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You like vinyl? I've got your vinyl right here.

msalt — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:55:31 -0800

Desperate Man Blues Edward Gillen's documentary about Joe Bussard, renowned collector of 25,000+ blues, folk and gospel 78rpm records from the 20s and 30s. It's about the hunt and the hunter, as much as what he found. One week only on Pitchfork TV As plugged by UbuRoivas previously.

Some Guy's 78 Collection

carsonb — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:31 -0800

The following is a list of over 3600 titles recorded from my collection of 78 rpm records....Right now, there are over 2,450 titles on this page linked to mp3's....I have about 2500 more records to record, so I'll be adding more titles as time permits over the next hundred years or so....I loaded a searchable ACCESS database for this list HERE. [.mdb] I don't know if it will work for everyone. Good luck! I've picked up some non-english collections of 78 rpm records and have loaded mp3's of the songs. Since I cannot read these languages, I also loaded pictures of the record labels so you can see what they say. Click the links below to see and hear them. ARABIC JAPANESE GREEK

Први светски рат

tellurian — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:06:22 -0800

Prvi svetski rat - Gritty and poignant Serbian postcards from the First World War. Just one of the seriously interesting (e.g. check out the collection of 78s) holdings at the Digital National Library of Serbia.

That old scratchy sound.

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:21:27 -0800

Collectors of 78rpm records are a breed unto themselves. Obsessively scouring the flea markets of the world in search of sonic treasures from yesteryear, they are a big part of the reason we can today enjoy so much wonderful old music. One such collector who's bringing some of his finds to the internets, sharing with us his scratchy old audio ghosts from eras long gone, is Johnny Bitterman. Currently up on his audio player is You Gonna Look Like a Monkey When You Get Old, along with 3 other tunes for your listening/downloading pleasure. You'll also find there a fabulous gallery of photographs featuring lovely old labels from many of his discs. Regarding the labels pictured on Bitterman's site: aside from the antique graphic design interest angle, there's those song titles: "What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy?", "Married Girl's Troubles", "The Terror", "Too Tight Blues", "In the Garden Where the Irish Potatoes Grow" (by none other than 'Dr. Smith's Champion Horse Hair Pullers Orchestra'), "I Had To Give Up Gym" (by the 'Hokum Boys'), "I Ain't a Bit Drunk"... Anyway, it seems Johnny changes up his selection of audio clips from time to time, so if any of these colorful titles whet your appetite, stay tuned, cause they may well show up at one time or another in audio form there on his page. The man really has a fantastic collection. BTW, one of the labels on Bitterman's page shows "I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape" by the Nugrape Twins, a very curious little recording duo who you can hear here. The tune in question appeared on the Revenant release "American Primitive". Recommended! Otherwise, I stumbled across this little diversion while snooping around for 78rpm stuff: Vinyl Record Generator. Never know when something like that might come in handy...

No nickel required!

Dr. Wu — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 21:50:53 -0800

Turtle's 78 RPM Jukebox
Popular Victor, Edison, and Columbia recordings, 1900-1930.