I spent the last 4-6 weeks obsessively researching Psycho and now it’s done. I’ve handed in my final draft to be printed up. It’s not finished, but it’s all I can do now.
It’s available for sale on my big cartel as well. BUY IT HERE
I feel a bit like I just finished a marathon and I have to rest for a while before being able to digest all the information and talk about it. I’m not sure why this research gripped me in this way, but it did. For future editions I’d like to find some more information about the Noack version between 1968-1980. I’d also like to talk to some radio folks from the late 60s and get the lay of the land. Also I’m quite sure there is some insider info about K-Ark Records and I might know who has it but I’ll have to see.
For the rest of August I’m hoping to do a couple shows and publish them before my family and I head out of town for a few days. I pushed everything off because of the Psycho stuff, so now I’m going to try and work on some other things.
The other big news is that I received a grant for my acetate digitization project. I’ll be posting more about it later but, like I said, I’m needing a bit of rest and relaxation before I can get my brain together. Long story short, I got enough money to buy the gear I needed for this project. A new turntable with specific control adjusts, a set of archival grade styli for different old records, and a special eq box that allows me to get certain types of transfers. It’s all technical and I still feel like I barely understand it, but that’s the jist.
I’ll be transferring acetates in no time and posting them to my website. The point of this project is to get all of this music online free of charge for anyone who wants to hear it. Big thanks to the Ohio Arts Council for all of this.
Until next time, Cheers
Franklin