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UDPATED (4): Presto Recording Corp: Pioneers of ‘Instant’ Analog Disc Recording

Download the fifty-page 1940 PRESTO RECORDING CORP catalog: DOWNLOAD (part 1): Presto_1940_Cat_1 DOWNLOAD (part 2):Presto_1940_cat_2 Products covered, with text, some…

13 years ago

Marantz 7 RIAA Phonograph Preamp

For my non-technical readers: a phono preamp is a device which does two basic things:  1) it equalizes the program…

13 years ago

1960: Not A Flattering Term For ‘Recording Engineer’

Four-page article from the popular press circa 1960 which claims to describe the work of a recording engineer of the…

13 years ago

The Golden Age of Hi-Fi (ladies-of)

Images of women as depicted in high-fidelity guidebooks circa 1960.  These sort of publications generally deal in DIY advice, schematics,…

13 years ago

Electronic Drum Trends of the 1980s

Legendary pop/RnB session drummer Bernard Purdie was apparently the distributor (!) of the MPC line of electronic drums.  Purdie is…

13 years ago

Meridan, Mississippi 1973

Download the twenty-four page 1973 Peavey Electronic Sound Equipment catalog: DOWNLOAD: Peavey_1973_catalog Products covered in this catalog include: Peavey Musician…

13 years ago

Kay Electric Guitars c. 1968

Chicks go wild (in my mind) Goddamn I am playing this bass real fast My mom didn't like her, but…

13 years ago

Mono Pilot Hi-Fi Console System circa 1955

From PS Dot Com reader C. McColm come these images of his original circa 1955 Pilot mono hi-fi system.  I…

13 years ago