Herb Alpert - The Lonely Bull (1962) Vinyl LP • Debut, Tijuana Brass, Latin Jazz

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Still in ORIGINAL SHRINK-WRAP (opened); small tears near right corners of front, missing section of shrink near bottom-left of back.. Vinyl plays with crackles and a few light-clicks during "Tijuana Sauerkraut", "Let It Be Me" and "Acapulco 1922" (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, discoloration with darker discoloration spots uncovered by shrink (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (A and M Ads); two seam partially split, second split near opening corner. Spine is mostly readable with wear. Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Small splits from right corners. Opening shows signs of some use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)
2. El Lobo (The Wolf)
3. Tijuana Sauerkraut
4. Deasfinado
5. Mexico
6. Never On Sunday
7. Struttin' With Maria
8. Let It Be Me
9. Acapulco 1922
10. Limbo Rock
11. Crawfish
12. A Quiet Tear (Lágrima Quieta)

About The Record:

The Lonely Bull, by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, is their debut album. Most of the tracks on the album were geared toward the TJB's Mariachi sound. There were also a few cover versions of popular songs, a trend which would grow in their next two albums, Volume 2 and South of the Border. Limbo Rock covered a novelty dance song that had been a calypso-style hit by Chubby Checker. Struttin' With Maria was later used as the theme for a TV game show called Personality, hosted by Larry Blyden. The tune Acapulco 1922 uses the old song Oh, You Beautiful Doll (by Seymour Brown and Nat D. Ayer, 1911) as a starting point, with a mariachi spin.