Showing posts with label records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label records. Show all posts

Friday, April 25, 2014

Mind Blown - Dolly Parton in 45 or 33 1/3 speed

I recently came across these couple videos of Dolly Parton tunes being speed up to sound AWESOME, and then a Bruce Springsteen tune being slowed down to sound, well, like Dolly Parton. And the new versions are pretty rad.

From WIMP:

Dolly Parton's hit song "Jolene" (from her 1973 album sharing the same name) sounds unexpectedly good when slowed down to 33 RPM. Parton has said the inspiration for this song came from a redheaded bank teller who she believed charmed her husband.



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And now, Bruce Springsteen, "I'm on Fire" set to 45 RPM, making him sound very much like Dolly Parton.



BOOM! Mind-splosion!

Friday, May 22, 2009

Nightlife at the Academy of Sciences celebrates the 60th birthday of the 45 rpm record


Thursday nights at the Academy of Sciences has gotten a buzz as one of the best parties in town in the Bay Area, where the museum is "transformed into a lively venue filled with music, provocative science, mingling, and cocktails." This Thursday, co-sponsored by the Red Bull energy drink, the museum presents Red Bull 45's to celebrate the 60th birthday of the 7-inch 45 rpm record.

The event features 4 DJs, taking turns spinning 45s during the same set. Read more...