There hasn't been much in finding 45s, but somehow this trip to Davenport, I found a bunch from Stuff Etc from a personal collection. Good luck to the dude who has to peel off that gummy 15.99 tag on We Can Work It Out.
1) Substitute-The Who (Atco 45-6409) 1966
The oddity in The Who's single catalog, The only single that Polydor issued via Atco in the states, with B side Waltz For A Pig done by the Graham Bond Organization which it sounds like Ginger Baker is playing the drums. I have never heard the single version, which cuts into the guitar solo rather than the second verse, and it sounds a bit sped up. Nothing wrong with that. Substitute is one of the more sought after Who singles due to the relation on being on Atco. Had the picture sleeve came along, this would worth more but this old collector did managed to find a 45 sleeve to protect it from the elements from here on out. Plays very well.
2) Lightning's Girl-Nancy Sinatra (Reprise 0628) #24 1967
B side was Till It's Time For You To Go, written by Buffy St-Marie and covered by Elvis, Neil Diamond, but the plug side is one of the most strangest songs that came from the mind of Lee Hazelwood, including paranoid strings here n there. Nancy just turned 80 this month and she continues to speak out against the joke in the white house. Out of all the songs she recorded, this is my fave song from her. The only 45 that I found at the 53rd St. Goodwill.
3) How Insensitive-Tony Bennett (Columbia 4-43331) 1965
Other side-Fly Me To The Moon #84 1965
A forgotten 45, from the the original collection of Lincoln singles that my Grandma used to have. Alas, the original copy was cracked and broken (probably from playing frisbee with it) but in reality, How Insensitive is that perfect breakup song. Astrid Gilberto covered a nice version. Tony also adds a nice moody touch to Fly Me To The Moon, which I'm shocked that it did place on the pop charts. There is a reason I revisit songs such as these since they were part of my childhood memories. We didn't know it back then but Tony Bennett could sing with the best of them. It's what we call gentle jazz. Muzak with a swing.
4) To Each His Own-Frankie Laine (ABC 45-11032) #82 1968
Laine had a mini comeback with ABC in the late 60, with Bob Thiele producing and Peter DeAngelis arranging, Lush pop, I'm Happy To Hear That You're Sorry the B side, is more swinging pop style Frankie was famous for. Nobody cares but I'm still looking for his signature song, Dammit Isn't God's Last Name on 45. In some ways, To Each His Own sounds a bit like After The Lovin, done by Elgerbert Humperdinck...which reminds me.
5) Release Me-Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 45-40011) #4 1967
Blame Doug Bonesteel on this one. I have no idea why I picked this one up, despite without a sleeve, it plays like new, but there's a certain charm to this middle of the road muzak classic. Tom Jones probably did a version of his own too. B side is the Gordon Mills' penned 10 Guitars, who also managed Sir Tom Jones back then as well. Owes more to Gene Pitney, than muzak.
6) I Cried (The Blues Right Out Of My Eye)-Crystal Gayle (MCA 40837) 1970 #23 Country
MCA's attempt to capitalize on Gayle's success on United Artists in 1977 with a reissue of this song, written by her sister Loretta Lynn and at that time, Crystal went for a Lynn type of vocals, which didn't suit her style, she would find her own voice later on. B side Sparklin' Look Of Love is more uptempo, but critics called this and most of her Decca output Little Loretta singles, It's not that bad, but Loretta sings this better.
7) Let Me Be There-Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) #6 1973
I have fond memories of singing this song in Mixed Chorus class at the old junior high school. Going through puberty, hitting the high notes and that bullfrog baritone. Good times before the bullies paved the way for a negative life. Olivia could be convincing country singer had she gone that way, followup If You Love Me (let me know) went to number 5, but on the local chart both songs hit number 1. Kudos to Mike Sammes for making the songs memorable. B side Maybe then I'll think of you, was written by John Farrar, Olivia's producer of choice at that time.
8) I'm Gonna Hire A Wino To Decorate Our Home-David Frizzell (Viva/Warner 50063) 1982
Dated country from the folks who bought you Every Which Way But Loose.
9) Fail Safe (Part 1)-Hal Schaefer Quintet (Colpix CP-751) 1964
Best known for being Marilyn Monroe's vocal coach, he was instrumental in composing movie themes as this one fot the movie Fail Safe. Part 2, the B side is a bit too scratchy for my liking.
10) Your Friend-The Roemans (ABC Paramount 45-10583) 1964
A garage rock band, that featured Bernie Higgins (later of Key Largo fame) on drums and Lanny Lankford as lead vocalist. Marty Wilde wrote this song and the b side Give Me A Chance. Ray Stevens arranged both songs. Lankford would pass in 1969 after a auto accident. Overall, Give Me A Chance is the better song but in reality, both songs are passable.
11) The Entertainer-Tony Clarke (Chess 1924) #31 1964
Early Chicago soul from the label associated with the blues. One of the best of the so called Northern Soul sound. Sounding somewhat like Major Lance or what the Impressions were doing. This Heart Of Mine, the B side, owes to Little Anthony n the Imperials but not as interesting.
12) Please Pass The Biscuits-Gene Sullivan (Columbia 4-40971c) 1957
Silly country novelty song. Wash your feet before going to bed, is just as silly too.
13) Soul Sister, Brown Sugar-Sam & Dave (Atlantic 45-2590) #41 1968
Latter day soul classic, written by the great Issac Hayes and David Porter. I can't make my mind up whose the best soul duo...Sam and Dave or Bobby and James Purify. Come On In, the b side pales a bit but for the best combination of Atlantic Soul and Stax grease, you can't go wrong with this.
14) Don't Forget To Remember-The Bee Gees (Atco 45-6702) #73 1969
Colin Peterson is the featured singer on b side The Lord, which could pass as an outtake for The Fireballs. Without Robin Gibb, Don't Forget To Remember suffered on the charts, in the grand BG style, it's a ballad. But for true fun, The Lord is preferable.
15) Those Were The Days-Mary Hopkin (Apple 1801) #2 1969
To conclude our collection of rock, soul, blues, MOR and crap, we leave you this sweet tune from Mary. At least they left the record sleeve on this 45s.
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