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Brother from another planet

“My Favorite Martian”   Starring Ray Walston (and Bill Bixby) “The Martian Song” b/w “When I Was a Boy On Mars.   A Little Golden Record   This was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid (along with “My Three Sons,” “Mr. Ed,” “Flipper,” “Gentle Ben,” etc, etc.)   I liked when the attenae would go up from his head when he was going to use his extra-terrestrial powers.   Nearly twenty years after “My Favorite Martian,” (1963-1966 on CBS, Sunday nights after “Lassie”),   Ray reached a new generation of fans as the memorable Mr. Hand in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”.

(45 votes, average: 3.38 out of 5)

Shameless plugs

“Sounds of the San Francisco Adult Bookstores”   Actual sound recordings.   Narrated by Ryan Kerr.   Presented by the Golding Institute.

(111 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5)

Last call

“Soul Dracula” b/w “Sans Dracula”   Red Blood Discoteque Sounds

(47 votes, average: 3.64 out of 5)

The Devil’s Hand

The Theme from “The Devil’s Hand” Original Soundtrack on Chess Records.   (1962)

A beside-the-point Batman connection:   Neil Hamilton (the ironic police commissioner in the BATMAN TV show) is highly amusing here as Mr. Lamont, a bloodthirsty devil figure extraordinaire. He runs a creepy doll shop during the day, but holds satanic blood rituals in the back room at night!

(58 votes, average: 4.19 out of 5)

“Wrap it up, I’ll take it”

“La Sposina Che Paga in Natura”   Carne Bovina

(42 votes, average: 3.76 out of 5)

Psyched out

Psychodelic Music   Philips Records.   A strange one from Mexico.   Includes songs by Pierre Henry, the French composer considered a pioneer of the musique concrete genre of electronic music.   Among Henry’s best known works is the experimental 1967 album Messe pour le temps présent, featuring the popular track “Psyché Rock.”     In addition to “Rock Psychodelico” this ep includes “Demasiado Delirio,” “Tonico Juvenil” and “Jerk Jericho”.   FYI, the theme song of the TV series Futurama is inspired by “Psyché Rock.”

(59 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5)

Bats out of hell

The Batmen “Batman” b/w “Tell Me Baby”   CBS Records   This band is from Germany.   Here’s a neat website about records inspired by Batman.

(48 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5)

Whiskey visions

Walter “Ever been stung by a dead bee” Brennan sings “Space Mice” b/w “The Thievin’ Stranger”   Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Billy Vaughn.   Dot Records.

(58 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5)

Your cash ain’t nothin’ but trash

“Money is to Burn”   Elba Records (Denver, CO.) (1961)   Yellow Vinyl.

(44 votes, average: 3.57 out of 5)

Topless dancers

Jeder Hahn braucht mal ‘ne Pause Hoppe, hoppe Reiter Die wilden Reiter

(38 votes, average: 2.87 out of 5)