Family feud

“Karate for the Family” An instructional record for the family that wants to learn to defend itself … from each other. (Strangely on the great Latin Boogaloo label Cotique.)

“Karate for the Family” An instructional record for the family that wants to learn to defend itself … from each other. (Strangely on the great Latin Boogaloo label Cotique.)

“The World of Las Vegas” “Night Club Music” Las Vegas & Country Western Words and Music by Ken (Nevada) Maines. Smile Records A DIY effort that has gotten some recognition in outsider and incredibly strange music circles. Includes the frightening “Shooting of Govenor Wallace”.
Side One is the Vegas side with song titles like “Freemont Street” and “$$$ Signs.” Side Two is the Country side with “Shooting…” “You Made a Fool Outa Me” and the unexplainable “Oy Vey, What a Dream”.

“Rocks” Bruno Lorenoni (ses guitars et ses accordian) Vega Records from France. I don’t know much about guitars, but these look pretty cool!


“Bahama Lullaby” (1957) Island Artists Records Compositions by Charlie Lofthouse with vocals by Vincent Martin and the goombay drumming of Charlie “Peanuts” Taylor.

Helen Merrill Emarcy Records (1954) With Clifford Brown and Oscar Pettiford. Produced and Arranged by (21 year-old) Quincy Jones. Merrill’s first and greatest.
Don’t Explain / You’d Be Nice To Come Home To / What’s New / Falling In Love With Love
Yesterday’s / Born To Be Blue / ‘S Wonderful
Chuck Berry “Chuck..Berry Is On Top” Chess Records (1959) A collection of rock and roll’s defining and most influential singles including “Almost Grown”, “Carol”, “Maybellene”, “Sweet Little Rock & Roller”, “Johnny B. Goode”, “Little Queenie”, “Roll Over Beethoven”, and “Around and Around”. It’s good to go back and listen to these songs fresh every once in a while and feel the power of Chuck Berry’s performance, timeless music and rock and roll poetry.