Category Archives: Recordings

Magnecord PT6 c.1950 used in contemporary music production

Posted on 11/26/2011 by chris

It never ceases to amaze me how many people navigate to this website as a result of searching for Magnecord tape-machine information.  Until I bought a pair of PT6 machines last year, I had no awareness of them; since then, … Continue reading →

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Summer 2011

Posted on 06/08/2011 by chris

The culmination of the past 4 months of crate digging: Summer 2011 at Preservation Sound.  If you see me, ask me for a copy.  Full track list/links follow the pics. Follow the link for track information…

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Winter 2011 Mixtape

Posted on 01/12/2011 by chris

It’s time for another compilation culled from the endless crate-digging.  This season’s harvest seems to have slant towards country-rock and psych-folk.  If you see me, ask me for a copy. 1. “Ohio River, She’s So Deep And Wide” by Winifred … Continue reading →

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Bridgeport CT Punk Rock 1985 : : : update : : :

Posted on 01/12/2011 by chris

Came across this 1985  7″ at a yard sale this past summer.  The band is called ‘Rude Awakening’ and the A-side is “Teenage Suicide.”  The label tells us that it was recorded at Downstairs Studio, Bridgeport CT.  Label is Incas … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah

Posted on 12/23/2010 by chris

In recognition of the coming holiday: a solo gospel-blues arrangement of one of the greatest spiritual songs ever written.  Happy Holidays. Hallelujah_PS Via Magnecord PT-6 tape machine and Tascam PE-250 large-diaphragm dynamic microphone.

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The Sound of the Front

Posted on 12/01/2010 by chris

A friend recently asked me if I could digitize a record for him. T’s  mother passed not long ago, and in her possessions he found a small record-album that a suitor had recorded for her while serving in WWII. It … Continue reading →

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Spring Reverb Defines a Mythic Space Where The Legends of Rock Live

Posted on 10/25/2010 by admin

Listen to this audio. Gtr_Amp_Close_up You don’t need me to tell you that this is the sound of an electric guitar playing through a guitar amp (speaker).  You would believe me if I told you this was what you were … Continue reading →

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Mixtape: Fall 2010

Posted on 09/22/2010 by admin

I buy records.  I don’t seek out particular titles or pay more than a buck or two per LP; I go to estate sales and flea markets and dig and dig and dig for stuff that i have not heard … Continue reading →

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RECORDINGS: the appeal of demos

Posted on 09/17/2010 by admin

If you are a musician or serious rock music fan, you will know what the term ‘demo’ refers to in the context of recorded music.  ‘Demo’ is shorthand for ‘demonstration record(ing).’  IE., a recording which is not intended for public … Continue reading →

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RECORDINGS: Steve Douglas “the music of cheops”

Posted on 09/17/2010 by admin

Steve Douglas was a studio session saxophone player who performed on countless hits of the 60s and 70s.  Allmusic.com has a write-up and credit list for Douglas if yr curious.   In the mid-seventies, Douglas apparently went to Egypt and got … Continue reading →

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