Consumos web. 08/22/2025

• Robben Ford on touring with George Harrison | Guitar World

  the typical on-the-road rock ’n’ roll lifestyle and Harrison’s spiritual pursuits didn’t make for a good mix. Meanwhile, the lack of Beatles material in Harrison’s set – which many fans were understandably hoping to hear – and the lengthy Indian-music set by tour partner Ravi Shankar led to many fans and critics seriously lambasting the tour.

  tags: GeorgeHarrison Beatles beatlehistory

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Consumos web. 08/19/2025

• BEATLES MAGAZINE: HOW SGT. PEPPER's TRANSFORMED RECORDING TECHNOLOGY

  Much of the recording for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band took place in EMI's Studio Two on the REDD.51 mixing desk. This console had been installed in 1964, replacing the older REDD.37 model, which was still in use next door in Studio One. Fundamentally, the REDD.37 and REDD.51 shared a similar architecture, but the newer REDD.51 was a more streamlined design. A key difference was its use of REDD.47 amplifiers instead of the Siemens V72S units found in its predecessor.

  tags: Beatles beatlehistory beatlealbums beatlegear

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Consumos web. 08/15/2025

• Aclam Go Rocky Go review | Guitar World

  While guitar sonics on the Revolver and Sgt Pepper’s albums were the aim with its Dr Robert and Mocker pedals, the company has now moved further on in the discography to the tones of Magical Mystery Tour and ‘The White Album’ with Go Rocky Go, a pedal replica of the Vox Conqueror amp’s preamp.

  tags: Beatles beatlegear

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Consumos web. 08/14/2025

• Citizen Kane sled saved from destruction sells for nearly $15m

  "Along with Dorothy's ruby slippers, the Rosebud sled from Citizen Kane is one of the most iconic objects in Hollywood history," Joe Maddalena, executive vice president at Heritage Auctions, which held the action, told its magazine the Intelligent Collector.

  tags: mercado de arte historia de el cine

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Consumos web. 08/08/2025

• Jane Birkin's original Hermès bag sells for £7m at Sotheby's auction

  The black leather bag was made for singer Jane Birkin in 1985 after she spilled her belongings while sitting next to the boss of luxury fashion house Hermès on a flight. She asked why they didn't make bigger bags, so he sketched out the design for a new, more practical but still highly desirable item on the aeroplane's sick bag.

  tags: diseño mercado de arte iconografía moda historia de el arte

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