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Eli’s coming

Reverend Eli and his NOW Church   (From Show and Tell Music)

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Spice girl

Pepper Adams 5  Interlude Records  (1959)  Design:  Cal Freedman  Photo:  George Jerman   Pepper, Baritone; Stu Williamson, Trumpet; Carl Perkins, Piano; Leroy Vinnegar, Bass; Mel Lewis, Drums   Re-issue of Mode 112 (1957)  Colored vinyl too.

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Jolly good!

Pete Jolly  Duo, Trio, Quartet  RCA Victor  (1955)  Pete Jolly, Piano; Buddy Clark, Bass; Art Mardigan and Mel Lewis, Drums; Bill Perkins, Tenor Sax    Cool cover by Robert M. Jones (Bob Jones)

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Pork hinds

R.K Veulpoepers B.V.  “Diaree”   Fontana Records (Netherlands)  (1978)

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“GOD can’t come to the phone now”

“GOD’s” Last Message”  Revival Sermon by A.A. Allen   Blood-red, marbled vinyl adds to this crazy, evangelical crusader-for-Christ label Miracle Records.

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Hero art

Festa Do Bolinha  Peralta Records (Brazil)  With Little LuLu and Tubby!

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Candy girl

“El Piruli”  Arlon Records  (Panama)

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“Was that you?”

“FRUIT BOOTS”  Red Prysock and his Orchestra  Mercury Records (1957)  Red blew tenor.  Big band “rock ‘n roll”.

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Take it off! Take it off!

La Mascara Que Canta!  RCA Mexico    This reminds me of DeNiro as boxer Jake LaMotta in “Raging Bull” – over-the-hill and washed up, reciting poetry at a strip club.

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Read a good record lately?

Schlager – Magazin  Polydor Records (Germany)

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