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reading old BILLBOARD magazines on Google Books appreciation thread

SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
edited January 2011 in Strut Central
seriously, this shit is invaluable. firm release dates, chart info, label info like I've never seen.

AMAZING old adverts on every page.

just shit like this little piece about the Grand Junction label and Fugi's "Red Moon"

October 1970

... I had no idea Fugi wrote "I''d Rather Go Blind" !?

and check out the chart on that page, Impressions "Baby Turn On to Me" is such a killer song ... and "Ace of Spades" debuts at #42

seriously the internets at their most utopian.

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  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    check out this (disco) DANCE SPECIAL insert from '82. Main article interviews Arthur Russell and has DJs talking abut ESG being the hottest thing in the clubs. The article about DJs "pushing the boundaries" is interesting too.
  • pimlicosquirrelpimlicosquirrel 772 Posts
    Bugging on the UR ad for Cousin ice.
  • DORDOR Two Ron Toe 9,905 Posts
    Wish I had that Urei 1620
  • uttersutters 321 Posts
  • froz1froz1 154 Posts
    Thanks for sharing! Found some great articles within the first couple minutes of searching.

    From Oct 19, 1985...


    Post any interesting articles you find!
  • uttersutters 321 Posts
    look it's a cool jeremy steig ad

    http://bit.ly/f9EtRf
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    utters said:

    I do, too. I used to spend lazy weekends at the library looking this shit up - and I might still have to, since certain issues from the Google edition are missing - but for the most part, it's good to be able to peruse old Billboards from home!
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    utters said:
    look it's a cool jeremy steig ad

    http://bit.ly/f9EtRf


    I wonder if that was drawn by his father.
  • mrboogieman88mrboogieman88 74 Posts
    This is fricking awesome. Thanks for posting!
  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
    froz1 said:
    Thanks for sharing! Found some great articles within the first couple minutes of searching.

    From Oct 19, 1985...

    thanks for posting this!! didnt know about that controversy surrounding Live at Rozy's at all. anyone know the outcome?
  • froz1froz1 154 Posts







    As far as I know, this was never released:
  • mrmatthewmrmatthew 1,575 Posts
    funky16corners said:
    utters said:
    look it's a cool jeremy steig ad

    http://bit.ly/f9EtRf


    I wonder if that was drawn by his father.

    ...which lead me to Wikipedia and, lo and behold, i learned that his father was the original creator of Shrek!
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    awesome stuff, Froz ... thanks for posting. That Soul Makossa article was interesting, always wondered about all those versions.
  • jamesjames chicago 1,863 Posts
    Multiple aspects of this thread have combined to remind me that there really needs to be a cable-access show featuring pickwick33 and SoulOnIce dressed as The Thing With Two Heads and discussing record-related issues.


    "...I hear you, but I still say peak-period Bonnie Koloc was foxier. Okay, our next topic..."
  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    I often while away time reading these, thought I was the only one, it feels so good to connect...... lol
  • becksdadbecksdad 10 Posts
    I enjoyed this one - the first ever mixtapes apparently ...
  • uttersutters 321 Posts
    mrmatthew said:
    funky16corners said:
    utters said:
    look it's a cool jeremy steig ad

    http://bit.ly/f9EtRf


    I wonder if that was drawn by his father.

    ...which lead me to Wikipedia and, lo and behold, i learned that his father was the original creator of Shrek!

    I've only seen the first Shrek film, but apparently there's a sequel to it with a Pied-Piper character... and Jeremy Steig plays his flute parts. COOL
  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,914 Posts
    40 years from now, I wonder if anyone will be saying the same thing about the current pop charts and ads.
  • uttersutters 321 Posts
    Enoch Light In the studio!

    http://bit.ly/i5SD4m

    Oh my good i'm keeping the biggest bookmark list ever of all this stuff
  • CinisterCeeCinisterCee 863 Posts
    I stumbled on this while Googling a song for some info and the only thing I could find was an original Billboard article.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    utters said:
    mrmatthew said:
    funky16corners said:
    utters said:
    look it's a cool jeremy steig ad

    http://bit.ly/f9EtRf


    I wonder if that was drawn by his father.

    ...which lead me to Wikipedia and, lo and behold, i learned that his father was the original creator of Shrek!

    I've only seen the first Shrek film, but apparently there's a sequel to it with a Pied-Piper character... and Jeremy Steig plays his flute parts. COOL

    He actually plays a snippet of 'Howling For Judy'
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