Four by Bruno!

(49 votes, average: 3.57 out of 5)

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The Letter  The Box Tops  EMI/Stateside Records (Australia)  (1967)  Nice cover art for this huge #1 song sung by 16 year-old Alex Chilton.  Love that opening drumbeat and classic first line “Give me a ticket for an Aero-plane”!  It’s been covered many times.  I’m most fond of Al Green’s early recording.

(41 votes, average: 2.98 out of 5)

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Andy Fisher  “Mister Cannibal” b/w “Computer Nr. 9”  Vogue Records (France)

(36 votes, average: 3.47 out of 5)

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Popeye  King Features (1964)  Song and story “Skin Diver” (my favorite) b/w “Fleas a Crowd”  $.49 only!   (Hey, wait a minute.  Popeye is smoking his pipe with his nose?  Eh, what do kids know anyway.)

(42 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

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“Music to Sell Bread By”  A promotional record from the Waxed Paper Merchandising Council!  A 5-minute radio show starring Eddy Howard and his Orchestra.  “Each theme closes with a hard-hitting sales message”

(35 votes, average: 3.31 out of 5)

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“Pinky and Perky’s Pals”  Columbia Records (England) (1962)

(37 votes, average: 3.19 out of 5)

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Sooty sings “My Friend and I” b/w “Super Sonic Sooty Spug”  EMI Records (England)  (1973)  Sleeve Illustration  Joe Tattersall   Okay, so Sooty was a BEAR, not a dog (thanks).  We’re open to a better headline here!

(35 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5)

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Peter, sent us this Swedish 7″ from 1966.  “Barbie och Ken” b/w “Skipper”   Majbritt & Ronny  on SWES Records

(32 votes, average: 3.31 out of 5)

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Paul Desmond (alto saxophone) Dave Brubeck (piano) Ron Crotty (bass) Lloyd Davis (drums)   “The Trolley Song”  Fantasy Records (on Red Vinyl)  (1955)    What a fun, funny cover from photographer Bill Claxton.   I’m a big Paul Desmond fan.   (Not sure I need to see him shirtless though).  Read the liner notes  and listen here to the rehearsal takes of title track:

(53 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)

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