Moog Interface newsletter, Volume 2 June 1981.
Yup - another one. So far I've posted four - the one above and these three (click on images to go to their respective blog posts):
With even more to come!
And like those others, I plan to keep the tradition going with another Top 10 list.
Top 10 reasons this newsletter is awesome!
10. There are EIGHT keytars in photos scattered about in this thing. EIGHT!!!!!
9. That Gary Wright interview! That dude loves his Moogs. And Moog loves that photo - I've seen it re-purposed in a number of different places during this time period.
8. Question 2 in the Input/Output section contains some great historical details on the Canadian dealer for Moog during this time period - Nuco!
7. Also from the Input/Output section: The kit costs for retrofitting a Prodigy with CV/Gate interface jacks ($20/$30 depending on serial number).
6. The Interface logo font! So spacey! Always happy when I see that.
5. The photo and reference to the 10,000th Moog Prodigy rolling off the production line in the bottom corner of page 2. I love synth production quantities almost as much as other historical info.
4. The announcement of the Moog Rogue on page 3 with its scheduled unveiling at the Chicago Summer 1981 NAMM show. Great historical timeline info!
3. That classic photo of DEVO with five keytars. Enough said. Get it? "Enough said"! Its a DEVO song! "Stop and let me tell you what tomorrow holds for you..."
2. Rock Wehrmann's "Music With Computers" article. Rock worked at Moog from around 1977-1983, eventually ending up managing advertising and marketing at Moog and was involved in the design of the Source, the Rogue, the Opus 3, Taurus 2, the Radio Shack Concertmate (MG-1), and the Liberation! Great little interview with him on the Moog Foundation site. A good read.
1. The Minimoog retrospective on page 1. So much great history jam-packed into that one article.
So, grab a cup of coffee and read through the newsletter. It's a gooder!