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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Sunday, September 02, 2012
PeeChees
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| The Classic PeeChee |
Saturday, September 01, 2012
Schoolhouse Rock!
Schoolhouse Rock! was a series of educational shorts that ran Saturday mornings on ABC-TV from 1973 to 1985 and for a generation became a regular part of our Saturday mornings.
I remember when my mom first heard "Unpack Your Adjectives"
She looked at the TV and said "That's Blossom Dearie"
"What?" I asked
"The person singing this is Blossom Dearie" she said
"Why are you calling me dearie?
My mom rolled her eyes.
"I mean the person singing this song on TV! She's Blossom Dearie!"
"Why are you calling her 'dearie'? You don't even know her."
My mom facepalmed.
"One more time.....Her NAME is Blossom Dearie!....That is her NAME! She was a jazz singer from back in my day. I saw her at a nightclub in San Fransisco when I was in nurses training"
"That's weird"
"And so are you."
Friday, August 31, 2012
A Virtual Time Warp To 1975......
I found this awesome YouTube clip that will REALLY take you back to 1975.
It's an unscoped aircheck from a rock station, "The All New K-Keg 92" KKEG-FM Fayetteville, AR from 1975.
Complete with music, jock and original commercials. The guy who posted this said he found it on an 8-Track tape somebody recorded and he transferred it on YouTube.
".....this was most likely recorded in order for the owner to be able to listen to the radio while driving through the dead-air area between Fayetteville and Little Rock that existed in NW Arkansas during the mid-70s......."
And believe me, this can take you there and beyond. I don't know who Bo James was, but he definitely had the right sound for this format.
This was what Classic Radio REALLY sounded like back in the day. You'll hear the Doobie Brothers cover version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" ad nauseum today. But NEVER the Byrds ORIGINAL.
See how much of this music you haven't heard in EONS - if at all. (Segues like Blood Sweat & Tears cover of "Ride Captain Ride" into "Liar" Queen anyone?)
KKEG is still on the air and still rockin', but they've moved up the dial to 98.3 FM. KKEG's original 92.1 frequency is now home to an ESPN sports station.
Pop open a can of Tab and enjoy......
It's an unscoped aircheck from a rock station, "The All New K-Keg 92" KKEG-FM Fayetteville, AR from 1975.
Complete with music, jock and original commercials. The guy who posted this said he found it on an 8-Track tape somebody recorded and he transferred it on YouTube.
".....this was most likely recorded in order for the owner to be able to listen to the radio while driving through the dead-air area between Fayetteville and Little Rock that existed in NW Arkansas during the mid-70s......."
And believe me, this can take you there and beyond. I don't know who Bo James was, but he definitely had the right sound for this format.
This was what Classic Radio REALLY sounded like back in the day. You'll hear the Doobie Brothers cover version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" ad nauseum today. But NEVER the Byrds ORIGINAL.
See how much of this music you haven't heard in EONS - if at all. (Segues like Blood Sweat & Tears cover of "Ride Captain Ride" into "Liar" Queen anyone?)
KKEG is still on the air and still rockin', but they've moved up the dial to 98.3 FM. KKEG's original 92.1 frequency is now home to an ESPN sports station.
Pop open a can of Tab and enjoy......
The Seeburg 1000
Before supermarket/department store background music was a mishmash of oldies and Adult Contemporary radio recurrents.
Long before the digital music services (We're gonna need a shovel for this.) Before Smooth Jazz, before Muzak, before Easy Listening radio, there was the Seeburg 1000.
(Above: A promotional flexi-disc record extolling the virtues of the Seeburg 1000.)
At this layer of the background music archeology sits a microwave oven sized and shaped contraption that was probably the most BRILLIANT invention for it's time.
It played 9" inch 16 RPM records with a 2" inch spindle hole, with a playing time of around 40-45 minutes on each side, hopelessly incompatible with all commercially made turntables and phonographs (although you COULD play them on any record player with a 16 RPM speed, if you could get the record centered right - no adapters were ever made. But you would also end up ruining the microscopic grooves of these records because they used a far smaller sized stylus than conventional records.)
The records were distributed quarterly in boxes of seven. The operator was supposed to replace records in the system with new records of the same number (i.e. MM-125). Each box is labeled with the library type, date to place in service, and instructions to the operator.
These instructions also specified that each record set was to be returned to Seeburg after use. Upon return, the records were destroyed.
They were manufactured by the custom products division of Capitol Records for Seeburg for use only on these machines (this music was never intended for commercial release.)
But it's certainly not the music that's fascinating about the Seeburg 1000. Watch how it PLAYS.....
(The precision mechanics of this system would impress a Swiss watchmaker. But were also a migraine to repair.)
The Seeburg 1000 was used from 1959 to the mid '70s and was ubiquitous in department stores, supermarkets and restaurants of the day.
Here's a site with more info. Plus a link so you can hear one playing 24/7....
http://www.seeburg1000.com/
Long before the digital music services (We're gonna need a shovel for this.) Before Smooth Jazz, before Muzak, before Easy Listening radio, there was the Seeburg 1000.
(Above: A promotional flexi-disc record extolling the virtues of the Seeburg 1000.)
At this layer of the background music archeology sits a microwave oven sized and shaped contraption that was probably the most BRILLIANT invention for it's time.
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| It didn't nuke burritos very well. |
The records were distributed quarterly in boxes of seven. The operator was supposed to replace records in the system with new records of the same number (i.e. MM-125). Each box is labeled with the library type, date to place in service, and instructions to the operator.
These instructions also specified that each record set was to be returned to Seeburg after use. Upon return, the records were destroyed.
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| Complete Seeburg 1000 systems and records actually are very hard to find today. They are EXPENSIVE....... |
But it's certainly not the music that's fascinating about the Seeburg 1000. Watch how it PLAYS.....
(The precision mechanics of this system would impress a Swiss watchmaker. But were also a migraine to repair.)
The Seeburg 1000 was used from 1959 to the mid '70s and was ubiquitous in department stores, supermarkets and restaurants of the day.
Here's a site with more info. Plus a link so you can hear one playing 24/7....
http://www.seeburg1000.com/
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