Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of record covers from the golden age of LPs


Subscribe to feed Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Tumblr

Men at work

img_1407.jpg

Dennis Farnon and his Orchestra “Caution! Men Swinging” on RCA Victor

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (24 votes, average: 3.08 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Music for Wild Angels

img_1491.jpg

A cool compilation of sixties covers and instrumentals for the biker crowd.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (28 votes, average: 2.86 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Smile

img_1413.jpg

Tschaikowsky “Pathetique” Symphony on HALO Records.   (Thanks to Mona Lisa)

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (28 votes, average: 2.71 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Who do you love?

img_1464.JPG

Meanwhile, just next door…

img_1460.JPG

Two concept lps from the folks at Coral Records. “We Like Girls!” and “We Like Guys!” (Notice the exclamation points as if to say they really like them.)

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (35 votes, average: 4.06 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Disc jockey

img_1429.jpg

Columbia Records compilation from Brazil   “As 14 Mais”   Volume 7.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (30 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Mr. Peepers

img_1427.jpg

Jocinto, O Donzelo   “Dentro da Abertura”   Beverly Records

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (60 votes, average: 3.45 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

“Wrenching” says Popular Mechanics

img_1493.jpg

Snap-on Tools presents the Snap-on Male Chorus singing “Let There Be Music”

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (19 votes, average: 2.21 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Kiddie corn

img_1422.jpg

“Poppin’ Corn”   Melody House.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (20 votes, average: 2.40 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Riding the grooves

img_1466.jpg

“At the Hi-Fi Jazz Band Ball”   Gene Mayl’s Dixieland Rhythm Kings.   Riverside.   Designed by Paul Bacon.   Photo by Paul Weller.   Look at the elegance of that tone arm, sweeper, cartridge and needle.   What a photo!   A portrait of a turntable from the golden age of Hi-Fi.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (36 votes, average: 3.61 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

“Who’s your caddy?”

img_1434.JPG

Franck Pourcel “Musica! Amor! Fantasia!” Odeon Records

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (28 votes, average: 3.36 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...