The Joy of 45 Collecting: Lost 45 Tunes Not Available from iTunes, Spotify, or Similar Services
Jukebox "Snippet" 45s: Chronological List of Site Additions
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!
This is far from an obscure soul nugget (which I usually reserve the Classic 45s jukebox for), but I got serious goosebumps when playing it today and realized I just don't hear it often enough! Dave Marsh has it pegged just right, slipping it in the top 100 of his list of the 1,001 greatest singles of Rock'n'Soul — a triumph for both the singer and for the writer/producers and their nascent Philly Soul style.
Here is a beautiful mint specimen of one of the most soulful and moving Country records of all time. Dave Marsh thought so, too, ranking this 45 at #316 in his list of the all time best. Enjoy! Credited to Merle Haggard and the Strangers.
This great record is well deserving of its high position on the Dave Marsh and Rolling Stone magazine lists of the greatest singles of Rock'n'Soul. I'm not sure that it wouldn't be even higher in my personal list... simply a perfect record.
This is a wonderful find... two sides of post doo-wop, pre-soul — in other words, the sound that some groups found in the years between 1960 and 1963, before such acts morphed into full-fledged soul groups. Among the more famous groups that made the transition are the Drifters, Temptations, and Miracles. The Scott Bros. had a handful of singles in the early 1960s/late 1950s, but only one managed to register on the Billboard Hot 100 chart — "Stolen Angel," which bubbled under at #110 a few months before the release of "Lost Love." Despite that, many collectors believe "Lost Love" to be the more enduring example of early soul.
My absolutely favorite Al Green single. His vocal acrobatics during this recording display the full range of his capabilities, all in one song. It still gives me goose-bumps!
The B side of this monster psych-rocker ("Get Me To The World On Time") may not have charted, but I actually think it tops the Top 40 A side. Have a listen to the mp3 "snippet"!
Now playing:
The World I Knew
Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me/ Ever True by Juice Newton
These virtual "boxes" are for you folks who only like new, unplayed or pristine Mint 45s.