which adapts easily to a Mexican mood. ‘Lady of Spain’ is traditional black lace.

London Mod Petula Clark gave us ‘The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener’.

Ray Martin created the wonderful ‘Fiesta en Acapulco’ just for this album. The adventure goes on, but let the Living Brass carry you up and over—from the conventional into the realm of the alive, exciting sound of brass tuned to sunshine arrangements.

*** album first released on RCA Camden (CAS 2238) 1968 ***

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cost of record: £1.50
from: charity shop