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Super boy
You gotta hear these! Christopher Hart sings “Gipsy Man” with the St. Julian’s School Choir under the “leadership” of Maestro Cesar Batalha. RT Records (1981) Art: Maria Lucia / Photography: Lourenco (Portugal) Thanks to lp cover lover, Paolo Martins for writing “Christopher Hart rocks all you teens out of your closet with his fabulous double 45.”
Gipsy Man: Every kid dreams of freedom outdoors.
“I’m am the gayest Gipsy man that rides inside a caravan”
The “B” side: “Super Boy”
Super Boy: A song about British superpowers.
“I’m always so supreme when I have my daydream”
Paolo adds: Maestro César Batalha composed a lot of children music. He’s responsible for the theme of the band Onda Choc in the 90’s and several others. Onda Choc was a pre-teen cover band. Gipsy Man was also sung in Portuguese and its melody spread everywhere where emigrants with children went. A French friend of mine recalls the song in Portuguese as Little Gipsy Woman, not Man. I’m not sure where Christopher Hart came in, but he’s British and probably sang in St Julians School Choir. Maybe there was some effort to internationalize Maestro Cesar’s themes by bringing in some foreign singers.
Cocktail jazz
Graphic designer, musician and lp cover lover Mika of Finland writes us: Hi There! The LP Cover Lover site is fabulous! I decided to send you some record covers, mostly for their nice graphics. CHUBBY JACKSON – LEMON DROP Rainbow Records. Cover Design: Leonard Besser
Try a Lemon Drop tonight!
When he was Lille
A sweet two-sided cover sent in by lp cover lover, Ulf Gustafsson! Little Gerhard – a pop singer from Stockholm Sweden circa 1963
Another Litt..er Lille Gerhard ep on Karusel Records found at Farbror Sid by way of Martin Klasch who writes: “Lille Gerhard”, who called himself “Little Gerhard” when he sang in English, was one of the first Swedish “rock” singers in the 50s. Enjoy a lille sample here.