Stereo Demonstration Records: Hip Music for Squareheads

Thomas Meinecke

Stereo Demonstration Records: Hip Music for Squareheads

Thomas Meinecke

In the late 1950s, stereophony found its way into middle-class living rooms through home devices. To prove the merits of stereo records over the mono standard that had prevailed until then, record labels produced demonstration albums, so-called “Stereo Demonstration Records”, which touted the new format through sound effects and spectacular thematic framing. Author, musician and DJ Thomas Meinecke presents a selection of musical gems, obscurities and conceptual missteps of early stereophony from his record cabinet in a commented DJ session.

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Infos

Duration: 60 min
Language: German

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“Tonfunktion – Festival für Gebrauchsmusik” is a project by Künstlerhaus Mousonturm. Supported by Musikfonds e. V. with project funds from the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and by Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain. In cooperation with MMODEMM, EOS Radio, the Office for Culture and Sports Management of the City of Offenbach am Main and OPG Offenbacher Projektentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH.