A top tune in 1945 played by Harry James and sung by Kitty Kallen, “Waitin’ for the train to come in” is this weeks Tune Tuesday. Enjoy!
Posts tagged records
| Feb 23 |
Tune Tuesdays: Waitin’ for the train to come inPosted by: ryan @ 9:13 am in records & music, vintage finds |
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1940s, records, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 29 |
Hauling 2000 78rpm records back homePosted by: ryan @ 12:46 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Have you ever come across a moment in life where you’ve asked yourself, “What am I getting myself into?” One of those moments for me was last fall when I hauled back home over 1000lbs of 78rpm records.
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1920s, 1940s, 78rpm, antiques, craigslist, ephemera, records, shopping, tune tuesdays, vancouver
| Jan 05 |
Tune Tuesday: In The MoodPosted by: ryan @ 9:49 am in records & music, vintage finds |
If you’ve watched any period film from the 1930’s that features a toe tapping dance they were probably playing this song!
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1930's, 78rpm, rca, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 29 |
Tune Tuesday: La Vie En RosePosted by: ryan @ 1:19 am in records & music, vintage finds |
This has to be one of my all time favorite songs sung by Louis Armstrong, “La Vie En rose,” French for, “Life through rose-coloured glasses.”
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1940s, 78rpm, decca, louis armstrong, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 24 |
Happy Holidays from Ryan and Naomi!Posted by: ryan @ 11:59 pm in blog news, records & music |
What better way to wake up to a Christmas morning then to listen to a tune from our 78 collection?
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1950s, 78 RPM, christmas, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 22 |
Tune Tuesdays: Dancing In The DarkPosted by: ryan @ 10:59 am in records & music, vintage finds |
This week’s Big Band tune comes from 1931 by American composer/film producer Arthur Schwartz. The particular recording I have is played by Artie Shaw and his orchestra which earned him one of his eight gold records during the 1930s and 1940s. Continue reading »
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1930's, 1940s, 78 RPM, big band, rca, records, tune tuesdays
| Dec 15 |
Tune Tuesdays: Big Butter and Egg ManPosted by: ryan @ 1:18 pm in blog news, records & music |
Suddenly, Tuesday’s just got better.
We’re introducing a new feature on the blog called Tune Tuesdays. Every Tuesday we’ll put up a random 78RPM record to share. I’ve finally finished building my 78 record player system and have been picking random ones to sample and record. Hopefully there will be something for everyone. This week’s tune comes from Harriet’s collection of 78’s I bought back in the summer titled “Big Butter and Egg Man” written by Percy Venable in 1926.
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1920s, 78rpm, jazz, rca, records, tune tuesdays
| Nov 19 |
Harriet’s Box of 78RPM recordsPosted by: ryan @ 9:24 am in records & music, vintage finds |
I was born in the 80’s so I never really had the chance to listen to records growing up. By the time I developed my diverse taste in music, CDs were all the rage and my father had put most of his vinyl collection away. Over the years, I’ve become more of an audiophile and decided to begin listening to vinyl records. I purchased my first turntable (a Technics SL1200 MK2) and was floored by the sound. From that point on, I was completely hooked and began to buy lots of new LPs from my favorite artists. After a month or so, I began searching for vinyl on Craigslist and came across an ad for over a hundred old 78rpm LPs for a mere $20.
TWENTY DOLLARS.
At 20 cents a record I couldnt go wrong and immediately called the seller.
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78rpm, burnaby, entertainment, records, shopping, typography
