Transistor radio

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

Transistor radio · The Regency TR-1 of 1954 was the first transistor radio to reach the shops. Transistors replaced the large radio valves, so that a radio fitted in your coat pocket and ran on batteries. Teenagers could now listen to their own music out of their parents' sight: on the beach, on the street, in their bedroom. Producers tuned their records to that tiny speaker. At Motown, mixes were checked on cheap speakers, and Phil Spector built a sound that sounded full even through a tiny radio.

Listening

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  Where Did Our Love Go · The Supremes, 1964
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  I Get Around · The Beach Boys, 1964
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  Dancing in the Street · Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, 1964

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Genre Map · Technology^NL Map
• Mixtape 2: Youth Cultures 1950-1980^NL Reader
• Mixtape 12: The Hit Factory^NL Reader

See also

• Wall of Sound
• Surf rock
• British beat and the British Invasion
• Brill Building and girl groups