Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. With five more days to go until the holy day, we offer up this Columbia Special Products  compilation album from 1969, A Very Merry Christmas. The LP collects yuletide hits from Robert Goulet, the Percy Faith Orchestra, Johnny Mathis, Jim Nabors, Cary Grant, and more. 

A1 Robert Goulet– Do You Hear What I Hear

A2 Leslie Uggams– It's Beginning To Look A…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. We are pleased to have you here as we kick off our week of Christmas Classics counting down the days until the BIG day. First up we have this 1968  4 Corners Of The World release, Merry Christmas, by Raymond Lefevre And His Orchestra. The LP collects some of the nicest arrangements we've heard and has a great cover to boot.

 Raymond Lefevre was a French orchestra leader, arranger and…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on our calendar of cake is original Animals bassist, Chas Chandler. The English musician, record producer and manager of Slade and Jimi Hendrix was born December 18, 1938 and joined the Alan Price Trio in 1962 and that Trio became The Animals. He was a member until 1966, leaving to pursue other interests and disillusioned by the lack of financial success. He passed away on July 17, 1996, age 57…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Our record of choice today is Motorcycle Mama, by Southern /Country Rock band, Sailcat. The LP was released in May 1972 on Elektra Records and produced by the group's two guitarists, John Wyker and  Pete Carr. The record reached #46 in Canada and #38 on the Billboard 200. It's singles were the title track (#64 Australia, #14 Canada, #12 Hot 100), "She Showed Me" (#115 Hot 100) and "Baby Ruth" (did not chart). The…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we find ourselves spinning the second record of Fort Worth born blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter, Mason Ruffner. The LP was released in 1987 on the CBS and Epic labels. Our copy is a promotional copy released on CBS Associated Records and produced by Dave Edmunds. It peaked at #80 on the Billboard 200 and the title track reached #11 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 75th Birthday of Brooklyn born drummer and percussionist, Carmine Appice, best known for his work in  Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart,  King Kobra,  and Blue Murder. It's his work on Cactus' third record that is our interest today. Restrictions was released October 18, 1971 on the ATCO label and produced by Geoffrey Haslam. It peaked at #155 on the…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 53rd Birthday of Compton, California born rapper, King T (real name Roger McBride).  Happy Birthday King T ! He is considered an early pioneer of West Coast Hip Hop and a influence on  The Notorious B.I.G. . To mark the occasion, we shine a light on his debut album, Act A Fool. The LP was released  November 15, 1988 on Capitol Records and produced by Tim Devine, DJ Pooh, and King…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we ecstatically wish  Redford, Michigan born singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist, Ted Nugent a very Happy 73rd Birthday. Happy Birthday Uncle Ted ! With him in mind, we spotlight his second live album, Intensities In 10 Cities. The LP was recorded between August and September 1980  in the last ten cities on Nugent's tour. He would play two or three new and previously unreleased songs each night…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 69th Birthday of Long Beach, California born actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast. Happy Birthday Cathy ! She's an interesting lady. She participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics and is credited with helping popularize gymnastics in America. she was a national champion in 1970 and '72 and was the first women to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. In the last month, we've seen a lot of deaths in the music world including Graeme Edge from the Moody Blues, Philip Margo from The Tokens, Keith Allison from Paul Revere & The Raiders, Billy Hinsche from Dino, Desi, And Billy, Melvin Parker from James Brown, country music performer Stonewall Jackson, UK guitarist John Miles, Ralph Tavares from Tavares, Robbie Shakespeare from Sly And Robbie, Gil Bridges from Rare…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Shreveport, Louisiana born country music producer, musician, and songwriter, Faron Young on this, the 25th anniversary of his death. He committed suicide in 1996, age 64, after declining health, and years of depression/alcoholism. What a shame. With him in mind, we spotlight his 36th album, Chapter Two.  The LP was released in 1979 on the MCA label and produced by Eddie…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again .  If you look through the annals of music history, a lot of stuff went down on December 8th. Here are a few :

In 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped at gunpoint,

In 1968 Graham Nash left The Hollies,

In 1980, John Lennon was murdered by crazed fan Mark Chapman,

In 1982 country singer Marty Robbins died aged 57,

In 1984 Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil was involved in a…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Danish pianist and composer, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, known the world over simply as Bent Fabric, on what would have been his 97th Birthday. He passed away last year in July at age 95. We honor his legacy with his sophomore release, The Happy Puppy. The LP was released in 1962 on the ATCO label and features Fabric's joyful brand of jazz on 12 tracks. Three singles were released,  the title track…

Good Monday morning gang ( it's possible ... ) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today our record of choice to get your juices flowing and your work week started is this compilation Best Of ... Unsound Bands (1983-'85). The record collects 24 tracks from 5 punk and hardcore bands that made up the roster of the New York based Unsound Music label.  Two of the  bands are Insanity Defense and Satan's Cheerleaders and they share members. The other bands are Fatal Vision, Stands For…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 61st Birthday of Montebello, California born  rock vocalist, Jack Russell, best known for his work with Great White and more recently Jack Russell's Great White. Happy Birthday Jack ! With him in mind, we spotlight JRGW's second record,  Once Bitten Acoustic Bytes. The LP released in 2020 on the Deadline Music label features stripped down acoustic versions of some of Great…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the return of Saturday's Singles. It was on this very day in 1971, that the events in the Deep Purple song, "Smoke On The Water" occurred. The band was in Montreux, Switzerland to record their sixth studio album, Machine Head, using a mobile recording studio they rented from the Rolling Stones. Frank Zappa and the Mothers were playing a gig in the casino portion of the building. It was the last show to be played there before the…

Good morning, morning people and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember English keyboardist, Ian McLagan, best known for his work with Small Faces and Faces, on this, the 7th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2014, age 69 from a stroke. We honor his legacy with Faces' third studio album, A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse. The LP was released November 17, 1971 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by the band with Glyn Johns…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas born saxophonist Bobby Keys, on the 7th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2014, age 70, from liver cancer. His six decade career saw him appear on hundreds of albums from bands like the Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Harry Nilsson, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, George Harrison, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, and many more. It's his work on…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . We didn't want the week to get away without mentioning that yesterday (11-30-21) marked 4 since the passing  of Sylacauga, Alabama born actor, singer, and comedian, Jim Nabors, best known for the role of  Gomer Pyle on the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, and it's spin off  Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. He died in 2017, age 87, after years of declining health. With him in mind, we spotlight this 1971 Harmony Records…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember drummer and record producer, Munetaka Higuchi, best known for his work with Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness, on this, the 13th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2008, age 49, from hepatocellular carcinoma, a type of liver cancer. We honor his legacy by spinning Loudness'  fifth studio album, Thunder In The East. The LP was released June 9, 1985 on the ATCO label, making Loudness the…