How to Listen to Music

Well, not quite, but how to listen to music...better? More efficiently? Yeah.

*Apologies in advance for the smaller pictures...but they're not that bad, I guess*

CBS Laboratories (where safety is number one priority?) presents what didn't need a nice colorful, eye-catching cover, but got one anyway. So yes, this is yet another stereo setup records, but something you'll see later sets it apart from others a bit.

Again, these are very standard tests, so here comes the more interesting part...

It came with a booklet for professional test records, as opposed to the album featured in this post, which is basically for the vinyl layman. Let's look inside...

STR 100: Stereophonic Frequency Test Record

STR 112: Square Wave, Tracking and Intermodulation Test Record

STR 120: Wide Range Pickup Response Test Record

STR 130: RIAA Frequency Response Test Record

STR 140: RIAA Pink Noise Acoustical Test Record

STR 151: Broadcast Test Record

See? When you're getting into super tech RIAA and Broadcast stuff, those are records that few home consumers would ever care about or need. 

STR 170: 318 Microsecond Frequency Response Test Record

STR 101: Seven Steps to Better Listening

SQT 1100: Quadraphonic Test Record

The 318 Microsecond record isn't exactly for home use either, but those last two are, especially the STR 101 record featured in this post, which apparently cost $6.98, whereas all the other ones are $15.00 each.

Bending Fabric Again

This is Bent's fourth album. I've posted his first before, the legendary Alley Cat. :) (and I still haven't had anyone get the reference in that post's title...) Many of his albums and covers involved animals in some way, which I like. I still like that ATCO logo too.

Lots of words about Alley Cat, because, as I mentioned before, it's legendary.

I forgot to include the tracklist, so here it is. I need to hear his version of the also legendary Sweet Georgia Brown. I can't find it on YouTube, but here's Alley Cat again, which is there several hundred thousand times. ;) It's one of those songs where you may have no idea about the artist or title, but as soon as you hear it, boom!

Kaptain Kool and the Kongs

As I was looking through my pics for something to upload, I came across this and decided to post it on a whim. Didn't mean much to me, and I figured it was just another disco group I hadn't heard of, but I dig the outfits and the name. (and Kaptain Kool reminds me of Dennis Farina a bit) But something on the back intrigued me...

Notice the Krofft in the lower left corner. I thought 'Krofft as in Sid and Marty Krofft?' I looked them up and yep! They were part of The Krofft Supershow, another Krofft production I either never saw or saw so little of, I have no memory of it, due to extremely limited TV options at the time. Or because it was off the air by the time I was a 1-year-old. ;) 

But I've obviously become well aware of the various shows over the years, especially since the internet age, as evidenced by what I immediately thought of upon seeing this Bentley...

I grew up being somewhat aware of Krofft shows, but I think it was mostly from seeing clips on other shows, and my mother mentioning certain things from time to time. (H.R. Pufnstuf [see above], etc...) I don't remember Krofft shows ever being on any channels I had growing up in New Brunswick, Canada in the 80s. If I'm wrong, please let me know!

Wardrobe Malfunction

Do you need a safety pin or something?

Wrong Joyce...

Yeah, this lovely lady isn't quite the Joyce I was hoping for.

It was this Joyce...

Yep, the lovely, legendary Joyce Drake. I would FLIP OUT if I ever came across this album! (internally, anyway)

As far as music stands go, this is also one. And it's quite nice.

Vid Kids!

I was happy to have found this. I had forgotten about it.

Definite Mini-Pops vibe to this, despite the lack of costumes, and that may explain the lack of Bob Schneider (precious little info on him, but here's a lengthy old article), who was a huge force in this show.

A mix of current and classic songs was typical of these albums. Learn more about Vid Kids here.

And here's a full episode!

Computerman was my favorite segment. :)

Non-veterinarians need not apply

Really no reason why I should have this, which is all the more reason I should have it...

This is easily my favorite kind of thrift store find! Not sure how many of these would be floating around in the wild these days. (there are currently 9 for sale at discogs.com, though, and 2 on ebay) I figure most would've been thrown away decades ago when they were cleaning up their offices, or are still just rotting away in closets, long forgotten. Glad I found one. :)

Evsco Pharmaceutical is still around, specializing in products for dogs and cats, including carpet stain and odor remover. I could've used some of that more than once.

Murmurs galore.