Classic 45's Classic 45's is an online store for collectors with a passion for vinyl 45's. Search or browse through our extensive collection of 45's from the 1950's to the 1990's, organized by genre, or listen to our extensive jukebox of mp3 snippets from our inventory. The advanced search form gives you lots of ways of seeing what's here. Classic 45's strives to make online record shopping as easy and enjoyable as it can be... Almost as good as milling through boxes of actual 45's! http://www.classic45s.com http://www.classic45s.com/images/classic45s_250px.gif Classic 45's http://www.classic45s.com <![CDATA[Strokes: 12:51/ The Way It Is (RCA 82876)]]> Condition: M
Price: $10.00

This is one of the catchiest rock tunes of the new milennium, and though from 2003 it remains one of the Strokes most popular tracks, regularly topping the iTunes chart for the Strokes. As with their other excellent vinyl releases, this one comes with a brilliant picture sleeve (including a great band photo on the back) and a custom label. This U.S. issue has a small hole, but plays at 45 rpm. The flip side is a 1:16 "home demo" of "The Way It Is."
]]> <![CDATA[Elmo & Patsy: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer/ Percy, The Puny Poinsettia (Epic 04703)]]> Condition: M
Price: $12.00

This is the 1984 release on Epic 04703, the second consecutive year it hit #1 during the holidays. Previously, the Christmas novelty had previously been released on Oink 2984 (1979) and on Soundwaves 4658 in 1983 (when it first hit #1).
]]> <![CDATA[Jim Croce: It Doesn't Have To Be That Way/ Roller Derby Queen (ABC 11413)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $15.00

]]> <![CDATA[Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas?/ Feed The World (Columbia 04749)]]> Condition: M
Price: $14.00

This great "megagroup" charity 45 was the original, and the inspiration for later efforts like USA for Africa, etc. The group includes the highlights of early 1980's New Wave rock:
  • Banamarama
  • Culture Club
  • Duran Duran
  • Phil Collins
  • Paul McCartney
  • Spandau Ballet
  • Style Council
  • Sting
  • Ultravox
  • U2
  • Wham

They all devoted their efforts for free, and proceeds went to help the victims of famine in Ethopia.

Note: This single is from a large collection we've purchased whose records typically have mint or near-mint audio and near-mint vinyl. The labels are near mint as well, but the owner had a habit of writing a date in small print on the B side label.


]]> <![CDATA[Paul McCartney: Wonderful Christmastime/ Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae (Columbia 04127)]]> Condition: M
Price: $28.00

Note: This single is from a large collection we've purchased whose records typically have mint or near-mint audio and near-mint vinyl. The labels are near mint as well, but the owner had a habit of writing a date in small print on the B side label.]]> <![CDATA[Bing Crosby: White Christmas/ God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Decca 23778)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $10.00

This is a 1960's-era issue (with the vertical rainbow bands) of the 1942 song that Decca re-released almost annually for many years.]]> <![CDATA[Bobby Helms: Jingle Bell Rock/ Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) (Decca 30513)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $22.50

This is a beautiful copy of the original 1957 Decca release.
]]> <![CDATA[Jose Feliciano: Feliz Navidad/ The Little Drummer Boy (RCA 447-0936)]]> Condition: M
Price: $7.00

Originally released on RCA 6834, the record actually charted briefly in 1998. This is a new copy of the RCA Gold Standard reissue, now out of print.]]> <![CDATA[Impressions: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/ Silent Night (Cotillion 44211)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $6.00

Surprise! This disco rendition of the childhood Christmas classic is really, really good! Definitely worth checking out, whether for the Christmas sentiment or the dance floor rhythm.]]> <![CDATA[Bing Crosby: White Christmas/ God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (MCA 65002)]]> Condition: M
Price: $6.00

This is a reissue of the song originally issued on Decca 23778 in 1942 (and many years thereafter).]]> <![CDATA[John Lennon: Happy Xmas (War Is Over)/ Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) (Capitol 17644)]]> Condition: M
Price: $12.00

Originally released on Geffen 29855. This is the 1993 reissue on green vinyl.
]]> <![CDATA[Black Keys: Strange Times/ Something on Your Mind (Nonesuch 482300)]]> Condition: M
Price: $6.50

Terrific grunge-style guitar lead on this one! Note: This 45 has a small hole.
]]> <![CDATA[Beasts of Eden: Skin/ Malou - Two Suns (Expansion Team 104)]]> Condition: M
Price: $7.00

This is one of the most beautiful 45 rpm packages I've ever seen! High quality picture sleeve combined with a custom label affixed to high-grade, heavy colored vinyl, which is itself encased in a nifty translucent sleeve cut-out to highlight the label. On top of that, you get a cool plastic, business-card-sized card with a PIN number for downloading additional band music. The music itself isn't at all "beautiful," though... it's a fairly pop-rock approach to grunge. The B side has two songs, one of which is exclusive to this vinyl release. Note: This 45 rpm has a small spindle hole. (Now out of print.)
]]> <![CDATA[Gary U.S. Bonds: Out of Work/ Bring Her Back (EMI 8117)]]> Condition: M
Price: $7.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original factory sleeve. This is one of two great U.S. Bonds singles from his 1982 comeback album, On The Line, which were written and produced by Bruce Springsteen.
]]> <![CDATA[Live: The Dolphin's Cry/ Run To The Water (Radioactive 13660)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $6.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Note: These copies have some noticeable, static-like background noise.]]> <![CDATA[Gary Go: Wonderful/ Give Me A Reason (Decca 13157)]]> Condition: M
Price: $8.00

This is a terrific, bright & shiny nugget of pure power pop. The single has a great picture sleeve and a custom label with a large spindle hole.
]]> <![CDATA[Paul Simon: Loves Me Like A Rock/ Learn How To Fall (Columbia 45907)]]> Condition: M
Price: $8.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy with a drillhole, in the original factory sleeve. With the Dixie Hummingbirds gospel group. ]]> <![CDATA[David Dundas: Jeans On/ Sleepy Serena (Chrysalis 2094)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $7.50

In case you were wondering... Yes, this one did start life as a commercial jingle, in England. Note: The labels on this copy, though mint, are reversed.
]]> <![CDATA[Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar/ Daddy's Gonna Treat You Right (Paramount 0169)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $18.00

This single's terrific picture sleeve has a wonderful photo of the whole band on the flip.
]]> <![CDATA[Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Hot Rod Lincoln/ My Home In My Hand (Paramount 0146)]]> Condition: M
Price: $12.00

Though it follows Johnny Bond's 1960 original almost note-for-note, this was a very worthy remake of the classic rockabilly car-race song.]]> <![CDATA[Christie: Yellow River/ Down The Mississippi Line (Epic 10626)]]> Condition: M
Price: $10.00


]]> <![CDATA[Crow: Cottage Cheese/ Slow Down (Amaret 119)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $10.00

This classic single was released with two different B sides. I'm not sure which came first, this or 'Busy Day,' but this one is more collectable since its B-side, an old Beatles tune (written by Larry Williams), actually skimmed the bottom of the charts.
]]> <![CDATA[Clash: Gates of The West/ Groovy Times (Epic 1178 dj)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $14.00

This terrific promo was a gift to those lucky enough to buy the original U.S. release of the Clash's greatest album--the 2-LP set London Calling.
]]> <![CDATA[Chicago: Harry Truman/ Til We Meet Again (Columbia 10092)]]> Condition: M
Price: $10.00

The full lyrics are printed on the back of the picture sleeve.
]]> <![CDATA[Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind/ Poor Little Allison (Reprise 0974)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $10.00

What a gorgeous song... this was the first single I heard by Gordon Lightfoot, and it seems I like it more and more as the years go by.
]]> <![CDATA[Jim Stafford: Wildwood Weed/ The Last Chant (MGM 14737)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $8.00

]]> <![CDATA[Jim Croce: I Got A Name/ Alabama Rain (ABC 11389)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $8.00

]]> <![CDATA[Bee Gees: I've Gotta Get A Message To You/ Kitty Can (Atco 6603)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $14.00

This was the group's first top 10 hit in the U.S. Note: This single is from a large collection we've purchased whose records typically have mint or near-mint audio and near-mint vinyl. The labels are near mint as well, but the owner had a habit of writing a date in small print on the B side label.
]]> <![CDATA[Chuck Berry: No Particular Place To Go/ You Two (Chess 1898)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $18.00

This great single was Berry's biggest—and only Top 10—hit of his mid-1960s comeback career. Note: This single is from a large collection we've purchased whose records typically have mint or near-mint audio and near-mint vinyl. The labels are near mint as well, but the owner had a habit of writing a date in small print on the B side label. In this case, the writing is more like "teeny tiny" than "small." :-)
]]> <![CDATA[Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode/ Around & Around (Chess 1691)]]> Condition: EX
Price: $20.00

After nearly 10 years of offering customers the finest in classic 45s, it's great to finally offer a decent original copy of this Chuck Berry classic, which as you'll notice is Dave Marsh's pick as #2 among the 1,001 greatest singles of the rock era. The flip is no wallflower itself, being one of the Chuck Berry numbers that the Rolling Stones recorded on their second U.K. album, Around And Around. Note: This single is from a large collection we've purchased whose records typically have mint or near-mint audio and near-mint vinyl. The labels are near mint as well, but the owner had a habit of writing a date in small print on the B side label. In this case, the audio has a noticeable amount of surface noise—noticeable only in the blank vinyl at the beginning of the disk—and the B side has a small sticker with the date on it.
]]> <![CDATA[Beatles: Eight Days A Week/ I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (Capitol 5371)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $35.00

Here's a beautiful copy of one of the Beatles' greatest early hits, in a vintage Capitol factory sleeve. No 'Subsidiary of Capitol' in label print. Note: This single is from a large collection we've purchased whose records typically have mint or near-mint audio and near-mint vinyl. The labels are near mint as well, but the owner had a habit of writing a date in small print on the B side label. In this case, the writing is very unobtrusive, appearing just at the edge along the vinyl trail-off.
]]> <![CDATA[Jackie Wilson: I Just Can't Help It/ My Tale Of Woe (Brunswick 55229)]]> Condition: M-
Price: $18.00

This is a no-holds-barred, rockin' gospel-soul recording, complete with an RnB vocal group (doo-wop-style) backup. Not to be missed! Note: This copy, on the orange Brunswick label, has a small number, "257", inked on both sides. ]]> <![CDATA[Johnny Thunders: Chinese Rocks/ London Boys (CLP 1933)]]> Condition: M
Price: $10.00

These tracks are classics of 1970s punk rock. Thunders was one of the founding members of the legendary New York punk band, New York Dolls. The Dolls were one of the bands that inspired the U.K. punk movement, with leading practitioners like the Sex Pistols reflecting their imprint. Thunders went solo in 1977 and formed a band called The Heartbreakers, which continued in the punk mold of more tuneful bands such as the Ramones. This single's A side is a terrific rocker from an album, released in 1995, of the "Lost 1977 Mixes" of Heartbreakers material. The flip, also a "lost 1977 mix," originally appeared on Thunders' 1978 solo album, So Alone.

This newly released single is from a limited edition pressing of 300 on translucent blue vinyl, with a small spindle hole.

]]> <![CDATA[Pearly Gate Music: Big Escape/ Sleeping With Bears (Barksuk Bark97)]]> Condition: M
Price: $7.00

Cool new single from this new Seattle rock band. Each single comes with a code for a free, high-quality MP3 download of the tunes. Note: The record is pressed with a small drill-hole.
]]> <![CDATA[Michael Jackson: Got To Be There (Motown Yesteryear 503)]]> Condition: M
Price: $6.50

Originally released on Motown 1190. This is a new, unplayed copy of the Motown Yesteryear release with Jackson's first two hit singles, in its original factory sleeve.

The flip side of this 45 is "Rockin' Robin" by Michael Jackson]]> <![CDATA[Yosaku: Malembe (Alala 001)]]> Condition: M
Price: $8.00

Great Latin rhythms on this dance number, one side of which features vocals by Bobbito Garcia. Note: The single has a large spindle hole.]]>