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Spaced out sounds! The exotic ear-candy of lounge music-’50s &’60s.

Chris Nersinger
5 min readSep 24, 2023
Above- for its time this was considered way out on the furniture.

Space age and lounge music-this takes in all those bachelor pad tunes as well. I am not sure exactly what was happening during those days. But this genre really dominated the airwaves oh yes, we had that crazed stuff called “Rock N Roll.” Some guy named …I think it was Elvis….ummm Presley. Yes, that was it. Lol. *** Don’t worry I know who Elvis was...I am a big fan.

Give this a whirl-

Above- Second track- Side two

This will put you on the right track as to the genre -lounge. could not think of a more perfect example. Thanks Johnny. (Warner Bros Records). ****Johnny Harris, Footprints on the Moon-Johnny Harris — Footprints On The Moon — YouTube

But he just on the upswing. This music, the spaced-out stuff. It appealed to a broader base of listeners. It was hot for all you “bachelor pad” owners. What a way to entertain the opposite sex, right? Our brains and persona were pulled into an almost high rollers type of lifestyle. All you needed was a good hi-fi with a phonograph (not…

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Chris Nersinger
Chris Nersinger

Written by Chris Nersinger

Was born the year that DR. NO (1962) premiered. His first movie, age 3 -MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958). A writer of all things Pop Culture. Movies, Music, TV. ...

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