The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets

The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets is the third studio album by American instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets, released in 1999 by Yep Roc. It was recorded between September and December 1998, produced by Ben Vaughn, and engineered by Mark Linett.

Critical reception
Exclaim! wrote that "this third disc is a short one, but it's long on value, blending equal parts Hi-Test surf music and gentle, tasteful ballads." The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that "the hooks are inventive, insistent and sometimes even funny." The Detroit Metro Times called the band's cover of "My Heart Will Go On" "delightfully absurd."

Personnel

 * Los Straitjackets
 * Danny Amis – guitar
 * Eddie Angel – guitar
 * Pete Curry – bass
 * Scott Esbeck – bass
 * Jimmy "L. J." Lester – drums
 * Guest musicians
 * Jeff Sudakin – keyboards, orchestration, sound design
 * Jay Mason – clarinet, saxophone
 * Darrel Gardner – trumpet
 * Additional personnel
 * Ben Vaughn – production
 * Mark Linett – engineering
 * Joe Gastwirt – mastering
 * George Miller – artwork