scott seward's 45 collection (i am not john peel)

i don't collect 45s. but, uh, you know how it goes. one thing leads to another and you've got boxes of them. things that looked cool to me. shiny. fun. weird. a lot of stuff that i had never heard or heard of. things that made me curious. NOT ALL GREAT. i always mean to make tape comps of them - and i have over the years - but i get busy. i figure i can share some here. i'll do one a day. not a good sign that the first two i pulled out of a box weren't on Youtube. i will start randomly in completely mundane fashion. (also going to start a youtube playlist as a i go...now there's an idea.)

Jan & Arnie - Jennie Lee/Gotta Getta Date (1958 - Arwin Records)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfCQiFLRf_s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX8mYP36mZI

jan & dean before dean. hats off to arnold ginsburg. my copy is actually an 80s repro! the kind of repro oldies dudes would buy out of the back of goldmine magazine back in the day. there were guys at record shows that would sell nothing but r&b and doo wop bootleg 45s back then. the market was rabid so even new copies were easy to sell.

the decline of the allentown 45-only record fair has been something to see tbh.

keep going scott!
i put a high school kids cover of 'it's all over now baby blue' on youtube the other day. i think it counts as community service.

cool, looking forward to what shows up here!

yeah -- bookmarked

The Lively Set/Jack & The Beans - There's Nothing Like Coffee (Straight Ahead Records - 1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2Mjoscqz0k

the lively set are the vocals. jack & the beans the instrumental group. a-side is vocal version. b-side the instrumental. and probably just billy mure and the usual gang of session peeps. guessing the label belonged to sascha burland. his name on all three releases listed on discogs. probably set up for commercial work. and yes of course i have the picture sleeve.

https://i.discogs.com/PYU1bLL-SR3iliK7hfG-FYfOnzQmxxh4znL12ZKHdzo/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:588/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTYwNDM2/MDktMTQwOTYxMzA0/MS02NzA1LmpwZWc.jpeg

amazing

Demetriss Tapp - Another Victory/Am I The Keeper (Columbia - 1962)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5MV1aarCkU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhHvO3dmIHA

these are singles i looked for on Youtube and couldn't find so far:

eleanore rigby - father mckenzie/nudity (flying dutchman/new amsterdam - 1969) (tom scott novelty thing)

the loafers - tootsie's orchid lounge/biggity-big (decca - 1963)

caycee summer - cold night in december (music city u.s.a.)

sink - friday night/losing you (wash records - 1980)

michael allen - on my way tomorrow (verve - 1973)

bobby jay and the runarounds - fifty mile hike/stomp and walk (tower records) (one-single brill building label care of richard gottehrer. not the well-known tower records.)

not really sure why i kept the demetriss tapp single...maybe i kept it to check out later having enjoyed previous demetriss tapp singles. "another victory" is fun. not the most memorable 45 though.

The Lollipop Tree - Hey Jude/Peace (B.T. Puppy - 1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chSswHgDcac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__eCb37LkJQ

uh...hmmm...nice guitar on "peace". guess this would also be in the "not great" category.

Bette Boothe - Teardrop Avenue/Right On Time (Falew! - 1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4IinqIzMR4

her only single as far as i know. big in belgium i've been told. half of me like it just for the label. most Falew! labels have black print. Falew! owned by Fats Lewis. get it now?

Jerry Moore - If I Said The Right Thing/Don't Point Your Dirty Fingers At Me (Columbia - 1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNCf4EElQQY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnPpqRLwxGQ

two singles on Columbia and one album on ESP Disk and that was it for Jerry. though he did join a group briefly for this one single on A&M in 1969:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8YjlTOFg9k

Dick And The Teenbeats - Strawberries/Mr.Irving (Bigtop - 1963)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3baDIH2vqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQg0AZYPIfw

The Eggheads - La-Do-Da Da/I Don't Care (Chelsea - 1963)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BsqyLr-JpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHacyRB5Reg

A Sunday twofer!

The Eggheads were the Keytones and most copies of the Chelsea single have white stickers with the song titles and Eggheads band name over the old labels that said Keytones. My educated guess? There was totally another Keytones that threatened to sue or something. Thus, Eggheads were born.

this is what it looked like. i love that black Chelsea label so much.

https://i.discogs.com/gYycxgob1Nw2tN2lhe74-ksZQkM95QJJX6jrWFzzovQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:400/w:399/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEzMDQ0/ODU3LTE1NDcwNTcw/NjEtODg3OC5qcGVn.jpeg

Joey & Danny (with Ali Baba & 4 Theives) - Rats In My Room Part 1/Rats In My Room Part 2 (Swan - 1963)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4E4GyW2tE0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dsvEquPRi0

The Heptones - Daddy's Home/Version (Impact! - 1972)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjACHOm0enM

i like the heptones. my copy has the nice orange with green logo. its a nice shade of orange. also, mine is stamped by Heavy Sound out of Mattapan, MA.

https://i.discogs.com/erVNNow-REBRfmELD2sUlWw3jn1Mj3FAnFIhjp1YASQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:583/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTEwNDk2/MTkzLTE0OTg2NDI5/ODQtNDY0NC5qcGVn.jpeg

i guess i should have credited Impact All Stars too. sorry. all praise Bongo Herman and LLoyd Adams.

Wee Willie Denson - Fried Marbles/In My Own Little Way (May - 1962)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz_6OruE8ac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OPMAQ4FOQ

Wallace Terrell Denson

1936 - July 1, 2006.

Born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, Denson migrated to New York City in 1957. While pursuing a career as a songwriter and poet, he worked the night shift at the U.S. Post Office, a job he held for three decades and retained even when his musical aspirations became a reality. In 1959 he teamed with composer Luther Dixon to write 'Mama Said', inspired by the memory of Denson's own mother, Lillie. In a 1996 interview, he recalled her as someone "always happy, always smiling". His family recalls him the same way. "He was the kind of man who kept everyone's spirits up," said Ann Denson, his wife since 1960 and mother of his four children. "He loved to write poetry. He played the keyboard by ear and banged on his bongo drums when working on a song."

Recorded by the Shirelles' two years later, the song rocketed into the U.S. Top 5 and remains one of the more memorable cuts of the girl group era. The Shirelles recorded a number of additional Denson/Dixon collaborations, including 'Stop The Music', 'The Things I Want To Hear (Pretty Words)', 'Love Is A Swingin' Thing' and 'Blue Holiday'. Denson's other compositions include Gene Pitney's 'Backstage (I'm Lonely)', Gene McDaniels' 'A Tear', Tammy Montgomery's 'It's Mine' and the Ronettes' 'Recipe For Love'.

His attempts to launch his own recording career in 1962 as Denny Denson and as Wee Willie Denson on the Rayna and May labels, respectively, met with little success, although he appeared on television shows such as American Bandstand and, later, Soul Train. In 1995 he returned to his native Columbus, making headlines six years later when he won $3m in the Georgia lottery. "Winning didn't change him a bit," said his daughter, Danette Powell. "There was no difference."

Jeri Lynne Fraser - Hush, Harvey, Hush/You Spoiled Me (ABC-Paramount - 1963)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwcZ09yX3Gc

no b-side on Youtube.

Dizzy Dixon And The Deacons - Hapsburg Serenade (Twist)/Tia Maria (Sparkle - 1960)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DyXNS9Kd2A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5grVer9Bmg

The Waterproof Tinker Toy - Groovy Girl/This And That (Laurie - 1968)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TKhomhlrE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD_z_Xv86kk

i was away for a bit. feels like i was on vacation! but i was just working off-site. so, two for today.

Nadine - Telling Myself/Version (Chanti Music Inc. - 1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRRfmeinHWM

the Youtube video says this is Nadine Sutherland but it isn't. Discogs says her name is Nadine Hart. though Discogs also provides a link on the entry for this single that goes to Nadine Sutherland. but it isn't her. doesn't sound like her in the slightest.

The Robert Tennison Troupe - Telephone Calls/I Don't Know (Tentam Records)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjX03_27R8

no b-side on Youtube.

The Fugitives - Your Girl's A Woman/She Believes In Me (Mala - 1966)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vyKOVD550A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByHKyZbTrHs

don't know why i kept that one other than i am a sucker for all things Mala. but it isn't great. kind of a low-impact two sides.

Johnny and the Canadians - Say Yeah!/A Million Tears Ago (Columbia - 1965)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22KIB3kPEGo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Z5itD_wAI

Silver Shadows - Jah Will Guide/Version (Well Charge - 1976)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHGbod8Iyg0

i like that one. have no idea who Silver Shadows were.

putting up more than one cuz i won't be back for a bit. working off-site until thursday.

The Cinderellas - It's A Wonderful Night/More Than Yesterday (Tamara - 1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d07WoLUBgjM

Ronald & Ruby - Lollipop/Fickle Baby (RCA Victor - 1958)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtzWruzNWnU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=573vS8OLIwU

Leroy Brown - Fades Away/Version (Kismet - 1975)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loEf7fHC2KA

i used to have a really nice copy of that leroy brown album. oof. i try really hard to block out memories of all the amazing reggae i have sold over the years and will probably never see again unless i win the lottery. but hey i was the one who wanted to have kids, right? right? i can't remember. african/latin/reggae records i sold for years because i had to and they sell so good. you gotta do what you gotta do. i wanted my store to look snazzy.

anyhoo, enough crying. i held on to the single and its probably worth more than the album!

also: one of my favorite songs on earth. kills me every time.

been too busy to post here. so much to do. record show next saturday! saw my pal bob fay yesterday! he bought some 45s from me. he loves 45s. he liked all the early 80s boston-area 45s i had out since he's a bosstown cat.

used to love this thread back in the day and just haven't been keeping up since revive. a hiatus is helpful, will catch up this weekend. i hadn't heard that leroy brown before for instance - it's beautiful.

i'll be back. i've been soooooo busy. but part of my busyness has been due to cleaning and pricing tons of 45s that i got! i just haven't been at actual work in my store in...i want to say two weeks. which is crazy. but outside work is still work. i spent a week sorting thru my storage unit in order to move everything to yet another storage unit. because the one i was in was wet. so sad! then another week sorting thru a couple thousand pounds of CDs offsite. i'm a busy bee for an old man.

that was way too much information.

here is one i am keeping from the collection i got. ronnie spector's sister.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwMMZ-g2MU

Tuff Jack - Sing Sing Sing/Tuff Jack (Capitol - 1962)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLgTKsyh0cc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28rTk-JC9d4

Billy Strange having some fun with an orchestra.