i took these pictures a few years ago of the weird machine that recorded some of U2's biggest hits. this is the AKAI MG1214 used to record the Sun Studio songs on Rattle & Hum. four songs on the album (and two others) were captured to just 12 tracks of 1/2 ...
Akai MG1214 - 12 track Tape Recorder / Mixer white | Reverb Italia
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