Swap Meet 45's

11-4-09 Swap Meet 45’s

At the end of October, I went to the Buena Park record collector Swap Meet. I found a bunch of great 45’s, most were $2 or less. It really takes a lot of work to look through enough 45’s to find this much stuff. My back hurt afterwards! But it was worth it – I added to strong existing collections, and began a few new ones.

BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY – PIECE OF MY HEART, COLUMBIA US 7” single edit (which is rather flawless!)

BROOKS, ALBERT – PARTY FROM OUTER SPACE, ASYLUM US 7” promo, from his 2^nd album “A Star Is Bought” – this is a parody of all the Dickie Goodman records

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD – FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, ATCO US 7”

BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD – ON THE WAY HOME, ATCO US 7”

COASTERS, THE – LOVEY DOVEY, ATCO US 7” great mid-60’s non-hit

COCKER, JOE – DELTA LADY, A&M US 7” promo, his US debut 45?

DYLAN, BOB – COUNTRY PIE, COLUMBIA US 7” – “Nashville Skyline” era

FUN AND GAMES, THE – GROOVIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD, UNI US 7” promo, groovy 1968 pop

GLITTER, GARY – I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG (I AM!), BELL US 7” promo

HUTTON, DANNY – ROSES AND RAINBOWS, HBR US 7” pre-T.D.N. – I definitely remember this one being played on the AM radio when I was very young

HYLAND, BRIAN – GYPSY WOMAN, UNI US 7” the Curtis Mayfield song; I understand there is no stereo version of this track

LINDISFARNE – LADY ELEANOR, ELEKTRA US 7” promo, with a great flip side: “Down” (as found on their “Nicely Out Of Tune” LP)

LOVIN' SPOONFUL – NASHVILLE CATS, KAMA SUTRA US 7” W/PS promo

PARADE, THE – SUNSHINE GIRL, A&M US 7” groovy 1968 pop

PENTANGLE, THE – ONCE I HAD A SWEETHEART, REPRISE US 7” promo, certainly never saw a Pentangle 45 before!

PICKETT, BOBBY [BORIS] – MONSTER MASH, PARROT US 7” promo, early 70’s re-issue

SAM THE SHAM & THE PHARAOHS – LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, MGM US 7” my favorite 45 by Sam The Sham! Is there no stereo version of this track?

SLADE – GUDBUY T' JANE, POLYDOR US 7” with a great B-side

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – FAMILY AFFAIR, EPIC US 7”

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE – RUNNIN' AWAY, EPIC US 7” alternate version, w/ different vocals, horn part!

SWEET, THE – BLOCKBUSTER, BELL US 7” promo

SWEET, THE – WIG-WAM BAM, BELL US 7” promo

THOMPSON, SUE – WILLIE CAN, HICKORY US 7”

VINEGAR JOE – ROCK 'N ROLL GYPSIES, ATCO US 7” promo, Robert Palmer & Elkie Brooks

WHO, THE – REAL ME, TRACK US 7” promo, single edit

- Ron