We're pretty certain this is going to be a 'love it or hate it' thing. Back in 2012, we featured the original Crosley Keepsake portable turntable, which was offered in a fairly traditional brown. Now we have the Crosley Keepsake Turntable in Blue Floral. It's definitely more of a bold statement.
Another retro record deck from Urban Outfitters, this time the Crosley Mini Cruise portable record player, which is available in this rather fetching shade of blue.
When it comes to buying a Dansette off eBay, you have two choices. Either opt for something you need to do up yourself on the cheap or pay big for something that's already had the full treatment. Something like this fully-restored 1960s Dansette Monarch record player with legs.
We see a lot of Dansettes up for sale that have been massively reconditioned, sometimes to the point of them losing some of their original character. This 1960s Dansette Tempo portable record player seems to have retained its originality – and is a tad cheaper than the reconditioned players.
We have featured some Steepletone models in the past, most recently, this Dansette-style player. But we think the Steepletone SRP025 portable record player is a new addition to the range.
These things rarely come cheap, especially the ones that have been on the receiving end of a lot of work. But this restored 1960s Dansette Junior De-Luxe portable record player is still at a reasonable price as I write.
