“Histoires Amour et Sexe”  Bob Robert  Montagnard Records

We must have been daydreaming ourselves!  This cover was our first post on November 23, 2006 – now just more than 5 years ago!  Some stats:  4,000 posts / 8,000 comments /2.2 million visits /1.5 million unique visitors from 225 countries, territories / 7 million page views.  Thanks to everyone that has stopped in for a look, hung around for some laughs, followed us on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter, joined the conversation and become friends over the years.  Here’s to more LP cover appreciation to come in 2012 and beyond!!

Johnny Cash EP on London Records (UK)  An early Sun recording with “I Walk the Line”  (1958)

“Surf Party”  A french EP compilation on the Barclay Records label.

The Ventures  “Batman Theme”  b/w  “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”   Liberty Records (Japan)

Tsuburaya Monster Boosuka   Musicolor Records (Japan)

Elvis Presley in “Kid Galahad”  OST on RCA Victor  (UK)

Here’s a rare one:  “The Monster Twist” b/w “Love Theme”  by Tryrone A’Saurus and his Cro-Magnons  Warner Bros.  (1962)

“Booff” b/w “Avec les Oreilles ”  Monique Thubert   Barclay Records EP (France)   Sidebar:  The word “Boof” is defined as (a) a kayaking maneuver (b) Michael J. Fox’s girlfriend in the movie “Teen Wolf” (c) the act of putting something up your butt or (d) all of the above?

“Happy Week-end”  A suite by Vivian Ellis  Decca Records EP (UK)  (1959)