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Pet project

January 6th, 2011 in Alternative Cover, Illustration, Rock by lpcoverlover | 2 Comments

Illustrator, graphic designer Andrew Kolb reinturprets The Beach Boys “Pet Sounds” cover art. One of a collection of artists included in the 33 1/3 Art Show.

(60 votes, average: 3.68 out of 5)

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A mau mau in a muu muu

January 4th, 2011 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Funny Faces, Incredibly Strange, Wanted Records by lpcoverlover | 6 Comments

Romao Felix “Parafuso in England” Fontana Records Portugese singer RomÃ£o FÃ©lix as his black-faced alter-ego, Parafuso. You can find more Parafuso covers here. (Thanks to Lp cover lover, Paulo in Portugal)

(59 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5)

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“Wanna play?”

January 3rd, 2011 in Cheesecake, Chicks with Guitars by lpcoverlover | 3 Comments

The Big Hit Parade Royal Pops Orchestra (Toshiba Records, Japan)

(53 votes, average: 3.89 out of 5)

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Jazz licks for Spotnicks

December 31st, 2010 in 45 Picture Sleeves, Illustration, Outer Space and Rockets by lpcoverlover | 2 Comments

The Impertinent SPOTNICKS in Jazzland SweDisc EP (Sweden) Courtesy of Lp cover lover, ULF

(42 votes, average: 3.17 out of 5)

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Smooth operator

December 29th, 2010 in Cheesecake, Hall of Fame, Jazz by lpcoverlover | 11 Comments

Jonah Jones “I Dig Chicks!” Capitol Records This one is in the Hall of Fame. I’ve had this record since I was a kid. I would sit on the floor listening with the cover on my lap dreaming of getting a job as a construction crane operator some day. Incidentally, this album won the Grammy for best Jazz Group Performance of 1958. (Seems hard to believe considering the amazing jazz that was being recorded that year by Miles, Monk, Mingus, etc., etc.!)

(101 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5)

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Orange crush

December 27th, 2010 in Animals, Records and Players, Smoking Section, Wanted Records by lpcoverlover | 3 Comments

“Dance, Oh Pretty Woman” The Hipster Singers Gala Des Varietes Records (France) A great exploito pop comp from mid-sixties France. The cigs and plastic on the floor, the sleeping pup, the bare stocking feet …

(50 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5)

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