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by Frank Shankly
From the San Francisco Chronicle: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, brothers and sisters of the Snake, a special announcement for you,” Cover...
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by Frank Shankly
Goldband Records was an independent record label based in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Operated by musician and songwriter Eddie Shuler, Goldband Reco...
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by Frank Shankly
The Crystal Mansion's relatively short story is that of a white R&B band in the ‘60s moving towards groovy psyche rock in the '70s. And then f...
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by Frank Shankly
If you dig campy Hallowe’en tracks, here’s a few classics to explore:
The Clovers : LOVE POTION NO. 9Just Us Girls : TIME WARPFifth Estate, The : ...
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by Frank Shankly
DUELING BANJOS was not always haunting.
Initially composed in 1954 by Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith as a banjo instrumental, he called it FEUDIN’ B...
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by Frank Shankly
Country music has a long tradition of murder ballads and stories of mystery and imagination, but it doesn’t get much creepier than the B-side to Po...
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by Frank Shankly
1951-2025.
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by Frank Shankly
Remember those The Gap television commercials that featured Gen X dancers Lindy Hopping in their baggy khakis to Louis Prima? Well, Frank got his m...
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by Frank Shankly
A recent warm spell here has us remembering the pleasures of last summer. So why not look back with us at our favorite 45s of Summer 2025? Here are...
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by Frank Shankly
A few weeks ago, we stumbled upon a sizable stash of John Denver 45s, mostly from Denver’s mid-70s classic era. Unfortunately, most had too much su...
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by Frank Shankly
Beginning in the late 1980s, a Brit novelty group, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, had several hit singles using the same format as Stars on 45. T...
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by Frank Shankly
9 May 1937 - September 2025.
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