Vintage Album Covers
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Volume One |
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Aloha Hawaii - Featuring music
as authentically Hawaiian as our cover model. But hey, authentic isn't
everything. Sometimes a pretty model sucking in her belly is everything. Click
on any album cover to see it full size.
Choice cuts: none
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Blast Off! - Look, it's Ferrante
and Teicher! Our heroes seem unsure of seating arrangements in the
Simulator as they prepare for their space getaway atop a nitro-burning
Steinway.
Choice cuts: Hurdy Gurdy, Chopstick Cha Cha
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Ol' Rockin' Ern - Oh yeah, I call
myself this sometimes. "Ol' Rockin' Ern,", I'll say, "whatcha gonna think
about today?" Heh heh. Oh yeah.
Choice cuts: Catfish Boogie, The Lord's Lariat, Kiss Me Big
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Mallet Mischief, Vol.2 - Yip, yip,
eeeeeeeYOW! Is it hot in here or is it just me? Oooo, it's that devil
in red, workin' his mischief on me.
Choice cuts: Tropical Stephanie, Funeral March, Dainty Miss
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Let's Listen - A study in
composition, late 50's style. Check the exciting high-fashion chair and
bench, the bold reds and yellows, and the careful yet casual arrangement of the
pillows. Yes, the girl and the HI-FI (both blondes!) are ready.
Let's Listen.
Choice cuts: sorry, no record
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Black Satin - "... a delightful
backdrop for any romance - as suitable for the girl in blue gingham as it is for
the lady in luxurious 'BlacK Satin'".
Choice cuts: Black Satin, Moon Song
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Mr. Do Bee - Before Barney, before Mr. Rogers,
before Sesame Street, there was Romper Room (1966). Mr. Do
Bee taught us good manners. (Where have you gone, Mr. Do Bee?)
Choice cuts: Mr. Do Bee Song, Crossing Streets and Shopping, Bend and Stretch
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The Voices of Patti Page - An
early example of sound-on-sound recording, wherein Patti sings along with a tape
recorder as it plays a recording of Patti singing.
Choice cuts: How Much Is That Doggie In The Window, Milwaukee Polka
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Romantic Melodies - Ah, the
Cascading Strings of Mantovani and his Orchestra. Notice how the album
design completely fails to invoke a romantic mood, yes?
Choice cuts: Swedish Rhapsody, Royal Blue Waltz
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Let's Twist - Pretty zippy
graphics for 1962. Back cover includes instructions: "Practice with a bath
towel held behind you. Pull the towel first with one hand then the other
as you pretend to dry yourself." Six fun twistin' variations are also
described.
Choice cuts: no record, but I bet "Old Mac Donald Did The Twist" was fun
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