A few years after we bought a small parcel of land right in the middle of our land, I thought enough time had passed I could probably pop my head in the decrepit house which sits on it. There’s lots of complicated things to say about stepping into the intimacy of a family’s home which became frozen in time. I won’t get into it whatsoever, but there’s a reason it took a long time to feel ok stepping in. While the main living quarters felt off limit for looking at anything but the bones of the house, the attic seemed to have several generations of various families’ memorabilia in it (and some decent rafters), and that felt sufficiently removed to be curious about. A stack of vinyls caught my eye, they just looked ancient and unlike any I had seen before. Searching around it looked like some were more than a century old, and so I pretty much had to get a turntable, and it was a bit surreal to hear these sounds from another world. The turntable was really well received by all of us beyond its ability to play old records. I understand why vinyls made a come back. It’s not just nostalgia, kids seem to appreciate having a tangible medium that holds music, and the ritual of playing it. And I love having one less reason be bombarded with choice on a screen.
So I’ll post them here on occasion, some are already archived in various places on the internet and aren’t exclusive. It doesn’t matter, here’s another copy.
I had to disable the limit switch on the turntable, these discs are anything but standard size.
Here is the Armorer’s song recorded in 1912, 112 years and 2 world wars ago. 1 song on 1 side, that’s all you get :).
