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RE: 2013 Part Deux
@EG - well that's quite kind of you, as it was certainly self-indulgent (posting music that I already know isn't to most people's taste) and I didn't think it was neatly written. But conversely, that's also the joy of this forum - that one can post a short missive, earth-shattering or trivial, and know that someone friendly will read it and most likely comment on it. I'm touched that you at least listened to the clip!
Well done also for steering the conversation towards early (really early) vinyl - always a good thing. As you mention 60th/70th birthdays I should mention that it was my Mum's 70th a couple of weeks ago. I downloaded a bumper pack of rock 'n' roll hits for background music, which was appreciated. When I was a child there was a smallish stack of her late 50s / early 60s 45's around the house, which we used to listen to regularly (in fact I think she also had a 1960s Decca turntable, one of the ones in a suitcase type box, although I'm not sure it worked). Tragically and bizarrely all of these were lost when they were left in front of a hot fire and melted. A prime example, that is imprinted on my memory, below.
I hope you make steady progress towards the 8K and keep the momentum going towards London. (Hang on, aren't we forgetting that thing with the hill you're doing? I know you're planning to walk it, but even so...) I got my London rejection this week so won't be joining you unfortunately. So time to start looking for an alternative event. (I hear that the Lewes marathon isn't recommended for ostriches, however.)
@Sweder - showing your age I suppose - that young upstart Dickinson a tad vulgar for your tastes? I don't think most Maiden fans rate this album all that much, but it's got a proggy edge which hits the button for me.
@MLCMM - another superb piece of vinyl (not long past the wax cylinder era?) - thanks. I have a soft spot for Hoagy Carmichael / Bix Bierderbecke, from the same era.
Which reminds me actually, as this is turning into a non-neatly-written, self-indulgent ramble - that my Mum and her sister, who were teenagers in the late 50s, recounted that their Mum couldn't understand why anyone would want to listen to the likes of Elvis, as it was "just shouting, not proper singing". I guess she would have grown up hearing the likes of the classical (with a small c) tenors you've linked to here, who were indeed proper singers. Striking how some things never change.
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