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Under the misteltoe-vah*

A kid’s record from Israel.

*Something taboo.

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Analogue retentive

“The Ultimate Analogue Test LP”  Analogue Productions  Get the best sound…

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Land of 1,000 dances

“Nuevo Ritmo Cubiland” Osvaldo Estivil y la Orquesto Cubaney Tone Latino

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Strung out

“Strings Around the World 3″  The Hollywood Strings  Union Records (Japan)

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Anderson’s folly

“Music to Suffer By”  Leona Anderson on Unique Records (1958)  A glutton for punishment?  Check out the awful truth at WFMU’s Beware of the Blog

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Jayne is busting out all over

“Jayne Busts Up Las Vegas”  1961.  Jayne Mansfield starring in “House of Love” “A Gay Intimate Revue” with Bill Reddie and his Orchestra.   At the Arabian Room at the Dunes Hotel in fabulous Las Vegas.  20th Century Fox Records (“All You Hear Is Beauty”)  Jayne “Welcomes You To Her House Of Love” where you’ll meet Mickey Hargitay and some famous show business people as portrayed by the inimitable Arthur Blake (he does Louella Parsons, Bette Davis, Charles Laughton, Noel Coward and Tallulah Bankhead).  Check the Cool Wax graciously posted this with a download so you can listen.

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Cat and mouse

Tom and Jerry Cartoon Favorites on Lion Records.

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Vinyl call

“Hello Maestro!” Polydor

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Ain’t too proud to beg

Sylvio Vianna E Seu Conjunto.  Copacabana Records.  Brazil

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At the Party

“At the Party”  Hector Rivera on Barry Records.  When you talk about Latin Soul, this record always comes up as one of the ten best. This was a HUGE hit in New York and almost nowhere else in 1966.

“Bring your records everybody / don’t you be late to the party / don’t you be late, ’cause I can’t wait / ’cause I’m anxious to get started / time’s a wasting, so get moving / we’ll be dancing, dancing and a-grooving…”

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