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May, 2007

Acid redux

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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out with Dr. Timothy Leary, the LSD-inspired Harvard professor turned shaman to a generation. This is a Mercury records soundtrack release to an exploitation flick about Leary. One of four or five albums featuring Leary that came out in the sixties.

(13 votes, average: 2.92 out of 5)

Record heat

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A rare Tempo label lp that I love and am trying to find a clean copy of. Just FYI.

(20 votes, average: 4.15 out of 5)

A swinging Holiday

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(26 votes, average: 4.27 out of 5)

Driving Flip Phillips

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(27 votes, average: 3.78 out of 5)

Talk to the hand

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Handy man Philipe Clay on the French Philips label (1957).

(10 votes, average: 3.20 out of 5)

A mounted cannon in Equador

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(13 votes, average: 4.62 out of 5)

Cloak and dagger

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Like a pulp magazine or dimestore paperback illustration, this cover tells the story of the music dramatically. “Spanish Spy” on the small Rep Records label.

(16 votes, average: 4.44 out of 5)

Salacious Salero

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Salero by Orquesta “Siboney” on the Kubaney label. I love the little cartoon illustrations!

(16 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)

A bored Miami, Florida housewife (1960)

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“La Mafafa” by Trios de Cuba on the Maype label.

(25 votes, average: 3.68 out of 5)

Two-piece band

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Maderas Musicales. Marimba Chiapas on Musart.

(18 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)