Gene Martin “My Soul Magnifies the Lord”   An A.A. Allen production on his evangelical Miracle Records label.   On red vinyl.

(30 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)

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I love crazy classical music covers.   Like a desperate attempt to market “serious” music with jackets that might appeal to a larger audience of regular, simple folks.   For example, here’s some guy in a devil costume with a hot dog on a record of overtures by Offenbach, Rossini and others.   Thanks ABC Westminster.

(16 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5)

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TV’s “Truth or Consequences” game show host Ralph Edwards “acts as Master of Ceremonies for an evening of hilarity”   “Let’s Have a Party – A Complete Program of Games, Stunts and Contests” on Mercury Records.   An album of 78′s.

(11 votes, average: 2.55 out of 5)

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“Os 7 Diabos” on Brazilian Odeon.

(13 votes, average: 3.08 out of 5)

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“A great way to live…a tragic way to die” Thanks, Earl Nightingale. Reminds me of those drivers ed. films that scare you straight. I think the fatal mistake was breaking out the accoustic guitar and singing the complete Air Supply songbook. That just pissed God off.

(16 votes, average: 4.06 out of 5)

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“How Big is God?” Maybe Paul knows.

(10 votes, average: 2.40 out of 5)

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“Le Piano Diabolique” d’ Alain VIAN. Contains a smokin’ hot version of “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” and the scorching “No, No, Nanette”.

(26 votes, average: 4.15 out of 5)

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Johnny Ray “A Sinner Am I” with Jack Parnell and his Orchestra.   This is on the Australian Philips Label.   (Perhaps not by chance my reflection is in the glass of this one.)

(9 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)

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Thanks to Laura Levine for this very cool one (that I’ve never seen): “Thought you might enjoy this one. (Brooklyn!) At first I thought it must be a Harvey cover as well, but the credit on the back cover reads PANCHO PACHECO. (?)“

(18 votes, average: 2.61 out of 5)

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Remember Eddie Albert?   Green Acres (1965-1971) but also memorable as Cybil Sheppard’s dad in “The Heartbreak Kid” and as the warden in “The Longest Yard”.   Anyway, he was always religious and made lots of corny records like this one.   But the cover of this one caught our eye.

(14 votes, average: 3.57 out of 5)

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