The Palisades - Make The Night A Little Longer

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.