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The legendary Yamaha GX-1, first released as Electone GX-707, is an analog polyphonic synthesizer organ developed by Yamaha as a test bed for later consumer synths and Electone series organs for stage and home use. The GX-1 has four synthesizer "ranks" or three manuals, called Solo, Upper, and Lower, plus Pedal, and an analog rhythm machine. The GX-707 first appeared in 1973 as a "theatre model" for use on concert stages, before the GX-1 was publicly released in 1975. The GX-1 console weighs 300 kg. The pedalboard and stand add 87 kg, and each of its tube-powered speakers, four of which can be connected to the GX-1, weighs 141 kg (which together equals a total of 951 kg, or 2096 lb).

At the time the GX-1 cost $60,000 (compensated for Consumer Price Index inflation, that price equals $317,271 in 2014), and was premiered in the US in 1973 at the NAMM convention. The exact production number is unknown, but thought to total fewer than 100. At least 13 GX-1s are known to exist outside Japan, the remainder are presumed to have stayed in Japan. The GX-1 was served as the test bed for the Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic synthesizer, a much smaller and more portable instrument.

Benny Andersson of ABBA used his Yamaha GX-1 on several ABBA recordings as well as on tour. Benny got his GX-1 for the new Polar Studios in March 1979 and we can safely say that this synthesizer determined a lot of the sound on ABBA's recordings from that point on. He still keeps it (that same one) at his Riksmixningsverket studio in Stockholm, along with many other old synthezisers and keyboards.

This is a demo recording for 'Anthem' from 'Chess'.