The Ghettoblaster

[Richard1978]

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I got a Grundig one in 1987 with money I got for my 9th birthday.

It was in regular use until late 1995 when I got a Samsung twin tape deck unit with a CD player.

After that my Dad kept it in the kitchen until the tape deck began to act up, & after my Dad got a new radio & it was consigned to the back of the garage.

[memoman]

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I had a phillips one december 1982.It cost me something like £69-00 from argos.I used to go everywhere with it blasting tunes out elo queen etc.I much prefer mp3 players now much lighter and at least your not starling the neighbours.;-)

[steveffisher]

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I had a monster Sharp GF-555 many moons ago, then it broke, and then I was given (gasp) another one about ten years ago, which I then swapped for a Boss drum machine. I wish I hadn't!

[memoman]

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I had a monster Sharp GF-555 many moons ago, then it broke, and then I was given (gasp) another one about ten years ago, which I then swapped for a Boss drum machine. I wish I hadn't!

That's a monster!Just shows how mp3 players have saved the young of today the back strain carrying these beasts!

[Richard1978]

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There were some big enough to have a record player, I remember seeing a Sharp model with a turntable.

[memoman]

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There were some big enough to have a record player, I remember seeing a Sharp model with a turntable.

[Richard1978]

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That similar, but the one I remember played the records sideways, not sure how the needle stayed in the grooves.

[memoman]

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That similar, but the one I remember played the records sideways, not sure how the needle stayed in the grooves.

i posted another photo its dissappeared with the one you mentioned one sec.I will find it again.

[sixtyten]

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Friend of mine had that one, it was called linear tracking

[sixtyten]

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Sharp VZ-2000

[memoman]

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Had to reboot my modem and router .I did have a picture posted yesterday.besides the other one that remains?

[memoman]

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[memoman]

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I thought the above photo might convey the sheer size instead God knows how many batteries it needed.

[sixtyten]

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Awesome bit of kit!

[memoman]

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My mp3 player thats as small as a cigarette lighter and holds 4 gig of mp3s is far more portable.This has been updated now to include an fm radio mine was just £17