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   rfdjr@aol.com to All   
   Re: Looking for old vinyls of covers   
   30 Jul 04 17:55:55   
   
   Thanks. I'll be honest, the only reason I'm looking for these old   
   records is to hear a few songs by a specific group that I'm a great   
   fan of, and I remember these old albums having a few of the songs by   
   the knockoff groups. It's more of a curiosity to listen to them these   
   many (like 45 years) years later. BuT I still can't find anything   
   because I don't know what specifically to look for. Most of my   
   searching is on eBay. Anyplace else I should be looking?   
      
   >   
   >> >rfdjr@aol.com wrote in message   
   >news:...   
   >> >> Hi. Way back in the Fifties, my Mom used to come home every week or   
   >> >> two with an LP of covers of hit songs done by unheard of groups. I'd   
   >> >> like to try and search for some of these old records but I have no   
   >> >> idea what they were called back then, as "covers" I think is a fairly   
   >> >> new term (compared to 50 years ago). Does anyone remember these   
   >> >> albums? Thanks.   
   >> >   
   >> >Look for labels such as HIT or TOPPS. They were usually EP's with 4   
   >> >popular cover songs that sold for $0.49. You have to remember that   
   >> >45's in the mid 50's sold for $0.99 and $1.49 for EP's. That was a lot   
   >> >of money for those days. I remember an ice cream soda selling for   
   >> >$0.25 then. What would 4 ice cream sodas sell for today!   
   >> >   
   >> >Griff at GRIFF's RECORDS   
   >>   
   >I've listened to several dozen examples of these bargain records, mostly   
   >Tops and Hits but others too, and it was a bit painful. I have a lot of   
   >music going way back and the one thing that I see is that in every period   
   >there were "good" (subjective I know ;-) artists. These guys and gals were   
   >not them.....   
   >   
   >Still I listened, as you should seeing that you have a hankerin'. Sometime   
   >revisiting things can be rewarding for reasons other than what we intend.   
   >Have fun.   
   >brian   
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