“Music for Jennifer”   Selections from the Motion Pictures of Jennifer Jones by Paul Weston and his Orchestra on Columbia.

(30 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5)

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“Never Alone” The Shockley Family Quartet

(22 votes, average: 3.09 out of 5)

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“Songs We Remember” One of a series of “Background Music” records on Capitol. “Music blended to mix graciously with social gatherings”

(24 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5)

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“Calypsos from Jamaica” on Ritmo. Beautiful cover illustration from the fifties. Looks a little like the work of Mexican artist Ernesto Garcia Cabral (though I don’t think it is). If you like Calypso, check out Muriel’s Treasure radio show on WFMU.

(29 votes, average: 4.48 out of 5)

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This is part of a series of records on the French Fontana label that feature the drawings of the french pin-up illustrator Alain Aslan.

(69 votes, average: 4.52 out of 5)

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“Rockin’ in the 25th Century” The Spacemen on Roulette Records. (1964)

(22 votes, average: 3.55 out of 5)

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Dana is the king of polka record labels.   At least based on the covers.   Here’s a nice example called “Polka Rock” by Frank … wait for it…Wojnarowski, and his orchestra.

(43 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5)

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Kenya Records Presents Od Ogatu “The World’s Fastest Drummer”.   This is a beautiful, deep red, snake skin textured cover with gold embossed letters.   The songs include “Bongo Heat”, “Devil Dance”, “Virgin Rite” and “Wild Ecstasy.”   I think I found a site where you can here this: Click HERE.

(26 votes, average: 2.96 out of 5)

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Presenting Evangelist Dean Blakeney “Kung Fu Karate!”

(37 votes, average: 3.11 out of 5)

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“Dancing on the Ceiling”   A Rodgers and Hart Showcase on Philips.

(20 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

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