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I remember tons of Enrico Caruso 78s stashed away in my family's attic. I'm not sure, but I think they had belonged to my father's parents. Occasionally they got played as a novelty, but that was about it. (They certainly couldn't have damaged the Sears* stereo we had, since it was already unmitigated junk.)

*I'm not really sure it was Sears, but that's a safe guess.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Reminded of because I'm finishing Stomp and Swerve.

― Rockist Scientist (rockistscientist), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I always thought Elvis sounded a bit like him in the high, loud last few notes of ballads.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

1). One of the best things about early recorded music is the advent of an audience who had the likes of his talent to listen to.

2). Enrico Caruso: Sgt. Pepper's fat archetype?http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf300/f332/f33233nqxa6.jpg

― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a great ode to him on Gavin Friday's third album, Shag Tobacco and there's a great moment in "Heavenly Creatures" (per-"Titanic" Kate Winslet and pre-"Lord of the Rings" Peter Jackson directing) featuring the protagonist's father lip-synching Caruso songs into a fish (being used as a microphone).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Kind of the cultural touchstone for the firstwave of Italian immigrants (second wave: Mario Lanza, third wave: Dean Martin. No fourth wave as of yet. Fab Morretti?).

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Everything But The Girl do a tune called "The Night I Heard Caruso Sing" which is just wonderful.

― LondonLee (LondonLee), Tuesday, 3 February 2004 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

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