Shellac Happens

Adventures in rare records and related artifacts with @DrAdamBomb. Many 78's, a little bit of everything, including gear. There is stuff on here that you cannot see anywhere else. Much of it from my work, and some of it is not necessarily cool.

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People Under The Stairs

[nyahhana]

TBT Echo Lounge. I met my wife at the Idlewild show. #tbt #echolounge #weloveatl #idlewild #frenchkicks #metroscene #sparklehorse #yeahyeahyeahs #alejandroescovedo #vicchesnutt

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What year was this?

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688 presents…

Fleshtones

Drivin'N Cryin"

Arms Akimbo

Vinyliners

Dash Rip Rock

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this is the WRAS Album88 Alumni blog. stories and histories of the past 43 years on the 100,000 watt Student Voice of Georgia State University also follow @WRASfromthePAST on twitter #88wontblowover

[savewras]

The one hour “We Are WRAS” simulcast of @wrasalbum88 will take place tomorrow at 1pm. 47 #collegeradio stations will join in fight to #SaveWRAS! We want to thank @collegeradioday for their support! (at WRAS Album 88 - 88.5FM ATLANTA)

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King Curtis Plays the Saxcello - Jet Magazine, April 23, 1964 on Flickr.

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@rubyvelle wants to #SaveWRAS and says thank you to @wrasalbum88 for playing their music strong in ATL. Join @rubyvelleandthesoulphonics in the fight to #SaveWRAS from @gpbnews! (at Atlanta, Georgia)

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A 2005 Locals only 99x disc

with at least 2/3 Georgia Music Show bands

eh...

#saveWRAS for what it's worth.

[dotdash88]

Adult Swim is airing a new bump this week for #SaveWRAS!

This is breaking our cause nationally to save Georgia State University’s 43-year-strong student-run college radio station. Help save Atlanta’s precious resource for diverse, quality music. Save college radio!

Pull funding from GSU and Georgia Public Broadcasting. Contract our state representatives. Spread the word and visit www.savewras.com.

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Here is a preview of what we're processing from the WRAS collection for Georgia State University Library Special Collections and Archives.

Before long this collection will be available to the public for research purposes and will include Local music, documents, ephemera and station produced recordings. These in house productions include interviews, drops, promos and performances from the likes of The Pixies, Janelle Monae, Weezer and many others.

Also keep an eye out here at ShellacHappens.tumblr.com or @shellachappens for a forthcoming privately curated project from WRAS alumni. 

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#saveWRAS Infographic, this is how it's done

[nyahhana]

this is great #Repost from @savewras with @repostapp Keep Radio Weird - by @jsplitlog and @elu3lu #SaveWRAS @wrasalbum88

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WRAS’ very first moments of broadcast January 1971”

"There are those that mistrust student expression, I am not one of those." Students Are as likely to express themselves as well as any other group of citizens. The students on WRAS radio station at Georgia State, can hardly do worse than many people have done on radio stations that you and I have heard over the years.” Dean Kenneth England

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Before the Morning Zoo

c.Late 1940s DJ working drive time radio on a Gates SA-40 board and a WE-Altec 639 microphone. - Via

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A rad 16" subscription disc of

Edwin Le Mar Novachord Quartet

I have included a photo from the Hammond Novachord Wikipedia page to provide context. I would really love to get my hands on one of these, they are widely considered to be the world's first commercial polyphonic synth, in production from 1939-42