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“Was that the cupboard door?!”

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“Viva Cha Cha Cha”  Cuco Chicos  Columbia Records (France)

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B-Cup

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“Film Special”  Guadrifoglio Records (Italy)  Arsenio Bracco Orchestra No. 2

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One track mind

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Col. Pickens “How to Win at the Racetrack”  Victory Records  Sid Stone (“famous TV pitchman”) narrates Pickens method for handicapping, finding the spot play, etc.  “The Secret is Out!”  This one’s dedicated to Tony’s mum who at 90 is still drinking martinis, hitting the track and picking winners.

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Give the drummer some

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Dr. Ballard’s Pet Foods presents The Herman Apple Quintet doing the “Ballard Beat” (a variation on the swinging Dr. Ballard’s ad jingle)  Ballard Label (Canada)

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It’s Twizzle time

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“The Adventures of Twizzle”  Words by Roberta Leigh  Music by Leslie Clair  Orchestra by Barry Gray  RCA  Records  (UK)  Featuring Footso the cat (A Shaggs “Foot Foot” connection?)  Twizzle is actually a superhero (“able to make himself tall as a tree”) with unlimited powers.

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An Irish sitter (and his lab)

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Ross McGregor at the “Fun Maker” Wurlitzer (with his seeing eye dog and best friend).  Homespun Records (Australia)

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This old mouse

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“El Viejo Raton ”  Perico Records (Puerto Rico)

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Knockin’ round the zoo

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“Fun at the Zoo”  A local promotional release from the Crandon Park Zoo.  With Go-Go the Clown!

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Bozo approved!

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Four from Capitol’s “Bozo Approved” series of cartoon 10″ records!  A great set including the voices of Mel Blanc, Daws Butler and Don Wilson and loveable cartoon characters like Henery Hawk, Peppy Possum, Country Cousin and Daffy Duck.   Add to that the music of Billy May!  Collect them all!

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Jo Sony’s play station

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“Monsieur” Jo Sony  CBS Records (France)  Just hanging out around the house with the dogs.  Enjoying a cigar between songs on the old squeeze box.

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