The vinyl killer
By James Grahame
I feel somewhat guilty including this little record mangler in the Hi-fi Audio section. The Vinyl Killer is a little plastic VW bus with an ominously cheap record needle poking out below. Place it on an innocent record and it drives around and around in scratchy lo-fi circles, cheerfully destroying your best friend's precious LP collection. Prices start at 7,800 Yen.
"It's not the record that spins. The world's smallest self running record player doesn't need turntables but churns out music by driving round the record with a needle that is underneath the car. If you have this, you can enjoy music whenever and wherever you are. 33RPM Only. Built in motor, amplifier ad speaker. Requires 9V alkali [sic] battery."