Classic 45's Jukebox

Label: Bell 45251
Year: 1973
Condition: M-
Price: $10.00

Besides the hit side, be sure to also check out the catchy, harder-rocking B side, which is why I rate this single 2 stars! Have a listen to the mp3 "snippet" which I finally got around to posting. Note: This beautiful copy comes with a vintage Bell Records sleeve. It has Near Mint labels, and the vinyl (styrene) looks Near Mint as well. The audio sounds pristine Mint!

Label: Big Tree 115
Year: 1971
Condition: M-
Last Price: $10.00. Not currently available for sale.

When this one came out, most radio programmers approached it as a novelty tune... which it was, of course... novel, that is. Today it's obviously just an incredibly great reggae track. The flip is an instrumental version of the song. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Ampex Records factory sleeve. The labels grade Near Mint to reflect a touch of storage wear.

Label: Apple 1844
Year: 1972
Condition: M-
Price: $15.00

Was there ever a more perfect power pop single? Oh, I suppose so, but this one sure helps define the genre framed by the Beatles and other Brit-Poppers. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Apple Records factory sleeve (has some ring wear). The labels and audio grade pristine Mint, and the vinyl has a some marks from storage. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)

Label: Midland Intl. 10339
Year: 1975
Condition: M
Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale.

This was the Convention's first hit single, and also their best! This is a copy of the second (and primary) pressing, which has a track length of 3:05 and "Tiger Baby" on the B side. (A less common earlier pressing has a track length of 3:45 and "Chains of Love" on the flip.) Both 45s have edited versions of the 5:31 album cut. I had to celebrate the great audio on this 45 with an mp3 "snippet" of it... Enjoy! Note: This beautiful 45 record comes in a vintage Midland I. Records factory sleeve. It has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).

Label: 20th Century 2018
Year: 1973
Condition: M
Price: $15.00

This is a beautiful Mint copy of Barry White's first smash hit single, which even today remains one of the sexiest dance tunes ever recorded. My wife and I just started dancing to it, and it was an extreme effort to get back to work and write this down. *Whew* This single has a specially edited version of a 7:20 album track. (The mp3 "snippet" I felt compelled to make... just don't hear it often enough! ... is a further editing of the spoken/instrumental intro, in order to get to the end of the first chorus without making the file too large... B.W. please forgive. :-)). Note: This 45 record has Mint labels and pristine sound.

Label: Casablanca 2298
Year: 1981
Condition: M-
Price: $15.00

Here's a real wild one... The A side is the studio group's only chart single, having grazed the bottom of the U.S. pop charts in early 1981. It's notable not only for its utter strangeness, but also for having been cowritten and produced by Ace Frehley, lead guitarist for the rock group Kiss. The sound is so unique that calling it "Disco" is just the closest approximation for what Crazy Joe is all about. I couldn't find anything meaningful about the group on the web, but clearly Crazy Joe had some great ideas. Take a listen, for example, to the B side, another track from the group's album. It's so shockingly wonderful I couldn't resist socking a snippet into the jukebox. Get up and dance! I wish I knew who was doing the great vocal parts for Madam Palm... man, is she great or what? It's also worth noting that "Madam Palm" can be considered an early Rap track as well... Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Casablanca Records factory sleeve. It has Mint labels and pristine sound.

Label: WB 29746
Year: 1983
Condition: M
Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale.

This is a terrific edited cut from the 5:03 LP version, and it's this tune that ranks the highest of all the Prince singles in Dave Marsh's Top 1,001 Singles list. And as if the A side weren't reason enough to own this classic single, the B side is one of those super-special, non-LP cut offerings Prince managed to throw around for free on his 1980's singles. Other than a few hairlines on the vinyl that don't impact the audio, the record is pristine!

Label: A&M 8578
Year: 1969
Condition: M-
Price: $8.00

Originally released on A&M 1039, this is a powerful Phil Spector production with a great vocal by Sonny Charles. The Checkmates' first single, it's just as great--though not nearly so famous--as the hit 'Black Pearl' that followed. A must-have for Spector collectors. This is a copy of the A&M "Forget Me Nots" reissue. This beautiful reissue has pristine Mint audio!

Label: Epic 10954
Year: 1973
Condition: M
Price: $25.00

Here's another terrific, rarely heard Van McCoy production. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Epic Records factory sleeve. Its labels are Mint, and the vinyl grades very close to Mint. The audio sounds pristine Mint!

Label: Columbia 11388
Year: 1980
Condition: M
Last Price: $10.00. Not currently available for sale.

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original factory sleeve. 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. Note: This beautiful stock copy has Mint labels and pristine audio. The vinyl (styrene) is graded Near Mint to reflect some faint storage wear.