Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we find ourselves celebrating the 8rd Birthday of British actor Terrence Stamp, perhaps best known as the Kryptonian supervillain, General Zod in the first two Christopher Reeves' Superman films. Happy Birthday Terrence ! With him in mind, we spotlight the Original Soundtrack to Superman II. Superman II (the film and soundtrack) was released in 1980 by Warner Brothers. The movie starring Christopher Reeves as…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . It was on this day in 1999, that Mississippi born singer, guitarist and baseball player, Charley Pride, got his star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. To mark the occasion, we spotlight his debut album, Country Charley Pride.  Country Charley Pride was released in 1966 on the RCA Victor label and produced by Bob Ferguson, Chet Atkins, and Jack Clement. It peaked at #16 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Sadly…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we gleefully celebrate the 76th Birthday British bassist, John Lodge, best known for his work with progressive rock band The Moody Blues. Happy Birthday John ! With him in mind, we spotlight their 5th studio recording, To Our Children's Children's Children. The LP was released November 21, 1969 on the group's own Threshold label and produced by Tony Clarke. It peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 and #2 in the…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we joyfully celebrate the 77th Birthday of George Frayne IV, better known as Commander Cody of Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen. Happy Birthday Cody ! With him in mind, we spotlight their second studio record, Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites. The LP was released May 1972 on the Paramount label and peaked at #94 on the Billboard 200. "Mama Hated Diesels" and "Watch My .38" were released as…

Good morning everyone and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember English bassist, Danny McCulloch, best known for his work with Eric Burdon and the Animals, on what would have been his 76th Birthday. Heart failure claimed his life in 2015, age 69. To honor his legacy, we shine a light on this 1968 MGM release, Every One Of Us. It was a US release only. It peaked at #152 on the Billboard 200 and #107 on the Record World charts.

"White…

Good morning gang and welcome to a very special edition of Saturday's Singles as we examine the date, July 17th, in history. First up in 1928, California born  jazz pianist, Vince Guaraldi, was born. He is perhaps best remembered for two very famous compositions from the Peanuts gallery, "Linus and Lucy" and  "Christmas Time Is Here". We don't have either of those but we do have this 1980 release from Charlie Brown Records, titled  It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown, just like the animated…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Texas born guitarist/vocalist and producer, Johnny Winter, on this,  the 7th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2014, age 70. No cause of death was released. To honor his legacy we spotlight this 2 disc compilation from his Brother, Edgar Winter, namely Edgar's first solo album, Entrance, coupled with his band, self titled debut, White Trash. It was released in 1976 on…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 69th Birthday of guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, and founding member of the rock band Ambrosia, David Pack. Happy Birthday David ! In honor of his big day, we spotlight the group's self titled debut album. Ambrosia was released February of 1975 on the 20th Century Fox label and produced by Freddie Piro. The LP peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 and gave birth the two…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember New Mexico born  animator, voice actor, cartoonist, musician, and the man you put the Hanna in Hanna Barbera, William Hanna, on what would have been his 111th Birthday. He passed away in 2001, age 90 from esophageal cancer. Along with his partner, Joseph Barbera, the duo created such childhood favorites as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Smurfs, and Yogi…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate the 79th Birthday of drummer, Stephen Jo Bladd, best known for his work with The J. Geils Band. Happy Birthday Stephen. With him in mind, we spotlight their first live album. Live Full House. The LP was recorded April 1972 at The Cinderella Ballroom,  in Detroit, and then released September of that same year on Atlantic label. It was produced by Geoffrey Haslam,  and the J. Geils Band and…

Good Monday morning gang (if you believe in such things ) and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Christopher Gordon Blandford Wood, British born saxophonist / flautist and founding member of progressive psychedelic jazz jam rock band, Traffic, on this, the 38th anniversary of his passing. The musician known simply as Chris Wood died in 1983, of pneumonia at age 39. To honor his legacy, we spotlight the debut LP by Traffic. Mr. Fantasy if you've got the UK release or…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was 50 years ago today, that Pittsburgh saw the first stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar. The musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice tells the tale (in song) of the last week of Jesus' life. Initially the pair had a hard time getting funding so they released the project as a double album called, Jesus Christ Superstar - A Rock Opera. The success of that record convinced financial…

Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. First up, we find ourselves celebrating the 72nd Birthday of vocalist/guitarist, radio personality, and author Greg Kihn. Happy Birthday Greg ! Greg released his second charting single,  "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)" in May of 1981 on Kihn's own Beserkley label. The tune hailed from his 6th studio album,  RocKihnRoll and was produced by Matthew King Kaufman. It peaked at #15 on the Hot 100, #14 in Australia, and…

Good morning vinyl enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this day in 1816, Argentina declared their Independence from Spain. In lieu of a Argentina album, we offer up this one about Spain, appropriately titled Spain. It's by Stanley Black and His Orchestra. Spain was released in 1961 on the London label, as part of their Phase 4 series. The disc is a delight to listen to, with it's clear, big, and bold sound. Some songs I knew, and others I wasn't…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this day in 1977 the tenth James Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me, was released . The  Lewis Gilbert directed movie starred Roger Moore in his third outing as 007, with co-stars Barbara Bach and Curt Jürgens . The score was composed by Marvin Hamlisch instead of John Barry, whose tax problems prohibited him working in London. Carly Simon is featured on the main theme,  "Nobody Does It Better", marking the first…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today marks one year since the death of North Carolina born  singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and actor, Charlie Daniels. He died from at stroke, at age 83. He is severely missed. We honor his legacy by spinning his self titled debut album. Charlie Daniels was released in 1971 on the Capitol label and produced by Jerry Corbitt and Dave Nives. If you are thinking the name Jerry Corbitt sounds familiar,…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today our record of choice is this EP by Minneapolis hard rock band Dare Force. Makin' Our Own Rules was released in 1985 on DME Records. The four song record packs a punch and it's no wonder than the group opened for the likes of KISS, Ted Nugent, Triumph, Kansas, UFO, the Joe Perry Project, and Ratt. They released 3 full albums in the 80s. The same year this EP was released they also put it…

"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, a Songs I've Never Heard Before edition. That's right folks, today we have selected two 45s that had never graced our eardrums before our listening to them last night. First up we have "Joy To The World" by Dale Beaty. I cannot find a lot of info on this selection. The song is on TAB Records and I can find it on Discogs but I cannot find a release year. TAB Records was owned by a guy named Eddie Bond who also released songs on the…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Our record of choice today is this 1967 Atlantic Group compilation album, The Super Hits by various artists. It collects super hits from Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin, The Young Rascals, and others.

A1 Sam & Dave– Hold On, I'm Comin'

Written-By – Isaac Hayes & David Porter

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A2 Wilson Pickett– Mustang Sally

Written-By – Bonny…