MU-End Of An Era (1974)

Not quite sure of the recording date. features a bitch of a guitar solo by Jeff Cotton!

Alice Cooper-Living (Straight 1969)

Alice Cooper's incredibly rare debut 45 from 1969!

Classic 45's Revisited: The Blues Magoos-I Wanna Be There (Mercury 1967)

Most folks remember the Blues Magoos for their sideways 1966 hit We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet. However, my favorite disc by the group is this somewhat obscure 1967 single. I Wanna Be There is a heavenly dose of psychedelic pop with plenty of action in every direction. It sounds a bit like a fuzzed up version of the Left Banke blended with The Nazz. Sadly, it failed to hit. It was later included on the group's third long player Basic Blues Magoos (Mercury 1968.) This single should have been a top tenner!

Walker Brothers-The Shutout (1978)

from the album NITE FLIGHTS

Toiling Midgets-Late Show (1982)

from the album "Sea Of Unrest"

The Passions-The Swimmer (Polydor 45 1981)

also on their 1981 LP 30,000 Feet Over China on Polydor

The Sleepers-Mirror (1980)

One of the greatest singles ever released!

The Lines-The Landing (Fresh UK 1981)

from their 1981 LP "Therapy"

Beach Boys-Monster Mash (1964)

I think it's called PUNK ROCK!

Burton Cummings-Take One Away (Capitol 1990)

from his 1990 album "Plus Signs"

The Bridgeport Barrage Where Are They Now? (Who Cares!)

Professional lacrosse in Bridgeport? I don't think so!

Classic 45's Revisited: The Wheels Of Time-1984 (Spin) 1967

The Wheels of Time were an Irish group and this appears to have been their only release. 1984 is a creepy, somewhat primitive disc that sounds a little bit like The Doors (unusual for a UK group.) This also brings to mind the Vancouver B.C. group The Painted Ship's single Frustration. 

The Temptations-Wish It Would Rain (1967)

One of the Temptations' greatest 45's

Teenage Fanclub-Is This Music (1991)

A great instrumental that really hits the mark!

My Favorite Albums Of 1966

1. The Beach Boys-Pet Sounds (Capitol)

2. Spencer Davis Group-Autumn '66 (Fontana)

3. The Kinks-Face To Face (Pye)

4. Love-Love (Elektra)

5. The Seeds-The Seeds (GNP Crescendo)

6. Tim Hardin-Tim Hardin 1 (Verve Folkways)

7. The Rolling Stones-Aftermath (Decca)

8. John Coltrane-Meditations (Impulse)

9. Bob Dylan-Blonde On Blonde (Columbia)

10. The Beatles-Revolver (Parlophone)

11. Mothers Of Invention-Freak Out (Verve)

12. Blues Project-Projections (Verve Forecast)

13. Butterfield Blues Band-East-West (Elektra)

14. The Fugs-First Album (ESP-Disk)

15. Manfred Mann-As Is (Fontana)

16. The Yardbirds-The Yardbirds aka Roger The Engineer (Columbia)

17. The Cream-Fresh Cream (Reaction)

18. The Who-A Quick One (Reaction)

19. Them-Them Again (Decca)

20. Love-Da Capo (Elektra)

21. Gene Clark-Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers (Columbia)

22. The Byrds-Turn Turn Turn (Columbia)

23. 13th Floor Elevators-Psychedelic Sounds (IA)

24. John Coltrane-Kulu Se Mama (Impulse)

25. Roy Harper-Sophisticated Beggar (Strike)

26. Jefferson Airplane-Takes Off (RCA)

27. Lovin' Spoonful-Daydream (Kama Sutra)

28. The Seeds-A Web Of Sound (GNP Crescendo)

29. The Monkees-The Monkees (Colgems)

30. John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers-With Eric Clapton (Decca)

31. John Coltrane & Don Cherry-The Avant Garde (Columbia)

32. Archie Shepp-Mama Too Tight (Impulse)

33. John Fahey-Guitar Volume 4: The Great San Bernadino Birthday Party and Other Excursions (Takoma)

34. Buffalo Springfield-Buffalo Springfield (Atco)

35. Walker Brothers-Portrait (Phillips)

36. The Animals-Animalisms (Decca)

37. The Sonics-Boom (Etiquette) 

38. The Byrds-5D (Fifth Dimension) Columbia

39. Wayne Shorter-Speak No Evil (Blue Note)

40. The Godz-Contact High (ESP-Disk)

*Note-albums are not listed in any specific order

Song Of The Day-Guess Who-All Hashed Out (RCA 1973)

Full force rock & roll from the 1973 LP Artificial Paradise. Features a sizzling guitar solo by the late, great Kurt Winter.

Song Of The Day (The Kinks-Motorway 1972)

from the 1972 album Everybody's In Showbiz (RCA)

My Favorite Albums Of 1965

1. Rolling Stones-No. 2 (Decca)

2. The Pretty Things-The Pretty Things (Fontana)

3. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band-The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (Elektra)

4. Bob Dylan-Bringing It All Back Home (Columbia)

5. Them-Angry Young Them (Decca)

6. The Zombies-Begin Here (Decca)

7. The Byrds-Mr. Tambourine Man (Columbia)

8. The Kinks-Kinda Kinks (Pye)

9. The Who-The Who Sings My Generation (Brunswick)

10. The Missing Links-The Missing Links (Phillips)

11. The Rolling Stones-Out Of Our Heads (Decca)

13. The Sorrows-Take A Heart (Piccadilly)

14. The Lovin' Spoonful-Do You Believe In Magic (Kama Sutra)

15. The Beatles-Rubber Soul (Parlophone)

16. Bob Dylan-Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia)

17. The Pretty Things-Get The Picture (Fontana)

18. John Coltrane-Ascension 1&2 (Impulse)

19. Miles Davis-ESP (Columbia)

20. Sun Ra Arkestra-Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow (Saturn Research)

21. The Beach Boys-Today (Capitol)

22. The Animals-Animal Tracks (Columbia)

23. Graham Bond Organization-The Sound Of '65 (Columbia)

24. Manfred Mann-Mann Made (HMV)

25. Jackson C. Frank-Jackson C. Frank (Columbia)

26. Phil Ochs-I Ain't Marching Anymore (Elektra)

27. The Sonics-Here Are The Sonics (Etiquette) 

28. Wayne Shorter-The All Seeing Eye (Blue Note)

29. The Village Fugs-Sing Songs Of Contemporary Protest, Point Of Views & General Dissatisfaction (Broadside)

30. P.F. Sloan-Songs Of Our Times (Dunhill)