Recent content by Cousin Hepcat

Yeah, the Maltese Falcon . . . That's cool; Upon reading more about the place at that time, I'm guessing, maybe didn't particularly want any people coming in making recordings in that period, maybe they felt that was an intrusion from the outside world, or would stifle the musicians'...

Thanks for the suggestion! I did check archive.org . I did find a couple of studio recording singles (78 rpm, 3 min each) of two of the popular Minton's artists of that era, performing their own "homages" to the stuff going on at Minton's at that time, below. . . Talk about whetting one's...

Hi all, hope everyone's well. Couple questions: 1. Can anyone recommend any focused web forums for 1940s bebop ("modern") jazz? The forum doesn't have to be ONLY about that, but, if you know of some forum where they frequently discuss 1940s bebop jazz in some considerable depth & expertise...

Nice!

F.S. MUSEUM PIECE of Streamlined Art Deco industrial design: 1947 RADIO-PHONOGRAPH / RECORD PLAYER. PRICE: $199 + actual 12-pound shipping, USA/Canada only, buy-it-now price, no waiting for bids. We've all heard of "ultra-rare" before, but THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I COULD FIND ON THE INTERNET, of...

Vitanola & Lizzie, sorry to hear those stories... I've always been frustrated by RCA/BMG/Sony/Woever-the-heck-owns-them-now refusal to ever issue a "complete Tommy Dorsey on RCA Victor" set of reissues. They started in the 1970s with 2-LP sets which I think went to the early 80s before they...

SOLD, but please let me know if you'd like to be notified when I restore & sell more record players in the future, thanks, - CH

WATCH VIDEO: For Sale: Victrola-style 1940s record player with 6 records, $125 + shipping set-price buy-it-now within USA: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160941725687 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEnEjeVqHLg Thanks for looking, - CH

Show Us your Phonographs / Record Players Show Us your Phonographs / Record Players. Any kind, any speeds, any era - cylinder or disc, shellac or vinyl. Oddly enough, I've seen the "show us your radios" thread, but none specifically for record players. I'll start with one I just sold (didn't...

Sold; Thanks for looking. - CH

Clean Working 1940s RECORD PLAYER Phonograph "Victrola" (actually Birch brand), SEE VIDEO: US $125 set-price / buy-it-now (NOT an auction), Plus Shipping: Six 78-rpm records are included in the sale, including those played in the video: eBay link...

Ford unveils 'new' 1940 Coupe By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Published October 26, 2012 High Gear Media Link to orig article: http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/26/ford-unveils-new-140-coupe/#ixzz2AQhR36nC The popularity of the reproduction Mustang body shells, including one for the...

I've just ordered a course on beginning learning German, and am interested in learning more about the vintage scene there after learning the language. What's the forum?

Unfortunately, I've since read that many of that artistic output, including fashion shows and seemingly-appealing photos of well-dressed Parisians walking about the streets during WWII, were actually part of the a propaganda machine to make it APPEAR that "everything was OK" and it was...

Great article, thanks for posting.