Selection of 1950s-1970s 45 RPM Records Collection
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Walk Don't Run / Home
The Ventures 45 RPM record includes “Walk - Don’t Run” and “Home”. This record is a Canadian release from 1960. “Walk - Don’t Run” was written and originally recorded by Johnny Smith in 1954. It was the first wide release single for The Ventures and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006. The B Side, “Home” was written by J. Clarkson, H. Clarkson and Peter Van Steeden. -
Wonderful! Wonderful! / The Twelfth of Never
This Johnny Mathis 45 RPM Vinyl record includes the songs “Wonderful! Wonderful!” recorded in 1957 and “The Twelfth of Never” recorded in 1958. “Wonderful! Wonderful!” was written by Sherman Edwards and Ben Raleigh and reached number 14 on the Billboard charts in 1957. “The Twelfth of Never” was written by Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster and reached number 9 on the Billboard charts in 1957. -
I'm Sorry / That's All You Gotta Do
Brenda Lee 45 RPM Vinyl Record including “I’m Sorry” and “That’s All You Gotta Do” was a 1960 release from Decca Records. “I’m Sorry” was written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self and reached number 1 on the Billboard charts in July 1960. “That’s All You Gotta Do” written by Jerry Reed reached number 9 on the Billboard charts in 1960 in the United States. -
Forty Cups of Coffee / Hook, Line and Sinker
Bill Haley and His Comets 45 RPM vinyl record released in 1957 by Decca Records includes songs "Forty Cups of Coffee" and "Hook, Line and Sinker". “Forty Cups of Coffee” was written and originally recorded by Danny Overbea in the early 1950s. “Forty Cups of Coffee” was recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets in 1957 was number 70 on the United States Billboard charts. “Hook, Line and Sinker” was written by Haley, Eddie Khoury, and Ronnie Bonner. “Forty Cups of Coffee” was performed live on the Ed Sullivan Show on April 28, 1957. -
Breakfast at Tiffany's / Moon River
Henry Mancini 45 RPM Vinyl record including two songs from the Score of the 1961 Paramount Picture “Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The songs include “Moon River” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The single was released in 1961. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was composed by Henry Mancini and “Moon River” was written and composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer. “Moon River” reached number 11 on the US Billboard charts in 1961. -
A Whale of a Tale / And the Moon Grew Brighter and Brighter
Kirk Douglas 45 RPM Vinyl record including “A Whale of a Tale” from the 1954 Disney Motion Picture “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “And the Moon Grew Brighter and Brighter” from the 1955 Motion Picture “Man Without a Star”. “A Whale of a Tale” was written by Al Hoffman and Norman Gimbel, “Man Without a Star” was written by Jimmy Kennedy and Louis Singer. -
Alone With You / Every Time I'm Kissing You
Faron Young 45 RPM Vinyl record including “Alone With You” and “Every Time I’m Kissing You” was released in 1958 by Capitol Records. “Alone With You” was written by Young, Lester Vanadore and Roy Drusky, and “Every Time I’m Kissing You” was written by Young and Carl Belew. -
Monster Mash / Monsters' Mash Party
This Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers 45 RPM Vinyl record was a 1973 release on Parrot Records which includes “Monster Mash” on Side A and “Monsters’ Mash Party” on Side B. The song “Monster Mash” was written by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and Leonard Capizzi and was recorded in 1962 with Gary S. Paxton. The band members credited as the "The Crypt-Kickers" are pianist Leon Russell, Johnny MacRae, Rickie Page, and Terry Berg. "Monster Mash" was number one on the Billboard Top 100 chart October 20-27 in 1962, and entered the charts again in 1970 and 1973.