1976...A year of Ladybirds eating Aphids, James Hunt racing Niki Lauda, BjÖrn Borg defeating Ilie Năstase, a long hot, hot summer   And these portables from Sony......

Thanks Si,

I have been collecting things for some time!! Do you think people would like to see stuff about home cassette decks if I posted under "All other audio gear" or do you think I should stick to portable equipment?

Possibly a silly question I know!

great scans seb , in the summer of 76 i remember being sunburnt after climbing helvellyn

 i for one would like to see scans of 70"s / 80"s decks .

Wow, sounds like you had a good time (sun burn asside) I got very bad sun burn on my ears, they used to stick out a lot when I was a kid!!

 "i for one would like to see scans of 70"s / 80"s decks"

Well if you would like to see them, I'll post them.

I got hayfever for the first time and spent the whole summer indoors or suffering terribly. I was probably the only kid in England praying for rain!

Keep up the good work Seb. This is awesome stuff. Thanks.

hayfever can be very unpleasant       i have just checked my tape decks out i have 2 naks , 2 pioneer ct"s  ,2 akai , 2 technics , 1 yamaha , 1 sony i think i have issues        forgot my marantz .

" i have just checked my tape decks out i have 2 naks , 2 pioneer ct"s  ,2 akai , 2 technics , 1 yamaha , 1 sony i think i have issues        forgot my marantz"

Ahh, all my favourites

Thanks for your kind words NickFish.  Shame you missed the summer of 76, hayfeaver is one hell of a drag.

Incredible collection...

Facinating models Sony produced...

i remember Borg defeating Năstase and the CF550A, my aunt had one and i simply loved it. thanks for these wonderful scans, they're better than a time machine

Cheers, Thats great

nice pics Seb keep them coming! 

One more from 1976.