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Slave to the Rhythm

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“Rito Esclavo” by Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros on Fuentes.

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Lucky L’Amour

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I don’t know who Emil Hahn is or who he thinks he is, but if I made a record I’d consider a similar cover!

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Vintage Porter Wagoner

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“The Bottom of the Bottle” by Porter Wagoner. RCA Records.

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Softly as a summer breeze

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Paul Mark and His Orchestra and Voices “Golden Melodies from Japan”   Imperial Records.

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Hollywood squares

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Can you name this quartet of classic TV comedians? And for bonus points the names of their shows?

This lp was originally bought in the late fifties/early sixties at Dinkles for $2.98.

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Early album cover art

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This generic album cover was made to hold 78’s (which were often released in brown paper sleeves without cover art) It wasn’t until the late forties/early fifties that illustration and then photography were used to package individual records.

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Annette’s Pajama Party!

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William Steig cartoons

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“Lonesome Octopus”

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Talking Comics was a series of 78’s on the Belda Records label that came with a comic book and sheet music so you could play along. The record was a narrated story with music.   This cartoon looks like a precursor to Hanna-Barbera’s great Squidly-diddly (who shall be featured here soon)!

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Little piggies

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