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7th May 2022, 6:06 pm | #1 |
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My Rock-Ola 468 Grand Salon
I've had this jukebox for well over a decade.
It was a bit uncared for, when I bought it. It had been in private hands for over twenty years, I had to remove layers of cigarette tar from the exterior surfaces and shampoo the bass speakers fabric. But other than that it was in good condition, I managed to get a "new old stock" graphic for it for a fiver from a jukebox parts supplier. The original, like most graphics, after decades, had gone mostly blue. A good "lube job," was all it needed. I filled it with 50/60/70/80s pop, ten Doo-Wop and ten classic standards. The 443 next to it, I've had nearly as long, has Motwown, similar and R&B, a bit "girl groups of the sixties" but it's my choices. I only occasionally buy records now, as to add a new one you have to take something out. I noticed this recording mentioned on a "One Hit Wonder" thread on another board earlier this week. It was a no. 1 hit in 1976, (the same year this jukebox was manufactured) They never subsequently managed to get anything in the top fifty. Anyway, I hadn't heard it for decades, but I always liked the harmonies. I noticed there was a copy on eBay for £3.99 with free postage. So I thought, "hang the expense!" and bought it. It arrived this morning, I printed up the title card and stuck it in, Stevie Wonder got relegated to my retro record rack. There you go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW6lZNXDiak&t=195s |
7th May 2022, 10:04 pm | #2 |
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Re: My Rock-Ola 468 Grand Salon
Can't comment on the boxes - but love the selection of records.
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7th May 2022, 10:57 pm | #3 |
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Re: My Rock-Ola 468 Grand Salon
Love all that electro-mechanical magic! As a kid jukeboxes fascinated me, they still do - My favourite is a late 70's or early 80's Rock-Ola! I used to live next to one on the pier amusements in Bognor Regis in 1982.....Some great singles on it too! I think I recall it had twin 15 inch woofers & sounded really good, I always wondered did it have a magnetic cartridge as it had a great dynamic range!
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