Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice is this 1968 Atlantic compilation, The Super Hits Vol. 2. The disc includes super hits from Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, Sam & Dave, Joe Tex, Sonny & Cher, The Fireballs,. and more. This is a part of a series. We already featured Volume One and I believe we have six volumes in all. 

A1 Wilson Pickett– Funky Broadway

Producer – Jerry…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember South Carolina native,  singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer, Papa John Phillips, best known for his work in the folk vocal quartet The Mamas & The Papas, on what would have been his 87th Birthday. He was born in 1935 and passed away March 18, 2001, age 65, from  heart failure. To honor his legacy, we find ourselves spinning their 1972 Dunhill Records live album, the Historic…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember the "King Of Pop" Michael Jackson, on what would have been his 63rd Birthday. The Gary, Indiana native, singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist, was born August 29, 1958 and passed away June 25, 2009, age 50, from cardiac arrest, caused by a propofol and benzodiazepine overdose. With him in mind, we spotlight his second compilation album, The Best of Michael Jackson. The LP was released August…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember New York born pianist, trombonist, and keyboardist Dick Halligan, best known for his work with the jazz rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears. He was born in August 29, 1943  and passed away earlier this year on January 18, 2022, age 78, from natural causes. With him in mind, we spotlight BS&T's debut record, Child Is Father To The Man, The LP was released February 21, 1968 on the Columbia label and…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Number Ones edition. First up our time machine takes uys back to this dayu in 1972, when the #1 song in the land was  "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" by New Jersey based pop rock band, Looking Glass. The song was released May 18, 1972, on the Epic label from their self titled debut album and peaked at #51 in the UK, #14 in South Africa, #10 in Australia, #7 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, #5 in New Zealand, and #1…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember New York native, singer, songwriter, and actress, Laura Branigan, on this, the 18th anniversary of her death. She was born July 3, 1952 and passed away  August 26, 2004, age 52, from a ventricular brain aneurysm. We honor her legacy, by spinning her third studio album, Self Control. The LP was released April 1, 1984 on the Atlantic label and produced by German composer Jack…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of British heavy metal front man, Rob Halford, best known for his work in Judas Priest, Fight, 2wo, and Halford. Happy Birthday Rob ! With him in mind, we spotlight this Westwood One Off The Record Special With Mary Turner. The record is from 1983 and features host Mary "The Burner" Turner Pattiz as she interviews various acts of the day. Side one is from…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Pennsylvania native and piano player, Louis Milton Teicher, best known as one half of the duo, Ferrante & Teicher, on what would have been his 98th Birthday. He passed away  August 3, 2008, age 83,  of heart failure. With him in mind, we spotlight the pair's 60th studio album, Love In The Generation Gap. The LP was released in 1968 on United Artists Records and produced by  George Butler. It…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Philadelphia native and big band trombonist, Warren Covington. He was born August 7, 1921 and passed away August 24, 1999, age 78. In addition to being a session musician and a bandleader himself, Covington also played with Isham Jones, Les Brown, Gene Krupa and Tommy Dorsey. He would also take over the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, after Tommy's sudden death in 1956. Today we have Covington on this…

Good Monday morning gang (if you believe in such things) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we are thrilled to celebrate the 76th Birthday of California native and keyboardist Gary 'Mutha' Withem, best known for his work in the pop rock band, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap. Happy Birthday Gary ! To mark the momentous occasion, we spotlight the 4th and final studio album from the Union Gap. The New Gary Puckett and the Union Gap Album was released December 1969 on Columbia…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember singer songwriter, actor, and producer, Kenny Rogers, on what would have been his 84th Birthday. He passed away  March 20, 2020, age 81, while in hospice care. He is truly missed. With him in mind, we spotlight his second compilation album, Greatest Hits. The LP was released September 23, 1980 on Liberty Records and produced by Larry Butler, Kenny Rogers, and Lionel Ritchie, Jr. It reached #42 in…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles. First up under our needle the song, "Tour de France" by the German electronic band, Kraftwerk. We spin it today to celebrate the 76th Birthday of lead singer and keyboardist, Ralf Hütter. Happy Birthday Ralf ! The non album single was released August 3, 1983 on the EMI label and produced by bandmembers Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, who wrote the song as well. It peaked at #60 in Australia, #49 in West Germany, #27…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas born singer songwriter, actor, and composer, Johnny Nash, on what would have been his 82nd Birthday. He passed away October 6, 2020, age 80 from natural causes. We honor his legacy by spinning his 11th studio album, I Can See Clearly Now. The LP was released July 21, 1972 on the Epic label and produced by Nash. It peaked at #39 in the UK, #29 in Australia, and #23 on the Billboard 200 and saw…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today our record of choice is this 1970 Columbia compilation, Heavy Sounds. The LP features choice cuts from great acts such as Big Brother And The Holding Company, Blood, Sweat And Tears, It's A Beautiful Day, Laura Nyro, Mongo Santamaria, and more. We bought this album in 2016 in Sanford, Florida. I remember it like it was yesterday. My beautiful Wife and I were listening to our local…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember The King Of Rock n Roll, Elvis Presley, on this the 45th anniversary of his passing. He was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8th, 1935 and passed away in 1977, age 42 from cardiac arrest. We honor his legacy by spinning this RCA compilation album, Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 2. The LP was released on January 8, 1976 and features live versions, previously unreleased outtakes, …

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . It was this month 54 years ago that Boston based psychedelic rock band, Ultimate Spinach released their second record, Behold & See. The LP was released on the MGM label and produced by Alan Lorber who produced all three of the band's albums. It peaked at #198 on the Billboard 200 and features  multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Ian Bruce-Douglas, and female vocalist Barbara Hudson, who help create a sound…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 76th Birthday of Texas born bassist and vocalist, Larry Graham, best known for his work in Sly And The Family Stone and Graham Central Station. Happy Birthday Larry ! To mark the occasion, we spotlight the 4th studio album by Sly And The Family Stone. Stand! was released May 3, 1969 on the Epic label and produced by Sly Stone. It peaked at #13 on the Billboard…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, A Number Ones edition. Our first selection comes to us via New York native, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist , Brian Hyland.  "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" was released in June 1960 on the Leader label and was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. It was performed by Hyland with an orchestra conducted by John Dixon. It peaked at #1in Belgium, Canada, West Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, the Cash…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas native,  singer songwriter, bandleader and television host Buck Owens (Alvis Edgar Owens Jr.) on what would have been his 83rd Birthday. He was born in in 1929 and passed away March 25, 2006, age 76, from a heart attack. We honor his legacy with this 1968 Capitol Records compilation, the Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2 by Buck Owens And His Buckaroos. The LP was produced by Ken Nelson and peaked at…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to wish Scottish vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist, and bandleader, Ian Anderson (Ian Scott Anderson MBE) a very Happy 75th Birthday. Happy Birthday Ian ! With him in mind, we spotlight Jethro Tull's second record, Stand Up. The LP was released in the UK on July 25, 1969 on the Island label, while the US saw it release on Reprise in September 1969. It peaked at #20 in Canada and on the…