via this auction. Note this is a VEMIA listing."Extremely rare - not surprising as it was published nearly 23 years ago and not re-printed... A comprehensive guide to keyboards and synthesizers from the 70s up until 1986, 240 pages, and, at 7 x 10 inches, larger format than, for instance, the A-Z books. By far the best of the Keyfax editions if you like old analogue stuff. Loads of reviews of analogue classics, as well as some of the interesting old digital stuff of the era such as Fairlights, Synclaviers, and Yamahas. The next revision (Keyfax 3) loses quite a few of the most interesting and obscure synths, while the previous one came out before a lot of the late analogue classics, so this one is definitely the one to go for. (This edition unfortunately loses a few compared with the first edition, including the Polymoog - but J.C. so hated that synth after being given one for a gig when he'd asked to hire a Prophet 5, that there's not much loss.)"
i bought my cheetah ms6 off julian colbeck for about 160 quid when i was 17. my mum drove me round his house. very nice man.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, that is an excellent edition of Keyfax, I still have a (very) well-thumbed copy of it at home somewhere...
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