Obscure Bands – Space Opera

They played frequently in a local bar and started opening for bands such as Jefferson Airplane and the Byrds.

Space Opera was a band from Texas that released a self titled album in 1973 on Epic Records. They had at least one single, titled “County Max”. The four-man group hailed from Fort Worth, Texas. Their album was recorded at Manta Sound in Toronto, Ontario, and mixed and Mastered at Crystal Sound, Hollywood, CA.

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Stacks of 45’s – Rocket Man/Susie (Dramas)

“She packed my bags last night, pre-flight. Zero hour: 9 a.m. And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then.”

When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange for them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.

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