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Posted by Hammerer on 11/26/05 15:32
"Duncanmusic" <duncanmusic@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:1132976418.912369.122550@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
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> Well, it took me long enough. I've been collecting music in one form
> or another for more than 50 years. No joke; I still have my first
> kiddie 78 album (back when they were REALLY albums in the truest sense
> of the word , like a photo album) from 1953 (and a 1994 re-release of
> the same).
> During my life I've owned over a quarter of a million 78s,45s,LPs,
> cassettes, 8 tracks, reel-to-reels,DATs. CDs and now WAV and MP3s. I
> worked in record stores from 1971 to 1998 as aclerk, manager and buyer
> of new and used recordings. In 1993 i was forced to decimate my
> largest accumulation (130K+ pieces) because I had moved 5 times in 8
> years and no one would help me any more. So I sold off almost all of
> the weight so I could move on. <I also collect sheet music, music
> books, books on music and music mags. I gave up the mags but I still
> have a sizeable sheet music collection (100 years of it; about 20+
> feet) and book selection.> It was the best decision I could have made
> at the time, though I wish I could have recorded a lot before it went,
> but I was just a little ahead of the technology at the time.
> I probably have more in my head that is really useful but somehow it
> all sticks around. I'm kind of known as a "Rainman" in my hometown
> area and still get calls from folks (mostly musicians; I'm a lifelong
> singer, guiatar and keys player myself) looking for this tune or that
> and who did it or wrote it .
> So, after a couple of fitful starts about 5-6 years ago (my second wife
> glommed the computer and my files with the divorce) collecting in
> cyberspace, I have climbed back up to a decentlevel of financial
> security. With my third wife's help I now have a new up to date
> computer and am rarin' to go.
> I believe I can be of value to anyone looking for information on
> thousands of recording artists and their works out there. In my
> limited time back in, I have already seen that there are a lot of
> problems with mislabeling AND outright misrepresentation. Please
> consider me a reliable source willing to address any questions. I
> won't pretend to know everything about every act or genre, but at my
> collections height I had 27 major categories with numerous
> subdivisions.
> I currently own about 20,000 pieces in my offline collection ranging
> from blues, jazz, country and rock 78s thropugh a mess of 45s from the
> halcyon rockabilly days of the 50s, rare 45s from the 60s through punk
> rarities and a massive collection of great 12" dance, new wave, old
> school rap & RnB, a sizable LP collection with a strong emphasis on
> acoustic music but not limited to the same. My CD collection is just
> as eclectic as you could imagine.
> Mostly I search for the obscure artists and recordings I used to own on
> vinyl. I'm having a little luck. I just found a VERY obscure 1971 45
> only release, "Groupy Girl" by swamp pop mojo juke monster Tony Joe
> White. This song has been haunting me ever since I sold the big pile
> off. on my way to there I also found a great Live show of his from2004
> in Norway. That's what I'm talking about!
> I've heard the mundane and popular, too much. Give me the forgotten
> and priceless. Most of the recordings I look for are long out of
> print, or justr coming in to print again in Japan for $30 a throw.What
> can I say? My taste is particular.
> I love Americana of ALL sorts, old and new (country, rock, soul,
> gospel,blues, folk, bluegrass cajun, etc) unreleased tracks by the
> biggies (Hendrix, Beatles, Stones and such) and a lot of great but
> wrongfully lost pop classics from all over the world>
> . (Ever hear "The Real Thing" by Russell Morris from Australia? I've
> seen it listed, but can't seem to get it to come up. It's a stone 60s
> psychedelic classic, out on Raven in Oz)
> I've also seen over 1000 concerts in my life (I'm 54). Yep, seen a lot
> of the greats. Got some stories, too.
> Oh, and did I mention I have a Sony stand-alone CD burner thaT I use to
> ransfer vinyl to CD.
> Okay, I like to talk, but I promise to keep that to a minimum MOST of
> the time.
> So, please write. I've been using Bearshar but just had eMule
> suggested as being less invasive. Any comments?.
>
Sure have, Dunc. Please tell us more about yourself.
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