Classic 45's Jukebox
693 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsClassic 45s is an online store for collectors with a passion for vinyl 45s. We strive to provide online record shopping that's almost as easy and enjoyable as it used to be, when you could mill through boxes of actual 45s!
The musical snippets sent out in this podcast represent the very best in all Rock'n'roll and soul genres, hopefully introducing listeners to nuggets they may not have heard before. Each description comes straight from our website, along with an image of the 45 record label.
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I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) by Candi Staton
January 04, 2024 13:10 - 391 KBLabel: Fame 1456 Year: 1969 Condition: M- Price: $20.00 (This scan is a representative image from our archives.) This copy does not have a drillhole.
Ain't Nobody Home by Howard Tate
January 04, 2024 12:57 - 391 KBLabel: Verve 10420 Year: 1966 Condition: M- Price: $20.00 Note: This beautiful copy grades close to Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio). The audio does have occasionally light surface noise. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)
Funky Street by Arthur Conley
January 04, 2024 12:35 - 391 KBLabel: Atco 6563 Year: 1968 Condition: M- Price: $18.00 Note: This beautiful copy has a drillhole and comes in a vintage Atco Records factory sleeve. The audio sounds pristine Mint! (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)
Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen
January 04, 2024 04:10 - 391 KBLabel: Columbia 04463 Year: 1984 Condition: M Last Price: $16.00. Not currently available for sale. This great single was Springsteen's first hit from his album Born In The U.S.A. For an artist whose previous career was very light on Top 10 hits (he'd had only one -- "Hungry Heart" -- in 1980), it was a huge surprise to all his fans (and probably to Springsteen himself) when that album ended up producing 7(!) Top 10 hits. That number tied Michael Jackson's record, just set the preceding year...
Put Your Mind At Ease by Every Mother's Son
January 03, 2024 04:30 - 391 KBLabel: MGM 13788 Year: 1967 Condition: M Price: $22.00 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy with a drillhole, in its original picture sleeve. Terrific Bubblegum/Sunshine Pop single in the best Monkees tradition. :-)
I Fell Flat On My Face by Jefferson
January 03, 2024 03:18 - 391 KBLabel: Janus 106 Year: 1969 Condition: M- Price: $15.00 Two irresistable British sunshine pop classics... Take a listen to the B side if you haven't heard it before. Yumm! Note: This copy comes in a vintage Janus Records factory sleeve. Despite some scuffing visible on vinyl, the audio is very close to Mint.
Blockbuster by Sweet
January 01, 2024 12:47 - 391 KBLabel: Bell 45361 Year: 1973 Condition: M- Price: $10.00 Here's a beautiful copy of this hard-to-find 1973 Sweet single. Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage Bell Records factory sleeve. It has pristine Mint sound. (This scan is a representative image from our archives.)
Sherry by Four Seasons
December 29, 2023 12:32 - 391 KBLabel: Vee Jay 456 Year: 1962 Condition: M Last Price: $30.00. Not currently available for sale. This single ushered in the start of something new in vocal group music, and it set the standard for the chord progressions and percussive attack for many hits that were to follow. Still astounding today... check out the mp3 "snippet" of this copy's particularly fine audio. This is a first pressing on the black rainbow label with oval logo. The B side appears to be a non-album tune. Note: This cop...
I Just Can't Help Believing by B.J. Thomas
December 29, 2023 06:13 - 391 KBLabel: Scepter 12283 Year: 1970 Condition: M- Last Price: $15.00. Not currently available for sale. Great song, great voice! I'm delighted to be able to add such a nice original 45 of this early "Soft Rock" (or perhaps "Country Rock") classic to the store. Have a listen to the jukebox snippet, which is a representative mp3 from our archives. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Scepter Records factory sleeve. The record has Near Mint labels, and the vinyl (styrene) looks almost untou...
Midnight Train To Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips
December 28, 2023 12:46 - 391 KBLabel: Buddah 383 Year: 1973 Condition: M Last Price: $16.00. Not currently available for sale. From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Buddah Group factory sleeve... pristine Mint! This great record is well deserving of its high position in Dave Marsh's list of the 1001 greatest singles of Rock'n'Soul. I'm not sure that it wouldn't be even higher in my personal list... simply a perfect record. By the way, this hit version is specially edited from a somewh...
And Then There Was Skin by Cozy Powell
December 27, 2023 07:25 - 391 KBLabel: Chrysalis 2029 Year: 1974 Condition: M Price: $20.00 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Absolutely incredible hard rock instrumentals led by drummer Powell. Powell did drumming duties for groups as varied as Jeff Beck, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Emerson Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath. After listening to the snippet of the excellent B side, just imagine how great the A side is! By the way, this was a non-album singlet: There was no Cozy Powell LP released in the m...
You Got To Me by Neil Diamond
December 27, 2023 05:54 - 391 KBLabel: Bang 540 Year: 1967 Condition: M- Last Price: $15.00. Not currently available for sale. This is one of the great early Neil Diamond singles you just don't hear anymore... As one of the followups to his smash "Cherry Cherry" (his first top ten 10), it failed to catch fire despite the great sound, with Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich still at the production helm. Note: This beautiful vinyl pressing grades very close to Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
Seven Year Ache by Rosanne Cash
December 27, 2023 04:01 - 391 KBLabel: Columbia 11426 Year: 1981 Condition: M Last Price: $8.50. Not currently available for sale. From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Columbia Records factory sleeve. Here's a beautiful copy of this 1981 Country classic... I've put a snippet in the jukebox because I just don't hear it often enough! Note: This 45 record has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
Put Your Love (In My Tender Care) by Fatback Band
December 24, 2023 04:36 - 391 KBLabel: Event 229 Year: 1976 Condition: M- Price: $12.00 What a great single! Hard to decide which side is better... The A side was the group's first top 20 RnB hit, and the B side is an amazing Funky Disco loping thang... check out our mp3 "snippet" of it. The A side, by the way, is specially edited from a 5:16 album track. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Event Records factory sleeve. It grades very close to Mint in both appearance (Labels, Vinyl) and sound (Audio). (This scan ...
How Good It Is by Johnny Nash
December 23, 2023 13:44 - 391 KBLabel: Epic 10902 Year: 1972 Condition: M- Price: $12.00 Besides the essential classic track on the A side, be sure to check out the fine bit of reggae on the flip! Tasty! Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Epic Records factory sleeve. It grades very close to Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
Joanne by Michael Nesmith
December 23, 2023 13:21 - 391 KBLabel: RCA 0368 Year: 1970 Condition: M- Price: $14.00 This beautiful tune was Michael Nesmith's biggest post-Monkees hit, and one of my favorite songs of all time! :-) This release is credited to "Michael Nesmith & the First National Band." Note: This beautiful 45 record looks new (Labels, Vinyl), and the audio is close to Mint.
Girl of My Dreams by Bram Tchaikovsky
December 22, 2023 13:42 - 391 KBLabel: Polydor 14575 Year: 1979 Condition: M Price: $12.00 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Polydor factory sleeve. A masterpiece of New Wave power pop... Check out the mp3 "snippet" of it! Note: These 45s have a touch of storage wear, which lowers their Label and Vinyl grades to Near Mint. After a good cleaning, the audio sounds pristine!
Old Devil Moon by Adam Wade
December 21, 2023 12:30 - 391 KBLabel: WB 7225 dj Year: 1968 Condition: M- Price: $30.00 This rare 1968 single harbors a dynamite Northern Soul dancer on the B side... check out the mp3 "snippet" of it! Note: This beautiful promo copy comes in a vintage Warner Bros. Records factory sleeve. It grades Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
2000 Miles by Pretenders
December 21, 2023 04:35 - 391 KBLabel: Sire 29444 Year: 1983 Condition: M Last Price: $16.00. Not currently available for sale. From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original picture sleeve. It's interesting to note that both sides of this single show up in Dave Marsh's list of the 1,001 greatest 45s... "2000 Miles" (the greatest new Christmas song of the 1980s, according to Marsh) is at #630, while "Middle of the Road" weighs in at #805! Note: This copy has light storage wear that lowers the La...
Little Red Corvette by Prince
December 20, 2023 13:14 - 391 KBLabel: WB 29746 Year: 1983 Condition: M Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale. This is a terrific, specially edited cut from the 5:03 LP version, and it's this tune that ranks the highest of all the Prince singles in Dave Marsh's Top 1,001 Singles list. And as if the A side weren't reason enough to own this classic single, the B side is one of those super-special, non-LP cut offerings Prince managed to throw around for free on his 1980s singles. Note: This beautiful copy, o...
Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
December 20, 2023 13:12 - 391 KBLabel: Mercury 76189 Year: 1983 Condition: M- Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale. If you own but one tune by these guys, this is definitely it! Irrepressibly joyful and infectiously tuneful, this one deserves its own place in the classic 45s "jukebox" ... so I'm adding a snippet. Now I can hear it more often! By the way, this U.S. single version is shorter than the 4:48 album track. It also differs from the U.K. version in both timing and, I believe, instrumentation. (I hav...
You, I by Rugbys
December 17, 2023 12:43 - 391 KBLabel: Amazon 1 Year: 1969 Condition: M- Price: $15.00 This is one of those amazing one-hit wonder singles with a name that seems designed to make associating it with the music nearly impossible. It appeared at the cusp of transition between classic psychedelic rock and the emerging sound of heavy metal, a cusp also defined by the first big Led Zeppelin hit of the same year, "Whole Lotta Love." This copy has the green Amazon label, with the catalog number on the right reading "AM #1" (see sc...
When Boys Talk by Indeep
December 17, 2023 04:33 - 391 KBLabel: Sound of NY 604 Year: 1983 Condition: M Price: $8.00 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. Please let me hear this one again! And again! Sexy... rough... great beat too. Flip is a somewhat longer, instrumental version of the song. Note: Some of these copies have light ringwear on one label, so we're grading the Labels Near Mint. The vinyl and audio are pristine.
I Only Want To Be With You by Dusty Springfield
December 16, 2023 12:37 - 391 KBLabel: Philips 40162 Year: 1964 Condition: M- Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale. Here's a beautiful copy of Dusty Springfield's first hit single, another of England's own making her way in the States. Besides the classic A side — one of the best tunes of the girl group era, which amazingly enough failed to crack the Billboard Top 10 — the flip could have been a hit too. Same big, Phil Spector-ish production backing her up, with Dusty belting out one of her own compositions...
Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) by Roy Orbison
December 16, 2023 12:35 - 391 KBLabel: Monument 421 Year: 1960 Condition: M- Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale. With this song, Roy Orbison announced that a major new talent had hit the big time. And not only would he knock us dead, he would do it with a voice that simply blew away the competition. It's hard to listen to Orbison without feeling simple awe at his vocal talent. By the way, this single's B side is a non-album cut. Note: This beautiful copy has Mint labels. The vinyl (styrene) has a few ligh...
Don't Stop The Music by Yarbrough & People
December 15, 2023 05:35 - 391 KBLabel: Mercury 76085 Year: 1980 Condition: M- Price: $10.00 Here's a sneaky slice of Disco Funk that your collection definitely doesn't want to be without! Have a listen to the mp3 "snippet" to hear why. The A side is specially edited from a 7:49 album track... concentrated goodness!
Strange Kind of Love by Darlene Love
August 07, 2023 13:31 - 391 KBLabel: Philles/Coll. 3210 Year: 1963 Condition: M- Price: $15.00 The A side was originally released on Philles 111. However, the B side of this limited-edition release on Collectables was never released, before or since, on vinyl or CD. (That's why I don't tag this 45 as a reissue.) I had a bit of a jaw-dropping moment when listening to it, for as a huge fan of Spector's Philles productions, it was like discovering a long lost, never released Beatles studio recording. For those who aren't al...
Star Baby by Guess Who
August 06, 2023 04:49 - 391 KBLabel: RCA 0217 Year: 1974 Condition: M- Last Price: $10.00. Not currently available for sale. I've been in love with this tune since the very first time I heart Burton Cummings belting out that acapella intro back in '74. It's great to have a copy back in the store! The flip is an uncharacteristically hard rocker. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage RCA Victor Records factory sleeve. It has pristine Mint audio.
Promises by Eric Clapton
August 05, 2023 04:45 - 391 KBLabel: RSO 1039 Year: 1978 Condition: M- Last Price: $8.00. Not currently available for sale. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage RSO Records factory sleeve and grades Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio)
Five O'Clock World by Vogues
August 05, 2023 03:05 - 391 KBLabel: Co & Ce 232 Year: 1965 Condition: M- Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale. Here's an especially beautiful copy of the first pressing on the "Co And Ce" yellow/black label. This single has such powerful audio I had to make an mp3 "snippet" for you to hear... Enjoy! Note: This 45 record has Mint labels. The vinyl (styrene) grades Near Mint with a few marks and a lighter area in the vinyl that I suspect is some type of manufacutirng defect that does not affect the audio--...
I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
August 04, 2023 13:19 - 391 KBLabel: Atco 6359 Year: 1965 Condition: M- Last Price: $25.00. Not currently available for sale. This is one of the nicest copies of this classic single that I've had to offer since opening the store in 2001... a solid Near Mint copy with Mint audio. Check out the mp3 "snippet". (Collector's note: This release is common in conditions less than Near Mint, but copies in truly collectable condition are quite rare.) It's also worth noting that this single appears on both the Dave Marsh Top 1,001 ...
You're All I Need To Get By by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
August 03, 2023 13:45 - 391 KBLabel: Tamla 54169 Year: 1968 Condition: M- Price: $20.00 Here's a beautiful copy of the original 45 record of this classic duet, one of the nicest I've yet had in the store, with pristine audio that's simply awesome! Check out the mp3 "snippet" of it, keeping in mind that this compressed format simply can't do it justice. Don't miss the great flip side, too! Note: This 45 record comes in a vintage Motown Records factory sleeve (blue variety). The labels and vinyl grade very close to Mint i...
Foolish Fool by Dee Dee Warwick
August 03, 2023 13:04 - 391 KBLabel: Mercury 72880 Year: 1969 Condition: M Price: $20.00 Great song, great singing, great arrangement, great band! What can I say, this one is great all over. Note: This styrene pressing comes in a vintage Mercury Records factory sleeve..
On The Wings Of A Nightingale by Everly Brothers
August 03, 2023 05:05 - 391 KBLabel: Mercury 880213 Year: 1984 Condition: M- Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale. The Everly's last hurrah, this unsung classic features the perfect pop sensibilities of Paul McCartney, who wrote the song, and the loving Rockabilly/Retro sensibilities of Dave Edmunds, who produced it. A perfect vehicle for the Everly Brothers, it's only fault is that it's just too short! How it failed to crack the top 40 in a year when retro rockabilly was still quite popular is an endurin...
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (Part 1) by Tavares
August 03, 2023 04:58 - 391 KBLabel: Capitol 4270 Year: 1976 Condition: M Last Price: $12.50. Not currently available for sale. From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Capitol factory sleeve. Simply one of the most sublime dance numbers of the late 1970's, working at the musical cusp where Philly Soul met Disco. I finally broke down and made an mp3 "snippet" of it, since I just don't hear it often enough... Enjoy! By the way, the A side is edited from a 6:32 album track. This single's B...
I Can't Stay Mad At You by Skeeter Davis
July 29, 2023 14:02 - 391 KBLabel: RCA 8219 Year: 1963 Condition: M- Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale. Here's a beautiful copy of this rarely heard, but totally essential, 1963 hit, a Carole King-Gerry Goffin tune that puts its sound squarely in the Girl Group Rock genre. It was the second big Pop hit for Country singer Skeeter Davis in as many years, following "The End of the World." Note: This copy comes in a vintage RCA Victor Records factory sleeve. It grades close to Mint across the board (Lab...
Back On The Chain Gang/ My City Was Gone by Pretenders
July 29, 2023 04:26 - 391 KBLabel: Sire 29840 Year: 1982 Condition: M- Last Price: $14.00. Not currently available for sale. Terrific, almost-retro, power pop hit, backed with the very dark but beautiful 'My City Was Gone,' which incidentally places at #949 in Marsh's top 1001. That B side is a specially edited version of a 5:14 album cut. Note: This beautiful copy has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio). The great picture sleeve is a Near Mint, bright, shiny and virtually no ring wear.
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
July 29, 2023 04:20 - 391 KBLabel: A&M 2821 Year: 1986 Condition: M Price: $11.00 The A side of this classic Synth-Pop single has the 'American Edit,' and the B side has the 'Canadian Version.' The mp3 snippet is of the Canadian edit. Both versions are specially edited and mixed from an 8:20 album track. Note: This beautiful Mint copy comes in a vintage A&M Records factory sleeve.
She Controls Me by Strange Advance
July 29, 2023 04:12 - 391 KBLabel: Capitol 5214 dj Year: 1983 Condition: M Price: $12.00 This promo copy has the same song on both sides. Strange Advance were an underrated Canadian band that released a few singles and albums in the early-to-mid 1980's. "She Controls Me" is irresistably tuneful with a great beat, but if none of that grabs you, stick around for the scorching guitar work in the bridge. Whew!
Paradise by Sade
July 28, 2023 13:40 - 391 KBLabel: Epic 07904 Year: 1988 Condition: M Price: $15.00 This terrific dance number was Sade's only Black/RnB chart-topper and biggest Pop hit, putting together a unique groove that's totally mesmerizing. The label indicates this is a Remix (and edit) of the 4:01 album cut. Note: The labels have very light storage wear, grading Near Mint. The vinyl (styrene) and audio are pristine Mint. The Near Mint sleeve has a touch of top-edge wear.
There It Goes Again by Barbara and the Uniques
July 28, 2023 04:51 - 391 KBLabel: Arden 3001 Year: 1970 Condition: M Price: $14.00 From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. This was the group's only chart single, and what a great single it is! You get not one, but TWO, terrific uptempo northern soul rarities. Note: This copy has Mint labels and pristine sound. The vinyl may exhibit faint storage wear, grading Near Mint.
Everybody's Next One by Steppenwolf
July 25, 2023 03:44 - 391 KBLabel: Dunhill/ABC 4138 Year: 1968 Condition: M Last Price: $45.00. Not currently available for sale. Besides the classic A side, this single is doubly wonderful because of the great garage-rock nugget hiding on the B side. The A side is a specially edited version of a 3:28 album track. Collector Nerd Alert: Most pressings of this release are on Dunhill/ABC; however, at the beginning of the single's run a few copies were released on Dunhill... those command slightly higher prices. Note: This...
Tears On My Pillow by Little Anthony and the Imperials
July 22, 2023 12:39 - 391 KBLabel: End 1027 Year: 1958 Condition: M- Last Price: $40.00. Not currently available for sale. Here's a beautiful copy of this essential 1958 Doo Wop classic. This is an early pressing on the white End label. Note: This 45 record looks Near Mint (Labels, Vinyl, Audio) across the board. (This scan is a representative image from our archives; this copy has a very small rectangle of sticker residue that's not visible in the scan.)
Go Where You Wanna Go by Fifth Dimension
July 21, 2023 13:25 - 391 KBLabel: Soul City 753 Year: 1967 Condition: M- Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale. Here's a beautiful copy of the group's first chart single — and my personal favorite of their catalog. Note that it's written by none other than John Phillips — the lead Papa who wrote such classics as "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin." The flip is an uncharacteristic Northern Soul dancer with a great beat and lead vocal by one of the guys rather than Marilyn McCoo. Note: Vinyl pressin...
Keep On Dancing by Gentrys
July 19, 2023 14:03 - 391 KBLabel: MGM 13379 Year: 1965 Condition: M- Last Price: $15.00. Not currently available for sale. A must-have dance number from 1965! Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage MGM Records factory sleeve. It grades Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio), with only very minor flaws.
You're The One by Vogues
July 19, 2023 11:35 - 391 KBLabel: Co & Ce 229 Year: 1965 Condition: M- Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale. How is it that a vocal group from Pennsylvania got a crack at this great tune penned by then-popular Petula Clark and hubby Tony Hatch before Petula did? Her version of "You're The One" did chart as a single in the U.K., but only a couple of months after The Vogues release on Co & Ce. And don't forget, this essential Vogues recording had already been released on the small label Blue Star, which ...
Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love Is Hot) by Donovan
July 19, 2023 11:27 - 391 KBLabel: Epic 10510 Year: 1969 Condition: M- Last Price: $20.00. Not currently available for sale. This late Donovan single is a sparkling gem, with two must-have tracks credited to Donovan with the Jeff Beck Group. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a vintage Epic Records factory sleeve. The 45 record grades Near Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio)
Watch Me by Lorrie Morgan
July 18, 2023 14:48 - 391 KBLabel: BNA 62333 Year: 1992 Condition: M- Price: $7.00 This terrific rocker grabbed me from the get-go, so I made an mp3 "snippet" for you to hear. Enjoy! Note: This copy has light storage wear on the labels, and the vinyl shows light jukebox use, but the audio is a strong Near Mint! This 45 is pressed on translucent black vinyl.
Tempted by Squeeze
July 18, 2023 07:57 - 391 KBLabel: A&M 2345 Year: 1981 Condition: M- Last Price: $12.00. Not currently available for sale. From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original picture sleeve. This is one of the essential Squeeze singles. Not only do you get the great A side featuring one of Paul Carrack's best vocals ever, but also a terrific, previously unreleased B side. Note that Elvis Costello was co-producer of these tracks. "Tempted" was one of many fine recordings from their top-notch LP...
Late In The Evening by Paul Simon
July 16, 2023 13:08 - 391 KBLabel: WB 49511 Year: 1980 Condition: M- Last Price: $14.00. Not currently available for sale. This is one of my all-time favorite Paul Simon tracks... those irresistable Latin rhythms and horns makes it a dance dynamo. Note: This beautiful copy comes in a Near Mint picture sleeve. It has powerful, pristine Mint sound.