Take It Off!: Striptease Classics

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All Music Guide - Richie Unterberger
David Rose's "The Stripper," with its now instantly recognizable bump-and-grind blare, was a fluke number one hit in 1962. It leads off this collection of early-'60s instrumental music specifically made and, more to the point, marketed with burlesque titillation in mind. Roulette Records was spurred to devise two entire instrumental LPs of "The Stripper"-styled music, titled Ann Curio Presents: How to Strip for Your Husband/Music to Make Your Marriage Merrier and Ann Curio Presents: More How to Strip for Your Husband, Vol. 2/Music to Make Marriage Merrier. These were performed by the obscure Sonny Lester & His Orchestra; indeed, as material from those two LPs ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Richie Unterberger
David Rose's "The Stripper," with its now instantly recognizable bump-and-grind blare, was a fluke number one hit in 1962. It leads off this collection of early-'60s instrumental music specifically made and, more to the point, marketed with burlesque titillation in mind. Roulette Records was spurred to devise two entire instrumental LPs of "The Stripper"-styled music, titled Ann Curio Presents: How to Strip for Your Husband/Music to Make Your Marriage Merrier and Ann Curio Presents: More How to Strip for Your Husband, Vol. 2/Music to Make Marriage Merrier. These were performed by the obscure Sonny Lester & His Orchestra; indeed, as material from those two LPs comprises 19 of this CD's 22 tracks, you might as well consider this a Sonny Lester compilation, rather than a general striptease one. It's as silly and harmlessly fun as you'd expect, with winking, showbizzy horn lines and sultry rhythms that look to "The Stripper" for inspiration, but aren't quite as memorable as that hit single. "The Stripper" is available on numerous compilations, and that sole track should satisfy most consumers. The disc does tack on a couple of singles in the strip mold: the Genteels' "Take It Off" 1962 has twangy guitar lines out of Duane Eddy, and Bobby Summers' "Pad" 1962 has more stuttering, modern rhythms than the ones deployed by Lester and Rose.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/1/1997
  • Label: Rhino
  • UPC: 081227272425
  • Catalog Number: 72724
  • Sales rank: 55,749

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 The Stripper - David Rose & His Orchestra (1:57)
  2. 2 For Strippers Only - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:29)
  3. 3 Shivas Regal (Theme for Gypsy) - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:04)
  4. 4 A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:11)
  5. 5 Lament - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (3:05)
  6. 6 Blues to Strip By - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:35)
  7. 7 Walkin' & Strippin' - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:24)
  8. 8 Bumps & Grinds - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:37)
  9. 9 Lonely Little G-String - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:32)
  10. 10 Big Millie from Philly - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:18)
  11. 11 The Late Late Show - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:06)
  12. 12 Perfume and Pink Chiffon - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:50)
  13. 13 Swingin' Shepherd Blues - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:23)
  14. 14 Lullaby of Birdland - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:27)
  15. 15 More Bumps and Grinds - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:16)
  16. 16 Strip Poker - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:15)
  17. 17 Stripper's Holiday - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:06)
  18. 18 A Woman - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:47)
  19. 19 Play the Blues for Masie - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:34)
  20. 20 How Mable Get Sable Cha Cha Cha - Sonny Lester & His Orchestra (2:05)
  21. 21 Take It Off (1:56)
  22. 22 Pad (2:00)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Genteels Track Performer
David Rose & His Orchestra Track Performer
Bobby G. Summers Track Performer
Sonny Lester & His Orchestra Track Performer
Technical Credits
James Austin Reissue Producer
Chris Clarke Remastering
Eddie Gorodetsky Liner Notes
J.J. Johnson Composer
Gary Peterson Liner Notes
Geoff Sykes Remastering
Julie Vlasak Art Direction
Jill Ruzich Reissue Producer
Andrea Kinloch Reissue Producer
Gil Elvgren Illustrations
George Babcock Composer
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