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December, 2006

Mood in Blue

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Urania was a great cover label in the 1950’s and put out some great traditional jazz as well.   This is a cool, sexy chick alone in an alley in the light of a street post after dark.   A cigarette hanging on her lips.   Looks like a pulp JD paperback cover.

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Songs for Gay Dogs

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I have a collection of records with titles that start “Songs of”. I’ve never seen a gay dog. Or heard any gay dog songs. But you have to love this cover of a man and the dog he loves. I love my dog too.

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Songs for Children

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I love this one.   It’s perfect.

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Bed Time Music with Jayne Mansfield

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What a beautiful Jayne Mansfield cover from Japan. I collect Jayne Mansfield covers. There are maybe a dozen US covers (“Amor” and “Speak Low” being the best), but it’s always exciting to discover ones from other countries. Japan issued some other really great ones that top my “want list.”

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Music for Pussy Cats

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Playing 45’s with Fluffy

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I found this online at another site like this one that shares record covers. I’ve never seen it, but given the little dog, the turntable and 45’s, the stuffed animal and the sixties girl with big hair laying on the bed…well I gotta get one!   Check out Dennis Catron‘s cheesecake collection!

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Be-bop illustration

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This is one of a four-part series of singles all with the same front illustration of Dizzy and featuring the legendary cuba percussionist Chano Pozo.

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Jumpin’ Jive

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This is actually a cheap 1983 compilation on Jivin records.   But it’s still a cool cover.

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Hot dog!

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Another R. Crumb Yazoo cover.

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Orquesta Aragon

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Here’s a nice Discuba lp with colorful art.   It’s filled with cha chas and pachangas and such.   Latin jazz flute!

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