The Joy of 45 Collecting: Lost 45 Tunes Not Available from iTunes, Spotify, or Similar Services
Jukebox "Snippet" 45s: Chronological List of Site Additions
As I add 45s to our inventory, I pick select 45s to highlight with mp3 "snippets" so you can hear the music yourself. I only record "snippets" of tunes I particularly like, ones I think have been under-played and under-appreciated, or ones that are so rare and wonderful I'll never hear them otherwise. For myself, I keep an iTunes playlist of these "snippets," and that playlist is one I listen to most often. These pages chronicle the mp3 "snippets" I've added to our online "jukebox" in reverse chronological order. You can browse the pages to see what was added and when. Click on the blue "Play" button to play the snippet, or click on a song's title to load the page. Many of these 45 records are still for sale, though just as many have been sold. I hope you enjoy perusing these pages as much as I have enjoyed putting them together!
This was the first release of this classic... it spent 13 weeks on the chart in this incarnation and then another 10 weeks when it was re-released on Elektra 47052 with "The Beat Goes On" on the B side.
Here's a beautiful copy of the U.S. commercial release of this classic Ramones track, produced by Phil Spector. Both tracks are from the band's excellent Spector-produced 1980 album, "End of the Century."
Quirky as always, both musically and lyrically, this taut construct shows just how good this band was at building catchy rock tunes and at celebrating the elusive "wild life," a recurring theme in their songs.
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Destination Unknown by Missing Persons
Spinster by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
These virtual "boxes" are for you folks who only like new, unplayed or pristine Mint 45s.
