![Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones [Elektra, 1985] 45 RPM Vinyl rip @EvanMasingill](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p15HjclRnLI/maxresdefault.jpg)
Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Howard Jones' new-wave/synth-pop tune "Things Can Only Get Better" peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Taken from the 1985 album "Dream Into Action". Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single on Elektra Records.
A-Side: Things Can Only Get Better
B-Side: Why Look for the Key
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp
Howard Jones' new-wave/synth-pop tune "Things Can Only Get Better" peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Taken from the 1985 album "Dream Into Action". Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single on Elektra Records.
A-Side: Things Can Only Get Better
B-Side: Why Look for the Key
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp
![Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones [Elektra, 1985] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p15HjclRnLI/mqdefault.jpg "Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones [Elektra, 1985] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Howard Jones new-wave/synth-pop tune Things Can Only Get Better peaked at #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Taken from the 1985 album Dream Into Action. Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single on Elektra Records.
A-Side: Things Can Only Get Better
B-Side: Why Look for the Key
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Sky High - Jigsaw [Chelsea, 1975] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p4Sy9Ds5yHM/mqdefault.jpg "Sky High - Jigsaw [Chelsea, 1975] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Used as the theme to the 1975 film The Man from Hong Kong. Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single.
A-Side: Sky High
B-Side: Brand New Love Affair
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Time Was - Canned Heat [Liberty, 1969] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pFV04MJseV0/mqdefault.jpg "Time Was - Canned Heat [Liberty, 1969] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Time Was by Canned Heat was released as a single from their 1969 studio album Hallelujah. Audio recorded from an original 7-inch single on Liberty records.
More Canned Heat:
Lets Work Together- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvy8cYD8f9w&ab_channel=EvanMasingill
A-Side: Time Was
B-Side: Low Down
Equipment:
Technics SL-1300 turntable
AT91 Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp.")
![Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel [EMI, 1975] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pju02BkGtw4/mqdefault.jpg "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel [EMI, 1975] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, but only hit #96 on the Billboard Hot 100. Make Me Smile was the biggest hit for Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel. The single went on to sell over 1 million copies. Featured on the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack. Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch promo copy.
A-Side: Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) [Stereo]
B-Side: Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) [Mono]
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Its All Over Now Baby Blue - Them feat. Van Morrison [Decca, 1973] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pli9uVWu-q0/mqdefault.jpg "Its All Over Now Baby Blue - Them feat. Van Morrison [Decca, 1973] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Its All Over Now Baby Blue was recorded by Them, with Van Morrison taking the lead vocals. This rendition of Bob Dylans song was originally featured on Thems second album, Them Again from 1966. This 1973 re-release on Decca records launched in Germany in the wake of the German 1972 film The Rocker in which the song was featured. Audio recorded from an original German 7-inch single.
A-Side: Its All Over Now Baby Blue
B-Side: Bad or Good
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Obsession - Animotion [Mercury, 1984] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pvIDSEd48BI/mqdefault.jpg "Obsession - Animotion [Mercury, 1984] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Obsession was the biggest hit from the LA-based synth-pop band Animotion. It peaked at #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Audio recorded from an original 1984 US 7-inch single.
A-Side: Obsession
B-Side: Turn Around
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Rene De Marie - Triste Janero [White Whale, 1969] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q6CSt9SeRjc/mqdefault.jpg "Rene De Marie - Triste Janero [White Whale, 1969] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Triste Janero was a pop/jazz group from Dallas, Texas. 1969s Rene De Marie issued on White Whale records was the only single the band released. It did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. This videos audio was recorded from an original US 7-inch promo copy.
A-Side: Rene De Marie
B-Side: Rene De Marie
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![Baby Its You - Smith [ABC/Dunhill, 1969] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q_ylJo9nDKk/mqdefault.jpg "Baby Its You - Smith [ABC/Dunhill, 1969] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Cover of the Shirelles original 1961 hit. Also covered by The Beatles in 1963.
A-Side: Baby Its You
B-Side: I Dont Believe (I Believe)
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Light Flight - The Pentangle [Reprise, 1969] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rHTngN-dU2Y/mqdefault.jpg "Light Flight - The Pentangle [Reprise, 1969] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Peaked at #43 on the UK Singles Chart. Single taken form the 1969 Pentangle album, Basket of Light. Used as the theme to the BBC show, Take Three Girls. Audio recorded from an original 1969 US 7-inch promo copy on Reprise Records.
A-Side: Light Flight
B-Side: Sally Go Round the Roses
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII")
![The Metro - Berlin [Geffin, 1981] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rVPyRhi-4GY/mqdefault.jpg "The Metro - Berlin [Geffin, 1981] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
The Metro is a single released from Berlins second album Pleasure Victim. The new wave synth-pop classic hit #58 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Audio recorded from an original US 7-inch single on Geffen Records.
A-Side: The Metro
B-Side: World of Smiles
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![We Can Work it Out - The Beatles [Capitol, 1965] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rb3xcM1uPQ8/mqdefault.jpg "We Can Work it Out - The Beatles [Capitol, 1965] [MONO] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
We Can Work it Out released as a Double-A Side, backed with Day Tripper. Written by Lennon-McCartney and releasd on December 3, 1965 as a non-album single. Peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and multiple countries. Audio recorded from an original 1965 US 7-inch single on Captiol Records. Original Mono Mix.
A-Side: Day Tripper
B-Side: We Can Work it Out
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Audio Technica AT91 cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
![Surrender Your Heart - Missing Persons [Capitol, 1984] 45 RPM Vinyl rip](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sN3NGXgOGt0/mqdefault.jpg "Surrender Your Heart - Missing Persons [Capitol, 1984] 45 RPM Vinyl rip
Surrender Your Heart was released as a single from Missing Personss second album Rhyme & Reason. Audio recorded from an original 1984 7-inch single on Capitol Records.
More Missing Persons:
Walking in L.A.: https://youtu.be/mjqSefCFbtM
Mental Hopscotch: https://youtu.be/k0mtytl03Kc
A-Side: Surrender Your Heart
B-Side: All Fall Down
Equipment: Technics SL-1300 turntable
Ortofon 2M Blue Phono Cartridge
Lounge Audio LCR MKIII pre-amp")
