STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - AL HIRT / HUGO MONTENGRO - VIVA MAX !

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Great Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember New York City native, orchestra leader and composer, Hugo Montenegro, on this, the 42nd anniversary of his death. He was born September 2, 1925 and passed away in 1981, age 55, from  emphysema. He is perhaps best known for his score of  the 1966 film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Today we have him and Al Hirt working on the soundtrack to Viva Max ! . The film was released 1969 and directed by Jerry Paris and written by Elliott Baker and based on the 1966 novel of the same name, written  by James Lehrer. It stars Peter Ustinov as General Santos,  Pamela Tiffin as Paula Whitland, Jonathan Winters as General Hallson, and John Astin as Sergeant Valdez. The plot sees the group at the Mexico/ US border trying to get across in order to re occupy The Alamo. 

Al Hirt and Hugo Montenegro team up for the soundtrack released in 1970 on the RCA Victor label and the cover art is by page favorite Jack Davis. Our copy was purchased a few years back at Lakeland's very own The Wax And The Needle.

 A1 Viva Max March
Written-By – Sembello, Dino
3:05

A2 Sentries Charge
Written-By – Montenegro
2:45

A3 Paula's Theme
Written-By – Sembello, Dino
2:00

A4 Sneaky Lady
Written-By – Montenegro
2:00

A5 Operation Morning After
Written-By – Sembello, Dino
1:58

B1 Don't Turn Back
Written-By – Sembello, Dino
3:38

B2 After Mass On Sunday
Written-By – Montenegro
2:44

B3 The Alamo Letter
Written-By – Montenegro
2:10

B4 Viva Max Hat Dance
Written-By – Sembello, Dino
2:10

B5 March To The Alamo
Written-By – Sembello, Dino
2:08

Arranged By, Conductor – Hugo Montenegro
Artwork – Jack Davis 
Coordinator [Musical] – Ken Miller 
Liner Notes – Stan Levine
Producer – Bob Finiz
Supervised By [Music Supervision] – Charles Koppelman, Don Rubin