A rare example of illustrator Jim Flora’s work on this Columbia Records 78RPM 10″ record album, “Come to the Circus”

(47 votes, average: 3.74 out of 5)

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Sambrasa Trio   “Em Som Maior”   Som Maior Records (Brazil)   (1965)   The only LP by this more influential Brazilian samba-jazz group or Hermeto Pascoal, Humberto Clayber and Airto Moreira (later in Return to Forever).   Great cover!

(54 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)

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“Sounds Funky”   By The Golden Heavies   Parlophone Records   (South Africa)   A Clive Calder production by anonymous studio group playing hits of the days.     Nice hand drawn, magic marker illustration.   Like a school notebook sketch or textbook cover doodle back when I was a kid.

(51 votes, average: 3.90 out of 5)

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“Pa’que pa’ que” and “Sombrero Sao”   Lyra Records from Bolivia     These are beautiful little covers with bright, rich saturated colors.   I don’t know how these were printed, but the ink is thick and textured to the touch.

(42 votes, average: 4.17 out of 5)

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BOKAKA!   by Nestor   Fontana Records France (1977)

(48 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

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Johnny Poi and his Oahu Islanders   “Hawaiian Kiddie Luau”   Cricket Records

(44 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5)

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“Apres Le Twist”   Victory Records   (1959)   France

(41 votes, average: 3.71 out of 5)

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Quarteto Lambari

(51 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)

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Leonard Feather Presents BOP   Mode Records   (1957)   George Wallington (Piano) with Phil Woods on alto, and either Thad Jones or Idrees Sulieman on trumpet.   Illustration by Wm Box       Titles include “Lemon Drop”, “Salt Peanuts”, “Little Benny”, “Billie’s Bounce”, and “Shaw Nuff”.

(52 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5)

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“Cockels and Mussels” With vocal and full orchestra     A Record Guild of America Flexi-Disc

(73 votes, average: 4.32 out of 5)

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