STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JAY AND THE AMERICANS - BLOCKBUSTERS

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Over the weekend we heard the sad news, that Jay Black, lead singer of 60s pop rock band, Jay And The Americans, had passed away from pneumonia complications at the age of 82 (10/22/21) . He replaced the original vocalist, John "Jay" Traynor, in 1962. We honor his legacy with a listen to the group's 4th studio album, Blockbusters. The LP was released in 1965 on the United Artists label and was produced by Gerry Granahan and  Artie Ripp. It peaked at #113 on the Billboard 200 and #73 on the Cash Box. It's singles were : "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" (#11 Hot 100, #10 Cash Box, #1 Canada), "Think of the Good Times" (#57 Hot 100, #54 Cash Box, #31 Canada) and "Cara Mia" (#4 Hot 100, Cash Box, #1 Canada). 

A1 When It's All Over 2:37

A2 Something In My Eye 2:54

A3 Cara, Mia 2:30

A4 Think Of The Good Times 2:30

A5 Somebody's Gonna Cry 2:17

A6 If You Were Mine, Girl 2:15

B1 Run To My Lovin' Arms 2:33

B2 Let's Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key) 2:24

B3 Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa 3:00

B4 Please Let Me Dream 2:10

B5 Silly Girl, Silly Boy 2:15

B6 Hang Around 2:52

Sandy Deanne - vocals 
Howard Kane - vocals 
Marty Sanders - guitar, vocals

Kenny Vance - vocals 
Jay Black - lead vocals