Freedom sits aloft On her perch watching

The men count minutes beside the sun

As they rise up from the dust

Slowly swallowing first the dirt and crawling towards the sea to cure our thirst

On a quest to discover something bigger than ourselves

There is a path before us

We can't see because the forest Is thicker than thieves

Our summer ends comes the falling of leaves

Like tears (years) shed by a copse of…

Good morning Friday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 70th Birthday of drummer Carl Palmer, best known as the P in ELP, Emerson, Lake, & Palmer. Happy Birthday Carl ! With that in mind we spotlight ELP's hird LP, the live album, Pictures At An Exhibition. It was recorded in March of 1971 at  Newcastle City Hall and released in Nivember of that same year, on the Cotillion label and produced by guitarist Greg Lake. It charted at #3 in the…

Good Thursday morning gang, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Loretta Mary Aiken, the North Carolina born stand up comedian, better known by her stage name, Moms Mabley, on what would have been her 126th Birthday. She passed away in 1975, age 81, from heart failure. With her in mind, we spotlight her 15th album, Moms Mabley At The White House Conference. The LP was released in 1966 on the Mercury label and produced by Hal Mooney. It was recorded at the Apollo…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks 19 years since the death of  singer, guitarist, songwriter, and promoter, John Phillips, from   folk rock vocal group, The Mamas And The Papas. John passed away in 2001, age 65, from  heart failure. With him in mind, we spotlight the group's fourth studio album, The Papas And The Mamas.

The Papas And The Mamas was released in May of 1968 on the Dunhill label and produced by Lou…

Good morning faithful readers and welcome to the Tuesday, Saint Patrick's Day edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. While the parades and festivities may have been shuttered this year, that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the 79th Birthday of baritone vocalist Clarence "Wa-hoo" Collins, co-founder of the doo wop group, Little Anthony And The Imperials. Happy Birthday Clarence. With him in mind we spotlight their 1965 DCP Records release, Goin' Out Of My Head. The LP landed at #74 on the…

Good morning gang and welcome back to the Monday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Canadian born vocalist, Daniel MacMaster, best known as the front man for British rock band, Bonham, on this, the 12th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2008, age 39, from Group A streptococcal infection, a bacterial infection. In his memory, we spotlight the band's debut album, The Disregard of Timekeeping. The LP, featuring Jason Bonham on drums, son of legendary Led Zeppelin…

Good morning and greetings from the Stuck In The Vinyl Again,  Corona Apocalypse Bunker.  We are staying home as much as possible and distancing ourselves socially. We hope this Sunday finds you in good spirits and well health. Today we gleefully celebrate the 80th Birthday of English drummer  Hughie Flint , who early on in his career played with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, later on with Savoy Brown, and in between he co-founded this group, McGuinness Flint. It is…

Good morning, morning people and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up we have Chicago born record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer, Quincy Jones, celebrating his 87th Birthday. Happy  Birthday Quincy ! With him in mind, we spotlight his 1989 Warner Bros. single, "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)". The track hails from the album Back On The Block, and reached #1 on the R&B…

Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 68th Birthday of Louisiana born bassist, Rustee Allen. He his best known for his work with the funk band, Sly And The Family Stone, replacing original bassist Larry Graham, after he left to form Graham Central Station. We'd be remiss if we failed to mention, that in addition to Rustee's Birthday, Sunday is Sly Stone's 77th Birthday, so with these two in mind we spotlight their 6th studio…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we celebrate the 71st Birthday of Bill Payne, pianist and co-founder of Southern rock boogie band, Little Feat . Happy Birthday Bill ! With him in mind, we spotlight the group's first live album. the double LP,  Waiting For Columbus. Waiting For Columbus was released February 10, 1978 on the Warner Bros. label and produced by  lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George, (formerly of Mothers of Invention). It…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we gleefully celebrate the 73rd Birthday of  lead vocalist, keyboardist, composer, and arranger for Vanilla Fudge.  Happy Birthday Mark Stein ! To commemorate the date, we spotlight the psychedelic rock band 's fifth album, Rock & Roll.  Rock & Roll was released September of 1969 on the ATCO label and produced by Adrian Barber. It peaked at #34 on the Billboard 200 and #34 in Canada. The disc saw the…

Good Tuesday morning to you morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Kenneth Charles "Jethro" Burns, better known simply as Jethro, one half of the country music comedy duo, Homer And Jethro.  Jethro would be celebrating his 100th Birthday today. The mandolinist passed away in 1989, age 68, from  prostate cancer.  With him in mind we proudly present their 4th record, Life Can Be Miserable. The LP was released in 1959 on RCA Victor, as part of their…

Good morning Monday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 75th Birthday of English rock guitarist and vocalist, Robin Trower, best known for his early work with  Procol Harum and later work as a solo artist. With him in mind, we spotlight his first solo outing, Twice Removed From Yesterday. The LP was released March of 1973, on the Chrysalis/Capitol labels and produced by Matthew Fisher. It peaked at #106 on the Billboard 200.

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Sir George Martin, the famed Beatles producer, known as the 5th Beatles, who also worked with America,  Gerry & The Pacemakers,  Jeff Beck,  John Williams,  Neil Sedaka,  Kenny Rogers, UFO, Cheap Trick, Elton John, Little River Band, and Celine Dion, among others. Today marks 4 years since he passed away in his sleep, age 90. To illustrate his legacy we spotlight John…

Good morning gang and welcome the the return of Saturday's Singles, a Birthday  edition. First up in our rotation is multi instrumentalist and vocalist Peter Wolf, best known for his work in The J. Geils Band. He is celebrating his 74th Birthday today and so are we, by spinning this 1982 EMI single, "Angel In Blue". It peaked at #55 in the UK, #40 on the Hot 100, and #39 in Canada. It and it's B-side, "River Blindness",  comes from The J. Geils Band's tenth album, Freeze Frame. Both Luther…

Good morning record junkies and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember British singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Alvin Lee, best known for his work in Ten Years After, on this, the 7th anniversary of his death. He passed away in 2013, age 68, from  "unforeseen complications following a routine surgical procedure". To honor his legacy, we spotlight Ten Years After's third live album, Recorded Live. The double live album was recorded during four…

Good morning Thursday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Cowboy Copas (real name Lloyd Estel Copas) the popular C+W music star, whose life was cut short on this day in 1963. He was killed (age 49) in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of Patsy Cline and  Hawkshaw Hawkins. With them in mind, we spotlight his 1966 Hilltop Record, A Satisfied Mind. The title track was written by Joe "Red" Hayes and Jack Rhodes and has been covered by a…

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember founding member and bassist, Chris Squire, of progressive rock band Yes, on what would have been his 72 Birthday. He passed away in 2015, age 67, from  acute erythroid leukemia. Today we honor his legacy by spotlighting Yes' first live album. Yessongs was released in May of 1973 on Atlantic Records and produced by Eddie Offord. It is a triple live album, recorded between Feb-Dec, of the previous…

Good Tuesday morning to you gang, and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Our record of choice today, is none other than this 1972 Fontana Records compilation, Rock Revival 1. The LP collects such acts as , Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, the Contours, and Jerry Lee Lewis, to name a few. As best as I can tell this is a European pressing and has Made In Holland, printed on the label. I believe someone named Herb Snyder, possibly a previous owner, wrote on the front cover. Thanks Herb…

Good morning Monday people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we joyfully celebrate the 64th Birthday of John Cowsill, best known as a vocalist and drummer for the sibling psychedelic pop band, The Cowsills. Happy Birthday John ! To help make this date great, we find ourselves spinning their 4th studio album,  Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools. The LP was released in 1968 on MGM Records and produced by Wes Farrell and Bob and Bill Cowsill. It reached #105 on the Billboard…