Dansette
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Dansette was a British brand of
Record player
The first Dansette record player was manufactured in 1952, by the London firm of J & A Margolin Ltd, and at least one million were sold in the 1950s and 1960s. Dansette became a household name in the late 1950s and 60s when the British music industry shot up in popularity after the arrival of acts such as Cliff Richard, The Beatles and The Shadows. Teenagers took various Dansette players to parties to listen to the latest records.
The Dansette was a versatile machine, with many being equipped to play 7, 10- and 12-inch discs of 78, 45, 33⅓ and 16 ⅔;rpm. Larger models such as the Bermuda could be fitted with optional legs for home use, while the Viva, Junior and Diplomat models were designed to be transportable, with a handle and studs affixed to the side of the case and latches to secure the protective lid. Like almost all record players of the day, they had built-in speakers. Some models of Dansette record players had a BSR autochanger allowing several records to be loaded at once, and played in succession.
Dansette players were expensive, and some experts and fans of the industry[
Dansette set a "standard look" for all portable record players of the time - a latched lid on top, a speaker and control knobs on the front, and sometimes a carrying handle.
Production
The first models available in 1950/51 were the Plus~a~Gram and the Senior. These were very expensive, and many teens and adults could not afford record players until later. It retailed at 33
The end of Dansette production
By the late 1960s, recording techniques were becoming more sophisticated. Stereo had been virtually ignored until then and there was a change of direction from the 45 to the LP. Customers began to seek more modern
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References
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved June 11, 2022.