Excavated Shellac
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Excavated Shellac is a website dedicated to 78rpm recordings of folkloric and vernacular music from around the world. These items are from the author's collection (unless noted) and have been transferred to the best of his abilities, without the aid of expensive noise reduction software. They are for research purposes only. With just a few rare exceptions, he posts items that are not..
Excavated Shellac
2y ago
In July of 2020, I attempted a simplistic recording history of Somali music on 78; a history still clouded in a lot of mystery, with most known recordings not fully documented. Perhaps even more esoteric a topic is the recorded music of Sudan on 78 ..read more
Excavated Shellac
2y ago
In July of 2020, I attempted a simplistic recording history of Somali music on 78; a history still clouded in a lot of mystery, with most known recordings not fully documented. Perhaps even more esoteric a topic is the recorded music of Sudan on 78 ..read more
Excavated Shellac
2y ago
This is the first Romanian track I’ve featured on the site. There were a considerable number of Romanian-Americans that recorded vernacular music for numerous U.S.-based labels during the 78 era. Of course, many exceptional Romanian-American musicians played and recorded what is now called klezmer music ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
This is the first Romanian track I’ve featured on the site. There were a considerable number of Romanian-Americans that recorded vernacular music for numerous U.S.-based labels during the 78 era. Of course, many exceptional Romanian-American musicians played and recorded what is now called klezmer music ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
Joropo is the music, but in Venezuela it is more than that – it’s also the name of the couples dance, as well as, at least for a time, the event itself where the music is played. First and foremost it is now an expression ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
Joropo is the music, but in Venezuela it is more than that – it’s also the name of the couples dance, as well as, at least for a time, the event itself where the music is played. First and foremost it is now an expression ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
In the spring of 1925, engineer Douglas “Duggie” Larter began a lengthy recording expedition in Asia for the Gramophone Company. He started recording in June of that year in Lahore, in what is now Pakistan, and over the next two years would record all across ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
In the spring of 1925, engineer Douglas “Duggie” Larter began a lengthy recording expedition in Asia for the Gramophone Company. He started recording in June of that year in Lahore, in what is now Pakistan, and over the next two years would record all across ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
Comic songs were the bread-and-butter repertoire for so many early entertainers, whether they were well-known popular American songsters like Billy Murray, or obscure, often forgotten immigrant performers in the United States. Thousands were recorded, without question. A few have caught my ear over the years ..read more
Excavated Shellac
3y ago
I am proud to announce that my latest compilation has been released by Dust-to-Digital: Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music https://dust-digital.com/https://bit.ly/37Yw00C Six years in the making, this is an online release: 100 tracks, a 186 page illustrated book with an introductory essay ..read more