Jo Ann Campbell sings “A Kookie Little Paradise” and “Bobby, Bobby, Bobby b/w The Playboys singing “Memories” and “You’re All I See”  Karusell Records EP  (Sweden)  (Via ULF!)

The Gaylords  “On the Town”  Mercury Records EP

Above, just three of the many comic illustrations that grace the covers of Os Velhinhos records, a Brazillian group that I know little about.  (Perhaps one of our readers can help shed light on what must have been a popular band.)  After seeing their caricatures on Brazilian sleeves for so long, it was fun to see the real guys on the record that Tony found below>

Post Script:  The band “Os Velhinhos Transviados” (The misled elderly) was formed by José Menezes de França, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer that decided to compose with other experienced musicians parodies of old and new songs.  It was a satire: they played old music in a modern way and modern music in an old way, just for fun.  (Thanks to Eric and his friend from Brazil)

Rhythm and Blues  Savoy Records (France)  with Paul Williams, Bill Moore and Hal Singer

“Your Mystery Record” from Reader’s Digest  For the discerning listener!

This just in from LP cover lover Kyr Notis:  DIONYSIS SAVOPOULOS – The garden of the fool (1969)  “Probably the best psychedelic cover in Greece, excellent record too.”

Columbia Records sleeve for 78 R-P-M records (ca. 1953)  This drawing was used by The Clash for the cover art of their London Calling single:

Not to be confused with the Sonny Rollins LP of the same name!  Here’s “Way Out West”  by the Scottish folksinger Alex Campbell  Arc Records (UK)  (1963)  A four-track EP with “Jesse James,” “The Old Chisolm Trail,” “The Streets of Loredo,” and “The Wabash Cannonball” featuring the Gunslingers, Gerry Loughran (guitar), Royd Rivers (harmonica), David Laibman (guitar, 5-string banjo), Ian McCann (mandolo, mandolin, autoharp)  Read more and listen here!  Great cover illustration here by an uncredited designer – reminds me of some great Polish and Czech poster art.

“The Witch Doctor”   Broadway FunTime Records   Here’s David Seville’s original (with the original “chipmunks”)

Amazing!!  Here’s a cover that you’ll likely never see anywhere else.  A truly rare sleeve and an unknown treat for collectors of “outer space” cover art.  Tony found this one in Mexico, but it is OUTTA-THIS-WORLD!

“Pachanga en la Luna”  Eugenio Fondeur  Peerless Records