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Ugly Men's Lounge 8 (10")
In the completely confusing market of vinyl reissues of rare recordings from the broadly defined Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Popcorn scene, this series has long since established itself and is now releasing its eighth installment. The nerdy 10-inch format and the cover art featuring obscure and anonymous musician photos from the first fifty years of the 20th century are as unmistakable as they are irresistible. The stylistic spectrum of this new selection of rare and very rare gems from the legendary archive of Prof. Bop remains true to the original concept: between boogie and mambo, between blues and bop, between exotica and egocentricity... less amateurishly played teenage rockabilly, more rock & roll, etc., performed by musically accomplished and jazz-trained professionals. All recordings from the golden era 1950 - 1962. 15 songs by Cleo Johns & Dick Reynolds Orchestra, Walter Spriggs & Jesse Stone Orchestra, Pete Rugolo & his Orchestra, OSie Johnson & his Orchestra, The Charioteers & Sid Bass Orch. The Tritones, Elizabeth Lands, Deep River Boys, Tom Kennedy, Little NOrman, The Metrotones and others.