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Living in Hi-Fi

Living in Hi-Fi is a podcast about records, released every Monday. Like many record collections, ours has come together from various places: some vinyl we inherited from family, some we sought out and bought on purpose, but most of our records we fished out of dollar bins at thrift stores or dug out from deep in the crates at record stores. We love music so much that we’ll buy just about anything that looks interesting. We’ve discovered a lot of really awesome music that way and we want to share our discoveries. Some of the artists we’ve found have been forgotten about (if they were ever recognized in the first place!) and we think they deserve to be remembered and honored, or at least listened to. We feature some of our favorites: easy listening music from the 1950s and 1960s like exotica and bossa nova, as well as some oddball finds and world music from all over. Each episode, we’ll share the story behind the record we’ve chosen, a bit of history about the artist, and some highlights of the recording. Make sure to check out the show notes for each episode for more about the artist and where you can purchase the music we feature.
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Complete show notes and more fun stuff at www.livinginhifi.com

The Surfers at High Tide 0
Sep 26, 2016

You'd think that by this album cover, you're in for some surf rock, but in fact, you'll find a collection of exotica themed pop songs with traditional Hawaiian vocal stylizations and sweet harmony. Easy listening for your next luau!

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Foggy Mountain Banjo by Flatt and Scruggs 0
Sep 19, 2016

Shredding on the banjo? Yeah, that’s a thing. Let’s take a trip to Appalachia with some instrumental bluegrass from 1961 by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

 

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Look Around by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 0
Sep 12, 2016

One of our all-time favorite albums! A staple of our collection from A&M records, Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 perfectly fuse bossa nova and american pop. Stellar arrangement and crystal clear lady vocals make this album shine.

 

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Look Around on AppleMusic

Look Around on Amazon

 

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Look Around on Wikipedia 

Sérgio Mendes on Wikipedia

 

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Sergio Mendes on "Hollywood Palace” with host Herb Alpert

Dancing at the Grosvenor House by Sydney Lipton and His Orchestra 0
Sep 5, 2016

This week we deliver a charming collection of foxtrots and such for dancing or for a simply sophisticated evening at home via London's long-time dance band leader, Sydney Lipton.

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Sweet Harmony & Dancing at the Grosvenor House on AppleMusic

Sydney Lipton on Wikipedia

Sydney Lipton on AllMusic

 

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Stay at the Grosvenor House

The Grosvenor House on Wikipedia

 

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NPF ball at the Grosvenor House

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