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The Modern Jazz Quartet  Soundtrack to “Sait-On Jamais”  Atlantic Records (France)

(19 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

Let’s Stay Inside

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Always fun to find different records with the same or similar covers.  Here are two picture sleeves from different countries by different artists using different shots from the same photo shoot.  The one on the top, Hit Parade on Romance Records is from Holland and the one below is an EP from Italy by Nini Rosso “I Ragazzi Del Jazz “on Sprint Records.  One is pop music, the other Jazz.  One from Italy, the other from the Netherlands.  Guessing they both were released in the late fifties/early sixties.  People are more the same than they are different – no matter where they live.

(15 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5)

Portrait of Jennie

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Introducing Jennie Smith. New RCA Victor Recording Star

(13 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)

Rockin’ roller

IMG_8437Party Disk  Roy Dennis Combo  Disk Records (Netherlands)

(12 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5)

Young MCs

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“Pour les enfants seulement”  Yvette Giraud  RCA (France)

(10 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)

Lost in Music

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Piano Reverie  Alain Romans et ses Rythmes  Trianon Records (France)

(11 votes, average: 3.55 out of 5)

Spin doctor

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Jo Bouillon et son Orchestre Polydor Records (France)  “Alone” b/w “Hula Hoop”

(16 votes, average: 4.31 out of 5)

Esme moves in to pick up the party

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“Balliamo con le Canzoni di Adamo”  Georges Jouvin, Yvette Horner, Oscar Saintal and others on this Pathe EMI Records compilation from France.

(17 votes, average: 3.59 out of 5)

Juke Box Saturday Night

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Desfile de Exitos  (“Hit Parade”)   Velvet Records (Cuba)

(18 votes, average: 3.28 out of 5)

When in Rome

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“Cavalcata di Motivi”  Barimar e L’allegra Brigata with Tony Martucci  RCA Records (Italy)  Great overhead shot of 1950’s record party – in Italy.

(23 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)