15-03-2015, 18:06
okay, so a couple of weeks ago my Dad gave me his 7" 45s and 10" 78s collection of singles from back in the day...
im not sure how many he had but theres not as many as my vinyl singles collection...
i had a quick look through it and theres a few artists ive not heard of, others ive heard of but not heard,some popular hits,some worldwide popular hits we should all know, and some real surprises that i never thought he would have bought...
obviously, the 78s go back to the early days of rock and roll,up until the '45' was invented then its on to the traditional '45' singles/eps...
his singles go up until the late 1980s and includes artists from Johnny Ray though to Blondie,Adam & The Ants,Joan Jett and beyond...
i have started to play a few and will continue to do so until ive gone through the lot...
my record player does not take the old 78 speed discs so i will attempt to listen to those on youtube(if theyre available...
each time i play one i will post it on the forum, as i did to my own vinyl singles collection a while ago...
both sides will get played and i will post links where applicable(and possible)
i will also give a link to the artist career via wiki(if one exists) and maybe,just maybe, you guys,like me, can hear something you have not ever heard before, especially the old UK artists who may have only had their recordings released in the UK back in the day...
this should be fun to enjoy so without further ado i give to you....
"my father's singles collection"....
im not sure how many he had but theres not as many as my vinyl singles collection...
i had a quick look through it and theres a few artists ive not heard of, others ive heard of but not heard,some popular hits,some worldwide popular hits we should all know, and some real surprises that i never thought he would have bought...
obviously, the 78s go back to the early days of rock and roll,up until the '45' was invented then its on to the traditional '45' singles/eps...
his singles go up until the late 1980s and includes artists from Johnny Ray though to Blondie,Adam & The Ants,Joan Jett and beyond...
i have started to play a few and will continue to do so until ive gone through the lot...
my record player does not take the old 78 speed discs so i will attempt to listen to those on youtube(if theyre available...
each time i play one i will post it on the forum, as i did to my own vinyl singles collection a while ago...
both sides will get played and i will post links where applicable(and possible)
i will also give a link to the artist career via wiki(if one exists) and maybe,just maybe, you guys,like me, can hear something you have not ever heard before, especially the old UK artists who may have only had their recordings released in the UK back in the day...
this should be fun to enjoy so without further ado i give to you....
"my father's singles collection"....
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.