Tape Recorders in a Starring Role

ANALOG RECORDERS IN A STARRING ROLE - click on pics to play brief clip


Over the years since our collection began, we've received requests for tape recorders (including our Teac 80-8) and microphones that would be used for stage productions, photo shoots and movies. As a result we began offering to provide rentals. It quickly became apparent that things were not going to be returned in the same condition when rented. While folks would pay for the damage, it caused us to need to find another replacement for the collection. Often, it was more expensive, or not as good. So we stopped the rental service and have offered consultation on items for a particular movie or situation. These have been interesting and fun experiences. So I decided to create this page of reel tape recorders in a starring role.

I always welcome recommendations of movies folks come across with a tape recorder appearance. Thanks! Martin

 

 "RESPECT" movie released August 13, 2021 in theaters

 On January 5, 2020 the Ampex AG-440 reel to reel tape recorder from our collection arrived at Atlanta's Screen Gems Studio 6 to appear in Jennifer Hudson's movie, "RESPECT," about Aretha Franklin. 

MOMSR Ampex AG-440   MOMSR Ampex AG-440  MOMSR Ampex AG-440

“Respect” titled after Franklin’s 1967 hit, stars Jennifer Hudson, who won a supporting actress Oscar for “Dreamgirls,” was personally selected for the role by Franklin before Franklin died in 2018 at the age of 76.

Franklin won 17 Grammys, starting with “Respect” in 1968 and “Chain of Fools” in 1969. The film, directed by Liesl Tommy, also stars Forest Whitaker as C.L. Franklin, Marlon Wayans as Ted White, Mary J. Blige as Dinah Washington and Tituss Burgess as Rev. Dr. James Cleveland. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood. The movie was released in theaters on August 13, 2021 and is now available on Amazon Prime. Here's a "brief clip" about the recorder's "brief" uncredited appearance as the reel to reel tape recorder at Muscle Shoals recording studio.


09/2020 - Provided prop assistance for a 2021 AppleTV movie being produced by Ben Stiller. "Martin! This information is incredibly helpful. I knew I had found the right guy. I bought the Roberts and Ampex remotes off of eBay.  I hope we can get them into the show.  Our show is going to be called Severance and it will be on AppleTV in late 2021. Ben Stiller is the director and the scripts are great.   Thank you so much. I'll probably be in touch as more questions come up. I can't wait to watch the movie clips on your website. Have a great weekend. -Travis"


Click on photo to watch movie clip
 view Brush 401

Phantom was contacted by Montgomery Pollack in May 2003 asking if we could provide a recorder for the movie - "We are working on a new film to be directed by Martin Scorcese, starring Leonardo DeCaprio. It is called "The Aviator" It is about Howard Hughes love of flight. There is a scene that has Hughes using a reel to reel tape recorder in 1947. The director has requested a Rangertone or a Magnecord, Magnetophon or a Ampex 200A. I need to purchase this items. Do you have or know of anybody who might have such an item. It needs to work and be in very good condition. I can be flexible in my timeline. I can use any reel to reel recorder from 1947-1950. If I cannot find such a beast we will just use a Webster wire recorder. Any information would be extremely helpful." We came up with a Magnecord M30 and amp; M33 and a PT6-AH. However they found the Brush which met their time period perfectly.


Tony Danza logo

Phantom supplied a Calrad 500C to the Tony Danza Show
"The mic is going to be a prop for The Tony Danza Show
Jesse Green The Tony Danza Show"

Calrad mic supplied to the Tony Danza ShowCalrad mic supplied to the Tony Danza Show

MOMSR has provided numerous similar mics to theater productions, film and video shoots, music videos and awards


Phantom provided a Shure 55 mic for Darren Carrol's photo shoot for Golf Magazine 

      Phantom's Shure 55 for Golf Magazine  Darren Carrol's photo for Golf Magazine


Our collection of R2R movie clips

Click on photo to watch movie clip

PICTURE AMPEX MOVIE go to clip

Ampex 600, 350, 400

songwriter

Technics

RS-1500 series

Go to Wollensak 3m movie clip

Wollensak 1500

That

Ampex  ATR-104

ThatThing

Roberts 990

Go to Concertone movie clip

Concertone 800

pic

Teac 8

Teac A-3340

Crown

pictureGreatBallsFireMov

Ampex 350

picture of 1964 Concertone 800 Tape recorder ad with Doris Day & Rock Hudson

Concertone 800

Webster Chicago180-1

millennium

ReVox B77

Battery Portable

vinTechAirheads

Technics

RS-1500

recorder In Starring Role The Vast of Night

Ampex, Magnecord, Roberts & Westinghouse

R2R Starring Role The FAmily

Revox

R2R Starring Role 40 Pounds of Trouble

Magnecord

ConcertMM

Edison

Cylinder Player

Mov 1    Mov 2

Ampex, Roberts, Sony Teac

Technics 

Military

Teac A-3340

Tandberg

RCA Record Player

Unknown 1955 

Uher 4000 1965

From Russia Bond

Unknowns

Tascam Series 70

Viking 88

Nagra & Unknown

Ampex 350

  2

Black face Pioneer 701 or 707, also Crown? 
& Logging recorders

 2

Ampex 350

ReVox B77 

Technics RS-1500 Cameo role

Logging Rec?

ReVox B77

(multiple parts)

& ? (at end)

picture of RT-707 starring role

Pioneer RT-707

Otari MX5050 (minor role)

Akai GX-747

vinMoviestakeout

Pioneer RT-1020L

Unkown

Reels Ampex Hubs

Ampex

Vortexion WVB recorders 
British Studio

Teac 3340
Otari MX5050  BQ II

Lip sync

Ampex 500 (or PR-10)

& Skully 280

Nagra?

ReVox  A-77 

Teac 3440 

Teac hubs

British reel at Kent Radio

Ampex?

ReVox A700

Magnecord 1024 

Unknown Wollensak?

Down Three Dark Streets   pic

Ekotape

Teac & Akai

Teac

Akai GX-1730DSS 4 channel "Quad" deck

ReVox B77

Uher & Magnecord 

Part 1  Part 2

Fostex G16

3M - 8 track, EMI
& Ferrograph 

Norelco? 

Ampex

Ampex?

JailHs Rk E

Ampex & Magnecord

Ampex, Uher, Nagra

Sony?

Teac

Nagra

Edison Voice Writer

Teac

Revere?, Nagra & Webster Wire

Ampex

Reel2Reel In A Starring Role MASH

Webcor 2110

Digital

Pioneer RT707

Otari?

Cylinder recorder

1956 ?

various 1950's 

Fostex  E-16

Ampex

Revere? Roberts & Wollensak

Technics RS-1500

Ampex, Roberts +

Ampex AX-50

Ampex AG500

?

Ampex  • Roberts 770

Great console no reels

Teac/Ampex/Sony MCI

Early Teac 3340

Roberts 90 (192?)

Teac X-2000R

Unknown

Teac 80-8

Otari MX5050 BQII

Otari +

Ampex + others

Nagra III

Unknown MultiTrack & Nagra?

Nagra

Roberts 997?

Kong Skull Island movie poster

Roberts 771X & unknown

Ampex 351 +

Pioneer RT-1020L

Sony

Akai

Ampex

Tascam 32?

Magnecord PT-6

R2R Star Grace of My Heart

Ampex & Roberts

Pioneer RT-707, RT-909, Uher 4400

 

Brush BK-403 portable ad

Hammersmith Is Out movie

Roberts 770X

Ampex AG 440s

R2R Stars Brainstorm Movie

Ampex ATR-700

ReVox E36 • RCA 77B

Nagra 4.2

Teac A-2340

Akai GX-365D

Wollensak 1500

Technics RS-1500

The Bank Job

ReVox A77

Roberts Duet 190

The Infiltrator

ReVox & Nagra

Reel 2 Reel star The Angel

Roberts Clip #2

Rob the Mob
Sony TC-540

Teac A-3340 The Good PLace

Teac A-3340

Ted Danson - The Good Place

R2R Star BohemianRhapsody

3M Revox MCI & Tandberg

Pioneer RT-707 Wag The Dog

Pioneer RT-707

R2R in Starring role The Royal Tenenbaums

Roberts 770X or Akai A8

& generic battery portable


picture of R2D2 Replica (complete with sounds.  Teac 80-8 was used to record te sounds of R2Dr and 3CPOin the Star Wars movie  picture of R2D2 Replica (complete with sounds.  Teac 80-8 was used to record te sounds of R2Dr and 3CPOin the Star Wars movie

R2D2 Replica (complete with sounds). Teac 80-8 was used to record the sounds of R2D2 and 3CPO in the Star Wars movie


Hi Martin,
Here are the pictures attached. You can add these to the museum if you like. these are captured from a high def source. In the show the machine sits in a very old remote truck in what looks like for a radio or TV station with call letters KVWV. This appears to be a fake call sign. I could not find anything in Google to match any known stations west of the Mississippi. Inside in the background you can see an Altec amp, the same type used in film projection booths at this time period. I get the felling this machine was used in film sound production. It has locking reel spindles like you would find on a 16mm film projector. the locks are in the open position.
Thanks, John Kuhn

     

    

 

Stars with recorders

 Thanks to all who have contributed photos! Additions and corrections welcome!

ABBA with Tascam reel tape recorder

ABBA with Tascam reel tape recorder

ABBA with Revox reel tape recorder

ABBA with Revox reel tape recorder

ABBA recording with Teac reel tape recorder

ABBA recording with Teac reel tape recorder

ABBA with Sony reel tape recorder (photo by Alamy)

ABBA with Sony reel tape recorder (photo by Alamy)

Alan Freeman UK Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000 wit Revox and Tascam

Alan Freeman UK Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000 wit Revox and Tascam

Anni-Frid Lyngstad with ABBA and a Revox A-77 reel tape recorder

Anni-Frid Lyngstad with ABBA and a Revox A-77 reel tape recorder

Ajit Indian Actor with Phillips reel tape recorder

Ajit Indian Actor with Phillips reel tape recorder
Greg Almond with Pioneer QT74 reel tape recorder
Duane Allman and Rick Hall with Scully reel tape recorder
Ampex 600 reel recorder at Convair/General Dynamics, Atlas Missile test, 1955-1969
Ampex 600 reel recorder at Convair/General Dynamics, Atlas Missile test, 1955-1969
Jon Anderson - co-founder of YES with Revox reel tape recorder
Jon Anderson - co-founder of YES with Revox reel tape recorder
Jon Anderson - co-founder of YES with Revox reel tape recorder
Jon Anderson - co-founder of YES with Revox reel tape recorder
Jon Anderson and a ReVox Tuner, Amp and A77 reel tape recorder
Geneva Ansermet recording Decca Records session with Ampex 350-2 reel tape recorder
Geneva Ansermet recording Decca Records session with Ampex 350-2 reel tape recorder
Louis and Lucille Armstrong with Tandberg reel tape recorder
Louis and Lucille Armstrong with Tandberg reel tape recorder
Louis Armstrong with Tandberg tape recorders
Louis Armstrong with Tandberg tape recorders
Louis Armstrong with Magnecord
Louis Armstrong with Magnecord reel tape recorder
Louis Armstrong In Seattle with reel to reel tape recorders
Louis Armstrong In Seattle with reel to reel tape recorders
Louis Armstrong with Norelco reel to reel tape recorders
Louis Armstrong with Norelco reel to reel tape recorders
Arthur Fielder with Irish Recording Tape
 Bob Bach WUMU radio with Otari reel tape recordersBob Bach WUWM radio station with Otari reel tape recorders
Francis Barraud with His Master's Voice
Italian musician Lucio Battisti
Dick Mills and Brian Hodgson compare the lengths of two sections of tape; watching is Desmond Briscoe. BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1968
Dick Mills and Brian Hodgson compare the lengths of two sections of tape; watching is Desmond Briscoe. BBC Radiophonic Workshop 1968
BBC Radio London with Philips Pro 20 reel tape recorder
BBC Radio London with Philips Pro 20 reel tape recorder
BBC 1957 - Daphne Oram Composer with writer Frederick Bradnum exploring radiophonic effects
BBC 1957 - Daphne Oram Composer with writer Frederick Bradnum exploring radiophonic effects
BBC Staff at Langham Studios London
Geoff Emerick with Paul McCartney and BTR recorders
Geoff Emerick with Paul McCartney and BTR recorders 
Beatles Abbey Road with EMI reel tape recorders
Beatles Abbey Road with EMI reel tape recording equipment
George Harrison and Ringo Starr with BTR tape recorder
George Harrison and Ringo Starr with BTR tape recorder
John Lennon and George Martin with EMI reel tape recorder
John Lennon and George Martin with EMI reel tape recorder
John Lennon and George Martin with EMI reel tape recorder
John Lennon and George Martin with EMI reel tape recorder
John Lennon in studio with 3M M56 recorder
John Lennon in studio with 3M M56 recorder
Ringo Starr and BTR Reel tape Recorders
Ringo Starr and BTR Reel tape Recorders
Brian Epstein and George Martin with BTR reel tape recorders
Brian Epstein and George Martin with BTR reel tape recorders
Bee Gees recording on Sony 300
Bee Gees recording on Sony 300
Bee Gees with Revox Reel to reel tape recorder
Bee Gees with Revox Reel to reel tape recorder
Bee Gees in studio
Bee Gees in studio
1977 MCI ad featuring the Bee Gees
Madeline Bell is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from America in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with the vocal group Bradford Singers
Madeline Bell is an American soul singer, who became famous as a performer in the UK during the 1960s and 1970s with pop group Blue Mink, having arrived from America in the gospel show Black Nativity in 1962, with the vocal group Bradford Singers
Chuck Berry With Scully Tape Recorder
Billy Joel with Tascam reel tape recorder
Billy Joel with Tascam reel tape recorder
Ritchie Blackmore with Aiwa reel tape recorder
Ritchie Blackmore with Aiwa reel tape recorder
Richard Hugh Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968 with Revox A77 reel tape recorder
Richard Hugh Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter with Revox A77 reel tape recorder
He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968
Mary J. Blige with Studer reel to reel tape recorder
Mary J. Blige with Studer reel to reel tape recorder
Radio broadcaster Martin Block (Make Believe Ballroom)  with Ampex tape recorder in Mylar Ad
Radio broadcaster Martin Block (Make Believe Ballroom)  with Ampex tape recorder in Mylar Ad
Blondie with 3M tape recorder
Debbie Harry of Blondie with Teac tape recorder
Debbie Harry with Teac reel tape recorder
Debbie Harry with Teac reel tape recorder
Ampex Ad featuring Blondie
Larry Bly and Larry Dowdy with Teac Tascam reel tape recorder
​Larry Bly and Larry Dowdy with Teac Tascam reel tape recorder​
Bob Dylan and hid dog Brutus with Kenwood
Bob Dylan and hid dog Brutus with Kenwood
Marc Bolan of T.Rex
Mark Bolan with Teac and ReVox
Mark Bolan with Teac and ReVox
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez, one of the dominant figures of the post-war classical music world - Ampex Tape Recorders
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez, one of the dominant figures of the post-war classical music world - Ampex Tape Recorders
David Bowie with ReVox, Ampex and 3M reel tape recorders
David Bowie with ReVox, Ampex and 3M reel tape recorders
Brian Wilson with Scully reel to reel tape recorder
Brian Wilson with Scully reel to reel tape recorder
Brian Wilson with Scully reel to reel tape recorder
Brian Wilson with Scully reel to reel tape recorder
Brian Wilson with Ampex reel tape recorder
Brian Wilson with Scully recorder and McIntosh amp
Inside BRMB Independent Radio two weeks before it opened in February 1974
Inside BRMB Independent Radio two weeks before it opened in February 1974
James Brown with Ampex reel tape recorder
James Brown with Ampex reel tape recorder
Jackson Browne in recording studio
Jackson Browne in recording studio
James Brown with reel tape recordersJames Brown with reel tape recorders
Dave Brubeck with Ampex 350 and an ampex 600 reel to reel tape recorder
Dave Brubeck with Ampex 350 and an ampex 600 reel to reel tape recorder
Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac with Teac and TechnicsTechnicsTeac
Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac with Teac and TechnicsTechnicsTeac
Buffalo Springfield with Ampex reel tape recorder
Buffalo Springfield with Ampex reel tape recorder
Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix with Scully reel tape recorder
Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix with Scully reel tape recorder
Eric Burdon (The Animals and War) with Sony reel to reel tape recorder
Eric Burdon (The Animals and War) with Sony reel to reel tape recorder
Ben Burtt with Teac Tascam Tape Recorders produced Star Wars' R2D2 & 3CPO
Ben Burtt with Teac Tascam Tape Recorders produced Star Wars' R2D2 & 3CPO
Ben Burtt with Teac reel tape recorder, known for audio editing on Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, WALL-E and Star Trek
Ben Burtt with Teac Tascam Tape Recorders produced Star Wars' R2D2 & 3CPO
John Cage composer with Revox reel tape recorder
John Cage composer with Revox reel tape recorder
Michael Caine who was good friends with composer John Barry
Cannonball (Julian) Adderley American Jazz musician with Bill Evans (standing) in studio with Ampex reel tape recorders
Cannonball (Julian) Adderley American Jazz musician with Bill Evans (standing) in studio with Ampex reel tape recorders
Wendy Carlos - Electronic Music - Switched On Bach with Ampex
Wendy Carlos known for Electronic Music including Switched On Bach with Ampex reel tape recorder
Wendy Carlos with Ampex reel tape recorders
 
Wendy Carlos with Ampex reel tape recorders
Wendy Carlos - 3M reel tape recorder
Richard and Karen Carpenter with Teac A-7300
Karen and Richard Carpenter in studio
Cass Elliot of the Mamas and Papas with a Teac R-310 reel tape recorder
Cass Elliot of the Mamas and Papas with a Teac R-310 reel tape recorder
Ted Cassidy with daughter and Magnecord and Electro Voice V1 mic
Ted Cassidy with daughter and Magnecord and Electro Voice V1 mic
Ray Charles in studio with MCI Sony reel to reel tape recorder
Ray Charles with 3M reel tape recorder

Ray Charles 3M Scotch Rcording Tape

Malcolm Chisholm Chess Records Studio
Eric Clapton In Studio
Eric Clapton In Studio
Eric Clapton with Lionel Richie at Bear Creek Studio, WA in 1986 with Ampex and Sony reel to reel tape recorders
Eric Clapton with Lionel Richie at Bear Creek Studio, WA in 1986 with Ampex and Sony reel to reel tape recorders
Joe Cocker , a friend and Bonnie Bramlett with ReVox and Scully reel tape recorders
Joe Cocker , a friend and Bonnie Bramlett with ReVox and Scully reel tape recorders
Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier with Studer reel tape recorders
Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier with Studer reel tape recorders
Stewart Copeland drummer for the Police with Teac A-3340 and ReVox A77 reel tape recordersRevox
Stewart Copeland drummer for the Police with Teac A-3340 and ReVox A77 reel tape recordersRevox
Count Basie (born Willian Basie, 1904 - 1984), and his bulldog Graf, in his home, Freeport, Bahamas, March 1979 - Concertone reel tape recorder in background
Count Basie (born Willian Basie, 1904 - 1984), and his bulldog Graf, in his home, Freeport, Bahamas, March 1979 - Concertone reel tape recorder in background
Count Basie, Catherine and Diane with a Revere reel to reel tape recorder
Count Basie, Catherine and Diane with a Revere reel to reel tape recorder
Bob Crewe with MCI reel tape recorder - Crewe co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons
Bob Crewe with MCI reel tape recorder 
Crewe co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons
Steven Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band
Steven Lee Cropper, sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the guitarist of the Stax Records house band
Bing Crosby and Ampex
Bing Crosby and Ampex reel tape recorder
Miles Davis with Roberts reel to reel tape recorder
Miles Davis with Roberts reel to reel tape recorder
Miles Davis with Sony Reel tape recorder
Miles Davis with Sony Reel tape recorder
Miles Davis with Sony reel to reel tape recorder
Lonnie Donegan with Akai Reel tape recorder and Reslo and Shure mics
Lonnie Donegan with Akai Reel tape recorder and Reslo and Shure mics
Simon Draper with Virgin Records with Teac reel to reel tape recorder
Simon Draper with Virgin Records with Teac reel to reel tape recorder
Edgar Winter with Teac reel to reel tape recorder
Edgar Winter with Teac reel tape recorder
Brian Eno with Teac and Revox reel tape recorders
Brian Eno with Teac and Revox reel tape recorders
Brian Eno with Teac and Revox reel tape recorders
Brian Eno with Teac and Revox reel tape recorders
Ahmet Ertegun with Sony reel to reel tape recorder
Ahmet Ertegun with Sony reel to reel tape recorder

Robert Fripp, David Bowie and Brian Eno with Revox reel tape recodersRobert Fripp, David Bowie & Brian Eno with Revox reel tape recorders

Bob Gaudio backup singer for Fou rSeasons - wrote Sherry and other great songs with Ampex reel tape recorderSherryAmpex
Bob Gaudio, backup singer for Four Seasons with Ampex reel tape recorder.
He w rote Sherry and other great songs
Marvin Gaye with Teac A-7010
Robin Gibb with Teac 7030 reel tape recorder
Robin Gibb with Teac 7030 reel tape recorder
Mellotron Leslie Bradley and BillFranson
Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer MPS
Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer MPS
GRP Records - Larry Rosen and Dave Grusin with Ampex and MCI reel tape recorders
GRP Records - Larry Rosen and Dave Grusin with Ampex and MCI reel tape recorders
 
Burton Harris 1977 with Teac tape recorder
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021
Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021 • Sony and Tandberg reel tape recorders.
James Dean with Revere reel tape recorder
James Dean with Revere reel tape recorder
Eumir Deodato with Otari reel tape recorder
Eumir Deodato with Otari reel tape recorder
Eumir Deodato with ReVox reel tape recorder
Eumir Deodato with ReVox reel tape recorder
Delia Ann Derbyshire the electronic music pioneer behind the ‘Doctor Who’ theme, and known and celebrated for her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Delia Ann Derbyshire the electronic music pioneer behind the ‘Doctor Who’ theme, and known and celebrated for her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music.
Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001)  was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out notable work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including her electronic arrangement of the theme music to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.[3][4] She has been referred to as "the unsung heroine of British electronic music", having influenced musicians including Aphex Twin, the Chemical Brothers and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital.
Rick Rubin and Neil Diamond recording in 2005
Rick Rubin and Neil Diamond recording in 2005
Bob Dylan In Studio
Bob Dylan with Sony reel tape recorder
Bob Dylan with Sony reel tape recorder
Clint Eastwood and Ray Charles with Ampex reel tape recorder
Clint Eastwood and Ray Charles with Ampex reel tape recorder
Babe and Louis Barron at the Electronic Music Studio 1956
Duke Ellington in studio
Elvis Presley poses with record producer Sam Phillips, Leo Soroka and Robert Johnson at Sun Recording Studios in Memphis, Tennessee on December 4th, 1956
Elvis Presley with Perpetuum Ebner 5V Record Player/Recorder and Unknown Reel Tape Recorder
Elvis Presley with Perpetuum Ebner 5V Record Player/Recorder and Unknown Reel Tape Recorder
Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. Most notably playing with the NICE.
Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 11 March 2016) was an English keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. . Most notably playing with the NICE.
Mack Emerman with MCI reel tape recorder
Mack Emerman (Criteria Recording Studios Miami) with MCI reel tape recorder
Engelbert Humperdinck with Crown reel tape recorder
Engelbert Humperdinck with Crown reel tape recorder
Enoch Henry Light American Composer, Band Leader and Recording Engineer
Enoch Henry Light American Composer, Band Leader and Recording Engineer
Brian Eno with Revox
Brian Eno with Revox
Brian Eno with Revox and Teac reel tape recorders
Brian Eno with Revox and Teac reel tape recorders
Brian Eno with Revox reel tape recorders
Brian Eno with Revox reel tape recorders
David Essex with ReVox reel tape recorder
David Essex with ReVox reel tape recorder
John Fogerty and George Thorogood with Ampex ATR-102 reel to reel tape recorder
John Fogerty and George Thorogood with Ampex ATR-102 reel to reel tape recorder
Tennessee Ernie Ford with Magnecord
Aretha Franklin with Teac
Aretha Franklin with Teac reel to reel tape recorder
Ed Friedner owner EF Recording started in 1958 - photo from the 1960's
Ed Friedner owner EF Recording started in 1958 - photo from the 1960's
Robert Fripp with ReVox reel tape recorders
Robert Fripp with ReVox reel tape recorders
Robert Fripp with ReVox reel tape recorders at record store
Robert Fripp with ReVox reel tape recorders at record store
 
Geoff Emerick with Paul McCartney and BRT recording equipment equipment
Geoff Emerick with Paul McCartney and BRT recording equipment equipment
Astronaut John Glenn recording his mission on February 20, 1962
Astronaut John Glenn records details of his mission on board recovery ship USS Randolph (CV-15 US Navy) after his successful space flight in the Mercury space capsule Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962 .
Gold Star Recording Studio A&M Records
Gold Star Recording Studio A&M Records
Singer Donna Jean Godchaux At Grateful Dead Concert
Go-Go's with Ampex and MCI reel tape recorders
Go-Go's with Ampex and MCI reel tape recorders
Glen Gould with Scully tape recorders
Roger Grover with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder
George Harrison
George Harrison with Nagra III
George Harrison with Nagra III
Ken Hensley - Uraih Heep with Scully reel to reel tape recorder
Ken Hensley - Uraih Heep with Scully reel to reel tape recorder
Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) with ReVox and Scully reel tape recorders
Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) with ReVox and Scully reel tape recorders
David Hentschel, who engineered the 17 tracks that ended up on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road double album
David Hentschel, who engineered the 17 tracks that ended up on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road double album
Rupert Hine with Revox and Sony reel tape recorders
Rupert Hine with Revox and Sony reel tape recorders
Holger Czukay co-founder German Group "Can"
Holger Czukay co-founder German Group "Can"
Bill Holford with Ampex tape recorder
William Dwight "Bill" Holford, Sr. (June 12, 1919, Bartlesville, Oklahoma – March 22, 1999, Houston) was an American recording engineer and record producer. For 44 of those years, from 1948 to 1982, he was the affiliated with ACA Studios (Audio Company of America) in Houston as an owner, partner, and audio engineer. Holford also helped build studios for several labels, including Duke/Peacock, Starday, Sarg Records, and Trumpet Records.
Alan Howarth and John Carpenter with Otari and Tascam reel tape recorders
Alan Howarth and John Carpenter with Otari and Tascam reel tape recorders
Isaak Hayes with Ampex tape recorder
Isaak Hayes with Ampex tape recorder

 

 
Jackie Edwards - Jamaican musician songwriter with Island Records and Ampex reel tape recorder
Jackie Edwards - Jamaican musician songwriter with Island Records and Ampex reel tape recorder
Michael Jackson with Studer A800 MK III 24Track reel to reel tape recorder
Michael Jackson with Studer A800 MK III 24Track reel to reel tape recorder
Michael Jackson and Steven Spielberg with Technics reel tape recorder
Michael Jackson and Steven Spielberg with Technics reel tape recorder
Jane Birkin (12//14/46 – 07/16/23) French/UK singer and actress with Akai X-330D reel tape recorder
Jane Birkin (12//14/46 – 07/16/23) French/UK singer and actress with Akai X-330D reel tape recorder
Waylon Jennings with a Teac reel tape recorder
Waylon Jennings with a Teac reel tape recorder
Olivia Newton John with Teac
Olivia Newton John with Teac
Glyn Johns with EMI BTR reel tape recorder
Glyn Johns with EMI BTR reel tape recorder
Jon Bon Jovi with Ampex reel tape recorders in the Sun Studios
Jon Bon Jovi with Ampex reel tape recorders in the Sun Studios
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) with portable reel to reel tape recorder
Brian Jones with Keith and Mick (Rolling Stones) with portable reel to reel tape recorder
Brian Jones with Keith and Mick (Rolling Stones) with portable reel to reel tape recorder
Quincy Jones with Sarah Vaughn
Quincy Jones wirh Ampex and 3m reel tape recorders
Quincy Jones with Ampex and 3m reel tape recorders
Skip Juried was the chief engineer at Juggy Sound studios with Ampex reel tape recorder
Skip Juried was the chief engineer at Juggy Sound studios with Ampex reel tape recorder
Rozz Kelly with Technics RS-1500
Rozz Kelly with Technics RS-1500
The band KISS with Otari reel tape recorder
The band KISS with Otari reel tape recorder
Paul Klipsch with Berlant Concertone reel tape recorder
Paul Klipsch with Berlant Concertone reel tape recorder
Revox tape recorder
Eduard Kuennecke (musician and  soundtrack composer with 1940 Magnetophon
Eduard Kuennecke (musician and  soundtrack composer with 1940 Magnetophon
Jimi Hendrix with tape recorders
Jimi Hendrix working on Electric Ladyland with Scully reel tape recorders
Jimi Hendrix working on Electric Ladyland with Scully reel tape recorders
Jimmy Hendrix recording at the Record Plant
Jimmy Hendrix recording at the Record Plant
George Hicks on January 23, 1952 with RCA reel tape recorder
George Hicks on January 23, 1952 with RCA reel tape recorder
Peter Jack with Ampex
Peter Jack with Ampex
George Martin, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson with MCI, or EMI reel tape recorder
George Martin, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson with MCI, or EMI reel tape recorder
Mike Kemp Spaceward Studios UK with Revox reel tape recorder
Mike Kemp Spaceward Studios UK with Revox B77 reel tape recorder
Helmut Kolbe with Studer C37 and Revox G36 reel tape recorders
 
Helmut Kolbe with Studer C37 and Revox G36 reel tape recorders
Eddie Kramer with Ampex and  Studer reel to reel tape recorders
Eddie Kramer with Ampex and  Studer reel to reel tape recorders
Kris Kristofferson with Wollensak reel to reel tape recorder
Kris Kristofferson with Wollensak reel to reel tape recorder
Stanley Kubrick with Nagra
Stanley Kubrick with Nagra reel tape recorder
Vivian Kubrick with Fostex tape recorder and mixer
Vivian Kubrick with Fostex tape recorder and mixer
Stefan Kudelski with his Nagra reel tape recorders
Stefan Kudelski with his Nagra reel tape recorders
Verity Lambert English television producer
Verity Lambert English television producer BBC seen here in the control booth at the BBC TV Lime Grove Studios in Shepherds Bush directing and reviewing sound effect tapes produced by the BBC Radiophonic workshop. 8th December 1963
Vicky Leandros with Phillips tape echo unit & reel to reel tape recorders
Vicky Leandros with Phillips tape echo unit & reel to reel tape recorders
Led Zeppelin Radio Forum with Teac 3340 tape recorder
Led Zeppelin Radio Forum with Teac 3340 tape recorder
Leslie Gore and  Bob Crewe with Scully reel tape recorder
Leslie Gore and  Bob Crewe with Scully reel tape recorder

Les Paul and Mary Ford in their studio with Ampex tape recorder on cover of Audio Engineering magazine

Les Paul and Mary Ford in their studio with Ampex tape recorder on cover of Audio Engineering magazine

Les Paul is the only person to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and the Inventors Hall of Fame

Les Paul and Mary Ford with Ampex and Concertone 1401 reel tape recordersConcertone1401LesPaul

Les Paul and Mary Ford with Ampex and Concertone 1401 reel tape recordersConcertone1401LesPaul

Les Paul with Ampex eight track "Octopus" reel tape recorder

Les Paul with Ampex eight track "Octopus" reel tape recorder

Les Paul and Mary Ford demonstrating Sound-On-Sound on Ampex reel tape recorder

Les Paul and Mary Ford demonstrating Sound-On-Sound on Ampex reel tape recorder

Les Paul and Mary Ford - first Sound-On-Sound with Ampex reel to reel tape recorder.jpg

Les Paul and Mary Ford - first Sound-On-Sound with Ampex reel to reel tape recorder

Les Paul working with Ampex tape recorders

Les Paul and Mary Ford - first Sound-On-Sound with Ampex reel to reel tape recorder.jpg
Les Paul and Mary Ford - first Sound-On-Sound recording
Les Paul in his workshop with an Ampex reel tape recorder
Les Paul in his workshop with an Ampex reel tape recorder
"The only reason I invented these things was because I didn't have them and neither did anyone else. I had no choice, really."---Les Paul
"The only reason I invented these things was because I didn't have them and neither did anyone else. I had no choice, really."---Les Paul
Jerry Lewis in Studio with Ampex and Concertone reel tape recorders
Jerry Lewis in Studio with Ampex and Concertone reel tape recorders
John Lennon with Telefunken M10
John Lennon with Telefunken M10
Alan Lomax with Ampex
Alan Lomax with two Ampex 601-2 reel tape recorders
Alan Lomax with two Ampex 601-2 reel tape recorders
Wade Ward and Alan Lomax with Ampex 601-2 professional reel to reel tape recorders
Wade Ward & Alan Lomax with Ampex 601-2 pro reel tape recorders
Jon Lord of Deep Purple with ReVox reel tape recorders
Jon Lord of Deep Purple with ReVox reel tape recorders
Leonard with recording artist
Leonard with recording artist
Lynyrd Skynyrd with Al Kooper  and Scully reel tape recorder

Lynyrd Skynyrd with Al Kooper  and Scully reel tape recorder

Magnetophone (AEG) showing man dictating into recorder
Magnetophone (AEG) showing man dictating into recorder
Lee Marvin with Sony TC-260
Lee Marvin with Sony TC-260
Ampex on set of MadMen
Ann Margaret with Technics reel to reel tape recorder
Ann Margaret with Technics reel to reel tape recorder
Steve Marriot (Small Faces) with Studer reel tape recorders
Steve Marriot (Small Faces) with Studer reel tape recorders
George Martin Beatles Producer
Ed Maberry KLBJ Radio DJ
 
Paul McCartney with a Studer reel tape recorder
Paul McCartney with a Studer reel tape recorder
Jim Strinman and Meat Loaf with Ampex reel tape recorders
Jim Strinman and Meat Loaf with Ampex reel tape recorders
Meat Loaf with Studer reel tape recorder and Crown amp in London in 1981 (photo by Terry Lott - Getty Image)
Meat Loaf with Studer reel tape recorder and Crown amp in London in 1981 (photo by Terry Lott - Getty Image)
Robert George "Joe" Meek (Telstar) in home studio with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders
Robert George "Joe" Meek (Telstar) in home studio with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders
Michael Gerson and Ambisonics at Oxford Crown during Tetrahedral recording.jpg
Frddie Mercury in studio with Studer tape recorders
Midnight Kitten Pauline Narcavage with Roberts Viet Nam
Ray Milan with Roberts 1055
Ray Milan with Roberts 1055
Jon with Revox reel tape recorder
Jon with Revox reel tape recorder
Joni Mitchell Archives Wollensak
Joni Mitchell with Carole King at A&M Records
Joni Mitchell with Carole King at A&M Records​​
Bob Moog with Teac A-3340 reel to reel tape recorder
Bob Moog with Teac A-3340 reel to reel tape recorder
Bob Moog with Teac A-3340 reel to reel tape recorder
Bob Moog with Teac A-3340 reel to reel tape recorder
Keith Moon, Flo and Eddie with Ampex reel tape recorder
Keith Moon, Flo and Eddie with Ampex reel tape recorder
Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey with 3M reel tape recorder
Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey with 3M reel tape recorder
John "Jack" Mullin with McKenzie and German Magnetophons
John "Jack" Mullin with McKenzie and German Magnetophons
Martin Munsch with Ampex and MCI
Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) with Teac reel tape recorder
Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) with Teac reel tape recorder
Muhammad Ali with 45 rpm record player in his car
Muhammad Ali with 45 rpm record player in his car
Anthony Newley UK with Ampex
Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards with Studer tape recorder
Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards with Studer tape recorder
Omar Dykes (Omar and the Howlers) with Teac reel tape recorder  
Omar Dykes (Omar and the Howlers) with Teac reel tape recorder
Omar Dykes (Omar and the Howlers) with Teac reel tape recorder
Else Marie Pade underground during WWII then in '50's worked for DanishRadio
Else Marie Pade underground during WWII then in '50's worked for DanishRadio
Jimmy Page with Teac A-3340
Jimmy Page with Revox A-77 reel tape recorder
Jimmy Page with Revox A-77 reel tape recorder
Alan Parsons with Pink Floyd and a Studer reel tape recorder
Alan Parsons with Pink Floyd and a Studer reel tape recorder
Alan Parson with EMI BTR -3 reel tape recorder
Alan Parson with EMI BTR -3 reel tape recorder
Alan Parson with Tascam and maybe MCI reel tape recorders
Alan Parson with Tascam and maybe MCI reel tape recorders
Peter Gabriel with Studer reel tape recorders
Peter Gabriel with Studer reel tape recorder
Tom Petty with Technics
Sam Phillips Sun Records with Ampex
Sam Phillips Sun Records with Ampex
Pink Floyd at Decca Records with Ampex reel tape recorder
Pink Floyd at Decca Records with Ampex reel tape recorder
Pink Floyd with Revox A77 reel tape recorder
Pink Floyd with Revox A77 reel tape recorder
Pirate Radio off Suffolk Coast Jan Gunnarsson with Ampex
Pirate Radio off Suffolk Coast Jan Gunnarsson with Ampex
 
The Police with Ampex reel tape recorders
UA founder Bill Putnam
The Ramones with Ampex reel tape recorder
The Ramones with Ampex reel tape recorder
Tommy Ramone with Ampex reel tape recorder
Tommy Ramone with Ampex reel tape recorder
Ronnie Spector and Keith Richards with Studer
Ronnie Spector and Keith Richards with Studer
Diana Ross with 3M reel tape recorder
Diana Ross with 3M reel tape recorder
Todd Rundgren with Sony reel to reel tape recorders
Todd Rundgren with Sony reel to reel tape recorders
R. Z. Jackson - Jamaican artist at Comfort Sound Studio in Toronto in 1982with Teac & Technics tape recorders
R. Z. Jackson - Jamaican artist at Comfort Sound Studio in Toronto in 1982with Teac & Technics tape recorders
Patti Smith with Ampex
Patti Smith with Ampex
Chris Squire with Revox reel tape recorder
Teac A-3340 with Avenger character
Teac A-3340 with Avenger character
Pete Townshend
 
 

Rico Sondderegger cutting masters

Jerry Lee Lewis and Sam Phillips Sun Studio with Ampex reel tape recorder

Phil Spector in John Lennon's Studio

Marianne Roney Mantell pioneer of spoken records at Caedmon Record in 1955 with Magnecord PT6 with extender 10" reels

Marianne Roney Mantell pioneer of spoken records at Caedmon Record in 1955 with Magnecord PT6 with extender 10" reels

Steve Marriott Small Faces Humble Pie Ferrograph

Steve Marriott Small Faces Humble Pie Ferrograph

Soprano Mattiwilda - Detroit Studio

Phil Schaap Radio DJ Playing Charlie Parker with Otari reel tape recorders

Phil Schaap Radio DJ Playing Charlie Parker with Otari reel tape recorders

Ampex on Perry Mason Show

Ampex on Perry Mason Show

Paul McCartney in studio with tape recorder

Paul McCartney with a Studer reel tape recorder

Paul McCartney with a Studer reel tape recorder

Paul McCartney with EMI recording equipment

George Martin, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with EMI BTR reel tape recorders

George Martin, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with EMI BTR reel tape recorders

Keith Moon

On-location sound engineer with Nagra III

On-location sound engineer with Nagra III

British composer and electronic musician, Daphne Oram 1925 - 2003 in the studio at her home Tower Folly a converted coast house, near Wrotham in Kent 5th February 1962 Photo by Daily Herald Archive National Science and Media Museum SSPL Getty Images

British composer and electronic musician, Daphne Oram 1925 - 2003 in the studio at her home Tower Folly a converted coast house, near Wrotham in Kent 5th February 1962 Photo by Daily Herald Archive National Science and Media Museum SSPL Getty Images

Composer Daphne Oram left the Radiophonic Workshop, choosing instead to work alone in her own audio laboratory in Kent

Composer Daphne Oram left the Radiophonic Workshop, choosing instead to work alone in her own audio laboratory in Kent

Jimmy Page

Tim de Paravicini editing Paul McCartney

Tim de Paravicini editing Paul McCartney

Alan Parsons with Ampex reel tape recorder

Alan Parsons with Ampex reel tape recorder

king with Ampex tape recorders

Les Paul and Mary Ford demonstrating Ampex reel tape recorders on TV show

Peggy Lee and Sonny Buker with Revere reel tape recorder

Peggy Lee and Sonny Buker with Revere reel tape recorder

Tom Petty with early Teac A-3340

Tom Petty with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Tom Petty with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder 

Phil Manzanera - musician.producer Roxy Music, 801 and Quiet Sun with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Phil Manzanera - musician.producer Roxy Music, 801 and Quiet Sun with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Philips reel tape recorder

Philips reel tape recorder

Philips Tape Recorder Inspection

Phillips NatLab - Dick Raaymakers (aka Kid Baltan)

Dick Raaymakers (aka Kid Baltan), Phillips NatLab

Pink Floyd with Ampex reel tape recorder

Pink Floyd with Ampex reel tape recorder

Bobby Colomby of Blood Sweat and Tears with Sony

Pirate Radio England 1964

 

Pirate Radio Caroline - Brian Anderson editing on a tape recorder

Pirate Radio Caroline - Brian Anderson editing on a tape recorder

Louis Prima, hie wife Gina and children with Ampex reel tape recorders including a Sel-Sync unit

Louis Prima, hie wife Gina and children with Ampex reel tape recorders including a Sel-Sync unit

Radio station using Ampex 600 reel tape recorders

Radio station using Ampex 600 reel tape recorders

Raymond Scott (1908 - 1994) was an American composer, pianist, electronic music pioneer, and electronic instrument inventor

Raymond Scott (1908 - 1994) was an American composer, pianist, electronic music pioneer, and electronic instrument inventor

January 10, 1949 RCA released the 45 rpm record - Brenell tape recorder

January 10, 1949 RCA released the 45 rpm record - Brenell tape recorder

Andrew S. Redding with Ampex reel tape recorder

Andrew S. Redding with Ampex reel tape recorder

Lou Reed in studio

Lou Reed in studio

Max Richter with Revox

Janet Blair promoting the Roberts 440 reel to reel tape recorder

Roberts 990 reel tape recorder ad with Marlyn King

Roberts 997 reel tape recorder ad with Dick Van Dyke

Jerry Lewis with Rheem Roberts 1000 1/4" audio video recorder from 1969

Roberts 163o reel tape recorder with Stan Kenton

Glenn Ford in Robers ad

Gil Stratton TV Sportscaster

Janet Leigh endorsing Roberts Recorders

1963 ad for Roberts Recorders endorsed by Lawrence Welk

Roberts Tape recorder endorsed by Anna Maria Albergetti

Andre Previn endorsing Roberts Recorders John(Johnny) Green endorsing Roberts Recorders

1962 ad for the Roberts 1057 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Jerry Lewis in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1961 Roberts 990 reel to reel tape recorder ad featuring Doris Day and Percy Faith in the reel2reeltexas.com and Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording vintage reel tape recorder recording collection 1962 ad for the Roberts 990 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Doris Day and Percy Faith  in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1961 Roberts 990 reel to reel tape recorder ad featuring Julie London, John Ford and McDonald Carey in the reel2reeltexas.com and Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording vintage reel tape recorder recording collection

1961 Roberts 1040 reel to reel tape recorder ad featuring Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer in the reel2reeltexas.com and Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording vintage reel tape recorder recording collection

1961 Roberts 1040 reel to reel tape recorder ad featuring Sonny Burke in the reel2reeltexas.com and Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording vintage reel tape recorder recording collection

Roberts 770 reel tape recorder with Fred McMurray

1962 ad for the Roberts 1057 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Dick Van Dyke and the Roberts 997 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Lucille Ball in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1962 ad for the Roberts 1040 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Lawrence Welk  and the Roberts 440 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Janet Blair in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1962 ad for the Roberts 1040 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Lucille Ball, Lawrence Welk and Stan Kenton in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1962 ad for the Roberts 1040 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Lucille Ball in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1962 ad for the Roberts 1040 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Lawrence WelkFred Astaire and Janet Blair in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

1962 ad for the Roberts 1057 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Dick Van Dyke and the Roberts 997 reel to reel tape recorder featuring Lucille Ball in Reel2ReelTexas.com vintage reel to reel tape recorder collection

Roger Williams with two Teac and one Uher reel to reel tape recorder

Roger Williams with two Teac and one Uher reel to reel tape recorder

Alex Rosner with ReVox reel to reel tape recorder

Alex Rosner with ReVox reel to reel tape recorder

Roxy Music and ReVox

Roxy Music and ReVox

Rudy Van Gelder with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders

Rudy Van Gelder started recording artists such as Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley in the early 50's

Rudy Van Gelder started recording artists such as Miles Davis and Cannonball Adderley in the early 50's

Todd Rundgren with Studer B67reel tape recorder.jpg

Todd Rundgren with Studer reel tape recorder

Bill Schnee with Ampex reel tape recorder

Bill Schnee with Ampex reel tape recorder

Tom Scholtz with band Boston working with 3M reel to reel tape recorders

Tom Scholtz with band Boston working with 3M reel to reel tape recorders

Klaus Schulze with Revox reel tape recorders

Klaus Schulze with Revox reel tape recorders

Raymond Scott with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders

Raymond Scott with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders

​​​​​​​Bob Seger with Sony reel tape recorder

Bob Seger with Sony reel tape recorder

Peter Sellers with Teac cassette deck

Peter Sellers with Teac cassette deck

Peter Sellers with an Akai or Roberts reel tape recorder

Peter Sellers with an Akai or Roberts reel tape recorder

Omar Sharif with Akai M8 tape recorder

Frank Sinatra with his dog and Ampex tape recorder in 1965

Frank Sinatra with his dog and Ampex tape recorder in 1965

Frank Sinatra & Ampex

Frank Sinatra with Ampex reel tape recorders (a Getty Image)

Frank Sinatra with Ampex reel tape recorders (a Getty Image)

Frank Sinatra with Ampex reel tape recorder

Frank Sinatra with Ampex reel tape recorder

Percy Sledge with Pioneer reel to reel tape recorder

Percy Sledge with Pioneer reel to reel tape recorder

Grace Slick with Teac 3440

Grace Slick with Teac 3440

Grace Slick & Paul Katner with Teac

Grace Slick & Paul Katner with Teac

Grace Slick, Bill Thompson & Paul Katner

Grace Slick, Bill Thompson & Paul Katner

Sly & The Family Stone with a Teac 3340 reel to reel tape recorder

Sly & The Family Stone with a Teac 3340 reel to reel tape recorder

Sly Stone with Scully reel tape recorder

Sly Stone with Scully reel tape recorder

Crown tape recorder in WHAT radio station Philadelphia

Sony TC-630 threading demo by Dave Right Empire Audio

Sony TC-630 threading demo by Dave Right Empire Audio

 

Stevie Nicks with Sony reel tape recorder

Stevie Nicks with Sony reel tape recorder

Barbra Streisand In Studio

Barbra Streisand In Studio

RevoxA77 Laurie Spiegel Electronic Music wiz

RevoxA77 Laurie Spiegel Electronic Music wiz with Revox A-77

Dusty Springfield with engineer and Ampex

Steely Dan in studio

Steely Dan in studio

Chris Stein with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Chris Stein with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Rod Stewart with Otari reel tape recorder

Rod Stewart with Otari reel tape recorder

Peter Bellote, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, with Revox and Scully reel to reel tape recorders

Peter Bellote, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, with Revox and Scully reel to reel tape recorders

STAX Records Studio with Ampex

STAX Records Studio Memphis - James Stewart Engineering with Ampex reel tape recorders

From left, the musicians Sam Moore, Isaac Hayes, Andrew Love, Wayne Jackson, Dave Prater, Jim Stewart and Steve Cropper, around 1970

Jim Stewart - producer  and founder of Stax Records - with Altec Lansing and Scully reel tape recorder

Jim Stewart - producer  and founder of Stax Records - with Altec Lansing and Scully reel tape recorder

Florence Ballard of the Supremes

Florence Ballard of the Supremes

Ampex Supremes

Ampex Supremes

Cuba Boy Soldier being interviewed

Visual story teller Switzerland1970

James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Carole King with Scully reel to reel tape recorder - ref Jim McCrary Red Fems - A&M Records

James Taylor, Joni Mitchell and Carole King with Scully reel to reel tape recorder - ref Jim McCrary Red Fems - A&M Records

Teac McIntosh display

Teac McIntosh display

Unknown Recorder and  Actor

Unknown Recorder and  Actor

Burton Harris 1977 with Teac tape recorder

German Broadcast with Telefunken M15a

German Broadcast with Telefunken M15a

The Band with Ampex reel to reel tape recorder

The Band with Ampex reel to reel tape recorder

The Doors with Presto professional reel tape recorder

The Doors with Presto professional reel tape recorder

The Platters with Ampex reel tape recorder

The Platters with Ampex reel tape recorder

The Who with BTR reel tape recorders

The Who with BTR reel tape recorders

John and Jean Taylor in the Hollick and Taylor Studios in Birmingham, UK

John and Jean Taylor in the Hollick and Taylor Studios in Birmingham, UK

Ray Thode - Ice Palace with Teac reel to reel tape recorder

Ray Thode - Ice Palace with Teac reel to reel tape recorder

Scott F. Touchton with Ampex 800

Scott F. Touchton with Ampex 800

Pete Townshend 3M & ReVox reel tape recorders

Pete Townshend in Studio

Pete Townshend with Revox G36 reel to reel tape recorder

Pete Townshend with Teac reel tape recorder

Pete Townshend

John Travolta with Pioneer reel tape recorder

John Travolta with Pioneer reel tape recorder

Marty Weinberg's Uher used to record the Grateful Dead

Steve Vai with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders

Steve Vai with Ampex reel to reel tape recorders

Suzanne Vega with Otari 8 channel reel to reel tape recorder

Suzanne Vega with Otari 8 channel reel to reel tape recorder

1924 Victor Orchestra recording to disc

1924 Victor Orchestra recording to disc

Tony Visconti (David Bowie) with Revox reel tape recorder

Tony Visconti (David Bowie) with Revox reel tape recorder

Larry Wayne Early Radio Days 1968

Larry Wayne Early Radio Days 1968

Clarence Williams and Marvin Gaye

Willie Nelson with Sony TC-630

Willie Nelson with Sony TC-630

Keenan Winn in Around the World Under the Sea with a Magnecord reel to reel tape recorder

Keenan Winn in Around the World Under the Sea with a Magnecord reel to reel tape recorder

Radio Zurich showing Motosacoche and Studer tape recorders

Vangelis with ReVox A77 reel to reel tape recorder

JAck Wagner KNBC San Francisco

Tom Waits with Webcor Regent tape recorder bottom right

Tom Waits with Webcor Regent tape recorder bottom right

Rick Wakeman with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Rick Wakeman with Teac A-3340 reel tape recorder

Dionne Warwick and Barry Manilow in studio with Ampex

Dionne Warwick and Barry Manilow in studio with Ampex

R2R Stars Dionne Warwick, Carole Bayer Sager, Burt Bacharach, and LutherVandross with Teac and MIC/Sony reel tape recorders

Clarence Williams with ReVox reel tape recorder

Clarence Williams with ReVox reel tape recorder

Don Williams with Teac A-3340 and A-3300 reel to reel tape recorders

Don Williams with Teac A-3340 and A-3300 reel to reel tape recorders

Daniel Lanois & Willie Nelson recording Teatro Album

Daniel Lanois & Willie Nelson recording Teatro Album

Clarence Williams with ReVox reel tape recorder

Wolfman Jack American Graffiti with Ampex reel tape recorder

Wolfman Jack from American Graffiti with Ampex recorder (Robert Weston Smith 1/21/30 to 7/1/95)

 

Young WolfmanJack (Robert Weston Smith 1/21/30 to 7/1/95) with Magnecord PT6 reel tape recorder

Wolfman Jack Early years

Young WolfmanJack (Robert Weston Smith 1/21/30 to 7/1/95) with Magnecord PT6 reel tape recorder

Stevie Wonder In studio with 3M reel tape recorder

Stevie Wonder In studio with 3M reel tape recorder

Shotter Jennings with singer Jaime Wyatt at the Station House Studios

YES Jon Anderson with ReVox

Yes with Eddy Offord

Yes with Eddy Offord

Phi lYork Producer

Joe Yu inside the Island Records mobile recording studio on December 10, 1973 in London (Photo by Brian Cook/Redferns)

Joe Yu inside the Island Records mobile recording studio on December 10, 1973 in London

with MCI reel to reel tape recorder (Photo by Brian Cook/Redferns)

Neil Young In Studio

Neil Young

Yusuf Islam - Cat Stevens with Revox reel tape recorder

Yusuf Islam - Cat Stevens with Revox reel tape recorder

Frank Zappa with Scully

Frank Zappa with Scully reel tape recorders and Nakamichi cassette recorder

Frank Zappa with Scully reel tape recorder

Frank Zappa Ampex and Scully reel tape recorders

Frank Zappa with tape recorder in London

Reel tape recorder in unknown movie

Reel tape recorder in unknown movie