Sold Date: February 18, 2015
Start Date: September 16, 2014
Final Price: $25.00 (USD)
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Original 1965 A&M RECORDS pressing of the HERB ALPERT'S TIJUANA BRASS album, WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS (SP 4110 STEREO)
AMG 5 STARS: Building upon 's (1964) Top Ten success,  dismissed the contingency of Los Angeles-based studio instrumental all-stars, which he had christened . Because there was enough demand for live dates, just like a musical Gepetto,  formed a real . The bandleader/trumpeter was joined by  (trumpet),  (trombone),  (bass),  (guitars),  (piano), and  (drums). Ostensibly, the personnel wasn't a primary consideration as  and company had already begun making serious inroads on the pop music scene. Not bad, considering the market was being heavily infiltrated, if not practically dominated by the British Invasion. With  (1965), they would take that momentum to new heights -- including three Grammy Awards alone for the update of the  and -penned theme to Shelagh Delaney's play of the same name, "A Taste of Honey." The remainder of the material on the dozen-song album was chosen with food as the underlying thematic motif.  -- who provided  "The Lonely Bull" and "Mexican Shuffle" returns, and this time he has custom-made the upbeat and, above all, catchy trio of "Green Peppers," "Bittersweet Samba," and "El Garbanzo." 's title composition "Whipped Cream" garnered significant attention, but not as a chart hit. Rather, it could be heard as bachelorettes were being introduced on ABC-TV's The Dating Game. Early in the series run, additional  offerings were also incorporated as incidental music: "Spanish Flea," as the bachelors were being announced, "Lollipops and Roses," when the lucky winners were being told where they would be spending their date, and both "Ladyfingers" and "Lemon Tree" were in rotation as contestants mulled over their answers. 
Condition: the sleeve- still in the shrink wrap, with price sticker- grades EX. The record grades NEAR MINT. Original inner sleeve included; the record ships in an anti-static, dust free archival sleeve.  Check out my feedback score; you won't be disappointed.