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Gotta love those Seeburg consoles! How many do you suppose Hugh Hefner bought? Love your taste in music, that would also be Bundtboy's territory.
 
OK Selectomatic . . .

I am now sold on the Seeburg. Not only is it larger than the competition (you get what you pay for there), but the thought of selecting a record via a classy rotary dial is just too cool. I keep my rotary dialing skills up to par with my collection of Ericofons, so I am confidant that operating the Seeburg would pose no problems.

Unfortunately, I don't have clothes, eyelashes, or jet black hair like the model in the photo, so I'd never look as cool. I could dye my hair, but I'd need to dye my beard too and I draw the line at that.
 
Relax, Hydralique. Just take a tip from the model in the pic

If you turn your head away from the camera, they can't see what color your beard is. Simple.

As to eyelashes, I'm sure you could buy some from the same drugstore where she got hers.

I, personally, don't look good in rayon gowns, and I hate wearing my hair 'up' or 'back.' I'm definitely not into piercing, but I suppose some nice, dangly clip-ons would work.

As to Ericofons, I think they're extremely cool, but my dad hates them. He worked in a Ford dealership in the 1970s where Ericofons were used as interdepartmental intercoms. They might be tres chic for lounging and chatting, but when you're busy dealing with hundreds of calls a day, it's a pain in the backside to remember to lay the darn thing on its side when you go to check on something, rather than setting it down on its base. More calls were dropped that way . . .

-kevin

(right now listening to 'Like Wild' by Ray Anthony on the Seeburg Audiomatic Playback unit.)
 
three suns with pipe organ

Yes, I have that Lp. Ray Bohr on organ, and did he ever get ripped off.

I like the record, but it is obviously a studio cut and paste job. The pipe organ seems to be interjected at odd times and was pretty obviously to me dubbed in after the main 3 suns tracks were laid.

It's fun, but not a great example of what a Wurlitzer should sound like. It reminds me of Esquivel in some ways. Very studio generated.

That is a large pipe the lady's seated beside, though. I think even that is a studio mock up of a real pipe.

My ears have become so sensitive to such things that I wish the seeburg console had two things - pitch control, and some way of absolutely centering the playback matrix. Otherwise I'm afraid I'd be sensitive to it being a little sharp and not quite perfectly centered.

But what do I know~.
It's all good.

hugs.

Bob
 
I would have to go for Maganavox,and Fisher,Scott consoles.also Capehart and Packard Bell.Since P/B made such nice Hi-Fi gear,why did they go to their failed attempts at computers?Eddys Garrard TT reminds me of a similar one my Grandmother had-it was sure comical to watch it play 78'sthat was what she mostly had.They were fun to play.Her system had the Garrard TT and a Heathkit mono amp and an unknown brand speaker.Was a large floor mounted one with no brand-probably homemade by my Grandfather years and years ago-the system was mono.-But it sounded really good.Oh yes-the Garrard TT was often called the "umbrella" model because the support in the left rear corner of the TT motorboard supported the loaded records on the changer spindle at an angle.It helpted push the records down to the platter for play.
 
Classiccaprice, the Motorola brochure was printed in the Quadrasonic Era(aka 4 channel), likely 1972, when I was still trying to pick up brochures.
 
Princess Poodlepoo in "Come By Sunday"

The album "Swingin' Dors", Diana Dors' 1960 is responsible for this travesty. I, being the ultimate DD fan, thought this was precious! Sounds great on any large console.

 
Both are fine cuts, 63getelevision, and thanks for the links. I've always liked "Come By Sunday" and I must say Princess PoodlePoo is quite fetching in the video - what a great little polyester dress!- and of course Sassy Sara is always in great taste.

I will admit to a slight bias toward Ella Fitzgerald when it comes to great mid-century pop and jazz female vocalists. I think it was Andre Previn who said something to the effect that Ella could sing the phone book and it would sound good. I'd agree, especially if she were backed up by Nelson Riddle.

One little curiosity I noticed in your preceeding two posts is that "PoodlePoo" is noted in the first, and "Divine" in the second. Could this be of Freudian significance?
 
divine & poodle poo

uh huh. I see the connection.

Loved both video's 63 and totally learned of Diana Dors for the first time from you. Dunno how I missed her, but, boy does she swing.

That's video's a scream.

B
 
The Divine Sarah and Princess PoodlePoo

Hydralique, that connection didn't escape me either. I thought Sarah had a version of "Come By Sunday" and that's how I fell into those great videos. Bundtboy and all, look for the CD copy of "Swingin' Dors", it's supposed to be available. I've been a Dors fan for years, just haven't located any material except for the last 8 years. Female vocalists, love Fitzgerald too, check out Cris Connors sometime. And I love Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Ray Anthony, Stan Kenton, and many British orchestras. And the Zenith had a great decorative accessory on it. Wish I could find one!
 
Large Organ Lp's

I made an incorrect statement above. Ray Bohr plays with the 3 suns on the Lp on the Left, Midnight for Two. The middle one is 3 suns with Alfredo Mendez, The Things I Love In Hi-Fi, who is also the organist in the Lp on the right, Fiesta for Pipe Organ.

I tried listening to them today and I still have to say, they don't sound natural.
Interesting, but they ain't right!

Of the 3 three Lp's, Fiesta For Pipe Organ is the most listenable, Alfredo Mendez & NO 3 suns - also one channel and not two.

Bob

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It's amazing how these posts develop....

Record players to Betty Rubble. Why by the way gets my vote. I'll admit (with a slight bit of proding) that I had a crush on her growing up. I was such an old child.
 
Well, when you are clearly dealing with deranged people like me, this is what you get. LOL. Here is Magnavox's least costly Astro-Sonic for 1969. It sounds quite rich for only $298.90 brand new.

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Great looking stereo, Countryford

This is the second Curtis Mathes demo record I've found, haven't played it, and the label doesn't say whether it is stereo or mono. Set on the cover is stereo.

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I'm torn

I grew up in TV shops and repaired nearly every brand mentioned (except Seeburg).
The Zenith touch-control sets (with VM changers) were fantastic.
However, I love VM. Did you know that some early VM tuners were designed by James B Lansing?
I used to repair high-end Sansui amps from the 1970s. What a shock it was to me to see a 1960s GE console with virtually the same direct-coupled transistor amplifier!
It seems that all manufacturers put out a few gems. Just yesterday I was offered a free Sears Wells-Gardner (I believe) stereo with VM changer and 8 trak in an authentic faux-early-Ameri-trans-meditervomitus cabinet. Turned it down.
 
I didn't know...

...that CM used Colarro changers. The only CM stereo that I've seen used the BSR changer with the sword. Seeing all these posts really makes me want to get the new in the box Motorola console out, and crank it up! After I took the photos several years ago, I put it back into hibernation and there it sits. Mark
 
Robert!!!

ROBERT!!! Could you find the posts of the console and put the link up? Please, Please, Pleaseeeeeeeeee. The console is in the warehouse but not accessible at this time. Thanks, Mark
 
W.T. Grant: Bradford

Bradford was not at all a bad stereo; we had their "Pinehurst" model when I was growing up. The "Pinehurst" was Colonial-styled, in an all-wood cabinet (pine, hence the name), in a dark walnut-stained finish. It had louvered doors on its front, nicely hinged in black wrought iron, and the pulls were white porcelain. The doors were non-functional; the top of the console lifted up to access the BSR record changer and the radio controls. We got this unit about 1965 or so, and it was some punkins for the era, because my folks went all-out and got the stereo multiplexer option for the AM-FM radio.

My grandmother had their portable unit, in medium blue leatherette, with the same changer our "Pinehurst" had. Sound was very good for the era on both units; I remember hearing other folks' more expensive GE, RCA, and Magnavox units at the time and thinking they hadn't gotten much for their extra expenditure.

Bradford units got a lot cheaper and lower-quality within a few years, but then almost everything did in the '70s. While Bradford was good, it was pretty doggone good indeed.
 
I believe brands like Bradford, Truetone, Silvertone, Penncrest, and whatever other department store brands existed over time, were underrated. I would love to find a '60s vintage Truetone Danish console like a rabid collector friend of mine had. I was impressed enough with the entire Bradford line to grab that brochure. It dates around 1970.
 
It's Just Not The Same

I have a "Spirit of '76" spice chest Magnavox in dark pine, with 14 porcelain knobs on the door. Here is a layout of the final Magnavox Concert Grand-it's just not the same. (1977)

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Motorola Consoles

My dad bought my mom a 1966 Motorola console stereo for their 10th anniversary. It was a beautiful piece of furniture with the cabintery made by Drexel, with a kick ass solid state amplifier. I don't recall the model number, but I know it had the X-300 series electronics. You couldn't get the volume past 2. The controls were mounted on the lid, and it had the coolest VM changer with an incredibly thin tonearm. I still have the owners manual for it.
 

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