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Let’s make a record!

Denon Makes a Happy Family  (Singapore)  This promotional 45 from Denon came with an entry form for a contest to find the best home Karaoke recording!

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More swinging blue jeans

Dugaree Doll  Mitch Miller and The Sandpipers  (1955)   “Matt,  I just saw your recent post of Dungaree Doll on Peter Pan Records, and thought that perhaps you might be interested in another version, another record company, another speed. This one’s a 6-inch 78 on yellow plastic.   Your site is simply the best time-killer-when-I’m-supposed-to-be-working that any human being has ever devised. ”    — Glenn

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Jean genies

“Dungaree Doll”  A “Teen Pop Record”  on the Peter Pan Records label.  $.25

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Chinese record holders

A hefty sleeve from China.

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Hollywood slingin’

“Philco Thinks of You First….In Hollywood”   One of a series of promotional records released by Columbia Records Special Products for the consumer electronics manufacturer Philco (a division of Ford) each spotlighting one of their stereo and TV consoles coupled with a groovy cover girl (this one curled up in a mod, fur sling chair).  Contains cheesy-listening tunes from movies of the day like “Funny Girl” by Barbra Streisand, “Exodus” by Percy Faith and “Days of Wine and Roses” by Ray Conniff Singers.

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Little Lata (or Bolly Golightly)

“My Favourite Film Songs”  Lata Mangeshkar  EMI Records (India)  Why do you think that folks all over the world like to spread their records around on the floor?

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Chick of Araby

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(No) Table for one

“Cordes a Gogo”  Ricardo Santos Zacharias and his Orchestra  Polydor Records (France)

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Read a good record lately?

Schlager – Magazin  Polydor Records (Germany)

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“The Finest Name on Record”

Columbia Records sleeve for 78 R-P-M records (ca. 1953)  This drawing was used by The Clash for the cover art of their London Calling single:

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