The Early Sparks of Sound Recording Imagine a world where music was a fleeting experience, captured only in the moment. This changed with the advent of recorded music, a revolution that began with Thomas Edison’s invention of the phonograph in 1877. It was a groundbreaking device that used cylinders to…
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Friday Night Movies
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Carnival of Souls (1962)
Movie Review: “Carnival of Souls” (1962) Title: Carnival of Souls (1962) Director: Herk Harvey Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger Genre: Horror, Mystery “Carnival of Souls,” a 1962 cult classic, stands as a testament to the enduring power of atmospheric storytelling and minimalist horror. Directed by Herk Harvey and…
The Evolution of Recorded Music
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From Shellac to Vinyl: The Transition from 78rpm to LP Records
Over the course of the last few weeks I’ve traced the history of recorded music from tinfoil, to wax cylinders, to shellac disks that typically spun at 78rpm. The name ’78rpm’ stems from the record’s rotation speed – 78 revolutions per minute, a pace that defined an era of audio…
Vintage Record Labels
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Prom Records
Prom Records has a distinct place in the history of music recording, particularly for its approach to producing cover versions of popular songs. Established in Newark, New Jersey, Prom was not just a record label but also a company under the larger umbrella of the Synthetic Plastics Company (SPC). SPC,…
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1974)
The Resurrection of Gothic Charm: A Review of “The Satanic Rites of Dracula” Vampire movies are not new. Nosferatu was perhaps the first “vampire movie” from a still-infant movie industry. More recently, Twilight ran roughshod over the public youth’s collective imagination. The 1970s saw “The Satanic Rites of Dracula,” a…