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March, 2008

You talk to much

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Ronnie Hollyman recorded live at the exclusive Key Room.   “The Quiet Man” – “Shhh!”   King Records

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The blues at three in the morning

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Sonny King.   “For Losers Only”   Colpix.

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Clap yo hands

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Music for Hand-Jiving on London Records. A compilation of hits by Tommy Steele, The Blue Jeans and The Four Jacks, etc.

Hand-Jiving involves a complicated pattern of hand moves and claps including thigh slapping, cross-wrist slapping, fist pounding, chest slapping and pounding, hand clapping, elbow touching and hitch hike moves. It resembles a highly elaborate version of pat-a-cake. The hand jive was popularized by Johnny Otis’ 1958 hit “Willie and the Hand Jive”. Eric Clapton did a version of the song in 1974 that reached the Top 40.

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Wax tracks

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This is one in a nice series of lps called “Sound Stories” which features races, racetracks, racers and cars around the world. This one is the 17th Monaco Grand Prix 1959. Beautiful art here.

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Lady and the Tramp

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12 side-splitting his by Hattie Noel and Billy Mitchell.   Dootone Novelty Series.   I don’t know Billy’s work, but I’d like to learn more based on this photo.

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Lp chubby lover

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Stubby Kaye. “Music for Chubby Lovers” Seeco. Occasionally you’ll see — as I do now pulling records off the shelf to post here — how I used to insert myself into various cover scenes. This was pre-photoshop obviously.

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Outhouse #2

outhouseii.JPG“Come sit a spell” Joe Pelham’s Outhouse II (Sequel to “That Wonderful Old Two Holer”).

This was unearthed at a salvation army up in Maine. $.59 later here it is courtesy of Calvin, another lp cover lover: “Here is a cover called OUTHOUSE II. “The Shack is Back” more tales, poems, and songs about a classic rural-Maine subject.

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Madonna with the long neck

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(Editors note: The Madonna in question here is the famous German film actress and sixties cover girl, Uschi Glas.)

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Bardot-re-mi

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Beautiful, sexy Brigitte Bardot on the cover of “Guitare Magique” by Johnny Smith.   CID Records

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Yo Quiero Rock

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