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Austin Powers
"(Original Soundtrack) Austin Powers" 
Various Artists, 1997

     One of the most shag-adelic movie soundtrack releases to come out in a great many years. Even though it's not directly a lounge record, you can find bachelor pad favorites as well as modern artists who can claim their right in the lounge heritage. First the classics: "Soul Bossa Nova" by Quincy Jones and his Orchestra. Groovy, baby! Then there is the Burt Bacharach standard seduction number "The Look of Love" done by ex-Bangles member Susanna Hoffs. Speaking of Mr. Bacharach, this collection also includes "What the World Needs Now Is Love" performed by ol' Burt himself with help from the Posies. Oh, behave! There a nice spy-vs-spy track by the James Taylor Quartet simply called "Austin's Theme" and the "The 'Shag-adelic' Autin Powers Score Medley" composed and conducted by George S. Clinton. On the modern front there's Brit-popper Edwyn Collins, the bubble-gum pop band the Cardigans, and the super-sultry Divinyls. One song that should not be overlooked it the British-Invasion-via-post-punk track "BBC" by the outfit known as Ming Tea, which is in fact Mike Meyers himself with help from guitar rocker Matthew Sweet and the previous mentioned Susanna Hoffs. Smashing!

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