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Family feud

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“Karate for the Family”   An instructional record for the family that wants to learn to defend itself … from each other.   (Strangely on the great Latin Boogaloo label Cotique.)

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (58 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)
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Storm chasers

“Childrens Stories for a Rainy Day”   Robin Hood Records

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (41 votes, average: 2.98 out of 5)
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Good naked

“Jazz for Relaxation”   Full Range High Fidelity   Tampa Records   Marty Paich, Larry Bunker, Joe Mondragon.   Courtesy Lp cover lover, Retrohound.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (102 votes, average: 4.45 out of 5)
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Who’s imagining whom?

“The Esquire Album of Music for the Continental Host”   Guy Lupar and his Orchestra   RCA Victor

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (51 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)
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Father Goose

Max Bygraves “Nursery Rhymes For Grown-Ups.   Decca (Australia)   Forgive me these other title considerations from a list of classic nursery rhymes:

All  Around  the  Mulberry  Bush / Bum,  Bum,  Baily  O! / Dickery  Dickery  Dare / Diddle,  Diddle,  Dumpling / Hart He Loves  the  High  Wood / Here  We  Go Round the Mulberry  Bush / Hey  Diddle  Diddle /Hokey  Pokey / Hot  Cross  Buns / Humpty  Dumpty / I Had  a  Little  Nut  Tree / I  Love  Little  Pussy / Peter,  Peter,  Pumkin  Eater / Peter Piper / POP!  Goes  the  Weasel / Ride  a  Cock  Horse / There  Was  A  Crooked  Man / This  Little  Piggy Went To  Bed / Wee  Willie  Winkie or maybe Where  is  Thumbkin?

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (50 votes, average: 3.18 out of 5)
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Lower. Harder. Deeper.

“Music to Massage Your Mate By”     With this “explicitly illustrated” “instruction” booklet!   Thinly discussed soft porn, smuggled into the house in a record sleeve.   (Funny, I used to have to smuggle records in!)   Doesn’t she looked thrilled.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (127 votes, average: 4.12 out of 5)
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Undress for success

“Music to Strip For Your Man By”   Original Music By Teddy Philips & His Orchestra.   With a fully illustrated instruction booklet by professional stripper Honey West.   AA Records.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (39 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5)
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Music? for Screaming!!!

Jerry Colonna At His Best.   Decca Records (1954)   Hear it here.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (55 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5)
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Lounge music

“Music to Recline By (In a Berkline Chair!)   Music by Richard Maltby and his Orchestra

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (51 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
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Rolling thunder

“Music for Swingin’ Bowlers”   Don Carter   Ebonite sponsored.   Mark 84 Records.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (37 votes, average: 3.54 out of 5)
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