RetroTech: Seeburg 1000 BMS1 Background Music System (1959-1986) 

what's the song called @7.34?

Techmoan wow I like the seeburg music player.

Techmoan In the last video it lost connection which honestly isn't the best advertising.

I just want to say is like your videos. Are you going to do more old audio videos ?( like records)

Hi. I like your clock in the background. I recently put my hands on a nixie display and I think I will make a copy of it. I already mentioned your voice is close to the one of the famous "James May". Now I see you also borrowed one of his shirt. No offense, just kidding.

You're not the only one who heard Dallas for a moment there.

Nostalgia Nerd I always got the ET, Dallas, and Star Wars themes mixed up as a kid! I guess I'm not the only one.

I was like that's ET, no Dallas, no some other TV show, but most certainly a TV show...

William Hayden: I thought it was the theme from "Love Boat".

Same here for Dallas... Nice to see you here NN!

Love your vids

Yeah if you stick a paperclip in your powersupply, it should raster a puppet show on the screen, thats always the fix i go for

yea

There really is something strangely charming about that whole era of "Throw a disco beat behind ALL THE MUSICS! in ALL THE PLACES!" Even the "techno remix" trends of the 2000s really never reached that level of absolute ubiquity, at least in the US and (I'm guessing) much of Europe. I mean, it's no wonder disco died. It hit a point of absolute saturation for a couple years in there.

Indeed, like all music, hip hop is being propped up and rock actually died in the late 70's, nice one Jonny, you really did use the 'NME'. House is homeless, and dub step will soon walk the walk. Elvis epitomised rock and roll, he was a pedophile who died of a drugs overdose on the bog. Where is music heading, I can't see anywhere for it to go, Britain's got talent, a dog, I rest my case.

Music died when they invented polyphony. Plainchant died, and now playing melodies over chords is being propped up. Hildegard von Bingen epitomised monophony, she was a reptilian freemason pimp who overdosed on Nintendo Switch. I rest *my* case.

Fernie Canto I do hope you're being sarcastic.

Carson King If you think rock died, you haven't been paying attention. There is plenty of good modern music of all genres - including rock - though it can be harder to find due to the proliferation of the DIY ethos and sheer abundance of music being produced. Good with the bad. Where do you get that Elvis was a pedophile!? Remember that that term means you're involved with _children_ - people under the age of about 12. I know of no such incidents with Elvis. Being involved with a _teenager_ who is not yet 18 is usually seen as improper, but that's far from pedophilia. Sometimes older men fall in love with young women who aren't quite 18; I don't necessarily approve, but it doesn't make them monsters. I'm no elvis fan, but I do have an issue with people being painted as horrible people for either unproven rumors, or actions that really aren't as horrid as many assume. I'm not sure what you're basing your comments on, and of course I don't know his true history, I'm just saying your assumptions are likely inaccurate. For whatever reason, people love to create monsters.

I like your profile picture

Cyclops_ Something about soap advertisements these days sure are odd.

Senpai Kei god that episode really freaked me out with those Japanese advertisements!

Yes this is the sequel, you've reminded me to put a link to it in the video description.

Duncan Burden - So it's twice as nice!

it's the result of choices made during editing.

Yeah please keep the two intros, I love the old one but some people like the new!

Andre Fish I personally like the old intro for the retro tech, while the new one suits the modern tech of the digital era and camera reviews.

les reed orchestra-from east to west

Yes.. Funny how they made this HI NRG Disco track into back ground music..

David Dalton Thanks for identifying. I knew it sounded familiar. Always preferred “Souvenirs” though.

6:35 Lamb Lies Down On Broadway :-)

"kow-cost" is now my favorite typo ever...

There are people doing similar things already. One 'thing' seems to be revamping junked old tube radios with modern electronics and streaming music or playing MP3s through them. Instructables.com has a lot of articles.

Clay3613 if you're referring to the song at 7:33 that's "my town, my guy and me"

6:35 Lamb Lies Down On Broadway :-)

It's Voyage - From East To West

ovation99 You're correct about some players having a 16 RPM speed. The format was used in the consumer market mostly for audiobooks and other recordings that were mostly just speech. It never really cought on though

You are correct, decks that played 16-1/2, 45, 33-1/3 and 78 RPM were common. You can still buy such a deck from Esoteric Sound. I have an Esoteric Sound Restoration Deck that I primarily use for transcribing 78's that has settings for all those speeds. It has a speed control adjustment that also allows, e.g., playing Edison Discs at the correct 80 RPM speed. For LP's I use my Technics SL-1200MK2 Quartz-Lock Direct Drive deck. You could play the Seeburg records on an Esoteric Sound deck by fabricating an adapter for the spindle (it is supplied with a 45 RPM adapter).

MattExzy The Force of trying the first post is strong in this one ☺