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Raised on rock

Leo and Helen Dillon’s “Record School”

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Shake and rake

“El Plenaro” Jaime de Jesus y su cuarteto “Alma Alegre”   Ninfa Records   (Anyone know what this instrument is called?)

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The kids are alright

Frank Luther “Songs of Safety”, “Manners Can Be Fun”, “Health Can Be Fun”   Song-stories with orchestra and sound effects.   Vocalion Hi-Fi

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Pardon me

“El Corrido de Patricia Hearst”   Falcon Records

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“Did you trade my loincloth for a monkey?”

“Jungla”   by Leo Soto on Musart.

Thanks to everyone that joined in the fun and suggested titles.     Lots of funny ones, but we liked this one best that came in from Lp cover lover Christian, who’s won an Lp Cover Lover T-shirt courtesy of The Vinyl District!

(Our friends at The Vinyl District are sponsoring today’s search for the best caption to the above album cover. Win a men’s or woman’s LP Cover Lover T-shirt courtesy of The Vinyl District, an awesome site for music lovers and record afficiandos like you and me!   Send in your best caption to the “comments” section.   We’ll be posting the winning title here and at http://vinyldistrict.blogspot.com/ on Friday,     And yes, that’s a little monkey in the bushes.)

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You do the math

Frank Norman e Seus Sucessos Dancantes   RGC Records

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Separated at birth

Mija Aleksic (Courtesy of Lp cover lover Way Back Now! Lets Go…)

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Tickle Me Elvis

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Slap shtick

“The Cheeky Chappy!”   Max Miller

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Don’t shoot the piano player

Marty Paich Quartet with Joe Mandragon, Larry Bunker and Howard Roberts   “Hot Piano”   Sonet Records   “I’ll Remember April” b/w “Jump For Me” and “What’s New”   Scandinavia pressing from Tampa Records.   Cover photo by Dave Pell (!)

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