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Bleach – in session for John Peel – Dec. 2,1990 – Recorded Nov. 20, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Bleach, their debut session for John Peel – recorded on November 20, 1990 and broadcast on December 2. Bleach were an indie rock band from Ipswich, England, usually considered part...
Zino Francescatti (violin) Robert Casadesus (Piano) – In Recital -Library of Congress – January, 1952 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Back to history this week – A recital from the famed Library Of Congress Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Auditorium in January of 1952 by the legendary violinist Zino Francescatti and Robert...
December 5, 1993 – ABC Radio News – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – December 5, 1993 – Sad news regarding the kidnapping of Polly Klaas. After weeks of franticly searching for the kidnapped 12 year old, Police disclosed that the body discovered along the highway near Petaluma California on December...
Paris Angels – in session for John Peel – Aug. 29, 1990 -BBC Radio 1 – Paris Angels tonight. Paris Angels were a seven piece band, hailing from Guide Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, associated with the Madchester scene of 1989 -1991. Their music fused indie guitars with electronic dance music....
Gordon Skene, two-time Grammy Nominee and archivist runs The Gordon Skene Sound Archive and this website, which is dedicated to preserving and encouraging an interest in history and historic news, events, and cultural aspects of our society. Past Daily is the only place on the Internet where you can hear a Nixon speech, listen to an interview with John Cassavettes or play a broadcast of Charles Munch rehearsing the Boston Symphony in 1950, all in the same place. It's living history and it's timeless.
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