Various

★★★★

Pure Exotica CHERRY RED. CD/DL/LP

Subtitled: As Dug By Lux And Ivy. Further Cramps-inspired catalogue dipping: here, the yin and yang of late-’50s-into-’60s exotica on two discs, Lite and Dark. The former, instrumental sound of canoodling under coconut trees with Martin Denny; the second, cinematic noir like Les Baxter’s Despair. JB