Every now and then... a little bit of magic!

The opening, discovering, cleaning, testing and logging of the musical history I own continues. 

Sure, opening the box and eagerly looking at the zip bags full of known musical releases, as well as the new discoveries is a highlight; but in all honesty, I love the evaluation phase where I estimate the quality of the record in its current state and then clean it and where appropriate, rebuild the covers in which they come. 

As you clean them, each cover is assessed for its ability to fulfill its protective purpose for another 30-50 years.  At this stage, after logging almost 1,300 7" singles in the on-line databases, I have a chuckle when I think it's taken 198 metres of sellotape to get them there!  I reckon there's only about 3,000 to go, so by my estimate, I'm going to have to corner the sellotape market! Haha.  Seriously, the math says I'll need a further 520 33-metre rolls!

Anyway, may latest updates include the following releases, including the leaflet I found in the 1971 Elvis Presley single, I'm Leavin'.  It's an invitation to join the Elvis Presley Fan Club of Australia (sic). I wonder if they still exist, and if so, whether they've gone digital 😎.

Here we go:

 

July - interesting results, you just never know!

So far this month, I've been surprised by the content I've found in the storage boxes. Some Aussie labels (Downunder, Leedon & Spin)
have revealed some treasures, whilst international fare, like Decca, Parlophone and CBS Coronet have given me others.  These are apparently in high demand... interested?

Here goes and as usual, if this jogs a memory, Job Done!

 

2020 - Half-time

The passing months have officially called half-time on 2020.  I've added several hundred titles to the database and rediscovered many of the tunes as they hit the turntable; earworms included, 😎.

To close the half, here's a selection of the items logged.  See anything that goes "Ding-a-ling"?  Shout out if you do!