Classic 45's Jukebox

Classic 45's Jukebox

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  • Blue by LeAnn Rimes
    Label: Curb 76959
    Year: 1996
    Condition: M
    Price: $12.00

    From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Rimes' debut single not only landed on Dave Marsh's Top 1,001 addendum list but garnered her a Grammy for best Country song and best female Country singer. Note: This beautiful 45 record has pristine Mint audio and untouched vinyl. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)
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  • Nothing by Dwight Yoakam
    Label: Reprise 17734
    Year: 1995
    Condition: M
    Price: $6.50

    From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy... pristine Mint. Hardly one of Dwight Yoakam's signature tunes, nonetheless "Nothing" is a great demonstration of the qualities that make him one of the greatest American singer/songwriter of the last 20 years. For me, Yoakam's willingness to bend the country music genre---to reach out and incorporate musical elements from from pop, rock, & soul---put him in with the class of heroes that made American music from the last half of the 1900's the worldwide phenomenon it became.

    Only the American melting pot could have produced Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Charlie Rich, James Brown, Eddie Cochran, the Dell-Vikings, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, John Fogerty, Buck Owens, Little Willie John, Ray Charles, George Jones, and all the hundreds of other pioneers of rockabilly, rock & soul. And it was those folks who, in turn, so inspired Britain's youth that the rock & roll revolution regained momentum and started rolling in whole new directions. Dwight Yoakam's muse reaches back into that melting pot, harmonizing beautifully with the qualities that made those early pioneers great. And this humble tune is simply a nice, seldom-heard example of Yoakam's genius. Note that both sides hit the country chart, as the rollicking rockabilly B side took off in early 1996. Unfortunately, despite Yoakam's clear "crossover" appeal, pop/rock radio has pretty much ignored him.

    2 min
  • Mr. Lee by Bobbettes
    Label: Atlantic 1144
    Year: 1957
    Condition: M-
    Last Price: $40.00. Not currently available for sale.

    "Mr. Lee" is one of my absolute favorite Girl Group singles, not only because it was one of the first, but because the arrangement is so terrific (love that little guitar twang thang that pops up between vocals!) and the lead singer is so growl-ly passionate about her guy (even though he's a cad). :-) The B side is a keeper, too. This was a non-album single, as the group made no albums. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Atlantic Records factory sleeve. It looks almost new (Labels, Vinyl) and has powerful, pristine Mint sound.
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  • Use Me by Bill Withers
    Label: Sussex 241
    Year: 1972
    Condition: M
    Last Price: $18.00. Not currently available for sale.

    This beautiful copy's brilliant, Mint audio is boggling my mind... have a listen to the mp3 "snippet" to remind yourself of just how awesome this recording is! Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage Buddah Records factory sleeve. It has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
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  • Needles and Pins by Searchers
    Label: Kapp 577
    Year: 1964
    Condition: M-
    Last Price: $22.00. Not currently available for sale.

    What a great record! If you've forgotten why Dave Marsh might put "Needles and Pins" by the Searchers at #239 in his list of the 1,001 greatest 45s of Rock & Soul, have a listen to the brief snippet I'm adding to our "jukebox!" Those opening guitar chords sound like something Roger McGuinn will concoct for a Byrds song in 1965, evoking Chuck Berry's description of how Johnny B. Goode could "play a guitar just like ringing a bell." Note: This copy comes in a vintage Kapp Records factory sleeve. It looks very close to Mint (Labels, Vinyl) and has gorgeous, pristine Mint soound.
    2 min
  • Bitch by Rolling Stones
    Label: Rolling Stones 19100
    Year: 1971
    Condition: M-
    Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale.

    This is one of the greatest of the Stones two-sided monster hits. Well, the B side didn't actually chart, but it's so great it really should have. Presumably, radio just wasn't ready to play a song called "Bitch" yet... though they were prepared by 1975 when Elton John hit the Top 10 with "The Bitch Is Back."

    OK, trivia time again... "Brown Sugar" was one of eight #1 U.S. singles by the Stones. The group also had eight chart-toppers in their native England, though over there they garnered all of those hits during the 1960s.

    Here is the list of the Stones' #1 U.S. singles:

    • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
    • Get Off My Cloud (1965)
    • Paint It, Black (1966)
    • Ruby Tuesday (1967)
    • Honky Tonk Women (1969)
    • Brown Sugar (1971)
    • Angie (1973), and
    • Miss You (1978)
      • For comparison's sake, here are their #1 U.K. hits. You'll notice that the group gained monster popularity about a year earlier than they did in the U.S., same as the Beatles.
      • It's All Over Now (1964)
      • Little Red Rooster (1964)
      • The Last Time (1964)
      • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
      • Get Off My Cloud (1965)
      • Paint It, Black (1966)
      • Jumpin' Jack Flash (1968)
      • Honky Tonk Women (1969)

        • Note: This beautiful copy grades very close to Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).

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      • Proof by Paul Simon
        Label: WB 19464
        Year: 1991
        Condition: M
        Price: $6.00

        From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. This single has two of the best cuts from Simon's LP The Rhythm of the Saints, the followup to his hugely successful album Graceland. Note: "Proof" is a special 45-only remix of the album cut.
        2 min
      • The World I Knew by Paul Wagnar
        Label: Cobblestone 708 dj
        Year: 1967
        Condition: M-
        Price: $1500.00

        Here's a very rare Northern Soul record which passed through John Manship's hands earlier this year. I'm going to quote from Manship because he has a lot of interesting things to say about the record."RAREST OF THE RARE! Never released, never mailed shotted to USA radio stations. If this record wasn't so insanely unavailable over the last 50 years , it would have been a Wigan Casino MONSTER !!! A 1000 times rarer than the M.V.P.'s, a 45 of infinite rarity. Triumphant horns explode the intro into orbit, ringing vibes decorate its path to a lush vocal, elevated by an avalanche strings. Strap yourself in for a journey into real-deal Northern Soul from the desk of the "Wizard" Stan Vincent, one of the main men supplying at Buddah records with standout songwriting ! Stan "The Wizard" who crafted the timeless soul classic Five Stairsteps - "Oooh Child" and Ronnie Dyson's "When You Get Right Down to It" also many "Vincent" creations become Northern Soul plays. Paul Wagnar's "The World I Knew " being quite easily the rarest of all his work, as the USA release never happened and promotion seemingly channeled into Europe only. An all powerful Northern Soul storm, a huge production, an imposing juggernaut hardly any NS DJ or collector has ever owned." -- J. Manship

        The flip is another uptempo number well worth seeking out. Note: This copy looks almost new, with Mint labels and shiny wax that has a few light scuffs. The grooves preserve pristine Mint sound... Check out the mp3 "snippet" of it.

        3 min
      • I'm Gonna Make You Mine by Lou Christie
        Label: Buddah 116
        Year: 1969
        Condition: M
        Price: $20.00

        One of the catchiest bubblegum hits of 1969, which was probably the peak year for Bubblegum Rock. Note: This beautiful copy comes with a vintage Buddah Records sleeve. It has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
        1 min
      • Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain by Willie Nelson
        Label: Columbia 10176
        Year: 1975
        Condition: M-
        Price: $8.00

        This is a beautiful copy of one of my all-time favorite recordings. I'm putting an mp3 "snippet" in our online jukebox, because I just don't hear it often enough. By the way, this was Nelson's first single for Columbia, and it was also his first Country chart-topper. It's also one of those masterpieces of songwriting economy I always rave about that clocks in at less than 2:30 (in this case, 2:17). Note: This copy comes in a vintage Columbia Records factory sleeve. The audio has some intermittent pops that lower the audio grade to EX+, though many wouldn't be this harsh about it.
        2 min

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