Classic 45's Jukebox

Label: WB 49511
Year: 1980
Condition: M-
Last Price: $14.00. Not currently available for sale.

This is one of my all-time favorite Paul Simon tracks... those irresistible Latin rhythms and horns makes it a dance dynamo. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a Near Mint picture sleeve with a little top-edge wear.

Label: Epic 78000
Year: 1995
Condition: M-
Price: $8.00

This is another powerful pairing of tunes from Jackson's later career. On the A side, he and sister Janet pour forth a billion decibels of anger and frustration, distorted into a seething funk/dance track. By contrast, the B side is an extremely moving self-portrait of a man who feels judged by people who never had to grow up without a real childhood. This guy was a great songwriter as well as dancer. Listen to these lines:

People say
I'm not OK
Cause I love such elementary things.
It's been my fate
To compensate
For a childhood I've never known.

The song was featured in the movie Free Willy 2 - The Adventure Home.

Label: Hi 2194
Year: 1971
Condition: M-
Last Price: $16.00. Not currently available for sale.

My absolutely favorite Al Green single. His vocal acrobatics during this recording display the full range of his capabilities, all in one song. It still gives me goose-bumps! This one shows just how good styrene can sound when it's in pristine condition. Have a listen to the mp3 "snippet"! Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Hi Records factory sleeve. It has Near Mint labels and pristine Mint audio... a real treat for the ears!

Label: RCA 10128
Year: 1974
Condition: M
Price: $14.00

Here's a beautiful Mint copy of one of the essential tracks from the U.S. beach music scene of the early 1970's. This is the gray-label version (an orange-label version also exists). Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage RCA Records factory sleeve. It has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio). (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)

Label: Epic 9790
Year: 1965
Condition: M
Last Price: $45.00. Not currently available for sale.

Here's a remarkably beautiful copy of this 1960s Rock classic, impossible to find in decent condition but a single I always try to keep in stock. This time I lucked out: This copy miraculously retains pristine audio — so special I recorded it quickly to iTunes and then made an mp3 snippet so you can hear for yourself! "For Your Love" was this seminal Hard Rock group's first and biggest U.S. hit. If I'm not mistaken, this is the combination of Yardbirds that found Jeff Beck playing lead guitar. As I recall, Eric Clapton left the group earlier in 1965, sort of in protest to the other members' interest in abandoning pure Blues and RnB for a catchy pop song like "For Your Love." All I can say is, "For Your Love" may be a catchy pop song as done by some other band, but this Yardbirds manage to put a muscular, almost sinister cast to the number, making it a prime example of hard rock, in the style being hammered out by bands like the Rolling Stones and Animals at the time. Note: This copy comes in a vintage Epic Records factory sleeve. The labels are Mint, and the vinyl (styrene) grades Near Mint, reflecting very faint storage wear. The audio sounds flawless, as far as I can detect (not using headphones but with loud, top-grade reference speakers blasting within 2 feet of my ears). Have a listen to the snippet and see what I mean. (Again, the price reflects a premium for the unbelievably wonderful audio, one of the best I've ever had.) The labels show no track times.

Label: Atco 6359
Year: 1965
Condition: M
Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale.

This is one of the nicest copies of this classic single that I've had to offer since opening the store in 2001... fine enough to grade Mint overall. Check out the mp3 "snippet"... truly stunning audio. (Collector's note: This release is common in conditions less than Near Mint, but copies in truly collectable condition are quite rare.) It's also worth noting that this single appears on both the Dave Marsh Top 1,001 Singles (#228) and the Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs (#451) lists! That's one of the reasons it's hard to keep in stock! Also check out Sonny Bono's stab at Garage Rock on the B side... it's really pretty nasty! :-) Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Atco Records factory sleeve. Its labels are very close to Mint, held back by a whisper of ringwear. The vinyl (as opposed to styrene) looks untouched, and the audio is squeaky clean, pristine Mint... both sides!

Label: Epic 10184
Year: 1967
Condition: M-
Price: $40.00

Everybody knows the delightful A side, which was originally recorded by the Four Seasons and released as the B side of "Rag Doll". But this single is doubly pleasing! Be sure to turn this one over to hear the surprisingly punchy, very catchy B side! (We have a jukebox snippet of this one...) Note: The picture sleeve has no notable flaws. The 45 itself has Mint labels and Near Mint vinyl (styrene) and audio.

Label: White Whale 227
Year: 1966
Condition: M-
Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale.

There aren't too many perfect pop confections that make me smile like this one! With audio this great, it's got to be in our online "jukebox" of mp3 snippets. This early Turtles single isn't as well known as some of their later ones, but after you hear the snippet, I'm sure you'll agree it's one of their very best. Sadly, all the Turtles hits are out of print on 7-inch vinyl. This is a copy of the first pressing, on the dark blue White Whale label; second pressings are on the light blue label. Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage White Whale factory sleeve. It has Near Mint labels with just a touch of wear. The vinyl (styrene) looks almost Mint, and the audio, I'm very pleased to say, is pristine Mint! (Have a listen to the mp3 snippet to hear what I mean.)

Label: Cadence 1366
Year: 1959
Condition: M-
Last Price: $40.00. Not currently available for sale.

What a cool release... The A side is an out-and-out girl group take on the Coasters' "Yakety Yak" chore troubles, while the B side features Jeff Kron speaking the blues about his car troubles, accompanied by the Chordettes. Great picture sleeve, too... both sides are different. This is one of only two Chordettes picture sleeves that were released, and it's definitely the best one. Oh, and if that isn't enough, both tracks feature King Curtis at his honking best on the tenor sax. Note: This beautiful copy has Near Mint labels with a faint name on them (hard to see). The audio sounds very close to Mint. The picture sleeve is Near Mint.

Label: Capitol 2788
Year: 1970
Condition: M-
Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale.

This is a beautiful stock copy, in its original factory sleeve. Here's another piece of evidence that Bobbie Gentry had the makings of a truly great soul singer. Here, she puts in a dynamite performance of a tune that Betty Lavette had recorded the year before. With the help of Rick Hall and the Fame house band in Muscle Shoals, AL, it's a southern soul treat that tastes just right!