Joe Newman: “Counting Five in Sweden”   With Basie-ites Frank Wess, Al Grey, Nat Pierce, Eddie Jones and Sonny Payne.   Label: Metronome 15018     12″ LP 1959   Design: Stig Söderqvost   Photo: Bengt H. Malmqvist

Joe Newman with his (then) new wife, Rigmor Newman.   This cover was pulled from distribution so as not to offend with the image of a happy and happily integrated couple.   His tune “To Rigmor,” (recorded around the same time) was dedicated to her.   In the early 90’s Rigmor married Harold Nicholas (of the Nicholas Brothers).

(40 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)

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The Rolling Stones “Jumping Jack Flash” (released originally in May 1968 b/w “Street Fighting Man”) and “Honky Tonk Women”   (released originally in July 1969 b/w “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”) Decca Records

One picture has the band with Brian Jones and the other with Mick Taylor.   Taylor, who at 17 had replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, joined the Stones in June, 1969.   Jones died in July, a month later.   Though Brian was at the recording of “Honky Tonk Women” in early ’69, by the time it was released he was out of the band and replaced by 20-year old Taylor whose guitar work was overdubbed for the release of the single.     Mick Taylor was with the Stones until he left the group in December of 1974, to be replaced by Ron Wood.   Many would say that the Mick Taylor years were the band’s greatest period.

(56 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5)

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Bruce Murdoch “33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute”   Stormy Forest Records (1971)   Canadian folky.   Here’s a nice post about this record.   Thanks again to Joe in Maine!

(40 votes, average: 3.13 out of 5)

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The Gorden Jenkins Voices & Orchestra   “Let*s Duet”   Warner Bros. Records   Courtesy of lp cover lover Joe Harrington.

(38 votes, average: 3.53 out of 5)

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Subtle Sounds   The Johnny Pate Trio with Ron Bright, piano and Charles Walton, drums.   Gwen Stevens does vocal duties.   Johnny Pate’s very rare first album on the Chicago label Gig courtesy of lp cover lover, Michel in France!   Read here about Johnnie’s work arranging on landmark Chicago soul recordings for Major Lance and The Impressions.

(37 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5)

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Buddy Childers Quartet   With Arnold Ross, piano; Harry Babasin, bass; Boone Stines, drums.   Recorded in 1956   Liberty Records   LIH-6013   Here’s a rare record offered up by lp cover lover, Michel in France who writes, “Buddy Childers’s first (of two) liberty albums : a fine session, with a guy that could have been the missing link between Chet and Miles.”

TRACKS:   Buffy; You Call It Madness; Holiday House Take 1; Holiday House Take 2; It’s Gotta Be Happy;   You Go To My Head; Indiana; Bernie’s Tune

(32 votes, average: 3.56 out of 5)

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“Down and Out Blues”   Sonny Boy Willamson sings   (1959) Checker Records   Cover by Don Bronstein   (No that’s not Rice Miller – aka Sonny Boy – on the cover!)

Sonny’s debut album, he was 60 years old when this was released by Chess Records.   “Down and Out Blues” is full of songs that have become blues staples, including “Don’t Start Me to Talkin’,” “Fattening Frogs for Snakes and “Your Funeral and My Trial.” Chess Records’ crack regulars, spearheaded by Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers, Fred Below, Otis Spann and Robert Jr. Lockwood provide suitably gritty support to Sonny Boy’s blues harp, helping to make this 12-song, 34 minute set some of the best electric blues ever recorded.

(57 votes, average: 4.11 out of 5)

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Check this out from designer, artist and LP cover lover, Marc “swellzombie” Palm:   “I was just apart of an art show in Seattle  where the artists involved had to take  existing record cover images and recreate them with  a  Muppet theme.   The show looks great and if you’re interested check out information about the show at http://ouchmyeye.com/2009/muppettrawk/ Thanks and your site is awesome.”

(40 votes, average: 4.45 out of 5)

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