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March, 2009

The road to hell

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“Hades Highway” Len Barow   (Notice the little “Hades Highway Line” sign in the upper left corner)

(34 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5)

I just Sshhhwwshh that car were mine!

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(25 votes, average: 3.64 out of 5)

Cha, cha, charlie, is tha, tha, that you?

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“Cha Cha Cha?”   Polydor

(77 votes, average: 4.31 out of 5)

Did he see this coming?

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Mr. ESP   “From the Twilight World…Top Secrets of Tomorrow”   Mr. Ronald Edwin with Predictions on Politics, Space Field, Science, Stock Market, Destiny of Nations, Personalities, Natural Disasters, WOMEN(?), Espionage, After 62-64.   Galiko Records

(43 votes, average: 3.37 out of 5)

The people that time forgot

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The Victory Trio     “Had It Not Been”

(49 votes, average: 3.16 out of 5)

That’s Frankenfeld, Franken FELD!

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“Horror Skop 63”   Von Peter Franken…feld   (Germany)

(61 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

Swing-a-bull

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“Jimmy La Vaca Swings Cha Cha Cha”   Gone Records

(52 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5)

Miami sound machine

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“Party Down” Little Beaver   Cat Records (1974) Willie Hale was a session musician who played on such hits as Betty Wright’s “Clean Up Woman”, and George McCrae’s “Rock Your Baby”.     The back-up musicians here are a who’s who of the Miami funk/soul sound and TK, Alston and Glades Records stable. Party Down Part 1   features background vocals by Betty Wright, pianist Benny Lattimore (“Let’s Straighten It Out”), and organ man Timmy Thomas (“Why Can’t We Live Together”).

“Come on girl, don’t be shy, we’re just partying down, you and all your friends, we’re gonna party down.”

(25 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

Those were the gays

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“Young and Gay”   Ursuline Academy Glee Club, San Antonio, Texas

(55 votes, average: 3.53 out of 5)

Tale of the tape

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#5 in Fax Records’ Stag Party Record Series “Off Limits featuring Wild Service Songs”   These were sold with strategically placed strips of tape which in many cases were removed hastily and often left marks.   There are a few series of these adult comedy records with collectible nude covers (put out by Fax, Davis and Adam for example).   Not much to listen to, but favorites for cover lovers around the world.

(68 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)