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Jean genies

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

(37 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)

Chinese record holders

A hefty sleeve from China.

(46 votes, average: 3.72 out of 5)

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.

(53 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5)

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?

(43 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5)

Chick of Araby

(52 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

(No) Table for one

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

(44 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5)

Read a good record lately?

Schlager – Magazin  Polydor Records (Germany)

(38 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)

“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:

(57 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)

Moondance

Amazing!!  Here’s a cover that you’ll likely never see anywhere else.  A truly rare sleeve and an unknown treat for collectors of “outer space” cover art.  Tony found this one in Mexico, but it is OUTTA-THIS-WORLD!

“Pachanga en la Luna”  Eugenio Fondeur  Peerless Records

(45 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5)

The cream of the cropped

The Crewcuts Swing the Masters  Mercury Records EP

(37 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)