Re: Blaupunkt 14.922 radiogram - is it meant to be a boom box ?
This has been covered before but maybe not with such a forensic look at the circuitry. As others say, these machines seemed to bridge a cultural gap in terms of being attractive to Carribean people settling in the UK, having apparently, the right look and sound for the Reggae culture and [presumably] that of Germany!
They certainly didn't seem to be as prominent in other parts of the UK. The Cocktail Cabinet aspect itself [of some models] may also have been quite significant although it's certainly not exclusive to Blankput. I think it may have been Lenny Henry who referred to having somewhere to keep the Rum as well, which can be as staple a part of Carribean daily life as, say, whisky possibly is in Scotland or perhaps Gin in the Home Counties! Not everyone makes purely technical buying decisions as we all know from another current audio thread.
Dave W
Last edited by dave walsh; 18th Oct 2017 at 11:50 pm.
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