I wrote a few disparate things during the Covid pandemic, all of 'em sheltering under the 'Lockdown' umbrella. Here is the first, and for...

My musical awakenings in the UK were rather varied. Like many who spent much of their later life in the blues field,...

(Published in USA Today in July, 2016) Sixty years ago this month Syd Nathan's King Records released a two-sided instrumental record by B...

(First published in USA Today in March 2016) The movie 'Rock Around The Clock ‘ was released sixty years ago this March....

I bought this jeep when I lived in Rhode Island, and dragged it, in pieces in the back of a rented truck, across the country when I moved...

I was given two of these wonderful players by Dave of Dave's Record Shop, San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA - the hippest record store in...

This little beauty came my way this year (2024), together with a handful of cylinders. It has been fitted with the Edison adapter (the...

I bought this in the 90's, in Rhode Island. It had no body ... just a frame with running gear, stuck motor and a column shift . VIN is...

Nice little portable from The Voice of Music (V-M) who consistently made dependable and well-constructed players. The company's record...

One of the first record changers I restored. Made in 1951 or 1952, the changer was made by V-M, and also had a radio - AM only, of course.

An entertaining small 78 player that had, as far as I can remember, a one-tube amp. The one knob switched on the power and increased the...

The doyenne of 1950s record changers. Looked great, worked great, and best of all, sounded great! I have had a couple of these over the...

Although there is a lot of info on the internet about Silvertone players, I have found it hard to date this particular model. I can see...

Made by RCA-Victor just after the war, this simple but elegant tabletop 78-player plugged into an amplifier or more likely, a radio. The...

The 'Hi-Fi in a Hatbox' was the name given to Columbia's very popular 360 Model. The player has a fantastic sound for it's size, and with...

This thing is a monster. I sold it a while ago, and wish I had weighed it before it went. It is a portable unit to be sure, but only...

Manufactured in 1946, the wooden cabinet has a rather home-made look, no doubt due to -war austerity. The 78rpm changer is functional,...

Made in 1939, this RCA-Victor radio/phono has an attractive cabinet and a very distinctive tonearm, which was also used, I believe, in...

Made in 1941 by Montgomery-Ward, and marketed through their Airline brand, this preceded the tape recorder, and enabled familes to record...

A gloriously basic table top multi-speed player from Columbia. No model number is to be found underneath - indeed, the only manufacturer...