OK, so maybe our Second Poster Post since 1993 when the web thing became real, but still, these deserve to be honored.  It’s just one of the 217 amazing posters that ARCtivist Tim Broun donated today from his personal collection.  They’re mostly… read more >>

Well it was chilly last night night and 77 this afternoon, so that means it’s Spring and time for a trip to the dump and a book sale. The result is a curious number for our title of today’s post, telling you… read more >>

There’s a tariff on thinkin’ here at ARC, so thought we’d just show a pile of recent donations here at the library. As we ALWAYS say anyone can preserve the hits, but we rejoice in the huddled masses.  Like these John Wesley… read more >>

As you may know the dump is one of our favorite stop-and-shops.  Here we find the detritus, the once-loved, outgrown and purchasing mistakes of the common man.  And by that I mean a great many records we have never seen before.  Like… read more >>

Here’s a photo from our first full year of operation, 1986.  It’s deep inside Jeep Holland’s house.  Jeep founded one of the great indie labels, A-Squared Records, home of the MC5.  The house was condemned and sinking from the weight of his collections…. read more >>

As we approach year’s-end, here’s a list of materials donated, Named Special Collections built, a bit of news and some swell new items that arrived at ARC. First, and most importantly, we’ll be moving to our 24,000 sq ft new home in… read more >>

No Matter how how you spell it Jo Ann was where the action was in the 60s. Proof is her remarkable collection of concert show programs from the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina.  What a time she must have had. She taped… read more >>

Today we remember Quincy Jones. A full life, well lived, leaving us all a prodigious amount of remarkable work that made our lives a whole lot richer. And fun.    So here’s a few things we like, things we own, that come… read more >>

The very nice graphic above is from the film “Damn Yankees.” Truly one of the best credits sequences in American films. Now about them Yanks. Here’s a playbill from the original Broadway musical production we have here at ARC. We can only… read more >>

Barry Mayo was a very successful African-American radio executive. He is considered the first radio programmer to put rap records into regular rotation at station WRKS in New York. He now lives here in the Hudson Valley and he recently donated about… read more >>

Upstate neighbor William “Wilbur” Houghtaling has been dropping off early C&W, Bluegrass and Hillbilly 78rpm 10” shellac recordings lately.  Daily visits.  Now over 1000 discs. The disc at the top, “Blue Moon of Kentucky,” is the original version of a song that… read more >>

Sometime you can spend hours at a flea market, walk for miles, and the best thing you buy is some fried dough.  Today was just the opposite.  The record tote above, Marie’s record tote, was on the first table I saw.  Like… read more >>

Big thanks to the one & only Julia Gorton for her recent generous donation! We are big fans of her work, and we’re excited to add these to our book collection! If you’re not familiar please click over to @julia_gorton_nowave. To purchase… read more >>

One of my favorite albums by QJ is Big Band Bossa Nova (Mercury, USA, MG 20751, 12″, 33, LP, n.d.). featuring the great “Soul Bossa Nova”.   Still it’s the productions and arrangements that floor me.   And the best? What I adored, I… read more >>

Lots of buzz these days since ARC was featured on CBS Mornings.  They did a great job.  The goal is to help us find a new home, and an ‘angel’ (read ARCangel) to help fund it.  Our goal is to transition from… read more >>

Here’s a swell R&B release that recently arrived at ARC.  I found “Mexico/Dee I”  by the Rocketones at the recycling Center, the only record that was there that day.  Now this is a terrific bit of Doo Wop, only scarce because of… read more >>

Tis the Giving Season and he knows if you’ve been natty or nice!  So why not be both?  Consider a donation to ARC –  help us preserve all things musical.  We’re in the middle of our Capital Campaign and can use the… read more >>

ARC’s not-for-profit status was granted on Nov. 24th, 1985. Sure we were collecting long before that, but now we were official. Since that time we’ve grown to be the largest popular music collection in the world with more than 3 million recordings…. read more >>