{"id":27399,"date":"2017-08-03T06:50:19","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T10:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27399"},"modified":"2017-08-03T06:50:19","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T10:50:19","slug":"can-you-identify-elvis-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/can-you-identify-elvis-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you identify Elvis’ radio?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> reader, Bud Glass, who writes:<\/p>\n

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I am attempting to find out more information about this particular radio [see above]. The photo is from around 1959–no idea how old the radio is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks, Bud. I did a little research and it appears this photo was taken of Elvis while he was traveling in Germany. The radio has a familiar design from the era with a large speaker and round, front-facing tuning dial. I can’t make out the manufacturer’s name in the image.<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers: Please comment if you can help\u00a0Bud ID this portable radio!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Bud Glass, who writes: I am attempting to find out more information about this particular radio [see above]. The photo is from around 1959–no idea how old the radio is. Thanks, Bud. I did a little research and it appears this photo was taken of Elvis while he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,305,4796],"tags":[6390,6389,2055],"class_list":["post-27399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-vintage-radio","tag-bud-glass","tag-elvis","tag-mystery-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-77V","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9890,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/pirate-radio-recordings-tip-elvis-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":27399,"position":0},"title":"Pirate Radio Recordings: Tip & Elvis Show","author":"Thomas","date":"June 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"For your listening pleasure: over two hours of the Tip and Elvis Show. 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