Buried Treasure
I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed Matt Hurwitz’s article about the making of George Harrison’s album All Things Must Pass in the August/September issue. After reading the article, I ended up pulling out my copy that’s been sitting on a shelf for 50 years and playing all 6 sides. It has been a long time since I played that album, and I was surprised when I took it out to see there was a poster of George still in the case. It looked brand new. I really enjoy your magazine and go back to the Stereo Review days. I have attached a photo of my George Harrison album, record sleeves, and poster. They are in good shape for being 50 years old.
Mike Orland/via email
The Wrong Robot
I have been entertained by Ken Pohlman’s Signals column in your magazine multiple times. I know everything Ken writes is to be taken with a large grain of salt, but in his column in the August/September issue (What is My Stereo’s Gender?) he grossly misidentified one of my childhood icons and I want to set the record straight. Robby The robot in that show was called Robot only, and his official designation was Robot Model B-9. Robby the Robot made his big-screen debut in 1956’s and that role gained him significant recognition and job opportunities. He did appear twice as a guest in but was not the main character. He was much more versatile than Robot and was seen on several TV shows over the years, even in (another one of my childhood favorites) and .
