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Shakey’s blues

“GOOD TIMES” The vocal & harmonica blues of SHAKEY JAKE (Harris) with Jack McDuff on the B3 and Bill Jennings on guitar. No bass or drums on the session. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s legendary Englewood Cliffs studio and released on Prestige/Bluesville. (1960) Featuring Worried Blues; My Foolish Heart, (a take on Muddy Water’s Mannish Boy); Sunset Blues; etc.

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Fight club

“Les Joyeux Lurons”   Robert Trabucco.   France.   The first rule of Fight Club is – never make a record about Fight Club.

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Haircut 101

Freddie Morgan is “Mr. Banjo.”   Verve Records.   “Conceived, produced and recorded under the personal supervision of Spike Jones.”

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“Rib-tickling comedy”

STERE ODDITIES SENSATIONAL NEW FUN RECORD!   Bill Carty BLASTS OFF!   Recorded live at the Space Satellite Motel, Pompano Beach Florida.   “Rib-tickling Comedy By A Great New Star”   High-Fidelity Records.

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Fallen in love

Richard Hayman “Serenata para Amar” Mercury from Brazil. Look at the composition. His hand on her wrist. Those lips. The lines of his shirt. The shag carpet and the dropped record.   Her eyes!

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Bali go-lightly

Dreamland’s “Chacha Bhatija” Polydor “Records.

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Flaming groovy

Betty Chung. “Wild Flame” Stereo EMI.

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But who’s counting

“The Count Counts”   Sesame Street!   Blah!

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If you have to Basque

A nice one from LP cover lover Vitore who writes, “It is from a spanish-basque group called: Los Xey that had a lot of success back in the 50’s and 60’s. They were ‘a capella’ singers and used to sing popular songs from the Basque Country”

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Small wonder

A French picture sleeve for an early “Little” Stevie Wonder single.   It’s fun to see the great photographs that only made their way onto foreign covers.   This is Motown, of course, released in France by Barclay.   Circa 1966.

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