Werner Müller and His Orchestra • Wild Strings [1963] London Records FFrr The Sound of Strings PS 302

 

Wild Strings, a similarly far-out subversion of more traditional favorites -- though not quite so over the top in its stereo gimmickry as Percussion In The Sky, the album retains its predecessor's disdain for conventional sound and structure, stretching compositions like "The Breeze and I," "Lady of Spain," and "Hora Staccato" far past their breaking points.

Werner Müller and His Orchestra • Percussion In The Sky [1961] London Records Phase 4 Stereo SP 44008

 

Seriously whacked-out space-age bachelor pad music from one of Müller's good days. Under the ropey theme of the sun, sky, and stars, Müller works on twisting 12 standards, throwing in whistling, meteors, cowboys on the attack, and much more lunacy. "You Are My Lucky Star" keeps upping the tempo and throwing in new instruments; on "I've Got the Sun in the Morning" he processes the backing vocalists through some sort of strange early delay effect, doubling them back on each other. This is one record worth searching out in the thrift store bins -- the arrangements bring a smile to the face. 

(This is one of a group of LPs I bought at 3 for a dollar in Branson!  That brought a smile to my face!)