Paradise Found - Phantom merchandise

I love Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise, recently reissued by Arrow on Blu-ray. To see how much I love it, check out my review. Here are some Phantom goodies from back in the day. Firstly, the soundtrack LP, which is just wonderful.

 

Then there is the tie-in novelisation, which differs from the film in tone and content considerably.

 

And finally, the edition of Cinefantastique that cover-featured the movie.

Can You Tell What It Is Yet? - Stylophone Fever

Launched in 1968 and defunct by 1975, the Stylophone was a crude analogue electronic keyboard that you played with a stylus. It was promoted by Rolf Harris, who, as well as appeaering in TV ads, hosted assorted 'playalong' 7 inch singles. Allegedly easy to follow, these seemed to require the ability to read music to have any chance of playing a tune. Unfortunately, as the stylophone only had one volume level - namely LOUD - the likelihood of many people persevering long enough to learn Hello Dolly, Pennsylvania 6-5000 or Jingle Bells was slight. However, if you have a taste for industrial noise, then this is a fine instrument and I'm glad to finally own one.

 

 Pictured is my (working) stylophone and collection of three Rolftastic 7 inch 'LPs'.