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WTF Album Covers: The Brothers Johnson

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Phil’s Vinyl Addiction rightfully draws attention to this ultra craptacular album cover by the otherwise talented Brothers Johnson–definitely not the WORST album cover in the world, but definitely one of the cheesiest.

The Brothers Johnson, in case you didn’t know, were the gents responsible for that fine-ass cover of Strawberry Letter 23 by the mighty Shuggie Otis.

The Brothers Johnson version is heard in Jackie Brown right before poor old Chris Tucker gets his face shot off by Samuel L. Jackson. Behold:



WTF Book Update

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There has been a LOT of progress on WTF Records: The Turntabling.net Guide To Weird and Wonderful Vinyl.

The goal of reviewing 101 wtf vinyl records is complete today with the review of the 101st record, and the project moves into a new phase starting next week with a lot of photography and editing.

It’s been a great journey so far, and once the photography is done there’s a big dilemma to consider–for a long time I’ve been thinking that I’d have the book published as the very first title for Turntabling Press, but as of late I’ve found three established indie/underground publishing houses that might be a very good fit for the book and now I’m torn between starting my own or going with one of them.

The main issue is with the artwork–a full color book is more expensive to produce, and even if you outsource it to China, the costs are still a bit high for a first-time publisher…but a company like Fab Press, Soft Skull, or another worthy indie has built-in distribution in addition to the hyper-aggressive book promotion tour I want to do with it. That’s a huge plus, so I’m weighing the options carefully.

It’s really exciting to be turning a new corner on the WTF Records book. I can’t wait to get it into the hands of Turntabling readers and vinyl junkies, it’s only a matter of time now as most of the written material, pending some interviews that still need to happen and be edited, is finished. There will be some sneak previews coming to Turntabling after Vinyl Road Rage four is done (just before Christmas).

WTF Records is the very first book put out by Turntabling.net and is chock full of weirdness on vinyl, plus interviews with musicians, record store owners, vinyl collectors and music journalists about their favorite WTF record finds.

The Facebook page for WTF Records: The Turntabling.net Guide to Weird and Wonderful Vinyl has fun updates and chatter about weird records. Join us there!

–Joe Wallace

Vinyl Record Players For Your Automobile

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by Joe Wallace
While looking for vinyl oddities today, I stumbled across a collection of photos of record players designed to be installed in a car or truck. Designed for the lover of 7-inch singles, it would be truly awesome to see these come back in a major way. Of course that would necessitate a big industry for the the seven inch single coming back, too…but is that really a bad thing?

Check out the delicious retro loveliness of these players! Some of the images are courtesy of Dark Roasted Blend, while others are from eBay, BoingBoing and other sources. The video, which is first, shows the in-car vinyl player in action…sweet.