A Vinyl Lover's Party.

I wonder what she's listening to?

[via Catalog of Visual Interestingness.]

Technicolor Dance Party.

I want to go to whatever party she's hosting. I bet there's a full bar and a deep stack of platters on the turntable.

[via Blonde Zombies.]

MAC: The Lo Fi Guy

For avid readers of PCL Linkdump you'd be caught in a bubble within a timewarp if you have not heard of the amazing freeform radio station WFMU.

Recently posted to YouTube is a 3-part short documentary on "MAC", host of the radio show, the Antique Phonograph Music Program. The show appear bi-weekly, every Tuesday, at 7PM Eastern Time.

Besides programming a radio show providing flashbacks of music close to a century old, there is a wonderful archive, The Internet Museum of Flexi/Cardboard/Oddity Records (that has been on the web for years).

Presented here is the wonderful documentary on MAC, his records, radio show and to fellow collectors of music from a bygone era I believe you will delight in these short videos.

Philco Hip-Pocket Records

OK, so you own it on the original colored vinyl in the limited edition signed and numbered blah blah but do you own it on the Philco Hip-Pocket record version? I didn’t think so.

Philco Hip-Pocket record player was a portable unit (about the size of a shoebox, so you'd need a pretty big hip pocket) introduced in 1967 for the on-the-go teen market. You could play 45s or albums, or the specially released 3” 45 RPM flexi discs created for the player. The format never caught on and only lasted a year or two, and it’s probably a lot easier to find the discs than a working Hip=Pocket record player. Jukebox Mafia managed to make a recording of the Hip Pocket disc (seen above) on standard equipment. It sounds about as good as you would expect a flat flexidisc to sound, which is undoubtedly one of the reasons the format never caught on.



Philco Hip Pocket player image found here.

Amazing Record Collection Shared

This dude is in the process of uploading over 3,600 of his 78 recordings for your enjoyment. He's currently linked up over 2,400 titles and has included a searchable ACCESS database.
Want obscure?
Bunk Johnson, The Utica Institute Jubilee Singers, The Castlewood Marimba Band.
More traditional?
Jimmy Rogers, Dizzy Gillespie or Artie Shaw
Totally whacked?
Gayla Peevey doing "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" or Oscar Qualm doing duck calls

It's all here and much, much more. A goldmine.
Found at the always entertaining Bifurcated Rivets

This Is What You'll Get When You Mess With I

Radiodread. Easy Star All Stars. 4 delicioso tracks in player, unfortunately "Fitter, Happier" is not among them, (Toots' track is) but hey, spend the money. Link to player link at link in link pic below. As usual, last to the banquet of goodness, so forgive me if you're all hip to it already. (I won't even mention their "Dub Side of the Moon" after the zero reaction to Polka Floyd)
Thanks Lex11 !

Delicious, Delicious, Garbage

K-TEL - a wunderbar compendium of musical compendia a la albums-you-buy-in-the-grocery-store type. Plenty of hidden treats, mainly, possibly all, from the vinyl. Hey where ya gonna get "Dead Skunk" and Slade on the same record? Huh?!? Tell me!

"She's lazy,She's lousy and she loves it "by Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell. Released (1932)

78MAN 's collection on YouTube is H U G E, nearly 500 songs available, from old 78rpm records.

"She's lazy,She's lousy and she loves it "by Chick Endor and Charlie Farrell. (1932).

Waldman's music store in New York, 1921

"Waldman's music store in New York, May 1921. A nice selection of records and Victrolas, with Nipper keeping an eye on things."


"Another view of the Waldman's music store in Manhattan from 1921, showing records, listening booths and Victrolas. The inscription on the negative also says "N.Y. B'd Inst. Co."

Note: Click images for much, much better view over at Shorpy.

Some Records You Buy For The Covers...

A few great record covers to enjoy at Like...Dreamsville.

Great Album Cover Treasures

The Frost Brothers - sing Country Soul, The Shoremen - sing "More About Jesus"
Listen to The Frost Brothers:

Houseplant Picture Studio presents Great Album Cover Treasures.
Thanks for telling us Kurt, and... great work!

Note: Super-great embedded 60s midi.

Updated: Kurt says: "also...just posted a few mp3 cuts from a few of the albums plus a bonus track... The Pan Vibes doing Stars n Stripes Forever - best song I've heard all year
ALSO just posted some naughty mp3s from a naughty 1974 musical called Let My People Come...available at the HPS blog ..."

Updated: Link gone. This is how Kurt works. And we love it! We love the exclusiveness he operates his site with.

60's & 70's Asian Pop Record Covers

Nancy Sit - Bye Bye 17


Maurice Patton and The Melodians - Hala Hala

60's & 70's Asian Pop Record Covers (via Robot Action Boy)

Chinese Flexidiscs

In response to the reader who enjoyed seeing the sumo cards I found at a flea market in Japan years ago, I thought I would show these colored flexidiscs and portable record player found in Beijing by Antoine from Do You Speak English.

45 record label designs

45 rpm record label designs (ranging in date from around 1955 to 1982), feature at NoRelevance. Alphabetical Listing of Labels in the Exhibit.
(via Dadanoias)

Singles Cover Gallery

Singles Cover Gallery, german site: Film & TV - Girls Girls Girls - Hot Pants (!) - No Pants Whatsoever.... - Monsters - Cartoons / Comix - Jazz and other cool galleries. (via ronsens' links! links! links!)