All in the Families

After my big yard sale, I stopped buying records at the same indiscriminate pace. I've only bought around 5 or 6 since then, and this was the first one, because I HAD TO!

Yep, one of my all-time favorite TV shows. I knew these were out there, but I'm pretty sure this is the first time I'd actually seen one.

It's comprised of the theme song and audio clips from the show of some of their more memorable conversations and arguments.

Interesting story. There were a LOT of people who could relate to Archie Bunker in some way. Thankfully, I saw none of it in my family, and very little of it in my extended family. (my grandparents tended to say 'Chinese man' or 'black man,' etc...instead of just saying 'man,' which would've sufficed, but that's about it, really)

Not too long ago, I found another album I just HAD TO grab, especially considering the first one...

Yep, the series that All in the Family was based on! I haven't seen a lot of it, but the format is the same, of course, and even this cover shows you the same type of characters.

Kinda neat that they presented it like a page from a script.

Mike was the annoying one in both versions. Haha.

That first track pretty much sums up both series to a T.

Batmans and Sherlocks and gorillas...

Oh my!

Used to love these book/record deals growing up, especially the Star Wars ones. I think I still have all mine. Maybe I should post them sometime. This is the only Batman one I have.

Can't remember, but I'm guessing it's a Gorilla Grodd story. And possibly a Scarecrow (Joanthan Crane) story. ;)

I like this section in the 'also available' part of the book. If they had made that episode for real, I wonder who could've played the Conan-looking guy. Maybe Steve Reeves or Reg Park?

Conniff's little girl

See, I said little girl because this lady reminds me of Sally Struthers, who played Gloria "Little Girl" Bunker/Stivic.

I didn't tell Ray, so he's trying to figure out what I mean.

P.S. Stay tuned for more Sally Struthers...even though she wasn't technically in this one.

Slightly outdated

I don't think this would fly nowadays...

When I first saw it, I thought 'ah yes, the old boiling cauldron,' but no, it's a beautiful drum! Then I thought 'those poor guys, probably Americans dressed up for the cover,' but maybe not...

Not only was this recorded at the Johannesburg Music Festival, but check out the ear on the guy at the far right. That looks quite legit to me, many, many years before hipsters and other weirdos started ruining their lobes for that 'look at me!' look. These two pieces of evidence lead me to believe that these are real tribesmen. However, you'd still never see a cover like this anymore.

Let's look at some more normal images now.

I always like these ads and technical notes. Two more things that died off almost entirely once CDs and cassettes became the standard.

Fontanna the Second

Good ol' fancy-yet-raggedy-looking-at-the-same-time parasol.

This is the second Fontanna album I've posted. Both nice, simple covers.

Kolorful Klaus

Love how vibrant Klaus Wunderlich's covers are, and here's one of them...

I feel like a few years ago (maybe even now?), people would've been all up on those glasses!

Rocket Man

Burton Cummings isn't the only man who prefers his women to be giants.

All the best rocket packs have wicks.

Is he your favorite too?

Perhaps my favorite cast member from Sesame Street, it's Bob McGrath!

Nice cover. I see the first song title and think of Coca-Cola. ;)

Some impressive musicians on this one, including legendary drummer Earl Palmer, guitarist Art[hur, I'm hoping] Smith, and the one that jumped out at me, guitarist Tommy Tedesco, who played on Fernwood 2 Night and America 2-Night! :D

Ruth Wallis Returns

I've posted one of her albums before, and here she is again...

Not sure what that car is.

Same format as before. No info given on her again, so here's some.

Mind your Stacey Qs

What's better than one Stacey Q? Six of them! (spread over four albums)

Starting with the biggest, the one responsible for the huge hit "Two of Hearts", once considered by "Weird Al" Yankovic for parody, but declined by the songwriters. Therefore, she never truly made it. ;)

Cool shades, cool hair. What's not to like?

Yep, I have the Euro mix single of "Two of Hearts", in case you were wondering.

Here's her follow-up, which did well, but not nearly as well as Better Than Heaven.

Cross-arm block. A powerful defensive move in boxing. Her face is wide open, though!

And here's the hit single from Hard Machine. I dig the coat, pads and all.

Here are the two hit singles... 

Such a sweet voice! :)

I probably heard this on the TV show Full House, but I don't remember it.

You know what?

Not all disco is bad! :o 

Submitted for your approval...

Of course, I grabbed this for the cover, not knowing anything about it. Turns out it's disco...but that title track is great! Very heavy funk! Check it out!

Cool, huh? :)

Here they are on the back of the album, looking decidedly less funky:

I also picked up another album that was with it, most likely bought by the same person on the same day.

Though also funky (let's be honest, there was a lot of funk in dosco anyway), it's more like regular ol' disco and thus doesn't interest me much. I could post a video from it as well, but meh.

The Return of Claude Dupras

I've posted about him before, and here he is again (obviously)...

Nice simple cover, good looking keyboard!

I tried to clean it up a bit, but the blur persists! Oops.

No mention of the Montreal Expos here. Hmm...

So cool. I'm not really into such units, but something like that, especially in white, could stop me in my tracks. :)

YOLO!

Sorry, that should be YOLT...

He's obviously thinking 'can't I ever have a bath alone?!'

Bond Averts World War Three? Well, thank you, sir!

Sexy?

Obvious cheesecakery going on, but...what is she doing? It's like they took a totally candid pic by mistake and thought 'good enough.' Why is she looking at the floor? Why is she holding her arm out like that? Why are her fingers crossed? Is she having a stroke? I guess we'll never know...

In looking up Guy Melendy, I found out that it's a pseudonym for George Wright, whom I've posted an album from previously! (one of my favorite classic posts, actually) Hwhut?!

Being Bold

Love this cover. :) Simple drawing with a touch of color and it all fits so well.

Aww, man... Notice it's Norman Records on the cover, but Barry Records on the record itself and on the back cover...

Can't find much info on him other than in this post.

Pink Lady

No, not this one.* ;)

Nondescript cover, but nice.

*Nor is it my favorite kind of apple.

Somewhat interesting and more interesting!

Here's the somewhat...

[somewhat] Interesting custom disc.

If it's for your own use, you should be able to make a copy for yourself, Les Smith. Seems more like you're borrowing it, not owning it.

Anyway, here's the more interesting...

Ooo, a recording blank! It's the other side of the same custom. I'll have to see if Les Smith just puts their own sticker over this one.

Smooth as a...well, an unrecorded vinyl record! (sorry for the terrible quality)

Sold lots of records

I decided to put a bunch of my records (mostly the ones of lesser interest) in a garage sale yesterday. My rough estimate was around 800 of them. I figure I sold maybe 200 of them? No idea. Probably gonna do another one in September and try and sell more.

This doesn't mean anything for the blog, as I'll still post new stuff. As I said, it was stuff of lesser interest, and I still have a TON of albums I've taken pictures of but haven't posted yet. I appreciate having more room now, so I may not buy as indiscriminately now, but I don't plan to stop altogether, either. If I see something weird enough, I'll grab it. ;)

This was well after the initial rush. I also didn't know if I'd have time to get things ready properly, so they weren't mentioned in the newspaper ad we got or on the signs I put up around town. In that sense, I did pretty well, seeing as no one knew about them beforehand. :p

It's a miracle!

I posted a new album! ;) Also related...

I dig the font and signature. Simple, classy cover with a bit of edge.

The gang's all here. :)