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Tiger beat

Afrosound   Vol. 4   Fuentes Records (Columbia)

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Comic strippers

“Canzoni a Doppio Senso”   UP Records   (Ed. note:   Can anyone help with a translation?)

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The freaks come out at night

O Som de L.C.V.   “Psicodelico” CBS Records (Brazil) (1968)     And…

The Lovin’ Spoonful   “Everything Playing”   Kama Sutra Records   (1968) Well played Father Guido Sardinecan!

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Rhythm notion

Piano Percussion In Rhythm   Arthur Cohen   ACORN Records   Cover design by Frank Parisi

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That 70’s cat

Cat Stevens   “Teaser and the Firecat”   A&M Records   (1971) “Peace Train”   “Morning Has Broken.” “The Wind,” “Moonshadow,” “If I Laugh,” “Rubylove,” “How Can I Tell You,” “Bitterblue,” “Changes IV” and “Tuesday’s Dead”     It is also the title of a children’s book written and illustrated by Cat Stevens.   The story features the title characters from the album cover, top-hatted young Teaser and his pet Firecat, who attempt to put the moon back in its place after it falls from the sky.

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Ghost buskers

Los Fantasmas   Jose Curbelo   Polydor Records (France)

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Sheena is a pink rocker

Pink Panther PUNK   KidStuff Records     (Includes “Another Brick in the Wall”!)   Makes me think of other songs that might be on Vol. ii.   Of course, all other songs by Pink Floyd.   And those by Pink herself.    How about Prince’s “Pink Cashmere”?   Bruce’s “Pink Cadillac”?

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Kings of Sierra Leon

“Afro Soco Soul”   by Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats   Featuring “Born To Be Free”   EMI Records (Nigeria) (1972) Sierra Leonian originators of afro-funk who settled in Nigeria in the late 60s and recorded three lps  – this being the first.

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French twist

“TWIST”   Maxim Saury   Pathe Records (France)

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Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you

“El Gato”   Zafiro Records (Spain)

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