Originally posted on It Rains… You Get Wet:
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of 1948. Yet, album covers (the paper board…
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Paul McCartney’s “Hidden” Songs! “Rock n’ Roll High School!” Plus “Role Models!” The Paul McCartney And Wings Song That Wasn’t!
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Films In The Key Of “X-Y-Z”! Great Movies To End The A-Z Countdown!
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Was Jess Franco The Origin Of Darth Vader? Is His Look An Homage To A Lina Romay Cult Shocker?
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Christina Lindberg! Wedding Singers! Willy Wonka! Ten Amazing Films With A “W”!
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Happy Birthday 007! James Bond Was Born 55 Years Ago With “Dr. NO!”
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Tom Petty Tragedy! An Iconic Artist Dies After Cardiac Arrest…
UPDATE: According to multiple news sites, the singer went into cardiac arrest at his house on Sunday night and medics were unable to revive him. Tom Petty was found unconscious and in full cardiac arrest on Sunday night, TMZ reported…. Read More ›
Campy “Dolls!” Vampires! Vixens! Elvis Too! Ten Great “V” Movies!
Rock It, Elvis! Rock It! As you can see, Elvis and his pelvis are VERY excited about the ten films I am about to share with you! What could go wrong? Well, Patty Duke needs her “dolls”, because this list… Read More ›
Movies With A “U”! Unknown Barbra Streisand! Mad Magazine’s Disowned Movie Debut! Oscar-Winning Gangsters And Kurt Russell Too!
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