Record Bin Roulette - Obsolete Technology

From: John Kessler
Length: 03:40

A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week obsolete technologies like the Theremin and the cassette tape are enjoying a resurgence. We'll break the barriers of technology with Marvin Gaye, the Partridge Family and Zero Mostel. Read the full description.

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Playing: Record Bin Roulette - Obsolete Technology
From: John Kessler

Cassette_small A musical excavation of rarities, classics and oddities, this week obsolete technologies like the Theremin and the cassette tape are enjoying a resurgence. We'll break the barriers of technology with Marvin Gaye, the Partridge Family and Zero Mostel.

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Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
Lolita Ya Ya	Nelson Riddle	ultra-louonge.	Rhino	1996	00:24
Little People	White Stripes	THe White Stripes.	Third Man	1999	00:14
Black WIngs	Tom Waits	Bone Machine.	Island	1992	00:10
Mercy Mercy Me	Marvin Gaye	What's Going On.	Motown	1971	00:16
How Soon	Vaughn Monroe	Time on my Hands.	Memoir	2000	00:10
I Think I Love You	Partridge Family	Partridge Family Album.	Buddha	1970	00:09
If I Were A Rich Man	Zero Mostel	Fiddler on the Roof.	EMI	2001	00:11
My Baby Does the Hanky Panky	Tommy James	Hanky Panky.	Rhino	1996	00:10