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Archive for the ‘Vinyl’ Category

  • The Secret Of The Bollywood Record Warehouse

    • 14541 Views • Documentary, VinylComments Off on The Secret Of The Bollywood Record Warehouse

    Even though there are only a handful of records amongst the CDs at the Indian record shop in Toronto. DJ and Beatmaker Drumspeak asked the same questions that DJ Shadow asked at the record store that appeared on the cover of Endtroducing, and they...

  • DJ Shadow – Just Your Favourite DJ Saviour

    • 10088 Views • 1990s, Music, VinylComments Off on DJ Shadow – Just Your Favourite DJ Saviour

    Monday October 5th sees the release of the new DJ Shadow album ‘The Less You Know, the Better’ the first album from DJ Shadow in five years since the release of ‘The Outsider’. Here at VoEA HQ we are big fans of the man Shadow and have been since the...

  • How records are made

    • 21463 Views • 1950s, 1960s, Popular, VinylComments Off on How records are made

    Here we have two great sets of photos showing records being manufactured. The first set are from 1954 starting with an engineer splicing up a tape. The second set is called “How records are made” from a 1962 Warner Brothers album sleeve...

  • Want to buy a record with Mel Blanc?

    • 10239 Views • Film, VinylComments Off on Want to buy a record with Mel Blanc?

    Here’s “The Man of a Thousand Voices” Mel Blanc in a 1951 colour film called “Wanna buy a record”.The film stars the voice behind the cartoon characters of Warner Bros and Hanna Barbera as a record dealer in California. That’s...

  • I’m a record cover – Sleeve Faces

    • 15221 Views • Art, Popular, VinylComments Off on I’m a record cover – Sleeve Faces

    Many people love vinyl records for their history, others for the soft analogue sound and some for the tactile nature of being able to put a needle on a record. Then there’s those who like to get an album cover and create what they call a Sleeveface. The...

  • Modernist covers in classical music…

    • 19008 Views • Art, VinylComments Off on Modernist covers in classical music…

    Normally associated with jazz record covers, Modernist design is all over classical releases, and easy listening too… Here Symphonie Fantastique Blog have picked a bunch of classical examples, some really cool designs are found...

  • Vinyl Hookups – Records That Were Meant For Each Other

    • 9911 Views • Art, VinylComments Off on Vinyl Hookups – Records That Were Meant For Each Other

    Vinyl Album Covers that were meant for each other. Here we have a creative mash-up of LP covers from Epiclectics Flickr page ...

  • Super Bad K-Tel records – 1970s TV Commercials

    • 11479 Views • 1970s, Music, Retro Advertising, VinylComments Off on Super Bad K-Tel records – 1970s TV Commercials

    Outasight adverts for the car boot classic albums Super Bad and Super bad is back. These television ads for these K-Tel soul compilations feature Joe Simon, Millie Jackson and an Isaac Hayes Lookalike...

  • Ode to Vinyl

    • 6759 Views • Film, VinylComments Off on Ode to Vinyl

    More vinyl delights with this short film titled Ode to Vinyl. The video is a tribute to Vinyl lovers in movies. The video contains clips of 16 films. Can you spot which ones...

  • Spoke Records – It’s the real thing

    • 6476 Views • Music, VinylComments Off on Spoke Records – It’s the real thing

    In this day and age new record labels don’t come along quite as often as they used to, so it’s always good to see a new one popping up. Here at VoEA, as connoisseurs of the vinyl crackle, we admire anyone who is willing to take the step and set up their...