Wednesday, 31 March 2021
Jim Angus - Dare To Dream/Memories Of You (1983)
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Jack & Anne - All I Really Want/Say You Lied
Still, there's some fine pickin' on the b side that you should check out.
Monday, 29 March 2021
J.T. Taylor - Georgia Pines For You/Miss Rodeo
Sunday, 28 March 2021
Gaylene Kennedy MacLean - Remember Christmas/Old Fashioned Christmas (1985)
Saturday, 27 March 2021
Frank Liddy - BC Baby/Endless River (1987)
Friday, 26 March 2021
Donald John - Don't Look Away (1987)
Well, here's a nice change. First, not all 45s have picture sleeves. And of those, very few have artist bios! Thank you, Donald John! You've made up for your Google-proof stage name!
We won't look away!
Thursday, 25 March 2021
Dawn Hanson - But He Could Waltz/Just A Little Lovin'
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Copperfield-Skye - Lost Time/Book Of Tricks (1988)
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Charles Blanchard Band - The Ride (1988)
Today's single from Rob Bartlett's Sundae Sound collection is one that we haven't been able to find any info on. SO instead, we're going to ruminate on why artists do double A side singles. You've got two sides of vinyl, why not put a different song on each? Maybe the Charles Blanchard Band figured one good country song twice is better than two so-so country songs?
Monday, 22 March 2021
Brent McAthey - Dreamer/I'm In Love (1989), I'm In Love (1989), Here I Go Again (1990)
Here's a pair of country singles from the Sundae Sound vaults, along with one from our own collection. We saw a tape from Brent McAthey earlier this year, and you probably won't be surprised to find out these songs all appear on said tape.
Well, except for the b-side of "I'm In Love," which is an amazing artifact of the pre-digital age - a bunch of pre-recorded promos, PSAs, and a interview responses from McAthey. It's weird and wonderful.
And you can get it here!
Sunday, 21 March 2021
Bob Kitella - Somebody Else
Saturday, 20 March 2021
Bill Blayney - Fifty Thousand Pounds of Steel (1990), Sounds of a Honky Tonk Bar (1990)
Here's another Sundae Sound 45 that we're augmenting with another from our collection. AND another that we can't tell you a lot about. Or anything. BUT it does give us a chance to introduce Access To The Industry, a label that was active in the late 80's to early 90's. Rob Bartlett tells us this was basically a one-person operation, a guy who was doing this out of a love of the music and trying to help bands make a break. These two singles are a good intro to the type of stuff they put out - country songwriters like Bill Blayney with a handful of good songs looking for audiences. We quite like the solid two-step of "Sounds of a Honky Tonk Bar" - sorry our copy isn't in great shape.
Get access here!
Friday, 19 March 2021
Alta Blues - Cherry Red, Buffalo Shuffle (1983)
Okay, this one from the Sundae Sound stash is one we know nothing about; the name Alta Blues is remarkably Google-proof. And, not surprisingly, they play the blues.
Unfortunately, that's all we have. Well, that and the download! Edit: AND a second single by the band!
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Aaron James - It Ain't Fair/Big World (1987)
As with the treasure trove of tapes that Rob Bartlett lent us, there are some 45s in this batch that we don't have a lot of back story on. Rob tells us that artists would book studio time, and sometimes Sundae Sound's own version of the wrecking crew would help back said artist up - which is what it looks like happened here. Aaron James' solid roots rock songs channel a bit of John Cougar Mellencamp, and the backing by Ron Matrsalla, Dan Patton, and Frank Lockwood is top notch. This is pretty great - and clearly was good enough to win James some form of award:
Tune in for the simulcast!
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Adventure In Paradise - You'll Never Know (1983), You'll Never Know (1984), Somewhere Far Away (1985), I Don't Want Anybody Else But You (1985)
Get it here! (Update: we've added two more Adventures In Paradise singles to the download, including the Quality release of You'll Never Know!)
Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Sailcats - Bad Luck/Living In A Movie (1983), It's A Beautiful Day (A Summer Song) (1985), Make It On Our Own (1987), Sensation/Face The Music (1987)
Monday, 15 March 2021
Justin Curtis - Tell Me Why (1986)
Here's a little surprise from Rob Bartlett's stash of Sundae Sound recordings - we didn't know Justin Curtis had been active in the 80's. But you'll be pleased to know that there's not much of a surprise, if you're familiar with Curtis via our prior posts of his work - this is straight-ahead, rockabilly-influenced country. Yup, the good stuff. AND an excellent cover again!
Too bad James Muretich didn't seem to have approved of this single's stripped-down sound: