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Record Machine: Avalon by Roxy Music

Post author By Sara Habein
Post date Tuesday, February 11th, 2014
8 Comments on Record Machine: Avalon by Roxy Music

After years of obsessing over Roxy Music’s “More Than This,” I finally bought myself a copy of the album from which it comes, Avalon. And I ask: Is there a more perfect representation of early 1980s music?

Tags 1982, 80's music, Andy Mackay, Avalon, Bryan Ferry, LPs, mildly obsessed, More Than This, Phil Manzanera, Record Machine, records, Roxy Music, synths, Take A Chance With Me, The Space Between, vinyl

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Record Machine: Wendy Carlos and The Well-Tempered Synthesizer

Post author By Sara Habein
Post date Tuesday, July 9th, 2013
2 Comments on Record Machine: Wendy Carlos and The Well-Tempered Synthesizer

When I was looking through some of my inherited vinyl collection and I saw the title The Well-Tempered Synthesizer, I thought, “Well, now I have to know what something called that sounds like.”

Tags classical music, collection, Record Machine, records, spaced-out maaaaan, Switched-On Bach, synths, The Well-Tempered Synthesizer, vinyl, Walter Carlos, Wendy Carlos, what is this I don't even