Free Records!

[@presstoplay2314]

That was fun!! I loved how you just tossed them all on the floor. Lol. The Six Million Dollar Man was sweet!!!! I even had the toy that came out. You could roll the skin up on his arm. 😂. Priceless.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I was sad to discover that the Six Million Dollar Man record was trashed. I was ready to give it a listen. I had the action figure too! Memories 🙃

[@Pluralofvinylisvinyls]

I’m constantly picking up collections like this too and have amassed about a thousand records I need to drop off at goodwill but I don’t want to ruin the goodwill with my junk records lol. Last collection I picked up like this had the same similar junk and then randomly there were a bunch of Phish records and Israeli pressings of Bob Dylan.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I will admit that I felt a little guilty dropping off these cast off records, but I took them a few at a time and many were in much better shape that what I usually see in the thrift shop close to me. I think some guy buys all of the records they can't sell. Maybe they melt them down to recycle? Israeli pressings of Bob Dylan and Phish records is a strange find in the midst of all of that junk. I guess you just never know!

[@vikingbrace]

You better keep Olivia! Blow by Blow is a great record, I hope that’s in good shape for you. Girlschool! Hope some of the Rush is ok. Christ! Somebody sure loved Elvis. Your remark about “He Touched Me” was terrific 👍🏼 It’s funny how I’m known as the ONJ guy lol but I’ll take it. She was a sweetheart. Just like you Brian.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Gary - I have set aside the Olivia records, which, I have to say, are in fairly good shape, suggesting that whoever owned them never played them! My brother had an 8-track copy of Totally Hot, so I have heard that album several hundred times. But, in your honour, I will play them to see what I think, because I don't know too much about the others apart from the track Physical. She seemed so pure until she released that song. It's quite a change from Hopelessly Devoted to You 🙂

[@VinylPotato]

Now I know where thrift stores get all their albums (and wall calendars)! LOL. At least you found a handful of keepers. Not bad for free records. Take care.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

The ratio of keepers to discards was off, but it was amusing to see what this guy had and the condition of the records, which was generally abyssal, with some exceptions! Oh well. I suppose it's good to get your hands dirty from time to time.

[@GustavoScafuro]

Luck you! Not sure if I was more surprised to see some Rush albums (Girlschool, too!) or several albums from Roberto Leal! He was a popular Portuguese singer both in Portugal and Brasil. I worked for him in the nineties when I lived in Portugal, he was my first marriage best man before I had a rock band with his older son. Fast forward to 2020s I am now working for his family business :) Ps: As you mentioned in the video, besides Roberto Leal, you showed many albums from Portuguese (a few Brazilian) artists, so the older owner must have had an Açores (Portuguese island) connection. Fun video, but it's very tiring to manage and sort out big donations like this. Cheers!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Thankfully, the Rush and Girlschool records were in good shape. Wow, very interesting connection to Roberto Leal! Sadly, all of the Portuguese records were in very rough shape, so I had to get rid of them. I managed to save about 15 or 20 records from the lot, which I guess Is not too bad!

[@GustavoScafuro]

@@EmbryonicRobotthey don't worth much anyway!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Good to know 🙂

[@garagegeek4863]

Carmen McRae - gold. Many are in bad shape, which is sad. I love a lot of these types just for discovery purposes. Dang - I’ve never seen the 6 Million Dollar Man one. Joe and Eddy looks really good. “He touched me” - that always cracks me up. My hubby likes Roberto Carlos. Some of the foreign ones if in good shape could be sellable. Well, this made a good video at least. I love Dean-o!!! At the halfway mark you started showing some that were in way better shape. I can’t imagine you having these beat up re it’s in your pristine collection. I love a couple songs on the John Travolta record because I heard them as a kid. I love Peter and Gordon (if it’s the same one - hugely influential). One went on to help create the LA sound of Linda R and Eagles, I guess. These records are so fun. I have that Lynda Carter. I took offense to your Anne Murray is awful comment so I’m glad you retracted!!! I have that Camillo Sesto. Maybe Roberto Leal is fun but maybe not your style? Lol - Rocio Durcal - I know many of these through my hubby and the singers are great. Rossington Collins - try Pine Box - love that song (I’m partial to accapella though). I’d put that Nancy Ames on the turntable in a heartbeat just to try it out. All in all a lot of trash because they are so beat up but I saw quite a few gems.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

The really bad news is that they were in much rougher shape than I thought. So many records were in the wrong sleeve. Also, there were loose records that had no sleeve at all. I even found a Judas Priest record jammed into the wrong sleeve and a Beatles White album in the wrong sleeve, but they were all destroyed. All of the records you mentioned were trashed. I can only suspect anger issues on the part of the owner! 🤬 I'm mostly sad about the Six Million Dollar Man record. It was ruined! I did save a few, but the rest are leaving my house ASAP 🙂

[@garagegeek4863]

I’d trash them too. No space for beat up records. Probably the kids got ahold of them.

[@Paneeks1960]

Gene McDaniels later changed his name to Eugene McDaniels and released two solid albums. One was Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse which was an early VC staple. The other is 'Outlaw' which I luckily grabbed early on. Kind of psych, free jazz, etc... I was given a few collections over the years Brian. Unfortunately. The condition of some of the better ones were not good. But three years ago I was given a collection that was left in the basement of a house that my sister-in-law's sister bought. She did not even look through it. Turns out. The owner worked for Jem Records. I scored immensely. Original Danzig, Raven, Priest, Maiden and other metal albums. Also some alternative stuff like Dead Milkmen, Smiths, REM, etc... Nothing ground moving for the Smiths. I thought that you would be curious on the Smiths stuff. {smile} Since we share that common Smiths/Moz bond. That was fun to see Brian~ Rob/Boston

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Rob - Interesting details on Gene McDaniels. I discovered later, that most of these records were completely trashed. I kept some, set some aside to give away, and the rest will be leaving! I am always hoping for a big score, like the one you mentioned, but that has eluded me. Some of my Smiths 12" singles came from a local lawn sale in about 1996. I think I got 5 for $1 each! That's almost as good as free in my book.

[@Foul_Quince]

and I can endorse those Eugene McDaniels albums, especially Headless Heroes, which is spectacular!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

​@@Foul_Quince Good to know. I'll keep that in mind.

[@RandyforRoyals]

This reminds me of the boxes of records I would find at auctions with the best ones often being unplayable although I have purchased a few of those boxes. I have a lot of those Elvis records and The Sun Sessions is probably his best record although with 5 records in the sleeve, I don't hold out much hope. Johnny Horton was a country singer with a rockabilly edge and I'm sure you would recognize some of his songs if you heard them. He died fairly young in an automobile accident. Now I have no idea who Roberto Leal is, but he seemed to be a favorite. Good luck in finding some salvageable records.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Randy - All but two of the Elvis records were deeply scratched and scuffed and beat up, like someone had an issue with the King! I pulled out LPs some to keep, and some to give away, but a trip to the thrift store is looming, though I wonder who would buy them, unless they want to melt them down!

[@gatefold33]

Aaagh the dreaded 'someone has been through the records already'. I wonder what they took. I enjoyed the video. A few interesting things there that probably made the trip worthwhile, I hope they clean-up OK...

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I think I will keep about 15, though some will be doubles, and I will have a few to give away. The rest were a bust. Girlshcool really sounds great, even though it has a bunch of light marks of on the record, the Dylan is pretty much mint, and most of the Rush were OK, even though I have copies already. It was kind of amusing going through the batch, but my hands were filthy afterwards.

[@YoungLPLovers]

Good on you for trying to find a new home for these. A few worth taking another look at for sure. Bob Dylan’s greatest hits and Rush’s moving pitches are definitely worth a closer look. Be good.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I kept aside about 15 for myself, even though some are duplicates, including Dylan and all of the Rush. I also have a few that I might keep for trades or giveaways, although they aren't really desirable. Good thing the thrift shop is close by, 'cause records can be heavy!

[@TheVinylVoyage-ud3uf]

A few gems in there, Brian! Girlschool, Rush, Edgar Winter, Dylan and someone will be keen on the Elvis bundle … great for a free score!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Jack - Sadly, the Edgar Winter (and Johnny Winter) were completely destroyed, as were most of the Elvis records. I realize that people weren't always fastidious about keeping their records in mint condition way back when, but these look absolutely abused! Oh, well, I did keep a few.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

Im gonna like this batch of records, I can tell ! OK.. maybe not, but there are always gems in the rough ( positive thinking )😊

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi JT - Yes, I think I can salvage some things, but it looked like someone took sandpaper to some of the records. I never understood the way some people treated their records. Anyway, if I can keep a few, that will be fine. The Dylan Greatest Hits, although I have the exact same pressing, is probably the best of the batch 🙂

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

Wasn't there a decent 12" single as well ? Still not too bad. Is your Dylan Greatest Hits I or II ?

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@@jtsrecordroom3963 It was Vol 1. I was hoping for Vol 2 with the poster! No luck there. I think I will keep about 15, including the Rush dups. I hadn't heard that 12" from the Truth before. It's kind of an 80s pop/mew wave track.

[@jtsrecordroom3963]

15 records is still a very good score !

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Yes, I guess all things considered, it's not too bad 🙂

[@rallstonianmusicreport1975]

Man I hope after going through all of those you were able to keep something from your maybe pile. Each time you pulled out an Elvis record and showed how bad the condition was, my heart broke! One pet peeve of mine is when you go to a store and dig through the records and someone has written all over the cover or highlighted something on the write up on the back, but hte album is still in fantastic shape. I'd like to see a follow up on the albums that are maybes and if you kept any. I did get a chuckle out you chuckling over how rough most of those records were in or how to pronounce them! Good video! Oh and I hate Hotel California too, but also hate The Eagles! Best, Steve

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Steve - I will keep a few items. The worst of the whole exercise came after the video, when i realized that so many records didn't even match the sleeve they were in. Who stores records like this? It is totally weird and sort of fun, but mostly my hands got really dirty 🙂

[@3dimensionsofmusic3D]

Most of the Elvis seemed to have left the building 😆. Besides the obvious Rush albums there's one that is pretty good if it's in decent shape is the John McLaughlin's 'Belo Horizonte.' Good luck Brian.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I looked through them all closely after, and I pulled aside anything that wasn't completely destroyed, but Belo Horizonte is in really rough shape. Only two of the Elvis records are in playable shape. Oh well, it was an adventure 🙂

[@christopherkibler511]

Brian, what a diverse bunch of records. Elvis, Roberto Real, and Rush galore. You were pretty dismissive of most of them due to no inner sleeves or covers, but I hope that some are better than first impressions. Thanks, Chris

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Chris - Many of the records were in far worse shape that I thought, but I can salvage some. Oddly, there was a sleeveless White Album stuffed in teh wrong sleeve, but there is no way I can even attempt to play it. The George Shearing Trio record sounds pretty good, as does the Roy Orbison and most of the Rush is in good shape. But, I will have to dispose of quite a bit of it...

[@hellionrebellionrocknrolla744]

Can't beat free! James Taylor is pretty chill. I would love to hear "The Six Million Dollar Man" record. That BOC record isn't one of their common ones. It's not rare but you don't see it often. The Shadows or Shadowmen may be garage or psyche rock from the 60's. Or I could be thinking of a different band. Johnny Horton isn't bad. Country Elvis? That is Girlschool's best record. After looking at all of that, maybe you can beat free. Good luck deciphering that code. Cheers!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

The truly sad news is that almost all of the records were toast. I salvaged a few, but most were scratched and may were even in the wrong jackets. Occasionally, several records were in one sleeve. I found a trashed White Album with no jacket at all. It was ugly. Even some of the the ones that looked in great shape have a lot if surface noise. It was a bust 😔😡

[@DaddyRich71]

I feel your pain, Brian. I have a similar video coming soon about a thrift store 50 cent vinyl sale and soooo many records in awful shape. But we keep searching - looks lik eyou may have a couple keepers in there, tho.If you get the chance, could you check inside that Saturday Night Fever for me? Inside one of the sleeves in my copy is a picture sealed into the glue of the spine of the jacket and I'm wondering if anyone else has one like that. Totally understand if you don't the time, but please keep it in mind. Hope you and yours have a great weekend.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Rich - I had a look at SNF and there is no photo. I have two other copies, and was really hoping for an upgrade, but mine are better than the one in this batch. My copes don't have that phot either. How strange. Maybe you have a rare pressing 🙂

[@vinylizingprogger]

McLaughlin and Ponty! Not familiar with the specific albums other than the second one you showed by Ponty which is great, but would pickup all in a heartbeat. Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck has some my favorite music of his. I splurged on a nice Analog Productions 45 rpm pressing on that one. Too bad Mahavishnu was destroyed. Puzzling with lack of innersleeves. I am probably on the majorly OCD scale of getting proper innersleeves for even fairly well used LPs.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Richard! The sad news is that the records you mentioned could not be saved. The scratches on them were kind of a work of art, though. I managed to pull out 15, or so, that are in OK shape, some of which I will pass on to others. I will seek out the Jeff Beck record, since I do not have a copy. I find that lots of thrift store records are also missing inner sleeves. What do people do with them?

[@offthebeatentracks4515]

Carmen McCrae has a wonderful voice. Might be worth checking out. I'm not an Elvis fan but there's a song on Flaming Star called "Tiger Man" that's really good. Phil Keaggy was in a pscych band from the 70s called Glass Harp. A lot of his later stuff leans Christian but he's a very well respected guitarist. You might check out those Portuguese records just in case there are any Fado artists in there. Johnny Horton had a hit with "Battle Of New Orleans." His career was cut short when his car drove into an oncoming truck on a bridge.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

The really bad news came after I looked at the records more closely. I'd say 95% were deeply scratched and many weren't even in the right jackets. So, Flaming Star was ruined, but I did save two Elvis records. We will see if I like them. I am so-so on him. I set aside maybe 20 records, but some I have no interest in. I suppose it was a fun diversion, but man, were my hands dirty afterwards!

[@mad4vinyl802]

Free is good; sometimes! I'm a big fan of Carmen's. She is a jazz vocalist with a unique voice. Those records were in rough shape. I do love the Men At Work album. Funny, how a beautiful copy of Dylan wasn't taken. I would have grabbed those albums as well. Unfortunately, you'll be donating or throwing out the majority of them. Cheers, Brian

[@EmbryonicRobot]

You are right; I will certainly be chucking most of these records. The most alarming part came after, when I discovered that many of the records didn't match the sleeve they were in. So, I found a totally scratched Judas Priest record in the wrong jacket and.even a White album, but both discs were completely destroyed. I've set a side a few to keep and give away. I forgot to mention that one of the reasons I opted to take them all was that I saw that Dylan record sticking out, but that was very misleading...

[@vinylmartini3377]

Brian, that irreverent way you are tossing those records around is how they ended up in the condition you found them in!! 😂😂 Great fodder for a video anyway. I did a free box of records video a ways back, but mine were in much better condition. The person before you got better titles maybe, but rest assured they were not mint. Thanks for sharing.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Jack, If I had removed them from their jackets first, and then threw them around, that might be closer to the mark! 🙂 It turned out no to be the gold mine I keep hoping for. I will keep a few, though 🙂

[@vinylrichie007]

If the Elvis NBC special is in good shape check it out. Check out One Man Dog by James Taylor. Disco Songbook may be worth checking out. I need a good copy of Saturday Night Fever. That Johnny Winter album is good.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Sadly, all but two of the Elvis records were scratched to hell, as was the Disco Songbook. I have two rough copies of Saturday Night Fever, so I was hoping for an upgrade, but that was not to be. I will have a listen to One Man Dog.

[@davebushmediadesign]

This is pathetic, but I'm quite familiar with Myron Floren. He was a mainstay of The Lawrence Welk Show, which I watched often with my mother during the last years of her life. Fun video. Thanks.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I didn't know that Myron Floren was part of The Lawrence Welk Show, though my parents did watch the show. I am keeping a few, but most are going! Even some OK records are too badly scratched 😔

Too bad many looked like they came from the garbage store. But there were some favorites there. The two Rod Stewart might be my favorite albums by him. The two Bob Seger are amazingly good. "The famous final scene" on "Stranger in town" are really beautiful. Level 42 and Chicago are always hits. Al Stewarts "TIme passages" is a amazing Alan Parson-produced album. The Anne Murray-album is a good one, and of course "Tapestry". For information, Demis Roussos is a greek singer with a very annoying high pitched squeaky voice. He had a huge hit with a song called "Forever and ever". I checked on that Stan Kenton "Adventures in time"-album. It sounded very exciting and interesting so that one goes in my long wishlist. A very interesting and fun video.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Ii was disheartened by the condition of many of the records, but the really bad news cam after when I discovered that all (but maybe 25) were really badly scratched. Some records didn't even match the sleeves! Also, there were Beatles records and even a Judas Pries record jammed into some sleeves along with the correct record. So, I saved a few and kept some to give away, but the rest - including almost of the ones you mentioned -- are complete trash. I saved Level 42. There isn't always gold in an old box of records, it seems 😔

[@AnthonyGambler812]

MY POOR ELVIS! 😩 🤦🏻‍♂️ Brian when I’m thrifting & I see some of the condition of the records, I ask myself the same question! “WTF are these people doing to this music!” Hopefully you could “Frankenstein” GREASE from the 4 copies there!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Anthony - Sadly, all but two of the Elvis record were scratched to hell. Believe it or not, all of the copies of Grease were really rough, but I am going to do a play test to see I can save a copy. My hands were really dirty after that dig!

[@Foul_Quince]

Did you provide your own boxes or did they come with the records?

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Technically, they came in on bag and two big plastic tubs, but one bin was so degraded, the bottom almost fell out. The other is OK, but it is filthy, so I will dump it. The real revelation came after the video, when I noticed that many of the records didn't match the sleeves and 99% of them were deeply scratched. I saved the Rush, Dylan, Cars, Roy Orbison, Toronto, Girlschool, and a few others. Also, many jackets had more than one record inserted, so I found a Judas Priest record and a Beatles White Album, but both were scratched so badly, you would think someone used sandpaper on them! I have no idea what this guy was doing with his collection!

[@Foul_Quince]

@@EmbryonicRobot In my experience, played at a party and tossed on the floor by some rando putting on the next record.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@Foul_Quince I've seen that happen, sadly. These are so bad that no one would even make a clock out of them!

[@MortenAastad]

I think I saw one record I’d bring home and not get a tetanus show first, and that’s the Level 42 maxi. I love Men At Work, sorry Ben. Found all 3 recently as you may remember. Some records I’d like, Rush, Cars, but wow, how do records get that bad?!? Even with heavy use, how do that many records end up seeing so much attention from a human being that they see that much damage?!? Are the shelves or containers constantly moving? And what do they do with the inner sleeves?!? Yeah, I guess what you have there is you became a volunteer refuse collector Brian 😏

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Morten - I will keep the Level 42. I was amazed at the condition of many of these records. It looks like they were dragged behind a car and then they burned the inner sleeves in a bonfire!

[@MortenAastad]

@@EmbryonicRobot Or like I sometimes say, tied to the tails of cats to the amusement of no one 😄

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Ha ha. Yes, or that!

[@MortenAastad]

@@EmbryonicRobot 😄

[@michaelpdawson]

Eh. Not enough copies of Grease. That Peter & Gordon album features the song "Woman," written for them by Paul McCartney under a pseudonym to see if it would still be a hit without his name on it. The record you showed immediately after by the Statler Brothers includes their hit "Flowers on the Wall," which is a pretty funny country novelty song, worth listening to at least once. How the hell did Girlschool get in there???

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Despite all of those copies of Grease, none were even close to VG. I'd say that they were all fair, at best! I played the opening track on the Statler Brothers LP, which was "Flowers on the Wall:" and I was immediately transported back to my childhood, because my dad sang that song all of the time, but I had never heard anyone else sing it! Girlschool is an odd one in the batch. It's really dirty, so I will clean it up and see if it is worth keeping. After having a closer look, I discovered that all of the Presley records were too far gone. I have a trip to a thrift shop coming up. Maybe someone can make chip bowls or clocks out of the rejects 🙂

[@cgcvinyl]

Well, there's 25 minutes out of my life I'll never get back! Jk 😂 The only record I'd be excited about is that "Girlschool" album. Hopefully it's not totally trashed. 😬🙏

[@EmbryonicRobot]

No kidding. I should have added a warning when I posted the video. The Girlschool LP is dusty and dirty, but I hope it will be salvageable! 🙂

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

Free Johnny Winter is a no brainer

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Man, I was happy when I saw that, but the actual record looks like someone dragged it behind a car. Oh well... i will be able to salvage some of these records 👍

[@happyhippythevinylguy]

@@EmbryonicRobot that sucks

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@@happyhippythevinylguy Ha ha. Agreed!

[@STEVEHEROLD]

oh man. watching that parade of stuff was like 90% of the stuff i always see goodwills. in that condition too. some tidbits i think that skitch henderson dude was johnny carson’s first band leader. that dude al martino was a crooner he was in The Godfather. His daughter runs a cool site called vintage los angeles. that’s kinda why i know who he is. cars greatest was pretty cool find. oh and its OK you can say anne murray is awful.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

So many of the records turned out to be scratched so badly, they are worthless. But, I will keep a few things, including the Cars. So many sleeves turned ot to have the wrong record in them. I even found a really scratched Judas Priest record in the wrong sleeve, but there was no actual Judas Priest sleeve to be found. I also found an unsleeved Beatles White Album, but it looks like someone used a belt sander on it 😔

[@STEVEHEROLD]

@@EmbryonicRobot yeh brian seemed like that was gonna be the outcome. funny how a lotta people handled their music back in the day with no care. i guess ya gotta look at it as ya did a favor for some old lady and helped her get rid of some stuff.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@@STEVEHEROLD I shouldn't be too harsh. We used to tape pennies onto the headshell when records skipped! That must have hurt a few records.

[@STEVEHEROLD]

@@EmbryonicRobot oh yeh i used to do that with the penny. i kept mine in good condition when i was a kid but never did some of what a lotta people do now like use special sleeves or clean them etc.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I agree. No one ever cleaned records when I was a kid. I bought some outer sleeves in university, and my friends thought I was insane!

[@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147]

So I take you are not planning to play all of these. Someone gave me a big box of free records last year and in the was a rare Jim Sullivan album. The rest was crap. I just had a moving sale and gave free records. They did not seem to get a lot of love Brian

[@EmbryonicRobot]

I am keeping a few, but I'm actually wondering if I can legitimately take them to a thrift shop, given. the condition of many of these. Even they might not want them!

[@benrankins4446]

Free records are never a risk if you can offload the crap easily HP. Although from what you showed these look smashed & not so hot dude. So much landfill dude 🤷 The condition of some of these make me think some people shouldn’t be allowed to have records 😂

[@EmbryonicRobot]

SMG - The funny thing is, these records were in far worse shape than I imagined. Many were not even in the right jacket, most had crazy scratches, and many were water damaged. I salvaged very few. I even found a Beatles White album and a Judas Priest album, but without jackets and, again, so scratched that no one would even make a clock out of them! I am not even sure a thrift shop would want them. . .

[@benrankins4446]

@@EmbryonicRobot I’m always dubious when Nana’s offer me records.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

That's wise. Speaking of Nana, the most astonishing thing about this collection is that there were no Nana Mouskouri or James Last records in the bins! If I go to a thrift shop, that's all there is sometimes, along with Anne Murray. How this guy managed to not have any is beyond me.

[@benrankins4446]

@@EmbryonicRobot OMG I'd forgotten about Nana Mouskouri. It seemed like every household had one of her records when I was growing up.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

How could you forget about Nana Mouskouri? Turns out that, in addition to 100 albums, she was also a politician, and still lives. That's quite the thing. I think my dad liked her music. My kids will be saying that about me some dad. "My dad liked the Smiths. Can you believe that?"