Los Angeles Enmascarados.  “Amigo” b/w “Juguette Caro”

“Schlagerrakete” Various Artists  Polydor Records (Germany) (1966).  Martin Lauer, Silver Dollars; Wencke Myhre, Geht, Ein Boy Vorbei; Roy Black, Ganz In Weiß; Connie Francis, Mein Herz Wird Warten.

“Delirium in Hi-Fi”  Elsa Popping and Her Dixieland Band  Fontana Records (UK) 1959.  Jalousie-Tango; Beer Barrel Polka; Adios Muchachos-Tango; La Polka Du Roi.  Illustrated by the great William Steig (Father of jazz flautist Jeremy Steig, FYI)

The Miles Davis Quintet  “Davis’ Cup”  “Bye Bye Birdie” b/w  “Dear Old Stockholm” Philips Jazz Gallery series – Philips Records (UK) Paul Chambers, “Philly” Joe Jones, Red Garland, John Coltrane, Miles Davis.   From the 1957 Columbia album “Round Midnight”.

Gery Scott Sings with Gustav Brom Supraphon Records (Czechoslovakia) Circa 1960.

“Chicago Days” Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five … Vol. 1 Jazz Panorama Records (1951) Cover illustration by J. Lee Anderson.  Clarinet – Johnny Dodds Cornet, Lead Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Drums – Baby Dodds, Piano – Lil Hardin, Trombone – Kid Ory.   Nice drawing in the style of Virgil (VIP) Partch.  And not looking much like Louis and his Hot Five!

  Los Mejores del Mundo Vol. 1. RCA Victor Records (Mexico)

  “Schlager Nach Wunsch X”  Various Artist (1969) Amiga Records (Germany)

“Torture”  Kris Jensen Sings  Hickory Records (1962).  A one-hit wonder, this inaugural release went to No. 20 on the charts on November 3, 1962

PORSCHE Al Caiola and his Orchestra “The World Famous Car Series – Vol. 2”  United Artists (Japan)

“Soul Clap” Jim Jones and Chaunteys Sunglow Records (1967)  Or … what you get after unprotected trips to a Harlem whore house?

“Micro Live Sessions at the Hotel New Otani”  Eiji Kitamura & His All Star Sixtet with Vocal by Mari Nakamoto (Japan)

Cantor Moshe Koussevitzky Sings His Most Famous Synagogue Masterpieces Volume 1

“Jesus is Coming Soon”  The Byrd Evangelistic Singers (with “Little” Kay Roberts)  DIY/Private press out of Soddy, Tennessee.  Kay was just 15 when she posed with sunglasses for this cover shoot (maybe she was eight miles high?!)

Omicron Visits Earth  Rege Cordic and Cast  RCA Victor Bluebird Records (1958)

Khan Bandhu “Offer Their First Record” EMI Records (India)  Harmonium – Ustad Rahman Quresh; Tabla – Ustad Nizamuddin Khan; Vocals – Mohammad Sayeed Khan, Mohammad Rashid Khan  Classical Indian Vocals (1976)

Up for Auction HERE:  One lot of 25 Classic 1950’s era, budget, CHEESECAKE cover LPS at the LP-Cover-Lover eBay store.  Beautiful, mid-century fashion, Pin-up models on the covers of HALO, ALLEGRO, TOPS, RONDO-LETTE, HOLLYWOOD and other long-gone, sexy exploito record labels.    

  Thee Muffins “Pop Up!”  (1966) Private pressing; only 200 or so manufactured, “FOR FAN CLUB USE ONLY”.  “10 Hits By One Of The Fastest Rising Groups In America”  

“For You Alone” Al Goodman RCA Camden Records (Not really the Rolls Royce of labels).