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08/26/2026

RIP Dolly Parton. Amazing human. Sure wish there were more of them around. Enjoy this from the Letterman show https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C5JoSSzhn/

08/26/2026

Boston was an awesome band! Do you have this one in your collection?
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On August 25, 1976, Boston released their self-titled debut album, ‘Boston’

Recorded largely in Tom Scholz’s basement studio, the album became one of the most successful debut releases in rock history. Featuring classics like “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” and “Foreplay/Long Time,” it helped define the arena rock sound of the late 1970s. The album went on to sell over 17 million copies in the United States alone and remains one of the best-selling debut albums ever released.

08/24/2026

I found a copy of this Sinatra over the weekend. It's a nice copy graded vg+/vg+ record and cover. As always, message me and get the fees discounted. I can ship to you for $6.50 USPS media mail.

Buy Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours: LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, includes In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, Mood Indigo, Glad To Be Unhappy, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Deep In A Dream, I See Your Face Before Me, What Is This Thing Called Love?, Last Night When We Were Young…

07/23/2026

07/23/2026

This is what I love about music and record collecting. Wu Tang Clan made an album. Nothing unusual about that. But this recording was only pressed 1 time. A single copy to show the recording industry and the internet that music is art and like a fine piece of art, there is only 1 original copy. I have never heard this story before but this is great. Read more here. Would you pay to fly to Tazmania to give it a listen?
https://allhiphop.com/news/wu-tangs-rare-copy-of-once-upon-a-time-in-shaolin-can-finally-be-heard-with-a-catch/

07/20/2026

Not everyone is a Dylan fan but if you are and are looking for this record in CD format then here it is. This is in excellent shape and includes the booklet. it's on discoigs for 6.99 but as usual, I will shave that down to save the fees if you message me here.

Buy Bob Dylan, The Band - The Basement Tapes: Album, Reissue, includes Odds And Ends, Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast), Million Dollar Bash, Yazoo Street Scandal, Goin' To Acapulco, Katie's Been Gone, Lo And Behold!, Bessie Smith, Clothes Line Saga, Apple Suckling Tree, Please, Mrs. Henry…

07/16/2026

Why Buddy Holly refused to go on the Ed Sullivan show for the 3rd time...On January 26, 1958, Buddy Holly expected a career-making spotlight on The Ed Sullivan Show. Instead, television's most powerful man secretly sabotaged the broadcast by muting his guitar.

The conflict started over a song choice. Holly planned to perform "Oh, Boy!", a track Sullivan deemed too raucous for his family-oriented audience. Sullivan demanded the band substitute a different number. Holly refused, explaining he had already promised his friends back home in Lubbock, Texas, that he would play it on national television.

Unaccustomed to being told no, Sullivan summoned the band to his office that afternoon to force the issue. He found they had left the theater to run errands. Feeling ignored and defied, Sullivan's anger boiled over.

When showtime arrived, Sullivan exacted his revenge. First, he introduced the band with a curt, unenthusiastic mumble, deliberately mispronouncing the singer's name. Sullivan then ordered the sound engineers to cut the microphone on Holly's guitar amplifier.

During the live broadcast, viewers saw Holly violently strumming his Fender Stratocaster, but the electric guitar was barely audible. The television mix was dominated by Joe B. Mauldin's stand-up bass and Jerry Allison's drums. Realizing his instrument had been muted, Holly compensated by singing louder and physically attacking his guitar strings. The result was a high-energy performance that the studio audience loved despite the sabotage.

A few months later, the band's popularity had skyrocketed, and Sullivan’s producers reached out with an invitation for a third appearance. When his manager relayed the offer, Holly said, "Tell Mr. Sullivan he doesn't have enough money." The producers replied that Sullivan wanted them back so badly that they could name their price. Holly told his manager, "Tell Ed Sullivan to go to hell."