February 11, 2026

45 RPMs 102: Cher ~ Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

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On February 11, 1966, Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was recorded. It is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album, The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. It became her first million-selling single and her first top 3 hit in the UK         
 
Bang, Bang has had many interpretations over the decades. Lady Gaga performed it at the Lincoln Center as a tango. Cher recorded a rock version of Bang Bang for her Platinum-certified comeback album Cher (1987). Produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the song features backing vocals by Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Bolton. In 2014 David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort performed a fast, almost frantic cover of the song and retitled it, Bang, Bang.           
 

        
Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), written by Sonny Bono - 2:40

Side 2:


B - Our Day Will Come, written by Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson - 2:28

Companies, etc.

    Record Company – Liberty Records, Inc.

 Credits:
 
      Arranged By – Harold Battiste
    Producer – Sonny Bono
 
Barcode and Other Identifiers        
        
    Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): IM-6189
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): IM-6190
    Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): IM 6189 X
    Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): IM 6190
        
Cher – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) / Our Day Will Come
Label: Imperial – 66160
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Pop        
        
        
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Cher ~ 
          Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)             
          Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live) (1991)        
          Our Day Will Come            
Lady Gaga ~ Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live) (tango)       
David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey ~  Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)   
Nancy Sinatra ~  Bang, Bang       
        
         
        
        

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February 10, 2026

20,000 vinyl LPs 408: Jerry Goldsmith ~ A Patch of Blue

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Today is the birthday of American composer, conductor and orchestrator Jerry Goldsmith. He was born on February 10, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. He had a career in film and television scoring that spanned nearly 50 years and over 200 productions between 1954 and 2003. He was considered one of film music's most innovative and influential composers.    
 
He composed scores for five films in the Star Trek franchise and three in the Rambo franchise, as well as for films including Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Patton, Papillon, Chinatown, The Omen, Alien, Poltergeist, The Secret of NIMH, Medicine Man, Gremlins, Hoosiers, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Air Force One, L.A. Confidential, Mulan, Rudy and The Mummy. Of all the great scores he created, A Patch of Blue holds a cherished spot in my heart.    
 

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A Patch of Blue is a 1965 American drama film directed and written by Guy Green about the friendship between an educated black man (played by Sidney Poitier) and an illiterate, blind, white 18-year-old girl (played by Elizabeth Hartman in her film debut), and the problems that plague their friendship in a racially divided America. Made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement, the film explores racism while playing on the idea that "love is blind."       
 
Sidney Poitier gives a gentle, refined and lovable performance that brings on tears while the Shelley Winters role makes you want to hate her completely but she did win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. It was the final screen appearance for actor Wallace Ford; his portrayal of the loving but impotent father left the audience in tears.       
 
A Patch of Blue may be the best reviewed film ever (links below) and it has been translated into many foreign languages. 
 

                  
 
 
 
 
vinyl LP sides 1 & 2 
photos by Styrous®
 


   
Tracklist:
       
Side 1:
        
A1 - Main Title - A Patch Of Blue - 2:06
A2 - The Park - 2:04
A3 - Stringin' Beads - 1:43
A4 - Pineapple Juice & Discovery - 2:44
A5 - Ol' Pa, Help Me - 2:40
A6 - Just The Radio - 2:47
       
Side 2:
       
B1 - Waiting - 2:44
B2 - Friends - 1:45
B3 - Grandmom's Music Box - 1:55
B4 - I Walked Myself - 2:07
B5 - Finale - Love, The Equalizer - 3:25
        
Credits:
       
    Composed By, Conductor – Jerry Goldsmith
    Edited By [Edited & Equalized For Album] – Chuck Britz, Joe Sidone
    Film Director – Guy Green
    Film Producer – Pandro S. Berman
    Producer – Jackie Mills
        
Barcode and Other Identifiers
 
Jerry Goldsmith – A Patch Of Blue (Original Sound Track Recording)
Label: Mainstream Records – 56068
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: US
Released: 1965
Genre: Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Score 
       

         
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The Angler ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                         
AWFJ ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                          
LetterBxd ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                          
Movie Mania Madness ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                           
Practical Pagan ~ A Patch of Blue (review)       
Shades of Black & White ~ A Patch of Blue (review)               
Silver Screen Classics ~ A Patch of Blue (review)                        
Variety ~ A Patch of Blue (review)               
        
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A Patch of Blue trailer       
A Patch of Blue (10 tracks)        
        
         
        
        
         
        
        
        
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February 9, 2026

45 RPMs 101: Prince ~ Little Red Corvette

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Just over 40 years ago, on Monday, February 8, 1983, the single Little Red Corvette by Prince was released on a 7" 45 RPM record. I began collecting 45's in the early 50's and always has had a love for them. I was really happy when it did as that track was, and still is, my favorite cut from the album 1999. It was pre-digital, for me, and I was always aware of record wear.     
 
The story goes that Prince came up with the opening lines - "I guess I should have known, by the way you parked your car sideways, that it wouldn't last" - after falling asleep in the back of a car owned by his keyboard player Lisa Coleman.         
 
Little Red Corvette is one of my all-time favorite dance songs. And the lyrics are pretty hot, even if it's only in  my mind.
 
 
 I guess I should've known
By the way you parked your car sideways that it wouldn't last
See, you're the kinda person that believes in makin' out once
Love 'em and leave 'em fast

I guess I must be dumb
'Cause you had a pocket full of horses
Trojan and some of them used
But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right
And you say, "What have I got to lose?"
And honey, I say

Little red Corvette
Baby, you're much too fast, oh
Little red Corvette
You need a love that's gonna last

I guess I should've closed my eyes
When you drove me to the place where your horses run free
'Cause I felt a little ill when I saw all the pictures
Of the jockeys that were there before me

Believe it or not, I started to worry
I wondered if I had enough class
But it was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right
And you say, "Baby, have you got enough gas?"
Oh, yeah

Little red Corvette
Baby, you're much too fast (yes, you are)
Little red Corvette
You need to find a love that's gonna last (oh, oh)

A body like yours oughta be in jail
'Cause it's on the verge of bein' obscene
Now move over, baby, gimme the keys
I'm gonna try to tame your little red love machine

Little red Corvette
Baby, you're much too fast
Little red Corvette, oh
Need to find a love that's gonna last

Little red Corvette
Honey, you got to slow down (got to slow down)
Little red Corvette ('cause if you don't)
You're gonna run little red Corvette right in the ground

Little red Corvette
Right down to the ground (honey, you got to slow down)
You, I've got to slow down (little red Corvette)
You're movin' much too fast, too fast
Need to find a love that's gonna last
Oh-oh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Girl, you got an ass like I never seen
And the ride
I say, the ride is so smooth
You must be a limousine

Oh, baby, you're much too fast
Little red Corvette
You need a love, you need a love that's, uh, that's gonna last
(Little red Corvette)
Babe, you got to slow down (you got to slow down)
Little red Corvette
'Cause if you don't, 'cause if you don't
You're gonna run your body right to the ground

(Right to the ground) right into the ground
(Right to the ground) right into the ground
(Right to the ground)
Little red Corvette, oh

Songwriter: Prince Rogers Nelson.
 
         
        
Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Little Red Corvette - 3:08

Side 2:

B - All The Critics Love U In New York - 3:15

Companies, etc.

    Published By – Controversy Music
    Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

 Credits:
 
      Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince
 
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℗ 1982 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.

Similar editions:
Little Red Corvette (brown labels without stripes, Jacksonville pressing)
Little Red Corvette (ivory, stripe labels, Winchester pressing)
Little Red Corvette (white, stripe labels, SRC pressing) [this release]
Prince - Little Red Corvette (white, stripe labels, ARC pressing)

Barcode and Other Identifiers         

    Rights Society: ASCAP
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): 7-29746-ACA-1897-VI-S-SRI SP
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant): 7-29746 SP I-I ACA-1905 VI S SRI
    Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): 7-29746-ACA-1897-VI-S-SRI SP . : 1-4
    Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): 7-29746 SP ACA-1905 VI S SRI 1-2)
        
Prince – Little Red Corvette
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 7-29746
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, SRC Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Funk
        
        
        
        
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