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Jolly good!

Pete Jolly  Duo, Trio, Quartet  RCA Victor  (1955)  Pete Jolly, Piano; Buddy Clark, Bass; Art Mardigan and Mel Lewis, Drums; Bill Perkins, Tenor Sax    Cool cover by Robert M. Jones (Bob Jones)

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Hero art

Festa Do Bolinha  Peralta Records (Brazil)  With Little LuLu and Tubby!

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Candy girl

“El Piruli”  Arlon Records  (Panama)

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Let the fat lady sing!

“De Juwelen Van Bianca Castafiore”    The Adventures of Tintin  (Coming to theaters this December from Steven Speilberg and Peter Jackson)

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Lei’in ’round

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!)

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Strap hangers

The Gaylords  “On the Town”  Mercury Records EP

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Os Velhinhos in the flesh

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)

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Slow dancers

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

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Huh?


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

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It’s Greek to me

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.”

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