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Bossa Nova baby

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Bossa Nova Velha Sempre   Copacabana Records Brazil

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Strange bedfellow

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“Bedtime” Chantecler Records (Brazil)   This creepy doll is up to no good.

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Count Five

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The Gospel Four sings “I Won’t Walk Without Jesus”   I don’t know about you, but I count five.   (Who is she?!   Looks like a guy in drag.)

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The devil’s in de tail

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Another nice illustration by French artist Sine.   Mario Bua et son Orchestre. “Cha Cha Chacrileges”

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Flower child

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Twiggy “Beautiful Dreams”/”I Need Your Hand in Mine”   Odeon Records Japan   (From Drill Pop)

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Atlantic city

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Clyde McPhatter, Ruth Brown, Ray Charles and Lavern Baker.   Atlantic Records.

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Smile

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Crown Records Japan

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Good Buddys

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“The Buddy Holly Story”   Compare the U.K. Coral   (top) and U.S. Coral Records (bottom) releases.

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Windows to the soul

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Johnny Johnson & His Bandwagon   “Johnny Johnson Rides Again!”   EMI/Stateside   Northern Soul from the UK circa 1970.

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Wanted man

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Johnny Ventura y su Combo “El Mamito” con el Hit!! “La Muerte de Martin”   (1974) Kubaney Records

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