6 Music-Themed Holiday Gifts

Unsure what to give the musician / music fan in your life? Perhaps some Music Jobs ideas will help.

VW Camper Van Portable Record Player

These were originally around in the 70s, then enjoyed a bit of a revival in the 90s, and now there’s a whole new generation who have never seen them before. Officially licensed by Volkswagen, this little van is actually the world’s smallest portable record player, and drives around your record at perfect 33 1/3 speed (sorry, no 45rpm mode) playing music out of the self contained speaker. NOTE: Not recommended for use on invaluable records.
($95 from Juno Records)

Turntable Watch

Designed to look like the legendary Technics 1200 series turntables, this watch is ideal for the music person in your life who really, I mean really, likes turntables. The face is makes a perfect record platter and all the small details are included. If only they made tiny records to go with it. Non DJs, also check the Boombox Watch.
($70 from Flüd Watches)

Box Sets

Many of the great artists (and even some not-so-great) have an expansive history, not just in recorded music, but also with epic artwork, classic T-shirts, movie appearances, documentaries, memorable gig tickets, posters and more. One way to scoop it all up is with a Christmas classic, the Box Set. Sony Music has gone as far as to dedicate an entire web store to them, and current offers include artists such as Billie Holiday, Phil Spector, and Electric Light Orchestra. As Steve Guttenberg at CNET put it, “Downloads and streaming music can’t touch physical media for sound quality, or the pleasures associated with truly deluxe packaging.”
($Various from Popmarket)

Piano Tie

Eight touch sensitive piano keys in the neck of the tie play musical notes through a speaker based in the tie knot. If the sheer genius of that isn’t enough to tempt you, it comes with the tag line “Is that a bit of Beethoven I am hearing? No mate it’s Tie-kovsky!!”
($14 from Amazon)

Numark iDJ Live

This DJ controller uses music that is stored on your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, and gives you the tools to mix tracks as a DJ. A great toy for beginner jockeys, or general music lovers.
($85 from Amazon)

Music Themed Cufflinks

A selection of Ravi Ratan sterling silver music cufflinks, from the treble clef to the grand piano, to the guitar amplifier.
($195 from Cufflinks.com)

by Lee Jarvis.

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