Good Friday morning to you all, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. In addition to being Good Friday, it is also the 60th Birthday of Katrina Leskanich, best known as the frontwoman for British-American New Wave band, Katrina And The Waves. Happy Birthday Katrina! With her in mind, we spotlight their self titled third album. The record was released in March of 1985 on the Capitol label and produced by Pat Collier and the band. It peaked at #29 in the UK, #25 on the Billboard 200,…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember funk guitarist and vocalist, Eddie Hazel, best known for his work with Parliament-Funkadelic, who would be celebrating his 70th Birthday tomorrow (April 10). He passed away in 1992, age 42, from liver failure. With him in mind, we spotlight Funkadelic's  fifth studio album, Cosmic Slop. The LP was released July 9, 1973 on the Westbound label and produced by George Clinton. It peaked at #112 on the…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate Grand Funk Railroad bassist, Mel Schacher, as he celebrates his 62nd Birthday. Happy Birthday Mel ! To commemorate this great date, we spotlight their 5th studio album, E Pluribus Funk. E Pluribus Funk was released in November of 1971 on the Capitol label and produced by Terry Knight. It peaked at #11 in Australia, #10 in Canada, and #5 on the Billboard 200. The singles we heard…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 72nd Birthday of guitarist, vocalist, and producer, John Oates, known as one half of the blue eyed soul duo, Hall & Oates. Happy Birthday John. To start the day we spotlight their 10th studio album, Private Eyes. The LP was released September 1, 1981 on the RCA label and produced by Neil Kernon with Hall & Oates. It peaked at #9 in New Zealand, #8 in…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember punk rocker and actress, Wendy O. Williams, best known as the frontwoman of the Plasmatics, on this the 22nd anniversary of her death. She took her own life in 1998, via gunshot. She was 48 years old. With her in mind, we spotlight the soundtrack to the 1986 Tom DeSimone directed film, Reform School Girls. Reform School Girls (the movie) stars Linda Carol, Wendy O. Williams, Pat Ast, Sybil Danning and…

Twenty six years ago today, a troubled man entered his garage with a

shotgun. Three days later his body was found. His death was eventually

ruled as suicide. Nirvana arguably, the biggest band on earth, at the

time, had lost the driving force , behind their music.

Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Cobain, the reluctant rockstar dead at the age

of 27. Songs like, Smells Like Teen Spirit, All Apologies, In Bloom and

Polly, already anthems for a angst ridden…

Good morning Sunday survivors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our musical leanings lean towards English vocalist, Allan Clarke, as he celebrates his 78th Birthday. Happy Birthday Allan ! Alan was the original vocalist and founding member of the beloved Rock And Roll Hall of Famers, The Hollies and their 1973 greatest hits compilation, conveniently called  The Hollies' Greatest Hits is turning on our table. The LP was released in April of '73 on the Epic label and produced…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday Singles, the Number Ones Edition. From deep inside the Stuck In The Vinyl Again Coronavirus Quarantine Bunker in Central Florida, we bring you two tunes that took the top spot on this day, in their respective years. First up, under the needle is the #1 hit song "Billie Jean" by Michael  Jackson. "Billie Jean" was released January 2, 1983 on the Epic label and produced by the white gloved wonder himself, along with Quincy Jones. It hailed from…

Good morning recluses, shut ins, hermits, and so forth. We welcome you to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we find ourselves celebrating the 59th Birthday of comedian, actor, and musician, Eddie Murphy. Happy Birthday Eddie! To mark the occasion, we spotlight the Soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop II. The LP was released in 1982 on MCA Records and produced by Don Simpson,

Jerry Bruckheimer, André Cymone,Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, George Michael, Harold…

Good Thursday morning faithful readers, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 73rd Birthday of Emmylou Harris. Happy Birthday Emmylou ! With her in mind we spotlight her first live album , Last Date. Last Date was released October of 1982 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Brian Ahern. It peaked at #9 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #65 on the Billboard Hot 200. The title track, a Floyd Kramer cover, reached #1 on the country…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to April Fool's Day edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. We regret to inform you that today will be last Stuck In The Vinyl Again post ......... featuring Men At Work, unless we buy another of their records....

It was on this day 37 years ago, in 1983, that Australian new wave band, Men At Work, released their second album, Cargo, in America. The LP was released on the Columbia label and peaked at #1 in Australia, #2 in New Zealand, #3…