GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!: The Best of Burlesque & Striptease Music

This brings back memories. Entering the burly-Q when I was 18 with an ID that said I was 45 and had red hair. I knew all the songs even if I didn't know the titles. Plenty of Bass drum, muted trumpet and trombone. If you're looking for violin music, this ain't it. A great party CD for 2 or for 20 of your best friends.

Contains songs that make you want to get up and dance. Just what I was hoping!

This is a great CD for the current or budding burlesque enthusiast. It has fast and slow, but all tracks have that beat to tease to. An excellent mix.

really good for burlesque

Very nice item, even better than pictured.

The timeless appeal of Burlesque, born in the cosmopolitan night spots of Paris and New York during the 19th century, perfected as an enduringly popular performance art form in both seedy dives and classy supper clubs worldwide throughout the early to mid-20th century, then briefly dismissed as an obsolete artifact of nostalgia before its recent resurgence as a thriving subculture in the 21st Century, can be attributed to one simple thing: SEX. The look of it, the sound of it, the smell of it, the fun of it--all craftily communicated with teasing, innocuous yet sensuous creativity, as opposed to the more obvious acrobatics of contemporary strip clubs or the clinically cold, ingloriously graphic lure of pure pornography. This is music you can bring home to Mama, which she could dance to either while making that pot roast in the kitchen, or getting ready for a date with Daddy. Performed by the Johnny Staccato Band (named after John Cassavete's cult private eye TV series from the early `60s), this brassy compilation unearths a veritable vault of tuneful treasures, including such tassel-twirling chestnuts as "Night Train," "One Mint Julep," "Moonglow," "Harlem Nocturne," "Shangri-La," and of course David Rose's seminal bump-n-grind anthem, "The Stripper." The CD also boasts very informative liner notes detailing the history of the art form, illustrated with beautiful "girlie art" courtesy of archivist Athan Maroulis. Perfectly suited for dressing in the morning, or undressing in the evening, this is all-purpose, stylishly sonic stimulation for the senses, not the senseless. -- Written by Will "the Thrill" Viharo for RetroSpective Magazine.

The packaging gives this CD the appearance of a compilation album. I don't believe it is. It sounds to me that all of the music was recorded by one band during sessions for a whole album. Although there is a nice history of burlesque with photos in the album, there is absolutely no information about the band that performs the music. There are also no claims of copyright for the recordings.This appears to be a reissue of an album that has entered the public domain. It is neither particularly good or bad. The recording quality is mediocre. The band's music seems to be rooted in the sound of early ("Dixieland") jazz of New Orleans and Chicago, so it sounds a bit old fashioned compared to other recordings of stripper music from the 1950s and 1960s. Based on the inclusion of a version of Dave Rose's the Stripper the album was recorded in 1962 or later, even though the recording quality is below the standards of the time.If you want an album of one anonymous band playing strip/burlesque music in an older jazz style, then this album will satisfy you.

GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! THE BEST OF BURLESQUE AND STRIPTEASE MUSIC is seriously the best collection of this sort I have ever seen. Highly recommended with great liner notes that outline the entire history and story. Also features 10 page bklt w/amazing original pictures of Tempest Storm, Ann Corio, ads from 1940s-1960s newspapers for strip clubs and much more! The music is also the real stuff, real 1950s burlesque and strip from the demure to the sleazy! Great bargain!Tracks:(1) Three For the Show(2) A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody(3) Night Train(4) One Mint Julep(5) Temptation(6) Flamingo(7) Sleep(8) Stairway to the Stars(9) Bumps and Grinds(10) Harlem Nocturne(11) Frankie and Johnnie(12) Bedroom Blues(13) Shangri-La(14) Tombstone Blues(15) Stripper's Delight(16) Strip Blues(17) My Heart Belongs to Daddy(18) Moonglow(19) Love of My Life(20) The Stripper

La grande classe pour ces musiques qui nous emmènent dans l'univers des effeuilleuses d'autrefois et dont le charme est remis à ce jour au goût du jour.