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 British group included Benny Gallagher, Graham Lyle, and Tom McGuiness, formerly with Manfred Mann. They didn't produce very much output, but I'm certainly happy they left me this little nugget. Hmmm!
Outrageous hardly begins to describe this rap... outrageous, and irresistible as well! Dave Marsh included this single in his 1999 addendum to the original list of 1001 greatest singles published in 1989.
Besides the well-known and -loved A side ("Wooly Bully"), which Dave Marsh pegs at #78 in his Top 1,001 singles list, be sure to check out the totally cool blues-rock performance on the flip. This is precisely the kind of sound that British groups like the Animals and Stones were striving for at the time and is one of the foundations of what became known as "Garage Rock."
Originally released on Columbia 10734, this is an absolutely perfect pop confection... It's amazing how many hooks this guy can fit into a 2-minute song! This was Lowe's debut American single, from his classic LP Pure Pop for Now People.
This is the greatest rock'n'roll version of one of my very favorite Country tunes. It's been covered many times in many styles, but with its terrific rockabilly guitar break, this one's something special.
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The World I Knew by Paul Wagnar
Don't Wait On Me/ Chet Atkins' Hand by The Statler Brothers
These virtual "boxes" are for you folks who only like new, unplayed or pristine Mint 45s.
