Category Archives: Rare Records

Cleve Duncan of The Penguins – obituary from The Guardian

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Tony

An excellent obituary of the great Cleve Duncan, lead vocalist of The Penguins. The dogged piano triplets, rudimentary four-chord harmonic structure, goofy woh-woh backing vocals and the muffled quality of a garage recording were typical of early doo-wop music when The Penguins’ … Continue reading →

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Robert Johnson 78rpm Turns Up In Pile Of LPs

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tony

A copy of Robert Johnson’s ‘I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom’ on Vocalion turned up in a pile of vinyl albums bought by a Pittsburgh record store owner Jerry Weber last week. Weber gave the seller gave – a man he … Continue reading →

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Live Dylan gigs and radio broadcasts from 1960 – 1961

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Tony

Retailing at around £7, a new four CD set of  live Bob Dylan performances and radio broadcasts recorded in 1960 and 1961 is due out this month. Included are the 1961 gigs at Minneapolis, Bonnie Beecher’s Apartment and New York’s … Continue reading →

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Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues and Vernacular African American Musical Culture

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Tony

Blues & Rhythm Magazine has been running an extensive series of interviews with record producer and archivist Sam Charters by Hasse Andreasson and Hans Schweitz recently. Here is a short video of the Samuel and Ann Charters Archives of Blues … Continue reading →

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Last Blind Blake Paramount Found In Flea Market

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Tony

Old Hat Records have announced the discovery of Paramount 13115,  one of the 42 Blind Blake records issued by Paramount between 1926 and 1932 – only this disc remained unknown to collectors until now. The record was found at a flea … Continue reading →

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Collection of rare Thai 78s find their way back to Bangkok

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tony

A collection of 18 rare Thai 78 rpm records is back in Bangkok, after spending more than 60 years in storage in Sydney, Australia. The records feature, among others, the musical talents of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, on saxophone.  The … Continue reading →

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Inventor of vinyl anniversary

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Tony

September 10th marked the 114th birthday of Waldo Semon, the man who helped introduce more people to music in the last century than any other person despite never picking up an instrument. Semon is the inventor of the chemical compound … Continue reading →

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The King Of 78s – Joe Bussard – new interview on Dust & Grooves

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Tony

Few people have devoted as much of their life to records as Joe Bussard has. Born in 1936 in Frederick, Maryland, he started playing records on his parents’ phonograph and by the end of World War II, he had the … Continue reading →

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B.B. King’s Career Spanning 10 CD Boxed Set

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Tony

Since B.B. King started recording in the 1940s, he has released over fifty albums. Born on September 16th, 1925, on a plantation in Itta Bena, Mississippi, near Indianola. B.B. has one of the world’s most identifiable guitar styles. Now in his 80’s … Continue reading →

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Updated: Last Shop Standing out September 10th

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tony

“You are never going to discover Captain Beefheart or the 13th Floor Elevators or the Velvet Underground in your local supermarket, ever.” – Richard Hawley, Musician ‘Last Shop Standing’ is a documentary film to be released on September 10th this year and … Continue reading →

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