tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post2075263094372909207..comments2024-03-11T14:14:58.812-04:00Comments on TheHoundBlog: Broken Records (and how they got that way...)The Houndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-43755450082303171252009-03-31T02:22:00.000-04:002009-03-31T02:22:00.000-04:00If you sit on 'em long enough you can lay an egg.....If you sit on 'em long enough you can lay an egg....The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-28491312648994284952009-03-30T20:56:00.000-04:002009-03-30T20:56:00.000-04:00i have so many sad busted 78's...i nail 'em to the...i have so many sad busted 78's...i nail 'em to the wall in the record room...i did just sit on a copy of raisin' hell by the satans surf lp, to my total horror...Howie Pyrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389999293975721049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-45273036868039084092009-03-26T18:43:00.000-04:002009-03-26T18:43:00.000-04:00I remember having to move about 200 or 300 of my 7...I remember having to move about 200 or 300 of my 78s when renovating a room in my house, was very careful. But when I went to move them back a couple months later (small handfuls at a time, of course) I noticed one of them didn't feel just right. So I pulled my 78 of "Blue Moon"/"Just Because" by Elvis out of the sleeve - and only half of it came out. NONE of the other records were broken.RichardSibellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543114830570878541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-14480038031507678252009-03-25T10:39:00.000-04:002009-03-25T10:39:00.000-04:00got Mad Dog on cassette from Mike Smyth in '86 - I...got Mad Dog on cassette from Mike Smyth in '86 - It's great! Do you know Mike? He introduced me to Billy and Miriam at a record show in Chicago in 1983. British collector who's been in Nashville for 20+ years. He was a mentor to both myself and Barney Koumis of No Hit Records, Stompin' comps, etc (most of the Stompin material comes via Mike)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-37782927676018003222009-03-25T02:51:00.000-04:002009-03-25T02:51:00.000-04:00Pass The Hatchet by Roger & the Gypsies was ac...Pass The Hatchet by Roger & the Gypsies was actually a white group, all Eddie Bo does on the record is the spoken part-- "pass the hatchet". Still, great record.<BR/>Yeah, the Sheffield Excello 45 is way overpriced these days, if you're gonna spend big bucks on one of his records if you can find Mad Dog on Hollywood that's his finest moment, I'll post it some day.The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-9823071007831043882009-03-24T23:32:00.000-04:002009-03-24T23:32:00.000-04:00and the only 45 I've done in by my drunken self wa...and the only 45 I've done in by my drunken self was Pass Out the Hatchets - Eddie Bo...RIP <BR/><BR/>BIM BAM BABY is killer (I only have it on LP) you have Everybody's Twistin'? - of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-62815381798907506982009-03-24T23:14:00.000-04:002009-03-24T23:14:00.000-04:00hello Hound! 8 years ago I played records for an h...hello Hound! <BR/>8 years ago I played records for an hour or so at a friends house party - the hostess thought she'd help me out by putting the 45's back in my box - she dropped my Charles Scheffield It's your Voodoo Workin'(M-!!) and knocked out a small bite size chunk that included the first 2 grooves. Figured I cop another for under $50.....but no-way no-how!! as it's become a friggin' northern soul must have... My buddy Don sends me a link whenever it's on eBay to make me cringe as it bids up to $700+ - OUCH!! John P (T. Valentine's friend in Chicago)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-90408980641414873962009-03-23T14:05:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:05:00.000-04:00even worse...CD's that skip even though you've onl...even worse...CD's that skip even though you've only played them two times in six months and kept them in the cover in all that timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-28572279069328862592009-03-22T11:46:00.000-04:002009-03-22T11:46:00.000-04:00my sentiments exactly, just don't sit on 'em...my sentiments exactly, just don't sit on 'em...The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-14375958029573647562009-03-22T11:25:00.000-04:002009-03-22T11:25:00.000-04:00I've got a CD copy(among others)of NRBQ's "Live At...I've got a CD copy(among others)of NRBQ's "Live At Yankee Stadium" that simply won't play properly on any CD device. Never did, actually, and it gets sketchier by the hour. But I've got forty-year old vinyl that still plays perfectly despite being subjected to numerous moves, countless punk rock van tours, transcontinental air travel, and in some cases years of storage. And those scratches, pops and clicks on my first pressings of Exile, L.A.M.F. and Fun House? That's the sound of my life being...lived. <BR/><BR/>Toke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-23425337479568607952009-03-22T00:52:00.001-04:002009-03-22T00:52:00.001-04:00A fall of about 3 inches cracked a handful of Slim...A fall of about 3 inches cracked a handful of Slim Gaillard 78s on the Atomic label. I couldn't bear to have them around anymore and tossed 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-43341879189898907532009-03-22T00:52:00.000-04:002009-03-22T00:52:00.000-04:00Gee, the Blind Lemon disc that hit the floor was r...Gee, the Blind Lemon disc that hit the floor was really called "Bad Luck Blues" b/w "Broke and Hungry"? That's one for Ripley's Believe It Or Not!<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry. I shouldn't laugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-88735498068797806652009-03-21T15:01:00.000-04:002009-03-21T15:01:00.000-04:00Broken 78's...don't get me started. I have a small...Broken 78's...don't get me started. I have a small collection of just those.<BR/>Most of 'em purchased on ebay for a fraction of their value, only to arrive at my door in pieces, due to poor packing or Postal Service brutality.Ted Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975741901400619750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-52989726693334689172009-03-21T08:33:00.000-04:002009-03-21T08:33:00.000-04:00That's how I feel about CD's! For example the Velv...That's how I feel about CD's! For example the Velvet Underground Quine Tapes set, it's five years old, I've played it maybe three times. A friend asked me to dub it for him and one CD already won't play. It looks fine, no visable problem, it just stopped working. I have tons of CD's that have just stopped working, even on the computer won't read 'em. I think the it has something to do with the glue. My turntable will play almost anything short of a cracked record. BTW, if you have a mono cartridge (Grado makes two, one cheap, one expensive) it helps when playing mono discs. A stereo cartridge will read the pops and clicks as the other channel and amplify the noise, so I change to the mono cartridge for mono discs.<BR/>I refuse to pay $20 for a cd (unless it's something I just have to have and the music is only available on cd). Can I mention here how much I hate jewel cases. If it's available on vinyl I'll take it that way. I'd rather pay $50 for a rare 45 than $20 for a new cd. I know that sound moronic to most of you but the old discs still give me a thrill, the cd's usually give me a headache.<BR/>Of course, nowadays I keep my records at home where they belong...The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-65183199406397471122009-03-21T06:06:00.000-04:002009-03-21T06:06:00.000-04:00"Maybe Bear Hite snuck into our houses, he was fam..."Maybe Bear Hite snuck into our houses, he was famous for breaking 78's to make his own the discs in his own collection more valuable..."<BR/><BR/>HEH! Fuggin' collectors...<BR/><BR/>Anyhoo, all of the above is why I stopped bothering w/78s long ago.<BR/><BR/>And I quit buying vinyl about five years ago after I found a Cecil Payne LP for two bucks on Charlie Parker Records that was SEALED. I brought it home confident that it'd be 100% playable (provided it was printed on center). But -- HELLO! -- there was a BUMP in the vinyl that threw the tone arm up into the atmosphere. That was the final straw. I haven't bought any vinyl since. I still own and play vinyl, but I'll leave it to you hopeless masochists to keep on purchasing. Just don't come crying to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-79302185747585674412009-03-20T21:32:00.000-04:002009-03-20T21:32:00.000-04:00Didn't they pull that same shit over in the Selec-...Didn't they pull that same shit over in the Selec-O-Hits warehouse in Memphis?<BR/><BR/>A crime against humanity that is!The RedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040359576473961331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-47682932064153509572009-03-20T21:00:00.000-04:002009-03-20T21:00:00.000-04:00Maybe Bear Hite snuck into our houses , he was fam...Maybe Bear Hite snuck into our houses , he was famous for breaking 78's to make his own the discs in his own collection more valuable.....The Houndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328225246284521960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3226924615283203864.post-87117957901947180572009-03-20T20:40:00.000-04:002009-03-20T20:40:00.000-04:00My copy of 'Black Diamond Express Train to Hell' i...My copy of 'Black Diamond Express Train to Hell' is cracked too.The RedBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040359576473961331noreply@blogger.com