Advantages: The Rock-Funk classic, Mirror, Mirror Disadvantages: Few of the tracks are just mediocre
In 1981 soul music legend Diana Ross hit the headlines when it was announced that after twenty successful years she was fleeing Motown Records for a whopping $20,000,000 deal with RCA Records. Ross had signed to Motown records at the tender age of 16 and gradually became the labels biggest selling artist. Motown was the pioneering record label in black music and Ross and the companys boss Berry Gordy had helped change and shape the whole face of black music in the twentieth century.
Ross went to Berry Gordy to see if he could match RCA Records' deal for $20,000,000 but he simply told her he could not afford such an extravagent deal and pointed out to her that she would not be afforded the same lavish care and attention her career had always received elsewhere. When Ross' contract expired in early 1981 she was adament that she was not ...
Advantages: Contains a few great tracks Disadvantages: A few weak links
Diana Ross' brand new life at RCA Records kicked off to a promising start both personally and professionally. She enjoyed the satisfaction she'd craved for so long in producing and generally being a more creative force with her studio albums. Diana virtually controlled every aspect of this album right down to the revealing cover shot where she is dressed in a startling zebra-skin outfit which she had incidentally designed herself.
Aided by six studio technicians, Diana produced all 9 tracks on the Why Do Fools Fall In Love album which was belatedly released in September 1981, six months after its origanal schedule date. For somebody who had never produced an entire album before she certainly did remarkably well.
Oddly enough the premier RCA single would be the cover version of Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers classic hit ...
Advantages: brilliant for allergy sufferers,eases symptoms almost immediately Disadvantages: can be a little noisy and it is a bit larger than other makes
rca 3.5mm
Left: 1 xmini-phonestereo 3.5mm - male -Right: 2 xRCA - male
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Product details
Audio System / Type
CD / CD-R / CD-RW / MP3 Player
CD System / Shockproof Memory
45 seconds
MP3 Shockproof Memory
200 seconds
Shockproof Memory
Shockproof
Built-In Radio
without Built-In Radio
Manufacturer
RCA
Manufacturer's product description
The RCA RP2480 personal CD player combines slim styling with advanced features--including support for MP3 and Windows Media Audio formats and SmartTrax navigation--making it a great choice for all-night study sessions at the coffeehouse or jogs through the park. It even includes MusicMatch MP3 recording software for burning your own MP3 CDs with up to 10 hours of music each. On-the-go users will appreciate the unit's espXtreme anti-skip protection, which varies from 45 seconds for audio CDs to 200 seconds for MP3 and WMA files, so you can enjoy shock-resistant, uninterrupted music playback even in turbulent conditions.