BEOLIT12
High-endelec-
tronics company
Bang&Olufsen
designsbeauti-
fully structured
electronics that
producedigitally
on-point acous-
tics. Thisyear,
B&O launched itsnewestdevice just in time for sum-
mer: BEOLIT12 isaportablemusic system thatplays
tunes (wirelessly) fromyour iPod, iPad, iPhone, orMac
computer. beoplay.com
KorgMicroPIANO
Unlike rock stars, few of us
have our own studio, let
alone a spare bedroom to
fill with amps and instru-
ments. Luckily there’s the
compact KorgMicroPIANO;
with 61 keys andbuilt-in
speakers, it doesn’t require
a lot of space or amplifica-
tion. In fact, all you need is
a small table— or, remark-
ably, even your lap— and
you’re apianoman.
korg.com/micropiano
LegendaryDemos,CaroleKing
Precededbya rereleaseof four classicKingalbums,
LegendaryDemos
isa collectionof tunes that traces
thesinger’scareer fromyoungsongwriter in the ’60s to
asolocareer in the1970s.Therelease includesoriginal
recordingsof “(YouMakeMeFeel Likea)Natural
Woman,” “You’veGot aFriend,”and “It’sTooLate”—
demosused to
pitch songs tooth-
er recordingart-
ists. Thenew
release coincides
withanewmem-
oir from thehit-
maker:
ANatural
Woman
chronicles
her career from
writer toactivist.
TheGuitarCollection
I
n 1949, after escapingadancehall thatwasgoing
up inflames, youngperformerB.B.King rushedback
in to retrievehisbelovedGibsonguitar that hehad
left onstage in thechaos.Thenext day thebluesman
learned that afight between twomenover awoman
namedLucillehadcaused theblaze that killed two
patrons.Thenand there,henamed that blackGibson,
andeveryoneafter, Lucille to remindhimnever todo
somethingasnaïveas run intoaburningbuildingor
fight over awomanagain.
TheGuitarCollection:Stories
containsa reference
toKing’s infamousLucilleandmanyanecdotesbehind
theguitars thathavebecomeculturally importantand
historicallysignificant inour time.Thebook ispart
of a four-piececollection:
TheGuitarCollection
—a
limitededitioncollector’s
package that includes
The
GuitarCollection:AnElite
Gatheringof 150Guitars
,
withmore than670original
photosandexpertcom-
mentary from theworld’s
preeminentguitarspecial-
ists;
TheGuitarCollection:
Stories
,with itsbehind-
the-scenesaccountsand
knowledgeof iconicguitars;
anda full-color,museum-
qualityprintofoneof three
guitarssignedbynoted
photographerJohnPeden.
Thecollectioncomes in
guitarcase-styledpackaging.
theguitarcollectionbook.com
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