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I'd posted this compilation a while back, but I think it's probably as good a time as any to release it again. I've accumulated a collection of 78 rpm records over the last several years. It's pre-war in nearly every sense of the term as it relates to recorded sound (as long as you forget the Spanish-American War ever happened). Banjo solos from the early 1900s, among the first labeled 'jass' (jazz) records ever released, and a whole lot of songs that sold hundreds of thousands--if not millions of copies--when they were initially sold, only to be forgotten years, decades, a century later by almost everyone. But among those records, I've got a collection of songs that were written specifically for the most pressing event in the minds of Americans (and millions of others around the world) throughout the first quarter of the 20th century. World War I was, as its name implies, the first truly global conflict. Millions of men died. Millions more were grievously wounded. It was, for I guess a regrettably brief time, The War To End All Wars. I figure it's only fitting that on the 100th anniversary of the accepted beginning of this event, I (re)release an album of songs that were written for people living through this time. People whose fathers, sons, lovers, and friends were whisked off to a battlefield they may never have left. A battlefield that so many have forgotten. These are the songs that people listened to 100 years ago. It's astonishing how much recorded sound has changed in the ensuing decades; it's astonishing how much our musical tastes have changed. And it's amazing, in many ways, how these artefacts have survived nearly a century just to be bought by a dope like me. Whatever. It's free music you probably would never otherwise hear. And for those of you who WOULD have otherwise heard it, feel free to post your own rips! I've tried to clean up the surface noise and egregious pops as much as possible without affecting the sound. If you know more about this sort of thing than I do, offer up some constructive criticism! ATTN: mods: I'm kind of assuming this is all public domain by this point. If not, let me know and I'll remove the link.
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# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 03:00 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 14:28 |
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Oh, and I guess ignore the fact that the US didn't join the war til long after July 28, 1914. I live in America and that's the music I was dealt.
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# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 03:06 |
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Dunno how, but you got me.
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# ¿ Jul 29, 2014 14:57 |