THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (VOLUME 1): Current status of my long-threatened book

Yeah, I'm still working on this thing. Dedicated to the notion that an infinite number of tracks can each be THE greatest record ever made, as long they take turns, my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) remains in development. I announced the project three years ago, and finally completed a first draft in January. I finished a revision this week, bringing its total word count down to 143,335 words. 

Until now, no one but me has ever seen the whole thing. On Wednesday, I submitted the revised draft to a friendly publisher for consideration. Wish me luck.

Here is the book's updated Table of Contents:

FOREWORD

DISCLAIMERS AND DECLARATIONS (A User's Guide To The Greatest Record Ever Made!)

A Fistful Of 45s

OVERTURE THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?

1. BADFINGER: Baby Blue

2. CHUCK BERRY: Promised Land

3. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD: I Only Want To Be With You

4. THE SEX PISTOLS: God Save The Queen

5. ELVIS PRESLEY: Heartbreak Hotel

6. WILLIE MAE "BIG MAMA" THORNTON: Hound Dog

7. PATTI SMITH: Gloria

8. LITTLE RICHARD: The Girl Can't Help It

9. NEIL DIAMOND: Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show

10. CRAZY ELEPHANT: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' 

11. WILSON PICKETT: In The Midnight Hour
12. THE HOLLIES: I Can't Let Go

13. MELANIE WITH THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS: Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)

14. THE ROMANTICS: What I Like About You

15. SAM COOKE: Chain Gang

16. PETULA CLARK: Downtown

17. ARTHUR ALEXANDER: Soldier Of Love

18. TRANSLATOR: Everywhere That I'm Not

19. LESLEY GORE: You Don't Own Me

20. THE SHANGRI-LAS: Leader Of The Pack
21. THE SHIRELLES: Will You Love Me Tomorrow

22. THE RAMONES: Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

23. AMY RIGBY: Dancing With Joey Ramone

24. PINK FLOYD: Wish You Were Here

25. GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS: Midnight Train To Georgia

26.THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR: I Fought The Law

27. MERLE HAGGARD: Mama Tried

28. THE TEMPTATIONS: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone

29. BUDDY HOLLY: Peggy Sue/Everyday

30. ROBERTA FLACK: Killing Me Softly With His Song

31. JOHNNY NASH: I Can See Clearly Now

32. ELTON JOHN: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

33. SUZI QUATRO: I May Be Too Young

34. ALICE COOPER: School's Out

35. THE RARE BREED/THE OHIO EXPRESS: Beg, Borrow And Steal

36. ARTHUR CONLEY: Sweet Soul Music

37. OTIS REDDING: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

38. ARETHA FRANKLIN: Respect

39. THE MONKEES: The Girl I Knew Somewhere

40. THE MONKEES: Porpoise Song (Theme From Head)

41. PRINCE: When You Were Mine

42. THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS: You're Gonna Miss Me

43. THE ROLLING STONES: Get Off Of My Cloud

44. PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS: Just Like Me

45. BOB DYLAN: Like A Rolling Stone

46. THE KINGSMEN: Louie, Louie

47. BARON DAEMON AND THE VAMPIRES: The Transylvania Twist

48. THE MARVELETTES: I'll Keep Holding On

49. THE WHO: I Can't Explain

50. TODD RUNDGREN: Couldn't I Just Tell You

51. SHOES: Tomorrow Night

52. THE FLASHCUBES: No Promise

53. TELEVISION: Elevation

54. DONNA SUMMER: I Feel Love

55. SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES: The Tears Of A Clown

56. JUDAS PRIEST: Heading Out To The Highway

57. THE DIXIE CUPS: Iko Iko

58. THE NEW YORK DOLLS: Personality Crisis

59. MILLIE SMALL: My Boy Lollipop

60. THE EASYBEATS: Friday On My Mind

61. IKE AND TINA TURNER: River Deep Mountain High

62. THE RONETTES: Be My Baby

63. RONNIE SPECTOR AND THE E STREET BAND: Say Goodbye To Hollywood

64. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Girls In Their Summer Clothes

65. KISS: Shout It Out Loud

66. THE LEFT BANKE: Walk Away, Renee

67. THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Rock And Roll Love Letter

68. THE KNICKERBOCKERS: Lies

69. THE WONDERS: That Thing You Do!

INTERLUDE The Tottenham Sound Of...The Beatles?!

70. THE DAVE CLARK FIVE: Any Way You Want It

71. JAMES BROWN: Please, Please, Please

72. GRAND FUNK: We're An American Band

73. THE VELVELETTES: He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

74. THE FIRST CLASS: Beach Baby

75. THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Summer Breeze

76. THE RUBINOOS: I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

77. THE PANDORAS: It's About Time

78. THE MUFFS: Saying Goodbye

79. BIG STAR: September Gurls

80. PAUL COLLINS/THE BREAKAWAYS: Walking Out On Love

81. LINDA RONSTADT: You're No Good

82. P. P. ARNOLD: The First Cut Is The Deepest

83. THE CASTAWAYS: Liar, Liar

84. THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET: Take Five

85. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS: All For Swinging You Around

ENTR'ACTE THE BEATLES: Yesterday

86. THE BEATLES: Revolution

87. YOKO ONO: Kiss Kiss Kiss

88. THE MC5: Kick Out The Jams

89. THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS: Time Has Come Today

90. MARVIN GAYE: I Heard It Through The Grapevine

91. SAMMY AMBROSE: This Diamond Ring

92. THE MYNAH BIRDS: I Got You (In My Soul)

93. RICK JAMES: Super Freak

94. BIG BROTHER AND THE HOLDING COMPANY: Piece Of My Heart

95. THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: Shake Some Action

96. THE CARPENTERS: Only Yesterday

97. MATERIAL ISSUE: Kim The Waitress

98. THE 5TH DIMENSION: Medley: Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In (The Flesh Failures)

99. THE JACKSON FIVE: I'll Be There

100. SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Everybody Is A Star

101. THE BANGLES: Live

102. THE SEARCHERS: Hearts In Her Eyes

103. THE FLIRTATIONS: Nothing But A Heartache

104. THE SPINNERS: I'll Be Around

105. TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS: American Girl
106. THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY: I Woke Up In Love This Morning

107. EDDIE COCHRAN: Somethin' Else

108. DAVID RUFFIN: I Want You Back

109. LED ZEPPELIN: Communication Breakdown

110. FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS: Do The Freddie

111.FONTELLA BASS: Rescue Me

112. THE BANDWAGON: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache

113. HEADGIRL/MÖTOR HEADGIRL SCHOOL: Please Don't Touch

114. DON HENLEY: The Boys Of Summer

115. THE CLASH: Train In Vain (Stand By Me)

116. BEN E. KING: Stand By Me

117. GENE PITNEY: Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

118. RUFUS: Tell Me Something Good  

119. THE SPONGETONES: (My Girl) Maryanne

120. THE TRAMMPS: Disco Inferno

121. HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES: Don't Leave Me This Way

122. GRANDMASTER AND MELLE MEL: White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

123. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: I'll Be Your Mirror

124. DEL SHANNON: Runaway

125. THE EVERLY BROTHERS: Gone, Gone, Gone

126. THE COCKTAIL SLIPPERS: St. Valentine's Day Massacre

127. SAM AND DAVE: Soul Man

128. T. REX: 20th Century Boy

129. HEART: Kick It Out

130. THE RUNAWAYS: Cherry Bomb

131. AMERICA: Sister Golden Hair

132. THE KINKS: Waterloo Sunset

133. THE KINKS: You Really Got Me

134. HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: Time Will Tell

135. THE SMITHEREENS: Behind The Wall Of Sleep

136. THE COWSILLS: She Said To Me

137. ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

138. THE FOUR TOPS: Reach Out I'll Be There

INTERLUDE Old Time Rock 'n' Roll

139. THE BOB SEGER SYSTEM: 2 + 2 = ?
140. THE JIVE FIVE: What Time Is It?

141. LULU: To Sir, With Love [Museum Outings Montage]
142. FREDA PAYNE: Band Of Gold

143. THE CONTOURS: Do You Love Me

144. THE GO-GO'S: We Got The Beat

145. WHAM!: Freedom

146. THE COOKIES: Wounded

147. THE SUPREMES: You Keep Me Hangin' On 

148. THE BEACH BOYS: God Only Knows

149. JOAN ARMATRADING: Me Myself I

150. THE SELECTER: On My Radio

151. TRACEY ULLMAN: They Don't Know

152. MANNIX: Highway Lines

153. THE DRIFTERS: On Broadway

154. FIRST AID KIT: America

155. THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS: O-o-h Child

156. SOLOMON BURKE: Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

157. THE JAM: That's Entertainment

158. THE COASTERS: Yakety Yak

159. CHEAP TRICK: Surrender

160. TEGAN AND SARA: Walking With A Ghost

161. DAVID BOWIE: Life On Mars?

162. THE O'JAYS: Put Your Hands Together

163. THE GRATEFUL DEAD: Uncle John's Band

164. RITA MORENO, GEORGE CHAKIRIS, SHARKS & GIRLS: America

165. EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS: Do Anything You Wanna Do

166. JOAN JETT: Bad Reputation

167. STEVIE WONDER: I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

168. MARYKATE O'NEIL: I'm Ready For My Luck To Turn Around

169. EYTAN MIRSKY: This Year's Gonna Be Our Year

170. THE JAYHAWKS: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

An Infinite Number

INTERLUDE Underrating The Beatles

ENCORE! THE BEATLES: Rain

ENCORE!! THE T-BONES: No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)

CODA THE RAMONES: Blitzkrieg Bop

AFTERWORD

Look good? Well, I sure hope you get to read it someday. I'm mulling another tweak, depending upon what happens next. For now, the infinite path winds on.

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