Still on tour at 90.

[donbosco]

 

[donbosco]

THAT album was bought more than a few times for the cover alone.

 

[Zoo_View]

My Dad owned that album. I LOVED looking at the cover.

 

[Ramrouser]

My Dad owned that album. I LOVED looking at the cover.

Mine too
Me too.

 

[heelinhell]

Mine too
Me too.

My dad did, as well.

I have that CD in my collection and enjoy the music, as well as the CD cover

 

[Patb78]

My Dad owned that album. I LOVED looking at the cover.

Same here.

 

[donbosco]

"His parents were Jewish immigrants to the U.S. from Radomyshl in present-day Ukraine and Romania."

 

[donbosco]

The 60th Anniversary of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Bass debut on The Ed Sullivan Show - Ed Sullivan Show

Sixty years ago, television audiences were swept away by the sun soaked sounds of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass.

www.edsullivan.com

 

[NOVAHEEL13]

I discovered it in my dad's LP collection when I was 11. I never returned it

 

[donbosco]

From Reddit

Dolores Erickson Whipped Cream Album Cover​

Background and Significance​

• Iconic Cover: The album cover features Dolores Erickson, a model, covered in whipped cream, which was actually a mix of shaving cream and real whipped cream due to the heat from photographic lighting. "That's shaving cream. Until recently, good photographic lighting emitted too much heat, and would have melted whipped cream."
• Cultural Impact: The cover became a cultural touchstone and sparked controversy, leading to numerous parodies. "The cover art sparked controversy and became a source for parody by musicians such as Soul Asylum and comedian Pat Cooper, among others."

Dolores Erickson's Role​

• Modeling Career: Dolores Erickson was a prominent studio artist and model, often working with Capitol Records. "Art director Peter Whorf, at the time engaged to Erickson's best friend, used Erickson on many Capitol Records shoots."
• Pregnant During Shoot: She was three months pregnant during the photo shoot for the "Whipped Cream & Other Delights" cover. "Album came out in 1965, and she was three months pregnant at the time."

Album's Success​

• Commercial Performance: The album, released in 1965 by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, was a massive success, staying on the Billboard Top 10 for 61 weeks and selling over six million copies. "This album held the top position on the Billboard 200 chart for eight weeks and continued to chart for more than three years."
• Surpassed The Beatles: In 1965, the album sold more copies in the United States than any Beatles record released that year. "The album sold more copies than The Beatles in the United States throughout 1965 despite Rubber Soul's later success and its eventual sales surpassing Whipped Cream & Other Delights."

https://www.reddit.com/answers/a8d3...treamQID=46c7e92a-932c-491b-8d7d-863c40a6099c


Erickson is apparently still alive and 90 years old -- same as Herb Alpert.

Dolores Erickson - Wikipedia

 

[Geisterfahrer]

Thought this was gong to be about Willie. But my man is 92!

 

[Blurb]

THAT album was bought more than a few times for the cover alone.

lol, maybe I should take that one home from my office record collection.