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SMOKEY HOGG 78 SAVED FROM FATE WORSE THAN DUMPSTER!
Now, here’s what you might call a rescue
mission. I found this 1951 Smokey Hogg blues 78 languishing
without a sleeve, in amongst a bunch of C&W discs that
were stacked in a yellow milk crate. The record was completely
scuffed up, dirty, scratchy and had a crack to boot. It looked
like it was ready for the heap. However, I’ve rarely
seen a Smokey Hogg 78 so I couldn’t leave it behind.
I brought the poor thing home, cleaned it up, using some warm
water with the tiniest bit of soap (I used a few drops of
Sunlight dishwashing liquid - it leaves the least amount of
residue), lightly scoured the grooves with my trusty toothbrush,
rinsed off the soap, carefully patted it dry with a soft towel
and recorded the thing on to the computer. It played with
some snaps, crackles and pops. However, after spending too
much time with Adobe Audition (the computer software program
used to record The Room), I managed to make it sound a bit
better.
We heard a snippet of the rough version as well as the complete
‘cleaned up’ version of I'm Leavin' on
the October 2 New Arrivals - All 78s! broadcast of
RRR.
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