Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: Whipped Cream & Other Delights

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass: Whipped Cream & Other Delights

1965

A& M Records

Format I Own it On: Vinyl and Compact Disc

Track Listing: 1. A Taste of Honey  2. Green Peppers  3. Tangerne  4. Bittersweet Samba  5. Lemon Tree  6. Whipped Cream  7. Love Potion No. 9  8. El Garbanzo  9. Ladyfingers  10. Butterball  11.Peanuts  12. Lollipops and Roses  13. Rosemary  14. Blueberry Park

Yesterday I remarked that if you collect vinyl records long enough there's a 100% chance you'll own at least one Herb Alpert record. And to add to that, there's a 200% chance it's going to be this one. I mean, look at that cover! There's no way not to buy it! Swank! Its ubiquity is probably a factor too. You go to any used record store and there will definitely be 500 Herb Alpert records in a ratty cardboard box that denotes the "dollar" section. It's because the audience for this has literally died off. This music can only be for old people! I mean that as a compliment by the way. Old people are cool. Look...

That cane stands on its own! Rad! 

Let's just say everything the field of medicine knows is incorrect, and it turns out that eating Burger King and drinking beer everyday doesn't lead to an early demise...Then this is exactly what I would want to listen to when I'm retired and playing shuffleboard!



This album also happens to be a concept album about a young boy who is approached by the Council of the Elders by the mysterious Morpheus who takes the young boy on a flute-laden quest to battle the evil forces of...No wait...That's Kiss' "Music From the Elder..."



 This concept record is about Food... Sort of a spiritual Godfather to Weird Al's "The Food Album..."



I'm going to go out on a limb here and say this album is even game-showier that the last one, if that's possible. I can only imagine that putting this on when you're having a down day will either put a big smile on your face or will push you over the brink into suicide. Either way, it's probably best not to know...Save this for the good times...Like the day your social security check comes in...or  when you're on vacation somewhere and need something to listen to while you're drinking a Pina Colada out of a big-ass pineapple...

Life is good...and fleeting...so let's check out "A Taste of Honey." A song that is also good and fleeting...