I forget the exact reason why I looked it up, but I realized a few weeks ago that the movie Swingers came out more than 20 years ago. In addition to launching the careers of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, it also helped launch the, however short-lived, early 60s nostalgia craze (okay, I wouldn't exactly call it a craze, but you get my point.). I fully realize it's a bit absurd to indulge in nostalgia for nostalgia (there must be a cultural studies term for that), but four Cocktail Mix cds below were put out by Rhino a year before Swingers came out. They're also long out of print and quite dandy - especially Volume II.
Cocktail Mix - Volume I
| Will You Still Be Mine? | Dean Elliot And His Swinging Big Big Band!! |
| Fever | The Three Suns |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | Felix Slatkin |
| Star Fire | Bob Thompson |
| Hansel And Pretzel | Henri Rene & His Orchestra |
| Mood Tattooed | Les Baxter's Drums |
| Danny's Inferno | The Three Suns |
| The Penguin | Dave Harris & The Powerhouse Five |
| China Boy (Go Sleep) | Lenny Dee |
| War Dance For Wooden Indians | Russ Case & His Orchestra |
| Hell's Bells | David Carroll |
| Early-Bird Whirly-Bird | Bob Thompson |
| Accidental Slip On An Oriental Rug | Robert Maxwell, His Harp & His Orchestra |
| Rock Gently | Alvino Rey |
| Che Si Dice | Ferrante & Teicher |
| Inch Worm (From The Garden Of Eden Ballet) | Jack Costanzo |
| Blue Rumba | Rolley Polley |
| Powerhouse | Bobby Hammack Quartet |
| Cocktail Mix - Volume II | |
Thirteen Men |
Miss Ann-Margret |
| Soul Sauce (Guacha Guaro) | Cal Tjader |
| The Girl From Ipanema | Walter Wanderley |
| Call Me | Nancy Wilson |
| Sorry 'Bout That-Part I | Harold Johnson Sextet |
| Comin' Home Baby | Mel Torme |
| Baby Elephant Walk | Rene Touzet |
| Soul Bossa Nova | Quincy Jones |
| Bossa Nova Hand Dance (Deixa Isso Pra La) | Connie Francis |
| Frenesi - Twist | Les Elgart And His Orchestra |
| Why Wait | Perez Prado |
| House Of Bamboo | Earl Grant |
| Cantaloupe Island | Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers |
| Hot Barbecue | Brother Jack McDuff |
| Mas Que Nada | Sergio Mendes &; Brasil '66 |
| Washington Square | Dick Hyman &; His Orchestra |
| Take Five | Trudy Pitts |
| I'm Not Talking | Mose Allison |
Cocktail Mix - Volume III |
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| The Lady Is A Tramp | Della Reese |
| Not Me | Robert Mitchum |
| Tequila | Stan Kenton & His Orchestra |
| Heart | Peggy Lee |
| One Mint Julep | Sarah Vaughan |
| Be-Bop The Beguine | Sammy Davis Jr. |
| Come On-A My House | Rosemary Clooney |
| Come By Sunday | Diana Dors |
| Something For Cat | Henry Mancini |
| Forty Second Street | Mel Torme |
| A Fine Romance | Ella Fitzgerald |
| That Old Black Magic | Louis Prima & Keely Smith |
| Fascinating Rhythm | Don Ralke And His Orchestra |
| Ain't That A Kick In The Head | Dean Martin |
| Guys And Dolls | Bobby Darin |
| Are You Havin' Any Fun | Count Basie & Tony Bennett |
| La Dolce Vita | Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra |
| Mademoiselle Kitt | Eartha Kitt |
| Cocktail Mix - Volume IV | |
A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et une Femme) |
Francis Lai |
| Stripping Really Isn't Sexy, Is It? | Burt Bacharach |
| Bring Down the Birds | Herbie Hancock |
| Happy Feet | Quincy Jones |
| Come Live With Me | Johnny Williams (Vocal By Toni Scotti) |
| Susan | Henry Mancini |
| Way Out Calypso | George Duning |
| At the Namkok | George Duning |
| Barney Does It All | Lalo Schifrin |
| Lolita Ya Ya | Nelson Riddle |
| Ad Ogni Costo (At Any Cost) | Ennio Morricone |
| The Boston Wrangler | Michel Legrand |
| Send Me Nicky | George Duning |
| Misfits Theme | Alex North |
| The Knack (Main Theme) | John Barry |
