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On Decca

Decca Records for Children   “Unbreakable DECCALITE”   Frank Luther “The Three Billygoat’s Gruff”

(47 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5)

Songs for groovy gringos

“A Record of Your Trip to Mexico”   This was put out by the Mexican Dept. of Tourism

(47 votes, average: 3.23 out of 5)

The name game

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The “Pres” and the “Bean”   (Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins)   Savoy Records   Burt Goldblatt cover art.  Mid-twentieth century jazz and it’s culture coined colorful slang and dubbed it’s players affectionate, funny nicknames such as “Bird”, “Hawk”, “Bags”, “Count”, “Pops”, “Duke”, “Lady   Day”, “Dex”, “Dizzy”, “”Toots”, “Fatha”, “Cannonball”, “Cootie”, Monk”, “Sassy”……

(47 votes, average: 3.94 out of 5)

Ain’t nothin’ but a houseparty

Sylvio Mazzucca e sua orquestra   “Chegou a Musica!”   Copacabana Records

(45 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

Italian songs, by Jove

Jove Paone   “El Pequeno Trovadore de Italia”

(45 votes, average: 2.93 out of 5)

Little things voodoo

Voodoo in Haiti

(68 votes, average: 4.09 out of 5)

Who’d play for us?

Van Wood   “Intorno al Mondo”   Fonit Records (Italy)   (Special thanks to Ulf in Sweden)   Love it!

(44 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5)

Flora good time

A rare example of illustrator Jim Flora’s work on this Columbia Records 78RPM 10″ record album, “Come to the Circus”

(48 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)

Do you believe in…

Magic 10 in

“Magic”   Peter Pan Records   Thanks Way Back Now.   (See you send me a cover and…presto!…it appears on LPCoverLover)

(50 votes, average: 3.18 out of 5)

How to rock in six easy steps

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J.P Teaches You To Rock!! (Columbia Records)

Step 1.   The overexcited greeting

Step 2.   A little air guitar

Step 3.   Laugh at a joke

Step 4.   Lay your cards on the table

Step 5.   “I’m totally broke!”

Step 6:   Always finish with Jazz Hands…

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(64 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)