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Learn to beat the rap

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“Law, You and NARCOTICS”     Walter E. Hurst   One of a series of do-it-yourself legal topics on Law-U Records.

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Hit men

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“You Be A Disc Jockey”   Cameo Records   “Commercials – Interviews – Jingles – Weather Report – Time Check – Script”     U B A DJ!   Learn how to put the record on!   Drop the needle!   Use the mic!

(And you’ll hear the truth behind the secret world of real-life, pay-to-play DJs!     Here’s your chance to make extra money, coke, gifts, tickets, and hookers from record promoters peddling their sides.)

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (48 votes, average: 4.04 out of 5)
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Family feud

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“Karate for the Family”   An instructional record for the family that wants to learn to defend itself … from each other.   (Strangely on the great Latin Boogaloo label Cotique.)

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (58 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)
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Raised on rock

Leo and Helen Dillon’s “Record School”

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (40 votes, average: 3.45 out of 5)
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The kids are alright

Frank Luther “Songs of Safety”, “Manners Can Be Fun”, “Health Can Be Fun”   Song-stories with orchestra and sound effects.   Vocalion Hi-Fi

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (42 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5)
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Yahoo! travel

Here’s one of a series of records “Cities At Night” that visits the red light districts, after hours clubs and pick-up joints of international cities including Hamburg, London, Tijuana, etc.   Collect them all.   “Your passport to the people and places of pleasure!”   Includes a track that promises to let you hear the sounds of “being hustled by two Stockhom Prostitutes posing as models!”   “It’s all here, ready willing and yours for the taking”

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (90 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5)
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Johnny bee good

“Teaching Johnny How to Become a Better Reader and S-P-E-L-L-E-R”

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Promises, promises

“Social Security.   Something you can depend on now.”   NOT.

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But who’s counting

“The Count Counts”   Sesame Street!   Blah!

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The wizard of osmosis

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“Learn While You Sleep”   Sleep Teaching:   A 20th Century Marvel.   Release the power of your subconscious mind.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (46 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5)
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