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Beechwoods
13-10-2010, 19:01
From Pitchfork.com

http://pitchfork.com/news/40262-tom-waits-releases-78-rpm-record-and-player/


Tom Waits' recent collaboration with New Orleans institution the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on the benefit LP Preservation was originally inspired by an old 78 rpm recording of Danny Barker's 1947 Mardi Gras Indian street chant "Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing". Now, the song is coming full circle, as Waits and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's take on the tune is set to be released as a 78 record on November 19 by Preservation Hall Recordings, according to his site. (The B-side contains Waits' and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's cover of Barker's "Corrine Died on the Battlefield".)

Absolutely fantastic!

DanJennings
16-10-2010, 08:41
blimey, only 100 of the players are being made, I bet that is going to cost a fortune!

Clive
16-10-2010, 08:53
Perfect for my 301 but does it need a 78 stylus or microgroove....hmmm, microgroove I suspect.

Stratmangler
16-10-2010, 09:03
Found this on the Gibson Guitars site http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/News/tom-waits-1015/