I’m sure you remember my post about Jurgen Gothe, the late, much-loved host of Disc Drive on CBC2 in Canada. I found the tape Don made for me of one of his programs and played it once and then it sort of disintegrated. I combed the archives of the CBC – nothing.
In my search, I learned that two CDs were recorded by Jurgen. The first, titled The DiscDrive Disc, and the second, DiscDrive2. They have been out of circulation for years, almost impossible to find. I did find one copy of DiscDrive2 listed on eBay for over $150.00. Yikes! Then I came across a site called Discogs, where collectors/sellers come together to sell hard-to-find recordings. Both of the CDs were listed but no stock was available. I revisited a couple of weeks later and realized that I needed to register for the site – which I did – and that allowed me to see stock information. Nothing for the first disc, but there was a copy of DiscDrive2 available from a seller in Canada for an incredibly good price – I think it was around $12 Canadian. It was sealed and had never been opened.
It arrived in yesterday’s mail.
Whoo hoo! It has commentary by Jurgen, so I get to hear his voice again. I played it yesterday and both Don and I couldn’t get over the excellent quality of the recording. It’s a great mix of the kind of eclectic offerings that were a part of every one of his shows. Now, I just have to find a copy of the first recording.
Side note: there is also a 20th anniversary Disc Drive recording which my friends in Toronto managed to get for me. It’s lovely and the pieces of music chosen are very much Jurgen Gothe. That also arrived yesterday. The only thing missing is Jurgen’s commentary. It’s just the music. I’ll have to imagine what he might have said.
It was so lovely to sit at the table working on my puzzle, listening to Jurgen Gothe. That might have to happen again today.
During my initial searches, Don got into the whole thing and contacted a man who had blogged about missing Jurgen’s show several years ago. He thought this guy might know of some available stock. His name is Viktor and we’ve struck up a nice correspondence with him. He moved to Canada from Hungary years ago and discovered DiscDrive. He would listen to it every afternoon. He has also searched for these recordings. I think he has both of the CDs. What a lovely guy he is.
The clematis in front of the house.
A light rain is falling here this morning but it should stop soon.
Stay safe.
Happy Friday.
I had never heard of him before, Claudia. I was too busy listening to WLS in Chicago on my transistor radio!
This was in the 80s and 90s, long after transistor radios. I listened to him when I was in my 30s and 40s.
Stay safe.
while i know some very bad things happen on or have been made easier/possible by the internet, what you posted about today (and that sharing itself) is an example of good things coming from the internet … learning about something/reliving memories, finding an item you might have thought was gone forever, making friendships …
glad you have the cds to enjoy. :) hope you can get a copy of the first cd, too.
the clematis is beautiful, of course.
the back seat of my car is full of stuff to donate this morning (they open at 10 am). that will feel good. then it’s off to a big-box store. that will not feel good, but it’s the cheapest place to go for laundry detergent and other such things. then i can come back here, take a shower and hopefully spend time with members of my family (they are the best parts of my days and life!). in the meantime, i am finally done sorting papers. :) just need to file the keepers and find a place to shred two more sacks of old papers. that feels good.
for the past couple of years and for obvious reasons, charitable organizations around here (and probably where you all live, too?) didn’t accept anything other than non-perishable food and money, but now are taking household goods, clothing, etc. same for the paper-shredding events and that is all good. for other people and for me (things were piling up)!
we have a couple more hotter days before there’s a chance of rain. bleh … yet onward!
hope you are having a good day and stay safe !
kathy
I’m donating two bags of books to the library tomorrow. Maybe more. This will be just the start of my book donations.
Stay safe.
feels good, doesn’t it? :)
kathy
Yes! xo
Treasures indeed.
Hugs.
Joy
Thank you, Joy!
Stay safe.
I’m so happy you found one of the recordings. Memories are so important!
It’s such a great recording, Linda.
I’ve listened to it twice already.
Stay safe.
Good luck in your search! But what a wonderful find for the one copy. It’s a gorgeous day today — I hope you can get out and enjoy a bit!
It’s beautiful here. I’m going to go outside shortly and do some work in the garden.
Stay safe, Jeanie.