Label: Motown 1103
Year: 1967
Condition: M
Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale.

It's clear that Diana Ross' spoken interlude in this underrated Supremes single was one of Michael Jackson's greatest vocal inspirations. His little hiccup surely started from late-night air-guitar sessions when Michael would sing along with Diana on this one. :-) The B side is another fine H-D-H tune. This single is also remarkable for the manic mastery of James Jamerson's bass playing. Right from the get-go, his bass starts running away behind the scenes and just doesn't stop for breath! Of course, it's much easier to hear and appreciate that instrument when the audio is as clear and the mix as perfect as on this original 45. (Note: Jamerson was inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.) Collector Nerd Alert: The track time on the 45 shows 2:35, but my recording of the song is 2:45, about the same as the LP cut's 2:47. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Motown Records factory sleeve. The record has Mint audio and labels!

Label: Casablanca 884
Year: 1977
Condition: M
Price: $12.00

From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Casablanca factory sleeve. Listening to this, it's easy to see how Summer became the queen of the disco/tech in the late 1970s, helped enormously by great material and by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte's distinctive techno arrangements. The mp3 snippet is an edit from the middle of the track, trying to capture in 2 minutes or less the essence of the music; it's a compromise, though. If you don't have the full 5:53 music, be sure to get it! This is the second pressing, which shows "Side A" for "I Feel Love;" the single was originally released plugging "Can't We Just..." and showing "I Feel Love" as "Side B." The B side is edited from a 4:25 album track. Note: This copy has light storage wear that lowers the Label grade to Near Mint. The wax and audio are pristine.

Label: Decca 32846
Year: 1971
Condition: M-
Price: $15.00

Featuring one of the all-time greatest screams in rock 'n' roll. This is a major, terrific edit (3:37) from the 8-plus minutes on the "Who's Next" album. There are times when you want to hear the whole thing, but the single really does capture the song's essence in a much more compact form! The B side is a non-album cut. Note: This copy has a drillhole and comes in a vintage Decca Records factory sleeve. (This scan is a representative image from our archives; the drillhole on this copy is located on the right side of the label (doesn't obscure any text). The vinyl looks almost untouched, and the audio sounds pristine Mint.

Label: RCA 0368
Year: 1970
Condition: M-
Price: $16.00

This beautiful tune was Michael Nesmith's biggest post-Monkees hit, and one of my favorite songs of all time! :-) Note: This release is credited to "Michael Nesmith & the First National Band." Comes with a vintage RCA factory sleeve.

Label: RCA 0234
Year: 1974
Condition: M
Last Price: $18.00. Not currently available for sale.

Finally! Here's a beautiful copy of the original release of this amazing love song, in its first incarnation by the song's writer, the great Dolly Parton. This first release was her followup to "Jolene" and came from the same album. This is only the second time I've had the original in the store, and I believe this is the best version of "I Will Always Love You" you can find! Parton topped the charts again in 1982 with a new version of the song, and of course Whitney Houston showed the good taste to record the song in 1992, thereby finally bringing its charms to the pop and soul masses. Inspired by this revival, Dolly teamed up with Vince Gill to record the tune again in 1995! Note: This copy comes in a vintage RCA Records factory sleeve. It has Mint labels and untouched-looking vinyl. The audio plays very close to Mint with almost no surface noise.

Label: RCA 0673
Year: 1972
Condition: M
Price: $15.00

This great single is specially edited from a much longer (6:54) album cut. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage RCA Records factory sleeve. It grades Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).

Label: RCA 0876
Year: 1973
Condition: M-
Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale.

Most people born after 1980 assume that Nirvana wrote the classic "Man Who Sold The World," and they certainly did record an impressive version of it. In fact, the song fit so well with the grunge sound and modern rock in general that the mistake of youth is understandable. However, you've got to hear the original version by the song's author to appreciate it fully. Note that this release has the 5:05 version of "Space Oddity," which became Bowie's first top 40 hit in the U.S. This is a beautiful copy of both the vinyl record and its original picture sleeve.

Label: Mutual 502
Year: 1964
Condition: M
Price: $25.00

High-powered early garage group from Washington, DC... one of the many American garage acts inspired by the Beatles and other foursomes from the 1964 British wave. Besides the A side hit, be sure to check out the B side as well... It's another fine rocker! This was a non-album single (the group had no LPs). Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Mutual Records factory sleeve. It has Mint labels and pristine sound.

Label: Double Shot 104
Year: 1966
Condition: M
Last Price: $28.00. Not currently available for sale.

One of the absolutely essential singles in the history of Psychedelic Rock. The flip is terrific too... I wonder how they got so paranoid? This is a first pressing, with the label name at the top of the label. Note: This beautiful copy has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)

Label: Tetragrammaton 1503
Year: 1968
Condition: M-
Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale.

This great cover of the Joe South tune (originally recorded by Billy Joe Royal) is backed with a brooding, tuneful rock track that will quickly become a favorite! Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Tetragrammaton Records factory sleeve. It has Near Mint labels and nearly untouched-looking vinyl (styrene). The audio sounds pristine on both sides except for a brief period during the quiet intros when a faint touch of surface noise is audible.