Mister Disc: Portable Record Player

Long before the ipod and a few years after the blockbuster success of the Walkman, Audio-Technica devised yet another approach to listening to music on the go: Mister Disc. While not ideal for jogging I could see this coming in handy at the record fair.

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Comments

[b mulvey]

in Japan this was called the 'Sound Burger.'

[LB Worm]

I own one of these. Works on 2 "c" batteries. Performs Great.

[Bradford]

Can we get a picture of this thing out of its box and in action?

[Dale Hazelton]

not in action, but ut of the box anyway:

http://www.dansettes.co.uk/battery.htm

[Elliott Peters]

Indeed they were called "Sound Burgers" here in the UK as well. I recall them appearing round the early 80s. I know for a fact there are record collectors who do carry these devices to record fairs to audition discs. A neat little invention!

[The Contrarian]

I remember seeing these at J&R Music World back in the mid-1980s. Now somebody has to post information on the linear-tracking turntables.