45 RPM....Those were the days.....

[Koko]

Okay...do you have a favourite single or singles..that You could TOTALLY recommened to someone who's never heard it/them....

I Can without any hesitation recommend:

Reach Out And I'll Be There - THE Four Tops
Satisfy My Soul - Paul Carrick
Tiny Demons - Todd Rundgren
Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues
Help- The Beatles
Purple Haze - Jimmy Hendrix....
Heart Of Gold - Neil Young
Soon - Yes.
The Withces Promise - Jethro tull
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) - Junior Walker And The All Stars.
Dora The Female Explorer - Stackridge
We'll Meet In the Spring - It Bites

Rock & Roll Can Never Die.
Not as long as there's You And I.

Peace.

[Purple Wolfhound]

Some of my first singles that I either had or listened to (I had older brothers and sisters who had them, too):

Whole Lotta Love ~ Led Zeppelin (the long version, yet!)
Cloud Nine ~ The Temptations
Psychedelic Shack ~ The Temptations
Ball Of Confusion ~ The Temptations
I Can See For Miles ~ The Who
Pinball Wizard ~ The Who
Snoopy vs. The Red Baron ~ The Royal Guardsmen
We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet ~ The Blues Magoos
Incense And Peppermints ~ Strawberry Alarm Clock
Ruby Tuesday ~ The Rolling Stones
I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night ~ The Electric Prunes
Dance To The Music ~ Sly And The Family Stone
…and many, many more…

Peace,
Phil

[Original_Shifty]

About 15 years ago, before all of these remastered box sets started coming out, I heard this song on a classic rock station, that was awesome, and sounded like Led Zepplin. I waited for it to finish and for the guy to say who it was. It was Led Zepplin. He then explained it was only released on the B side of a single, but he forgot to say what the A side was. Well I waited for days to hear the song again, and maybe the guy would say, but nothing. Finally I just went down to my local used record shop and talked to the guy and he knew right away.

The song of course is Hey Hey What Can I Do. I still have that 45 even though I have the remastered, 4 CD box set. Now that I'm thinking about it, I still can't remember what is on the A side. I think it's Immigrant Song, but not sure.

[if only you knew]

YUP! errrrr YES! you are correct, Original_Shifty!

[Joedude]

I've had a bunch of 45's that my sister had when she was growing up plus a few of my own. One of my ambitions is to remodel my basement with a small bar and buy a jukebox to put them all in.

This thread remined me about them, so here are a few of the ones I kinda like:
Wings-Band On The Run
Main Theme from Rocky
Grand Funk-We're an American Band (nice gold-colored 45)
Don McLean-American Pie
Billy and the Boingers-I'm a Boinger and U-Stink-But-I Love-You (for those who followed the comic strip "Bloom County")
R Dean Taylor-Indiana Wants Me
Village People-YMCA (can't figure out how I ended up with that one)

Well, I didn't say they were all great tunes.

[therifferoo]

I still have a few of my 45's....a coupla prizes among them:

Let It Be ....B side is only place "You Know My Name, Look Up The
Number" appears.
Back Off Boogaloo...still in original picture sleeve, Ringo done up as Frankenstein smoking a cigar!

Purple Wolfhound mentioned "Ball Of Confusion" by the Temptations...man what a GREAT song....still completely relevent today. Love that song.

This is a fun thread!

~Riff.

[Martin Riley]

I've still got a whole bunch of old 45s. I used to buy them predominantly for the b-sides because the a-side was usually(but not always) on an album. Some of my favourite b-sides are :-

Rita May by Bob Dylan(b-side of a live version of Stuck Inside of Mobile...)

Play with Fire by the Stones(b-side of The Last Time...I think)

Under the Ivy by Kate Bush(b-side of Running Up That Hill)

Twilight Alehouse by Genesis(b-side of I Know What I Like)

There must be plenty more but they spring to mind immediately

[Koko]

I made my list up and started the thread while in work yesterday
...it got me to thinking..and when I got home I headed for the attic...my partner groaned when I said I was going to dig out my
box of old 45's....I was still there at 1:30 am this morning ...I was up at 6:00 to feed the Cat...
These are the ones I found but are
originals /and/or Classics...

Riders on The Storm - The Doors (Haunting)
First Picture Of Summer - The Lotus eaters
Creatures Of The Night - Kiss (Promo & AMAZING Drum sound!)
Biko - P. Gabriel (12")
Love Like a Man - Ten Years After (Inherited from my older brother)
In the Neighbourhood - Tom Waits - (Amazing Cover Picture!)
Don't Kill The Whale / Abeline - Yes
Black Night - Deep Purple
It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones (On Permanent Loan from my Big Sisiter )
Space Oddity - David Bowie (with Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud on the B side)
Are You Going To S. Francisco - Scott macKenzie - Scratched to death - but playable (just) Permanent Borrow off Big Sister.
My Way - Sinatra

And one that totally blew me away....given to me by my partner
when we first met...as a gift.....a 78rpm copy of Elvis Presley
'Jail House Rock'.....can't play it but wow......that was well before my time.....
I'm inspired by the Juke Box Idea...I'm goona see if I can get one....but they're Mega Bucks probably!....


Cherish Yesterday....Live Today.....Dream Tomorrow.

[Martin Riley]

Apparently Juke Boxes are very hard to come by in this day and age. I had a friend a few years ago who bought and renovated one from a pub for about £400 (I think). But now all of the pubs have gotten rid of their old vinyl juke boxes and replaced them with CD ones there aren't many on the market now.

Speaking of 12" singles i always loved the Big Country 12" mixes... huge booming drum sounds and the sonic attack of the buzzsaw guitars..............wowee.........

The late lamented Stuart Adamson was one hell of an underated axeman

[Koko]

I'd have to agree with you 101% there dude...It came as such a shock when I heard it on the news of his passing...yep, they had a unique sound and style that was immediately recognisable.....BIG is the appropriate descripton for their sound BASS 'N' DRUMS in spades.....
Thanks for the info on Jukeboxes....I remember entering a competion in the NME back in the 70's to try and win a Wurlitzer
....now that would be (VERY) nice...maybe we could get YES to run a competition with one of the prizes being a 45's Jukebox!!??!
Well we can but dream.....

Oh! Well - Fleetwood Mac (parts 1 & 2)
Paranoid - B. Sabbath
Schools Out - Alice Cooper.

Hey Hey My My Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die not while there's

And You And i

[Martin Riley]

Yeah, dream on.

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

Itchycoo Park - Small Faces

Heartful of Soul - Yardbirds


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In a Big Country Dreams Stay With You
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[RobAdams]

All those singles by THE WHO with (*) Non-album tracks:

PINBALL WIZARD / Dogs Part Two*
THE SEEKER* / Here For More*
SUMMERTIME BLUES / Heaven And Hell*
WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN / I Don't Even Know Myself*
LET'S SEE ACTION* / When I Was A Boy*
JOIN TOGETHER* / Baby Don't You Do It*
RELAY* / Wasp Man*
LOVE REIGN O'ER ME / Water* (UK a side was 5:15)

[Martin Riley]

Oh yeah....Wasp Man.... the turd in The Who's recording career.Now there's a 'song' you can only reasonably be expected to play once.

[Purple Wolfhound]

Originally posted by therifferoo
Purple Wolfhound mentioned "Ball Of Confusion" by the Temptations...man what a GREAT song....still completely relevent today. Love that song.

Yeah, Riff – I’m from the Motown area and back in those days you HAD to listen to Motown - or ELSE!! LOL Seriously, the thing I liked about The Temps was there heady mixture of rock and soul and their lyrics that didn’t shy away from the issues of that time. They were truly, imo, the most unique band in the Motown universe.

Originally posted by Martin Riley
Speaking of 12" singles i always loved the Big Country 12" mixes... huge booming drum sounds and the sonic attack of the buzzsaw guitars..............wowee.........

The late lamented Stuart Adamson was one hell of an underated axeman.

As far as Stuart Adamson, I was shocked and saddened when I read of his passing also – what a waste of such a fine talent. He will be missed. Big Country was perhaps my favourite band of the ‘80’s (even though I never saw them live). I collected a few of their 12” singles (only available in the US as import, I believe) and two of the ones I still have are:

Chance (extended version) / The Tracks Of My Tears (Motown again!) b/w The Crossing

Wonderland (extended version) b/w Wonderland / Giant.

Peace,

Phil

[Koko]

Hey ! Purple Wolfhound you've got me thinking......

Remember Edwyn Collins' WAR !!!
Good God Yawl
What Is The Good Of War
Absolutley Nothin' SAY IT AGAIN !!!!!

I recently turned my nephews and nieces onto som of my Motown stuff (and some Stax - Sam & Dave, Otis Redding...) and they're like

Wow ! this is amazing......

Do you have a Favourite 45 and 33 ??

A compilation that really still inspires me is Motown Chartbusters Vol 3 ( the one with the Silver Cover)...Alan freeman did the sleeve notes on the back....
Gonna play that when I get Home.....

By The way....I heard it Through The Grapevine.

[Martin Riley]

I run a pop quiz in a pub and just last night I did a Motown-ish/60's Soul section - 10 songs for the competitors to name the title and artist - it was too easy for experts but some of the younger members of the teams were a trifle non-plussed. These were the ones I played:-

The Happening - Supremes
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Bernadette - Four Tops
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Ain't Too Proud to Beg - Temptations
Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers
Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
ABC - Jackson 5
Land of a 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett

I enjoyed it even if they didn't

[Purple Wolfhound]

OMYGAWD! WAR!!! Say it again! I l-uv-v-e-d that song! If it didn't get you stoked every time it came on, JACK U DEAD! LOL Great message and an awesome delivery...

Koko, you're not going to believe this, but I don't think I have ever owned a Motown album. I'd have to check my vinyl collection to be sure, though. It was all singles, borrowed or bought - and of course AM radio (remember that?!?).

Favourite 45? Man, there are just too many. Cloud Nine, maybe. Smokey's Tears Of A Clown was another fav...How about The Supremes' Love Child? Like I said...

Martin, I am very familiar with all the songs you listed except the ones by Cook & Pickett, and I'm sure I've heard them but I'm not connecting title with song (oldtimer's disease). I've heard Spanish Harlem before but not by Aretha. The Happening is a real blast! And how can anyone not enjoy Motown?

Peace,

Phil

[Martin Riley]

Phil,if you've never heard Sam Cooke singing A Change Is Gonna Come then you haven't heard the most soulfull song in the history of mankind.Go now and beg,steal, buy or borrow a copy to make your life complete.
The Wilson Pickett song is a great dance number - but its nothing compared to the majesty of Sam Cooke.

[Koko]

I Can't Help Myself...(Sugar Pie Honey Bunch!)

By the way I once spoke with Jon (Anderson) before a gig (Relayer Tour) and he really loves the Soul, Stax & Motown Artists...anyway...
There was a single released about 14 - 16 months ago called Satisfy My Soul by Paul Carrick (from the old 70's band Ace...who just happened to be on the support for Yes at the QPR and Stoke City open Air gigs on the Relayer Tour.....scuse me while I drift and Dream for a moment or three!)

The single is now deleted (what a suprise!) I think...but it IS on his CD/Album of the same title..do Yourself a HUGE favour and go into your local store and if they've got it ask for a listen (preferably on headphones)...I acidentally heard it for the foirst time at about 6:00am in the morning ..I tuned into Radio 2 on the Beeb and Sarah Green played this track..of course she didn't say who it was by etc...it took me a week of trying to get through to the Beeb to find out...It is like a Cross between Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye......okay...it's not in the 70's league but it's the closest thing to it I've heard since those 'Soulful Times'
When Love was New ..I had No Worries and Yes had yet to
release the greatest Album of ALL Time...'Close To The Edge'.


So DO DO Go and have a listen if you can...You Will Not Regret It..

PS: Yes, and Do Give yourself a Listen to Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come...I've seen grown Men Cry....


Alone Is No Adventure Just A Hide Away.......

Peace.

[Koko]

Originally posted by Purple Wolfhound
OMYGAWD! WAR!!!

Koko, you're not going to believe this, but I don't think I have ever owned a Motown album. I'd have to check my vinyl collection to be sure, though. It was all singles, borrowed or bought - and of course AM radio (remember that?!?).



Phil


AAWW DOOD!!

Must Have Compilation - Motown Chartbusters Vol 3
Must Have Artist/s - Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On
OR
Four Tops - Greatest Hits ( the one with the Green and White cover!..not the red one..though that'll do if you can't get the former one).


Has anybody seen my old friend ...abraham....Martin ...John....

Peace.

[Martin Riley]

Paul Carrack - I remember him in Ace singing How Long and also singing Tempted by Squeeze but I've missed out on his solo stuff. But I should rectify this soon as I'm going to see him at Middlesbrough Town Hall this coming Sunday. I presume he'll do mostly hs own stuff with some Mike & The Mechanics thrown in but I hope he finds room for those 2 songs I mentioned

[Martin Riley]

I've just rememberd more - at the England/Scotland football match in Euro 96 Paul Carrack sang the national anthem whilst Fish(ex-Marillion) sang Flowers of the Forest for Scotland

[Koko]

If he does (which I would imagine he will), as it is (for me) the finest song on the album ...do Satisfy My soul...you'll be IMPRESSED..
I've always liked and enjoyed his voice....I mean 'The Living Years' what a truly beautiful song......his voice again...it's funny coz he seems to be able to adapt & change his voice to suit different styles & genre(ish) music.


Kinda like Michael MacDonald...Another white man with a very soul
rich voice.

Let me know how the Gig goes you lucky thing...


Peace.

[Purple Wolfhound]

Koko and Martin,

Hey, you guys don’t live in the same neighborhood, do you? LOL My Motown collection is obviously in dire need of updating, so I’ll take heed of your suggestions the next time I go cd shopping. Oh, Martin - The Rolling Stones live ep is still on my list also. Until then, I’ll have to commit the (phonograph) needle to December’s Children and Big Country’s version of The Tracks Of My Tears… :mmm:

Peace,

Phil

[Purple Wolfhound]

Not to switch gears too much here (we’ll still be in the mid 60’s to early ‘70’s era), I managed to pick up an excellent used Byrds compilation over the weekend: 20 Essential Tracks From the Boxed Set: 1965-90. As the title states, it is a distillation of their boxed set that came out in the early ‘90’s. It’s chock full of some their early singles, like Mr. Tambourine Man, I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better, Turn! Turn! Turn! and Eight Miles High (one of my “all times”). Another band that, imo, did Dylan better than Dylan (although he did pan their version of All I Really Want To Do, :nono: ) Anybody else that’s “for The Byrds” ?

Peace,

Phil

[Martin Riley]

Yeah - I've got all 12 of the Byrds CDs in a Special Box set around 2 years ago for my birthday. All with bonus tracks etc. It's an excellent set and I've managed to appreciate even their later albums when they were basically just Roger McGuinn and whoever else he had at the time

[RobAdams]

I used to have a Roger Waters single, with a live version of MONEY as the B side, with Paul Carrack singing. I forget what the A side was. It may have been a track from RADIO KAOS.


And WASP MAN? A turd indeed! It's truly awful. The Who had a lot of turds though. Their early recordings are loaded with them.LA LA LA LIES, RUN RUN RUN, DOCTOR DOCTOR, DOGS and CALL ME LIGHTNING come to mind. 'orrible 'oo

[Martin Riley]

I know for Who fans it's tantamount to heresy but I didn't even like Boris the Spider. A one joke song should never have received so much accliam and stayed in their set for so long. If Entwhistle wanted an amusing song of his to stay in the set it should have been My Wife off Who's Next

[Purple Wolfhound]

Every band has their turds, no doubt. Why they bother releasing them is another matter. Scraping the barrel for a few extra bucks, I suppose. Why, f’rinstance, did Led Zeppelin commit a horror like Hot Dog to vinyl? I mean, it doesn’t even work as an (intentional) “joke” song. It might come in handy at a heavy metal square dance, though. :rolleyes:

And then there’s Gentle Giant. All those years of creating interesting and challenging music only to come out with a single called “Spookie Boogie”? :jaw1: (believe it or not I actually bought this single made with transparent orange vinyl- it was a Halloween promo!). My respect for that band dropped a few notches after that.

Peace,

Phil

[RobAdams]

Can I say "one man's turd is another man's dinner" without getting in trouble here? There must be some freak who thinks HOT DOG is the best ZEP tune ever. He probably ridicules all ELP albums that don't sound like LOVE BEACH. His favorite Beatles recordings are the early ones where they are backing Tony Sheridan.

Many people consume "turds" quite happily.

[Martin Riley]

Originally posted by kokopelli

Let me know how the Gig goes you lucky thing...


Peace.


Kokopelli,

The Paul Carrack gig was excellent. I thought he was good but my partner, Heather absolutely adored it. And yes he did do Satisy My Soul - it was the opening number. I wasn't familiar with his solo stuff but it stood up very well against the Mike & The Mechanics,Ace & Squeeze stuff that he did. After last night I think I could listen to him sing the telephone directory and he'd still sound soulful

He went to great pains afterwards to sign and talk with the fans as well. Very approachable and seemed to be one of the good guys, there was no showbiz edge about him, very down to earth.

[Koko]

Originally posted by i-and-i
Can I say "one man's turd is another man's dinner" .........
........Many people consume "turds" quite happily.

Talking of which...(I know this may not be the correct thread for this ..but here it is any way...there is a connection honest!)....

Did you hear the one about 'Two flies are sat on a 'jobby' (ie) Turd munching away..and one farted...and the other one said 'Do you mind.... I'm eating my dinner!!!!'

.....See I think this joke qualifies and substantiates your statement...one persons turd is another persons dinner'


ANYWAY ......Martin how did the Paul Carrack Gig go??

And just to try and pull all this back on track....

Another 45rpm that is essential listening is:

'Crying In The Chapel by Little Anthony and the Imperials'.

Talk about the voice and Music of the Gods ( & Goddesses').

Peace.

[RobAdams]

Frank Zappa's single DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW with COSMIC DEBRIS on the flip side was my first Zappa purchase. I was only 12 and didn't have enough for the album.

[Martin Riley]

Originally posted by i-and-i
Frank Zappa's single DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW with COSMIC DEBRIS on the flip side was my first Zappa purchase. I was only 12 and didn't have enough for the album.

Thats a pretty weird choice of first single by a 12 year old. I wish I'd had such good taste at that age. I think I only wanted the 1970 England World Cup Song when I was 12.

[Martin Riley]

Originally posted by kokopelli ]

ANYWAY ......Martin how did the Paul Carrack Gig go??

Peace. [/B]

Koko,

I'd already mentioned this in the post before yours. It was great

[Koko]

I know...

I was just joshing...


Sorry it's Monday (no strike that!) Tuesday Morning ...but sadly it feels like Monday morning....

I need the Healing of a YES Gig within the next 6weeks of my life to get me outa this 'FUNK'


We Love When We Play...

(So Do I Jon ...So Do I)..

[Martin Riley]

But are you going to get a Yes gig?

Are you going across the pond for a visit?

back to the 45s

Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache - Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon

When I'm Dead & Gone - McGuinness Flint

Weaver of Life - Family

You can see what I was up to last night

[RobAdams]

At 12 I was influenced musically by my sister (15 then) and her friends, who cranked up Led Zeppelin, The Who, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, and Zappa, to name a few. I was a Beatles fanatic as a child, so the 1970's had me searching for something to fill the void. The Who filled it well...then Zappa, Tull, ELP and anything and everything I thought was filled with substance. My first PINK FLOYD purchase was the single MONEY, and I must have been 11, because it was a hit at the time. ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE was on the flip side. In 1977 I discovered YES at a friend's house - he had CLOSE TO THE EDGE. I was 15 at the time. 15 and tripping on LSD.

[Martin Riley]

That's a pretty impressive musical CV for that age, although I must admit it was only a year or so later (age 13-ish) that I developed the tastes that have stayed with me ever since. In my case it was older brothers who influenced me.
They had WHO'S NEXT & WHO LIVE AT LEEDS, and along with ELP's PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION & TARKUS were on an almost continuous loop on the turntable.

They also had the AGE OF ATLANTIC samplers with AMERICA by Yes, Led Zep, Iron Butterfly and many others.
Heady days indeed.

[RobAdams]

I fear to imagine what I'd be getting into if I were a 12 year old today.

[Martin Riley]

Same here, I thank god I was fortuitous enough to be born when I was. Certainly for music, I feel we've had the best of times

[Koko]

I'm with you on that one Martin....Kids are not allowed to have a (true & real) childhood as such any more....and for me that's essential...in order to keep some kind of wonderment & innocence in ones' adulthood.....
...Talking of which

Roachford's ... This Generation (Really moves along with a wonderful bass line and glorious melody to boot!).


Poco...Faith In the Families (promo)....(1970's something)

The Monkees........I'm a Believer....

Yes, I had a similar evening.......


Awaken Gentle Mass Touch......

[Martin Riley]

I haven't played any Poco in a while - I think I'll dig out Rose of Cimarron when I get home tonight.

[Koko]

Nice One,

I was playing Indian Summer on the week-end....

Motorcycle and Tons of RPM...


.Talking of which.....

I'm so straight I'm a wierdo - Rick Wakeman
My Cherie Amor - Stevie Wonder
Sittin' On the Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

..Going up into the attic the other week (to dig out all my old 45rpm's has been a revelation)
I spoke with the Landlord of my 'local' and he said he may be able to help me get an old (and in need of repairs) Juke Box for vinyl 45's...WOWWWWW!...for a VERY reasonable price.

See we can Dream In what it is we want...

Cherish Yesterday...Live Today...Dream Tomorrow....

[Martin Riley]

Oh no - not that RickWakeman thing - I bet you don't play that too often

[Koko]

Originally posted by Martin Riley
Oh no - not that RickWakeman thing - I bet you don't play that too often

Whaddya Mean 'that Wakeman thing' ..it's a real pick me up at the end of a loooong hard week.....

Actually I think the cover (original artwork by the Caped Crusader Himself!) has the edge over the music......

Meep Meep!

I'll See You On The Dark Side Of the Moon

[Martin Riley]

I suppose it is good for a laugh every now and then. I don't actually own it - I seem to remember I've only heard it once. I've not seen the 45 cover - I think I was only aware of it on a re-release version of the Rock and Roll Prophet CD which someone played for me once. I'm afraid I haven't been able to keep up with Mr Wakemans rather prolific output

[Purple Wolfhound]

Two years ago I picked up a compilation of Poco: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Poco. While probably not the best and most complete, I’ve nevertheless been listening to it a fair amount of times since then. The hit Crazy Love was the most recognizable song for me, being all over the radio for awhile. I really like the vocal harmonies on it, even if the melody is somewhat saccharine. Heart Of The Night was also familiar but was never one I really cared for. Some of the ones I did like were Under The Gun, Keep On Trying, Making Love and Widowmaker. Rose Of Cimmarron is the last track on the cd and it’s a good one to close it out with.

On another note, I’ve been thinking ever since I posted my initial 45s list at the beginning of this thread if there are any good psychedelic music collections out there. I know Nuggets was a good one but a cursory look at a local cd store came up with nothing. Does anyone know if it’s still available?

A ”lite” 45 list:

Make It With You ~ Bread
Windy ~ The Association
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) ~ Harper’s Bizarre
Happy Together ~ The Turtles
The Mighty Quinn ~ Manfred Mann
The Letter ~ The Box Tops

and on the heavier side:

Spill The Wine ~ Eric Burdon & War
Sunshine Of Your Love ~ Cream
Foxy Lady ~ Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hush ~ Deep Purple
Kick Out The Jams ~ MC5
Journey To The Center Of The Mind ~ Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes

Peace,

Phil

[Martin Riley]

I know that there was an old vinyl compilation callled Nuggets - but over here in the UK there is now a boxed set thing with the same title. I'm not sure if it's a 3 0r 4 CD set and I'm not sure what's on it. I've just seen it in the racks occasionally

Speaking of Eric Burdon ............Sky Pilot

[Yes Oz]

When I saw this thread I thought of some of the first 45's I bought.

I can remember an instrumental called Telstar not sure who it was by but it must have been around 1964/65 and it was the first one I bought with my own money, then some other early ones were,

Mr Tambourine man by the Byrds and America by the Nice. I know there was a whole lot more. One I can remember the group but not the title. The group was called "Tea and Symphoney" can anybody help me with the title it must have been around 1967.

But gee there was some great stuff around in those days. Some really ground breaking efforts by groups that came and went in quick session but left something to remember (if only I could!!!). Maybe some one can jog the memory banks. ( the ones that are still left that is).

[Purple Wolfhound]

Originally posted by Yes Oz
I can remember an instrumental called Telstar not sure who it was by but it must have been around 1964/65

One I can remember the group but not the title. The group was called "Tea and Symphoney" can anybody help me with the title it must have been around 1967.


Hey Oz,

Telstar was done by Joe Meek. The song has its own web! Check it out:

http://www.concentric.net/~meekweb/

As for Tea & Symphony, I can't help you with the title of the song, but they did release a 45 on the Harvest label in 1969: Boredom / Armchair Theatre. Here's a few places to go for more info:

http://members.rogers.com/woodhouse1713/teasymp.htm

http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/tea.and.symphony.html

http://www.borderlinebooks.com/uk6070s/tapestry.html

The last link you'll have to go to the "T" section and scroll down until you get to Tea & Symphony. I couldn't copy the direct link. Enjoy! :thumbs:

Peace,

Phil

[Yes Oz]

Thanks Phil for the info. I will check out those sites later and let you know what i find.

For some reason I seem to remember the Telstar number was an instrumental and the name of the group could have been "the sputnicks" or something like that. Lost a few brain cells since those days and abused the memory banks through one thing and another!!!!!!!!

Another early 45 I can remember buying was "Bits and Pieces" by Dave Clarke Five.

[Martin Riley]

Another 60s night last night.........

Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Lazy Sunday - Small Faces
Friday on My Mind - Easybeats
See Emily Play - Floyd

[Purple Wolfhound]

Originally posted by Genevive
Thinking of that general time period, I am a Mamas and Papas fan, and was Monday Monday a single? Another song I never tire of.
Genevive,

Monday, Monday was indeed a single and it was good one but perhaps my favourite by The Mamas & The Papas was California Dreamin’. Great for listening to during Michigan winters when it’s bitter cold and there’s a foot of snow on the ground LOL.

Originally posted by Martin Riley
Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
Martin,

Oh yeah, The Kinks! I used to steal my older brother’s single of Till The End Of The Day and play it over and over. Talk about a song in hyperdrive. There’s a (somewhat) new band out called The Hives that imo virtually duplicates the early Kinks sound.

Peace,

Phil

[Purple Wolfhound]

Originally posted by Genevive
I don't know if it has been mentioned already or not, but a good single is The Troggs, Wild Thing. That song is... groo-vy. ;)

Yeah, baby, yeah – really groooooovy! I don’t know which version I like better, the original or the one by Jimi Hendrix. Another good party single was Louie, Louie by The Kingsmen, even if nobody knew what the h*ll they were really singing about. I guess that’s the point, though, huh? LOL As long as I’m on an Animal House bent how about Shout by Lloyd Williams. The one I really got a kick out of when I was a kid though was Cool Jerk by The Capitols. I luvved that line, “Ah, you’re smokin’!” :smksml:

Peace,

Phil

[Purple Wolfhound]

Originally posted by Genevive
I don't know who the band was, but Sloopy is another song I find pretty groovy. I have a little dance number I do everytime it comes on... but that's another story. hahaha

Genevive,

I think the song you mean is Hang On Sloopy by The McCoys. I always thought it was Hang On Snoopy – too many “Peanuts” when I was a kid, I guess.

Thanks for posting those lyrics! Umm, I think LOL. Seriously – it’s always nice to know what a band is really singing. I had heard that also about the “vulgar” lyrics. Up until a few years ago (when I first had access to the internet, as a matter of fact) I never knew a lot of the lyrics to one of my all time favourite bands, Led Zeppelin. So consequently, I made up my own and some interpretations were, shall we say, less than “virtuous”. Jimmy Page should have quietly taken Robert Plant aside and delicately advised him not to eat mashed potatoes while he was singing…

Peace,

Phil

[Koko]

Funny how all this synchronicity keeps a happenin'.....I've been going through a 'retrospective' phase lately..playing stuff my older sister & brother used to...some of which (even I ) was too young to buy/own..but have inherited one way or another...
Yesterdays Playlist On my Turntable & CD player.
45 RPM's
House of the rising sun - The Animals
Love like a man - Ten Years After
Tomorrow Night - Atomic Rooster
Nights In White Satin - M. Blues
Time is Tight and One Mint Julep - Booker T and The MG's (Now this band had 'SOUL' in abundance).
Wonderful World - Satchmo
Desmond Dekker - The Iseralites (aka: Me Ears Are Alight!)
Tom Jones - Fall In Love
Help - The Beatles

Yes - 1st Album
M. Blues - To our Children's children's Children.
" " - On the threshold of a Dream (Brilliant!)
Stax - Compilation(60's)

What a day yesterday was...it was....

Cherish Yesterday...Live Today....Dream Tomorrow.

[Martin Riley]

Me Ears Are Alight!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes - I remember that - now we're onto reggae types what about

Double Barrel - Dave & Ansil Collins
Hurt So Good - Susan Cadogan
007 - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Long Shot kick de Bucket - The Skatalites(????)

........and of course anything by The Messenger(AKA Bob Marley)

[Koko]

For Sure!


Third World's Album 96 degrees in the Shade....is such excellent music for the Summer.

I remember the Dave & Ansil Collins single - It caused a riot at our school party.
Also they wouldn't let us play..Max Romeo's - Lie Down Girl etc etc
also ..Young Gifted & Black by amy & Marcia...can't remember her
last name..
Harry J and The All Stars......Wow...you've really stirred up some memories now dude!.

Keep Skankin' and Increase the Peace.

[Purple Wolfhound]

Since I’m the mod in this here forum and I haven’t really thrown the spotlight on any of our older threads yet (shame on me! :nono:) for our newer members, I thought this might be a good one to start off with, at least for the older “aged” members who remember 45s. Heck, it doesn’t have to be a 45, though – any song that is a single will do, right koko?

This was also a favourite thread of mine (couldn’t tell by the number of times I posted here, could ya? :lmao: ), so it has a nostalgic feel for me, anyway. I’ll start it up again with a few favourites from that master tunesmith, Elvis Costello:

Accidents Will Happen

What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love & Understanding?

Everyday I Write The Book

Peace,

Phil

[Earl Grey]

Hey Phil! How's it going buddy? Good to see ya! How much FUN was Chicago?! What a great time: you made a good roommate mate! Pass that bottle of wine, would'ja?!
~~~~~~~

I had ALL of The Monkees 45s: with the picture sleeves. Unfortunatley, I lost them with most of the other rare stuff I had, in a housefire a few years ago... But I remember them SO well!

Listen To The Band/Someday Man (Someday Man was a great Davy Jones song, with those wonderful Shorty Rogers horns!).
I'm A Believer.
Salesman/She Hangs Out.
Pleasant Valley Sunday/Going Down.
Vallerie
~~~~~~~~~

I remember riding my bike to the local drug store: they had a huge bin of 45s, 4 for a buck. Cheap enough to experiment with bands I hadn't heard of before. I remember buying these all in one blast (after washing my parent's car for a BIG 4 dollars!).

Badge (The Cream)
Good Loving (The Rascals)
Like A Rolling Stone (Dylan) The song concluded on side 2~
Goodbye (Mary Hopkins)
If I Could Read Your Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)
Where's The Playground Susie? (Glen Campbell)
Too Much Monkey Business (Elvis)
I Started A Joke (BeeGees)
I've Got To Get A Message To You (BeeGees)
We've Got To Get You A Woman (Todd Rundgren: he was called 'runt' on the 45!)
What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones)
~~~~~~~~~~

Them was the days of eclecticism, based on how many 45s by unknown artists I could walk away with after washing the car, mowing the lawn, raking the leaves... Such fun!

Kids don't have it so well these days.

:ele:

[Purple Wolfhound]

Yeah, Chicago was a blast, Earl – and I’m not too far away from there right now! Wine, wine? Who said anything about wine? Oh, here ‘tis (he he he), take a slug, my friend :lol:

Oh, I remember all those Monkee singles, even though I don’t ever remember buying any – I just listened to my sistahs’. Lots of good ones in your second list there, too…I got a laugh out of What’s New Pussycat? – hilarious Woody Allen flick!

[Earl Grey]

The old SaveOn drug store had a great cut-out album selection as well... Fifty cents a record!

I remember buying all of these records there, fifty cents a pop!
~~~~~~~~~~

The Age Of Aquarius: The 5th Dimension

Good-Bye: The Cream

Blue Hawaaii: Elvis Presley

Flaming Star (What a title! And just how 'flaming' were ya Elvis?): Elvis Presley

Switched-On Bach: Walter Carlos (And this album played into my future interest in 'prog'! Great moog work on that one!).

The Birds The Bees And The Monkees: The Monkees (I remember getting this one, not being familiar with the phrase 'the birds and the bees', and trying to figure out which songs were by The Birds, which songs were by The Bees, and which tracks were by The Monkees. HAR! The cute girl next-door finally explained the album title to me: and explained what the birds and the bees were about as well: embarrassing! But stimulating as well...).

The Beatles (featuring Tony Sheridan). This one had 'My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean' and 'Cry Me A Shadow' on it, by The Beatles. The rest was The Beatles playing back-up to Mr Sheridan. It was on Polydor Records, and would probably be worth some $ if I still had it now! *sigh* So it goes.

The Partridge Family: Pure Cheese, You know... They DID have some of the greatest songwriters in the business penning stuff for them though. Carol King/etc... Just like The Monkees! Same 'ol thang.

Eric Clapton: Greatest Hits (I can't believe that I found this one there, a big two-record set for $0.50. But that was the nature of the SaveOn cut-out bin. I learned my first blues licks from this one. I bought it on the same day as The Partridge Family!).

I'll think of more...

:ele:

[RobAdams]

Singles I remember having (all US except as noted):

BEATLES:
I had all the US Beatles 45's on the yellow & orange Capitol swirl label or on Apple...then I had a few others:
AIN'T SHE SWEET / Nobody's Child (Atco)
KANSAS CITY / Boys (Capitol Starline)
SHE LOVES YOU / I'll Get You (Swan)
LOVE ME DO / P.S. I Love You (Tollie)
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET / Thank You Girl (Oldies 45)
(I think I read somewhere that the Oldies 45 label was distributed by Vee Jay)
OH! DARLING / Here Comes The Sun (Apple, Japan)

JOHN LENNON:
COLD TURKEY / Don't Worry Kyoko (Apple)
MOTHER / Why (Apple)
POWER TO THE PEOPLE / Touch Me (Apple)
STAND BY ME / Move Over Ms. L (Apple)

PAUL McCARTNEY and or WINGS:
UNCLE ALBERT-ADMIRAL HALSEY / Too Many People (Apple) with the error on the label stating that it was produced by Pual McCartney
ANOTHER DAY / Oh Woman Oh Why (Apple)
GIVE IRELAND BACK TO THE IRISH (vocal) / Give Ireland Back To The Irish (instrumental) (Apple)
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB / Little Woman Love (Apple)
HI HI HI / C Moon (Apple)
MY LOVE / The Mess (Apple) - loved this live B side track
HELEN WHEELS / Country Dreamer (Apple)
JET / Mamunia (Apple) Then strangely the following 45 came out
JET / Let Me Roll It (Apple)
BAND ON THE RUN / Ninteen Hundred And Eighty Five (Apple)
JUNIOR'S FARM / Sally G (Apple)
BAND ON THE RUN / Zoo Gang (Apple - UK) Zoo unreleased in US

RINGO STARR:
IT DON'T COME EASY / Early 1970 (Apple)

GEORGE HARRISON:
MY SWEET LORD / Isn't It A Pity (Apple)
WHAT IS LIFE / Apple Scruffs (Apple)
BANGLA DESH / Deep Blue (Apple) Great B side only tune
GIVE ME LOVE / Miss O'Dell (Apple) another cool B side
DARK HORSE / I Don't Care Anymore (Apple) and another B side!

OTHER ASSORTED:

THE LOCOMOTION / Destitute And Losin' GRAND FUNK RR (Capitol)
HOCUS POCUS Pt 1/ Hocus Pocus Pt 2 FOCUS (Sire)
DON'T EAT THE YELLOW SNOW / Cosmic Debris - Frank Zappa
(DiscReet)
TEARS BEGAN TO FALL / Junier Mintz Boogie - The Mothers (Bizarre) the B side has yet to appear on an album
D.O.A. - Bloodrock (Capitol) I forget what the B side was
COME AND GET IT / Rock Of All Ages - Badfinger (Apple)
JOKERMAN / Isis (live) - Bob Dylan (Columbia) for the longest time this was the only way to get the 1975 tour version of ISIS.

I'm sure I had a hundred more. I know I had every Elton John single that had a unique B side...

[doctor_how]

Originally posted by Martin Riley
Oh yeah....Wasp Man.... the turd in The Who's recording career.Now there's a 'song' you can only reasonably be expected to play once.

It's the essence of Keith Moon in one song.........

[RobAdams]

WASP MAN wasn't a great song, but it was funny. Keith buzzing pretending to be a wasp. What a nut!

[RobAdams]

Others I remember:

WHEN THE TIGERS BROKE FREE / Bring The Boys Back Home - Pink Floyd (Columbia)
MONEY / Us And Them - Pink Floyd (Harvest)
TOUCH OF GREY / My Brother Esau (Arista) on grey vinyl
IMMIGRANT SONG / Hey Hey What Can I Do (Atlantic- Japan)
MARTHA / Two Heads - Jefferson Airplane (RCA)

[Martin Riley]

Went to a wedding party a couple of weeks ago. The DJ had a proper deck but he was mostly playing 12” dance stuff for the young ‘uns.

As the night wore on he dug out the 45s and as I was sitting close by we had a good chat about what he should be playing, for a while I was masterminding the setlist:-

Love Me Do:Beatles
Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache:Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon
Tears of a Clown:Smokey
Heard it Through the Grapevine:Marvin Gaye
Satisfaction:Stones
Waterloo Sunset:Kinks
Mama Weer All Crazee Now :Slade
All Right Now:Free

Then he had to go back to the main stuff for the kids.

But it was a good night for a while

[BrianD]

Here is what I still own

Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass This Guy's in Love With You
Aztecs Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy
Beatles Rock And Roll Music/Honey Don't
Beatles Help!/I'm Down
Beatles Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out
Beatles Paperback Writer/Rain
Beatles Hey Jude/Revolution
Beatles Something/Come Together
Beatles Get Back/Don't Let Me Down
Beatles Let It Be/You Know My Name
Beatles The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue
Blue Mink Melting Pot
Brotherhood of Man United we Stand
Cream White Room
Creedence Clearwater Revival Lookin' out my backdoor
Ian Dury & the Blockheads Reasons to be Cheerful part 3
Enya Orinoco Flow
Smacka Fitzgibbon, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Genesis In too deep
Genghis Khan Moscow
Hollies Stop, stop, stop
John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band Cold Turkey
John Lennon & Yoko Ono Instant Karma
Mamas and the Papas Glad to be unhappy
Paul Mauriat Love is Blue
Mi-sex Computer Games
Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday
Monkees A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Russell Morris Part 3 into paper walls
Move Flowers in the rain
Ted Mulry Falling in love again
Ray Parker Jr Ghostbusters
Peter and Gordon The Knight in Rusty Armour
Diana Ross & the Supremes Love Child
Diana Ross & the Supremes & Temptations Rhythm of Life
Normie Rowe and Playboys Shakin' all over/Que sera Sera
Royal Guardsmen Snoopy's Christmas
Seals & Crofts We may never pass this way again
Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66 Scarborough fair - Canticle
Shadows Dear old Mrs Bell
Sherbet Free the People
Jeff St. John Teach me how to fly
Cat Stevens Matthew and Son
Traveling Wilbury's Handle with care
Traveling Wilbury's End of the Line
Dionne Warwick Paper Mache
Stevie Wonder I just called to say I love you
Zoot Eleanor Rigby


And then the following EPs

Beatles Twist And Shout
Beatles Further Requests"
Beatles A Hard Days Night
Beatles Penny Lane
Hollies He ain't heavy, he's my brother
Eric Jupp Skippy the bush kangaroo
Monkees The Monkees Volume 2
Monkees The Monkees Volume 1
Nancy Sinatra You only live twice

[Sheerah]

I'll Be There - The Jackson 5

[True Believer]

My first "grown up" 45 ...

Love Grows (Where my Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse.

I loved that song!

[cinderella]

I have so many 45's I can't even begin to name them.

Add them to my 850 albums, and you got a lot of vinyl. :winknudge

[CybrKhatru]

Wow..


At one time I had about 1100 singles....might have been more, but I never fully counted them!

We've probably got about 500 now. I'd always planned on having a jukebox someday....and am still hoping this happens! Due to space issues, we whittled the collection down.

Some favorites:

Genesis: I Know What I Like b/w Twilight Alehouse
John Lennon: Number Nine Dream b/w What You Got
Frank Zappa: Dancin' Fool b/w Baby Snakes
Yes: And You And I (broken into 2 parts over both sides)
Beatles: Come Togther b/w Something
Led Zeppelin: Trampled Under Foot b/w Black Country Woman
Badfinger: Come and Get It b/w Rock Of All Ages
Supertramp: Goodbye Stranger b/w Even In The Quietest Moments
Otis Redding: I've Been Loving You Too Long b/w I'm Depending On You
The Who: Squeeze Box b/w Success Story
Grateful Dead: Truckin b/w Ripple
Rush: New World Man b/w Vital Signs (recorded live in '81)

...just to name a few...I picked up most of these at record fairs before the collector's prices went through the roof...

[Jonah]

Stars - Janis Ian
Waiting for an alibi - Thin Lizzy
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
Marquee Moon - Television (12" version)

[ranyart]

somewhere at the parental unit's house Wev'e got a bunch of 45s of the Beatles on the Capitol label stuff like "Day Tripper" Ticket to Ride a bunch of the early stuff. Actually they were my older brother's as they were buying them literally when those songs were first being released, back in the 60s and also some Eric Burden and the Animals.

[ToBeOver]

My list of 45 RPM's would take quite some time to post. ;)

Suffice it to say... my very first 45 RPM record that I purchased was, She's My Girl ~ The Turtles.


:keyboard:

[SadPreacher]

i had a good 200 or so 45's...sold them all in a bunch to a vinyl collector back in the early 80's...i do not have a turntable but i think i should have held onto them...lots of Beatles with the picture sleeves...Elvis, The Monkees, Herman and the Hermits, and all sorts of oddball songs that were radio hits back in the 60's...i sold all of my LP's too at about the same time...right when CD's were booming....stupid me....

[GODSPEED]

We had a jukebox growing up so we had everything from The Beatles,Skynyrd,Zepplin to my Dad's favorites Glen Campbell,Andy Williams,Lou Rawls, it was quite a mix of different artists and anyone (no matter what their age) could find something to play.