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    Posted 8 years ago

    AnythingOb…
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    This rather iconic image was first created in the early 1980's and became a great advertising success for Hitachi Maxell. Featuring a guy being "blown away" (along with his furniture and cocktail) presumably by the quality of sound (recorded on MAXELL TAPE, of course) coming from his stereo speakers.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Maxell (scroll down)

    This is an authentic original poster from that ad campaign, which I myself got brand new from my then-local music store as a teenager. It has been on one of my walls someplace ever since. (and has the thumbtack holes on its corners to prove it!) Several years ago I finally made a simple frame for it so it now resides behind plexiglas. (which, by the way, makes it harder to photograph?!) It measures about 22" x 44".

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    1. PoliticalPinbacks PoliticalPinbacks, 8 years ago
      I was thinking Bose when I saw the image but ah yes MAXELL, Memorex had some good ones too.

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