The good news was the article saying how quickly London picked itself up once they realised rats were the culprit and the Plague finally burnt itself out.
That’s because the manufacturers have made it so, they build obsolessons into everything so it’s cheaper to throw away and buy new one.
Nickelindimer. Yes we are all guilty of that. Yes I certainly remember the 45's. My very first one was the theme music to Rawhide that I bought from Patmores( a record shop) in the high street. I loved the tune so much but I only had one of those old record players that only played 78's. I think that experience first got me into all these playback devices.
Does anyone remember 7" 45rpm records? "Singles" we called them. Why? Because they usually had only one-single song on them that we liked. And because it was cheap & easy to get and use, many of us built our collection solely around them! Spotify and all that aren't much different--in those respects... so let's lay-off about what some folks have & haven't heard. [/QUOTE] Yes i bought and still have loads of 12” singles, the difference is i am aware of what was on the albums and i also bought the albums too.
Does anyone remember 7" 45rpm records? "Singles" we called them. Why? Because they usually had only one-single song on them that we liked.[/QUOTE] Of course I remember singles. Sunday night was The Top 40 Singles chart. First single bought with my own money; Supertramp - The Logical Song. I was on holiday when I bought it so couldn't play it until I got home. Lasting memory. Buying OMD Enola Gay and them giving me a 12" at no extra cost which I then had to work out how to get home on my Motorbike. Of course there were CD singles as well. They usually had about five remixes of the same track. Sometimes they were better than the original.
I blame the modern public education system. It creates year after year of minimally educated know-nothings that don't realize that in order for a better education for their kids to be had, money must be put into the system. And to do that, it must come in via taxes, which said people are unwilling to pay! Plus, think about it: How many of you recall having to take a required class... such as Auto-Shop, Graphic Arts or even Jewelry Making... that taught marketable skills that you didn't want to or felt was "unnecessary"? Well, that/those class(es) gave you an insight/understanding to the complexity of things, and made you more self-sufficient... right? If we implement that with courses on Modern Electronics & Computer Operating Systems--and EV Service (DUH!)--we'll avoid making more generations of know-nothings that can't fend for themselves.
I went to what they called Comprehensive school. For the first two years everyone was in mixed classes. After that the kids who had no hope in passing exams did things like learn how to decorate a room. They did that in the classroom adjacent to where I learnt Technical Drawing. The only annoyance was that after getting grade A I had to do the same level of Technical Drawing two more times; once at college and once as part of my Apprenticeship.
I remember Sunday nights top 20 very well. I use to listen to polite on a little Bencson (I think it was called) tiny transistor radio. Oh the memories.
The interesting thing is that it is a complete twist, including the lyrics, to the one that always got played on the radio.
Of course I remember singles. Sunday night was The Top 40 Singles chart. First single bought with my own money; Supertramp - The Logical Song. I was on holiday when I bought it so couldn't play it until I got home. Lasting memory. Buying OMD Enola Gay and them giving me a 12" at no extra cost which I then had to work out how to get home on my Motorbike. Of course there were CD singles as well. They usually had about five remixes of the same track. Sometimes they were better than the original. [/QUOTE] Peter Gabriel - a 12" with two different remixes of Sledgehammer on the "A"-side, and "Don't Break This Rhythm" plus the '86-remix of "I Have The Touch" on the "B"-side. Was the first single I bought brand-new, and carried it how with me on my bicycle. The only others were 7-incher's at a store in a mall I found in '94, mostly of what was the latest by Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Soundgarden and Celine Dion's slickly-styled breakthrough cover of the Jennifer Rush classic. Everything else was CD or LP--what there was of brand-new recordings I bought, because by then it was the early-90's and vinyl was cheap & plentiful... if you knew where to look for it.
Mainly sold in Woolworths https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-...190729?hash=item2d03cb6949:g:GO0AAOSwXA9ePwxL As for Technical Drawing I would love to know how it is taught these days. Our mechanical designer does everything on a computer these days. I remember seeing a presentation in which Ford were extremely proud that they could rotate a wireframe model of their Probe Concept car at about 1 frame per second. Now a £200 laptop could do it many times faster.
My school was different, nobody was labelled as a no hoper. We had different groups per year, A, B,C ect. The A group was the top group and was pushed harder, the B group did the same as the A group but at a slower pace and the C group did the same as the A & B groups again at a slower pace still. So in the end we had all learned the same, but everybody left school with what they could achieve within their ability.
They were supposed to be Headlining Lets Rock Southampton this year. At least they are still on the line up for 2021 (if it happens)
Longman. Very interesting. Were Benkson Japanese? The transistor radio I had was tiny. Cannot remember the model number. Only that it was blue and it was a Birthday present from my mother. I think I must have wore that little radio out.
