Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember English bass player and founding member of Mott The Hoople, Pete Overend Watts, on what would have been his 73rd Birthday. He passed away in 2017, age 69, from throat cancer. Mott The Hoople released 7 studio albums before abbreviating their name to Mott, and then recorded two albums. The first of those two records, Drive On, is our subject of focus today. Drive On was released September 1975 on…

Good Tuesday morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 70th birthday of Massachusetts born vocalist/guitarist Billy Squier. Happy Birthday Billy ! With him in mind, we spotlight his sophomore release, Don't Say No. Don't Say No was released  April 13, 1981 on the Capitol label and produced by Mack and Billy (Reinhold Mack and Billy Squier). It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #4 in Canada, spawning 4 singles ; "The Stroke" …

Good Tuesday morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 70th birthday of Massachusetts born vocalist/guitarist Billy Squier. Happy Birthday Billy ! With him in mind, we spotlight his sophomore release, Don't Say No. Don't Say No was released  April 13, 1981 on the Capitol label and produced by Mack and Billy (Reinhold Mack and Billy Squier). It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #4 in Canada, spawning 4 singles ; "The Stroke" …

Good morning gang and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Lester Raymond Flatt, bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaborative work with Earl Scruggs in  The Foggy Mountain Boys, on this the 41st anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1979, age 64, from heart failure. We honor his legacy with this great live album,  Live Bluegrass Festival. The LP was released in 1974 on the RCA Victor label after being recorded…

Good Sunday morning people and welcome to the Mother's Day 2020 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we give thanks and wish all the Moms a wonderful day ! To get the things started the right way, we offer up for your listening consideration the third studio release from Atlanta based Southern fried funk band, Mother's Finest. Another Mother Further was released in 1977 on the Epic label and produced by Tom Werman and Mother's Finest. Although the LP did not achieve a lot commercial…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday Edition. First in line to blow out the cake candles is 78 year old Georgia born vocalist and guitarist Tommy Roe. Happy Birthday Tommy ! On this day we spin his 1969 bubblegum pop hit, "Jam Up and Jelly Tight". The tune released on ABC Records and hailing from the album,  12 In A Roe: A Collection of Tommy Roe's Greatest Hits, reached #8 on the Hot 100 and #5 in both Canada and Australia. It's flip side is…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate American  R&B, soul, gospel and funk vocalist and percussionist, Philip Bailey, known for his work with Earth, Wind, & Fire, as he celebrates his 69th Birthday. Happy Birthday Philip ! To mark the occasion we spotlight the group's first live album, Gratitude. Gratitude is a double live album (with the exception of Side 4, which is comprised of studio tracks) released on Columbia Records…

Good morning vinyl junkies and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember country crossover artist Eddie Rabbit, on this, the 22nd anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1998, age 56, from lung cancer. We honor his legacy by spinning his 6th studio album, Horizon. Horizon was released June 20, 1980 on the Elektra label and produced by David Malloy. It reached #19 on the Billboard 200, #5 in Canada, and #1 on the Country Album charts. Two incredibly popular singles were…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 1945 that future vocalist, guitarist, and band leader Bob Seger was born. Happy 75th Birthday Bob ! With him in mind, we spotlight his  ninth studio album, Night Moves. Night Moves was released October 22, 1976 on the Capitol label and produced by Seger, Punch Andrews, Jack Richardson, and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (who back seger on 4 of the 9 tracks). The LP peaked at #12 in Canada…

Good Tuesday morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 72nd Birthday of legendary Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward. Happy Birthday Bill ! To commemorate the date we spotlight their eighth studio album, Never Say Die ! . The LP was released  September 28, 1978 on the Vertigo and WB labels and produced by Black Sabbath. It peaked at #69 on the Billboard 200, #37 Sweden,  and #12 in the UK. It has been certified Gold in the US.  The title…

Good Monday morning gang, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again, Today we remember rapper, bass player and filmmaker, Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of hip hop trio, the Beastie Boys, on this the 8th anniversary of his death. Adam, who went by the stage name, MCA, died in 2012, age 47 from cancer. He is terribly missed. With him in mind, we spotlight their historic debut album, Licensed To Ill.  Licensed To Ill was released November 15, 1986 on the Def Jam and Columbia…

So I had just sat down at the breakfast table this morning when my room temperature full glass of apple juice shatters right in front of me.

Not that it matters like facts that slipped through the cracks

Dead causes and corpses attract

Rats and maggots and sometimes

The exalted vultures with press passes

Condoning and condemning drastic plastic false notions and idols

In a effort of self preservation

They built machines around…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 86th Birthday of  Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, the American actor and tenor, and lead vocalist of The Four Seasons, known the world over as the one and only, Frankie Valli. Happy Birthday Frankie ! With this momentous occasion on our minds, we spotlight the April 1977 Warner Brothers release, Helicon. It reached #168 on the Billboard 200 and was…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on our musical calendar is 56 year old American bassist Prescott Niles, known for his work with New Wave band, The Knack. Happy 66th Birthday Prescott ! To start the day off, we offer up the 1979 Capitol Records release, "Good Girls Don't". The song, from their Platinum selling debut album, Get The Knack, peaked at #66 in the UK, #11 on both the Cash Box and Hot 100, and #1 in Canada. It was written by…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this day in 1967 Elvis Presley, the King Of Rock, married  American actress and business magnate, Priscilla  Beaulieu. The marriage lasted 6 years and produced one daughter, Lisa Marie (who years later would marry the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson) . With tales of wedded bliss dancing around in our mind, we hearken backed to Elvis' second studio album, appropriately called Elvis. Elvis was released  October 19, 1956,…