One last bargain hunt before the snow hits and Davenport continues to be the place of forty fives found. Stuff Etc donated the unwanted forty fives to the Vet Thrift Store. I stopped at all but one of the thrift stores on a 58 degree sunny day, before SnowShitStorm number 1 comes around. Some decent finds and a couple of surprises and latter day 80s stuff at well.
Although the Salvation Army junk store don't have much for 45s, the S A store north of it had an impressive bunch of quarter finds. And of course some CDs found too. A Best Of Restless Heart that I really really didn't need, nor David Crosby Oh Yes I Can but it was the One Way Reissue. A best of Buddy Emmonds on Razor and Tie was another interesting find. And the 20th Anniversary remix of Layla by Derek And The Dominos as well. I could count on Co Op having the new King Gizzard KG album and new Body Count by passed on the new moe. and White Stripes Greatest Hits, and William Shatner sings The Blues. The Junk Store got a donation of the Will And Grace seasons 1 through 4 and a bunch of other movies that I watched once and wasn't impressed. Plus the Cassettes that Wendae gave me over the summer that I had no use for. I'm sure somebody will snatch them up.
I'm guessing the stuff that I found from the 80s were jukebox copies, tho k d lang was the interesting find. Usually, finding 45s are like digging for artifacts. Sometimes you'll find gold, sometimes you'll find crap.
1) Baby-The Slades (Liberty F-55118) 1957
From Austin Tx, they recorded for Domino Records but Baby got picked up by Liberty Records, to which it didn't chart. Followup single You Cheated did at #48 in 1958. Certainly Baby, is one of the more tougher sounding doo wop singles released, perhaps their Texan roots had something to do with that. However Liberty renamed them The Spades, which didn't set well and a second edition copy reversed that and they reclaimed The Slades name. Out of all the records found, this one is the find of the week. Without a sleeve it plays like new. A near mint would go for 50 dollars. Mine cost 88 cents.
2) You Beat Me To The Punch-Mary Wells (Motown 1032) #9 1962
Motown 45s are hard to find, including promos. Of course it's exciting to get a classic song like this from the mostly forgotten Mary Wells, who did put Motown on the map. Alas, there is a half inch scratch on this otherwise VG sounding 45, which is why we strongly advise people to keep their record sleeves on their records. B side Old Love (let's try it again), is a seldom heard Holland/Dozier/Holland composition, which is slightly not as good as You Beat Me To The Punch. I haven't had much Motown luck till this year when I started to see some classics from Henry Lumpkin and The Supremes coming in to the collection.
3) Why Do You Look At Me-The Medallions (Lenox NX-5556) 1962
A few bands were called The Medallions, but these gals came from New Orleans. Originally on Nola, Lenox picked this up for national release and got nowhere. B side You Are Irresistible is a girlie doo wop, with silly lyrics. They sound a bit like the Orlons. Record is pretty dusty but it plays fine.
4) Crossfire-The Orlons (Cameo C-273) #19 1963
Their last top 10 single. One of those Stuff Etc singles that got bounced to the junk store. A look at the Motown sound it seems. B side It's No Big Thing, is a return to the sound of the twist.
5) (help me) Telstar-The Gee Sisters (Hickory 1187) 1962
Originally on Palette, but picked up via Hickory. Their only known single. Alan Lorber arranged the song. A strange pairing since Hickory was more toward country artists, but the Gee Sisters tended to be more girl pop. The internet doesn't seem to have much on the Gee Sisters. In fact, outside of a Cashbox photo of them, they are unknown.
6) Soul Bossa Nova-Quincy Jones (Mercury 72041) 1962
Or the theme from Austin Powers?! This is the reason that finding off the wall forty fives is fun for me. Music that you wouldn't associate from the past till they use it in a movie and then it all comes together. Quincy Jones did enjoy a decent music career starting at Mercury Records (He produced Louis Jordan's Mercury sides). On The Street Where You Live continues the fascination with the Bossa Nova beat. Thanks to the popularity of the Austin Powers movies, this single sold for 55 dollars on Ebay, near mint around 75 dollars. I'm guessing I could get 20 dollars for my version if I wanted to. Another "look what I found for 88 cents" find.
7) The Village Of St. Bernadette-Andy Williams (Cadence 1374) #7 1959
As I get older it seems that I have been embracing the pop side of music. Andy Williams continues to appear with regularity. One of those Vet Junk Store finds that the record was in decent shape (60 years without a sleeve and looks and plays like new). With this song, Andy started going more Muzak pop. B side I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, is from the Lonely Street album, a group of dark songs set to strings and muzak. I like the way Williams makes it go.
8) You're The Reason That I'm Living-Bobby Darin (Capitol 4897) #3 1963
It's been a while since we found a Bobby Darin single and I've put myself off of buying this but since I was at the junk shop and it was cheap. Bobby decides to go country like the way Ray Charles did, strings and chorus. B side Now You're Gone hints at Bobby's folk moves later on.
9) Sad Mood-Sam Cooke (RCA 47-7816) #29 1960
There were a few Sam Cooke 45's that I did find, most were in rough shape and one was cracked, but this was the third and final Vet's Junk Store find and it was fairly decent shape. Cooke could sing the blues on Sad Mood. B side Love Me, is yet another Hugo/Luigi cheesy arrangement to which Cooke does his best to rise above the cheese.
10) And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind-Mark Lindsay (Columbia 4-45125) #44 1970
Lindsay's MOR pop moves was baffling to say the very least, however I was a fan enough to spring for the Real Gone The Complete Columbia Singles CD, at least he knew who to go for the best songs. Written by Neil Diamond this did made the local top 30. Record is a bit more scratchy than my liking tho.
11) Alvin's Orchestra-The Chipmunks with David Seville (Liberty F-55233) #33 1960
If the novelty of The Chipmunks were wearing off, it wasn't showing just quite yet. Hell, The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) charted six times in the top 100. B side were always Ross Bagsadiagn's jazz numbers and he was quite good with those 2 minute jazz ditties, to which Copyright 1960 is B side filler. But then again, the kiddies would always the a side more.
12) Full Moon Full Of Love-k.d.lang and the recliners (Sire 7-22932) 1989
Next to Lyle Lovett, lang enjoyed the texas swing of long ago and far away. Bob Wills would be proud. My guess, this was a juke box copy. It has the usual rugburns of being in a juke box player.
13) Stages-Z Z Top (Warner 7-28810) #21 1986
Strange how classic rock radio tends to avoid anything after 1983, not that Afterburner was that bad of a album but the only song I can stand to listen to from Eliminator is Thug, a song that KRNA or the fox won't play unless it's the classic rock album of the night. Stages sounds so close to Paperback Writer, that I'm surprise nobody mentioned that. Can't Stop Rockin' the B side would have been the more logical A side, it's a bit more rocking. KRNA and the FOX did play that song as a album cut, back in 1986. Before TimesSquare Media started dictating the rules.
14) Seven Wonders-Fleetwood Mac (Warner 7-28317) #19 1987
Another jukebox refugee, not one of the better Mac number, nor Stevie Nicks. But then again, I never cared for Tango in The Night. B Side Book Of Miracles is a rare instrumental that appeared on the revamped edition of Tango In The Night. To which I still haven't bought and probably never will.
15) Does Your Mother Know About Me-Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers (Gordy G-7069) #29 1968
Their best known Northern Soul song. The Vancouvers were more in tune with The Originals or perhaps The Fantastic Four. They got Berry Gordy to produced their hit as well as B side Fading Away, which would do the Temptations proud. In Fact, I think I like the B side better.
16) Charlie Brown-The Coasters (Atco 45-6132) #2 1959
That is rock and roll. With King Curtis adding the original Yakety Sax. B side Three Cool Cats would be covered by The Beatles later on as they trying to find their way.
17) (now and then) There's A Fool Such As I-Elvis Presley (RCA 74-7506) #2 1959
B side I Need Your Love Tonight (#4) has two major scratches that rendered that side unplayable but the A side plays fairly well. It's a shame really, that I need your love tonight is a bona fide rocker. Dig that crazy bassman singing the (Now and then there's a Fool such as I) part. Not to worry, I Need Your Love Tonight is on the Elvis Rocks compilation.
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