Today in history...

Emil Berliner was born. You don't know him? You should:

Emil Berliner (1851 – 1929) was a German-born Jewish inventor. He developed the disc record gramophone (phonograph)and founded The Berliner Gramophone Company in 1895 and The Gramophone Company in London.

If you don't know, what how it looked like*:

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Vinyl!

Just a quick note: I discovered vinyl. And I LIKE it.

Having 2 or 3 vinyl LPs and no record player lead me to buy one some weeks ago. Now I find myself browsing flea markets and the internet for old LPs. What the heck? :-)

Already spinning on my record player:

• Mike Viola - Hang On Mike / Lurch / Melon
• Frank Sinatra - Live At The Sands / In The Wee Small Hours
• Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
• Queen - The whole discography (my favorites: Innuendo / Queen II / Made In Heaven / News Of The World / A Day At The Races)
• Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
• Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning (yes, I like this one!)
• Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
• The Beatles - 1
• Elvis Presley - 30 # One Hits
• Jim Boggia - Misadventures in Stereo (Mono Version!)

Coming soon:

• Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55
• Air - Moon Safari / Pocket Symphony
• Freddie Mercury & Monserrat Caballe - Barcelona
• Ron Sexsmith - Time Being

Any suggestions for LPs?