Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Hipgnosis. Hosted by Rich Bachelor and Mark Mager. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here” 1975 Columbia/CBS Records.
AC/DC “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” 1981 Atlantic Records.
Scorpions “Animal Magnetism” 1980 Mercury Records.
XTC “Go 2″ 1978 Virgin Records.
Rainbow “Difficult to Cure” 1981 Polydor Records.
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Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Things That Come with Your Album. Hosted by Rich Bachelor and Mark Mager. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

Three Dog Night “Seven Separate Fools” 1972 Dunhill Records.
Red Red Meat “There’s a Star Above the Manger Tonight” 1997 Sub Pop Records.
Queen “Jazz” 1978 Elektra Records.
Devo “New Traditionalists” 1981 Warner Bros Records.
Rick Wakeman “No Earthly Connection” 1976 A&M records. Read more…

Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Yellow. Hosted by Rich Bachelor and Mark Mager. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

The Astronauts “Everything is A-OK” 1964 RCA Victor.
The 5th Dimension “Reflections” 1971 Bell Records.
Joan Jett “Album” 1983 MCA Records.
Paul McCartney “Ram” 1971 Apple Records.
Patsy Kline “The Patsy Cline Story” 1963 Decca Records.

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Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Covers That Bewitched Us As Children. Hosted by Mark Mager and Rich Bachelor. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

Hall & Oates “Bigger Than Both of Us” 1976 RCA Records.
Led Zeppelin “Houses of the Holy” 1973 Atlantic Records.
Seals & Crofts “Get Closer” 1976 Warner Bros Records.
Gordon Lightfoot “Gord’s Gold” 1975 Reprise Records.
Ozark Mountain Daredevils “Don’t Look Down ” 1977 A&M Records. Read more…

Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: CosPlay. Hosted by Mark Mager and Rich Bachelor. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

Pete Handy “Honky Tonk Piano” 1957 Mercury Records.
Paul Weston “The Sweet And The Swingin’” 1960 Capitol Records.
The Markko Polo Adventurers “Orienta” 1959 RCA Victor.
Freddie Hall Orchestra “Gay Nineties” 1950s? Promenade Records.
Oscar Brand “Every Inch a Sailor”1960 Elektra Records. Read more…

Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Sandy Warner: Exotica Girl. Hosted by Mark Mager and Rich Bachelor. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

Martin Denny “Exotica” 1957 Liberty Records.
Martin Denny “Exotica, Vol 2″ 1958 Liberty Records.
Martin Denny “Exotica, Vol 3″ 1959 Liberty Records.
Martin Denny “Afro-Desia” 1959 Liberty Records.
Martin Denny “Quiet Village” 1959 Liberty Records.
Martin Denny “Primitiva” 1958 Liberty Records. Read more…

Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Black & White Band Photos. Hosted by Rich Bachelor and Mark Mager. Special guest Kurt Loyd of Missingreeltv. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually).

MC5 “Back in the USA” 1970 Atlantic Records.
The Rolling Stones “December’s Children (And Everybody’s)”  1965 London Records.
Alice Cooper “Love it to Death” 1971. Warner Bros. Records.
Cheap Trick “Cheap Trick” 1977. Epic Records.
The Standells “Try It” 1967. Tower Records. Read more…

Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Big Letters or Large Things. Hosted by Rich Bachelor and Mark Mager. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually). Taste even more magic at www. coolalbumcovers.com.

AIR “Premiers Symptômes” 1998 Source Records.
Various Artists “Jazz, Vol. 2: The Blues” 1950 Folkways Recordings
Descendents “All” 1987 SST records
John Coltrane “Olé Coltrane” 1961 Atlantic Records.Stereolab “Aluminum Tunes (Switched On, Vol. 3)” 1998 Drag City Records

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Vinyl record covers discussed. This episode: Arabia. Hosted by Rich Bachelor and Mark Mager. StylusCast from Downtown Portland, home of the world’s most mediocre vinyl scene. Each week we discuss 5 albums selected by the merit of their covers (usually). Taste even more magic at www. coolalbumcovers.com.

Eddie ‘The Sheik’ Kochak “Strictly Belly Dancing” 1973 Scepter Records
Eddie ‘The Sheik’ Kochak “Strictly Belly Dancing Vol 2″ 1975 Scepter Records.
Toraia Orchestra of Algiers “Belly Dance! (The Wild Music and the How-To!)” 1975 Pickwick Records
Artie Barsamian and his Orchestra “The Seventh Veil” 1959 Four Corners Records
John Berberian and the Middle Eastern Ensemble “Middle Eastern Rock” 1969 Verve Records.  Read more…

Hot Rod Jazz:Tuff Saxes and Twangy Guitars

Hot Rod Jazz. Tuff Saxes and Twangy Guitars by Larry Wilcox and His Orchestra. This is a fantastic album and one of the few pieces of vinyl I’ve gone so far as to archive onto CD.  Its a group of studio session players called in to make a flavor of the month genre record. There are no twangy guitars on this album.  They sound more like big body jazz guitars with flat wound strings. Most likely Tommy Tedesco.  And there are plenty of saxes, but not much jazz. Read more…