by BIG E » Fri Aug 09, 2013 2:58 pm
That SOUNDS OF THE SLOTS album (on CD) is available from Sundazed Records (sundazed.com) in upstate NY. The entire catalog is online, full of Surf and Drag albums, "Garage" bands and long forgotten 60's classics, both on CD and vinyl. Check them out... I need to say no more!
I found that original vinyl album (still sealed!) in a record store many years ago. I grabbed it immediately, took it home and played (made a cassette recording, remember those?) of it, and then stashed the vinyl into the record collection. Years later the CD became available. You'll find that most of the tracks are originally from the "Hondells" first album, with new vocals by some of the very same musicians singing about slot cars! This, the big connection to Gary Usher, the Hondells album, and much more cool info is included in the booklet that accompanies the CD version from Sundazed.
The Rug Raceway is the classic slot car set in it's purest form, and I'm glad to see someone having such fun with it. I would suggest that you protect your very cool vintage slot racers from unnecessary damage by setting a plastic sheet or piece of cardboard on the rug before placing the layout directly on to it. As many of us have learned (the HARD way, more often than not), the fibers from the rug can easily become entangled with the motor, gears, axles, ect. of even the best maintained slot cars. I'd be sorry to hear of you losing a motor on one of your vintage rides.
Here's to hours and hours of racing FUN... Ernie
