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I started aquiring 45's in December 1958 and continue to the present. Collecting seriously beginning ca. 1975. Anything on 45 RPM from 1949 to 1990 interests me. Happy to chat any time.

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Phantom Gtowner 21st Feb 2024		Vinyl Album The Beach Boys - Surf's Up	Review If the Beach Boys previous LP "Sunflower" has been described by some as Dennis Wilson's LP, this one should be called Carl's album. I thought this was the record where Carl really came into his own. But that's not all that's happening on this very fine record, one of their best of the 1970's. 3 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Phantom Gtowner 7th Sep 2021		Vinyl Album Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream And Other Delights	Definitely "What Now My Love" was originally on Quality. He was still incredibly hot at the time of its release (circa May 1966) so there has to be a few copies out there somewhere.
Phantom Gtowner 3rd Sep 2021		Vinyl Album Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream And Other Delights	This would have been available on the Quality label for roughly 15 months after it's spring 1965 release. It was roughly August/September 1966 when it would have been issued on A&M.
Phantom Gtowner 3rd Sep 2021		Vinyl Album Bobby Rydell - Forget Him	I thought I heard it was Tony Hatch.
Phantom Gtowner 7th Mar 2021		CD Album Art Garfunkel - Garfunkel	Review I purchased this CD for only one reason. To get "Second Avenue", perhaps my all-time favorite Garfunkel track on CD. You see, this tune had only been available as a 45 since 1974 and I needed to hear it again desperately. Okay, so here we get an abbreviated version which is extremely annoying. Even on this collection there is a certain amount of wallpaper like "When A Man Loves A Woman". Yes it is a fine song but, my gawd, why has everybody and his brother recorded it? Truthfully I am sick of it. The best tracks are stunning, "All I Know", "Bright Eyes", "99 Miles From L.A." and "A Heart In New York" to go along with the previous mentioned "Second Avenue". Other tracks I didn't really need or want are the syrupy "So Much In Love" and the redundant "What A Wonderful World". One of Garfunkel's problems is that he doesn't write his own music so in that regard he is at the mercy of others. In the past, though he nearly always had impeccable taste in choosing his material like Stephen Bishop's "Looking For The Right One" or Van Morrison's "I Shall Sing", neither of which is included here unfortunately. In short, this might be a good starting place for you to enjoy Art Garfunkel and his glorious voice but after you digest this, and it won't take long, you need to dig deeper. 7 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?