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Waiting for a call

March 22nd, 2008 in Records and Players by lpcoverlover | No Comments

Super-saturated colors on this one. I like the little record player and who doesn’t remember those metal records holders? She’s nice too.

(16 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)

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Working stiffs

March 22nd, 2008 in 10", DIY, Doctors and Nurses, Incredibly Strange, Music for... by lpcoverlover | 1 Comment

“Music for Morticians” “Les Pallbearer and His All-Ghoul Orchestra” This has to be one of my rarest records. I believe it was made as a goof by guys working in the design department at Capitol records Who knows how many were made. It’s dated on the label 1951. I’m assuming it’s them in the cover photo. I wonder who they got to be the corpse?! I’d love to hear from anyone who might know anything about it, though I imagine that’s unlikely. Still, a great cover and right in the spirit of our obsession.

(65 votes, average: 4.26 out of 5)

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Gingerly

March 22nd, 2008 in Starlets and Pin-ups, TV by lpcoverlover | 4 Comments

“Tina” “Her Portrait in Hi-Fi” Tina Louise sings. (1957) Louise made four record albums, this one and “It’s Time for Tina” on Concert Hall, and two others on the Urania label in 1958 and 1959. Before being forever remembered as Ginger on the TV Land staple, “Gilligan’s Island”, Tina Louise was in films like “God’s Little Acre,” on Broadway in the musical “Lil’ Abner (with Batman’s future “Catwoman” Julie Newmar) and one of the favorite pin-up girls and models of the fifties, appearing in Playboy and many other men’s magazines of the time. Her last notable film role was in 1975’s “Stepford Wives”.

(38 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

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Red, White and Blonde

March 21st, 2008 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Cheesecake, Rock, Wanted Records by lpcoverlover | 1 Comment

What a pin-up beauty! This came in from Lp cover lover Ulf Gustafsson.

(59 votes, average: 4.47 out of 5)

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Try Maddy’s

March 18th, 2008 in Incredibly Strange, Real People with Real Problems, Wanted Records by lpcoverlover | 26 Comments

Thanks to all for suggesting titles for this post. Check out the comments for some funny ones. In the end, I went with a take on one of my favorite Aretha Franklin songs. (Being a Matty myself you know!) Thanks to Lp cover lover Daniel Andre for sharing this amazing cover.

(82 votes, average: 4.05 out of 5)

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Blues in the night

March 18th, 2008 in Beatniks, Brazilian, Photography, Wanted Records by lpcoverlover | 1 Comment

Mario Albanese “Insonia” (“Insomnia”). Odeon from Brazil (1959). Courtesy of LP cover lover Desiderio (Julio Siveira). Loronix has this posted with a link to download the music! Check it out.

(26 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5)

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“Kenny! Make that 3 Buds”

March 18th, 2008 in Blue Note, Hands, Jazz by lpcoverlover | 1 Comment

Horace Silver with the Jazz Messengers Blue Note 1518. Hard bop prophets at the birth of the movement. This is Silver’s first session as a leader. The year is 1955 and it’s the start of an incredible 15-year run of stunning musical achievement from Blue Note Records. KENNY DORHAM, trumpet; HANK MOBLEY, tenor sax; HORACE SILVER, piano; DOUG WATKINS, bass; ART BLAKEY, drums. The eight original Silver compositions, including “The Preacher”, “Creepin’ In” and “Doodlin'”, are jazz standards today. Reid Miles designed the cool cover. Blue Note founder Alfred Lion took the photo. Ira Gitler wrote the liner notes. Rudy Van Gelder mastered.

(39 votes, average: 4.08 out of 5)

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