http://www.articlesnatch.com/rss2/Nylvi Nylvi Articles from ArticleSnatch.com Rss Follow Up Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:10:14 -0500 Record Collecting has been around for about as long as recorded sound. In the beginning phonographs and the records, which were played (first wax cylinders and later flat shellac discs) were mostly reserved for the rich people. However, by 1920 the manufacturing process for both records and players was improved, which lead to a drop in the price for the players and purchasing music became a possibility for a broader range of people. After the phonograph cylinder was given up the record became the uncontested medium for decades. The number of available recordings exploded and the number of companies, which pressed records also increased incredibly. The records, which were pressed, were 78 rpm, double-sided, ten-inch shellac discs, with about four minutes of recording time on each side. While the recorded sound industry grew at an extreme high pace the growth eventually slowed down by the Great Depression and World War II, since countries were lacking raw materials.vinyl: record collecting: nylvi]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Fascinating-History-Of-Record-Collecting/600209 Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/The-Fascinating-History-Of-Record-Collecting/600209 Beat Happening is an American indie rock band which was formed in Olympia, Washington in 1982. The members who have been with the band along the whole way are Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis and Bret Lunsford. Beat Happening were early leaders in the American indie rock and lo-fi movements and well-known for their use of primitive recording techniques, disregard for the technical aspects of musicianship and songs with a childish and coy nature. The members of the band met while attending The Evergreen State College and began recording in 1983. The basic line-up was drums, guitar and vocals, however, when they first got together their only instruments were a pair of maracas and a Sears Silvertone guitar that were purchased at a thrift shop. Heather once made a joke during an interview that the history of the band could be told through a list of the carious people they had borrowed drums from. Heather and Calvin had previously been members of a band together and got in touch with Bret, who had no previous musical experience at the time, saying that they should form a band and go to Japan.Beat Happening]]> indie]]> vinyl]]> records]]> Nylvi]]> http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Buy-Vinyl-Records-By-Beat-Happening/535416 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Buy-Vinyl-Records-By-Beat-Happening/535416 Dead Moon was a Portland, Oregon band fronted by singer/guitarist/songwriter Fred Cole. Toody Cole, Fred's wife, played bass and Andrew Loomis played drums. Formed in 1987, the band combined garage rock, punk, and country in their stripped-down sound. Most of their records have been released through their on label Tombstone records, named after Fred and Toody's musical equipment store, which they operated at the time. Their first long player was 1988's In The Graveyard, followed by Unkown Passage in 1989 and Defiance and Thirteen Off My Hook in 1990. Fred Cole engineered most of the band's recordings and mastered them on a mono lathe that was used for The Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie". Not gaining much recognition in America, Dead Moon toured a lot in Europe and gained a big following. They also signed up with the German label Music Maniac Records, which have been handling most of Dead Moon's releases in Europe. 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They have been listed as the foundation of The Smell, HEALTH, Mika Miko, Silver Daggers, Abe Vigoda, BARR, and David Scott Stone. No Age has strong bonds with the Los Angeles underground community and their DIY ethic can be related back to the 1980s hardcore and punk underground. That inspiration is really apparent in much of their music. The band has also released two full-length albums which they have toured extensively to support and they are also supporting the All-ages Movement Project, which is an organization that connects youth to each other and the arts through independent music. 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