Monday, February 18, 2008

Vinyl Records- Top 5 eBay Sales

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales Week Ending 01/27/2008 1) 45rpm - The Misfits " Horror Business " (Signed) - Ending Selling Price-...
Sunday, February 17, 2008

Don't Throw Out Those Old Records!

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Check out these outrageous silhouettes by artist Carlos Aires. These are made by laser cutting old vinyl records. A fun thing to hang on you...

This Day In Music History- Feb 17

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Bobby Lewis (" Tossin' & Turnin' ") turns 75. Dodie Stevens (" Pink Shoelaces ") is 62. Bill Cowsill of th...
Friday, February 15, 2008

This Day In Music History- Feb 15

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Jerry Wexler, staff writer at 'Billboard' magazine, coined the term " Rhythm & Blues " in 1949, which becomes Billboar...
Thursday, February 14, 2008

12 Rules of Crate Digging and Record Collecting Etiquette

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I ran across this information and I wanted to share it with you because I think the gent who wrote it is right on target and I can certainly...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Digitizing Our Music Heritage

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Music Conversion Is A Hot Commodity By Robert Benson The resurgence of vinyl records has followed many paths. From the ‘indie’ bands, who r...

Laverne & Shirley Album

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A while ago I picked up a unique record album called "Laverne & Shirley Sing." Back in the 70's, there was a trio of gir...

This Day In Music History- Feb 13

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In 1973, the ‘fifth Beatle’ Billy Preston , hit #1 with the song " Will It Go Round in Circ les" and #4 with " Space Race ....
Monday, February 11, 2008

eBay record Sales Figures

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Vinyl Records Top 5 eBay Sales-Week Ending 01/19/2008 1) LP - Hank Mobley self-titled LP Blue Note - $3500.00 2) 45 rpm - Jackie Day ...

This Day In Music History- Feb 11

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Birthday wishes to Eugene Vincent Craddock (a.k.a. Gene Vincent ), who was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1935. The leather-jacketed " Be...
Saturday, February 9, 2008

This Day In Music History- Feb 9

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Songwriter and '70s solo superstar Carole King was born Carole Klein in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1942. Her hits included " Up On the Roof...
Thursday, February 7, 2008

This Day In Music History- Feb 7

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" 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover ," by Paul Simon , reached #1 in 1976 for the first of three weeks at the top position. It is the b...
Sunday, February 3, 2008

Look for me at ilike2rock.net Internet Radio

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I want to thank DJ Tom at www.ilike2rock.net Intenet Radio (all independent-all the time!) for allowing me to be the featured columnist for ...

This Day In Music History- Feb 3

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February 3rd, 1959 was for many, " the day the music died ", when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper were all killed....
Friday, February 1, 2008

Celebrate Record Store Day- April 19th, 2008

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by Robert Benson When Neilsen Soundscan releases their sales data regarding vinyl records, did you know that they do not count hundreds of ‘...