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A throwback to the days of late night infomercials plugging record collections

We don’t see these sorts of late night infomercials for record collections anymore, but as George Carlin points out, they used to be big–and ridiculous. (Via Tom)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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One thought on “A throwback to the days of late night infomercials plugging record collections

  • yeah we do – just saw come time life collection of sould ballads from the 70s and 80s the other night while flippng channels.

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