The 20th century was a period of explosive advancement in the music industry, introducing electric instruments and amplification, stage and lighting innovations, recording developments and much more.
Among all of those was the Moog synthesiser, developed by American engineer Bob Moog and first launched in 1964. Within a few years, and partly thanks to Wendy Carlos’ Switched-On Bach album, everyone who was anyone was using a Moog – providing they could afford it.