Fans of Mel Tormé might not know that his two Capitol Albums from 1969, Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head and A Time for Us, though they never appeared on CD, are available for digital download at on-line retailers such as Amazon and iTunes for less than $10.
If you're a fan of Capitol's Ultra Lounge series, you might recall that three cuts from these albums were featured on the On the Rocks CDs. But the irony of the On the Rocks CDs was not lost on us. For those of you who aren't familiar with them, they were kind of "golden throats" compilations that culled music from the "now sound" albums of stars such as Peggy Lee, Julie London, Wayne Newton, The Letterman and the execrable Mrs. Miller singing sixties pop in order to appeal to younger audiences. We'll take it however Capitol wants to package it, just don't be disrespecting Mel.
For a quick link to these albums on Amazon, just click on the album art above.
Wasn't aware of these, Jeff! Thanks for sharing.
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