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Toy Car Plays Vinyl

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Added by Bryan Bierman on September 9, 2009 at 8:57am — No Comments

Coming To A Theater (hopefully) Near You!

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Added by Chris Sommovigo on August 14, 2009 at 10:59am — 2 Comments

Chasing Sound with Les Paul

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Added by Chris Sommovigo on August 13, 2009 at 1:32pm — No Comments

R.I.P. Les Paul

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Added by Chris Sommovigo on August 13, 2009 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Big Black Disk Turns 1 Year Old!

1 year ago today we launched Big Black Disk as a blog-only site with reviews of records. During the year it morphed into a social network (where you are now), and I'm happy that all of you have made it here. As we move on from here I hope to cover more LP related news and… Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on August 12, 2009 at 9:41am — No Comments

Turntable Lab

Turntable Lab from LA Vibe on Vimeo.

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Added by Chris Sommovigo on August 11, 2009 at 10:21pm — No Comments

George Cardas Listening Room

The guys at analogapartment.com posted this and I thought I would share. Very nice place to lose some time ... Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on July 22, 2009 at 3:42pm — 1 Comment

ORGANIZE YOUR VINYL

http://my.analogapartment.com/ How nice is that? Simple, effective, and you didn't have to buy it Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on July 22, 2009 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

I Have No Words For This

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Added by Chris Sommovigo on July 3, 2009 at 9:33pm — 2 Comments

Caught This On The Intertubes ...

Those crazy cats at CIMS are moving things right along ... http://blog.al.com/cims/2009/06/vinyl_saturdays_debuts_this_we.html#more Vinyl Saturdays debuts this weekend Posted by Jim Fahy June 18, 2009 6:36 PM A big thanks to those of you who met with us at NARM. We felt as if this year was supremely productive and are looking forward to working with you on our many new initiatives. A very special thanks goes… Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on June 21, 2009 at 9:32pm — No Comments

Me and Daniel Ash

For you B-Heads, L&R and ToT fans ... here's a pic of me and Daniel Ash from last night's listening party. His cover of "Rock On" was fantastic. I've got the 7" Autographed Because that's how I roll. Also snagged an autographed copy of the L&R Tribute Album poster - both Ash and K… Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on June 10, 2009 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Beatles Remasters ... Heard Today at NARM

As heard from EMI today, we listened as the first public audience to the remastering of the Beatles catalog by Giles and George Martin. The difference between the original masters and the remasters is astonishing. I'm sure it will cause no small debate, but there can be no denying t… Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on June 10, 2009 at 6:10pm — 1 Comment

Listen to Bliss

Yesterday my tech, Rich, and I visited a client of our in Los Angeles. He's an avid collector, especially of Jazz, and every time we visit him he gives us a treat. In this case, the treat was listening to a lacquer cut from the master tape of Horace Silver's "Cape Verdean Blues." I… Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on June 7, 2009 at 11:07am — 3 Comments

R.I.P. Jay Bennett ...

Big Wilco fan, was shocked to hear of Jay's untimely demise on May 24th. Genius, crazyman, brought a vision to Wilco that elevated them to new heights. Bennett seemed to drag Jeff Tweedy up and out of his Uncle Tupelo mindset once and for all , and with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot the collaboration paid off with an almost unreasonable sophistication and intimacy that was only hinted at in Summerteeth before it. Made pariah in the documentary about the making of YHF, "I Am Trying To… Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on June 1, 2009 at 11:02pm — No Comments

Great Weekend for Music in Santa Cruz California

The Santa Cruz Blues festival is always a good time for music lovers. This year's line-up was extra special with BB King headling the show on Saturday and Joe Cocker doing the honors on Sunday. The Show also included Leon Russell, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepard and Jackie Greene. They were all great but Joe Cocker stole the show and showed that he can still sing all of the songs that made him famous. When he sings a song even one done well by other people he really make his own see for Example "I g… Continue

Added by John on May 25, 2009 at 1:57pm — 2 Comments

Live Music should be supported

Hello All, Live Music should always be supported. I am going to the Santa Cruz Blues Festival today and tomorow. BB King, Joe Crocker Keb Mo and others will be performing. Go to your local festivals and enjoy them. John Continue

Added by John on May 23, 2009 at 10:07am — No Comments

The Record Man Semi-Annual Sale

Hello All, the record sale at the Record Man store in Redwood City was a success for me. I found several great records, some of them sound great. Some do not, but for $1.00 each one can hope for the best and not worry too much about the money. Here I am deciding between the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Pavarotti, and I got them both. Below me is Gary aka the Record Man owner of the shop.

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Added by John on May 19, 2009 at 8:15pm — 2 Comments

Remember Journey? Fun Video ...

"Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do ..."

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Added by Chris Sommovigo on May 19, 2009 at 8:32am — 1 Comment

"Vinyl Was The Best Moment The Music Industry Ever Had"

Seth Godin on the music industry, with a lovely comment about vinyl. http://www.musicmarketing.com/2009/03/seth-godin.html Thanks to my friend Becky Blanton for finding this! Chris Continue

Added by Chris Sommovigo on May 15, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

Spinal Tap Is "Back From The Dead"

The New Tap CD is Called "Back From The Dead"and will be released on June 16th You can check out the title track on Billboard . com click on "News" This is the "LOUDEST TAP RECORD" ever, with studio versions of "Big Bottom, and "Hell Hole" Continue

Added by Paul Luscusk on May 12, 2009 at 10:15am — No Comments

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Yes it was a catchy tune and song. Everybody read into it waht they wanted to. Still a great little kids song about growing up.

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Mary also had two wonderful Solo albums on Warner Bros Record in the 70's Mary, and Morning Glory I still have Both.

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