Jolly’s folly
Pete Jolly Duo RCA Victor EP (1955) Jim Flora artwork available here.
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(40 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5) Loading ...Castle rock
Jim Flora cover for Columbia Masterworks Richard Strauss by Eugene Ormandy, Conductor and The Philadelphia Orchestra
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“Polka Party” Andre Musette Orchestra RCA Camden Records Illustration by Jim Flora
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A rare example of illustrator Jim Flora’s work on this Columbia Records 78RPM 10″ record album, “Come to the Circus”
(39 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5) Loading ...March madness
Jim Flora (edit: DID NOT) design this playful cover for Puppets on Parade (Organ Solos by Larry Ferrari) Vik Records You can almost hear the music. CORRECTION: This is a Flora-inspired design credited to Jon Henry on the cover.
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Jim Flora illustrates Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel/Death and Transfiguration RCA Victor (Red Seal) LM-1891 (1955) NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, conductor
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“After the Riot at Newport” The Nashvilled All-Stars RCA Victor Cover art by the always whimsical and wonderful Jim Flora. (1960) A weird collection of western swing and be-bop by Hank Garland, Chet Atkins (guitars), Gary Burton (Vibes), Brenton Banks (violin, piano), Floyd Cramer (piano), Bob Moore (bass), Buddy Harman (drums), Boots Randolph (tenor sax).
Songs include: “Relaxin’” (Jimmy Guinn); “Nashville to Newport” (Chet Atkins); “Opus de Funk” (Horace Silver); “S’Wonderful” (Gershwin); “‘Round Midnight” (Monk); “Frankie and Johnny” (Traditional); “Riot-Chous” (Hank Garland, Boots Randolph).
The All-Stars Newport Jazz Festival performance was cancelled after the infamous 1960 “riot” that caused George Wein and organizers to shut down the festival. The band performed never-the-less at one of those Newport mansions where they recorded this record. George Wein wrote the liner notes.
(48 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5) Loading ...Hats off
Dr. Seuss’ “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins” Paul Wing with Music and Sound Effects. RCA Victor EP. Only $.79 for “up to 16 minutes”. A rare Jim Flora picture sleeve.
(46 votes, average: 2.98 out of 5) Loading ...Toys in the attic
A nice Jim Flora illustration for RCA Victor and The Philhormonia Orchestra’ s “La Boutique Fantasque”
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“Inside Sauter-Finegan” A common, yet remarkable Jim Flora cover on RCA Records. (1954) This is Sauter-Finegan’s first 12-inch LP. It was packaged with a gatefold cover of a sort peculiar to RCA Victor at the time – the record is removed from an opening at the inside spine of the spread-open cover. There was no danger of a record falling out of one of these covers. Here you can buy the T-Shirt!
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