"Jungle Jive" 1999

This disc is a really fun collection of odd songs that you won't find anywhere else. The songs loosely have an "exotic" theme, but they are in a variety of styles. Some of the styles are lounge instrumental, pop vocal, rock and roll, surf, latin and some that are hard to catagorize If you dig retro music like the Capital Utlra Lounge Series, you won't be dissapointed. - Gomez AddamsDEL-FI JUNGLE JIVE is a collection of rare and unreleased tracks by Del-Fi artists. Digitally remastered by Charlie Watts, Bob Sponsler & Elliot Kendall (Mondophonix). An 18-track collection of not-so-great exotica, or exotica-influenced pop/rock, recorded by Del-Fi in the late '50s and early '60s. There are also some songs that could be pegged as mambo, lounge, calypso, or surf; the unifying ingredient is a tossed-off quality in which ethnicity is subjugated by kitschy pop. Not one of these artists has a high profile even by lounge revival standards, although "Bongo Rock" hitmaker Preston Epps is represented by the previously unreleased "Bongo Twist," and Rene Hall (leader of the Rene Hall Orchestra) was a notable arranger who had worked on Ritchie Valens recordings. It's fluffy and frivolous, highlights including the Enchanters' "Native Love," which sounds like a Buddy Holly imitator gone Hawaiian. ~ Richie Unterbergertrax:

1. Seduction - Voices Of Africa 2. Swahili - Bob Keene Orchestra 3. Native Love - The Enchanters 4. Jungle Fever - The Shadows 5. Beachcomber Song - The Rockyfellers 6. Moonglow Cha Cha Cha - The Executives 7. Rum And Coca Cola - Pepino 8. Bongo Twist - Preston Epps 9. Karate Again - The Bedwells 10. Night Rain - Voices Of Africa 11. Warsaw Concerto - The Philharmonics 12. Woman Needs Man - The Rockyfellers 13. Mandarin Mambo - Pepino 14. On The Alamo - The Executives 15. La Cubalibra - Rene Hall Orchestra 16. Terror - The Grippers 17. On The Ginza - Yo Yo Hashi 18. Uprising - Voices Of Africa