Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of record covers from the golden age of LPs


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May, 2008

Jazz accordion to Art Van Damme

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“More Cocktail Capers” The Art Van Damme Quintet Capitol Records. Cover art signed by “Guidi”

(26 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)

A perfect den

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Um Cavaquinho Em Hi-Fi.   Poly e seu Conjunto.   Columbia Brazil.

(46 votes, average: 4.48 out of 5)

You’ve probably had enough

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Die GroSSe Tanzparty Aus USA (Thanks Pookapooka.)

(29 votes, average: 3.14 out of 5)

Always look on the bright side of life

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Larry Adams Sings “The Sun’s Coming Up”   Inspirational music from someone less fortunate than most.

(41 votes, average: 3.66 out of 5)

From A to Chimpanzee

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Marty Paich “Hot Piano” on Tampa Records.   Red vinyl inside but look at this cool monkey cover.

(29 votes, average: 3.59 out of 5)

Tea and fruitcake

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“A Bachelor Gay and other songs to the Queen’s taste” sung by British Basso Raymond Buckingham

(33 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5)

Great lines from Warhol & Williams

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A neat Andy Warhol illustrated cover for Tennesse Williams Reading from “The Glass Menagerie, The Yellow Bird and Five Poems”. On Caedmon. Text and line drawings by Warhol (his signature clear in the upper left hand corner). Nice washes of color too.

(26 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5)

Net gain

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Franck Pourcel “Amor e Musica” Odeon

(30 votes, average: 4.10 out of 5)

The Green Man Group

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“Los Picaros Cantores en Humorisquetas Musicales”

(19 votes, average: 3.47 out of 5)

Disque o’ duck

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A French Barclay 45 of Donald Duck and the Three Little Pigs. Looks like early sixties.

(30 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)