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James Stafford

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From The Stacks: Rudy Ray Moore – ‘Dolemite For President’

Once upon a time, people sat around in groups and listened to “party records.” Party records was a polite term for X-rated comedy albums, if you can imagine such a thing existing. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that foul language was taboo in the years before Orlando Bloom swung his johnson across the intergooglewebtubes. Arguably…

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Once upon a time, people sat around in groups and listened to “party records.”

Party records was a polite term for X-rated comedy albums, if you can imagine such a thing existing. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that foul language was taboo in the years before Orlando Bloom swung his johnson across the intergooglewebtubes.

Arguably the king of the party records was Dolemite himself, Rudy Ray Moore.  He was the king of bad album covers, too, and that’s why we’re here today. Please welcome 1972’s Dolemite for President to the Bad Album Cover Hall of Fame, and don’t forget to vote for Dolemite this November.

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  1. From The Stacks: Skillet and Leroy – Why It Matters

    […] Murphy’s new movie, Dolemite Is My Name, has stirred a lot of interest in Rudy Ray Moore. It’s a brilliant movie–a well done, loving tribute to a guy who just wouldn’t […]

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  2. Kelly Mahan Jaramillo

    Dolemite!! Make America straight again!!

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  3. Thoughtful Whatnot

    If I sent two bucks, would I still get the joke book?

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  4. Robbo

    “Chester & Mr. Dillon”? That is so very very wrong!

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