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Sad folk

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Cornelis Vreeswijk  Metronome Records  (Sweden)

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The J3

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The Three Jacksons  Accordian Medley No. 46/47  Philips Records (France)

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Surely

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“As I Love You”  Shirley Bassey  Philips (UK)  1958

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The girls can’t help it

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An Italian EP and a German EP that have something in common.  Marino Marini and Hazy Osterwald and the boys play for the attention of two hot babes.

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Soul drummer

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Ken Macintosh and his Orchestra “Rock a Conga”  RCA  (France)

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Carving Bird

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Charlie Parker on Verve/Barclay Records (France)  Lover Man, etc.  With his quintet featuring Red Rodney, John Lewis, Ray Brown and Kenny ‘klook” Clark.

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Pajama mama

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Fausto Papetti “Sleepy Lagoon”   FP put out hundreds of records, almost everyone with a pretty model on the cover and almost always nude.  Here’s a tame one on Durium Records from Portugal.

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Anita copy

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My favorite!  Anita O’Day  From the LP “Pick Yourself Up”  This is another photo from the shoot that produced the LP cover.  Verve Records  (and yes, I need a copy)

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2 J Crew

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“Il Pullover”  Gianni Meccia and Nico Fedenco  RCA EP (Italy)   Sweater girls

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Prima’s donna

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Keely Smith sings the Lennon – McCartney Songbook  Vol 1.  Reprise Records EP  (UK)  (1965)   I love Keely Smith singing with and without Louis Prima.

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