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You say you want a rev-o-lu-tion

Meanwhile, back in the USSR

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A bird in the hand

Ultra Funk  “Meat Heat”  Contempo Records (1977) (UK)  LISTEN HERE

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Dandy Lions

The Lions (“Os Inigualaveis”)  Farroupilha Records (Brazil)  Sixties guitar rock from Sao Paulo with covers of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, “Tequila” and Ray Charles’ “Mary Ann”.

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Do the Hoagy Pokey

Hoagy Carmichael’s “Havin’ A Party”  Golden Records

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Ring my bell

Maurice Patton and The Melodians  “Ding Dong A-Go-Go”

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Girl power

Two by the Travellers and The Stylers

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One Toad Over the Line

“Just Too Much”  The Progressive Piano of Hal Schaefer with Joe Mondragon on Bass Fiddle and Alvin Stoller on Drums   RCA Victor Records   (1955) ALBUM COVER ART: Nicholas Gibson

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Blow me

“Modern Brass”  Milt Bernhart Brass Ensemble  RCA Victor Records  (1955)   Design: Bob Jones

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Small changes

“The Midgets”  The Joe Newman Septet  Vik Records  (1957)   Photo: David B. Hecht  Frank Wess (fl), Barry Galbraith (g), Freddie Greene (g), Hank Jones (p), Eddie Jones (b) and Osie Johnson (d).

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Turning a head

“Presenting Baden Powell”  Philips Records (1961)   The first appearance of one of Brazil’s greatest guitarists.

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