Find link is a tool written by edward betts longer titles found. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, project muse is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it. Appendix to my book a history of rock music selected by piero scaruffi and revised in 2010 by jakub krawczynski. Planned obsolescence is the production of goods with uneconomically short useful lives so that customers will have to make repeat purchases. I like the analogy about people as livestock being herded along in a desired direction by a greater power and we just going along. A fourth album, 1968s planned obsolescence, featured only blumenfeld and kulberg from the original lineup, but was released under the blues project name at verves insistence. Planned obsolescence sucks one of the strategies i use to acquire less new plastic is to fix stuff that breaks instead of replacing it with new gadgets and to use resources like craigslist, freecycle, and thrift stores to get it secondhand. Obviously, not a lot of effort went into writing songs or recording the album, and that version of the band promptly broke up after recording it. Your wants bon ton society ep 86 nocturnal records, willie phoenix st lp, immaterial scratching the surface, swingers witchdoctor blues, dennis.
Tom wilson was the producer and when he called the blues project to book them. Mobile phones are often designed with only current technology in mind, despite the manufacturers knowledge of future technological developments. Andy kulberg, the longtime marin county musician whose instrumental piece, flute thing, with the blues project was one of the first underground rock hits, died after a long battle with cancer. The original blues projects only studio album projections is easily one of the best rock albums to come out of the 60s. These are excerpts from my book a history of rock and dance music. Toyota products typically last longer than competitor vehicles. Blues project planned obsolescence 1968 solidboy music blog. Planned obsolescence by the blues project cd, dec1995. This daybyday diary of the blues projects live, studio, broadcasting, and private activities is the result of two decades of research and interview work by bruno ceriotti, but without the significant contributions by other kindred spirits this diary would not have been possible. He formed blues project 2, a band whose lead instruments were flute and organ. Seatrain recorded their first album, planned obsolescence, in 1968, but had to release it as a blues proje. The blues project is a band from the greenwich village neighborhood of new york city that. Planned obsolescence by the blues project on amazon music.
Planned obsolescence or builtin obsolescence in industrial design is designing a product with a limited useful life. An economic theory of planned obsolescence stanford. Planned obsolescence, recorded in 1968, was really a seatrain album but they had to release it as a blues project album for contractual reasons. Jewish blues group rocks central park in washington, dc the blues project, the seminal bluesfolkrock band from the big apple, was started by danny kalb after working on elektras blues project compilation album. The blues project live at town hall lp 67 w planned. Live at the cafe au go go 1966 projections 1966 live at town hall 1967 planned obsolescence 1968 lazarus 1971 the blues project 1972 reunion in. While their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles, they are most remembered as one of the earliest practitioners of psychedelic rock, as well as.
By this time, however, half the original lineup was gone. The blues project news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. Kooper had formed his own band and played at the festival as well. I suppose this is best considered the first album by seatrain. Understand the causes, cost and consequences of planned. Generally this approach has worked for companies like toyota until lately that is. In my view, planned obsolescence is simply an effective means to fuel consumerism amongst durable goods. However rational customers will pay for only the present value of the future services of a product. The history of rock music the sixties piero scaruffi. Not to be confused with best of the blues project, verve forecast fts 3077 1969 07, which is an earlier compilation with a different selection of songs. Planned obsolescence, an album by the blues project.
In that sense it is a contributor to the problem, and not the crux. The blues project 2014 live at the matrix, september 1966 101. A fourth album, 1968s planned obsolescence, featured only blumenfeld and kulberg. Or the missing link between that and good old blues project. One person found this helpful theres a problem loading this menu right now. Live at the matrix september 1966 remastered by the. One of the first albumoriented, underground groups in the united states, the blues project offered an electric brew of rock, blues, folk, pop, and even some jazz, classical, and psychedelia during their brief heyday in the mid60s. But the most exciting thing is the young, exuberant audience. This was the project before they boarded the train. Their songs drew from a wide array of musical styles. It is a good album if you like seatrain and blues project then it is worth having if you can find it. With regards to how planned obsolescence can influence production costs, i see that as a plausible factor only when there is a significant increase in demand for those inputs. I think the obvious alternative to planned obsolescence is to build your brand image on quality. Planned obsolescence, perceived obsolescence youtube.
Live at the matrix september 1966 remastered, an album by the blues project on spotify. The blues project is a band from the greenwich village neighborhood of new york city that was formed in 1965 and originally split up in 1967. The blues project swings in an improvisational format and they continually strive towards personal expression. The blues project planned obsolescence 1968 us, brilliant psychedelic blues rock painted with baroque folk touches my friend scoop used to be a big jazz critic. Obsolescence is inevitable and affects all systems, especially military systems which are designed for a long product life. The blues project planned obsolescence 1968, vinyl discogs. The blues project planned obsolescence releases discogs. In fact, this music not only stands as among the best of its time, but it continues to appeal where much of the music made simultaneously fails to escape its era.
The blues project live at town hall lp 67 w planned obsolescence lp 68 from nyc, a nice discovery of this versatile band of many styles. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Military systems typically outlive most of their internal components, giving rise to parts obsolescence. The blues project planned obsolescence 1968, vinyl. Founded in 1993 by brothers tom and david gardner, the motley fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website, podcasts, books, newspaper column, radio show, and premium. Verveforecast fts3046 planned obsolescence 1968 without danny. The blues projects fourth album, planned obsolescence verve forecast. I realize this is unorthodox coming from a jazz critic, but i like rock and roll, at least as played by the blues project.
We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Planned obsolescence definition in the cambridge english. The blues project 1,412 words case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article assistant stage manager to chip monck. Rodney dangerfield has carson hysterically laughing 1979. Blues project vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Planned obsolescence planned obsolescence or builtin obsolescence in industrial design is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete, that is, unfashionable or no longer functional after a certain period of time. This is instead the first sea train album, and its a beauty. In 1964, elektra records produced a compilation album of various artists entitled, the. Al kooper joined after his recording exploits with dylan. Flutistbassist andy kulberg and drummer roy blumenfeld of blues project formed the band with jim roberts, exmystery trend guitarist john gregory, former jim kweskin jug band violinistfiddler richard greene, and saxophonist don kretmar. Planned obsolescence is sometimes designed into a product, in order to encourage the customer to buy the next upgrade. Andy kulberg played flute, bass with blues project. Though it is very hard to find in its original form, it can easily be obtained by purchasing the anthology cd that is offered by. The blues project planned obsolescence 1968 us, brilliant psychedelic blues rock painted with.