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The space race

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Another sweet one by Lille Gerhard from Lp cover lover contributor, Ulf Gustafsson.   Karusell Records Sweden.

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Super boy

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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”

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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.

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Head over heals

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Max Jacob and Fancis Poulenc   “Le Bal Masque”   Vega Records   Art by Joan Miro.

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Go Suzuki!

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And Come Home Happy!   Words, Music and Song by Henry V. Drennan.   Arrangement by Takeshi Shibuya.

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Cocktail jazz

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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!

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Hey, Driver

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An homage to Toyota by Manu Dibango.   I’ve never seen the Toyota Starlet before (but I bet it was high maintenance).

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Tall tales from Morris and Mitch

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Morris and Mitch “Six-Feet Nothing Special”   Decca Records

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When he was Lille

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A sweet two-sided cover sent in by lp cover lover,   Ulf   Gustafsson!   Little Gerhard – a pop singer from Stockholm Sweden circa 1963

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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.

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Strange bedfellow

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“Bedtime” Chantecler Records (Brazil)   This creepy doll is up to no good.

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The devil’s in de tail

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Another nice illustration by French artist Sine.   Mario Bua et son Orchestre. “Cha Cha Chacrileges”

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