Strange Record Covers

[Kitty]

Maybe this isn't strange to you, but it sure is to me! KFC (yes, Kentucky Fried Chicken!) put out 3 records in 68/69 for the holiday season. These were Christmas Eve With Colonel Sanders, Christmas Day With Colonel Sanders, and Christmas With Colonel Sanders. At first I thought they were Christmas songs sung by the colonel, but they're not! They're beloved Christmas songs as a promotion for KFC.

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[donnie]

Yes, I'd say that meets the criteria for strangeness. Although it seems kind of cool that stores and restaurants did those kinds of things. But I'm glad the Colonel isn't singing.

[Kitty]

But I'm glad the Colonel isn't singing.

I was disappointed, but I think I'll lean the same way and say it's all for the best.

[donnie]

Here's one of a similar type put out by Firestone Tire Co. I think my mother had one of these, or something similar.

[Kitty]

I, too, love those types of things. Promotional merchandise is intriguing!

[donnie]

Yes, it is. I just happened to think: I used to have one of these LP's. I think I got as a discard from a public library one time. It was a variety music album sponsored by the Heinz 57 brand. (Sorry for poor images—I swiped these from an ebay listing. )