Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember funk & soul producer, saxophone, trumpet, and flute player, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, of Ohio Players fame, on this,  the 25th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1995, age 55, after suffering a brain aneurysm. To honor his legacy, we spotlight their seventh studio album, Honey. Honey was released August 16, 1975 on the Mercury label and was produced by the band. It peaked at #2 on…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 81st Birthday of Arkansas born country music songwriter, singer and actor, Ed Bruce . Happy Birthday Ed ! His 11th studio album I Write It Down, was released in 1982 on the MCA label and produced by Tommy West. It peaked at #63 on Billboard's Top Country albums chart. He is perhaps best known for penning the outlaw country anthem,  "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, Lemmy Kilmister, from the British heavy metal band Motörhead, on this, the 5th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2015, age 70, four days after his Birthday and two days after being diagnosed with cancer. He is severely missed. To honor his legacy, we spotlight Motörhead's first live album, No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith. The LP was released June…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today joyfully celebrate the 75 Birthday of British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Mick Jones of Foreigner, not to be confused with Mick Jones of The Clash. Happy Birthday Mick ! With him in mind, we spotlight the band's first compilation album, Records was released November 29, 1982 on the Atlantic label and produced by Roy Thomas Baker, Mick Jones, Robert John "Mutt" Lange,…

Good morning, morning people and welcome to the post Christmas and last Saturday's Singles of the year. With it being the last week of the year we chose two tracks that signify goodbyes or an end of things. Our first selection comes to us via Massachusetts country rock jazz fusion outfit, the Cobble Mountain Band. Their one and only self titled debut was released in 1979 with the single from it, "Everybody's Got To Leave Sometime" released in 1981 on Singlebrook Records. Information on this…

Good morning and Merry Christmas to you all ! We are so happy you joined us for the #1 Christmas record on our 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. The Christmas Spirit by Johnny Cash was released November 11, 1963 on the Columbia label and produced by  Don Law and Frank Jones. The LP,  Cash's first Christmas album and his overall 17th, peaked at #7 Holiday Albums chart It contains four of his originals and eight covers, including it's sole single, "The Little Drummer Boy" (#24…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's  Christmas Eve 2020 edition of our 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. With only two more records to spin on our holiday hit list, we unwrap this 1973 Rocking Horse Records release, Twas The Night Before Christmas by The Mistletoe Singers. This is our second album of the season to feature artwork by George Peed. We also saw his work on Friday with Bozo's Christmas Sing Along.

A1 Twas The…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown . With three more spots to fill we gift you this A&M record released December 16, 1968 A&M by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, appropriately titled Christmas Album. The LP was produced by Alpert and his partner Jerry Moss, who is the M in A&M Records. 

"Winter Wonderland" (Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard) – 3:02

"Jingle Bells" (James…

Good morning audiophiles and welcome back to the Tuesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. With 4 more to go, we find ourselves spinning The Beach Boys' Christmas Album. The Beach Boys' Christmas Album was released November 9, 1964 on the Capitol label and produced by Brian Wilson. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and gave birth to a sole single, "The Man with All the Toys" (#3 Hot 100). The LP, with five original songs and seven standards, is…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown . With 5 more spots on our holiday hit list, we bring you the first Christmas album (and their overall  nineteenth studio album) by country , gospel, and vocal group, The STatler Brothers. Christmas Card was released on Mercury Records in 1978 and produced by Jerry Kennedy. It peaked at #183 on the Billboard 200 and #17 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Speaking of Christmas cards,…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. With six days left on our holiday hit list, we put a bow on this Stevie Wonder album, Someday At Christmas. The LP was originally released in 1967, and has been reissued several times through the years. Our copy is the Tamla Records 1978 promotional version. It reached #85 on the Billboard 200, #50 in Sweden, and #28 on the Top Holiday Albums chart. The title…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown edition. Today our two songs share the 7th position and here they are. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd was released in 1952 on the Columbia label. The tune,  penned by British songwriter Tommie Connor, reached #1 on Billboard's Pop Singles and Cash Box and #3 in the UK. The song was commissioned by Saks Fifth Avenue for their store Christmas card, for that year. Since then it…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. Our 8th day brings us our most lighthearted album yet, with this 1973 Peter Pan Records, Bozo's Christmas Sing Along by no other than Bozo himself, Larry Harmon. The artwork is by George Peed. The LP originally came with a punch out perforated decoration on the front cover, but that has been long removed, perhaps by Greg Oakley, who wrote his name on both the…

Good Thursday morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Coundtdown. With 9 more days to go and 9 more festive selections, we unwrap this 2LP compilation, Home For Christmas. The set was released in 1971 on Realm Records. We got it just the other day as a gift from The Mrs.' cousin Becky. It was part of a great music collection they gave us including 33s, 45s, 8 tracks, CDs and cassettes. Thanks cousin Becky !

White Christmas (Tony…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. With 10 more days to go, we offer up this 1977 Pickwick release, Christmas Disco by P.K. And The Sound Explosion. This 8 track LP takes many holiday favorites and supes them up with a disco beat, although the styles contained in the aforementioned record, run the gamut from electronic, Funk / Soul, Folk, World, & Country. Truly this album is unique and an enjoyable…

Good morning Tuesday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again's 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. Not only is our a countdown a musical countdown it also serves as a countdown until Christmas, so that means if you haven't got your preparations in high gear, get to it, there's only 11 more days to go. Today's festive record is Christmas Tyme by British pop  balladeer, Engelbert Humperdinck. The LP was released in 1977 on the Epic label and produced by Joel Diamond and Charlie…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we start our 12 Days Of Christmas Countdown. With no time to waste we get into with this 1983 Myrrrh Records compilation,  Contemporary Christmas Classics. The LP includes songs by Pat Boone, The Imperials, Amy Grant, The Archers, and others.

A1

David Meece - We Are the Reason

A2

Evie - Special Delivery

A3

Steve Archer - My Gift to You

A4

Chris…

Good morning, Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 72nd Birthday of Michigan born guitarist, vocalist, hunter and political activist, Ted Nugent. Happy Birthday Uncle Ted ! Call Of The Wild, the sixth album by Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes was released September 1973 on Frank Zappa's DiscReet label, and produced by Lew Futterman. The album nor it's sole single, "Sweet Revenge" charted, although I don't know why. The LP incorporates…

Thrown down an Orwell
Just heard the doorbell
Who goes there
I cannot tell and I suppose
It's just as well

Waiting on your letter
To say it's gotten better
Says she'd stay forever
If I let her, but
Best left if I forget her

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on our calendar is Jersey born singer, actress, television host, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, Dionne Warwick. She is celebrating her 80th Birthday and we wish her many returns. Happy Birthday Dionne ! Her song, "Who Is Gonna Love Me" was released in 1968 on the Scepter label and was produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The tune, from her 11th album…