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Jands 1970 Price List

From the late 60s Jands manufactured a range of lighting equipment including strobes, color-organs, chasers and lighting effects units. Jands lighting equipment was used for the 1969 Australian production of Hair, University Balls, and many other local productions and events. The March 1970 rental price list is reproduced below.

Battle of the Sounds

In the late 1960 and early 1970s radio station 2SM and confectionary maker Hoadleys staged an annual Battle of the Sounds to discover Australia’s best band. In 1970 the bands competing include Flying Circus, Freshwater, the Cleves, Pyramid, NZ Fantasy Band, Autumn, the La De Das, Pirana, Elm Tree, and Clik. Jands provided a column […]