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


Subscribe to feed Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Tumblr

The Sidehackers

img_1234.JPG

“The Sidehackers” Original Soundtrack Recording. (Also known as “Five the Hard Way”) Music by Mike Curb and Jerry Styner. Lyrics by Guy Henric. Performed by The New Life.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (21 votes, average: 2.43 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Blow your mind!

img_1363.JPG

“Explodiu a Moringa!”   Fontana Special Records.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (39 votes, average: 3.54 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Don’t try this at home

img_1375.JPG

One of the joys of album cover design during the golden age of the fifties and sixties was the freedom that designers had to do crazy things.   Here’s another example of that “hey I got an idea – let’s do it” attitude.   Steve Allen (at the Wurlitzer Electric Piano!)   “Electrified Favorites” from the guys at Coral.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (27 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Home grown

img_1319.JPG

“When the Flowers Bloom in Heaven” The Sheridans on Praise Records.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (23 votes, average: 2.09 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Fuck you. Right on! Peace.

img_1381.JPG

“Put Your Hand in the Hand,” “Power to the People,” “Booty Butt (!?)” Played and sung by the Street People!   On that king of the cut-out bins, Pickwick 33.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (20 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

That first great babysitter with a record

img_1366.JPG

“So Para No’s”   On Carousel Records.   Blue Vinyl too!

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (31 votes, average: 3.77 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Camera club cuties

img_1316.JPG

Irving Fields e Seu Trio “Evocacoes da America Latina” Sinter Records.   Could be a photo shoot for the cover of one of those classic stag mags of the late fifties like Adam or Gent or Knight.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (44 votes, average: 4.07 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Poucet and boots

poucet136.jpg

poucet137.jpg

A nice illustrated children’s ep from France “Le Petit Poucet” released in 1959.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (18 votes, average: 3.11 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Water world

img_1321.JPG

img_1324.JPG

Combining science, scripture and the bright sparkle of a child’s imagination and conversation resulted in the creation of “The Adventures of Raindrop.”   Diadem Records.     Created by Nancy F.A. Woolnough (Missionary,   Scriptwriter and Producer for “The Voice of the Andes H.C.J.B”)

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (30 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...

Only the lonely

lonelycover.jpg

“Lonely Voices” Shirley Dannenberg Disciple Records.

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (39 votes, average: 3.26 out of 5)
Loading ... Loading ...