{"id":138543,"date":"2019-07-30T10:03:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T08:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=138543"},"modified":"2019-07-23T17:06:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:06:06","slug":"how-japan-changed-the-world-the-walkman-the-sl1200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/how-japan-changed-the-world-the-walkman-the-sl1200\/","title":{"rendered":"How Japan Changed The World: The Walkman &#038; The SL1200"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I6RPbgkbIjo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 1979, Japan sent out into the world two sound products that changed the world of Music: the Sony Walkman and Technics SL1200. 40 years later <strong>Red Bull<\/strong>\u2019s feature-length documentary <em>Playing it Old School<\/em> tells their story and the 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