Here's a truly bizarre piece of instrumental pop from 1968 courtesy of Mariano and the Unbelievables. The 25th Hour was the second of their two LPs for Capitol in their (very) brief career of playing pop hits in a pseudo-baroque style.
The liner notes tell us that leader Mariano Moreno, who plays harpsichord, was from Argentina. The group was put together in southern California and at least one member, violist Jerry Epstein, later joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
This stuff is probably best taken in small doses, so here's the title song 25th Hour for you to listen to and download.
25th Hour
Judging by the listings at eBay, Amazon and other sites, some people are prepared to pay big bucks for this group's LPs. My advice is that if Mariano and his cohorts don't surface at the local thrift store for a dollar (or less), you're paying too much.
Needless to say, neither of their albums has made the shift to digital formats.
Actually, he was from Argentina...and you can see some of the photos here.
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Very interesting. Thanks for the update.
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