Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. This week brought us the sad news that former Uriah Heep keyboardist, Ken Hensley had passed away after a short illness. He was 75. To honor his legacy we spotlight the English rock band's first live album, appropriately titled, Uriah Heep Live. The double LP was recorded January 26, 1973 at  Town Hall, Birmingham, England and then released in April of the same year on Bronze Records. It peaked at #37 on the…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we take a look and a listen to the original motion picture soundtrack to the film Cocktail, starring Tom Cruise,  Bryan Brown, and Elisabeth Shue. They were realeased in 1988, with the soundtrack on the Elektra label. The LP reached #3 in Sweden and Switzerland, #2 in New Zealand and America, and #1 in Australia and Canada. It gave The Beach Boys their first number one since 1966, with "Kokomo" which topped the…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Ivory "Deek" Watson, original member of vocal group The Ink Spots, on this, the 51st anniversary of his death. He suffered a fatal stroke, in 1969, age 60. To honor his legacy, we spotlight this 1959 Golden Tone compilation album, Volume Two. 

A1 (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons

A2 Up A Lazy River

A3 Do I Worry

A4 Old Man River

B1 I Don't Want To Set…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back the the Election Day 2020 edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Unless you've been living under a rock for a year, you've probably heard today is a Election Day. With that in mind we thought it would be super cool to open this factory sealed copy (Opening video down near the pictures) of this spoken word record, Six Presidents Speak - A Profile Of The Presidency. The LP was released in 1972 on the Columbia Special Products label and exclusively…

Good Monday morning gang, if you believe in such things, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 59th Birthday of Canadian pop and country singer, k.d. lang. Happy Birthday  k.d. ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight her debut record, Shadowland. The LP was released in 1988 on the Sire label and produced by iconic country music producer,  Owen Bradley, who coincidently produced the Bill Anderson record we featured yesterday. The album reached #73 on the…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again and welcome to November. Today we joyfully celebrate the 83rd Birthday of country music singer-songwriter, producer, television host, and author, Bill Anderson . Happy Birthday Bill ! Wiuth him in mind we shine a light on his 6 decade career and his 12th studio recording, Don't She Look Good. Don't She Look Good was released November 1972 on the Decca label in America and MCA in Germany. We have the German pressing. It…

Good morning my victims, err, I mean guests,  and welcome to the Halloween 2020 edition of Saturday's Singles. First up under the weight of our needle and a blue moon, is "Halloween", the 1985 Polydor release of Dutch Jazz songstress, Denise Jannah. Our copy is a 12" 45 RPM Maxi single, pressed in Germany, according to the label. It features the tune, "Lady Sensible" on the B-side. This was not released in the US and as far as I can ascertain, it not not chart overseas. I don't know why, she…

Good mourning goblins and trolls and welcome to the All Hallow's Eve edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again, otherwise known as Friday.  With just one terrifying day to Halloween, we offer up this 1964 RCA Victor novelty release, Dracula's Greatest Hits. The album, features Gene Moss, host of KHJ-TV's (Los Angeles) classic monster-themed kids' show, SHRIMPENSTEIN,  on vocals, with lyrics penned by him and Fred Rice and musical accompaniment by Billy Riley. The front and back artwork is by page…

Good mourning goblins and trolls and welcome to the All Hallow's Eve edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again, otherwise known as Friday.  With just one terrifying day to Halloween, we offer up this 1964 RCA Victor novelty release, Dracula's Greatest Hits. The album, features Gene Moss, host of KHJ-TV's (Los Angeles) classic monster-themed kids' show, SHRIMPENSTEIN,  on vocals, with lyrics penned by him and Fred Rice and musical accompaniment by Billy Riley. The front and back artwork is by page…

Good morning fang and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again's Sinister Spooktacular Countdown Of Sound To Halloween. With just two more days until the BIG day, we spotlight the  seventh studio album by the Swiss metal  band Krokus. Headhunter was released April 25, 1983 on the Arista label and produced by Tom Allom. It peaked at #74 in the UK, #31 in Canada, #25 on the Billboard 200, and #22 in Switzerland. Three singles were released from the Gold certified disc…

Good morning ghouls and boils and welcome back to the Wednesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again, as we begin our Sinister And Spooktacular Countdown Of Sound to Halloween . With just three more days to go we bring you this 1973 Troll Records release, Thriller And Chillers. The record collects four torrid tales of mayhem and mirth. As far as I can tell Troll Records entire catalog was spooky children's albums in the 70s. 

A1 The Tell-Tale Heart

Adapted By – Cherney…

Good morning record enthusaists and welcome back to the Tuesday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On this day in 1995, Gloria Estefan became the only pop artist to perform for the Pope when she serenaded  Pope John Paul II on the celebration of his 50 years of Priesthood. To mark the occasion we spotlight the 10th studio album by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Let It Loose (Anything For You on European pressings). Let It Loose was released June 2, 1987 on the Epic label and…

Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 74th Birthday of British born singer-songwriter, composer, businessman and record producer, and former rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of Herman's Hermits, Keith Hopwood. Happy Birthday Keith ! With him in mind, we spotlight this 1967 MGM compilation album, The Best Of Herman's Hermits Volume 3. The record reached #102 on the Billboard 200 and was produced by Mickie…

Good morning Sunday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Scottish bassist Jack Bruce, best known for his work with English rock band Cream,  on this, the 6th anniversary of his passing. He died in 2014, age 71, from liver disease. To honor his storied legacy, we spotlight the band's second compilation album, Heavy Cream. The double LP was released October 9, 1972 on the Polydor label and produced by Felix Pappalardi and Robert Stigwood. It reached #135 on…

Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles. It was on this very day in 1987, that the title track to Michael Jackson's 7th studio album landed at #1 on the Billboard 200 after being released on September 7th on Epic Records. The song written by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones also hit #1 in Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, US Dance Club Songs, US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales, US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, US Rhythmic, and the US Cash…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember founding member and English bassist Greg Ridley, known for his work in English rock band, Humble Pie, on this, what would have been his 73rd Birthday. He passed away in 2003, age 56, from  pneumonia. To honor his legacy, we spotlight this double live album, Eat It. Eat It was released April of 1973 on the A&M label and was produced by the band. It peaked at #41 in Australia, #34 in the UK, and #13…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. It was on this day in 1979, that Disney World counted it's 100 millionth customers, eight years after opening it's doors. The customer was  8-year-old Kurt Miller from Kingsville, MD. He received a lifetime pass. It's estimated that over 52 million visit the park on a yearly basis. To mark the momentous occasion we spotlight this 1976 Ronco children's album, The Greatest Hits Of Walt Disney.…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Tennessee born bassist and bandleader Bill Black, on this, the 55th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1965, age 39, from a brain tumor. He is known as one of rock n roll founders, for his early work with Elvis and a member of the The Blue Moon Boys. Later he led his own outfit The Bill Black Combo. It's his early work with Elvis that has us toe tapping today.  Elvis: A Legendary…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of founding member and former Foreigner keyboardist, Al Greenwood. Happy Birthday Al ! To commemorate the date, we turn our collective ear towards their third studio album, Head Games. Head Games was released September 10, 1979 on the Atlantic label and produced by  Roy Thomas Baker , along with bandmembers Mick Jones and Ian McDonald. The 5X Platinum album peaked at #5 in both…

Good Monday morning gang and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember guitarist and composer, Glen Buxton, known for his work in Alice Cooper (the band, as opposed to Alice Cooper, the man) on this, the 23 anniversary of his death. He passed away in 1997, age 49 of complications from pneumonia. To honor his legacy, we spotlight the band's sophomore effort, Easy Action. Easy Action was released March 27, 1970 on Frank Zappa's Straight label and produced by David Briggs. The…