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Epic Nu-Disks
In 1979, Epic Records introduced the Nu-Disk. The Nu-Disk was a 10" inch extended play mini-album, or EP. It was made mostly as a promotional gimmick for mostly newer rock acts on the label.However...
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The History of Videodiscs
Video disc players of some kind have been around as far back as 1898.The Spiral Motion Picture Camera (1898)The Spirograph (1907) Similar to The Spiral (above)The Phono-Vision (1964) used video...
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Oldies: They Aren't What They Used To Be
Every now and then, I would run into a someone over 60 who would grumble about why there's no oldies on the radio.Actually, there are LOTS of oldies on the radio. But just not OLDIES. Today, the...
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Co-Star: The Record Acting Game (Co-Star/Roulette, 1957/1977)
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"Dear Mr. Jesus" Sharon Batts & PowerSource (1986)
Listen here.Oh no, it's another one of those damn child singer records. But on a more serious subject.PowerSource were a Texas based Christian pop group. Like many acts in this genre, they were/are...
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"Bay-Hay Bee Doll" The Swingers (JCPenney/RCA Custom, 1966)
A. "Bay-Hay Bee Doll" The SwingersB. "Bay-Hay Bee Doll (Instrumental)" The Swingers (Links: WFMU's Beware Of The Blog )Play this record at your own risk. Because once it gets inside your head, you...
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"The Kwella Stroll" Lou Berrington & The African Kamp (Parkway,1966)
This song, "The Kwella Stroll" is the HILARIOUS B-Side of a tune called "The Kwella" (Which was actually a fad dance in 1966)Just play this. All the way through... Visit History's Dumpster on Facebook...
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"Emily's Illness" Nora Guthrie (Mercury, 1967)
ListenIt's needless to say a song with "illness" in the title probably doesn't get much pop radio airplay. And "Emily's Illness" certainly didn't. Certainly not in The Summer of Love, when musically...
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RIP Joan Rivers
What Becomes A (Semi) Legend Most? (Geffen, 1983) Part OnePart TwoPart ThreeVisit History's Dumpster on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HistorysDumpster
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"Go-Go Kitty" The New Bangs (Prism, 1965)
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"Hippy Heaven" Earl Coleman (1967)
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"Is That All There Is?" Cristina (Ze/Island, 1980)
Listen HereMy favourite version of the Peggy Lee classic. Cristina Monet's twisted remake was also featured on the first KROQ Rodney on The Roq compilation (which I believe was the only release of this...
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"Bras On 45" Ivor Biggun & The D-Kups (Dead Badger, 1981)
Listen hereIn 1981, a Dutch group called Stars On 45 made a horrifying disco-fied medley of Beatles songs that actually was a worldwide smash hit in June of that year (don't laugh, it actually went to...
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"Shake Baby Shake" Sodsai Chaengkij (1968)
Listen hereSodsai Chaengkij was one of the biggest stars of the 1960s....in Thailand. She was also one of the few Asian pop stars who recorded pop songs with the original English lyrics, as she covered...
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"A Cosmic Telephone Call" Kali Bahlu (World Pacific/Liberty, 1967)
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Magnetic Disc Recorders
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"Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo" Sophia Loren (1961)
Listen hereUsually, actors make lousy singers. And singers usually make lousy actors. And often, what's beautiful visually needs a LOT of studio gimmickery to pass for acceptable aurally.There are...
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Bernie Sanders' Lost Folk Album
You know Bernie Sanders as America's Senator, the lovable underdog determined to take on the Koch brothers, corporate greed mongers and corrupt government policy.But did you know he has a musical...
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Sing It Again, Sam!: The Inimitable Song Stylings of Sam Sacks - Sam Sacks...
Sam Sacks was unquestionably an underrated musical genius. While Florence Foster Jenkins and Nina Hagen could sing a few notes on key once in a while. Sam Sacks' gift was he utterly could not. Even...
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If The Bomb Falls: A Recorded Guide to Survival (Tops/PRI, 1961)
If a nuclear holocaust were to happen in 1961, you will need two albums. The Sam Sacks album I mentioned yesterday and this one.Just kidding about the Sam Sacks album (or AM I?) This album was a...
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