Skye Singles

Skye issued more than two dozen 45-rpm singles during its brief two-year existence. Most were culled from the 20 albums in Skye's catalog. However, there are several little-known Skye singles that were never issued on LP and are now quite rare collector's items: Grady Tate's "Be Black Baby" (Skye 4520 [45]), Eddie Long's "It Don't Make Sense" (Skye 4522 [45) and The Uptights's "Free At Last" (Skye 4525 [45]). Additionally, Gary McFarland's single release of "80 Miles An Hour Through Beer-Can Country" (Skye 4512 [45]) adds narration that does not appear on the LP version. Please note, Skye 4519 [45] (not listed here) is unknown and may not have been issued.

     
1968   Side A: Sunshine Superman
Side B: Valley Of The Dolls
(from Bacchanal)
Gabor Szabo
Issues: Skye 451 [45]
    Side A: Ode To Billie Joe
Side B: Solar Heat
(from Solar Heat)
Cal Tjader
Issues: Skye 452 [45]
    Side A: By The Time I Get To Phoenix (2:30)
Side B: Flea Market (2:12)
(from Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon?)
Gary McFarland
Issues: Skye 453 [45]
Master No.: 452B1/452A2
    Side A: The Look Of Love
Side B: Bacchanal
(from Bacchanal)
Gabor Szabo
Issues: Skye 454 [45]
    Side A: Windmills Of Your Mind
Side B: A Little At A Time
(from Windmills of Your Mind)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 455 [45]
    Side A: T.N.T. (2:46)
Side B: All Around The World (2:47)
(from Windmills of Your Mind)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 456 [45]
Master No.: 454DB3/454DB5
    Side A: Wild Thing
Side B: Funky Broadway
(from Wild Thing)
Armando Peraza
Issues: Skye 457 [45]
    Side A: And I Love Her
Side B: Don't Fence Me In
(from Windmills of Your Mind)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 458 [45]
1969   Side A: Ferris Wheel
Side B: Fire Dance
(from Dreams)
Gabor Szabo
Issues: Skye 459 [45]
    Side A: Moneypenny Goes For Broke
Side B: ?
(from Cal Tjader Sounds Out Burt Bacharach)
Cal Tjader
Issues: Skye 4510 [45]
    Side A: On This Site Shall Be Erected... (1:52)
Side B: 80 Miles An Hour Through
     Beer-Can Country  (3:02)
(from America The Beautiful)
Gary McFarland
Issues: Skye 4511 [45]
Master No.: 458A1/458A2
    Side A: 80 Miles An Hour Through Beer-Can
     Country (featuring narration, Ed Williams) (3:02)
Side B: 80 Miles An Hour Through
     Beer-Can Country (3:02)*
(* from America The Beautiful)
Gary McFarland
Issues: Skye 4512 [45]
Master No.: 458A2A/458A2
    Side A: Hooray
Side B: I Fall In Love Too Easily
(from Feeling Life)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 4513 [45]
    Side A: The Paisley Window Pane (2:58)
Side B: It's What's Really Happening
(from Genesis)
Wendy & Bonnie
Issues: Skye 4514 [45]
Master No.: 456DA2
    Side A: Stormy (2:43)
Side B: Dear Prudence (2:37)
(from Gabor Szabo 1969)
Gabor Szabo
Issues: Skye 4515 [45]
Master No.: 459B1/459A1
    Side A: Slaves (Vocal) (3:39)
Grady Tate
Side B: Slaves (Instrumental) (3:10)
Gary McFarland
(from Slaves)
Issues: Skye 4516 [45]
Master No.: 4511A2/4511A1
    Side A: Both Sides Now
Side B: Sealed With A Kiss
(from Gabor Szabo 1969)
Gabor Szabo
Issues: Skye 4517 [45]
    Side A: Nightwind*
Side B: Lost In The Stars**
(*from Slaves) (**from Feeling Life)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 4518 [45]
    Side A: Nightwind*
Side B: Lost In The Stars**
(*from Slaves) (**from Feeling Life)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 4518 [45]
    Side A: Be Black Baby (Stereo) (3:25)
Side B: Be Black Baby (Mono) (3:25)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 4520 [45]
    Side A: Yesterday
Side B: Try Me And See
(from Black Is Brown And Brown Is Beautiful)
Ruth Brown
Issues: Skye 4521 [45]
    Side A: It Don't Make Sense But It Sure Sounds Good (3:23)
Side B: Did You Ever Dream Lucky? (3:43)
Eddie Long
Issues: Skye 4522 [45]
Master No.: 45S1A/45S1B
    Side A: Watch What Happens (4:00)
Side B: Rocky Raccoon (3:27)
(from Lena & Gabor)
Lena Horne
Issues: Skye 4523 [45]
Master No.: 4515B1/4515A1
    Side A: After The Long Ride Home
Side B: Follow The Path
(from After The Long Ride Home)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 4524 [45]
    Side A: Free At Last (3:10)
Side B: You Gits None Of This (3:05)
The Uptights
Issues: Skye 4525 [45]
Master No: 4525A1/4525B1
    Side A: Get Back
Side B: Because
(from Today)
Gary McFarland
Issues: Skye 4526 [45]
    Side A: Suicide Is Painless
Side B: I Think It's Going To Rain Today
(from After The Long Ride Home)
Grady Tate
Issues: Skye 4527 [45]
     
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