Happy New Years Eve. I thought I would
end the year with another one I knocked off the old want list. I would
hear it all the time on Sirius the underground garage so I was happy to get it a
few months ago. I thought the sleeve was interesting and was wondering if this was
from the record company to a radio station.
It is time again to run down the numbers
for this blog this year. I posted (counting today) on 363 days. I missed a day
in April and one in July as a record collecting friend died and I was not up to
posting. I continue to be motivated to share what it is in my collection and do
wish I would get more requests.
I found
out last year that this website called Music Feed had my blog featured in the
30 best Obscure Music Blogs. I am not sure how they get their rankings (hey, I
post everyday) but I went from #10 to #19. I’m still honored to make this list.
Now for the stats. I have 49 followers (a
growth of a whopping 2 followers), have made 2032 posts and have received 1215
comments. Total views of all the posts come out to 1,399,388 up from last year’s
1,035,863.
Top 20
All Time Views
I started this blog 15 years ago and
these are the top 20 all-time views. In my best Casey Kasem imitation, Tommy
James moves up to #1 from #4 while Jerry Holmes has moved down to #2. The
Velvet Underground enter at #17 while Sam & Dave Soul Sister, Brown Sugar
leaves the top 20.
A lot of these don’t have the sounds
any longer due to the hosting site issue so I will ensure that all 20 of these
have music attached.
1.
Tommy James And
The Shondells - (Baby) Baby I Can't Take It No More 2.91K
2.
Jerry Holmes -
I'm The Man 2.65K
3.
Jefferson
Airplane - We Can Be Together 2.62K
4.
Al Hirt - Hooray
For Santa Claus 2.59K
5.
Afghan Whigs -
Sister Brother Sub Pop 2.17K
6.
Beat Happening -
Red Head Walking Sub Pop 2.14K
7.
Brian Wilson -
Love And Mercy 1.94K
8.
Wild Thing Old
Lady 1969 Elektra 1.43K
9.
Simon and
Garfunkel 7 O'Clock News Silent Night 1.39K
10. Jay And The Americans - Sunday And Me 1.3K
11. Ventures - Fuzzy And Wild 1.27K
12. Mad Andy's Twist Combo- Painted Smile1.05K
13. The Ventures -The Swingin Creeper 1.03K
14. Pearl Bailey - Five Pound Box of Money 1.01K
15. Larry Coverdale And The Four Horsemen- Say You Really
Love Me & Long Cold Winter 901
16. Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me 820
17. Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning 727
18. Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon 706
19. Turtles - You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain 657
20. Billy & The Essentials - Babalu's Wedding Day 653
Top 20 Views from 2025
The top 20 views from the past year. Quite a few from the old days that I will see that sounds are uploaded. If you run across one that has no sounds, drop me a line and ask to repost. There are just too many for me to do them all but will find them if you ask.
1.
Herman's Hermits
- East West 173
2.
Daily Flash - The
French Girl 146
3.
Saturnine 60 -
Almost Impossible / Playing Backwards 139
4.
John Wesley
Harding - The Devil In Me 128
5.
Peter Jefferies -
Elevator Madness / Come Down Easy 114
6.
The Fantastic
Baggy's - Anywhere The Girls Are / Debbie Be True 112
7.
Larry Coverdale
And The Four Horsemen- Say You Really Love Me & Long Cold Winter 103
8.
Steps Of Stone -
One Man's Dream & Keep Away From Me 102
9.
The Kingtones –
Twins 96
10. Emitt Rhodes - With My Face On The Floor 92
11. Listener Request: Peggy March- How Can I Tell Him? 90
12. Betty Lavette - Let Me Down Easy 87
13. Beach Boys - Let Him Run Wild 80
14. Ice Cream -The Chewin Gum Kid / Epitaph To Marie 79
15. Hondells You Meet The Nicest People On A Honda 73
16. Bit A Sweet – 2086 71
17. Jimmy Rogers - What Have I Done / Trace Of You 69
18. Dean Courtney- We Have A Good Thing / My Soul Concerto
69
19. The Butterflys - Good Night Baby / The Swim 67
20. Models - Bend Me Shape Me 66
Plans for 2026
I plan to add more Tommy James, The
Ventures, Jay and The Americans (arrived yesterday with the illusive picture
sleeve), Dave Clark Five, The Turtles, Herman’s Hermits and a planned weeklong
Sub Pop 45 fest over the next year. I also plan to post more albums and some
interesting indie 45’s I have picked up over the past few months.
Again,
I want to thank everyone for taking time out to see what I feel like sharing.
Drop me a message with your thoughts, suggestions or fun facts. If there are
past songs not available send me a message and I will do my best to repost. GOD
Bless and be safe.
