The Vinyl Shoppe
Who Named Rage Against The Machine?
The Legacy of Kent McClard: The Unseen Hand Behind Rage Against the Machine In the chronicles of rock history, certain names reverberate with the intensity of the music itself, clutch figures who spark innovation and define movements. But one such name is not Kent...
Edwin Hawkins Record Breaking Hit Single
Edwin Hawkins (1943 – 2018) was an American gospel musician, pianist, vocalist, choir master, composer and arranger. He was one of the originators of urban contemporary gospel. As leader of the Edwin Hawkins Singers, he is best known for his hit song "Oh Happy...
Charly McClain’s Ode To Anonymous Sex
“I’d Rather Give It Away To A Stranger (Than Throw It Away On You)” is a track taken from American country singer Charly McClain’s 7th album, 1982’s Too Good To Hurray, her Epic Records follow up to her Top 10 country album from the previous year Surround Me...
Thrift Shop Finds: Terri Gibbs – Finest Singer You Haven’t Heard
Discovering The Golden Voice Of Terri Gibbs We buy alotta records. Not those new fangled vinyls everybody’s talking about these days, you know, the ones that set ya back 50 bucks a pop after tax. Nope. We’re talking a buck a record thrift shop finds! There’s...
Rev. D. Wayne Love First Minister of The Presleyterian Church of Elvis The Divine
Born Jake Black in the Possil area of Glasgow, Scotland; April 27, 1960 passed May 21, 2019) Known professionally as The Rev. D. Wayne Love of self described UK based “Little Acid House On The Prairie” band Alabama 3, (aka A3), Black once told Trainspotting author...
…if you’re going to make just one album MAKE IT A DISCO CLASSIC
Rock N’ Roll Fashionista’s Album of the Week, for the Week of August 3, 2025 Dennis Parker’s Disco Dream Like An Eagle In the sex and drug addled landscape of disco music that dominated the late 1970s, one artist shone especially bright, a beacon of style, sexuality...
Arthur Fiedler Cool AF
The Cool AF Maestro Who Made Classical Music Pop in North America Let’s talk about Arthur Fiedler. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, December 17, 1894, this conductor isn’t just any old maestro; he is a rock star in the world of classical music. Fiedler is best known for...
“Glass Houses” by Billy Joel
The saying "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is used to say that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults. Ten track Billy Joel album released by Columbia Records in 1980. Track Ratings: A+ tracks: 7 B+...
MonaLisa Twins ~ Live At The Cavern
Reexamining The Importance Of The “Cover Band” In The 21st Century As the legendary architects of 1960s, 70s, and even 80s popular music age into their twilight years and beyond, it’s increasingly apparent that the time has come for...
The Mynah Birds: Toronto’s Groundbreaking 60s Band and the First Topless Waitresses of Yorkville’s Free Love Hippie Scene
The Mynah Birds: Toronto’s Groundbreaking 60s Band and the First Topless Waitresses of Yorkville’s Free Love Hippie Scene In the vibrant cultural tapestry of 1960s Toronto, the Yorkville neighborhood was a crucible of creativity, music, and social...
A Terminally Shy Boy Gets All 4 Beatles To Sign His Album
Although the Beatles gave up performing live for good in the summer of 1966, their last performance in their hometown took place more than eight months earlier on December 5, 1965. That night, they played the Empire Theatre on Lime Street in the heart of...
The Sounds Of The Silly Surfers LP
“The Sounds Of The Silly Surfers” The Silly Surfers (aka Ding and Bat) Band Members: Dave Weiss, Gary Usher and Shary Richards 1964 Mono Mercury Records Cost: $0.50 cent Thrift Store find
The Candymen “Let’s Do The Twist”
“Let’s Do The Twist Vol. 3” by The Candymen with vocals by Randy Andy. Diplomat Records 1962 Cost: $0.50 purchased “As Is” with no album jacket Not to be confused with The Candymen (1965-1972) who prefigured the Atlanta Rhythm Section and often...
Soul Mann & The Brothers “Shaft”
“Shaft” performed by Soul Mann & The Brothers 1971 Pickwick/33 Records Arranged by Sy Mann, Soul Mann & The Brothers have also been known as American Soul Orchestra as well as Mack Browne & The Brothers. Instrumental versions of songs...
“Almost Persuaded” by David Houston
"Almost Persuaded" is a song written by Epic Records producer Billy Sherrill and his business partner Glenn Sutton, first recorded by American country singer David Houston In 1966. The song spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...
“As Though It Were A Movie” by Peter Sarstedt
Peter Sarstedt was a British singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of singers Eden Kane (born Richard Sarstedt) and Clive Sarstedt who he also recorded and performed with as The Sarstedt Brothers. With possibly the exception of the Gibb...
Self Titled 1969 Peter Sarstedt Debut Album
Peter Sarstedt was a British singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He was the brother of singers Eden Kane (born Richard Sarstedt) and Clive Sarstedt who he also recorded and performed with as The Sarstedt Brothers. With possibly the exception of the Gibb...
“Another Day Passes By” – Richard Sarstedt
Richard Sarstedt, mostly known for his work using the stage name Eden Kane, is an English pop singer, musician, record producer and actor best known for his “teen idol” period in the early 1960s, before The Beatles. He has also recorded under his birth name and...
“Fresh” by The Raspberries
Three years before singer Eric Carmen topped the charts with his monster hit ballad “All By Myself” he was a vital member of this Cleveland, Ohio power pop band. The Raspberries released their sophomore album Fresh in 1972, six months after the release of their...
“That Christmas Feeling” by Bing Crosby
Picked up this 75 year old Bing Crosby Christmas record on Decca Records from a thrift shop with a year round Christmas section. This relatively unknown album was Crosby’s follow up to his first Christmas album, the hugely successful White Christmas album that...
The Vinyl Shoppe
The Vinyl Shoppe is where we like to highlight all the great record buys out there for those who look. In these days of exorbitant record prices, there are literally a million plus titles priced for as little as $1.00 waiting to be scooped up in thrift shoppes...