[78-L] Unexpected sexy LP

[David Lennick]

This would appear to be what TijaWanna Christmas normally looks like..
http://www.blujay.com/?page=ad&cat=13040900&adid=3042645

I wonder what's the deal with my copy? Doesn't appear to have been painted over 
or pressed with a picture layer.

dl (proud to be a dirty old man)

David Lennick wrote:
> I just auditioned it briefly..it does in fact contain Christmas music. It's 
> also the noisiest vinyl I've heard in years..and the center hole is badly 
> trimmed, so the disc barely fits over the spindle (and is THIS ever going to 
> open up an entire "It's tight like that" thread). Wonder if the record was ever 
> played?
> 
> Catalog number as on one label (the picture side has the gal posing across the 
> whole disc including the label) is SDLP-X-18 (-A, -B). The printed label on 
> side B is barely readable, being gold with what may have been brown print 
> that's merged with the label background.
> 
> dl
> 
> Michael Biel wrote:
>> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>> That reprobate Mr. Biel will probably know the answer to this one
>>> ..were all pressings of the Design LP "Tijuana Christmas" by The
>>> Border Brass pressed on gold plastic with a cheesecake photo in
>>> the vinyl on side 2? This is an album I've ignored hundreds of
>>> times over the years but picked up today only because it DIDN'T
>>> have a cover and the disc, in just a paper sleeve, looked a bit unusual.
>> Design?????!!!!!  That schlock grocery store label???  You have GOT to
>> be kidding.  
>>
>> Now, just when do we see the "design" on side two of the Design record?
>>
>> Also, it turns out that George Garabedian also put out two volumes of
>> albums with this title on Mark 56 for Phillips 66 gasoline with a
>> different cover.  George did a bunch of picture discs, so maybe this is
>> the connection.  And I see two different rear covers of the Design LP. 
>> None of the places with copies mention anything GOOD about the disc
>> itself.  
>>
>> Mike (confirmed reprobate and proud of it) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
>>
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