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Why Polyphony?

We are hosting and archiving the legendary Polyphony magazine here by kind permission of Scott Lee at PAiA.

We had an opportunity to fill out the collection of issues and create a more complete archive of Polyphony than already exists, so we decided to add it to mu:zines (as we might do for other related publications over time, where it makes sense to do so.)

We will be adding Polyphony into the regular publishing rotation as normal. While that's going on, we're collecting, scanning, and making available PDF downloads of the issues, including many issues that have not been made available elsewhere. Think of it as mu:zines "DVD Extra" bonus content!

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45
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45
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1975

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June 1975 (Active)

Vol. 1, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Retro Synth Ads

1976

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February 1976 (Active)

Vol. 2, Issue 1

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April 1976 (Active)

Vol. 2, Issue 2

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July 1976 (Active)

Vol. 2, Issue 3

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

October 1976 (Active)

Vol. 2, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

1977

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July 1977 (Active)

Vol. 3, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

November 1977 (Active)

Vol. 3, Issue 2

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

1978

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February 1978 (Active)

Vol. 3, Issue 3

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

April/May 1978 (Active)

Vol. 3, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

July/August 1978 (Active)

Vol. 4, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

September/October 1978 (Active)

Vol. 4, Issue 2

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

November/December 1978 (Active)

Vol. 4, Issue 3

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

1979

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January-March 1979 (In Processing)

Vol. 4, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

May/June 1979 (In Processing)

Vol. 5, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

July/August 1979 (In Processing)

Vol. 5, Issue 2

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September/October 1979 (In Processing)

Vol. 5, Issue 3

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November/December 1979 (In Processing)

Vol. 5, Issue 4

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1980

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January/February 1980 (In Processing)

Vol. 5, Issue 5

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

March/April 1980 (In Processing)

Vol. 5, Issue 6

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May/June 1980 (In Processing)

Vol. 6, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

July/August 1980 (In Processing)

Vol. 6, Issue 2

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

November/December 1980 (In Processing)

Vol. 6, Issue 3

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1981

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January/February 1981 (Active)

Vol. 6, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

March/April 1981 (In Processing)

Vol. 6, Issue 5

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

May/June 1981 (In Processing)

Vol. 6, Issue 6

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July/August 1981 (Active)

Vol. 7, Issue 1

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September/October 1981 (In Processing)

Vol. 7, Issue 2

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November/December 1981 (In Processing)

Vol. 7, Issue 3

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

1982

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January/February 1982 (In Processing)

Vol. 7, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

March/April 1982 (In Processing)

Vol. 7, Issue 5

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

May-August 1982 (In Processing)

Vol. 7, Issue 6

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

September/October 1982 (In Processing)

Vol. 8, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

1983

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February 1983 (In Processing)

Vol. 8, Issue 2

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

April 1983 (In Processing)

Vol. 8, Issue 3

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

June 1983 (In Processing)

Vol. 8, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

August 1983 (In Processing)

Vol. 8, Issue 5

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

October 1983 (In Processing)

Vol. 8, Issue 6

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

December 1983 (In Processing)

Vol. 9, Issue 1

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

1984

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February 1984 (In Processing)

Vol. 9, Issue 2

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

April 1984 (In Processing)

Vol. 9, Issue 3

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Donated & scanned by: Vesa Lahteenmaki

June 1984 (In Processing)

Vol. 9, Issue 4

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

August 1984 (In Processing)

Vol. 9, Issue 5

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

October 1984 (In Processing)

Vol. 9, Issue 6

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

December 1984 (In Processing)

Vol. 10, Issue 1

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1985

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April 1985 (In Processing)

Vol. 10, Issue 2

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Donated & scanned by: Mike Gorman

Polyphony - Polyphony Publishing Company

Magazine Info

About Polyphony

Originally started as a newsletter for PAiA customers, Polyphony ("many voices") was initially a part time endeavor, largely derived from material and feedback sent in by users.

By the end of 1976, Polyphony Publishing Company was formed by PAiA founder John Simonton and Founding Editor Marvin Jones to handle the publishing of the magazine, and production ramped up to a bi-monthly schedule, increased it's publishing size and incorporated advertising. Polyphony continued to be published until the mid 80s, by which time US music technology publishing legend Craig Anderton was in the editor's chair.

Polyphony then had a name change to Electronic Musician, and continues to this day.

Becomes:	Electronic Musician
Editors:	Marvin Jones, Craig Anderton
Founders:	John Simonton, Marvin Jones
Publisher:	Paia Electronics Inc, Polyphony Publishing Company
Published:	45 issues
First issue:	June 1975
Last issue:	April 1985
Changes:

Copyright:

Polyphony Publishing Company

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