Author: DOuG pRATt

Curated by R. Crumb

Let’s join Robert in his living room in France. He’s playing DJ with selections from his collection of 78 rpm shellac records, and chatting with fellow collector John Heneghan.

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Here’s blog follower mih, admiring some Crumb creations.

R. Crumb’s Underground

A Salty Dog Rat

As a former radio DJ, the temptation is great for me to feature even more music here than I do. The mood that Procol Harum’s “A Salty Dog” evokes is unsettling in a way that, for me, has never been matched.

I first knew Salty from this live recording. A high school friend played it for me the summer after we graduated, and its effect was both powerful and hypnotic. It felt like I was remembering a past life as a sailor on a doomed ship centuries ago. I immediately bought a copy of the album.

A Face Too Good For Radio

This video was recommended to me by YouTube from one of my subscriptions.

I gasped, even before playing it. The woman on the record jacket cover could be a twin for the woman I worked with when I was a voice on the radio, many years ago. I was the news guy during her afternoon shift. We used to indulge the sort of on-air playful banter that became more common later in the business.

Why would such a stunningly beautiful woman choose to work in radio, rather than being seen on TV? Because she was married, and being as smart and strong-willed as she was beautiful, she didn’t want to be objectified by men, to use a current expression.