The Crystals “He’s a Rebel”…Disneyland Records “A Child’s Garden of Verses”…Rare Valiant Records Promo Copy…Ferrante & Teicher “Midnight Cowboy”

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Now listed in eBay Store
Now listed in eBay Store
Now listed in eBay Store
Now listed on rosessundries.com

Here’s a slideshow of 45′s I’ve posted recently and some that will be posted soon.

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Frankie Avalon “Venus”…Kitty Wells “Carmel by the Sea”…Bobby Helms “My Special Angel”…Caravelles”You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry”…Blood Sweat and Tears “And When I Die”…Dwight Yoakum “Little Ways”

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Now listed in eBay Store
Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

Now listed on www.rosessundries.com

I ran across a discusson of this topic on an online forum today and thought some of the points made were interesting.

• Top 40 charts made buying 45s a must between the 50s and mid 70s.  That’s because 45s are what the radio stations played.  LPs got the nod as FM stations started playing songs from them more frequently.
• Many bands never released the “B-sides” of hits on an album. There were numerous “B-sides” that also became huge due to DJs having the courage to play them! That’s how hits became hits back in the day.
• Some collectors bought both the LP and the 45 of a song because the album would contain a longer version of the song.  However, there are instances of different versions of a song being released on 45s. For example,Chambers Brothers’ “Time Has Come Today” in one 45 version runs about 3-1/2 minutes and on another 45 runs over 4 minutes.
• One person resports that most of the record meets and fairs that he’s attended he sees the number of people browsing through the 45′s section and the LP’s section as being about equal, although he feels that 45′s may have a slight edge over LPs in collectability — especially those with picture sleeves in very good condition, which as you know can fetch a higher price than the actual 45 itself.
• The same person reports that in most of the record pricing guides, unless the 45 has some exceptional/outstanding quality or rareness and/or an excellent accompanying picture sleeve, on the average that LPs tend to fetch higher prices than 45s.

Gotta Love Those 45s!

I’ve long wondered if anybody collected these treasures?

Applique and Embroidered Card Tablecloth

And then Karen Snyder revealed her collection in a recent local museum exhibition.

Click on the link to see LOTS of PHOTOS!

Stovetop Bun Warmer

Recently I relisted a stovetop bun warmer in my eBay store.  In my search for more information about these items, I discovered that they’re no longer made as new items and the only way to get one is to buy a vintage one.  It may be a bit of a mystery to someone who has never used one as to how to use one.

Inner LinerStovetop Bun Warmer

I was lucky enough to have and use one in my early years of marriage.  My husband loved to have his rolls warmed and insisted that I use it regularly.  So here’s how it works.  You remove the inner layer and fill the bottom with about 1/8 to 1/4 inches of water.  Replace the inner layer.  If it floats or you feel pressure against the bottom, you’ve overfilled it.  Place the rolls to be warmed inside.  Open the vent at the top by turning the handle or sliding the vent cover open.  This is important, you’ll have a soggy mess if you don’t allow steam to escape.  Then place the whole shebang on a burner and set on low heat.  When the water hits a boil, you can check the rolls to see how warm they are.  It should take 5 or 6 minutes at a boil to steam and warm the rolls. 

The nice thing about these warmers is that you can put slightly stale buns inside and they’ll soften nicely and be edible once again.  This doesn’t work with “brick” hard rolls.  They are better used for bread crumbs.