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Jackie Brenston Ike Turner - Rocket 88 - 1950s Rock 'n Roll Zenith Cobra Matic

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Uploaded by on Jul 13, 2009

Here's another video of the first Rock 'N Roll record, Rocket 88, from 1951, played on a Zenith Cobra-Matic machine from approximately the same year. The band is actually that of Ike Turner of Ike & Tina fame. This is as much to demonstrate this odd little machine that Zenith marketed--no top, prey to every dust particle in the air! It was probably very low priced, too.

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  • ...why does music sound so much better on a record player? I might need to invest in one...

  • @Reycied Thanks! I know, I don't care how perfect digital and tape formats make the music sound, there's just nothing like a rotating disc with a stylized tone arm gliding across it!

  • I love that record player. Can give me some information about that record player?

  • @cwcwful Thanks! Yes, it's a Zenith model 4L02 from 1953. I'll send you some more info on it via Send Message. Thanks!

  • OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 AND OLDSMOBILE ROCKET 88

  • @wildstein22 Thanks! Both the best cars Olds ever made!

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  • @MrJNScott That is true, but this one got the reputation!

  • @MrGziss Thanks!

  • @MrGziss Thanks!

  • nice!

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