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!
12/18/12
Arctic Monkeys
2011, Domino 919
Genre: Power Pop
The A side is a shimmering gem of a song, with wild words and a terrific arrangement -- both vocal and instrumental. The sound reminds me a lot of Teenage Fanclub, except not as grungy... but just as blissfully melodic.
12/16/12
Sam Cooke
1964, RCA 8368
Genre: Deep Soul
This great single ranks at #618 on Dave Marsh's list of the 1,001 greatest 45s of all time.
12/14/12
The Doobie Brothers
1973, WB 7728
Genre: Country Rock
It's hard to find Mint or Near Mint copies of this 1973 classic these days, but I did!
12/13/12
Graham Nash
1971, Atlantic 2827
Genre: Folk Rock
Call me a pacifist, but I'm sorry to note that 40 years after Graham Nash released this single, my country still suffers at times from "Military Madness."
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Now playing:
The World I Knew by Paul Wagnar
Open Up Your Mind (Wide) by Gap Band
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