Nostalgic Throwback: My Family Parlour in the 1970s and Early 1980s
In the late 1970s, our sitting room was filled with gadgets that now feel like relics. We had a huge wooden radiogram with built-in record player and radio bands (MW, SW, LW). It even had space to store vinyl and I could hide behind its cabinet. We also owned a hi-fi console with a stackable record player, cassette and 8-track tape decks, plus an illuminated radio dial. Speakers sat on shelves at either end of the room, while a vintage black-and-white TV with retractable doors and VHF/UHF tuners dominated another corner. Later, a top-loading VCR and a Binatone TV Master gaming console joined the scene. I learned to clean video heads, bang the machine for a clearer picture, and play simple tennis games on the big screen. These memories bring back power cuts managed by battery radios, New Year’s Eve picnics with a portable record player, and the joy of tuning foreign radio stations on shortwave during family gatherings.
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