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Heavenly creatures

Os Bichos Cosmonautas   Odeon Records (Brazil)

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The good die young

(Though it’s not on this record) I’ve been thinking about Eddie Cochran (October 2, 1938 – April 17, 1960) and Summertime Blues (1958).   Here’s “Remember Me…” a cool FRENCH Lp on Liberty Records from Uncle Gil’s Rockin’ Archives!     Summertime Blues is ranked number 73 in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.     It’s been covered tons.   From The Who (on Live at Leeds, 1970) to the Beach Boys to Blue Cheer and Bruce Springsteen.   Cochran was just 21 when he died in April 1960, in a road accident during his British tour.     In 1987, Cochran was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Byrd est le word!

This rare album was originally issued on the French Brunswick label – and it features a quintet that includes Bobby Jaspar on tenor, Walter Davis Jr on piano, Doug Watkins on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. Titles include “Ray’s Idea”, “Flute Blues”, “Paul’s Pal”, “Dear Old Stockholm”, and “The Blues Walk”

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Sams I am

“Coletanea de Ouro”   Sammy Davis, Jr     Decca Records (Brazil)

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Tiny dancers

Discoteca para Dancar   Orquestra Maraba

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Something you can feel

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Aretha Franklin’s “Songs of Faith” on Checker. A live lp recorded in 1956, at her father, the gospel superstar, Reverend C.L. Franklin’s church in Detroit when she was 14 years old! Aretha sang and played piano before an enthusiastic congregation. The result, as recorded by Joe Von Battle, a local record store owner, was one of the most remarkable and atmospheric gospel recordings ever. Eventually released by Chess as Songs Of Faith in 1965, it is currently available on MCA/Chess as Aretha Gospel. According to Smokey Robinson: “When Aretha was a child she could go to the piano and play nearly like she plays it now. None of the rest of us could just go sit down and play the piano and sing like that.”

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A tip of the cap to you!

Columbia Records (Japan)   I really need to learn Japanese!   (And Portugese, Chinese, French, Spanish…)

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Live at Budokan


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A Nutter country record

Mayf Nutter   “Goin’ Skinny Dippin'”   GNP Crescendo   (1976)   For more Mayf!   (Thanks to Fred for the contribution)     Makes me think of this one:

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It’s a mod, mod, mod world

Sonny & Cher   “The Beat Goes On”, etc.   Atco Records

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