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A few years back I went to Double Decker Records with @collectorscum I picked up a few local Pennsylvania records including an AMAZING version of "Caravan." The artist was Joe Nardone's Allstars. In 2019 a label called Gallery of Sound released a 7-inch from the Allstars with a delicious tribute to "Pizza." @amleenj and I recently went on a short "vacation" in the Hawley, PA area where we were a short drive from two shops named Gallery of Sound, one in Wilkes Barre and the other in Dickson. I made the hike to the Wilkes Barre shop and found some real gems. When I as purchasing my finds I mentioned the two Allstars 7-inches and was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mr. Nardone owned the shops. Not only that, they are gearing up to do a couple of local shows. The biggest surprise in the small stack of 7-inches was from local Metal guitarist Sterling Cooke. The Metal, Jazz, Soul  and Funk drenched version of The Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows" (E-S-P Records) has easily jumped to the top of my favorite cover versions. And yes, there is a break. Some of the other unexpected finds were a pair of Modern Soul tracks that I was familiar with, Leggs - "Believe In Yourself (Jeree Records), Family Connection "This Time" (Jabali) and I had no idea the Soul Survivors funky "Mama Soul" was on 7-inch. There was also a novelty record that includes the best Punk version of "Surfin' Bird" by The Psychotic Petunias. If all works out you will soon be hearing these at a regular gig at @lowfidelitybar in Jersey City Heights #primitivesoundsystem #vinylrules #vinyljunkie #7inches #45s #OpenDrumsOnly #RareRecords #recordcollection #recordcollector @galleryofsound #GalleryOfSound #JoeNardonesAllstars #SterlingCooke #TomorrowNeverKnows #Leggs #BelieveInYourself #FamilyConnection #ThisTime #SoulSurvivors #MamaSoul #PsychoticPetunias #TheMonclairs #HappyFeetTime #lowfidelitybar @lowfidelitybar https://www.instagram.com/p/CSlONa_sOOf/?utm_medium=tumblr