Frank Mills - Music Box Dancer

"Music Box Dancer" is an instrumental piece by Canadian musician Frank Mills that was an international hit in the late 1970s. Mills wrote and recorded "Music Box Dancer" in 1974, but it did not become a single until December 1978. By Christmas of that year, it was in the top ten of many European and Asian pop music charts. 

 

Artist: Frank Mills

A-Side: Music Box Dancer

B-Side: The Poet And I 

Year Released: 1978

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Pop, Jazz

Style: Ballad, Easy Listening

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Polydor

Label/Catalog #: 2121 370

DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

"Girls Ain't Nothing but Trouble" is the debut single by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, from their 1987 debut album Rock the House released on Philadelphia-based Word Records (Later changed to Word-Up Records). It was released in 1986. The music is built around a sample from the theme tune of the 1960s television series I Dream of Jeannie.

 

Artist: D.J. Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince

A-Side: Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble

B-Side: Guys Ain't Nothing But Trouble

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop

Style: Pop Rap

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Champion

Label/Catalog #: CHAMP 18

Ralph Carter - Extra, Extra

"Extra, Extra (Read All About It)" was a 1975 single for Ralph Carter. It was a hit for him the following year. Carter's disco record was a 33⅓ RPM version and had a length of 5:15. The 45RPM version had been edited down to 2:40 for radio airplay.

 

Artist: Ralph Carter

A-Side: Extra, Extra (Read All About It)

B-Side: Extra, Extra (Read All About It) (Disco Version)

Year Released: 1975

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Disco

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Mercury

Label/Catalog #: 6167 286

 

UB40 - Don't Walk On The Grass

"Don't Walk On The Grass" is a dub track released in 1981 by the English Reggae band UB40, It was featured on the bonus 12" single which came with their second album Present Arms (1981), It would not feature on the albums vinyl copy but was included on the CD version. 

 Artist: UB40

A-Side: Don't Walk On The Grass

B-Side: Dr X

Year Released: 1981

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Reggae

Style: Dub, Reggae

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Epic

Label/Catalog #: EPC A 1334

Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta - Summer Nights

"Summer Nights" is a popular song from the musical Grease. Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, its best-known version was recorded by American actor and singer John Travolta and British-Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John for the 1978 big-screen adaptation of the musical, and released as a single that same year. It was released in August 1978 as the fourth single from the movie's soundtrack album and became a massive hit worldwide during the summer of 1978. 

 

Artist: Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

A-Side (Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta): Summer Nights

B-Side (Louis St. Louis): Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen

Year Released: 1978

Decade: 1970s

Genre: Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen

Style: Soundtrack, Rock & Roll, Soft Rock, Ballad

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: RSO

Label/Catalog #: 2090 316 

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Sailing On The Seven Seas

"Sailing on the Seven Seas" is a song by the English electronic music band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 18 March 1991 by Virgin Records as the first single from their eighth studio album, Sugar Tax (1991).

 

Artist: OMD

A-Side: Sailing On The Seven Seas 

B-Side: Burning

Year Released: 1991

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Electronic, Pop

Style: Synth-pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Virgin

Label/Catalog #: VS1310 

 

Scorpions - Wind Of Change

"Wind of Change" is a song by German rock band Scorpions, recorded for their 11th studio album, Crazy World (1990). A power ballad it was released as the album's third single. The lyrics were composed by Meine following the band's visit to the Soviet Union at the height of perestroika, when the enmity between the communist and capitalist blocs subsided concurrently with the start of large-scale socioeconomic reforms in the Soviet Union. 

 

 Artist: Scorpions      

A-Side: Wind Of Change   

B-Side: Tease Me Please Me

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Rock, Pop

Style: Hard Rock, Ballad, Soft Rock

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Mercury

Label/Catalog #: 878 692-7