WFMU: Music Only I Care About with Miss Mei: Playlist from August 29, 2023

Listener comments!
	1:05pm Domenic: ↳ Song: "Polynesian Library, Track 1" by "3M Orchestra" Oh this is interesting. Never seen this before.
	1:07pm Mr Fab: Hey Miss Mei! This is lovely.
	1:15pm Mr Fab: I missed any introductions there might have been at the beginning of this show - was this used for, say, Polynesian restaurants?
	1:16pm Miss Mei: Hi all!!!!!!!
	1:23pm Domenic: ↳ Mr Fab @1:15 It is calming. Not screaming at the PC. Just killing the process and rebooting. Not even upset I lost work! hehe
	1:27pm Miss Mei: ↳ Mr Fab @1:15 The Cantata 700 is a background music system that used gigantic magnetic tapes, developed by the 3M company. They had an in-house orchestra called the 3M Orchestra that did most of the music. The Cantata was most used from 1965 until some time in the 90s.
	1:28pm Mr Fab: ↳ Domenic @1:23 "Not screaming at the PC." - You're not going to "rage against the machine"?
	1:28pm Miss Mei: ↳ Miss Mei @1:27 A single cartridge could fit more than 24 hours of music.
	1:30pm Mr Fab: ↳ Miss Mei @1:28 Wow, that's fascinating! So they didn't have to change tapes every 90 minutes or whatever. Had no idea. And this system was independent from the Muzak company?
	1:31pm Miss Mei: ↳ Mr Fab @1:30 This was by the 3M company, but Muzak bought their remaining unsold stock in 1986.
	1:32pm Miss Mei: All offered machines are playback only. The first models 94BG and 94BZ, were offered in 1965 and bundled with two cartridges of the customer's choice for US$429.00; equivalent to $3,984 in 2022. The machines played continuously using an auto-reverse mechanism. As the tape reaches one end, the reverse mechanism activates and changes the drive direction. The tape head moves to the other side and the mechanism shifts pinch rollers. The design does not require the head to turn over; instead, the entire head changes position to play the tape at the other side of the tape path. (stolen from wikipedia)
	1:36pm Miss Mei: Article on the 3M Symphony Orchestra: emsorch.org...
	1:37pm Mr Fab: Would love to see someone walking around with a Walkman that could play these tapes.
	1:41pm Miss Mei: A portable reel to reel would sure be something
	1:47pm Mr Fab: that last song sounded like a Hawaiian language version of "Cottenfields." Y'know, that "old cottenfields back home" song. Coincidence?
	1:48pm Domenic: ↳ Miss Mei @1:36 Its nice to see how they evolved and still playing.
	2:25pm Kitschy Mama: This is so fabulous
	2:33pm Otis Fodder: Good Hello. I can imagine the trees swaying in the wind to a beautiful sunset.
	2:47pm Domenic: ↳ Kitschy Mama @2:25 Hi Kitsch Mama.. enjoy your social media posts.
	2:59pm Mr Fab: crappy, or at least inappropriate music at tiki bars/restaurants is the bane of my existence. A place near me has great live music, but when they turn on the Spotify playlist, it must be a channel called "The Worst of the '70s": Doobie Brothers, Supertramp...even shudder "Afternoon Delight"! Really kills the tiki vibe. Places like that really need to buy one of these 3M gizmos.
	3:03pm Miss Mei: Thanks all for joining in on the relaxing fun!
	3:03pm Kitschy Mama: ↳ Domenic @2:47 Hi There Domenic! Thank you!
	3:04pm Mr Fab: This was wonderful, thank u Miss Mei!
	3:15pm Domenic: it was! Thank you!
	♥ 3:17pm Rich in Washington: OTIS!

Music Only I Care About with Miss Mei: Playlist from August 29, 2023

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
3M Orchestra	Polynesian Library, Track 1	Polynesian Library 166	3M	196X	Reel tape				0:00:00 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	1:05pm Domenic: ↳ Song: "Polynesian Library, Track 1" by "3M Orchestra" Oh this is interesting. Never seen this before.
	1:07pm Mr Fab: Hey Miss Mei! This is lovely.
	1:15pm Mr Fab: I missed any introductions there might have been at the beginning of this show - was this used for, say, Polynesian restaurants?
	1:16pm Miss Mei: Hi all!!!!!!!
	1:23pm Domenic: ↳ Mr Fab @1:15 It is calming. Not screaming at the PC. Just killing the process and rebooting. Not even upset I lost work! hehe
	1:27pm Miss Mei: ↳ Mr Fab @1:15 The Cantata 700 is a background music system that used gigantic magnetic tapes, developed by the 3M company. They had an in-house orchestra called the 3M Orchestra that did most of the music. The Cantata was most used from 1965 until some time in the 90s.
	1:28pm Mr Fab: ↳ Domenic @1:23 "Not screaming at the PC." - You're not going to "rage against the machine"?
	1:28pm Miss Mei: ↳ Miss Mei @1:27 A single cartridge could fit more than 24 hours of music.
	1:30pm Mr Fab: ↳ Miss Mei @1:28 Wow, that's fascinating! So they didn't have to change tapes every 90 minutes or whatever. Had no idea. And this system was independent from the Muzak company?
	1:31pm Miss Mei: ↳ Mr Fab @1:30 This was by the 3M company, but Muzak bought their remaining unsold stock in 1986.
	1:32pm Miss Mei: All offered machines are playback only. The first models 94BG and 94BZ, were offered in 1965 and bundled with two cartridges of the customer's choice for US$429.00; equivalent to $3,984 in 2022. The machines played continuously using an auto-reverse mechanism. As the tape reaches one end, the reverse mechanism activates and changes the drive direction. The tape head moves to the other side and the mechanism shifts pinch rollers. The design does not require the head to turn over; instead, the entire head changes position to play the tape at the other side of the tape path. (stolen from wikipedia)
	1:36pm Miss Mei: Article on the 3M Symphony Orchestra: emsorch.org...
	1:37pm Mr Fab: Would love to see someone walking around with a Walkman that could play these tapes.
	1:41pm Miss Mei: A portable reel to reel would sure be something
	1:47pm Mr Fab: that last song sounded like a Hawaiian language version of "Cottenfields." Y'know, that "old cottenfields back home" song. Coincidence?
	1:48pm Domenic: ↳ Miss Mei @1:36 Its nice to see how they evolved and still playing.
	2:25pm Kitschy Mama: This is so fabulous
	2:33pm Otis Fodder: Good Hello. I can imagine the trees swaying in the wind to a beautiful sunset.
	2:47pm Domenic: ↳ Kitschy Mama @2:25 Hi Kitsch Mama.. enjoy your social media posts.
	2:59pm Mr Fab: crappy, or at least inappropriate music at tiki bars/restaurants is the bane of my existence. A place near me has great live music, but when they turn on the Spotify playlist, it must be a channel called "The Worst of the '70s": Doobie Brothers, Supertramp...even shudder "Afternoon Delight"! Really kills the tiki vibe. Places like that really need to buy one of these 3M gizmos.
	3:03pm Miss Mei: Thanks all for joining in on the relaxing fun!
	3:03pm Kitschy Mama: ↳ Domenic @2:47 Hi There Domenic! Thank you!
	3:04pm Mr Fab: This was wonderful, thank u Miss Mei!
	3:15pm Domenic: it was! Thank you!
	♥ 3:17pm Rich in Washington: OTIS!

Music Only I Care About with Miss Mei: Playlist from August 29, 2023

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