Every 2 of weeks I check the used book sections of a couple of thrift stores and visit my favorite used book shop, I have an extensive list that I’m lookin for
I have a kindle and could download books, but thats not what I want
I, for one, am glad those “obscure” recordings are now on YouTube — because who has the time to go searching for them in record store after record store? I sure don’t.
Until recently — very recently — I’d always thought that Kiki Dee’s singing career began when she had those two hits in the latter half of the 1970s: her solo “I’ve Got the Music In Me,” and her duet with Elton John, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”. I never knew that she’d been recording since at least as early as 1967!
By the way, I should add that I’m also grateful for those who took the time to gather up all of those songs and put them on YouTube to begin with. If not for these dedicated people, those songs might have stayed hidden for who knows how many years. They are to be highly commended for their efforts.
No, younger folks are still in vinyl stores and flipping through the records at thrift stores. Vinyl is now considered a better listening experience than digital, and new artists are producing a vinyl copy of their albums to fill the need.
Much as I appreciate having so many, many songs available for streaming (and/or on YouTube), there are more than a handful of others I desperately want to hear again that for some reason are being held back.
I heard The Chenille Sisters sing “Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm” on the radio, and liked it enough to buy the CD. When a neighbour told me that her teenage son was interested in a career in (orchestral) percussion, I looked for the CD to give to her to give to him, but couldn’t find it. I then looked for the song on YouTube, and discovered that the song was decades old, originally made popular by Cab Calloway. So I just sent her the link.
More recently, I was going through some very old files, and found some correspondence: carbon copy of a letter from me (at college in Minnesota) to a radio station in southern Manitoba, asking about a “jazzed-up version of The William Tell Overture” I had heard late one night. They replied that it had been Piltdown Rides Again, by The Piltdown Men. The file continues with my unsuccessful attempts to find a copy of that record. Tried YouTube—there it was!
Now, once in a while I look for a song and it isn’t on YouTube, but it’s a good first place to try…
mddshubby2005 almost 3 years ago
X marks the Spotify.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It’s a beautiful world.
Doctor Toon almost 3 years ago
Every 2 of weeks I check the used book sections of a couple of thrift stores and visit my favorite used book shop, I have an extensive list that I’m lookin for
I have a kindle and could download books, but thats not what I want
ekw555 almost 3 years ago
I am not so sure that every song recorded is still available.for sadness, read
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html
JPuzzleWhiz almost 3 years ago
I, for one, am glad those “obscure” recordings are now on YouTube — because who has the time to go searching for them in record store after record store? I sure don’t.
Until recently — very recently — I’d always thought that Kiki Dee’s singing career began when she had those two hits in the latter half of the 1970s: her solo “I’ve Got the Music In Me,” and her duet with Elton John, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”. I never knew that she’d been recording since at least as early as 1967!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9C4VVgd8No
JPuzzleWhiz almost 3 years ago
By the way, I should add that I’m also grateful for those who took the time to gather up all of those songs and put them on YouTube to begin with. If not for these dedicated people, those songs might have stayed hidden for who knows how many years. They are to be highly commended for their efforts.
bxclent Premium Member almost 3 years ago
i do not miss all the hassles involved in vinyl – i like the digital online streaming stuff
marilynnbyerly almost 3 years ago
No, younger folks are still in vinyl stores and flipping through the records at thrift stores. Vinyl is now considered a better listening experience than digital, and new artists are producing a vinyl copy of their albums to fill the need.
Jefano Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Much as I appreciate having so many, many songs available for streaming (and/or on YouTube), there are more than a handful of others I desperately want to hear again that for some reason are being held back.
cosman almost 3 years ago
If the local vinyl shop doesn’t have that album you seek.. https://bit.ly/3AqxSw0
cherns Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I heard The Chenille Sisters sing “Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm” on the radio, and liked it enough to buy the CD. When a neighbour told me that her teenage son was interested in a career in (orchestral) percussion, I looked for the CD to give to her to give to him, but couldn’t find it. I then looked for the song on YouTube, and discovered that the song was decades old, originally made popular by Cab Calloway. So I just sent her the link.
More recently, I was going through some very old files, and found some correspondence: carbon copy of a letter from me (at college in Minnesota) to a radio station in southern Manitoba, asking about a “jazzed-up version of The William Tell Overture” I had heard late one night. They replied that it had been Piltdown Rides Again, by The Piltdown Men. The file continues with my unsuccessful attempts to find a copy of that record. Tried YouTube—there it was!
Now, once in a while I look for a song and it isn’t on YouTube, but it’s a good first place to try…