Word In Your Attic 59 (audio version) Bruce Lindsay: a pre-vinyl special! Jazz, swing, comedy – and the Beatles – at 78rpm

August 13, 2020 WIYELondon Uncategorized 0

Author Bruce Lindsay on his enthralling new book “Shellac And Swing: A Social History of the Gramophone In Britain”, a whirlwind tour that takes in fake war recordings, Channel swimmers with portable disc-players, “pornographic wax cylinders”, the jazz and blues booms, music hall, novelty acts, the first DJ and his payola scandals and a $20,000 78 by Robert Johnson. Oh for the days when discs had titles like “Departure Of A Troop Ship” …

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shellac-Swing-History-Gramophone-Britain/dp/1781557608

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Word In Your Ear

David Hepworth, Mark Ellen and chums cast an occasionally jaundiced eye over the goings-on in the worlds of music and entertainment.

When we get off of this mountain, you know where we want to go? Straight down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. While surveying the week’s events as we paddle, which involves …

… the genius of Garth Hudson and the magnificent way he looked – “part lumberjack, part Old Testament prophet, part Brahms.”

… how Glyn Johns invented the sound of the Eagles.

… Carrie Underwood’s Inauguration catastrophe.

… only male voice choirs or gospel groups should be allowed to perform National Anthems!

… fiery, magnificent, sexy, vaguely threatening – the appeal of the great British rock bands.

… does a protest track have to be a good song to be effective?

… “screw up your eyes and Guns N’Roses, Aerosmith and Van Halen all look preposterous”.

… how the Band hooked up with Dylan.

… was there ever a more dramatic drop-off from hit singles to album filler than in the Eagles?

… can any song called Visions ever be any good?

… why there should be more Band tribute acts.

… “any busker within 35 yards is noise pollution!”