Sunday 19 January 2014

Vinyl Feature: Bobby Hackett - Rendezvous




Rendezvous by Bobby Hackett is an incredible display of trumpet mastery by a maestro of the art! If you haven't heard it yet I suggest you look out for a copy as soon as possible and immerse yourself into some heavenly jazz atmosphere.

Released in 1956 Rendevouz was Bobby Hackett's 5th album and was on the Regal and EMI Record labels.

It is a mono album which some people claim is better than stereo, but having listened to many albums of both kinds over nearly 50 years I can say that the sound quality has more to do with the way the album was produced and mastered with both sounding equally great when done well.





Friday 17 January 2014

Charlie Brown reveals his emotions over a song!

Charlie Brown articulates what we all feel about some songs. You know which ones he's talking about!


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Tuesday 14 January 2014

In Car Vinyl Record Players

The thought of an in car record player seems almost laughable today, and yet when they came out they were probably the hot new car audio item! Bumpy roads must have been a nightmare, but as far as I know they didn't last long and were replaced by the much more practical and convenient cassette tape player. Here are a few examples of the Car Radio/Record Players: