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!
Fabulous Motown-style dancer should have been a bigger hit than it was, IMHO. On the Pop chart, this song charted again in 1983, when a remixed version (not nearly as good!) was released on Qwest 29727.
This swinging uptempo soul number — an early production credit for Gamble & Huff — is the kind of nugget we record collectors live to uncover. Mmmm! Cameo actually put this on the B side, both on this single and again on Cameo 382 in 1966. If they'd made it an A side, I guarantee it would have been a hit.
Essential garage-rock masterpiece... beautiful copy of the original Bell issue. This recording was first released on the small Hush label and then picked up by Bell. I just don't hear this one enough, so I'm sticking a snippet in the jukebox.
Out of Stock
11/17/13
Millie Jackson
1973, Spring 139 Genre: Northern Soul, Philly Style
This heartbreakingly beautiful ballad was one of the highlights from the Derek & the Dominoes LP... it was released again on Clapton's first solo LP and pulled as a single. Sadly, the track to this day hasn't received the acclaim it's due, IMHO.
This is one of two great, hard-to-find singles released from the Rockpile album "Seconds of Pleasure." Rockpile was a band formed by Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds. Of the two singles, this was the first, and also the only one that charted.
This New York rock group gets down with some serious hard rock, bordering on psych. Given its length and complexity, it's surprising that the A side managed to reach the Billboard Hot 100, though it does have its catchy moments.
Two great dance numbers from this Memphis band. The A side is particularly exciting — a sped-up, re-energized cover of the Marvin Gaye classic from 1962.
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Body Electric by Rush
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