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#27 - Vinyl Records and Other Retro Tech
Episode Summary: Retro tech enthusiasts Bill Carey and Eric Carzon talk about the renewed interest in vinyl records and other older technology, the April 21 Vinyl Day at Silver Spring Library, and why the VCR will not be making a comeback.
Our guests brought along some retro tech to show the hosts during the episode.
Recording Date: March 7, 2018
Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne
Guests: Information Technology Specialist Bill Carey and Twinbrook Branch Manager Eric Carzon.
Featured MCPL Resource: With ArtistWorks, you can enjoy unlimited access to beginning through advanced video lessons for many musical instruments and styles, including piano, bluegrass, guitar, and hip-hop. Also includes voice lessons.
What Our Guests Are Reading:
Bill Carey: The Roosevelts: an Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Cars, Cars, Cars, Cars by S.C.H. Davis
Eric Carzon: Vinyl: the Art of Making Records by Mike Evans and Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium by John Corbett.
Albums and Artists Mentioned During this Episode: Check Freegal for downloadable songs from these albums and artists.
Tony Bennett
George Benson
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Jesus Christ Superstar (album) - MPCL owns the movie version.
Lady Gaga
Gordon Lightfoot
Pitch Perfect
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
Frank Sinatra
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye - MPCL has this album on CD.
Woodstock (DVD)
Other Items of Interest Mentioned During this Episode:
National Record Store Day (April 21): Inaugurated in 2007 by indepdendent record store owners and employees, this commemorative day is meant to celebrate the culture surrounding independent record stores.
Vinyl Day: Just for the Record: Join John Corbett, author of Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium, at this retro event celebrating vinyl records. Corbett will be one of several speakers discussing political and historical aspects of the vinyl record industry. Silver Spring Library, 4/21, 11a-4p. This event is hosted in partnership with MCPL, Open Sky Jazz, Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Friends of the Library, Silver Spring Chapter, and Levine Music.
Voyager Space Probe: Both the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes carry a 12 inch gold-plated copper record containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth.
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By Montgomery County Public LibrariesEpisode Summary: Retro tech enthusiasts Bill Carey and Eric Carzon talk about the renewed interest in vinyl records and other older technology, the April 21 Vinyl Day at Silver Spring Library, and why the VCR will not be making a comeback.
Our guests brought along some retro tech to show the hosts during the episode.
Recording Date: March 7, 2018
Hosts: Julie Dina and David Payne
Guests: Information Technology Specialist Bill Carey and Twinbrook Branch Manager Eric Carzon.
Featured MCPL Resource: With ArtistWorks, you can enjoy unlimited access to beginning through advanced video lessons for many musical instruments and styles, including piano, bluegrass, guitar, and hip-hop. Also includes voice lessons.
What Our Guests Are Reading:
Bill Carey: The Roosevelts: an Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Cars, Cars, Cars, Cars by S.C.H. Davis
Eric Carzon: Vinyl: the Art of Making Records by Mike Evans and Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium by John Corbett.
Albums and Artists Mentioned During this Episode: Check Freegal for downloadable songs from these albums and artists.
Tony Bennett
George Benson
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Jesus Christ Superstar (album) - MPCL owns the movie version.
Lady Gaga
Gordon Lightfoot
Pitch Perfect
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles
Frank Sinatra
What's Going On by Marvin Gaye - MPCL has this album on CD.
Woodstock (DVD)
Other Items of Interest Mentioned During this Episode:
National Record Store Day (April 21): Inaugurated in 2007 by indepdendent record store owners and employees, this commemorative day is meant to celebrate the culture surrounding independent record stores.
Vinyl Day: Just for the Record: Join John Corbett, author of Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium, at this retro event celebrating vinyl records. Corbett will be one of several speakers discussing political and historical aspects of the vinyl record industry. Silver Spring Library, 4/21, 11a-4p. This event is hosted in partnership with MCPL, Open Sky Jazz, Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, Friends of the Library, Silver Spring Chapter, and Levine Music.
Voyager Space Probe: Both the Voyager 1 and 2 space probes carry a 12 inch gold-plated copper record containing sounds and images representing life and culture on Earth.
Read the transcript