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...original material. Parker shrugs off the charge. "There's this romantic notion that cracks and surface noise are part of the charm of the old 78s. Not for me." And certainly not for the vast majority of the listening public -- particularly younger music fans -- who have grown used to CDs and sophisticated sound equipment. "Here's this amazing American cultural heritage locked in an antique technology," says Parker, "and that's a barrier to a younger generation that might find much value, interest and excitement in this music. My goal is to break down that barrier...
Newbury Comics (upstairs at the Garage on JFK Street) offers a less flashy shopping experience, but it does win the price wars, with hit CDs always on sale for $10.77. In addition to an excellent selection of alternative and classical CDs, the store sells a wide range of posters, T-shirts and comic books...
Loony Tunes, a block away (1101 Mass. Ave.), is worth visiting just to see the window display of vintage album covers: Peggy Lee's "I Like Men" album and a '50s recording of Armenian wedding music highlight the collection. inside are tons of new and used vinyl records and CDs at surprisingly low prices, including hundreds of old classical recordings for a mere 99 cents...
...American Indian, Blues Women, Dixieland, Big Band, Swamp, Comedy and Boogie all get separate bins. This is surely one of the few places in the world where you can find an old vinyl recording of "Song of the Suffragettes" along with easy listening anthologies and used Thompson Twins CDs...
...Wagner, Mozart and Puccini, as well as French and Spanish opera. Pavarotti may rival him in vocal beauty, but no singer today is as versatile. So when Deutsche Grammophon set out to recap his two decades with the label, there was plenty to choose from. The first of 10 CDs of highlights to be released this year is Arias, Songs & Tangos. It is a monument to his vigorous musicianship. Over time Domingo's voice has become darker and richer, his style more fluent and less mannered. The only regret: his masterly Otello, recorded for RCA and EMI, cannot be included...