The Ghettoblaster

[spuggybridge]

Every break dancing crew had to have a ghetto blaster... ours included

[80sChav]

Never had one so big, but had a CD type one .... have seen people have these in their Houses, but it is a bit o.t.t. and show-off style for my liking Lol!!!

Though they are ok I guess

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And got a new silver one too

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Also bought another of my original Philips D8534 this time in Black!

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Solavox P74L

[George 1978]

I had to make do with a standard Bush radio cassette recorder instead (I started a Philips Roller cassette recorder thread on here a few years ago). The Noise Abatement Society would have sided with my "next-door-but-one" neighbour at the time, in which the number of decibels needed to be monitored closely when in use. A headphone socket was supplied of course.

Mind you, the hi-fi with its graphic equalizer which as a Christmas 1987 present (along with records and tapes to play on it) did almost the same job.

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added the classic SHARP GF 9191

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I also have a scaled down JVC M90 and a mini bluetooth set

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Necro Thread Reboot

No idea what I did with my Philips.. must have sold it before I moved out of Brighton
However, I have just started to restore/collect Boomboxes

Here are my first two..

[80sChav]

Re: The Ghettoblaster

I had one or two Heather yeah. One was smaller and the other massive. I recall as well how people took to walking about with Ghettoblasters instead of Portable Cassette Players./ I never subscribed (or even thought of subscribing to the idea/trend) but so so wish I had now!


80sChav

[stuckinthepast77]

Re: The Ghettoblaster

absolutely!weighs a tonne too-problaly retailed for about £400 in 1984

[Twocky61]

Re: The Ghettoblaster

hey twocky,no its a proper record player that pops out from the base of the unit on a motoralas it needs a new stylus and i cant find one!

That is big Stuckinthepast just like a CD tray but a massive one

[stuckinthepast77]

Re: The Ghettoblaster

just got a grundig party centre this morning,a 500 model,for 2 pound-needs lots of work but im up to the challenge

[Richard1978]

Re: The Ghettoblaster

no mate,just everything was scoured from the boot sales and 'tip offs' from friends and from recycle centres-cant afford ebay:cry:

OK there were lots on the market in the 1980s, I had a Grundig one that might still be in my parents garage, but might have gone in a clearout, knowing them.