I was once a big fan of Martin Denny, whose first big hit, "Quiet Village" snared me. I bought about 14 of his records (almost all mono) and, aside from the "exotic" music on them, all had a wonderful cover, usually with a delicious model (whose name was Sandra Warner) in various stages of undress. I threw all of them out (along with a few hundred others) on a move years back, but kept just one": "Primitiva," not because of the music, which today is really hokey with all the silly animal calls and screeches, but because Sandra Warner looks so enticing sitting in a tropical pool with most of her clothing falling off her upper body. I really liked this album cover when I bought it in 1959 (I was all of 14 at the time), and still get a kick out of it.

I read recently that the late Martin Denny's albums now sell for about $40 each. Too bad for me...