Thirty-five years ago this month, Stereo Review dedicated its June 1986 issue to a look at good ol’ American-made audio technology.
Author: timconklin
What’s On Your Table? (6/11/2021)
Psychotic Reaction, by Count Five (Double Shot, 1966; Concord Bicycle Music, 2017)
Ten June Record Store Day ’21 Releases I’ll Be Standing in Line to Get
These are the 10 RSD releases on my list to pick up this Saturday if I can get to the store early enough to get in line to the front enough to fight my way through whatever limited hordes they allow in at one time enough to get my greedy paws on.
What’s On Your Table? (6/4/2021)
Jobriath, by Jobriath (Elektra, 1973; Music on Vinyl, 2018)
Retro Tech Spotlight: Bone Music
The foot bone’s connected to the leg bone. The leg bone’s connected to the knee bone. The knee bone is broken, comrade, and will need to be put in a cast. And this X-ray will be repurposed into a makeshift gramophone recording of The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” And that’s how Soviets got a hold of Western music back in the day. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dancing bones, doin’ the skeleton dance …
What’s On Your Table? (5/28/2021)
Lila, by Innov Gnawa (Daptone Records, 2021)
Rolling Stone, 9/26/1974: Ears Only I
It’s time to flip through another tattered magazine and look at some vintage tech and music trends of the past. This month, we’ll flip through this September 1974 issue of Rolling Stone, featuring the debut of their yearly hi-fi buyers’ supplement.
What’s On Your Table? (5/21/2021)
Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988, by Various Artists (Light In The Attic, 2021)
Retro Tech Spotlight: Light Organs
If you’re of a certain age (and if you’re reading this, chances are that you are), then you probably owned one of these. And it didn’t do one thing to add to the music, at least not sonically. But it sure looked cool, didn’t it? Hey, don’t bogart that j, man!
Audiogon Announces New Venture
This was Audiogon’s (well, the author’s) attempt at April Fools’ Day humor. It served to amuse only its author, but is preserved here for his continued humiliation.
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