Oddity Archive
The Oddity Archive is a web series that revolves around the "cultural dustbin", especially as it pertains to media. The Archive also functions as an actual archive of sorts, with a modest collection of off-air Betamax and VHS recordings (about 400 total as of June, 2014). There's also a decent collection of ephemeral video, "ripoff" and "drugstore" LP's/cassettes/8-tracks, as well as (working) obsolete technology.
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Season 6
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E1
How I Spent My Summer IV (Ben Vs. Laserdisc Audio & Turntable Tune-up)
12 inches of Archivian goodness!
Jul 6, 2017 -
2
E2
Record Ripoffs Vol. 7 (Revenge of the 70's!)
What’cha doin’ on your rump? Hopefully, you’re watching this episode!
Jul 20, 2017 -
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E3
Elvis Has(n't) Left The Building (Elvisploitation)
A King-sized episode for a King-sized anniversary. Of course, we can't play any actual Elvis, so let's look at some of the cash-ins based around the man.
Aug 3, 2017 -
4
E4
Tape Baking (A Quasi-Documentary on Sticky-Shed Syndrome)
A cooking show—Archive style.
Aug 17, 2017 -
5
E5
LaserKaraoke Vol. 5 (+ assorted VHS & VCD Karaoke)
New from Sing Alone Video!
Aug 31, 2017 -
6
E6
Playtape & Aroma Disc (or, The Anti-Audiophile Files)
I was burning incense on not-quite vinyl (while listening to Playtapes) before you were. Take that, hipsters.
Sep 14, 2017 -
7
E7
As Seen On TV! (Mail-Order & Infomercial-Style Commercials)
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Sep 28, 2017 -
8
E8
Ben's Palm PDA's (& Camera "Spy" Glasses)
A double (if not triple) dose of failure. You know you love it.
Oct 12, 2017 -
9
E9
"Telecine" Film Transfer (A Nightmare In Celluloid) (Halloween Special 2017)
The scariest (in the existentialist sense, at least) Archive Halloween to date!
Oct 26, 2017 -
10
E10
VHS Vault Vol. 12 (Child Safety Videos)
Let’s reminisce about the great bully/child abductor epidemic of the ‘90’s.
Nov 9, 2017 -
11
E11
The Max Headroom Incident Revisited (30 Years On)
The Archive returns to its deepest roots (largely because it was convenient).
Nov 22, 2017 -
12
E12
Dynagroove & Friends (Vinyl Oddities)
Oddity Archive® Vinyl: Now 50% lighter and with 50% more foreign debris!
Dec 7, 2017 -
13
E13
Christmas Special 2017 (Ben's Christmas Clunkers)
Broken equipment, bad records and loopy videos—in other words, your standard Archive Christmas.
Dec 21, 2017 -
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E14
Phoney Nostalgia
No fees! No contracts! No service! Dial 1-800 ARCHIVE and save 0%!
Jan 4, 2018 -
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E15
Ben's Random Audiocassette Haul #2
More hissy (and at times, indecipherable) goodness from the deepest, darkest depths of the Archive.
Jan 18, 2018 -
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E16
Ben's Music "Career", Vol. 1 (The Outsider years, Pt. 1)
Bring your earplugs! And, no, this isn’t false modesty—these recordings are pretty harsh (in every meaning of the word).
Feb 1, 2018 -
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E17
Dolby Noise Reduction (The Hard Way)
This is what happens when Benny-boy’s control-freak tendencies get the best of him. Honestly, it’s not too terrible. Shame the product is mediocre.
Feb 15, 2018 -
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E18
Laserdisc, Vinyl & Cassette Computer Programs
The Archive sets sail for the United Kingdom in search of some unusual computer storage and sharing methods—we weren’t disappointed.
Mar 1, 2018 -
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E19
VHS Vault Vol. 13 (Movin' Out)
No Billy Joel songs were harmed in the making of this episode.
Mar 15, 2018 -
20
E20
Silent-Era Talking Pictures
These talking pictures will never catch on…come to think of it, these didn’t.
Mar 29, 2018 -
21
E21
Vinyl Potpourri
Funny how a little kiddie music, a little commercialism and a heaping helping of Easy Listening stewed in someone’s garage for 40+ years equals such a lovely sonic bouquet.
Apr 12, 2018 -
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E22
Loudness Wars
Finally! An Archive episode with true A E S T H E T I C S!
Apr 26, 2018 -
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E23
Ben Vs. The Reel-To-Reel (Round 2)
…because the first reel-to-reel worked so well.
May 10, 2018 -
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E24
Local Flavor (Part 1: Nostalgia)
The Archive is getting ready to leave Beautiful Downtown Aurora. Better look at some of our local stuff before we go.
May 24, 2018 -
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E25
Local Flavor (Part 2: Anti-Nostalgia)
Let’s close our Beautiful Downtown Aurora years without any tears (maybe).
Jun 7, 2018