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John Cougar, John Cougar, 1979 on Riva

Third album album from the guy we now know as John Mellencamp, after two (Chestnut Street Incident and A Biography) as “Johnny Cougar.” It was his second on Riva Records but the first Riva put out in the US.

Includes “I Need A Lover” which had been a hit in Australia and was covered by Pat Benatar on her debut album. Love those Riva labels.

My fellow record collector obsessives: what do you do with this LP in your filing system? Does it go under “Cougar, John” or under “Mellencamp, John [Cougar]”? I file mine under Mellencamp to keep them all together, the rationale being it feels like Cougar was forced on him not really an alias in the usual sense.

My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5 in Lowell MA—is a 1979 pressing from Terre Haute with the original cover (yellow/orange lettering later changed to red).

#1970s #1979 #JohnCougar #JohnCougarMellencamp #LowellMA #MillNo5 #Riva #TerreHaute #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

"Pink Houses" is a song written and performed by #JohnCougarMellencamp. It was released on 23 October 1983 as the second single from his album #UhHuh. It reached No. 8 on the US #Billboard Hot 100 in early 1984 and No. 15 in Canada. "#PinkHouses" was ranked No. 447 on #RollingStone magazine's list of #The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOfkpu6749w

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Yep, you made it to the weekend ... go ahead and take 5!

(ibuprofen edition)

Hurt So Bad (1980) *
-- Linda Ronstadt

Hurts So Good (1982)
-- John Cougar **

King of Pain (1983) ***
-- The Police

House of Pain (1984)
-- Van Halen

Pleasure and Pain (1985)
-- Divinyls

* - cover alert
** - yep, John Cougar in 1982
*** - read up on sunspots sometime ... they're a little more interesting that one might think

#lindaRonstadt #johnCougar #johnCougarMellencamp #johnMellencamp #thePoice #sting #vanHalen #divinyls #take5 #takeFive #80sRock #80sMusic #hardRock #arenaRock #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #popPunk #newWave #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic

Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

Long before Maria’s “All I Want For Christmas” came this wonderful compilation to benefit Special Olympics International with a whos-who of mid-late 80s artists covering holiday songs:

• The Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
• Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Merry Christmas Baby
• The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Sting – Gabriel’s Message
• Run-DMC – Christmas in Hollis
• U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Madonna – Santa Baby
• Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy
• Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run
• Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa
• Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol
• Stevie Nicks – Silent Night

This is holiday music I can get behind – though Christmas in Hollis does have a certain earworm quality I still love it. Artwork by Keith Haring, of course.

My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewelry. Different versions exist with black vs gold lettering on the cover, and with green/red on different side labels.

#1980s #1987 #AM #AlisonMoyet #BeverlyCoinJewel #BeverlyMA #BruceSpringsteenTheEStreetBand #BryanAdams #compilation #Eurythmics #holiday #JohnCougarMellencamp #Madonna #PointerSisters #Pretenders #RunDMC_ #StevieNicks #Sting #U2 #variousArtists #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WhitneyHouston

Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

Long before Maria’s “All I Want For Christmas” came this wonderful compilation to benefit Special Olympics International with a whos-who of mid-late 80s artists covering holiday songs:

• The Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
• Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Merry Christmas Baby
• The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Sting – Gabriel’s Message
• Run-DMC – Christmas in Hollis
• U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Madonna – Santa Baby
• Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy
• Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run
• Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa
• Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol
• Stevie Nicks – Silent Night

This is holiday music I can get behind – though Christmas in Hollis does have a certain earworm quality I still love it. Artwork by Keith Haring, of course.

My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewelry. Different versions exist with black vs gold lettering on the cover, and with green/red on different side labels.

#1980s #1987 #AM #AlisonMoyet #BeverlyCoinJewel #BeverlyMA #BruceSpringsteenTheEStreetBand #BryanAdams #compilation #Eurythmics #holiday #JohnCougarMellencamp #Madonna #PointerSisters #Pretenders #RunDMC_ #StevieNicks #Sting #U2 #variousArtists #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WhitneyHouston

Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

Long before Maria’s “All I Want For Christmas” came this wonderful compilation to benefit Special Olympics International with a whos-who of mid-late 80s artists covering holiday songs:

• The Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
• Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Merry Christmas Baby
• The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Sting – Gabriel’s Message
• Run-DMC – Christmas in Hollis
• U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Madonna – Santa Baby
• Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy
• Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run
• Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa
• Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol
• Stevie Nicks – Silent Night

This is holiday music I can get behind – though Christmas in Hollis does have a certain earworm quality I still love it. Artwork by Keith Haring, of course.

My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewelry. Different versions exist with black vs gold lettering on the cover, and with green/red on different side labels.

#1980s #1987 #AM #AlisonMoyet #BeverlyCoinJewel #BeverlyMA #BruceSpringsteenTheEStreetBand #BryanAdams #compilation #Eurythmics #holiday #JohnCougarMellencamp #Madonna #PointerSisters #Pretenders #RunDMC_ #StevieNicks #Sting #U2 #variousArtists #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WhitneyHouston

Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

Long before Maria’s “All I Want For Christmas” came this wonderful compilation to benefit Special Olympics International with a whos-who of mid-late 80s artists covering holiday songs:

• The Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
• Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Merry Christmas Baby
• The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Sting – Gabriel’s Message
• Run-DMC – Christmas in Hollis
• U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Madonna – Santa Baby
• Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy
• Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run
• Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa
• Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol
• Stevie Nicks – Silent Night

This is holiday music I can get behind – though Christmas in Hollis does have a certain earworm quality I still love it. Artwork by Keith Haring, of course.

My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewelry. Different versions exist with black vs gold lettering on the cover, and with green/red on different side labels.

#1980s #1987 #AM #AlisonMoyet #BeverlyCoinJewel #BeverlyMA #BruceSpringsteenTheEStreetBand #BryanAdams #compilation #Eurythmics #holiday #JohnCougarMellencamp #Madonna #PointerSisters #Pretenders #RunDMC_ #StevieNicks #Sting #U2 #variousArtists #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WhitneyHouston

Various Artists, A Very Special Christmas, 1987 on A&M

Long before Maria’s “All I Want For Christmas” came this wonderful compilation to benefit Special Olympics International with a whos-who of mid-late 80s artists covering holiday songs:

• The Pointer Sisters – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Eurythmics – Winter Wonderland
• Whitney Houston – Do You Hear What I Hear
• Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band – Merry Christmas Baby
• The Pretenders – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
• John Cougar Mellencamp – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• Sting – Gabriel’s Message
• Run-DMC – Christmas in Hollis
• U2 – Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
• Madonna – Santa Baby
• Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – The Little Drummer Boy
• Bryan Adams – Run Rudolph Run
• Bon Jovi – Back Door Santa
• Alison Moyet – The Coventry Carol
• Stevie Nicks – Silent Night

This is holiday music I can get behind – though Christmas in Hollis does have a certain earworm quality I still love it. Artwork by Keith Haring, of course.

My copy via Beverly Coin & Jewelry. Different versions exist with black vs gold lettering on the cover, and with green/red on different side labels.

#1980s #1987 #AM #AlisonMoyet #BeverlyCoinJewel #BeverlyMA #BruceSpringsteenTheEStreetBand #BryanAdams #compilation #Eurythmics #holiday #JohnCougarMellencamp #Madonna #PointerSisters #Pretenders #RunDMC_ #StevieNicks #Sting #U2 #variousArtists #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #WhitneyHouston

An interesting thrift store find this weekend... John Cougar Mellencamp's "Uh-Huh" on 8-Track. A little newer than most of the records and 8-Tracks I buy, but that's what was interesting about this one... By 1983 8-Tracks were disappearing from stores. This one may have only been available through a record club.

Apart from the opening and closing songs, the track listing is completely rearranged to avoid splitting songs in half (and it still had to split one).

#8tracks #JohnCougarMellencamp