via Electronic Battle on the AH list:"The association of EMS with Putney is well known - EMS were originally based at 277 Putney Bridge Road London SW15 2PT.
However, a label on the "KS" portion of one synthi AKS says "made in England by EMS(London)Ltd.,49 Deodar Road London SW15".
Google maps shows that Deodar Rd runs off, and then adjacent to Putney Bridge Road and it is a residential area.
Was it the case that the address actually on Putney Bridge Road was the sales office or showroom, and that a "cottage industry" of assemblers and testers grew up around the area? Maybe Deodar Rd was the home of one of the workers, does anybody know?"
It turns out this is where Peter Zinovieff the founder of EMS lived. You can verify this at the Delia Derbyshire website where you'll find a fascinating account of her studio, Unit Delta Plus.
Update: you can find another interesting bit of EMS history on David Cockerell at the valhalla blog. The following is a brief excerpt. Be sure to see the site for more.
"David Cockerell designed the EMS products* from 1969 to 1972, including the VCS3, the VCS4, the Synthi-100 (famous as the BBC Radiophonic Workshop’s “Delaware”), the Synthi/AKS, and the Hi-Fli pedal. Cockerell then went on to design some of the classic Electro-Harmonix pedals of the 1970’s: Small Stone, 16-Second Digital Delay, the Microsynth, and so on. In the 1980’s, Cockerell designed the Akai samplers, including the S900. Today, David Cockerell is back at Electro-Harmonix, cranking out pedals such as the HOG/POG/MicroPog, the Stereo Memory Man with Hazari, the 2880 loop sampler, and the Voice Box."
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