Big Tabs
looking backwards, going forwards
About 1979, aged about 13 years old, my best mate (still is) and I used to thrash his dad’s hifi when his parents were out.
Pioneer deck, amp etc. and I think Tannoy speakers. We used to sellotape a sheet of newspaper to the front of the speakers (on the grilles) and turn up the volume to make the paper move. It was a detached house, and we went for it.
Before that I used to hang out in the D.J. booth at a Friday night youth club disco. My Dad ran the youth club, so I would stand with the D.J. and watch him work, all Carlsbro equipment as I recall. (local company) A couple of times I got to start the nights music, I loved getting people up to dance. And it was loud. I was about 12 years old, and most of the youth there were much older than me.
My Dad would bring home the ‘disco’ lights sometimes, some disc with coloured oils that rotated as a bright lamp projected through it. He also made some flashing coloured bulb units that I would play with.
Not really HiFi, but I was hooked on playing music that made folk move.
We didn’t have a decent stereo at home, a BSR something.
Pioneer deck, amp etc. and I think Tannoy speakers. We used to sellotape a sheet of newspaper to the front of the speakers (on the grilles) and turn up the volume to make the paper move. It was a detached house, and we went for it.
Before that I used to hang out in the D.J. booth at a Friday night youth club disco. My Dad ran the youth club, so I would stand with the D.J. and watch him work, all Carlsbro equipment as I recall. (local company) A couple of times I got to start the nights music, I loved getting people up to dance. And it was loud. I was about 12 years old, and most of the youth there were much older than me.
My Dad would bring home the ‘disco’ lights sometimes, some disc with coloured oils that rotated as a bright lamp projected through it. He also made some flashing coloured bulb units that I would play with.
Not really HiFi, but I was hooked on playing music that made folk move.
We didn’t have a decent stereo at home, a BSR something.