Untamed Youth - Santa's Gonna Shut Em Down / Santa's Midnight Run

 Day 2 of my Twelve Days of Christmas. From 1989.

Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

The Twelve Days of Christmas posts. Thought I would start out with a biggie that I picked up around Christmas last year but already had my posts planned. I was happy to finally get a copy of this one. I'm still on the lookout for some other biggies on my want list and maybe someday. 

Richard Berry And The Pharaohs - Louie Louie / Rock Rock Rock

How can you not resist this one

Dee Dee Sharp - Standing In The Need Of Love / I Really Love You

Here is another one from the archives of stuff I have recorded and had not posted yet. 

LInda and The Tears - Good Goodbye

I picked this one up this summer via mail order and later found it had a crack...at least it plays nicely. 

As Christmas approaches, let's make it a point to help out those that need that extra help. The company I work for does a food drive and I am doing my part. I am thankful for my life and all I have been blessed with and wish I could do more to help others in need. I should play the lotter now that it so high-imagine the good in the world that could be done with that money. 

I am thankful that the companies I hired to do the house repairs for the most part did what I wanted, but they did complete the work. I was just watching the news and saw where a couple were scammed out of 15,000 for house repairs never completed. He has ALS and his wife has Cancer. But the wonderful news was another contractor saw the initial news report and went in and repaired the house for free. 

Boo Boo & Bunky - Turn Around ./ This Old Town

It's only Wednesday but work has been rough this week. I am so looking forward to the weekend. I believe there is a record show in Raleigh Sunday- I have not been to a show in years but I am not sure I want to venture out

Mad Mike & The Maniacs - The Hunch / Quarter To Four

My new router was acting up yesterday and this morning. It better shape up as I will take it back in a heartbeat because of the amount of $ I paid for it 

The Prophets LTD - All Of My Life

Other projects kept me busy all day yesterday and I did not get to record any 45s. Digging into the archives of stuff I have recorded but have not uploaded. I believe this is a pricey one

Jive Five - She's My Girl / Rain

 I didn't get all I wanted completed yesterday which includes recording songs. 

The One Way Streets - If You're Looking For A Fool / What's Your Name

 The old turntable setup is back in place so I guess this weekend I need to start recording some Christmas songs for the 12 days of Christmas. Here's a nice doowop soul sounding 45 from a Memphis group.. The cogs has them as "The One Way Streets" as they put out one 45 apparently as them before shortening it. Since there are a bunch of One Way Street groups and I already uploaded a different one I will honor the cogs..all hail the cogs...lol

Kavetts - I've Got A Story To Tell You / Stay With Me

I picked up this killer rare rare rare Soul 45 this past year

 

The Big Town Boys - It Was I /Paul At The Pass

Here is an obscure Gem- a cover version of the Skip and Flip 1959 #11 hit...Flip was Garry Paxton who wrote this....Good things come from Canada!

Gerald Goodwin And The Good Guys - Insurance / Ookie From Muskogee

My readyshare was not working again but at least I prepared yesterday and uploaded pics and mp3's just in case. I rebooted my router and its working again. I received some Christmas 45's in the mail yesterday so its now just a matter of choices.

I was going to post this one a few weeks ago but didn't want to do 2 Merle Haggard songs in a row. Obscure Kinston North Carolina label

Len Barry - You Baby / Would I Love You

I woke up with a crink in my neck, we have a heavy rain and the readshare was not working again. Almost cause to go back to bed but I'm a trooper. I took care of the crink with a heavy hot shower, can't do anything about the rain, but rebooted the router and readyshare is working again. I really need to figure that out as I don't want that to be a daily thing. 

Len was in the Dovalls and had a few solo hits most notably 1-2-3, but this was probably one of my favorites of his. Killer cover of You Baby (Ronettes do a killer version as well)

Jimmy Buffett - Come Monday

I did not record anything this weekend as I figured I would get my old setup back in play. I am anticipating putting a turntable in the living room . I think I have enough mp3's floating around on my computer to keep me going until I am back up and running. I set up my new router this weekend and the readyshare set up perfectly. Of course, this morning I had issues with accessing it...always something it seems!

Highway QC's - Nobody Knows / All Men Are Made By God

A nice Gospel reissue on the Oldies label. Interesting the Oldies label reissued this but a wonderful choice - A very Sam Cooke vibe going on here

The new record stand arrived yesterday and I spent hours putting most of it together. Just need to finish putting the doors on. It wasn't really what I wanted but my wife liked it better than the minimalist stand I wanted. It will hold a bunch of lp's as well so I will decide which ones to bring down (that I know my wife will enjoy)

Fire And Ice - The Music Man / For The Money

Here is another recent find. I am going to Lowes this morning for some baseboard trim and then maybe hit the record store. Need to be home before Noon to watch the final Colorado game of the year

Bobby Baskerville - Soul Talk / Gotcha Where I Wancha

 Here is another one I had to re-record. I will be happy to get my turntable setup back to where it was (hopefully).

John Lennon - #9 Dream

Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful that our home projects (for this year anyway) are complete. The company doing the last project finished around 11pm last night. I plan on taking it easy today and will of course record some music. The turkey was brined and is ready to go into the oven around 11am or so, stuffing is done but needs to be cooked and my wife made a pumpkin bread pudding. A wonderful feast for two! 

I ordered a stereo stand for the living room and another receiver so next week a turntable will grace the living room for the 1st time in 25 years. I am already thinking of the lp's to bring down that I know my wife will play. Probably will pick up a TV this week during Black Friday sales to put on the wall as my wife bought 2 couches. It appears we may actually use our living room for what it is intended! 

Today I offer a John Lennon promo...you don't see Apple promos that much and I happen to have 2 copies of this one...go figure.