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


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Pony tale

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“The Little Gray Pony Who Lost His Shoe”

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A big 10 inch record

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Coleman Hawkins. A beautiful, early 1950’s David Stone Martin illustration on this Stinson 10″.

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Pepsi light

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Red Hot and Cool

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Paul Desmond (on the left) “Jazz Red Hot and Cool”   Columbia Records.

A quintessential fifties scene and a popular record from a time when jazz was popular (ie, before the Beatles).

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How low can you go?

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“Limbo Party” by “Ivy” Pete and his Limbomaniacs!   This comes from Bradley Loos who’s impressive collection of records is available for all to appreciate on flickr!

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Big man on campus

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“The Friendly Giant” As seen on CBC Children’s Television Canada

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Dying to be a Shriner

The Eight Balls   “A Musical Essay on Dixieland Jazz”

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Just say no

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A night at the Opry

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Ernest Tubb Record Shop. Decca Records. Ernest Tubb and his Texas Troubadours.

Early in 1947, he opened the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville, which he promoted through the Midnight Jamboree, a radio program he designed to fill the post-Opry slot on the radio. Today Midnight Jamboree is still on the air and is the second-longest running US radio program. The store is still open too, 60 years later at:

2416 Music Valley Dr Ste 110

Nashville, TN 37214-1012

Phone: (615) 889-2474

Nothing about this legendary store is shiny or state-of-the-art–it’s strictly “old country.” The staff knows its stuff, too. If you remember a song from decades past, someone here will probably know it, too. The store stays open late on Saturday evenings for the Midnight Jamboree, a live radio show broadcast from the Texas Troubadour Theatre, a 500-seat performance space attached to the Record Shop and across from Opryland.

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Kicks

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“Soul Sauce” by The Idaly Sisters with the X-Periment. Another post from Asian Pop.

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