30/10/2026
When legends meet!
In the February of 1972 Pink Floyd performed material from their forthcoming album in the aptly named Rainbow Theatre in London. No one in the audience could have predicted the sheer scale of the music which was unfolding, its future cultural significance, and the massive commercial success the album in question would have The sales of over 50 million copies of The Dark Side Of The Moon, is eclipsed by its record of the most non-consecutive weeks on the Billboard 100 album chart with over 990 weeks. Close to 19 years! A legend.
Also in London in 1972, New Acoustic Dimension – NAD was founded. It would build the best-selling integrated amplifier ever, the NAD 3020, with over 1.1 million units sold. A Hi-Fi legend.
In 1975 Queen released the legendary single "Bohemian Rhapsody”. A landmark recording which pushed 24-track analogue tape technology to its physical limits. And musically pushed pop radio to its limits. At nearly six minutes long, with no traditional chorus and shifting abruptly through a ballad, an operatic mock-tragedy, a heavy metal section, and a guitar-driven coda, it defied every conventional radio rule of the 1970s.
In 1975 British speaker manufacturer KEF engineered and produced the drivers for the legendary BBC LS3/5A mini-monitor. This ultra-compact monitor completely transformed studio and home broadcasting.
In October of 2026 Audio Excellence another lgend, brought them all together!
