Classic 45's Jukebox

Label: EMI 8132
Year: 1982
Condition: M
Last Price: $10.00. Not currently available for sale.

The B side is a previously unreleased, non-LP cut. This Dave Edmunds-produced track was the U.S. Rockabilly group's first hit, a big part of the early 1980s Rockabilly revival. (The group's first single, "Stray Cat Strut," didn't become a hit until re-released after "Rock This Town" proved the band's chart-worthiness.) Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage EMI America Records factory sleeve. It has Mint labels and pristine sound.

Label: Atco 6588
Year: 1968
Condition: M
Price: $15.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy with a drillhole, in its original factory sleeve. Both sides are terrific, rare slices of late 1960's soul. I particularly like the Deep Soul B side...

Label: Ric-Tic 103
Year: 1965
Condition: M
Price: $32.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Here's a beautiful copy of the rarer yellow Ric-Tic label with black type. The flip side is an instrumental version. Like all of Starr's Ric-Tic recordings, this was a non-album single. Note: This 45 record has light storage wear, but it retains pristine Mint sound.

Label: Parkway 6000
Year: 1967
Condition: M
Price: $18.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy with a drillhole, in its original Cameo/Parkway factory sleeve. If Sigler's turbocharged medleys from 1967 aren't to your taste, you may have missed out on the terrific flip side to this single. If so, be sure to check it out!!

Label: Capitol 3546
Year: 1973
Condition: M
Price: $18.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy in its original picture sleeve. This is one of only two Raspberries singles that Capitol decorated with a picture sleeve... the other being their first chart single, which failed pretty miserably (peak: #86). The cool thing about the "Let's Pretend" sleeve, though, isn't the great band-member photos on the back, it's the rather incredible promotion taking place on the front!

You can't read the small print in the accompanying scan, but basically, this was a contest to win a Raspberries "Rollswagen"--a Volkswagen Beetle decked out to look like a Rolls! There are oodles of time-capsule-worthy notes on the front, but my favorites are the following two "Far-Out Features":

• Quadrasonic 8-Track Stereo System! Outasight sound with 4 speakers by Car Tapes, Inc., of California
• A Complete Library of 100 Capitol 8-Track Cartridges! Includes Beatles! Helen Reddy! Rick Springfield! Leon Russell! Many more favorites!

By the way, this single is specially edited from a longer (3:42) album track.

Note: The 45 is pristine Mint in all respects.

Label: Columbia 06257
Year: 1986
Condition: M
Last Price: $9.00. Not currently available for sale.

This was the group's biggest hit, and one listen will explain why! The audio -- and the music! -- is so amazing I had to capture it for an mp3 "snippet"... Have a listen! Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. It has pristine Mint sound.

Label: Sire 28591
Year: 1986
Condition: M
Last Price: $18.00. Not currently available for sale.

Dave Marsh was right to give this great Madonna hit such a high ranking in his list of the 1001 greatest singles every made... it's a perfect pop confection and a gorgeous blend of 1980's dance rock and 1960's girl group rock. This is a like-new copy of the limited edition pressing on clear blue vinyl. The nearly flawless picture sleeve is also distinguished from retail copies by having "Limited Edition Blue Vinyl Pressing" printed on the left-hand side of the front cover (see scan).

Label: Dunwich 122
Year: 1966
Condition: M-
Last Price: $22.00. Not currently available for sale.

The B side of this single is even better than the A side... great, dirty Garage Rock (it's the B side that earns two stars from us). Take a listen! Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Atlantic/Atco Records factory sleeve. Its labels grade Mint in appearance. The vinyl and audio grade very close to Mint. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)

Label: Lenox 5555
Year: 1962
Condition: M-
Price: $22.00

One of my personal all-time favorites: When "Little Esther" Phillips starts singing, I literally get goosebumps — the recording's that powerful! And what a voice! Note: This copy has nearly pristine-looking labels and Near Mint vinyl. The audio is close to Mint, with just a touch of surface noise.

Label: Stone Flower 9001
Year: 1970
Condition: M-
Last Price: $8.00. Not currently available for sale.

This is a beautiful Near Mint stock copy in its original factory sleeve. Some of Sly Stone's best work outside of the Family Stone recordings... both sides! (This scan is a representative image from our archives--the copy for sale has NO drillhole).