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!
03/26/11
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1970, Atlantic 2735
Genre: Country Rock
This single is one of my greatest personal favorite 45s ... Both because of the timeless A side, and the iconic folk-rock on the flip. Both tracks are from the quartet's album "Deja Vu."
03/24/11
Don Gibson
1961, RCA 7890
Genre: Country
Here's a beautiful copy of Don Gibson's 1961 masterpiece, fully deserving of 2 stars (our highest recommendation).
03/17/11
Collective Soul
1995, Atlantic 87088
Genre: Modern Rock
Essential 1990s rock!
03/11/11
Laura Lee
1967, Chess 2030
Genre: Funky Soul
Wanted: Lover, No Experience Necessary
Wow! That Muscle Shoals studio could sure churn out the terrific soul in the late 1960's. Both sides are essential to a good soul collection. Check out the A side mp3 "snippet"!
03/06/11
Temptations
1965, Gordy 7047
Genre: Northern Soul, Motown Style
Now why the heck don't they play either of these on the radio now and then? The B side in particular, which is the side that Dave Marsh includes at #172 in his list of the 1001 greatest singles of Rock'n'Soul, is an amazing tour-de-force for everyone involved. (The A side is "My Baby".)
03/02/11
Oliver Sain
1965, Checker 1097
Genre: Other Northern Soul
Besides the classic soul duo dance number on the A side ("Don't Mess Up A Good Thing"), have you paid any attention to the terrific groove taking place on the flip? And no, it's not Fontella & Bobby on that side... it's sax player Oliver Sain and his band (who also play on the A side). Sain, who died in 2003, wrote and arranged both sides of this great single. Try slipping "Jerk Loose" into a Northern Soul set some night and see if the crowd doesn't go wild!
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