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Russco Broadcast and Mobile Mixers Circa 1980

Disco_421DISCO 421: Capturing the feeling that you get exactly one minute after four-twenty, all my dank-bros.  Yes this is an image intended to sell audio mixers.  Download the original sales-fliers for the RUSSCO Disco 421, Studio Master 505 and Studio Master 505S:

DOWNLOAD: Russco_Mixers_1981

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Russco Broadcast Turntables Circa 1980

Russco_1981_tts_1Download the catalogs for the RUSSCO Mark V, Studio Pro, and Cue Master broadcast turntables, as well as their RTA-12 tonearm and a period pricelist:

DOWNLOAD: Russco_TTs_1981

Russco_Studio_pro_CustomSince we featured Technics broadcast turntables last week on PS dot com, I thought it would be interesting to see what their competition was at the time.  I’ve only ever done work at two radio stations and both used Technics, so I know zilch about these Russcos.  Anyone?  I will say this: they do have a slightly unsavory quality to them; something about the overall design has a sort of carnival-ride aspect, the extruded chassis sharing the stillborn quality of a bumper-car attempting to evoke a Corvette.  I can practically smell funnelcake when I look at these things.

Anyhow.  Coming up next: RUSSCO mixers of the same period.

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