OST LP SEALED CACTUS FLOWER QUINCY JONES 1969 BELL 1201 ORIG PRESS STEREO
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The LP Info
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Album Title: Cactus Flower (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Catalog Number: Bell 1201 (Released in 1969)
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Composer: Quincy Jones
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Vocals: Features the legendary Sarah Vaughan on the main theme.
1. The Film: "Cactus Flower" (1969)
This is a classic screwball comedy adapted from a Broadway play, famous for bridging the gap between "Old Hollywood" stars and the "New Hollywood" counterculture of the late 60s.
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The Plot: Julian Winston (Walter Matthau) is a middle-aged dentist who is having an affair with a much younger "flower child," Toni (Goldie Hawn). To avoid commitment, he lies and tells her he is married with three kids. When Toni attempts suicide over the guilt of breaking up his "family," Julian decides he actually does want to marry her. However, he now has to "divorce" his fake wife. He convinces his stiff, loyal nurse, Stephanie (Ingrid Bergman), to pose as his soon-to-be ex-wife. As the lie spins out of control, the buttoned-up nurse begins to "bloom" (like the titular cactus flower) and discovers she has a life of her own.
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Key Cast:
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Walter Matthau (The Dentist)
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Ingrid Bergman (The Nurse)
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Goldie Hawn (The Girlfriend) – This was her first major film role.
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Significance: Goldie Hawn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this performance, launching her movie career.
2. The Music: Quincy Jones
By 1969, Quincy Jones was transitioning from pure jazz arrangements to a funkier, more pop-oriented sound. This score is a perfect "time capsule" of late-60s cool, blending orchestral pop, lounge jazz, and "mod" sounds to fit the generational clash in the film.
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The Style: It features electric keyboards, brassy jazz sections, and groovy rhythms that represent Goldie Hawn's youthful world, contrasted with smoother sounds for the older generation.
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Key Tracks & Highlights:
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"The Time for Love Is Anytime": The film’s main theme, sung by jazz icon Sarah Vaughan. It appears on the album in both vocal and instrumental versions.
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Pop Covers: The soundtrack includes instrumental covers of 60s hits like "I'm a Believer" (The Monkees) and "To Sir, With Love", used in the film to establish the "hip" setting of the record store where Goldie Hawn's character works.
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"She Hangs Out (Doin' the Dentist)": A fun, upbeat instrumental track with a very 1960s "discotheque" vibe, used for the famous dance scene.
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"I Needs to Be Bee'd With": A vocal track performed by Johnny Wesley.
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Listening Note: This album is often collected by fans of "Lounge" and "Exotica" music because it captures that specific, swinging 1969 vibe where sophisticated jazz meets the onset of funk and rock.
LISTEN "The Time For Love is Anytime"
- 1969 Original Soundtrack LP Released on Bell Records # BELL 1201 (Stereo).
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Composer: Quincy Jones, Neil Diamond, others. Conductor: Eric W. Knight. Cast: Quincy Jones, Sarah Vaughan.
- This is a Sealed Album and will perform with the Ultimate Sound Possible from this Recording. Slight rounded corners. Dinged corner by upper left. Drilled hole in center of album.
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