Jim Robinson IS “Construction Man”     Another private press release by a hardworking, blue collar American who earned his helmet and wants to tell his story in song.   “Job #001″ is just the beginning.

(31 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5)

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The Fabulous FOUR SKINS “Sing Songs of Medicine and Med School.”   A homemade record by four doctors without borders!   (This comes as a single but when you rub it it turns into an LP.)

(31 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5)

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“Do-It-Yourself”   Another is the Columbia Records series “Music for Gracious Living”   Peter Barclay and His Orchestra.

(47 votes, average: 3.23 out of 5)

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“Paradise Island” by Bob and Nancy

(10 votes, average: 2.40 out of 5)

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“Million Dollar Monkey On My Back”   “The startling story of a guy who shot one million dollars worth of dope in his arm.”   A harrowing account of a surviving junkie and his trip through hell and back.

(26 votes, average: 3.92 out of 5)

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“Sing Out For Motorcycles” by DIY biker Ray Nelson who went on to build his “Guitcyle” and ride across the country.

(15 votes, average: 2.47 out of 5)

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“In a typical year, Louis Armstrong spent more than three hundred days on the road, bringing his music to audiences around the world. He always traveled with a steamer trunk designed to house two reel-to-reel tape decks and a turntable, and he carried a stash of music for his own listening pleasure… Read more and see other cool covers made by Satchmo himself at Stupefaction

(12 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)

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“Reddy Teddy’s Rowdy Roundup” TFM-100. Crazy titles here like “When the Iron in Your Blood Turns to Lead in Your Pencil”! Cool illustration with that leopard skin bikini bottom and tail! Unlikely you’ll ever see this record again and I’m guessing there never was a TFM-101.

(16 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

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“Music for Morticians” “Les Pallbearer and His All-Ghoul Orchestra” This has to be one of my rarest records. I believe it was made as a goof by guys working in the design department at Capitol records Who knows how many were made.   It’s dated on the label 1951.   I’m assuming it’s them in the cover photo. I wonder who they got to be the corpse?! I’d love to hear from anyone who might know anything about it, though I imagine that’s unlikely. Still, a great cover and right in the spirit of our obsession.

(43 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)

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The Men From Mars for “Music Out of this World”   A crazy homemade cover by guys on the ultimate road trip (far away from Venus).

(6 votes, average: 1.33 out of 5)

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