🎵 AotW Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band: Foursider (A&M Records SP-3523)

Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band: Foursider

A&M Records SP-3523
Released 1973

A1: Comin' In The Back Door • 2:14​

A2: Spanish Flea • 2:20​

A3: For Animals Only • 2:20​

A4: Rhode Island Red • 2:45​

A5: Big Red • 2:11​

A6: Fresh Air • 2:05​

B1: Spanish Eyes • 3:00​

B2: Brasilia • 2:35​

B3: I'll Marimba You • 2:11​

B4: Samba De Orfeu • 2:57​

B5: Las Mananitas • 2:57​

C1: Sunrise Sunset • 3:26​

C2: We've Only Just Begun • 2:53​

C3: Cast Your Fate To The Wind • 2:45​

C4: Those Were The Days • 3:18​

C5: As Time Goes By • 3:18​

D1: Winchester Cathedral • 2:07​

D2: Yes Sir That's My Baby • 2:13​

D3: Acapulco 1922 • 2:07​

D4: The Portuguese Washerwomen • 1:54​

D5: Windy • 2:42​

D6: Going Out The Side Door • 2:33​

https://www.discogs.com/master/931585-Julius-Wechter-The-Baja-Marimba-Band-Foursider

 

[Nemily]

Thanks for this AotW link! I picked up one of these. There are only 6 Foursider tracks on 'Best of' which I do have already, but the only other BMB I have on physical format is Do You Know The Way to San Jose which has some great deep cuts AND it's my favorite BMB album cover which is a nice bonus. Anywho, Foursider only has one track from DYKTWTSJ - Sunrise, Sunset, and that is already on 'Best Of' so this is a great addition for me.

 

[Bobberman]

Thanks for this AotW link! I picked up one of these. There are only 6 Foursider tracks on 'Best of' which I do have already, but the only other BMB I have on physical format is Do You Know The Way to San Jose which has some great deep cuts AND it's my favorite BMB album cover which is a nice bonus. Anywho, Foursider only has one track from DYKTWTSJ - Sunrise, Sunset, and that is already on 'Best Of' so this is a great addition for me.

Congratulations on your acquisition those deep cuts are really standouts in my opinion I recommend you try to get as much of the BMB as you can my first BMB album was Greatest hits which has tracks not featured on Foursider or the best of and the first BMB album has even more Enjoy my friend

 

[Harry]

And here's my CD artwork for the Wechter/Baja FOURSIDER:



Since the LP package lists the eighth track as "Brasilia", but the actual vinyl plays "Summer Samba", I've included both tracks on my CD.

 

[Bobberman]

And here's my CD artwork for the Wechter/Baja FOURSIDER:



Since the LP package lists the eighth track as "Brasilia", but the actual vinyl plays "Summer Samba", I've included both tracks on my CD.

Excellent Harry

 

[Mike Blakesley]

I think this is the only Baja compilaton that starts and ends with the correct tracks as the gods of music intended.

 

[Bobberman]

I think this is the only Baja compilaton that starts and ends with the correct tracks as the gods of music intended.

Mike my friend you got me singing 'Twenty six miles across the sea" ( in a Spanish BMB accent even HaHa.) But you are correct starting with "Coming in the Back door" and Ending with "Goin out the Side Door" is perfect for this compilation

 

[Nemily]

I finally opened this one and it sounds astounding. To my surprise, Side two of the first record is side 4 instead of side 2 and the other LP has sides 2 and 3. The songs are correct on the respective sides. I don’t think this is how it was meant to be pressed. I guess I just have an odd one (photo below).

I think my favorite side is 2 so far. Even with “Summer Samba” replacing of “Brasilia” , it is chock full of Julius Wechter and warm Latin influences.

 

[Harry]

I don’t think this is how it was meant to be pressed. I guess I just have an odd one (photo below).

Yes, actually it was. These were made for the days of record changers, where one would stack several albums and the changer would drop one at a time.

For these FOURSIDERS, you could play Side One with Side Two next in the stack. Then you'd flip the stack of two over and Side Three would play before Side 4. So the arrangement is not unusual at all.

 

[Rudy]

It was hit or miss with the record labels back then--some did the 1/4 and 2/3 album sides, where others stuck to the more traditional 1/2 and 3/4 album sides. With changers all but gone now, any two (or more) record set is numbered as we'd expect.

 

[Nemily]

Now that I think about it, I don't really have many double LPs at all from the early 70s. I have "Goodbye to Yellow Brick Road" 1/2, 3/4 from 1973 and the box set "Chicago at Carnegie Hall" 1971 as expected, but I suppose the Chicago set wouldn't count anyway since it's a box set.

I just remembered I do have a Cotillion Woodstock from 1970 that is 1/6, 2/5, 3/4. Wow. Thanks for the enlightenments!

I do remember stacking 45's though like it was yesterday. That was fun!

 

[Bobberman]

I finally opened this one and it sounds astounding. To my surprise, Side two of the first record is side 4 instead of side 2 and the other LP has sides 2 and 3. The songs are correct on the respective sides. I don’t think this is how it was meant to be pressed. I guess I just have an odd one (photo below).

I think my favorite side is 2 so far. Even with “Summer Samba” replacing of “Brasilia” , it is chock full of Julius Wechter and warm Latin influences.

Those records look absolutely beautiful like brand new Take very good care of those my friend you got a true rarity there

 

[Bobberman]

Yes, actually it was. These were made for the days of record changers, where one would stack several albums and the changer would drop one at a time.

For these FOURSIDERS, you could play Side One with Side Two next in the stack. Then you'd flip the stack of two over and Side Three would play before Side 4. So the arrangement is not unusual at all.

I remember those Record Changers my parents console stereo ( 1977 vintage) had one we usually just played one record at a time but I have to admit it was a very handy feature at the time if you wanted an hour or two of non stop music.