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August, 2013

Love me slender

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“Stay Slender” with MR. SLENDERIZER  “Exercise to delightful music”  Now there’s a novel idea!   For a “slimmer, trimmer, firmer you”  Thanks to Chris “Mr. Zing-erizer” at In Your Ear Records.

(43 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5)

Thank you Crumb!

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(30 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)

Too much pork for just one Ford

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“Pinky and Perky’s Pals”  Columbia Records (England) (1962)

(37 votes, average: 3.19 out of 5)

Atomic dogs

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Sooty sings “My Friend and I” b/w “Super Sonic Sooty Spug”  EMI Records (England)  (1973)  Sleeve Illustration  Joe Tattersall   Okay, so Sooty was a BEAR, not a dog (thanks).  We’re open to a better headline here!

(35 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5)

Eight miles high

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“On the Other Side”  The Byrants featuring HIS “gospel sax”!  Imperial Records

(46 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5)

It takes two to tango

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Emile Prud’homme et son Ensemble   “On Guinche chez Mimile”  Odeon Records (France)

(45 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5)

Guys och dolls

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Peter, sent us this Swedish 7″ from 1966.  “Barbie och Ken” b/w “Skipper”   Majbritt & Ronny  on SWES Records

(32 votes, average: 3.31 out of 5)

Glamping in the ’60s

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Surprise Partie Camping   RCA Victor Reocrds (France)

(54 votes, average: 4.35 out of 5)

A pool of talent

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Paul Desmond (alto saxophone) Dave Brubeck (piano) Ron Crotty (bass) Lloyd Davis (drums)   “The Trolley Song”  Fantasy Records (on Red Vinyl)  (1955)    What a fun, funny cover from photographer Bill Claxton.   I’m a big Paul Desmond fan.   (Not sure I need to see him shirtless though).  Read the liner notes  and listen here to the rehearsal takes of title track:

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(55 votes, average: 3.76 out of 5)

Lothar and the hand people

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Andre Verchuren   “Les Doigts S’Amusent”   Festival Records  (France)

(31 votes, average: 2.94 out of 5)