45 RPM SINGLES
This is a list of 45 rpm records that I regularly played at work, parties and home ending around the year 2000.
45 RPM discs are unique in the quality and over all excellence of sound and were for me far preferable to 33 rpm. There are just as many selections by these artists from that time period and after that I never acquired a 45 of but are held in just as much regard. Also the fact lots of them came after 2000. So if your particular favorites are not visible bellow it is not because they would not qualify, its just that I never got my hands on the 45. I doubt I paid a dime even for many of them at Salvation Army stores mostly.
AL GREEN
Tired Of Being Alone (Hi)
Call Me (Hi)
Driving Wheel (Hi)
AL KING
My Name Is Misery (Modern)
ALBERT KING
Cross Cut Saw (Stax) Cold Feet (Stax)
The Hunter (Stax)
Pretty Woman (Stax)
AMOS MILBURN
Chicken Shack Boogie (Imp)
ANN PEEBLES
I Can’t Stand The Rain (Hi)
I Pity The Fool (Hi)
Part Time Love (Hi)
ARCHIE BELL
& THE DRELLS
Wrap It Up (Atlantic)
Tighten Up 1 & 2 (Atlantic)
ARETHA FRANKLIN
Soulville (Columbia)
Don’t Play That Song (Atl)
A Natural Woman (Atl)
Rock Steady (Atl)
Angel
I Say A Little Prayer
Thrill Is Gone (Atlantic)
Spirit In The Dark
Baby I Love You
Respect
Dr. Feelgood
Think
I Never Loved A Man
Do Right Woman
Spanish Harlem
Chain Of Fools
Ain’t No Way
Daydreaming
Pink Cadillac
ARTHUR CONLEY
Funky Street (Atco)
Sweet Soul Music (Atco)
A Mighty Long Way (Atco)
BARBARA ACKLIN
Love Makes A Woman (Brunswick)
BARBARA & THE BROWNS
Please Be Honest With Me (Stax)
I Don’t Want Trouble (Stax)
B.B. KING
Walking Dr. Bill (Kent)
Nobody Loves Me But My Mother (Abc)
Hummingbird (Abc)
BEN E. KING
Spanish Harlem (Atco)
BERNA-DEAN
Little Willie (Imperial)
BETTY EVERETT
I Got To Tell Somebody (Fantasy)
The Shoop Shoop Song (Vj)
Ain’t Nothing Going To Change Me (Fantasy)
BETTY HARRIS
What’d I Do Wrong (Sansu)
BIG JAY MCNEELEY
The Goof (Federal)
Jet Fury (Imperial)
Deacon’s Express (Imperial)
BIG JOHN PATTON
Ain’t That Peculiar (Blue Note)
BILL CODAY
Get Your Lies Straight (Galaxy)
BILLY MASHBURN
Don’t It Sound Good (Atl)
BO DIDDLEY
Say Man
Say Man Back Again
I’m A Man
I’m High Again
The Shape I’m In
Ooh Baby
You Can’t Judge A Book
Bo Diddleys A Gunslinger
Diddy Wah Diddy
Who Do You Love?
Road Runner
BOBBY BLAND
Keep On Lovin’ Me (And You’ll See A Change) (Duke)
Cry Cry (Duke)
Goodtime Charlie (Duke)
Lover With A Reputation (Duke)
Sad Feeling (Duke)
That’s The Way Love Is (Duke)
Blind Man (Duke)
You Got Me Where You Want Me (Duke)
Yield Not To Temptation (Duke)
Rockin’ In The Same Old Boat (Duke)
BOB & EARL
Harlem Shuffle (Marc)
BOBBY LEWIS
Tossin And Turnin (Beltone)
BOBBY FREEMAN
Do You Want To Dance (Posie)
BOBBY MOORE
Searching For My Love (Checker)
BOOKER T.
& THE MG’S
Time Is Tight
Hip Hug-Her
Slim Jenkins Place
Green Onions
BUNNY SIGLER
Tossin And Turnin (Pji)
BUSTER BROWN
Fannie Mae (Fire)
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t (My Baby) – (Fire)
VEDA BROWN
Short Stopping (Stax)
JAMES BROWN
Sex Machine 1 & 2 (King)
Cold Sweat 1 & 2 (King)
I Got The Feelin’ (King)
Night Train (King)
Get It Together (King)
Lickin’ Stick 1 & 2 (King)
Ain’t That A Groove (King)
Just Plain Funk (King)
I’ll Go Crazy (King)
Come Over Here (King)
I Don’t Mind (King)
In The Middle (King)
Give It Up Or Turn It A Loose (King)
Say It Loud (I’m Black & I’m Proud) (King)
There Was A Time (King)
Please Please Please (King)
Mother Popcorn (King)
I Got The Feelin’ (King)
It’s A New Day 1 & 2 (King)
There It Is (Polydor)
Hot Pants 1 & 2 (People)
The Grunt (King)
You Got The Power (King)
Hot Pants (People)
CADILLACS
Speedo (Josie)
CALVIN ARNOLD
Funky Way To Treat Me (Sonday)
CANDI STATON
He Called Me Baby (Fame)
I’m Just A Prisoner (Fame)
CANNONBALL ADDERLY
Down In Black Bottom (Capitol)
Jive Samba (Riverside)
CAPITOLS
Cool Jerk (Vocal) & Instrumental (Karen )
CHIFFONS
He’s So Fine (Laurie)
Sweet Talkin Guy (Laurie)
CHI-LITES
Power To The People (Brunswick)
I Like Your Lovin (Brunswick)
CHUCK BERRY
Reelin And Rockin
Ramona
Say Yes
You Never Can Tell
Johnny B Good
Around & Around
You Can’t Catch Me
Rock And Roll Music
Maybelene
Almost Grown
Oh Carol
Little Queenie
Roll Over Beethoven
School Days
Too Pooped To Pop
No Particular Place To Go
CHUCK BROOKS
CHUCK BROOKS – Love’s Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (Volt)
CLARENCE CARTER
Snatchin’ It Back (All Atlantic)
It’s All In Your Mind Making Love (At The Dark End Of The St)
Back Door Santa
CLIFTON CHENIER
Frog Legs (Bell)
Hot Rod (Arhoolie)
CLYDE MCPHATTER
A Lover’s Question (Atl)
Lovey Dovey (Atl)
Metallics- Need Your Loving
Itchy Twitchy Too (Baronet)
A Shot Of Rythmn And Blues (Amy)
COASTERS
Idol With The Golden Head (Atl)
Young Blood (Atl)
Searching (Atl)
Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Atl)
The Shadow Knows (Atl)
Down In Mexico (Atl)
Little Egypt (Atl)
Yaketty Yak (Atl)
Shopping For Cloths (Atl)
Ain’t Nothing To Me (Atl)
Run Red Run (Atl)
Soul Pad (Date)
Down Home Girl (Date)
The Climb (Date)
C & C BOYS
Its All Over Now (Duke)
CHRIS KENNER
Sick And Tired (Imperial)
How Far – (Instant)
Like It Like That (Instant)
Something You’ve Got (Instant)
Land Of 1,000 Dances (Instant)
COLD BLOOD
Understanding (Sf 66)
CURTIS LEE
Pretty Little Angel Eyes (Dunes)
CURTIS MAYFIELD
If There’s a Hell Below (Custom)
CRYSTALS
He’s A Rebel (Philles)
DAPPS
There Was A Time (KING)
DEE DEE SHARP
Mashed Potato Time (Cameo)
DON COVAY
Iron Out The Rough Spots (Atl)
Somebody’s Got To Love You (Atl)
Please Do Something (Atl)
Mercy Mercy (Atl)
Sookie Sookie (Atl)
It’s Better To Have And Don’t Need (Merc)
DON & DEWEY
Jelly Bean
Leaving It All Up To You
Justine
Bim Bam
Jungle Hop
Koko Joe
DON & DEE DEE FORD
I Need Your Loving Part 1 & 2 (Roulette)
DONNIE ELBERT
I Can’t Help Myself (AVCO)
DRAMATICS
What You See (VOLT)
DR. JOHN
Mama Roux (Atco)
I Walk On Guilded Splinters (Atco)
Right Place Wrong Time (Atco)
I’m Qualified (Atco)
DIZZY GILLESPE
Manteca (RCA)
DYKE & THE BLAZERS
We Got More Soul
Let A Woman Be A Woman
Runaway People (All Original Sound)
EARL BOSTIC
Cracked Ice (King)
EDDIE FLOYD
Knock On Wood (Stax)
Love Is A Doggone Good Thing (Stax)
Under My Nose (Stax)
EDDIE HARRIS
Freedom Dance (Atl)
Listen Here (Atl)
Compared To What (Atl)
Cold Duck Time
EDDIE PURRELL
The Spoiler (Volt)
EDWIN STARR
25 Miles (Gordy)
Double O Soul (Ric-Tic)
War (Gordy)
Stop The War Now (Gordy)
Funky Music Sure Nuff Turns Me On (Gordy)
EFFIE SMITH
Dial That Telephone (Dial)
ELVIN BISHOP
Don’t Fight It (Fillmore)
ETTA JAMES
Tell Mama (Cadet)
ERNIE K. DOE
Mother In Law (MINIT)
FANTASTIC JOHNNY C
Boogaloo Down Broadway (Phil-La Of Soul) Hitch It To The Horse (Phil-La)
FATS DOMINO
Let The 4 Winds Blow
The Fat Man
Goin’ Home
I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday Whole Lotta Loving
Ain’t That Just Like A Woman
Don’t Blame It On Me
Natural Born Lover
Jambalaya
Everybody’s Got Something To Hide
(WB) All others Imperial
FALCONS
Fine Fine Girl (ATL)
FASCINATIONS
Hold On (Mayfield)
FONTELLA BASS
Rescue Me (Checker)
Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing (Checker)
You’ll Miss Me (Checker)
FREDDY KING
ide Away (Federal)
Driving Sideways (Federal)
FOUR TEES
Funky Duck (Kent)
GARNETT MIMMS
top And Check Yourself (Gsf)
GARY U.S. BONDS
New Orleans (Legrand)
Quarter To 3 (Legrand)
I Wanna Holler (Legrand)
Dear Lady Twist (Legrand)
GENE DOZIER
A Hunk Of Funk (MINIT)
GLADYS KNIGHT
End Of Our Road (Soul)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Soul)
The Nitty Gritty (Soul)
You Need Love Like I Do (Soul)
Cloud 9 (Soul)
If I Were Your Woman (Soul)
GRANT GREEN
Ain’t It Funky Now (Prestige)
HANK BALLARD
Rock & Roll Wedding (King)
I’m Young (King)
Sexy Ways (King)
You’re So Sexy (King)
How You Gonna Get Respect? (King)
HARVEY & THE MOONGLOWS
10 Commandments Of Love (Chess)
HOWLING WOLF
Smokestack Lightning (Chess)
300 Lbs Of Heavenly Joy (Chess)
That’s Evil (Chess)
I’m A Tail Dragger (Chess)
HUEY SMITH
I’m Just A Lonely Clown (Ace)
Rocking Inside The Iron Curtain (Ace)
IMPRESSIONS
We’re A Winner (Abc)
Ain’t Got Time (Curtom)
Turn On To Me (Curtom)
INEZ FOXX
(W. CHARLIE)
Count The Days (Dynamo)
Mockingbird ( (Symbol)
ISLEY BROS.
Keep On Doin’ (T Neck)
Bless Your Heart (T Neck)
It’s Your Thing (Tneck)
Your Old Lady (Atl)
Shout 1 & 2 (Rca)
This Old Heart Of Mine (Tamla)
Take Me In Your Arms (Tamla)
Freedom (T Neck)
Love The One You’re With (T Neck)
JACK DUPREE
Tounge Tied Blues (KING)
JACKIE AVERY
Your Love (Has Brought Me) (Capricorn)
JACKIE MOORE
Precious Precious (Atl)
JACKSON FIVE
Never Can Say Goodbye (Motown)
JAMES CARR
A Losing Game (Goldwax)
JAYNETTS
Sally Go Round The Roses (Tuff)
JEAN KNIGHT
Call Me Your Fool (Stax)
Mr. Big Stuff (Stax)
JEFF BECK
Rock My Plimsoul (Epic Single)
JESSE HILL
Ooh Poo Pah Doo (MINIT)
JIMMY CASTOR
Leroy’s In The Army Now (Smash Groove)
Leroy Your Mamas Calling You (Smash)
JIMMY HUGHES
Steal Away (Fame)
JIMMY MCCRACKLIN
My Answer (Imperial)
Think (Imperial)
Get Tuff (Imperial)
JIMMY SMITH
Mickey Mouse (Verve)
JUDY CLAY
It Takes A Lot Of Good Love (Stax)
JUNIOR PARKER
Driving Wheel ( Duke)
Barefoot Rock (Duke)
JR. WALKER
Shoot Your Shot
Road Runner
How Sweet It Is
JOE TEX
All Dial
Buying A Book
Show Me
Hold On To What You Got
Chicken Crazy
JOHN LEE HOOKER
Moanin And Stompin (King)
Let’s Go Out Tonight (Chess)
JOHNNY SHINES
My Love Can’t Hide (Joliet)
KING CURTIS
Soul Twist (Enjoy)
Memphis Soul Stew (Atco)
Beautiful Brown Eyes (Capitol)
KING FLOYD
Groove Me (Chimneyville)
LAVERNE BAKER
Bumble Bee (Atlantic) With Jimmy Ricks
You’re The Boss (Atlantic)
LEE DIAMOND
Hattie Malatti(VJ)
LEE DORSEY
Holy Cow (Amy )
Ride Your Pony (Amy)
Working In A Coal Mine (Amy)
So Long (Amy)
Get Out Of My Life Woman (Amy)
Ya Ya (Fury)
LINDA LYNDELL
What a Man (Volt)
LITTLE EVA
Loco-Motion (Dimension)
LITTLE MILTON
Thats What Love Will Make You Do (Stax)
Grit’s Ain’t Groceries
We’re Gonna Make It
LITTLE RICHARD
All Around The World (Specialty)
The Girl Can’t Help It (Spec)
Poor Dog (Okeh)
Long Tall Sally (Spec)
Miss Ann (Spec)
I Don’t Know What You’ve Got ( Vj)
Can I Count On You (Brunswick)
Keep A Knockin’ (Spec)
Jenny Jenny (Spec)
Tutti Fruitti (Spec)
Hey Hey Hey (Spec)
Good Golly Miss Molly (Spec)
Heebie Jeebies (Spec)
Slippin And Slidin (Spec)
Freedom Blues ( (Wb)
Saw Her Standing There (Wb)
Bama-Lama Bama-Loo (Spec)
LITTLE SISTER
Somebody’s Watching You (Sunflower)
LOUIS JORDAN
Old Age (Tangerine)
Rock Doc (Mercury)
MABEL JOHN
Monkey Time (Okeh)
MAJOR LANCE
Bigger & Better (Stax)
Your Good Thing (Stax)
MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
Barry Gordy
Dancing In The Street
My Baby Loves Me
Heat Wave
What Am I Going To Do
Nowhere To Run To
Come And Get These Memories
Quicksand
Live Wire
MARVIN GAY
You’re A Wonderful One
Hitch Hike
Pride & Joy
Ain’t That Peculiar
What’s Going On
Take This Heart Of Mine
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
Your Unchanging Love
Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
Baby Don’t You Do It
One More Heartbreak
That’s The Way Love Is
Let’s Get It On
Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing
If I Could Build My Whole World
It Takes Two
Aint No Mountain High Enough
METERS
Chicken Strut (Josie)
Doodle-Oop
MISTICS
Without Love (Capri)
MICKEY & SYLVIA
Love Is Strange (Groove)
MONOTONES
Book Of Love (Argo)
MOSE ALLISON
Seventh Son (Prestige)
Bbbb
OTIS REDDING
I Can’t Turn You Loose (Volt)
These Arms Of Mine (Volt)
Ive Been Loving You Too Long (Volt)
Mess With Cupid (Volt)
Sad Song (Volt)
Happy Song (Volt)
Sweet Lorene (Volt)
Satisfaction (Volt)
Glory Of Love (Volt)
Shake ( Volt)
I’m Sick Y’all (Volt)
Try A Little Tenderness (Volt)
Can’t Turn You Loose (Atco) Hard To Handle (Atco) Nobody’s Fault But Mine (Atco) Direct Me (Atco) Lovey Dovey (Stax) Shout Bamalama (King) Tramp (Stax)
PATTI LA BELLE
hake A Hand (Wb)
Suffer ( Atl)
PAUL KELLY
Stealing In The Name Of The Lord (Happy Tiger)
Come Lay Some Loving On Me (Wb)
Here Comes Ole Jezebel (Wb)
PENGUINS
Guided Missles (Dootone)
RAY CHARLES
Hide Nor Hair (Abc)
Hit The Road Jack (Abc)
Tell The Truth (Abc)
Let’s Go Get Stoned (Abc)
Busted (Abc)
Unchain My Heart (Abc)
I’ve Got News For You (Abc)
Lonely Avenue (Atl)
What’d I Say (Atl)
Yes Indeed (Atl)
Night Time Is The Right Time (Atl)
Mess Around (Atl)
Early In The Morning (Atl)
What Would I Do Without You (Atl)
Booty Butt (Abc)
RAY SCOTT
The Prayer (Checker)
RED PRYSOCK
What’s The Word Thunderbird
ROBINS
Framed (Spark)
Riot In Cell Black #9 (Spark)
Cherry Lips (Whippet)
Loop De Loop Mambo (Spark)
RODGER COLLINS
She’s Lookin Good (Galaxy)
RUBY JOHNSON
Keep On Keepin On (Volt)
When My Love Comes Down (Volt)
SAM COOKE
Twisting The Night Away (Rca)
Chain Gang (Rca)
You Send Me (Keen)
Chain Gang (Rca)
Somebody Have Mercy (Rca)
SAM & DAVE
All Stax
I Said I Wasn’t Goin Tell Nobody
Wrap It Up
I Take What I Want
You Got Me Hummin’
Hold On I’m Comin’
Soul Man
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
You Don’t Know Like I Know
Soothe Me
SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS
Moanin’ (Phillips)
SENSATIONS
Let Me In (Argo)
SHANGRI-LA’S
Sophisticated Boom Boom (Red Bird)
SHIRLEY & LEE
Let The Good Times Roll ( Aladdin)
SHORTY LONG
Function at the Junction (Soul)
SHOWMEN
It Will Stand (Minit)
SIDNEY BARNES
Old Times (Chess)
SLY & FAMILY STONE
Underdog (Epic)
Dance To The Music (Epic)
I Want To Take You Higher (Epic)
Everybody Is A Star (Epic)
I Want To Thank You (Epic)
Everyday People (Epic)
Fun (Epic)
M’lady (Epic)
Family Affair (Epic)
SMOKEY ROBINSON
All Tamla