Welcome to this digital collection of 45 RPM records from the 1950s-70s. The collection is a result of digitizing efforts for a selection of vintage 45 RPM records and the cumulative assignments for Simmons University LIS 448 Digital Stewardship in Fall 2020. The earliest of these records was released in 1954 and the most recent was released in 1973. The collection includes audio recordings of each record with images of both the A and B sides and respective Matrix numbers. Discover more about the collection by viewing and listening to each Record. As well, learn more about the collection's format of phonograph record, the 45 RPM 7-inch single, the history, anatomy and how to play it, through the About page. All records can be browsed through the Browse All Items page or a Search can be completed to view records by Music Genre, Recording Artist, Year of Release, Country of Release, Record Company and Subject.

Have a look and listen!

If there are any questions or concerns regarding this digital collection, please email the digital curator at jessica.donofrio@simmons.edu. 

Walk Don't Run / Home

Wonderful! Wonderful! / The Twelfth of Never

I'm Sorry / That's All You Gotta Do

Forty Cups of Coffee / Hook, Line and Sinker

Breakfast at Tiffany's / Moon River

A Whale of a Tale / And the Moon Grew Brighter and Brighter

Alone With You / Every Time I'm Kissing You

Monster Mash / Monsters' Mash Party