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Tiny dancers

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“Today’s Top Hits” by the HOMESTEAD (?) on Homestead Records (of course) 1979  Featuring bad recreations of chart toppers of the day, like Randy Newman’s “Short People,” one of the greatest politically incorrect songs of all time.

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Short people

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Sweet Linda Divine  “I’ll Say It Again” Columbia Records (1970)   I’ll say it again, the best beat diggers know that this has some funky cuts.

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How to rock in six easy steps

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J.P Teaches You To Rock!! (Columbia Records)

Step 1.  The overexcited greeting

Step 2.  A little air guitar

Step 3.  Laugh at a joke

Step 4.  Lay your cards on the table

Step 5.  “I’m totally broke!”

Step 6:  Always finish with Jazz Hands…

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Little Deanie

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“Deanie”  Heaven’s Hall of Fame!!

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Pump up the volume

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“Hi Fi Fo Fum”  Marty Gold and His Orchestra  Vik Records  1958  Photo by Dave Hecht  From back in the day when the guys in the art dept were allowed to have fun and were free to do the most crazy stuff they could think of.  That’s the spirit we celebrate here!

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Someone’s in the kitchen with Zoot

“Cookin’!” Zoot Sims Another in the Popular Jazz Series from Fontana Records Zoot Sims (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Kenny Napper (b), Jackie Dougan (d), joined on one track by Ronnie Scott (ts) and Jimmy Deuchar (t)

Recorded 13th –15th November 1961. Tracks include: Desperation/ Love For Sale/ Gone With The Wind/ Blues In E Flat/ Somebody Loves Me/ Stompin’ At The Savoy/ Autumn Leaves

I found this on a neat site of jazz album covers called… Cover Jazz. Check it out.

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Ray’s tracks

“Baila Baila (Dance-Dance)”  Ray Terrace with featured vocalist Manny Roman  Jubilee Records  “Ray’s Beat” and “Aye Que Frio” are a worth the price of admission to this rare original mid-sixties, mambo mover-groover.

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Hammer time

“El Clavo”  Penaranda Y Su Conjunto  Fuentes Records

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Juan little guy (or one big booger!)

Juan Zaizar y sus Vaciladas  “Cual Juan?”  ECO Records

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Maxted out!

“SwingaBILLYty”   The Versatile Music of Billy Maxted and his Manhattan Jazz Band.  K&H Records

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