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Cole turkey

HOW TO:  “Stop Smoking by Cole”  An exhilarating technique!  Check out the smoking skull!  Looks more like an exorcism.

(47 votes, average: 2.89 out of 5)

(She’s a) femme fatale

“12 Hits … with Damiron”  Venevox Records  (Mexico)  This dame is one tough lover.  She’ll seduce any man and not think twice about leaving him broke and broken.   (File under:  Bad Girl Art)

(63 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5)

Tango and ash

El Tango y Tu  Anibal Troilo  Kubaney Records

(52 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5)

Smoke and mirrors

Rendez-Vous Avec Rex Stewart  Barclay Records (France)

K & J.J.  East Coast Jazz  Bethlehem Records  (Cover by Burt Goldblatt)

(50 votes, average: 3.94 out of 5)

A nice one of Jayne Mansfield’s “45”s

Another 45 rpm by Jayne Mansfield  “Snicksnack – Snuckelchen” b/w … who cares!  Polydor Records

(51 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5)

Grey hound

Jeff Chandler Sings TO YOU   Liberty Records (1957)   Chandler was an academy award-nominated supporting actor (playing an American Indian in Broken Arrow) who took a shot at singing.   He died in 1961 at just 42 years old (tragically from malpractice in a botched back surgery).     Oh, and Esther Williams said he was a cross-dresser.

(42 votes, average: 3.62 out of 5)

Blowin’ smoke

John Francis et Les Relax   “Ecoute ce Disque”   Gala des Varietes Records (France)

(57 votes, average: 4.35 out of 5)

Sex bomb

Tom Jones   “Hide and Seek”   / “Love Me Tonight”   London Records EP   (Japan)

(36 votes, average: 3.97 out of 5)

Two on a match

Gilles Sala

(36 votes, average: 2.78 out of 5)

Pussy cat, pussy cat, I love you

“El Gato”   Zafiro Records (Spain)

(48 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5)