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Originally Posted by eschaider

I have them and a number of other similar favorites also, Tom, although, these days, mine are digital. Those artists and performers were from a different generation and value system but foundational to our own as were were young boys growing up. They contributed significantly to the value systems so many of us embrace today. I hope today's value-challenged can find a similarly good foundation to build on.

A friend of mine has made a hobby business out of digitizing old 78s and Edison cylinders. The results he gets are astounding.

PS. If you didn't see it you should watch Ken Burns' Country Music series. The old recordings they dug up for the first part of it were amazing.