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So, still cleaning out my parents' house and stuff.  I got to the LPs this weekend.  They have a lot of stuff, including stuff that NOBODY is interested in (seriously, you needed 15 collections of Spanish music/bullfighting tunes?)  But others that are.....interesting, including a couple from my youth that ended up in their collection.  So, enjoy.

I need to get a turntable. Will definitely give this a listen:

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Don’t you dare say my folks weren’t worldly and cultured.

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But they were not immune to the charms of disco greatness.

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Momma was a NOLA girl, and it showed.

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Finally, some relics of my youth.

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Ha!  My sister used to work as a pianist accompanying vocal students for Julio's brother Franco Iglesias, in his penthouse apt above Lincoln Center.  I never connected the dots until I went to meet up with her, used the bathroom and saw a photo of Julio & Franco above the toilet.  "Holy shit, this is Julio Iglesias' brother!"  'twas indeed.  Vocal coach to the stars, including Placido Domingo.

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I saw Julio at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in ‘85 or ‘86.  He had a backup singer that joined him for a duet.  She had the most impressive range I have seen to this day. 
 

And that old dude worked the crowd and had thousands of middle aged and above women eating out of his hand.  The Dome smelled like esteogen that night.  Or estrogen replacement therapy drugs anyway. 

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We had the very same Puff, The Magic Dragon album. I'd forgotten about that album cover until seeing your post. I always thought was pretty damn scary looking with that mouthful of sharp teeth and those dagger-esque claws.

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Keep digging, and I'm almost certain you'll find Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass's Whipped Cream.  Pretty much everyone had that back in the day and it holds up. 

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4 hours ago, Vanilla Strange Gato said:

I saw Julio at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in ‘85 or ‘86.  He had a backup singer that joined him for a duet.  She had the most impressive range I have seen to this day. 
 

And that old dude worked the crowd and had thousands of middle aged and above women eating out of his hand.  The Dome smelled like esteogen that night.  Or estrogen replacement therapy drugs anyway. 

I'm 95% sure I was at that show.  I would have been about 13, but this rings a bell.

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1 minute ago, dcbc said:

Keep digging, and I'm almost certain you'll find Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass's Whipped Cream.  Pretty much everyone had that back in the day and it holds up. 

I have this one:

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20 minutes ago, dcbc said:

Keep digging, and I'm almost certain you'll find Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass's Whipped Cream.  Pretty much everyone had that back in the day and it holds up. 

My dad had that one and a couple others and I loved it when he put on some Herb Albert. 
 

My brother and me were enthralled by that album cover. 
 

All these years later, I’m still enthralled by that album cover. 

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14 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I have this one:

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I have two copies of the real one. 

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14 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

For the very few who don't know this -- A&M Records was founded by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss.

Ha ha.  I knew a girl who swore that is was named after the Aggies.  She did have nice tits though.

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40 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

Ha ha.  I knew a girl who swore that is was named after the Aggies.  She did have nice tits though.

undefeated 

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I'm an old Millenial raised by very tail end Boomers.  My folks graduated in '77.  My old man's record collection was full of the classics and hugely influential on my taste as an adult.  Lots of Steely Dan, Zeppelin, Stones, Deep Purple, Petty, GNR.  My old man kept up with contemporary music well into his 30's, so even though I was in grade school when grunge exploded, the Big 4 were a huge part of what I was musically exposed to.

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6 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I'm an old Millenial raised by very tail end Boomers.  My folks graduated in '77.  My old man's record collection was full of the classics and hugely influential on my taste as an adult.  Lots of Steely Dan, Zeppelin, Stones, Deep Purple, Petty, GNR.  My old man kept up with contemporary music well into his 30's, so even though I was in grade school when grunge exploded, the Big 4 were a huge part of what I was musically exposed to.

So unlike Brisket's parents your dad owned some good records. 

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So unlike Brisket's parents your dad owned some good records. 

I’d argue if I could. I think their CD and cassette collection has some good country, but dear god…there are probably 1,000 of them. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
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On 6/23/2025 at 2:48 PM, Brisketexan said:

So, still cleaning out my parents' house and stuff.  I got to the LPs this weekend.  They have a lot of stuff, including stuff that NOBODY is interested in (seriously, you needed 15 collections of Spanish music/bullfighting tunes?)  But others that are.....interesting, including a couple from my youth that ended up in their collection.  So, enjoy.

I need to get a turntable. Will definitely give this a listen:

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Can we see what an album of bullfighting tunes looks like? I don’t know about 15, but I’d listen to one.

And speaking of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, my parents had their greatest hits album so I’m familiar with this:

 

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On 6/23/2025 at 2:48 PM, Brisketexan said:

They have a lot of stuff, including stuff that NOBODY is interested in (seriously, you needed 15 collections of Spanish music/bullfighting tunes?)

obviously GIF

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22 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


I’d argue if I could. I think their CD and cassette collection has some good country, but dear god…there are probably 1,000 of them. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

My grandma passed away a few weeks ago and my mom dug up some CDs and had me make a playlist for the funeral reception. It really wasn't a terrible collection. She was born in '46.

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Granted I'm sure there were plenty of awful records and cassettes lost over the years. 

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3 minutes ago, ztejas said:

My grandma passed away a few weeks ago and my mom dug up some CDs and had me make a playlist for the funeral reception. It really wasn't a terrible collection. She was born in '46.

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Granted I'm sure there were plenty of awful records and cassettes lost over the years. 

Gotta tell ya, I’m pretty impressed with those choices.  How old was your grandmother?

 

edit:  nevermind, I see she was born in ‘46. 

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17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Or…how about this? What is this shit? Either of my parents owned a guitar or ever even tried to play one.

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Is that pre-drag Ru Paul?

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1 hour ago, ztejas said:

My grandma passed away a few weeks ago and my mom dug up some CDs and had me make a playlist for the funeral reception. It really wasn't a terrible collection. She was born in '46.

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Granted I'm sure there were plenty of awful records and cassettes lost over the years. 


Iz is fantastic. His cover of what a wonderful world is heavenly. I think it would be perfect for a funeral reception.

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