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“Sounds Great!”   A Mercury Records Stereo Sampler.

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Storm chasers

“Childrens Stories for a Rainy Day”   Robin Hood Records

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Brosevelt

“My Name is Roosevelt Franklin”   Featuring the voices of Matt Robinson and Rosalind Cash.   Sesame Street Records.   (You can download this at Way Out Junk)

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Jenny’s first sax experience

“The Young Ones of Jazz”   Twelve Outstanding Jazz Selections by America’s New Jazz Greats.   Mercury Records “Jam Session”   Clifford Brown, Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cleveland …

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Queen of pain

Angela Maria “A Rainha Canta”   Copacabana Records

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Raised on rock

Leo and Helen Dillon’s “Record School”

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Shake and rake

“El Plenaro” Jaime de Jesus y su cuarteto “Alma Alegre”   Ninfa Records   (Anyone know what this instrument is called?)

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The kids are alright

Frank Luther “Songs of Safety”, “Manners Can Be Fun”, “Health Can Be Fun”   Song-stories with orchestra and sound effects.   Vocalion Hi-Fi

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Pardon me

“El Corrido de Patricia Hearst”   Falcon Records

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“Did you trade my loincloth for a monkey?”

“Jungla”   by Leo Soto on Musart.

Thanks to everyone that joined in the fun and suggested titles.     Lots of funny ones, but we liked this one best that came in from Lp cover lover Christian, who’s won an Lp Cover Lover T-shirt courtesy of The Vinyl District!

(Our friends at The Vinyl District are sponsoring today’s search for the best caption to the above album cover. Win a men’s or woman’s LP Cover Lover T-shirt courtesy of The Vinyl District, an awesome site for music lovers and record afficiandos like you and me!   Send in your best caption to the “comments” section.   We’ll be posting the winning title here and at http://vinyldistrict.blogspot.com/ on Friday,     And yes, that’s a little monkey in the bushes.)

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