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Crimea river

Here’s a neat one.   “Buying a Car Ukrainian Style”   Featuring Nester Shydolowsky and the Royal Polka Kings.   On V Records.   Found at the always fun and informative Learning to Share (via another cool site called RetroSpace)

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She spider

(Editors note: See the comments for some educated information about this.)

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“You’re getting sleepy…”

Fernado Araujo   “Que mais queres tu de mim”

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Up in arms

“Calypso Gene On the Scene”   Dore Records

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Gym dandies

Gatti di Vicolo Miracoli   “L’Aerobica e chic

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The Smiths

Dale and Billie Smith “Let My God Love You”

T-SHIRT CONTEST!! This seems so ripe for someone to photoshop SOMETHING into their hands. I know a lot of designers and artists are out there. We’ll send an LPCoverLover shirt to the best one and post the winner here.   Our winner will be announced on Thanksgiving Day.

Contest Winner!   Congratulations to Lpcoverlover SpaceMonkey!

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If you’re happy and you know it …

“Gymnastik und Tanz fur Altere” mit Peter Frankenfeld.   “Trimm Dich mit Musik”

“Greetings, this strange cover shows Peter Frankenfeld, the German TV-Showmaster of the

Seventies trying to animate a bunch of seniors to twist and shout.” From Lp cover lover, Schlink in Germany.

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Pretty in pink

This just in:   “Wilde, Oates & Walter” from Lemoncat and a cool vinyl-centric site called Grooves of Delight.

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There’s only one “i” in Denise

“Closer to the Savior” by Denise.     Courtesy of Lp cover lover Will (Show and Tell Music) Louviere!

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“You got the cutest little baby face”

The Hendersons “It’s the Hendersons”   “Baby Happy” b/w “The Merger”   I got this single in Boston around 1981.   Long before photoshop.   Never heard of the band again, but its a cover you gotta love.

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