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Star dreck

July 30th, 2009 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Illustration, Monsters, Outer Space and Rockets, Soundtracks by lpcoverlover | 12 Comments

The Green Slime (from the 1968 MGM Motion Picture)

(99 votes, average: 4.49 out of 5)

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Huey, Luey and Chop Suey

July 20th, 2009 in Asian Pop, Illustration by lpcoverlover | 2 Comments

“A’ Go-go”

(37 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)

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Beep beep!

July 14th, 2009 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Illustration, Outer Space and Rockets by lpcoverlover | No Comments

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“Los Marcianos” Orquesta America RCA Victor

(45 votes, average: 3.51 out of 5)

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Merry pranksters

July 12th, 2009 in Classical, Clowns and the Circus, Illustration, Jim Flora by lpcoverlover | 2 Comments

Jim Flora illustrates Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel/Death and Transfiguration RCA Victor (Red Seal) LM-1891 (1955) NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, conductor

(52 votes, average: 3.56 out of 5)

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“I want my baby back”

July 12th, 2009 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Illustration, Rock by lpcoverlover | 4 Comments

Los Bravos “La Moto” Columbia. (1966). Los Bravos was the first Spanish group to reach #2 on the UK charts and #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. That one-hit wonder, “Black is Black,” sold over one million copies worldwide. (A sad aside: One of Los Bravos’ founding members Manuel Fernandez committed suicide on 20 May 1967, at the age of 23after the death of his bride Lottie Rey in an auto accident. He had been driving the car and was riddled with guilt.)

(50 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5)

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Art for Arturo’s sake

July 12th, 2009 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Chicks with Guitars, Illustration by lpcoverlover | No Comments

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(53 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)

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mmm, nice!

July 12th, 2009 in Alternative Cover, Bachelor Pad and Lounge, Cheesecake, Illustration by lpcoverlover | 3 Comments

Alternate RCA UK cover of “Mmm Nice!” by arranger, composer and conductor Bob Thompson, his chorus and orchestra Recorded Aug. 1959.

Selected Personnel: Shelly Manne (drums), Larry Bunker (drums, perc.), Frank Capp (drums), Emil Richards (perc.), Bud Shank (Sax), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Ken Shroyer (trombone), Don Fagerquist (trumpet), Al Porcino (trumpet), Alton Hendrickson (guitar), Red Callender (horns).

Tracks: The Song is You, Younger than Springtime, People Will Say We’re in Love, They Can’t Take That Away from Me, While We’re Young, The Best Thing for you, Ain’t We Got Fun, Hello, Young Lovers, Do It Again, joie_de_vivre I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face, Playboy.

This record is a staple of any EZ listening/bachelor pad/lounge music library and features the most imaginative intrumentals with wordless vocal chorus. This is Thompson’s first LP. Here’s the U.S. release with cover girl Sandy Warner:

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