Although mom had a fairly extensive collection and it seemed to include just about everything, I notice now that it was missing some big names of the era. Elvis Presley for example. I know mom liked Elvis a little bit I think at some point she had some elvis albums. The Scratchy 45’s did not include Elvis. Other examples of absentees include The Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith, Yes, The Doors and The Beatles. She had some John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney stuff but the Beatles didn’t make it with the exception of Nowhere Man Which i beleive might have been acquired after we watched the animated Yellow Submarine. I should ask my mother why she didn’t have more Beatles stuff. After all she was the right age for the British invasion. My guess is that she was simply fond of Top 40 style pop music and more album oriented rock artists didn’t reach her over the radio.
The Beatles – Nowhere Man
John Denver – Sunshine On My Shoulders A few years later, John Denver would show up on 8-Track and I would really get into that. We’ll discuss more about it later. Here’s where it started.
Three Dog Night – The Show Must Go On I think this might have been a B-side to one of their more mainstream, mom oriented hits but we liked it. Maybe it was the circus sounding parts. What does Three Dog Night mean anyway? How did they come up with that. I know I could probably look it up but I like a little mystery.
Paul Anka – Put your Head On My Shoulder
Lesley Gore – It’s My Party
Danny & The Juniors – At The Hop Just wanted to remind you that mom’s records spanned three decades.
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
I remember that 8 track of John Denver. I also remember Mom trying to play that on her guitar. She only got through part of the first versus before she would just stop playing. I think that she got frustrated that she could not keep up with the song or maybe I was just bugging her too much as she tried to play it.
It’s funny that you mention the “B” side. I’m not how old I was when I realized what the “B” side really was. I just thought it was the second song on the 45. I didn’t think of it as necessarily the lesser song even though I would traditional like one song more than the other.