What we would call, in the UK, "Test Card Music". . This type of music was played all day on TV during the 50s, 60s, & 70s while a Test Card was shown - primarily for TV companies to tune TVs when they were installing them into homes. Then came all-day TV !!
Sears, JC Penny, Macy's and other department stores of the 1960's, 70's and early to mid 1980's, this is the basic machine that used to play the background music you would here while shopping. A time before satellite radio music was played. This was such a Cool machine made by Seeburg!
Love these tracks, I also post seeburg music myself, but I don't own any 80s records yet. I guess I will have to search around ebay more often to se if any turn up. I own over fifty Seeburg 1000 records Basic, Mood, and Industrial, and some Customusic Commercial too. I really enjoy this format :)
I will be posting them eventually so you will be able to hear them. I use Audacity to edit the audio to the best possible quality I can get out of this lo-fi format :)
I use audacity as well to record and 'tweak' them a bit. I use an old Magnavox stereo console to play them. The signal is pretty weak (one of the curses of 16 rpm!) so I bump up the amplification a little, reduce the space between tunes, filter out some of the rumble and clicks and stuff, and so on. For something described as 'lo fi', I think they sound pretty darned good. I wish stores and so forth still played music like this, particularly the stuff of the 1960s. It was a lot classier than the garbage they pipe through the PA systems now.
The top weight will greatly help, I have 3 of these and a BMC1 and they sound wonderful for such a slow speed. I had to replace the drive wheels on a couple of them. Seeburg was always praised for their magnificent sound and quality of the equipment, in my notion the best. I have been a Seeburg man for years!. Great job of the restoration, it looks great!!
Thank you for sharing this great music;I certainly remember hearing alot of this sort of music when I worked for Howard Johnson's as a Motor Lodge receptionist in 1972.😊👍
Great music. I grew up with this kind of stuff. I thought I'd let you all know that this is really cool. Brings back a lot of memories and some ofne good someone bad some in the end as always, but thank you for the music at 16 speed and playing backwards at 16 speed and playing upside down is really something. What kind of turn table is this? I like it. This is cool. Take care this is chuck chuck stock. Take care
Thanks for the upload, Ben! Really good job.., I mean the quality (of your involvement) is superb. You must have a nice stereo-recording-thingie. Anyways, It sounds great. Thanks again and, best wishes to you.
A simple solution for back ground music in its day. I doubt anyone heard the rumble and flutter from the cheap full range speakers used in most systems. There may have been a low cut rumble filter too. Their competition used an SCA sub carrier on a local FM station to provide slightly better music via a special receiver. Others used large broadcast cartridges running at a slow speed. These systems avoided the royality fees that were needed to play copyrighted recordings.
Based on the information provided, it appears that the Seeburg 1000 Lifestyle R-84 LS-125 record has a total playtime of 1:22:39, with the first track "Popcorn" starting at 0:48. Assuming a similar gap in time when the record player switches sides, and considering the identified tracks from the comments, here is a chronological track listing with estimated timestamps: Side A: 0:48 - "Popcorn" (originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969, became a hit for Hot Butter in 1972) 3:23 - Do You Have The Time? (also appears on record R-86 LS-118 as the last track on side B) 6:00 - Unidentified track 8:37 - Unidentified track 11:14 - Unidentified track 12:35 - "Valencia" 16:28 - Unidentified track 19:05 - Unidentified track 21:42 - Unidentified track 24:19 - Unidentified track 26:56 - Unidentified track 29:33 - Unidentified track 32:10 - Unidentified track 34:45 - "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from Flower Drum Song 37:24 - Unidentified track 40:01 - Unidentified track Side B: 41:30 - Unidentified track 44:07 - Unidentified track 46:44 - Unidentified track 49:21 - Unidentified track 51:58 - Unidentified track 54:35 - Unidentified track 57:12 - Unidentified track 59:49 - Unidentified track 1:02:26 - Unidentified track 1:05:03 - Unidentified track 1:06:36 - Unidentified track (highlighted by @austinj.jenkins2547 as the best one on the record) 1:10:17 - Unidentified track 1:12:54 - Unidentified track 1:15:31 - Unidentified track 1:18:08 - Unidentified track 1:20:45 - Unidentified track Note: The timestamps are estimated based on the assumption of evenly distributed track lengths and a similar gap in time when the record player switches sides. The actual timestamps may vary slightly.
It is fun to rack my brain and try to figure out the names of these songs. It took me about a minute to get the one at 14:00, which is "Valencia". I didn't look at the songlist until it was all over.
Question: Are you playing pool in the background? Cause it sounds like it. I heard it the first time I listened to this and did not think much of it but now that I listen to this more I distinctly hear the sound of pool being played. JA
An engineering masterpiece!!!
This is a great one. I didn't appreciate this music when it was originally happening, but now, I love it. Very nostalgic.
Brings back the "good ol' days" feeling, eh? 🤗
Is there a streaming service like this. LOVE IT! ❤❤❤❤
0:48 - Popcorn (originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969, became a hit for Hot Butter in 1972)
What we would call, in the UK, "Test Card Music". . This type of music was played all day on TV during the 50s, 60s, & 70s while a Test Card was shown - primarily for TV companies to tune TVs when they were installing them into homes. Then came all-day TV !!
Sears, JC Penny, Macy's and other department stores of the 1960's, 70's and early to mid 1980's, this is the basic machine that used to play the background music you would here while shopping. A time before satellite radio music was played. This was such a Cool machine made by Seeburg!
Yeah, I remember. What a shame at the time we didn’t know what a cool machine it was, all we knew was the music sucked. 😝
I never seen a record player like that! I love the music too!
nice machine love older technology i own a seeburg lpc1 juke they made the best systems
From the days when life was simpler and less stressful, wish they would come back
First song was classic electronic music indeed! So do love all this music!
Love these tracks, I also post seeburg music myself, but I don't own any 80s records yet. I guess I will have to search around ebay more often to se if any turn up. I own over fifty Seeburg 1000 records Basic, Mood, and Industrial, and some Customusic Commercial too. I really enjoy this format :)
Now I finally Got Myself some Lifestyle records 6 of them ranging from R-81 to
R-92
Fardemark Heh. I've probably lost one or two auctions to you on eBay.
I will be posting them eventually so you will be able to hear them. I use Audacity to edit the audio to the best possible quality I can get out of this lo-fi format :)
I use audacity as well to record and 'tweak' them a bit. I use an old Magnavox stereo console to play them. The signal is pretty weak (one of the curses of 16 rpm!) so I bump up the amplification a little, reduce the space between tunes, filter out some of the rumble and clicks and stuff, and so on.
For something described as 'lo fi', I think they sound pretty darned good. I wish stores and so forth still played music like this, particularly the stuff of the 1960s. It was a lot classier than the garbage they pipe through the PA systems now.
Agreed :)
The top weight will greatly help, I have 3 of these and a BMC1 and they sound wonderful for such a slow speed. I had to replace the drive wheels on a couple of them. Seeburg was always praised for their magnificent sound and quality of the equipment, in my notion the best. I have been a Seeburg man for years!. Great job of the restoration, it looks great!!
This 16rpm record is so much
Thank you for sharing this great music;I certainly remember hearing alot of this sort of music when I worked for Howard Johnson's as a Motor Lodge receptionist in 1972.😊👍
popcorn is one of my all-time fave songs too this is so cool
I love to watch the records spin all day
NICE
Great music. I grew up with this kind of stuff. I thought I'd let you all know that this is really cool. Brings back a lot of memories and some ofne good someone bad some in the end as always, but thank you for the music at 16 speed and playing backwards at 16 speed and playing upside down is really something. What kind of turn table is this? I like it. This is cool. Take care this is chuck chuck stock. Take care
The second tune that starts on 03:23 also appears on the later issued record labeld as R-86 LS-118 as the last track on the side B.
Wouldyou have the time?
The title
@@alainleveque9637 Title of what?
31:42 ... es ist ein rührendes Lied. Vielen Dank für die Musik!
"Ay Marieke" von Jacques Brel
Thanks for the upload, Ben! Really good job.., I mean the quality (of your involvement) is superb. You must have a nice stereo-recording-thingie. Anyways, It sounds great. Thanks again and, best wishes to you.
A simple solution for back ground music in its day. I doubt anyone heard the rumble and flutter from the cheap full range speakers used in most systems. There may have been a low cut rumble filter too. Their competition used an SCA sub carrier on a local FM station to provide slightly better music via a special receiver. Others used large broadcast cartridges running at a slow speed. These systems avoided the royality fees that were needed to play copyrighted recordings.
Love 16 rpm records
The wow and flutter on the top side is because the top spindle weight is missing. Still though, that record sounds very good
Just SUPER! I never stopped loving this music. Does the stylus play upside down to get both sides?
Thank you very much!
k legal nunca tinha visto este sistema de toca disco,
Based on the information provided, it appears that the Seeburg 1000 Lifestyle R-84 LS-125 record has a total playtime of 1:22:39, with the first track "Popcorn" starting at 0:48. Assuming a similar gap in time when the record player switches sides, and considering the identified tracks from the comments, here is a chronological track listing with estimated timestamps:
Side A:
0:48 - "Popcorn" (originally composed by Gershon Kingsley in 1969, became a hit for Hot Butter in 1972)
3:23 - Do You Have The Time? (also appears on record R-86 LS-118 as the last track on side B)
6:00 - Unidentified track
8:37 - Unidentified track
11:14 - Unidentified track
12:35 - "Valencia"
16:28 - Unidentified track
19:05 - Unidentified track
21:42 - Unidentified track
24:19 - Unidentified track
26:56 - Unidentified track
29:33 - Unidentified track
32:10 - Unidentified track
34:45 - "I Enjoy Being A Girl" from Flower Drum Song
37:24 - Unidentified track
40:01 - Unidentified track
Side B:
41:30 - Unidentified track
44:07 - Unidentified track
46:44 - Unidentified track
49:21 - Unidentified track
51:58 - Unidentified track
54:35 - Unidentified track
57:12 - Unidentified track
59:49 - Unidentified track
1:02:26 - Unidentified track
1:05:03 - Unidentified track
1:06:36 - Unidentified track (highlighted by @austinj.jenkins2547 as the best one on the record)
1:10:17 - Unidentified track
1:12:54 - Unidentified track
1:15:31 - Unidentified track
1:18:08 - Unidentified track
1:20:45 - Unidentified track
Note: The timestamps are estimated based on the assumption of evenly distributed track lengths and a similar gap in time when the record player switches sides. The actual timestamps may vary slightly.
25:04 appears to be an instrumental cover of “Tragedy” by The Bee Gees.
Apart from some language discs, not much was produced on 16rpm because the quality wasn't very good for music - wobbly sound.
It is fun to rack my brain and try to figure out the names of these songs. It took me about a minute to get the one at 14:00, which is "Valencia". I didn't look at the songlist until it was all over.
That’s neat
Love this
You have good music I know a lot of the show tunes Thanks I suscribe!
0:48 もう関西の方はお分かりでしょうね？
日曜日の昼３時に放送していた「お楽しみ劇場」の
「吉本新喜劇」のオープニングテーマでしたね。
This record player is god
Does anyone know exactly what track 1:06:36 is? I can't seem to find that specific one anywhere else and imo it's the best one in the vinyl.
Where can your get a copy of this😅
Question: Are you playing pool in the background? Cause it sounds like it. I heard it the first time I listened to this and did not think much of it but now that I listen to this more I distinctly hear the sound of pool being played. JA
LSD
Yeah it's distracting
does that use a magnetic cartridge
12:35 "Valencia"
34:45 I Enjoy Being A Girl - Flower Drum Song
😄😄😄😄😄😄
Your LP player is so dope !!! What brand and model is it ??
Seeburg 1000 Background Music Compact
☆☆☆☆☆ five stars 🌟
40 minutes per side.
meow
R-84 = 10-1-1980
These arrangements are all so generic. Maybe it's 1960's department store music.
beatiful music on bad audio quality. :((((