Things we didn't know or do in the 60's and 70's

[redwingxix]

Friend, I will be 35 in August. I do not understand Xanax rap, nor do I enjoy it on any level whatsoever. But if I _ever_ turn into the musician equivalent of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino like some of these subaudible misers, I will be taking a whole lot of Xanax.

I'm in my forties and love yelling at clouds. It's very therapeutic.

 

[LBS-bass]

I'm in my forties and love yelling at clouds. It's very therapeutic.

As long as the clouds aren't yelling back, it's all good. See "60's and 70's" elsewhere in this thread.

 

[kesslari]

THIS!

When I was a little kid I had a portable record player (with an extension speaker 'cos it was Stereo!) in the kitchen where I could listen to records, and my parents had the "good stereo" in a big ol' console. Not that it was that great but it was better than mine, and integrated with speakers throughout the house.
I'd kind of love to have it, fill it with really good components, and replace the "big speakers in boxes" with good, well designed cabs that would fit (and a sub underneath).
It's long gone, as are most of it's ilk.

As a teen I bought myself the best component stereo I could afford - which wasn't that great 'cos I couldn't afford that much. But it was mine... and it got LOUD.

Learning songs on a portable record player or a console stereo.

 

[socialleper]

Learning songs on a portable record player or a console stereo.

That first one is wild.

 

[2tonic]

Ahhhhhhh......the 70's.
When we were convinced that Ron Wickersham and Bob Heil were the only people that really understood input/output impedance loading and point source arrays.

 

[Ronzo]

When I was a little kid I had a portable record player (with an extension speaker 'cos it was Stereo!) in the kitchen where I could listen to records, and my parents had the "good stereo" in a big ol' console. Not that it was that great but it was better than mine, and integrated with speakers throughout the house.
I'd kind of love to have it, fill it with really good components, and replace the "big speakers in boxes" with good, well designed cabs that would fit (and a sub underneath).
It's long gone, as are most of it's ilk.

Was it a Grundig or a Telefunken?

 

[2tonic]

Ahhhhhhh........the 70's.......
When Eminence and Carbonneau drivers were the cheap pieces of crap that came in your cabinet and were only there to occupy space until you could replace them with JBL's or Altec's, like everybody did, whether it was an actual improvement or not.

Eminence turns out to be one of the most sought after high tech/ boutique spkr lines today.........WHO KNEW?

 

[socialleper]

Thank you for these beautiful photographs! Anybody get that at the time, after you dropped the cash for a beautiful console stereo, you darn sure were going to listen to it? People, lots of people, actually listened to music. They gave it their (more or less) undivided attention. Recorded music was not just something to act as a palliative while driving to, or from work. People took pride in their stereo, and in their album collection. Far more value was universally placed on music then, than now I think. Heck, I can actually remember going to visit friends, and they would play an album for you (subsequent to proper preparation). I guess the equivalent today would a home theater. I don't know anybody who has a set up like that. I guess it would double as a stereo. Sort of.

Now I'm jonesing / gassing for a set of Altec Lansing A-7 / 500 Voice of the Theater's. They made real fancy ones in mahogany or rosewood for the living room. I liked the bare bones dark green ones with no grills. The sectorial horn would sit on top of the thing. Probably a character defect.

This is something I will agree with you about. Leisure time was very different in the 60-70s. The pacing of regular life was very different, and I don't think there was this manic focus on unceasing productivity. These days it feels like if you are just sitting around listening to music, or heaven forbid reading, you aren't being a good little worker bee.
To frame this in the OP's question, I suppose in the 60s and 70s people didn't dismiss the opportunity to do "nothing" and just listen to some music.

 

[GretschWretch]

Learning songs on a portable record player or a console stereo.

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Now I'm jonesing / gassing for a set of Altec Lansing A-7 / 500 Voice of the Theater's. They made real fancy ones in mahogany or rosewood for the living room. I liked the bare bones dark green ones with no grills. The sectorial horn would sit on top of the thing. Probably a character defect.

My dad had a couple of pre-Klipschorn cornercabs designed by Paul Klipsch. While listening through headphones to old tunes on YouTube, I have been blown away by how different the album mix is from the 45 rpm mix.

 

[Wisebass]

hi Richland123

I remember that! My Grandparents had that "music furniture"

And in 1984 I bought a little portable record player just like the one you posted. (on a flea market)

I bought my first car 6 months later!

Everybody had a great hifi system in his car (radio + casette + monster eq +huge speakers , the 80s )

I was the only guy in town who had a record player in his car!

Learning songs on a portable record player or a console stereo.

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[GretschWretch]

As long as the clouds aren't yelling back, it's all good. See "60's and 70's" elsewhere in this thread.

I turned seventy on Saturday, and raindrops keep fallin' on my head.

 

[Haroldo]

Learning songs on a portable record player or a console stereo.

My history with the Zenith Corporation:

So the record player / radio of my youth was this (tho' with not as fancy cabinetry). The am receiver was killer dynamite - the eastern US was my aural oyster. The record player was monaural and not the highest of fis, but more than adequate to start learning tunes from. I miss the radio a lot.

Being a callow and dopey kid, I kept bugging my folks for a real stereo. I got this for Christmas, pretty much a step down, but I was too dumb to know it.

The best part of my early musical youth with respect to sound reproduction was visiting my grandparents who had this. I remember first hearing James Jamerson on it (For Once in My Life, I think) and having my socks blown off. I could really, really make out the glorious bass line. It took a few more years to figure out who JJ was, though. (Color TV, too!)

 

[Richland123]

hi Richland123

I remember that! My Grandparents had that "music furniture"

And in 1984 I bought a little portable record player just like the one you posted. (on a flea market)

I bought my first car 6 months later!

Everybody had a great hifi system in his car (radio + casette + monster eq +huge speakers , the 80s )

I was the only guy in town who had a record player in his car!



greetings

Wise(b)ass

My mother still has the console stereo my parents bought in the 1960s in her dining room today and it still looks brand new. I kept my portable record player too.

I have a very fond memory of getting the Led Zeppelin 4 album and putting it on the console stereo with the better bass sound. My grandmother was sitting there with me and when Stairway To Heaven hit the heavy part, I was thrilled.

 

[Richland123]

My first new bass was a 1971 Epiphone ET280 short scale (30") bass guitar just like this one. I was so proud of that bass because I paid for it myself with the money I made from gigs and delivering newspapers. I still own it.

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[jmlee]

THIS!

When I was a little kid I had a portable record player (with an extension speaker 'cos it was Stereo!) in the kitchen where I could listen to records, and my parents had the "good stereo" in a big ol' console. Not that it was that great but it was better than mine, and integrated with speakers throughout the house.
I'd kind of love to have it, fill it with really good components, and replace the "big speakers in boxes" with good, well designed cabs that would fit (and a sub underneath).
It's long gone, as are most of it's ilk.

As a teen I bought myself the best component stereo I could afford - which wasn't that great 'cos I couldn't afford that much. But it was mine... and it got LOUD.

*This* was my bedroom stereo in mid-1970's. Canadian Electrohome's spacey goodness. AM/FM and record player. The dome rotated back for access and those little satellite speakers sounded surprisingly good.

 

[Richland123]

In 1976, I decided to buy an Acoustic 371 Combo (370 head and 301 reverse 18" cabinet). I was driving a 1974 Mustang hatchback 4 cylinder with a manual transmission like the one pictured. I would put the back seats down and cram the amp into that little car and push the front seats up as far as they would go and drive it with 6" platform shoes on while pushing the clutch and shifting gears.

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[Wisebass]

hi Richland123

My mother still has the console stereo my parents bought in the 1960s in her dining room today and it still looks brand new. I kept my portable record player too.

The cool thing was that you could play a half a dozen records without moving!

Remember the sound of the vinyl falling down as soon as the first one was played?

Low tec! But it worked!



greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[Richland123]

hi Richland123



The cool thing was that you could play a half a dozen records without moving!

Remember the sound of the vinyl falling down as soon as the first one was played?

Low tec! But it worked!



greetings

Wise(b)ass

You had to get one of these record spindles for 45 record to stack them.

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[shastaband]

Now I'm jonesing / gassing for a set of Altec Lansing A-7 / 500 Voice of the Theater's. They made real fancy ones in mahogany or rosewood for the living room. I liked the bare bones dark green ones with no grills. The sectorial horn would sit on top of the thing. Probably a character defect.

Had a set of A-7/500s for many years. Drove them with a Dyna PAS-3X tube preamp and two 60 watt MacIntosh tube amps. Heavenly sounds. Sorry I sold them. Now i make do with a pair of Klipsch LaScalas in my living room. Next best thing.

 

[Richland123]

My first ok/good amp was a 1x12 Silverstone bass cab and head. I blew out that speaker so many times. I used to go to Lafayette electrical store and buy 12" speakers for .. it seems like $17.00? Not sure of the price.
It was great times for me.

Which of these Layfette speakers did you buy?