What's up guys!

So, we're getting further into summer (and Bronycon!) and I was thinking about doing another fanfiction contest to carry us through the end of the season and into Fall. I'm sure some of you remember my last one, The Two-Faced Charade Contest. That one went so well and gave the site so many interesting story concepts and I'd love to do it again.

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Arista got into making CDs relatively early, beginning to do so in 1983. Their first CD, Side Kick by the Thompson Twins, was carried from its LP counterpart Quick Step & Side Kick (in fact many of their earliest CDs were carried over from vinyl). The earliest CDs from Arista, much like their earliest albums, were reissues of previously released product.

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Alright, so below the cut, I will be discussing what I think about the coming finale. Enter at your own risk. Also, I'll mention the album "It's A Pony Kind of Christmas", since I've been listening to it since last night. I mention this because I don't what your religious affiliations are or what your initial opinions of the album are, so I'm bringing it up in case.

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In 1958, RCA released the film soundtrack of South Pacific, which was based on the musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, which had been first staged nine years earlier; Rodgers and Hammerstein had much say in this recording, with many of the songs performed by accomplished singers rather than the actors in the film. Mitzi Gaynor and Ray Walston were the only two leading performers who did their own singing in the film (and on the soundtrack album). The roles of Emile

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Here's a link to a short clip from the song 'Faded Armor', based off Doccular42's incredible fan fiction "Her Knight in Faded Armor".

Be sure to tell me what you think!

AND! A friendly reminder that the entire album will be free to download from SoundCloud!

RCA is a company worthy of salutations, for it invented the 45 RPM record in 1949. The roots of the company lie in the formation of the Consolidated Talking Machine Company, of Philadelphia, Pa., by Eldridge R. Johnson. To begin with, Johnson issued records on his 'Improved Gram-O-Phone Record' label. After a court battle with a rival, from which he emerged successful, he incorporated the company as 'Victor'; this was in 1901. He joined forces with Emile Berliner, and in 1902 their new Victor

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I woke up at 7:45 (raritydespair should be called :despairity:). At this time of year, that is what we call ass o'clock. I had to take the car to the mechanic since I'm the only other person left in the house with their license. I listened to the R&B channel on the way there and it was pretty good. When I got home, I ate leftovers. They were so good! It was fish, almonds, and olives. I found this shit.

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In 2000, Arista celebrated its 25th year as a record company. The year was marked both by joy and misfortune: both involved Clive Davis. The joy came in the fact that he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. The misfortune came via L.A. Reid: BMG put him in the seat long-occupied by Davis at the end of the year. Not one to give up so easily, he started J Records, an independent label with financial backing from Arista parent Bertelsmann Music Group. BMG would buy

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I've got another song for you guys up on Youtube! This one was inspired by BlackRoseRaven's wonderful story, Hecate's Orphanage. It's really a story that needs a lot more love than it's got, so I encourage you to go check it out!

And click on the picture for a download link!

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At the beginning of 1975, around MCF 2615, MCA made an awkward jump in its cataloguing sequence in the UK, right into MCF 2665, which was a reissue of Camel's debut album. Camel was a progressive rock group from Surrey whose debut album was their only album released on MCA; their subsequent albums, up until 1984's Stationary Traveller, were all issued on Decca (with their second, Mirage, having been issued on Decca's Deram subsidiary).

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