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Old 11th Mar 2018, 5:44 pm   #4
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Default Re: EMI Stereosonic Tape Player "DR Dutton"

Dr Gilbert F Dutton was Head of Engineering Research at EMI Research Labs, Hayes until his retirement in 1968. He was a very practical pioneer in stereo recording and reproduction, working with Philip Vanderlyn and H A M Clark. It's probably to Dutton's credit that the earliest EMI stereo recordings from the 50s and early 60s are so highly prized for their stereo imaging and naturalness. Two interesting points are:

Dutton's introduction to EMI seems to have been via a young Alan Blumlein whom he met at the City & Guilds College.

His middle initial stands for Faraday. He clearly possessed prescient parents!

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