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Steam Turntable Actually Improves The Sex Pistols

Posted December 06, 2010 9:05 AM

From Retro Thing:

New Zealander Simon Jansen's steam-powered record player is a thing of beauty. I'd like to report that it sounds as good as it looks... but it's absolutely horrible. As he explains: "Yes, it's a steam powered record player. Playing a punk LP. The Sex Pistols - God save the Queen (Victoria obviously). You can't really get more steam, or punk, than that!

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12/06/2010 9:38 AM

Awesome.

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12/06/2010 3:59 PM

Needs more cowbell.

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12/06/2010 4:17 PM

I loved that bit.... "Guess what?! I got the fever, and the only prescription is...more cowbell!" (Something like that, anyway)

Funny stuff. Thanks for reminding me.

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12/06/2010 6:53 PM

<...Steam Turntable Actually Improves The Sex Pistols....>

Frankly, anything would improve the Sex Pistols...

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12/06/2010 10:35 PM

Don't knock the Pistols.

They were the famous tip of a large musical iceberg, an embodyment of the idea that anyone could play in a band or be a "star". Punk at it's best it was full of sly wit, raw energy, a sense of excitement and of being here now, at it's worst it was self indulgent, derivative and co-opted as a fashion statement.

Who are the CR4's favorite punk bands? Being an Aussie I grew up with The Saints, Radio Birdman. Ffej

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12/07/2010 8:54 AM

well this isn't punk exactly but it is a funny reference to a silly alternate record player

from Frank Zappa

an excerpt from Joe's Garage

Now you see, some places in the Third World it might be difficult to dance to this because the kerosene record player is not a very efficient device.. .And a lot of times they run out of, they run out of spunk right in the middle of the chorus... Causing the song to sound like this...

A little green rosetta

However we continue in spite of the fact that the fuel may be low on your record player. We suggest that in places like the Fourth World where things are really tough that you keep the record player going by rubbing two sticks together. And if all else fails, throw the record away... build your own green rosetta...try this recipe: Well start with a lump of grass... the grass bone connected to the ankle bone...the knee bone connected to the wishbone...and then everybody moves to New York and goes to a party with Warren. Hey! And we've flown in, at great expense, (triple scale, no less, ladies and gentlemen), Steve Gad's clone to play the out-chorus on this song...he's really outa-site, in spite of the fact that the click track is totally irrelevant to what he's doing now. I'm listening to the click, yes I'm suffering with the click track right now...this guy is totally out of sync with it, but what the fuqk. Ed Mann will call him up later, show him the sign. Okay Vinnie, where is five?

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12/10/2010 11:36 AM

I miss Frank and all the other guys he "discovered" especially Captain Beefheart.

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12/07/2010 5:53 AM

I have a little steam engine model just like the one he used for the turn table. I've been trying to think of a neat project to use it on. Maybe I'll make my own turn table.

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