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Crapped out

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“Music for Losers, Boozers and Bluesers”   The Nonchalants (As performed in the Sunburst Room of the Hotel New Yorker)

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Silly rabbit! (Tits are for kids)

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Original soundtrack music from the 1974 film “Le Chaud Lapin” (“The hot rabbit” – slang for “fucker” in French). Thanks to Jerome our franco-friend.

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“Fais moi le couscous cheri”

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Bob Azzam picture sleeve on Festival from France.

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Sun Ra and his myth SCIENCE ARKESTRA

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Lederhosing

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Der Kleine Fredy!

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Deitch marks

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Cover art by llustrator, animator and graphic artist Gene Deitch. Two singles from Australia of Dixieland jazz from the 1920’s. On the Swaggie label. Johnny Dodds, King Oliver, etc.   Among many accomplishments, including an Oscar for Best Animated Film, Deitch, in the 1940’s and 50’s, was a frequent contributor to Record Changer magazine, a magazine for jazz record collectors.

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“They’ve come for the guitar”

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Illustration by Arnold Roth. Fantasy Records.

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Blue Mance group

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The Junior Mance Trio “In a Superb Performance”   “That’s Where It is!” Capitol Records (1964)

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Lightnin’ strikes

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“I guess it’s about 35 years ago when one afternoon I found this jewel in my hometown’s only record store. It’s the original from 1959, the shop’s owner looked happy to sell it, as I remember. It must have been there on his shelf since that time, ignored by everyone. As I was very young I’d never heard the name “Lightnin’ Hopkins” before and I only took a look at the Blues records ’cause there were these older guys hanging around the Jazz and Classical records giving me no chance at all. I loved the cover from the first sight and the music astonished me. I took the record home and it’s still one of my favorites after all these years and thousands of LPs that came after it.” — K. Reineke, Germany

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Mr. record man says…

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(Yeah, that’s me rockin’ the box)

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