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April, 2008

Not Mick’s licks

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The hits of the Rolling Stones. Performed by Rockery this is a mockery on the Windmill budget label.

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The gentle sax

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“Seductive Saxophone”   Dolf Van Der Linden and his Orchestra.   Columbia Records

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A parade of one

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The Happy Sound of the Ocean County String Band.

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Starry eyed

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Constelacion Boricua.

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White toast master

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George Jessel “Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups” Riot Records. Jessel was born in Harlem and was once a bat boy for the New York Giants. Once the vaudeville partner of Eddie Cantor and Walter Winchell, he appeared often on the Johnny Carson and Jack Parr show and this album is an answer to the many requests from around the country to finish the stories he could not tell on TV in their entirety. George was given the title of “Toast Master General of the United States” toast mastering functions for Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. Cover Art Work by : Burt Portnoy & Bob Ghiraldini

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A whale of a good time

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Liz Lyons “Up Your Ass”   Live at the Club Monacco   (1975)   This one is signed on the front:   “To Debbie and Vaughn, Enjoy me. – Liz Lyons”   From the liner notes above (yes, I thought you should see the rear):   The critics rave:   “When this kitten lays one on you, you know you’ve been laid…on” and “I laughed so hard I fell off my wife and broke my arm.”

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I gotta dance to keep from crying

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Alan Dean Sings “Music to Bawl By”.   Apex Records.   Album designed by Olshan & Michelson.

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Handy man

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“The Incredible C.V. Polk – His Voice and Fourteen Flying Fingers. Arwin Records. From the liner notes:

Editors Note: “A memorable experience monaurally…it becomes a shattering reality in stereo.”

Accountants note: “I strongly recommend that this album be purchased in huge quantities.”

Owners note: “I’m with you baby!”

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Naked city

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“Midnight-Music.” Mid-sixties German. Cinematic and dreamy.

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Babe in the woods (with a little guitar)

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“Trees of the Lord”   by Roberta Crane

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