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February, 2013

Divorce Italian style

“Terroni e Polentoni Divorciano”  Franco Trincale  Fonola Records (Italy)  (We need a little help describing this one.  Anyone?)

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Finger food

“Something’s Cookin’ ”  The fired up Howard Roberts Quartet with Brass  Capitol Records (1965)  Cover illustration by Virgil Partch (signed VIP).  Bluesette (Thielmann-Gimbel), Hard Day’s Night (Lennon-McCartney), The Lonesome Cowboy (Sheldon-Marshall), Frankie And What’s His Name (Marshall-H. Roberts), Blues In The Night (Arlen-Mercer), Cute (Hefti), In A Mellow Tune (Ellington), Charade (Mancini-Mercer), Maniac (Rogers), Recado Bossa Nova (Antonio-Ferreira), Somethin’s Cookin’ (H. Roberts), People (Styne-Merrill).  With Charles Kynard – Organ, Chuck Berghofer – Bass, Earl Palmer- Drums, John Audino, Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Ray Triscari, Bob Bryant, Shorty Rogers – Trumpets, Bob Enevoldsen, Frank Rosolino, Ken Shroyer, Gilbert Falco – Trombones, Vic Feldman – Percussion.

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Sandman

Jacques Helian  Festival Records (France)

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Collared green

Verde Canibal  Pepe Castillo y su Orquesta  Musart Records

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Before there was a Sgt. Pepper …

Captain Gleason’s Garden Band  Capitol Records  (1954)  “The Band Played On” / “In the Good Old Summer Time”  Jackie Gleason does it in the style of a Fairground band

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Redniks

DOSTAVNIK on Supraphon Records (Czechoslovakia).  A compilation of country music.

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Sugar Sugar blues

Weird Archies picture sleeve from RCA Italy (1970)

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Sheiks dig records

Margo from Mama Blair!

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Party for Your Right to Fright

The Bloody Dr. Shock  “Let There Be Fright”  Cougar Records   Magician Joseph Zawislak created a persona based on Roland (with John Zacherle’s permission) and hit the Philadelphia airwaves on WPHL-TV in 1969. His first show lasted only 13 weeks but protests brought him back and a cult had begun. He was on three different shows during his reign: Scream-In, Mad Theater and Horror Theater. He also brought on his young daughter Bubbles, on the air and she grew up along with his fans. Unfortunately, Joe died in 1979 at the young age of 42 years old. Philly fans still hold a spot in their hearts for Dr. Shock and so do we.

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Shout Sister Shout!

Brita Borg  “Fat Mammy Brown”  Knappup Records  (Sweden)   Right to the LPCL Hall of Frames from LP cover lover Peter in Sweden!  “This is how Sweden was in the year of 1957. Britta Borg was a loved jazz singer with a very deep voice.  I found this 45rpm in a junkstore and paid 50 cents.  I have not seen it before.  Have about 3000 Lp´s many bought just for the cover so my collection is quiet mad.”

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