Ultra-Lounge is a series of compilation CDs released by Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

, predominantly featuring music genres such as exotica

Exotica

Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s, typically with the suburban set who came of age during World War II. The musical colloquialism, exotica, means tropical ersatz: the non-native, pseudo experience of Oceania...

, space age pop

Space age pop

Space age pop is a general and loosely based term for a music genre associated with certain Mexican and American composers and songwriters in the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. It is also called bachelor pad music or lounge music...

, mambo, television theme songs, and lounge

Lounge music

Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a type of mood music meant to evoke in the listeners the feeling of being in a place — a jungle, an island paradise, outer space, et cetera — other than where they are listening to it...

. The albums are also available online.

Each CD featured detailed liner notes along with two related drink recipes, tips on how to serve drinks to guests, and often photographs of sculptures made out of bartender items and other objects.

The series started in 1996 during the swing revival

Swing Revival

The Swing Revival was a late 1990s and early 2000s period of renewed popular interest in swing and jump blues music and dance from the 1930s and 1940s as exemplified by Louis Prima, often mixed with a more contemporary rock, rockabilly or ska sound, known also as neo-swing or retro...

, but as of 2009 the newer releases have been made available only for purchase in downloadable format from Amazon.com and iTunes

ITunes

iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....

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Discography

Multi-Artist CD releases:

• Volume 1: Mondo Exotica (Mysterious Melodies & Tropical Tiki Tunes)
• Volume 2: Mambo Fever (Samba! Rhumba! Hot ChaChaCha!)
• Volume 3: Space Capades (Atomic-Age Audities and Hi-Fi Hi-Jinks!)
• Volume 4: Bachelor Pad Royale (Midnight Music for Cool Cats!)
• Volume 5: Wild, Cool & Swingin' (Finger Snappin' Vocals & Cocktails After Dark)
• Volume 6: Rhapsodesia (Music and Martinis For Lovers Only!)
• Volume 7: Crime Scene (Spies, Thighs & Private Eyes)
• Volume 8: Cocktail Capers (Mondo Space-Age Bachelor Pad A-Go-Go!)
• Volume 9: ChaCha de Amor (From Mamboland to Bossa Novaville)
• Volume 10: A Bachelor In Paris (Martinis Du Jour, with a French Twist!)
• Volume 11: Organs In Orbit (Supercool Keyboards, Overheated Hammonds)
• Volume 12: Saxophobia (A Horn-a-copia of Sax-ual Delights!)
• Volume 13: TV Town (Prime-Time Tunes From the Tube)
• Volume 14: Bossa Novaville (So Cool. So Sexy. So Rio. So Ipanema.)
• Volume 15: Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too! (More Snappy Vocals, More Las Vegas Style)
• Volume 16: Mondo Hollywood (Movie Madness From Tinsel Town)
• Volume 17: Bongoland (Spicy Latin Licks, Hot Voodoo Chicks)
• Volume 18: Bottoms Up! (Jet Set Cocktails With A Groovy Twist)
• On The Rocks, Part 1 (Rock 'n' Roll Hits Distilled for Easy Listening)
• On The Rocks, Part 2 (Rock 'n' Roll Hits Distilled for Easy Listening)
• Christmas Cocktails, Part One
• Christmas Cocktails, Part Two
• Christmas Cocktails, Part Three
• Vegas Baby! (High Rolling, Sure Thing, Jackpot!)

Sampler CDs from the series itself:

• Best of Christmas Cocktails
• Ultra-Lounge Sampler (Also known as the "Fuzzy Leopard" sampler)
• Tiki Sampler
• Coaster Music Sampler

Artist/Composer-specific Compilations:

• Cocktails With Cole Porter
• The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason
• The Exotic Moods of Les Baxter
• The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny
• Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 1: Louis Prima
• Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 2: Bobby Darin
• Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 3: Mrs. Miller
• Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 4: Wayne Newton
• Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 5: Julie London
• Wild, Cool & Swingin' - Artist Series Vol 6: Sam Butera

Download Only:

• Wild, Cool, & Swingin' 3! (More Snappy Vocals, More Las Vegas Style)
• Divas Las Vegas! (Smokin' Vocals from the Sirens of Sin City)
• Hey Bartender! (Happy Hour, Last Call)
• Big Apple Martini! (East Side, West Side, Uptown, Downtown)
• Ciao Bella! (Mondo Italiano)
• Jet Set Swingers! (Book Your Flight, Grab Your Passport)
• Mucho Gusto! (A Swingin' Fiesta South of the Border)
• Vegas Baby, Too! (Double Down, Hit the Jackpot)
• Nursery Rhythms! (The ABC's & 123's of Bachelor Pad Living)