Hi all...my hope for this tribe is that it becomes a place to share information about ways to preserve these little jewels of music history that are 78 rpm records as well as the stories about the music itself.
Though I have created this tribe I will say that I have much to learn about 78's, their care, and the process of collecting and preserving them.
My interest in 78's began as a result of buying a new (for me) yet very old home (built in th 1920's). After moving in I discovered several boxes of 78's...very old, some cracked, and each very dusty.
At first I thought about putting them out for the trashman, but then I started to look at them...really inspect their labels, the names of the record companies, the names of the artists, the song titles, the ARTWORK! I was hooked! I just had to hear what was on these heavy discs!
After picking up an old 50's Columbia suitcase turntable at the local Goodwill I did an internet search to find out how to clean my newfound treasure trove. After a bit of Ivory, warm water, great care, and an overnight drying period, I listened to my first one...the one I have taken a photo of for this tribe image.
It is a brown, not black, 78 from the Aeolian Company/Vocalion label. The date is 1921 and it was priced 75 cents US/Canada.
Side A is "The Story of Peter Rabbit", (Roberts) Lewis James, Orchestra Accompaniment. This was absolutely enchanting! Lots of pops and scratchiness, but a quality that was unsurpassed. I imagined what it must have been like to be a little kid and listening to this for the first time! And it honestly made me a bit sad that this kind of wonderment is so hard to come by today.
Side B is titled "Funny Noises" by (Jean) Lewis James, Orchestra Accompaniment, Animal Imitations by Gilbert Girard. This recording is exactly that...FUNNY NOISES. The man singing goes through many different animal types (cow, pig, chicken, crow, robin, etc.) and then Mr. Girard makes the sound they would make. The song ends with the singer proclaiming that this is how animals say 'How do you do' and leaves the listener with the notion of how easy it is to be polite and kind. It is simply a charming little record that makes me smile as much when I hear it today as that first day that I listened to it.
I hope that there are many of you out there who feel as I do about these records who will join this tribe. And I especially hope that you will share your stories and experiences regarding your own collection!
Best regards,
Rick
Though I have created this tribe I will say that I have much to learn about 78's, their care, and the process of collecting and preserving them.
My interest in 78's began as a result of buying a new (for me) yet very old home (built in th 1920's). After moving in I discovered several boxes of 78's...very old, some cracked, and each very dusty.
At first I thought about putting them out for the trashman, but then I started to look at them...really inspect their labels, the names of the record companies, the names of the artists, the song titles, the ARTWORK! I was hooked! I just had to hear what was on these heavy discs!
After picking up an old 50's Columbia suitcase turntable at the local Goodwill I did an internet search to find out how to clean my newfound treasure trove. After a bit of Ivory, warm water, great care, and an overnight drying period, I listened to my first one...the one I have taken a photo of for this tribe image.
It is a brown, not black, 78 from the Aeolian Company/Vocalion label. The date is 1921 and it was priced 75 cents US/Canada.
Side A is "The Story of Peter Rabbit", (Roberts) Lewis James, Orchestra Accompaniment. This was absolutely enchanting! Lots of pops and scratchiness, but a quality that was unsurpassed. I imagined what it must have been like to be a little kid and listening to this for the first time! And it honestly made me a bit sad that this kind of wonderment is so hard to come by today.
Side B is titled "Funny Noises" by (Jean) Lewis James, Orchestra Accompaniment, Animal Imitations by Gilbert Girard. This recording is exactly that...FUNNY NOISES. The man singing goes through many different animal types (cow, pig, chicken, crow, robin, etc.) and then Mr. Girard makes the sound they would make. The song ends with the singer proclaiming that this is how animals say 'How do you do' and leaves the listener with the notion of how easy it is to be polite and kind. It is simply a charming little record that makes me smile as much when I hear it today as that first day that I listened to it.
I hope that there are many of you out there who feel as I do about these records who will join this tribe. And I especially hope that you will share your stories and experiences regarding your own collection!
Best regards,
Rick
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Re: Welcome!
Tue, August 16, 2005 - 6:27 PMHi. My name is JJ and I have been collecting 78s for many years. I started in the 70s and have quite a few. I try and find ones that have not been archived yet and copy them over to digital and clean them up. -
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Re: Welcome!
Wed, August 17, 2005 - 5:25 AMThat is awesome JJ!
I started this tribe some time ago and, as you can see, you are the first person to respond!
Perhaps you can share some thoughts on how we might use this tribe?
I'd be interested to know the process that you follow to archive your 78's digitally.
Also, we might use this tribe to exchange our digitally restored records (unless there are some legal issues)?
Anyway, welcome aboard and thanks for finding me! I look forward to swapping advice, info, and ideas!
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Re: Welcome!
Thu, August 18, 2005 - 6:53 PMGreat to meet you. I love talking 78's. I mostly just love listening to the music, so I have been transfering stuff I like to CD first. I use an Esoteric Audio turntable (it's got most the speeds you'll ever need for transcribing 78s)through a Phillips pre amp and noise processor and then into Pro-Tools. I would love to get the Millennia pre amp but it's a little pricey at this point in time for me. I go in and fix the waveforms manually and then add compression (not too much) and burn AIFF files.
I would love to swap files. I think a great way to use this tribe would be to exchange music. These sides great. And alot of it's not ever going to get reissued. At least most the stuff I've got.
JJ
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