Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Way Back Home

I picked up the cool blue swirl vinyl promo at the Flea Market in March. I have had the beat up stock copy for years. Love Jr. Walker!

Georgie Dorn - Angel In The Sky/Too Late For School

I picked this one up at the flea market in March. I anticipated this to be a country bopper and was pleasantly surprised it was not.  

Joe Walsh- I'll Tell The World About You

I had never heard this song before I purchased it. I have been buying 45s for years from a guy from his internet list. He had this one listed with this promo insert and since it was cheap I took a chance. I have a Dunhill insert for a Dusty Springfield 45 and so I knew what this was. Boy was I happily surprised when I played this. This was Joe's first solo 45 after leaving the James Gang. I think I have a copy of Barnstorm somewhere but I definately need to find it and play it.

Hole - Celebrity Skin/Malibu

I know Courtney Love and Hole are not everyones taste. But this really is a fantastic double sided blazing gem of a 45. The B sided really is a kick A** song. I really thought they would really explode after this album but they fizzled...too much personality clashes. Rumours in the last few years of new material but really their time came and went. 

 

Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Doin The Flake/This Diamond Ring/LIttle Miss Go Go

Gary Lewis and The Playboys are not my first thought for a surf band but they captured that sound perfectly with Doin The Flake. Matter of fact they took on the drag sound with Little Miss Go Go. This was supposedly a mail in order offered by Kellogs Corn Flakes. Of course they wanted to add their smash This Diamond Ring so the kiddies would write in and ask for it

Reverend Robert Ballinger - Walk On By Faith /Streets Of The City

Braved the rain for the flea market and ended up with 135 45's. Two other guys were digging and one guy had a pile and then started looking them up before purchasing to see what they were worth to resale. That irriates me to no end....part of the fun is taking a chance. Too many people are looking to flip it quickly and make bucks and careless about the music. I remember one store I used to go the seller sold all 45's regardless of what it was for $1. He never looked anything up but did pull things he knew was worth more. I remember him telling me one time a guy brought in a price guide to look them up before buying. He told the buyer, "look, they are a dollar. If you want to look them up that is fine but then I am selling them to you based on what your book says"...I loved it! Yes, I guess I am getting grumpy in my old age. I passed on a ton of Peacock gospel 45s yesterday as quite frankly I think I already had them and I have enough duplicates already, however, I would have picked this one up if there was copy its that good

Sin-Say-Shuns - You Said To Me/Bring Back My Good Times

 No walk this morning as it is raining and it is supposed to pour all day. And they guy I buy from at the flea market let me know yesterday he will have 5000 new 45s out today in his tent covering. Looks like I am braving the weather. Nice little garage 45 for today I picked up this year and to be honest I really don't remember where I got it