Rolling thunder
“Music for Swingin’ Bowlers” Don Carter Ebonite sponsored. Mark 84 Records.
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(37 votes, average: 3.54 out of 5) Loading ...Bats out of hell
The Batmen “Batman” b/w “Tell Me Baby” CBS Records This band is from Germany. Here’s a neat website about records inspired by Batman.
(48 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5) Loading ...Heros of the B3
Johnny “Hammond” Smith “The Stinger” Prestige Records (1965) Design/Pop Art: Don Schlitten. sDusty Groove says: A great little groover from Johnny Hammond Smith — and one of his rarest albums! The record may be rare because it’s got a strange cover that features a comic character that looks like the Green Lantern, and Prestige might have gotten nervous about copyright infringement. Johnny’s in great form on the Hammond, and his combo really cooks nicely — with Floyd Smith on guitar, Earl Edwards on tenor, and Houston Person sitting in for the version of the title cut. The set features a great version of Smith’s groover “Cleopatra & The African Knight”, plus “Benny’s Diggin”, “There Is No Greater Love”, “You Don’t Know What Love Is”, “The Stinger”, and “Brother John”.
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An Epic night
“Rock the Blues!” Count Basie and his Orchestra Epic Records
(40 votes, average: 3.58 out of 5) Loading ...William Claxton, sharp shooter
The great photographer William Claxton passed away this week. His work captured most of the musical legends of the mid-Twentieth Century and appeared on many Pacific and Contemporary album covers. Working from the West Coast, he often brought his subjects out of the dark nightclubs they inhabited and into the California sun. For example, this very un-jazzlike shot of Sonny Rollins on “Way Out West” for Contemporary Records (1957) With Shelly Manne and Ray Brown.
(53 votes, average: 4.09 out of 5) Loading ...Whiskey visions
Walter “Ever been stung by a dead bee” Brennan sings “Space Mice” b/w “The Thievin’ Stranger” Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Billy Vaughn. Dot Records.
(58 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5) Loading ...Hot stuff
Tribute to the Rolling Stones (Sung by The Winstons).
(82 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5) Loading ...There’s only one “i” in Denise
“Closer to the Savior” by Denise. Courtesy of Lp cover lover Will (Show and Tell Music) Louviere!
(112 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5) Loading ...Your cash ain’t nothin’ but trash
“Money is to Burn” Elba Records (Denver, CO.) (1961) Yellow Vinyl.
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