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1977: The Selmer Lyricon Synth Flute

We've covered the Lyricon earlier on PS dot com (click here), but this thing is just too wacky and awesome…

11 years ago

1978: I have found the secret origin of Walter White

Above: this is an actual advert that was published in a nationally-distributed magazine in 1978.  In it we see a…

11 years ago

Travis Bean: 70’s Guitar Icons

There are not a lot of 70's guitars that have attained classic status. 1970's Gibsons and Fenders have a checkered…

11 years ago

Maestro FX units of 1972

Today at PS dot com: just a quick look at some of the state-of-the-art in guitar/keyboard FX of 1972, courtesy…

11 years ago

Moog Break! (’72 – ’77)

Today: some Moog-bits circa the mid seventies.  Above: the Polymoog.  And below: one of my fav recently-unearthed period-tracks featuring a…

11 years ago

Joe Osborn, studio bass great, 1972

Joe Osborn stands alongside Carol Kaye, Herbie Flowers, and James Jamerson as one of the all-time great session bassists.  As…

11 years ago

EML Synths of the 70s part II

I came across a few more EML (Electronic Music Laboratories) bits that I will share with you.  I've written a…

11 years ago

ARP synths of the mid 70s part III

How are y'all doing on this snowy day...  listening to some mid-seventies Tangerine Dream LPs and flippin thru a giant…

11 years ago

1977: this is a really, really strange way to advertise a pedal steel guitar

She stood by the TV holding a cup of coffee from the vending machine in the hallway.   I was just…

11 years ago

1977: Frank Zappa is a funny mffkr

I know that this will be a polarizing thing to say, but I can't stand Frank Zappa's music.  I have…

11 years ago