Roamin’ in the Gloamin’ – Harry Lauder. 5.7 MB mp3 file.
Victor 70061 from 1911.
A romantic little comic song in a Scotch dialect. This is one of the older, single sided Victor records. The audio on this has got some noise reduction artifacts, and sometimes the vocals are a bit tough to make out, but it’s not too bad.
Doing some shopping nn the way home from work we ran across these hideous toys. Somehow they manage to be worse than the ones from my dream, and without using any live bees.
Looking for a Boy – Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra, 4.3 MB mp3 file.
The Road of Dreams – International Novelty Orchestra, 6.1 MB mp3 file.
Victor 19939, sides A & B, 1926
Last Friday’s comic necessitated the purchase of a prop – an actual can of actual Spam™ to be chopped up into little cubes and fed through an hourglass. I asked my Wife to get it while she was out shopping with a friend of ours. My Wife couldn’t find it in the store, so Friend decided to ask an employee. And now I have a little comic scene stuck in my head.
“I’m trying to find the… You know. The Spam™.”
“It’s not for me. It’s for a friend.”
“He’s not going to eat it or anything, it’s for a webcomic.”
I just don’t always hear the same thing everyone else does. This week’s comic isn’t my fault though – blame my wife for this one.
It’s a Long, Long Way To Tiperary – Stanley Kirkby. 6.1 MB mp3 file.
Old Comrade’s March – Columbia Band. 5.8 MB mp3 file.
Columbia A1608 sides A & B, 1913
I’ve got a hunch that at least part of this week’s comic has happened in real life.
Running a bit of a test here. I’ve got a new gizmo that may make posting a bit easier / more frequent.
Turkey in the Straw – Billy Golden. 5.5 MB mp3 file.
E. Berliner’s Gramophone 726Z, December 19, 1896
The quality on this is pretty low. The record was almost more scratch than groove, but I was able to get some recognizable music out of the noise. I suppose I shouldn’t complain – I don’t know what kind of noise I’ll be making when I’m 112 years old.
This week’s comic is all about style.