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We have that Forget me nots Album at our radio station still in playable shape and I'm happy to say I have played many tracks from it over my 25 years on the airA&M's FORGET ME NOTS series started to be issued around 1972. It was an effort to keep the best singles from the past that the label had issued out in the public eye. There was a later effort that was very similar called MEMORIES.
The FORGET ME NOTS 45s were all available in stores. But there were also several promotional items related to the series. One was a two-album LP set that featured 30 of the singles. Each side was roughly themed: 1 and 2 were labeled (MOR), while 3 and 4 had a (POP) moniker attached. But even with these divisions, some tracks just didn't quite fit. I wouldn't classify Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You" as MOR, nor would I say that Blue Haze's "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" fit that MOR labeling. Just a bit of a quibble.
The album's artwork is the same green and yellow that adorn the singles. And interestingly, some of the tracks are the original mono issues, like Herb's "A Taste Of Honey" and Sergio's "Scarborough Fair". The Checkmates and Boyce & Hart also have mono tracks.
Another promotional item which I've not seen, but heard of, was a huge box full of Forget Me Nots 45s. One of my old program directors said he had one, but wasn't parting with it.
I'm assuming the 45 of "Please Mr. Postman" looks like the one on Discogs:
A later series, also called Forget Me Nots, had artwork that featured a pair of glasses at the top.
What’s with the finger nail? I didn’t think they were trying to give people the finger.A&M's FORGET ME NOTS series started to be issued around 1972. It was an effort to keep the best singles from the past that the label had issued out in the public eye. There was a later effort that was very similar called MEMORIES.
The FORGET ME NOTS 45s were all available in stores. But there were also several promotional items related to the series. One was a two-album LP set that featured 30 of the singles. Each side was roughly themed: 1 and 2 were labeled (MOR), while 3 and 4 had a (POP) moniker attached. But even with these divisions, some tracks just didn't quite fit. I wouldn't classify Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You" as MOR, nor would I say that Blue Haze's "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" fit that MOR labeling. Just a bit of a quibble.
The album's artwork is the same green and yellow that adorn the singles. And interestingly, some of the tracks are the original mono issues, like Herb's "A Taste Of Honey" and Sergio's "Scarborough Fair". The Checkmates and Boyce & Hart also have mono tracks.
Another promotional item which I've not seen, but heard of, was a huge box full of Forget Me Nots 45s. One of my old program directors said he had one, but wasn't parting with it.
I'm assuming the 45 of "Please Mr. Postman" looks like the one on Discogs:
A later series, also called Forget Me Nots, had artwork that featured a pair of glasses at the top.
What’s with the finger nail?
The ‘eye glasses’ label preceded the striped ones. I collected them as they were released. I always thought they were pretty nifty.
Thanks for clearing that up. I was never a collector of the 45s, so I'm coming at this from decades later.
Thanks for clearing that up. I was never a collector of the 45s, so I'm coming at this from decades later.
I also have one in my 45 collection. It's a black sleeve with a hole in the middle. Above the hole is the Carpenters logo in white lettering. To either side of the hole's "equator" is the word RECORDS in white. The bottom left quadrant of the sleeve has a small pink square with the white lettering A&M inside . The bottom right quadrant has pink lettering A&M on the black sleeve background.Which one are you referring to? I'm not familiar with a generic sleeve with a Carpenters logo. Got a picture?
I also have one in my 45 collection. It's a black sleeve with a hole in the middle. Above the hole is the Carpenters logo in white lettering. To either side of the hole's "equator" is the word RECORDS in white. The bottom left quadrant of the sleeve has a small pink square with the white lettering A&M inside . The bottom right quadrant has pink lettering A&M on the black sleeve background.
Love to see one. I'm wondering if it was a later set of sleeves issued as 45s were on their way out.
The A&M sleeves for 45s I know of are here:
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Trevor Thurlow ProductionsWhich one are you referring to? I'm not familiar with a generic sleeve with a Carpenters logo. Got a picture?
What’s with the finger nail? I didn’t think they were trying to give people the finger.