Category Archives: Music

Making of…Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of The Moon

Making The Dark Side of The Moon in studio
Developed during live performances, an early version was premiered several months before recording began; new material was recorded in two sessions in 1972 and 1973 at Abbey Road in London. The group used some advanced recording techniques at the time, including multitrack recording and tape loops. Analogue synthesizers were prominent in several tracks

RetroTech: Sony Flamingo PS-F9 Repair & Demo

Sony’s portable battery-powered turntable from 1983 has become a highly desired and expensive collectors piece. However before I can demonstrate this one, I’ll need to get it working.

Sony Global Design History Pages

PS-F5 http://ebay.to/2jBcaTl
PS-F9 http://ebay.to/2mzsrJF

UPDATE: After uploading the video, it occurred to to that Sony have in fact revisited their back catalogue recently with the re-launch of the Aibo robotic dog. Hopefully this will continue and we’ll get to see some more modern reinterpretations of classic Sony products.

OMISSION: I forgot to mention that I pulled out any remnants of the old felt washer that was protruding from between the cogs before installing my replacement cloth tape.
Also perhaps I should have clarified that the gears unit was welded on at both ends, there were no retaining washers or e-clips that could be removed to disassemble it.

There’s also a fan website dedicated to the Sony PS-F5 that has some additional information – https://www.ps-f5.com

MUSIC & Vinyl PICKUPS for Aug 2017 – 20 Recommendations!

Music Shown:
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Bioshock 2
Ayreon – The Source
US Festival 1983
Prong – Zero Days
Black Sabbath – Box Set Reissue
Dorothy – Rock is Dead
Pantera – Complete Studio Albums
White Zombie – Astro-Creep 2000
Prince – U Got the Look
Helmet – Meantime
Sepultura – The Roadrunner Albums 85-96
Night Demon – Darkness Remains
Scatterbrain – Here Comes Trouble
Washed Out – Within and Without
Sheer Mag – Fan The Flames
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper 50th Anniversary
Def Leppard – Mirrorball
Postmodern Jukebox – The Essentials
Ghostbusters – 30th Anniversary single
Kingdom Come – Hands of Time / Bad Image
DJ Rob – Video Game Breaks

LISTEN MUSIC PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtUjbS5Xr78tY7bGKiXCabrUGF9thzhqV