Good Thursday morning to you vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember drummer and founding member of the rock band Nazareth, Darrell Sweet, on this the 21st anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1999, age 51 of a heart attack. His impressive run with the band lasted 30 years  and 20 albums, but it is their third one, Razamanaz, that is our subject of focus today. Razamanaz was released August of 1973 on the A&M label and produced by Roger…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 87th Birthday of country music and cultural icon, Willie Nelson. Happy Birthday Willie ! To commemorate this awesome date, we spotlight his 18th studio album, Red Headed Stranger. The LP, a concept album, was released May 1975 on the Columbia label and produced by Willie himself. It peaked at #28 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Country Albums chart. It's singles were the…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we bring you a Two For Tuesday of sorts , with this compilation double album from Warner Special Products series, Superstars Of The 70's, Heavy Metal - 24 Electrifying Performances Volume 2, by various artists. This 1974 set is a joy to listen to. It ranges from anthems you are familiar with by the likes of Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, MC5, Hendrix, Deep Purple and so on,  and then hidden gems like, the…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 69th Birthday of original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the rock band  KIϟϟ, the Spaceman, Ace Frehley. Happy Birthday Ace. To commemorate the date, we spotlight the masked rockers 3rd studio album, Dressed To Kill. Dressed To Kill was released March 19, 1975 on the Casablanca label and produced by the band and  Neil Bogart. It peaked at #32 on the Billboard…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember singer-songwriter and Country Icon, George Jones, on this the 7th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2013, age 81, from respiratory failure. With him in mind, we spotlight his first "duets" album, the 1962 Mercury Wing release, Duets Country Style, by George Jones and Margie Singleton. Despite being an all around great record, it somehow failed to chart.

A1 Waltz Of The Angels…

Good morning vinyl junkies and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles. Today we aim to provide some soundtrack to your stay at home lives. First we visit the year 1972 with Johnny Rivers and his international top 10 hit, "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu". The single, a cover of Huey Smith's 1957 original,  was released on United Artists and peaked at #27 in Australia, #11 in New Zealand, #6 Hot 100, #5 Cash Box, #4 US Record World, and #3 in Canada. It came from River's…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 78th Birthday of Brooklyn born singer, actress, and filmmaker, Barbara Streisand. Happy Birthday Barbara ! With her in mind we spotlight her 15th studio record, The Way We Were. The LP was released January 1, 1974 on the Columbia label and produced by Wally Gold, Tommy LiPuma, and Marty Paich. It peaked at #49 in the UK, #3 in Canada, and #1 on the Billboard 200.…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl again. Today we remember bassist Doug Rauch, known for his work with Carly Simon, David Bowie, Papa John Creach, and Santana, on this, the 41st anniversary of his death. Doug passed away in 1979, age 28, as a result of a heroin overdose. With him in mind, we spotlight the fourth studio album by Santana, Caravanserai. Caravanserai was released  October 11, 1972 on the Columbia label and produced…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Arkansas born singer, guitarist, songwriter, television host, and actor, Glen Campbell, on what would have been his 84th Birthday. He passed away in 2017, age 81, from  Alzheimer's disease. To commemorate the date, we spotlight his thirteenth studio album, Galveston. Galveston was released March of 1969 on the Capitol label and produced by Al De Lory. It peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200 and #26…

Good morning Tuesday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Prince Rogers Nelson, the iconic  singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker, simply known the world over as Prince, on this, the 4th anniversary of his death. He overdosed accidentally on fentanyl, at age 57. To honor his legacy, we spotlight his  9th album, Sign O' The Times. The double LP was released March 30, 1987 on the Paisley Park and…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome to the 420 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today is the unofficial official holiday of stoners, pot heads, and cannabis connoisseurs.  With that in mind, we got your wake and bake supplies (figuratively speaking) with this 1971 Elektra release, A Child's Garden Of Grass (A Pre Legalization Comedy). We have two copies of this record and the paperback book.

A1 The History Of Marijuana

A2 Acquiring Marijuana: General Effects

A3…

Good morning stay at home world and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 1988 that Sonny Bono, of the pop duo (and marriage) Sonny & Cher was inaugurated as Mayor of Palm Springs, California. Later, in the 90s, he served as a congressman for California's 44th district, until his death in 1998. To honor his storied legacy, we spotlight this Taiwan bootleg version of The Best of Sonny & Chér. The original compilation was released on the…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In the Vinyl Again. Our first selection today is by actress and singer Shelley Fabares, known for her work early on, on The Donna Reed Show, and later on the sitcom Coach. On this day in 1962, she had the #1 song in the land with, "Johnny Angel". It was released on Colpix label from her debut record, Shelley and produced by Stu Phillips. The B-side is a sequel to the A-side called "Johnny Loves Me".

Vocals - Shelley…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember reggae drummer,  Carlton Barrett, on this the 33rd anniversary of his murder. The Wailers' drummer was gunned down in front of his home, age 36. Later his wife,  Albertine and two men were convicted of his murder, but the men only served a year as a result of a technicality and all three were eventually freed. To honor Carlton's legacy, we spotlight the final album by Bob Marley And The…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist, Henry Mancini, on what would have been his 96th Birthday. He passed away at age 70, in 1994, from pancreatic cancer. With him in mind, we spotlight this 1964 RCA Victor compilation album, The Best Of Mancini. It collects themes of his from TV on side A and film on side B.

From Television :

A1 Peter Gunn 2:04

A2 Timothy 2:34

A3…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 72nd Birthday of English vocalist, Phil Mogg, best known as the voice of heavy metal band, UFO. Happy Birthday Phil ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight the band's fourth studio album, Force It. Force It was released July of 1975 on the Chrysalis label, and produced by Leo Lyons, the bassist for Ten Years After. It peaked at #71 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles, "Shoot…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember beloved musician and star of radio, stage, television and film, Burl Ives, on the 25th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1995, age 85 from throat cancer. With him in mind, we spotlight this split LP,  Burl Ives Sings Five Early Tunes / Also Starring Ed McCurdy. The album was released in 1963 on the Spin-O-Rama label and features Burl on the A side and Ed on the…

Good Monday morning fellow quarantiners and welcome back to the stack of wax known as Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember vocalist/guitarist, Lowell George, known for his work early on with Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention, and later as the frontman of swamp rock band Little Feat, on what would have been his 75th Birthday. He died from a heart attack, in 1979, brought on by an accidental cocaine overdose. He was 34. To honor his legacy, we spotlight the 6th studio album by the…

Good Sunday morning gang and welcome to the Easter edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we take time to honor our Savior, Jesus Christ, his sacrifice, and his rebirth. To mark the occasion we spotlight the 1961 Sing Records record, My Greatest Moment by Tampa based gospel group, The Rebels Quartet. This album was a gift, included with about 600 other gospel albums that our dear friend Brad Brown, gave to us. They were his Grandparents collection, that he wanted them to go to a good…

Good morning shut ins, recluses, hermits and the like and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, A 12 Inch Edition. Up first on 12" 45 R.P.M. is the 1989 MC Hammer produced single, "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" by female rap group, Oaktown's 357. The members,  Sweet L.D. (Suhayla Sabir), Lil P (Phyllis Charles), and Terrible T (Tabatha Zee King-Brooks) were formerly backup singers for MC Hammer. The song, a #9 on Billboard's  Hot Rap Singles chart, hails from their debut album,  Wild & Loose. It…