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Cartoon Saturday: Brides of Funkenstein, ‘Funk or Walk’
Artist: The Brides of Funkenstein Title: Funk or Walk Year: 1978 Label: Atlantic Album Cover Concept, Design & Illustration: In Search Of the Miraculous Inc.
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Cartoon Saturday: The Banana Splits, “Doin’ the Banana Split”
Artist: The Banana Splits Title: Doin’ the Banana Split Year: 1969 Label: Hanna-Barbera Cover Artist: Unknown, presumed in-house art department
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From The Stacks: ‘Gilda Radner: Live From New York’
Saturday Night Live kicks off its 45th season on September 28, 2019.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘German Drinking Songs’
Artist: Various Title: German Drinking Songs Year: 1964-5 Label: Monitor Photographer: Coles Phinizy For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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Deep Cuts: Sex Songs
Pretty much all popular music after 1900 is about sex, but not all of those tracks are brazen enough to admit it in the title. So for this playlist we’re going to skip the allusions, metaphors, and hints and stick to songs with “sex” in the title. (P.S. Bonus points if you can name the…
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Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Renaissance, ‘Scheherazade And Other Stories’
Artist: Renaissance Title: Scheherazade And Other Stories Year: 1975 Label: Sire For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
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From the Stacks: The Who, ‘Closer To Queen Mary’ (Bootleg)
Picking the moment when the Who peaked is tough. Was 1969’s Tommy their transcendent moment? Maybe the emotionally complex Quadrophenia is your pick. Regardless, I think we can all agree it wasn’t Face Dances. But really if we’re talking the ‘Oo’s “biggest band in the world” peak it’s the Who’s Next era, and that’s the…
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Cartoon Saturday: The Bears, “Trust”
Artist: The Bears Title: “Trust” Year: 1985 Label: Primitive Man Recording Company (IRS) Cover Artist: Mort Drucker
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From The Stacks: Jimi Hendrix, ‘Rare Hendrix’ (8-Track)
After Jimi’s death on September 18, 1970, there was a gold rush on both Hendrix and “Hendrix” product.
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Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Mohammed El-Bakkar, ‘Music For A Belly Dancer’
Artist: Mohammed El-Bakkar & His Oriental Ensemble Title: Music For A Belly Dancer Year: 1973 Label: Audio Fidelity Art Director: Ron Warwell For more great sleeves, visit the Cheesecake Album Cover Gallery.
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