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Title: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Jeff Bankston on November 04, 2013, 07:18:49 AM: anyone know what pa company this is(was) ?
Title: Re: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Art Welter on November 04, 2013, 12:17:52 PM: Quote from: Jeff Harrell on November 04, 2013, 07:18:49 AM
anyone know what pa company this is(was) ?
Cases look British, possibly Britannia Row?
Title: Re: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Doug Fowler on November 04, 2013, 04:00:08 PM: Quote from: Jeff Harrell on November 04, 2013, 07:18:49 AM
anyone know what pa company this is(was) ?

WEM? (Guessing....)
Title: Re: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Art Welter on November 04, 2013, 08:22:03 PM: Quote from: Doug Fowler on November 04, 2013, 04:00:08 PM
WEM? (Guessing....)
Although Pink Floyd used WEM columns early on (and Britannia Row Productions was an offshoot of Floyd's production) , Charlie "bowed out" of the festival scene six years before.

None of the WEM designs I have come across look like this Judas Priest PA .
Title: Re: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Tim McCulloch on November 04, 2013, 09:41:36 PM: Quote from: Doug Fowler on November 04, 2013, 04:00:08 PM
WEM? (Guessing....)

My guess is TASCO mostly because the other obvious suspects are taken.
Title: Re: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Art Welter on November 05, 2013, 10:38:21 AM: Quote from: Tim McCulloch on November 04, 2013, 09:41:36 PM
My guess is TASCO mostly because the other obvious suspects are taken.
I think Tasco was using the Harwell system by then, a much different looking set of cabinets.
I was probably wrong about Britannia Row, as they were using Altec Manta Ray horns, not the JBL stuff pictured.
Title: Re: Judas Priest 1978
Post by: Martyn ferrit Rowe on November 07, 2013, 02:52:36 PM: Hey Guys,
The Harwell rig for Judas Priest wasn't until 1980 Europe "Down to Earth" tour.
I think the pictures show the Bill Kelsey derived PA, Probably Europa Concert Sound (ECS).

cheers
ferrit