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She may be in her eighties, but she's not your average grandma. This jazz record from 1982 shows it's never too late to restart a music career. But is this New York bag lady as glorious as the record title suggests?

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1979 interview

1935 recording of "You Can't Tell the Difference After Dark"

Father John Cootes is not a regular Catholic priest, he's a cool priest. This Australian Rugby League playing, furniture chain owning, high diving, plane flying, muscle having man of the cloth wanted to beef up his resume, so he released an album. Obviously.

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John Cootes furniture warehouse TV ad from 1990

Photo of John Cootes during a CEO sleepout event (plus article)

Speech from being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia

Another football player turned singer - Will Clift

Who ruins some perfectly good white aran sweaters by laying on some filthy leaf litter? These larrikins, that's who. With a boy band look and a new wave sound, this group had so much potential. So why did we find them in the dollar bin?

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Music Around Us - the Australian documentary that explored New Wave music

The Clancy Brothers, wearing Aran sweaters decades before Haircut 100

These squeaky voiced anthropomorphic rodents have been largely inescapable since the 1960s. How did something so annoying get so popular? And, more importantly, can we get through listening to an entire album of those high pitched voices without flipping the turntable in rage?

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David Seville - Don't Whistle at me Baby

1990 drug prevention film special "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue"

Sludgefest (Chipmunks slowed down to recorded speed)

Mark Holden has been most recently "famous" as a judge on Australian Idol and a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. He was also a singer in his youth and released this album in 1977, which is primarily about gettin' it on. Spoiler alert: it's kinda gross.

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Shine by Vanessa Amorosi

Touchdown on Australian Idol

His "Dancing with the Stars" performance

This 1965 album boasts one of the most infamous record covers in existance. It's lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous. And the music is...easy listening latin jazz? 

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The Teaberry shuffle ad

This Guy’s in Love With You

Before home videos and Jane Fonda were a thing, Jazzercise on vinyl was the only way to have music driven fitness in your own home. And we are going to find out if it can make us break a sweat.

Whack on your headband, slip on your leg warmers and squeeze into your fluoro leotard, we are doing Jazzercise. 

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The Grinch has Jazzercise in his schedule

Judi Sheppard Misset's instagram

Judi's thoughts on retirement

This model/singer/TV personality/Dali muse/rock star sex-haver is definitely one of the most interesting people we've discovered on One Dollar Vinyl. But does this 1979 record live up to its striking cover and enigmatic artist?

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Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous

Marlene Dietrich - Lili Marleen

In the 70s, Demis Roussos made unkempt hair and kaftans sexy. On the cover of this 1973 record, he doubles down and sports a hairy kaftan. If you think that combo doesn't fit with your idea of a big Greek man, just wait until you hear his voice.

The winners of Eurovision 2022

Abagail's Party

Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen

Tales of the Future - Blade Runner Soundtrack

Merry Christmas everyone! Our gift to you is a BONUS episode of Christmas carols released by a tyre company.