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So far my buddy, Dan McGowan, has converted 279 vinyl LPs and 534 cassettes to mp3 files, and added them to my ever growing music library. Add in the 716 CD's we've ripped, and we are at 1,539 albums. We're pretty much done with the cassettes and CDs, but the vinyl LPs have a long, long way to go. Some of the vinyl LPs, that have yet to come, are somewhat obscure, but most are pretty darn good. Any that I decide to pick five songs off of to post here will be ones that I have listened to.


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.......................279 .................................................................534 ...............................................................716 ...............................................1,539


p.s. I actually added these numbers up by myself with pencil and paper. Someone give Liljol a call so he can check it out for another Cloudy mistake that he can ban me for.

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I've noticed there are a couple turntables out there in the $100-150 range that convert analog to digital and it's very tempting. What turntable and software are you using?

I'm not converting the vinyl LPs or the cassettes to MP3 files myself. A good friend of mine, Dan McGowan, is doing it for me. He's a genious at this stuff, and I'll ask him what he's using. Better yet, if you want, I think I can put him directly in touch with you about this. It's too late for me to call him tonight, but I'll do it tomorrow. Assuming that Dan doesn't mind, and if you're interested, I'll need you to send me a private message with your phone number or e-mail address.

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Jim, I talked to Dan tonight about what he uses to convert vinyl LPs and cassettes to MP3 files. He doesn't use one of the turntables that automatically convert vinyl LPs. He explained to me how he does it, but his explanation went way over my wee little head. He said something about he thought his way of doing it would give a better quality, when you convert them to MP3 files.

I asked him if he would be willing to talk to you on the phone on how he does it, and he said he would be more than happy to. He has given me permission to give you his phone number, if you want to talk to him about this. If you want to, I will send you Dan's phone number in a private message.

Dan is a great guy. Not only is he very friendly, he also knows this shit better than anyone I have ever known. I say go ahead and give Dan a call, I think you will enjoy talking to him. Let me know, if you want to talk to Dan.

p.s. Dan told me that my 1,539 figure was low by what he had, and that the number is over 1,900 albums. (He admitted that there might be a few duplications in his total.)

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1- "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mA7oYQVmX0

2- "Young Love" by Tab Hunter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDI-daG7NEE

3- "It's Only Make Believe" by Conway Twitty

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=it' ... 4383CCA0FD

4- "Sh-Boom" by The Crew Cuts

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sh- ... 2E99AFD016

5- "The Green Door" by Jim Lowe

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=gre ... BBBF77F7F2

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Rotary Connection - Turn Me On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e2poAQnb3k
Ten Wheel Drive - Eye Of The Needle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgMNIY1JRo8
Sweetwater - Motherless Child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26b5CMMzdcw
It's A Beautiful Day - Bulgaria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ohwAjCI4VM
Sam & Bill - For Your Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsdWUkZdYGg

Goin' Solo...

Freedom '90 - George Michael
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A

Coming Out Of The Dark - Gloria Estefan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4GA2B1jpRk

I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcY3FH208l8

Stand Back - Stevie Nicks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwdDVZsz2es

Back In The High Life Again - Steve Winwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adw772km7PQ

Goin' Backwards...

One And Only Man - Steve Winwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbgRvO5gFG8

Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind - Stevie Nicks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxh8Mh4sV5Y

Both Sides Of The Story - Phil Collins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcNwob_njTY

Here We Are - Gloria Estefan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf9DYeePLJY

Kissing A Fool - George Michael
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSEqkFNxlr0

Here are five more...

1- "Kiss an Angel Goodmorning" by Charlie Pride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vatS2znsKjg

2- "Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ray Peterson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHVahJwW-EY

3- "Do You Love Me" by The Contours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vTEstU1MRk

4- "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ekUftOHbE

5- "Proud Mary" by The Credence Clearwater Revival

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpqz3cdVPLM

p.s. A pretty eclectic group of five, I would say...

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Here are five more that I ripped today:

1- "Shotgun" by Junior Walker & The All Stars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhI_ECOAK4

2- "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWbXCz9UZYo

3- "The Monkey Time" by Major Lance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ih5ohy6TYE

4- "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf41aj ... f-lo_music

5- "The One Who Really Loves You" by Mary Wells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVr1bWPJ5nI

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Just ripped this CD of the early Beatles with Tony Sheridan.



Here are five from it:

1- "Ain't She Sweet"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeR_I6_fco0

2- "My Bonnie"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZJMjMam9tA

3- "The Saints (When the Saints Go Marching In"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvdutJhElnk

4- "Cry for a Shadow"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-rLsJ1mzAs

5- "Why"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtcN7HksEDE

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Here are five from "The Essential Willie Nelson" CD I just ripped to my computer:

1- "Crazy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQyeskd8CgA

2- "Blue Skies"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZDwxnjG1g

3- "Georgia On My Mind"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNlw0IDFKDA

4- "All Of Me"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u864gnQaAqw

5- "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMko5LelBdA

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The Beau Hunks are a Dutch group that has recorded a lot of vintage soundtrack music, especially Hal Roach Studios. Powerhouse written by Raymond Scott is used in lots of Warner Bros. cartoons. Raymond Scott was also one of the early pioneers of electronic music.

The Beau Hunks Laurel & Hardy Theme Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIFX6qtWVIw

Beau Hunks - Little Dancing Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ohl0gORYvQ

The Beau Hunks play "Powerhouse"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYuwrke3Lw

The Raymond Scott Quintette - War Dance For Wooden Indians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbR6YZs8hqs

Raymond Scott - Portifino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy77ioKI4lQ

Five from "The Best of Freddy Cannon" CD that I ripped today:

1- "Palisades Park"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLCvpgPD_s

2- "Tallahassee Lasie"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pgbJaKemic

3- "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAF5V0V_xlo

4- "Action"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOsD7Wdsc_k

5- "Boston My Home Town"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUP79e7tX0

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Wild Rover -- Dropkick Murphys
Crazy -- Alanis Morissette (the Seal song, not the Patsy Cline one)
The All-American Two Week Summer Family Vacation -- Ray Stevens
Beautiful Spain -- Venus Hum
Nova Heart -- Spoons

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Why not downgrade Plutonium to a dwarf element?

You've got to love this guy. He graduated from Yale, and despite that he had them (women) fainting when he sang, he claimed to have a secret sex weapon concealed in his mouth. (No joke.) He could be considered to be the first male vocalist to become a sex idol for the ladies. (He lived from 1901 to 1986.)

Here are the five from Rudy's CD that I ripped to my computer earlier today:

1- "Makin' Whoopee"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2rJNDFY7QM

2- "You Oughta Be In Pictures"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjRxJxak4qA

3- "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSEag7avpQ4

4- "These Foolish Things"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7_RLAmGBrA

5- "You're Driving Me Crazy"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLJl5gsX56I

This guy was great. The songs above are but a few that I'm thinking Rudy recorded before anyone else. (Don't know for sure.) Hang on, here's a biggie... I think Rudy Vallee was one of the first to record "As Time Goes By" back in 1931.

Guys and gals this is a bonus 6th song on this thread. I hope you enjoy it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKW0QZgi79M

p.s. Has the U.S Postal System put Rudy Vallee on a postage stamp yet. Darn I don't know, but if they haven't honored him yet, I think it's God damn time that they did.

(Belated edit: Rudy IS on a U.S. postage stamp...! Here it is...)

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1964, the year I graduated from high school.



Here are five from the CD that I ripped and listened to:

1- "My Guy" by Mary Wells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEsw6uUUuBM

2- "Dancing in the Street" by Martha & The Vandellas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc

3- "She's Not There" by The Zombies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5IRI4oHKNU

4- "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" by Gerry & The Pacemakers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsEunq7AYw

5- "Tobacco Road" by the Nashville Teens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGuZY6NVXqU

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Johnny B. Goode -- Chuck Berry
If a Tree Falls -- Bruce Cockburn
If I Had $1000000 -- Barenaked Ladies
Afterimage -- Rush
Another Day in Paradise -- Phil Collins

Currently listening to "Smoke Dreams" as performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

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Why not downgrade Plutonium to a dwarf element?

Bottlerocket Ride--Joe Strummer/Mescaleros
Hippie John--Jonathan Richman
Old 98--Tom Waits
Corrina--Mississippi John Hurt
Revolution Rock--The Clash

Here are five Al Jolson songs from a long, long time ago with an interesting surpise at the end. (Yep, I'm still ripping CDs to the computer)



1- "California Here I Come"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsKbz6ulOfQ

2- "Carolina in the Morning"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn59e0xAZAk

3- "I'm Just Wild About Harry"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwNIgFL-76Y

4- "My Old Kentucky Home"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RU2VvVsvNQ

5- "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (Looks like Jolson beat Elvis to recording this song first. Even though Elvis probably sang it better, Joleson sang it pretty well too.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdOoMobEdA

6- (Bonus track!) Here's Elvis's version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC89vv94r-A


p.s. I apologize for the blackface that Al Jolson's songs portray. They come from the original cd cover, and what the Internet sites where the music came from included with the songs.

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I'm going a little eclectic here, but these are my next five:

1- "Mr. Paganini" by Ella Fitzgerald

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew18e8X8nPY

2- "Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rGW0AQGiY

3- "Listen to the Music" by The Doobie Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB0ssnGWoBE

4- "A Spoonful of Sugar" by Julie Andrews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrnoR9cBP3o

5- "Zorro" by the Chordettes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Y5JqI4Wec

I listened to them earlier tonight while ripping them to my computer.

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The Celts -- Enya
Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash Approaching) -- Queen
Shadows Part 2 -- Blue Man Group
Friends Theme -- Richard Cheese
Albuquerque -- Weird Al Yankovic

Currently listening to Lies, by Aussie indie rockers The Waifs

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I'm a solipsistic conspiracy theorist. I'm sure I must be up to something, and I won't stop until I find out what
Why not downgrade Plutonium to a dwarf element?

Here are five more from the CDs I'm ripping:

1- "Heartaches By the Number" (Guy Mitchell)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmRjgWW8yn0

2- "Singing the Blues" (Guy Mitchell)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEwkS57P4eE

3- "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Roberta Flack)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1eOsMc2Fgg

4- "Sixteen Tons" (Tennessee Ernie Ford)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joo90ZWrUkU

5- "Goin' Up the Country" (Canned Heat)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0PjECSyJ7w

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Here are five more from ones I have ripped:

1- Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ji_C94OXZc

2- "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZZD8ckwLJA

3- "Chantilly Lace" (The Big Bopper)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b-by5e4saI

4- "Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out) (Ernie Maresca)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxDRIaxSDB0

5- "Do You Love Me" (The Contours)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgtpreUfcS0

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