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The Kippers

Over the years, my research on discogs regarding barbershop music has attracted some curious people. I have been contacted by a number of parties, usually requesting a copy of an LP which I am glad to share. These people have always had some connection with the quartet they are asking about. From a family friend, […]

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Chord

I have written about my love for barbershop music on this blog many times over the years.  As one could imagine, this is largely an ‘underground’ genre…while it has a large and devoted following, you don’t hear of the relevant quartets in the mainstream media, ever.  So 99% of the releases out there are private […]

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more barbershop

Well it sure has been a slow May.  I got down to Texas but missed opportunities to check out a record store in downtown Dallas and more.  I did stop into a thrift store in Plano Texas but they had no vinyl.  I made it back to Buffalo NY as well as the Detroit area […]

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The ghosts of barbershop’s past…..

I am fairly confident I have the biggest and/or best collection of barbershop vinyl on the planet.  It started so long ago as it often does, in Michigan.  That state is home to some of the best quartets the world has ever known.  After waiting years and begging, discogs added barbershop as a style which […]