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Sammy “The Seal” Fratianno

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Sammy “The Seal” was drawn to a life of crime. After years in organized comics serving alongside Danny “The Dinosour”, Grizzwald “Da Bear” and Chester “The Horse,” he was arrested on petty theft charges at the fish market. The courthouse was a zoo and the case turned into a media circus. The judge was going to throw the book at him, but Sammy plea bargained and testified against ring leader Syd “the pen” Hoff. Today Sammy is living with a new identity under the government protection plan somewhere in the mid-west. Based on the book by Syd Hoff. Illustrated by Syd Hoff. 1959.

(20 votes, average: 3.05 out of 5)

A blood thirsty scream

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Los Dandies “Dracula Cha-Cha-Cha”

(27 votes, average: 3.48 out of 5)

Track record

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“Sound Off” The exciting new sound game. A record and a board game. Great cover illustration. 1960.

(26 votes, average: 3.08 out of 5)

One, two, cha cha cha

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“Danzones” on Musart.

(17 votes, average: 4.29 out of 5)

Road trip… TO HELL!

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“A great way to live…a tragic way to die” Thanks, Earl Nightingale. Reminds me of those drivers ed. films that scare you straight. I think the fatal mistake was breaking out the accoustic guitar and singing the complete Air Supply songbook. That just pissed God off.

(31 votes, average: 4.23 out of 5)

Lido shuffle

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Here’s a pretty 45 cover called Exitos de Italia on the Belter label from The Percy Trout Hour.

(19 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5)

Pigging out

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This is a Jimi Hendrix bootleg called “GOOD KARMA I”, featuring Hendrix recorded live at The Berkeley, California Community Theatre on May 30, 1970, released in this Collectors Item version by the TRADEMARK OF QUALITY folks. The cover features the classic underground illustration work of William Stout. The tracks are: FIRE, JOHNNY B. GOODE, HEAR MY TRAIN A COMIN’, FOXY LADY, and FREEDOM.

(42 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)

Folk art

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“Square Dances” Vol. 1 Woodhull’s Old Tyme Masters. Calls by Floyd C. Woodhull.   Camden Records.   If anything could make a square dance it was the art of Jim Flora!

(23 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5)

Phoenix rising

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Firebird by Igor Stravinsky performed by Rias Symphony Orchestra. “Exciting, Exultant Mood Music”

(26 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5)

Coral rocks

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“Teen Age Goodies”   On Coral.   A fifties compilation of cool early rock and roll songs by neat groups like “The Fireflys”, “The Chandeliers”,   ” The Elchords” and “The Harptones”.

(23 votes, average: 3.43 out of 5)