Description

Puppet Strings – b/w “I’ve Got News For You” – is a two-sided 7-inch vinyl single by the American singer and songwriter Randy Stonehill, released on Solid Rock Records in 1976 (catalogue number SRS-201). Both tracks were lifted from Stonehill’s full-length album Welcome to Paradise released on Solid Rock the same year, recorded by the British engineer Andy Johns (who earlier had worked on classic rock albums like Led Zeppelin’s IV and The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street) at Mama Jo’s Recording Studio and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California; with Tom Trefethen and Larry Norman producing. Both tracks written by Randy Stonehill.

“I’ve Got News For You” was later covered by Cliff Richard on his 1978-album, Small Corners.

7-inch Vinyl Single tracklist:

Side A. “Puppet Strings” – 4:25
Side B. “I’ve Got News For You” – 3:49

Note: Not For Sale. For Promotion Only. Available at Bandcamp:
https://randystonehill.bandcamp.com/track/puppet-strings
https://randystonehill.bandcamp.com/track/ive-got-news-for-you