Good mourning my victims, err I mean guests and welcome to the Halloween 2022 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's All Halloweekend Countdown Of Spooktacular And Sinister Sounds. It's finally here and with that our last selection of the season. Halloween Horrors: The Sounds Of Halloween (And Other Useful Effects) was released in 1977 on the A&M label and was written and produced by J. Robert Elliot. Side A is comprised of the the story Halloween Horror, where a young man is driving on…

Good morning goblins and trolls and welcome back to our All Halloweekend Countdown of Spooktacular And Sinister Sounds. With one more day to go, we bring you the pioneers of horror punk, the Misfits, with self titled second compilation album, Misfits (although sometimes referred to as Collection 1) . The LP was released July 1, 1986 on Caroline Records and was produced by the band and Glen Lockett, best known as producer, Spot. The track list, curated by bandleader Glenn Danzig collects…

Good morning my creepies and welcome back to Saturday's Singles,  an All Halloweekend edition,  as we count day the days until Halloween. With just 2 more days to go bring you this spooktucular children's 45 from 1966 and  Wonderland Records. Casper The Friendly Ghost, features The Sandpiper Chorus And Orchestra, Norma Macmillan, and Bradley Bolke. The four track disc delights us and frightens us with stories and songs of Wendy the Witch, Casper the Friendly Ghost and the Boo…

Good morning ghouls and boils and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's All Halloweekend Of Spooktacular And Sinister Sounds. That's right kids we are counting down the days until Halloween and bringing you the scariest albums in our collection. With three days to go we offer up this 1962 Somerset Records release, Stereo Dynamics! To Scare Hell Out Of Your Neighbors, because after all, isn't that what it's all about ? The LP collects terrifying tracks from The…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember New York native, musician, songwriter, and poet, Lou Reed (Lewis Allen Reed), best known as the voice of the Velvet Underground, as well as his solo stuff,  on this, the 9th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2013, age 71, from liver disease. To honor his legacy, we spotlight his 4th solo album, Sally Can't Dance. The LP was released August 1974 on the RCA label and…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 76th Birthday of guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer, businessman and record producer, Keith Hopwood, best known for his work with Peter Noone in the band's Herman's Hermits and Sour Mash. Happy Birthday Keith ! With him in mind, we spotlight Herman's Hermits' first compilation album, The Best Of Herman's Hermits. The LP was released November 1965 on the MGM label and produced by Mickie…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Australian-American singer, actress, television host, and activist, Helen Reddy, on what would have been her 80th Birthday. She passed away September 20, 2020, age 78 from dementia. We honor her legacy by spotlighting her first compilation album, Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits. The LP was released in 1975 on Capitol Records and produced by  Tom Catalano, Larry Marks, Jay Senter, and Joe Wissert . It…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . According to the Sesame Street calendar hanging on the wall besides me, it's United Nations Day. It was on this day in 1945 that that organization came into being. To mark the occasion, we find ourselves listening to this 1963 United Nations Records release,  "United Nations Unique Record To Aid The World's Refugees", All Star Festival. The LP collects songs from such great acts as Bing Crosby And Louis Armstrong, Doris…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember trumpeter turned labor union leader, James Caesar Petrillo (commonly referred to as JC or Jimmy), on this, the 38th anniversary of his passing. He died in 1984, age 92. He was born in Chicago on March 16, 1892. When he was a youth he discovered he had a passion for playing the trumpet, but by the time he was an adult had figured his passion would not feed him, so he got into…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. First up under our needle is "Sugar Shack" by New Mexico based rock band, Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. The song was written by Keith McCormack, Jimmy Torres, and Fay Voss and then released in 1963 on DOT Records, where it was produced by Norman Petty. It was the title track to their 4th album and reached #1 on the Hot 100 where it stayed for five weeks (October 12 to November 9) , three weeks (October 19 to November 2) on…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today the music that's got us bopping and swaying to the beat is second effort by obscure Washington, D.C. based funk band, Osiris. Ozone was released in 1979 on the Marlin label and produced by bandleader and namesake, Reginald "Osiris" Marsh. Two singles were released fronm the 7 track LP ; "Fantality" and "Say You Will" but if the album or singles charted, I can find no evidence. The band…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today finds us listening to the debut album from Dutch language synthpop band, Het Goede Doel (translattion : The Charity. België (Belguim) was released in 1982 on CNR Records and produced by Robin Freeman  and John Tilly. The LP peaked at #1 on the Top 100 Dutch Albums chart and saw the release of 5 singles ;

"België (Is Er Leven Op Pluto... ?)" (Belgium Is There Life On Pluto... ?)) , (#4…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today our record of choice is the sophomore effort from Scottish new wave/post-punk band, Altered Images. Pinky blue was released May 14, 1982 on the Portrait label and produced by Martin Rushent. It peaked at #23 in Australia, #12 in the UK, and #10 in New Zealand. Four singles were issued from the 11 track album ; "I Could Be Happy" (#45 US Dance, #30 Australia, #13 Ireland, #7 UK, #4 New Zealand) , "See Those…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . This month marks 41 years since the released of the self titled debut of Portland, Oregon's Quarterflash. The rock group, founded by Husband and Wife duo, Marv and  Orinda Sue "Rindy" Ross, have released 7 albums of their saxophone infused rock, with their last one in 2020, but as I mentioned before their first is our focus today. Quarterflash was released in October 1981 on the Geffen label and produced by John…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Bristol, Tennessee native, actor, and bass-baritone vocalist, Tennessee Ernie Ford (Ernest Jennings Ford), on this, the 31st anniversary of his passing. He was born February 13, 1919 and died in 1991, age 72, from liver failure. With him in mind, we spotlight this 1968 Capitol Records records, World Of Pop And Country Hits. 

A1 What A Wonderful World…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Last Tuesday (10/11/22) brought us the sad news that Dame Angela Lansbury had passed away 5 days before her 97th Birthday. The Irish-British and American actress whose career spanned 8 decades was known for several roles across stage, film, and television including 12 seasons as the lovable mystery writing sleuth, J.B. Fletcher, on Murder, She Wrote. She was one of the last members of the Golden Age of Hollywood and…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's singles. Our first selection is "We'll Never Have to Say Goodbye Again" by Dallas based soft rock duo, England Dan & John Ford Coley. The song was released February 17, 1978 on the Big Tree label, written by Jeffrey Comanor, and produced by Kyle Lehning. The tune hails from the pair's 6th studio album,  Some Things Don't Come Easy and peaked at #109 on the Hot 100, #99 on the Cash Box, and #22 on the Adult Contemporary charts.…

Good middle of the morning gang and welcome to the extremely late Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Maybe I overslept, or got Berlin confused with Bernstein, or got in a yelling match with a neighbor about his unleashed dog ... 

Anyway, our record of choice on this fine day is this 1979 Pickwick compilation, the History Of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 3. On it we find favorites hits by the original artists such as Canned Heat, The Ventures, Timi Yuro, Jan and Dean and even a…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to celebrate the 75th Birthday of California native, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Sammy Hagar, best known for his work with Montrose, Van Halen, and Chickenfoot, as well as his solo work. Happy Birthday Sammy ! To get things started, we find ourselves spinning his 9th solo album, I Never Said Goodbye. The LP was released June 23, 1987 on the Geffen label and…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are going to celebrate New Jersey native,  musician, singer, songwriter and actor, Paul Simon. His 81st Birthday is tomorrow (10/13/22) and we're getting a early jump, so we can celebrate another Birthday tomorrow. With him in mind, we spotlight Simon & Garfunkel's second studio album,  Sounds of Silence. The LP was released January 17, 1966 on the Columbia label and produced by  Bob Johnston and Tom…