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Possible single cover.

Status: Found

Date found: July 8, 2016

Found by: Paul Haney & Joel Whitburn


"Ready 'N' Steady" is a lost 1979 record by recording artist D.A., which appeared on several charts. The single was released by Rascal Records.

History

"Ready 'N' Steady" first landed on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 106. In the next issue, it climbed higher to 103, before reaching a peak listing at number 102 the issue after that. The single's time on the chart was short, and the limelight was a brief three weeks for the single. The song has never been listed since, and many rumors and doubts as to its existence have circulated, with music historian Joel Whitburn, having collected 45s of every song to hit the charts except for this one, has tried searching desperately for proof of its existence in 1995.[1]

The exact identity of the artist was a mystery. For a while, it was assumed that the song was made by Chicago-based female punk rock band DA!, who were active during the single's release. Further backing this up was that the alleged label, Rascal, was advertising in a Punk Rock magazine, based in Detroit; the label has been long gone since, being based out of a residential home. However, DA! later publicly stated that they never made such a record.

For years, it was presumed the record was false, or may have been a misprint by Billboard. The 2002 edition of Jerry Osbourne's Official Price Guide to Records, listed it as being worth $75-$125.

Record Found!

The United States Copyright Office actually listed a registration for the record, dating back to 1986, with the creation date of 1979, likely meaning the song did indeed exist.

The artists of the song turned out to be Dennis Armand "D. A." Lucchesi (1945-2005), a California-based mortgage broker and amateur musician, and Jim Franks. Franks is still alive, and willingly gave Paul Haney (on behalf of Whitburn) a recording of the song. It was played on July 8, 2016, on the Crap from the Past radio show on KFAI in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. It's still unknown how the song made itself on the Billboard 200, or if the song even received radio play at the time.

A recording can be listened on here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdt_Aer-46Q

References

  1. All known information on "Ready 'N' Steady". 06-30-1995. Horowitz, R. Retrieved April 27, 2015.