As I add 45s to our inventory, I pick select 45s to highlight with mp3 "snippets" so you can hear the music yourself. I only record "snippets" of tunes I particularly like, ones I think have been under-played and under-appreciated, or ones that are so rare and wonderful I'll never hear them otherwise. For myself, I keep an iTunes playlist of these "snippets," and that playlist is one I listen to most often. These pages chronicle the mp3 "snippets" I've added to our online "jukebox" in reverse chronological order. You can browse the pages to see what was added and when. Click on the blue "Play" button to play the snippet, or click on a song's title to load the page. Many of these 45 records are still for sale, though just as many have been sold. I hope you enjoy perusing these pages as much as I have enjoyed putting them together!
02/22/12
Ruth Brown
1957, Atlantic 1125
Genre: Rockin' RnB
This is a beautiful copy of one of my favorite Ruth Brown recordings. It's only flaw is that, at 2 minutes, 4 seconds, it's over far too soon. :-)
02/19/12
The Quin-Tones
1958, Hunt 321
Genre: Girl Group
This great early girl group single ("Down The Aisle Of Love") has a terrific uptempo number on the flip.
02/14/12
Merry-Go-Round
1967, A&M 834
Genre: Garage/Psych
Don't miss the wonderful garage-rock nugget on the A side!
02/07/12
Feargal Sharkey
1986, A&M 2804
Genre: Modern Rock
The former lead singer of the Undertones managed (with some help by Eurythmics producer-wizard David Stewart) to craft one of the most irresistable pop confections of the 1980s with this tune. Unfortunately, its relative obscurity means most people haven't had a chance to fall in love with it. Yet. That's why I'm sticking a snippet of it in the jukebox. :-)
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She's Walking Away by Dickey Lee
Forever Came Today by The Jackson 5
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