![Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon [Columbia, 1972] 45 RPM Vinyl rip @EvanMasingill](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YdH1aYnTjpE/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. From the 1972 album, "Paul Simon". Audio recorded from an original 1972 US 7-inch single.
A-Side: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
B-Side: Congratulations
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII
Peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. From the 1972 album, "Paul Simon". Audio recorded from an original 1972 US 7-inch single.
A-Side: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
B-Side: Congratulations
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII
![Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon [Columbia, 1972] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YdH1aYnTjpE/mqdefault.jpg "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon [Columbia, 1972] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. From the 1972 album, Paul Simon. Audio recorded from an original 1972 US 7-inch single.
A-Side: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
B-Side: Congratulations
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![The Twist - Chubby Checker [Parkway, 1960] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZMmZ2XNORzI/mqdefault.jpg "The Twist - Chubby Checker [Parkway, 1960] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Classic dance hit from Chubby Checker. Audio recorded from the original 1960 US 7 single.
A-Side: The Twist
B-Side: Toot
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Video Life - Chris Spedding [RAK, 1979] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZNSwON5NRlo/mqdefault.jpg "Video Life - Chris Spedding [RAK, 1979] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Chris Spedding was an accomplished UK-based session guitar player who also produced and recorded his own material. Video Life was released as a single on RAK Records in 1979. Taken from his 1979 album Guitar Graffiti. Audio recorded from an original 7-inch single on RAK Records.
A-Side: Video Life
B-Side: Frontal Lobotomy
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Call Me - Blondie [Chrysalis, 1980] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zr5PBY_Imek/mqdefault.jpg "Call Me - Blondie [Chrysalis, 1980] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Blondies massive 1980 hit Call Me was written and produced by the legendary Giorgio Moroder. It was used as the theme for the film American Gigolo starring Richard Gere. Peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single.
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Wake Up (King in a Catholic Style) - China Crisis [Warner Bros., 1985] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZvaSzoa44Ng/mqdefault.jpg "Wake Up (King in a Catholic Style) - China Crisis [Warner Bros., 1985] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #19 on the UK Singles Chart. Single from the 1985 album, Flaunt the Imperfection. Produced by Walter Becker, previously of Steely Dan. Audio recorded from an original 1985 US Promo Copy.
A-Side: Wake Up (King in a Catholic Style)
B-Side: Wake Up (King in a Catholic Style)
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets [Decca, 1954] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_FlU3mGNTw8/mqdefault.jpg "Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets [Decca, 1954] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The original rock and roll hit from Bill Haley and His Comets. Audio recorded from an original 1955 Decca US 7 single.
A-Side: Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)
B-Side: Rock Around the Clock
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MK III")
![Get Dancin - Disco-Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes [Chelsea, 1974] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_OE9wz3_2nE/mqdefault.jpg "Get Dancin - Disco-Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes [Chelsea, 1974] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Early disco hit by Disco Tex which peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Audio recorded from an original 1974 US 7-inch single.
A-Side: Get Dancin
B-Side: Get Dancin, Part II
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Shes About a Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet [Tribe, 1965] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_TA7T8SOIh8/mqdefault.jpg "Shes About a Mover - Sir Douglas Quintet [Tribe, 1965] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Shes About a Mover by the Texas-based band Sir Douglas Quintet peaked at #13 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Written and recorded in a Tex-Mex garage-rock style. Audio recorded from an original 1965 US 7-inch single on Tribe Records.
A-Side: Shes About a Mover
B-Side: Well Take Our Last Walk Tonight
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![When the Lights Go Out - Naked Eyes [EMI, 1983] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_txN5mPqbXc/mqdefault.jpg "When the Lights Go Out - Naked Eyes [EMI, 1983] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
When The Lights Go Out is a single taken from Naked Eyes 1983 debut album Naked Eyes which produced the massive hits, Always Something There to Remind Me and Promises, Promises. Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single on EMI America Records.
A-Side - When the Lights Go Out
B-Side - Low Life
Equipment:
Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Vicious - Lou Reed [RCA, 1972] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aQeinindw10/mqdefault.jpg "Vicious - Lou Reed [RCA, 1972] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Vicious was a single from Lou Reeds famous 1972 album Transformer. The song was inspired by Andy Warhol and features backing vocals by David Bowie. The single did not chart in the US. Audio recorded from a 1975 reissue on RCA records as part of their Gold Standard Series.
A-Side: Walk on the Wild Side
B-Side: Vicious
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Different Drum - Stone Poneys (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) [Capitol, 1967] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bvweSXMzFyE/mqdefault.jpg "Different Drum - Stone Poneys (Featuring Linda Ronstadt) [Capitol, 1967] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Original mono mix of Different Drum recorded from an original 1967 7-inch single on Capitol Records. Written by Mike Nesmith, later of the Monkees, this version was performed by Linda Ronstadt with the Sone Poneys before embarking on her solo career. The song peaked at #13 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
A-Side: Different Drum
B-Side: Ive Got to Know
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Techinica AT91 cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Egyptian Shumba - The Tammys [United Artists, 1963] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/c9hoP6gadQc/mqdefault.jpg "Egyptian Shumba - The Tammys [United Artists, 1963] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
The Tammys were discovered by Lou Christie and collaborated with him on a few recordings as backing vocalists. Egyptian Shumba was the second of three singles by the girl-group trio. The 1963 single was a regional hit in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, but it did not chart nationallly. In later years it has become an underground cult hit. Audio recorded from an original 1963 7-inch promo single on United Artists records.
A-Side: Egyptian Shumba
B-Side: Whats So Sweet About Sweet Sixteen")
