Good morning audiophiles and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 77th Birthday of Roland Kent LaVoie , known the world over as simply the singer-songwriter Lobo. Happy Birthday Lobo ! Born in Tallahassee and raised right here in Polk County's town of Winter Haven, Lobo would find early success with local soon to be legends, such as Jon Corneal, Gram Parsons, and Jim Stafford in the band, The Rumours. It is his solo work,…

Good morning, Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Owosso, Michigan (I've been there, I have cousins who live there. ) based guitarist Dick Wagner, known for his work with Lou Reed, KISS, and Alice Cooper, on this, the 6th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2014, age 71, from respiratory failure. With him in mind, we spotlight the 4th solo album by Alice Cooper (the man, as opposed to Alice Cooper, the band). From The Inside was…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 74th Birthday of Indiana born keyboardist and founding member of REO Speedwagon, Neal Doughty. Happy Birthday Neal ! To commemorate the date, we shine a light on their first live album, Live:  You Get What You Play For. The double LP was recorded  at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, the Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, Kiel Auditorium in Saint Louis, Missouri and Alex…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Tuesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember guitarist and composer Mike Bloomfield, known for his work with Paul Butterfield and Al Kooper, on what would have been his 77th Birthday. He passed away in 1981, age 37, from unclear circumstances. His body was found in his car, with all four doors locked. Rumor has it he died somewhere else and was driven to that location, possibly after a drug overdose. With Mike in mind we…

Good Monday morning gang (that is if you believe in such things) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember  Southern rock bassist, Leon Wilkeson, of Lynyrd Skynyrd  fame, on this , the 19th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2001, age 49, from chronic liver and lung disease. With him in mind, we spotlight the first posthumous compilation album,  Skynyrd's First and...Last. Skynyrd's First and...Last was released September 5, 1978 on the MCA  and produced Jimmy…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 77th Birthday of Sir Michael Philip Jagger, known the world over as the voice of The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger. Happy Birthday Mick ! To commemorate the momentous date, we spotlight this double compilation album, Greatest Hits. They were released in 1977 on the  

ABKCO and  RCA Special Products labels and produced by Al Steckler,  Andrew Loog Oldham, Jimmy Miller, and The…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. On this day in 1980, drummer Eric Carr joined the iconic rockers  KIϟϟ, replacing  Peter Criss. Carr whose real name was Paul Charles Caravello, took on the persona of The Fox.  His first record with the group was the heavily critiqued Music from "The Elder", followed by Killers,  Creatures of the Night, Lick It Up, and,  Animalize, which happens to be my favorite and the parent album of our first Saturday's Singles…

Good morning audiophiles and welcome back to the Friday edition. After perusing the typical "on this day" music sites this week, I simply wasn't feeling the usual birth/death dates and the like, so I thought I'd take this day to showcase some of our more unique and local vinyl pieces. So, the year was 1972 and the location was the University Of Florida at Gainesville. The event was the 13th Annual Gatorland Music Clinic. This clinic was held the week of July 23 -29 and the musical director…

Good Thursday morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 76th Birthday of drummer and founding member, Dino Danelli, of the rock group The Rascals (and later The Young Rascals). Happy Birthday Dino ! To get the party started, we spotlight their greatest hits package, Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits. The LP was released June 24, 1968 on the Atlantic label and produced by the band , along with  Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd. It peaked at…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 76th Birthday of  English musician, singer and songwriter , founder, vocalist and keyboardist of the rock band Supertrampm Rick Davies. Happy Birthday Rick ! With him in mind, we spotlight their fourth studio album, Crisis? What Crisis? . Crisis? What Crisis?  was released September 14, 1975 on the A&M label and produced by the band with  Ken Scott. It peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200,…

Good morning Tuesday people and welcome back to Stuck In The vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 72nd Birthday of British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Cat Stevens (later Yusef Islam). Happy Birthday Cat ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight his ninth studio album, and his first concept album, Numbers. Numbers was released November 30, 1975 on the A&M label and produced by Cat Stevens. The LP peaked at #14 in Norway, #13 in the US, #9 in Sweden, and #4 in…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. Today we gleefully celebrate the 75th Birthday of Los Angeles born singer songwriter Kim Carnes. Happy Birthday Kim! Weith her in mind, we spotlight her eighth studio album, Café Racers. Café Racers was released in October 1983 on the EMI label and produced by Keith Olsen, who passed away earlier in March of this year, at age 74, from cardiac arrest. It peaked at #97 on the Billboard 200 and spawned four singles…

Good Sunday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the Birthday of yours truly with this great compilation by the Mothers Of Invention. Mothermania The Best Of The Mothers, was released in 1969 on the Bizarre and Verve labels and was produced by Frank Zappa himself. This was the first Mothers compilation,  and even though Zappa had released 5 albums at this point in his career, this retrospective takes it's tracks from the first three, Freak…

Good morning gang and welcome to the Saturday's Singles Soundtrack edition. Our first Soundtrack Single comes to us via the 1988 American comedy film directed by Bud S. Smith, Johnny Be Good. The movie stars Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman. Hall plays a high school football quarterback who is being pursued by teams across the country. The soundtrack album boasts an impressive roster with the likes of KIX, Fiona, Saga, Ted…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Scottish  singer-songwriter and guitarist, Gordon Waller, known for his work with  Peter Asher, in the 60s pop duo, Peter And Gordon, on this, the 11th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2009, age 64, from a heart attack. To honor his legacy, we spotlight the pair's 4th studio recording, True Love Ways. The LP was released in 1965 on Capitol Records and produced by Dave Dexter, Jr., and John…

Good morning record junkies and welcome to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of Virginia born drummer Stewart Copeland, known for his work in The Police, and the supergroup Oysterhead (with Les Claypool of Primus and Trey Anastasio of Phish, highly recommended). Happy Birthday Stewart ! With him in mind we spotlight the  fifth and final studio album by the Police, Synchronicity.  Synchronicity was released June 17, 1983 on the A&M…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to the stack of wax known as Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 74th Birthday of singer-songwriter, actress, and producer,  Linda Ronstadt. Happy Birthday Linda ! To get the party started, we find ourselves spinning her first greatest hits compilation, appropriately titled, Greatest Hits. The LP was released  December 1, 1976 on Asylum Records and produced by Peter Asher, John Boylan, John David Souther, Elliot F.…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day back in 1987 that the Steve Miller Band received their Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. To mark the occasion we spotlight the band's thirteenth studio album, Italian X Rays. Italian X Rays was released in 1984 on the Capitol label and produced by Steve Miller himself. The LP peaked at #106 on the Billboard 200, #88 in Canada, and #49 in Sweden. Three singles were released from the…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully wish  Massachusetts born drummer, Stephen Jo Bladd, best known for his work in The J. Geils Band, a very Happy 78th Birthday. Happy Birthday Stephen ! With him in mind, we spotlight the sixth studio album by the group, Hotline. Hotline was released on September 9, 1975, by Atlantic Records and produced  Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, and keyboardist Seth Justman. The LP peaked at #36 on the Billboard 200.…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we wish Philadelphia born  stand-up comedian, actor, author, and convicted sex offender, Bill Cosby a Happy 83rd Birthday. (That's right, on this page even criminals have Birthdays.) To commemorate the date we spotlight Bill's 6th studio album, and his first ever musical one, Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings. The LP was released in 1967 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by Fred Smith. Although hailed as…