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LPs: Asian Girls
Lets’s stay on the Asian girl group tip for a bit longer (after yesterdays 5,6,7,8′s post). I don’t know anything about any of these groups - except Pink Lady (who had a short-lived American variety TV show in the 1980′s - Pink Lady and Jeff). The rest are a mystery, consigned to the cut-out bins of Asia. These are from all over Asia, some Japanese, some Thai, some Korean, some Filipino, all cool. The last 2 may not be girl groups, I just really like the design. Thanks again to www.lpcoverlover.com
The Stylers
The Pinky Chicks
Soul Sauce – The Idaly Sisters wit X-Periment
Pink Lady
Dara Puspita
Duang Dao
The Vampires
Sakura and Rita
The Travellers
The Stylers
God Bless Lili St. Cyr
Lili St. Cyr (June 3, 1918 – January 29, 1999), Born Willis Marie Van Schaack – (Billed as the “Anatomic Bomb”), St. Cyr started her professional career as a chorus line dancer at the Florentine Gardens, in Hollywood, CA in the early 40′s. She would make her stripping debut at a burlesque house called the Music Box, 2 years later (when she found out that the strippers made the most money). Her act by all accounts was a disaster. Instead of being fired the owners decided to put together an all new – more exciting and sexy act for her. At the end of her big dance, a stagehand would pull a fishing line attached to St. Cyr’s G-string. It would fly into the balcony and BAM – the lights would go dark. This act became known as “The Flying G”, and would become St. Cyr’s trademark (along with her bubble bath routine). After that she was a hit. Throughout the 40′s and 50′s Lili, along with Gypsy Rose Lee, was the highest paid dancer in the country. She tried her hand at a couple of movies, most notably Norman Mailer’s “The Naked and the Dead” - and Irving Kral’s Teaserrama, but that was about it. After hanging up her G-string she started a mail order sexy underwear catalog “The Undie World of Lili St. Cyr”. Lili married 6 times and died in obscurity on Jan. 29, 1999 at the age of 80.
Photographers: David Arnoff
David Arnoff – In his own words - “Born in Cleveland, raised in L.A., lives in London. No felony convictions thus far.” A pretty good bio line – so much more than that, though. It’s cool to see the originals of some of the best LP covers from the late 70′s-early 80′s. The Cramps first 2 LPs, The Dead Boys, X., etc. Live shots of the impossibly gangly Joey Ramone and smokin hot Debbie Harry, early shots of big-haired Nick Cave and seemingly evil Bryan Gregory. It seems that he took shots of every US punk band worth a damn at that time. As he says, he now lives in London, hopefully still with no convictions to his credit. Check out his old and new stuff at http://david-arnoff.com
Stiv Bators - The Dead Boys
The Birthday Party - Mick Harvey, Roland S. Howard, Nick Cave & Tracy Pew
Joey Ramone
Bryan Gregory - The Cramps
Lydia Lunch
Sonic Youth
Debbie Harry - Blondie
Jeffery Lee Pierce - The Gun Club
The Cramps - Bryan Gregory, Nick Knox, Lux Interior & Poison Ivy Rorsach
Excene Cervenka (X) & Lydia Lunch
The Dead Boys
Devo - Booji Boy
Nick Cave & Lydia Lunch
The Cramps - Poison & Lux
Painting: Jon Langford Pt. 2
More paintings by Jon Langford. Jon’s a Welshman, lives in Chicago, sells his work in Austin. He acquired his first bit of fame with British punk band The Mekons in the ’70′s (who still perform). He has since formed The Waco Brothers, The Pine Valley Cosmonauts and Skull Orchard (all big, big names). He continues to play music, mostly in Chicago and the UK. He also paints – a lot. His painting reflect his love for his adopted home land and it’s heros – Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Cowboys and lately Whales (not Wales). Check out his new book Skull Orchard Revisited – a hard bound book of his paintings, words and 18 track CD – (a reworking of a long out-of-print LP w/ new songs and arrangements). A beautiful package by a multi-talented guy.
LPs: Do they know it’s Christmas time? Christmas Vinyl
Xmas A Go Go
Christmas with Melis
Les Chaussettes Noir
Space Age Santa Claus by Ross Christman (?!)
Merry Christmas
Santa, watch you claws - x-rated comedy by Jimmy Pelham
Thore Skomans - Klappa pa!
The Cousins Celebrate Christmas
Santa Claus A Go Go - Olgay Tony
Christmas with Heavenly Melody
La Trifulca - What are they throwing at each other?
The Rumbles Ltd. - The Wildest Christmas
Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby (Not that Madonna shit)
White Christmas
Hurra por Santa Claus
Victor Santos
Christmas with Rico
Design: Pinball Machine Backglass
Some real design and illustration talent have gone into pinball machine backglass – especially the older pieces. Multicolor silk screens on heavy glass – none of that photo on plastic crap of the new ones – these are beautifully realized pieces of art all on their own. Most early machines had some sort of theme, mostly exotic, as if playing pinball in your local bar or restaurant would magically whisk you away to a circus, or Hollywood or a swamp filled with alligators (?) -the TV and band tie-ins would come later (Kiss, 6 Million $ Man, Evil Knievel, etc). These are the coolest though.
Jumpin' Jack's by Williams
Flying Circus by Gottlieb
Strikes and Spares by Bally
Alligator - German machine by Bally
Hollywood by Chicago Coin
Showtime by Chicago Coin
Strike Zone by Williams
Sweet Sioux by Gottlieb
Tropicana by United
