Seeco Sampler

I enjoyed this Around the World for American Philistines via Seeco compilation posted recently by Thrift Store DJ in all its scratchy glory.  
My favorite cut is the faux Parisian "Grands Boulevards" which starts off with an appropriately Frenchy accordion but soon drifts into "In the Mood" before it remembers why it's there and reverts back to other more Gallic music. Actually there are better cuts from Puerto Rico, Bogota, and Rio, but I would lose the reputation I've been trying to build for years if I started posting good music.

Grands Boulevards
 

Parisian Dance Hall Meets Gospel

This album had all the earmarks of a musical trainwreck (which is of course why I bought it).....Gospel legends the Golden Gate Quartet singing backup for pop princess Line Renaud at a glitzy Parisian dance hall? Oddly enough, the quartet's smooth harmonies work well with such poppy numbers as "Viva Cuba" and "Conga Parade"...heck, the whole album rocks. Grab it here, and dig it much.

Jayne Mansfield's gay paree

[ poor quality video!]
Jayne teaches us all about homosexuality in France in the swinging ‘60’s.
Clip from The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield.
via The Butterfly Effects Tumblr

Yeah Yeah girls

Yeah Yeah girls from Paris: Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 (in Paris).
3 compilations of the best from The Yé-yé Girl Scene put together by Así se fundo Carnaby Street. (via Papel Continuo)