File under: I Should Have Thought of That

Why didn't I think of this? Jacob Smigel dug around at Thrift Stores, garbage cans and garage sales picking up answering machine tapes, home made records, etc and compiled what he found onto a CD. Here's the description from his web site:

Eavesdrop: a wealth of found sound is a collection of anonymous recordings found at thrift stores, yard sales, and in trash bins over the past four years. These unaltered tracks come from audio or micro-cassettes, 8-Tracks and home-recorded records. Many of the clips are segments from audio diaries, tape-letters, the sound of road trips, fights, crying, family moments, telephone conversations/messages, or the amusements of children or the mentally handicapped.

You can buy "Eavesdrop: a wealth of found sound" straight from Jacob Smigel's web site (only $10 ppd) with your PayPal account. Mine should be on its way already!