THE GREAT MULLARD MAGIC BLOG
ARE YOU BI LIKE VINYL & CASSETTES? LEARN ALL ABOUT THE B SIDE
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But first... a hi-fi joke:- The world’s leading expert on European wasps walks into a record shop and asks the assistant “Do you have ‘European Vespidae Acoustics Volume 2? I believe it was released this week.”“Certainly,” replies the assistant. “Would you like to listen before you buy it?”“That would be wonderful,” says the expert, and puts on a pair of headphones.He listens for a few moments and says to the assistant, “I’m terribly sorry, but I am the world’s leading expert on European wasps and this is not accurate at all. I don’t recognise any of those sounds. Are you sure...
- Tags: B SIDE, boshintang, MR QUEEN, ROOFTOP PRINCE, SNOWFLAKES, STRAMING, THE WANKAS
WOT ABOUT WELWYN WIREWOUND?
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The Welwyn wire wound precision resistors that I offer are in the category of "once they're gone, they're gone" as they started life as a finite supply at the GPO Dollis Hill laboratory before ending up with me. Anyone know anything about Welwyn? Well, for those that don't, here's a potted history. Welwyn Electrical Laboratories Ltd was established in 1937 in Welwyn Garden City, near London, UK. Many of the earliest products were vitreous enamelled wirewound resistors which developed over the years into the well-known green W20 series, together with cracked carbon film resistors. The company relocated to the...
- Tags: bedlington, tt group, ttg, tyzack turner, welwyn resistors
A GRUNDIG AT BATHTIME
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Its interesting the lengths that were taken in order to sell tape recorders, just look at this advertising shot from 1959:- I have suggested to Mrs Mullard Magic that we re-enact this scene for the 21st century but she said that if I came near her with my little Nagra then she would belt me with her loofah, oooo-errrr. At least I suggested a battery tape deck as a concession to 'Elf & Safety!'
- Tags: grundig, mrs mullard magic, nagra, r2r
BENNY OR BROWN - WHICH ONE IS BEST?
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Everyone was stunned when Mrs Brown's Boys popped up on our screen in 2011 as something new in the comedic realm but was it really? They say that there is nothing new in showbiz and that people have short memories and this may be true when we go back to 1993 when another redoubtable lady appeared in Mrs Doubtfire. And if you go back even further to 1977 , well, look who........ Which one of these stunners is the most comely then?
- Tags: BENNY HILL, MRS BROWNS BOYS, ROBIN WILLIAMS
PINK FLOYD SAY RULE BRITANNIA WITH SOMETHING PERKY IN ISLINGTON
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Well what an advert, bet that made you sit up and take notice in 1975!!!! Once you get past the strategically placed thongs and cards you wonder what the advert is for, well, if you're sitting comfortably, then I'll tell you! First though, I will say that I bet that the lady pictured turns heads these days at the Post Office as she stands in the Pension encashment queue! Anyhow, I digress, as Britannia Row Audio Ltd was an offshoot of Britannia Row Studios and was created to hire out Pink Floyd's tour equipment and keep the skills of its crew...