Dennis Catron :: Guitarist

LP Covers
My collection of Cheesecake Covers!

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As far back as 2nd grade, the first thing when meeting someone was to thumb through their record collection to see if the new friendship was gonna work out. My ultra-cool sister was eight years older than me, and starting in 1964 started turning me onto British Invasion bands like Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Dave Clark 5, and of course The Beatles. I especially liked all the girl singers (Petula Clark, Sandie Shaw) and the dreamy reverb in all the recordings. When I was old enough to look for myself, life revolved around cut-out bins and hunting down the most obscure bands I could.

Once I found the bargains at thrift stores, I started noticing all the camp covers from the 50's. A lot of generic big band stuff, usually with some 50's pin-up babe on the cover to sell it. The first time I brought one home I felt a twinge of guilt over it, like this wasn't the point of my record hunting and would cheapen my collection of real music. Then I started running into more and more record geeks who collected only covers, finally visiting Lovell's in uptown Whittier who had the place decorated to the rafters in camp sleeves. I was sold and my guilt disappeared. Being a serious collector and a geek who loves 50's girl covers can go hand in hand, especially if you have a den to decorate. Enjoy!!

P.S... Here's an interview with Emphera.com and myself regarding my Cheesecake record collection! » Link Here

My 1st cover, courtesy of CHOC Thrift in Santa Fe Springs. You can see why I started collecting these :-)

Perhaps the greatest cover of all time..!

Yup, that's a young Mary Tyler Moore. I have about five she did. What a hottie!

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