pop / rock ~ France 1972

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" Say thanks to life. A bird will sing. There will be music for the whole day. Say thanks to life. The moment given to us. Let's look under the vines for the rising sun.
Five minutes of love. Five minutes is enough to change your life so we love the world. We're happy. Five minutes of love is all I need to forget the sad days (Let me forget them) and like that world. It belongs to the two of us.
The sun has set. And the train has whistled. But before you go, wait a little on the platform. You tell me "think of me." You say "don't get cold." You do up my scarf. You take me into your arms.
Five minutes of love. Five minutes is enough to change your life (To change your life) so we love the world. We're happy. Five minutes of love is all I need to forget the sad days (Let me forget them) and like that world. It belongs to the two of us... "

"La voix d'un ange..."

northern soul / mid-tempo dancer ~ 1966

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Sister and brother, Inez and Charlie Foxx somewhere in the mid 60s.
This is the B-side flip to ' Come By Here '

garage rock ~ San Jose, California - 1966

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South Bay Area - San Francisco garage rock masters, the Count Five formed in San Jose, California in 1964. Recorded in Hollywood between 1965-66, this was the Count Five's last 45 of six released in 1969 on the Double Shot label. This is the b-side flip to 'Mailman'.

Latin Jazz - pop / easy listening ~ 1963

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Maestro Xavier Cugat with wife/singer, Abbe Lane

roots reggae vocal ~ Jamaica 1974

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Not a 45 this time, but a song from the 1974 Jamaican LP, 'Play Me Sweet And Nice' by Marcia Griffiths. Roots reggae sounds with some great tracks on this LP.
This song has been covered and recorded about a hundred times by everyone in all genres of music. Most know Roberta Flack's 1972 version, but I've always loved this version by Marcia Griffiths.

A tough song to cover if not done right. Many have fallen into a sappy, at times uncomfortable, emotional sound and interpretation. Marcia's version here sounds emotionally warmer and a bit less sad. She honors her feelings with more strength. Intriguing to me also because it can sound past tense, but we're never really sure...
'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' surprisingly was originally written in the style of a folk song in 1957 by British folk singer/songwriter, Ewan MacColl.

deep soul ~ Chicago 1968

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Don't know who she is. I've dug around over the years trying to come up with any information on this Bamboo label 45. Though Sylvia Thomas likely was from Chicago. This was her only 45 and recording released. ' So Will I ' was the first 45 in a series of about 20 released on the label.
Contrary to the St Louis label address, this was a Chicago based soul label which existed from 1968 to 1971.
Whether this Chicago label started in St Louis then moved to Chicago, or simply pressed and distributed their 45 catalog out of St Louis is anyone's guess. The Bamboo label was owned by Yolanda Hardin, mother of Mel Harden - Mel Hardin of soul singing duet, Mel & Tim - 'Backfield In Motion' also on the Bamboo label.
The flip side is 'At Last'.

pop vocal ~ 1953

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Eartha Kitt ... Jan 1927 - Dec 2008

rocksteady ~ Jamaica 1967

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The flip on this 45 is: 'Real Cool' by Tommy McCook and the Supersonics.

Treasure Isle comp LP from 1967 featuring The Jamaicans, Tommy McCook (pictured on the cover), The Techniques, and a few others.

R&B / jazz ~ New York 1962

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Not to be confused with blues singer, Bobo Jenkins, or middleweight boxing champ, Carl 'Bobo' Olson, this obscure 45 tells a short story of the man known only as Bobo, a "most famous unknown..."
An accomplished musician and rumored silent music mogul, Bobo was at the top of mid 50s "bohemian cool". He mixed with the social elite as well as the working classes, and yet his true identity is still unknown today, as it was then, to the many musicians and music lovers who mingled with him at the time.

Around 1947-48, before his rise and bit out of date, purported to be one of the few early photos of Bobo as a young man.
Al 'Dr. Horse' Pittman sums up Bobo perfectly with his Fire label 45 from 1962.

hillbilly country ~ Detroit 1950

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I first heard 'The Tattooed Lady' played during 'The Dr. Demento Show' on KFAT, a radio station out of Gilroy, California. Spent years trying to find it, mostly at record shows.

Recorded in Detroit, this is Skeet's first record and recording, pressed on 78 and 45 rpm in 1950.
Skeets was originally from Arkansas, but moved to Detroit in the early 1930s.
It's amazing this record has survived this long. The flip side is, 'Mean And Evil Blues' with Johnnie White accompaniment.
A hillbilly country gem.

Somewhere in Los Angeles - Skeets in 1954.

soul / jazz vocal ~ Los Angeles 1965

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The single from Marvin's only LP on Palomar c.1965
The flip side is, 'Rainy Day In L.A.'

Jazz composer/pianist Marvin Jenkins started recording in the early 60s releasing a few of his own LPs while also playing and contributing on others' jazz recordings.
The Los Angeles Palomar record label released about fifteen other records, but only existed from 1963 to '65.
Marvin also had one another 45 on the Palomar label, 'I've Got The Blues (What Should I Do)'.

rock / folk-rock ~ Los Angeles 1996

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David Roback (1958-2020) & Hope Sandoval

One of those songs one might feel ends too soon. Perhaps a bit more of a straight forward acoustic folk sound than some of their others.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist David Roback's early Los Angeles based bands, The Rain Parade and Opal both had similar ethereal, melancholy-psych drone sounds as Mazzy Star. His writing skills, production and arrangements really crystallized with the exit of former Opal bassist and singer Kendra Smith in 1987.
The consequent addition of singer/songwriter Hope Sandoval in 1989 created Mazzy Star's distinct sound.
This song is included on their 1996 LP, 'Among My Swan'. Not sure how many 45s were pressed. 'I've Been Let Down' never charted. Released as a "jukebox only" single.