A Taste of Honey (song) performer Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
Martin Denny, Eddie Cano and the Victor Feldman Quartet each scored minor hits in 1962 with their covers.
Acker Bilk released a version in the UK in January 1963, reaching number 16 in the UK Singles Chart.
Paul Desmond recorded a version in 1964 on his album Glad to Be Unhappy (RCA  LPM 3407)
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass recorded the most popular instrumental version of the song with a cover on their 1965 album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights. This recording won four awards including Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards of 1966.  The instrumental spent five weeks at number one on the easy listening chart, reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. This version is noted for the eight drum beats before the tempo increased, intended as an editing cue to be removed in the final version, but Alpert decided to keep it in.
The Ventures recorded a version in 1966 on their album Where the Action Is.
Harry James recorded a live version in 1966 on his album Live At The Riverboat (Dot DLP 3728 and DLP 25728)
Jackie Gleason, 1967, on his album A Taste Of Brass For Lovers Only (Capitol Records SW 2684)
Duke Pearson, 1967, on the album Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
Chet Atkins recorded a version in 1967 on his album It's a Guitar World (RCA  LSP 3728)
James Booker recorded a live version of the song, which was posthumously released in 1993 on the album Spiders On The Keys.
Emily Remler on the album Firefly