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Space age teens

“6 Current Hits”   Gilmar International Records

(44 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5)

Musical chairs

Here’s a charming cover from the always charming Farbror-sid site!   “De Ska Va Gamla Latar”   Musica.

(54 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)

Express your shelf

“Top Pop”   The Hipsters Singers!   Gala des Varietes Records (France)

(54 votes, average: 3.65 out of 5)

Get into the groove

“America’s Top Pops”   Gala Records UK   (Thanks to our buddy Ulf for sending this in)

(53 votes, average: 3.87 out of 5)

On Decca

Decca Records for Children   “Unbreakable DECCALITE”   Frank Luther “The Three Billygoat’s Gruff”

(47 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5)

George, Miles and me

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“Wein, Women & Song”   George Wein Sings   Atlantic Records     (Personal note:   I went to Miles Davis’s 60th birthday with George Wein and his wife Joyce at the boat house in Central Park.   Miles handed each guest a slice of his cake. My friend Scott, who wrote a book with Miles, was there too!)

(53 votes, average: 4.28 out of 5)

Who’s tripping now?

Estoria de 4 Bichinhos   (A Story of 4 Bitchin’ Ho’s” ?)   Rita Amaral

(46 votes, average: 2.87 out of 5)

Forty licks

RCA Italy   “Lollipop” / “Fickle Baby”   Ronald & Ruby

(56 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5)

“I’d grade the vinyl a VG++”

But a mint cover by Alberto Beltran Con Los Megatones de Lucho   “Mecanografa”   Discomoda Records

(54 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5)

Italian songs, by Jove

Jove Paone   “El Pequeno Trovadore de Italia”

(45 votes, average: 2.93 out of 5)