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GO GO GO Alan Freed’s “TV Record Hop” Coral Records (1957) Not sure who the musicians are here, the songs are all originals. Love the cover illustration! Not sure who “AM” is. Anyone know?
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La Societe Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements and the Braunstein Freres and Zig-Zag cigarette papers present “Zig-Zag en Musique” Calypso, Cha Cha, Fox and Samba under the artistic direction of Pierre Spiers. Surprise Party Zig-Zag (France) Jean Effel cover illustrations (really?!) (We welcome any clarification on all of this from any of our french-speaking friends!)
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Buddy Johnson (with sis Ella on the mic) “Walkin” Mercury Records (1957) A great swingin’ record with big band, honkin’ horns and smokin’ vocals melding R&B and blues into early Rock n’ Roll! Art design by Darrill Connelly. Woodrow Wilson “Buddy” Johnson (January 10, 1915 – February 9, 1977). Nice review of the album with download here at the BeBop Wino blog.
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“Music for RELAXATION” Viennese Symphonic Orchestra Plymouth Records Budget label EZ classical for those undiscerning hi-fi owners looking something to have on in the background. Aural wallpaper someone once called it. A good book for mom. A smoke for dad. Kids like it too!
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“Easy Does It” Epic Records EP Lester Young with Count Basie and his Orchestra Illustration by Birger Roos . (1955)
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“Riff Medley” Conrad Gozzo and his Swing Wing RCA Victor Records
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Pete Jolly and His Trio (w/Buddy Clark, Bass and Art Mardigan, Drums) RCA Victor Records (1955) I picked up a bunch of nice jazz 45s with fun sleeves recently. This has a nice 50’s beatnik quality to it and that cool line drawing style that David Stone Martin and Jim Flora made famous. This one done by Romano Ross.
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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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“Noviembre 32” Son-Art Records (Mexico) A comp from 1969 including covers of “ob la di, ob la da” and “I say a little prayer”, etc. Cool sketchy marker illustration.
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Amazing! Spaceway Ballads “Folk Songs of the Rocketmen (Circa 2075 AD) On Ficker Records (out of Old Greenwich, Connecticut!)
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