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Rita Hayworth’s burning bush

The soundtrack to the film “Fire Down Below”   Decca Records   (1957)   Rita Hayworth (on location in Tobago) with Jack Lemmon and Robert Mitchum directed by Robert Parrish.     The title song is sung by Jeri Southern.   Jack Lemmon composed and performed all of the harmonica themes in the movie and Robert Mitchum was so inspired by the Caribbean location that he recorded a – now classic – Calypso record.   (Check it out on LPCoverLover)

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Ten cents a pop

Festival San Remo 1961   Fonit Records

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Street tart

Jair Pimentel   “Pintando O Sete”

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Like AT&T for iPhones

“The New Adventures of Vitorio”     Odeon Records (Brazil)

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A gooding Sendak

Cynthia Gooding Sings Turkish and Spanish Folk Songs   Elektra Records   (1953)   Cover Illustration by Maurice (“Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen”) Sendak.   These drawings remind me of Edward Gorey a bit.   Many great artists and illustrators did covers early in their careers – both records and books.   Search the site for Gorey, Warhol, Crumb, Ben Shahn, Miro and on and on.

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“Come and listen to my story…

“Grannys Mini-Skirt”   Irene Ryan (of the top-rated CBS TV Show “The Beverly Hillbillies” I always loved the Beverly Hillbillies and especially Granny who was always fixin’ up some strange vittles and shooing Jed and Jethro and other varmints out of the kitchen.

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A rear treat

“Back Door Daddy”   Skillet & Leroy & Lawanda   Laff Records

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I got my dojo workin’

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Chow down!

LOLA (and furry friend)

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Frock stars

“The Touch of God”   The Simmons   Praise Records

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