April 2010
16 posts
Jonathan Ward of Excavated Shellac on Rare...
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“Excavated Shellac: Strings” (Parlortone)
Parlortone releases Excavated Shellac global... →
"Excavated Shellac: Strings" gets reviewed by...
First proper lp release from aQ pal, 78 collector, and curator of the awesome Excavated Shellac blog, Jonathan Ward, appropriately enough on Parlortone, “The Phonographic Arm and Limited Edition Leg” of longtime favorite reissue label Dust-to-Digital. And it’s a doozy, before we get into it, anyone who buys everything on Mississippi is gonna want one of these, if you loved the Black Mirror...
“This Thursday Jonathan Ward will be my guest on Rare Frequency. Check out his...”
– Facebook | Rare Frequency
A letter from David Giovannoni
Greetings from Paris, where today we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the recording of Au Clair de la Lune by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville - the earliest audibly recognizable record of the human voice yet recovered. This week we visited each of the French institutions at which we’ve identified Scott’s manuscripts and recordings over the last two years, presenting each with...
“Life Is Like a Ball Game” is a...
“Sometimes these 78s sing, sometimes they scrape, sometimes they wobble or boing...”
– Weirdo Records review of Excavated Shellac: Strings
Alberto Ruiz y su Lira Incaica - Paceñita from...