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Here’s how the Internet Archive digitizes 78rpm records

Posted on April 28, 2021 by nesprs

Over 250,000 records have been preserved through the Great 78 Project. The Internet Archive, in partnership with George Blood LP, has been working since 2016 to digitize thousands of 78rpm records, some of which were made in the early 1900s. … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress Launches Open-Source Hip-Hop Sampling Tool

Posted on April 26, 2020 by nesprs

Producers will have access to the library’s vast audio collection, which dates back more than a hundred years The Library of Congress, led by current “innovator in residence” Brian Foo, is launching an open-source hip-hop sample tool called Citizen DJ. … Continue reading →

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From Smithsonian Magazine: How ‘Moonlight Serenade’ Defined a Generation

Posted on October 29, 2019 by nesprs

Bandleader Glenn Miller, who was lost at sea 75 years ago, played and replayed the song before troops serving in World War II Continue reading →

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Last meeting of 2018 a roaring success

Posted on October 24, 2018 by nesprs

The final NESPRS meeting of 2018 spun out in Topsham, Maine on Sunday October 21. Both old and new business was discussed. We ate lunch and dinner together and listened to some mighty fine records. A particular treat was seeing … Continue reading →

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119,818 records and cylinders — and still counting

Posted on October 17, 2018 by nesprs

The Great 78 Project is a community effort in the preservation, research and discovery of 78rpm records and cylinders. Thousands of records have already been digitized and preserved by the Internet Archive, George Blood LP, the Archive of Contemporary Music … Continue reading →

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Russell`s Hot Six: Sweet Mumtaz

Posted on September 26, 2018 by nesprs

This is a hot number! It’s listed here as Brunswick 81003. It was also released as Vocalion 1010. This side features Kid Ory on the trombone and Johnny St. Cyr on banjo.

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Laurel and Hardy’s 78s

Posted on September 19, 2018 by nesprs

There’s a new movie coming out soon about Laurel and Hardy. The trailer looks pretty good, I’d say. Here’s a 1933 short comedy film by the famous duo called “Busy Bodies.” It features a great 78rpm record gag in the first … Continue reading →

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Why I paid $37,100 for one Tommy Johnson record

Posted on November 30, 2013 by nesprs

John Tefteller recently paid an all-time high price for one 78rpm record. Jason Newman at Fuze.tv asked him why. Here’s what he told him: It’s fitting that when I first try to reach John Tefteller, he was negotiating a rare … Continue reading →

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New Blind Blake record discovered at a flea market

Posted on October 15, 2012 by nesprs

Old Hat Records is proud to announce the discovery of Paramount 13115. Of the 42 Blind Blake records issued by Paramount between 1926 and 1932, only this disc remained unknown to collectors… UNTIL NOW!

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