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  • noun Plural form of reel-to-reel.

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Examples

  • When he died, his daughter donated his collection of jazz reel-to-reels and records to a university.

    Kand at the Gugg EAGEAGEAG 2009

  • I have boxes of cassettes, a bunch of reel-to-reels and stacks of CD's of bootleg opera recordings --at last count, I had 17 different performances of Die Tote Stadt alone-- that if the cops kick my door in with a warrant about all my illegal and illicit recordings, I'll go meekly.

    Why I'm Sticking to Hard Copy for Now Lisa Hirsch 2009

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bring your DVD players, your old VCR, your tape, your reel-to-reels, any game consoles that you don't use anymore.

    CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2008 2008

  • It's a huge collection, centred on reel-to-reels, but with plenty of other good stuff along the way.

    Old School Music Gear ads: 1898 - 2004 2005

  • It features eight whirring reel-to-reels and various dance-in theremins.

    The Moogerfooger 4'33" 2005

  • The watch sergeant in the com center beneath City Hall let Bosch record the 911 call off one of the big reel-to-reels that never stop rolling and recording the cries of the city.

    The Concrete Blonde Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1994

  • The watch sergeant in the com center beneath City Hall let Bosch record the 911 call off one of the big reel-to-reels that never stop rolling and recording the cries of the city.

    The Black Echo Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1992

  • Mr. Benitez is soliciting tracks from other D.J.s from the disco era and will open his own vault of tens of thousands of CDs, 45s, 8-tracks and reel-to-reels for the station, relishing the opportunity to play music that has not been heard on the radio before - dance versions of songs that weren't even commercially available at the time.

    NYT > Home Page By MELENA RYZIK 2011

  • I've bought a couple of reel-to-reels and walkmans (walkmen?) and have been splicing tape loops, removing erase heads, feeding tape through multiple tape players, speeding up and slowing dow, etc.

    EM411.com 2009

  • Brian Houston's musical influences range from old-time gospel tunes to late-night paternal indoctrination through bootlegged Hank Williams reel-to-reels.

    Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

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