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my first record show as a dealer (rock of ages part 1)

WE HAD BEEN TOGETHER for a year when we finally decided to make the move from the sultry summers of the East Coast to the more moderate West Coast. It was 1978 and the dreams of ‘the sixties’ didn’t seem so far off. Working two jobs each, we had saved the equivalent of $10,000 in today’s dollars. [Read more] “my first record show as a dealer (rock of ages part 1)”

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a brief look at the first fifty years of recorded music

THE TECHNOLOGY TO RECORD SOUND is more than a 160 years old! It has been available since 1857, years before the technology to reproduce that sound was realized. The first recording machines were used for scientific research, primarily to study sound waves. The first viable technology for recording and playing recorded music for home entertainment was Thomas Edison’s Phonograph in 1877. [Read more] “a brief look at the first fifty years of recorded music”

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something’s happening and you don’t know what it is!

CHINESE CHESS PIECES? If you looked at the chess board at the top of this page and thought that something’s happening and you don’t know what it is—don’t worry, everything’s groovy! When I started this blog in 2014, I knew little of what I was doing: that includes what content I wanted to post and how to make the content easy to read and attractive enough to make you want to read! [Read more] “something’s happening and you don’t know what it is!”

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thelonious monk columbia album discography & price guide

THELONIOUS MONK was perhaps the most stylistically and artistically idiosyncratic (and visionary?) pianist and composer of his era. By the end of the ’50s, Monk was already a legend among jazz musicians and aficionados. He had also had it with dealing with tiny Riverside Records. As was and is common with musicians and their record companies, there were disagreements over money. [Read more] “thelonious monk columbia album discography & price guide”

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where to find the closest record shows of america

Updated: March 15, 2020

The Record Shows of America website is apparently no longer being maintained.

Nothing below means anything at this time . . .

 

IF YOU’RE A RECORD COLLECTOR, then you need to know about Record Shows of America. Hell, even if you’re not a record collector, you should know about this website, because attending a show and seeing thousands of 45s and LPs hanging on walls and displayed on tables is a fun way to spend a day! [Read more] “where to find the closest record shows of america”