JUNE 2002

1/6/2002: Original website launched

2/6/2002: Copyright notice on DFS 7006 corrected to 1960 (Stereo Version). Added info for the LP "Merry Christmas from the Happy Chipmunks" (HDY 1950)

3/6/2002: Copyright notice on DFS 7010 corrected to 1960 (Stereo Version). Added nearly all of the Dukes of Dixieland's LPs on the general listing, and Artists Index, as well as the LP "Memories of Steam" (DFS 7048) and "Sing Unto the Lord" by Cantor Saul Z. Hammerman (AFSD 6218) in this update

5/6/2002: Added discographies of Louis Armstrong, Harry Breuer, Lionel Hampton and Mohammed El-Bakkar and added their LPs to the General listing

6/6/2002: Found the missing LPs in the Sound Effects Series (DFS 7050-DFS 7052). Added to DFS listing and SFX page in Artist index. Found soundtrack LPs in the General listings, and further updates too numerous to mention in this update. Latest records to be purchased added to my library.

8/6/2002: Introduced the 2000 series (Double LP series), the 6000 series (for Latin America) and 45 RPM singles series.

9/6/2002: Added LPs in the First Component Series and 45 RPM section

12/6/2002: Arrival of latest records to my record library. Added track info and cover art for "More From The Gay 90's Village" (AFSD 6138), Old Time Circus Calliope (AFSD 6127) and Christmas Music Box Favourites (AFSD 5982). Corrected info on DFS 7777 regarding the track "King Cotton"

15/6/2002: Added an LP called "Sadie Mae of St. Louis Trumpet Fair Organ". I am not sure if this is another LP in the Gay 90's Village collection of organs, but I'll find out in the next couple of days (by possibly ordering the LP from Gemm).

17/6/2002: Arrival of the latest LP. Added track info for "The Wonderful Belgian Band Organ Volume 1" (AFSD 5975) and included in General Listing and Artist Index.

19/6/2002: I have included a request for the LP "Fast, Fast, Fast Relief from TV Commercials". If you can help me out on this, then let me know. P.S. latest record purchases will appear in tomorrows update.

20/6/02: I have ordered the LP "The Audio Fidelity Broadcast Programmer" (AFBP 1). Track info for this record will appear in the coming weeks. (5:30 pm)

21/6/02: Added a large number of new LPs to the database. (5:38 pm)

22/6/2002: found one of my missing LPs, Sound Effects Volume 14 (DFS 7053). Track info and links added to the DFS and SFX list (8:10pm)

24/6/2002: I have removed the references to the other pages in the General, the DFS, Personality, FCS and Other pages (so that you just need to click on the main menu bar) (11:20am)

25/6/2002: A massive update today. I have received the Audio Fidelity Broadcast Programmer (AFBP 1), and as it included a catalogue, there are a huge nunber of updates to the general and First Component series (10:45 am)

30/6/2002: Made a correction regarding Al Hirt's "Swinging Dixie" LP Volume 2. It was originally listed as "Volume 3", but it is in fact, volume 2 (after recently looking at the catalogue that came with the Audio Fidelity Broadcast Programmer.) (11:00 pm)

JULY, 2002.

3/7/2002: Added the first record in the Latin American record series (AFLP 2010/AFSD 6010). Latest records to be purchased will appear in tomorrows update (11:32 am)

4/7/2002: Purchased "Home Movie Sound Effects" (DFM 3018), The Dukes of Dixieland Volume 1 (AFSD 5823), Leon Berry Volume 3 (AFSD 5844), Western Songs - Johnny Puleo (AFSD 5919) and Sadie Mae Trumpet Fair Organ (AFSD 6181). This will be my final (big) batch of LPs I will be purchasing. Additional LP's added to the FCS and General Series (6:50 am)

7/7/2002: Added the LP "Star" by Gertrude Lawrence (AFLP 709/AFSD 1709) to the personality series (11:17 pm)

9/7/2002: Arrival of (part of) my latest record purchase. Added track info and cover art for "Western Songs - Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang" (AFSD 5919) (8:40 am)

12/7/2002: A mega update. I have uploaded scans of the cover art for most of the LP's. The only covers I havent uploaded at the moment are the LPs in which the recording artist appeared on the front. (11:42 pm)

14/7/2002: Added a few new records in the Latin American record releases page (9:23 pm)

15/7/2002: Added new discs in the DFS and general listing (10:12 pm)

16/7/2002: Latest batch of records arrived this morning. Uploaded track info as well as the cover art for "Leon Berry at the Giant Wurlitzer Volume 3" (AFSD 5844) amd "The Dukes of Dixieland Volume 1" (AFSD 5823), and for "Sadie Mae Trumpet Fair Organ" (AFSD 6181) and "Home Movie Sound Effects" (DFM 3018) (12:02 pm)

20/7/2002: Purchased the records "Torero - La Fiesta Brava Volume 3 - Banda Taurina" (AFSD 5818) and "Dixieland Banjo - Dave Wierbach" (AFSD 5910). Updates for these pages will appear sometime in the next few weeks (5:01 pm)

21/7/2002: Added the cover scans for the following LP's: DFS 7031 (Daytona Speedway Sound Effects) AFSD 5847 (Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballads Volume 4), AFSD 5966 (Rollicking Sea Shanties), DFS 7046 (Sound Effects Volume 9) and DFS 7047 (Sound Effects Volume 10) (8:28 pm)

22/7/2002: Added the cover art for the LP "Big Top Carousel Band Organ" (AFSD 5987) (10:32 am)

23/7/2002: Added the (British) alternate title to the song "Under the Anheuser Busch" (in England and and most other countries, the song is known as "Down at the Old Bull and Bush") in "Sadie Mae" (AFSD 6181) (11:01 am)

27/7/2002: I have been working behind the scenes giving this website a total overhaul graphically. I have finished work on this project. You, the viewer will see the results of my revamped website by the middle of August (1:35 pm)

1/8/2002: I have purchased the following records, "Cartoons In Stereo" (DFS 7008) and "Before Talkies and TV" from the Gay 90's Melody Mueseum (don't ask me what the catalogue number is, because the seller did not include any info on the record number from the Gemm Database (but I should have it within the next few weeks)) (7:10 am)

2/8/2002: Introduced the comedy records listing in the Artists Index (2:07 pm)

5/8/2002: Completed work on revamping the graphics so that they reflect this section of my site's new address (www.brucelaing.net/af) (12:36 am)

6/8/2002: Arrival of the first batch of records this morning. Included cover art and track info for "Torero! La Fiesta Brava Volume 3" (AFLP 1818) and "Dixieland Banjo - Dave Wierbach" (AFSD 5910) (11:30 am)

8/8/2002: Added the records "Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland" (PHX 1008) and "Os Intocaveis" (AFSD 6004) (10:15 pm)

12/8/2002: Added the record "I Remember - Fausto Papetti" (AFSD 6189) on the general list (10:34 pm)

13/8/2002: The latest batch of LPs arrived this morning. Added track info and cover art for the LP's "Before Talkies and TV" (AFSD 6204) and "Cartoons in Stereo" (DFS 7008) (1:30 pm)

15/8/2002: Purchased "The Brave Bulls! - Banda Taurina" (AFLP 1801) and "Giant Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Volume 2" (AFLP 1829). These records should arrive next week (7:10 am)

20/8/2002: ...And indeed it did! Added cover art and track listing for the above records (10:00 am)

23/8/2002: Added the discography of the Clancy Brothers recordings for Audio Fidelity and found the final records for Jo Basile (11:05 pm)

26/8/2002: Introduced a links menu for links to official and unofficial webpages and websites of some of Audio Fidelity's recording artists (11:40 am)

29/8/2002: Purchased "Jewish and Israeli Favourites - Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang" (AFSD5950) (Due to the fact that the person I have ordered this record from is moving his inventory, this may not be added to the library for the next few weeks or so) (6:42 am)

30/8/2002: Made some corrections on Jo Basile's LP "Paris With Love" (AFSD 5938) (11:20 am)

4/9/2002: Arrival of "Jewish and Israeli Favourites - Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang" (AFSD 5950). Added track info and cover art for this record (7:40 am)

13/9/2002: Included an annotated listing of all the music and sound effects that appeared on side 1 of "Stereo Spectacular" (DFS 7013/DFS 7777) (12:05 am)

26/9/2002: Made the purchase of "Leon Berry at the Giant Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Volume 4" (AFSD 5845) and "Audio Fidelity Demonstration and Sound Effects" (AFSD 5890). Update to appear in the next few weeks (6:40 am) (It's been a quiet month for updates!)

27/9/2002: Updated the discography of Dick Dia (11:30 am)

8/10/2002: Arrival of latest records to the library. Added track info for "Audio Fidelity Demonstration and Sound Effects" (AFSD 5890) and "Giant Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Volume 4" (AFSD 5845) and included the cover art for the latter record. (8:45 pm)

24/10/2002: Purchased "Patachou - Paris C'est Un Blonde" (AFLP 1814), "International Soiree" (AFSD 5881) and "Songs My Pals Sang - George Jessel" (AFSD 1708), These records will appear on the database within the next few weeks. Also added the discography of Patachou (10:00 pm)

(from here on, all times mentioned are Australian Eastern Summer Time)

30/10/2002: Arrival of latest records. Included track info for "International Soiree" (AFSD 5881) and "Songs My Pals Sang - George Jessel" (AFSD 1708) (8:32 am)

6/11/2002: Latest record arrived this morning (at 6:30 am!). Added track info for the LP "Paris, C'est Une Blonde - Patachou" (AFLP 1814) (10:00 am)

7/11/2002: Latest records purchased. The records are "Merry Go Round and Calliope Music - Leon Berry" (AFSD 5903) and "Jack Anderson - Electronic Organ" (AFSD 5856). These records should arrive within the next few weeks (7:00 am)

9/11/2002: Made some additions and corrections on the track listing for part one of "Stereo Spectacular" (including the sound effects used in the segment "Stereo Potpourri") (10:15 pm)

18/11/2002: Latest records arrived this morning. Added track info and cover art for "Electronic Organ - Jack Anderson" (AFSD 5856) and "Merry Go Round and Circus Calliope Music (A.K.A. Leon Berry Volume 5)" (AFSD 5903). I also made some additional changes to the track info for side one of "Stereo Spectacular" (5:00 pm)

21/11/2002: Latest batch of records ordered today. Today, I have ordered "Baldwin Organ and Bongos" (DFS 7004) and "Concerto for Violin Op. 35" (FCS 50,045). These records will arrive in the next few weeks (7:03 am)

25/11/2002: Added Oscar Brand's website to the links pages (9:30 pm)

4/12/2002: Arrival of latest records to the library. Included Cover Art and track info for "Baldwin Organ and Bongos" (DFS 7004) and "Tchaikowsky's Concerto for Violin Op. 35" (FCS 50,045) (3:40 pm)

16/12/2002: Added the compilation double LP of Leon Berry (AF 2413) to the double LP series (9:15 am)

26/12/2002: In the new year, this page will be modified so that you can look at the current updates, and an archive of the previous years work (this page will move to a new page in January) (5:05 pm)