Tom Dooley by Lonnie Donegan on 78 record

This a Columbia "Viva-Tonal Grafonala" No. 112A wind up 78rpm record player. It has had about 70 years of hard use but still refuses to stop playing! To complete the lo-fi nature of this video, it was recorded using the video feature on a canon ixus 4.0 stills camera which was taped onto the top of a pair of steps.

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Music

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• 78
• gramaphone
• grafonola
• lonnie
• donegan
• columbia
• tom
• dooley

[helmuthoorn]

Didn't your wife allow you to play inside ?

[UpMyOwn]

Funny you should say that....

[UpMyOwn]

onniman, I sold this player on ebay a year ago for £35 to someone in spain. It worked but condition was very poor. Most interest seems to be in southern Europe.

[Scythey06]

Just out of interest where do you live cause the only people we know now without electricity live on top of a mountain in North Wales.

[UpMyOwn]

This was filmed at the end of my garden. There is no power within 100 feet. I am familiar with the sound quality argument. I have listened to music on this and the modern digitally enhanced equivalent and after much careful considreation and analysis of sonic comparison I am certain that there is no difference.

[heyyouthere4]

What jolly fun!

[ferrarial]

One really good double cd Talking Guitar Blues - The Very Best of Lonnie Donegan on the Castle label NEECD325

[brainburrito]

Cool toy you've got there.

[exelentise]

An Amish tool...

[throovest]

good on yer, sport. fab. wunnerful!

[UpMyOwn]

There was no tape involved, except that holding the record player together

[exelentise]

Seeing as you video taped this perhaps your a tool

[oldmanokent]

there's quite a few on that well known auction site

[carrywet]

This is the real skiffle!

[MIK415]

I have sen several videos of Lonnie Lonegan's Skiffle Group, but it would be nice to have a complete (or near as possible) collection of his music. Is there a compilation album/CD available? I just love his voice, and many of his gospel songs are first rate.