1978 National Panasonic music centre, all dials illuminated in soft incandescent bulbs, lid up and ready to play.

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   Dr ƨlloʜɔiИ miT (woodpunk@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 18-Feb-2024 00:13:14 JST Dr ƨlloʜɔiИ miT

   In 1979, my parents (a nurse and a car factory worker) allowed themselves a rare indulgence and bought a very expensive (£389.99) National Panasonic SG-5070 music centre.

   For context, £389 was twice what they paid for their car and 10% of what they paid for their house!

   It replaced the TV as their focus and music became their 'thing' at weekends and whenever shift patterns allowed.

   It's taken me a decade to build this from many broken donors, but today it's finished.

   I could cry right now.