Times a-Changin' - The Vinyl Thread ep.55

Welcome to The Vinyl Thread with Natalie and Alban Low. This week we have vinyl that all features songs with changing times and tempos. Join us for 20 minutes of vinyl and shellac, we spin flea market finds and auction lots into a themed selection for you to enjoy. 

Listen to episode 55 of The Vinyl Thread here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/times-a-changin-the-vinyl-thread-ep55/

Originally broadcast on Radio Nope on the 27th March 2022. Listen to other shows on Radio Nope at www.radionope.com

Tracklist
1. Some Velvet Morning - Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood
2. Live And Let Die - Wings
3. Lord Randall, My Son - Josh White
4. Cabaret - Liza Minnelli
5. Shuggie - Foxygen
6. Alabama-Song - Lotte Lenya

Next week we mine the verdant Welsh valleys for vinyl nuggets.

Vinyl Joblottin' Ep.2 - African-American Spirituals in Europe

 

Welcome to Vinyl Joblottin'

Listen to episode 2 here - https://www.mixcloud.com/AlbanLow/vinyl-joblottin-ep2-african-american-spirituals-in-europe/

Each week on Vinyl Joblottin’ we buy a bundle of vinyl at auction (or find one in a record shop, charity shop, car boot sale, etc). The records are a slice of a collection, giving us a glimpse into a collector’s past. Then we spin each joblot into a theme for you.

After I won a joblot of African-American Spirituals vinyl I looked on Discogs (the online music database) for similar records. I was surprised to find that the highest number of releases were from France (30%) while only 8% were from the USA. The French public have a long standing affinity with the music. As early as the 1870s Fisk University sent its first troupe of ‘Jubilee Singers’ to France to raise money for the instituition. For 7 years these singers gave concerts throughout Europe. 

This episode features records from a joblot of 6 records that cost £11.09. Alban Low is your joblotter for this 20 minute episode.

Tracklist

1 - Mumbling Word - Josh White

2 - World Prayer - Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi

3 - Deep River - Paul Robeson

4 - Will He Welcome Me There - The Sensational Nightingales

5 - Steel Away - Al "Fats" Edwards

6 - Carribean Cutie - Fatty George

This radio programme is part of the A World In London Radio Series, more information at http://djritu.squarespace.com/