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AUG
08
Brampton man’s passion for jazz music fuels his hobby for collecting records
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AUG
08
Brampton man’s passion for jazz music fuels his hobby for collecting records.
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MAY
05
A Report On The Forty Fourth Canadian Collector’s Congress
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MAY
05
Here is a report on the 44th Canadian Collector’s Congress held in Toronto on Saturday, April 25, 2015, courtesy of Jack Litchfield.
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MAR
11
Victrola and 78 Journal-Issue 2, Fall 1994
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MAR
11
Here is the second installment of the Victrola and 78 Journal, edited by Tim Gracyk, in the Fall of 1994. The first issue can also be found on this blog.
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JUN
15
A Record Shack Is The Perfect Man Cave For The Summer Months
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JUN
15
On May 12th I previously published my invitation to you to attend my record sale on Saturday, July 5th, at my residence. Due to the large amount of 78’s, 45’s and radio station transcription discs, plus many other items, I decided to have a shed built in the backyard, to double as my man cave […]
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MAY
03
A Report on The Canadian Collector’s Congress That Was Held April 26, 2014 In Toronto
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MAY
03
Our good friend, and discographer, Jack Litchfield has just sent me a copy of the minutes of the Canadian Collector’s Congress, held on Saturday, April 26th, in Toronto, Ontario. I would like to share this with our readers, so that they will know what transpired at this meeting.
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MAR
22
Ben Pollack And His Orchestra Before Victor 1925
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MAR
22
According to a September 1925 issue of Variety, the Ben Pollack Orchestra from Venice, California, had been playing an exclusive engagement at the Venice Ballroom. The most important part of this insert, was the mention of all the musicians in the orchestra at the time. Notice how Benny Goodman is addressed and the fact that […]
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MAR
15
The Best Kept Record And Phonograph Secret Of Central Ontario
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MAR
15
One of the best kept secrets on where to junk for 78 rpm records, and phonographs in Central Ontario is the Barrie Antiques Centre, located in the heart of downtown Barrie, Ontario. Barrie, is located north of Toronto, Ontario, as is about an hour away by car. I paid a visit to it on Saturday, […]
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MAR
13
Tony Spargo Photorama From Record Research 53 July 1963
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MAR
13
Record Research provided an excellent photographic biography of Jazz drummer Ton Spargo, who played with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in the July, 1963 issue.
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MAR
07
The Montgomery Ward Cecilian Phonograph Manual 1913
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MAR
07
In 1913, the American department store Montgomery Ward provided an owner’s manual with each Cecilian phonograph purchased, containing the complete line of models, and how to properly care for the phonograph and records.
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MAR
01
Jazz King Makes $800,000 In Five Years 1922
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MAR
01
I came across an article about band leader Isham Jones, and how he became a successful jazz musician and recording artist. Anyone familiar with Isham Jones knows that he was associated with Brunswick Records. The blurb itself appeared in the Lawrence, Kansas newspaper on June 20, 1922, the Lawrence Journal-World.
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