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


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June, 2008

Nymphonomaniac

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Sweet hi-fi cover from France with very cool portable turntable! “Technique Spatio-dynamic”

(25 votes, average: 4.12 out of 5)

On the thirteenth day of Christmas

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“A Harpa E O Velhinho”   How’d he get THAT down the chimney?

(22 votes, average: 2.82 out of 5)

Funky Monk

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The Thelonious Monk Quintet.   A Prestige EP.   Designed and Produced by Don Schlitten.     With Sonny Rollins, Tenor; Julius Watkins, French Horn; Percy Heath, Bass; and Willie Jones, Drums.

(42 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)

And now…the logo

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Our logo was designed by Frank Olinsky, an incredible artist who has created some very famous and familiar icons including the MTV logo. Frank has also designed great album and CD covers for 10,000 Maniacs, The B-52’s, R.E.M, Smashing Pumpkins and many others. Check out his work at FrankOlinsky.com.

(31 votes, average: 4.58 out of 5)

“Massacre Time”

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(25 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5)

Bows art

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The Marvelettes – A French Tamla Motown EP release.

(33 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)

A long, hot strummer

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Geraldo Miranda Sua Guitarra e Sua Musica “Eu Preciso de Voce”   Fiesta Records

(36 votes, average: 3.58 out of 5)

Tin Tin Deo

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Andre Popp “Theme from the soundtrack to TinTin and Le Mystere de la Toison D’Or”   Philips Records.

(22 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)

“Just take a left at the oak tree and then the first right after the bridge”

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“Le Petit Chaperon Rouge”   Vogue Stereo.   Read by Jean Chevrier.

(19 votes, average: 2.74 out of 5)

Oh, Snaps!

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The only LP by the mysterious funk group the Skull Snaps on the GSF Label (1973) They were in fact the group originally known as The Diplomats who had released numerous singles between 1963 and 1970 with middling success. Following this Skull Snaps session the group recorded a cover version of the underground hit “Soul Makossa” using the name All Dyrections, for the Buddah label. Two years later they recorded one final single under the Skull Snaps name, ‘Ain’t that lovin’ you’ b/w ‘Al’s razor blade’, for Grill records. Soul Snaps drum breaks have been sampled by rap and hip-hop artists including Ol’ Dirty Bastard and The Prodigy.

(27 votes, average: 2.81 out of 5)