Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of record covers from the golden age of LPs


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“I’ve never wished a man dead…

… but I’ve read some obituaries with great pleasure” – Mark Twain  (People have been celebrating the killing of Bin Laden)

The Cottonpickers   “Let’s Have A Party”   Barb Records

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Joint commission

“Pusher Man”   The Pioneers

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Hi-yah!

“Combate Kung-Fu y Funky Soul   (Swing Records, Columbia)

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Def Jam Records

Def Jam Records picture sleeve back.   Def Jam was the hip-hop house that Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons built.   The first single released with a Def Jam Recordings logo was T La Rock & Jazzy Jay “It’s Yours”   From the mid- 80’s through the end of the century, the label boasted a roster of rap heavyweights including LL Cool J, The Beastie Boys and Public Enemy.

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Record Sale – Sat. April 30th!

We’ll be selling boxes and boxes of LP COVER LOVER records tomorrow SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH at the world famous Billy’s Antiques on Houston Street (just off Bowery) in New York City’s Lower East Side.

Come on down between 1PM and 6PM and say hi to me and Tony and pick up some great records (and covers!) for cheap.

Tiffany and Courtney, above, both scored at the last sale.

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French fryer

Antoine (Vogue Records, France)

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“One pill makes you larger…”

Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland   Songs and Narration by Richard Hayes and Roberta Quinlin

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Running on empty

“Ma Province et Moi”   Esso Gas & Oil Presents the French Folklore of Jacqueline Danno

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“It Do Me So Good”

Ann-Margret   “Gimme Love” b/w “It Do Me So Good” !!   RCA Victor

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Ain’t nothing like the real thing

“Music to Sell the Real Thing By … and Other Hits from Ken-L Foods!”     A 1961 “industrial” record put out by advertising agency giant J. Walter Thompson for the K-L Ration dog food manufacturer to get their sales force pumped up to sell, sell, sell.     Here are original songs written to inspire company tail draggers and motivate those who made their living one can of dog food at a time.     Promotional tools and brand prosthelytizing to a bouncy beat.

This is FALSE ADVERTISING.   After listening to this, there’s very little bounce here or any music at all!   The hushed, sexy female voice (“Miss Monologue”?) with her sexual innuendo and double-entendres is very strange in counterpoint to the all-business marketing exec trying to get his dry message across.     (Her: “You’re a big boy now” – Him: “A figure of speech honey”)   This is just terrible.   Like eating dog food!

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