A very interesting musical life indeed, Nigel.

London, in the mid-60's, was everything you heard about it, and more. I can't imagine being involved in a better scene anywhere at any time. No words can describe it, really. It's as though everything came together at that moment, and I don't think it'll ever come again.

The Vox AC30 was a very favoured amp with guitarists and keyboard players alike. For a compact unit, it packed a lot of punch with its two 12" Celestion speakers. You also saw a lot of Fender Twins, Bassmans, and a lot of Selmer amps. Watkins, the maker of the Telstar organ, also made some good amps. Vox certainly weren't without competition.

Ian: I took a look at that vintage organ website. Very absorbing. Even though there's reference to it being related to the Teischord, it certainly looked nothing like one. It's difficult to see much detail in that photo, but the Telstar was a well made unit - Rexine-covered plywood on chrome fold-up legs. The tabs were a bit on the small side and were of the push-in/pull-out variety. It even had percussion, something similar to the third harmonic on a Hammond which is what attracted me to it in the first place. As you say, very rare. Not many were made, and I've never seen one since.

Nigel: Thanks for another excellent vid. Oz certainly had its share of some great bands. It's a shame, the shemozzle Men at Work got into over Down Under. Ian's quote from Hunter S. Thompson certainly rings true.