4 CD set. Music for Striptease includes classic jazz, pop love songs and electronic music. Includes a booklet in both German and English.

Disk 1 :

01. Bolero - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

02. Prélude à làprès-midi dun faune - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

03. Der Nussknacker, op. 71/ The Nutcracker, op. 71 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

04. Carmen-Suite Nr. 2 / Carmen Suite No. 2 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

05. Pavane pour une Infante défunte -  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

06. Gymnopédie I  - Ronan O'Hora

07. Maskerade / Masquerade -  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

08. Souvenir d'un lieu cher, op. 42: Mélodie -  Zino Vinnikov

09. Gnossienne I  - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

10. Carmen-Suite Nr. 1 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

11. Maskerade / Masquerade - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Disk 2:

01. Close The Door  - Donald Harrison

02. Andrea  - Charles Fambrough

03. Calling You  - Ted Rosenthal

04. This Love Of Ours  - Larry Coryell

05. Before Dawn -  Larry Coryell

06. The Tonality Of Atonement  - Charles Fambrough

07. No Ordinary Love  - Duke Jones

08. Nightshade Thus  - Spoke Z

09. Lullaby For Laura  - Steve Laury

10. Angel On Sunset Larry Coryell

11. Try A Little Tenderness -  Larry Coryell

Disk 3:

01. The Midnight Hour  - Ray Charles

02. The Great Pretender  - The Platters

03. Love Me Tender -  Elvis Presley

04. Only You  - The Platters

05. Living Doll   Cliff Richard & The Shadows

06. Sail Along Silvery Moon  - Billy Vaughn

07. Hallelujah I Love Her So -  Ray Charles

08. True Love -  Elvis Presley

09. My Melancholy Baby  - Connie Francis

10. Travellin' Light  -Cl iff Richard

11. Georgia On My Mind  -Ray Charles

12. Night And Day -  Frank Si natra

13. Wake Up Little Susie  - The Everly Brothers

14. Raunchy  - Billy Vaughn

15. Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend  - Marilyn Monroe

16. That's Amore  - Dean Martin

Disk 4:

01. Climaxutra  - Stephan Kaske

02. Love your rhythm  - Stephan Kaske

03. A tribal affair  - Stephan Kaske

04. Total passion  - Stephan Kaske

05. Hymnosutra  - Stephan Kaske

06. Un desir ardent  - Stephan Kaske

07. Pagode d' amour  - Stephan Kaske

08. Heat-a-sutra - Stephan Kaske

Burlesque has always had an element of comedy, from Mae West's bawdy humor to the snappy wit of Gypsy Rose Lee. On this "Burlesque" compilation, however, comedy overwhelms whatever steaminess there's supposed to be. Instead of mood music fit for a night of love, it's better for stand-up routines, drinking games, and driving away unwanted solicitors in its sheer absurdity. The compilation needs the advisory label "Warning:May Cause Celibacy."

Orient Expressions' Eastern-flavored "Lodos" and Julien Ribot's charmingly retro "Nue sur la sofa" (naked upon a sofa) are the sole redeeming tracks. "Mr. Sex", "No Nice Strippers" and "Genital Blow Room" are as sexy&steamy as the raunchy American Pie comedies. By being outright sexual, they lack the sensuality of a Marvin Gaye or Sade. In fact, they'd be perfect for abstinence-only sex ed programs. Monsieur Blumemberg's "Scheherazade Mon Amour" is pseudo-Arabic music while "In three Hands" by Oleg Kostrow has a woman moaning and muttering in Russian. Barth's "Picton Du Bocage" has the sexy lyrics of "I want to read all the books on your shelf." Back in my college days, I knew a couple who wanted to have a sexless marriage solely for each other's libraries. Thanks for the memories. There's the weird reggae trip-hop of Professor Angel Dust's "Lonely Souljah" and Her Majesty's Sound's "I am a lady"--which sounds like a cheesy James Bond soundtrack reject. "Parade" is a pretentious runway track worthy of "Ugly Betty",accompanying the models of Mode. The closing song, Olaf Hund's "Incompletude",sounds like flatulence set to music. Beans, beans, the musical food.

"Seriously Good Music:Burlesque" isn't even serious, or good. If you want erotic, sensual music, go for Enya's "Shepherd Moons" (the "Lothlorien" track sounds worthy of hobbit/elf lovemaking), Azam Ali's "Elysium for the Brave", Niyaz's self-titled debut (especially "Ghazal" and "Minara"), and anything by the Egyptian diva Natacha Atlas or the Brazilian songstress Bebel Gilberto. Erotic, tantric music is out there...this isn't it. Seriously.

Tracklist :

01. Mr. Sex

02. No Nice Strippers (with I Monster)

03. Genital Blow Room (with In Flagranti)

04. Seherezade Mon Amour

05. In Three Hands (V Tri Ruki) - (with Oleg Kostrow, Supersonic Future)

06. Picton du Bocage (with Barth)

07. Lonely Souljah (with Professor Angel Dust)

08. Nue Sur le Sofa (with Julien Ribot)

09. I Am a Lady (with Her Majesty's Sound)

10. Parade (with Francois Elie Roulin)

11. Lodos (with Orient Expressions)

12. Incompletude (with Olaf Hund)

2 CD Set - Over two hours of Music - Digitally Remastered

Disc: 1

01. For Strippers Only - Sonny Lester and his Orchestra

02. Harlem Nocturne - Sam Taylor and his All Star Jazz Band

03. Peter Gunn - Ray Anthony and his Orchestra

04. The Man With The Golden Arm - Elmer Bernstein and is Orchestra

05. The Nervous Beat - Creed Taylor Orchestra

06. Playboy s Theme - Cy Coleman and his Orchestra

07. Streetcar - Ray Heindorf and his Orchestra

08. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue- Ray Anthony and his Orchestra

09. Real Gone - Sam Taylor and his All Star Jazz Band

10. Swingin Shepherd Blues- Moe Koffman Quartette

11. Shake Em Up - Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra

12. Honky Tonk- Earl Palmer

13. Strip City- Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra

14. Since I Fell For You- Ella Johnson with Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra

15. Earthquake- Charlie Singleton and his Orchestra

16. Night Train- Jimmy Forrest

17. Strip Tease Swing- Big Jay McNeely and his Band

18. Caravan- Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra

19. Stalkin - Duane Eddy

20. Take It Off- The Genteels

21. Moonglow- Earl Bostic

22. Skid Row Boogie- Pete Johnson Sextet

23. Shish Kebab- Ted Heath and his Music

24. Ubangi Stomp- Earl Bostic

25. Cerveza- Boots Brown and his Blockbusters

Disc: 2

01. The Street- Elmer Bernstein and Studio Orchestra

02. Blues In The Night- André Kostelanetz and his Orchestra

03. Raunchy- Billy Vaughn and his Orchestra

04. Uptown Blues- Billy May and his Orchestra

05. Dragnet- Ray Anthony and his Orchestra

06. Speakeasy Blues- Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra

07. Sorta Blue- Henry Mancini and his Orchestra

08. 77 Sunset Strip- Ralph Marterie and his Orchestra

09. Tuxedo Junction- Ray Anthony and his Orchestra

10. Pad- Bobby Summers

11. Tami s Dance- Clyde Gary and his Orchestra

12. Blue Prelude- Candido Camero

13. Sliding Horns- Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra

14. Blues Nocturne- Johnny Otis Orchestra

15. Hot Cross Buns- Paul Gayten

16. Topsy (Part 2)- Cozy Cole

17. Taboo- Arthur Lyman and his Orchestra

18. Fever- Gene Harris and the Three Sounds

19. Besame Mucho- Esquivel and his Orchestra

20. Whatever Lola Wants- Les Baxter Chorus and Orchestra

21. Temptation- Earl Bostic Sextet

22. It s You Or No-One- Gene Ammonds and his Sextet

23. More Bounce To The Ounce- Lynn Hope Quintet

24. Dr. Jive Jives- Buddy Johnson and his Orchestra

25. Sack O Woe- Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra

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. ~ Richie Unterberger

Tracklist:

01. Stripper, The See All 10 (with David Rose & His Orchestra)

02. For Strippers Only See All 2 (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

03. Shivas Regal (Theme for Gypsy) (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

04. Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody, A See All 2 (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

05. Lament See All 2 (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

06. Blues to Strip By See All 2 (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

07. Walkin' & Strippin' (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

08. Bumps & Grinds See All 2 (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

09. Lonely Little G-String See All 2 (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

10. Big Millie from Philly (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

11. Late Late Show, The (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

12. Perfume and Pink Chiffon (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

13. Swingin' Shepherd Blues (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

14. Lullaby of Birdland Sonny Lester & His Orchestra LULLABY OF BIRDLAND (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

15. More Bumps and Grinds (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

16. Strip Poker (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

17. Stripper's Holiday (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

18. Woman, A (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

19. Play the Blues for Masie (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

20. How Mable Get Sable Cha Cha Cha (with Sonny Lester & His Orchestra)

21. Take It Off (with Genteels)

22. Pad See All 2 (with Bobby G. Summers)

The music is absolutely perfect for burlesque or dancing or stripping. The sound quality is a little foggy, but personally I think it adds to the character of each song. A good mix of songs, some slow and slinky while others upbeat and energetic. Highly reccomend for profesional dancers, jazz enthusiasts, or just for some fun dirty dancing on your own!

This is an entertaining collection of tunes for beginning burlesquers to use. The absence of lyrics in most of the music will emphasize the dance aspect of your performance, and the beats will keep you on time without even trying. But even if you don't perform, this is a wonderful release of nearly lost music! ---- by Jo Weldon

Tracklist :

01 Creed Taylor Orchestra: The Nervous Beat

02 Oscar Peterson: Funky Blues

03 Sam Taylor & His All Star Jazz: Real Gone

04 Slim Gaillard: St. Louis Blues

05 Sam Taylor & His All Star Jazz: Harlem Nocturne

06 Sam Taylor & His All Star Jazz: Sam's Blues

07 Candido Camero: Blue Prelude

08 Barney Kessel: Honey Rock

09 Creed Taylor Orchestra: St. James Infirmary

10 Sil Austin: Slow Walk

11 Red Prysock: Purple Wail

12 Roland Kirk Quartet: You Did It, You Did It

13 Elmer Bernstein: Toots Shor's Blues

14 David Rose: The Stripper

50 Original Club Classics

CD 1

01. Harlem Nocturne - Earl Bostic

02. Lover - Frank Sinatra

03. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris

04. Suzy Q - Dale Hawkins

05. Gotta Give Me What You Got

06. She Likes to Boogie Real Low - Frankie Lee Sims

07. Stranded in the Jungle

08. Rich Woman

09. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

10. Three Cool Cats - The Coasters

11. Jump Children (Voot Voot)

12. Train Kept A-Rollin'

13. Rumble

14. Wine, Women, Whiskey

15. Honeydripper

16. Fever - Little Willie John

17. Jack, That Cat Was Clean

18. Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

19. House of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse

20. Yak Yak

21. Let the Four Winds Blow

22. I Want My Fanny Brown - Wynonie Harris

23. I'm Tore Up - Billy Gayles,

24. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show

25. I Love to Ride - Paula Watson

CD 2

01. Mambo No. 5

02. Big 10 Inch Record (Of the Blues)

03. Stripper

04. One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer - Amos Milburn

05. Drunk - Jimmy Liggins & His Drops of Joy

06. Walkin' Blues - Fluffy Hunter,

07. It Ain't the Meat

08. New Bon-Ton Roulay - Clarence Garlow

09. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie

10. Monkey - Dave Bartholomew

11. T-Bone Shuffle - T-Bone Walker

12. Cherokee Dance - Bob Landers

13. Jock-O-Mo

14. I Wanna Make Love to You - Jimmy McCracklin

15. Good Morning Judge

16. That Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell

17. Sixteen Chicks - Joe Clay

18. Gator's Groove - Willis "Gator" Jackson

19. Good Rockin' Daddy - Etta James

20. My Man Stands Out

21. Bartender Boogie

22. Long John Blues

23. My Gal's a Jockey

24. Snatch It and Grab It

25. I Put a Spell on You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Trackliste:

CD 1

01. David Rose And His Orchestra: The Stripper

02. The Viscounts: The Viscounts

03. Ray Anthony and His Orchestra: Peter Gunn

04. Red Prysock: Purple Wail

05. Sil Austin: Slow Walk

06. Louis Prima: Night Train

07. Louis Prima: Fever

08.Roy Montrell: Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone

09. Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra: Dr Jive Jives

10. Willis 'Gator' Jackson: Gator's Groove

11. Sam Butera & The Witnesses: Street Scene

12. Frankie Lee Sims: She Likes To Boogie Real Low

13. Billy Gayles with Ike Turner's Rhythm Rockers: I'm Tore Up

14. Louis Jordan & His Tympani Five: Hog Wash

15. Roosevelt Sykes: Satellite Baby

16. Earl Bostic: Cherokee

17. Dizzy Gillespie: Algo Bueno (Woody 'N' You)

18. Tommy Ridgley: Jam Up

19. Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra: Soft

20. Dale Hawkins: Susie-Q

21. Big Jay McNeely and his Orchestra: Strip Tease Swing

22. Link Wray And His Wray Men: Rumble

23. Perez Prado: Patricia

24. Ruth Brown with Budd Johnson and his Orchestra: Teardrop From My Eyes

25. Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: Minnie The Moocher

CD 2

01. Bobby Darin: Beyond The Sea

02. Carmen MacRae with Jack Pleis & His Orchestra: Whatever Lola Wants

03. Eartha Kitt With Henri Rene & His Orchestra: Just An Old-Fashioned Girl

04. Louis Prima With Sam Butera & The Witnesses: Just A Gigolo... I Ain't Got Nobody

05. Bill Doggett: Honky Tonk (Part 2)

06. Roy Milton & His Solid Senders: T-Town Twist

07. Red Callender Sexttette: Rock Bottom

08. Lavern Baker & The Gliders: I Can't Love You Enough

09. Varetta Dillard with Leroy Kirkland & His Orchestra: So Many Ways (To Love You)

10. Ruth Brown & Her Rhythm Makers: Daddy, Daddy

11. Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends: Do You Want It?

12. Lee Allen & His Band: Walkin' With Mr Lee

13. Li'L Millet & His Creoles: Rich Woman

14. Big Joe Turner with Harry Van Walls & His Orchestra: Don't You Cry

15. Gene Ammons & His Sextet: It's You Or No One

16. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson: Hot Little Mamma

17. Morris Lane And His Band: Bobby's Boogie

18. Gene Ammons & His Sextet: Red Top

19. Big Jay McNeely And His Orchestra: Rock Candy

20. Jimmy McCracklin And His Blues Blasters: I Want To Make Love To You

21. Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats: Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style

22. Lynn Hope Quintet: More Bounce To The Ounce

23. Hal Singer Sextette: Beef Stew

24. Ruth Brown And Her Rhythm Makers: Mambo Baby

25. Cab Calloway & His Orchestra: The Honeydripper zurüc

Vaudeville, Music Hall, Freak Shows, Concert Saloons, Minstrelsy, Dime Museums, and Burlesque; all major forms of entertainment in the late 1800s/ early 1900s. A time where costuming and stagecraft was paramount, and a certain warped fascination with the bizarre and freakish, spliced with titillation and risqué humor, was the order of the day. Here the spirit of this evocative era is fused with dark waltz melodies, glitch electronic sounds, salacious burlesque, and gypsy brass for one of the most unique and lovingly crafted compilations you’re likely to hear this or any other year. Compiled by Phil Meadley, Frédérique, Rachel Brice, Jeremiah & Rachel Soto, and the big neon glitter.

Tracklist :

01. Supernatural Intro (Public Domain) - Houdini

02. Gaslight Fanny - Trouble & Strife

03. Twizzle - The Gaslight Troubadours

04. Temptation Rag Edit (Public Domain) - Arthur Collins

05. Blockhead (Beats Antique Mix) - Yard Dogs Roadshow

06. Forbudt Sprut - Analogik

07. Ungwarski Chapas Edit (Public Domain) - Michael Tokarick

08. Multin - Gipsy.cz

09. Unzer - Chancery Blame & The Gadjo Club

10. Glass Coffin Burial Of Professor Zurinak - The Destroyers

11. Hungarian Folk Song Medley Part 1 Edit (Public Domain) - Berkes Bela

12. Slavgnostik - Unkle Ho

13. Op Een Goppe - Amsterdam Klezmer Band

14. The Transformation Into Marlene - Vagabond Opera

15. The (New) Call Of The Freaks Edit (Public Domain) - Luis Russell & His Orchestra

16. Amnesia remix (feat. Sweet Snacks) - Beats Antique

17. Hush Hush Here Comes The Bogey Man Edit (Public Domain) - Henry Hall

18. Carousel - Circus Contraption

19. Supernatural Outro (Public Domain) - Houdini

Tracklist :

01.    Spooky     
02.    Walk Like an Egyptian     
03.    Old Cape Cod     
04.    Soho Nights     
05.    I Can't Believe I'm Not a Millionaire     
06.    It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)     
07.    Could It Be Magic     
08.    Jilted     
09.    Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree     
10.    Crazy In Love     
11.    It's Not Over (Death or the Toy Piano)     
12.    And She Sang     
13.    We Have All the Time In the World     
14.    Roll On Mississippi     
    

Tracklist :

01.    Sisters     
02.    Mr Sandman     
03.    Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)     
04.    Java Jive     
05.    Bei Mir Bist Du Schön     
06.    Wuthering Heights     
07.    Jeepers Creepers     
08.    I Will Survive     
09.    Tu Vo Fa L'Americano Recitative     
10.    Tu Vo Fa L'Americano     
11.    Falling In Love Again     
12.    Heart Of Glass     
13.    Sway     
14.    Panic     
15.    Heebie Jeebies     
16.     In The Mood