Audio Erotica: Hi-Fi Brochures 1950s–1980s - Do you remember making
roller skating while wearing your first Walkman? Or relaxing in
listening to easy listening in your pristine white Philips living room? Or
to play chess on your JVC table radio? All these scenarios occur
find themselves in the geeky and rarefied world of the vintage hi-fi brochure, where the
graphic design and acoustic devices make magical music
together. \n \nFrom austere post-war Britain to Japan
Pre-millennium poppy, Audio Erotica presents a nostalgic nirvana
of the strangest and most significant vintage hi-fi brochures. This
volume accompanies Jonny Trunk/FUEL's delicious publication, Auto Erotica:
A Grand Tour through Classic Car Brochures of the 1960s to 1980s and is manufactured
in the same format. Listed alphabetically, from Aiwa to Zenith, including
by Braun, JVC Nivico, Nakamichi, Sony and everything in between,
This book will resonate with all music lovers. \n \nThe Tempo
is given by high-end separate devices (amplifiers,
speakers, turntables) from the 1950s, followed by Dansette record players
from the 1960s, the brushed metal music centers of the 1970s and the
elegant capitalized systems from the 1980s, without forgetting portability
aerobics of stereo sound facilitated by the boombox, and the compact disc, which
is the ultimate tribute to high fidelity and hardware. \n \nThe
Audio Erotica's evocative brochures trace the technological evolution of
audio material before digital download, while revealing how
whose high fidelity was marketed to the public. With the buttons.
A graphic cover screen-printed on "brushed aluminum" paper echoes
to the hi-fi systems presented in the brochures.
