… and when I say huge, I mean huge:
The following is a list of over 3600 titles recorded from my collection of 78 rpm records. Many of them are linked to MP3 files and will play what was recorded. No sound enhancement, just what was recorded. Right now, there are over 2,450 titles on this page linked to mp3’s.
You’ll find recordings from such diverse musicians as Spike Jones, Hank Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Jelly Roll Morton, Les Paul, Gene Krupa — oh, just have a look yourself. (via MeFi)
July 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm » Quote
I could spend a very long time checking this one out!
I found ‘Barney Google’ - which was the first 45 I ever owned, at age 5. Quite the trip down memory lane…
July 25th, 2008 at 6:47 pm » Quote
spike jones is da bomb…
July 26th, 2008 at 3:36 am » Quote
wow, this is great
love your collection
i only own three 78s
zoot suit, by benny goodman
Petrouchka, by stravinsky
and the firebird suite, by stravinsky
unfortunately the moving company busted one of the petrouchka discs
July 26th, 2008 at 10:59 am » Quote
Hey, and there are some REAL surprises: I’ve just found a tune called “Balint, The Blues” by Duke Ellington!!!
July 27th, 2008 at 5:42 am » Quote
Believe it. I’ve downloaded 93 of these. I’m listening to some Spike at the moment… The sound quality overall is pretty good - considering the source, and the transfer method.
Still, pretty cool!
(Sharl, I downloaded a tune called “Linares” - haven’t listned to it yet…)
July 27th, 2008 at 2:03 pm » Quote
There’s one for Balint, one for me…i’m sure there must be one for every reader in this weblog!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:27 pm » Quote
Nope — no Barry.
July 27th, 2008 at 5:35 pm » Quote
Don’t feel bad, Barry… I didn’t find any of the SOFA’s there either.
July 27th, 2008 at 5:46 pm » Quote
Hey Wait!
There’s a song by Red Foley and you have Red Folicles…
That’s pretty close.
July 27th, 2008 at 6:23 pm » Quote
A quote from SOFA:
Makes me feel so much better, it does!
As for your predicament, I propose broadening your search to include divan, couch, um, chair, stool, …
July 27th, 2008 at 7:59 pm » Quote
Yes, that does help (tho’ I couldn’t do Stool; makes me feel shitty)…
“Last Night on the Back Porch” alludes to a little loving on the back porch, which - at that time - would have included a ‘porch swing’, which is a multi-person-sit-down-device, much like me…