IT'S A REAL BIG DEAL--25 GREAT 45S THAT MADE 2024 BETTER!

 


2024: one crazy, screwy, off-kilter year! A lot of bad things happened...but a bunch of great records from the golden era of the 45-rpm format came my way. It all balances out, kinda-sorta. Here's a celebration of some of the best sides that were gotten this year but not yet played here. 

Here's what you'll hear on this 70-minute spectacular, with occasional comments from your humble host:

01) Skee Brothers/Big Deal
Epic 5-9275/6-1958
02) Tony Spade/What's Gwyne On
Back Beat 505/3-1958
03) Joe Simmons/Old Father
Glover 209/?-1960
04) Chick Carlton And The Majestics/So You Want To Rock
Faro 592/4-1959
05) Jackie And Gayle/It's The Thought That Counts
Mainstream 621/6-1965
06) Joan Moody/Big Time Operator
TCF Sylvia TCF-122/12-1965

ROCKABILLY MINI-SET:
07) Sanford Clark/Still As The Night
Jamie 1107/7-1958
08) Ray Stanley/Let's Get Acquainted
Capitol F3451/6-1956
09) Mac Curtis/You Ain't Treatin' Me Right
King 45-4965/9-1956

FOLK-ROCK INTERLUDE:
10) John D. Loudermilk/You're The Guilty One
RCA-Victor 47-8973/10-1966
11) Gants/I Want Your Lovin'
Liberty 55903/8-1966

BOSS BLACK VOCAL GROUPS:
12) Headliners [Pittsburgh]/I'm So Tired
Val 1000/?-1966
13) Caper Brothers/I Ain't Gonna Write You
Roulette [Canada] R-4597/4-1965
14) Roamers [New Jersey]/Deep Freeze
Savoy 45-1147/1-1955
15) Jim & Bob Harrison/Country Boy
Clock 71836/6-1961

WEIRD NASHVILLE:
16) Gus Backus/Short On Love
MGM K13134/4-1963
17) Wright Sisters/Crazy Over You
Cadence 1411/12-1961

WHAT IN THE--?!
18) Roy Orbison/Paper Boy
Monument 45-409/9-1959

19) Carl Perkins/The Unhappy Girls
Columbia 4-42061/7-1961
20) Lombardo Twins/Arabian Drums [inst]
ABC-Paramount 45-10051/9-1959
21) Ersel Hickey/Some Enchanted Evening
Laurie 3165/5-1962

WHY WASN'T THIS ON A 45?
22) Rosie Hamlin/Baby Baby Baby
from Brunswick LP BL 54012, "Lonely Blue Nights," released 1961
23) Lynette West/This Is Where I Came In
Josie 45-910/7-1963
24) Shirley Gunter & The Flairs/I Want You
Modern 45x989/5-1956
25) Harry M. & The Marvels/I Deserve To Cry
ABC-Paramount 45-10586/10-1964

There's a lot to take in, but you can break up the listening experience if'n you like. To hear this extravaganza, go HERE...
...and enjoy! We'll see you with an all-new podcast in 14 of your Earth days. Happy holidays and Shab-la-da-doo!

Comments

  1. AndyJanuary 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM

    "... I wish them nothing but harm, frustration and illness. I despise them all." Lol!

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  2. MLEMay 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM

    Enjoying it so far! Listened to the first 50 minutes whilst making supper tonight. Will finish up anon. Great tunes and patter!

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    1. Frank M. YoungMay 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM

      Thanks, Emily! This is an epic-length episode, as these end-of-year wrap-ups tend to be. They make a nice review for me of the highlights of this obsession--er, hobby. Yes...hobby!

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  3. MLEMay 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM

    Just finished it while making tonight's dinner. Really FAB tunes! (I need to hear it again to pay better attention to which songs I NEED.) HobbyAppreciation, HO!

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