“What goes up must come down,” sang David Clayton-Thomas, and we kept that in mind (along with the young lady who modeled Bryan hosiery on the cover) as we assembled this collection of Up and Down songs.

Track listing for 111083-2:

1. Diana Ross: Upside Down
2. The Drifters: Up on the Roof
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Down on the Corner
4. Polly Brown: Up in a Puff of Smoke
5. The Dovells: You Can’t Sit Down
6. The Fifth Dimension: Up — Up and Away
7. Electric Light Orchestra: Don’t Bring Me Down
8. The Foundations: Build Me Up Buttercup
9. Petula Clark: Downtown
10. Bo Diddley: Crackin’ Up
11. The Beatles: Slow Down
12. The Orlons: Don’t Hang Up
13. Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown
14. The Band: Up on Cripple Creek
15. Sagittarius: My World Fell Down
16. The Supremes: Up the Ladder to the Roof
17. The Mojo Men: Sit Down I Think I Love You
18. Tommy Roe: Jam Up Jelly Tight
19. Melanie: Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
20. Archie Bell and the Drells: Tighten Up
21. Joan Baez: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
22. Neil Sedaka: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
23. The Beach Boys: Shut Down
24. Blood, Sweat & Tears: Spinning Wheel

Single File is an ongoing project which reviews obscure or forgotten 45s; all of the titles here are discussed therein. On the cover is the label of the B-side (titled, brilliantly, “Play the Other Side”) of Jimmy Cross’ teen-death epic “I Want My Baby Back,” included in this set.

Track listing for 111082-2:

1. The Move: Do Ya
2. The Ides of March: You Wouldn’t Listen
3. The Delights Orchestra: Paul’s Midnight Ride
4. Jimmy James and the Vagabonds: Come to Me Softly
5. Gene and Debbe: Playboy
6. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich: Zabadak
7. The Avant-Garde: Naturally Stoned
8. The Rose Garden: Next Plane to London
9. Patty Duke: Don’t Just Stand There
10. Matt Lucas: I’m Movin’ On
11. San Remo Golden Strings: Hungry for Love
12. Brenda Lee: Is It True
13. Al Wilson: The Snake
14. Bonnie and the Treasures: Home of the Brave
15. Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra: Soul Coaxing (Âme Caline)
16. Tin Tin: Toast and Marmalade for Tea
17. The English Congregation: Softly Whispering I Love You
18. Sam the Sham: I Couldn’t Spell !!*@!
19. The Love Generation: Montage from How Sweet It Is (I Knew That You Knew)
20. The Gants: Road Runner
21. The Ray Charles Singers: Love Me with All Your Heart
22. Nella Dodds: Finders Keepers Losers Weepers
23. Orpheus: Can’t Find the Time to Tell You
24. Whistling Jack Smith: I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman
25. Jackie DeShannon: When You Walk in the Room
26. Jimmy Cross: I Want My Baby Back
27. The Roosters: Love Machine
28. J. J. Jackson: But It’s Alright

This is the Jeopardy! of compilations: all the titles are in the form of a question. The cover, however, is decidedly un-Trebekular. Assume a question mark at the end of each title, even if one wasn’t originally on the record label.

Track listing for 111081-2:

1. The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go
2. Tyrone Davis: Can I Change My Mind
3. Andy Kim: How’d We Ever Get This Way
4. The Miracles: What’s So Good About Goodbye
5. Johnnie Taylor: Who’s Making Love
6. Bobby Freeman: Do You Wanna Dance
7. Nancy Sinatra: How Does That Grab You, Darlin’
8. The Lovin’ Spoonful: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
9. The Grass Roots: Where Were You When I Needed You
10. The Rascals: How Can I Be Sure
11. Gene Chandler: What Now
12. The Contours: Do You Love Me
13. The Brotherhood of Man: Where Are You Going To My Love
14. The Tams: What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)
15. The Shirelles: Will You Love Me Tomorrow
16. Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
17. The Beach Boys: Wouldn’t It Be Nice
18. The Beatles: Do You Want to Know a Secret
19. Chuck Willis: What Am I Living For
20. Herman’s Hermits: Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat
21. The Sapphires: Who Do You Love
22. Mouth and MacNeal: How Do You Do
23. The Chi-Lites: Have You Seen Her
24. The Dave Clark Five: Can’t You See That She’s Mine
25. The Delfonics: Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
26. Timi Yuro: What’s a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)
27. Lonnie Donegan: Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor
28. Ed Ames: Who Will Answer

On balance, this might have made more sense as a “dream” collection than as a “little” collection, but what the heck.

Track listing for 111080-2:

1. Mama Cass: Dream a Little Dream of Me
2. Thurston Harris: Little Bitty Pretty One
3. The Shirelles: Foolish Little Girl
4. The Diamonds: Little Darlin’
5. Elvis Presley: Little Sister
6. The Beau Brummels: Just a Little
7. Del Shannon: Little Town Flirt
8. The Jarmels: A Little Bit of Soap
9. The Rolling Stones: Mother’s Little Helper
10. Linda Scott: I’ve Told Every Little Star
11. Round Robin: Kick That Little Foot Sally Ann
12. Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas: Little Children
13. The Elegants: Little Star
14. Dionne Warwick: I Say a Little Prayer
15. Rick Nelson: Poor Little Fool
16. Billy Bland: Let the Little Girl Dance
17. Brenton Wood: Gimme Little Sign
18. The Music Explosion: Little Bit O’ Soul
19. Herman’s Hermits: Just a Little Bit Better
20. Glen Campbell: Hey, Little One
21. Jackie DeShannon: Put a Little Love in Your Heart
22. Syndicate of Sound: Little Girl
23. Leapy Lee: Little Arrows
24. Jan and Dean: The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)
25. Chuck Berry: Sweet Little Sixteen
26. The Serendipity Singers: Don’t Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)
27. The Beach Boys: The Little Girl I Once Knew
28. Sonny and Cher: Little Man
29. Bobby Goldsboro: See the Funny Little Clown

Yet another obvious theme, but one with a lot of potential — and, likely, sequel potential as well. Cover photo by Paul Cwick.

Track listing for 111079-2:

1. The Flamingos: I Only Have Eyes for You
2. Van Morrison: Brown-Eyed Girl
3. The Guess Who: These Eyes
4. Debbie Gibson: Lost in Your Eyes
5. Gary Stites: Starry Eyed
6. Sugarloaf: Green-Eyed Lady
7. The Everly Brothers: Ebony Eyes
8. Daryl Hall and John Oates: Private Eyes
9. Robert John: Sad Eyes
10. Curtis Lee: Pretty Little Angel Eyes
11. The Moody Blues: The Story in Your Eyes
12. The Platters: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
13. B. J. Thomas: Eyes of a New York Woman
14. Kim Carnes: Bette Davis Eyes
15. Frankie Valli: My Eyes Adored You
16. Nazz: Open My Eyes
17. The Supremes: When the Love Light Starts Shining Through His Eyes
18. Them: Mystic Eyes
19. Gene Pitney: Looking Through the Eyes of Love
20. Peaches and Herb: Close Your Eyes
21. The Illusion: Did You See Her Eyes
22. Bob Welch: Ebony Eyes
23. Bobby Vee: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
24. Sheena Easton: For Your Eyes Only

The fourth in a series that started way the heck back here. Flowers provided through the Hanes hothouse.

Track listing for 111078-2:

1. The Beatles: I Saw Her Standing There
2. Herman’s Hermits: Listen People
3. Martha and the Vandellas: Jimmy Mack
4. Johnny Rivers: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
5. The Tremeloes: Here Comes My Baby
6. Gary Lewis and the Playboys: Everybody Loves a Clown
7. The Doors: People Are Strange
8. Paul Revere and the Raiders: Just Like Me
9. The Rolling Stones: Paint It, Black
10. The Animals: It’s My Life
11. The Kinks: Tired of Waiting for You
12. The Soul Survivors: Expressway to Your Heart
13. Percy Sledge: When a Man Loves a Woman
14. The Association: Never My Love
15. Donovan: Mellow Yellow
16. Them: Here Comes the Night
17. The Cyrkle: Turn-Down Day
18. James and Bobby Purify: I’m Your Puppet
19. The Mamas and the Papas: California Dreamin’
20. Tommy James and the Shondells: I Think We’re Alone Now
21. The Isley Brothers: This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)
22. Janis Ian: Society’s Child (Baby I’ve Been Thinking)
23. The Monkees: I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone
24. The Temptations: It’s Growing
25. The Rivieras: California Sun
26. The Five Americans: Western Union
27. Betty Everett: The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss)
28. Lee Dorsey: Holy Cow
29. The Lovin’ Spoonful: Summer in the City

This was a revision of an old mix tape. CD-Rs don’t hold as much as C-90s, so four tracks were cut at the extremes; if you’re curious, they were “Saved by Zero” (the Fixx), “99 Luftballons” (Nena), “Three Thirty Three” (the Drifters) and “442 Glenwood Avenue” (the Pixies Three). I did my own graphics for this one; there’s a discussion of it here.

Track listing for 111077-2:

1. Three Dog Night: One
2. The Grass Roots: Two Divided By Love
3. Dawn: Knock Three Times
4. Fats Domino: Let the Four Winds Blow
5. The Vogues: Five O’Clock World
6. The Association: Six Man Band
7. Paul Evans and the Curls: Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat
8. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week
9. The Searchers: Love Potion No. 9
10. Harvey and the Moonglows: Ten Commandments of Love
11. The Mamas and the Papas: Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)
12. Sam Cooke: Only Sixteen
13. Janis Ian: At Seventeen
14. Pete Wingfield: Eighteen with a Bullet
15. The Rolling Stones: 19th Nervous Breakdown
16. Eddie Cochran: Twenty Flight Rock
17. Gene Pitney: Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa
18. Chicago: 25 or 6 to 4
19. The Four Preps: 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)
20. Ronnie Hawkins: Forty Days
21. The Dominoes: Sixty-Minute Man
22. The Beatles: When I’m Sixty-Four
23. Chicago: Questions 67 and 68
24. Jackie Brenston and his Rhythm Kings: Rocket “88″
25. ? and the Mysterians: 96 Tears
26. Keith: 98.6
27. Gene McDaniels: A Hundred Pounds of Clay

More Seventies tunes, and yet another leggy cover babe, this one from Norlyn.

Track listing for 111076-2:

1. Roxy Music: Love Is the Drug
2. Randy Newman: Short People
3. Steely Dan: Do It Again
4. Blood, Sweat & Tears: Go Down Gamblin’
5. The Bells: Stay Awhile
6. Dr. John: Right Place Wrong Time
7. Cornelius Bros. and Sister Rose: Too Late to Turn Back Now
8. The Edgar Winter Group: Frankenstein
9. T. Rex: Bang a Gong (Get It On)
10. Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing
11. Donna Summer: Hot Stuff
12. The Main Ingredient: Everybody Plays the Fool
13. George Harrison: What Is Life
14. Terry Jacks: Seasons in the Sun
15. The Hollies: Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)
16. Isaac Hayes: Theme from Shaft
17. The Doobie Brothers: Long Train Runnin’
18. Thelma Houston: Don’t Leave Me This Way
19. Boston: More Than a Feeling

And yet another collection of songs that are seldom heard in stereo, with yet another variation on the same cover art. (Actually, a few of these are seldom heard in any configuration these days.)

Track listing for 111075-2:

1. The Kingsmen: Louie, Louie
2. The Chiffons: He’s So Fine
3. Dobie Gray: The “In” Crowd
4. Vanity Fare: Early in the Morning
5. Gene Chandler: Duke of Earl
6. The Shangri-Las: Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)
7. Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally
8. Shades of Blue: Oh How Happy
9. The Jive Five: My True Story
10. Lorne Greene: Ringo
11. Los Bravos: Bring a Little Lovin’
12. Marcie Blane: Bobby’s Girl
13. Arthur Alexander: Anna
14. The Raindrops: The Boy You Can’t Forget
15. Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud Mary *
16. Tommy James and the Shondells: I Think We’re Alone Now
17. Gene and Debbe: Playboy
18. Dusty Springfield: I Only Want to Be with You
19. Ronnie Dove: Say You
20. Bubble Puppy: Hot Smoke and Sasafrass
21. The Marvelettes: BEechwood 4-5789
22. The Beach Boys: God Only Knows
23. Norma Tanega: Walking My Cat Named Dog
24. Aaron Neville: Tell It Like It Is
25. The McCoys: Hang On Sloopy
26. Bernadette Carroll: Party Girl
27. The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man
28. The Jaynetts: Sally Go ‘Round the Roses
29. The Rolling Stones: 19th Nervous Breakdown

* The original LP mix is stereo, but just barely; this mix is from the short-lived quadraphonic LP issue of Creedence Gold, folded down to two tracks by, um, me.

I don’t even need to explain this, do I?

Track listing for 111074-2:

1. Josie and the Pussycats: Every Beat of My Heart
2. Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel
3. Neil Young: Heart of Gold
4. Candi Staton: Young Hearts Run Free
5. The Rolling Stones: Heart of Stone
6. The Ray Charles Singers: Love Me with All Your Heart
7. The Cleftones: Heart and Soul
8. Jackie DeShannon: Put a Little Love in Your Heart
9. Bruce Springsteen: Hungry Heart
10. The Isley Brothers: This Old Heart of Mine
11. The Moody Blues: From the Bottom of My Heart
12. The Supremes: Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart
13. Darrell Banks: Open the Door to Your Heart
14. Sarah Vaughan: Broken-Hearted Melody
15. Jimmy Ruffin: What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
16. Yes: Owner of a Lonely Heart
17. Jerry Butler: He Will Break Your Heart *
18. Gene Pitney: Only Love Can Break a Heart
19. Paula Abdul: Cold Hearted
20. Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
21. Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans: Why Do Lovers Break Each Others’ Hearts
22. Dionne Warwick: Anyone Who Had a Heart
23. Herman’s Hermits: Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat
24. Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart

* “He don’t love you (and he never will).”