2024 Retro Audio - Spinning Medallion Cover
- This beautiful medallion can spin, adding an elegant touch to its design.
- Limited-edition medallion in cover
- Postmarked and individually numbered
- Part of the Retro Audio stamp issue
This medallion cover features limited medallion and corresponding stamp from the Retro Audio stamp issue.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, many Australians enjoyed gathering around a radio or record player, as well as a unit that combined them both, the radiogram. These multi-function entertainment units were manufactured in Australia, largely from Australian components and cabinetry, though often with turntables imported from Britain. They ranged in size from 30-centimetre portable units to two-metre-long furniture pieces. A key feature was the auto-changer, and many played four record speeds.
Early radiograms contained valve amplifiers, until the mid-1960s, when many Australian models began to move to the smaller, cheaper and more energy-efficient transistorised amplifier. The 1960s also saw the introduction of the 'stereophonic' record player (with multi-channel sound, as opposed to single-channel mono). This transformed the radiogram into the 'stereogram', and some later models even incorporated a television. The golden age of Australian radio and radiogram manufacture took a downturn in the 1970s, when a change in import laws saw an influx of cheaper imports. In the 1980s, the record was made largely redundant by the compact disc, but vinyl has made a distinct mainstream comeback in recent years.
The popular HMV Caprice was a mid-range stereogram in a low-boy unit, released in 1961. It had a four-valve amplifier, AM radio and BSR fully-automatic turntable. The 1966 Kriesler Master Multi Sonic was a hi-fidelity, top-of-the-line stereogram, which boasted eight speakers. It included a plug-in microphone, eight-valve amplifier and a Garrard fully-automatic turntable. The 1963 pale-pink AWA B28 was a portable and battery-operated mono record player, an affordable option for the youth market. While not a high-quality item, it included AWA’s revolutionary, locally produced transistor amplifier. AWA was the first manufacturer in Australia to produce a transistor radio.
(16354)
SKU | 16354 |
Barcode # | 9312650513672 |
Brand | Australia Post |
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