67 Melody Lane Ken Griffin At The Wurlitzer Organ   18 Selections From The Ken Griffin TV Film Series “67 Melody Lane”   Columbia Records, 1950s   “What I find funny about this cover is that the star himself is the small BW figure shown on the TV set, not the guy in the large color pic.   The album itself is (musically) unlistenable.” — lp cover lover, Nicholas West

(21 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

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Roy Eldridge “Collates”   Mercury Records (Supervised by Norman Granz) Illustration by David Stone Martin.

Instead of other Collates series, this album is NOT a collection of Roy Eldridge’s previously-released 78rpm/45rpm single tracks, but two different sessions aimed for this LP album.

Roy Eldridge (tp) Buddy Tate (ts) Teddy Brannon (p) Clyde Lombardi (b) Charlie Smith (d)   NYC, August, 1951

Roy Eldridge (tp) George Williams (dir) unidentified orchestra   NYC, December, 1951

** also issued on Clef MGC 113

(58 votes, average: 4.40 out of 5)

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Na Voz de Agnaldo Rayol   Copacabana Records   Another example of the cover-on-the-cover in this oil painting of a family listening to their own, to-be-released, record.   Check out the little girl – she’s got some attitude.

A random aside:   He looks a little like Aristotle Onassis or the Shah of Iran.

(35 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5)

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“I Get Around”   TeeVee Records   Released in 1978, this is actually a cheesey, exploito compilation of early 1960’s AM hits from the first wave of skate boarding (or “sidewalk surfing” as they used to say).   Willie & The Wheels “Skateboard Craze” is probably the most curious thing on this album: It’s a complete rip-off of the Beach Boys’ “Surfin’ U.S.A.” (which is itself a ripoff of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen”), but with lyrics about the joys of skateboarding.   Listen Up:   “Skateboard Craze” Check out the glossary terms!   Priceless.   (Courtesy of lp cover lover, Kilwag at SkateAndAnnoy.com)

(38 votes, average: 3.05 out of 5)

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Volume 3 from the “Fingerless Fiddler”   Roy Thackerson

(57 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5)

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Mattie McFerrin   “Keep a Lamp Shining Bright”

(74 votes, average: 4.19 out of 5)

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Canciones de America con Ernesto Hill Olvera   RCA Victor   This is really kind of beautiful.   The orange glow.   The dramatic light on her shoulder, neck and hands.   The yellow wisp of illuminated, exhaled smoke.   His posture and hand poised just like that.   His ring.   His cool shades.

(48 votes, average: 4.08 out of 5)

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Mario Y Lila Conjunto Mario Suarez “Tronco Seco”   Velvet Records

(58 votes, average: 3.97 out of 5)

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The Angelic Gospel Singers   “Gotta Find a Better Home”

(48 votes, average: 3.63 out of 5)

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Luis Alberto del Parana and His Trio Los Paraguayos   “Mood for Romance”   Philips Records   She’s either in a state of pure ecstasy or can’t believe this guy won’t go to another table!

(49 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5)

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