Low Grades and High Fever

Linda Laine and the Sinners
Low Grades and High Fever
Tower 108
1964


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Dang! Here's a catchy little number, just in time for back to school...

Killer Tune

The Rocky Fellers
Killer Joe
Scepter - 1246
1963

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Here's a damn catchy little dancer that has been getting numerous spins at the JBM household lately. Nice girl group sound, but guess what? They're not girls...

Leotards

Royal Teens
Leotards
Mighty - 111
1958

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In keeping with the legwear theme...

Happy 2010!

Paul Revere and the Raiders
SS 396
CSM - 466
1966

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It feels great to be back! Now where were we? Oh yes, I was posting a few advertising/promotional tie in records. Here's one from Chevrolet and Columbia records. The Cyrkle: Camaro b/w Paul Revere and the Raiders' SS 396. Here's to a new and exciting year Y'all!

Doin' the Flake

Gary Lewis and the Playboys
Doin' the Flake
Liberty - 227
1965

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I like to pick up old, weird promtional records. Especially if they're from a breakfast cereal company. Here's one from Gary Lewis and Corn Flakes...

Twiggy?

Twiggy
When I Think of You
Capitol - 5903
1967

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Did anybody out there know that Twiggy put out a record? I didn't until I found this. Apparently there's a picture sleeve for it too, but sadly it wasn't wrapped around this disc...

Donde Esta Santa Claus?

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Augie Rios
Donde Esta Santa Claus?
Metro - 20010
1959
I like this one a lot. I first heard it a few years ago on a local oldies radio station on Christmas eve. It's taken me a while to track it down, but here it is...

I Want a Beatle for Christmas

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Becky Lee Beck
I Want a Beatle for Christmas
Challenge - 1144
From 1964 natch'...

Cardboard Records: A Part of this Balanced Breakfast (pt. 2)

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The Archies
Boys and Girls
Cardboard Cereal Box Record
1969-72?
This one is a lot more successful in terms of sounding like a real song. The sound quality is also much better. Check this link for a discography of cereal box records: Here

and go Here
for more info on the Archies.
p.s. Warning: Exremely Catchy Tune. Earworm Alert. Download at own risk!

Cardboard Records: A Part of this Balanced Breakfast (pt. 1)

The Sugar Bears
You Are the One
Cardboard Cereal Box Record - Song #2
1972

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These are fun. Remember those little cardboard records you used to cut from the box of your favorite breakfast cereal? Well, me neither, actually, but here's one from The Sugar Bears. The record indicates that this is song #2 (among 5 that you could collect) and remarkably, it actually rose to #51 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1972. The Sugar Bears are also known for employing Kim Carnes of "Bette Davis Eyes" fame. I found a few of these recently (more to come soon) and I must say that they are in surprisingly great shape for their age. This one is a rather bland but upbeat pop tune that sounds like is was written and performed by a commercial jingle company (probably not far from the truth.) The sound quality is decent, considering the source, although you can here the record slip occasionally. Pretty neat!
p.s. Check out the Internet Museum of Flexi Records in the links list on the right side of the screen for more examples...


p.p.s. Doobee Bear? (ahem)