Comments on: The Virtual Gramophone: Archive of 78 RPM Canadian Music

The Virtual Gramophone: Archive of 78 RPM Canadian Music

Rumple — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:38:31 -0800

The Virtual Gramophone. A massive database of early Canadian 78 RPM recordings, now available in mp3 and rm format. Over 13,000 titles available, freely downloadable. Includes biographical notes on the artists, notes on the history of Canadian recording, interesting technical notes on media conversion, a few videos from the olde dayes, and podcasts. This collection is particularly strong on Quebecois and Acadien folk/fiddle music. Courtesy of the Library and Archives Services of the Government of Canada. Mentioned once before in passing, five years ago on Metafilter, but much improved since them realaudio only days.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:40:39 -0800

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By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:06:48 -0800

Great post. Thanks!

By: Kickstart70

Kickstart70 — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:11:02 -0800

Very cool. _{_{Though it makes me feel like a jerk for wishing there was less French there and more about the wonderful history of Western Canada. But over on this side we are always pissy about that.}}

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:19:10 -0800

Yeeeehaw. Sauter, foulards!

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:22:53 -0800

uhh.. I think I mean soulards. But I can't be bovverd to go n check right now.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:23:18 -0800

kickstart, yeah, I kindasorta agree, but consider the archives are back east and any archives tends to skew towards local stuff, even a national one.

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:25:39 -0800

yes I can, GODDAMMIT. I meant "saut crapaud." I'll just be over here in the foulards/soulards/crapauds corner, en boivent. Or quelquechose. Merde.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:27:06 -0800

foulard: feve aux lard scarfed back by a dancing fou.

By: interrobang

interrobang — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:36:04 -0800

Bitchin'!

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:06:07 -0800

Oh. My. GOD. There goes my resolution to spend less time downloading music. The only problem with this is that it makes my blog look quite pitiful in comparison. Your tax dollars at work, fellow Canadians! In a good way.

By: Alvy Ampersand

Alvy Ampersand — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:15:32 -0800

Very nice!

By: localhuman

localhuman — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 06:00:39 -0800

sWeeeeet

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:40:07 -0800

The Card Cheat: I had a feeling you'd be in this thread. You might not have 13,000 songs posted (yet), but your blog is still excellent.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:01:35 -0800

Card Cheat: great blog!

By: christopher.taylor

christopher.taylor — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:09:58 -0800

Is there an American counterpart to this? It is probably too much to ask, but it would be great if the old Smithsonian recordings were online.

By: QIbHom

QIbHom — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:45:31 -0800

christopher.taylor, in the US, our music, like our politicians, are for sale.

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:14:07 -0800

Not sure if it's kosher to have a comment which is a double of my FPP, but this thread seems like a great place to mention that The Cylinder Project at UCSB has more cylinders digitized and also more history/explanation than it did when I posted it. If you feel I shouldn't have posted this, please just flag it and don't derail this fine thread.

By: Rumple

Rumple — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:45:44 -0800

JMOZ -- thats gotta be ok, its not a self link and its relevant and this kind of cross-referencing helps Metafilter. And thats a cool site, thanks.