Albums ? Work of Art almost forgotten? :^)
Ralph Parker
collectors of similar persuasion------have literally thousands of R&B albums
still in the shelves of our abodes--------but talk little about them because
of the obvious. Who else on the list has 'em?
It's so simple to talk CD (I'm guilty as well). But periodically I pull out
some vary rare piece of wax------and make a personal CD copy for radio
airplay-----even though the station has two turntables in the "air-room".
I guess I have anxiety remembering when I used to cart 3 big chicken-boxes
full of albums & 45's up two flights of stairs each week to do my Saturday
night show in the mid-80's. My wife used to say-----that I sounded like I
was having a heart-attack each time I opened up my show!! :^)
Ahh, yes----------albums. My good buddy at Bluebeat has been trying to talk
me out of 'em for years-----but I still won't turn loose. Something about
'em that makes them------in my eyes-----a piece of art. (they look
beautiful framed on a wall) well, at least some of em! :^)
Rockin' Ralph
Oldies Unlimited
Blues Rocket KHDC 90.9 FM
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rocki...@earthlink.net writes:
<< Something about
'em that makes them------in my eyes-----a piece of art. (they look
beautiful framed on a wall) >>
Ralphie Baby, they are mana from music heaven. The touch, the feel, the look.
My office is just covered (literally) in blues records. Every day I see
Howlin', Muddy, Sonny Boy, Buddy, John Lee, Luther, Otis, all smilin' at me.
I still think that most records sound better then CDS. There is a certain
intimacy that vinyl possesses that CDS will NEVER have. I still have
THOUSANDS of records, kept in beautiful walnut cabinets, in my dining area. I
have VINYL Sunday, a day I only play vinyl. There are still RECORD stores in
town, the best being JERRY'S RECORDS. I climb the long stairs to the top, I
see Jerry sittin' in the BIG chair behind the desk, and he says "Steve, I've
been saving this for you " & out pops a blues treasure. SWINGGGGG !!!! PS The
best is getting something out of print, non-exsistent on CD. Latest was Big
Joe Turner with George Smith on harmonica. SWEEETTT !!!!
Donnie MorTone
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Subject: Re: Albums ? Work of Art almost forgotten? :^)
> PS The
> best is getting something out of print, non-exsistent on CD. Latest was
Big
> Joe Turner with George Smith on harmonica. SWEEETTT !!!!
That's a GREAT record...I believe it's called "Big Joe Turns On The Blues"?
On Kent records??? If it is this one, then Big Joe sings everything in C...
so George is playing every cut in 3rd position chromatic harp...(which if
in the key of C, puts the harp a whole step down, so he's blowing a Bb)
Anyway Stephen...what a treassure that record is. I used to own it, but
it was beat to Hell...but I did manage to get a copy put on cassette ;))
~Donnie~
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liner notes! Mike
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From: Blues Music List [mailto:BLU...@LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG]On Behalf Of
Ralph Parker
<snp........"Ahh, yes----------albums. My good buddy at Bluebeat has been
Christopher Burger
<rocki...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>re: Myself, as well as tons of record
>collectors of similar persuasion------have literally thousands of R&B
albums still in the shelves of our abodes--------but talk little about them
because of the obvious. Who else on the list has 'em?.........
>
>It's so simple to talk CD (I'm guilty as well). But periodically I pull
out
>some vary rare piece of wax------and make a personal CD copy for radio
>airplay-----even though the station has two turntables in the "air-
room".....
>Ahh, yes----------albums. My good buddy at Bluebeat has been trying to
talk
>me out of 'em for years-----but I still won't turn loose. Something about
>'em that makes them------in my eyes-----a piece of art...
Hi Ralph,
I dare say our blues crowd has at least a crate (even now) of blues vinyl.
Anyone who doesn't collect the stuff is effectively handicapped because
just having CDs mean you miss out on lots of stuff that (especially now)
that is not seeing the light of day on CD. (Just yesterday I carted home
from a favorite record shop about 5-6 blues lps -along with Cds- that are
not on CD)
Also, I haven't had the pleasure of hearing your show, but I have to say
it's just too bad your station can't see fit to keep two turntables going
so folks can actually play records.
In my experience with college and community radio, turntables have
thankfully survived the onslaught of cassette tapes, CD's, etc - it is
commercial stations that have probably shown them the door (long ago),
sadly. Those that keep them do so partly because of the extensive libraries
built up over 30-plus years of blues, jazz, and you name it, as well as an
affection for the black wax. The battle for space / real estate is an issue
for everyone, but the places I know realized that replacing everything was
a slow process (and expensive outside of free promotional copies) and in
some cases impossible where the record was not reissued. (The records, by
the way, were and are extremely clean and well-maintained in most cases
and to this day rival the sound of the CDs. In no way do they sound bad
when mixed in with CDs in a blues show.)
Then there's the mixed blessing of Hip-Hop (which has helped bolster the
use of vinyl but also meant setting up another studio where with
a "turntablist"-friendly set-up allowing for scratching, sampling, etc,
which is murder on normal equipment.) By and large, though, the surprising
(?)interest in vinyl among youth for some time now has more than anything
kept vinyl alive.
So it's a shame if a station has to put turntables ("Phonographs"/ "record
players") out with the trash. They almost deserve to stay there just out of
respect to their legacy -but even if a station dispenses with the vinyl
library, there are cats like you with bins of the stuff - indespensable,
all, like that Slim Green thing you mentioned.
By the way, many of us still use the term "albums" interchangeably to refer
to the latest long-playing discs put out by artists on "CD's." Many
reviewers and writers do this, and less so with "records" which to me is
more of a nostalgic reference, but also appropriate. ( A N.Y. Daily News
critic writes reviews about even the lastest Britney Spears "LP" but I
think that is taking it too far.)
And now in the down-loading era, it's getting downright quaint (or so it
seemed ) to collect little discs, be they silvery and digital - or black
slabs of vinyl.
Keep on spinnin,'
-Chris Burger
JMCGRA...@aol.com
or something along those lines will show up with the record just beat to hell
but I'll buy it just for the cover. I love their look. And the person that
comes up with the jewel case/reader glasses combo will be a millionaire.
Jim
Jay Watterworth
Jay Watterworth
Department of Sociology
University of Colorado at Boulder
Nora Ephron said (about Washington politics, but apropos here), "No
matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up."
"If music be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of that."
William Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night"
Bjb...@aol.com
watt...@sobek.colorado.edu writes:
> I think you mean an electron microscope.
>
> > And, ya don't need an ultra-high powered, star gazing telescope to read
> the
> > liner notes!
Some folks are far-sighted, while some of us are near-sighted! LOL
Barbara
Fred Dabney
Nah! Hang most cds on the wall across the room and you'd
need the Hubble to even see it, let alone read it...
Fred D.