"'A' My Name Is Alice" Donny & Marie Osmond (1976)
Somewhere, deep down in the 9th circle of hell sits a jukebox.It's seen better days.On selection A-1 of this particular jukebox is this song.You are hearby warned.Visit History's Dumpster on Facebook...
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Reader's Digest......Electronics?
You probably don't instantly think of your grandma's favourite magazine when it comes to audio equipment. But it is true. Reader's Digest really did sell stereos, radios and tape machines under their...
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LGBT Radio Stations
Happy Pride Weekend!Through most of the early 20th century, most LGBT media was in print. And very underground. But there were plenty of nudge-wink songs on recordings and in night clubs. In the 1920s...
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Easy Listening
Image: SeatacMediaToday, we explore that strange Name That Tune genre of the instrumental cover of any given pop song originally called "Beautiful Music". "Muzak" Or "Easy Listening"Or as most of us...
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Swire/Intermagnetics "Rainbow Tape"
Some folks on our own Facebook page brought up perhaps everyone's favourite cheapo recording cassette tape of the '80s. The infamous, but lovable Swire/Intermagnetics "rainbow tape".You may be...
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Vintage Fireworks
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"Hello Kitty" Avril Lavigne (2014)
When I first heard this song, I knew it was going to happen. Like radioactive debris from Fukushima, J-Pop was going to wash up on our shores sooner or later. Or maybe it was an advertisement for...
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"Wild Horses" Gino Vannelli (1987)
You might remember Gino Vannelli from....NO! He was not that guy who lip synched "Girl You Know It's True". Or that "Ice Ice Baby" dude.Gino Vannelli was slightly less funkier. His biggest hits were...
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Anti-Rock Music Hysteria
Racist religious tract, 1957From the day rhythm & blues and country came together to form a brand new hybrid of pop music called Rock N' Roll that appealed to both young black and young white music...
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Brother Charisma II Stereo
I found this on eBay. It's a SUPER rare Brother Charisma II stereo. Visit History's Dumpster on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HistorysDumpster
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Some Photos of Mid-Century Antiques
Taken in Las Vegas today by reader/contributor Jeffery Lee Hammond. Visit History's Dumpster on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HistorysDumpster
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1943 Disney Studio Employees Handbook
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Overlooked Americana
I was going through my blog post drafts (I have something like 200 of them in varying stages of completion) and I had intended to put this up on July 4th, but it somehow got lost in the pile. It's...
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Gallery of Vintage Soviet Radios
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"No More 'I Love You's'" The Lover Speaks (1986)
Betcha thought it was an Annie Lennox song all this time, didn't ya? ;)Don't worry, you're in good company. A lot of people don't know about this lost gem. Or who The Lover Speaks were.It was released...
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The Sounds Of Silence
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KOMO-TV's Boomerang
1977 KOMO-TV TV Guide ad for Boomerang. Image: Puget Sound RadioBoomerang was a kids TV program that aired on Seattle's KOMO-TV 4 in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was an exclusive program of...
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Pocket Hose
Image: Food Drive Item of The DayOur latest As Seen On TV miracle is "Pocket Hose", "The Hose That Grows"Bad advertising name and slogan. Even worse pick-up lines.Only problem is the ends are plastic...
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The Worst 45 RPM Record In History?
Image: The World's Worst Records"Could You Would You" The Planets (1958) WARNING: INDUCES VOMITING AND EXTREME DEPRESSION. SEE DISCLAIMER BELOW...Upon playing this YouTube link, you agree to not hold...
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"Let Me Take You Dancing" Bryan Adams (1979)
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