Friday, October 30, 2009

The Grass Roots - Let's Live For Today


Dunhill 4084, 1967

A recent score - it's pretty hard to find an original copy (with the radio mix) in good shape these days.

This single marks the beginning of the band's v2.0 phase (Creed's debut on lead guitar, P.F. Sloan and Steve Barry moving on to just producing). For '60s pop, this is about as close to perfect as it gets.



Brilliant use of minor chords in the chorus.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Digable Planets - Where I'm From


Elektra 64674, 1992


Here's proof that mainstream 45s were still being pressed in the '90s, though I can't imagine who would have bought them (especially when cassingles were so readily available).

This features the '7" mix', which seems to be the same edit/mix used for the video.