45 Records

The other day I was out enjoying a passion of mine, yard saling. I happened across one estate sale where the person had an enormous collection of 33 & 45 records. WOW, had to be hundreds of country, gospel and pop from the 50's through the early 80's, what a treasure! And what was better was the low prices. So here I found myself digging through this gigantic tub of records along with another gentleman skipping along memory lane having one laugh after another. For there were big name groups along side unheard of groups along side one hit wonders.
Have you ever thought about what history is stored on vinyl? Think about it, songs such as the streak that talked about the fad of streaking or the duck which was the current dance craze?
Do you remember Dick Clark's Hit parade? How about the top 40 hits with Casey Kasem? And Who can possibly forget the all time favorite DJ, Wolfman Jack? Where would certain generations of Americans be without these things? How would these generations of Americans be had there not been recordings of this type and these 45's not lasted? Not to mention listening booths, Friday night gigs and spending one's whole allowance on ONE album. Talk about a time capsule.
Just reading the titles of the songs and/groups brought back a flood of memories from childhood and my teens. Some good, some bad. Amazing how something so simple can spark something so huge. The gentleman next to me thought the same. When I mentioned to my now 20 something daughter that I found some 45's to play on the phonograph that my husband bought me for Christmas, she said "what are 45's". Atypical for her generation, as they have been brought up on CD's and DVD's and VHS. Thus launched a impromptu history lesson. How quick the Bobby Darren's are replaced by Beyonce. But history will never forget Buddy Holly, Deon, The Big Bopper, Big Brother, or the King Elvis. Then again there is always side b.