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Vintage synths catalogues and brochures

August 21, 2011 by Fosco Lucarelli 1 Comment

When the music stopped being a matter of virtuosism and started being a ground for scientific research.

Roland, Synclavier, Arp, DA Mellotron, EMS: Chris Carter‘s scans of (primarily) synthesizer manufacturers sales brochures, catalogues and advertising material from his extensive original archive.

(Possible time-span: 1976-1982)

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  1. Tim Orr says

    December 18, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    New to see these publications again.

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