"Bald" Bill Hagan & His Trocaderons- Music To Strip By

If you have been to a strip club in the past you have probably had your fill of Nine Inch Nails and Nickelback and every other overplayed band used by strippers.  This is not a compilation of those audio hate crimes.

With titles like "Bumps And Grinds," G-String Twist," and "Girdles Aweigh" this album harkens back to the days when stripping meant leaving some clothes on so the audience could use their imagination.  Also, the girls didn't have bullet wounds and meth issues.

Burlesque also has an element of humour in the presentation.  It is not just women taking their clothes off.  There is usually a funny storyline behind the act.  The only funny thing you will see at a strip club today is the fact that guys will pay six bucks a beer to watch a crack-addled skeleton with four teeth sickly writhe around a stage to Christina Aguilera.

This record is certainly not something I would listen to on any regularity.  I am not really in to that raunchy jazz trumpet sound but its still far better than anything you would hear at a "gentleman's club" these days.  Plus its a fun record with a fun title that looks great in the collection.  Worth keeping simply for the novelty factor.

Stats...
Artist: "Bald" Bill Hagan and his Trocaderons
Title: Music To Strip By
Label: Somerset
Matrix: SF-168
Year: 1966
Size: 12"
Speed: 33.3