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Roland CR-78

Drum Machine by Roland

The Roland CR-78 is a drum machine manufactured by Roland and introduced in 1978. It influenced early electronic, new wave, synth-pop and post-punk music, was used by artists such as Blondie and Ultravox, and it changed how drum parts were composed by shifting producers towards programmed electronic rhythms.
Roland CR-78

Instrument facts

Manufacturer
Roland
Category
drum machine
Production
1978–1981
Documented releases
A Moon Shaped Pool — RadioheadWe Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank — Modest MouseMetamatic — John FoxxWarriors — Gary NumanThe Hurting — Tears for FearsFace Value — Phil Collins

Used on

A Moon Shaped Pool
A Moon Shaped PoolRadiohead
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankModest Mouse
Metamatic
MetamaticJohn Foxx
Warriors
WarriorsGary Numan
The Hurting
The HurtingTears for Fears
Face Value
Face ValuePhil Collins
Private Eyes
Private EyesDaryl Hall & John Oates
From the Tea Rooms of Mars… to the Hell‐holes of Uranus
From the Tea Rooms of Mars… to the Hell‐holes of UranusLandscape
Flesh + Blood
Flesh + BloodRoxy Music
Organisation
OrganisationOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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