Good morning to you Tuesday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 85th Birthday of jazz great Herb Alpert . Happy Birthday Herb ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight the fifth studio album by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass, Going Places. Going Places was released on the A&M label in October of 1965. It reached #1 on both the Billboard 200 and the Australian Kent Music Report. It was produced by Alpert and Jerry Moss, who are the A and M…

Good Monday morning gang, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 75th Birthday of English guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton. Happy Birthday Eric ! With him in mind, we spotlight this double album from the Yardbirds. The Compleat Collection was released in 1984 on the Compleat label and produced by Horst Lippman. The first LP collects various Yardbirds tunes while the second one sees the band teaming with Sonny Boy Williamson.

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Good morning Sunday vinyl revelers and welcome to the daily internet phenomenon known as Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we don our funny faces and smile about the fact that Eric Idle, English comedian, actor, musician, and author, is celebrating his 73rd Birthday. Happy Birthday Eric ! In tribute we spin Monty Python's 6th album, The Album Of The Soundtrack Of The Trailer Of The Film Of Monty Python And The Holy Grail. The comedy LP was released on July 21, 1975 on the…

Good morning homebodies and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on the calendar is Chuck Portz, original bassist for The Turtles, who is celebrating his 75th Birthday today. Happy Birthday Chuck ! The single we spin in his honor, is "You Baby", the title track to the group's second album. The tune, released in 1966 on the White Whale label, reached #20 on the Hot 100, #17 on the Cash Box, and #11 in Canada. It was written by P.F. Sloan and Steve…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. We hope you all are well in health and high in spirits. Today we travel back to this date in 1986 when vocalist Sammy Hagar played his first gig with Van Halen in Louisiana . In lieu of a live recording of that performance or even Hagar's first album with them (5150 was released 2 days prior to this gig) we bring you The Red Rocker with some other guys. Those other guys being lead guitarist Neal Schon (Journey), bassist…

Good morning vinyl junkies and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate Steven Tyler, the multi-instrumentalist, singer--songwriter and actor, who fronts the Boston based rock band Aerosmith, is turning 72 today. Happy Birthday Steven ! To start things off, we feature the group's sixth studio album, Night In The Ruts. Night In The Ruts was released November of 1979 on the Columbia label. It was co-produced by the band and Gary Lyons,  David Krebs,…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 73rd Birthday of English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer, Sir Elton John. Happy Birthday Elton ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight his  ninth studio album, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. The LP was released May 19, 1975 on the MCA label and produced by Gus Dudgeon. It sot to #31 in Australia, Canada, France, Denmark, New Zealand, and America and has been…

Good morning, morning people, ,and welcome to the Tuesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 2001, that Macon, Georgia designated a stretch of highway, "Duane Allman Boulevard", near where the 24 guitarist lost his life in a motorcycle accident.  With him in mind, we spotlight the double album anthology, appropriately titled An Anthology. An Anthology was released in November of 1972 on the Mercury label. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 and has been…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember actress and singer, Martha Wright, on what would have been her 97th Birthday. The Broadway actress who replaced Mary Martin, in both South Pacific and The Sound Of Music, passed away in 2016, age 92. To mark the occasion, we spotlight the 1957 Columbia Masterworks release, South Pacific (With Original Broadway Cast) by Mary Martin, Ezio Pinza, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II.

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Good morning fellow shut ins and vinyl lovers of the world. Today we welcome you to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 1978 that ABC television aired the mockumentary style Beatles parody film, All You Need Is Cash by The Rutles. The Rutles, a fictional musical spoof of The Beatles,  were created and formed by Eric Idle (of Monty Python) and Neil Innes (of  the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band). The film starred Idle and Innes as the parody versions of Paul and…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. Today we turn the dial back to this dayy in 1981, when  Champaign, Illinois based rock band, REO Speedwagon scored their first #1 hit with the "Keep On Loving You" (#7 UK) . The power ballad saw it's origins on their 9th studio album, High Infidelity , released on Epic Records. It's reign at the top was however short lived, lasting only one week before being replaced by Blondie's "Rapture". The…

Freedom sits aloft On her perch watching

The men count minutes beside the sun

As they rise up from the dust

Slowly swallowing first the dirt and crawling towards the sea to cure our thirst

On a quest to discover something bigger than ourselves

There is a path before us

We can't see because the forest Is thicker than thieves

Our summer ends comes the falling of leaves

Like tears (years) shed by a copse of…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 70th Birthday of drummer Carl Palmer, best known as the P in ELP, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer. Happy Birthday Carl ! With that in mind we spotlight ELP's hird LP, the live album, Pictures At An Exhibition. It was recorded in March of 1971 at  Newcastle City Hall and released in Nivember of that same year, on the Cotillion label and produced by guitarist Greg Lake. It charted at #3 in the…

Good Thursday morning gang, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Loretta Mary Aiken, the North Carolina born stand up comedian, better known by her stage name, Moms Mabley, on what would have been her 126th Birthday. She passed away in 1975, age 81, from heart failure. With her in mind, we spotlight her 15th album, Moms Mabley At The White House Conference. The LP was released in 1966 on the Mercury label and produced by Hal Mooney. It was recorded at the Apollo…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks 19 years since the death of  singer, guitarist, songwriter, and promoter, John Phillips, from   folk rock vocal group, The Mamas And The Papas. John passed away in 2001, age 65, from  heart failure. With him in mind, we spotlight the group's fourth studio album, The Papas And The Mamas.

The Papas And The Mamas was released in May of 1968 on the Dunhill label and produced by Lou…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome to the Tuesday, Saint Patrick's Day edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. While the parades and festivities may have been shuttered this year, that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the 79th Birthday of baritone vocalist Clarence "Wa-hoo" Collins, co-founder of the doo wop group, Little Anthony And The Imperials. Happy Birthday Clarence. With him in mind we spotlight their 1965 DCP Records release, Goin' Out Of My Head. The LP landed at #74 on the…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Canadian born vocalist, Daniel MacMaster, best known as the front man for British rock band, Bonham, on this, the 12th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2008, age 39, from Group A streptococcal infection, a bacterial infection. In his memory, we spotlight the band's debut album, The Disregard of Timekeeping. The LP, featuring Jason Bonham on drums, son of legendary Led Zeppelin…

Good morning and greetings from the Stuck In The Vinyl Again,  Corona Apocalypse Bunker.  We are staying home as much as possible and distancing ourselves socially. We hope this Sunday finds you in good spirits and well health. Today we gleefully celebrate the 80th Birthday of English drummer  Hughie Flint , who early on in his career played with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, later on with Savoy Brown, and in between he co-founded this group, McGuinness Flint. It is…

Good morning, morning people and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up we have Chicago born record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer, Quincy Jones, celebrating his 87th Birthday. Happy  Birthday Quincy ! With him in mind, we spotlight his 1989 Warner Bros. single, "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)". The track hails from the album Back On The Block, and reached #1 on the R&B…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of Louisiana born bassist, Rustee Allen. He his best known for his work with the funk band, Sly And The Family Stone, replacing original bassist Larry Graham, after he left to form Graham Central Station. We'd be remiss if we failed to mention, that in addition to Rustee's Birthday, Sunday is Sly Stone's 77th Birthday, so with these two in mind we spotlight their 6th studio…