That's the very first I'm ever hearing of Summertime Blues being a B side. It seems that in all trade magazines, from the very beginning, the label was promoting Summertime Blues. The other side also completely failed to chart at all on any regional radio surveys, meaning from day one it was not the side getting airplay.

The thing I don't get is, after her last David Letterman Show appearance, she said she'd never perform Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) on television again, but has done so several times since then. It did kind of make me lose some respect for her.

The oldies board's late friend Kate Goldfield used to call me the grim reaper of oldies artists. Having lost too many friends, family, and favorite artists over the years, I've kind of slowed down with that... at least on here. I still report them as I see them, on the RIP thread on the 45cat website.

I'm reminded of the controversy behind the band Redbone, who all claimed to be from Indian tribes. It was later revealed that they were actually just normal Mexican-Americans. Yet, I still love their music, and don't hold that gimmick against them. Buffy, however, has taken it too far for too long. Just my opinion.

That's a good song. Some of Dion's later material was really stellar. I'm not too keen on most of his blues records but he puts out a gem now and then, still.

The first song I think of when I think Motown is My Girl.

The BBC infamously would not play songs alluding to any kind of religion, so a song with God in the title never stood a chance.

I work for The Home Depot as a cashier on the contractors side. For our Pro Xtra members,, we like to add job names to their receipts. Usually a street name or address, or customer name. One of my regular customers has recently been working a job by the name of Polk. You can guess what makes this come to mind for me.

aflem wrote:

And there's Catch The Wind by Donovan. There were two versions released, both by him, one on the album and a different one as a 45. The faster one with just the guitar was always better and is the hit that was played on the radio, his debut single.

 
The album version I think you're referring to here is the Epic album of his Greatest Hits. I believe there is a Hickory / Pye lp version that is similar to the 45 but is still a different recording. One has added strings but offhand I can never remember which is which.

I've had dozens of coca cola (and other) jingles in my collection for the last 15 or so years. Even have a 45 with four jingles on it. Cool stuff.

I'd definitely be interested in hearing those tapes.

My two reel to reel players need repairs in order to get them working again. One of them is a Revox A77 that was owned by legendary producer Jerry Ross. It was purchased from his daughter.

I used to have a 45 by songwriter Alan Gordon credited to The Extragordonary Band or something like that, one side was called Beatles... I don't remember ever playing that side.

Then there's the 45 on the label I collect, Diamond Records, The Beatle Flying Saucer by Ed Solomon...

It's from 1995. 60 years earlier was the birth of Elvis, but he's mentioned nowhere?

His widow, Mary Lou, recorded for United Artists records as Kerri Downs. Gerry produced her records.

I just turned 37 a week ago. It's getting really tough seeing all of my favorites slowly passing away... or in some cases, happening all too quickly.