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pxland t1_j66z9jf wrote

“IIIIII AMMM A MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW….”

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themattboard t1_j672kix wrote

> There's a feller in there that'll pay you $10 if you sing into his can.

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Gemmabeta t1_j674hzq wrote

"Uh, okay sir. But Murt and Aloysius will have to sign Xs as only four of us can write."

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LooksAtClouds t1_j673t2j wrote

I have a record of my mom singing with some friends in the early 50's. One of whom later was a big star mezzo-soprano at the Metropolitan Opera for decades. So that's pretty neat.

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RedtheGamer100 t1_j6b1713 wrote

You’re lying

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LooksAtClouds t1_j6biuij wrote

Why on earth would I make up a far-fetched story like that? I spend my creative writing time on my ledgers :)

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RedtheGamer100 t1_j6bldpt wrote

Then upload it as proof.

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LooksAtClouds t1_j6bn6ch wrote

Sorry, it's private. And since the mezzo is still alive, I'd need to run it past her, first. And I'm kinda shy about that.

So I guess we'll continue to have differing opinions as to my veracity!

Besides, my Mama couldn't really carry a tune in a bucket. RIP Mama, you know I love you, but it's true. Thank you for singing to me, though.

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HolidayFew8116 t1_j66zq57 wrote

jack White's store has a 1947 voice o graph. it also has a bar

link

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Legal_Refuse t1_j670r0m wrote

Holy shit a few quarters?! .75¢ In 1950 money that's like 10 bucks today.

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etherjack t1_j672uxp wrote

Cutting your own voice to vinyl in real time, no matter how short the recording, costs hundreds (thousands?) of dollars -- even using low-end equipment.

I think 75 cents was a bargain back then.

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GoGaslightYerself t1_j686a5n wrote

Actually, you can do it yourself with nothing more than a sewing needle soldered to a tin can. You have to shout into it pretty loud, though.

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zachzsg t1_j68z8g7 wrote

It’s so weird to me that vinyl has been around for decades and is old, even though the idea of it is futuristic as Fuck lol.

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dyalisisboy t1_j67rul2 wrote

The records were not vinyl. They were made of aluminum and sounded awful.

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MaelstromFL t1_j687yu8 wrote

Barry Manilow has a story about his grandfather recording him singing Happy Birthday in one. Still plays the recording in his shows.

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ActualGiantPenguin t1_j679pup wrote

Martin Sheen's character uses one of these in the movie Badlands (1973).

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Unkorked t1_j677djf wrote

Just like much music did.

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KTurbo t1_j68om5s wrote

This is greatest and best song in the world... Tribute

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WarrenMulaney t1_j68rje1 wrote

There's a sound booth at tele-mart that we could use.

No, that's for, like, two people. That's for birthday greetings.

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Raistline1 t1_j69k9jm wrote

Rockin Bird became a smash hit, recorded in this fashion by the one hit wonder Fred Flintstone.

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giedosst t1_j670d6a wrote

I bet "The Penis" song was recorded a lot.

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TheProfessor_18 t1_j6b5wm3 wrote

Seriously, no one in the thread has mentioned Tenacious D and their Tribute music video?

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AlanMorlock t1_j6fwgr4 wrote

There's one at Jack White Third Man Records in Nashville. You can make a record for like 20 bucks. I went there last summer. Great fun.

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RogerKnights t1_j6o4bug wrote

I’m puzzled by the statements that the record was aluminum and used 78 rpm. I have a 16 2/3 rpm plastic record of me at age five in 1948 at the Empire State building. I last played it maybe 35 years ago and I don’t know where it is now. Was there another company making these? IIRC my mom may have said it cost $1.

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