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Pop/Rock/Strange: Original LPs

The Word: Everything from select top pop and rock (instrumental and vocal) of the usual kind to "incredibly strange" classics and unknowns, including private-press or micro-label oddballs, spoken (literature, instruction, product-promotional, etc.), occult curios, perky percussion, cheesecake jackets, ham-fisted amateurism, greasy kid stuff, and other manna for the adventurous and absurdist.

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Lou Adessa & Vince Benay: Chevrolet Sings of Safe Driving & You; Columbia Special Products CSM-838 "Limited Edition"; E-/N- S $50 (or V+/E+ S $35, specify) -- commerce/pseudo-folk; GM may be on hard times now, but in the '60s they issued this wonder (one of the most desirable commerce-promo LPs, and the best such LP about cars) to attract the youth market; 8 zippy, original songs cashing in on the latter days of the '60s folk movement & urging drivers not to tear up the roads in a powerful new Chevy; some songs will appeal to funk and psyche collectors (you don't have to like folk), and most of them will amuse anyone hip to song poems, goofy lyrics ("cars don't stop on dimes"), custom pressings, etc.; An Exciting Thing, Grown-Up Baby, Cities & Towns, Nowhere Fast, Gentle Things, When the Wrong Thing Happnes, The Natural Laws, Man-Made Laws

Aki Aleong & his Licorice Twisters: Twistin' the Hits; Reprise R-6011; 1961; deep groove E+/N $30 -- twist/dance rock; scarce, delightful LP by the TV/film star/dancer/musician; this is one of the earliest twist/dance rock records that really is one and is better than average (the twist really broke in 1962); Unchain My Heart, Lion Sleeps Tonight, Ya Ya, Please Mr. Postman, Big Bad John, Fool #1, Walk On By..

Aki Aleong & his Teen Twenty: C'mon Baby Let's Dance; Reprise R-6020; 1961; deep groove, white-label promo E-/E+ $30 -- twist/dance rock; another wonderful LP by the TV/film star/dancer/musician who made a few rare, collectible surf albums and got plenty of youth-culture TV and movie roles in the mid-'60s; "Now Let's Popeye" is the big hit here and it still predates 1962, the Year of the Twist; The Roach, The Stroll, Hully Gully, The Grind, Surfer's Stomp, Pony-Time..

Sheldon Allman: Drunks; Del-Fi DFLP-1217; 1st/deep groove V+/E- $35 -- spoken/comedy/interview; "A Del-Fi OFF GUARD Recording Vol. 1" captures mock-interviews/scenes with actual vintage boozers; "hilarious off-guard encounters with inebriates" & probably the best & most interesting of all such man-on-the-street, audio-verite interview records; rare & all the better for being collected/conducted by Sheldon Allman (it takes a funny man to cope with funny drunks); great jacket art too

Arnie & Chise: The Arnie & Chise Show; (jacket: "Rotsa Ruck" from Arnie & Chise); Art ALP-45; autographed! E/E S $30 -- lounge act; anything on the venerable Art label out of Fort Lauderdale gets our attention (went from great calypso to FL lounge acts), and this one really pays off; yes, it's as politically incorrect as can be, but such were the times, and high times they were; this act is fun!; as a live set (rec. in the Cellar Bar at the Sheraton) it's a whole bunch of songs (Sukiyaki, El Cumbanchero, Beyond the Reef...) strung together (no isolated bands) with plenty of act-audience interaction; East meats West, exotica runs afoul of Americana, and it all provides a great look into a night on the town by time travel; venture now, seeker, and "rotsa ruck!"

Atom Ant in Muscle Magic; Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series HLP-2041; 1965; deep groove E-/E- S $200 (or offer) -- one of the top "kids records" collectors items (we've seen priced up to $400 but we're far gentler); great jacket; the music and stories w/music are pretty exciting, too; some standard wear but it looks & plays very well

The Astronauts: Surfin' with the Astronauts; RCA Victor LPM-2760; AUTOGRAPHED!!! V+/V $30 -- surf; some vocal, some instrumental, considered their best LP (or one of the 2 best); plays really, really well despite visible disc wear (finger prints, etc.); autographed by the entire band!; Batman, Kuk (terrific original), Baja, Misirlou, Pipeline, Banzai Pipeline, Let's Go Trippin', Movin' (GREAT), Surfer's Stomp, Surfin' USA, Susie-Q, Baby Let's Play House

The Astronauts: Rockin' with the Astronauts; RCA Victor PRM-183; 1965; deep groove 1st press N-/N- $25 -- rock/guitar/hot rod/surf; mono-only record club comp gives you not only fresh art & liner notes but also some of their best work (surf & hot rod, anyway) from LPs that have become collectors items; some vocal, mostly instrumental; Bo Diddley, Be-Bop-A-Lu-La, Little Ford Ragtop, Twist & Shout, Baja, Let the Good Times Roll, Crawfish Song, Competition Coupe, Shortnin' Bread, Banzai Pipeline

The Astronauts: Go...Go...Go!; RCA Victor LPM-3307; 1965; deep groove N/E+ shrink $20 -- instrumental/'60s rock/guitar; probably their last hip album; not on par with the great earlier hot rod and surf classics but still good to have (and of course you can't go wrong with a surfed-up version of "Quiet Village"); Quiet Village, Gouch, Go Go Go!, Almost Grown, I'm a Fool, Hey Sugarfoot, Out of Sight Out of Mind..

Bakery & Jazz Ensemble: Rock Mass for Love; MCA/Decca DL-75328; 1971; 1st/only N-/N- S $20 -- funky rock/religion; perhaps the greatest LP of the period from Western Australia, hippy but hip & no more religiose than the Electric Prunes' "Mass in F" LP--way too good to be called Jesus Rock!; rec. live in front of 6,000 well-behaved people (huge number for Perth!); partly spoken (address by John Hazlewood, Dean of Perth); led by Peter Walker & Bruce Devenish

Frank Barber (Deep Percussion) -- see Moog

The Bat Boys: Batman; Pickwick/Design DLP-249; 1966; E/E- S $20 -- instrumental; terrific stuff inspired by the Batman TV show (itself a great ST, whatever you may think of the show), and the music is all original/unique to this record!; guitar, organ, drums, some effects (car engine sounds--can't forget the Batmobile); WILL YOU PURCHASE THIS RECORD IN TIME? Or will some other lucky joker get to it first? Tune in next week--same bat time, same bat channel...; Batman, Mighty Mayhem, Cheatin' Charlie, Uppercut Blues, Fight Flight, The Villain Strikes, Out with the In Crowd, Behind the 8 Ball, Mars' Visitor, It's Murder!

Ruth Batchelor & Voices of Liberation: Songs for Women's Liberation-Reviving a Dream; Femme 82671; sealed S $25 -- rock/pop/protest/feminist; records such as this don't turn up everywhere records are sold and not everyday; as an artifact, historical document, or asset to contemporary feminist studies/interest/appreciation, it's hard to beat (never mind the fact it has yet to be opened and played)

Harper's Bazaar Exercise Album (Bazaar's Secret Formula for a Beautiful New You); Capitol WAO-1522; N-/E $25 -- instructional; NY fashion mag presents an accented voice telling how to exercise w/gentle continental/celestial music in the background (a far cry from today's aggressive power workout!); inner leaves give illustrated text; charming, dated, scarce, and it's just so very you!

Beat poets & beatnik -- see beatnik-crime-spy

Vinnie Bell: Pop Goes the Electric Sitar; Decca DL-74938; promo E+/N S $75 (or hole-cutout E+/N- S $65, specify) -- sitar; famous for the artist, jacket, title, & "incredibly strange music"; but perhaps the most significant aspect is the liners, which show & tell about the Coral Electric sitar--a major part of guitar (& pop/rock) history, as well as offer a bio of 1st-call, session-guitarist, superstar Bell; Goin' Out of My Head, Quiet Village(!), Eleanor Rigby, Shadow of Your Smile, Lara's Theme, Somethin' Stupid..

Vinnie Bell: Good Morning Starshine; Decca DL-75138; N/N shrink S $25 (or cutout N/N- shrink S $20, specify) -- guitar/sitar/Moog; desirable at least for the 2 "Hair" cuts (title cut & "Aquarius"--w/sitar & Moog!!!) which probably are leftovers from the historic "Pop Goes the Electric Sitar" session; Hey Jude, Romeo & Juliet theme, Love Me Tonight, Les Bicyclettes de Belsize, Because of You..

Vincent Bell: Airport Love Theme; Decca DL-75212; 1970; N/N shrink S $20 -- guitar; showcase for the new "water sound" guitar from Midnight Cowboy; Nikki, Everybody's Talkin', The Damned theme, Shadow of Your Smile..

Clyde Borly & his Percussions: Music in 5 Dimensions; Atlantic/Atco 33-195; 1966; 1st/blue-tan cutout E/N $45 (or same but E-/E- $30, specify) -- pop/jazz/drums/Afro; very good, exotic, percussive-pop legend from France; several great originals; sends up spies & more (something like Michel Magne); Afromania (way-out original--essential!), Bahia, Carioca, Taboo, Fever, Original..

Helen Gurley Brown: Lessons in Love; GNP/Crescendo 604; N-/E+ $40 -- sex instruction/spoken; hilarious, camp advice from the author of "Sex & the Single Girl" (recently reprinted --finally!-- thanks to trendiness of "Sex & the City"); even as an octagenarian she is/was still going strong & preaching the same gospel of better living through regular tango of the boudoir; get it if you're a fan of HGB if you want, but anyone would love the LP even knowing nothing about her; it's that good!

Harry Breuer & his Quintet: Mallet Magic; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5825; 1958; gatefold; silver/deep groove w/catalog insert E+/N- S $25 (or same but E+/V+* $20, specify) -- percussion; superior precursor to "Mallet Mischief" is the ultimate in rinky-dink percussion, truly terrific!; Bumble Bee Bolero is just one of several great cuts; dynamic sound more lively than RCA's Stereo Action, Time, or Command and it's a lot more creative, upbeat, and interesting than most in those series; *$20 copy has light surface marks that don't sound

Harry Breuer & his Quintet, Vol. 2: Mallet Mischief; Audio Fidelity AFSD-5882; 1958; gatefold; E+/N $30 (or E-/N- S $20, specify) -- percussion/bongos; fantastic, rinky-dink, non-drum-kit percussion, capped off by hall-of-fame cheesecake/space-age-bachelor-pad jacket (featured on Incredibly Strange Music); recommended to all percussion fans, especially in combinaion with Mallet Magic

The John Buzon Trio: Inferno!; Liberty LRP-3108; white-label promo, deep groove E+/N S $30 -- classic LP by the trio featuring a Cuban horn man; like the better, later Three Suns (Hammond, sax/flute/clarinet, drums) & "Jungle Exotica" nightclub music if it was as first-rate as this; Caravan, Sheik of Araby, Tzena Tzena Tzena, Mambo Rock, Diga Diga Doo, Mr. Ghost Goes to Town..; jacket back stained but it's hard to beat otherwise; also available: Buzon single (listed with 45s)

Yvonne de Carlo Sings; Masterseal (no #); 1957; deep groove E+/E+ $30 -- celebrity/golden throat/female vocal/torch singer; w/John Towner; long before the late actress became Lily Munster, just before even her role in the classic Ten Commandments epic, she made this minor collectors item (hard to find!); beautiful jacket, romantic singing

David Carroll: Percussion in Hi-Fi; Mercury SR-60003; 1st, deep groove E+/E+ S $15 -- percussion/instrumental; the only David Carroll LP we offer, not only because it's his best and one of the best of its kind, but it has two standouts we consider essential: "Cricket" (very Harry Breuer-esque, original, insect tune!) and "Hell's Bells" (both orchestrated by Mike Simpson of the same Chicago school of famed percussionists that includes Bobby Christian and Dick Schory); also notable: "Malaguena" (scored by Carl Stevens), the original version of the "Discussion in Percussion" suite (title of a later LP), and exotica (Jungle Drums, Bali Ha'i)

Jimmy Carroll [& the Percussionists]: Speed the Parting Guest (Hi-Fi Bull in a Chime Shop) 10"; Cook 1041; E+/E+ $50 -- percussion; one of the all-time classics of odd-pop percussion and a prize of the quirky Cook label, it features nice jacket art (sketch, session notes, photos) and a seriously long list of instruments, including a "Quoddyhead Horn" courtesy of the US Coast Guard; Speed the Parting Guest, Tinkle Tinkle Little Bell, Hong Kong Local, Drummers' Parade, Happy Little Woodpile; in the best shape we've ever seen (no wear; noise only a little in the last cut)

[Astara] Robert & Earlyne Chaney: Out of Time Into Eternity; Astara Foundation; 1960; gold vinyl deep groove E-/V+ $25 -- occult/religion/spoken; organ intro/finale by Donna Morgan; somewhat Christian-mystic but definitely out-there/SubGenius California cult, vintage -- we try/hope to collect the whole series, of which this is the first LP; "Astara Esoteric Record Library, Church Service Extension--Record No. 1"

Christy Minstrels: East Meets West; Karan AW-14304; 1979; sealed S $100 -- pop rock/vocal; no mention anywhere of this impossibly rare (private press?) Tennessee-made oddball (no relation to the New Christy Minstrels), no doubt either a studio one-off that didn't sell or perhaps was withdrawn or forced into a name change to avoid conflict; we chanced it for the superbly tacky jacket art (rice bowl with burger-fries-soda combo) and then were pleased to hear it it has something going for it inside too! (we're keeping 1 of 2 sealed copies; this one can be yours); features great group singing (even some hip vocalese!) but with some funky Nashville touches, such as a couple of clean drum intros, it's more like "Hair" than anything more easily defined; You Need Someone to Love, Make it With You (Bread), Wig Wam, Because (Beatles), Turtles & Trees, Brother, Close to You (Carpenters), Hard to be Without You, South American Getaway (best cut--mod wordless vocalese, like Novi Singers!), East Meets West

The Conti Family; Sounds of America CF-3220; V/V S $30 -- lounge act; 1 of the big 2, for the The Conti Kids' "Hey Boogie Mama" (funky); low-priced for condition--some wear & noise but well worth it (or get all 3 Conti LPs for $50 postpaid US)

The Conti Family: Family Power; Seabird KM-2387; AUTOGRAPHED V+/E- S $15 -- lounge act; whie not one of the famous 2 earlier ones, it's signed, has a group photo & liners, and "You've Got Me Goin' Baby" (Gino Conti solo, disco-funk w/synth) is the best cut; some other interesting moments, such as "Be Careful Boy" sung by the girls

The Conti Family; Seabird [no #]; AUTOGRAPHED N/N S $15 -- reissues "Family Power" but with different liner notes & a different jacket photo (tho from the same session, looks similar)--just what you need to demystify/enshrine the group!

Jack Costanzo -- see beatnik-crime-spy & Latin

Cuentos del Tio Quico: El Mago de Oz (Wizard of Oz)/El Pajaro Azul/Safari board game; Accion ACP-18; 1976; a "Disco Juego" from Mexico w/insert N/N shrink $30 -- kids/Spanish-language spoken; wow! incredible Mexican kids record features 28.5-minute Side 1 (Oz, Mexican style!); Side 2 is El Pajaro Azul (some Blue Parrot story); insert instructions are for the jacket-back board game--for hours of bonus entertainment!; full-color, as new, rare as blue-parrot teeth

James Darren: Gidget Goes Hawaiian--James Darren Sings the Movies; Colpix CP-418; deep groove E/E $20 -- ST/surf icon; as with many STs on the prized on Colpix label, it's traditionally a collectors item but here and now you can acquire it in nice shape at a nice price

Lenny Dee: Dee-Licious!; Decca DL-8275; deep groove E-/E $15 -- Hammond "Hi-Fi Organ Solos with a Beat"; masterful, pre-stereo wonder is one of his scarcest, if not THE hardest to find; Hawaiian War Chant, Jersey Bounce, Honky Tonk Train Blues, Delicious, Fan Tango, Stompin' at the Savoy, Alabamy Bound..

Lenny Dee: Dee-Most!; Decca DL-8308; black label E/E- $15 -- Hammond; a great early one by the master--not only at his freshest and hardest-working but --especially these days-- hard to find; Jumpin' On the Organ, Hot Foot Boogie, Yodelin' Organ, Chinga Boy, Ain't She Sweet, Somebody Stole My Gal..

Lenny Dee: Hi-Dee-Fi; black label E/E- $15 -- Hammond; another great early one by the master--hard to find!; High Tide Boogie, In the Mood, If You Knew Susie, Tara Lara..

Lenny Dee: Dee-Day!; Decca DL-8628; cutout E-/V+ $15 (or black deep groove E-/V+ $15, specify) -- Hammond; one of the rarest early Lenny Dee LPs (after all these years we're still trying to get a perfect copy), it features "Satan Takes a Holiday" & "Big Boogie Dee" (an early incarnation of Plantation Boogie)

Lenny Dee: Happy Holi-Dee; Decca DL-74146; sealed cutout S $25 -- Hammond/Christmas; the Anita Kerr Singers add punch to 3 songs, but wow!--Dee is at his best & getting some wild tones on some rockin', uptempo zippers; you'll want to mix this w/the Three Suns (their good Xmas LP, that is), Esquivel, & any other primo space-age Xmas pop you can wangle into your stocking; Sleigh Ride, Xmas Song, Rudolph, Let it Snow, Mr. Santa, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bell Rock, Silver Bells, Parade of Wooden Soldiers, Santa is Comin' to Town, Xmas Time is Here, Auld Lang Syne

Lenny Dee: Most Requested; Decca DL-74572; cutout E-/N- S $15 -- Hammond; some great tunes make it essential for the Dee fan, which everyone should be: Girl from Ipanema (dreamy!), Baby Elephant Walk, Cafe Oriental (exotic), Bluesette, Pink Panther, Honky Tonk Train Blues..

Frank DeVol: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ST; Colgems COS-108; 1968; 1st/deep groove E/N- S $25 -- mod/sitar; many are the attractions: rare label/ST, great film/stars (Poitier, Hepburn..), jacket stills, liners by crazy Mort Goode, but you need it for 2 valuable instrumentals: "Drive In" (swinging mod) & "Groovy Delivery Boy," a dynamite, not-well-known, mod-soul/boogaloo w/sitar(!) mover that's perfect for DJs (sounds a bit like Shocking Blue)

Neil Diamond: Velvet Gloves & Spit; MCA 37056 (reissues Uni 73030); sealed S $25 (or sealed cutout S $20, specify) (or E/N S $15, specify) -- hip, weirdbeard Neil Diamond LP!; legendary for the nutty 4-min. wonder "The Pot Smoker's Song," which features confessional interview-narratives by young hipster-dopers punched up by Neil's inscrutably chirpy chorus!--"hip, hip, you want to be hip--you're nowhere at all if you don't take a trip"; also: Shilo, Two-Bit Manchild, Holiday Inn Blues, Brooklyn Roads, Sunday Sun, Practically Newborn..

Walt Disney World Epcot Center, The Official Album of; Disneyland 2519; 1983; sealed S? $20 -- souvenir; the Orb, the Orb, how can you resist the Giant Orb? HEAR the Mighty Orb!!! BEHOLD the Dazzling Orb!!! ENTER the Life-Changing Orb!!!

Disney: The Official Album of Disneyland/Walt Disney World; -- see Moog

Dominique: Hollywood Charm Course Volume One: Makeup; Venise 7027; sealed $25 -- instructional/narrative/beauty; "Dominique...Hollywood's Foremost Beauty and Charm expert reveals secrets and techniques for enhancing your natural beauty"; Boy are you in luck! Now, with the help of this seriously rare old treasure, you can learn to paint your face perfectly in much less time than it takes to watch "The Tyra Show"--just buy this lovely record and then you can go out and GET A JOB!!!

Dean Elliott: Zounds! What Sounds! Capitol T-1818 N-/N- $75 (or E+/E+ $65, specify) -- odd pop/percussion; one of the top 3 or so incredibly strange/"space-age bachelor pad" holy grails; legendary, one-off, powerhouse album of hot big-band jazz material w/super-slick arrangements featuring incredible "found" industrial and domestic sounds; as if Esquivel did "Music from a Surplus Store" or Michel Magne/Andre Popp stuff but WAY OUT, on steroids!; probably the best oddball thing on Capitol of the period; great jacket of women on cement mixer w/instruments top it off; YOU NEED THIS!!!

Esquivel, his Piano & Group: Four Corners of the World; RCA Victor LSP-1749; 1958; 1st press V+/E+ S $25 -- on the heels of the wildly expensive, fairly successful (a best-seller for Esquivel, anyway) "Others Sounds, Other Worlds" this far rare outing is Esquivel the player in a light-Latin-lounge-act setting rather than given the full-blown Victor orchestral treatment; it's not everyone's favorite Esquivel LP, but it's definitely one to snap up while you still can; Dark Eyes, Blue Danube, Domino, Oye Negra, My Silent Love, Hungarian Rhapsody #2, Tico Tico, April in Portugal, In a Persian Market, Torna a Sorrento, El Carro del Sol, Cielito Lindo

Esquivel: Infinity in Sound; RCA Victor LSP-2225; 1960; deep groove N-/N- S $30 -- instrumental/wordless chorus; "For Hi-Fanatics"; the Mexican maestro's 2 "Infinity" volumes epitomize the sensationally inventive, "Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music" (SABPM) pop sound as well represent his own peak of making VERY expensively produced US LPs (his Mexican recordings tend to be a little different); if you've heard a couple of cuts on compilations be assured the rest of the tunes are just as worthy & you definitely need vinyl for the total SABPM experience!

Esquivel: The Genius of Esquivel; RCA Victor LPM-3697; 1967; 2s press E+/N- $90 -- instrumental/wordless chorus; "A Masterpiece in Sound by Esquivel"; his last and rarest US Victor LP (other than the very first one, recorded in Mexico) has a spare, swinging mod sound and fantasticly futuristic jacket art (painted in 1964 Mexico, no less); altogether an extraordinary marvel no Esquivel fan or Space-Age-Bachelor-Pad-Music buff can do without; St. Louis Blues, Agua de Beber, Question Mark, Temptation (3 parts), Amor Amor, Flower Girl from Bordeaux, La Bikina, Surfboard, Malaguena Salerosa, Besame Mucho (in 2 parts)

Esquivel/Various: The Merriest of Christmas Pops; RCA Victor LSP-2032; 1959; German pressing V-/V+ S $35 -- Christmas; 1 of his 2 rarest US Victor LPs (we hadn't had it in several years), it's 1/2 Esquivel (6 of 12 cuts) with vocals on 2 by the Skip-Jacks; the rest is Ray Martin (with & without childlike singer Mimi Hines); Blue Christmas, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Santa Baby, Rudolph, Frosty the Snow Man, Winter Wonderland, White Xmas..

Leon Everette: Goodbye King of Rock 'n' Roll (A Tribute to Elvis--"The World's Greatest Star Has Come Home"); World Wide/True T-1002-LPS; 1977; gatefold; V+/E S $40 -- rare, original tribute by an early impersonator; w/Pete Wade, Pig Robbins, Sonny Garrish, Charlie McCoy..; missing poster but plenty of photos & liner notes; Goodbye King of Rock 'n' Roll, The World's Greatest Star Has Come Home, I Heard You Calling hi Name, In the Midnight Hour, I'm Tired of Honky Tonk Heroes, I Love that Woman (Like the Devil Loves Sin), Still Loving You..

Bill Faith (w/Frank Hunter): A Guitar to Remember; Chancellor CHLS-5007; deep groove N-/E- S $15 -- guitar/exotica/chorus; very rare, small-label Philadelphia LP featuring striking jacket art (beatnik-worthy); Faith plays pop-jazz guitar in the cafe style of late-'50s, small-group Caiola, Mottola, Burrell, Lowe, etc.; also impressive are Frank Hunter's backgrounds, w/voice on a couple of cuts (things get ethereal here in a way that presages his legendary exotica masterpiece, "White Goddess")

Jack Fascinato: Music from a Surplus Store; Capitol T-1225; E/N- $50 (or E-/E- $30, specify) -- odd pop/percussion; "a basket full of new sounds"; well-loved, scarce, unique treat featuring zippy musical arrangements augmented by hardware-store gear such as saw, brushes, broom, oil cans...; rare industrial-themed novelty "concept album" surpassed only by Dean Elliott's "Zounds What Sounds!" (also on Capitol); truly one of the finest examples of space-age bachelor pad music; Oily Bird, Pixie Pipes Parade, Sweepy Time, Rub-A-Dub, Chinatown Bricklayer, Adios Castenets, Latin Hardware, Spring Sprang Sprung, Makin' Tracks, An Old Saw, Basket Weaving, Foggy Recollections

The Amazing Rock Ferrante: Rock 'n' Rhythm; Savoy 12305; 1973; flexi cutout N-/E- S $20 -- organ (pop & soul-jazz); great little obscurity, oddly enough on the R&B/jazz label Savoy; the artist is won the Grand Prix--Yamaha Organ World Championship in Tokyo, 1973; some uptempo hip tunes (Blues-Ett, Moon Rock, The Beat Goes On, Wave) as well as squarer stuff; some pops (typical of the Savoy pressing) but priced accordingly

The Flying Dutchman--One Man Band Show; [no label] LP-102576 (live); autographed E/N- S $20 -- lounge act/accordion; yes, a terrible one-man-band act!; local, private-pressed, rare & obscure as the dickens, incredibly strange!; Hound Dog (Elvis!), Goin' Down the Road, Spanish Eyes, Hey Good Lookin', Mountain Due (sic)..

The Folkswingers featuring Harihar Rao on Sitar: Raga Rock; World Pacific WP-1846; deep groove cutout E+/N $40 -- raga rock/pop-psyche sitar; the only LP w/Harihar Rao, famed sitar master who led the seminal Hindustani Jazz Sextet (teaching Emil Richards, Bill Plummer, & other Indo-jazz luminaries) in the early days of California sitar-psyche; also w/Hal Blaine & a slew of first-call West Coast axe-slingers: Dennis Budimir, Tommy Tedesco, Howard Roberts, Herb Ellis; Shapes of Things, Raga Rock (original!), Paint It Black, Eight Miles High, Norwegian Wood, Kicks, Hey Joe, Grim Reaper of Love..

The Free Design: You Could Be Born Again; Command/Project 3 PR-5031-SD; 1968; gatefold white-label promo N/E+ S $40 -- vocal/harmony; rare!; complete w/gushing shades of praise by Phil Ramone!; California Dreaming, Eleanor Rigby, An Elegy, Happy Together, I Found Love, Daniel Dolphin..;; PLUS, we're throwing in this bonus 45: stereo white-label promo for "Butterflies Are Free" Parts 1 & 2

Geraldine & Ricky: Trees Talk Too!; World WLP-1011; blue label E-/N- S $50 -- puppet; live comedy; easily the greatest of all puppet records, and rare, yet priced no higher than a typical good record; listening to this is an event, an experience; we dare say if you're going to have just ONE puppet record in your collection, this is the one!!!

Claudio Gizzi: Andy Warhol's Dracula ST; Varese Sarabande STV-81156; 1982; sealed S $100 -- "Andy Warhol Presents Blood for Dracula--A Film by Paul Morrisey"; rare, uncut, unopened, and we're including a note from the designer of the jacket (our source for this last sealed copy); liners by Morrisey plus 9 b/w stills from the film; Gizzi's other scores include movies by Roman Polanski and Luchino Visconti

Sir Julian Gould: The 13 Fingers of Sir Julian; RCA Victor LSP-2372 RE; E+/E S $20 -- "Dazzling Electronic Organ"; not the earliest pressing but a good value (any clean stereo is scarce); Caravan, 3rd Man, Sir Julian's Mambo, Peanut Vendor, Lover, Bach Goes Berserk..

Sir Julian Gould: A Knight at the Organ; RCA Victor LSP-2591; 2nd/deep groove E/E+ S $25 -- 2nd of 2 for the label, much rarer than the first & quite exciting for its sparser arrangements (in which bongos figure prominently); Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Isle of Baion..; some pops heard but healthy & nicely priced

Sir Julian Gould: Love is Blue; UA/Unart MS-21029; 1968; N/N shrink S $20 -- organ/mod; last of his 3 LPs & the only on UA; jacket shows a Hammond; You Only Live Twice, Good/Bad/Ugly, A Man & a Woman, Goin' Out of My Head, Green Tambourine, Live for Live, Love is Blue..

Grateful Dead concert-movie posters

Guitar Slim Green's "Stone Down Blues" w/Johnny & Shuggie Otis; Cadet/United US-7764; N-/E+ shrink S $20 -- Shake 'Em Up, Bumble Bee Blues, Make Love All Night, This War Ain't Right, Big Fine Thing..

Nina Hagen: NunSexMonkRock; CBS AL-38008; 1982; N/N S $15 -- you'll also need "I Love Paul" on another album but this is her masterpiece, a mindblower with lots of hot licks/tracks and and her trademark growl from another universe; one of the highlights of Europunk and WAY better than the mindless wimp crap kids like today; and, difficult as it is to find something DJ-able on an artsy-fartsy punk record, "Cosma Shiva" is just the anthemic wacky space rant you've always wanted but never found; get it! ("Cosma Shiva, girl obscena, Cosma Shiva, girl obscena!"); Antiworld, Smack Jack, Taitschi-Tarot, Dread Love, Future is Now, Born in XIXAX, Iki Maska, Dr. Art, Cosma Shiva, UFO

The Harmonicats: Olay (Ole) 10"; Mercury MG-25193; deep groove N-/V $20 -- rare!; priced for the sensational jacket only but Harmonicats fans will probably be excited about the early "South of the Border" theme, liner notes (with photo), and of course the rare jacket art; El Coco, Inspiration, Amampola, Maria Elena, Valencia, La Rosita, Mambo Jambo, Peanut Vendor

Dave Harris & the Powerhouse Five: Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals; Decca DL-4113; deep groove/1st press N-/E+ $90 -- very rare, excellent Raymond Scott Quintet tribute (all their greatest hits covered in modern, hi-fi style) led by the featured sax soloist of the original Quintet; the sensational jacket steals the show, however; very slight dishpan warp does not affect play

Shri Ben Hayeem: Song of Kama--the Hindu Rites of Love (Kama Sutra); Jubilee/Jay-Gee/Festival M-6701; 1966; N/E- shrink $60 -- sex ed/Indian; spoken w/music; beautiful exotic jacket; top performance ("with the music of Master Musicians of India") makes it one of the very best records on sex in general and of course an exciting addition to your collection of Kama Sutra LPs (collect them all!); rare!

Jimi Hendrix: Nine to the Universe; Reprise 7599-22299-1; 1980/1969; deep groove, 1st N/N- shrink S $20 -- rare late session of jazz/fusion jams featuring the legendary soul-jazz organist Larry Young on one long cut (also Buddy Miles, Billy Cox, Mitch Mitchell..); unreleased until after a decade had passed but far worthier of the "from the vaults" treatment than most of the posthumous stuff; very different than other Hendrix and really shows one direction things were heading in (surely would have been a whole new bag had he lived); hard to say whether it's more valuable for Hendrix or Young, since both are unsurpassed at their respective instruments!

Mel Henke (La Dolce Henke & Dynamic Adventures in Sound) -- see Beatnik-Crime-Spy (if available)

King Henry & the Showmen Volume VIII; King Henry Productions KHP-376; E-/E- S $20 -- lounge act/spy/disco/Moog-ondioline/CB/trucker; private press; one of the most enduring local true lounge acts of the PA-NJ-NY region (here based in Easton, PA and rec. at Virtue Studios), King Henry covers the entire '70s here; notable cuts are Goldfinger, Pinball Wizard, Who Put the Shark, More, and "Roger Dee & the CB Band" (one of the rarer CB-era raps)

Buddy Holly & the Crickets: The Buddy Holly Story; Coral CRL-57279; E-/V+ maroon/red&black deep groove $100 -- the real thing!; plays very well (great sound/very little noise) & priced at a fraction of book value; jacket quite good, w/seams intact

Buddy Holly & the Crickets; Coral CRL-757405; E+/V 1st press S $50 -- the real thing!; plays very well (great sound/very little noise) but with wear it's priced at a fraction of book value; nice jacket, seams intact; original inner sleeve

Buddy Holly special: both rare collectors items: $125 postpaid (Oh Boy!)

Joe Houston: Kicking Back; Big Town BT-1004; 1978; sealed S $40 -- rock/funk; rare, uncut, & sealed!; Hawaiian Disco, T-Bone Disco, Baby What You Want Me to Do, Trippin' In, & Why Don't You Rock Me are in his classic r&b/blues-rock-twist style (won't disappoint fans of his earlier work); "Mr. Big 'H'" is like James Brown, and Kicking Back Parts 1 & 2" is funk/soul (good for funk DJs)

Dick Hyman -- see Moog

Wanda Jackson (all) -- see Truck-C&W

Michael Johnson: There is a Breeze; Atlantic/Atco SD-7028; 1973; TEST PRESSING generic/N S $50 -- rock/psyche/funky rock; rarest form (likely unique & definitely the only one anyone will ever hear of being on the open market) of a rare LP, w/Chris Dedrick

Karns High School Bands: Marching Band/Studio Lab Band/Concert Band/Karns High School Choir; Director DR-8237; N/N- shrink S $15 -- stage/school (mod rather than funky); custom pressing; a rare find for the stage/school collector; dir. by Jack H. Thomas & Milton Nelson; the marching band is also called the "Academic Sinfonians"; Blue World--Phoenix, Stormy, Traces, The Horse, Festivo, Theme for Tomorros (sic), Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, Waters Ripple & Flow, Three Songs of Parting, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Much Ado About Nothing

Mickey Katz: The Hits of; Capitol Starline T-298; N-/N- $20 -- his best early parodies (originally 78rpm singles) now in hi-fi; Kiss of Meyer, Herring Boats, Sound Off, Borscht Riders in the Sky, Yiddish Mule Train, Geshray of Devilde Kotchke, Bagle Call Rag, Duvid Crockett, The Baby the Bubbe & You, She'll be Coming 'Round the Katzkills, Come on'a My House, C'est Si Bon (Ces Tzi-Bon)

Mickey Katz: Mish Mosh; Capitol T-799; 1st label E/N $25 -- packed with some of his best parodies & featuring the famous, original "butcher block" jacket (way yummier than the later, creepy Beatles "butcher cover"); 16 Tons, Schlemiel of Fortune, Tweedle Dee, A Schmo is a Schmo, Patcha-Me, How Much is that Pickle in the Window?..

Mickey Katz: Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, & Brisses; Capitol T-1021; spectral/deep groove N/E+ $20 (or spectral E-/E+ $15, specify) -- instrumental; 12" update of the rare early 10" LP "The Family Danced" (Capitol H-457) plus 4 more tunes; Katz plays clarinet w/Ziggy Elman, Mannie Klein, Si Zentner, Benny Gill, Nat Farber, Sam Weiss, Larry Breen, Lou Singer--great arrangements/playing--terrific record!!!

Mickey Katz: The Most Mishige; Capitol T-1102; E/N- $30 -- fantastic jacket, music (spoofs of great rock and pop hits), liners (many consider it his best & most desirable LP); pictured in Incredibly Strange Music; a time-tested asset to the FUN bar mitzvah; hard to get in top shape!

Mickey Katz: Katz Pajamas; Capitol W-1257; N/N- $25 -- "bobbe meises (bedtime stories) with a freilach background for young & old"; great jacket, liners, & music! (one tune even sounds like classic spy/crime); scarce, top shape, way too good for the kids' player!

The Kit Kats: The Very Best of the Kit Kats; Virtue LPV-102067; E+/N- S $50 -- rock/exotic rock; not a compilation but instead a unique, live rocker by hit local Philly group on Frank "Guitar Boogie Shuffle" Virtue's label (rare, lively, worthy addition to any exotic-rock collection); top shape!; recommended for their takes on "Quiet Village" & "Stranded in the Jungle"; the others: Money, You're No Angel, Sweet Little Rock & Roller, From Here On In, Hey Hey Hey, Lucille, Good Lovin', Hoo Che Coo Che Coo, Our Farewell, The End

Eartha Kitt: Down to Eartha; RCA Victor LPM-1109; 1955; 1st press/deep groove E+/E $20 -- torch; marvelous early classic (collectors item) that blends cocktail culture and first-rate female vocal pop-jazz; famous jacket of Kitt holding cigarette on tiger rug; w/Henri Rene; The Heel, I Wantcha Around, Mambo de Paree, Hey Jacques..

Kojak Book & Record Set; Peter Pan BR-518; 1977; sealed $20 -- spoken/kids; inspired by the Telly Savalas TV show; "It's fun to read as you hear...The Powerful Action COMES ALIVE As You Read"; comic-book style color jacket art; "2 Exciting Stories: Five Star Final, A Question of Honor"; always a treat but sealed perfection is a prize--"Who Loves Ya, Baby?"

Irwin Kostal: The Magic of Lassie ST; Peter Pan Orange Blossom Series 155; 1974?; sealed S? $30 -- rare OST offers extensive liner notes, stills from the movie, and brief updates on the actors (Jimmy Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Alice Faye, Pernell Roberts, Stephanie Zimbalist, Lane Davies, Mike Mazurki); new, original music by Mike Curb Congregation, Pat Boone, Debby Boone, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Stewart; don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get it still unopened

Phil Kraus: The Percussive Phil Kraus; Golden Crest CR-3004; rare color jacket E+/E- $30 (or standard b/w jacket E+/V- $15, specify) -- percussion/exotica/jazz/vibes; early, exotic, & easily his best (tho more prolific as a first-call sideman), w/a spectacular, dramatic jacket photo too!; best LP on the seldom-scene, tiny NY label that boasts "High Fidelity in Good Taste"; Hindustan, Kashmiri Song, Buffoon, March of the Siamese Children, Nola, In a Persian Market, Liza, Just Flippin', Dizzy Fingers, Japanese Sandman, Chinese Lullaby, Jan

Abbe Lane: The Lady in Red; RCA Victor LPM-1688; 1958; deep groove E/E- $30 (or E-/V+ $25, specify) -- female vocal/torch; rare!; w/Sid Ramin orchestra; Cugat wife without him here (her Victor LPs are great, his are not!); lovely jacket

Abbe Lane: Where There's a Man; RCA Victor LSP-1899; 1959/1958; deep groove E/E S $35 (or mono LPM-1899; 1st press, deep groove E-/N- $25, specify -- female vocal/torch; "Sultry and Sassy"; w/Sid Ramin orchestra & even hubbie Cugat himself on the novel last song (titled "Oh, Cugie.." on the mono, "Go to Sleep, Go to Sleep, Go to Sleep" on the stereo)--worth it just for that, if not the soft-focus, scrumptious jacket

Abbe Lane w/Xavier Cugat: Abbe Lane; Mercury SR-60643; deep groove 1st press N/N- shrink S $40 -- female vocal/torch; it's getting harder and harder to turn up these ideal Mercury records now, and this is not one to miss; Mustapha, Hava Nagilah, Never on Sunday, Volare..

Abbe Lane: The Many Sides of; Mercury MG-20930; deep groove E-/V+ $20 -- female vocal/torch; her last LP, very swingin'; More, I Love Paris, I Believe in You, Do Me Good Baby, Thank Heaven for Little Boys, Some of these Days, The Facts of Life, Milord..

Katie Lee -- see beatnik-crime-spy

Dr. Timothy Leary: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out ST; Performance PERF-389 (REISSUES in stereo the super-rare Mercury MG-21131; 1967); sealed S $35 -- sitar (veena)/Moog/spoken/sex-ed; wow! classic lost, impossibly rare ST from unreleased film; what psychedelic film STs should be but never are...great!

Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: The Best of the Movie Themes 1970; Command/Project 3 PR-5046SD; 1970; gatefold E+/N- S $15 -- pop; hard to find & much wanted for the great version of Mah-Na Mah-Na (best known from the Benny Hill Show & the Muppets); jacket of nude family w/popcorn in empty cinema ain't bad either; Ma-Na Ma-Na, Everybody's Talkin', Goodbye Columbus, Alice's Restaurant, True Grit, The Wild Bunch..

Special page: Little Marcy LPs (evangelical puppet)

The Lively Ones; Word WST-8518-LP; E/V- S $20 -- Christian rock ('60s); appealing folkish hippie-era group (one very capable female singer and three dudes named David) from Baylor U.--no relation to the surf or other groups by the same name; appears Larry Norman is responsible for penning some of the tunes, and it shows in the hipper ones (LSD and other references); jacket's yellow text has faded but is still "very Monkees"; disc has wear and noise (so it goes with the Word label)...but this may be your only chance to own it; Nothing Really Changes, We've Something to Give You, Walking Backwards Down the Stairs (in several parts)..

Alan Livingston/Billy May: Sparky's Magic Piano; Capitol J-3254; N/E $25 -- classic kids set (originally a 78 album) similar to "Rusty in Orchestraville"--hard to find on LP in top shape; features Henry Blair & cast, Billy May, Ray Turner (piano), Verne Smith (narrator), & talking piano by Sonovox; Side 2 is another tale: Sparky & the Talking Train

Alan Livingston/Billy May: Bozo on the Farm/Henery Hawk; Capitol/ZIV International L-6959; 1975; sealed $50 (or E+/E+ $40, specify) -- classic Capitol kids sets (originally 78 albums) reissued in hi-fi (all the wacky words & music w/out noise & inconvenience); Bozo on the Farm (Pinto Colvig--crazy--the best!); Side 2 w/Mel Blanc is "Henery Hawk's Chicken Hunt" & "Henery Hawk"

Alan Livingston/Billy May: Bugs Bunny & the Tortoise/Bozo & his Rocket Ship; Capitol/Wonderland L-6962; 1975; E+/N- $50 -- classic Capitol kids sets (originally 78 albums) reissued in hi-fi (all the wacky words & music w/out noise & inconvenience); Mel Blanc's in charge of side one, which is the Looney Tunes version of "The Tortoise & the Hare" (Henery Hawk makes an appearance); Pinto Colvig's Side 2 is a very politically incorrect tour of the world (Bozo's rocketship doesn't leave the atmosphere, apparently) & some of its, er, cultures; very sampladelic

London's Last Trams; Argo DA-78; 1967; deep groove yellow-silver label (U.K. import) E/E $25 -- spoken/documentary; John Holmes narrates the closing of the London tramways in 1950-52 (the tapes were made in what could be the UK's first amateur use of a portable tape recorder); of narrow interest perhaps but definitely a rare find

Julie London: Yummy, Yummy, Yummy; Liberty LST-7609; 1969; V/E S $25 -- torch; one of her rarest, always in high demand not only for the famously obscene title cut (the way she sings it, it is) but also Light My Fire, Louie Louie, Stoned Soul Picnic, Mighty Quinn, And I Love Him..

The Alan Lorber Orchestra: The Lotus Palace; Verve V6-8711; gatefold; deep groove cutout E/N- S $30 (or deep groove cutout E-/N- S $25, specify) -- indo-jazz/sitar/gamelan/tabla, etc.; top producer (Ultimate Spinach) made just this 1, classic entry in the tiny idiom of pop-jazz w/sitar--played by Vinnie Bell w/Collin Walcott, Don Robertson, Jerome Richardson, Hugh McCracken, Irving Spice..; great psychedelic jacket art (looks like the Heavy Water Light Show) & mood/sound/quality (well, except a few of the cheesiest tracks); Mas Que Nada (groovy!), The Flute Thing, Up Up & Away, Lucy in the Sky w/Diamonds, Roopala Dha Teri Dhin Dhin, Within You Without You, The Look of Love, Where?, Hang On to a Dream, Djellaba (The Hooded One)

Fred Lowery: Walking Along Kicking the Leaves...; Decca DL-8476; 1957; E/V- $15 -- whistling; the classic, mono-only, 1st 12" LP by the greatest, most virtuosic whistler ever; piercing, haunting, mind-boggling whistling talent backed by Owen Bradley's orchestra; Indian Love Call (remake of his greatest hit for Columbia), Moon Love, Moon of Manakoora, Far Away Places, Indian Summer, Sunrise Serenade, Happy Hobo, Pagan Love Song, Sentimental Journey..

Fred Lowery w/Anita Kerr Singers: Whistle a Happy Tune; Decca DL-78995; 1959; sealed cutout S $75 (or E/N S $60, specify) (or mono Decca DL-8995; pink-label promo 1st/deep groove DL-8995 E/E+ $40, specify) -- whistling; the all-time greatest whistler ever's highly desirable, all-fantastic 2nd of 2 LPs for the label (which are his only secular LPs) & the ONLY secular Fred Lowery LP in stereo; w/organ & steel guitar in the backing group as well as chorus; a thrilling pop wonder w/excellent hi-fi production!; Over the Rainbow, William Tell Overture, Estrellita, Marie, Tammy, Mockin' Bird Hill, Whispering..

Fred Lowery Whistles Your Gospel Favorites; Word WST-8326; color label E-/V+ S $35 -- whistling; his later gospel whistling LPs are even rarer than the secular turns for Decca & Columbia!; a few marks & noise but not bad, and it's not so gospel (there is some churchy organ in spots) that the world's greatest whistler isn't heard to great advantage; jacket shows a robin on a white picket fence, with branches

Victor Lundberg: An Open Letter; Liberty LST-7547; sealed $30 (or N/N shrink S $25, specify) (or E/E S $20, specify) -- political/commentary/humor/strange; spoken w/music; wow! hilarious & "smart," like a right-wing answer to John Rydgren's Silhouette Segments, as if Charlton Heston were channelling Art Linkletter; "To the Flower Power" is the favorite piece; frightening as it sounds, we love it for being hysterically funny or insightful (or both) & always entertaining; plus the man's voice is compelling (as w/Ken Nordine & Rydgren); WAY TOO HIP FOR TODAY'S "CONSERVATIVES"; you need this!

Victor Lundberg: An Open Letter to My Teenage Son/My Buddy Carl --45 rpm--; Liberty 55996 -- 7" single available w/any order as a sampler for the above LP (just ask)

Henry Mancini -- see spy/crime/suspense

Muzzy Marcellino w/Charles "Bud" Dant: Whistling on the Beach at Waikiki; Coral CRL-757441; 1964; 1st press E/V+ S $45 (or mono E+/N- $40, specify) -- whistling; very rare must-have for all whistling fans by the #2 virtuoso whistler of the golden age of recorded music; Hawaiian standards --from chestnuts to scarcer tunes-- plus a new version of "The High & the Mighty" (which Marcellino whistled for John Wayne on the ST); all with Decca/Coral's high standards and Bud Dant's excellent production; On the Beach at Waikiki, The High & the Mighty, Hilo March, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Hawaiian War Chant, Beyond the Reef, Hukilau Song, My Tani, Silhouette Hula, Forevermore, King's Serenade, Song of the Islands/Aloha Oe

Muzzy Marcellino & his House Party Group: Art Linkletter Presents House Party Music Time; Capitol ST-1284; 1st press E/E+ S $50 -- whistling/odd pop/kids; great for both rare Muzzy Marcellino performances (the #2 whistler after Fred Lowery) & un-pc songs done originally for TV; Heap Big Chief, Hawaiian Calypso, Bob's Blues, Whistlin' Dixie, Get Happy, Time for the Kids, The High & the Mighty, Anitra's Dance, Freeway Jam, The Continental, Shoo Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy, Barcarolle

Myrna March: Explosive Vocal Percussion; Strand SLS-1033; deep groove V+/E- S $15 -- female vocal/bongos; "the beauteous Myrna March, five foot two, beautifully framed titian topped terror of the Sunset Strip"; one of our favorite obscurities languishing on a budget label (and it's rare), it's probably the only recording of a red-headed wildcat you'd swear was Ann-Margret in "Kitten with a Whip" mode PLUS the added sensations of Command-level stereo separation and orchestral effects (such as bongos); imagine Ann-Margret with Russ Garcia backing and you have it; best of all, the 12 cuts are unusual too: Love is Coming My Way, Mademoiselle de Paree, Fandango, It Was Written in the Stars, You Can't Have Love, Don't Introduce Me, I Leande on a Man, It Used to Be, Majorca, You Don't Know What Love Is, It's Love, Go If You're Going

Roy Masters: Your Mind Can Keep You Well, Part 1 (Psychocatalysis Part 2); Foundation of Human Understanding ACA-4151; 1968; N/N- shrink $25 -- spoken/occult/stress-relief instruction; "A concentration-meditation exercise to help relieve tension caused by daily pressures and stress"; 49 minutes of glorious Los Angeles feel-good "alt.healing" jive; nifty jacket & extensive liners; cheaper than going to a doctor!

Robert Maxwell: Spectacular Harps; MGM SE-3836; 1st/deep groove E+/N- S $30 -- pop harp; very scarce in top shape/stereo, it's also one of the best in the MGM "Spectacular" series & one of Maxwell's most enjoyable/essential; the multi-dubbed "Caravan" is fantastic as is "Hong Kong Holiday"; also Limehouse Blues, Ebb Tide, Alice Blue Gown, Little David Play on Your Harp..

Robert Maxwell: A Song for All Seasons; Decca DL-74609; cutout N-/N- shrink S $20 -- harp; our absolute fave if only for the spectacular "September in the Rain," which ROCKS (like "Tequila" & the Fortune Tellers LP only better!!!) w/guitar & plunking rain sounds!

Robert Maxwell: Let's Get Away from It All; Decca DL-74723; cutout E+/E+ S $15 -- harp; one of the essential Decca LPs every Robert Maxwell fan needs; Song of the Nairobi Trio (his classic, updated), Carioca, Ebb Tide, Yellow Bird..

Buddy Merrill: Electrosonic Guitars; GNP/Accent ACS-5028; white-label promo cutout N/N S $20 -- guitar; some of his best work: Carioca, Bluesette, Hava Nagila, Peanut Vendor, Perfidia, Windmills of Your Mind, Anna, Wabash Blues..

Montgomery County Community College: Latitudes 1973-4; Latitudes 37632; 1974; w/insert (lyrics) E/N S $100 -- psyche/prog/folk/weird/school; as with the previous year's Latitudes, it's freaky '70s local college fare we can hardly believe came out of what is a very right-wing, uptight area today; this one is very desirable for rare Puddleduck ("Tower of Baradur"); as Acid Archives says: "'Latitudes 1973-74' 1974 (private) Students from Montgomery Community County College of interest for some strong tracks by the prog group Puddleduck. Also features several more "bands" in various styles, guitar-rock from Tubular Chamber Ensemble, electric folk rock from an unnamed band, stoned hippy/Dead folkrock from a band called "Y," trad folk from the Ambler Ramblers, folk from Shack People, a brief jazz piece, and a closing electric/acoustic folk psych track."--http://lysergia_2.tripod.com/AcidArchives/lamaArchiveL.htm

Billy Mure: Supersonic Guitars; MGM SE3780; 2nd/flat cutout V+/E S $15 -- guitar; exotic tunes by guitar god who learned at the knee of Roy Smeck (the original guitar god); far scarcer than the RCA LPs, this one has a great jacket of a navy jet ascending (a little rub wear on this copy, which keeps the price low); Hindustan, Limehouse Blues, Pagan Love Song, Tiger Guitars, Guitars in Space, El Cumbanchero, High Tide Boogie..

Claus Ogerman: Soul Searchin'; RCA Victor LPM-3366; 1965; deep groove Dynagroove N/N- shrink $75 (or N-/N- $60, specify) -- mod/soul/organ; scarce first title in a GREAT series of four LPs --all essential-- goes straight for the white go-go boots with its emphasis on hip soul boogaloo/mod soul jazz; tho great and should have been a best-seller, it's far rarer than the two similar but mega-selling "More (Mondo Cane)" LPs he did w/Kai Winding on Verve; others have priced it as high as $150!; Soul Searchin', What I'd Say, The Sidewinder, Green Onions, Fever, Watermelon Man, Shindig, Memphis, Comin' Home Baby, House of the Risin' Sun..

Claus Ogerman: Watusi Trumpets; RCA Victor LSP-3455; 1965; E/N- S $30 (or mono LPM-3455 E-/V+ $15, specify) -- mod; best-of-breed mod LP features THE sound of the swingin' high '60s, like Lalo Schifrin; absurd as the title sounds, it means the "watusi" and other '60s dances done with mod, mod brass (trumpet, etc.); decked out in groovy, hall-of-fame, Mondrian-esque jacket!; w/Dick Hyman's great Lowrey organ, it truly swings; El Watusi, The Joker (absolutely awesome!), Stingray (hip original), It's Not Unusual, Harlem Watusi, Land of 1000 Dances, Downtown, Right Now, La Bamba, Poinciana, One Step Above, Watusi Trumpets (original); priced way low just for a scratch producing pops at start of title track (otherwise nice!)

Claus Ogerman: Saxes Mexicanos; RCA Victor LSP-3640; 1966; E/E- S $20 -- mod; "Guaranteed Danceable"; great series of 4 LPs, all essential!; THE sound of the swingin' high '60s (& it really swings!); often overlooked bc of the title, it's strict mod--a valuable sequel to Watusi Trumpets!--rather than anything to do with Mexican saxophones; w/Dick Hyman's great Lowrey organ; King of the Road, Dardanella (best cut!), St. James Infirmary, Always, Come Thursday, Bewitched, Nightmare, Voce e eu..

Claus Ogerman: Latin Rock; RCA Victor LPM-3813; 1967 cutout N-/N- $50 -- Latin soul/mod Latin; last but far from least in the terrific series of 4 LPs; often overlooked bc of its misleading title--it's really mod Latin soul, as you can see from the titles: Cuchy Frito Man (rare Latin soul by Ray Rivera!), Yambo, Tequila, Bang Bang! (Joe Cuba's), San Juan, Mas Que Nada..

Old & in the Way; UA/Round RX-103; 1975; E/E+ S $20 -- hip bluegrass w/Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, John Kahn, Vassar Clements; Wild Horses, Panama Red, Pig in a Pen, The Hobo Song, Land of the Navajo, Midnight Moonlight..

Eddie Osborne: Percussive Baldwin Organ & Bongos; Audio Fidelity DFM-3004; 1960; (jacket: AFLP-1974; 1962) deep groove N-/N $15 -- organ/bongos (good for collectors of either); jacket features photo of conga player; as with Lenny Dee's early LPs, you have some Vaudeville-era tunes but done in a modern style; here the percussion (bongos) & bass are emphasized; the organ sound is a bit like Dick Hyman's later Lowery (organ fans may disagree, but the tone is distinctive & unlike the ubiquitous Hammond); El Cumbanchero, South of the Border, Frenesi, Muskrat Ramble, Sid's Blues, Ma He's Making Eyes at Me..

The Osmond Christmas Album; Polydor/Kolob PD-2-8001; 2-LP gatefold; cutout N-/E S $15 -- Christmas/pop; yes, the best-selling Osmonds, but this one's actually tough to find & a great value for anyone seeking it (we've sold it for 2-3 times this in the past)

Hap Palmer: Learning Basic Skills Through Music Volume One; Activity Records AR-514; 1969; non-gatefold 2nd press w/insert N/V+ S $15 (or gatefold 1st V/V $15 -- kids; groovy folk-rock stuff for your inner child, featuring such memorable engagers as What Are You Wearing?, What is Your Name?, This is the Way We Get Up in the Morning, Growing, The Birds (with bird sounds), Colors, Put Your Hands Up in the Air..

Hap Palmer: Creative Movement & Rhythmic Exploration; Activity Records AR-533; 1980/1971; E+/E+ $15 -- kids; groovy folk-rock stuff for your inner child with a few standouts: the rhythm instrumental "Percussion Instruments" and a real Elvis-y mover "How Many Ways"; or you might dig "Out to the Country" or "Fishing Trip" and others; in any case, it's pretty cool!

Korla Pandit: The Universal Language of Music, Vol. 1; India 400 Series Private Collection; AUTOGRAPHED E/E- $75 -- organ/piano/exotic; signed "Best Wishes to Rose" in Glendale, CA on 11/18/66; 1st of 3 vols., deadly rare (private press) & featuring some of his most interesting & varied work

Korla Pandit at the Pipe Organ; Fantasy 3286; red vinyl, deep groove N-/V+ $20 -- organ; Secret Love, Song of Songs, Greensleeves, Jalousie, Autumn Leaves..; some noise (typical of original Fantasy LPs)

Korla Pandit: Speak to Me of Love; Fantasy 3293; red vinyl N/E+ $35

Korla Pandit: Music of Hollywood; Fantasy 3334; red vinyl E+/E+ $30

Korla Pandit in Paris; Fantasy 8347; 1963; flexi, later pressing E+/N- S $30 -- organ/piano; Gaite Parisienne, La Vie en Rose, April in Paris, Musetta's Waltz, Gavotte, Moulin Rouge, Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup, French March Melody, Paris in the Spring, La Seine, C'est Magnifique, Under Paris Skies

The Dave Pell Singers: Mah-Na-Mah-Na; Liberty LST-7631; promo E/N- S $30 -- mod/vocal; we've hoped for ages to have this rarity for sale, & here it is at last; wanted chiefly for the juicy cover of the famous "Ma Na Ma Na" hit (Benny Hill, Sesame Street) but covers lots of other hits: Keem-O-Sabe, Sugar Sugar, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Laughing (The Guess Who!), Honky Tonk Woman, Sweet Caroline, Get Together..

The People's Victory Orchestra and Chorus: The School; TEST PRESSING S $250 -- literally legendary, private press, NY hippie/freak/psyche/rock album (1st of 3 only, & only the 1st 2 are early '70s/major), here in a form that certainly must be unique; jacket is white generic but has the band name printed (no LP title or other info, no disc labels); Google it for track & further info, image of the released jacket, and plenty of sheer guesswork about just who the heck made it; for instance has "Did You Ever See a Lady Act That Way"--famous for sounding like it's straight out of "Exile on Main Street"; "Black Crow Country" is another standout of several; a large project, all so well-produced & chockablock with substantial ideas/musicianship/singing, one could say the enduring mystery of "Who were the PVOC?" is itself now legendary!

[Andre Popp/Pierre Fatosme as] Elsa Popping & her Pixieland Band: Delirium in Hi-Fi; Columbia Adventures in Sound WL-106; deep groove E/E $30 -- experimental pop/avant garde made weirder by tape manipulation & much more (somewhat a primer for Perrey & Magne); someone once compared finding this original to winning the lottery--we just say we're lucky to be able to offer it clean & cheap; Java, Java des bombes atomiques, Java Martienne, Java du diable..

Andre Popp: Popppppp!; Columbia Adventures in Sound WL-130; deep groove N-/N- $25 (or E/N- $20, specify) -- acclaimed experimental/avant garde pop in the "Delirium in Hi-Fi" vein (something of a sequel), including the original Washerwomen of Portugal, Sexy Sax, Musique Mecanique..

Elvis Presley: Elvis; RCA Victor LSP-1382(e) 1956; "4S/1S" press; N/N shrink ES $250 -- rock/rockabilly; uncut, still in the shrink (fully intact), with original "Elvis catalog" inner sleeve, it is absolute perfection; of course, it's the electronic-stereo "RE" version rather than the mono original, but as such it's even rarer, yields a rare/different listening experience than the mono (tho you can always hit the mono switch on your gear), and is VERY MUCH A PRIZE!!!; as we write and check it, it's pouring out of our JBLs and thrilling us --"Long Tall Sally" sounds HUGE!!!-- ok, we'll save the rest for you

Production (sound library) -- Moog page, Production LPs

Buryl Red & Grace Hawthorne: It's Cool in the Furnace; Word WST-8580; 1973/1972; no book N/E- S $25 -- religion/part-spoken; "a children's musical about Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego"; w/Harold Bradley, Charlie McCoy; one of the hipper things on the label; pops in 1st few seconds of Side 2, otherwise perfect

Alvino Rey (Esquivel guitar) -- see Trucker/Steel Guitar

Bob Rosengarden & Phil Kraus: Hot Line for Sound; Project 3 PR-5002-SD; 1966; gatefold; N-/N- S $25 (or N-/E S $20, specify) -- mod/bongo/percussion; "Musical Explorations in Beats...Bongos...Boffs"; scarce, good, early one on Project 3 (when Command tried to get hip) that we like for at least 4 standout cuts (Pussyfoot, Out of Nowhere, Taste of Honey, Bangles Baubles & Beads), although it's all good & fresh from having been scored for stereo exaggeration in glorious sound (rec. on 35mm film); besides the ballyhooed bongos, other interesting instruments (incl. Lowrey organ, mbira, "congo" drums..), & the usual Enoch Light bunch (Lew Davies, Mottola, Bodner..)

Rotary Connection -- see funk

Jimmie Ruth & "Rusty": Stories & Songs for Children Featuring; Melody Mark 810624 (reissues Diadem DLP-282) E+/N- $30 -- puppet/religion/kids; difficult to find, harder still to get in top shape; jacket stickered "stereo" but it's a mono recording

John Rydgren: Silhouette Segments; new/reissue S $75 -- EXTREMELY STRANGE, HIP, RARE, & HOW!!!; all the necessary best cuts from amazing, ultra-rare, legendary, unique, radio-station promo-only LP of "Silhouettes" by famous HIP-yet-evangelical, lutheran radio DJ; see the scan larger and learn more; astounding, sexy, funny Ken Nordine-esque raps about LSD, girl-watching, hippies, etc. over killer '60s music ("Dark Side of the Flower's" sitar & everything from "Music to Watch Girls By" to Electric Prunes to "Rinky Dink"); original psychedelic jacket reprinted w/gatefold's liners on a special insert; just 2 left of 1000 pressed!; we recommend also the Victor Lundberg LP above

Jack Scott; Carlton LP-12/107; deep groove E/V+ $50 -- great value on mono; nice shape

Raymond Scott -- see jazz

Ananda Shankar -- see exotic-foreign

William Shatner: The Transformed Man; Decca DL-75043; 1969; 1st press E+/E- S $70 -- golden throat; very hard to find the original in such good shape; here, the face is terrific (and uncut); while the disc is graded for just a little noise in places (always the case with spoken-word and quiet passages), it's visually near-mint and as good as it gets; and, of course, what a triumph to be able to play the legendary "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" exactly as did people catching Star Trek in its original run (budding Trekkies who foolishly did not run out and buy this LP in the great numbers they would if they could today!); music by the great Don Ralke; not-quite-modest liners by the unstoppable William Shatner himself; HEAR...OWN...BEHOLD his AWESOME POWER!!!

Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin/Sammy Davis, Jr.: Souvenir from Robin & the Seven Hoods; unpublished promo deep groove E-/E $200 -- live recording of comedy & songs produced by Bill Rodstein of the Sinatrama Room in the Latimer Cafe in Philadelphia ("A shrine dedicated to the life & works of Frank Sinatra"-Earl Wilson); "May We Be the First to Wish You A Merry Christmas-1964"; jacket (just 1 face, pasted over old LP jacket) of the three in Santa suits in front of a stage; "Non Published Album Not Available Anywhere Else COLLECTORS ITEM"; rarest of the 3 versions of "Summit Meeting at the 500, Atlantic City, NJ"

Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin/Sammy Davis, Jr.: Souvenir from Sinatrama Latimer Cafe; unpublished promo deep groove E-/E- $50 (book value $250-350) -- live; 2 more of the 3 versions of "Summit Meeting at the 500, Atlantic City, NJ" (the Christmas version is the rarest)

The Singing Doctors Keep You in Stitches; American Artists Custom Records AAS-1052; E/E S $25 -- novelty/humor; just what it seems: licensed Missouri professional healers in wounding live performance; "Featuring: The Four Suppositories, Trichomonas Trigger & Bashful Boy Emmett, LaCaruso Lockhart"

Roy Smeck & his Serenaders: Memories of You; Decca DL-8674; deep groove N-/E+ $25 -- steel guitar; top copy of early classic (mono only--predates stereo); hear the guitarist that did everything earlier and better that Les Paul and Hendrix got the credit for "inventing"

Roy Smeck & his Paradise Serenaders: Melodies with Memories; ABC-Paramount ABC-174; deep groove E/E- $15 -- steel/guitars (mono only--predates stereo); Steel Guitar Rag, Moon Over Miami, Pagan Love Song, Mexicali Rose..

Roy Smeck "The Wizard of the Strings": The Magic Ukulele of Roy Smeck; ABC-Paramount ABCS-279; 2nd label cutout N-/E- S $20 -- uke/guitars; THE classic uke LP w/Joe Puma, Tony Mottolo, Al Casamenti, George Barnes (Milt Hinton bass, Osie Johnson drums)

Roy Smeck & his Dixie Syncopators: The Happy Banjo; ABC-Paramount ABCS-309; deep groove N-/E+ S $25 -- classic banjo LP & essential Roy Smeck; Chinatown, Running Wild, Bye Bye Blues, Sheik of Araby, Somebody Stole My Gal..

Roy Smeck "The Wizard of the Strings" & his All Star Serenaders: Stringing Along; ABC-Paramount ABC-412; N/E+ $25 -- guitars; late great one!; jacket shows 4 photos: banjo, ukulele, guitar, & steel which echo his breakthrough "soundie" film recording in which he ABSOLUTELY beat Les Paul to the multi-track/dubbing punch (that's right, guitar wonks: ROY SMECK WAS FIRST!!!); all instruments are electric (amplified & wired to the mixer); Carioca, 3rd Man theme, Tea for Two, Bye Bye Blackbird, Hayseed Rag..

Ethel Smith: Latin from Manhattan; Decca DL-8457; 1st/deep groove E/E $15 -- Hammond "organ solos w/instrumental accompaniment" gone Latin; one of her most desirable LPs; with new artwork & liners, it reissues the classic "Souvenir Album" 10"/78 set (for the first time in superior hi-fi sound) & adds 4 more tunes: Brazil, April in Portugal, Cose Cose, Hernando's Hideaway

Ethel Smith: The Many Moods of Ethel Smith; Decca DL-74145; cutout N/N S $20 -- Hammond organ; perfect copy of one that's late enough to be true stereo but not too late to be great; the highlight is "Smithtown Special," a train number co-written with Don Sebesky that really moves; also there's an update of her signature samba "Tico-Tico"; Carinhoso, Quizas Quizas Quizas, Brazil, Love for Sale, That Old Black Magic, Ethel Meets the Count (another with Don Sebesky), Carnival..

Ethel Smith EPs & 45 sets -- see below or 45s

Johnny Stewart: Secrets of Successful Varmint Calling; Johnny Stewart Wildlife Calls GC-501; 1967/1966 (Waco, Texas); E-/V+ $90 -- hunter instructional/spoken w/sounds; yep, it's one of the rarest & most fantastic items in the proverbial Jacket Art Hall of Fame; it's also one of the very greatest LP titles (literally), not to mention one of only a tiny handful of hunter-instructional LPs (none of which you can expect to find); great liner notes by Stewart plus 3 more photos of dopey animals lured by successful (correct techniques only, please!) varmint calls, which "provides the outdoorsman with many exciting hours of off-season pleasure. The thrill...can be enjoyed year-round, day or night."

The Stranglers: The Raven; Liberty/United Artists UAG-30262; 1979; N-/N- S $15 -- not the famous 3D jacket but a solid buy for the music (and the plain old 2D jacket); great record by legendary intelligent punk group who aged gracefully; yes, you can get it anywhere else records are sold but we figure someone here ought to take our word for it and lump it with some of of the dumber stuff we fool with; this rocks!

Irving Taylor: Terribly Sophisticated Songs--A Collection of Unpopular Songs for Popular People; Warner Bros. B-1254; 1958; deep groove N-/N $45 (or deep groove E/E $30, specify) -- novelty; scarce, terrific Spike Jones/Mickey Katz-worthy spoofs of LA music & employment by the man behind Kookie Byrnes & other WB greats!; crazy gags in high style (DJs can slip in with "serious" songs of the same style); nice jacket art too

Irving Taylor: The Garbage Collector in Beverly Hills [& other work songs for the odd-job holder]; Warner Bros. B-1254; 1959; deep groove white-label promo E/E $25 (or deep groove E-/E+ $25, specify) -- novelty; terrific Spike Jones/Mickey Katz-worthy spoofs of LA music & employment by the man behind Kookie Byrnes & other WB greats!; first-rate, smartly planned, well-produced, crazy gags in high style (DJs can slip in with "serious" songs of the same idiom): Hawaiian Worm Raiser, Marriage Counselor in a Turkish Harem, Prison Interior Decorator, Rock & Roll Vocal Coach, Cop in a Nudist Colony..

Bob Thompson, his Orchestra & Chorus: Just for Kicks; RCA Victor LSP-2027; 1959/1958; 1st E/E- S $20 -- wordless chorus; "Swinging New Sounds"; titled by the wife and nominated for a Grammy in 1959, it is the best and possibly rarest of his three very essential LPs; strong bongos, voices, brass; great leggy jacket!; On the Street Where You Live, A Foggy Day, Just for Kicks, Makin' Whoopee, Look for the Silver Lining, Mad About the Boy, Angel Eyes, Peek-a-Boo, It Might as Well Be Spring, All of You, It's All Right With Me, Diga Diga Doo, Bye Bye Blackbird, Why Do Love You, Just for Kicks

The Three Suns: Movin' & Groovin'; RCA Victor LSA-2532; 1962; deluxe die-cut; deep groove N-/N S $35 (or E/E+ S $25, specify) (or non-die-cut reissue E-/E+ shrink S $20, specify) -- in "Stereo Action--the sound your eyes can follow"; their most prized LP in a DIZZYING exploration of channel separation (one of the very best Stereo Action LPs); chockablock enough w/wacky instruments (jaw harp is one), ideas, and creativity doubtless to appall even longtime Three Suns fan Mamie Eisenhower; YOU NEED THIS!!!; several cuts have achieved latterday fame thx to comps--get them all!: Stumbling, Caravan, Jungle Drums, Danny's Inferno, Movin' & Groovin', April Showers, Autumn Leaves, Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, Anniversary Song, Beyond the Sea, Some of These Days, The Vagabond King Waltz

The Three Suns: Movin' & Groovin'; RCA Victor LPM-2532; 1962; deep groove N-/E+ $20 -- "Now! for the first time--RCA Victor's 'ACTION' series in brilliant monaural Hi-Fi" (or, as we like to say, "the sound your glass eye can follow"); non-die-cut reissue in rare mono

The Three Suns: Fever & Smoke; RCA Victor LSP-2310; 1961; deep groove E/E S $20 -- "Exotic 'Percussion' Swing"; 1 of their Big 3 (other 2 are Ding Dong Dandy Xmas & Movin' & Groovin'); essential at least for the famously nutty, gong-break-in version of "Tequila" (comparable to their version of "Caravan" on Movin' & Groovin'!); Fever, Smoke, Like Young, Volare, Misty, Col. Bogey March, Sleep Walk..

[Bob Booker and George Foster Present] Al Tijuana & his Jewish Brass; Capitol ST-2596; 1966; N/N shrink S $25 (or E+/E S $20, specify) (or mono T-2596; N-/E+ $15, specify) -- Mexicali brass/novelty/Jewish/comedy; thx to top music & production values it's one of the best, most lovable spoofs of Herb Alpert (if not also Fiddler on the Roof & Zorba the Greek); stars Lou Jacobi (whose brief spoken introductions to some of the tunes are wonderful); music by Artie Butler; last but not least, a very memorable jacket!; Peter Gunn, A Taste of Honey, People, Chicken Fat, Tsena Tsena, It's Not Unusual..

Torrent-Alexander Duo: X-Plorations; Do-Re-Mi 33233-S; E+/E S $15 -- organ; Shay Torrent & Axel Alexander on the Hammond X-66 and H-100; 10 standards include More, Java, Moon of Manakoora; dramatic BW jacket art & great sound tho w/some noise (we attribute to the quality of the private pressing rather than wear)

The United States Air Force Presents Two Sides of Christmas; USAF sealed S $15 -- military/Xmas/pop/country; "It's Christmas" side: USAF Academy Falconaires, Rosemary Clooney, Jack Halloran Choir; "Christmas at Opryland" side: Archie Campbell, Dottie West, Charlie McCoy, Jordnaires

The United States Army: The Army Opportunities Album; [no #] N-/N $15 -- spoken w/music; "career messages presented by the U.S. Army Recruiting Command...do not use after June, 1974"; our favorite Army recruitment LP has wonderful radio promotional spots of various types (one even w/futuristic electronic sounds) on Side 1 & really fine interviews Side 2; also curious is the jacket photo of groovy civilian couple on motorcycle (less deadly than combat, at least)

The Tokyo Happy Coats Live; King KS-1096; V/E- S $30 -- lounge act; totally astounding, winsome, vintage-hip (there are some funky moments and no doubt sample-worthy breakbeats) bizarrity by humorous and truly entertaining, five-sister act on tour from Japan where the King label (famous for James Brown and other R&B, also part of Starday) made early inroads (tho this is on US King, and an "Astro Sonic Production" at that); RARE!!!; The Beat Goes On, Spinning Wheel/Windmill of Your Mind, Exodus/Hava Nagila, Along Came Jones (Coasters!!!), La Bamba, When the Saints...

Caterina Valente w/Edmundo Ros: Silk 'n' Latin; London Phase 4 SP-44125; gatefold N-/E- S $15 -- famous for their version of Be In (Hare Krishna)--also done by Ros solo on "Hair Goes Latin"--, it's also their second of two very well-liked collaborations (Fire & Frenzy being the first); groovy mod jacket and good tunes make it work; O Meu Violao, La Bamba, Azulao, Sabor a Mi, Maria Elena, Canto de Ossanha..

The Ventures in Space; Dolton BST-8027; E+/E S $15 -- guitar/space rock; original Dolton stereo on this one is seriously tough; priced minimally for surface marks but plays fine, so snap it up; Out of Limits, Penetration, Twilight Zone, Moon Child, War of the Satellites, The Bat, Love Goddess of Venus, Exploration in Terror, The 4th Dimension..

Ruth Wallis: Wallis on the Party Line; Wallis Original LPW-10; deep groove N-/N $30 -- vocal/torch/risque; A Man a Mink & a Million, Pink & Purple Pills, Letter from Bermuda, Vulture for Culture, The American Plan, Red Lights & Bells..

Ruth Wallis: Saucy Hit Parade; Wallis Original WLP-11; deep groove E-/E- $20 -- vocal/torch/risque; Men in My Life, The Dinghy Song, Senorita What's Her Name, Down in the Indies (an early calypso), Pull Down the Shade Marie, It's a Scream how Leveene Does the Rhumba, Life of Reilly, Oilman from Texas, Johnny Had a Yo Yo..

Ruth Wallis: Saucy Calypso; Wallis Original WLP-15; E-/E $40 -- vocal/torch/risque/calypso; alternate version of "Cruise Party" (same LP, different jacket)--FANTASTIC!; the funniest blue-eyed calypso LP ever (forget about Robert Mitchum), scarce & highly desirable (generally the most-wanted Ruth Wallis LP); De Gay Young Lad [from Trinidad], Girl with Swingin' Derriere, Yankee Like Girl, Donkey is Jackass, Bahama Mama..

Ruth Wallis: Saucy Hit Parade (Live & Kickin'); King 904; N/E+ shrink $35 -- vocal/torch/risque; recorded live on stage in Australia!; unlike her other King LPs, which make a mess of reissuing her Wallis Original material, this one's a complete, unique LP basically unaltered from its rare WO version (except the jacket); 10 classic Wallis hits all given a lift thanks to a lively audience; one of the rarest & most exciting/unusual Wallis LPs, all the more so in such top shape

Ruth Wallis: How to Stay Sexy Tho' Married; Mercury SR-61210; 1st/only? cutout N/E- shrink S $25 -- vocal/torch/risque; scarce final LP, the only one for the label, & the only way to get such classics as "You've Got to Have Boobs," "The Sexiest Girl in Town," "Marriage Jewish Style," & "It's Great to Be a Broad"

Li'l Wally: Polka A Go-Go; Jay Jay HI-FI-1110; N/N shrink $100 (or E/V+ $50, specify) -- polka/cheesecake/television/celebrity; "Be Happy & Gay with JAY JAY...featuring 'Mr. HAPPY MUSIC'"; rare!; hall-of-fame cheesecake jacket features spectacular, tassled, leopard-bikini go-go talent including...ready for this?...young Barbara Feldon (dancer at left), known to most as Agent 99 of the "Get Smart" TV show, and whom one can see yukking it up and even drumming with The Electric Prunes on an eleven-minute segment of the Mike Douglas Show on YouTube!!! (so posing for a polka album wasn't her least-likely or grooviest moment after all); what an age, when you can enjoy both this record and see Mike Douglas take Barbara's prune!

Dottie Walters Reveals the Seven Secrets of SELLING to WOMEN; Success Motivation Institute SMI-1345; E-/E- $25 -- spoken/sales/psychology; "80% of the Nation's Buying Power is Controlled by Women"; yes, now you too can learn (finally!) the seven secrets to duping (er, persuading) the female into buying all the junk she surely doesn't need--YOURS!!!; fans of this series (from wacky Waco, no less) will welcome the gender diversity, scarcity, and novelty of this one, not to mention the goofy jacket art, which emphasizes "SELLING...WOMEN"--hmm; plus it's full of juicy, sampleable quotes for the vinyl word-hound (that's why we bother, folks); and, last but not least: Ladies, have we mentioned how quickly and easily this wonderful new appliance will transform your life, enhance your already magnificent charms, and help you bring all salesmen under your power? Your eyes are getting heavy...so very very heavy...

Beryl Williams Pours Giggles for Guzzlers; Bolo B-103-N; smiling-drunk-Beryl-w/bottles jacket E/E- $20 -- adult comedy; rare; one of Philly's own and quite funny, at least by the repressed-yet-decadent, politically incorrect standards of the time; also we love how the disc label reads "Lobo" instead of "Bolo"

Kai Winding w/Kenny Burrell: Mondo Cane; Verve V6-8551; E+/E- S $15 -- mod/ondioline; sensational surf-themed classic by Claus Ogerman/Creed Taylor; awesome instrumentals --very hip-- about which the only complaint might be brevity, but that just leaves you hungry for "more" (sorry) which conveniently you can get with the sequel; but only this record has Kenny Burrell leading the pack, and its sound is different; Pipeline, Sukiyaki, Soul Surfin', Comin' Home Baby, Surf Bird, More, Hero, China Nights, Spinner, Hearse Ride..; looks perfectly clean but we heard a few clicks in one track, so it's a steal at the price

Kai Winding: Mondo Cane #2; Verve V6-8573; N-/N S $20 -- mod/ondioline; rarer than but at least as vital as the 1st "Mondo Cane" (aka "Soul Surfin'") LP (each an essential classic of both mod & the Moog-like electronic instrument, the ondioline); prod. by Claus Ogerman/Creed Taylor, so it's really of a piece with the great four LPs Ogerman did for RCA at the time (early-mid-'60s); Simian Theme (FANTASTIC!), Python, Theme from Nowhere, Blue Star/Medic Theme, Warm..

Merrill Womach: Happy Again; New Life NL-74-1-10; gatefold sealed S $25 -- religion/vocal/jacket; famous for "incredibly strange" film-still photos of his burned face before & after reconstructive surgery (a movie was made), but also has some fervent music that in places is funky rock (waka guitar!); the singing & narrative also is pretty out there, somewhat like Heino on an upbeat religious kick

The Wombles: Keep on Wombling; CBS 80526; 1974; UK import E/N S $45 -- pop/television; rarer of at least 2 LPs by obscure, unimpressive Saturday-morning tv group (like HR Puffenstuff) starring fur-suited, rodent-like "Wombles"; Orinoco's Dream, Womble of the Universe, The Orinoco Kid, The Jungle is Jumping, Underground Overture, Hall of the Mountain Womble, Look Out for the Giant, The Wombling Twist, Tobermory's Music Machine, Wipe Those Womble Tears from Your Eyes, Invitation to the Ping-Pong Ball, Wombling Merry Christmas

Dr. Glenn Van Warrebey: Hypnosis--For Self-Improvement & Actualizing Your Potential; [custom/private] LP-3079; 1977 (The Beginning Induction--An Oceanic Experience/The Deepening Induction--Hypnopsychic Transmutation; w/hip Moog sounds)

Uncredited: Col. Sanders' Tijuana Picnic; Mark 56 543; N-/V+ S $25 -- Mexicali/commerce; hall-of-fame concept/"incredibly strange" jacket (classic photo of Col. Sanders under a tree w/hokey "perfect" family enjoying a picnic just behind him); on back each tune is introduced with a priceless anecdote (some "memory" of the Col.) relating the instrumental music (faithful Herb Alpert covers) to some item sold by KFC!; Spanish Flea, A Taste of Honey, El Toro, Green Peppers, Tijuana Taxi, Third Man Theme..

Uncredited: The Story of Fire/The Story of Thunder & Lightning; Famous Child Guidance Records CG-1001; 1967; sealed $50 -- kids; rare!; "Fun for Children from 4 to 8"; "Fascinating Gift for Nieces, Nephews, Grandchildren--Nationally Recommended by Parents and Educators"; part of a series of five (all pictured and described on the jacket back) produced in Philadelphia, highly unlikely to turn up [sealed] anywhere else; "Explains and Teaches Caution and Safety...Explains and Alleviates Child's Fear of Thunder and Lightning" (making it truly the album you've been looking for all your life)

Uncredited: Fornicating Female Freaks; Audio Stag A-1002; N-/N- S $100 (or E-/V+ $30, specify) -- stag; tackiest, raunchiest, most over-the-top LP series, NOT TAME!!!; "Two sex-hungry house wives...actually hear them enjoying the forbidden and frolicking in orgiastic spasms..."; exploitation-au-go-go as all-American '60s-era gals (w/drinkers in the background) swing ridiculously, w/sound effects; jacket crams in as much Russ Meyer-esque, hyperbolic ad type as possible: "Now you don't have to go to Denmark or Sweden to get this kind of album!" (but you must be over 18)

Uncredited: Making Love--The Album that Makes Love to You; Cream of the Crop 4954; 1976; sealed S $150 -- adult/spoken/funky; exclusive! one of the last, great, RARE, "squeaky bedsprings" LPs mercifully rescued from a warehouse; features unbeatable trifecta of (1) super-sultry modern breasty cheesecake jacket, (2) wicked '70s lady's raunchy talk/instruction/solicitation directed at you, the listener (that's how the album "makes love to you" & it's MUCH more direct than even the best of all prior LPs of this type), & (3) funky music w/subtle synth--that's right: hip, disco-funk that DJs can use; YOU NEED THIS!!!

Uncredited: Midnight Cowpoke; Funky Finger 1007; 1971; E+/E- S $30 -- stag; tackiest, raunchiest, most over-the-top LP series, NOT TAME!!!; enjoy it for the jacket & its copious come-ons or the disc itself, either way it's what it is, a blue record that never takes itself seriously; must be over 18

Uncredited: The Six Million Dollar Man [Hear 4 Exciting Christmas Adventures]; Peter Pan 8208; 1978; cutout E/N- $25 -- Christmas/spoken/kids/TV/sci-fi; how cool is this?; we just discovered it recently (scarce title) & were thrilled; totally over-the-top, hyper-dramatic, incredible stories--ideal for sampling or straight enjoyment; better still, it's in top shape (other than a little press bump); make your next Christmas bionic!; The Toymaker, The Kris Kringle Caper, Elves' Revolt, Christmas Lights

Uncredited: The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan; Magic Abra 1 (UK); E/moot $30 -- novelty; there's also one for Thatcher but this is the classic; the disc is present & clean, but "there's no there, there" as Reagan himself said (it's blank, which goes just one step farther than the famously silent Marcel Marceau mime LP); display it behind your vintage pet rock and other tributes to mindless commerce

Various: Broadside Ballads Vol. 1; Folkways FH-5301; 1964; no book N/N- $50 -- folk; collectors item, highly desirable for original rarities by Bob Dylan (dodging contract as "Blind Boy Grunt"): "Jon Brown" & "Talkin' Devil"; rare songs also by Pete Seeger, Freedom Singers, New World Singers, Mark Spoelstra, Matt McGinn, Happy Traum, Peter La Farge, Gil Turner, Phil Ochs

Various: The Cycle Savages ST; AIP ST-A-1033; 1970; E-/E+ S $75 -- psyche/funky rock; rare biker ST prod. Mike Curb & Casey Kasem; one of the better ones (which may not be saying much when it comes to biker STs, but at least it's at the top of the heap), mainly psyche but also some fuzz dirges in the Arrows style; w/Cycle-Mates, Orphan Egg (also seen in hip Les Baxter-scored AIP flick Born Wild), Boston Tea Party, Jerry Styner, & Randy Johnson (whose "Fly, Superman, Fly" is funky rock)

Various: Hi-Fi Jazz Session; Masterseal MSLP-5013; 1957; deep groove E+/N- $30 -- part jazz/part rock; famous collectors item of jazz all stars w/an obscure early rock group (Hen Gates); Sarah Vaughan ("Mean to Me"), Dizzy Gillespie, Red Norvo, Cozy Cole, Charlie Ventura, Coleman Hawkins, Rubber-Legs Williams, H. Carel's Combo (Rose Noire), Hen Gates & his House Rockers (Cravin), Dorothy Donegan (Kilroy Was Here), Sabby Lewis (Edna), Eddie South (Swinging the Blues)..

Various: Looney Tunes; K-Tel NU-9140; E/N- S $25 -- pop/rock/r&b/novelty/beatnik/horror; the most desirable, best K-Tel compilation has 24 mostly upbeat, terrific tunes; Nervous Norvus (Ape Call, Transfusion), The Rivingtons (The Bird's the Word, Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow), Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, John Zacherle, Ernie K-Doe, Tiny Tim, Harv Norman, The Coasters, The Hustlers, Sam the Sham, Ray Stevens, David Seville, Buzz Clifford, Alan Sherman..

Various: Where It's At (Cheetah); Audio Fidelity AFLP-2168; 1966; E-/E+ $150 -- psyche/garage/funk; recorded live at the famous NYC psychedelic-au-go-go nitery, The Cheetah (at the time a huge, months-old makeover of a ballroom into essentially a mod-psyche shopping mall), it's a super-rare document/artifact of a scene that really didn't get much such attention until too late (a year or too later things had changed); the funk is a spirited, very faithful cover of "Papa's Gotta Brand New Bag" (follows "Good Lovin") by Mike St. Shaw & the Prophets (stars of unreleased, lost Joe Sarno film "Step Out of Your Mind"); Side 1 is all fine covers by The Esquires (Paint It Black, Get Off of My Cloud, Goin' Out of My Head, Up Tight), but the original psychedelic payoff is our own local boys The Thunder Frog Ensemble's "Baby Please Don't Put Me On" and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" (very "Nuggets"-worthy); other nice touches are a wild jacket (Cheetah logo), including both long notes that start with words on the music scene by Allen Ginsberg and instructions for an inflatable pink Cheetah pillow (no used copies that have turned up seem to have have it still, not surprisingly)

Various: Wild Hi-Fi Drums; Capitol T-1553; N/E- shrink $15 -- bongo/drums; excellent record; except 2 throwaway cuts, it's drawn from 3 collectors items, the best percussion LPs on the label!: (1) the super bongo/bongobop of Pepe Dominguin from the LP Rolley Polley: Mad Drums; (2) Les Baxter's Teen Drums; and (3) Dick Harrell's Drums & More Drums; get hip w/this inexpensive gem while drooling for the individual LPs; Bangkok Beat, Blue Rhumba, Bongo Bash, Uncle Tom Tom, Rocket Racket..

Pop: Original 45s/EPs

45s always mailed gratis

Esquivel: Whatchamacallit/I Feel Merely Marvelous; --7" 45--; RCA Victor 47-7462; N $40 (or E $30, specify) -- wordless chorus; prized for the A-side, one of his 2 or 3 greatest hits, and prized even more for the non-LP B-side (that's zu-zu-zu rare, folks)

Esquivel & his Sonorama Orchestra: Amor/Nocturnal --7" 45--; RCA Victor 47-6008 (Record Prevue P-499-7); 1957; white-label promo E+ $20 ppd. -- recorded in Mexico; rare & superior to his later stereo/US LP works; that's right, "Sonorama"--something you won't find on his LPs

Esquivel: Latin-Esque EP (Compact 33 rpm); RCA Victor VLP-2418; 1962 (Latin-Esque, Cachito, La Paloma, Jungle Drums, Estrellita, Carioca) in Pepsi picture sleeve E+ S $75 -- very rare format in equally scarce Pepsi "Music for Those Who Think Young" sleeve; intense Stereo Action for the jukebox of the gods!

Eartha Kitt: Mrs. Patterson ST; RCA Victor 45EP-EOC1017; 1954; 3-disc EP V+/V+ $15 -- torch/musical; you'll pay a lot more for the rare LP version; get it all here inexpensively and complete your Eartha collection; true collectors item!

Ethel Smith & the Bando Carioca: Souvenir Album EP; 2-disc gatefold EP Decca ED-622; copyright 1949; E/E- $15 -- Hammond "organ solos with the Bando Carioca"; collectors item in top shape (plays fine) & glorious, noiseless hi-fi which you'll never get with either the 10" LP or 78 album; notable as the classic Hammond pop, Ethel Smith, or "Tico Tico" album; has nearly all the tunes on the 10" LP; Tico-Tico, Cachita, Lero Lero, Toca Tu Samba, Dinorah, Las Altenitas..

Ethel Smith & the Bando Carioca: Souvenir Album 45 Boxed Set; Decca DL-9-39; copyright 1949; N-/N $75 -- Hammond "organ solos with the Bando Carioca"; collectors item in impeccable condition (& w/original sleeves) & glorious, noiseless hi-fi which you'll never get with either the 10" LP or 78 album; notable as the classic Hammond pop, Ethel Smith, or "Tico Tico" album; has nearly all the tunes on the 10" LP; Tico-Tico, Cachita, Lero Lero, Toca Tu Samba, Dinorah, Las Altenitas..

Ethel Smith & the Bando Carioca: Dance to the Latin Rhythms of Ethel Smith 45 Boxed Set; Decca DL-9-213; copyright 1951; E/E+ $15 -- Hammond; complete set in the original sleeves; Mambo Jambo, Cuban Cutie, Green Cockatoo, Blame it on the Samba, La Bamba de Vera Cruz, Tic-Toc Rhumba, The Samba Polka, Catana

Piero Umiliani: Mah-Na-Mah-Na/You Tried to Warn Me; Musicor/Ariel AR-500; E+ $15 -- mod; hit remake of "Mah-Na-Mah-Na" not on LP!!! (same as Musicor MU-1960, from 1971 we think); again, this is not the original ST version, which is really thin, but an improved, richer-bass version

See also:

45s for general pop & rock 45s (vocal, vocal group, doo-wop, instrumental, all other pop/rock)

Truck-C&W for trucker, country, steel guitar

Christian & puppet for strange religion & puppet LPs

Moog for space pop, electronic, avant-garde, production, etc.

beatnik-crime-spy for hep jive, crime, suspense, spy STs

soul/funk for funky rock, drum breaks, soul-rock

Latin for Latin rock & Latin twist

Wanted LPs:

Aki Aleong & the Nobles: Shambalor (surf)

Les Brown, Jr.: Wildest Drums Yet!; GNP Crescendo; 1962

Jack Burger: Progressive Bongo Instruction; Phonic JB-1001

John Buzon Trio: Nowsville

John Buzon Trio: Times Three Knock

The Coasters: On Broadway; King LP 1146; 1972

Esquivel (Mexican LPs, inquire)

Woody Leafer (any)

Kay Martin (inquire; any rec. in Hawaii)

Libby Morgan: Ad-Libby

Ukulele Ike (Cliff Edwards): I'm a Bear in a Lady's Boudoir; Yazoo L-1047

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