Mapping Influences Over Time
I could probably spend the entire year dissecting all these songs from The Scratchy 45 Days. They all seem to carry some memory or emotion that could be expanded upon. I’ve done some math. At 52 weeks per year, I can spend one week per year of my life with a few left over. Granted …
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Mom had a few favorites like Andy Williams and Perry Como but the singer she liked the most was Neil Diamond. She had a couple of Neil’s albums including this one Hot August Night. During The Scratchy 45 Days, we stayed away from the albums and just focused on the 45s. We’d get the albums …
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We’re still sorting through mom’s pile of 45 rpm records. For the most part, I’m just randomly selecting songs as they come to mind. My research tools are The Eclectic Collection, my media library, my memory, YouTube and the web in general. I’m sure this could have been planned out better. It could have had …
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Osmond. What a strange sounding name. Osmond. It sounds made up like Engelbert Humperdinck. As odd as that name sounds, in the 1970’s, it was a household name. Mom’s Scratchy 45s had plently of Osmond Brothers records. We watched The Donny And Marie Show. Was it a simpler time? Were we more innocent? What would …
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It occured to me that in our modern era, the record label has disappeared. The record companies seem to make themselves known in various ways, mostly litigation. As I think about it now, I don’t really even know which record companies are producing the music that I listen to. I guess it isn’t a big …
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I can’t say for sure what year it was. We had taken a family vacation to Vermont to visit my cousins. It seemed that ABBA was all over the radio and mom picked up a few singles to bring home with us. Not a lot to say about ABBA. I really liked their stuff. At …
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I don’t remember. Did I explain why I call this period the Scratchy 45 Days? It should be self explanatory. Mom had a bunch of 45s. Since they were vinyl records, they would carry that hiss and pop. To make matters worse, we weren’t very good at taking care of them. It still makes me …
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Andy Williams used to be one of mom’s favorites so there were a few Andy Williams albums as well as singles. I remember the album The Impossible Dream. It was a bunch of Andy Williams covers. I’ve looked around but The Impossible Dream is not available on CD. That’s too bad, I’d pick it up …
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As I mentioned previously, The Scratchy 45 Days were powered by my adoring mother’s extensive collection of 45 rpm singles taken from top 40 style AM radio. What I’m struggling with now is how to represent all that music in a cohesive yet entertaining and educational manner. Here are a couple of thoughts. I could simply …
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The really sad thing that I’ve realized in doing this project is that such a large portion of the music that I listened to and liked up to this point is simply lost to time and the weakness of the vinyl medium. Those early Disney records are not likely to be re-released on CD. This is a …
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