Fielder Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 1914-1917 Windup Victrolas was the only way you heard pop music, and you had to keep buying more shellacs all the time. By the next world war commercial radio had arrived and during the depression the family radio played for free, no software required! To get in the mood for CFS flying, my old 1937 Detrola tube radio plays a major league baseball game (or if I was in Europe, the local football club commentary), same program material like the old days... My set is an old Detrola 175 wigth RCA tuning eye for a light show and electrical motorized pushbuttons, hot stuff during the depression. For OFF, my VictorVictrola model IV plays Victor batwing label shellacs (Long way to Tipperary by John McCormack). One place that has such goodies: http://radioattic.com/attic.htm?sellerId=62 Quote
RAF_Louvert Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Fielder, if you like you can also stop by the RAF 209 and visit our trophy room. The Victrola there has a nice selection of WWI tunes as well. Just hover over the different records lined up in the cabinet and click on the one you would like to hear. Enjoy. RAF 209 Squadron Click on the "Trophy Room" tab in the nav bar and go from there. Cheers! Lou Quote
GwynO Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) Fielder, if you like you can also stop by the RAF 209 and visit our trophy room. The Victrola there has a nice selection of WWI tunes as well. Just hover over the different records lined up in the cabinet and click on the one you would like to hear. Enjoy. RAF 209 Squadron Click on the "Trophy Room" tab in the nav bar and go from there. Cheers! Lou That is a very cosy trophy room you have there! And some nice tunes! I seem to remember different words for Mademoiselle From Armentieres. I remember it from years back listening through my fathers LP's, two of my favourites included this one clicky linky, also, with the same title funnily enough another clicky linky it might be worth looking out for them on i tunes if you're into songs from the World Wars. Edited May 2, 2009 by Kopis n Xiphos Quote
Fielder Posted May 4, 2009 Author Posted May 4, 2009 Normally old victor discs in the Batwing label era sell now for about $1 or $2. Wow, some of those in the 209 trophy room are primo and could go for $20 or so! A good free resource from Guttenberg's site is old pdf copies of Punch magazine, cartoons about der Kaiser, he he. Quote
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