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“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt”

“Three Wise Monkeys” for $.29. A Tops For Tots 78 record. “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil”

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Chest fever

Canadienne Roger Frechette.   “Sexy Sax”

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These eyes

“Jazz Eyes” Regent Records (a division of Savoy). Jazz by John Jenkins, Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins and Art Taylor. Supervised by Ozzie Cadena. Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. Album designed by Portrait Productions.

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Lodge lizards

Deiter and Gunter are The Chalets. Two wild and crazy guys that hit pay dirt performing, then unknown, at the German Pavilion at the Montreal Expo of 1967.

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Sol brothers

“Anjos do Sol”   RGE Records

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Sick and satired

“Sick #2” Starring the Sicknicks with Will Jordan and Sandy Baron. Amy Records. Sick was the poor man’s MAD. A satirical humor magazine published from 1960 to 1980. “A magazine for those who can’t read” According to the liner notes there never was a “Sick #1.”

I’ll send a free LP Cover Lover T-shirt to the first person to identify 15 of the characters illustrated on the front and back covers.   Good luck!

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A little help from a friend

Colorful Stylings by The Crusaders of Illinois and the Singing Midget. Crusade Records. The Singing Midget is familiar to many here as Mr. Lowell Mason, the world’s smallest gospel singer. (Soon I’ll share an album I have by the worldest largest gospel singer). Lowell is 46″ inch small but stands large for the Lord.

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Out Of This World

The Theme from the TV Show “Out Of This World”   Tony Hatch   PYE Records

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“It’s about love, it’s about connection!”

Like a locomotive gobbling up the track or the head of a Roman soldier.   A perfect cover from Brazil –   “Aqui Comeca O Mundo Maravilhoso Da Musica”   “A Fantastica Orquestra De Studio De Cipo”

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Hasid rock

A Woody Allen impersonator. I think this is a Russian record of Yiddish comedy.   (Editor’s note:   It’s not!   See the helpful comments left.)

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