Lounge Music And Exotica
Classic kitsch and pop music for your space age bachelor pad, including exotic and electronic music.
Burt Bacharach: A House Is Not A Homepage
The most prolific elegant-pop composer of the late 60s and early 70s, Burt's legend lives on in this excellent tribute page, featuring (among other things) the lyrics and chords to most of his famous tunes.
The most prolific elegant-pop composer of the late 60s and early 70s, Burt's legend lives on in this excellent tribute page, featuring (among other things) the lyrics and chords to most of his famous tunes.
Club Velvet Presents: The Exotic World Of Les Baxter
Baxter was a lounge jack-of-all-trades who trafficked in many styles, and his compositions grace many movie and TV soundtracks as well.
Baxter was a lounge jack-of-all-trades who trafficked in many styles, and his compositions grace many movie and TV soundtracks as well.
Dada's Exotiquarium
A good place for beginners, and an outstanding resource for obsessives, including a vast catalog of record reviews and discographies, not to mention sound clips!
A good place for beginners, and an outstanding resource for obsessives, including a vast catalog of record reviews and discographies, not to mention sound clips!
DionneWarwickOnline.com
The premier English-language fansite for the lounge-pop icon, who favored us with classics like "Do You Know The Way To San Jose." Photos, concert dates, and a bio.
The premier English-language fansite for the lounge-pop icon, who favored us with classics like "Do You Know The Way To San Jose." Photos, concert dates, and a bio.
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Discography
A good history, very thorough discography, and bulletin board for these 60s lounge-pop icons ("This Guy's In Love With You," "A Taste Of Honey").
A good history, very thorough discography, and bulletin board for these 60s lounge-pop icons ("This Guy's In Love With You," "A Taste Of Honey").
Java's Bachelor Pad
Not just about the music, this swinger's paradise details the entire bachelor pad culture, including pin-ups, cocktails, and reprints of articles from gentleman's magazines of the period. There are some excellent musical articles here, however.
Not just about the music, this swinger's paradise details the entire bachelor pad culture, including pin-ups, cocktails, and reprints of articles from gentleman's magazines of the period. There are some excellent musical articles here, however.
Just For Kicks: The Music Of Bob Thompson
An arranger and composer who reigns as a king of Space Age Bachelor Pad music. This site chronicles his achievments quite well.
An arranger and composer who reigns as a king of Space Age Bachelor Pad music. This site chronicles his achievments quite well.
Mr. Lucky: Music
Probably the most extensive of the lounge record review sites, featuring reviews of everyone from Doris Day to Serge Gainsbourg to -- Tom Wopat?!
Probably the most extensive of the lounge record review sites, featuring reviews of everyone from Doris Day to Serge Gainsbourg to -- Tom Wopat?!
Nino and April
This brother and sister team were best known for their Grammy-winning "Deep Purple," but as this official site proves, there's much more to the story than that! Lots of photos and mp3s!
This brother and sister team were best known for their Grammy-winning "Deep Purple," but as this official site proves, there's much more to the story than that! Lots of photos and mp3s!
PeggyLee.com
Much more informative than most official sites, this page details the life and career of this effortlessly elegant jazz-pop vocalist best known for "Is That All There Is?" and "Sweet Happy Life."
Much more informative than most official sites, this page details the life and career of this effortlessly elegant jazz-pop vocalist best known for "Is That All There Is?" and "Sweet Happy Life."
RaymondScott.com
The official site for the late great innovative composer and inventor who is perhaps best known for his contributions to cartoon music.
The official site for the late great innovative composer and inventor who is perhaps best known for his contributions to cartoon music.
Space Age Pop a go go
A fantastic gallery of lounge music album covers of all genres. Big, beautiful scans that really transport you back in time. Beware, however: this site exceeds its bandwidth often.
A fantastic gallery of lounge music album covers of all genres. Big, beautiful scans that really transport you back in time. Beware, however: this site exceeds its bandwidth often.
Space Age Pop: Henry Mancini
The best bio about this "Pink Panther" composer on the web.
The best bio about this "Pink Panther" composer on the web.
Spaced Out: The Enoch Light Website
Dedicated to this quadrophonic pioneer of space age pop, perhaps best remembered for the album "Persuasive Percussion." Great discographies.
Dedicated to this quadrophonic pioneer of space age pop, perhaps best remembered for the album "Persuasive Percussion." Great discographies.
The Dean Martin Fan Center Website
The largest Dino fan club, but much more: this site serves as a resource center for tons and tons of Martin fan info (hence the name). If they don't know it, they know someone who does!
The largest Dino fan club, but much more: this site serves as a resource center for tons and tons of Martin fan info (hence the name). If they don't know it, they know someone who does!
The Exotica Mailing List: FAQ
This Exotica mailing list is essentially dead, at least for now, but there's a ton of good useful information for beginners in the list's FAQ file.
This Exotica mailing list is essentially dead, at least for now, but there's a ton of good useful information for beginners in the list's FAQ file.
The Jet Set: Departures
The definitive resource for lounge radio shows and lounge-themed clubs and happenings across the country. From Vik's Lounge.
The definitive resource for lounge radio shows and lounge-themed clubs and happenings across the country. From Vik's Lounge.
The Official Authorized Yma Sumac Home Page
The sultry Queen of Exotica with the amazing voice has an equally alluring official site here.
The sultry Queen of Exotica with the amazing voice has an equally alluring official site here.
Rat Pack Memories
A new fan forum devoted to Frank, Dino, Sammy, and the rest, including discussion about the group's history, appeal, dissolution, lingo, lifestyles, and more. Get in on the ground floor!
A new fan forum devoted to Frank, Dino, Sammy, and the rest, including discussion about the group's history, appeal, dissolution, lingo, lifestyles, and more. Get in on the ground floor!
The Roots Of Lounge
Mimi Schneider's insightful and sometimes hilarious multi-part essay explains exactly how these sounds came about and why. With artist and song titles listed, so you can hear the transformation for yourself!
Mimi Schneider's insightful and sometimes hilarious multi-part essay explains exactly how these sounds came about and why. With artist and song titles listed, so you can hear the transformation for yourself!
The Sergio Mendes Discography
News, forums, and an extensive discography for this classic lounge-pop band with a Latin flavor ("The Fool On The Hill").
News, forums, and an extensive discography for this classic lounge-pop band with a Latin flavor ("The Fool On The Hill").
The Space Age Pop Music Page
Biographies, song listings, and a listener's guide for those interested in exotica, bachelor's pad, and other odd easy-listening oldies.
Biographies, song listings, and a listener's guide for those interested in exotica, bachelor's pad, and other odd easy-listening oldies.
The Temple of Martin Denny
The man who birthed Exotica tells how it happened at this fan page; there's also a lot of other info on his career, including a discography and a list of his personal appearances.
The man who birthed Exotica tells how it happened at this fan page; there's also a lot of other info on his career, including a discography and a list of his personal appearances.