Welcome To Vinyl Record Memories

Vinyl Record Memories is dedicated to the songwriters and artists who make the world a better place through music. Through both words and music, we can sing what we cannot say.

For as long as I can remember, music has been my passion. Vinyl record memories reflect that passion for collecting vinyl records, the album cover art, and the stories I write about them.

Time travels on, and while music progresses and new records replace the old ones, some great records never seem to die; they become engraved in our memories and become timeless classics.

For many of us each one holds a memory; of a person, a time, a place. And if you're younger and missed these great hits, this is your chance to sample some of the very best songs of years gone by.

I write stories based on where I was when a certain song played; cruisin' the drive-in restaurants with friends, the girl I was with, and all the great memories that none of the on-line mega-sites would know or care to write about.

These are my memories, your memories and the memories of countless others who grew up in this very special time in history. My hope is others will enjoy reading about what it was like growing up in the 50s, 60s and 70s. And then it began to happen...

Within the first year oldies groups and artists began to find pages written about their vinyl record memories. Many contact me referencing a page I dedicated to their group, or an artist they once knew back in the day.

It was a "Back to The Future" experience for me all over again and quite satisfying to receive replies from those who were there when it all went down.

We wish you lots of fun on this journey to the time of Malt Shops and Milkshakes, Ice Cream Sundaes, Pizza Parlors, and Drive-In Movies. Please join me as we remember those artists and groups who set the bar high for a genre that was characterized by quality and class.

On a personal note, it is sad the generation that I loved and grew up in has disappeared and many of my music hero’s are gone. I remain "Lost In The Fifties," a special place where my vinyl record memories allow me to stay in touch with dedicated newsletter fans, visitors, and those wonderful old friends who grew up with me in that generation.

More than fifty years later many of us still enjoy listening to Doo-Wop, Classic Rock, Country, Rockabilly and many other styles of music. Simply put ... Good songs, good sounds and good memories.

Here is where you can step back in time and relive old memories of the 50's, 60's & 70's, and where you were when these classic records were playing. Three unforgettable decades, full of musical magic, incredible artists and songs and memories that will last forever. 

Remember the sock hops, school dances, American Bandstand, Friday night cruisin' and Drive-in movies. All the old memories will suddenly come to life as you read about and play all the great oldies music on these pages.

I'll cover my three favorite decades, the 50's, 60's and 70's when the golden age of vinyl records was at its peak. Come with me and together we can step back in time and enjoy a wonderful trip down memory lane.

A place where memory-filled 45's and LP albums were a part of life no one in today's digital world could fully understand.

A time when classic rock albums, rockabilly, and country albums were something you could hold in both hands, enjoy the artwork, and read all the information about your favorite artist.

Hard to do on a 5 inch by 5 inch CD.

Some double albums have photo's you can frame, and many have several pages of written information about the artist or band. Look for my cool page on the Little Deuce Coupe album.

The vinyl cover lovers and Hot Rod fans will certainly enjoy this page and the Little Deuce Coupe story and video.

Tucked between the early street corner Doo Wop groups and the mid-60s British invasion was the phenomenon known as the Girl Groups.

As countless broken-hearted teenage girls cried into their pillows, songs from the Teen Queens' "Eddie My Love" to the Angels' "My Boyfriend’s Back" and the Chiffons "One Fine Day," focused on the males in their lives and the promise of a satisfying relationship with that perfect guy.

Among the earliest of the girl groups were The Chantels with their powerful 1957-1958 hit, “Maybe,” featuring Arlene Smith singing lead. The group was established in the early 1950s by five girls, then students at St. Anthony of Padua school in The Bronx.

The distinctive sound of the girl group songs filled the air in those years, and seemed to be everywhere. But most of all, “the girl group sound” was fresh and optimistic, with lyrics that were mostly innocent and naive – of the “girl–dealing-with-boy” variety.

Still, the 50s-60s girl group phenomenon resulted in a compressed period of musical innovation with lasting results. Now, more than 60 years old at this writing, the girl group music of the 50s-60s continues to have wide appeal and staying power.