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The Left Banke were a late 1960's band from New York with a unique sound. Critics labeled them "baroque-pop" due to the classical influences in their music. Besides three songs that hit the Billboard charts, "Walk Away Renee," "Pretty Ballerina," and "Desiree," the group left behind a legacy of music that influenced notable musicans ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Alice Cooper.

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This is an exclusive collection of Left Banke related tracks. It contains Steve Martin Caro's mother Sarita Heredia's 1963 LP Flamenco Fire, pre-Left Banke singles by Christopher and the Chaps (Mike Brown), The Magic Plants (Tom Finn), Beckies related songs, and a bonus track of Mike Brown doing a short radio spot. These are very rare tracks meant to be shared for free with fans. If you use any of these songs for a podcast or other media, please link back to leftbanke.nu. Special thanks goes to Jim Witty, Caleb Dillon, Garage Hangover, Beyond The Beat Generation, Even and Glockenspiel Productions, and John Kennedy. I have made cover art that is printable and can be used in a CD jewel case. They are huge .tif files, made in CMYK format so I am offering them along with .jpg copies in a .zip file to save bandwidth. They look big and ugly, but they need to be large in order to print properly. You can use a free program like coverxp to get them the right size for your jewel case. You will need a program like Winrar or 7-Zip to download these files. They will take a few minutes to download depending on your internet connection.

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1. Sarita Heredia - Rumba Gitana 2. Sarita Heredia - Tango 3. Sarita Heredia - Zapateado 4. Sarita Heredia - Guajiras 5. Sarita Heredia - Fandago de Huelva 6. Sarita Heredia - Allegrias Rosas 7. Sarita Heredia - Candelorio 8. Sarita Heredia - Tarantas 9. Christopher and the Chaps - They Just Don't Care 10. Christopher and the Chaps - It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding 11. The Magic Plants - I'm A Nothing 12. The Magic Plants - I Know She's Waiting There 13. Mike Brown/Scott Trusty - Quarter Horses 14. Chessman Square - Jenny 15. The Beckies - The Whole World Is Watching 16. Mike Brown - WCOL Columbus, Ohio Promo (Bonus Track)