JIM FLORA - MAMBO FOR CATS - 1955 RCA LP Album LPM 1063 - Mid-Century Cover Art

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76

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JIM FLORA
MAMBO FOR CATS
RCA VICTOR RECORDS - LPM 1063 - MONO - 1955

For your consideration is a clean, original copy of the very rare 1955 Latin Jazz album titled "Mambo For Cats" on RCA Records ... The cover art by legendary mid-century modern artist Jim Flora is truly superb ... the album covers designed in the 1950's by the late Jim Flora perfectly captured the wild jazz mania that swept over both the players and their audiences ... Flora employed his full creative powers to unleash a vivid sense of movement, chaos, and vibration in the covers he created ... he wreaked havoc with the laws of physics, conjuring flying musicians, levitating instruments, and wobbly dimensional perspectives, all with a sense of uncommon glee ... of all of these album covers, none were as celebrated or as rare as "Mambo For Cats" ... the album itself was a victim of its own hype. Bill Zeitung's liner notes, which are written in Mad Beatnik / Jazz-DJ style, are over the top, but none of the tracks are particularly outstanding except the irresistible mid-century modern packaging ... Latin versions of old standards are not exactly the "livin' end", however collectors don’t want this rare LP for the music, but for the awesome cover art ... It displays very well and would look fantastic framed up or as the final touch of your space age bachelor pad

JIM FLORA - MAMBO FOR CATS - 1955 1st Press Album RCA LPM 1063 - Mid-Century Cover Art Jim Flora - Mambo For Cats - RCA RECORDS LPM 1063 - 1955 - Mid-Century Modern - 1st Pressing - Mono - Vinyl Album - Cover Art Illustration - Latin Jazz - The Day the Cow Sneezed - Bachelor Pad - Space Age - Rare - Vintage

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