Don's Basement Tapes

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 7 Watergate indictments were handed down, People magazine made it's debut, and Deep Purple headlined the California Jam.
On the Big Screen, we watched Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and The Godfather, Part Two.And we bought new vinyl from Bad Company, Supertramp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and a new band called Judas Priest.
It was the year that was, 1974.

It's Grammy Awards season, and while many Vintage Rockers did go home with a Gramaphone, many didn't. Now, we'll salute those that came up empty. Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Who, Jimi Hendrix and more. This is the "...And The Winner Isn't" episode.

There are those that consider 1975 to be one of the greatest years in music.
Some of the greatest albums were released that year, but there were a small number of them that you had to have in your collection. Albums wth Deep tracks from Aerosmith, Rush, Paul McCartney and Wings, Queen and more. These albums are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.
They are known as "The Essentials".

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holidays are over and its time to Pay the Piper! Deep pocket tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, AC/DC, REO Speedwagon, The Alan Parson Project and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We shoved '24 out the door, and we welcome 2025, with the New Years Baby Edition. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar, Led Zeppelin, Dave Mason and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
I guess you could call it, "Songs You Won't Hear On The Hallmark Channel".
We prefer "A Not So Silent Night"
Our annual Christmas show, featuring Holiday tunes from Cheap Trick,
Jethro Tull, Bryan Clarke Lubeck, The Trans Siberian Orchestra and more.

From the Acme Studio. It was the year that America celebrated it's 200th Birthday, Apple Computer Company was formed in California, Jimmy Carter was elected President, Rocky, Taxi, and The Outlaw Josie Wales were on the big screen, and we bought new yinyl from Bad Company, Rainbow, Blue Oyster Cult, and AC/DC. It was the year that was, 1976.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holiday Shopping Season is underway, and as everyone checks their lists, we thought it would be the perfect time to roll out Artists that Sold Out and used their songs to help Madison Avenue. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Canned Heat, The Who, Judas Priest, The Beatles and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Do you feel like a spoke in a great big wheel?
Like a tiny blade of grass in a great big field?
Just another consensus on the street?
Feeling like a number? We have a show for you. Songs and artists with numbers in the title, featuring Deep Tracks of Vintage Rock from Robert Plant, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, The Who, Queen and more.

From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that brought the end of the Vietnam War, the World Trade Center officially opened, Secretariat won the Triple Crown, The Exorcist, The Sting, and American Graffiti were in the Big Screen, and we bought new albums from The Doobie Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Pink Floyd. It was the year that was 1973.