I remember that and similar records helping to destroy one of the best musics that ever came our way, if you ever heard real bossa nova. (Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd; Getz/Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, Laurindo Almeida, et. al.)
We’re very involved in Latin music (Latin American, not Latin-Italian ;-), but I’ve never really taken a shine to Bossa Nova. Do you have a YouTube link or something to a good performance?