Keeping it scratchy!
June 26, 2009 6:04 AM Subscribe
Norwich (UK)-based DJ 78 (aka Dave Guttridge) plays the great tracks of yesteryear using only two wind-up gramophones and a pile of 78s (watch). Now he's got his own monthly radio show, Shellac Shake, complete with podcast.
This post has lured me out of lurking and into registering just to say that Dave78 is truly a king among men. He played some songs at my wedding earlier this year and is not only a worthy champion of pre-60s music but a thoroughly nice man to boot. I would recommend him (and, by extension, his new radio show) to anyone.
There. That's my £3.13 worth.
posted by him at 6:51 AM on June 26, 2009
There. That's my £3.13 worth.
posted by him at 6:51 AM on June 26, 2009
He just needs a Flavor Flav type sidekick with a grandfather clock necklace and a monocle.
posted by exogenous at 7:00 AM on June 26, 2009
posted by exogenous at 7:00 AM on June 26, 2009
These excellent folks just restored the reproducer & motor of our 1922 Victor VV-260, and it sounds better than it ever has for us.
These machines are not rare - millions were manufactured and they were built like tanks.
I encourage everyone to keep a crank up gramophone and some 78s around so that if the world falls apart we can go out dancing.
posted by squalor at 7:17 AM on June 26, 2009
These machines are not rare - millions were manufactured and they were built like tanks.
I encourage everyone to keep a crank up gramophone and some 78s around so that if the world falls apart we can go out dancing.
posted by squalor at 7:17 AM on June 26, 2009
Rats. I was hoping to see some mad 78 turntablist skillz.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:35 AM on June 26, 2009
posted by ZenMasterThis at 7:35 AM on June 26, 2009
if the world falls apart we can go out dancing.
You can just bang on rocks and sticks if you need to, really.
posted by empath at 8:35 AM on June 26, 2009
You can just bang on rocks and sticks if you need to, really.
posted by empath at 8:35 AM on June 26, 2009
I'm delighted to see he is using the picnic model gramophone, with internal horn. I have one too, and have found it invaluable during power cuts.
posted by fcummins at 10:39 AM on June 26, 2009
posted by fcummins at 10:39 AM on June 26, 2009
Holy jumpin' George! I didn't think anyone was using Realmedia anymore.
posted by schleppo at 10:50 AM on June 26, 2009
posted by schleppo at 10:50 AM on June 26, 2009
I like how RealPlayer is more obsolete than 78s now.
posted by nebulawindphone at 11:10 AM on June 26, 2009
posted by nebulawindphone at 11:10 AM on June 26, 2009
Wondered who Radio Norwich had brought in to replace Alan Partridge.
posted by Abiezer at 11:45 AM on June 26, 2009
posted by Abiezer at 11:45 AM on June 26, 2009
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