… all his friends went to the funeral in one car.” – Steven Wright

O Palhaco Conta Historinhas   Junior Hi-Fi Records from Brazil

(49 votes, average: 2.27 out of 5)

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“Sleep, Baby, Sleep”   Lullabies From Around the World”   Lila Sands Jones, Soprano   Vox Records

(40 votes, average: 2.70 out of 5)

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“Music For Big Dame Hunters”   Crown Records   “Sounds on a Thousand Strings”   Pin-up queen Irish McCalla, “Sheena, Queen of the Jungle”

(88 votes, average: 4.10 out of 5)

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Nice one from lp cover lover, Michael Chorney in Lincoln, Vermont who writes:   “Love your site.     Heres a classic – Maoist children songs (note they are holding rifles.)     Contains the hit “Criticize Lin Piao and Discredit Him Completely” (Lin Biao (also Piao) was a famous revolutionary general who rose to become Mao’s anointed successor, but died in a 1971 plane crash after what appeared to be a coup against Mao)

(70 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5)

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Joe and Bill   “No Time For Religion”   From lp cover lover, Kid Fez who wrote: “I really love your site and I end up checking it every day – here’s one I found while I was evacuated for Hurricane Gustave last week. This one’s on SSE ( ” Sermon & Song Evangelism ” ) Records, from 1979. The music on this record is absolutely awful, and not in a funny or interesting way either – these guys were trying out that faux-country Dukes Of Hazzard aesthetic that was so popular then. Anyway, keep up the good work!”

(63 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)

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“Senor 007”   Ray Barretto   United Artists   (1965)   One of our favorite Ray Barretto albums of the 60s — a real gem from the pre-Latin Soul years! The album’s a clear attempt to cash in on the James Bond craze of the time — issued by United Artists, who were releasing the Bond films, but also had Ray under contract during the period too. But despite that simple gimmick, it’s a great little set — with a quality level that goes way beyond Bond soundtracks, or the usual from Barretto at the time! The tracks are all hard and groovy, with an excellent jazz feel — and some killer arranging from Ray that’s right up there with the work he did for his legendary Charanga Moderna album! You may recognize the song titles — but their versions here are superb, and the album’s filled with many many wonderful moments that step out with mad rhythms and great jazzy touches. Titles include “Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, “OO7”, “Search For Vulcan”, “Thunderball”, and “Goldfinger”. Nice “spy” shot of Ray on the cover, too!   — Dusty Groove

(64 votes, average: 3.47 out of 5)

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“Song of the Island”   The ATOMS.   “Hala Hala”, “Off Beat” “A Go Go”

(42 votes, average: 3.36 out of 5)

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Tom Ze “Grande Liquidacao”   (1968)   His first album.

(55 votes, average: 3.16 out of 5)

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Quadrilha Na Roca   Mestre Sala Ze Trindade   Columbia Brazil

(52 votes, average: 2.81 out of 5)

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“Guide Me Lord”   The Joyful Sounds

(81 votes, average: 3.56 out of 5)

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