Winnipeg Free Press
That '70s show
Winnipeg retiree owns more than 10,000 78 r.p.m. platters that he spins on his 1954 Wurlitzer jukebox in his wax museum, er... rec room
By: David Sanderson
| Posted: 7:00 PM CST Friday, Jan. 8, 2021
‘So, what are you in the mood for?"
It’s a Thursday evening in mid-October, a few weeks before the Manitoba government will roll out a slate of code-red restrictions to help stem the spread of COVID-19, one of which will strongly recommend limiting social contacts to a single household only.
We’re chatting with Bill Perlmutter, a retiree who dutifully collects 78 r.p.m. records. Forty-five minutes into the conversation, our host steers our attention to a beautifully restored, 1954 Wurlitzer jukebox that rests in one corner of his rec room and asks what our listening preference is.