Microphones? Why would you ever use a microphone?

13 years ago

More seventies nonsense Shit, man, just record all that shit direct!  You don't need to mic it!   Naturally, a…

Most Tragic Bands of All Time, part 1.

13 years ago

Badfinger endorse the Connecticut-made Ovation acoustic/electric guitar What is it about Ovation guitars that repulses me so?  They don't sound…

PA systems of the Seventies

13 years ago

Gibson GPA-100 PA system circa '73 Seems like '100 watts' was the likely answer to all yr PA system needs…

Some 70s electronic oddities

13 years ago

The Computone Lyricon is an analog synthesizer with a wind controller interface.  The horn-controller responded to three input parameters: the…

Electronic Music Labs, INC, of Vernon CT

13 years ago

Electronic Music Laboratories, INC, was based in Vernon CT from 1968 through 1984.  The company's founders included Dale Blake, Norman…

Vladamir Ussachevsky, electronic music pioneer and educator

13 years ago

"Does this qualify me for a prophet? Well, perhaps partially." Imagine if this dude had been your college music professor. …

Shure Unisphere Microphone

13 years ago

Mick and Keith on a lone Unisphere The Shure Unisphere was the predecessor to the ubiquitous SM-58.  It's basically a…

ARP Synthesizer Endorsers of the early 1970s

13 years ago

Stevie Wonder endorses the ARP 2600 in this early 70s advert Billy Preston likes his ARP Pro-Soloist Les McCann and…

Univox-branded Synth+Drums

13 years ago

Billy Preston with a Univox Compac-Piano Univox (brief company history here) was a US company that marketed a huge range…

Selling Fender Kit In The Mid 1970s

13 years ago

Fender Stratocaster and Quad Reverb as characterized by Detroit-musician caricature 'Bumpwell Blues'; note Strat-as-phallus reference. The mid 1970s is the…