STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS - S.R.O.

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Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 87th Birthday of Los Angeles born trumpeter, bandleader, and record executive, Herb Alpert. Happy Birthday Herb !  In honor of his big day, we find ourselves spinning his 7th studio recording, S.R.O. . The LP was released November 1966 on the A&M label and produced by Alpert and Jerry Moss, who are the A and M in A&M Records. The disc peaked at #17 in Norway, #5 in the UK, #3 in Germany, and #2 on the Billboard 200. It's singles were "The Work Song" (#25 Australia, #18 Hot 100, #2 Adult Contemporary) , "Flamingo" (#30 Australia, #28 Hot 100, #23 Belgium, #5 Adult Contemporary), and "Mame" #51 Australia, #19 Hot 100, #2 Adult Contemporary).

"Our Day Will Come" (Mort Garson, Bob Hilliard) – 2:21

"Mexican Road Race" (Sol Lake) – 2:30

"I Will Wait for You" (Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy, Norman Gimbel) – 3:15

"Bean Bag" (John Pisano, Julius Wechter, Herb Alpert) – 1:58

"The Wall Street Rag" (Ervan Coleman) – 2:25

"The Work Song" (Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown, Jr.) – 2:10

Side 2

"Mame" (Jerry Herman) – 2:08

"Blue Sunday" (Julius Wechter) – 2:49

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:38

"For Carlos" (John Pisano, Nick Ceroli, Herb Alpert) – 2:46

"Freight Train Joe" (John Pisano) – 2:37

"Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmond Anderson) – 2:25

Herb Alpert - trumpet, piano, vocals

Nick Ceroli – drums
Bob Edmondson – trombone
Tonni Kalash – trumpet
Lou Pagani – piano
John Pisano – guitar
Pat Senatore – bass
Julius Wechter – marimba, vibes